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Lockport Mayor Michael W. Tucker joined federal, state and local dignitaries Wednesday to mark the beginning of restoration of the famed Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks. Remarks were made during a community celebration on Canal Street in the heart of downtown Lockport.
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The New York State Canal Corp. is commencing restoration of Erie Canal locks 67-71 with a Phase I project targeted at locks 69 and 70, beginning this fall. The New York State Canal Corp. has awarded a construction contract to Hohl Industries of Tonawanda. Hohl will begin work in earnest once the canal has been closed for the winter season in November.
Locks 69 and 70 were chosen for this phase of the work due to the relatively simple nature of the work. Other locks in the Flight pose unique engineering challenges that still need to be overcome, such as interference from existing bridges and other structures. Locks 69 and 70 contain no such impediments. Restoration work is expected to take approximately 12 months.
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Her Fearful Symmetry
Twin sisters inherit the home and fortune of a mysterious aunt and try to unravel family mysteries while struggling with their own identities. Julia and Valentina Poole, twenty-year old American twin sisters, receive a letter informing them that their aunt Elspeth Noblin, whom they have never met, has died and left them her flat in London and her considerable fortune. The twins learn the conditions of the will require them to live together in their aunt'...
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife follows the love story of Claire, an art student, and Henry, a librarian with the unique ability to unexpectedly travel in time. Claire and Henry actually met back when Claire was just six years old, and Henry, then 36, accidentally dropped into the field she was in on one of his many unexpected and unsolicited travels through time. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the complicated lives of both Claire and Henry, and is told f...
The Time Traveler's Wife
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The main character, Henry, has been a time traveler since he was 5 years old. He finds himself in the present and the past with only his naked body. When Henry is in his 30's he meets his future wife, Claire, a beautiful artist, who is only 6 years old at the time. They have frequent meetings, which she keeps from others, until Claire is a young adult. After several years of not seeing one another, Claire & Henry meet in REAL time. Of course Claire k...


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If you review this outline several times, and still go through your classnotes thoroughly and compare w/ the outline, you should be fine. I no longer outline on my unless I can't find an old outline to use. Instead, I take an old outline and add to some parts, shorten it, reword things, etc. so that it fits my classnotes and my needs. This review and editing process is more helpful for me than just recreating the wheel every semester. I did much better using this method for my 2 open book exams second semester 1L than I did first semester 1L, and I've used it ever since. (note, however, that I'm not sure how much my grade improvements were due to my change in outline strategy or just due to the fact that I "figured" law school out)
I mean that I figured out what exactly was important in terms of what to focus on studying, or that I honed my study time so that it fit my needs better, or that I figured out what precisely to write on exams, or maybe none of the above.I did pretty well first semester, but hit the ball out of the park second semester 1L, and have done extremely well since then. How much of it was attributable to changing out I outline vs. all these other things, I'm really not sure.
If you want to live a life that isn't obsessed with law than the best way to learn with least amount of work as possible is to have two fairly good outlines side by side and go through them with a supplement next by you. As you go through the outlines look at the main headings and prepare yourself mentally for easy issue spotting. That is, for any issue there is a set of facts that should trigger your mind. I always do this, re-writing outlines is a clearly a waste to me. Especially if you have a closed book exam. I like closed book exams because many law students actually are not good at arguing or analyzing they are just good at regurgitating outlines. I prefer in depth argumentation on exams and it has served me well. No I am not top 10% but i don't work very hard and have managed to keep my sanity by living my life and preparing for exams the same way that I plan to practice law. Law is not my obsession, living life in way that allows for sanity is my aim. So yes, if you want to be top 10% don't listen to me, but if you're a normal person (unlikely if you're in law school really) than study in a way where you feel sane and competent with the material.Live and let live.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its first home match of the season, the nationally-ranked No. 6 MIT men's volleyball team defeated local foe Endicott College, 25-19, 26-24, 25-18, on Tuesday night. With the win, the Engineers improved to 5-1 on the year while head coach Paul Dill earned his 200th victory at the helm of the program. The Gulls, meanwhile, saw their ledger lower to 0-3 for the campaign.
MIT quickly established a 5-1 lead in the first set, but Endicott continued to attack and drew within one (8-7) courtesy of two hitting errors by the hosts. The Engineers responded with a 9-2 run to regain control of the frame; however, the Gulls generated a 6-2 spurt which narrowed the gap to four (19-15) on an ace by senior Jeremy Schlosser (Emmaus, Pa.). Back-to-back hits from freshman Chris Omahan (Mount Vernon, Ohio) ended the rally and propelled MIT to the win.
The Cardinal and Gray slowly inched out to a 13-8 advantage in the second stanza, but Endicott generated an 8-3 run to even the score at 16. Eight ties and four lead changes ensued as a kill by sophomore Travis Netherton (Waukegan, Ill.) knotted the set at 24. On its ensuing possession, junior Matt Hohenberger's (St. Louis, Mo.) kill put MIT in front while a hitting miscue clinched the victory.
Despite the setback, the Gulls carried the momentum into the third game as senior Joshua Bruno (Andover, Mass.) collaborated with junior Matt Devendorf (Glastonbury, Conn.) on a block and then Bruno added a kill. After a trio of ties, the Engineers strung together five consecutive points to go ahead, 10-6. Endicott stayed close for most of the set as it narrowed its deficit to three on six occasions, the last time at 21-18 on a strike from Netherton. MIT capitalized on errors by the visitors and a block from junior Patrick Vatterott (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore Ken Siebert (St. Louis, Mo.) to close out the match.
Omahan, Siebert, Hohenberger, and freshman Alex Klein (San Diego, Calif.) each registered nine kills to lead the Engineers' attack. Omahan added three blocks and an ace while Siebert tacked on six digs and an ace. Klein paced the squad with six blocks, followed by four from Vatterott and three by Hohenberger. Senior Jeremy Velazquez (Chelmsford, Mass.) collected six digs as sophomore Paul Syta (Fairport, N.Y.) totaled 34 assists and three blocks.
Bruno finished with eight kills for the Gulls while freshman Thomas Stoeckinger (Malibu, Calif.) contributed seven of his own. Schlosser and sophomore Carter Roche (Clifton Park, N.Y.) shared setting duties, distributing 19 and 10 assists, respectively. Slocum anchored the defense with 10 digs as Devendorf came up with a pair of solo blocks.
Next up for MIT will be a home match with cross-town rival Harvard University on Saturday, Feb. 4. Endicott returns to the court on Thursday, Feb. 9 when it hosts Newbury College in a New England Collegiate Conference tilt.


