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|2012-02-13, 14:56
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We've got more crossovers!
The Alternative World (Gundam 00 and IS)
Untold Story Beyond Infinity (Naruto and IS)
|2012-02-13, 20:21
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Location: Inside your head
Nope, some still need to specialize in something relative common like math or stuff, as you know, it's just happen that class 1-A's Homeroom teacher is the one specialized in the field of I.S.
After all, it's described as High school + I.S. related education and training.
Yeah I got it, I'd say you can be at ease and just concentrate with the current batch. Besides, I still have much to add.
Also, ti was hilarious to find that the resident pettanko Rin is pretty much normal (if a little flat) when blend with common teenagers such as Ran or other I.S.A. student, as Ichika realized, he just happen to accustomed with big-breasted girls
|2012-02-13, 20:50
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I dunno, In Sacred twins, it's being 12 years old minimum, and that's already pushing, as Charles noted in his introductory scene about the revealed scandal where in German, training as I.S. pilot is began at the age of 10. Both Charles and Cecilia started their training at the age of 13.
|2012-02-13, 21:07
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Location: Inside your head
Maybe not every country, it was mentioned that there's 21 country selection in ISVS game Dan have, excluding Japan. That makes roughly 22 countries who actually have an I.S. unit, which actually makes sense considering German alone has 10 unit.
Only few select countries has mass production line, even Schwarzer series are mostly limited production (see above).
Less strikingcase in Sacred Twins because miniaturized or even scaled up I.S. frame is used in anything from military to construction work (as normal power armor using alternative power source and control system). Still there's only few countries that mass-produce I.S. frame for common use, them being Japan, USA, Russia, France, and Germany.
|2012-02-13, 21:13
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What do you mean wasting? Their problem is mostly lack of innovation. They do no t want to lose the arms race. Russia admittedly doesn't even have mass production line, but still produce I.S. frame for non-core usage.
|2012-02-13, 21:24
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As I mentioned, alternative power source and control system. The lacks of core means you need a huge battery pack and home-grade computer for the unit to work, as in, carrying crates around the warehouse
The two stuff mentioned above determines how powerful the unit become.
|2012-02-13, 23:31
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Location: Inside your head
The new unit is a symbol of A. technology level and B. power.
Notice that Japan is a small country, but due to their Uchigane being the most produced and used I.S. model to date, so did their mass-produced not-quite-I.S. despite the cost of their unit (Quality over quantity, natch).
Contrast to Russian and their cheap-and-cheerful, simple but reliable frames, and yet they developed esoteric unit like Mysterious Lady, who has the power of CONTROLLING WATER! This is a strategy of dualism, as Russian produce both low end and high end stuff IRL so the market can be broaden.
USA Always ended up with top tier units with expectedly expensive cost, this resulting low production output despite their massive industry. When they switch to moderate approach, they somewhat succeed creating multirole units with reasonable cost.
And France... well, let's say unless they can cause hype by using 3rd Gen, they can say goodbye to international market. Other countries in Europe already knew about this and merged to create Europa Universalis, German went solo but considering their militaristic nature, they managed to get upper hand anyway.
|2012-02-13, 23:39
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Another thing: It seems that you don't have to be a Russian to be the Russian rep or any combination thereof. Tatenashi may be Half-Russian, but we never get a confirmation. On the other hand, Houki was asked if she got offers to become a rep by any country, implying that anybody can be any rep. Aren't the countries worried of betrayal if they give their foreign tech to unknown foreigners?
Going to fencing class (Awesome), be back in a few hours.
|2012-02-13, 23:54
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Well, Tatenashi is understandable considering her reputation and family position. And Houki is Houki, considering she has Akatsubaki, and being Tabane sister gave her advantage by default, who WOULDN'T want her?
|2012-02-14, 00:00
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@ Senpai - Have some time before class:
Ichika as well. They say he's being processed as a rep, but Kanzashi's the Japanese rep already. So who's he gonna represent? I'm just stumped none of he countries get paranoid when there's a so-called arms race/cold war going on.
|2012-02-14, 00:00
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Unnamed IS unit tentatively named Freiheit.
weapon--primary function--secondary function--rack position from pilot POV; left to right
heavy axe--heavy cutting/smashing melee weapon--variable load out explosive
lance--mid range melee/throwing weapon--throwing weapon with propellant and injection barbs
launcher--heavy beam launcher--heavy launcher with extended focus for long range bombardment or sniping
sword--charge particle blade--sword whip
staff--limited striking ability(not advised)--complete charged particle manipulation
scythe--full body bladed scythe--extends into a bigger scythe with beam blade
shield--physical buckler--generates particle barrier that can also act as binding field--hand carried
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New Study Links Demodex and Eye Symptoms of Ocular Rosacea
A new study has found there may be a link between ocular rosacea and bacteria associated with Demodex mites, microscopic inhabitants of normal skin that tend to occur in much greater numbers in those with rosacea.
In the recently published study of 59 rosacea patients, Dr. Jianjing Li and colleagues at the Ocular Surface Center in Miami found a significant correlation between facial rosacea, infestation of the eyes with Demodex mites and reaction to certain mite-related organisms previously shown to stimulate an immune response in rosacea sufferers.1
In an earlier study funded by the National Rosacea Society, Dr. Kevin Kavanagh and colleagues at the National University of Ireland-Maynooth found that the bacterium Bacillus oleronius, a distinct bacterium found in Demodex, stimulated an immune system response in 79 percent of patients with subtype 2 (papulopustular) rosacea, compared with only 29 percent of subjects without the disorder.2
In the new study, researchers uncovered the association with ocular symptoms by noting correlations between rosacea patients who had an ocular infestation with Demodex mites (38 subjects) and those in whom B. oleronius stimulated an immune system response (21 subjects). They also noted a borderline correlation between ocular Demodex infestation and eyelid margin inflammation.
The Demodex mites themselves were counted by microscopic examination of lashes, and the presence of the bacteria was determined by serum reaction to proteins they produce.
The researchers pointed out that these findings support the practice of treating subtype 4 (ocular) rosacea with both medication and eye hygiene, including lid scrubbing. They noted that patients may be affected by a combination of factors, including a reaction to the proteins produced by the bacteria, a possible allergic reaction to the mites themselves and other microbes that may have been colonized in the eyelid as a result of the mites.
"Future investigation into this comorbidity between mites and microbes may shed new light not only on the understanding of the pathogenesis of this centuries-old common ailment of the skin and eye, but also other similar unresolved human diseases," the researchers concluded.
- Li J, O'Reilly N, Sheha H, et al. Correlation between ocular Demodex infestation and serum immunoreactivity to Bacillus proteins in patients with facial rosacea. Ophthalmology 2010;117:870-877.
- Lacey N, Delaney S, Kavanagh K, Powell FC. Mite-related bacterial antigens stimulate inflammatory cells in rosacea. Br J Dermatol 2007;157:474-481.
