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Paul McCartney, Elton John to Headline Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II has been the monarch of Britain for almost as long as Paul McCartney and Elton John have been alive. In fact, the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne this year. Her fellow Brits are coming together to honor those six decades as the figurehead of the country at a bash to be held in front of her Buckingham Palace digs. Sir Paul and Sir Elton are both set to perform and serve as the event's headliners.
According to Spinner, Gary Barlow of famed Brit boy band Take That is coordinating the talent for the event. His goal is to feature music from all decades and genres, and he is doing good job of corralling artists from all walks of life.
Also set to perform are Tom Jones, Annie Lennox and Jessie J. The Spice Girls are rumored to perform, but we know you don't care about that nonsense. You want to see McCartney and Elton John. So do we. More acts are expected to be announced imminently.
Barlow revealed that the Queen's grandsons Prince William (who is heir to the throne behind his father and her son Charles) and Prince Harry requested specific artists to perform before the Queen, the royal family and 10,000 fans. Those who want to attend can nab tickets via a lottery.
We think Lindsey Buckingham should be allowed to perform, but only because he shares his last name with the Queen's address.


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Fixture-abutment connection surface and micro-gap measurements by 3D micro-tomographic technique analysis
Misurazione della superficie di contatto e del microgap della connessione impianto-abutment attraverso la tecnica di analisi tridimensionale microtomografica
Deborah MeleoI; Luigi BaggiII; Michele Di GirolamoII; Fabio Di CarloIII; Raffaella PecciI; Rossella BediniI
IDipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
IICattedra di Gnatologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
IIIDipartimento di Scienze Odontostomatologiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
X-ray micro-tomography (micro-CT) is a miniaturized form of conventional computed axial tomography (CAT) able to investigate small radio-opaque objects at a-few-microns high resolution, in a nondestructive, non-invasive, and tri-dimensional way. Compared to traditional optical and electron microscopy techniques, which provide two-dimensional images, this innovative investigation technology enables a sample tri-dimensional analysis without cutting, coating or exposing the object to any particular chemical treatment. X-ray micro-tomography matches ideal 3D microscopy features: the possibility of investigating an object in natural conditions and without any preparation or alteration; non-invasive, non-destructive, and sufficiently magnified 3D reconstruction; reliable measurement of numeric data of the internal structure (morphology, structure and ultra-structure). Hence, this technique has multi-fold applications in a wide range of fields, not only in medical and odontostomatologic areas, but also in biomedical engineering, materials science, biology, electronics, geology, archaeology, oil industry, and semi-conductors industry. This study shows possible applications of micro-CT in dental implantology to analyze 3D micro-features of dental implant to abutment interface. Indeed, implant-abutment misfit is known to increase mechanical stress on connection structures and surrounding bone tissue. This condition may cause not only screw preload loss or screw fracture, but also biological issues in peri-implant tissues.
Key words: micro-gap, fixture-abutment connection, X-ray microtomography.
La microtomografia a raggi X (micro-CT) altro non è che una forma miniaturizzata di tomografia assiale computerizzata (TAC) convenzionale in grado di indagare in maniera non distruttiva, non invasiva e tridimensionale piccoli oggetti radiopachi con una elevata risoluzione dell'ordine di qualche micron. Rispetto alle tradizionali microscopie ottica ed elettronica, che forniscono immagini di tipo bidimensionale, questa innovativa tecnologia di indagine consente di effettuare un'analisi tridimensionale di un campione senza che questo debba essere sottoposto a tagli, coperture o trattamenti chimici particolari. La microtomografia a raggi X soddisfa dunque i requisiti della microscopia 3D ideale: possibilità di indagare un oggetto in condizioni naturali e senza alcun tipo di preparazione o alterazione; capacità di visualizzazione 3D non invasiva, non distruttiva e con un ingrandimento sufficiente; attendibilità della misurazione delle caratteristiche numeriche della struttura interna (morfologia, struttura e ultrastruttura). Da qui l'infinito ventaglio di applicazioni della metodologia in oggetto, non soltanto in campo medico e odontostomatologico, ma nell'ingegneria biomedica, nella scienza dei materiali, nella biologia, nell'elettronica, nella geologia, nell'archeologia, nell'industria petrolifera e dei semiconduttori. In questo lavoro viene presentata la possibilità applicativa della microtomografia nel campo dell'implantologia dentale per l'analisi delle micro caratteristiche tridimensionali dell'interfaccia tra impianti dentali e relativi abutment protesici. È noto infatti che la presenza di un non corretto accoppiamento (misfit) tra impianto e abutment è alla base di un aumento dello stress meccanico sulle strutture di connessione e sul tessuto osseo circostante. Questa condizione può essere la causa di una perdita di precarico o di frattura delle viti di serraggio ma anche di conseguenze di ordine biologico sui tessuti periimplantari.
Parole chiave: micro-gap, connessione impianto-abutment, microtomografia a raggi X.
lowing clinicians to successfully implement even very Dental implantology has reached levels of reliability complex rehabilitations. Over the last thirty years, en-and predictability unexpected only a few years ago, al-hanced surgical techniques, increased know-how and sky-rocketing technological progress have contributed to raise over 90% the percentage of successful rehabilitation by implants, giving clinicians a meaningful reference point for treatment, even if there is still a number of issues to face, and predictability of rehabilitation by implants relies on a dynamic balance between biological and mechanical factors. The final goal of implant-prosthetic treatment is an aesthetic and most of all functional restoration, and preventing any implant component from possible collapse [1-3]. Implant failure may depend on two distinct types of factors, biological and mechanical. Biological causes are essentially peri-implantitis, affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding dental implants, while mechanical causes involve implant-prosthetic components at large. Mechanical complications are: implant fracture, abutment fracture, screw loosening and loss, over-structure (ceramic and /or metal) fracture [1, 2]. Implant-abutment misfit is known to increase mechanical stress on connection structures and surrounding bone tissue. This condition may induce screw preload loss or fracture, and cause biological issues due to bacterial penetration within a possible fixture-abutment gap [1-8].
Today, materials evolution allows clinicians to choose in an ever wider range of implant-abutment systems. Despite their large number, the systems essentially are based on three types of implant-abutment connection: screwed, cemented and conometric. The most popular connection is the screw type, featuring external hexagon according to the Swedish tradition. In literature, a high number of studies on mechanical issues focuses on screw-type connection, since this is widely used and more often than other types shows the following disadvantages: screw loosening, possible fracture of the screw or even of the implant neck [9-18]. In light of these considerations, new types of connection have been developed. For instance, the fixture anti-rotation feature has been progressively modified over time, taking distance of classical geometries hexagon, octagon and evolving to the very conometry or a combination of traditional and conical shapes [12, 15-19].
The aim of this paper is to show possible applications of X-ray micro-tomography in measuring and in vitro two-dimensional and three-dimensional visualizing, in static condition, implant-abutment interface in three different types of conic fixture-abutment connection of commercial implant systems. This new investigation technique is envisaged as a reliable support to implant system engineering and implementing.
