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"...for the first time, Coretti knew what they were, what they must be. They were the kind you see in bars who seem to have grown there, who seem genuinely at home there. Not drunks, but human fixtures. Functions of the bar. The belonging kind."
Short (17 pages) Story published in Shadows 4, 1981 by William Gibson and John Shirley; later appears in Gibson's anthology Burning Chrome.
WARNING: Plot spoiler
The most interesting thing about The Belonging Kind is that it isn't part of Gibson's cyberpunk vision of the future, yet illustrates many of the qualities used to great effect by him in such works. The main character, Coretti, is a loser rather than a hero. We follow him through a never-ending series of bars, backstreets and hotels, sharing in the stalker experience as he tries to track down the mysterious "Antoinette", one of the eponymous Belonging Kind.
The "Belonging Kind" are shapeshifters, expert mimics, who change their appearance, voice, opinions and choice of drink to match perfectly their current venue and clientele- Coretti notices that when a pair of them are sitting together, they don't actually speak unless someone is within earshot, and they borrow from the conversations and vocal styles of those around them. Initially we are only introduced to one, a female (at least in human form) who calls herself "Antoinette" when Coretti first buys her a drink. Although he is startled by her ability to respond perfectly (Coretti is a linguist, a dialectologist that recognises the too-accurate shifts in style, the just-correct amounts of laughter) we do not learn of her shapeshifting until on impulse he follows her out onto the street and watches as she changes forms, ready for another venue. As the story progresses we learn more of the belonging kind- Coretti observes how alcohol consumption seems to have no effect on them; she meets up with another, male; their ability to make money, literally, disgorging damp bills from red gill-like slits and to extrude key-shapes from their palms to open doors; and finally their roosting in groups, the illusion of humanity utterly shattered in sleep.
The counter to this increasingly surreal picture is Coretti himself and the bars. Where the Belonging Kind always fit, Coretti never does- the clothes are wrong, his mannerisms out of place and his constant choice of Bourbon at odds with Antoinette's ever shifting drink of preference: the preference being that of the rest of the bar, rather than her own. The bars are described with an attention to minor detail that could be considered a hallmark of Gibson's work- just enough to ground the story in reality, to balance the bizarre goings on with recogniseable facets of our world. Coretti's pursuit of Antoinette is something we can understand too- the increasing grip of obsession with another, escalating from a late night chase through town to a constant search of every club and bar, the loss of his job, the inability to eat properly. All of this is perfectly conceivable, and helps contribute towards the necessary suspension of disbelief.
Inevitably, Coretti becomes one of the Belonging kind, the irony being that he fits in better as one of them than he ever did as a human, even one specialising in the science of conversation. By this point it is not necessary for his human character to provide the balance to the unreal mimics- they have become so extreme that even as one of them Coretti still somehow seems normal.
What is absent from this piece is just as interesting as what is present. It is really just a snapshot; a portrait of obsession and the outline of an intriguing idea. There is no technology involved, no clues as to a timeframe: whilst there are recognisable snippets of the present day such as Visa cards, neon and waterford crystal, Coretti's musings on their origins suggest that they have evolved from humans, presumably requiring a considerable length on time. Other than these thoughts, we are given no explanation as to where the Belonging Kind come from or how many there are.
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will do. thanks Scott.
Hey Todd, sorry I don't have any pics. I never think to take any being so busy with other things during the event. Try a search here on BF under Gossman Campout/Shop Tour. There should be pics in the Wilderness Survival forum.
Hope you can make it this year.
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will do. thanks Scott.
I just did a search on Google Images, "Gossman Campout", and came up with a ton of pics.
Hey guys,
So I think I may get to go shooting sooner
Then expected ! My friend knows a place
Where the ownner has a prairie dog
Problem and wants it solved so I may get
A chance to break in my BCM but I still
Need a rear sight for it . If not ill shoot
It with the front sight only and see what
Happen's ...i'll let you know know what
Goes on if it goes throught the ownners
Boss (wife) lol...
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Friday sounds good, gonna have to take leave though. Getting out of Baltimore on a Friday afternoon is an adventure. Last year it took me 3 hours to get home on Memorial Day weekend Friday. The roads were jam packed and I was actually on my way to see Scott at his shop! Holiday weekend, plus road work, plus recent police officer funeral which shut down 695, the Baltimore beltway. Goes to show you that you better have alternate routes covered, and that you have to improvise. It wasn't a disaster, but it could have easily turned into one. Hard evidence that shows you that the interstates can turn to hell in a handbasket in an instant!
I have an ESEE lite machete, one of Scott's 8" Tuskers, a Baublitz Hudson Bay chief knife, an Idaho Knife Works Hudson Bay and an NWA Woodsman. I could also bring my GB canoe/campers axe, and my Snow and Nealy axe. I'm looking forward to seeing that Siegle and scimitar in action.
Sounds good fellas. Just gimme a date and I'll leave it open.
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I traded into a Junglas, I'll bring that along too. Can't wait to come down.
For everyone local to MD, there is a Primitive Skills event this weekend at Oregon Ridge park in Hunt Valley. I was going to attend, still might, but family stuff has come up this weekend.
So how about Friday, the 18th? Would that work for you two?
Looking forward to seeing the Junglas...had an RTAK and would like to see the changes.
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The 18th works for me.
Let me know a time you guys want to come by. I'll leave that day open.
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Dan, I'll leave the time up to you. I'm free all day that day, so I can do whenever.
Somewhere between three and four. Leaning more toward four.
Works great for me!
Gossman 8" Tusker, NWA Woodsman, Terry Baublitz Hudson Bay camp chief, Condor Hudson Bay, ESEE lite machete, ESEE Junglas. I think that's about it. Gotta remember that...
Just making sure we're still on for Friday between 3-4...I've got the Scimitar and the Siegle ready and a couple others.
Also, Stanley White...if you read this and want to / can join in...come on up man!
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Unannounced Samsung Touch Phone Spotted
Mar 31, 2009, 1:52 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome
A large Samsung banner on the front of the CTIA convention center shows an unannounced Samsung touch phone. The photo perfectly matches leaked photos that are rumored to be the M810, a successor to the Instinct. The M810 appears similar, but more rounded than the Instinct design. Although the carrier logo is temporarily covered on the banner, rumors place the M810 with Sprint, and the color scheme of the interface is consistent with Sprint.
from Samsung
This isn't the Instinct 2
Confirmed by BGR: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/31/sam sung-lets-slip-the-new-instinct-s30/
I don't know where this "mini" stuff keeps coming from. If such a phone is coming, it's not the M810, and it's not coming soon.