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|2011-05-11, 11:58
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|2011-05-11, 15:31
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|2011-05-11, 16:17
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however, we may not know. is it confirmed that the same guy will do this manga too.
|2011-05-11, 21:15
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|2011-05-12, 01:38
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|2011-05-12, 10:35
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Well, now that the romance with Kuroneko is over and she got her own spin-off, chances are her overall relevance in the story is gonna be reduced, and the next volumes will develop the Kousuka siblings's relationship even further. Maybe we'll finally get to know what's in Kirino's secret album and what drove their relationship to turn cold in the first place...
|2011-05-12, 14:07
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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However.... if Kuroneko does "vanish" after all that has happened, then I'll fault the author for jerking his characters around like a bad puppet show rather than developing an organically natural story. Almost any decent author will tell you that once they create the story its almost as if the characters are simply telling him/her what to record as it happens. Plus... Kirino and Kuroneko have too many character "light/dark" parallels ... it would simply be less interesting for the black cat to vanish.
|2011-05-12, 15:32
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Can't help but think she was just another catalyst for more development between them, just like Mikagami.
A Kirino end is not certain and I'm well aware of that. Still, I believe that now that we're getting close to a conclusion, the album and the siblings's past need to be properly explained. Leaving Kuroneko out of the fray and focusing the story on them for a while might be what the author is going for, as she's had the spotlight for quite a while now.
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|2011-05-12, 16:14
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As for the romance with Kuroneko, it's still to early to say it's over. The author may decide to go with an Ichigo 100% development.
|2011-05-12, 16:44
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|2011-05-13, 18:40
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Completely agree with that, besides, LN manga spin-offs/adaption rarely stick around past 5 volumes anyway.
As for Misaka, take away the sister arc which was character specific arc and crucial part of main plot, and her screen time in the novel was more or less the same in respect to Touma's screen time. I mean, Touma's screen time is also reduced in later volumes as well and he is the de facto lead character in the series. As Rhystic said,the cast of Index series has grown so big that instead of 1 lead character, the Author had stated the series now pretty much has three lead characters, and non of their name is Index. As the female lead of the series and the chracter whose name is used in the series title, Index has pretty much reduced to a side character. Forget about changing the title from Toaru Majutsu no Index to Toaru Majutsu no Touma It should change to Toaru Majutsu no Who The Heck is The Main Character?!!!
BTW, I still love the series, and was just trying ot make a point...
Back to Kuroneko, aside from V5 where Kirino is away and V8 romance, her screen time has more or less stay the same anyway and V5 was not the product of her popularity. When V5 synopsis was revealed in V4, the anime adaption was nowhere at sight and Kirino's popularity wasn't any less than Kuroneko's. (evident by fan letters revealed in authors corners on the back of the volumes) Kuroneko was popular than, but by most she hasn't overtaken Kirino yet. (even I didn't became Kuroneko fan until end of V3) Kuroneko's popularity explosion was mostly due to the the combination of her successful portrayal in the Anime adaption and failure of portrayal on Kirino's personality. As result while you can say the the romance "might" have been sped up due to her popularity, her screen time is bound to get increas in later volume as the #3 character anyway.
Not to mention it was only natural for Kuroneko's screen time to increase in later volumes ato begin with. Kuroneko lives close by Kosaka family(which already increased her screen time compare to Saori in V2 and V3) and that she now enters the same school as Kyosuke (a plot advance that ahd nothing to do with her popularity) pretty much guarantee that.
Even without the romance aspect and popularity increase, Kuroneko is gaining screen time with her and Kyosukr being in closer proximity (school) longer compare to Kirino (home). It would be weird if she didn't gain more screen time, since unlike Manami, who has nothing to do with Kirino, right non, Kuroneko is involved since the sibling reconnet. To me, is was way more forced to have Ayase and Manami hooked up just to make Manami's appearance to appear more natural and get Manami more involve. (even if Manami do turn out to be one of the main reason the sibling grew apart.) Any, in turn of screen time, Kuroneko has has the highest appearance in the series outside of Kyosuke and Kirino, and it has been that way since volume 1 and I don't see how her own manga will change that.
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Many folks are scared of canning, since botulism can mess you up... but it hasn't hit me yet, so I'm still feeling sassy. If I am canning something new, I do some reading online and make sure I follow a careful recipe, just to be sure.
If you are new to canning, tomatoes are a really a good place to start. The very high acid in tomatoes makes them much more safe to can than something less acidic (like green beans or something like that... then you need a special pressure canner, which would be rad and you would be very fancy). This year I canned up three different tomatoey products:
Plain ol' canned tomatoes (diced)
Tomato Sauce (for pasta!)
Roasted tomatoes with olive oil & salt (umami, baby!)
What follows are instructions on canning Diced Tomatoes:
You will need:
Two big pots -- Lots of tomatoes -- Glass jars, lids, and screw bands -- Canning tongs (optional) or regular tongs -- Canning funnel (optional) or a paper towel -- A knife -- A bowl for tomato tops, seeds, and icky bits -- Time!
1. First of all, let's be clear about this. You are going to need a lot of tomatoes. These little buggers really cook down a lot. I used all these tomatoes from my garden, plus more from my friend Jane the Farmer.
2. Wash your tomatoes off. They might be a little sticky or dirty or whatever, so give them a little tomato shower.
3. Get Chopping! Can you tell that I took this beautiful photograph at night? Also, can you see that you are in for a very messy job? Because you are!
What about the peels?
People who have more time than I do, and who are more fastidious than I am, will often take the time to peel their tomatoes (which is done by blanching them in boiling water). But seriously folks, this whole affair already takes hours... and I don't mind a little extra fiber!
To seed, or not to seed?
As for the seeds, I go back and forth. Sometimes I take the care to seed my tomatoes, and sometimes I don't. Seeding them is a benefit because the seeds provide a texture that you may not want, they can be a little bitter, and also the seedy goo adds a lot of liquid to the final product. Seeding them also takes a bit more time and (rather small amount of) effort, so if you are lazy, just skip it. Either way it's all yummy in the end.
4. Fill your giant soup pot with tomatoes as you chop - The excitement is building!
5. Prepare the jars.
You should have a bunch of glass jars with separate rims and tops (for a good vacuum seal).* Put them all in a big pot of water, covered by at least 1 inch. Bring to a boil, and then boil them for 10 minutes. This sterilizes the jars, so it's important! Once the timer goes off, just leave them in the hot water until you need them, and keep a lid on the pot, because you will need to get this water boiling again soon.
As you can see in this picture, I finally splurged and got a proper canning pot - it's huge and has a special rack on the bottom, which keeps the glass off the very hot bottom of the pan. It was only $25 at the hardware store, so if you enjoy canning, I really recommend it. If you don't have such a thing, you can also just put a dish towel on the bottom of the pot. It will work just as well!
6. Cook up the tomatoes!
I bring them to a boil (covered), then remove the lid and lower the heat to a simmer, for about 30 minutes. This can be done side by side as the jars are cooking up.
When the tomatoes are done, you may have a lot of liquid in the mix. You can leave it in, or you can decant some of it. I just press the ladle down gently (pictured) and take a few ladle-fulls out. (tomato juice!). Whether or not you get this depends on how much water was in the tomatoes you started with.. you didn't do anything wrong if you didn't get any, and you didn't do anything wrong if you end up with a lot of water to scoop out. Also, like I said, it's fine to leave it in there.