For abutment-fixture interface assessing and the resulting contact surfaces measuring, three in vitro conical connection implant systems have been considered:
1. Ankylos connection, implant mod. C/X 4.5 mm diameter (Dentsply Friadent). The precision-manufactured, geometrically-and dynamically-coupled TissueCare Connection is cone-shaped and minimizes implant-abutment gap formation, hence bacterial colonization. The over structure-implant connection is moved internally in the implant, according to platform-switching, is movement-free, and extremely mechanically stable. This connection is not recognized as a gap by peri-implant bone and tissue structures, paving the way for long-term healthy and irritation-free soft and hard tissues;
2. Straumann connection, implant mod. Bone Level 4.1mm diameter (Straumann). Straumann Bone Level implants feature the CrossFit connection, which combines the know-how and advantages of the Morse Taper connection with connection needs located at bone level. The self-guiding internal prosthetic connection shows an optimized design for long-term mechanical stability under all loading conditions, and ensures an exact fit between implant and secondary component. The 15° internal cone enables more flexible prosthetic treatments. Four internal grooves allows for precise positioning of prosthetic components;
3. Bicon connection, implant mod. Narrow 4.0 mm diameter (Bicon). Precision conometric connection of 1.5˚ assures a valid bacterial sealing at implant-abutment interface, eliminating micro-gap (less than 0.5 micron). Thanks to the locking taper, 360˚ positioning of the universal abutment is possible. The sloping shoulder allows a higher flexibility when placing the implant, and ensures an exceptional bone preservation. It also provides more space for crestal bone over implant head and support for interdental papillae, enhancing gingival aesthetics line.
Each sample underwent five X-ray microtomography consecutive acquisitions by Skyscan 1072 (SkyScan, Kartuizersweg 3B, 2550 Kontich, Belgium) to measure implant-abutment contact areas of the three implant systems considered, and to detect the possible presence of microgaps over and along the whole interface. This innovative investigation technique has made it possible to assess the perfection of connection sealing in a non-destructive, non-invasive, and three-dimensional way [20, 21].
All implants have been resin-embedded in vertical position within a cylinder-shaped mould to avoid motion artifacts. The same acquisition parameters adopted for all sample are as follows:
- rotation step = 0.45°,
- total rotation angle = 180°,
- power source 100 KV / 98 microA,
- filter thickness 1 mm (Al)
Magnification and cross-section pixel size acquisition parameters have been chosen according to the following values:
- Sample 1: magnification at 30X and cross section pixel size of 9.77 µm
- Sample 2: magnification at 26X and cross section pixel size of 11.27 µm
- Sample 3: magnification at 26X and cross section pixel size of 11.27 µm
All images obtained have been processed by a dedicated reconstruction software (CTan), able to reproduce the exact 3D model of each examined implant, making it possible to observe the model in any internal and external components, through its acquired sections, with no need of destructing, cutting or altering the sample [20, 21].
Sample reconstruction in approximately 600-900 slices has been followed by definition and detection of fixture-abutment contact zones and of coronal and apical limits, to focus on connection sealing. Acquisition resolutions made it possible to observe gaps larger than 10 µm.
Through the sequential analysis of all reconstructed axial sections, it has been decided that L0 identifies the level of initial contact between implant and abutment, while L1 identifies the section in which can be observed a micro-gap (a thin circular radiolucency) between the two near surfaces, at the end of connection's seal (Figure 1, 2 and 3). By means of CTan software it has been also possible to measure the lateral surface of truncated cone between L0 and L1 that indicates the contact surface between the two components.
After measuring contact height and major and minor radius of the truncated cones so obtained, the resulting areas have been calculated.
Table 1 shows mean values of fixture-abutment contact areas of each implant system. In Table 2 the same mean values have been calculated by geometric formuas as a result of contact height, and minor/major radius of truncated cone.
A preliminary data evaluation shows that sample 2 has less fixture-abutment contact surface compared to the other two types of connections.
Implant-abutment misfit is known to raise mechanical and biological issues. A mechanical stress rise on connection structures and surrounding bone tissue may lead to a preload loss or screw fracture, and also have biological outcomes [1, 2, 9, 22]. Moreover, fixture-abutment interface microgap induced by connection structure misfit allows bacteria to penetrate and colonize in the inner part of the implant, causing inflammatory processes [2, 9, 10, 22-25].
In literature, the importance of the role of the implant-abutment interfaceposition and geometryonquality and loss of surrounding bone tissue is largely demonstrated [9, 22]. There is evidence that bone tissue or peri-implant gingiva adjacent to microgaps are prone to inflammatory processes. Microgaps allow bacterial penetration within the implant-abutment system, causing outwards circulation of bacterial endotoxins from inside into the surrounding tissues. A physiopathological process is plications. Moreover, conical connections have a more so triggered, leading at worst to bone resorption and central interface to implant platform, compared to ex-implant loss [26-30]. To avoid these problems, dental ternal hexagon connections where peri-implant tissues implant producers focused their attention on fixture-are much closer [4, 6, 8]. abutment connection designs able to enhance the seal Although at present conical connections are best and to prevent peri-implant tissue inflammation. The performing from a biological and mechanical point best seal has been found in screwless cone interfaces, of view, thanks to their implant-abutment better fit-like Morse taper and locking taper, since these pro-ting, however the ideal implant connection, able to vide such a perfect fixture-abutment fit [9, 11, 12, 31] zero down the risk of bacterial penetration, hasn't to prevent bacterial penetration and mechanical com-been implemented yet [9, 11, 32-36].
To obtain a quality seal against bacteria, a large number of studies have focused on microorganism penetration through implant-abutment interface microgaps. The majority of these papers have studied the seal in vitro, in static condition, not considering in vivo temperature variations and chewing stresses [9, 11, 14, 32-34, 37].
It is possible to directly observe the implant-abutment microgap through a wide range of tools, though presenting some limits. For instance, traditional intra-and extra-oral radiographic analytical methods and computed tomography are routinely used for patients, to evaluate implant stability or failure [26, 38-40]. However, there are only a few studies on the possibilities of in vitro direct observation, usually concerned with butt-joint connections: micro-radiography, SEM, optical microscopy, laser scanning microscopy or theoretical approaches through finite element modelling [26, 40-43]. Although many authors reported a perfect fit as regards conical connections, on the contrary a recent study shows the presence of a microgap thanks to direct in vitro observation of conical coupling through hard X-ray synchrotron radiation [26]. Also recent leaking tests have demonstrated that this geometry cannot grant a perfect seal [26, 40-42].
This paper proposes in-vitro direct observation through microtomography of three conic implant systems, to detect possible microgaps, visible or not within the resolution levels adopted for acquisition, and to calculate fixture-abutment contact surfaces.
All implant systems showed no peripheral microgap visible at resolutions of acquisition (microgap, whenever present, is less than 10 µm) (Figures 1, 2 and 3).
In light of the analysis of fixture-abutment contact surface values of the three implant systems considered, sample 2, showing the least values, seems to be less reliable as regards mechanical properties and bacterial sealing of the connection.
Moreover, the absence of statistically-significant difference between CTan-calculated surface data and values measuredby traditional geometryformulas demonstrates the utility and reliability of X-ray microtomography in this application field.
The connection geometry of the fixture-abutment complex influences the mechanical properties of an implant system. Two flat surfaces in contact show less possibilities to distribute occlusal loading, especially eccentric ones, in a homogeneous and multi-directional way, compared to another connection such as the conometric one, characterized by a contact surface featuring also a vertical component inside the implant body. Therefore, from a biomechanical point of view, a conic connection is more geometrically suitable than a flat one, as well documented in literature [4, 10-12, 16-18, 24, 31, 35, 41, 44-49]. Moreover, it is possible to observe that, instead of problems connected to chewing load on surrounding bone tissue, at bone crest level, there are other serious problems such as mechanical stress on the prosthetic component of the implant support that results more stressed in flat type connections. This kind of connection, in fact, is often subjected to mechanical stress bringing on unscrewing or fracture of tighten screw, abutment or fixture fracture in the worst cases [8, 12, 20, 21, 44, 50].
