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santiago aug 29 is 17 the opportunity afforded by ro enclose you the general ling the troops on this line ii perceive that the long agony is - esident polk 1ms al last mus . enough lo put his official between l he jaw s of the old lion il hist stripped and the i len ! aside to rusticate or chafe on a never had it fallen to ihe • of petty intriguers to re long in ti state of suspense so and perplexity so cruel to pros it taylor without making the idal to themselves has been a imount in their opinion to boundaries tariffs and liliy i low they im r succeeded mswered by the courtly mr nous rt ri ims i send you a sketch of the disposition of ops to remain in garrison on this which you will perceive what would been lhe force with which gen ']'. . ild have been able to march to s.an hole force now on this hue is i _' thi force it takes 55g8 for gar scorts i.e leaving but 3832 to o \ era ( i u from this latter such troops now here as i ri hi in i ./ out al the time the i t from oliieial authority that i li'itu's force was 10,000 which i posed the country to murmur at his i ig let the union and the i i rulers look at the result and see ni make the people believe that i irj ol general taylor was not iheir i uw to be spared from leduc ( ihioand indiana i . meats 1 company of t and two of indiana • i ttoops and ha\"s tex i giment not yet arrived say 2000 i e been gen j - grand in tiding army i th which to march upon a i tified city of 60,000 souls in i nvirons 1832 h.e father ritchie will not see this i r . for 1 know and respect his sen ■d fear the official thunder m shell he arms himself from adj - r jones oflice there is some [ ■•■justice in this expo jj ivir own act has compelled ihem i usively that gen taylor force to advance and ta intimations of the union to that false and unfounded w truly yours green b ibution of forces on the line of the i after the departure of the fl w under marching orders for ye b - comp 1st irt'v men 1 1 1 b > l ' lili do iui fl 1 do 2d do 93 b '' "' "' 1,,,!l inf i mt'cl vol 511 12 5 do5of3ddrag 1 of 4th ■art'y 1 mounted vols 1133 b 4 comps 16th inf 403 fl il do 604 rj ' monterey ."> ni irt'y *,» 2nd drug l h . mounted vol 413 42 comp 2191 i *' arters ak.mv of occupation i ■*••_- near monterey aug 16 47 $ b f've companies of the 10th infan b r he colonel will proceed to ■jj"s and relieve the ohio regiment mm jtfets ow in garrison there the m j^'iit will then proceed t 0 fira ■'<-. r u be hhd read >- to embark in hi in i tbe reffi ig compa b h r under lieutenant colo n andt 1 hun ' s corn p«nv of ar captain heed's company ofj t b "_[ li —^ at^4 k m — * ._""_ w tj 3 y " • brunei & james . editors s proprietor ( " ba ' t " °**° "" v '"« ' i "• \ rulers { new series do tnts an ltrfrty is tktt *' j gert'l harrison / number 21 of volume it salisbury n c , thursday september 23 1817 i oxas cavalry wiil form tin garrison of camargo and its dependencies relieving the other troops now on that duly . ii — the indiana regiment of volunteers proceetl to brazos island and will then with the lino regiment embark for vera cruz brig..geu lane will lake com mand of these regiments at the brazos and conduct them to tln-ir destination iii — six companies of the joth regi ment under the colonel will take up the line of march for monterey when thev will relieve the present garrison compos ed n s.x companies of the massachusetts regiment tin remaining four companies under the lieutenant colonel will in like manner relieve the battalion of the mas sachusetts regiment at cerralvo the troops thus relieved will proceed to tbe brazos and be there concentrated under the command of col wright iv — flic 13th regiment will proceetl to tiie brazos as soon as practicable after the companies of the massachusetts regi iin-nt now at cerralvo shall have passed down iln river v — brig gen cushing will take up the line oi inarch not later lhan the 22d instant wiih capt davis light battery company b 4th artillery lie will pro ceed to tin brazos when he will bring under his orders the 13lh regiment and massachusetts regiment and thence con duct his entire command one battery and two regiments to vera cruz \ i — brig gen hopping will remain in command of the district of the upper bio grand and will establish his head quarters when he may select should it in found necessary to retain the gener al hospital at mier a sufficient guard will be furnished for iis protection and also a •- 1 1 f i i c i < * 1 1 1 force of medical officers and attendants must be detailed from the regiments which leave their sick great care will be taken to furnish descriptive rolls of all attendants and patients thus detached colonel belknap is especially charged with the regid enforcement of ibis ordi . vii — col hays with his command of texas horse will march for the brazos and ihere embark for vera cruz in con formity wiih lhe instructions issued to him hy i in war i department \ iii the above movements will be executed with tbe least possible delav — the quartermasters and other staff de par i in nts will furnish the necessary trans portation ami otlnr facilities for the pur pose by order of maj gen taylor vv vv bliss ass't adj gen passive obedience we do not think says the alexandria gazette the public litis as yet sufficiently examined and condemned the course sketched out originally by 1 esident polk in his message to congress and since fol lowed assiduously by the government offi cial journal aud its affiliated presses in relation to the imputation of moral treason on those who presume to differ with the executive with regard to the war with mexico or any war into which the coun try may be hastily or injudiciously plung ed it was a new discovery here or at least the first introduction ofthe old eu ropean doctrine of •' passive obedience into the polities of ihis couniry and the author should have till the credit due fo this imprint mint upon even the arbitrary notions of one of his illustrious predeces sors what had been long since exploded in england and is now not fashionable in france i.s revived on republican amer ica and the chains with which power would hind the thoughts and the free o piuions of men merely attempted to he concealed with empty and vain pretences so flimsy that all must see the galling iron beneath it is not a light thing that this attempt should now have been made it shows the effrontery as well as the wickedness of power if it is allowed to pu 0 e hon orable men under the ban because thev do not think and wil not say that the ex ecutive was right in bringing on this war with mexico and for refusing to unite in lauding the motives and conduct of those who were instrumental in afflicting us with iis evils it will be a very easy step to proceed a^'little further in the down ward course of despotism and introduce something slill more stringent to curb the freedom of speech if not the right to think a sedition law is nol far off when the leaders of a dominant party have the au dacity to anathematize those who do not acknowledge fealty to an administration because that adminstration is conducting a war in which it has involved the coun try and what more monstrous than the as sumption thus made by the administra tion and its journals ! they confound the government with those who execute the laws — and raise up presidential preroga tive as the object of homage and submis sion they place a bit in the mouths and a rein upon the tongues of the people and their representatives because war ex ists there must he silence — the silence of despotism ! is this a doctrine to be preach ed before and enforced upon a free coun try ? instead then of tamely submitting to the denunciations a_d imputations of the administration let those assailed turn up on their accusers anil whilst vindicating