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17 August 2009
STAMFORD, Conneticutt -- A woman who was raped at gunpoint in front of her children has been exposed by the lawyers for Marriott as a careless slut, who took no precautions, dressed provocatively, and frankly, begged for it.
The woman - who was nameless given her status as a rape victim until Marriott's legal staff sent intimidatory subpoenas to all of her family and friends, including a babysitter of her kids - was walking in the garage of the hotel with her children, actually attempting to go to her vehicle, without being escorted by her husband, father, brother or even a betrothed.
"What was this painted strumpet doing without an escort? Proper ladies do not go about unattended.", said Dick Cranium, Chief Legal Counsel for Marriott's. "She goes down to our garage by herself, she might just as well hold up a sign saying, 'rape me'. Given that she actually took her children with her, we question her ability to even be a mother."
It was while in the garage owned by Marriotts that a rapist came up from behind her and put a gun to her back. "You'll note that at no point did she fight.", said Dick Cranium. "She had opportunity all her life to learn martial arts, but deliberately chose not to do so. She couldn't even be bothered to wear a bullet proof vest, actually expecting not to need one at our facility. How careless was that? Well, it was more then careless, it was negligent. In fact, it was more then negligent, she was flat out begging for it."
The rapist - though by Marriott's reasoning, he could hardly be called that, even if he did confess when arrested, and some dumb jury convicted him of it, and some heartless judge gave him twenty years - then forced her into her vehicle, with her kids, and raped her, threatening to kill her children if she didn't comply.
"Here's where you can see how badly the slut wanted it", said Dick Cranium, "She knew she was still of childbearing age, clearly even if he had shot one of them, she'd have had a spare, and the ability to breed a replacement. Hell, she didn't even call out till afterward, supposedly over this fear of losing a kid or two!"
Clearly this woman was under the impression that she was in safe place like Tijuana, Singapore or Boston's Combat Zone. In reality though, she was in a Marriotts in Stamford, Conn., long known by all travellers to be a cesspit of vice, filth and rape. Or at least such is being argued by Marriott's lawyers.
This reporter wishes to join with Marriott's, though, and only hopes that no judge or jury allows this avaricious slut to profit off of her own negligence and possible solicitation to prostitution. This reporter can't see why an internationally renowned hotel should have to pay out the nose, raising our hotel rates, simply because some woman feels that they had some kind of duty to keep her safe on their own property.
- Staff "Hotel Calls Rape Victim Careless". WFSB Eyewitness News 3, August 14, 2009


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Monday, November 17, 2008
name the mystery tree
As I mentioned, it blooms in three stages. The first stage is in the late Spring or early Summer. The flowers are white and very aromatic -- they almost smell like gardenias. Here is a photograph of the first stage.
The white flowers then fall off, and these pods -- looking almost like Chinese lanterns, form.
And during the late Fall, the lanterns open to display what appear to be star-shaped flowers, with a fruit in the center. In this photograph, the lantern is just opening up. The berry will true from green to a bluer shade.
Do any of you have any idea what this tree -- actually, it is more like a gangly shrub -- might be?
27 comments:
- Christine said...
I don't know what it is--but I like it! Christine
- November 17, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
I would take one of the "flowers" to a nursery. But -- they are closed until February.
- November 17, 2008 at 8:39 AM
- Babs said...
Hi Steve - I have avidly gardened, belonged to garden clubs and even taken horticulture courses - I've NEVER seen anything like this - the first blooms, the white ones, look like the bloom of a fruit tree. But those glorious chinese lanterns and the ultimate bloom are magnificent. It must be native to your area.
You have definitely piqued my interest.
- November 17, 2008 at 8:40 AM
- Theresa in Mèrida said...
very interesting....not a clue. I garden a lot and I can think of zip, I love the fruit part. How big is the fruit and what kind of leaves?
- November 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Islaholic Trixie said...
When you find out, I would like to research them and find out if they would grow in our climate here in Minnesota.
Do you remember if you planted it or was it already there. Hopefully someone knows what it is.
- November 17, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
Babs -- I suspect it is not native to Oregon. We tend to sombre earth tones around here -- even in our flowers. The Oregon grape is a perfect example. This tree is as showy as a drag queen on Bourbon Street.
Theresa -- The fruit is about the size of a fingernail. The red flowers are no more than an inch or two across. Delicate, but gaudy. You can see the leaves in the first picture.
Brenda -- The tree is in a public park. I was thinking of checking at the Agriculture Building -- the closest building -- to see if anyone there has identified it. After all, they are in agriculture.
- November 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- Cairelle said...
I don't know what it is either but I want one... although it would probably shrivel up and die in the heat and humidity of a NOLA summer...
I am curious as to what it is, so do post the name when you find out!
- November 17, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- Islagringo said...
I don't know what it is either but it sure is interesting.
- November 17, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Islagringo said...
I have copied the photos and sent them off to the U of Minn Extension Service. See if they can figure it out. They are pretty good at this sort of thing.
- November 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- Steve Cotton said...
Wayne -- Thanks. I should do the same thing. Oregon State University has a great extension program.
- November 17, 2008 at 6:05 PM
- glorv1 said...
I couldn't find anything on it in my books. Your best bet is to take it to a nursery. It is beautiful. Take care.
- November 17, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Steve Cotton said...
Gloria -- How Shakespearean of you: "Get thee to a nursery." Unfortunately, unlike the balmy latitudes of California, our nurseries are hibernating with the bears -- only to emerge in February.
- November 17, 2008 at 10:49 PM
- Todd said...
Definitely looks like a Clematis, but the question is which one.
- November 18, 2008 at 8:58 AM
- Cory said...
You could drive over to The Oregon Garden in Silverton. That tree/bush is growing near the Children's Garden, there is a sign designating the name of said tree/bush.
There is an admission charge, however. These beautiful clear days were very nice for walking thru the garden, it looks like those might be coming to an end soon, tho.
- November 18, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
Todd -- Clematis is a possibility. However, the ruit on most Clematis is a feathery seed pod.
Cory -- I have never been to the Oregon Garden. If the rain holds off, I may get up there this weekend. My memory, though, is that dogs are not allowed.
- November 18, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Cory said...
Give them a call, I think dogs are okay. There is even a small dog garden where they can play.
- November 18, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- Steve Cotton said...
Thanks, Cory. Will do. Now, watch it rain on Saturday. The fog is still so thick here, it may as well be raining.
- November 18, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- aighmeigh said...
whatever it is, it's gorgeous! :)
- November 18, 2008 at 10:30 PM
- Steve Cotton said...
Aighmeigh -- It is indeed. I would love to have oner in Mexico. It almost looks like a Christmas ornament,
- November 19, 2008 at 12:10 AM
- Cory said...
Did you ever get the name of this curious shrubbery?
- December 10, 2008 at 12:26 AM
- Todd said...
Well, you have had plenty of time to do your homework!
What is the name of the mysterious plant?
- December 10, 2008 at 6:58 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
Todd -- My cousin's son has given me a good lead: check with the Oregon Garden. He has seen one there. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get up to Silverton, and we are about to get our first (and perhaps only) snow storm.
- December 10, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
Cory -- Interesting that you should ask. See Todd's comment. I will try to get up there -- after the snow.
- December 10, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Todd said...
S n o w
hmmmm, snow.
Sorry, doesnt ring a bell out in this neck of the woods.
- December 10, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- Steve Cotton said...
Todd -- It is a bit odd for us, as well. We get very little snow in the Willamette Vally. But it appears we will get our share this week.
- December 10, 2008 at 3:35 PM
- Todd said...
Just came across this.
Now you will be prepared for next time!
- August 25, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- Steve Cotton said...
Todd -- Great resource. I will keep it in mind -- if I can find it the next time I discover a mystery plant.
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Tim will be leading a Photo Tour of Western Ireland this year from October 10-20, 2016. Photographing Ireland, both day and night, is the subject of our interview below.
Joe: How long have you been leading photography trips to Ireland?
Tim: This will be my ninth or tenth journey to Ireland - mostly to my home base of Westport, in County Mayo - tho' I've travelled all over Ireland, on occasion. Amazing changes in the "Celtic Tiger" over the last decade or two - and yet, many things, especially in the West, remain much the same. Truly a magical place, where the landscape and history are deeply intertwined. The past is never far away, in Ireland.
Joe: I understand that you have a special connection with Ireland, and were granted dual citizenship a couple of years ago?
Tim: Ireland is a very special place for me - the home of my ancestors. My maternal grandfather was born in Ireland. Through a process known as Foreign Birth Registration, I applied for and was granted Irish Citizenship in 2014, and I now travel with an Irish Passport.