Nowadays, commercial development allows clinicians to choose between several implant systems. Literature shows that a tube-in-tube conical shape of fixture-abutment contact has a better seal against bacteria and a better mechanical stability [4, 9-12, 16-18, 24, 31-36, 41, 44-49]. In spite of the large number of advantages of this type of geometry, recent studies have shown that fixture-abutment ideal connection does not exist, and that misfit eventually causes biological and mechanical complications [9, 11, 32-36].
The need for engineering and developing more performing implant designs, as well as evaluating geometrical features of currently-used systems, has boosted the development of ever more sophisticated and precise investigation techniques.
To this end, X-ray microtomography is one of the best tools in this kind of applications, compared to other traditional investigation methods, because it allows to acquire three-dimensional images and to perform evaluations in a non-invasive and non-destructive way.
We gratefully thank Alessandra Ceccarini for translating this paper.
Conflict of interest statement
There are no potential conflicts of interest or any financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately bias conduct and findings of this study.
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by GLX » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:07 pm
This is going up way later than I anticipated. My apologies for the delay.
If you can't make it to your local comic shop, a digital copy can be found here.
Ze rules:
Review as often or as little as you like. Once you've posted 5 reviews, you will be awarded 1 pick. You can post 5 reviews, right? That's a totally achievable goal and with day and date digital releases becoming the standard, it shouldn't matter if your shop ordered enough copies of this weeks comic or not.
When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.
Reviews posted while waiting in line for your pick will be applied to your next pick.
I'll be keeping track of everyone's progress with the newly christened Spreadsheet of Fantastic (RIP, Spreadsheet of Doom) and reporting the results in the Current Members list in the weekly OP. When it's your turn to make a pick, I will PM you. If you do not respond to me by Midnight EST the following Sunday, you will lose your pick and I will start a poll to determine that week's selection.
Any week in which we do not have a Review Grouper with 5 qualifying picks, we will determine the week's comic via poll.
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Since no one has 5 reviews under their belt, I'll make a poll by week's end that'll determine next week's pick.
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by Amoebas » Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:23 pmFact - I'm not a fan of what Hickman did with his time in the FF's universe.
Fact - I love the Fantastic Four. FF #160 was my first ever comic book and I've looked forward to checking out the titles again now that the aforementioned Hickman was gone.
Fact - I'm not a fan of the Future Foundation kids. Nothing against them personally (with the exception of Valerie whom I despise) but the concept just never grabbed me.
After reading the latest Fantastic Four #1, I can say I'm in for the short and possible long run. #1 was pretty solid and as long as the focus is on the team and not individual members, I'll be around. This issue surprisingly had me anxious for FF #1 as I love Medusa, Ant-Man and Shulkie and the weirdness of them being on a team together does interest me. When first announced I wasn't thrilled with fuchsia hair girl Thing and hoped that once I read the book I'd change my mind on her. That and little to no mention of the kids spurred me on.
And then I read FF #1.
The book opens with Franklin and Valerie ( the one character I didn't want to see). At least with her going to the main FF title, she'll be gone from this book and maybe I'll discover a reason to like the other kids. We'll see.
Anyway, Fraction crafted the book nicely having it end basically where it begins with interspersed responses mixed with earlier recruiting scenes. Some nice touches are remembering that Medusa has a child and having Scott deal with the loss of his own. Characters felt a bit like they should with one notable exception where Reed fails to be able to discuss Scott's loss (when reading that panel I couldn't help wonder if Fraction ever read FF #267 where Reed is said to be quite the psychologist with his words.)
The book reads well and the art is typical Allred fun, but (there had to be one) if there's a problem it's with his Thing. It's a cross between a Kirby/Coletta Thing and the Thing from the old 1977 coloring books.
I'm not impressed with his depiction of Ben (and that he hasn't figured out how many fingers and toes Ben has yet is just poor draftmanship). And another quick mention on the poor choice of name tags. very distracting. There's an awful lot of meaningless or empty backgrounds too.
Some faults I find with aspects of this issue story...
Sue can walk on floating force field discs? What holds them up? Don't know if this was Fraction or Allred concept but it just doesn't work.
Shouldn't Leech cancel out Artie's power? (this may have an explanation that I missed due to my aforementioned dislike of the Hickman era).
Who the hell is Darla Deerling and why should I care? Some bink that Johnny's is boinking is more qualified than Alex Powers? (or Spider-Man or any of a hundred other heroes that the FF could have called on?)
As stated in my Fantastic Four #1 post, I'm curious where Fraction is taking this 'my powers are killing me/us' bit. Seems odd that for 50+ years that this would happen now (especially when each member has at one time or twelve, lost their powers before. As long as this is not a return to JMS 'intelligent' cosmic rays lunacy, I'll keep an open mind.
I'm in for the next issue if for no other reason than to see how they play out the whole "four minutes" thing. I'll assume they don't come back as planned which forces the new team to adventure together, so does the Earth team consider the main team as dead?
Story - 7
Art - 7
Overall - 7
by Stephen Day » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:04 pmI should have my review of this in sometime tomorrow.
by GLX » Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:55 amUsing my Cyber Force vote to split the three-way tie up, this week's pick will be....
Avengers #1
by Stephen Day » Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:19 pmThis issue was more or less an intro to the concept of this series. It wasn't the best issue at doing this I've ever read. but it was also far from the worst. It was a fun read, but as a single issue there wasn't much of a story to it.
I like all of the Future Foundation kids and the new team of FF replacements, although I'm still not sure about Miss Thing. The best scene this issue dealt with Scott Lang and Reed Richards. Lang being torn between wanting to help Reed and not wanting to deal with kids so soon after his own daughter's death was very well written. The only scene I didn't like was The Johnny Storm/Darla Deering bedroom scene. Johnny has been portrayed as an immature character at times, but in this scene he seemed almost stupid. It didn't seem to be consistent with his past portrayals.
I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes from here -- 6 out of 10.
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The Mark Two Caper - They say that no good deed goes unpunished, my friends, and that is even true for good deeds only undertaken following the application of thirty-nine ninety-nine a day, plus expenses. But when that punishment takes the form of a certain bungling-but-loveable police sergeant, can our heroes ever help to solve... The Mark Two Caper?
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It is nearly impossible these days to read and listen to the news without seeing increasing evidence of what I refer to as "the Obama-Chafee Agenda" concerning illegal immigration and our education systems. Their agenda is being fueled by incrementalism and enticements – more and more entitlements a little at a time. When the citizens finally realize what has happened, it will be too late to reverse course.
As you can surmise, my frustration level is at an all-time high! I fully intend to remain in the fight, despite the tremendous way the deck seems stacked against us. Here are the some of the ways the deck is stacked:
1) The president favors additional benefits for illegal aliens.
2) All four of our Congressional delegates rubberstamp his intentions.
3) We all know where our so-called governor stands. I wonder if he does.
4) Our Senate president stated to me personally that she believes E-Verify laws are solely meant to discriminate against people with brown skin. This from her firm position under a rock.