the rights of the people to think what they please and say what they please,concern ing the conduct of public affairs in war ns well as peace charge home upon them the fact of attempting to revive at borne tli odious principle of passive obedi ence to power the f.ditor ol th democrat in avow ing himself in favor of conquering and an nexing all of mexico has merely adopted what is now understood to he tiie object of this war and the cherished purpose of the administration after protesting that the war was not waged for conquest the editor of the government organ has at length grown bolder than he formerly was and declared that if we do not subjugate and annex mexico the war will prove an •* utter failure and all the victories we have gained will only render us ridiculous in the opinion ofthe world other loco foco editors like our neighbor of the de mocrat emboldened by the example of the government editor have taken the same ground until it can scarcely be doubled that it is the intention of a large proportion ofthe locoloco party to bring into this confederacy all of mexico with all her vile ignorant and lawless popula tion amounting to seven or eight millions of souls this infamous scheme of c in quest and approprial ion of national wrong and robbery — the most magnificent wick ed and heaven-defying scheme that ever disgraced a government professing to re spect the principles of honor and justice — is gaining ground alarmingly in high and low locofoco quarters and it cannot longer be doubted that a hot and perilous struggle will be made to accomplish it we know that the magnitude of this scheme will cause many persons to doubt whether it is seriously entertained by the administration we do not pretend to say that mr polk has all along had his cupidity fixed on such an enterprise al though there are many circumstances which strongly sustain the supposition that it has long been secretly entertained by the administration our rulers begin to despair of bringing mexico to adopt the terms they wish her to accept and being unwilling to relinquish any portion of the conquests made by our armies have probably concluded that the best me hod will be to conquer all of the territory and liol*l military occupation of it until the people ofthe united states can be induc ed to favor the annexation of the whole of mexico — louisville journal volunteering the military spirit seems to be as active as ever in kentucky only a short time litis elapsed since the requisition on the governor of that state for two more regi ments of volunteers was received bv thai ollicer and yet we hear of live companies having been reported to him for accept ance on thursday last viz two from fay ette county two from franklin and one from owen six or seven companies were in course of organization in louisville on the other hand we observe that governor brown of mississippi has found it necessary to issue a proclamation to the people of that state informing them that on the 2.3d ulliino the time appointed for completing the five companies to form a battalion of volunteer riflemen some time ago called for by the president of the i nited states only one company had bt t n reported and urging the different military divisions of the state to furnish their re spective quotas as speedily as possible not delaying beyond the 25th of the pre sent month the governor thinks that the delay in furnishing these troops from his state is attributable to an idea on the part of the people that to raise a single battalion was so light a matter that no effort was necessary he hopes that ac tive exertions will now be made to fulfil the requisition — nat tut the national intelligencer says — a gentleman who has just arrived in wash ington from the white sulphur springs \ irginia informs us that himself and a number of other gentlemen were in mr clay's room a few minutes titter he bad heard ofthe death of the lamented gov ernor wright mr clav was deeply af fected and paid a touchingly beautiful im promptu tribute to the honored dead by alluding to his generous nature uncom promising integrity accomplished powers in deb.ate and bis eminent public servi ces though policall opposed these dis tinguished statesmen in their frequent ami unrivalled discussions ol great nation al questions in ihe senate of the uniied nates ever maintained towards each oth er the highest respect and the warmest feelings of attachment honoiable alike to the living and the dead is the incident here related and we have pleasure in giv irfg it to our reatlers it is supposed that about 37 or 38 mil lions bushels of grain were sent from the u s to great britain from the 1st of sep tember 184(5 to the early part of last month this was worth at a fair aver age about forty-five millions of dollars the traveller statesthat the boston i ron company have such a demand for their railroad lion that they are obliged to keep iheir works in operation night and dav thev have just closed a contract for 50,000 tons nova scotia coal great failure i.n new york currexpandence of thr baltimore american new york sept 9 4 p m then was much gloom to tiny among bust nes.s men caused by the failun of ml ssrs prime it aril se co for v hut amount is not known nor is it thought that they themselves know it is said that they were offered 500,000 il they would agree to go on ; i>u1 that they de clintd it the statements which came out by liie late steamer caused a run upon the house l>y depositors and creditors lo such an extent as t.i induce them in top at dice the ilure of such a house necessarily cre ated considerable panic ii wall street the new york express uf thursday after noon says — the stoppage ofthe extensive firm of prime ward k co has very naturally caused a gen eral sul.jcct of conversation in wall stree — we are happy to say however tbat the firm of john ward & co will not be affected by the same although mr ward is partner it both firms the firm of john ward <\_ co will he dissolved by ihe withdrawal of mr ward and all their engagements be fulfil ed a new firm will be established composed oflhe other mem bers oflhe house who will go on with the bu sitiess none of the bills of prime ward & co have yet come back but it is anticipated that they will be ret r " e d by the next steamer it is also bel.eyedthat the stoppage will not bring down any other house the new york commercial of thursday af ternoon has the following article : the failure of one of our largest private bank - i i ing houses ihe name of which has been a tow er of strength heretofore and that of an indi vidual member ol another house ofthe firsl class were announced in wall street this morning causing considerable sensation it is intima ed how truly we know nol that the stoppage ot the former was occasioned by lhe private depositors wilh lhe house calling tor their funds added to embarrasments caused by the non payment of bills drawn upon the other side of il.e atlantic since the above was put in type we have received the following circular new york 9th sept is 17 dear sir — we regret lo inform you that ow ing lo lhe recent failure of some of our curies pondents in europe on whom we have a large amount of hills remaining we feel it is incum bent upon us both from a sense of duty and as an act of prudence to suspend payments \ ery respectfully yours prime ward & co a new york idler in the philadelphia in quirer says : there is considerable excitement in wall street lo i\,iy caused by lhe suspension of the linn ol prime ward c co one of our oldest wall street houses it is supposed it was caused l.y the failure of giles son __ co of england extensive corn merchants the prox imate cause of iheir suspension was ihis : they were employed by jacob little to purchase se ven thousand shares of norwich stock and thev found themselves unable to make good the mo