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In Young and Busty from Cherry Pop, Ashley Adams, Karter Foxx, Keisha Grey, and Karlee Grey are slim, sexy teens with big natural breasts that bounce beautifully as they suck and fuck.
Gorgeous brunette Ashley Adams goes to lay out by the pool, where she proceeds to fondle herself and masturbate in the sunlight. She texts her man and keeps sneaking looks to see if anyone is watching as she pulls down her bikini top, revealing a perfect pair of boobs that look ideal for fucking. They jiggle as she strokes her clit faster and faster. Meanwhile, Marco Ducati sneaks up on her in a ski mask. When Ashley notices him there, she confronts him, boobs still hanging out as she asks him what he's doing. Marco says he's there for money and Ashley saucily offers him anything he wants. She pulls off her bikini bottoms, sucks his throbbing cock, and then envelops it between her big, beautiful tits. Marco excitedly fucks Ashley's tight pussy and blows a thick load all over her titties. Smiling, Ashley lies back on the chair and sends another text, revealing that it was all a sexy little game between the two of them.
Stunning Keisha Grey is bragging about her gaming skills to Chad Alva, but when it's time to play and prove she's got the skills, she loses the first round. Keisha slyly tells Chad she needs to get comfortable and peels off her clothes, giving him an eyeful of her amazing pair of huge, natural breasts. She knows it's going to throw him off his game and she's right, of course. He loses the second round because he can't stop watching her jiggling rack next to him, well within his reach. Chad is annoyed that he lost because she didn't play fair, but Keisha suggests a game of "Fuck Keisha" that they both will win. Keisha is utterly gorgeous as she gobbles his knob and rides him, her tight twat getting wetter. Chad holds out for an impressive amount of time, given how hot Keisha is, but he finally jizzes all over her fantastic tits.
While Karlee Grey walks home from school, looking hot in her little outfit, she texts her boyfriend to say she's horny and needs to fuck immediately. He doesn't answer, so she turns her attention to her neighbor, Brad Hart, playing catch with Jake Jace in the yard. She overhears Jake giving Brad a hard time about how Brad has never had his dick sucked. Seizing the opportunity, Karlee grabs Brad and gives him a whole lot more than a blowjob. The prospect of being the first girl to put her mouth on Brad's cock excites Karlee too much to pass up and gets her wet for fucking. This is Brad's lucky day!
Brad Hart and Jake Jace return in the last scene as a couple of buddies who make a bet on a game that involves Jake's hot girlfriend, Karter Fox. Jake lost the bet and now Brad gets to fuck Karter. It turns out that Karter was in on it all along because she and Brad have wanted to fuck for a long time. They can't wait—as part of the consequences for losing the bet, Jake has to watch Brad's dick thrusting into Karter's wet, hot pussy just a couple of feet in front of where he sits. He has to watch her enjoy his buddy's cock more than she enjoys his own, and watch another guy make her big natural tits bounce like crazy and drive her wild with orgasm, then paste her with his jizz. That'll teach Jake not to offer up his girlfriend in a bet!


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ArchTrack is an unofficial project that aims to enable both security professionals and newcomers to learn and use security and hacking tools within Arch Linux.
How can one not be inspired by the great work of BackTrack Linux and many other security-oriented distributions and tools? Thanks to open community, we intend to learn from what others have already accomplished and given back to the community at large. We will apply their lessons in the adoption of their examples and tools to Arch Linux.
- Follow Arch Linux ethos: Arch Linux, The Arch Way, The Arch Way v2.0...
- Include both the latest stable and development versions of tools, in line with Arch Linux's status as a "rolling-release cutting-edge distribution" (ref)
- Be a community effort
- We DO NOT support the use of ArchTrack (or any tool) in an illegal or unethical way
- We DO suggest that you exercise your responsibility to abide by all applicable laws, regulations, rules and guidelines
- Don't just be a penetration testing distribution. Include tools from other major roles in cybersecurity such as network security monitoring, forensics, etc.
Required Reading
- A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop. -- Robert Hughes
- Once it's out, it's out.
- Trust no one.
- Trust but verify.
- Nothing is 100% secure.
- Everything has weaknesses.
- Physical access = game over
- Rational paranoia is healthy, irrational paranoia is unhealthy, stupid and worthless.
- There is no magic silver bullet solution.
- Security is a process.
- It's not about the number of tools, vulnerabilities, open ports, checkboxes; it is about the value, impact, result, outcomes...
- Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answer to.
- The only stupid questions are the ones that start with "This might be a stupid question...".
- Search and you will find either the answer or the right people to ask.
- Utilize existing (or make new) AUR packages for every tool available in BackTrack plus any other tools that should be included
- Create ArchTrack packages and submit to AUR
- ArchTrack/aur/archtrack: The "standard" version. In general, it provides a package that depends on all the tools and their dependencies, AND includes any customizations necessary to make tools work on a "standard" Arch Linux system.
- ArchTrack/aur/archtrack-dev: Essentially identical to ArchTrack/aur/archtrack with the distinction that the development versions (aka "trunk") are preferred to the latest stable versions of upstream software.
- ArchTrack/aur/archtrack-artwork: A collection of ArchTrack artwork
- Add various other ArchTrack packages that properly sub-categorize packages by various criteria. For example, one wants to install all command line and web tools, but no gui tools.
- Another idea is to sub-categorize by role: pentesting vs vulnerability assessment vs network security monitoring. Although there may be overlap between roles, there may be some value in enabling a "specialist" versions optimized for a particular use. If you disagree with this, you can just ignore these and not worry about it.
- Provide a pacman repository for all packages included in ArchTrack
- Provide a functionality like ABS for all packages included in ArchTrack
- Produce live media (iso/livecd/liveusb via archiso, larch, or something else?)
- Create & manage marketing materials, logo, themes, wiki pages...
- I'm not really a graphic designer, but if I have my way... any ArchTrack logo should definitely not be a simple combination of the official Arch Linux logo and the official BackTrack logo. Since ArchTrack is Arch Linux, an ArchTrack logo should include or build upon the Arch Linux logo.
- Wiki page
- Continue modularization
- Use templates to allow for easy transclusion of a tool to appear in multiple functional areas
- Improve the organization and categorization of the tools tables
- Add color-coded status column
- Properly acquire administrative control of freenode irc channel #archtrack
- Register @ArchTrack twitter account and set up automatic announcements of various events (releases, wiki page edits, commits to the github repo...)
- Translations?
- Supporting custom tools or scripts?
- Single command to update everything
- Menus
- Online documentation
If you like this idea and want to help, please dive in. The first milestone is probably the most difficult and will take the longest to accomplish. Accordingly, it is the area of greatest need. There is no official record of "project membership" or "project leaders", just what people contribute. If you feel so moved please investigate how to use the AUR and develop packages for it, then pick a tool off the list and get to work.
Please don't feel restricted to selecting a tool off our list. Many things exist that we just don't know about, although I hope that if it were popular/good my attentive scouring should have found it. We need your eyeballs to help find the tools that ArchTrack should contain (or at least be aware of) ;-) In which case, it'd help if you make a PKGBUILD for it and submit it to the AUR.
Finally, if you want to make sure that we know that your AUR package exists, please send a quick email to ryooichi[PLUS]archtrack[AT]gmail[DOT]com with the name of the tool, which categories it should be in, and the AUR id of your package.
If you have some other contribution (such as logo work, etc) and aren't interested in becoming an AUR package maintainer, I'd recommend that you learn how to do it and/or find someone to help you. I'll restate that this is a community effort and this community needs people who are willing to choose a cause and run with it, not people that require lots of hand-holding and babysitting. Failing that, you could email it to ryooichi[PLUS]archtrack[AT]gmail[DOT]com and I'll incorporate it when possible.
We sincerely appreciate all contributions. These guidelines should help to ensure maximum benefit to all by a person's contribution:
Adding or updating links to tools
This section is DEPRECATED. The script that is not yet finished will automatically generate up-to-date tables, and does not currently aim to detect direct updates and changes to the wiki tables. Instead, a new means to accept updates will be established and will be fully outlined here. It will probably be based on templates or a more raw format such as CSV.
- In general, there is one subpage/template per package. This is to enable reuse and hopefully minimize inconsistency because the fact that a certain package has a certain AUR "id" is only stored in one place. There are 2 types of packages: Official Arch packages and AUR packages. Both follow this convention as explained here:
- Official Arch packages
- Create a new page with name "ArchTrack/pkg/packagename" and contents: "{{:ArchTrack/pkg|packagename}}". (Example)
- If the package isn't already listed on the ArchTrack page, select the best category to place the package under and edit it. Feel free to copy the markup from another tool. Make all your edits to the line. Finally, place the following wiki markup in for the link: "{{:ArchTrack/pkg/packagename}}".
- AUR packages
- Obtain the AUR id for the package. The id is located in the URL of the package's AUR page: "http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12345".
- Create a new page with name "ArchTrack/aur/packagename" and contents: "{{:ArchTrack/aur|packagename|id}}". (Example)
- Edit the ArchTrack page and place the following wiki markup in for the link: "{{:ArchTrack/aur/packagename}}".
Contact Information
Here is a summary of the best places to learn more, communicate, and get involved:
- Wiki Page: Central point
- @ArchTrack on Twitter: Announcements
- If you're on Twitter, you can follow us to show support, ask questions and get automatic updates from this wiki page, the talk page, github and sourceforge!
- Alternatively you can use our Twitter RSS feed to acheive the same aggregation without joining Twitter.
- #archtrack on Freenode (unofficially?): Support
- Talk Page: Background discussion
- ArchTrack project at SourceForge: Project page
- Ryooichi's ArchTrack project at GitHub: Development
- AUR: Please make comments about the packages on their respective AUR page: ArchTrack/aur/archtrack, ArchTrack/aur/archtrack-dev, ArchTrack/aur/archtrack-artwork
- The "0.x" versions should tip you off to the fact that these are to be considered VERY EXPERIMENTAL! As of 06:17, 9 July 2010 (EDT), archtrack-artwork does absolutely nothing. The other 2 merely depend on whatever packages on the list that happened to already be in Arch Linux or the AUR.
- ArchTrack/aur-search
- Forums
- Networking, Server, and Protection » Archtrack (id=58401, pid=786669)
- Email
- ryooichi[PLUS]archtrack[AT]gmail[DOT]com