"Mini" was internal name
Yep, Instinct 2
Oh wait, you have the Strom as your pic. Makes sense now.
Anyway, if it weren't for the Pre, I'd be pumped for this.


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Ron Weasley. As played with open-faced exuberance by Rupert Grint, the ginger-haired Ron is Harry's best friend and true confidant. He's not as expert in wizardry or Quidditch as Harry, which causes some resentment and makes Ron raucous comic relief. The love potion he takes in Half-Blood Prince brings Ron's immature likability to the fore.
Hermione Granger. As played with fragility and a tough core by Emma Watson, the uber-smart, Muggle-born Hermione is the character author Rowling based partly on her own awkward youth. There are still some who wish Hermione would hook up with Harry. But it's Ron who has Hermione's heart and in the final chapter — spoiler alert — they kiss and then some.
Draco Malfoy. As played by Tom Felton (at his best in Half-Blood Prince), Draco is the bully with the white-blond hair, the symbol of intolerance who thinks wannabe wizards born of Muggles don't deserve a shot at a magical education. Watch the way Felton deftly layers the role with vulnerability as the series continues.
Severus Snape. As played by Alan Rickman who turns a sneer into an acting tour de force, Potions prof Severus comes into his own as the Potter franchise reaches its climax. J.K. Rowling called Severus her favorite character to write and personally chose Rickman for the role. Watching the British actor develop the role is one of the true pleasures of the series.


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I cant wait to see this movie!! It is gonna be soooooooo good
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The HMS Bounty, which has been featured in Hollywood films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," left Connecticut last week, en route to St. Petersburg, Fla.
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This was a truly 1st rate professional performance, I kept getting goose bumps throughout. I don't have the chance to see much Flamenco, but I cannot remember having seen any more wonderful and entertaining than this. I'm guessing every move was perfectly executed & flawless. Flamenco is a very beautiful cultural art form that crosses all nationalities & ethnicities & grabs & holds everyone in the same way. All through the show I wanted to dance in the aisle, or at least jump up and yell "Ole!" Beautifully entertaining way to spend an evening, in a small, intimate theatre where you can see the show close up and appreciate all the details and meticulous movements of both feet & hands that you might miss in a larger venue. Would love to see this show again..and again.


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Lot 236: 14KT White Gold 18.03ct Ruby and Diamond Ring A5719
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry, departing from custom, met with the media here Monday unaccompanied by fellow owners Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, and reiterated in strong terms that he has no interest in selling the club.
The increasing values of franchises -- the Dodgers sold last year for $2.1 billion -- is not an incentive to sell, he said.
"Tom and I have made a lot of money,'' Henry said Monday morning, sitting on a picnic bench outside the Sox training facility. "That [franchise values] doesn't drive us.
"What drives us is the experience. We're determined to be successful. That hasn't changed. We don't think in terms of [franchise value]. We think about it in terms of our day-to-day lives.
"As long as we can do it, the three of us are committed to being here.''
In his recently released book, former Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that ownership was preoccupied with sagging TV ratings and hired marketing consultants, who urged the team to place a greater emphasis on "good-looking stars" and "sex symbols." Henry ridiculed that notion Monday.
"People can say we're brand-oriented, revenue-oriented,'' Henry said. "The fact is, we're wins-losses oriented, and have been from Day One.
"I have to laugh. ... It's ludicrous to say we signed any player since we've been here for PR purposes.''
Henry also praised fired skipper Bobby Valentine as "a great manager" but added, "It's clear in retrospect he wasn't the right man for that group. You can't blame Bobby for that. I think you blame us -- me, Larry, Tom.
"But I think he should manage again. He can be a great manager for the right team.''
Henry said losing was not "fun." The Red Sox finished last season 69-93, in the basement of the AL East.
"To finish in last place is something I never thought would happen,'' he said.
He said he believed the 2013 team will win.
"Playoff team?'' he said, responding to a question. "It's hard to know at this point. We may not be finished [making moves], but I definitely think we could contend.''


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Nixon, the premium accessories brand from Southern California, is set for the release of custom headphones into retail this coming December.
Nixon's launch into the personal audio category will commence globally in December with the introduction of three custom designed, custom built headphone models; The Master Blaster (an over-ear studio quality headphone), The Nomadic (an on-ear travel headphone) and The Wire (an in-ear headphone). Built from the ground up after two years of research and design, the inaugural line of custom headphones will retail between 39€ – 199€.
The Master Blaster, available in three colorways, is a lightweight and durable piece that boasts DJ quality sound and is topped of with leather details for the ultimate in listening comfort. The Nomadic, a compact and collapsible model, is made with stainless steel, durable nylon and custom molded foam. This perfect travel companion comes in seven color options and is also available for use with your cell phone. Designed with a minimalist point of view, ergonomic fit and soft touch application, the small dog with a big bark of the bunch is The Wire. The Wire delivers robust sound in a comfortable little package and is available in eight color choices and with two-way cell phone compatibility.
In support of this new category for the brand, Nixon has secured world-class athletes and musicians to the headphone team.
"Having the ability to re-think the product development from the ground up, how you want to use it and the way you use it has been a fun challenge," states Nixon Europes's Marketing Director, Henning Erlandsen. "The team's involvement all the way down to the audio sampling process, matching the music they listen to most with how this product will perform, elevates the product for everyone. I'm excited for people to discover the product."
For more information on Nixon's entire range of watches, accessories and headphones, click here.


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Produce Corner - Delicata Squash
The Produce Corner is a collaborative column by farmer and Dill Pickle owner Rob Montalbano and Dill Pickle's Produce Lead Buyer, Kristen Martinek. Here Rob shares info on some of his favorite in-season veggies including history, cooking ideas and storage tips; Kristen offers nutritional information and additional recipe ideas. Rob lives and works with his wife Christina on their farm in Sandwich, IL.