Joe: Do you currently have family in Ireland? When did you first visit?
Tim: I have cousins in Northern County Mayo. I've traveled many times to the area, starting in the 1980s - first as a participant in Workshops offered by Ron Rosenstock, the very photographer whose Hillcrest House we will be staying at during our fall 2016 workshop.
Joe: You and Ron Rosenstock have been friends a long time, right? Tell me more about his Hillcrest House.
Tim: Ron is an East Coast photographer who purchased Hillcrest House to host photography groups visiting Ireland. Ron and I go back almost 30 years - to workshops I took with him in the 1980s! Hillcrest House is a former bed & breakfast, registered with the Irish Tourist Board. Ron purchased Hillcrest House exclusively to accommodate photo groups, and its homelike quality adds to the relaxed atmosphere of the trip.
My favorite feature of the house is the view from the sun-room and library (as well as a few of the bedrooms). You have a view of Croagh Patrick, which is Ireland's sacred mountain that's named for St. Patrick, and the surrounding hills of Westport.
Joe: I really appreciate the style of travel where I'm integrated with the locals instead of staying in a generic hotel. Hillcrest House sounds fantastic. How is the food?
Tim: Hillcrest's wonderful cook Emmajane is a bit of a foodie, and fixes breakfast every morning. She also cooks a delicious hot dinner each evening. We'll have lunch at local restaurants and pubs along the way, or perhaps stop for a picnic.
Joe: Sounds fun. Are the Irish generally receptive to small photography tour groups?
Tim: The Irish are very friendly, welcoming people, and our group always enjoys visits to local artists' studios, galleries, concerts, and the like. My thought on this "integration with the locals" is "to tour like you live there!"
Joe: Perfect. And there's the pubs. I'm guessing you'll spend a bit of time there.
Tim: Of course, the pubs! They serve as very efficient, local community centers, known to all. The fact that we enlist local musicians as guides/drivers, guarantees our group front row seats at traditional Irish music sessions. There is a great video on YouTube of Olcan Masterson on flute, and Cormac (Connie) Cullen on guitar. Two of the best Musicians/Drivers/Tour Guides in all of Ireland.
Joe: The scenery, music, food, and pubs all sound wonderful. How much formal photography instruction do you do on this trip?
Tim: This Photo Tour appeals to a broad base of photographers. I've come to the conclusion that the trip is not so much about teaching, tho' I'm certainly there to help in any way I can. These trips are more about experiencing the Irish countryside, history, people, and culture, with a group of like-minded photographers.
Joe: That sounds like a good approach. Focus on the landscape and culture first, and get help with your photos if you need it.
Tim: Yeah, this is a Photo Tour, rather than a Workshop, where my role is more like a tour guide, or interpreter, in a way. And of course, our Irish Guide/Driver is a great asset on the trip. It is really a cultural tour, which just happens to include a LOT of photography. We'll even do some night photography, for those brave souls who are so inclined!
Joe: What are the logistics of getting to Western Ireland?
Tim: You would fly in to Shannon Airport, which is LOTS better than Dublin – a very civilized, nice pace. There, our Irish guide and I will meet up with the group, load everyone and their gear into our rather large 'Coach' that seats 12! We'll go for a nice ride thru the countryside of the West of Ireland and up into Westport, County Mayo. We may even take a few "unscheduled f-stops", and have some photographic opportunities on the way!. The first day is largely a decompression day to get over jetlag, adjust to the new pace, note the exquisite light, etc. From then on, we're off and running!
Joe: Are there photos online from previous workshops?
Tim: Sure, for a taste of what awaits you, visually:
• Work done on a previous trips, The Nocturnes in Ireland 2013 – 2014.
• Participant Mike Quinn's testimonial and images from an earlier trip.
• Some additional thoughts on Ireland.
Joe: Where do interested photographers get more information about the Ireland tour? Who should they contact about signing up?
Tim: For detailed information about The Light of Ireland – October 10- 20, 2016 - visit Strabo Tours.
Joe: I understand you have a special print offer for early sign ups.
Tim: As an incentive, and a glimpse into the kind of imagery that awaits you in Ireland, we have a print offer. A free 10" x 15" Crystal Archive color print of Moher Lough, County Mayo, Study I (shown above). The print will be signed and window-matted to 16x20, and is a $300 value. Just submit your deposit before June 1, 2016.


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Legendary birds (Japanese: 伝説の鳥ポケモン Legendary bird Pokémon) is a collective term used to refer to the trio of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. They are also known as the winged mirages (Japanese: 幻の翼 phantom wings).
Being the first Legendary trio, they set the standards for future trios; that is, they all share similar attributes and—in the case of most of the future trios—are considered equal among themselves. Like the other trios later would, the Legendary birds share a master in Lugia (in the anime and some games, at least), as well as two common traits: their Flying-type and their Ability, Pressure.
In the anime, Professor Oak states that Articuno's and Moltres' combined powers of ice and fire are the source and cradle of the oceans, and that Zapdos' electric energy creates the currents and streams, which is why the three ancient creatures are closely bound to the guardian of the ocean, Lugia.
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Ice Flying
Electric Flying
Fire Flying
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|Thunder Wave
|Fire Spin
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|Drill Peck
|Solar Beam
|Sky Attack
|Magnetic Flux
|Sheer Cold
|Zap Cannon
|Burn Up
|Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.
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Ice Flying
Electric Flying
Fire Flying
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|Thunder Wave
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|Mirror Coat
|Drill Peck
|Air Slash
|Ice Beam
|Light Screen
|Heat Wave
|Solar Beam
|Sky Attack
|Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.
Base stat comparison
|Sp. Attack
|Sp. Defense
In the core series games
Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow
In Generation I, the Legendary birds are scattered around the Kanto region in different locations according to their type. Articuno is deep within the Seafoam Islands, Zapdos is in the abandoned Power Plant on Route 10, and Moltres is in Victory Road.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
In FireRed and LeafGreen, the Legendary birds retain their placement from Generation I, with the exception of Moltres, which has been moved to Mt. Ember in the Sevii Islands from Victory Road.
Pokémon Emerald
While it is impossible to capture any of the birds in Pokémon Emerald, if one challenges Pyramid King Brandon for the Gold Brave Symbol, he has them in his possession.
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Greevil's team includes Shadow versions of all three birds.
Pokémon Platinum
While it is impossible to capture the Legendary birds in Diamond and Pearl, they can be found roaming the Sinnoh region in Pokémon Platinum. The player may encounter them after visiting Pal Park and then speaking to Professor Oak in Eterna City.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
The Legendary birds appear once more in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and much as before, are in the same locations as before except for Moltres, who has moved once again, to Mt. Silver. Also due to the Power Plant no longer being abandoned, Zapdos is found outside the Power Plant and will only appear once all 16 Badges are acquired.
Pokémon X and Y
In Pokémon X and Y, one bird roams around Kalos while the rest are absent. The bird that appears depends on what starter Pokémon is chosen at the beginning of the game: Articuno will roam if players choose Chespin, Zapdos will roam if Fennekin is chosen, and Moltres will roam if Froakie is chosen. It appears on random routes after the player beats the Pokémon League and cannot be battled, but once it is found ten times, it retreats to the Sea Spirit's Den where it can be battled.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, all three birds can be found in the Ultra Space Wilds by following a red Ultra Wormhole to the Cliff World during the Ultra Warp Ride minigame.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the three Legendary birds appear in the same capacity they do in the Generation I games. Unlike most Pokémon in the game, the player must defeat them in a battle before getting the chance to catch them.
In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon each of them guard a dungeon: Zapdos has Mt. Thunder, Moltres has Mt. Blaze, and Articuno has Frosty Forest. Once the player recruits all three, he or she can talk to Alakazam and go to their Friend Area, Legendary Island, which will unlock access to Silver Trench, the domain of Lugia, their trio master.
In the anime
In the main series
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The Legendary birds appeared in The Power of One, where they were central to the movie's plot. In it, they were described as the titans of fire, ice, and lightning, guardians over Fire, Ice, and Lightning Islands. They were sought after by a collector, Lawrence III, who intended to use them to draw out Lugia.
Lawrence III succeeded in capturing Moltres first, using strange, electrified rings to contain it, rather than a Poké Ball. He then subsequently kept it on his ship as he hunted out Zapdos, who used Moltres's absence from Fire Island as a signal that it would be able to expand its territory. Shortly after, Ash and his friends discovered this to be the case. Lawrence III captures Zapdos as well, drawing the group in as well, due to their boat's similar size to the birds. The group escaped, and, using their Pokémon, managed to free Zapdos and Moltres. The Legendary birds have been infuriated, however, and began fighting, destroying Lawrence III's airship just as he attempted to capture Articuno. The three continued their fight outside, and finally, Lugia revealed itself.