n ey they frankly said they were unable lodoso and gave the name of their principal lr one hour mr little succeeded in raising 300 000 dollars the whole amount of the stock but lhe excitement it nccosioned him was more than his system could stand for as soon as he met the obligation he lain in the course ofthe afternoon messrs prime ward vs co is sued their circular announcing lhe suspension another new york letter in the philadel phia american says — the all engrossing topic of the day in wall street has been the suspension of the house nf prime ward cc co this important house has been obliged by the stoppage of several corn houses in louden to suspend payments a a matter of prudence their liabilities are be tween one and two millions of dollars their assets must be large as several of lhe partners are wealthy and ihey have a huge amount of produce in england the head of the house mr john ij ward is also of the bouse of john ward c jo which will go on weakened of course to the extent of mr ward's interest in it which is involved in the fate of the other house it is not supposed that the house can in any event pay less than 7 cents on lbe dollar and should ciles son z co and alexander <_. co pay what they assert they can prime ward s.v co will undoubtedly pay every liiiiiii and exhibit a large surplus messrs barings are probably the largest creditors as they have protested a large amount d p w <_: o.'s hills the failure has produced naturally a greal deal of excitement in the monied circles the great fall in norwich yesterday eleven per cent may be traced ultimately to this stop page mr secretary buchanan says thr phil adelphia news has received a very se vere and mortifying rebuke from his own party and in the place where his ancient residence was fixed the locofoco con vention of lancaster county assembled in lancaster city some days ago and form ed the ticket for the coming election a series of resolutions were also adopted in which polk shank longstreth zc were lauded to the skies and among them was the following : resolved that the democracy of lan caster county have full and continuetl con fidence in the hon james buchanan the favorite son of pennsylvania the talent ed and indefatigable secretary of state for his able administration of said depart ment one of mr buchanan's oldest friends col keah frazer rose up immediately af ter its ing read and in language not at all courteous to mr buchanan declared his opposition to it great was the as tonishment of some of the secretary's pe culiar friends and tln-ir anger was strong and frothy but it availed nothing for the resolution was postponed and mr buch anan stands condemned by the very men who not long since lauded him as worth v ol being chief of the nation the lancaster intelligencer has an ed itorial article relative to the resolutions and proceedings but it does not utter a word concerning the rough treatment of " pennsylvania's favorite son " potomac the washington correspon dent ofthe baltimore patriot in his letter of the 10 h instant says : — •• yon w \\] u \ ) . serve from an article in the • union a few evening's since that the administra tion counts upon keeping gen taylor in the ield whether he will or no until the war is up or at least until ihe next presi dential election shall be over ! the i'l ion would like to know bow gen taylor can come home wiihout leave no matter how badly he may have been treated any more than either of the subordinate offi cers under him ! the • union would al so have the people to know that the pre sident is the only commander-in-chief re cognized by the constitution and the laws ! the idea probably is that if gen taylor ' a u <. be kept in the field he will be apt to tjechne being a candidate for the presi dency nevertheless general taylor will pro bably make a trip to tbe united states in the course of the next thirty davs _ gentleman from kentucky informs me that lie saw the general's overseer in ken tucky a week or two ago and learned that a letter had been received by him irom gen taylor stating that he would return to the united states some time in september according to thegivingsout ofthe " union he has not yet asked leave of absence oi tht only constitutional com mander-in-chief and will no bc very apt to obtain it if he does ask ! there have been as i learn ten addi tional clerks recently appointed in the pension oliicc from lhc~l,,:r,i.r advocate messrs editors i ---.- it stated in a st louis paper that a sheaf of wheal was this season grown from a single kernel of seed on lhe farm of mr sappington near that city con tabling serenty stalks that is certainly a ve ry extraordinary yield any where out if wis consin ; hut as some evidence f what nature and art have done and are doing for our hi-di ly favored state or rather lerrdory as we are doomed yet fo style it although possesing all the elements lo constitute a commonwealth of'great er population and resources lhan either rhode island delware arkansas florida iowa or i'exas each of which is a sovereign state of this i nioti i will ins nn you thai mi henry m speed pulled from a field cultivated by him on the farm of philo white in the adjoinin town of mount pleasant a hunch of rye con taming ninety odd stalks the product ofoneker nil oj seed ' this most extraordinary product of a single grain of rye looked indeed like a sheaf and although lbe kernels in the whole hunch were not counted there must have been at a moderate estimate not far from kill — showing a yield ot fin thousand fold a few quarts ot sueh seed would be sufficient to sow an acre instead of a bushel and a half the quan tity commonly used vv july 24 l847 tiik portsmoth ro\d we understand that the boston capitalists who purchased the portsmouth road a month or two since have sold out to another compa ny and that the idea of improving that rs-ad and forming a connection between it and die raleigh and gaston road has been abandon ed these facts !. ive come to us only in the form of rumor and therefore we du not vouch lor their correctness should tbey however urn out to he true the i-esu.t will le that our communications with petersburg alone will have to continue and ihat lhe prospect of an extension .* from this place will he to some extent ohscur ed we reiied iu a great degree up n the en ergy and foresight of these boston capitalists not only for a connection wiih portsmouth and norfolk hut for a continuation ol the line to camden hut under this new view oflhe case with tne portsmouth r»a ! sold out and lhe idea ol improving and extending il abandoned wiih the raleigh and s.i--on road ui a consiauly liiiiing condition and with hut little disposition among our citizens generally lo undertake with their means alone any further improve ments we confess we see but hide hope at present for lhe success ofthe metropolitan line that here will be and at no distant day a line through lhe slate uniting the great routs of ihe north and south and c mmanding theiravel of the interior we have do doubt ; and just now we have no hesitation i saving fortune seem to sit upon the manchester line al any rate while it is but natural ihal we should de.-ire ml see our own section prosper and would prelerm the roule which might promise to make raleigh ■a depot of irade and a thoroughfare ot travel ■still we have astrongaftaebmeut br wilmington h as indeed for all portioosof the good old state h and would encourage its enterprising citizens h in all laudable etl.its to promote their pn.sper-h ilv and augment their wealth bol will a lineh of rail r«»ad to manchester of itself he h valuable to the pes pie wilmington a they sup-h p,,s e i will thev in a word succeed in ma-h king that place what tbey desire it lo t — al great and leading market town for lhe state — mm without tapping western carolina by lhe vs-aym of faieiteville or raleigh h raleigh standard ■l.tii carolina novel we learn , % procnaot mrssro il-i \. ., -, ,. r k a nt . w tbe m .