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Accelerate your entire e-invoicing process. Our solution lets you automatically issue and receive inbound and outbound Brazilian electronic invoices (NF eletrônica) – and manage electronic freight invoices and fiscal document manifests (CTE's and MDFe's).
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For All The Complaining About Chinese Counterfeits... China Is A Massive Growth Market For Luxury Goods
from the aspirational dept
It appears that may be happening on a large scale in Asia (and China in particular). Despite all the claims that China and other Asian companies are homes to mass counterfeiting, apparently various luxury goods brands are seeing massive uptake and demand in China and across wider Asia. Various luxury goods companies like Prada are announcing record revenue thanks to these countries that are often supposed to be pits of counterfeiting. Perhaps that original study got it right, and lots of folks who used to buy counterfeits are now itching for the real thing.


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During The Famine many Irish people had their passage paid by landlords to travel to America, Canada and further afield. Lists of these emigrants can be very useful as they often give a townland of origin. Many Buggy's can trace their origins back to Kilkenny and the Castlecomer area in particular. Below are the names that appear in the papers for the Wandesforde estate in Castlecomer.[1]
Name Number in family Year Townland
William Buggy 9 1847 Castlecomer
James Buggy 8 1847 Skehana
[1] Lyng Tom. 1984. Castlecomer Commections. Kilkenny: Castlecomer Historical Society. pp.420-421.


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I have a button that I disable as soon as it's clicked on and I need to re-enable it as soon as results are written to another frame. The problem is that I haven't been able to get the path right.
Here is my page setup:
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The button, which is in the "adds" frame is diabled with onClick="addGamer.disabled = true;" and when the statusFrame is loaded, I need to re-enable it,
I have tried the following and none of them seem to do the job:
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This article discusses how NASA, NOAA, and animal researchers work together using radio transmitters and satellites to track and study migration patterns of several animal species. Also included is a "Migration Concentration" game. The article is... (View More) targeted to children ages 10-12. (View Less)
The site features an online game in which participants keep recyclable items out of the trash by guiding them into proper bins. Accompanying the game is a list of three categories of items that can be recycled, along with the benefits of doing so.... (View More) This lesson is part of the Climate Kids website, a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change. (View Less)
This site contains four word find puzzles; one on each of the following topics: air, water, land and life. In addition, the site features information on an Ecosphere - a self-contained living world inside a closed glass container. This lesson is... (View More) part of the Climate Kids website, a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change. (View Less)
This online, interactive "Chutes and Ladders" type of game is for ages 7-9 and can be played with a friend or against the computer. As players land on squares, depending on the described action, they either "leap" frog ahead if they help the... (View More) environment or butterfly "flutter" back if they do not. The website includes a short explanation of why we should care about frogs and butterflies, as well as some facts about some of the activities on the game board and why they are good or not good for the environment. A printable version of the board game is also available. (View Less)


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LucasArts has announced LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, a new title based off the animated CGI series on Cartoon Network. Development is being handled by Traveller's Tales, who previously worked on the past LEGO-themed titles that include Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Batman.
The title will include all the characters from both seasons, as well as additional fan-favorites from the movies. There's also promise of a new battle mode and an upgraded level builder, allowing players to create custom bases and in-game battlefields.
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is slated for release this fall for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Wii, and PSP.


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Heart Attack Money + Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance 7″ Reviews
Monday morning after a weekend out playing with Eight Arms. Awesome shows and awesome people.
Thanks to Meleeh and Suis La Lune, who really are two amazing swedish bands you should check out if you're into hardcore/screamo.
Especially the new Meleeh-songs sounds just crushing. More darkness than before and in my book, sounds like the best stuff they've ever done.
So incredibly psyched about their upcoming album in february.
Now, I've gotten a second review of "Heart Attack Money" and it makes the situation even more funny, because this one is a really nice one.
The usually very picky and hard to please Frans De Waard of (amongst other things) Vital Weekly-fame says this:
"One can doubt wether I reviewed all releases by Johan Gustavsson, also known as Tsukimono, but usually I was taken by his music. I associate his music with dark ambient with a strong influence of noise music, but here he takes me by surprise. Eight tracks on this relatively short album, but what a variety of music. There are really mean noisy bits, but also piano pieces and even pop like pieces. The one stand out piece, among an already lot, is 'Gloomy Sunday', with guitar playing and a vocal taken from an old 78 rpm (I think). What a lovely piece. But the rest is pretty refined too. This is melancholic music in optima forma.Think Oren Ambarchi, spiced with a bit of noise and a bit of piano. So far his best album, as far as I can see."
This makes me really happy and now my greatest wish in the world would be a dialogue/article between Frans and Richard (who cut my album down real hard on the Silent Ballet) discussing the album. It would be awesome to see what pro's and con's the two could come up with.
All joking aside, it's nice to see that people think differently and aren't afraid to express it. All music isn't for everyone and I'm the last person to quality-check my own stuff. I like everything I've done, it has different values and qualities to me but that doesn't make it all top-notch stuff.
I'm just lucky that I'm not a big artist who gets every second of their life and music dissected and analyzed. I've come to understand that most of the people who like what I do are really open-minded and interested people. Interested in change, development, experimentation, finding something new that gets your heart pumping faster or your legs moving again. This is not as much ass-kissing to my listeners as it looks like (well, in a way I guess it is).But I really do mean this…
Also: Frans reviews my upcoming 7″ "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance", but I think he lost interest or time halfway through:
"More Tsukimono on a 7″. 'Gotta Sing' on the a-side is a heavy beast of improvised guitar music, multi-layered to create an intense sonic overload."
And that's all.
Nice to see the review anyways… Now I'm gonna drink some more coffee and prepare my drawings for an upcoming exhibition in Sthlm later this week.
Take care. /j


