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While looking through my photo gallery the other day, I ran across this picture of a Spicebush Swallowtail nectaring from some of the beautiful butterfly weed that grows in my butterfly garden. I had already posted a few pictures of the caterpillars that mature into this lovely butterfly, but had somehow not gotten around to writing about my experience with these last year. Now that I have those little caterpillars, as chrysalides, tucked into the refrigerator for the winter, I'll give a brief summary of last summer's spiceush swallowtail raising.
Last summer was not a good one for butterfly sightings. Inclement weather during the breeding season, plus the steadily shrinking habitat, resulted in few butterflies other than the ever present "cabbage whites", skippers, and small yellow "sulphurs". In particular, there were not many of the big swallowtails. Interestingly, though I only counted one spicebush swallowtail in my garden, I found five tiny spicebush caterpillars on the little spicebush (Lindera benzoin) a kind neighbor had just given me ! As a result of this combination gift, i.e., the plant and the eggs left by the butterfly, I now have photos, memories, and the five chrysalides destined to be released this coming summer.
The five tiny caterpillars had protected themselves from possible predators fairly well by cutting and folding tents , sealed with silk, in the leaves of their host spicebush plant . However, that one small plant could not have provided enough food for their entire time as caterpillars. As a result, I turned to a nearby nature center and obtained permission to cut foliage every few days to feed my little brood. That, of course, required moving the group to a screened aquarium and setting up a system to allow keeping the leaves fresh for at least a few days at a time. With this care, the caterpillars progressed through their five instars (the time between molts) to the final molt to become chrysalides. Here I've added a photo that shows the interesting color changes they went through as they matured, from brown through green, to orange, to chrysalis.
One extra benefit that came from my experiences with raising these little guys was my introduction to the very helpful staff at the Claytor Nature Study Center, who gladly helped me to obtain leaves that Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars will eat. My small plant could not have provided enough food, but the Claytor Center has many large spicebush plants, which the staff helped me identify, and let me collect as needed. This nature study center is owned by Lynchburg College, and provides learning opportunities for schools and individuals throughout this part of Virginia.For more information about this center, click on the following link: http://lynchburg.edu/claytor
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|2012-08-01, 04:25
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Yes. You'll notice that in the fic he used an ability to split Star Caster into a bow. He's the sole owner of a new (okay, maybe not new considering it has been thousands of years since its inception) system called the Universal Weapon System, or UWS for short, that goes on the forearm, the result of months of dedicated research with his legion prior to his retirement from Brain Burst. It was originally made for mass production to revolutionize the way Linkers fight, but he left Vise to oversee its mass production before retiring. Vise had always secretly hated everything the Orange King stood for and this hate clouded Vise's judgement. To Vise, the UWS represented the Orange King's hopes and dreams for the future. As a result, before any mass production could start, he (quite foolishly) destroyed the blueprints for the UWS and had all of the researchers involved executed, thereby rendering the blueprints permanently lost.
Equipping the UWS grants the user 2 additional weapon slots, 1 for a firearm and another for a melee weapon. Both slots are on an axis joint, allowing the user to change from close-range to long range instantly. That's not where its versatility ends, however. Certain melee weapons unlock new weapon types, though this is really dependent on your creativity. For example, equipping a sword offers you the option to use up your special gauge and split it in half to form a bow. Alternatively, you can unlock the swivel joint and allow it to spin freely, effectively forming a chainsaw that can act as a shield. An interesting thing to note is that the Orange King wears his UWS on his left forearm, thus betraying the fact that he is a southpaw.
Orange is supposed to convey a sense of freedom and versatility and that was how I felt it best represented, along with the Indirect and Long-range properties it entails.
Nothing is set in stone, though. If you have any suggestions as to how to balance it better if you feel that it's too OP, do let me know.
EDIT: Left out the abilities his Avatar was born with. He suffers from mild split personality disorder in real life. As a byproduct, he is able to split into a Red avatar and a Yellow avatar, each with their own specialties. It's not used often though. Doing so would risk aggravating his condition, and upon splitting it's extremely difficult for them to render as a whole again.
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|2012-08-01, 08:40
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One hint though: watch the OP animation, the answer is there.
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That said, I've no idea what Gold is beyond Yellow + Metal. There's a hint of red, but I don't know if that counts.
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Here's a colour chart for those who need help with their avatar attributes.
By the way, Babylon, here's a scene from the manga that very subtly talks about the attributes for a gold linker. It's partially hidden by the text but you should be able to make it out as "Excellent Denfense"
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Though, the attributes of Duel Avatars that are Metal Color are influenced by the qualities of that type of metal...which has been pointed out in ep 7.
I'll be making full use of the advantages and disadvantages (some of which can be a plus) of gold's properties for Gold Vixen
Here's something out of wikipedia:
Spoiler for about gold:
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|2012-08-03, 07:59
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Well, do remember that Gold is at the specialised defence end of the metal spectrum so it will be weak against physical and other conventional types of damages, much like Silver Crow.
EDIT: Also, MeisterBabylon, you might want to change the name to Gold Cub or change his attributes, as Golden is a colour while gold is the metal.
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I find this quite strange. What kind of excellent defense is weak to punches?
That said, Golden Cub's [Memoriam Eternal] should cover for this weakness. Just need to get it into practical usage...
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I think Kuroyukihime explained to Haru that Silver has resistance to "Cutting" and "Piercing" type of attacks.
But well, I don't think Silver Crow can't be used as an example for Metal Colors
His armor is frail to probably lighten him for speed and flying.
...cue a Duel Avatar with "Mercury" in its name.
The first thing that comes to mind is..."Mercury Pain"...sounds like a nasty antagonist
Also...I did some digging into AW's manga, and it seems the translation is slightly incorrect.
Here's a clipping of that page: It doesn't say anything specific about gold, just Metal Colors in general
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As for Gold vs Golden: I'm a little messed up, and it doesn't help that the Metal Color chart is written in crazy english.
Gold attributes are closest to what I have in mind: excellent defense, gear-centric, fitting on a boy who has nothing but desires all the world. The chart also says left has high special attack? I think? Which again befits Memoriam Eternal.