This time of year brings, literally, truckloads of winter squash to the markets each week. After growing for almost the entire summer, these veggies are ready to shine. All shapes and colors adorn the shelves and it is difficult to know what's what. For those of you that are a little hesitant to try something unfamiliar, allow me to steer you in the right direction: delicata squash. You're gonna thank me for this one, folks.
Delicata squash have a creamy flesh that is even more buttery than butternuts and a tad sweeter than sweet potatoes. They are typically small and oblong, about 6-10 inches long. Delicata have a creamy beige skin with green, yellow or orange stripes. They are the perfect size for making 1-2 servings. Best of all, they are one of the easiest of the winter squash to clean, cut, and cook. Look for firm skins on the delicata and no mold. Like most winter squash, they store well, probably about 3-4 weeks. Keep them in a cool (the refrigerator is too cold) and dark spot.
Here's an easy, classic recipe. Clean the delicata squash and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds (prepare them like pumpkin seeds!) and coat with a little olive oil. Place in the oven at 425 and bake, turning once or twice. Continue until the sides are golden brown and the texture is creamy. Eat, and savor, with a spoon! - Rob
I thought I had already experienced the best winter squash had to offer. Acorn, spaghetti, and butternuts were always a regular in my house during the fall & winter. Until my friend introduced me to the delicata at the market one year…edible skin?! Sold. One bite in & I was hooked. Not only are delicata delicious, they also pack in a substantial amount of nutrition and lasting energy with their high percentage of complex carbohydrates. Winter squashes like the delicata are great sources of carotenoids, antioxidants (vitamins A & C), fiber, and even provide some healthy omega-3 fatty acids. These are such an economically friendly winter source of healthy carbohydrates to keep you nourished throughout the winter months. And thanks to farmers like Rob Montalbano, we will have locally sourced, organically grown squash all season long! -Kristen


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Air pollution, polluted municipal and ground water supplies, various toxins passed up the food chain. The sources for environmental toxins are near limitless in our industrialized world.
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text: iOS 5.1 Beta Is Now Available, Fixes Location Services and References New iPads and iPhonesThorin Klosowski11/29/11 7:45amFiled to: Updatesiosios 5iPhoneipadipod touchBetaiPhone Downloads8EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Apple has released the first beta of iOS 5.1, the newest version of its mobile operating system to developers, with slight tweaks to the settings and references to new iPad and iPhone lines. Advertisement Other than a new cellular download toggle for Tunes Match and settings for Location Services that might help with battery life, there aren't too many exciting new features. However, 9 to 5 Mac is claiming there are references to a new iPad and possibly a new iPhone in the code. You'll need the $99/year developers account to check it out for yourself for now.iOS Dev Center | AppleReply8 repliesLeave a reply


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Any Given Sunday
H/T to Mike Hayes at Googling God for drawing our attention to the video above from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Also glad to see that the Archdiocese of Boston touts the video on its FaceBook page.
This video isn't perfect but it's one of the better efforts I've seen for opening our doors to all who are on the other side.
The video is part of an effort titled, Any Given Sunday -- an outreach to young people but one I believe will benefit folks of any age. On this page you can subscribe to weekly updates - I just did!
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Thank you for posting this video. Unfortunately it doesn't reflect my experience in my parish in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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For persons without a personality disorder, personality traits are patterns of thinking, reacting, and behaving that remain relatively consistent and stable over time. Persons with a personality disorder display more rigid and maladaptive thinking and reacting behaviors that often disrupt their personal, professional, and social lives.
Generally, personality disorders are divided into three subtypes (or clusters), and include the following:
Cluster A: | odd/eccentric |
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Specific treatment for each personality disorder will be determined by your physician based on:
Personality disorders are often difficult to treat and may require long-term attention to change the inappropriate behavior and thought patterns. Treatment may include:
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Lithuania: Donny Montell with 'Love Is Blind'
Donny Montell with the song Love Is Blind has been chosen as the representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. An expert jury selected the song from the three songs that had reached the Superfinal, after televoters and the jury had selected them from the 14 songs that competed in tonight's final Eurovizijos nacionalinė atranka which was shown on our Web Tv player.
After a series of four semi-finals. The following 14 songs competed in tonight's final. A combination of televoting and an expert jury decided which three would progress to the Superfinal. The five member expert jury awarded the following points (In brackets). These were then converted into the traditional 12, 10, 8 format. The televoting from the public was also converted into the 12, 10, 8 format.
The qualifiers for the Superfinal are in bold.
While the televoting was taking place, the French entrant for Baku, Anggun performed her entry Echo (You And I) as well as another song titled Only Love.
Before the Superfinal result, Kurt Calleja from Malta performed his entry This Is The Night.
From the following three songs that reached the Superfinal, the five member expert jury selected the song that would represent the nation in Europe's Favourite TV Show. (Winner in bold)
- Monika - Happy
- Donny Montell - Love Is Blind
- DAR - Home
Lithuania will take part in the second half of the second Semi-Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku on the 24th of May.
If you missed the final, you can catch up with it on our Web Tv player.
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Dear EarthTalk: What are some simple low cost improvements I can do to my home to make it greener?
-- Stefan Lonce, via email
According to consumer advocate Remar Sutton, there are many ways to save energy and other resources around the home without spending a lot of money. And taking action sooner rather than later will lead to ongoing savings on utility bills, so a little cash outlay now will more than pay for itself in the long run.
On the energy front, turning your thermostat up in summer and down in winter is one often overlooked way to reduce usage and cost. "For each degree you raise or lower your thermostat, you can save anywhere from one to five percent on your cooling or heating bills depending on where you live," Sutton reports, adding that programmable thermostats can help greatly to maximize efficiency and cut out waste.
Other ways to save energy include: lowering the hot water heater's thermostat; getting heating and cooling equipment tuned once a year; insulating hot water pipes and hot water storage tanks; caulking cracks and gaps on walls, including around door and window frames; weather-stripping air leaks around windows and doors; and replacing incandescent light bulbs with more efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs.
Sutton recommends doing an energy audit to identify all the areas around the house where simple, low-cost improvements can make a difference. Your local utility may offer a free or low-cost audit, or you can do-it-yourself via the online calculator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Energy Saver website.