7. Pour the tomatoes into the jars! (ack, no picture for this step!)
Carefully remove the jars from the hot water (pouring any hot water back into the pot). Now, use a ladel to pour the tomatoes into the jars. I use a special canning funnel, which is a big help. It lets you be a little sloppy, while still keeping the rim of the jar clean, which is important for a good seal. You want to leave about 1/4 - 1/2 inch of space at the top of the jar. If you don't have a canning funnel, pour carefully, and then when you have filled all the jars, use a damp paper towel or dishcloth to wipe the top rim on the jars completely clean.
Note: the tomatoes are hot, as are the jars, so please be careful!
Put the lid on each jar and screw on the band tightly.
First of all, double check that your lids are screwed on nice and tight! Now, carefully lower the hot jars of tomatoey goodness back into your giant pot of very hot water. (*Note: I use canning tongs, which are so rad, and a great idea if you plan on doing more canning in your life. Otherwise, you can be very careful and use regular tongs. But please remember, you are dealing with boiling water, hot tomatoes, and glass jars... so you really do need to be careful!)
Once again, have a rack or a dish towel on the bottom on the pot to keep your glass jars away from the bottom of the pot.
Bring the water to a boil, and then lower to a low boil (more than a simmer), for about 25 minutes. Once the beeper goes off, remove the jars (again, be careful!) and set them on the counter to cool off. Now you can go in the other room and listen to the world's most glorious sound: the pop-pop-pop of the vacuum seal setting in!
Once the jars have cooled, double check to make sure that the "button" on the top of the lid has been sucked down. If you can still pop it down, then your seal didn't work. But don't cry. Just put that jar in your fridge and use it sooner rather than later. See, it wasn't so bad.


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The Loan Program at the Center for Educational and Assistive Technology runs the outreach and service of Assistive Technology Demonstrations and Device Loans for the Connecticut Tech Act Project (http://www.cttechact.com/loan/). The Loan Program is a grant-funded program that serves two communities with different adaptive technology needs: teachers of technology and special education in Connecticut's school districts who would like to asses student needs and opportunities for assistive technology to be used in schools and SCSU students registered with the campus Disability Resource Center (DRC).
The Loan Program offers laptops or iPads with assistive technology software. With each loan, the Loan Program provides instructional support at our facility on the SCSU campus, as well as technical support for all computer hardware and software provided. Laptops can be loaned out to DRC registered students and to representatives from Connecticut's public school districts. Some of the software available for installation on a loaned laptop is listed below. We do not currently offer iPad loans to SCSU students. For school representatives, we are only able to offer a limited number of paid apps however, many of the app developers offer "lite" free versions for evaluation purposes and any free apps can be installed by the Loan Program. School representatives can also use their own accounts to download apps on the iPads. Because apps are user specific and not device specific, those apps will be erased when the iPad is returned to the Loan Program and the user will be able to install any purchased apps on other devices.
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text: (From Wandering Earl) You want to travel, you save up some money, you buy your flight and off you go. And then, chances are, it all works out even better than you planned and you end up on the road for maybe a year or two years or even longer. Once your initial funds were depleted, you simply found work overseas in order to save up some more money. You taught English in Asia, you picked fruit in Australia and you worked in a bar or hostel in a couple of locations in Europe. You explored two dozen countries, you checked off many of the places on your personal 'must-visit' list, you met new friends all over the world and you never have even a single moment of regret about taking off on such a long-term travel adventure. And then, one fine morning, perhaps while walking around lost in Tokyo, feeling ill in Guatemala or moments after losing your camera in Kiev, you suddenly decide that it's time for your trip to come to an end. Standing there on that street corner, lying there in your hostel bed, waiting for your camera to magically reappear, all you can think about is getting on an airplane and going home. It happens. And it happens to just about every long-term traveler at some point. Few people end up traveling for the rest of their lives as there will most likely come a time when travel no longer excites you as it once did. And while you will still enjoy your experiences overseas, you're ready for a new direction, a more stable direction, a life that doesn't involve sleeping in hostel dorm rooms, taking 20-hour bus journeys or having to live out of a backpack. In fact, I know that a lot of people think about this scenario before they even start their adventures and I know that many people decide not to follow through with their travel dreams simply because they are afraid that when it all comes to an end they will return home lost, broke and without any options. What If I Decide To Stop Traveling? Readers often ask me about what will happen if/when I decide to stop traveling. They want to know what I would do if I found myself in the USA trying to return to a more traditional lifestyle. I always give the same answer, which is this: "Right now, as I travel the world, I make sure that I am also creating something that will be useful to me even if I stop traveling one day. I am working hard to gain additional skills and knowledge and to ensure that my current streams of income are not reliant on my travels. This way, if I do return home at some point, my income won't suddenly disappear and I'll still be able to either find a job or create my own." And there's no reason why every traveler can't do the same. Learn As Many Skills as You Can Whenever you do work overseas (whether paid or volunteer), your aim should be to try and gain as many new skills as you can, skills that will help you land even more positions, both while traveling and back at home. So while it's perfectly okay to fund your travels by working for six months, say in a cafe or a bar somewhere abroad, then spending that money on travel, then working again somewhere else and repeating this pattern over and over again, just make sure that you are benefiting from such work as much as possible. For example, I have a friend who taught English in Thailand and during his free time he would give free conversational classes to Burmese refugees, something that allowed him to learn all about the struggles and needs of such people. Then, when my friend returned to the US after a couple of years, he was hired by an organization that helps refugees integrate into their new American community and he landed this job all because of his experience in Thailand. Another friend of mine spent six months in India volunteering at an Ayurvedic health clinic where she also gained the skills necessary to become an Ayurvedic consultant. After receiving her certification she continued to travel around the world for another six months before returning home to France where she started offering Ayurvedic consultations, something that immediately gave her a job and an income despite having been away for over one year. All it takes is determining what your true interests really are and then dedicating yourself to learning as much as possible. You could study massage or yoga, you could get your scuba diving certification and work as an instructor, you could gain solid experience teaching (or learning) languages, guiding tours or bartending, you could learn an instrument or polish your writing skills by creating content for local magazines and newsletters in the countries you visit or you could learn about business, health, construction, wildlife care and more by volunteering with organizations around the world. You get the idea…learn, learn and learn some more as you travel and the more specific your focus, the better off you'll be if/when your travels come to an end. Create a Reliable Income Another option is to try and create a source of income for yourself, one that, just as I'm trying to achieve, won't disappear if you stop traveling. This does take a great deal of effort but if you don't mind some hard work, there's nothing stopping you from creating a website, blog or some other online project that will achieve this income goal. Having even $200 of monthly income (you don't need to think on a grand scale at all) will certainly make a huge difference when you find yourself back at home and in need of some time to figure out how to re-join the real world. If you can create such a business/project, you might even be able to expand upon it once your travels are over (and turn it into a full time job!) as you'll have some extra free time to sit down and really concentrate on your ideas. Save Some Money & Don't Worry Whatever you choose to do in order to ensure the transition to life after traveling is a smooth one, I do recommend saving some of the money you earn while on the road, no matter where you are in the world. As I mentioned in my earlier post about long-term travelers saving up for retirement, even if you put away a few dollars per week, you'll create an emergency fund that can be quite useful, one that will provide a small cushion in the event that you do decide to go home at some point. And if you don't decide to go home, well, there's nothing wrong with having some savings that you can use whenever you might unexpectedly need more money later on in life. But again, there is a high probability that a time will come when you will want to return home and end your travels, a time when you've had enough of the lifestyle and need a break, perhaps a very long break. However, that fact, and as terrifying as it might be to imagine yourself back at home, lost, broke and without any options, shouldn't stop you from setting out into the world in the first place. All it takes is some focus during your travels and an effort to learn new, specific skills or to gain some unique knowledge or to create a source of income that you can not only take with you all over the world, but that you can also take home and build upon, in order to ensure that your post-travel transition will be as seamless as possible.