Golden however comes from the card name which gives Golden Cub his leonine form, girth, and emphasis on hot-swapping Enhanced Gear stored within Memoriam Eternal.
So, I don't know which is appropriate.
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FlameSparkZ: Not necessarily. The weakness to impact attacks might come from the fact that pure silver is extremely soft and malleable, though it's strange why silver is weak to corrosion when that's the opposite in real life. I don't think the attributes are based on the real life properties of the metal they are tied to. While silver was vulnerable to electric attacks because it is a good conductor of electricity, it's strong against heat-based attacks, even though it's a good conductor of heat.
MeisterBabylon: Well, at the end of the day, MtG card naming conventions should stand secondary to what is considered "correct" by canon, but it's your character, so just go with whichever you feel sounds right.
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As for fire, I think the meaning of fire damage is "burn" and not melt. When he fought Scarlet Rain, he got caught up in her External Armament's thrusters, but didn't get any damage because he didn't get burned, it was just hot.
So...yeah, I think the metal color's attributes are based on real life's.
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|2012-08-03, 10:52
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Strange. The anime contradicts itself. Ep 2 says that silver is weak to corrosion.
I see now how silver's good conductivity against heat helps it against heat attacks, though. A good conductor generally transfers heat away from itself and into the surroundings, thus it does not stay long enough to burn the avatar, wheras a good conductor of electricity means low resistance, allowing a larger current to flow through.
Still doesn't explain why silver is resistant to cutting and piercing though.
|2012-08-03, 11:22
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Sorry about that. In most games, corrosion is classified as a poison-type attack, so I kinda went "auto-pilot" when I answered that
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GRATERFORD - A fast start proved a fitting pace-setter for the Perkiomen Valley girls swim team.
The Vikings took firsts in the first nine events of Wednesday's meet with Avon Grove. While their guests stopped that run down the stretch, it still contributed mightily to a 104-72 win over the Red Devils in a meet rescheduled from late January due to inclement weather.
Samantha Schroeder and Allie Bonsall were the big winners for PV, each figuring in on five of the nine events their team won. Schroeder topped the field in the 200 freestyle (2:07.73) and 100 freestyle (57.65), as did Bonsall in the 50 freestyle (26.45) and 100 butterfly (1:03.40). They also teamed with Bridget Allebach and Megan Gray for a first in the 200 freestyle relay, clocking a 1:48.72.
Other individual firsts for the Vikes came from Maggie Bryner in the 200 IM (2:19.83), Morgan Christman in diving (195.00 points) and Laura Heelan in the 500 freestyle (5:45.42). Perk Valley also headed the 200 medley relay, the foursome of Gray, Mariana Bernal, Emily Angst and Allebach clocking a 1:59.96.
BOYS SWIMMING Perkiomen Valley 107, Avon Grove 79: Seth Underwood's two-win showing headed the Vikings' point production as they swam past the Red Devils in a meet rescheduled from late January due to inclement weather.
Underwood scored his firsts in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, posting respective times of 1:48.49 and 4:52.69. He also swam a leg of PV's victorious 400 freestyle relay, teaming up with Kyle Dix, Will Swiss and Wyatt Amdor for a time of 3:26.74.
The Vikings' other individual winners were Dix in the 50 freestyle (22.22), Chase Ott in diving (219.30 points) and Sean Hodgins in the 100 butterfly (55.73).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Ursinus 61, Washington 59: Caroline Shimrock scored a game-high 22 points - including a game-winning nine footer with just six seconds left - as the Bears held off the Shorewomen in Centennial Conference action.
Shimrock was 8-for-16 from the field in the game and a 5-5 from the foul line. Alyssa Polimeni had 14 points for Ursinus (9-10, 12-12), while Elana Roadcloud scored 10 and grabbed six rebounds.
Washington had a six point lead with 17:16 left as Ursinus struggled from the field early on. The Bears shot just 25.7 percent from the field in the first half, but found themselves up 31-29. Ursinus had 20 second-chance points despite being outrebounded, 52-35.
MEN'S BASKETBALL Ursinus 74, Washington 72: Malik Draper hit a layup with just 3.1 seconds remaining as the Bears edged the Shoremen in Centennial Confereence play.
The win, coupled with a Gettysburg loss to Dickinson, means Ursinus (8-9, 10-14) is still alive in the Centennial Conference playoff race. The Bears will need to beat Muhlenberg Saturday and have Gettysburg fall to McDaniel for them to clinch the fifth and final playoff seed.
Jon Ward had a team-high 17 points, with Ryan Adams scoring 16 off the bench. Kevin Janowski had 10 points and Jesse Krasna added nine points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in helping the Bears win three straight for the first time this season.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK Centennial Conference: Ursinus College's Chris Rountree was named the Centennial Conference Athlete of the Week (Field) this week by the conference office.
Rountree finished first in the triple jump Friday at the Ursinus College Open with a leap of 45-08.50 feet. That mark is tops in the Centennial Conference. His season high mark of 46-02.75 feet, which he did during the Frank Colden Invitational, is 18th best in Division III this season.
GYMNASTICS ECAC: Two Ursinus College athletes were recognized by the ECAC this week for their performances in a recent meet versus Temple. Monica Durham was named the Division III Gymnast of the Week while Kristin Aichele was named Specialist of the Week.
Durham nearly broke an Ursinus school record in the All-Around, finishing the meet with a score of 38.125, which was .250 off of the team record in that event at 38.375. She posted a 9.575 on the vault, a 9.675 on the bars, a 9.6 on the beam and a 9.275 on the floor.
Aichele had a 9.6 on the vault and a 9.85 on the beam. The beam score set a new record. The old record was 9.800 set by Jessica Furman back on March 13, 2004 in a meet against Rutgers and the University of North Carolina.


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HIV/AIDS News
First AIDS Vaccine Made at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center Enters Clinical Trial (Trial Begins Just One Year after Laboratories Open)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) researchers at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC) today announced the start of a clinical trial testing the first AIDS vaccine invented at the new facility. The VRC, described as a cross between a biotechnology company and an academic organization, is the first facility at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated solely to vaccine research and production. The vaccine was produced only one year after the building housing the new center opened in September 2000.