-■'. and 1 guly ..,.; r , ..... .. v - mi of ihe best crit ics in america amoagm others b i * v gusw-ou sutr.or of poets an_l poetry of america ic fc , i a ■ligenoos scenes i m va - 1 bave r-irv .. continues mr 6 a r and it is .*. and in -.- a sens . -- vv • \. rth 1 s will stand b . ",,. id ahs*n the book is . ni a '■'•'• we « :,- amt all jsatrssnizr it /.'-.' register a genuine yankee •* halloo my good friend can von in form me how fnr it is to the next lion jonathan started op leaned on bis hoe handle — rested nne foot on the gambril of his sinister leg and replied halloo yourself how ifdut wal i guess 1 can taint near so ar as it used to be before they cut the door ol the woods away — then it was reckoned four miles but now the sun shrivels up the road and lit don't make morn lew the lirst house bvou come to is a barn and ihe next is a ihay stack : hosklin's house is on beyond h.ou'il be mire to meet bis gals before you bg.t there — tarnin rompin critters they h plague our folk more'n a little his sheep i gits into our orchard had sets the dog barter the sheep and me arter the gals — ■and the way he makes lhe wool and 1 the ■petticoats fly is a sin to snakes ■h 1 see you are inclined to he facetious ■young man pray tell me how it happen ■ed that one of your legs is shorter than the ■other i i never lows ny body to meddle with liny grass tanglers mister hut seein it's you ll'li tell you 1 was born so at my ticlar irequesl so that when 1 hold the plow i lean go with one foot in the furrow and itother on land aud not lop over besides in convenient when i mow around a hill i " very good indeed — how do your po htatoes come on this year p h they don't come on at all — i digs em lout and thar's a tarnation snarl on em in i * hill h " hut they are small 1 perceive h " es i know it vou see we planted h>omewhoppin'blue noses over in that patch ■there and they flourished so al fixedly jhat ■these stopped growin just out of spite he c.tuse they ktiow'd they couldn't keep up !" i " you appear to be very smart and i should think you could afford a better hat than the one you wear i " the looks ain't nothing — it's all in the ■" \ ou have lived in these parts some time i should guess .'" " 1 should guess so tew i was born'd and got my brotin up in this ere house — hut my native place is down to pordrank ■" then you say it's about three miles lam a half to the next house i " yes sir twas a spell ago — and i don't it's grow'd much shorter since csond bye to ye — that's a darn slick mare ■ol progress of astronomical discovery — ■in 1600 seven bodies were known fo f.e ■long to our system — the un and mpon ■m.-rcui-y venus mars jupiter ami s.tt lurti iu 1700 there had been added ♦•!«•- i ven namely lour satellites of jupiter live ■of saturn the earth itself which was ■fully recognised as a planet and ha keys ■c'iimef though the prediction had not been ■verified in 1 •**•<><. there had been added i nine namely uranus with six satellites iwith two satellites of saturn william lllerschel left the solar system half as i luge again in number of bodies as be i found it since 1800 there have been i added nine namely vesta the one yet i i.tiihristened hencke's astnr juno i ceres pallas neptane encke's comet land biele's comet if m lassell should i be right in what be suspects to be a sat lellite ol neptune for nine we must read i ten — nston transcript ■mr clay has been nominated for lbe presi ■dency by lie democratic whig voting men's ■ienera committee of new i the fol ■low ing is tbe re_oluti'.ii : ■resulted that in 1 1 _ - * designation of tbe •>•'. ■son for the whig candidate for the approaching ■ranvass we have encountered no embarrass ■menls have met wiih no discordant opinions ■and for that bigb-and solemn trust wt il it«-t ■hesitate again to i " or bshields the much-lot ig-bonored nam lot henry clay i arrow heads have lately been found in the bnighborhood of the sin thsonian institu i tion where the ground has been excavated ■the red man formerly had h - • re bor his wigwam but seiei • pos i session ofthe soil g thereon i her temple i roblxsoiv & i:i.l)!{i:i)s i new york circus iry m im i jl 31i and houses i salisbury saturday ocl bei 2d i i tanee the iiiiini m-i < aval-cade _■i ■new > ma : t1fi 1 ' ream « ' 1 re iiov ki:i:v th ti is v • for 1 . 1am lot nt •■1847 — 1 ' "-• i • ■j : ai concord on tu -
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|The Thursday, September 23, 1847 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
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My European associate and friend, Jan Fridrich, coined a phrase a few years ago: "Global LSA," he said, meaning the ASTM standards set could be used in any country and thereby create a worldwide market for recreational aircraft. Already a few accept the standards and many are considering or are already using some variant. So, in this post, let's review some international successes for LSA.
Tecnam is one of the most prolific of all LSA producers and not just because it has multiple approved models. Recently, it sold a pair of P2008s to New Zealand. Waikato Aero Club CEO Richard Small said, "The new planes have a number of advantages over traditional aircraft. Manufactured from modern materials [Tecnam] planes are more fuel efficient and quieter. They also have full electronic flight display screens. Our pilots are thoroughly enjoying the upgrade."
Pipistrel has logged sales globally as well and booked four orders for its new Alpha Trainer into Russia. "We selected the Alpha Trainer because Pipistrel has an excellent reputation," said Arkadiy Orlov of St. Petersburg Aviation Training Centre, "and the Alpha Trainer has showed itself as an outstanding price-performance trainer solution." Four Alpha Trainers were scheduled for delivery this summer.
Speaking of the former USSR, did you hear about Russian president Vladimir Putin — who likes to perform various macho stunts — training to fly a trike with migrating Siberian white cranes? How often does a national president enjoy recreational flying? Along those lines, how about the Libertarian candidate for U.S. president, Gary Johnson? My friend GW Meadows recently posted photos on Facebook of him giving a tandem flight to Johnson some years ago and the triathlon athlete candidate has also flown paragliders.
Back to the world of LSA, Flight Design has announced a fascinating new program where U.S. buyers of the CTLS can pick it up in Germany and fly around the continent with a guide and then have it shipped back to America… much like similar programs for automobiles. Company spokesman John Doman said, "Flight Design's new "European Adventure" program allows CTLS buyers to travel to Germany, pick up their LSA, and fly it around Europe in a guided tour. Flight Design's carefully selected, experienced and multi-lingual tour guide pilots will seamlessly handle the local details, enabling you to quickly become comfortable in your new environment and focus on the fun of flying in your own aircraft above the historic and breathtaking landscapes of Europe!"
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The Custom 24 is the original PRS¦the guitar Paul Reed Smith took to his first tradeshow in 1985. A perennial favorite with musicians, this model features a V12 finish, a Pattern Regular mahogany neck, and HFS treble and Vintage bass pickups wired for the redesigned 5-way blade switch, which offers a dual humbucker option for the first time (see switching positions below).
HFS treble and Vintage bass pickups were first offered in the 1990' and helped to define the sound of the time by providing a balance of aggressive, musical, clear highs and strong midrange and bass.