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Matt.ZS replied to mark t's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIt's an "SWR Body Styling Kit" I believe. It's an aftermarket one to put on lower entry models that didnt come with the dress up kit http://www.swautodesign.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=Ford-Fiesta-Mk7-styling-kit-bodystyling-kit-rear-spoiler
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Matt.ZS replied to gazza81288's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI'd be up for a group buy
Just Had An Accident With A Deer
Matt.ZS replied to MarkyR's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubSorry to hear it, surprised the deer got up and walked away after the damage you've described
Installing A Subwoofer
Matt.ZS replied to Kasim786's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI had mine done a few weeks ago and iv found if the sub is good enough for what music you'll be playing all you need to do is just turn the base down on the head unit so the speakers are only being used for vocals. Search yell.com for car audio fitters and get a few quotes in from people they'll tend to be quite competitive because they'll want the business. The head unit will be fine as it is, i watched him fit all the wiring and and it isn't a particularly big job maybe 90mins work. Hope that helps
Really disappointed. Its worrying when you go into talk to them about the problem and you realise you know more about it than the specialists. Yeah i will most likely take a look myself and while im at it put some different speakers in too
Thats my problem i have no proof that i had the problem before my sub was fitted. If they say they wont do anything about it if i argue again il just take the door card of myself, its just the principle that they are unwilling to take a look at a speaker that would take 15 minutes to check immediately after giving them a large amount of money for something i really could have done myself
£185.98 To Have My Car Washed
Matt.ZS posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubJust wanted to have a rant and see if anyone else has has problems like this. Getting past the fact i've just been completely ripped off by going to Ford the only major change on the cars service was the oil. I probably could have licked the car cleaner than the job they've done on cleaning it too. What i'm more annoyed about is i had my left door speaker rattling a lot when music was played and not necessarily high volume. After adding a sub to my car a few weeks ago (Pioneer TSWX77A) the problem is still there even after turning all the bass down on the main speakers so i've just assumed its a loose screw or something not on tight enough, it wasn't enough of a problem to go to Ford with just for that so i've waited till my service . Ford now say that because i have added this sub in the boot all the speakers are now void form warranty. The girl at reception didn't know what a sub was and when i consulted a parts man he stared at me blankly because he didnt really know what i was telling him either. My argument is that the speakers are not altered in any way when a sub is added and. Im generally not someone who would comment on here but I'd just like to see peoples thoughts on this.
Bodykit For New Fiesta
Matt.ZS replied to kitman's topic in Ford Modification DiscussionsWouldn't mind having that front for my car, anyone know of places to get it?
New Induction Kit Mk7
Matt.ZS replied to Chinn's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI would love to have that but i can't justify the price
It was a red with white paint, the picture doesnt do justice of how amazingly stupid it looked
Stop arguing children and laugh at this instead. Spotted it on the motorway yesterday
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Matt.ZS posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIts my birthday today and me and my friends tend to play stupid jokes on each other so today was my turn. I came downstairs to this......obviously they were busy this morning while i was still in bed
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Matt.ZS replied to Rogue_Shadow's topic in Ford Fiesta GuidesCouldn't fault the guide there, explained it perfectly and it only took me 20 minutes, thanks alot.
3.5Mm Jack Problem
Matt.ZS replied to Matt.ZS's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI suppose its just a cheap component from Ford then. I might try and make a small housing for the leads to sit in so the 3.5mm jack hold onto the USB, i never thought such a small problem could be so frustrating.
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Matt.ZS posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHopefully this isn't just me but does anyone who uses the 3.5mm headphone jack find that it doesn't sit in properly and tends to fall out? I started off using the normal iPhone wire along with a 3.5 to 3.5 jack but i found there was too many wires around so i opted to getting the Ford Y cable. I thought buying this would mean there was more of a flush fit but even with this the lack of flex in the wire means even the slightest knock makes it fall out. I went to my Ford garage and had two of the guys try it in 3 other Fiesta and all had pretty much the same problem.