"To have taken this vaccine from concept to clinical-grade product in such a short time is an extraordinary accomplishment," comments Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the NIAID. "The trial provides a tangible example, along with our outstanding group of scientists and their productive research programs, that the NIAID is moving at an unprecedented speed to try to make an AIDS vaccine a reality."
"The speed with which we reached this milestone demonstrates the VRC staff's dedication to the goal of finding an effective AIDS vaccine," comments VRC Director Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D. "We are absolutely committed to advancing AIDS vaccines from concept to the clinic, where we can begin the urgent task of evaluating their immune effects in people." Global statistics illustrate why their task is urgent: each day 7,000 people die from AIDS and another 15,000 become infected with the virus.
Dr. Nabel and two of his research fellows, Yue Huang, Ph.D., and Wing-Pui Kong, Ph.D., began developing the HIV DNA vaccine now being clinically tested a little more than a year ago.
Whereas traditional vaccines usually contain a weakened or killed form of a disease-causing agent or its proteins, as their name implies, DNA vaccines instead contain only portions of the genetic material for such.
The new vaccine contains the DNA blueprint for two pieces of HIV called "gag" and "pol." Gag is HIV's core protein. Pol includes three enzymes crucial for HIV replication, all of which have been modified for the vaccine to render them nonfunctional. Gag and pol remain relatively constant across different HIV strains, and together they make up about half of HIV's total protein.
Once inside the body, the DNA in the vaccine instructs certain cells to make small amounts of these HIV proteins. The purpose of this Phase I study is to determine if the vaccine is safe and if the body makes an immune response to these proteins. Because the vaccine does not contain genetic material for the whole virus, it is impossible for someone to become infected with HIV or to develop AIDS from the vaccine. Through a contract with Vical, Inc., of San Diego, the VRC had their laboratory product made into clinical grade DNA used in the vaccine.
The Phase 1 trial is recruiting 21 healthy men and women aged 18 to 60 who are not infected with HIV and who are at low risk for becoming so. Participants will be assigned at random to receive either the experimental vaccine or an inactive salt solution, known as a placebo.
Increasing doses of vaccine will be tested in a stepwise manner in three groups of seven volunteers. At each step, five people will receive vaccine while two other people receive placebo. The lowest study dose of vaccine (0.5 milligrams, or mg) tested in step one will be increased to 1.5 mg in step two, and to 4.0 mg in step three. The dose will be increased only if there are no significant adverse reactions in the previous group.
Participants will receive three injections in an upper-arm muscle-one injection per month for three months-with a needle-free device called a Biojector. The study will last about 12 months from the first injection.
There have been several DNA-based vaccines already tested in humans and none has caused serious adverse reactions, notes Barney Graham, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the Clinical Trials Core and Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the VRC. Persons interested in the study will be extensively educated and counseled, he adds, prior to signing an informed consent agreement to join the trial. The trial is being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center under the direction of Jorge Tavel, M.D.
Those interested in more information about the trial can call toll-free to 1-866-833-5433 or read a description of the trial at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/vrc/clinstudies.htm.
According to Dr. Nabel, their HIV DNA vaccine is intended to stimulate cellular immunity to the virus, which is thought to be important to protection against HIV. The vaccine will likely be combined in later studies with other DNA components that stimulate neutralizing antibody responses to the virus. This is the first in a series of studies, he adds, with different vaccine candidates aimed toward identifying those that have the best opportunity to protect against AIDS or HIV infection.
The development of vaccines and the prevention of disease have been part of the history of the NIH since it was founded in 1887. Vaccines against Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus, adenovirus, hemophilus influenzae B and hepatitis A are among the stellar accomplishments of NIH scientists.
With the opening of the VRC, however, the search for a vaccine against one of the world's most devastating diseases, AIDS, has taken on a new urgency. The VRC has ramped up quickly and currently has a roster of about 100 scientists and support staff. Most products evaluated in VRC clinical studies will be products conceived, developed and produced by VRC investigators.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
Press releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov. The VRC Web site can be accessed at http://www.vrc.nih.gov.


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If Obama loses…
A defeat for Barack Obama on Tuesday would be no ordinary loss for Democrats.
It would be a traumatic experience: the death of the dream of liberal realignment embodied in Obama's insurgent 2008 campaign. And it would be all the more distressing to Democrats because so many of them fervently believe they will win tomorrow.
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( Also on POLITICO: Obama, the not-so-happy warrior)
Unlike Republicans, many of whom have no particular love for their nominee, Democrats admire and sympathize with the president, understanding he came into office at a difficult time. If Obama were to lose, Democrats would suddenly be leaderless for the first time in half a decade and would be forced to confront agonizing questions about the viability of their party's agenda — health care reform, most of all.
Here's POLITICO's preview of how Democrats would try to explain an Obama defeat — including some of the foreseeable arguments and spin:
Obama threw it away in Denver
At the end of September, Obama led his opponent in essentially all credible national and swing-state polling, Mitt Romney's personal favorability was stuck underwater and the former Massachusetts governor was caught in a whirlpool of controversy around the "47 percent" tape.
( Also on POLITICO: If Romney loses ...)
And then the first debate happened.
With a strangely passive debate performance, making no mention of the "47 percent" video and even suggesting he and Romney agreed on the the future of Social Security, Obama gave the Republican a massive new opening in the 2012 campaign. Romney's swing-state numbers leaped upward, his personal favorability surged and in national Pew polling he went from a 8-point deficit to a 4-point lead over Obama.
If Romney emerges the victor on Tuesday night, some percentage of Democrats will say that the reason is really very simple: Obama self-immolated on a single night at the University of Denver. Had the president been the fierce competitor that night that he was in the two successive debates, he could have ended the race on Oct. 3. Instead , Obama barely showed up.