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Nokia 's latest phone in the Lumia range is the Nokia Lumia 525 smart phone. This newest model is the successor of the most popular and economical Nokia Lumia phone, the Lumia 520, which in fact is Nokia's best selling smart phone on Windows 8 platform to date. After the Lumia 525 was unveiled on November 27, 2013, it was thought that like the Lumia 520 it will help in pushing up sales for the Windows operated smart phone in the US but instead the Finnish smart phone manufacturer opted not to launch Lumia 525 initially in this region and chose to introduce the new smart phone throughout Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East region in the first phase. The Nokia Lumia 525 looks identical to its predecessor; with not much internal changes either. It has carried the same competitive specs and a great user interface all at a very affordable price. We will look at all the aspects and features of the latest Nokia Lumia smart phone in detail which has just hit the market.
Design & Display
The new Nokia Lumia 525 holds the same aesthetical features of design and display that were very prominent in the 520 smart phone. The 525 is looked upon as the smaller version of the Lumia 1020, but unlike the 1020 model, this one has a swappable bright yellow rear and a 1,430Mah battery that is replaceable too. If you don't like the yellow color there are four other color choices to choose from; blue, red, black and white. The phone runs on the latest Windows 8 Operating System, has a dimension of 4.52 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches and weighs about 4.37 oz (124g).
The 4.0 inches IPS LCD screen display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels is Lumia's benchmark which is not compromised in the 525 model. The volume key, power and the camera button all are situated on the left side of the phone, whereas the Micro-USB jack is situated at the bottom. The impressive Nokia Lumia 525 gives a fantastic display and with its sleek design it has already captured the imagination of many.
Hardware Features
Now let's discuss about the most important aspect of the phone, the hardware features. The 525 includes the same hardware features as the 520, with the only major difference being a boost in the system memory from a 512MB RAM to a more powerful 1GB RAM. The increase in the memory points out to efforts that Nokia has made in making this particular phone's performance much faster and reliable than its predecessor. Lumia 525 retains all the other major hardware specs of the Lumia 520 like the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus dual-core 1Ghz CPU along with the 8GB built-in storage memory. The phone also has the same GPU of Adreno 305 and a micro SD card slot, up to 64GB. Packed with all the smart phone features like Wifi, 3G, 4.0 Bluetooth, Edge and GPRS, this phone has got the right hardware which all comes in a very low price
Nokia has always been considered as a market leader in manufacturing phones with the best camera and no one can deny the fact the Nokia's popularity has largely been due to the quality of its camera. This phone again has the same camera features as the Lumia 520 and still lacks the flashlight which can harm the overall appearance of this phone performance wise. A solid 5 megapixel, autofocus camera with a spectacular video recording ability of 720p@30fps is the best you can get in a Lumia phone. You can improve the performance of the camera by installing the new Nokia Camera Beta. It is an application that will bring advanced and enhanced camera features to provide you a better image capturing and video recording functions. With this app you can fine tune settings such as ISO sensitivity, shutter speed, exposure and you will also be able to use the manual focus while shooting with the Lumia 525 camera.
Performance and Battery
Performance wise, Nokia Lumia 525 is not much different to Lumia 520, with almost the same specs and features, the performance of this phone is slightly better as it is equipped with 1GB RAM. It has an acceptable and satisfactory user experience despite its moderate internals. There is an occasional lag that we found while browsing the web, but that does not take away the smooth and classy browsing that it provides. Although this phone is considered as an entry-level device, we still rate it good for the advanced users as they will enjoy the everyday experience and high performance that this cheap phone has to offer. On the gaming side, the 525 lacks the visionary and pure graphical effects that create a new gaming zone. In particularly high graphics demanding games this phone will not perform the best and it sometimes won't offer quality effects like reflections and shadows etc, so all the gamers might want to avoid this one.
Battery life of Nokia Lumia 525 is also something to be concerned of as you may end up with 0% battery life till mid-day afternoon, if you charge it overnight and use it expansively. But for light users, this phone can last the whole day from morning to evening. Overall, the battery performance is somewhat a mixed bag as heavy usage will quickly drain the battery and leave you stranded with empty power.
On the positive side, certainly the price tag that comes with this device is very cheap. Initially offered at US$ 180, this phone with all the features that it has is affordable. And for those who love Windows 8 platform, they are sure to get something different this time round.
A lot of negatives have affected the overall outlook of the phone. Firstly, for users who want brightness, we are sorry to say that there is no flashlight in 525. A generally low performing battery coupled with some ordinary camera and display features have halted the image of Nokia Lumia 525, which is why the phone has not reached its targeted sales mark yet.


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Tammy M. Anderson 7/25/2009 4:52:58 AMThis is gorgeous, Courtenay. Excellent details in the bee. Great SF. #1158973
Mary L. Graham 7/25/2009 5:32:57 AMIt does..its Beautiful!! =) #7780018
Linda D. Lester 7/25/2009 5:34:23 AMWhat detail in this little guy!! Now I know why you were hanging out with him so long! LOL! Great job! #7780022
Janet Daniel 7/25/2009 5:39:55 AMWonderful detail, dof, & color, Courtenay! Beautiful macro! #7780041
Mike Clime 7/25/2009 6:23:19 AMNice macro and super details on the bee! #7780139
Carol Sawyer 7/25/2009 6:41:19 AMBeautiful macro, colors and outstanding detail, Courtenay!! #7780184
Ken Smith 7/25/2009 6:43:23 AMVery nice...I like the slant of the bee. Excellent dof on this one..a pretty shot, Courtenay! #7780191
Gina Cormier 7/25/2009 6:46:15 AMWOWIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous color, comp, clarity and overall image!!! Love it!!! #7780194
Kim Kleinschmidt 7/25/2009 7:14:45 AMIncredible capture, Courtenay!
Amy M. Wilson 7/25/2009 7:28:59 AMBeautiful colors, details and clarity, Courtenay! #7780321
Kelly S. Cavanaugh 7/25/2009 7:38:03 AMExcellent macro with great detail and colors, Courtenay! #7780360
Jeana Clark 7/25/2009 10:04:46 AM
Ron McEwan 7/25/2009 10:30:57 AMOMG, now that is getting down into your work, a stunning image Courtenay; a beautiful job, well done. #7780773
Usman M. Bajwa 7/25/2009 10:35:11 AMAwesome details of the bee and pov. Yes it looks as if it is parked on a glass, Courtenay!