Pickup Switching Positions:
Position One: Bridge humbucker
Position Two: Bridge humbucker with neck singlecoil, in parallel
Position Three: Bridge and neck humbuckers
Position Four: Neck singlecoil with bridge singlecoil, in parallel
Position Five: Neck humbucker
Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the wood' inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitars™ new œV12 finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, œV12 is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro but with a classic feel all its own. œPRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments, said Paul Reed Smith.
Pattern Regular Neck Shape
Neck shapes have always been a high priority and a hallmark of quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like œhome, as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. The new œPattern Regular neck shape is similar to the traditional PRS regular neck found on guitars made in the late 80' at PRS' former Virginia Avenue location. This new neck shape reflects modern tooling and programming that allows PRS to even more precisely shape and consistently reproduce their necks.
Now Available with PRS Artist Package
The PRS Artist Package is an exclusive platform for PRS core electric guitars that offers expanded features, options, and colors on select models. The guitars built through this program are the most distinctive instruments available from the PRS Core production line. Available for the first time since 2008, the PRS Artist Package has been updated with exceptional tone woods, including an artist grade (flame or quilt) maple top, select mahogany back, premium Mexican ebony fingerboard, ebony headstock veneer with inlaid signature, and ebony truss rod cover.
This is the first time outside of the Private Stock program that PRS is offering Mexican ebony, a wood which, once oiled, turns a beautiful, deep chocolate brown. New artist bird inlays (green abalone with green ripple outlines on Mexican ebony and ebony fretboards / green abalone with black lip mother of pearl outlines on maple fretboards), V12 finish, and an artist case are also included.
- Carved Artist grade flame maple top
- Select mahogany back
- Figured maple neck with Mexican ebony fretboard
- HFS humbuckers and redesigned 5-way switch
- PRS tremolo and locking tuners
- Includes case
This is one PRSweet guitar. Order today.
- PRS Artist Package guitars come standard with an artist grade maple top, premium Mexican ebony fretboard, select mahogany back, ebony headstock veneer with inlaid signature, ebony truss rod cover and new artist bird inlays and hybrid hardware. An Artist case is included.
- Top Wood: Carved Artist Grade Flame Maple
- Back Wood: Select Mahogany
- Finish: V12
- Number of Frets: 24
- Scale Length: 25"
- Neck Wood: Figured Maple
- Fretboard Wood: Premium Mexican Ebony
- Neck Shape: Pattern Regular
- Fretboard Inlays: Birds
- Bridge: PRS Tremolo
- Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
- Truss Rod Cover: "Custom"
- Hardware Type: Hybrid
- Treble Pickup: HFS Treble
- Bass Pickup: HFS Bass
- Pickup Switching: Volume and Tone Control with Redesigned 5-Way Blade Switch


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The PRS 408 Stoptail with Nickel Hardware Electric Guitar is one of the exciting new PRS 408 guitars. These inspiring instruments, offered as both a maple top (MT) and all mahogany (Standard) version, bring the versatility and voicing of the Private Stock Signature and the Signature Limited Edition to PRSs Core line. Multiple variations are available at Musician's Friend, just type PRS 408 into our search engine to see what's in stock. This one is distiguished by its all mahogany body, new pattern neck shape, stoptail bridge and nickel hardware.
PRS 408 pickups were designed to extend the guitars tonal spectrum by narrowing the field of the bass pickup to increase its focus and widening the field of the treble pickup to increase its sound field (hence their asymmetric appearance). This pickup configuration (comprised of four coils and offering eight sounds) stems back to Pauls experimentation on the Sorcerers Apprentice guitars in the early 1980s. Thanks to the simple but versatile switching system featuring mini-toggle switches that provide numerous combinations of humbucking and singlecoil tones, the 408 Maple Top and 408 Standard provide stunning articulation and musical clarity.
V12 finish
Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the woods inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitars new œV12 finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, œV12 is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro, but with a classic feel all its own. œPRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments, said Paul Reed Smith.
Pattern Neck Shape
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for PRS and a hallmark of their quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like œhome, as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. Perfected after years of prototyping, the new œPattern neck is an updated Wide Fat PRS neck style based on Pauls pre-factory design. These necks were found on the instruments built for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton and Howard Leese from the late 70s to the mid 80s.
Whether in woodworking, machining, or cast and die work, pattern making is the art of arriving at a perfect standard, which can be duplicated or used to create new designs by œoffsetting. All PRS necks came to be as a result of offsetting from this original, Wide Fat design.
Phase III Locking Tuners
PRS Guitars Phase III tuners are new to the line up for 2011 and will come standard on SC 58, McCarty 58, ME Quatro, and JA-15 models. These very smooth, high-tolerance pegs feature an elegant design with larger buttons, an open back, and closed housing.
- Mahogany body
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- Number of Frets: 22
- Scale Length: 25"
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- Neck Shape: Pattern
- Fretboard Inlays: Birds
- Bridge: PRS Stoptail
- Tuners: PRS Phase III
- Truss Rod Cover: "408"
- Hardware Type: Nickel
- Treble Pickup: 408 Treble
- Bass Pickup: 408 Bass
- Pickup Switching :Volume and Tone Control with 3-Way Blade Pickup Switch and Two Mini-Toggles


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Punjabi choles are the best compliment with baturas. The combination is known as chole battura. This is a mouth-watering dish.
Serves 2 to 4.
- 1 cup chickpeas (Garbanzo beans, Kabuli chana)
- 2 tea bags
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 tablespoon basen (Gram flour)
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 green chili
- 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt, adjust to the taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black salt
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon amchoor (Mango powder)
For garnish:
- 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
- 1 green chili sliced long ways
- Boil 5 cups of water with tea bags; after tea comes to boil turn down the heat to medium low.
- Let it boil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Take out the tea bags and keep aside.
- Wash chickpeas well and soak in tea water for about 8 hours. Chickpeas after soaking will become about 2 1/2 times the volume of the original.
- In pressure cooker add chickpeas with the water they were soaked in, plus 2 more cups of water. Close the cooker and put the pressure on.
- Cook on medium high heat.
- As pressure cooker starts steaming turn the heat down to medium and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Close the heat and wait until steam has stopped before opening the pressure cooker. Chickpeas should be soft and tender.
- Blend the tomatoes, ginger and green chili to make paste.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready. Add cumin seeds, and as the cumin seeds crack add basen stir-fry until basen is light gold brown.
- Next add tomato paste, coriander powder, and black pepper. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes until the oil is separating from the mixture and tomato mixture should be about half in volume.