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|2012-04-16, 23:01
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Ah-haha, seems like this shipping debate will never end even when I focusing on other things. It's fun, though I can't afford the time to list out long points.
Though one of my concerns does stem from the PSP game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I saw Fushimi saying somewhere he's writing the game scenarios (though I can't remember where). I'm afraid why volume 10 has something resembling a harem war is an aftereffect of him writing those scenarios .
But I think Ayase being a real sister of Kyousuke is way too far-fetched.
And having Daisuke accept an incestuous relationship will be too much out of character. If that happens, it will be a big-time 'fail' on characterizations, a no-no in writing of any story. Daisuke just told Kyousuke he will leave Kirino in his hands. How this gets interpreted as him accepting an incestuous relationship is totally mind-boggling to me, when it can have other possibilities (like what Sumeragi had previously speculated for eg.).
But if Daisuke really pulls a "Kirino is not our flesh-and-blood, that's why I'm leaving her to you, Kyousuke", I'll totally clutch my head and go WTF!, Fushimi!, and will never read his books again. Seriously speaking, I don't care whether the Westermarck effect is proven or disproven, I find it quite unnatural to develop romantic feelings with someone of the opposite gender living under the same roof since young even when she's not blood-related and is supposedly very good-looking. If anyone seriously have that kind of experience in RL before, it's time to speak up.
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|2012-04-16, 23:14
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I've only listened the Ayase one, when she was taught by Kyousuke to play Love Touch game (parody of Love Plus NDS game where Saori Hayami is also voicing one of the available heroine ^^; ) so she can understand Kirino hobby. Though it fails, as she got the yandere bad end thus when she meet Kirino to show she could imitate the girl from the game, she's acting yandere ("Let's get rid of onii-san who's standing in our way" )...
I don't know what routes he wrote for the first one though, but IIRC on the second game interview he mention since he had written Ayase route for the first game, he left it to other writer for the second game and later he happen to had more time so he could write her new epilogue.
|2012-04-16, 23:50
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I would really like to see even more of the dad getting involved with the siblings. I remember the anime showing Yoshino checking out Meruru. Maybe the dad got into it as well .
|2012-04-17, 04:54
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I'm having a bit of difficulty reconciling Kuroneko's incest comment with her earlier two comments about "I like you as much as your sister does" and "when it comes to liking you I won't lose to your sister". Does Ruri think there's a possible incest going on, or is it that she used to think there was but now thinks there isn't?
|2012-04-17, 06:56
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Ah, I remember that one. Hilarious. I think I saw a script for it somewhere before... I can translate it and post it here if anyone wants.
As for any of the short stories getting a chance of getting animated, I hope to see the Valentine's Day and the House-sitting one. Or we might get something entire original like the 1st season (episode 9, was it?)
Regardless of whether Kuroneko is okay with incest or not, I think it is safe to say she is fully aware of Kirino's feelings. And no, I'm not backing down from this one (Kirino's feelings, I mean).
Like larethian said, the sibling's relationship changed dramatically after Kirino's return from America. And now, Fushimi doesn't know how to stop. He's slowly losing control.
And yes, I can understand this sudden buzz that we might actually get a non-blood-related development. There are hints before. It just got worse with vol 10. Daisuke's uncharacteristic calm demeanor was a bit surprising and alarming, considering they were talking about their children engaging in incest. (This was more or less emphasized (or exaggerated, depending on your stance) when we had the worried and spazzing mother as a comparison.) I guess some would see it as foreshadowing (and you can bet my balls that it was intentional on Fushimi's part. The sly little...).
So really, I wouldn't be surprised if he does go down this route. I mean, who would've guessed we'd get a sudden harem turn in vol 10? Who would've guessed their relationship would improve so well to a level that people are starting to wonder, even speculate, that incest is in play?
And then there are others. Like this,
Meh, Fushimi can't please everyone. I'm fine with just enjoying the ride.
If you ask me, I'd rather he not pull the non-blood-related card, even if he is going down the Kirino route. It would definitely be interesting if he could pull off that route while not destroying the premise of the story (comedy, family, etc). Though I wouldn't mind too much. *shrug* Whatever helps Fushimi sleeps at night.
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|2012-04-17, 07:06
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|2012-04-17, 10:05
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BTW, one thing I noticed is that most seem to not think that the pre-consulting relationship was dysfunctional. I think that's a fundamental issue which could explain why many feel Kirino actually has incestuous feelings.
|2012-04-17, 11:27
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|2012-04-17, 11:52
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Now, it seems that the story has continued down a certain path that suggests that Kirino and Kyousuke's feelings for each other will be "an issue". But rather than saying "the author is losing control; he doesn't know how to stop", isn't this just an extension of the same hints that were present even in the early novels? Couldn't this have really been part of the plan all along, just people assumed it wouldn't be the case?
To be clear, I'm not talking about the way the novel will eventually end or how they resolve their feelings, which I'm rather agnostic about (I think there are many viable possibilities at this point, and I could support any of them if they're well-developed). I just find it strange that some people seem to imply that "no way; those themes weren't there at first", as if now, all of a sudden, the author "changed his mind". I think it's more likely that some people just didn't catch the hints in the earlier volumes, but now the author's making it more blatant/obvious so it can't be avoided. This is basically the problem with a story that allows for multiple interpretations; one of them will ultimately be proven correct (or, if they can't accept it, I suppose someone can just blame the author for "changing his mind" or "being influenced" or "selling out" or whatever).
Again: talking about themes being present, not whatever ending this will take, which I think is a separate issue.
|2012-04-17, 12:07
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But wasn't that Drama CD part of a 2-Disc Set? The first disc used stories from the novels while the 3rd had the new story written by Fushimi himself that we were just talking about. I wanted to know if there are any other Drama CD's besides that one. Didn't the CE of the 1st PSP Game come with a Drama CD?
I couldn't have said it better myself. The hints were there, it was just a matter of whether or not you picked up on it or not.
|2012-04-17, 12:50
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I just read the first 20 and last 20 pages of the novels, and boy, I never expected this turn of events. I'll read it in its entirety on my off day, but I hope the author doesn't pull the focus from Kuroneko too much . And Kyousuke damn better stay faithful.
|2012-04-17, 13:10
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Btw, Watarai made another fan-art of Ayase & Kyousuke again x3
|2012-04-17, 13:33
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I always loved his/her Ayase artwork.
Ayase is all wet. Kyousuke decides to lend her a change of clothing.
Kyousuke, "Here's a new sweater for you to change into-"
Ayase, "Can I burrow this one instead?"
Kyousuke, "Ah, that one's still hasn't been washed yet-"
Ayase, "(adamant) Can I burrow this?"
Honestly, I will never understand women and their fascination for wearing our used clothing...when I asked my ex girlfriend that, she said she liked the scent...
Okay, long post ahead for relentlessflame's post.
First of all, good to see you here too. Your posts are always fun and inspiring to read.
I'm not sure if you're asking about the non-blood-related or the incest hints though. So I'll explain them both.
The former? There's a few, nothing much to be taken seriously. Like I said, there are hints that support, and some that discourage, it. Kirino is definitely a Kousaka, since Kyousuke said he had witnessed her birth. So Kyousuke is the remaining possibility. As to why vol 10 made it worse, I've already covered that part a few posts back.
Now, the incest.
Okay, the first thing we should all be clear about, is that the ambiguity was deliberate on Fushimi's part, and it has always been a central/reoccurring theme in the series. And why wouldn't he, it makes for good marketing. Even if it's Kyousuke's own words from the novel, Fushimi has stated we should not take anything at face value.
So, naturally, it was always up for us readers on how to interpret it, and that's what I'm doing right now.
The incest hints/ideas were always there, right from the start (there's no denying it). Heck, some people even got that idea simply from the title. It's the elephant in the living room, yet also one of the main draws of the series. For me, even though they were always present, they had only struck me as nothing but teases. The two siblings were just that - siblings trying to patch up their broken bond. Their interactions/relationship never went overboard, nor were there any serious indication that they viewed each other as anything more than family.
Until volume 5, when Kyousuke begged Kirino to return with him. That was the turning point.
It's not so much as what happened in that novel (although it was quite alarming that Kirino gave up everything for a simple "I miss you", or Kuroneko's "Yes, I like you, no less than how your sister does too"), but rather how it changed their relationship.
Let's face it, in order to show their increasingly close bond, Fushimi will have to come up with something new every time, and each one will naturally surpass the last. It was only a matter of time when they would escalate to eyebrow-raising proportions.
From then on, the so called "teases" started to get a little out of hand, especially when romance started to take play.
Vol 7 practically revolved around Kirino trying to get Kyousuke's attention. The date (which was real on Kirino's part, confirmed in vol 8. She conned Kyousuke into taking her out), the fake boyfriend incident (we still don't know why she did it *hint hint*), the sticker photos on their phones, the little accident in vol 8 when Kyousuke landed on Kirino but didn't get up (he just stared at Kirino's beet red face), the fact that Kyousuke refused to get back with Kuroneko because Kirino didn't like it, Kirino started calling him "Kyousuke" - "I don't want 'Kyousuke' to get a girlfriend, but I hate seeing 'aniki' cry more" (why the deliberate differentiation? My answer: she's seeing him as a brother AND one of the opposite sex), "I won't make a girlfriend until Kirino has a boyfriend, but I don't want her to have one either", etc...I'm sure I'm missing a few. And Vol 9 took it to another level altogether...
Not saying anything is certain (again, interpretations vary. I respect everyone's views) but these developments are way too misleading to simply pass them off as simple sibling affection...especially on Kirino's part. I've said it once and I'll say it again, Kirino is definitely in love with Kyousuke, even Kuroneko knows this (partly why Kuroneko's words in vol 10 - you know which - didn't faze me one bit).
The bro/siscon elements are still there, yes, but it's their incredibly close - bordering on intimacy - relationship and actions that made me realized that it wasn't that simple.
Sure, it's okay for extremely close siblings to be against one another from engaging in romance, but the means in which these two did it begs to question whether such an act was something of a more sinister nature.
To me, it's a resounding yes. That kind of affection is not normal, bro/sis-con or not.