Lynne Morris 7/25/2009 10:57:53 AMWow Courtenay, this is an awesome capture, incredible clarity and details. great work. #7780807
A P 7/25/2009 12:22:27 PMAwesome macro, girl. Outstanding clarity and treatment. #7780915
Melissa G. Meiselman 7/25/2009 1:09:09 PMWonderful close up of the bee taken with sharp detail and vivid color, Courtenay!! I think you get that illusion because the bee is in sharper focus than the flower beneath. Great job!!! #7780989
Renee Doyle 7/25/2009 2:38:32 PMAwesome close up and detail Courtenay!! He does look like he is floating above all that beautiful red!!! Excellent work! #7781176
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 7/25/2009 7:16:12 PMOMGOSH, Courtenay!!!! This is an astounding image!!! I'm at a loss for words!!! :-) k #7781695
Douglas Pignet 7/25/2009 7:34:29 PMBeautiful macro here Courtenay...Great camera settings to get the effects you did,very well done. #7781736
Barbara Waldoch 7/26/2009 4:08:57 AMWonderful shot, Courtenay! #7782429
Walter H. Wiesbeck 7/26/2009 10:15:50 AMExcellent capture,your realy nailing these marco image,Courtenay,a winner in my book!!!! #7783410
ROLAN NARMAN 7/26/2009 11:59:56 AMTerrific details and excellent close-up Court! Outstanding work! #7783653
Deb Koskovich 7/26/2009 5:09:27 PMYou're right, it does look like that...and besides that...WOW!! #7784209
Monica Mermoz 7/26/2009 5:25:37 PMGreat selective focus and composition, Courtenay! #7784247
Jeff Robinson 7/26/2009 5:33:42 PMOutstanding comp, color and detail - Very nice work Courtenay!! Jeff #7784269
Nancy L. Green 7/26/2009 7:49:41 PMBeautifully done Court, he also looks like he is wearing shades, LOL!!! LOVE this dear friend!! <>< #7784612
Tommy E. Burgess 7/26/2009 11:40:27 PMFantastic capture Courtenay!! It certainly does look like the bee is suspended above the flower. Wonderful work!! #7784891
Judy V. Kennamer 7/27/2009 9:03:40 PMPerfect capture of this little guy Courtenay!!! I love it!! #7788570
Lorna Shutter 7/28/2009 2:46:40 PMWow! The bee is so clear and it does look like he's sitting on glass! The flower is beautiful too! Awesome capture and presentation, Courtenay! :) #7791388
Shawn Jennings 7/30/2009 11:32:38 AMFantastic lighting and detail on this, Courtenay! #7797584
Laura E. Swan 8/1/2009 7:44:53 PMGee whiz. I thought the illusion was that it looks like he is whistling! I mean it! Look again!!
Fun one Courtenay! -Laura :) #7805517
Mary E. Lake 8/12/2009 3:45:31 AMI have to agree with you Courtenay, it definately does look like he's on glass above the flower. Awesome, crisp, clear macro!! :) #7840992
Amy M. Wilson 8/17/2009 3:19:31 PMA HUGE congratulations on this absolutely GORGEOUS Finalist, Courtenay! Here's hoping it goes all the way! ;o)Amy #7857644
Gina Cormier 8/17/2009 3:24:21 PMWoooohooooooo!!!! Congrats!!!! WTG!!!! #7857682
JO ANN CLEVELAND 8/17/2009 3:32:50 PMBig Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Courtenay!
jo ann c. #7857734
Ron McEwan 8/17/2009 3:42:07 PMA whopping congratulations Courtenay on making silver, good luck in the next round. #7857809
Valentin M. Armianu 8/17/2009 3:45:54 PMCongratulations, fantastic finalist! #7857838
Melissa G. Meiselman 8/17/2009 4:06:26 PMCongratulations on this fantastic finalist, Courtenay!!! #7857964
A P 8/17/2009 4:23:48 PMWhoa yeah girlfriend. Congratulations on your awesome finalist. Here's to it going all....the....way. #7858091
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Max Aureli 8/17/2009 4:41:43 PMCongratulations my friend for this fantastic Finalist, Court!!!!! :-))) #7858262
Janet Daniel 8/17/2009 4:45:28 PMCongratulations on your well deserved finalist, Courtenay! #7858298
Lorna Shutter 8/17/2009 4:48:15 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this beautiful image, Court!!!!! :) #7858328
Julianne Bradford 8/17/2009 5:04:56 PMCongratulations Courtenay...Well deserved for this marvelous shot! #7858466
Sharon 8/17/2009 5:15:36 PMCongratulations!!! Excellent macro!! #7858533
ROLAN NARMAN 8/17/2009 5:42:29 PMHuge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Court! Hope you get the win dear! #7858736
Val Feldman 8/17/2009 5:42:34 PMCongratulations, Courtenay! A stunning Finalist!! Best of luck in the upcoming rounds!! Val #7858737
MELODIE C. ROBERTS 8/17/2009 6:20:44 PMWell Looky Here!!
Ken Smith 8/17/2009 6:58:10 PMNo surprise on this one. Congrats to you, Courteany...very well deserved...a stinging congrats to you!! #7859459
Kelly S. Cavanaugh 8/17/2009 7:18:58 PMCongratulations, Courtenay!!!!! Excellent image! #7859633
Linda D. Lester 8/17/2009 7:25:14 PMAwesome....Congratulations on your finalist! I watched you make this winner!!! #7859683
Mary E. Lake 8/17/2009 7:53:30 PMYIPPEE!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this well deserved finalist Courtenay!! I hope we see this with a winners badge on it soon!! :) #7859919
Teresa A. Burnett 8/17/2009 8:07:19 PMHuge congratulations on this fantastic Finalist, Courtenay!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7860040
Sharon Sawyer 8/17/2009 8:21:42 PMWTGG!!! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Courtenay! All the best in the next round! #7860161
Debra Booth 8/17/2009 8:31:46 PMBig congrats to you, Courtenay! Outstanding finalist! #7860219
Stefania Barbier 8/18/2009 12:31:49 AMhuge congratulations on your SPECTACULAR finalist!!! #7860751
Barbara Waldoch 8/18/2009 12:37:00 AMCongratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Courtenay! #7860773
Tommy E. Burgess 8/18/2009 1:02:47 AMHuge congratulations on your beautiful finalist Courtenay!! #7860907
Tommy E. Burgess 8/18/2009 1:02:48 AMHuge congratulations on your beautiful finalist Courtenay!! #7860908
Laura E. Swan 8/18/2009 1:43:01 AMHuge congratulations on this finalist Courtenay...We all love your 3D BEE!