- Add spice mix, salt, garam masala, and mango powder to chickpeas.
- While mixing, lightly mash the chickpeas. Adjust salt, pepper, and sourness to your taste.
- Cook on medium high heat. After choles come to boil lower the heat to medium low and put the lid on.
- Choles are ready to eat in as little as ten minutes, but for best taste let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 or 6 minutes.
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2 Row Aluminum Radiator (FB153) by Frostbite®. Size: 17" x 28-1/4". High-Horsepower street cars and trucks can be a challenge to keep cool. A proper cooling system starts with the right radiator. Aluminum Radiators cool more effectively and weight less than older OEM style brass units. Choose from a variety of popular application specific fitments. For those looking for a high-performance radiator that meets or exceeds the competition, this product from Frostbite is just the ticket. It is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and weighs up to 30% less than the OEM copper/brass ones to ensure ultimate performance. Holley is proud to introduce its latest offering - Frostbite Performance Cooling Products. When it comes to keeping your ride cool, Make it Frostbite!
|Overall Dimension: 18-1/2" x 33"
|Core Dimension: 17" x 28 1/4"
|Inlet Size: 1-1/2"
|Outlet Size: 1-3/4"
|Cooling Row Diameter: 3/4"
|Rows: 2
|Flow Style: Cross Flow
|Hose Location Inlet: Driver
|Hose Location Outlet: Passenger
|Mounting Type: Saddle Mount
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- Keeps your high-performance engine cool
- Made from aircraft grade aluminum
- Weighs up to 30% less than its OEM counterpart
- Billet aluminum filler neck and OEM style brass petcock
- 16 cooling fins per inch for more efficient cooling
- 100% TIG welded (brazed) seams
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- Manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty
High-performance street cars and trucks can be a real challenge to keep cool, and any reliable cooling system starts with selecting the right radiator. Frostbite radiators cool more efficiently and weigh less than ordinary OEM-style brass units thanks to their aluminum construction. The product features industry leading 16 cooling fins per inch which maximize cooling surface area for the radiator. All parts of the radiator are polished to give that show quality appearance right out of the box. Most radiators are available in Crossflow, Downflow, and Dual Pass versions, as well as in 2, 3, and 4-row applications able to support up to 1000+ horsepower.
Being a well-respected manufacturer of performance aluminum radiators, water pumps, and cooling accessories, Frostbite® is constantly looking to push the limits of developing products that give its customers the edge they need over the competition. The company offers the highest level of quality in its cooling products and accessories, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability and service life. A team of highly experienced engineers and technicians utilizes the latest in technology to help create a highly efficient cooling system you can count on.


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RtCW Patch 1..41b für Windows
CVE-2006-2082: directory traversal / information leak in Quake III Arena auto download feature
Ludwig Nussel and Thilo Shulz discovered a vulnerability letting a malicious client download files from a server if auto download is enabled ( sv_allowDownload 1 ).
Issue #2 ( CVE pending ): R_RemapShaders buffer overflow
A second issue fixed in this release would let a malicious server exploit a buffer overflow to execute a shellcode on connecting clients.
Updated binaries for the following games are available:
Quake III Arena - fixed at version 1.32c
Return To Castle Wolfenstein - fixed at version 1.41b
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - fixed at version 2.60b
If you run a server with any older version, please upgrade or consider turning off autodownload ( set sv_allowDownload to 0 ). Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory servers http/ftp download feature is not affected by CVE-2006-2082. If you don't wish to upgrade, you can decide to only enable http/ftp downloads and disable legacy downloads in that particular case.
Finally, server administrators should note that game servers should be running in restricted environments as much as possible ( unpriviledged accounts and chroot jails ). It's a good thing to do the same for clients, or at least ensure that you are properly firewalled.


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In 2012, we made a point of interviewing many of our borrowers on camera to find out exactly how their loans worked out, what their plans are for the future and more. What resulted were some of the most inspiring conversations we had all year.
What really thrilled us is how many borrowers took the opportunity to thank our lender community. It's clear that the credit you helped provide has gone a long way toward changing these people's lives. And now we can share their words with you firsthand:
Meet Luisa.
She used her loan to buy materials for her sewing business in Peru, boosting her income and helping her better support her family.
Meet Abu.
He used his Kiva loan to buy seeds and plant more crops. The added income helped him support his family and put him on track to add 10 acres to his land.
Meet Renee.
Owner of a small construction company, she used her Kiva loan to successfully deliver on her first government contract and create three new jobs in New Orleans.
None of these things would have happened without the support of lenders like you! How many people can say that AND get their money back to lend again and again?
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Would We Prefer HTC To Be Making Cool New Products? Or Just Getting More Patents
from the state-of-the-times dept
As someone who has used a bunch of HTC phones over the years, all of this is pretty depressing. I'd much rather the company focus on doing what it does best: building cool smartphones and devices. While our broken system may be forcing it to invest in patents (and patent litigation), wouldn't we all be better served by letting it (and others) focus on building cool products to compete in the marketplace? Or is that just too old fashioned an idea?


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United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget.
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
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I guess what I was getting hung up on is that the AIM called for a different #, 797, on the L78 car and I could not figure out exactly why. My car,like I said has the original trans and rear.


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VATICAN CITY — Anticipating the first feast of Blessed John Paul II Oct. 22, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, presided over a ceremony this afternoon for "the translation" (the formal moving) of a reliquary containing one of the vials of late pope's blood.
The ceremony took place in the chapel of the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu Hospital on the Janiculum Hill above the Vatican. The vial, which had been in the custody of the Daughters of Charity who work at the hospital, was placed alongside the altar in the chapel of the pediatric hospital.
The transfer of the reliquary will permit its "veneration by the small patients, their families and the healthcare workers at the hospital," said a statement from Bambino Gesu.
A reliquary with a vial of Pope John Paul's blood was given to Pope Benedict XVI May 1 during the Mass for the beatification of the late pope. At the time, the Vatican explained that four vials of blood were drawn from Pope John Paul during the final stage of his illness. The vials were sent to Bambino Gesu Hospital in case the ailing pope needed a transfusion.
No transfusion was ever needed, and after the pope's death April 2, 2005, two of the vials went to his personal secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, and the other two remained in the custody of the Daughters of Charity, the Vatican said.


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Tax Commission News Release
Some homeowners qualify for Idaho's property tax relief programs
BOISE, IDAHO — March 12, 2012 — Homeowners who qualify have until April 16 to apply for two different programs that can help them with their property taxes, according to the Idaho State Tax Commission. (The deadline is extended to Monday, since the normal April 15 deadline falls on a Sunday this year.)