5) The Speaker of the House, the most powerful person in our state, guaranteed RIILE last session that E-Verify legislation would receive his full attention and a fair hearing in the Labor Committee only to prevent the legislation from getting a Labor Committee vote after the testimony. There were 10 of 13 Representatives on the committee that stated to RIILE their intention to vote in favor of E-Verify at the hearing.
6) We now have, thanks to complacent Rhode Islanders, a 102 to 11 Democrat majority in our legislature, most of whom do only the Speaker's bidding.
7) We are seriously enticing additional illegal aliens to come to our state to take advantage of the following:
a) Early childhood learning programs for illegal alien students under 5 years old, which is against the law. How many and at what cost?
b) Free K-12 education, no limit on the number of illegal alien students that can arrive next September to enter our school systems. At what cost?
c) In-state tuition for illegal alien students at our state colleges, again against the law.
d) Almost zero enforcement of the immigration laws against employers hiring illegal aliens.
e) Open door policy at our hospitals for illegal alien pregnant women to deliver their babies. DHS had 350 in their system last year. Free pre-natal care, free delivery of the child, free post-partum care and free long-term family planning. Also, there is no limit on the number that can take advantage each year.
f) A health care clinic in our state that just received a $345,000 grant last week announced that it is their intention to provide free health care to illegal aliens.
g) Our governor just agreed to look into driver's licenses for illegal aliens at a rally at our State House, where immigrants and illegal aliens demanded, in a foreign language I might add, that he take this action.
h) The most recent addition to the incrementalism and enticement agenda was reported in the Providence Journal on Monday, Nov. 26, entitled, "Jump start on career training in high school." While this is an admirable goal in light of the condition of our workforce, should illegal alien students be given this opportunity when they do not qualify by law to work in the U.S.? The program purports to certify its graduates as teaching assistants and give the college bound students the skills they need to support themselves while going to college. Again, this is against the law due to their status. Is there another variation of the failed Dream Act ready to be stuffed down our throats?
What illegal alien worth his salt, seeing all the above benefits, would not be enticed into making Rhode Island an ideal location for his family? How could he/she resist all of the benefits? We already are seeing the chilling effect illegal immigration is having on our state budget. How much more can we sustain without going over our own fiscal cliff? Every Rhode Islander who cares about his/her family, state and country should be at least as frustrated and as outraged as I am. Is it any wonder that illegal aliens look to Rhode Island as a destination state?
I know some would say I might be uncaring and insensitive, but I firmly believe that all of the above reasons detract from the opportunities we are supposed to be providing to U.S. citizens and legal immigrants in our state first. Why are our lawmakers knowingly allowing lawbreakers to continually, flagrantly and with impunity, break our laws, consequently watering-down all of our social services and education systems? Why are we allowing them to do this to us, right in front of our eyes, without even a peep of objection? Remember – "Silence is consent."
Terry Gorman is the executive director of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement.


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People giving directly to the One Fund Boston can watch their contributions pile up via a donation tracker on the group's website. But can consumers tell how much of their money gets to Marathon bombing victims when they shop at retailers pledging to donate portions of sales to the cause?
The short answer is often no.
While the intent may be honorable — and there is little indication that it is not — many retailers maintain a veil over the amounts they send to charity from fund-raising efforts tied to sales. Book publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, for example, plans to release an anthology of Boston-themed essays in October with net proceeds — "all revenue less production and distribution costs," a spokeswoman explained — benefiting the One Fund. But Houghton Mifflin declined to translate its promise into a percentage of the sale price or provide a specific dollar figure per book that will go to the One Fund, saying it is too early to know.
The Yankee Candle Co. said it will donate to the One Fund all profits from its new "Boston Strong" jarred candle, but declined to specify how much of the $27.99 purchase price will end up at the charity, also saying it is too early to tell.
Recording artist Kenny Chesney is giving his share of money earned on single-track downloads of the song "Spread the Love" to a bombing victim fund he started at Boston Medical Center. But the New England Country Music Festival headliner cannot disclose how big that share is because of deals with distributors like iTunes, which prohibit him from disclosing such information, a Chesney spokeswoman said.
Transparency is a critical element of fund-raising efforts, and consumer advocates, including Attorney General Martha Coakley, urge consumers to ask lots of questions about where their money is going and how much ends up at the charity before they make purchases or contributions. Shortly after the bombings, Coakley published a list of tips for giving to charities that claim to aid victims.
"Consumers have a right to be told how much of their purchase or contribution benefits a charitable cause," said Marc Lavine, who directs the nonprofit track of the graduate business program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. "The public should expect this."
At some businesses, the answer is straightforward. Custom T-shirt maker Ink to the People explained on its website that the company donated production costs for the first 1,500 Boston Strong shirts designed by Emerson College students Nick Reynolds and Chris Dobens, meaning 100 percent of the sale price went to the One Fund. For the rest of the $20 tees, Ink to the People keeps $5 to cover production, leaving $15 — 75 percent — for the One Fund.
At Upper Crust Pizzeria locations this month, 5 percent of the sale price of Boston Strong pizzas (flavor combo: chicken, bacon, ranch) will go to the One Fund.
"So, for example, for every large pie sold, we are donating $1 to the fund," said Shawn Shenefield, Upper Crust's director of operations.
The practice of selling an item and earmarking a portion for charity is known as cause marketing, and its effectiveness is a source of disagreement in the business world. Representatives of several companies engaged in cause marketing after the Marathon bombings said it is a simple yet powerful way for corporations and their customers to work together to aid victims.
But research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in 2011 concluded that cause marketing reduces total giving because "consumers think of their purchase as a charitable act and decrease subsequent charitable acts."
"Consumers may even think of the firm's donation as theirs, since it is facilitated by their act," wrote Aradhna Krishna, the study's author and a marketing professor at the University of Michigan.
As an alternative to cause marketing, some companies are asking employees to solicit donations for the One Fund in the form of small amounts of money voluntarily tacked on to purchases at checkout counters — with all of the extra payments going to charity. CVS already has collected more than $570,000 this way, mostly in $1 and $3 increments.
'So, for example, for every large pie sold, we are donating $1 to the fund.'
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So it seems that mommy went a bit overboard this pay period with toys for my boys. I went to www.helpingudders.com and went a little crazy. The toys came in today and it was like Christmas!! My dogs are in love with the udder tug, tennis tails and treat stick. It was a halarious at my house today!!! Wesley went amuck for the udder tug, I've never seen such a reaction in him regarding a toy. Cody nabbed the tennis tail and refused to let go!! He carried it with him everywhere and didn't even put it down to poop Seriously, I about died. It looks just like a squirrel tail, which drove my dogs nuts. Below are some pictures of the udder tug fun:
Wesley does not fetch, he takes the toy and runs and hides it so no one else can get it. But today, he brought it back because he was having so much fun!
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Cody and his precious tennis tail. I could barely get near him with the camera because he thought I was going to take it from him! Something this much fun must be wrong!!
He wouldn't let it out of his sight, even when he ate:
Needless to say these toys are HIGHLY recomended with Wesley and Cody's seal of approval. Wesley destroyed the rope of the tug, but is still madly in love with the rubber piece. I also love that some of the profit goes to the rescue of your choice. Thanks Karlin for posting the link!! We have a new favorite site!


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Shrek the Third Walkthrough
Jeroen Amin
Thanks to Lazy Garfield for the easy navigation.