However, although it's beyond just sibling affection, it's still not quite into the taboo zone. Yet (because Fushimi will need to come up with something even more daring than the above). Do I want it to go down that route? Yes, because they are the most well-developed couple. I've said it before, the idea of KyousukexKirino came naturally to me. It's not for the incest. Even if they're truly non-blood-related, I'd still root for Kirino.
Incest or not, Kyousuke's and Kirino's feeling will have to be dealt with, that's for sure, unless we are seriously getting an open ending...
So really, if the anime (vol 1~5) has already given you the incest idea, let's just say vol 6 onwards would probably make your eyes pop out...
Again, this is MY interpretation and by God, I will stand by it. Feel free to disagree. I WILL accept and respect your views, but if you're going at argue, please do so with an open mind. The last thing I need is someone telling me I'm wrong by dangling the words "incest" like a fricken talisman in front of me...
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|2012-04-17, 23:46
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Again, this is not a commentary on how the series will end or what will develop from here on out. But only to say that, to me, the theme has always been there because something seemed off; I could never pass anything off as "they're just siblings". Of course, as everyone has said, exactly why things felt off could be explained and lead to any number of resolutions, and I also tend to believe those that suggest that the stereotypical sibling endings we might imagine don't seem very probable.
If you believe that Kirino thinks she wants to have Kyousuke to herself in every sense of the word, then the options in the story in my mind are basically: a) she sacrifices her feelings so that Kyousuke can be with the person he really loves (if that's the case, then the "reveal" has to wait longer so it's clearer that Kyousuke does really have another girl in his heart, otherwise he'll reject her sacrifice and choose her), or b) her feelings are reciprocated and either it works out or it doesn't to varying degrees. (There's also a c) that they do try going out for a while and eventually decide to go back to being siblings... but that's sort of a weird path to take, and I think unlikely since they've played the separation card a few times now with opposite effect. And I'm sure more options and variations I didn't think of...)
If you believe that Kirino is just confused and doesn't really love Kyousuke "that way" (and everything presumably works itself out somehow when the issues from the past are revealed and dealt with so they can be reconciled as siblings), then I wonder how they tie everything back to the central premise but still have Kyousuke end up with someone else. Just going "oh, I'm so glad I resolved that misunderstanding with Kirino; with that out of the way I can date whoever I please" is rather... plain, and doesn't really have to do with anything. If that's the case, it's almost better for them to have an open ending and for him to end up with no one (just end as soon as the misunderstanding is resolved), but then all of these chapters in the interim are really sort of pointless and meandering. (Could have just ended the story the same way the "false ending" of the anime did; everything from 5+ would be pretty much superfluous filler that didn't do anything but delay the reconciliation and keep the story going.)
So yeah... anyway, that's how I see it from my vantage point anyway, granted without all the small details from the novel. It seems more logical from my perspective to follow my gut feeling from the anime (and influenced by the PSP game) and think that Kirino's feelings are leading somewhere, even if the final destination is unclear. But, in either case, envisioning a "perfect ending" (certainly one that would please everyone) seems harder the further we go into this.
|2012-04-18, 02:08
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Surprised to see you active in an LN thread filled with spoilers, which you tend to avoid
Unfortunately, I have really insufficient time to really post my points and start an extended discussion in response to your few past long posts. Man, doing just that short overview of v10 alone took me about 2 hours to draft that post. So normally, I just leave things be and go back to lurking, but it doesn't mean I 100% agree or 'surrender' in a discussion with conflicting views, ok? Just saying.
But just one glaring point (imho) to support VVolf's statement on 'Fushimi going out of control' (though I don't necessary agree with some other points of interpretation by VVolf, but it's fine and I'm going to hold my peace since we respect one anothers' views ): having Ayase going dere on Kyousuke was fine since there's plenty of foreshadowing from her behavior. But to add Kanako (with very weak flags) to the shuraba mix...... it feels to me like he's doing it for the sake of doing it......, so 'out of control' may be pretty apt.
With regards to the point on hints vs teases, the converse can also be true. Anyway, I'm going to hold my peace again.
Finally, it boils down to the feeling of a particular feel of 'consistency' and expectation building (or rather lack of 'strange' expectations throughout) when reading the first 5 volumes, and gradually a change in the 'feel' after that. Perhaps, this is just due to the fact that the first 5 volumes utilize plot devices involving Kyousuke 'rescuing' Kirino from her pinches and strengthening their bonds and then changing to romance focus later after volume 5. Not saying that this is wrong, but it just changes the 'feel' for me (but at a somewhat subtle rate). To me, those situations which could be viewed as 'hints' are really 'teases' to me. Because there's always a joking feel to them when they appear. And it's quite hard for me to believe a LN, read by not just adolescents but also teenagers and elementary school students and even girls (based on Fushimi's comments on his fan letters) will go down that route. To date, I don't know of any LN going down that route without pulling a not-blood related card. I rather not spoil on other series and anyway it's not like you guys might know of those titles since they have yet to be animated. Though there's one particular suggestive series (also imouto kind, but not OniAi) that I don't know much about. And I do stand to be corrected since no matter how much I'm into LNs in general (though 'specializing' more in action fantasies), there are simply too many of them for me to keep track of.
Also, just an additional piece of info which may not really be important. When Fushimi first wrote Oreimo (v1 covered in episodes 1-3), it was not a serialized series. (src: afterword of volume 2). And whenever the author described Kirino feeling gross (especially in the first few volumes) (recall, just as an example, the time when Kyousuke asked the question when he found out about Kirino's obsession with imouto eroge to verify whether she has a particular 'fantasy' about him), I felt that she's really feeling gross. Anyway, regardless of what Kirino thinks or wants, I'm very much convinced from Kyousuke's actions and monologue that he's just a siscon and doesn't really feel the 'forbidden' desire for Kirino, so I very much doubt that the series will end on that kind of note. (Even in v10, it was mentioned once or twice that he's still hurting from the breakup memories with Kuroneko, as far as I can recall).
Anyway enough of my rambling for now. (the more I type, the more I want to type; there are a lot of things I want to 'counter' or post my views, but I'm simply running out of time)
Btw, I did go back and read some of the afterwords of the first few volumes, check the last page of the afterword of v4. I either missed that or must have forgotten that. Seems like readers have a 'say' in the later developments.
As to where I think it will go from here, for now, I still believe in Kuroneko succeeding in her Arcadia plan in v8. (heck, even Fushimi said Kuroneko's popularity was surprising in v6's afterword).
So long, until v11.
(shit, in the end, I still took more than an hour for this even when I wanted to get it over with in 15 minutes. jeez, forums are dangerous places).
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|2012-04-18, 08:02
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It can't be as advanced as Love Touch, right?
I think I've become a pervert like Kirino and putting Ayase's dialogue on loop...
|2012-04-18, 10:56
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And yeah, I guess we can at least agree that the harem felt pretty abrupt, particularly Kanako and ojou-Saori.
Don't worry. I'm fully aware of your stance in this. I won't try to convince you otherwise. ^^ It's the fun in reading this series. Almost nothing is definite, so it's only normal that how we interpret things would differ from one another.
Most of the time, its for the sake of ambuigity. The sly old bugg-...
Oh, OniAi! "おにいちゃんだけどあいさえあればかんけいないよねっ", right? I just started reading that. Incredibly hilarious, and yes, it does pull the non-blood-related card.
Er...right, back on topic.
Can't say I agree with you on the gross part being true all the time. She's your typical tsundere, especially in front of Kyousuke. And you know how they work...they say things that aren't what they feel in order to hide their true feelings (mostly out of embarassment).
Again, speculation, and in this case (Kirino saying gross as she means it), it differs from time to time. The author said we shouldn't take anything at face value, as I said before.
I can't say much for Kyousuke. I can only say for certain about Kirino. Kyousuke is just as much a tsundere as she is after all...(in his own way). I agree with your view on him hurting after the break up with Kuroneko though (who wouldn't? It was against his will...so to speak).
What I do want to say, however, is that it really wasn't after Kuroneko's confession that Kyousuke started to really consider her as a love interest. Er...maybe I should rephrase that. Not the confession, but that kiss in volume 5.
The point I'm trying to make is - the female must make the first move first in order for Kyousuke to start taking notice (or at least telling us readers about his feelings for the girl), and such a move must be in a romantic manner (so Ayase doesn't count, and we all know how Kyousuke's repeated "sexual harrassments" were more or less just teasing).
Which is why I'm hella interested in hearing his thoughts if/when Kirino confesses.
Not saying he wasn't interested in Kuroneko before the kiss. He just never told us that before it.
Then again, there are those who intepret it as a threesome/harem (see? I just pulled a Fushimi here. Throwaway lines ftw)
|2012-04-18, 14:26
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Just like the father is approving incest and stuff.
Things like incest ending, non-blood-related sibilings, and etc etc can't be taken as if they are true until the very end (and perhaps, even then, we could have a open end).
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Khloe Kardashian has been seen crying on camera as her marriage to basketball player Lamar Odom broke down during filming of the family's reality TV show.
Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce from the troubled sportsman in December after months of rumors about the state of their relationship and suggestions Odom was battling a drug problem.
The reality TV star, who cited irreconcilable differences for the end of the four-year union, has remained silent on the subject of her marriage troubles in recent months, but her problems were laid bare in the latest episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," which aired in the on Sunday night.
Kardashian was seen crying on camera as she talked about her troubles, revealing she was struggling to help her now-estranged husband, telling her sister Kourtney, "I have been putting myself aside to hopefully save somebody's life, and now that I have come to terms that I can't I have to move on with my life and that means like changing a lot. I shouldn't care what people think but I do not like that now I am affiliated. I haven't even had a week off, I need to get my life in order, but I love to work as it distracts me, but I go home and I'm a shattered person."
She added of her decision not to talk about Odom's troubles: "My priority is Lamar's health and well-being and I don't feel it is my place to address a lot of things, as it is not. It is part of my job to protect him and keep him as safe as possible and keeping him safe is by me keeping quiet."
The former couple wed in 2009 following a whirlwind romance.