Beyond energy savings alone, Sutton offers a wealth of tips on how to reduce water usage around the house as well: Wash and dry only full loads of laundry and only wash full loads of dishes; fix leaky faucets and toilets; install aerating low-flow showerheads and faucets; turn off the faucet while brushing teeth and shaving; and take short(er) showers and avoid baths altogether. By taking some or all of these measures, you can run a much greener home without spending much at all.
Once you've exhausted ways to save energy and water around the house as it is, you might consider taking larger steps to boost efficiency more. According to Harvey Sachs of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, installing or upgrading insulation is a sure-fire way to save money over time, as your heating and cooling equipment won't have to work so hard maintaining the desired temperature of your home's interior. Planting shade trees around your home's exterior will help reduce the need for air conditioning in summer and, if they're deciduous, they'll let sunlight through in the winter.
Also, says Sachs, upgrading to more energy efficient appliances—preferably those brandishing the federal government's EnergySTAR seal of approval—should more than make up for any cost premiums with the energy savings they'll bring going forward. Replacing older single pane windows with new more efficient double or even triple pane varieties can significantly reduce home energy usage and heating/cooling bills as well. Be sure to get professional help when installing insulation or new windows, as improper installation can negate the benefits you're trying to obtain.
CONTACTS: DOE Home Energy Saver Website, www.hes.lbl.gov/hes/vh.shtml; American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, www.aceee.org; EnergySTAR, www.energystar.gov.
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Over the last week, the United States has taken a number of significant sanctions actions involving Iran.
Most significantly, on June 3, 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13645 (78 Fed. Reg. 33945) that, effective July 1, 2013, implements provisions of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (click here for our January 14, 2013, Executive Alert regarding this statute) and imposes a whole series of new sanctions against Iran in an effort to curb that country's nuclear-related activities. The Executive Order provides, inter alia, for blocking the property of -- or, in some cases -- imposition of other financial and related restrictions against:
While implementing regulations are expected to be issued shortly, the Executive Order and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) statements made in connection with its issuance, clarify a number of issues and provisions in the Executive Order, as follows:
In addition to the issuance of the new Executive Order, over the last week, OFAC has also identified, as SDNs, a number of significant Iranian entities in its energy, petrochemical and insurance industries. In addition, the Administration has designated as SDNs, a number of Kyrgyz, Ukraine and UAE individuals and companies that are leasing and selling aircraft to SDNs, Mahan Air and Iran Air, in an attempt to circumvent sanctions and to move illicit cargo to Syria for use in the Assad Regime's crackdown on the Syrian population. OFAC has also identified Cyprus and Ukraine-based Ferland Company Limited, as a sanctions evader for facilitating deceptive transactions for or on behalf of the National Iranian Tanker Company, and is barring transactions with that company by US persons or that are otherwise subject to US jurisdiction. The Department of State is also imposing sanctions against the company under the Iran Sanctions Act.
These new sanctions make it incumbent on all foreign companies engaged in transactions with Iran to (i) review the nature and scope thereof to make sure that they do not make them subject to the new sanctions, and (ii) strengthen their compliance processes to try to take advantage of the due diligence safe harbors provided.
In the one case where sanctions have been eased, on May 30, 2013, in order to foster greater contact by Iranian citizens with the rest of the world, OFAC issued a general license for exports and reexports to Iran of (i) fee-based services incident to the exchange of personal communications over the Internet, including social networking, (ii) EAR99 or ECCN 5D992.c. fee-based software necessary to enable such services, (iii) certain software and hardware subject to the EAR and incident to personal communication and related services, and (iv) consumer-grade Internet connectivity services and the provision, sale or leasing of capacity on telecommunication transmission facilities incident to personal communications. This new general license will allow the (re)export to Iran of such items as mobile phones (including smart phones), certain satellite phones, modems, routers, laptops, tablets, and anti-virus and anti-tracking software. The general license does not authorize shipments to the Government of Iran or SDNs, of commercial grade Internet connectivity services or telecommunications transmission facilities, or of web hosting services for commercial endeavors.
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From: pablo zapata giraldo (*******@demasiado.com) Subject: Nerdy question Hi. I been reading you for quite a while, and I have a short question: How the hell do people to figure out the game codes and secrets? Well, secrets doesn't seem too difficult, but "in the menu screen press triangle, X, circle and tap (fast) L1, L1, R2" Damn! Do they really sit down for days and begin the festival of good old "trial and error" method? Since I dont live in the U.S. this is like a total freaking mistery to me. Holy Giant Robots, please answer me (and I don't mean the ones from Evangelion or Xenogears -go Weltall go!-) Lector Revolucionario Pablo.
How do we find out the button codes? Oh, it's simple. Anyone can do it. First you reverse the polarity on your trusty Ion Conductors. Then take some spare Uranium 14, compute the beta decay, transverse your positron callibrator, and you're done! Oh, don't forget to press 'Start.'
From: "Sharon Stinett" (*****@catc.net) Subject: cats a game where u build a cat and a game where u scramble up the cat and u slid the pieces back together to make the cat
Great game idea. Unfortunately, there already is a game with this premise. It is called "Tangoes" by Rex Games Inc.
We are not joking! They don't pay me enough to make this stuff up.
From: (*****@aol.com) Subject: I have to have the most extensive roster for WWF Attitude I just completed putting together my roster for my WWF Attitude game for my Sony Playstation, and not counting the superstars already included in the game, I have created an additional 210 wrestling superstars, past and present, ranging from the late, greats (Andre The Giant, Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, etc.), to the legendaries (Ted DeBiase, Ultimate Warrior, etc.), and into today's stars from the WWF, WCW, and ECW (Goldberg, Rikishi, Sandman, etc.). God, I love wrestling!!!
Man, you're like...like Orko from He-Man or something.