The three birds teamed up to take Lugia down, but it recovered and retured to the surface. As Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres continued to fight, Ash was tasked to bring the treasures from their respective islands to Shamouti Island's shrine in order to help Lugia to quell the fighting and prevent the destruction of the world. Though he almost didn't make it, Ash managed to do so, and the birds made peace, returning to their islands.
Another set of Legendary birds appeared in An Electrifying Rage! in a fantasy.
In Pokémon Origins
The Legendary birds appeared in File 4: Charizard, where Red caught them with Ultra Balls.
In the manga
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In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Only Articuno has appeared in Magical Pokémon Journey, specifically in The Legendary Articuno!.
In the movie adaptations
The Legendary birds appeared in Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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The first of the Legendary birds to appear in Pokémon Adventures is Articuno, seen when a group of Team Rocket Grunts invade its abode in the middle of the Seafoam Islands. It first showed its reluctance to fight by encasing itself in a sheath of ice, which the grunts try to exploit by using a Muk to envelop and carry it whole. Red sends out Gyara to attack Muk; however, it is terribly troubled by its past experiences of being experimented on by the same villainous team, and is unable to fight back when the Muk rams itself hard against Gyara's body, accidentally breaking Articuno's ice in the process. With its power, Articuno then freezes the Muk, ignoring Red's disturbing its peaceful tenure. In the process though, it ended up spending much of its strength and was revealed to have been captured.
The next time a Legendary bird was seen was Moltres, also a new capture of Team Rocket's from Victory Road. It was used to track down and capture Blaine, who had recently given up his position as lead scientist on Team Rocket's experiments (which he conducted on Red's Eevee and Gyara before). With its markedly higher speed and power, it made a joke of Blaine's Rapidash's Fire Spin, and even Gyara's Hydro Pump was dodged with ease, leaving things looking pretty hopeless for the duo. With all bets off, Blaine ordered his Rapidash to take Red to his laboratory as he held off the fiery bird, borrowing Gyara, where his revival equipment allowed Red's Old Amber to revive as an Aerodactyl, which then was able to chip off part of Moltres's right wing. Seeing this, the Rocket Grunts took a run for it, and no more Legendary birds would be seen until the three Pallet Town Trainers attacked the organization's secret hideout at Saffron City.
There, Red found himself fighting an old foe when Lt. Surge revealed himself as part of the Rocket Triad and attacked him at full power with all of his Electrode and Voltorb, as well as his Electabuzz and Raichu, dealing grave damage to the boy and Pika, while, due to his insulating underwear, he felt none of the voltage. Gloating about how seemingly limitless his power was with the Rocket equipment, he revealed the source of the ridiculous energy as Zapdos, a Pokémon that they captured in the abandoned Power Plant as the legends foretold. When even Red's Ivysaur, a Grass-type, was badly hurt by a simple Thunder Shock, Red exploited how Surge's electric power device was supplying energy through a set of cords and cut them with Razor Leaf, a move Surge thought was futile with his insulating underwear, though little did he know, Red cut the pompous man's clothes as well as the cords, defeating him with his own power (and taking the rubber gloves that would come in handy later).
Right upstairs, Koga was about to finish Blue off with his Golbat when Red arrived and tried to stop him using Poli, only to have the Tadpole Pokémon defeated in an instant. Taking Red as hostage in his schemes instead, Koga then tried to deliver the final blow before Blue revealed his Reflector pendant saved him from Koga's Razor Wind before, and had his Pidgeot take him by surprise. Taking Articuno out at last, Koga slowly froze bits of the two young Trainers before freezing the entire room with a full-power Blizzard which seemingly won him the battle, that is, before Blue and Red thawed themselves out by using Charizard's flames to douse the entire building in fire, and defeated him soon after.
Afterwards, when Red and Green were caught by Sabrina, who had the last remaining bird, Green was tricked into stealing the Badge Amplifier from Red and used his stolen Badges to complete the seven-Badge circle, which resulted in the three birds, two of them called upon by her Kadabra, being merged into a single, three-headed bird, a sight upon which Green (due to her fear of birds) faints upon seeing. When Blue arrives after rescuing Professor Oak and the rest of the Pallet Town residents they kidnapped, the three were seemingly killed when Sabrina sent them plummeting towards the ground before Saur used its vines to form a web, holding them in place. Once it evolved, and after attacking the bird with the other two starters, the three birds were freed and flew away to Red's notice.
After three years of not being heard from, Green revealed she had caught the three birds both to overcome her ornithophobia and use them in the upcoming battle against the Masked Man, where the other two besides Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos, were lent to Red and Blue, respectively, and together they managed to hold their own against Ho-Oh and Lugia, and shortly thereafter the two titanic birds were freed from the evil mastermind's control, so Red and Blue returned the borrowed birds as Red also gave Blasty and Charizard back to his fellow Trainers. They have not been heard from since, so it has been speculated they may have been released or simply deposited in the Box.
In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga
Kanto Nankai used the Legendary birds during his match against Ryū Tendō in ABM01.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Articuno appeared in Will You Risk Your Life To Play The Magic Game?!. It was caught by Red using a Master Ball in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!.
Zapdos appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!. Another one appeared in PMDP11.
Moltres appeared in The Legendary Moltres Appears!!.
All of the Legendary birds appeared in Get Lugia!.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
All of the Legendary birds appeared as a silhouette in PZ07.
- In the English dub of The Power of One, these Pokémon are referred to as "titans".
- In the The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia, they are referred to as the Titan trio.
- In Generation I, the Legendary birds all had different base stat totals—Articuno's was 485, Zapdos's was 490, and Moltres's was 495. Since Generation II, when the Special split occurred, all three Legendary birds have had an equal base stat total of 580.
- Although legends are said to be incapable of breeding, Pokémon Snap shows all three birds being born from eggs, which means they were bred in some way.
- The last part of each of the members' names is a number in the Spanish language—one (Articuno), two (Zapdos), and three (Moltres)—and it reflects their National Pokédex order.
- Starting with Platinum, they are the only Legendary trio to be both fully stationary and roaming as wild Pokémon in the various games they appear in. In comparison, the lake guardians have one of their trio who roams, while Suicune of the Legendary beasts roams in Pokémon Gold and Silver, but is stationary in Pokémon Crystal, as well as in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Since there were only four tracks of battle music in the Generation I games (wild, Trainer, Gym Leader/Elite Four, and Champion), normal wild battle music is played when the Legendary birds and Mewtwo are encountered. In FireRed and LeafGreen, a special remix of the normal wild battle theme is used for the Legendary birds, Mewtwo, and the Legendary beasts when encountered. However, the Legendary birds have never had a battle theme composed specifically for them, unlike other Legendary trios.
- All of the Legendary birds are capable of learning Agility naturally; however, they are able to learn this move at different levels.
- Excluding roaming, Moltres is the only one of the trio to change location, and it does so twice.
- The Legendary birds can be caught in more games than any other Legendary Pokémon, as they can be caught in thirteen core series games in Japan (twelve internationally, seven in Korea).
- Zapdos is the only one of the trio not to have a double weakness to Rock (or, for that matter, a double weakness to anything).
- Zapdos is also the only one of the trio to have a weakness to Ice, though Moltres was weak to Ice as well in Generation I.
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Tellus360 is a brand-new company in need of a logo. Developed by a team of environmentally minded professionals, Tellus360 is focused primarily on the reduction of energy consumption. We address this concern by providing both residential and commercial energy audits to determine ways to reduce energy waste. Tellus360 also provides the contracting services to address these recommendations. Tellus360 will be opening a retail store which will sell sustainable furniture and eventually environmentally friendly products such as clothing and accessories from recycled materials.
The origination of Tellus360 is two-part:
1. Tellus is a Latin word meaning "Earth"
2. 360 implies a few things:
a. 360 degrees – full circle – the shape of the Earth
b. We offer a complete approach to consumption reduction
c. Turning a new leaf – starting from scratch – changing your perspective
Our audience will be both residential homeowners and commercial owners who are interested in saving money & helping the environment. Primarily our customers will be located in MD, DC, VA and PA.
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The shape of the Earth (possibly just top-rounded half) seems like a nice possibility for a design element
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Military death benefits to be restored
The House voted 425-0 to restore death benefits for military families, moments before the Fisher House Foundation announced it will cover the payments until the shutdown is over. VPC
The U.S. House voted to provide military families with death benefits delayed by the government shutdown, but prospects for the same action in the Senate remained unclear.