Index of Contents
01. Introduction [INT]
02. Contact [CTC]
03. Default Controls [DCL]
04. Walkthrough
a) The Royal Tutorial [L01]
b) The Docks [L02]
c) The Pirate Ship [L03]
d) Ye olde Ruins [L04]
e) Ye Olde Road [L05]
f) Academy Grounds [L06]
g) Prison Cell Block [L07]
h) Lancelot's Castle Capture [L08]
i) High High Peak [L09]
j) Ice Lake [L10]
k) Ice Cave [L11]
l) Prison Detention Centre [L12]
m) Forest Ambush [L13]
n) Merlin's Shore [L14]
o) Evil Queen's Castle [L15]
p) Stromboli's Workshop [L16]
q) Prison Castle Capture [L17]
r) Catacombs [L18]
s) Rundown Streets [L19]
t) The Grand Finale [L20]
05. Legal [LGL]
Introduction [INT]
Hello, welcome to my Shrek the Third Walkthrough. The game is incredibly
simplistic, so I'm guessing it was made for little children. The levels are
incredibly linear, the action is easy and uneventful and the puzzles are of
little challenge. If you're looking to buy this game for your child or a child
you know, don't. Unless you dislike them. The game does have tons of unlockables
though and the Castle Capture minigame is pretty fun. Not the worst kids game,
but far from a good present. Try Viva Pinata instead. Or Gears of War.
The puppet show cut scenes are great, though. Very well done.
Contact [CTC]
invisibleassassin (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Do not email me asking for help finding any collectable items. Only quest items.
Do not email me asking how to jump over the damn platforms in this game. The
game was not meant for jumping and it was a stupid idea to include it,
but we have to suffer through it.
If you're going to send hate mail, at least make it funny/creative. Mom jokes
are stupid.
Default Controls [DCL]
Movement: WASD
Light Attack (Hand on Lever): Left Arrow
Heavy Attack (Open Hand): Right Arrow (hold for extra damage)
Special Attack (Hand): Up Arrow
Fairy Dust Power (Arrow in Circle): Q
Block (Shield): Tab
Ogre Power: Tab+Q
Jump: Space
Jump Attack: Space, Right Arrow in midair
Always try and do Finishing Moves (the Special Attack) as they complete quests
and get you more bonus coins. The Special Attack can also be used to pick up
items and enemies.
The Royal Tutorial [L01]
As the interactive part opens, smash everything and everyone and collect the
fairy dust (the blue stuff) and any other shiny collectable you see. Donkey
guides you through this tutorial of sorts, so you'll be fine. Remember to
collect the gold coins as well.
The Docks [L02]
As you go down the stairs, jump and collect the items, then proceed down and
beat up the two pirates. Jump over the gap and keep going. Beat up more of the
baddies and break the boxes. Keep going and collect the coins on the cliff wall.
It's all a downward path to the left, so you can't get lost. At the bottom will
be more guys and you will see gold coins forming an arrow. Collect them, break
the box and activate the lever. Now you're playing as Puss in Boots. Go along
the catwalk and beat up the pirates. Hit the lever at the end. Now, back to
Shrek. Go in, beat up the pirate, destroy Hook's statue and collect the mug.
Break all the crates and open the gold chest by tapping the Light Attack button
repeatedly. Keep going onwards breaking crates and beating up pirates. Break the
piano for another mug. You will see another gold coin arrow, so collect them
and break open the box next to the gate to free the prisoners. Then break the
gate by tapping the Light Attack button. Go on through. Jump down the cliff,
and beat up the pirates. Break the box at the far right for another mug.
Continue left and jump over the gap where the gold coins are. Beat up more
pirates and keep going. Jump over the gaps onto the ledges, where a mug is,
until you hit solid ground again, and then just keep going. You'll come to
a scene where you see Captain Hook. Run after him while beating up more pirates.
The Pirate Ship [L03]
Collect the gold coins and beat up the two pirates. Jump on the cage and then
jump in the air to get the red coin. Push the cage against the crates near the
start point and use it to jump on top of the pile and get onto the catwalks.
Get the mug and head left. Break the crates to get a hook. Keep moving. After
you drop down from the ramp, head underneath it for crates and a mug. You'll
even see a familiar face from Madagascar. Anyways, keep going left while beating
up pirates then hit the lever. Now, you are Puss again. Beat up the pirates and
collect the fish. Before you follow Hook, though, fight your way back to Shrek.
Puss has a double jump so he can get those coins up there, so get them then
continue onwards chasing Hook while fending off pirates. You'll see another
cut scene. Go under the ledge where Hook is and break the crates for a mug and
a hook. Go through the doorway on the right and fight your way onwards. In the
big room, break the crates for a hook and a mug. There are three big crates in
the room. The first one has pirates, the one on the platform has gold coins and
third hides a path to a lever. Break them, fight/collect whatever comes out and
then hit the lever. Go through the open gate and then use the lever at the other
end of the room. A platform will come down. Double jump onto it, then proceed
through the chain of platforms, collecting the coins, until the last one. Go
onto the ramp and proceed onwards. Break the boxes on the other side of the fish
for another hook. Run along the fish, fight the pirates and activate the lever.
Go through the door. Now comes a boss battle of sorts. The game says to use the
Strong Attack to break his shield, but the Fairy Dust Attack works better. After
it's gone, just slap him until he surrenders.
Ye Olde Ruins [L04]
Go along this path destroying everything. The sign next to Shrek at the start
has a mug. Up ahead the path turns right, as the arrow points out. Behind the
arrow is barrel. Destroy it for another mug. Go onwards, meet donkey, beat up
peasants. The crates next to them have another mug. Ahead of them, the path
branches into two. Go right, jump over the gap, collect the mug, drop down and
keep going. Open the gate ahead by tapping the Light Attack button. There will
be a lot of enemies here, so just keep hitting. Break everything in the back
for lots of goodies, including a trophy. The vending machine gives out an
infinite amount of barrels which leads to an infinite amount of fairy dust. Up
the stairs, hit all the lockers and you should find the geek and another trophy.
Open the gold chest too. Once you're done, go left. Destroy the second statue
along the way for the last trophy and the last statue, next to the lever, for
the last mug. Activate the lever. As you make your way to the gate, you will be
attacked by a witch. Use the vending machine to get barrels and toss them at
her. Two more witches will come, but you can easily just hit them until death.
Once she's finished, go through the gate.
Ye Olde Road [L05]
Now you play as Donkey. Go down the path, destroying everything. One crate near
the end has a mug, on the left before the two on crates. Go onwards destroying
things. One crate behind a rock on the left where three peasants attack you
carries a mug. If you see a trophy on top of crates, you've just passed it.
Go onwards, collecting that trophy and still destroying everything until the
carriage starts throwing hay at you. Go up the rocks to the left of the path
and beat up the two peasants and crates. One of them has a mug. Keep chasing the
carriage. The best way to dodge the hay bales is to jump in a zig zag pattern.
After the bridge, beat up more peasants, get the trophy and go on. Destroy more
crates for another mug and keep going after the carriage. Once you're inside the
building, beat up all the peasants, go onto the stone platform on the left,
collect the trophy then break all the crates. Then meet Shrek.