-Laura #7860985
Jessica Jenney 8/18/2009 4:44:42 AMCongratulatuions, Courtenay on your beautiful finalist! #7861529
Jeana Clark 8/18/2009 7:07:11 AM
Tamara K. Walker 8/18/2009 8:37:39 AMCONGRATULATIONS! #7862841
Margaret R. Barry 8/18/2009 9:02:15 AMCongratulations on this awesome finalist, Courtenay! #7862918
Colleen Farrell 8/18/2009 10:11:23 AMYes, it does look like he's above the flower! Awesome, Courtenay! Big congratulations on your finalist! #7863178
Mitch Spence 8/18/2009 10:32:51 AMCongratulations to you, Courtenay, on a great macro finalist. #7863303
Daniella Puente 8/18/2009 10:39:21 AMFantastic! congratulations :))) #7863327
Nadya Johnson 8/18/2009 10:43:04 AMCongrats Courtenay, on your outstanding finalist! #7863340
Courtenay Vanderbilt 8/18/2009 3:03:44 PMThanks everyone for your wonderful words and kind congrats! #7864136
Renee Doyle 8/18/2009 3:56:08 PMWTG Courtenay!!! Big congratulations on this wonderful finalist and hope to see it again!!! #7864417
Patrick Rouzes 8/18/2009 5:50:59 PMCONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Courtenay!!! #7864880
Usman M. Bajwa 8/18/2009 11:35:02 PMCONGRATS......WTG #7865698
Randy D. Dinkins 8/19/2009 2:06:42 AMGreat job C, well deserved finalist! #7866050
Shawn Jennings 8/19/2009 6:34:54 AMWTG Courtenay! Congratulations on your finalist! #7867096
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 8/19/2009 12:36:48 PMCongratulations on your finalist! Awesome Courtenay! #7868343
Linda D. Lester 8/19/2009 3:23:56 PMCongratulations on this awesome gold winner!!!!! WTG!!!!!! #7868844
Amy M. Wilson 8/19/2009 3:33:57 PMWOOOHHOOOO!!!! Big CONGRATULATIONS on this gorgeous winner, Courtenay!!!!! #7868885
Valentin M. Armianu 8/19/2009 3:51:18 PM
Congratulations on your spectacular gold!!!!!! #7868996
Max Aureli 8/19/2009 4:00:10 PMCongratulations my friend for your great Winner!!!!!!!! :-))))))))))))))))))))
Stunning Winner, Court!!!!! #7869060
Jessica Jenney 8/19/2009 4:00:26 PMCongratulations, Courtenay on your fantastic win! #7869062
Janet Daniel 8/19/2009 4:05:53 PMA big congratulations on your wonderful win, Courtenay!!! #7869095
Renee Doyle 8/19/2009 4:06:43 PMSo happy to see this beauty again!!!!! Big congratulations to you Courtenay!!!! #7869098
A P 8/19/2009 4:10:30 PMYour first is always the best. CONGRATULATIONS honey on your wonderful WINNER!! #7869115
Michelle Alton 8/19/2009 4:26:26 PMAbsolutely wonderful winner, Courtenay. It's gorgeous! #7869206
Lorna Shutter 8/19/2009 4:26:32 PMWTG, girl!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your first SECOND PLACE WIN, Court!!!!! :) #7869207
Nancyj E. Hovey 8/19/2009 4:52:22 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Shawn Jennings 8/19/2009 4:55:22 PMWTG Courtenay! Congratulations on your win! #7869393
Sharon Sawyer 8/19/2009 5:13:37 PMWOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!! WTG, Courtenay. Congratulations on your first SECOND PLACE WIN. It's soooooooo deserving and I am sooooooooo happy for you. #7869463
Tammy M. Anderson 8/19/2009 5:23:37 PMCongratulations Courtenay on your beautiful win. #7869517
Sue Marshall 8/19/2009 5:35:34 PMCongrats Courtenay on your WIN!!
ROLAN NARMAN 8/19/2009 5:38:56 PMHuge Congrats dear on your well deserved win! I'll drink to that! Very happy for you! #7869580
Nadya Johnson 8/19/2009 5:51:24 PMBig congrats on your gorgeous winner, Courtenay! #7869642
Tammy Scott 8/19/2009 6:03:37 PMGorgeous shot and great detail! Congratulations! #7869697
Courtenay Vanderbilt 8/19/2009 6:14:28 PMThank you all for your most wonderful comments. I am elated and humbled to be in such good company! Thanks too, to the judges for their kind recognition! #7869753
Ken Smith 8/19/2009 7:03:08 PMNo surprise here..and the first of many golds to come..way to go, Courtenay!! You rock!! :-) Be careful with that chair!! #7869889
Kathy Cline 8/19/2009 7:18:48 PMCELEBRATE LOTS COURTENAY
Gerri R. Jones 8/19/2009 8:05:00 PMBeautiful macro Courtenay! The dof is just outstanding, congratulations on your win!!! #7870113
Carla Metzler 8/19/2009 8:12:26 PMCongratulations on your beautiful winner, Courtney! #7870142
Melissa G. Meiselman 8/19/2009 8:29:31 PMCongratulations, Courtenay on this stunning winner!!! #7870233
Teresa A. Burnett 8/19/2009 8:50:25 PMCongratulations on this fantastic GOLD WINNER, Courtenay!! #7870320
Debra R. Harder 8/19/2009 9:05:10 PMThis is MAGNIFICENT, Courtenay!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your OUTSTANDING GOLD WINNER!!! Deb #7870376
Mike Clime 8/20/2009 2:27:02 AMWTG! Congratulations! #7870782
Stefania Barbier 8/20/2009 4:59:00 AMHUGE congrats on your gorgeous winner!!! #7871181
Daniella Puente 8/20/2009 8:15:12 AMCongratulations :)))) #7871914
Robyn A. Terrell 8/20/2009 8:28:33 AMA truly amazing capture...congrats on your win!!! #7871970
Colleen Farrell 8/20/2009 9:00:13 AMWTG, Courtenay! Big congrats on your win! #7872104
Linda A. Braddock 8/20/2009 11:43:46 AMCourtenay, Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist! #7872468
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 8/20/2009 7:24:57 PMFantastic winning image, Courtenay!!! WTG!!! :-) k #7873542
Laurie Daily 8/21/2009 2:00:21 PMFabulous!!! Congratulations on your well deserved winner, Courtenay!!!
Linda Blair 8/21/2009 2:25:27 PMFabulous capture....congrats on your win!!!!!!!!! #7875438
Sam Britt 8/21/2009 8:07:57 PMCongratulations on this winner, Courtenay! #7876241
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 8/22/2009 8:24:45 PMCongratulations on your win! WTG Courtenay! #7879020
Usman M. Bajwa 8/23/2009 6:33:26 AMCONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful capture and glad to see this getting GOLDEN, Courtenay.
Margaret R. Barry 8/24/2009 7:51:01 AMCongratulations on this awesome winner, Courtenay! #7883437
Patrick Rouzes 8/25/2009 6:13:34 PMHEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, Courtenay, CONGRATULATIONS on this phenomenal & well-deserved WINNER!!! WTG!!! #7887652
Dominick M. Dimacale 11/15/2009 7:12:16 AMCongratulations Courtenay on your Win!!!
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1/200, f 8.0, 105 mm, ISO 400
It looks to me like this bee is sitting on a piece of glass above the flower!
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Home-scale microhydro-electric systems can give the best renewable bang for the buck. With the right situation and implementation, you can have a low-impact, low-maintenance, reliable system that supplies clean energy over the long haul.
As with any renewable energy system, the dividing line between a dream and a working project includes education, experience, and expertise. When dealing with something as powerful and fragile as a flowing watercourse can be, it's important to find people who have "been there and done that."
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The two primary components of hydro-electric power are head (vertical drop) and flow. A good site needs a combination of these two. Higher head sites may be more cost-effective to tap, since you can use smaller pipe and less water. Ideally, you want water tumbling down the hillside—this is one sign of a potential hydro site. Water that is dead "flat" won't do much for you—if there is no head, there is no power.