From: "Wheelers" (******@dreamscape.com) Subject: ps2 no anti-aliasing bad?? I read your article on the ps2 and didn't like a part of it, where you said the dreamcast was better than the ps2 in graphics because of anti-aliasing. all anti-aliasing is, is a technical name for blurring the picture. If you want that, get a TV where you can change the picture between soft and sharp and make the picture soft. and the ps2 has direct Mem to share(32mb on ps2, 16mb on dreamcast), the 8mb vram to 4 Mb vram doesn't matter all that much unless the game only uses the 4mb. Also which one has dvd, oh yeah the ps2 there you go digital over analog also dvd can have about 6.2 gig games on one disc, lets see dreamcast try that. Sony also says the ps2 is getting a modem but feels that regular 56kbs will be the past in a little while so they don't want you to be stuck with the Slow old 56k while the x-box boasts a t1 line or dolphin gets fiber op.(usb ports, Type III PCMCIA Card Slot) it has room to grow. just give it time and you will see the true power of the ps2. As for the giving away a dreamcast, its just a last resort on a sale of the console even though it does sound tempting I'm not going to get one of those pieces of junk (I've seen better graphics on some of the psx games, RE3's beginning was awesome, the cops looked real, hopefully they weren't or I'm locking myself in my basement). Chad "reckziw"
Yeah, I feel the same way you do; Sony sucks. Speaking of Sony, how much are they paying you over there?
P.S. "all anti-aliasing is, is a technical name for blurring the picture." Damn straight. And a fax machine is just a toaster with a phone attached!


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What benefit do universities get who put courses on Coursera? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions ...
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Sometimes just getting together for a conversation is what people need to spark a discussion and take action. I am thrilled that I could be a part of starting an important dialogue in Botswana and am eager to see their entrepreneurial community take off!
Curious about where the long-past college set goes to learn, I asked 4,000 of my closest Facebook friends if they'd ever taken an online class. The re...
New York Times declared 2012 as the year of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). It was the year when Udacity, Coursera and edX, the three leading MOOC companies, took the education world by storm and promised a lot.
If higher education (like dentistry) are craft services where the efficiencies we've seen in factory production over the last century are not easily applied, what can explain the rapid rise in costs of these boutique industries since the 1980s?
Given the nature of averages, if some people are paying full retail then a lower average can only mean that others are paying much less. And the difference between sticker price and what people actually pay is referred to as "tuition discounting."
If you read enough books and articles, or watch enough news segments about why colleges cost so freaking much (and supposedly deliver little for the price), a consensus emerges that tends to include the following premises.
As I began to look into this question a bit more deeply, the answers and arguments I discovered seemed as uninformed or contradictory as those surrounding massive open learning.
We frequently hear about teachers who are driven to start their own edtech companies after struggling to implement top-down technology initiatives in their classrooms. It is less common, however, for educators to graduate into the realm of venture capital investing.
How would you like to help give away $100,000? It's not often that an opportunity like this comes your way. But thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Learning By Giving Foundation, we have one.
From the vantage point of someone who never budged from my cautious optimism over what MOOCs might eventually become, I'd like to point out that even if massive open courses have not made free learning for all available yesterday, they have raised the bar in online education.
Given the roller coaster MOOCs been on over the last 18 months, it's probably time to stop thinking about them as some sort of gold standard for indep...
We live in an age of binge watching television. I confess, I'm no different. But rather than binge watching a whole season of Game of Thrones or Break...
How do you answer the questions of 34,000 students? Well you don't, but we've learned that the community that has formed around our MOOC creates a supportive and interactive learning experience for those students who want to raise their hand and get involved.
While apprenticeships are one alternative to traditional schooling, online courses are potentially transformative for the higher education industry. In fact, the arrival of free online courses has already forced universities to re-evaluate their own models.
It is actually quite valuable to at least think about each course as a separate entity, rather than lump them (and every other massive online class) together under the label "MOOC," since (as the researchers themselves highlight), no two MOOCs are quite the same.
The massive open online course (MOOC) movement continues to reach new heights. Worldwide, more than 10 million students have taken at least one MOOC -...
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The reason a One Year MOOC BA could work while a One Year residential BA would not is because -- on average -- MOOC classes make fewer demands on students than do their residential equivalents.
Some universities count Coursera teaching toward regular teaching obligations. In other words, the university pays the teacher to teach on Coursera. Why do this?
For students today have access to the world's greatest library -- the Internet -- on their hip at any given moment, meaning everything from guidance to "the answers" are always just a Google search away.
An argument asks why schools and investors should be sinking millions into creating MOOCs that we all know just benefit older, educated, professional (and by implication well-off, middle-class) lifelong learners who already have so much.
If reading had evolved so that it only ever took place on a computer screen, would we look at the book as some primitive artifact, or as a marvelous and superior technology to be celebrated for its high-resolution user interface, portability and convenience?
While it's tempting to just fall back on the acronym and say that if a course is massive, open and delivered online then it must be a MOOC, once you dig into the details, it turns out that each one of these words is either ambiguous or open to challenge.
Rather than cannibalizing the applicant pool, MOOCs are likely to end up just one of many alternatives for students looking to shorten their time in school or (more likely) place out of entry level courses.
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I was watching it on TV tonight, they were working hard to save the ones they could. It was great of all of them to pitch in like that.
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So they are impressed by something that has been available to android users for years?
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Those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
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Cause she is getting married to Okamura :P
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Same rules as the sailors have here in Sasebo. When is the last time Sasebo was in the news for one of those incidents? Years.
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These awards are stupid. How are they even determined and who cares? Becky... yeah, Shelly is much better looking.
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On the other hand, there are the pysch related crimes. People on psych drugs or in the middle of mental "treatment" shooting up a bunch of people and then topping themselves.
That could be said of anywhere, including here in Japan where a girl recently beheaded a classmate in my city. Or a cat owning man cutting up a little girl etc etc. There may not be lots of gun crimes in Japan but the brutality of some of the murders is insane. Those issues are word wide though and don't fit into any specific "oh this wouldn't happen there argument"
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"Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!!" said pears009 online. "This 'New' design (is) neither ''COOL' NOR Functional in a fight… YoU'd cut your own FREAKING hand off in a fight with a Tweak of the wrist!!! Uuuuggghhhh!!!"
That dude needs to check out "The Old Republic" the only other official Star Wars canon storyline. There are tons of variations of lightsabers in that.
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What a hard life she must be having to be relieved of not have the responsibility to sing a song or two.
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I guess he only kept the best ones for himself.
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And stupid award season is in full swing here in the land of the rising sun.
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Maybe they were drunk and forgot to report them?
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So how are they going to clear the debris? Launch missiles at them? Lasers maybe?