Academy Grounds [L06]
Go forward and destroy everything. This is the first actual open place in the
game so explore it while destroying everything. Break all the statues around the
dragon hedge for a little secret picture of Shrek. Explore around and you'll
find the nerd in the top right corner of the map. There's a trophy in the top
right and a mug in one of the statues. After the nerd runs away again, he moves
to the bottom left. Go get him. He runs to the gate now. Go meet him, collect
the key, then go through the gate. Run ahead while beating up the witches. Soon
you will play as Puss. Go into the water, then climb the ledges. The platforming
in this game is TERRIBLE, so it will be a bit difficult. Anyways, once you're
at the top, jump over the barricade and break the crates to the left for a mug.
Then activate the lever. Now you're Shrek. Go into the gate, then after you
talk to the kid, take an immediate left, run down the pathway and enter the
empty door. Go down here, fighting the jocks and breaking the lockers. The last
set, next to the witches has a mug. Fight the witches then keep going into the
gymnasium. Fight the jocks here. Go onto through the open door and there will
be a boss battle, like the last one. This time, don't use the soccer balls
Donkey and Puss give you. Run to the back and use the barrels, then once you
hit the red witches with them, run up and whack them. Once they're done,
cut scene.
Prison Cell Block [L07]
Now you play as... Sleeping Beauty? Whatever, break everything in the cell then
use your Fairy Dust Attack on the prisoner. Before you go straight ahead, go
right and take out the crates for a tiara. Fight the prisoners in the prison
cell then take that path that goes straight ahead. Fight your way onwards. Once
you're outside, you will fight trees and prisoners. There's no real difference,
so just fight onwards. It's a linear path anyways. Up ahead is the first real
puzzle of the game. Stomp on the center one, then stomp on the left one twice.
All three are yellow diamonds and the gate is open. Beat up the guard and press
on. Destroy that wooden thing at the end for another tiara, then go into the
cell on the right and float down the hole. Break the barrel at the bottom for
a mug and then go all the way to the back for another mug. Then go forwards up
the stairs and fight onwards. Break the barrel next to the column in the room
with foot columns for another tiara. Keep going. Up ahead is a room with gaps
that Sleeping Beauty can float down and platforms with coins on it. Just fall
down and try and float near the top right of the hole so that you can get the
mug. At the bottom, stomp on the switch and hit the locker to free the geek.
Then head right and go down the path. You can jump down again in case you
missed the mug. There's also a coloring page too in the bottom left. Otherwise,
jump across the platforms and through the gate. The wooden thing to the left
of the gate holds another mug. Up ahead is another boss battle of sorts. Only
Strong Attacks work on him, so use them. Destroy the crates for more goodies,
including the last tiara. Get the key, then go back to the locked door which had
a silver mug behind it.
Lancelot's Castle Capture [L08]
Okay... now you play a sort of minigame, called Castle Capture. You basically
have to knock down the enemy's towers. Basically, just aim with WASD and hold
Space to control the power. Tab and Q change weapons. That's about it. Really
High High Peak [L09]
There's nothing to do here but run forwards and beat up gnomes and snowmen. The
first and third snowmen have hats for you to collect. There will be some whelps
too, but they're nothing different. The snowman across the first bridge has
a hat. After you cross the second bridge and are ambushed by whelps, go down
towards the camera. You will see a red coin. Go to where it is and jump to the
bottom right of the screen. There will be a mug on a platform. After you get it,
go back and continue going right. On the platform where two gnomes hide behind
snowmen, the one to the left has a hat. After you're done with them, jump to the
right onto the platforms and head into the cave. In the cave, the gnomes will
set up three fights between you, a knight, whelps and a flying whelp. It's not
hard. Once you're done, go through the door. Fight the knights and chase the
gnome down into more knights. Once they're all gone, go through the doorway on
the right at the end of the tunnel and go along the ledge. Before jumping onto
the platforms with coins, turn left and get the mug. Then go onto those
platforms. Hit the lever at the top then run all the way back to that gateway
you just opened. Head on down the path. You will come across a bunch of knights,
so beat them up. The leader has a shield, so just charge up your Strong Attack
to break it. Once you're done, ice comes out. Use it to jump up onto the mine
tracks. If the ice melts, hit the snow pile for more. Go along these tracks to
the left. Hit the lever and the snowman for an opened gate and the last hat.
Go through the opened gate back where you got onto the tracks and collect the
key. Proceed on this path and you'll drop down onto a familiar place. Jump on
the platforms and go back to Arthur and use the key on the door.
Ice Lake [L10]
Go down the path and beat up the knights. Destroy the last snowman on the left
for a hat. To get the floating mug, hit the ice pile to let loose a cube for
you to stand on and jump to the mug. Then go to Arthur. Now the Lady wants
shoes. Go the to the right of the area and collect all the shoes. To get the
first one, which is in midair, hit the ice pile for a cube and push it within
range. Do it quick before it melts. There's another one near it, so get it too.
Then go back to where you came. You'll see another shoe in midair where the
snowman with the mug was. Use the ice pile to get another cube to get it then
go back to where you started the game. There's another shoe in the alcove there.
Keep going left for more shoes. Jump off the ledge to get the shoe in midair,
use the ice pile to get a cube for the mug, then head right to get another shoe.
Jump on the platforms there to get the last shoe. Once you've got it, head back
to the Lady. Now you will play as Arthur, who is by far the best fighter yet.
Follow the tracks and go into the door that was closed before. Follow the tracks
and fight whatever comes in your way. At the end of the tracks, the camera will
shift and focus on a button. Go towards the camera for a coloring page, then
go stomp on the button. Go back to that now-opened door and ride the elevator
down. Fight the gnomes on the way. At the bottom, just go and activate the well.
Now you have to go to the left and fight your way along the platforms. Just do
it. Once you get to the top, follow Shrek through the platforms. Collect the
mug on the way. Just after the knights, you'll see a hat. Go get it and continue
on into the cave.
Ice Cave [L11]
Go down the path and fight everything along the way. The second snowmen has a
coloring page. After you see the dragon, you will play as Arthur. Fight down
his path too. No extra goodies. Okay, now comes the first real boss battle of
the game and to be honest, it's relatively hard. The dragon has an assortment of
physical attacks from a simple punch to a bite. They're easily avoided by
moving around. Sometimes it breathes or shoots ice at you. You can avoid it
easily. The thing to watch for it when it jumps. If it lands while youre still
on the ground you will be stunned, so jump up too. When it calls down icicles,
run around to its tail and start hitting it. There's no way to do massive damage
to this thing. What you have to do are get in hits here and there. The best
strategy is to run around in circles as far from the dragon as possible, then
occasionally jump in, hit it once or twice, then land back where you jumped
from, all while going in that far circle. Once the dragon knocks you up, go to
Prison Detention Center [L12]
Go back and crack open the big crate for a coloring page. Then head down the
path. Break the first stump outside for a mug, then keep going down the stone
path. Break the barrels opposite to the building entrance for a tiara, then
keep going through the path in the building. Now, you'll have to avoid some
traps. Easily done, as it's just some columns going up and down. They stay up
for quite a while so you can easily run through. Break the stuff on the way for
a tiara. The last column has a hole under it, so float down and proceed along
this path. You'll come to another cyclops and his minions, beat them all up. For
the cyclops, block his attack and Strong Attack him. Once you're done, break all
the crates for food and then use the cage to jump up to the ledge where the
cyclops was. Break the boxes there to get a mug, then stomp on the switch to
open the gate. Go through it. Once you go through, a prisoner in a cage will
come rolling down. Thanks to the Havok engine, it will probably be slowed down,
stopped or deflected so it shouldn't be of any real concern. Just go along the
path. A guard will lock you in and an infinite amount of prisoners will come at
you. Break the stuff in this room for a tiara and mug. Use the Fairy Dust Attack
on the guard to get him to open the gate so you can proceed along the path. Up
ahead are more traps. Then comes more platforms like last time you played as
Sleeping Beauty, but this time you can't fall down. Break the barrel on the left
for a mug, then get across to the other side and head left. You'll see a hole
you can float down. Ignore the stairs and jump across, floating down the far
wall. There, you can get gold coins and another tiara. Meet with Fiona at the
bottom. Use you Fairy Dust Attack on the guard to get him to open the gate. Now,
you're Fiona. Use her Fairy Dust Attack on the door to open it. Hit the statue
of the fairy godmother for more fairy dust. The next room will have a respawning
guards. To stop them, use Fiona's Fairy Dust Attack to move the big stone blocks
over the switches. Up ahead, there are three switches. See the door? The
corresponding switches must have the same icons. Hit the left on twice and the
right one once. Problem solved. Go on.