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A steady flow from a perennial stream is ideal. Seasonal streams that suffer wide fluctuations in flow linked to wet and dry seasons can be designed for, but require compromises in the design parameters.
Look for a good site rather than the closest site. With high-voltage transmission coupled to modern MPPT controllers and grid-connected inverters, wire cost for longer distance is often not the biggest issue. Other good attributes are a convenient and environmentally friendly intake site, easy access and permitting, and a relatively short pipe run.
Before you even consider hydro sites, realistically assess your energy needs. A common error is overestimating actual electricity needs. We live in a wasteful society, and use a lot more energy than is necessary due to inefficient appliances and lack of attention to conservation. The trouble with overestimating your energy needs is that it makes systems larger and more expensive, and often such large and expensive projects have a way of not getting done. In a hydro system, building a system for a wasteful home may mean using more materials and taking a larger portion of the stream flow.
Because available power comes from head and flow, water sources with little flow or little head will not work. Flat-water rivers are difficult or impractical to capture energy from, which is why we see few if any products on the market for this type of site. Large, gently flowing rivers like the Amazon, Nile, and Mississippi are generally unsuitable for any microhydro systems other than paddle-wheel floating designs that seldom generate more than a token amount of power. A "low-head" site typically needs to dam the whole river or divert a large amount of water in a canal to create some head.


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The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind, today is the first day of mellow I have felt in months. The morning sun is filtering through the windows and everyone woke up happy and cheerful -!
I have been making lists and crossing things off — painting my stairs, fixing broken things, toy filtering (otherwise known as throwing crap away!) and.. hemming pants.
I simply hate hemming pants – yes, I do mean HATE.
Folks are always asking me to hem their pants, and I am always telling them I don't even hem my own darn pants so I aint gonna hem yours!
This week I finally tried the new " leave the original hem technique" and folks there has been a real happy dance going on over here.
I followed this tutorial but I bet there are loads out there.
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Celia was my father's sister, the second child born to Wladyslaw and Helena Mierzejewski. Her mother, Helena was an unrelated Mierzejewska when she married Wladyslaw (Walter). Celia was born December 13, 1913 in Gerwaty, Poland.
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The 1930 census shows Celia living with her parents and siblings at 622 Woodstock. She and Joe married sometime after 1930.
Joe was born March 13, 1910 and was baptized the same day in St. Hedwig's parish as Adam Joseph Starzynski. Joe's baptismal record is transcribed below:
No. 50
Name of Person Baptized: Adam Joseph Starzynski
Date and Place of Birth: March 13, 1910
Date of Baptism: March 13, 1910
Father's Name, Mother's Maiden Name: Marianus Starzynski, Maria Lewandowski
Sponsors: Ignatius Kiszal, Stanislava Gorska
Priest: L. A. Kuzius (sp?)
His parents were Marion (Maryjan) Starzynski and Mary Lewandowski. Joe was the second of four sons born to Marion and Mary. Somewhere along the way as a child, Joe's name changed from Adam to Joseph. I always simply knew him as Uncle Joe. The Starzynski family lived on Pearl Street as indicated in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 census records.
Joe and Celia's marriage produced one child, a daughter named Marcia. They lived at 813 Evesham. My sisters and I knew Celia as "Ciocia." (Polish for "aunt" or "auntie.")
Celia worked at Champion Spark Plugs, as did my father, for many years. Joe worked at Kaiser Jeep, the predecessor to Chrysler Jeep.
Celia died suddenly at home on December 21, 1978. Her obituary was published in the Toledo Blade on December 23, 1978 and is transcribed below:
Celia Starzynski
Mrs. Celia Starzynski, 65, of 813 Evesham Ave., died Thursday in her home. She was an employee of the Champion Spark Plug Co., 35 years, retiring in 1970. Surviving are her husband, Joseph, daughter, Mrs. Marcia Zielinski, and brother Edward Mierzejewski Services will be at 1 p.m. today in St. Hyacinth Church (link takes you to the St. Hyacinth death register record). She was buried in Calvary Cemetery. Her burial record is transcribed below:
No. 83452
Name: Celia Starzynski
Address: 813 Evesham
Age: 65
Cause of Death: Bureau Vital Statistics
Date of Interment: 12/23/1978
Grave E-Pt
Range or Lot 130
Section 33
Funeral Director: Sujkowski
Remarks: Police Sta.
(Note: The Police Station remark is made because Celia died just as the Christmas holidays were occurring. The night she passed away, Thursday December 21st, meant there was a difficult decision to be made–either hold the funeral and bury her on the 23rd of December or wait until after the holidays. While her death was due to natural causes, the report of death was held at the local police station until the death certificate could be issued at the Bureau of Vital Statistics. I wanted to make that clear lest anyone think something criminal happened–if you look closely at the burial records, there are a number of burials listed that way. It was simply due to the timing and government bureaucracy closing down for the holidays.)
Joe passed away April 15, 1989. His obituary was published in the Toledo Blade on April 17, 1989 and is transcribed below:
Joseph A. Starzynski
Joseph A. Starzynski, 79, formerly of Evesham Avenue, died Saturday in Oaks Care Center, Lima, O., where he was a patient four days. He worked 40 years in the trim shop at the former Jeep Corp, retiring in 1969. He was the widower of Celia Starzynski. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Marcia Zielinski and three grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Hyacinth Church. The body will be in the Sujkowski Mortuary, Airport Highway, after 2 today, with recitation of the Rosary at 8:30 tonight.
Joe was buried through St. Hyacinth Parish. (Link takes you to the death record of the parish.) Burial was at Calvary Cemetery and the burial record is transcribed below:
No. 93224
Name: Joseph A. Starzynski
Residence: Form. 813 Evesham
Age: 79
Cause of death: Prov. Death Cert.
Date of interment: 4/18
Grave: E Pt.
Range or Lot: 130
Section: 33
Funeral director: Sujkowski PP


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Wow... finally, an awesome episode...lots of BETAs, flashback with Type 00 everywhere, and Yuuya finally shows how manly he is... he is the new Black Knight...
And Yui gets so cute in this episode...
Its certainly the best episode of the series so far.
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Damn, that was a great episode. Probably my second favorite so far. We got to see some of the Type-00s as well at the beginning. I hope the VN will show more about that battle since based from the visuals in the anime, it made Kamiyo, Tomoe, and Ebisu look far more skilled than those guys. Ah... It hurts to see those Takemi getting destroyed especially when you consider how expensive those ornate and sublime machines are.
Also, this Eishi looks very familiar... I'm trying to collect my thoughts at the moment, but I swear I saw her somewhere before.
The Shiranui looked so cool when it drew its knife and fought in melee. It was short, but Yuuya manage to demonstrate his skills as a vanguard once again. Phase 1 sure can take so much damage, and still be operational. Good thing it wasn't the regular Type-94 he was on. Well, I'm sure the Stella fans are happy that their queen is safe and sound. It seemed like it was the biggest concern in these past few days.
Yay, Latrova is back next week.