The Idaho Property Tax Reduction (Circuit Breaker) program reduces property taxes on a homeowner's primary Idaho residence and on up to one acre of land by as much as $1,320. The state pays a portion of a homeowner's property taxes, and qualified recipients don't repay the state.
Applicants for the property tax reduction program can have no more than $28,000 in 2011 income. They must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. They must also be in at least one of the following categories as of Jan. 1, 2012:
- Age 65 or older
- Blind
- Widow (er) of any age
- Former prisoner of war or hostage
- Disabled (as recognized by the Social Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, or Federal Civil Service)
The Idaho Property Tax Deferral program offers homeowners a way to postpone paying the taxes on their primary Idaho residence and on up to one acre of land. The deferred taxes and interest must eventually be repaid to the state.
For the tax deferral program, applicants can have no more than $40,000 in 2011 income and must meet the requirements of the property tax reduction program listed above.
Homeowners can get applications for both programs from their county assessor and must file separately for each program. The applications are due Monday, April 16.
For more information, homeowners should call their county assessor's office or the Idaho State Tax Commission at 334-7736 in the Boise area or toll free at (800) 334-7756. They can also visit the Tax Commission website at tax.idaho.gov (go to "Property Tax," then "Homeowners" in the drop-down box).
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ParaNorman, the follow-up to the Oscar nominated Coraline, is the story of a boy who must use his ability to speak with the dead to save his town from an ancient curse, a hoard of invading zombies, and their own small-mindedness. Featuring the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, John Goodman, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Elaine Stritch, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jeff Garlin.
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text: ASHEVILLE— Brenda "Jo" Atkins, 68, of Asheville, died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Hendersonville. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel with Reverend Stacy Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning one hour prior to the service. Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.


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How to Can Help the Flood Victims in Coloardo
As the flood waters recede in Colorado, many residents have been forced to leave their homes, lost personal belongings and are without the bare necessities. You can help in many ways, find out how.
It may be the only thing, but there is one piece of good that always seem to come out of disastrous situations in our community -- Good people ready to help in anyway possible. Problem is, at times it is hard to find exactly how to help.
United Way
The Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County and the United Way of Weld County have teamed together to help in long-term recovery efforts. Donations can be made to the Weld County Flood Relief Fund through either organization.
To make a contribution to the Weld County Flood Relief Fund, please call either organization during business hours or go online to make a donation at any time. If you or a loved one needs assistance in finding recovery help, call 2-1-1 or visit UnitedWay-Weld.org/2-1-1.
American Red Cross
The Red Cross is working closely with emergency management officials, the Colorado National Guard and local community organizations to support shelters and evacuation centers in numerous locations for residents affected by the flooding. Red Cross workers are providing a safe place for people forced to evacuate, as well as blankets, cots, meals and emotional support. Please designate your gift to "Disaster Relief." Donate here.
Salvation Army USA
The Salvation Army is bringing in help from other areas to assist with its shelters and its program for feeding first responders. Please designate your gift to Colorado Floods." Donate here.
Help Colorado Now
HelpColoradoNow.org is a collaboration of Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Colorado Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaste who pair donations with victim needs. The site gathers information where you can donate money and other goods, as well as a list of items victims may need.
All Hands Volunteers
All Hands Volunteers will send volunteers to Coloardo to help flood victims when officials deem the area safe. AHV will be asking for monetary donations and volunteers to help people evacuate and upcoming effort to help areas recover.
If you know of other ways to help not listed please let us know about them in the comment section below↓


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Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist, faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home.
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If Google TV Has To Pay To Make Hulu Available To Viewers, Will Mozilla Have To Pay To Access Hulu Via Firefox?
from the yeah,-that'll-work dept
Hey Hulu -- you kind of suck. I'm not trying to access you from Google TV. I'm trying to access you using a web browser, which just happens to run through Google TV. Explain to me again why if I hook my computer up to my TV, and navigate to Hulu to watch the shows you offer for free, that's OK. But if I use my Google TV computer, that same free content is verboten -- and the only way for me to get to it is if in the future, you decide to make the free content available through your not-so-free $10 per month Hulu Plus service that's not even available beyond special invites on your own site.Admittedly, Hulu is apparently getting pressure from the TV companies to do these blocks, but it still makes no sense. All things like Boxee and Google TV are doing is providing a browser. As Danny notes, if I just hooked up my laptop to the same TV, I could watch Hulu just fine. Why is it a problem if it's using a different piece of hardware? It makes no sense.
Here's a thought. Enough of blocking Google TV and apparently other services like Boxee. Either block EVERYONE on the web or block no one, because in the end, you turn people who love you when they reach you on their computers (like me) into people who hate you when they're blocked in other places (like me).
Of course, Google is now negotiating with the networks to "allow" their content to be viewed on Google TV. Is it just me or is this extremely troubling? How would people react if, say, the New York Times suddenly announced that it would not be viewable on Dell computers or in Firefox, unless Dell or Mozilla paid up? People would go nuts. Yet, that's exactly what is happening here.
In the meantime, we've already covered Hulu's ridiculous paywall plans, which even the company admits completely suck. Rumors are now spreading that so few people are interested in getting pretty much nothing for $10/month, that Hulu is now planning to cut the fee in half. Of course, if they're blocking access to random browsers for whatever ridiculous reason (and still not going ad free), then why would anyone pay?


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02/06/10: Gifts from guests to the local schools
We got gifts from guests that we collected together and Lots took it to the pre-schools and took some pictures for us.
John, Angela, Jo Comer and Alfie Spencer has sent us some gifts to hand out to the Dixie pre-shool.
26/03/10: Christmas came early for Dixie
This is part of a letter that Elizabeth Sunnuck wrote:
02/02/10: Teacher drive
Now and then we help out on game drives for the local teachers and kids. This time it was the teachers turn.


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Mad Men's sad Season 5 finale
Spoilers ahead… Have an Old Fashioned and finish season 5 before reading further…
Five seasons into "Mad Men," the vintage furniture, fashions and music don't seem so sharp, moderne and snappy, do they? In 2007 we were charmed by the retro period piece. In 2012 we are less focused on the style and more aware of the unfulfilled dreams, the shallow work and lives, the irreparably damaged relationships and stunted growth.
What a dark turn for the men and women of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, not even counting last week's hanging suicide. Don Draper seems to be coming full circle, encountering his difficult dependence on and distrust of women, his alienation from colleagues, his failures despite financial success, complete with visions of his own hanged brother popping up everywhere.