Outrage over a delay in death benefits to families of fallen servicemembers prompted Congress and the Pentagon on Wednesday to hastily restore the payments as the latest unintended fallout from a government shutdown embarrassed leaders on both sides.
The Pentagon reached an agreement with the non-profit Fisher House Foundation to restore for military families $100,000 death benefits that have been stalled by the shutdown, which enters its 10th day today.
The House voted 425-0 to restore the benefit, but prospects for the same action in the Senate remained unclear.
The actions came as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel flew to Dover Air Force Base, Del., to meet, before television cameras, the remains of four soldiers killed Sunday in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan.
Along with a 19-year-old Marine and a 27-year-old Army specialist who both died Saturday, they are among the first whose families faced delays of the $100,000 death gratuity along with other expenses unless funding was restored or the government reopened.
"I am offended, outraged and embarrassed that the government shutdown had prevented the Department of Defense from fulfilling this sacred responsibility in a timely manner," Hagel said in announcing the contract with Fisher House.
He said the foundation, best known for building family residences at military hospitals, will be reimbursed by the Pentagon after the shutdown ends.
As he made the announcement, Congress worked to restore the delayed payments, which have become a symbol of government paralyzed by opposing political views, unable to provide earned benefits even for those who have given their lives for their country.
The death benefits actions were the latest policy shift in the shutdown. About half of the Defense Department's civilian employees were furloughed, but Hagel ordered nearly all 350,000 back on the job. An estimated 450,000 federal workers are idled at agencies responsible for items as diverse as food inspection and national parks, although all employees are eventually expected to receive full back pay. Other furloughed federal employees are trickling back to work.
Even as the death benefits issue was resolved, a broader threat continues. A total of $6.25 billion in veterans benefits could be delayed to more than 5 million veterans, troops, families and children of deceased military members if the shutdown continues through the end of October, according to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.
"I just didn't think you would allow this to happen," Shinseki told members of Congress during testimony Wednesday. "This is not a game."
As Congress grappled with how to keep earned benefits flowing to those who have served in uniform, events became a mix of political theater, recriminations and a litany of dire consequences should the shutdown continue.
Shinseki, a retired four-star general who took the VA helm in 2009, said the budget standoff comes as younger veterans are suffering complex health and behavioral issues after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Members of this latest generation of veterans are enrolling in VA at higher rates than ever before," Shinseki testified. "They, along with the veterans of every preceding generation, will be harmed if the shutdown continues."
As the shutdown continues, House Republicans have passed legislation that would fund individual government departments or specific needs while Democrats argue that the full government should be reopened.
"What's happening now is the House of Representatives — which refuses to reopen the government — is scurrying to pass a little bill to take care of these families," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said. "It isn't nearly enough, because the embarrassment of this government shutdown goes beyond this grievous situation with these bereaving families."
According to Durbin, 17 servicemembers have died since the shutdown began, including five over the weekend.
House Republicans have approved piecemeal funding bills that would reopen popular government programs and facilities, but only one measure — to ensure the U.S. military is paid during the shutdown — has been approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama.
In an emotional floor debate, House Republicans blamed the Obama administration for the lapse in death benefits. "This is a disgrace. An intentional policy of pain," said Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a veteran.
"They broke a sacred trust with our U.S. men and women who are on the front lines," said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., also a veteran.
House Democrats joined with Republicans in support of the measure, but Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., the top Democrat on the Defense Appropriations panel, called on the House to reopen the entire federal government.
Shinseki said 70% of the VA — devoted to providing veterans with health care — remains open because of advanced funding approval. But departments dealing with benefits and the operation of national cemeteries remain unfunded, and money is running out.
About 7,800 benefits workers were placed on furlough this week, and 13,000 more will be sent home later this month, leaving a skeleton crew of about 1,100 if government operations are not fully restored, Shinseki testified.
At that point, he said, monthly checks for compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, education and other benefits might not go out as scheduled Nov. 1.
That could affect the 5.18 million veterans, servicemembers, orphaned children and spouses of troops who have lost their lives, he said.
Senate Chaplain Barry Black, a retired Navy rear admiral, used his daily opening prayer in the Senate chamber to criticize lawmakers for the lapse in death benefits, underscoring the emotional tenor of the debate. "Lord, when our federal shutdown delays payments of death benefits to the families of children dying on faraway battlefields, it's time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough."
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Being a gardener gives me a supply of fresh vegetables, gorgeous flowers and, occasionally, good stories to tell. One of my favorite holiday stories was the time Rudolph and Santa's reindeer found the Brussels sprouts – on Christmas Eve.
Several years ago I left a couple of Brussels sprouts plants unpicked as we approached Christmas. Given that we'd had a warm fall and early winter that year, I had just never bothered harvesting them. I had a young visitor from Scotland for the holidays that year, and Brussels sprouts are a must in Scotland on Christmas day. But the deer – or, as I told her – the reindeer got them on the night of the 24th. Ah well, Santa's helpers needed a special treat that night.
Even though Brussels sprouts and kale are very cold tolerant, I picked mine well before Christmas this year as there is a four-point buck that has been feeding in my garden. Sigh. And winter is a time when deer predation can be a serious problem for anything edible, including trees and shrubs. What's a gardener to do?
The best solution is to fence the area where deer are a problem. An eight-foot fence is what most experts recommend. And if there is high "deer pressure" (meaning large numbers and little natural food), a single strand of wire another foot or two above the fence may be required.
Last summer I planted and tended a small vegetable garden for friends who spend their summers in Wales. They'd had trouble with deer in their flower gardens, so I put up a fence when I planted the veggie garden for them. It was just a tiny patch, and I was able to put something up for a very reasonable cost.
Here is what I did: I bought plastic netting of the kind used to cover berry bushes to keep birds from stealing all the fruit. I bought 5 eight-foot bamboo poles, each about an inch in diameter, and a piece of one-inch plastic pipe. At each corner of the garden I pushed a pole into the soil until it was firmly in place. I used plastic tie-wraps to attach the netting to the poles (you could use tape or string for this instead).
Essentially, I wrapped the garden with mesh to keep out the deer, attaching it to each bamboo pole in turn. But after encircling the garden I didn't attach the mesh to the first pole – if I had, there wouldn't be any way in. Instead I attached the fencing to a fifth pole, a removable one that was right next to the first one. When I needed to enter, I lifted the fifth pole and moved it away, opening one side of the garden. That side was only 6 or 8 feet wide.
The movable pole was easy to move because it fit into a short section of plastic pipe in the ground. I tied the last bamboo pole to the first pole that was right next to it, and which was firmly anchored in the ground. When I wanted to get in, I moved that 6-foot section of fencing away and dropped the bamboo pole into another short section of plastic pipe that was in the ground at an appropriate distance away. That way I never put the fencing on the ground where it was likely to snag on something.
I have another client with a number of yews (an evergreen shrub) that were formerly the salad bar of the neighborhood deer population - but only in the winter. In summer the deer never bothered the yew. So what did we do? Cover the bushes with burlap. That keeps the deer from eating them, and offers some winter protection from cold winds.
Deer repellents work, too. The one that I like best is called Bobbex. It repels deer with its awful smell. Apply it when stems (and leaves) are dry, and the temperature is above 35 degrees. It has a number of animal proteins derived from eggs, fish and other nasties. The odor is quite offensive, even to us, for the first day or two — but much longer for the deer. They don't want to eat the plants you have sprayed. I've read that the odor evokes fear in them as they approach your yew or rhododendron. It is made from all natural ingredients (no factory-made chemicals) but you should not use it on food products.
Coyote urine is another repellent that I have used, and that has worked for me. Instead of spraying it on like Bobbex, you put it in little plastic bottles that have holes in the upper portions of the sides and cotton balls in the bottom. Add the urine, hang the container on a twig or post, and the odor will drift out, keeping deer away. But it means that coyotes have to be contained in a cement floor cage with a drain to collect their urine, which can't be a nice life, so I don't buy it anymore. Some folks hang bars of soap from trees, too, or human hair. Deer get used to these things a bit faster than Bobbex, I believe.
So if you have deer in your neighborhood, get ready for winter. I'm not a hunter but I joke about clobbering deer on the head with a 2-by-4. I've seen the buck that ate some of my garden and I ran at it, shouting and barking. But that scares the neighbors, too.