( Also on POLITICO: The best stories of 2012)
The Obama campaign doesn't buy this read on the race. It has argued in recent weeks that the movement in polls following the first debate was just a matter of Republican-leaning swing voters coming home to Romney. Those voters, they say, would ultimately have voted for Romney anyway.


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Alicia Keys sings a twist on her song "Girl on Fire" during the 2013 Public Inaugural Ball held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Monday (January 21) in Washington, D.C.
The 31-year-old singer, who looked red hot in Michael Kors, started out with her song "New Day" and segued into her hit song, which she called "Obama's on Fire". Love it!
"Getting ready for the first of THREE inaugural balls and feeling grand!!! Can't wait! #inaug2013," Alicia tweeted.
In case you missed it, watch Beyonce perform the Star Spangled Banner and Kelly Clarkson perform "My Country, Tis of Thee" at the Inauguration earlier in the day.


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This isn't news to any of our readers, but as a massive winter storm descends on the East Coast, let us be clear about one thing:
The existence of a terrible, extreme snowstorm, far from belying the existence of "global warming"/climate change, actually confirms it.
According to every model and every prediction of the phenomenon, climate change will cause more extreme weather, both in terms of cold and heat. That the east coast is suffering from a once-in-a-century storm aligns perfectly with the predictions of climate models.
I have heard less of the normal Republican chortling about "some global warming ha ha" on this storm, perhaps because of Hurricane Sandy's impact and the discussion about it afterwards. But it's important to maintaing vigilence against the new medievalism in GOP science.
It affects even normally intelligent people. I was in North Carolina for the holidays, and an old friend of mine, a law professor no less, told me that the state was experiencing an unseasonably warm winter. "Some global warming," he said. I responded that that is what one would expect from climate models, and he said that that means that the theory is unfalsifiable — every weather event confirms it.
No it doesn't! Temperatures can have a high/high, a low/high, a high/low, and a low/low. If any of these are consistently going outside historic norms, then that confirms the models. You can have a cold winter, or a warm winter. Normal weather will tend to contradict the model, and ongoing normal weather will tend to falsify it. But at least for those who respect data, the confirming evidence has been far more powerful than the contradicting evidence. And anyone who thinks otherwise (I'm looking at you, Senator Inhofe), has his head in the snow.
To all of our friends on the east coast: stay warm.


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I bought a new camera.
These photos were taken with it. There is a certain depth to them that just aren't present with photos from my previous camera, the GF1.
I've always wanted a rangefinder-style camera. The only real choices were the very expensive Leica cameras for a while now.
Well, I then learned about the Fuji X100. I've wanted one since its launch but either couldn't afford/find one. I snatched one up as soon as I had the chance to.
The box.
The beautiful presentation. This is where you realize that the X100 isn't like other cameras. This camera is like Marmite. You'll find out why.
For people wanting an in-depth review of the X100, I recommend dpreview. My review will be more personal and less about specs. Nevertheless, the X100 has an APS-C sized sensor with a 12.3MP sensor.
The camera is aesthetically "old fashioned" in every way. I'm not necessarily a fan of constantly returning to old archetypes but in terms of cameras, things used to be just "better" in my opinion.
I've never had strangers comment on my camera but with the Fuji X100, everyone asks about it. The main question being, "That not digital is it?"
As most people are probably familiar with, the Fuji has a fixed 23mm lens. I've never used anything other than the 20mm on my GF1 so this won't be an issue for me. The lens on the X100 is equivalent to 35mm and 40mm on the GF1. Ideal.
The whole camera feels rigid to hold, thanks to the magnesium top and bottom caps. The "leather" pattern is straight out of a classic 70s camera and does a good job of hiding what seems like a plastic body.
The camera also features a proper rangefinder viewfinder. It has a proximity sensor next to it shutting off the display when you're shooting.
The viewfinder is super crisp and bright. It also has a HUD-like overlay for basic information and a framing box.
What makes the X100 really special is the fact that you can switch to an electronic viewfinder by flicking the switch located to the right of the lens. This is absolutely brilliant. It completely negates the framing issues in macro mode.
The 23mm lens. Really sharp and plenty fast at f2. What makes the camera really work is that the lens was optimized for the sensor and vice versa. The fact that it didn't need to be interchangeable gave the Fuji engineers certain luxuries - and it shows.
The lens is completely metal with a smooth focus ring and a manual aperture ring behind it. Sadly the lens requires an adapter for filters.
The lens cap is also full metal and lined in microfiber for a press-fit design.
More manual controls. The shutter speed dial and exposure compensation dial are too refreshing. Notice how the shutter accepts a mechanical cable release. Amazing.
The bottom. The X100 is better built and thought out than many cameras but I do have a few minor grievances. For example, take a look at the almost arbitrary placement of screws. Annoys me.
The back. I also have a few problems here. The display is great but the UI isn't. It looks pretty logical but things are located in odd places. In example, "auto ISO" is in the setup menu, not the shooting menu. Shouldn't it be next to "ISO"? Also, some of these buttons are slightly small and fiddly to use although not horrid.
Who cares about the hardware though, lets take a look at some photos from this thing.
*Many of these photos have some post processing though minor.
One of the first photos taken with the camera. Crisp.
I noticed that many of the photos were coming out way too "contrasty" (for my tastes). This was fixed by changing the dynamic range settings.
Something that needs to be said is that this camera isn't fast at focusing. It's not bad but it's definitely not for sports photography.
The WB shift function is fun to play with.
It's how I managed to get film-like appearance in these photos.
But you can also just let it do it's thing and get an accurate white balance.
I can't wait to take this thing to places like Tokyo and NYC.
Something I also noticed is how softly the X100 handles glare.
It produces some brilliant effects. Almost artificial in result.
I'm falling in love with this camera.
The Fuji's 35mm equivelant 23mm lens is pretty much ideal for my style of shooting.
It's a perfect transition from the GF1.
Here is what makes the X100 really special. It's the fact that nobody really notices you shooting. The retro looks and the near slient leaf shutter means that you can be intimate with the environment like never before.
I get yelled at frequently by security guards. Not once with the X100. They just think you're some hipster with a stupid film camera.