Forest Ambush [L13]
Just beat the hell out of everything. Seriously. Collect everything that drops.
Once pirates stop coming at you, jump on the cannon then jump up to Hook.
Merlin's Shore [L14]
Go down the path and break everything. Collect the peg leg too. To get the mug
on the rock, jump on the crates first. Destroy the crates by the other rock for
a peg leg. When you go and attack the ranged guys, a cannon will start to fire
at you. Destroy it for a coloring page, then proceed along the path. Once you
get to the big tree at the waterfall, go down the waterfall, beat up the pirates
and then break the crates at the back for a mug. Explore the waterfall for three
red coins. Then go up to the big tree and push it over. Go across it and proceed
along. Break the barrels behind Merlin for a peg leg, then keep going right.
Collect the first magical horseshoe from behind the living tree. Get the mug and
try to avoid the rolling rocks ahead. Otherwise, just keep moving. Beat up the
pirates near the purple barrier and get the second horseshoe. Break the barrel
near the rock barricade for another peg leg. Then knock the barricade down and
keep going. Up ahead, RUN. If you stand too long in front of a tree, you will
take massive amount of damage. Go get the third horseshoe, then destroy the big
wooden beaver, then destroy the trunk for a mug. Then make your way up the path.
Right as you get to the top, you'll see a coin on the left, run there and you
will find a mug. Destroy the first cannon for the last peg leg, then the second
cannon for a way up to the last horseshoe. Once that's done, go through the
barricade. There's this massive Viking dude on the other side. I recommend
blocking his attacks and then striking him until he's down. Head on down the
path and meet up with your friends.
Evil Queen's Castle [L15]
Destroy the statue and go up the path. Break the first barrel for an apple.
Break the knights' shields, then beat them up. Destroy the statue, kill the
witches and use the rocks to jump up to the lever and activate it. Now, as Puss,
jump on the platform and ride it up. Run up the chains and hit the barrel
between the witches for an apple. Run to the right, beat up everyone, jump on
the bed and get the mug, then hit the switch. Ignore the enemies and run up.
Stomp on the switch and then go up some more. Jump in the green portal then go
along this path. Jump on the platforms. The ones that branch to the left lead to
a mug. Otherwise, just get across to the other side. In the big room are four
spaces with switches on them. Hitting one raises the platform clockwise to it.
Raise all four in turn, collecting the mug on the way up, until you reach the
top where you can hit the switch. The witch will teleport you to the left tower,
so go in, collect the stuff, hit the switch, ignore the enemies, go up. From the
top, you can jump down and get the mug you saw on the way up. Otherwise go into
the green. Get across the platforms, go into the tower, go up the moving
platforms and hit the switch. Now, Shrek again. Run forward, beat up everyone,
hit the switch and go across the moving platforms, until you get to the gate.
Hit it a few times to destroy it. Don't go into it or you have to start all
over again.
Stromboli's Workshop [L16]
Make your way down and throw the barrels at the targets. Jump on the ledge and
beat up the enemies. Then go down into the opened area and beat up all the
puppets. Proceed through the open door. Make your way down the pathway, beating
up things as you go. Near the end is a mug. Get it. Beat up the enemies, then
stomp on the switch. Collect the whale there and then push the box down so that
you can use it to jump up to the ramp where the balls are coming down. Run all
the way up. Get the mug at the top, then pick up the balls and hit the targets
to open the door. In the next room, jump up the teeth, go left, knock the
present down, push it to the side of the room where the ramps are, go up the
ramps, collect the whale and coloring page, go back up the teeth then go right.
Ride the platform up and beat up the enemies so the puppet can move the present
out of the way. Jump on the platform and it will lower. Beat up the puppets. Go
along the path, avoiding the traps. Beat up the enemies in the room at the end
to free Pinocchio. Now, go along the path way and avoid the traps as best you
can. It's not hard. Go meet Merlin.
Prison Castle Capture [L17]
Another game of Castle Capture. Fun.
Catacombs [L18]
Follow the path through the gate. Jump across the pipes and platforms until the
end. Jump back on the lower set for a mug. Then head right and follow the path
there. Avoid the spikes, go along the path, get the tiara, run past the door
for a mug, then go through the door and follow the path. Now, hit the switches
in the order you saw them depressed. Then do it again. In the last room, jump
in the last hole and get the mug. Then jump in the middle hole and go along the
path. Push the large stone with your Fairy Dust Attack three times and then use
it to jump up to the next area. Use the crates to jump up to the moving platform
and then get the coloring page. Then go back down and use your Fairy Dust
Attack to open the door. There are two more rooms where you have to open the
door and proceed the same way. After that, you have to run like hell from some
boulder. Beat up all the whelps, then the knights to proceed. In the next room,
break the crates for a mug, then proceed through to the right. Beat up all the
enemies and the big viking guy. I recommend spamming jump kicks.
Rundown Streets [L19]
Run up ahead and activate the first and third switches. Collect the gold ticket
under the third awning. Run all the way left, go up the platform then jump
across the awnings to get to the other side. Run along the path here. Break the
barrels as you go up the ramp here for another ticket, then go through the door.
Break the barrel in the bottom left of the next area for a ticket then go
through the door at the top. Collect the key there, break the barrels for a mug
then go back to where the ramps were and go through the door on the left. Run
along the pathway here and collect the ticket up the stairs next to the trees.
Activate the well for a gold chest as well. Break the cannon Shrek uses at the
end of the pathway for the last mug. Run to the open door up ahead.
The Grand Finale [L20]
Just beat up everything. Yeah, again. Go down from the stage and hit the barrels
for good and the only mug. When Charming comes down, attack the ropes at the
end of the stage to free Shrek. Now, as Shrek, give Charming a firm beating.
Congratulations! You've beaten the game.
Legal [LGL]
This guide is Copyright (2007) to Invisible Assassin
You have permission to print this guide as long as credit is given to me.
Do not plagiarize please. I have worked hard on this guide and I would not
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O.G. broe wrote:I was on the money and it's good to see my evaluation now in effect Funny how the Haters try to diss credit me but only end up tarnishing there credibility not to say they had any in the first place especially seeing that one of the Hater ring leaders that they follow has self admitted to only seeing 5 games this year if that, what a JokeO.G. broe wrote:Dun didnt play bad , he defended well and grabbed 10 boards but does need to be more selfish with his shot and not swing the ball so much...just say F*#k it and go to the rack hard
Just forget the first 25 games and take the recent 4 or 5 games into account (except the last game ofcourse - A fukin shocker!)