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Identify your Board
From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
Identify the Board of your Box
Please document here if you succeed gathering the information for your board.
On Stock Firmware
Tested on a LS-WVL with firmware 1.52
You need shell access to the machine.
$ dmesg | grep -i board Marvell Development Board (LSP Version KW_LSP_5.1.3_patch13)-- MVLSWV Soc: 88F6282 A0 LE
For uBoot, your config will be `buffalo_mvlswvl_6282_config`.
On a Debianized System
Tested on Debian 6 ("Squeeze") with a kernel 2.6.31 from stock firmware 1.52
# cat /proc/buffalo/board_info BoardId=82 BoardName=MVLSWV # cat /proc/soc_type | head -n 2 MV88F6282 Rev 0 L2 Enabled
The last two digits from the BoardId should match the end of the board-type from the first line of the second command. Here it is 82 and MV88F6282. So for uBoot, search the Makefile for your board-name, e.g
grep -i MVLSWV Makefile
This will hopefully gives you a single entry containing your board-type and ending with the board-id, e.g. buffalo_mvlswvl_6282_config.


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Amazon Under Fire in Germany
Security guards at Amazon warehouses in Germany are accused of being heavy-handed in their treatment of foreign workers, a claim the company is investigating. WSJ's Vanessa Fuhrmans looks at the latest allegations about the company's working conditions. Photo: Reuters
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Forecast models did not accurately predict the timing, magnitude and exact location of heavy rainfall that caused massive flooding along the Front Range last September, according to a self-assessment released Tuesday by the National Weather Service.
"While National Center forecasts indicated the potential for very heavy rainfall and at least a slight risk for rainfall to exceed flash flood guidance, significant variability in magnitude, timing and location of the heaviest rainfall made it difficult for the (weather forecast offices) to anticipate the rapid evolution of the flash and river flooding," the report's authors wrote.
The September flood shattered weather records, claimed 10 lives in the state and caused an estimated $2 billion to $3 billion in damage.
The assessment was compiled using interviews and product evaluations to gauge the organization's performance before and during the weather event.
"I was very happy with the office's overall performance," said Nezette Rydell, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Boulder. "I personally believe lives were saved because people had warning information in their hands early enough to make a difference."
She said the extreme nature of the weather event made it difficult to forecast, with models showing multiple possibilities.
"It wasn't a given that we would have this much rain," Rydell said. "We didn't miss it. We just didn't quite have the magnitude."
As early as five days in advance, the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center began issuing 48-to-72-hour forecasts that included the potential for 2 to 4 inches of rainfall for portions of the Front Range.
'A lot of moisture in that washcloth'
Tom Hamill, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth System Research Lab in Boulder, evaluated the forecasting models for the report.
He said it was "a little bit surprising" that the models weren't more accurate or consistent given the high humidity preceding the torrential downpours.
"There was a lot of moisture in that washcloth to wring out," he said.
But, he noted, "forecasting heavy precipitation is an extremely complicated problem. We know we need better forecast models, and we need a program of research and development to do that."
Despite some obstacles and areas of improvements, most parties interviewed for the assessment were "satisfied" with the level of service provided by the National Weather Service during the flood.
"Although forecasting the specific timing and location of heavy rainfall and flooding was extremely challenging, the Boulder emergency managers said that the information provided by the National Weather Service helped them save hundreds of lives during the first night of the flood," said assessment contributor Rebecca Morss, a scientist with the Boulder-based National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Weather service helped 'immensely'
Mike Chard, director of the Boulder Office of Emergency Management, said that, from his perspective, the National Weather Service did a good job providing some advance warning and keeping his office up-to-date on rapidly changing conditions.
After the flooding started the night of Sept. 11, he said, his office was sharing information every few minutes with the National Weather Service's severe weather desk.
"It helped us out immensely as we were going through the event," he said. "We were able to compensate for any inaccuracies in the modeling by having that human interaction."
Other report findings include:
Limited coordination between the NWS Weather Prediction Center and weather forecast offices and river forecast centers regarding rainfall and flash flooding potentials. The report recommended replicating the "successful" winter-weather coordination model for future hydrologic events such as floods.
The NWS does not have a formal policy for what it calls decision support services, or information provided to emergency managers for their planning and real-time decision-making.
NOAA should work to improve its quantitative precipitation forecasts to better predict extreme precipitation events, and the amount of precipitation that could fall.
Slow Internet connections made it difficult for the NWS to stay up-to-date and provide current information to relevant parties.
The NWS should update outdated training modules and add more in-residence training for weather professionals.
The findings, meteorologist Rydell said, "will help guide the agency on where to invest their resources in the coming years."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Amy Bounds at 303-473-1341 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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limestar inc needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Bright Transitions, Bright Start Movers, Bright Way Van Lines
We are a modern moving company specializing in moving seniors, but not limited to that area only.
Anyone who needs a mover.
-Local mover
-Up and coming national mover
We would like to try and create a cohesive logo amongst all 3 company names.
Bright Transitions
Bright Start Movers
Bright Way Van Lines
Attached are the current logos for the first two companies, but also we have Bright Way Van Lines which is our national moving company.
-We would like to keep some sort of similarity to the sun or something else related to the word "bright."
-We are also open to the logo looking nothing like the ones attached, or simply making the ones better while retaining the current structure.
We want to clean up the look and tighten up the look of the brand.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Nov. 19, 2008
Courtesy Wellesley Sports Information
WELLESLEY, Mass. – MIT handed the Wellesley College swimming and diving team a 202-96 loss on Wednesday evening at Chandler Pool in Wellesley. The Engineers were paced by 12 first-place finishes in moving to 2-0 on the season, while the Blue fell to 1-1.
MIT was led by senior Jen Chao who took top honors in four events while Qing Li and Sarah King each notched three first-place finishes. Chao was an individual winner in the 100 fly (1:01.04) and in the 200 fly (2:15.07). She also picked up a victory as part of the 400 medley relay (4:16.93) with Li, Abby Clark and Katie Creasey, and won the 200 free relay (1:44.61) with King, Ashley Pinchinat and Sydney Giblin.
Li was an individual winner in the 100 back in 1:04.89 and the 200 back in 2:20.16. King picked up wins in the 200 free (1:59.61) and the 100-free (56.13).
The Engineers return to action for their home opener against Babson and Bowdoin on Saturday.


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- Meets Military Standards 810G for Immersion, Rain, Shock and Dust Resistant, Vibration, Salt Fog, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Altitude, Low and High Temperature Storage
- 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, still photo, video capture, LED light
- High-security encryption for corporate email
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity
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- VZ Navigator® for GPS and audible turn-by-turn directions
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- G'zGEAR operates in eight modes
- Earth Compass – Functions as a standard compass, the GPS shows the distance and direction to several domestic and international landmarks, including Yosemite National Park and Mt. Everest.
- Walking Counter – Measures steps, distance and energy consumption, and total steps for the day, week or month. It also provides virtual treks for famous North American trails and roads including Mt. Kilimanjaro, Annapurna Circuit, Torres Del Paine Circuit, John Muir Trail and Transcontinental
- Adventure Training – Takes training to a new level by allowing users to run with virtual opponents, like world-record holders, wild animals, or their own best personal performance stored in the training history.
- Trip Memory – Plots and records outdoor activities along with location information to share with friends and family on Twitter™ and Facebook®.
- Tides – Showcases the tidal graph for the day; time of tide ebb and flow; and current, past and future sea tide levels. GPS displays the nearest location map.
- Thermometer – Displays current temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit with numeric and graphic thermometer readings and compares the current temperature across multiple locations.
- Sun / Moon – Checks the time of the next sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, and tracks the moon phases for your current location.
- Star Gazer – Utilizes GPS to display the stars and constellation names based on the current season and time.