No more, "Hey, no photos in the store!"
I actually managed to gather a few Apple Geniuses asking questions about the camera; in a positive way. It's so unintimidating.
This is at ISO 3200. No noise.
The large sensor does wonders. I would never even attempt to shoot with this little light with the GF1.
Vignetting is really smooth.
To be completely honest, the X100 isn't the fastest, most accurate shooter.
But I don't think that's what I'm looking for. In my opinion, cameras have gotten too much like appliance. Sure, it makes total sense for the general consumer but I don't think that's the case for people looking for cameras like the GF1.
The X100 is defidently harder to work with than the GF1. But once you understand it, you can get brilliant results.
When I bought the X100, I was expecting it to be on par with the GF1. It isn't, it's in a different class. I don't want to give it too much credit but I'm starting to think the only cameras it can be compared with are the Leica rangefinders.
Fuji has also added a "film simulation" feature. Cute.
I think Provia and Astia are ideal. Velvia loses too much detail.
Velvia is probably suited best for sceneries.
This camera just keeps on rocking.
There are plenty of cameras that shoot accurately. But do they convey emotion accurately?
There is a certain - I hate to use this word - "soul" in these photos.
I've always looked at Leica catalogs and wondered what that magic in a "Leica" photo was. I've finally found the camera that reproduces some of that magic. I still don't know what it is. But I know it when I see it.
So, to conclude, the X100 is by far my favorite camera so far.
As I have said, it isn't without its flaws. It's not fast to focus, doesn't have interchangeable lenses, and doesn't produce "accurate" or "consistent" photos every time. It's also significantly more work to take photos. There are just more buttons and knobs that are required to get you to the perfect photo.
But once you master it, it will deliver every time. The amazing sensor, the superb dynamic range, the unbelievable colors, the super crisp lens. And best of all, you don't get noticed by security guards when you take photos.
What I'm trying to say is that the X100 is like a loyal dog. It takes a lot of work to train him but once you do, you can trust that he'll be by your side every time, in a reliable way. The X100 is magic. It's emotional. It's something that is so very rare in the modern camera market. I love it.


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Annual McMahon tournament, held near Manchester
The Northern was originally a two-day event, with accommodation at one of the Manchester University halls of residence. It was a European Grand Prix event in 1993 and 1994 instead of London. It then was part of the MSO from 2003 to 2005, when that was held in Manchester, and has since become a 3-round McMahon. For some years it was held in Stockport and it was held in central Manchester in 2014/2015, before moving to the larger venue of Cheadle Hume School.
In 2015 it was sponsored by the Bank of East Asia and SAM Properties, with prizes:
The winner of the tournament received £100 and custody of a longstanding shield - the Red Rose Trophy - whilst the runner-up received £50. Cash prizes of £10 or £15 were awarded to others winning 2.5 or 3 games respectively.
Entry form at: http://www.kaniuk.co.uk/tournaments/northern/northern-form.html


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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The result is one of the jollier comedies of the year, a movie so mainstream that you can almost watch it backing away from confrontation, a film aimed primarily at a middle-American heterosexual audience.
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This is a rare, "feel good" motion picture that doesn't insult our intelligence while making its play for our emotions.
As a sharky, gay TV journalist investigating the story, Tom Selleck charms by playing in contrast to his own determinedly hetero persona.
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Iffy for 13+
Lighthearted comedy gently satirizes "coming out."
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that In & Out is a lightweight comedy that tackles the serious issue of sexual identity. After being publicly "outed," the main character spends the rest of the film struggling with his sexuality in a comical way, but it all has real consequences -- for him, his friends, and his family. Expect plenty of teasing and occasionally derogatory humor -- though it's mainly used in an ironic way to poke fun at the teaser, and the movie's overall tone is good-natured and well-balanced. Although the movie deals somewhat with issues related to sex (both same-sex and heterosexual), there's no nudity -- the topic is mostly covered in dialogue. Language includes a memorable use of "f--k," as well as terms like "homo" and "queer." The movie's "be true to yourself" theme also includes a small subplot about eating and weight.
Messages: The movie has a very strong "be true to yourself" message, no matter how difficult that may be and how many people it upsets. It also strongly promotes unconditional acceptance.
Role models: Howard spends most of the movie confused and struggling, but he considers others' feelings while working things out and never takes out his frustration on friends and family members. When others finally come around, it's mainly because of Howard's overall honesty and compassion than anything specific that he does or says. There's some stereotyping in certain scenes (such as when Howard tries to act extra "manly" or when his fiancee talks about him loving Barbra Streisand), but most of it is played for humor.
Violence: Not much of an issue, but there's a mild brawl during a bachelor party.
Sex: Plenty of mild, humorous sexual innuendo, if very little actual nudity or sex. As the main character wrestles with his sexuality, every other character relates to him in a sexual way. A male TV reporter kisses him passionately on the mouth; a priest recommends that he have sex with his fiancée (he tries, but it stops before it really gets started). At a bachelor party, viewers see a sex doll, and the main character asks to watch some porn. Teens have a discussion about "in holes and out holes."
Language: One very notable use of the word "f--k," plus terms like "big homo," "queer," "Mary," and "sissy man," all used in an anti-gay context. There's also use of "testicles," "damn," "crap," "dick," "hell," "oh my God," and "goddamn."
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The main character gets a champagne bath in the school locker room and announces that he wants to get drunk at his bachelor party (characters also smoke cigars at the party). His fiancée and the TV reporter are seen in a bar drinking heavily to drown their troubles. A character mentions "heroin" in reference to something that's addicting.
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Cultural Brokers
Today I came across the work of Vikki Katz (Ph.D., University of Southern California) an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department of the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. Her research in the area of communication challenges faced by Latino immigrant families is fascinating. In the video below, Dr. Katz discusses how children of Latino immigrants access the Internet as well as digital media.
A lot of her research also focuses on the concept of "brokering" which describes the process of how Latino children often have to facilitate the communication process for their parents – not as translators but as doers. I can certainly relate to this concept. Enjoy.