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I am from Sasebo, this case looks like a serial killer in the making. They better lock her up for good, not just rehab her for 2 years and then let her go like in the Satomi Mirai case. She at least deserves 1 year for every year she took away from the other girl. I don't know how anyone can argue redemption in a disgusting case like this.
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At least Saddam kept things in check
This statement is totally outrageous. Kept in check? Genocide and mass murder are keeping things in check? By that logic Hitler was doing a good job.
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According to U.S. immigration law, authorities do not revoke an individual's visa unless the person has been convicted of a violent crime or been sentenced to more than one year imprisonment.
This law is pure stupidity
Rodman is a joke. The media need to stop giving him airtime. Lets see how long he is welcome in NK when he is not getting on then on the news anymore. Whether he knows it or not he is being used. He probably doesn't mind all hte attention he is getting now good or bad.
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China. What are they thinking?


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Steamboat Springs "Mothership"
"Mothership," a two-disc collection of Led Zeppelin's greatest hits, is about as comprehensive as any of the several other Led Zeppelin greatest hits compilations that have been released.
And that isn't at all a bad thing: every song you might immediately want to hear from one of rock 'n' roll's best bands is here. There's not much of a downside to being able to listen to "Heartbreaker" between "Ramble On" and "Immigrant Song."
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"Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino"
That John Lennon, Elton John, B.B. King, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, Randy Newman, Robert Plant, Norah Jones and Willie Nelson all contributed tracks to "Goin' Home" a tribute to New Orleans music legend Fats Domino, almost doesn't even matter.
Domino's songs have so much natural swing, such an important place in the American musical vocabulary, it would be close to impossible to mess them up.
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We like it also, very happy with it. Doesn't look as "low" when on the water, but I can now stand up in the boat!! which comes in handy.
Now if I could only find a place to buy a towable cover! The guy that did my bimini for about $800 shot me a price of almost $2k!!!! I almost fell over!
Funny thing is I can get a cover for my suburban for less than $200 - That is quite a difference, guess there is a lot more Suburbans out there.
I don't blame you on wanting to lose the decals - heard those referred to as the "Barbie graphics" more than once. LOL
I got the boat so cheap with less than 200 hours on it (not anymore!) and was planning on just using it as a temp wakeboard boat until I could find a Natique this winter, but I ended up loving the way it rides so we are cleaning her up, already added a PerfectPass and a new stereo and of course the Bimini.


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- January 18, 2013 - 10:18 AM
MADISON, Wis. - A former Minnesota man accused of defrauding investors out of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
Federal prosecutors say Garry Milosevich, formerly of Duluth, and his partner, Daniel Tepoel, ran a fraud scheme from 1997 until 2007.
They told investors they had access to international trading programs that didn't exist. They used the investment money to travel and purchase construction materials for a failed Grenada resort. Investors never received promised gains and lost about $2.5 million in principal.
Tepoel was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison in 2008.
Milosevich was captured in Honduras last year. He entered his plea Thursday in federal court in Madison. He could face up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced in April.
His attorney didn't immediately return a message.
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Possible Ducks deal for Konopka falls apart
The Ducks had seemed to have their first deal done on Monday's NHL trade deadline as reports surfaced on Twitter and throughout cyberspace of their impending acquisition of center Zenon Konopka from the New York Islanders.
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Not exactly.
Ducks GM Bob Murray could not comment because of tampering rules but it is believed that the club had a serious amount of interest in the 30-year-old Konopka, who would have returned to the place where he began his NHL career.
But while there seemed to be reports of a done deal, the negotiations for Konopka never really got off the ground as Islanders GM Garth Snow wanted a second-round pick in return and was not budging off that demand.
Given that price, it is no wonder that Murray stayed away and no longer pursued a fourth-line faceoff specialist even though the possible move would have addressed a need as Konopka's 57.5 percent win rate ranks fifth in the league.
Konopka also doesnt hesitate to drop the gloves as he leads the NHL with 224 penalty minutes. His 20 fighting majors rank second in the league behind George Parros, who leads with 23.
The native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, who played in 23 games for the Ducks in 2005-06, has a goal and six assists in 63 games with the Islanders this season. He has seven goals, 13 assists and 601 penalty minutes in 176 NHL games.
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The Female Changeling was a Founder from a rogue planet located in the Omarion Nebula, in the Gamma Quadrant. She was chosen by the Great Link, a giant gelatinous sea of shapeshifters, to represent the interests of the Changelings in both the Gamma and Alpha Quadrants and instigated a bloody, genocidal interstellar war in order to conquer their inhabitants and worlds and subjugate them to the rules of the Dominion: a major galactic political power established by the Founders to defend their interests at all costs. The Female Changeling harbored a particular mistrust and hatred towards non-Changelings – whom she referred to as solids – believing them to be infinitely inferior and unworthy beings by design.
She was trapped in the Alpha Quadrant during the start of the Dominion War and helped coordinate the Dominion's war efforts, ultimately leading to the destruction of hundreds of worlds and the death and suffering of hundreds of millions of people.
The Female Changeling ultimately paid the price for the millions of lives lost when Starfleet forced her to sign the Treaty of Bajor that ended the war and took her into custody.