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New Dior Phone Targets China, Russia
Luxury-Goods Retailer Seeks Brand-Hungry In Growing Markets
PARIS -- French luxury-goods company Christian Dior SA Wednesday will unveil a line of mobile phones, extending beyond its traditional fashion business to boost sales, particularly with brand-hungry consumers in new markets such as China and Russia.
The new Dior phone -- priced from €3,500, or $5,000, and up -- comes after competitors such as Prada SpA and Dolce & Gabbana have turned their fashion-branded mobile phones into significant businesses.
"In the same way that we have developed our watch and jewelry lines, we want to increase sales with the phone," Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano said in an interview.
The phones will be made by a small French manufacturer, ModeLabs Group SA. Mr. Toledano says he expects to sell at least 10,000 of them a year at the beginning and hopes to reach annual sales of €200 million in the longer term. ModeLabs invested several million euros in research-and-development costs on the new phone, said the company's founder, Stéphane Bohbot.
That revenue target is lofty, considering Dior's overall sales last year were €787 million, but is in line with rivals. Last year, Dolce & Gabbana and its partner Motorola Inc. sold €200 million worth of the designer label's gold Razr phone.
Dior's move comes as high-end fashion houses are crossing the boundaries of traditional fashion items to boost sales. After the licensing heyday of the 1980s, which cheapened the names of many fashion houses by putting them on items ranging from lighters to toilet-seat covers, labels reeled in their branding efforts during the 1990s.
Yet in recent years, many companies have branched out again, this time with a pledge to be more selective about how they use their name.
With mobile phones, fashion brands have insisted on taking part in both design and marketing. Last year, when Italian fashion house Prada launched a phone with South Korea's LG Electronics Inc., Prada tinkered with the touch screen and preloaded content in addition to working on the phone's basic design.
Mr. Toledano said the idea of creating a Dior phone was driven by demand in new luxury markets such as China and Russia.
"What really convinced us was seeing the attention people in emerging markets pay to buying a phone, by selecting the color and design," said Mr. Toledano. In Europe and the U.S., in contrast, phones are seen as more disposable commodities, he said.
Dior's new phone -- which will work world-wide, except in Japan and Korea, where it isn't compatible with local wireless networks -- is priced higher than rival fashion phones, closer to the price range of Nokia Corp. 's premium line Vertu, which also starts in the $5,000 range. Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Giorgio Armani SpA all have phones out that cost around $600.
In addition to all the regular features of a cellphone -- a touchscreen, a camera, ringtones -- the Dior phone offers a new gimmick: a miniature phone barely bigger than a USB key. Dior says the mini "My Dior," as it is called, is handy for women who don't want to rummage through their bags to find their phones. Instead, the mini version of the phone clips to the outside of a bag for easier access. It communicates with the main phone, so people can pick up or make calls with My Dior and use the main phone for more complicated functions.
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Ian Martin catches the value train and gets a table seat next to the window
MONDAY Redesign Egypt for the second time in two years. Apparently my last branding makeover - 'Spring-Fresh Arab Glastonbury' - is looking tired.
'Hackneyed'. That was actually the word used by my contact Guy, the posh project liaison officer who's acting for a mysterious international consortium now bidding for Egypt 2.1: The Rebuild.
That's pretty rich, I must say, coming from someone who LIVES in Hackney and dresses like the Boden version of a Cairo street protester. This time I'm going for a loose-fit, short-life 'military casual' look.
TUESDAY I wish certain people would make their stupid minds up. The Society For Antique Preservance has objected in the most forceful and bleating way to my masterplan/overhaul of the Clement Atlee Arts Complex, Elephant and Castle.
My proposal is to encase the modest huddle of public galleries and a community centre in a sparkling pastry of retail units, fine dining opportunities and a stylish clump of apartments called something enigmatic like The Waterfall or whatever. We're still waiting for the marketing people to cast their spell.
Of course, you can't make a vibrant new city hamlet without breaking a few hearts. The contents of the galleries and community centre will be redistributed throughout the Elephant and Castle as part of a social policy to develop a customer base for local arts and pensioners' lunch clubs within the wider, vaguer community itself. Admittedly some of the actual building will have to go.
Yet the conservationists call for my masterplan to be rejected, demanding a 'fresh approach and new thinking'. This is at best disingenuous, as they clearly prefer a stale approach and old thinking, ie leave everything alone. The hypocrisy of these muddled preservationists sometimes is just breathtaking.
WEDNESDAY 'Once that value train gets under way, you don't wanna be stuck in the standard class quiet coach, mate…' says my fixer Rock Steady Eddie, through a mouthful of hand-shucked artisan peanuts.
'You wanna be at the front, son. DRIVING that value train, innit. Ok, maybe not driving it, but definitely in the first class bit with the free wifi and muffins. You getting a round in? We need more of them peanuts, they've all gone, look'.
Working lunches would be much easier if Eddie sent me proper briefing notes in advance. What the shuddering arse is a 'value train'? He gives me one of his 'don't take the piss on my manor or I'll give you a spanking' looks.
'A value train is the vehicle that delivers creativity and economic efficiency, all joined up together like an 11-coach Pendolino, you muppet. Used to be called the gravy train in the good old days when they had steam engines, before Branson and his mates bought everything up and the internet happened…'
Whatever. It's just another mindset. Resolve to catch the value train and get a table seat next to the window.
THURSDAY Big job today. I've been asked to remodel Kensitas Tip, the Grade II-listed office tower in central Tamworth designed by '60s urban 'groove auteur' Sir Nobby Carshalton.
In the morning I catch the value train by hitching 364 luxury flats to 12 'affordable units' and travelling non-stop until lunchtime. In the afternoon, I hop on the air-conditioned quality coach by creating a new pay-per-use public square at street level.
In the evening I settle into the luxury long-haul business class flight to viability by reading the client's mission statement. It includes the phrase 'landmark destination'. I feel sudden turbulence as the viability plane is dangerously destabilised by the rough air of contradictory nonsense.
A landmark destination? You'd see it, get your bearings, then go there to be there? I can hear terrified screams as the viability plane plunges into the ground, smashing its way into the quality coach and finally derailing the value train and it all goes up in a burning mangled heap in my head.
FRIDAY The important thing after having a transport-analogy accident is to get back into the saddle as soon as possible, so I mount my bicycle of sustainability, trundle through some sketches for internal refurbishment, then have a little nap.
SATURDAY Five-a-zeitgeist theoretical football. Pop-Up 0, Opt-Out 1 after half time. Match abandoned following dematerialisation and shirt-swapping. Opt-Out goes forward to the preliminary round on aggregate as Pop-Out.
SUNDAY Occupy the recliner of energy conservation, using natural ventilation and power-saving strategies.
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sltrukshan wrote:Is this true or just a hoax?
grae313 wrote:The highest powered accelerator the world has ever seen is about to open in Geneva. There will be new discoveries.
On the other hand, it is still oversaturated and not as well funded as CME.
Well, I know for sure that in theory there are way more people wanting to do it than there are spaces available, and funding is relatively poor. Not sure about experiment, but my guess is it would be similar.sltrukshan wrote:Over saturated?? Experimental side or theoretical?
I mean condensed matter experiment. It is a huge field with good funding. There is lots of room.What do you mean by CME? Do you mean condensed matter physics? But it is very broad field. What about funding for nanoscience and superconductor physics fields?
twistor wrote:Hot maybe, but it's a dry heat.
Bio- and medical physics seem to be doing alright for themselves also.
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Dan Walters: California falling behind in civic and economic participation
Two major hallmarks of a healthy society – not the only ones, but important ones – are high rates of civic and economic participation.
California is falling way behind in both.
Voter turnout, a basic measure of civic engagement, has declined sharply to a historically low level.
When Jerry Brown first ran for governor in 1974, primary turnout was 54 percent. This month, only about 25 percent of the state's 17.7 million registered voters, and about 18 percent of those legally eligible, actually cast ballots, continuing California's steady decline to one of the nation's lowest rates.
We speculate endlessly about causes of the voting decline, but some fairly hard data are available. We know that voting is high in rural and suburban areas and among older white Californians, but lags among younger, non-white and urban Californians. June 3's lowest turnout was in highly urbanized, ethnically complex Los Angeles County, about 17 percent.
The wide characteristic gap skews political campaigns, as candidates tailor their appeals to the interests and fears of those likely to vote and ignore those who don't, thus reinforcing civic fragmentation.
The erosion of voter turnout parallels the decades-long decline in "labor force participation," the percentage of adults who are either working or seeking work.
California's rate is now down to 62.5 percent, the lowest since 1978.
Just as low voter turnout distorts our politics, low labor force participation skews our economy, or at least our perceptions of the economy.