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Forza 5 Filmspeed Details:
We've seen the Porsche Cayenne used repeatedly as a high-end camera car for its performance and space but using a $239,400 McLaren 12C is something new! A purpose-built HD camera rig capturing the world's fastest zoetrope is featured in the Forza Motorsport's new short film 'FilmSpeed,' attached here. The McLaren 12C, Tanner Foust and hundreds of pounds of camera equipment, are shown being driven at full racetrack speeds (120mph to be exact) in an effort to create the most realistic future Forza 5 gaming experience ever.
'Zeo-what?' you might be asking. The zoetrope was invented in 1834 by William Horner as a device that turns static pictures into moving images. Small illustrations are placed equal distance apart inside the bottom of an open drum and when spun the illustrations give the illusion of motion. As with speed comes a more fluid animation. This was demonstrated in the video, featuring hundreds of images lining the track where Foust in the 12C was able to see them come to life.
We wonder why Microsoft doesn't televise more awesome commercials likes this as opposed to its current marketing strategy but that is another matter. Be sure to check out the behind the scenes videos too. Simply breathtaking.
Pre-order Forza Motorsports 5 that will launch November, 22 2013 exclusively with the debut of Xbox One.


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Shown in Dark Bronze Finish and Mahogany Blades -
The Modern Fan Company Torsion TOR-62-253 is a modern contempo ceiling fan available in Bright Nickel, Dark Bronze and Gloss White finish.The modern contempo style is sure to complement any living room, kitchen, dining room or living room.
The Modern Fan Company has established itself as a leader in the ceiling fan industry by continuing to introduce original design and innovation for contemporary fans, industrial ceiling fans and fan accessories. The ceiling fans of Modern Fan Company celebrate the modern idiom through geometric forms, contemporary finishes and mechanical simplification. Modern Fans – from a contemporary fan to industrial ceiling fan and fan accessories – keep you comfortable while helping to reduce energy consumption in several ways. The Modern Fan Company was founded by Rob Rezek in 1986 with introduction of the Stratos ceiling fan.


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Gophers Quarterback Philip Nelson transfers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson says he intends to transfer to another school that runs an offense "that centers more around the passing game."
The sophomore made the surprise announcement Thursday when he first released the statement to KFXN-FM in Minneapolis. Nelson completed 50.5 percent of his passes for 1,306 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions last season. He also rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns while sharing quarterback duties with Mitch Leidner.
Nelson played poorly in the Texas Bowl loss to Syracuse, going just 2 for 7 for 18 yards.
Golden Gophers coach Jerry Kill released this statement:
" Philip is a terrific young man, and I wish him all the best as he continues his education and football career elsewhere," said Kill, who is on the road recruiting. "I want to thank Philip for the contributions he made to our football program both on and off the field, and I will do anything I can to help him both now and in the future."


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Hannibal Police Prepare For a Halloween Tradition
It's not what you might think. It's the Hannibal Police Department's 33rd annual Halloween Party.
Hours are 5:30 until 8:30p Halloween night at the Admiral Coontz Armory.
Corporal Jonathan Borgmeyer says there will be free admission, food, prizes and games and games for kids age 12 and under.
New this year to the kid's corner with a story teller. Corporal Borgmeyer also says they're also expanding the craft area.
A hay bale maze is planned for kids five and under and there will be a costume contest with prizes in four different age groups.
Corporal Borgmeyer says they're busy transforming the armory for the event…


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Minter: A Last Look Back At The 2010 500
By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
A few observations from Daytona before moving on to the rest of the NASCAR season:
It was good to see some mention of one of the real culprits in the great pothole controversy. Down at the bottom of a release from Daytona International Speedway on the pothole situation was a sentence that read: "The engineering team concluded that a combination of unusually cold and wet weather exacerbated by race cars bottoming out in that section of the track contributed to the breakdown of the pavement."
While the track will be immediately repaired with concrete, and probably repaved at some point in the not-too-distant future, there's no mention of changing the cars so they don't bottom out in the corners. That's something that bears just as much scrutiny as the track itself.
Maybe it was because the race was rescheduled and crammed in between the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series events, but the Camping World Truck Series provided a winner with a story almost as compelling and heart-warming as Jamie McMurray's victory in the Daytona 500.
A year ago, Daytona truck winner Timothy Peters was racing a truck prepared in a two-bay, residential-style garage, and he was doing a big part of the mechanical work himself, with one full-time employee and friends pitching in to the rest.
His success with the shoestring-budget operation led to a ride with Red Horse Racing and he returned to Daytona and rewarded his team with a win in the circuit's premier race.
It continues to look as if a crew chief's position in NASCAR is one of the least secure in the sport. Just one week in, Drew Blickensderfer is out as Matt Kenseth's crew chief in Cup, and there are reports that Dave Fuge is gone as Ron Hornaday Jr.'s crew chief in the Camping World Truck Series.
So much for those optimistic pre-season stories out of those two camps.
One aspect of a crew chief swap that often gets overlooked is that because of the advance preparation done on the cars and trucks, the upcoming races, for the most part, will be run using vehicles prepared according to the specs of the ousted crew chief.
So it's best to wait a month or two before deciding if the change was for better or worse.
Jamie McMurray has turned out, as those who know him expected, to be a very capable representative of the sport in the whirlwind media tour that comes with a Daytona 500 victory.
He's been honest and open, appreciative of those who have helped him in his career and realistic about what his big win means for the remainder of the season.
Last year's 500 winner Matt Kenseth missed the Chase. The 2008 winner, Ryan Newman, hasn't won since, and the 2007 winner Kevin Harvick hasn't won a Cup race since and like Kenseth missed the Chase last year.
"I don't really put any thought into basing on who won the previous Daytona 500s 'cause I think that's kind of irrelevant to the rest of your season," McMurray said. "Certainly going and running well at Fontana is the goal from here on out. As far as putting any thought into what the previous three guys have done, I'm not really paying any attention to that kind of stuff."
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A brief update of my respite in LA with greetings to reaaders
Still in the LA area and having a great time. This is my recharge experience. I always learn so much and reunite with friends I have had for many years as well as meeting new and interesting people I may or may not ever see again.
Last night I played piano to accompany an engineer/clarinetist. He had always wanted to play the clarinet for his livelihood, biut his father refused and forced him to become an engineer. In his 60s, he lost his wife, but discovered his old friend, the clarinet. He now plays with the enthusiasm of a child at age 72. At the keyboard I was accomplishing little more than poor sight-reading, but he seemed pleased, as he was able to play to a living room full of people.
The cool weather in LA has made pleasant and clear days in the LA area. Yesterday we went to Santa Monica Beach and Pier, where amusement is the prime goal. We window shopped a row of high end retailers and had a great lunch of crepes with nutella and bananas. It was also farmers market day in Santa Monica. The produce is plentiful and colorful. Tents take over the streets where automobiles generally rule the day. It's a festive atmosphere.
I have more to my respite and will do my best to keep in touch, but sitting at a computer is not my main focus during my period of nourishment. Greetings to you all and continued wishes for a prosperous and happy New Year.
Sorry that I was unable to post pictures of the magnificent floats from the Rose Parade. I'm technologically challenged.
Tonight I will see "Anything Goes" live on stage in downtown Los Angeles.