Life in the Link Edit
The Female Changeling assumed a humanoid form resembling that of Odo in order to greet him on his return to the Great Link in 2371. She first told him of his people, their history, and what it truly meant to be a Changeling. However, after Odo discovered his people's identity as the Founders of the Dominion, he decided to abandon the Great Link and return home. (DS9: "The Search, Part II")
In order to discover what was the true cause of Odo's choice to live with the solids, the Female Changeling traveled to the Alpha Quadrant and lured Odo to a deserted moon. She posed as Major Kira Nerys and forced Odo into admitting his love for the Major. She had hoped that Kira's apparent death would drive Odo back to the Link, but Odo deduced that 'Kira' wasn't real and made the Female Changeling reveal where she was being kept. Afterward she returned to the Link. (DS9: "Heart of Stone")
After Odo killed another Changeling, breaking their people's only law, the Female Changeling lured him home to be judged by the Link. His judgment was to be locked into humanoid form, losing his shapeshifting abilities and becoming a solid, although his face remained the same to remind him of what he had done. During her stay with Odo, she promised Cardassian citizen Elim Garak that his people would all die by the Dominion's hand. (DS9: "Broken Link")
The Dominion War Edit
The Dominion War broke out with the Federation's mining of the entrance to the Bajoran wormhole, trapping the Female Changeling in the Alpha Quadrant. After spending months among solids, she felt the need to be with one of her own. She sought out Odo on Dominion-held Deep Space 9. There, she linked with him in an attempt to give him a better understanding of his nature. She also manipulated him into viewing solids as inferior beings undeserving of the Changelings' compassion, time and efforts. Odo became so smitten with what the Female Changeling showed him that he began believing what she said and exhibiting similar feelings of superiority, much to the dismay of Major Kira who depended on Odo for their plans to sabotage the Dominion while they were occupying DS9. In fact, Odo was so hard in the grip of the Female Changeling that when Rom was about to be executed, he did not do anything about it but instead preferred to link with the Female Changeling. (DS9: "Behind the Lines")
The Female Changeling's priority was the disabling of the minefields so that reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant could be brought in. She began overseeing Weyoun and Gul Dukat's war efforts directly from DS9. As the Dominion was eventually forced back into Cardassian space, the Founder retreated with Weyoun to Cardassia Prime, where they set up a new Dominion Headquarters. She was forced to leave Odo on DS9, but was certain he would change his mind, believing it to be only a matter of time until he saw how truly superior and better than everyone else he was and rejoin the Link. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")
By 2375, the Female Changeling began manifesting symptoms of a disease that had infected the Great Link – the morphogenic virus – and thus her ability to change was slowly limited; but she continued to command the Dominion from Cardassia Prime. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River") Attempts to create a vaccine for the disease by Vorta scientists were unsuccessful. (DS9: "Penumbra") During the final months of the war, the Female Changeling's health continued to deteriorate, but she was still able to negotiate the admission of the Breen to the Dominion, which greatly strengthened their position. During the Second Battle of Chin'toka that ended in success for the Dominion, she allowed enemy escape pods to flee the battle zone so that the survivors could spread the despair and demoralization that had followed their defeat during the battle to other troops and the Federation Alliance in particular, sending a clear message to all Dominion opponents. She also had the Breen attack Starfleet headquarters on Earth for similar reasons. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
Later that year, the leader of Cardassia at the time, Damar, was growing increasingly frustrated of and angry at being the Dominion's puppet and sacrificing the lives of millions of Cardassians for their cause; he realized that Cardassia had become a conquered world, forced to serve entities that had little to no regard for its interests. When he was asked to give up undisclosed amounts of territory to the Breen and make concessions that clearly went against the interests of Cardassia, he had a drastic change of attitude which eventually lead him to muster up enough courage to stage a rebellion in an attempt to free Cardassia from the shackles of the Dominion. The Female Changeling, outraged at Damar's actions, ordered that all Dominion outposts be populated by Cardassian civilians, especially women and children, so that Damar and his insurgency cells would have to kill all those innocent people first if they wanted to destroy key Dominion structures. She also specifically ordered the murder of Damar's wife and son, whom she clearly knew had nothing to do with the Rebellion, in order to teach him a lesson. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains...", "Tacking Into the Wind")
By the end of the war, the Female Changeling was so ill that she was no longer able to shapeshift. When the Federation Alliance attacked Cardassia Prime in what became known as the Battle of Cardassia, and defeat for the Dominion seemed imminent, she ordered the Jem'Hadar and Breen to fight to the last man in hopes of sufficiently damaging the Federation Alliance that it could not threaten the Dominion's territories in the Gamma Quadrant. After Cardassian civilians on Cardassia Prime began rebelling against the Dominion as part of Damar's resistance movement, she ordered every Cardassian on the planet exterminated. Members of the Cardassian resistance, led by Kira and Garak after Damar's death, penetrated the Dominion command compound and took the Female Changling prisoner. Shortly thereafter, Odo, who was present on the USS Defiant during the battle, beamed into the compound and against the protests of Kira and Garak, linked with the Female Changeling. By doing so, Odo cured her of the disease, and the Female Changeling agreed to end the war and stand trial for her war crimes. Odo returned to the Great Link to cure the rest of the Founders. The Female Changeling was taken away by Starfleet after signing the Treaty of Bajor. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
Values Edit
The Female Changeling, as a representative of her kind, believed that her species, with its shapeshifting abilities, was far superior to humanoids, whom she referred to as "solids". Her distrust, disapproval and severe aversion for the "solids" became apparent the very first time she met Odo and only strengthened throughout the course of the war that she organized and coordinated. She told Odo that living among the solids had damaged him far worse than she realized, supposedly leaving him ignorant of the gifts he possessed.
She rationalized her kind's dislike for humanoids, and ultimately the war waged against them, by recounting the suspicion, hatred and violence they had experienced thousands of years ago when exploring the galaxy. Built on that prejudice, her mistrust kept growing and she was very proud that her kind, through the creation of the Dominion, had finally become the "hunters", controlling the destinies of hundreds of other races, "because what you can control, can't hurt you". She called the murders and deaths the Founders were responsible for after the creation of the Dominion as bringing "order" to the galaxy and had no regard for life itself. The fact that "solids" merely existed was enough for her to justify their deaths, even though the humanoids she encountered prior to the war had done her no harm and were mere explorers, just like her kind once was before isolating themselves on a rogue planet and brooding in their hatred. Odo's initial joyful reunion with the Female Changeling was overshadowed by recognizing her true face, which was not interested in justice, but mere "order", as she referred to her genocidal intentions, at all costs. (DS9: "The Search, Part II").