The unemployment rate, widely seen as an economic barometer, is the percentage of those in the labor force who are jobless, but if the labor force is declining vis-à-vis the adult population, it makes the unemployment rate look better than it actually is.
A bit of data from a new Census Bureau report illustrates the point. Just under 12.9 million Californians worked for private employers in 2002 and 10 years later, in 2012, the number was virtually unchanged, even though our overall population was about 3.5 million larger.
Another number from the Bureau of Labor Statistics further expands the employment picture.
California's official unemployment rate averaged 8.6 percent in the last year, but when "marginally attached workers," plus those working part-time involuntarily, are included in the equation, 16.7 percent of the state's labor force was unemployed or underemployed – the nation's second highest rate.
The bottom line is that scarcely half of California's adults are fully engaged in the working economy. And it's one reason why, by a new Census Bureau measure, nearly a quarter of Californians are living in poverty, the nation's highest rate.
High levels of poverty and low levels of civic involvement and gainful employment tell us that California is not a truly healthy society.


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President Barack Obama reportedly ignored questions from the press Tuesday afternoon after the jihadist group calling itself the Islamic State (also ISIS or ISIL) released a video that appeared to show a second American journalist being beheaded.
According to a tweet from Time magazine political reporter Zeke Miller, Obama ignored a question that was "shouted" at him as he boarded Marine One and departed the White House for a previously planned trip to Europe. Miller told Business Insider the question was "Sotloff-related."
Bloomberg Television's White House correspondent, Phil Mattingly, subsequently reported Obama got on board Air Force One and left for Estonia without making a public statement following his helicopter flight from the White House.
The president's departure came amid mounting pressure for him to take further action against Islamic State and criticism of his current handling of the group.
Obama is scheduled to spend most of Wednesday in Estonia to discuss tensions with neighboring Russia. The president is also scheduled to be abroad Thursday and Friday. He's expected to attend NATO meetings in the U.K. for both days before returning to Washington, D.C., on Friday.
On Aug. 20, the Islamic State released a video showing journalist James Foley being beheaded. Following the publication of the second video, purportedly showed Steven Sotloff being executed, a pair of lawmakers issued statements urging the president to take aggressive action to confront the Islamic State.
Obama authorized airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq late last month; however, he has not launched military airstrikes against the group in Syria. The Islamic State initially formed in Syria during the revolution against that country's President Bashar Assad that began in 2011.
Criticism of Obama's handling of the Islamic State has mounted since a press briefing last Thursday when the president discussed efforts to combat the group and said, "We don't have a strategy yet." Almost immediately after the briefing, the White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, rushed to clarify the president's position and insisted he had a "comprehensive strategy" for dealing with the group.
In his statement on Sotloff's death Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) called for the U.S. to "act decisively" against the Islamic State in both Syria and Iraq.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Mr. Sotloff and all those who have suffered under ISIL's barbaric behavior. However, condemnation is not enough to deal with this scourge," Graham said. "It is time we act decisively against ISIL wherever it resides. Whenever American air power has been employed, in coordination with reliable partners on the ground, ISIL has been devastated. It's a tactic that should be aggressively pursued both in Syria and Iraq."
Graham concluded by referencing Obama's "strategy" remark.
"Mr. President, if you can't come up with a strategy, at least tell us what the goal is regarding ISIL," said Graham.
Graham was one of two senators who called for action against the Islamic State in the hours after the video of Sotloff's beheading was released.
"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Steven Sotloff," said Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida). "Let there be no doubt, we must go after ISIS right away because the U.S. is the only one that can put together a coalition to stop this group that's intent on barbaric cruelty."
Sotloff was a Florida native who freelanced for Time magazine and Foreign Policy, among other publications. He was kidnapped by militants upon crossing into Syria a little more than a year ago. He had been freelancing for Time and Foreign Policy.
A little an hour before Obama left the White House, his National Security Council released a statement to Business Insider indicating they were working to verify the "authenticity" of the footage purportedly showing Sotloff's death.
"We have seen a video that purports to be the murder of U.S. citizen Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The intelligence community is working as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity," NSC spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said. "If genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American journalist and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends. We will provide more information when it is available."


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The Anatomical T-shirts show amazing accuracy and detailed labeling. Show your muscles, your bones or your heart!
Created by artist and physician, Leslie Arwin, the shirts are guaranteed to help you pass your anatomy test!
Many celebrities have worn Anatomical T-shirts. Bill Murray sleeps in a Bones T in Tootsie. The T's have been seen in Crocodile Dundie 2, EDtv, and Spinal Tap. They were even worn by a cartoon character in the Simpsons.


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Due to popular demand, we'd added another course!
What is Mums + Bubs Yoga?
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby!
For mum, our 8-week course has been specifically designed to support you in your postnatal months by helping your body regain strength and tone in a safe and effective way. Yoga relaxes the nervous system and brings balance to the endocrine system (hormonal balance). We provide a safe place with other mums to honour your emotions and the beautiful (but sometimes challenging!) journey of motherhood.
The emphasis is on strengthening the pelvic floor, the abdomen, legs and back as well as on opening and relaxing tensions in the shoulders, neck and arms. The yoga taught in these classes is gentle and slow, giving you time to integrate the experiences of your body after birth.
For your baby, it's a nurturing time to be involved in gentle stretching, massage and interactive play. Together you can create a happy, fun, safe balanced practice that you can also enjoy at home.
What do the babies do?
Relax! The classes include special activities to bond with your baby and connect with other mothers. During the sessions you will be offered the choice to involve your baby in the yoga postures or have him or her near to you. Please bring a your little ones favourite blanket or pillow to lay on.
Since these classes are baby centered you are welcome to attend to your baby's needs either by feeding, changing, holding or generally reassuring them in your presence at anytime. With the support of others, you will be able to develop a balance between doing yoga for yourself and meeting the needs of your baby.
What are the benefits
More confidence in your ability to handle difficult and confronting situations
Baby postural development and energy exploration
An increase in abdominal and pelvic floor stability thereby reducing back pain
Release of tension through the neck and shoulders reducing pain with breastfeeding
When can I start and how long can I continue?
You can begin to practice gentle breathing and movement exercises from four weeks after your birth. It is very important that you attend when you feel physically capable. The classes are suitable for babies four weeks old to active crawling (this is completely negotiable!).
Schedule: Every Tuesday 11am-12pm, followed by tea and chats with our lovely students
Cost: $125 for the 8 week course (booking fees may apply)
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Hi All,
I am new to Java and my class project involves creating a google map like application in Java. We will be doing some more computation on top of it. Since I am new to Java, I have no idea as to where to start. I googled and came across Mapobjects. Is it something that I can use ?
I dont really know how to go about it , so kindly help!
Also, we are not allowed to use google api for our project.


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Vanishing Act: Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?Sunday, December 19th, 2010
If you were ever a second grade girl, chances are good that you once wrote a report about Amelia Earhart. If you were anything like me, you were really, really excited to read about this pioneering aviatrix whose daring transatlantic and record-setting flights shattered early 20th century misconceptions about the role of women and earned her the nickname "Queen of the Air." And then you were promptly really, really bummed when you read that she disappeared in her prime while attempting to circumnavigate the globe. Sigh. You finished your report, gazed briefly at the speculations surrounding her untimely disappearance, and started your fractions homework. You moved on.
Like you, the world had largely forgotten about Amelia since her 1937 disappearance. That is, until December 14th, 2010, when researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) announced their possession of a fragment of what they believe to be Amelia Earhart's finger bone.
After 22 years of rigorous research and 10 grueling expeditions, we can say that all of the evidence we have found on Nikumaroro is consistent with the hypothesis that Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan landed and eventually died there as castaways." – Ric Gillespie, TIGHAR Executive Director
Since the 1980s, TIGHAR's Earhart Project has conducted global satellite sweeps in hopes of finding clues to Earhart's death. Back in 1940, a British colonial officer found a partial skeleton along with a woman's shoe, a wooden box that once contained a sexton, and discarded remains of turtle shells, clam shells and birds in what appeared to be a campsite on the uninhabited coral atoll of Nikumaroro Island. Tragically, these traces were lost over time, but because Nikumaroro lies close to where Earhart disappeared, TIGHAR chose to focus on this site starting in 1989 and sent 10 investigatory exhibitions to the island in the years to come.


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The RHQ project is a systems management suite that provides extensible and integrated systems management for multiple products and platforms across a set of core features such as:
The project is designed with layered modules that provide a flexible architecture for deployment. It delivers a core user interface that provides audited and historical management across an entire enterprise.