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Revenge of the Mud-dwellers
Some of you out there, who actually have friends, may remember a great little
party game called Worms.
In each of the series' three installments, the goal was to take your ultra cute
little worms and use a combination of extreme firepower and super high explosives
to kick the crap out of your buddies' equally cute worms. Weapons ranged from
the mundane (e.g. a bazooka) to comedy classics (e.g. a Holy Hand Grenade) to
downright nonsensical (e.g. the little old lady). But
it was always addicting, and one of the most underrated game series around.
With the release of Hogs of War, Infogrames has essentially brought
us a 3D version of the game. While it brings along some of the positive points
of Worms, it fails to capture the same hilarious gameplay, adding little
with the new 3D world.
The plot is the standard throw-away excuse to fight to the death: A new supply
of swill (apparently, some ultra-valuable resource) has been discovered on the
island of 'Saustralasia'. You're one of five ethnic parodies whose job is to
drive all other potential swill-seekers off the island.
The game proceeds almost exactly like Worms. During a battle, each pig
has a short amount of time to move around, select a weapon, line up a shot,
and try to blast an enemy pig to smithereens. Each individual pig has a small
arsenal of only four or five weapons, but you can pick up new ones from the
battlefield. When your team is the only one left standing, you win.
An interesting addition is the ability to have your pigs specialize. Depending
on how you promote your soldiers, you can get everything from medics to spies,
each with their own amount of health and specialized weapons. While this is
an interesting addition to the formula, you end up with a tiny arsenal. The
main attraction of Worms was the mind-bogglingly huge inventory, giving
you plenty of options of annihilating your opponents. While there's still enough
weapons to keep you from getting bored in hogs, there isn't the same frantic
random feeling which comes from a completely pointless and insane set of weapons.
3D format of the game also has it's pluses and minuses. In Worms, movement
was difficult since the landscape changed as it was pock-marked with random
explosions. To compensate, you were given many tools, allowing you to get from
point A to point B with relative ease if you used them creatively. In Hogs,
the 3D world doesn't change at all from one turn to the next. The movement is
limited to "yes, you can get there" or "no, you can't."
The 3D view also causes aiming to become quite difficult, especially with grenades
or bazookas, whose curving trajectories aren't easy to see in 3D. But 3D does
allow for you to use some clever tactics to smite your enemy.
As the actual pigs and world go, the graphics are only so-so with lots of texture
warping and simple models to boot. The animations, on the other hand, can be
quite funny. Your pigs trot along on two feet, start hobbling as they get wounded,
and cower as they are approached by a heavily-armed enemy. Everything has a
nice cartoony look, with lots of explosions and not a hint of gore.
Aurally, this game has lots of little gems. The voices of the pigs are all
jokes on various stereotypes, ranging from Russian to British to Japanese. Many
of the death quotes are just hilarious.
On the average, the sound is nothing spectacular. Besides the voices, there
are lots of booms, bangs, blasts, and other b-sounds to go around. The music
can get a little repetitive at times, though.
Pork is generally one of my favorite foods, but it doesn't seem to translate
to much of a game. While not a complete waste of time and fairly entertaining,
Hogs of War just isn't as good as the Worms series. So unless
you need to get every Worm clone on the market (Hmmm, cloning worms…),
a rental is probably a good idea.


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The celebrated actor, director and raconteur - who was married three times and had four children - wrote his last will 36 years before his death, which has led judges to rule he died intestate.
The double Oscar-winner, one of Britain's most respected actors who starred in films including Spartacus, Death on the Nile and Logan's Run, passed away in 2004 aged 82. It is estimated that at the time he would have been worth tens of millions.
But the fight over his estate continues as Igor Cloutier von Ustinov, his son by his second wife, brought proceedings to London's High Court in a bid to freeze out his stepmother Lady Helene Ustinov.
The sculptor is seeking to prove that trusts set up by his father mean his estate should be handed to his offspring in spite of the ruling by Swiss judges which revoked the will.
After the hearing, in which Mrs Justice Proudman reserved judgement, Sir Peter's son-in-law said that there is little left to fight for.
Malcolm Rennie, who is married to the actor's daughter Tamara Ustinov Rennie, said outside court: "Peter was a wonderful man and I loved him very much as a son-in-law, but being successful at such a high level as he was, everybody wanted a piece of him.
"He was an actor, writer, raconteur and UNICEF ambassador, criss-crossing the globe daily, and, because of that, he was not able to be the present father that he would have liked to have been to his children and he tried to compensate by trying to provide his children with material things".
He added: "I would be surprised if there is anything left in the estate - it has probably all gone to the lawyers."
The battle over the estate is still ongoing in the Swiss courts, more than five years after they ruled that the June 1972 marriage of Sir Peter and Lady Helene made his previous will – written in 1968 and amended by a codicil in 1970 – invalid.
The judgement paved the way for her to lay claim to a share of his estate, which includes the rights to his works, and property in Switzerland where he lived at the time of his death.
But his son now claims that trusts his father had set up separated off a "sizeable" slice of Sir Peter's assets for his children.
Ian Meakin, for Mr von Ustinov, said that "overarching" lifetime trusts set up by Sir Peter put valuable "intellectual property rights" in his work out of reach of his widow, and into the hands of his children alone.
He argued the alleged trusts, governed by English law, had survived the revocation of the will and ought now to pass to him and his sisters as his father wanted.
Sir Peter's other three children - his daughters Mrs Ustinov Rennie, Andrea Ustinov and Pavla Ustinov - have all been involved in the legal battle.
Mrs Rennie, an actress, is said to want the matter decided in the Swiss courts
Stephen Midwinter, for Ryan Rudolph and Peter Hafter, two retired Swiss lawyers whom Mr von Ustinov claims are the trustees, denied that the trusts even existed.


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JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces killed three Palestinians in the West Bank early Saturday in a shootout during a raid on a hideout of a wanted Hamas militant, the army and Palestinians said, the deadliest incident in the territory in months.
JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces killed three Palestinians in the West Bank early Saturday in a shootout during a raid on a hideout of a wanted Hamas militant, the army and Palestinians said, the deadliest incident in the territory in months.
The killings drew swift condemnations from Palestinian officials and cast a pall over efforts to extend U.S.-sponsored peace talks beyond an April deadline.
Israeli forces have killed several Palestinians, most of them unarmed, in a spate of incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in recent weeks, heightening tensions on the ground with no signs of diplomatic progress.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, urged Washington "to act quickly to prevent the collapse" of peace efforts.
The army said that special forces and intelligence agents carried out an early morning raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank to arrest Hamza Abu al Hija, a militant from the Islamist group Hamas.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an army spokesman, called Abu al Hija a "ticking bomb" who was wanted for bombings and shootings and "involved in advanced stages of preparation of more attacks" against Israeli soldiers and civilians in the West Bank, directed by Hamas operatives in Gaza.
Lerner said that when the special forces arrived at Abu al Hija's safe-house in the early morning hours, he opened fire, drawing return fire and a call on all occupants to leave the building. Abu al Hija continued to fire at troops, shot an attack dog sent in to disable him, and lightly wounded two Israeli officers during an escape attempt before he was killed, Lerner said.
The owner of the house, Azmi Husniya, told the Reuters news agency that he had seen Abu al Hija jump from a window while trying to flee following gunfire at the building that lasted about half an hour.
The raid triggered street clashes between soldiers and local residents, who pelted troops with rocks and firebombs, the army said.
Lerner said the crowd was led by armed militants who opened fire and hurled explosive devices, drawing return fire that killed two Palestinians and wounded at least seven more.
Palestinians identified the dead as Mahmoud Abu Zeina, a member of the militant Islamic Jihad group, and Yazan Jabarin of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Abbas's Fatah movement. The two groups, along with Hamas, threatened "painful" retaliation against Israel in a joint statement, according to the Palestinian news agency Maan.
Prodded by Washington, Israel and the Palestinians resumed negotiations last July with the goal of reaching an accord in nine months, but faced with difficulties, Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to find a formula to extend the negotiations beyond April.
Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, opposes any peace deal with Israel, and its supporters chanted slogans against Abbas as the bodies of the dead were carried through the city of Jenin, followed by thousands of mourners.


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The price of Common Core repeal
Two Republican governors repealed the Common Core this year and on Thursday, they got very different results.
The Education Department said it's yanking Oklahoma's waiver from No Child Left Behind, making it the second state to lose its reprieve from the law. But Indiana will receive a one-year extension of its waiver because it did what the Sooner State could not: find a suitable replacement for the Common Core.
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The move marks the latest battle between states and the Obama administration over what has been perceived to be heavy-handed federal education policy that will continue for the next few years.
Since some Oklahoma children have already started the school year, the Education Department will phase in some of the consequences of No Child Left Behind that Oklahoma had escaped under the waiver: The state must provide tutoring services and public school choice options no later than the 2015-16 school year. But schools that will need a total overhaul must begin that process this school year.
( Also on POLITICO: Jindal sues over Common Core)
"It is outrageous that President [Barack] Obama and Washington bureaucrats are trying to dictate how Oklahoma schools spend education dollars," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said in a statement. "Because of overwhelming opposition from Oklahoma parents and voters to Common Core, Washington is now acting to punish us. This is one more example of an out-of-control presidency that places a politicized Washington agenda over the well-being of Oklahoma students."
This marks the first time the Education Department has stripped a state of its waiver on the grounds of academic standards, said Anne Hyslop, a senior policy analyst for Bellwether Education Partners.
"This is obviously dicey water for the Secretary [Arne] Duncan, given growing opposition to Common Core," she said.
States had to adopt so-called college- and career-ready standards to escape some of NCLB's requirements, including offering school choice and tutoring or reconfiguring schools that are considered failing under the law. But most states with waivers adopted the Common Core.
Fallin did an about-face on her support of the standards this year and signed a bill in early June repealing the Common Core after previously supporting the standards. The state reverted to its old academic standards, the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills standards.
( Also on POLITICO: The GOP's new take on pre-K)
The federal Education Department wanted the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to decide whether the old PASS standards were high enough. But the agency failed to do so before the state filed its application for a waiver extension earlier this month.
And the Oklahoma state board of education has only just launched its effort to write new standards.
"Having college-and-career-ready standards matters because it provides critical thinking and problem solving skills — skills that students need to succeed in college and beyond," Education Department press secretary Dorie Nolt said. "Oklahoma was unable to demonstrate that its students are learning high standards this year, which the state committed to do under its ESEA flexibility request. State leaders still have the opportunity to demonstrate that their standards are rigorous or design new standards to ensure their students are ready for college, career and life — just like Indiana and several other states have done."
Fordham Institute President Michael Petrilli called the Education Department's move a "terrible decision."
"While Bobby Jindal doesn't have a case against Arne Duncan, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin sure as heck does," he said. "I hope she sues. Nothing in ESEA gives the secretary of education the authority to push states around when it comes to their standards."
Stripping the waiver means at most Oklahoma schools, 100 percent of students performing math and reading at grade level by this school year. The Education Department expects the state to use student test results from last school year to determine which schools are meeting the bar. Some schools that fall short aren't will have to take steps toward improvement, which could include a total restructuring of the staff or a private or state takeover of the school.
( Also on POLITICO: A bad week for Common Core)
The state will have to set aside about $29 million in federal Title I dollars to pay for tutoring and school choice.
Some have slammed Oklahoma's decision to ditch the Common Core, given its performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress — otherwise known as the Nation's Report Card. Only 25 percent of eighth graders are proficient in math and 29 percent are considered proficient in reading.
State officials likely aren't shocked that they lost flexibility from the law. But they're certainly not thrilled, either.
"Good work and great results have emerged from" the flexibility waiver, Oklahoma state Superintendent Janet Barresi wrote to the department when requesting an extension. "Losing this flexibility would be akin to erasing incredible progress toward helping Oklahoma children build success — not just in the current school year, but for an entire generation and beyond."