She never understood why Odo would choose to live among humanoids rather than among his own people. She truly believed that humanoids were incapable of ever accepting or even loving a Changeling; her confidence in the Link's alleged superiority was relentless and she went to great lengths to prove that to Odo. (DS9: "Heart of Stone", "Broken Link") She once remarked that she was willing to sacrifice the entire Alpha Quadrant to get him back, and her ruthless and condescending attitude towards those who faithfully served under her and gave their lives for her, such as the Vorta and Jem'Hadar, was superceded only by her complete disregard of life itself, as evidenced by her ordering the annihilation of all Cardassians at the end of the war and her willingness to sacrifice the lives of innocent civilians, even children, for her cause. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Tacking Into the Wind", "The Dogs of War", " What You Leave Behind"). She despised humanoids so much that, in fact, Odo's punishment for having killed another Changeling was to be turned into a "solid", which she remarked was a far crueler punishment than death itself. (DS9: "Broken Link") Verbal communication was an insufficient mode of communication for her and she kept on insisting that the way solids experienced such things as emotions and intimacy was inferior to the way Changelings experienced them. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
Her patronizing view of solids as "small and insignificant" beings "confined to a single shape and perspective" in need of the Founders' guidance further fueled her ruthlessness and the extent of the bloodiness of the war that had begun in the Alpha Quadrant on her orders. She once said that it was important to "break" the solids as it was their fate to be either crushed by or serve the Founders. The only time she showed any sign of respect for a solid was when Sisko showed his allegiance to an ailing Odo by refusing to allow her to take him away from the Defiant, acknowledging Sisko's loyalty and allowing the crew to 'accompany' Odo so long as one of her Jem'Hadar piloted the Defiant and deleted the coordinates afterwards. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Broken Link")
Because of her blind hatred and distaste for humanoids, and her genocidal ambitions, she was prepared to be responsible of the death of billions of people and the destruction of hundreds of worlds in the Alpha Quadrant. Even though the Federation had practically won the war she refused to give the Dominion troops the order to surrender so that in the end, as she remarked, that victory would taste as bitter as defeat to the Federation, given the havoc that had spread in that part of the quadrant and the number of casualties. However, she changed her mind and surrendered after receiving the cure for the virus by Odo. Cardassia was in ashes and shambles after she was done with them, counting 800 million casualties alone and the entire Federation, including the Romulan Star Empire and Klingons, suffered severe losses after this war of death and conquest. After her capture, she never apologized to anyone for her actions and did not show the slightest remorse for her atrocities and war crimes. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
Appendices Edit
Appearances Edit
- "The Search, Part I" (Season Three)
- "The Search, Part II"
- "Heart of Stone"
- "Broken Link" (Season Four)
- "Behind the Lines" (Season Six)
- "Favor the Bold"
- "Sacrifice of Angels"
- "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" (Season Seven)
- "Penumbra"
- "'Til Death Do Us Part"
- "Strange Bedfellows"
- "The Changing Face of Evil"
- "Tacking Into the Wind"
- "The Dogs of War"
- "What You Leave Behind"
Background information Edit
The Female Changeling was played by Salome Jens; in the episode "Heart of Stone", she was played by Nana Visitor when she was imitating Kira Nerys.
Apocrypha Edit
In the Deep Space Nine relaunch "Worlds of Deep Space Nine" series third book's Dominion story, a Jem'Hadar named Taran'atar goes to visit the Female Changeling in a maximum-security prison called Ananke Alpha. During flashbacks throughout the story, it is revealed that when she and Odo briefly engaged in sexual intercourse during the Dominion's control of Deep Space Nine as part of Odo's attempt to help her better understand solids, Odo realized that he simply didn't connect with her the way he had connected with Arissa – his only other romantic relationship that had progressed that far at this time – prompting him to once again realize how distant he was from the rest of his people.
In the alternate future seen in the Deep Space Nine Millennium trilogy, the Female Changeling was killed when she refused to have the Dominion join with the Grigari, who, ironically, were commanded by Weyoun, the new self-proclaimed "Emissary of the True Prophets" who lived in the newly-opened red wormhole.
In Star Trek Online, the Female Changeling plays a major role in "The 2800" feature episode series. The Founder has been incarcerated for more than thirty years by this time, held in a secret Federation maximum-security prison called Facility 4028. A Vorta named Eraun demands the release of the Female Changeling in exchange for Dominion support against a renegade fleet, originally the 2800 Dominion ships that had disappeared in the wormhole in 2374 (see "Sacrifice of Angels"), that presently controls DS9. The Federation Council ultimately agrees, and the Starfleet and Klingon players who made contact with Eraun are sent to Facility 4028 to oversee the Founder's release.
External linkEdit
- Female Changeling at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Don't lump emerging Asia with Brazil, India, Turkey and South Africa
Emerging markets have become the new focus for investors' fears, leading to capital outflows, sharp falls in local currencies and interest rates rising.
SCMP headline, February 14
It's a frequent lament these days. The Fed has reversed itself, the days of easy money are numbered, capital will now flow back to the United States and emerging markets will crash. Doom is upon us. Get out now, all ye who may.
Here are a few observations. Firstly, I hardly see a reversal of monetary policy in the US. Instead of flooding a Mississippi River of cash into the system, the Federal Reserve Board is now flooding the economy with a slightly lesser Missouri River of cash.
And, lest anyone complains of being parched, the Fed will turn on the Mississippi again. The US is hooked on easy money worse than a junkie on drugs.
Secondly, there is Jake's No 3 Rule of Investment to consider - it's in the price if it's in the press. Has anyone not heard that the pundits have announced a funeral for emerging markets? Investors have had plenty of time to leave. Those who have not yet gone probably consider the death notice sufficiently discounted into prices.
Finally, consider what most people who talk this talk mean at present by emerging markets: they mean the BRITS markets - Brazil, India, Turkey and South Africa.
And they are wrong to call those emerging markets. They are the submerging markets. Every now and then they rise to the surface for another crew of credulous new investors to drown and then back they go under again.
Let's talk about Asian emerging markets and where they stand in all this. What I have done in the first chart is work out an index in US dollar terms of Asian markets weighted by recent market capitalisation. The markets represented are Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (all those China listings have demoted us to emerging again), the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
I have then calculated a relative performance of this index to the Standard & Poor's 500 index in the US.
The results show you the Asian markets crash of 1997-1998, followed by a 12-year period in which Asian stocks generally outperformed US ones. Somewhere around 2010 things reversed and Asian stocks began to underperform, and that trend continues.
What we have here is continued irrational pricing of investment assets in the US due to easy money. People thought it might end with recovery from the 2008 financial crisis - but no, the US is hooked on easy money and the steady Asian underperformance reflects that.
That means nothing has changed recently and that the BRITS markets are submerging again because they always do.
The second chart, a GDP-weighted index of currency performance by the same Asian group against the US dollar, shows the same trends. The 1997 currency crash clearly shows up but overall there has been only very slight weakness against the US dollar recently, if any at all.
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