A Server/Agent architecture provides remote management and plugins implement all specific support for managed products.
RHQ is an open source project licensed under the GPL, with some pieces individually licensed under a dual GPL/LGPL license to facilitate the integration with extended packages (now included in RHQ) and Embedded Jopr.
RHQ is also the main upstream community project for the JBoss Operations Network product, a key component of Red Hat's JBoss managed offerings.
Getting Started
|Latest RHQ release: 4.10.0 (Git Branch:RHQ-4.10.0 )


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Simon Kroger necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 97 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Please read the "tell us about yourself" section
We are an online tutoring website that offers Year 12 information, review questions and interactive learning. We will offer book reviews and course content to assist students in accessing the most high quality resources to achieve the best scores in their final year if school. We are a professional organisation dedicated to providing quality material, questions and interactive learning for an enjoyable and effective learning experience.
Our target audience are 17-18 year olds doing their last year of school (year 12). The website will aim to offer content on specific studies as well as tutoring for students to achieve the desired results they want to be accepted to the university or college they wish.
The market for supplementary material for Year 12 students already exists, with a number of websites and businesses offering books and online material to assist students in their studies.
We are looking for a design that incorporates education based imagery, which indicates high quality material but relates to students who are 17 or 18 years old.
We have numerous running names for the website which include:
- Delve
- Aspire
- Examine
- Enquire.
As part of the design task we would ask you to create a single design for each of these names. The logo does not have to differ but we want each of the names on the same logo for us to view.
We would also appreciate if designers used their creativity to come up with any names they may believe are suitable for this website. Extra consideration will be given to designers who are able to submit original names to do with the educational nature of the website. Further, logos that suit both the names we have provided and original names you have thought of are exactly what we are looking for.
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Robin, I am very impressed with your macro photography of insects. It is truly amazing to me that you take these photos with one hand, while the other hand holds the flash. Excellent job!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Gregg !! It takes some practice, and I treasure its flexibility, as I can move the light to wherever I want. Of course smaller and lighter camera like the OM-D or PEN would be easier to handle !Delete
Robin: Is there any ideal distance to take photos of insects or minimum distance before scaring the critters away and do any (butterflys or insects, spiders) react at all to the light flashed off "Shoebox" bounce card or not at all?ReplyDelete
How far away were you to subject for 50mm macro and I would guess the 55-200mm you probably have more room to zoom in. With the 50mm macro do you do cropping after or actually getting in that close to the dragonfly for example (the first picture not marked as cropped). Very curious?
Fascinating to learn about macro! I read the link in first paragraph on camera settings. Thanks.
I will try macro next time I visit "butterfly world" exhibit in Niagara Falls area in Canada.Replies
Hey Adrian,Delete
I was about 20-25cm away from the tiny creatures, and the insects were not scared of my lens at all. For butterfly, yes, they are very sensitive, hence I shot the butterflies from a distance (1 meter or further) with my long tele-lens (50-200mm). For the tiny bugs, I went very near for the magnification.
None of the insects reacted to the flash.
All the dragonfly photos in this entry were not cropped. They were not at their maximum magnification either. to be fair the dragonflies were actually rather big, not as small as the spiders and mantis. Hence a close up shooting was enough. For the spiders I did some cropping, perhaps 80% crop from the original size.
I am sure you will enjoy shooting macro. When you are the butterfly world, please do look around the leaves for other smaller things. Next to the butterfly there could be a spider eating up an ant. That kind of shot would be more dramatic in my opinion !!
- Anonymous8/21/2012 09:42:00 PM
Hi Robin,ReplyDelete
Are u preparing for the review of the new 60mm macro from Olympus? Wonderful macros by the way.
Eric V
Edmonton Alberta CanadaReplies
Thanks Eric. Nope, no news about the macro 60mm yet. Lets hope that lens will be up to our expectations !!Delete
- Rafael Alcaide Juan8/22/2012 01:50:00 AM
I love the macro photography, and i have to say that my prefered lens for the job is a lovely zuiko OM 50 mm f1.4 with an extension tube! That's all! ... And is fantastic. I'm really surprised for the beautiful light and colors showed in your pictures. Are amazing! And the selection of images is a masterclass on Macro-photography. Congratulations, one more time, for a so well made blog. I have an E-520, and a PEN EP-2, and i want to ask you: what combination of sharpness, gradation, saturation, contrast, etc... did you use? Have you a magic formula? Ha ha! ... Thank you for share, Robin!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Rafael,Delete
Thanks for the very kind words, I am still nowhere near masterclass !! To answer your question, I set everything to their default, sharpness, saturation and contrast to "0" and gradation "normal". There is no magic formula, the technique to get the colors and contrast is through the bounced flash, and of course, a little post-processing.
Robin: I agree 100% with your statement about macro photography being a great teacher! I recently spent a few hours at the International Rose Test Garden here in Portland with my E-PL3 and 35mm f3.5 macro lens (on a 4/3 to m4/3 adapter). It was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to the 60mm macro lens announcement (tomorrow?). Hopefully it won't be too expensive. Like Anonymous, above, I hope that you'll be abel to review one.ReplyDelete
I also have an OM 50mm/1.4 and extension tubes, but haven't had much chance to try them out. To me, the OM 50/1.4 seems softer than native lenses, perhaps due to light scatter inside the adapter. That might be a nice effect for certain macro shots.Time for some shutter therapy!Replies
hey Dwaine,Delete
Glad to see another macro shooter, and that 35mm macro lens is a gem ! I am thinking of getting one again (I sold off mine to fund for the 50mm). Indeed the new digital lenses such as 35mm and 50mm zuiko digital are optimized to be used on DSLR or micro 4/3 bodies, delivering more sharpness and details. I sure hope to hear something about the 60mm macro soon !


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The latest and final issue of Torchwood Magazine has been released. The official Torchwood Magazine Facebook page posted earlier today: "The final issue of Torchwood Magazine is now on sale. Make sure you get your copy as this is going to be a collector's item!".
In the editorial notes of issue 24 the magazine posted:
Some page samples for the issue can be viewed from the BBC's official Torchwood Facebook page
In the editorial notes of issue 24 the magazine posted:
"Finally, in less happy news, the next issue of Torchwood magazine will be the last for a while, Everything changes, and with the TV show on its way back as a BBC/Starz co-production, there's a whole new world of merchandising to be worked out, and plenty of new projects in the pipeline. Hopefully, by this time next year, interest in the series will be at an all-time high, and Torchwood magazine will rise again - whether with the same old team or in a whole new guise......"
Issue contents:The first issue of the magazine was released on 24 January 2008 and was originally printed every four weeks until Issue 14 when they moved to being a bi-monthly production with a larger page count. [Wikipedia]
- Interview: John Barrowman reveals his thoughts about being Captain Jack and returning in Torchwood: The New World.
- We talk to Eve Myles about playing Torchwood's action mum, Gwen Cooper.
- For our final issue, we take a look back at some of the most memorable things the stars said about Children of Earth.
- Archivist Andrew Pixley charts the development and day-by-day production of the episode that saw Owen face up to life, death and Tintin.
- In the last ever Beyond the Hub, Kate Lloyd takes a flying trip through the remaining worlds of weirdness we never quite got round to...
- A brand new Toshiko Sato adventure by James Moran, with art by Adrian Salmon.
- Owen Harper waves a ghostly tale in a new adventure by Trevor Baxendale, with art by Ben Willsher.
- A time travel adventure in the midst of the Cardiff Blitz, by Gary Russell and John Ridgway.
- Gwen is forced to go it alone in an epic adventure by Steve Tribe and James Goss, with art by Mike Dowling.
Some page samples for the issue can be viewed from the BBC's official Torchwood Facebook page


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This fast cetacean inhabits all oceans and adjoining seas except in tropical and polar regions. The sei whale became a major target for commercial whaling after the preferred stocks of blue and fin whales had been depleted.
Sei whale, coalfish whale, pollack whale, Rudolphi's rorqual; Baleinoptère de Rudolphi, rorqual boréal, rorqual de Rudolphi, rorqual sei (Fr); Ballena boba, ballena sei, rorcual boreal, rorcual de Rudolphi, rorcual norteno (Sp)
IUCN: Endangered
14 to 20 m
Skin colour
Dark grey or bluish-grey
Scientific Name
Balaenoptera borealis
Approximately 12,000 individuals
About 20 tons
Today, although commercial whaling has been officially halted, the species is subject to "scientific whaling" by Japan. It also remains vulnerable to pollution, shipping strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
Recently a number of South Pacific countries, including five island nations, have declared their EEZs (Exclusive Economic Zone) to be whale sanctuaries in which commercial whaling is prohibited and where additional research on large whales is encouraged.