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if phase one can take so much damage what will phase 2 beable to take
so they were racing throughout the base to escape (mission: escape from base 2/3 complete) 2 arms down about 6 to go (lets see arms holding armor 2, sheath arms i beleave 2 back wepon arms 2 then main arms 2) how much do u guys wanna bet hes gonna get saved by zhar batalian at the last second an their gonna see the bodys of many and many beta and then
hes gonna get asked how he killed them whith no wepons and hes gonna say (jedi mind tricks )
cant wait for the next ep
yuuya was too badass in this ep
|2012-09-23, 13:47
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A blast from Takamura's past.
Seems like things weren't much different than the present.
The only difference is the she was much more impulsive then.
At least now Yuuya & Yui are getting closer.
Looks like this time she's haunted by the similar events of the past.
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Goddamn stupid Soviets...I hope they get all their bombers shot down by a sudden appearance of Laser-class. And then Zhar Battalion should stage a coup and overthrow the Party.
Also, this episode was the best in a very long time.
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yes finally some action !!! The Type 94 second it way tougher than I though ( must be newer materials) . guess you can aim the destroyers legs and disable it, and a knife kill up close nice one Top gun!!
Guess Yui-hime, finally show her emotion this time ...( She did lose a number of fiends and comrades at arms )
|2012-09-23, 14:40
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As of Episode 13, Yuuya has officially been promoted to GAR status. Rank B.A.
You got admire a character who sticks to his guns. I can't wait to see what he's going to do next in that turn up condition. Roundhouse kicks all around!
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what a darn cliffhanger!!! I still need to wait for a week to know what happens next!
Yui was extremely cute on this episode "you can call me Yui" ah super dere mode is on. We are also shown of Yui's past but really ..... a Takemikazuchi was taken down by 1 fort class. It feels good and looks good but seem out of place. Plus its colored blue. I maybe not familiar with TSF but that one looks special. Reminds me of the blue one that Takaruga used though not sure. I'm sure Tsukuyomi used red and the 3 idiots used white and there are black ones that are many in Sadogashima attack.
Aaah..... I'm not familiar with it so I will not act like I know it but I know that Takemikazuchi packs a punch and cost a lot but it got taken down .... rather easily if you ask me.
Yuuya and Yui's interaction is sweet. Yuuya said that she stop calling him by family and call him by his name. The same can be said for Yui. For a moment at the cockpit scene. It remind me of Yuuhi.
soviet and un boss are such an a*s. I don't care anymore about them but still bombers are coming and still no laser class around. I'm missing those eyed freaks.
Yuuya being gar and battles the BETA. He sure looks awesome using that knife and fighting the horde. He also shows his skill in piloting but.... well don't tank a destroyer class. It has a hard shell. Harder than a diamond or at least a diamond. I respect that guy. Fighting like that even with a damage TSF. But he surely trash his TSF now.
I wonder if the others will make it in time for him. well it will be sure that he will be saved but on what manner will he be saved. Will he be saved while graciously killing BETA with no weapons left and just bumping and trashing them or just ram them like the destroyer class. He lost his other arm and the hands of the only arm left is already busted with his knife. Yuuya's survival looks bleak.
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Before OP isn't kyoko the one who saved yui in the past? the color is the same ? and the episode i will give it 10/10 ...More blood like water everywhere .
Yuuya show us some action and Yui so cute but i would like her action back ! .
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seems like sandek isnt such an as* but he cant disobay orders as much as frontliners
well the type 00r colors are blue or purple type 00F is gold or red and type 00c is white or grayish-black
GAR status. Rank B.A. ???? whats that
i beleave the first type 00R was piloted by yuuhi as it was customized for specific CQC and later i beleave painted purple and givin away to a certain swordswoman
and tsukiomi uses a red type 00F
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Bad Ass. B.A. First Class
I can't wait for the next episode! I wonder how Yuuya going to fight in that state. I'm hoping for a Chuck Norris special here. Do it, Yuuya! Give them the boot!
Oh yeah, there was something the Soviet Commander said along the lines to Sandek that made me slightly upset, "You need to stop being greedy" yet he's the one who said "Do you intend to put MY position in danger?"
I hate figureheads. lol
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i think stella might come back for yuuya because she started lowering her closer to the ground
She probably going to drop yui off somewhere and comeback for yuuya
I still got a feeling that stella will die but I dont want her to
If stella doesn't come to save him
I think that russian head lady will or when the bombers come to start dropping bombs
he willl probably be able to escape
Thats my I guess on it
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Yuuya lacks critical thinking skills, only someone that foolish drags out a escape plan that could be 3 seconds to over 5 minutes.
Also as soon as she was KO'd he should have used the rocket thruster (which I assume is VTOL).
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May 6, 2013
Finding Veronica
All that we knew before today about Veronica was what we had found in the Canadian census records for 1851, 1861 and so on. But I have not found her parents in these records as she was a 17 year old servant in 1851 and not living with any family.
But today I found her arrival in New York on board the ship Louis Phillippe from Le Havre France on 16 April 1844. She was 9 years old and traveled with her parents (Johann George Schiebel and Anna) and 7 siblings.
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I think my next step will be to hunt for a land record for Veronica's father and find out (if one exists) exactly when he settled in the Waterloo area. He may not have owned land which will make that research avenue non-viable but it's worth a try. My first step will be to check the CLRI (Computerized Land Record Index) for Ontario. If I don't find him there I will hunt for Assessement and/or Tax Records.
Of course there is always the possibility that he did not make it to Ontario. He may have died in New York or shortly after arrival in Ontario. Since Ontario death records were not required to be registered until 1869 it may be difficult to find anything on him.
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Wish me luck! And if anyone knows of this family please do leave a comment or contact me.
UPDATE 4:30 p.m. May 6th: Just found Veronica's mother Anna Schiebel living in Carrick Township Bruce Co. Ontario in 1861 census. She is listed as a widow so now I know Johann George Schiebel died between 1844 and 1861, location unknown.
2 comments:
- Mariann Regan said...
Congratulations on both these finds! It is inspiring to read your research in progress, and the way that one discovery can lead to another.
- Wendy Waring said...
Hi there,
Talk about serendipity. I was just googling Blasius (aka Plasius) and found your blog post.
Rosina, Veronika's sister, was my ggggrandmother. I have some information you might find useful, if you'd like to get in touch [wendy dot waring at gmail dot com].
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The project is headed by Watson and is aimed at excavating the railroad site 30 miles west of Philadelphia.
Fifty-seven Irish emigrants were hired to construct the railway line for the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in 1832. The workers originated mostly from Donegal, Tyrone and Derry. They came to work on the state's new railroad industry.
Within six weeks, all were dead of cholera and violence, and were buried anonymously in a ditch outside of Malvern.
Several reasons as to why the workers died have been put forward. The strongest reason appears to be a cruel mass murder of the workers in an intentional bid to contain the spread of a contagious disease such as cholera.
The bodies have given historical scholars and archaeologists interesting clues as to the diets, ways of life, and other information about Irish emigrant workers in America at that period.
Although it's not known how many sites like Duffy's Cut exist around the country, it is thought that there are many more all dating from around the same historical period, that of the start of America's industrialization.
The laborers at Duffy's Cut sailed to America from Derry in June 1832. They were hired by contractor Philip Duffy right off the ship in Philadelphia to work on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.
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