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State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet
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An incisive account of the global food crisis—and how it can be solved.
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"State of the World 2011 objectively states the hunger, water and environmental problems facing Africa and the rest of the world, and illuminates a multitude of encouraging answers that are already saving lives and livelihoods. It is an eloquent, painstakingly researched sound of warning and expression of hope."
--Rick Docksai, The Futurist, May-June 2011
The 2011 edition of our flagship report is a compelling look at the global food crisis, with particular emphasis on global innovations that can help solve a worldwide problem. State of the World 2011 not only introduces us to the latest agro-ecological innovations and their global applicability but also gives broader insights into issues including poverty, international politics, and even gender equity.
Written in clear, concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2011, produced with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provides a practical vision of the innovations that will allow billions of people to feed themselves, while restoring rural economies, creating livelihoods, and sustaining the natural resource base on which agriculture depends.
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- Chapter 2 policy brief: "Moving Ecoagriculture into the Mainstream" by Louise E. Buck and Sara J. Scherr
- Chapter 3 policy brief: "The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables" by Abdou Tenkouano
- Chapter 4 policy brief: "Getting More Crop per Drop" by Sandra Postel
- Supplement: Innovations in Action
- Supplement: Africa's Indigenous Crops
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|The appeal was dismissed relying upon the decision of the Court dated 6.5.2015 passed in Income Tax Appeal No.172 of 2004, Commissioner of Income Tax-II, Agra and another Vs. Shyam Biri Works, Allahabad. The review application has been filed on the ground that the Supreme Court has passed an order dated Ist July,2015 in Civil Appeal No.4919 and 4920 of 2015, wherein the orders of the Delhi High Court were set aside and the matter was remitted back to the Delhi, High Court with the observation to consider paragraph-11 of the instructions dated 9.2.2011,which provided that the said instructions would govern those cases which were filed after 2011. Based on the said decision of the Supreme Court, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a circular dated 27th August, 2015 directing the standing counsels to bring the order of the Supreme Court to the notice of the High Court. We have perused the instructions so issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes as well as the decision of the Supreme Court dated Ist July, 2015. The judgement given by this Court in Shyam Biri Works, Allahabad dated 6.5.2015 has considered paragraph-11 of the instructions dated 9.2.2011 and held that the instructions would also apply to pending appeals filed before 9.2.2011. We also find that a recall application on similar lines was filed in Income Tax Appeal No.167 of 2012 by the Income Tax Department in Commissioner of Income Tax, Ghaziabad v. Smt. Asha Modi, which recall application was dismissed by our order dated 1.9.2015. Inspite of the dismissal of the recall application, the Income Tax Department has still filed the present recall application. Once the Court has observed that instructions of 9.2.2011 was considered in its earlier judgement, it was not open to the department to raise the same issue again in subsequent review applications.


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Island Retreats is a company within the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles which manages two retreat/guest houses.
The College of the Holy Spirit is on Cumbrae in the Clyde, and Bishop's House is on the Isle of Iona.
Both The College of the Holy Spirit on Cumbrae, and Bishop's House on Iona are very special places in very special settings. Cumbrae is a small island off the town of Largs on the West Coast of Scotland and Iona is a small island accessible via Mull from the town of Oban. Both are easy to reach.
Everyone is welcome to come and stay in the accommodation, regardless of faith or belief and whether you want an active holiday, or a quiet time to restore the spirit.
The College of the Holy Spirit is also available for conferences, functions and weddings.
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Sanctum is the world's first FPS tower defense game and is set in a beautiful science fiction world. You take the role of Skye, an elite soldier sent out to protect her hometown, Elysion One, from hordes of mysterious alien creatures. To facilitate your success you construct defensive structures and upgrade handheld weapons. Jump right into the fray and wreak havoc with your own weapons - unlike regular tower defense games, you are a key part of the defense. Sanctum has taken the best features of first person shooters and tower defense games to create something totally unique.
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A man walks into a bar with a pork pie on his head. The barman asks, "Why are you wearing a pork pie on your head?"
The man replies, "It's a family tradition. We always wear pork pies on our heads on Tuesday."
The barman remarks, "But it's Wednesday."
Sheepishly, the man says, "Man, I must look like a real fool."


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April 2013
The Sights and Sounds of Our Colorful Season Ahead
The sights and sounds of our returning migration of colorful birds and hibernating creatures have come full circle again -- a sure sign that our high profile and busy field season is near. The time of year that the preparations made in shops and parts less traveled come into full view as public use of our resources sees the same uptick as the number of fascinating creatures spotted.
A new creature sighting this year will be one that was celebrated with our April 5 ribbon cutting to unveil the phenomenal new Whitney Genetics Lab at the La Crosse Fish Health Center. This new lab is state-of-the-art and will do far more than just meet immediate needs, as it will be a benefit in the long term to both the Service and our many partners.
Our celebration marks the completion of this 5,800-square foot facility attached to the La Crosse Fish Health Center and the beginning of its use toward extensive research into detection and prevention of invasive species, through eDNA study, and much more.
As all of our staff draw nearer to what we fondly know as the busy field season, I highly encourage each of you to take the time now to complete the important training we do annually. Training will always be one of the key components to our success and to the safety of our staff who work to meet the daily challenges of the Service's mission. Appropriate training is essential to keep the skills and techniques of our Service family at the highest possible levels, even in times of tighter budgets.
Equally important is safety, not only in the workplace but also during our time spent with friends and family. Although much might seem repetitious and common sense, every year we stand a risk if we let complacence win and our guard down. Examples abound in news stories each year where some do let their guard down. Keep your activities both safe and enjoyable, be it breaking out the barbecue, spending time on the water or even using caution from overdoing it when handling warm weather chores. Beware of the threats that always exist and keep this season's activities memorable for the good things.
As for our budget, by now many have heard that Congress and the President have moved forward the continuing resolution that will fund us through the fiscal year, one that clearly remains a challenge with the decreases we are facing. I remain hopeful in our ability to maintain the solid work we have come to know and expect. I know we will rise to meet these challenges together.
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