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December 31, 2012 (JUBA/WAU) - South Sudan on Sunday accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of "amassing troops" at the border ahead of a planned meeting between the President's of both countries to resolve a number of outstanding issues pertaining to the South's independence almost 18 months ago.
- South Sudanese minister of information and broadcasting Barnaba Marial Benjamin.
The troop build-up was "to preempt [the] presidential summit" and prevent the planned meeting between Salva Kiir of South Sudan and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. The two Presidents have not met since September when they signed a Cooperation Agreement on numerous issues.
However, the deal has not been implemented due to differences on the border security aspects of the deal.
Juba made the allegation days after Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn visited Khartoum and Juba where he had discussions with both Presidents.
On 28 December the spokesperson of Ethiopia's ministry of foreign affairs, Dina Mufti, told Sudan Tribune that the two Presidents had agreed to meet in Addis Ababa on Friday 4 January. However, Sudan's official news agency (SUNA) reported on Friday evening that Desalegn had invited Bashir and Kiir to meet in his capital, the scene of previous talks, on 13 January.
South Sudan's minister of information and broadcasting, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said at news conference broadcast by state-owned South Sudan Television (SSTV) on Sunday that the government had noted Sudanese government was amassing troops at the border in order to block summit from taking place.
"There are now 3,000 troops fully equipped moving towards disputed areas. They are moving with heavy weapons and they started their activities with ground on areas which deeply inside our territory. They have started this with the attack on Northern Bahr el Ghazal State and a raid of farmers in Renk County in Upper Nile State", Marial said.
South Sudan says that on 26 December five people were killed by an air and ground attack on Kiir Adem, an area in the disputed Mile 14 area on the border between Northern Bahr el Ghazal State and Darfur. Mile 14 was controversially included in a proposed buffer zone between the two nations in an agreement signed by the Presidents in September.
On Friday South Sudan accused the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) of holding hostage farmers who had been kidnapped from Upper Nile State. Sudan always denies bombing or entering South Sudan's territory.
Marial said the movement of Sudanese troops was focused around disputed areas.
Despite a six year peace deal and a year and a half of South Sudan's independence the border has not been demarcated. The issue of the contested areas is complicated further by the presence of valuable minerals, oil and fertile grazing land.
Khartoum also recently accused Juba allowing Darfur rebel groups to establish a camp in the area.
South Sudan's official spokesperson said that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) intend to enter the disputed areas by force.
In March, Bashir's planned trip to Juba to sign deals on citizenship and other matters was canceled when border skirmishes, which both sides blamed on the other, resulted in South Sudan's army (SPLA) occupying the oil-rich Heglig/Panthou area for ten days in April.
The SPLA pulled out of the crucial oil field amid much international criticism and the conflict triggered an United Nations Security Council resolution calling on the two sides to resolve their differences or be subject to sanctions.
After extensions the September deal appeared to have made progress on many of the outstanding issues but Khartoum has refused to let South Sudan resume exporting its oil through the north until security issues are resolved.
Marial claimed that Khartoum had violated in the Cooperation Agreement by its alleged attack on Kiir Adem, the kidnap of farmers from Upper Nile and the amassing of troops on the border.
South Sudan, the minister said, was alerting Sudan's military activities to the African Union Peace and Security Council, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), which has been mediating between the two sides..
"We need to tell them our responsibility as sovereign state to defend our territory and our resources from foreign aggression and attempts to invade", he warned.
Marial accused Sudan of failing to honour the September deal, which required the two nations to deploy their forces out of the designated buffer zones and create a Joint Border Verification Monitoring team under the United Nations peacekeeping forces already deployed in the disputed region of Abyei.
The Ethiopian peacekeepers in Abyei, under the deal, were due to expand their remit to include managing the joint demilitarized buffer zone until the final status of the border areas are resolved. Three months on however, the security elements of the deal remain unimplemented.
Sudan accuses Juba of backing Sudanese rebels in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, while South Sudan says Khartoum has made new "impossible" demands that were not in the September deal.
However, Marial said South Sudan's negotiating team were ready to continue talks "without condition and without delay".
"We are a sovereign state with all rights and constitutional obligations and duties to defend our territorial integrity and resources. The SPLA is on maximum alert in areas of their deployment", Marial said.
In Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Governor Paul Malong Awan on Saturday asked the civilian population to make contributions to support SPLA forces on the front line.
Governor Awan reportedly told the army on Friday, after paying a visit to SPLA positions in Kiir Adem, that defending the country was their responsibility and that citizens will do whatever they can to help them achieve their mission.
"Defense of the country is our responsibility in different ways. It requires collective responsibility. The citizens will give you moral and make contribution to support you", he said.
Rizeigat Southern Migration
The Northern Bahr el Ghazal Governor said he was open to receiving Sudanese nomads, such as the Rizeigat, who traditionally enter the area with their cattle to access water and pasture, on the condition that they accept peace and enter the area as visitors and not as rivals contesting the ownership of the 14 Miles.
"We know this is the time when they come. If [the Rizeigat] come seeking peace with us, we will extend open reception. We will welcome them as usual to access water and grazing land. Doing so will benefit them but if they allow Khartoum to use them against us they will pay for it", Awan reportedly the army on Friday.
Governor Awan was further quoted as adding that there are some Rizeigat who are members of Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP), who believe that they will be able to take the area with the support of the government in Khartoum and thus the SPLA needs to watch them carefully.
"They may say one thing to us when wanting to access and grazing and another to the government in Khartoum. We need to be ready and prepare for anything. There are real nomads who are seeking peace and there are people who are collaborating with the government in Khartoum. These are the people sabotaging peace efforts because they do not benefit from peace. They survive through confusion and conflict", he said.


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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
As the country marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act this week, the Obama administration and Congress are taking steps to give the disabled greater access to federal jobs and technology.
Under a new executive order from President Obama, federal agencies will step up efforts to hire 100,000 disabled employees over the next five years. Ten years ago this month, President Bill Clinton laid out the same goal in a similar order, Obama wrote in Monday's order, but "few steps were taken to implement [the order] in subsequent years."
According to a report released this week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workers with targeted disabilities -- including deafness, blindness, missing extremities, mental retardation and partial or complete paralysis -- represent less than 1 percent of the federal workforce.
The order directs the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Labor Department, the EEOC and the Office of Management and Budget, to design strategies within 60 days for recruiting and hiring disabled workers. Personnel managers at government agencies must be trained in employing the disabled. Agencies will then be required to develop plans for recruiting and keeping the workers.
The president also announced rules, being written by the Justice Department, to prohibit discrimination against the disabled by government agencies and private businesses. And beginning in 2012, all new construction must meet enhanced design standards for doors, windows, elevators and bathrooms. The requirement will have to be followed by stores, restaurants, schools, stadiums, hospitals, hotels and theaters.
The House, meanwhile, approved legislation that would make the Internet and television more accessible to the disabled.
The bill, which passed 348 to 23 and moves to the Senate, would set federal standards for the telecommunications industry requiring that online television programs be captioned for the deaf and mandating that telecom equipment used to make calls over the Internet be compatible with hearing aids.
The bill also would require buttons or similar devices on remote controls that access closed captioning on television.
The Americans With Disabilities Act became law on July 26, 1990, signed by President George H.W. Bush to ban workplace discrimination against qualified people with disabilities and require improved access to public places and transportation.