Physical DescriptionThis species is identified by a dorsal fin, 38 to 56 ventral grooves, and two rows of 300-380 baleen plates. The sei whale is one of the fastest cetaceans, reaching speeds of up to 50 km per hour. A sei whale marked in the Antarctic and killed by whalers 10 days later had traveled more than 4,000 km (2,200 miles) during that period.
It is not usually a deep diver and periods of submergence generally last 5-10 minutes. To feed, the sei whale swims through swarms of prey, twisting on its side and also uses the skimming method of filtering food with its baleens. Although the species does not use echolocation to search for prey, it has been heard to emit a sonic burst of 7-10 pulses.
Like other great whales, the sei whale prefers to spend the summer feeding in the cooler northern waters before migrating south to warmer waters to breed and calve.
This whale is 14 to 20 m long and weighs about 20 tons. Females are about 1-2 m longer than males.
The species is dark grey or bluish-grey on the back and sides, with a greyish white area on the ventral grooves of the lower jaw and underbelly. Its similarity to the Bryde's whale caused much confusion among whalers in the 19th Century, who often reported sei kills as Bryde's, or either as fin whales.
Priority species
Whales and dolphins are a priority species. WWF treats priority species as one of the most ecologically, economically and/or culturally important species on our planet. And so we are working to ensure such species can live and thrive in their natural habitats.
Ecology and Habitat
A global open water diverSei whales are pelagic, occurring far from shore in temperate oceanic waters worldwide.
Social Structure
Although sei whale groups mostly consist of two to five individuals, thousands may aggregate where plenty of food is available.
Life Cycle
Sei whales become sexually mature between 6 to 8 years old. Sei whales can live for 65 year.
Mating season ranges from November to February in the Northern Hemisphere and from May to July in the Southern Hemisphere. Females generally give birth to a single calf every other year in winter, after a gestation period of 10.5-12 months.
Although we know very little about their breeding habits, some data indicate that sei whale migration is loosely organized around sex, age, or reproductive function. This presumably relates to mating strategies, but at this time nothing is known of their mating habits or calving grounds.
Like other baleen whales, sei whales feed by skimming and swallowing surface plankton, mainly copepods (tiny marine crustaceans) but also euphausiids (krill - shrimp-like crustaceans).
Population and Distribution
Protected... once it was already depletedPrevious population and distribution
The species was intensively exploited worldwide after blue and fin whale stocks had been reduced. Evidence shows that the stocks of sei whales were depleted before they were protected from commercial whaling in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1980, it was estimated that the Southern Hemisphere population had been reduced to around 24,000 from an initial level of 100,000 or so. In the North Pacific, the most recent study, in 1977, indicated a decline from 42,000 in 1963 to 8,600 in 1974. Figures in the North Atlantic are the most uncertain, although some surveys have suggested a figure of around 10,000.
Current population and distribution
Sei whales inhabit all oceans and adjoining seas except in polar regions, feeding in cold water during the summer and migrating to warm tropical and subtropical waters during the winter.
In the western North Pacific, sei whales are common in the south-west Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska, and offshore in a broad arc between about 40 degrees North and 55 degrees North across the Pacific.
In the North Atlantic, sei whales can be found from the coast of Labrador, and along the coasts of Greenland and Iceland. In the East Atlantic, sei whales migrate north to northern waters off Norway, Shetland, Orkney and the Faeroe Islands and occasionally, Svalbard. Sei whales are also present in the Denmark Strait.
What little we know about sei whale population structure comes largely from whaling data. There are two separate populations in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, but it is unclear whether they are separate populations within each ocean basin.
Estimates from the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service puts the southern population at 24,000; 4,600 in the North Atlantic; and 22,000-37,000 in the Pacific. However, the extent to which stocks have recovered generally is uncertain, as little research has been carried out on this species over the last few decades.
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Réunion, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Taiwan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Ecological Region
Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea , Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi Seas, Barents-Kara Seas, Mediterranean Sea, Northeast Atlantic Shelf Marine, Grand Banks, Chesapeake Bay, Yellow Sea, Okhotsk Sea, Patagonian Southwest Atlantic, Southern Australian Marine, New Zealand Marine, California Current, Benguela Current, Humboldt Current, Agulhas Current, Western Australia Marine, Panama Bight, Gulf of California, Galapagos Marine, Canary Current, Nansei Shoto, Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Bismarck-Solomon Seas, Banda-Flores Sea, New Caledonia Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands Marine, Palau Marine, Andaman Sea, Tahitian Marine, Hawaiian Marine, Rapa Nui, Fiji Barrier Reef, Maldives, Chagos, Lakshadweep Atolls, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, East African Marine, West Madagascar Marine, Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef, Greater Antillean Marine, Southern Caribbean Sea, Northeast Brazil Shelf Marine.
What are the threats to sei whales?
Unwanted attention from whaling fleets
While the sei whale has been hunted by humans since the 1860s, it wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s and the declining availability of blue and fin whales that the killings seriously expanded.Since 1985, the International Whaling Commission has officially halted all commercial whaling of this species. Today, 50 sei whales are killed annually by Japanese whalers in the North Pacific in Japan's "scientific whaling" programme.
They are threatened by global warming, but they can also be harmed by pollution, shipping strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
What is WWF doing?WWF efforts in this area over the coming years will be directed towards increasing awareness of the need for cetacean conservation at the national and regional levels, and to create opportunities for local communities to be involved in, and to profit from, cetacean conservation initiatives.
The majority of WWF's global conservation work to protect whales and dolphins takes place within the context of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
How you can help
- Support efforts to improve fishing gear by only buying seafood that is MSC certified. This can help to reduce the incidence of marine bycatch, which kills whales and other marine life like turtles, dolphins, and seabirds.
- Vote Earth by taking part in Earth Hour! As climate change is a growing threats for whales, we need to send a message to our leaders that warming must be limited to under 2 degrees Celsius.
- Spread the word! Click on the button to share this information with others via email or your favourite social networking service.


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We frequently are asked specific questions about our Dog Ice Cream. This Q & A hopefully answers some of those frequent questions.
Q- Why Dog Ice Cream?
A- Why not? People love this frozen dessert treat year round, so should our best friend! If pups are going to have a frozen treat, it should be a treat designed around their unique digestive system. We would hate for pups to consume large amounts of processed ingredients. Our dog ice cream takes into consideration pup's sensitive stomachs.
Q- My dog has never had Dog Ice Cream, how do they eat it?
A- Arrfscarf Dog Ice Cream comes in a 4 oz. container and contains 3.3 oz which is a single serving. Most dogs know to start licking as soon as the cup hits the floor. Tiny dogs sometimes need you to hold it for a bit, and a small amount of dogs prefer it to defrost a tad. If your dog tends to eat everything in sight, we recommend that you squeeze out the contents into their bowl so they don't eat the plastic container (which is bpa free).
Q- I thought dogs couldn't have ice cream because of the dairy?
A- Real ice cream is made from milk or cream which contains large amounts of lactose. Lactose is hard for some people to digest, and that is the same for dogs. Using yogurts with live cultures breaks down the lactose so it can be easily digested.
Q- What kind of yogurt does Arrfscarf use in their Dog Ice Cream?
A- We use both Greek non-fat and regular low-fat yogurts. None of which have any added sweeteners. All contain live cultures and probiotics.
Q- Are their real benefits to having your dog eat Dog Ice Cream?
A- Yes. The yogurt is an excellent source of protein and calcium for your dog. The probiotics aid in a healthy immune system and keep the bad bacteria in check.
Q- What makes Arrfscarf Dog Ice Cream different than others?
A- A lot! We only use quality yogurts, real ingredients (no flavorings), and no preservatives. We do not add stabilizers, sugar, or salt. The meat used in all of our Dog Ice Cream is sourced locally in Chicago and every batch is handmade. For example, when we make the Beef Brisket flavor, we slow roast the beef for 8 hours so it can get real tender before being added to the Dog Ice Cream.
Q- What if my dog can only have certain fruits or vegetables, or has a sensitive stomach?
A- At Arrfscarf we have worked hard to select and use only ingredients that are good for dogs. All Dog Ice Cream we make is grain and wheat free. There are many flavors we have done in the past that are not listed on our site using strawberries, mint, blueberries, carob chips, etc.
Let us know if you have any other questions, and please remember that Arrfscarf Dog Ice Cream is a treat and not a meal replacement.
Watch a video of Pretzel eating our dog ice cream