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|2012-09-03, 16:19
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I just listened to Future & Hope on the new Superiority, and even though I only understood like 5% of it (and with help from the summary that was given earlier) it nearly drove me to tears, especially the last bit. Yuuji and Shana tagteaming the rebelling Tomogara was really great, it gave me the impression of two gods or something like that putting an end to a war. When they walk home after, they talk about stuff I don't get, but I heard Yuuji telling Shana about how he loves her and she tells him back, and I think they even included some inner monologue of Yuuji thinking about Shana (I believe it was the part from the last volume, where he thinks about how he ever could have let go of her hand, but I'm only assuming) and then they walk off into the sunset or so. It was so romantic and I'm so sad that I will never get a translation ;_;
|2012-09-05, 10:29
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著/高橋弥七郎 イラスト/いとうのいぢ
This last volume will have 4 chapters. Three of the stories that never bundled into novel yet (one of them should be "Future & Hope") and the last chapter is the author's next work, I think.
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Oh? Would that mean it's in the same world?
(Well, I guess technically, worlds )
|2012-09-05, 16:51
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So could be like Shorts Stories collection??, on DxD usually have between (i dont others) like vol 8 and the recent release 13 and the have 3 Dragon Magazine SS releases and one special for the book, 4 chapters looks like short book (160 to 180 pags), as I said before, this Universe have a lots of things can explore and made really interesting, like Creation God could be a new contract with Yuuji like flame haze??, dimensional door between worlds, Justus and Yuuji imouto, Satou could be a flame haze??, well, theres just few ones.
BTW: sound really interesting the battle against Maccabean Bros... can hardly wait, but have to ...
|2012-09-08, 05:39
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|2012-09-26, 00:26
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well, i was reading all can get about this, since march, looks like they up to some surprises, Funimation bought the anime rights from JC Staff and now they are working on dvdrip or blue ray versions, season 2 was delay to december to add more extras and english speaking season 2 its on the process, Dengeki said they will celebrate 20th anniversary with Shana and 2 series more all high, thats why coming new vol, in some way the guy in charge of Dengeki said some like: "Shakugan main story finished", you ready know new manga was release with a precuel??, if we look they could try: 1.before Shana, like the new manga and 2.Hope & Future story line.
PD: I didint know they have this kind of success en USA.
|2012-11-18, 23:48
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I don't have mine yet (still being shipped) so I can't provide details from SIII now.
SIII is comprised of these chapters: Sorrow, Verger, Nomad and Future & Hope.
About Verger you can read some from Cecilia Rodrigo page in the Wikia.
Future & Hope in this thread. And Nomad you can find it at the end of manga vol.3
Sorrow is newly written chapter. As far as I understand from reading atwiki pages, it happens during the American Civil War about the cooperation between Friagne and a human, Billy/Billie Hawkin(not sure about the translation)...
Spoiler for About 'Sorrow' in a nutshell:
|2012-11-20, 05:07
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Novel's illustrations from SIII.
Pictures' credit: Akiba Blog
|2012-11-21, 05:16
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If they're still doing books for this series, there should be another 2 guidebooks: "Shakugan no Shana no Subete II" and "Shakugan no Shana Final Anime no Subete" which tend to have short stories inside. Also, Ito Noizi's next Shana Artbook (which I think they'll sell it too) which usually have the short story too.
|2012-11-22, 13:04
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Definitely amazing pictures, can set my mind at ease for this series after so many years.
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- What I Love About My Small Home:
- Since the space is so small we don't have room for things we don't need. We're very selective about what comes into our home and because of this we finally have a space that we feel defines us.
Some of the pieces in the room were my grandfather's, and I am honored that I get to use the same pieces that he used for over fifty years. We've personalized the space with our own photography and maps we've collected of places that are special to us.
It's a space that we can relax in and not feel closed in, despite the apartment's small size.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Touchdown Mohammed
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absolutely hilarious!
- February 22, 2006 10:53 AM
- February 22, 2006 1:25 PM
- Yost said...
Anon #1,
Anon #2,
Aren't you glad you live in a place where folks can at least voice a variety of opinions on things w/o fear?
- February 22, 2006 2:00 PM
- Yost said...
And what exactly is so classless about a blank wall? Are we so PC or afraid about voicing opinions on religions we disagree with that something like a blank wall is "classless?"
Personally, I think it makes a nice comment in a humorous way.
Man, I'd hate to see your reaction when you read political cartoons in TIME or NEWSWEEK.
- February 22, 2006 2:28 PM
I think I get the classless comment. I will try to explain. By not depicting that which you are depicting, you have inadvertently depicted Mohammed as a blank wall thereby depicting Mohammed which, in any form, is insulting and hurts feelings and is therefore classless. Death to the infidels!
- February 22, 2006 3:09 PM
- Yost said...
LOL, Anon! You got actual sound on my end reading that.
Now I get it.
- February 22, 2006 3:10 PM
DUHRKA DUHRKA BUHRKA!!! Mohammed Jihad!
- February 22, 2006 6:32 PM
- Yost said...
Anybody who quotes Team America is alright in my book.
"America, F*ck Ya. Coming to save the muthaf*ckin' day now."
- February 22, 2006 7:39 PM
- Gizmo said...
ND grad here and I shat myself when I saw that picture. Come down to the game next year and you're welcome to all the beer, bourbon, and brats you can handle.
Wait, what I actually meant to say is that I find this post highly offensive. By covering the image of Jesus you have insulted the holiest of Catholic images and to show my anger with what you have done I will protest violently. We Irish Catholics are tired of being stereotyped as drunk and belligerent so I will kick you in the junk and pour beer on you until this picture is taken down.
Actually, let's just stick with the first paragraph where we get drunk and eat. That one seems like more fun.
- February 22, 2006 8:29 PM
- Yost said...
Would love to take you up on that offer. Besides, all that stuff in the second paragraph? That will already be waiting for us in Columbus in November.
- February 23, 2006 4:43 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
I'm a lifelong IRISH fan and I have to applaud you for this post as well as the Weis-Leinart one. They were great! Keep em coming cause this IRISH fan has a good sense of humor! See ya in September.
- August 23, 2006 1:14 PM
- rafael said...
Actually, its not just a blank wall. When Muslims go to Mecca, they pray at, essentially, a black wall. So this does have more meaning than just a blank wall.
Which makes it even better. Kudos
- September 15, 2006 2:38 PM


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Today we have a very special treat in the form of a guest blogger on My Pakistani Ancestry, a good friend of mine, who has been sharing with me his research story. His trip to Pakistan was his first and was exciting in terms of him visiting his ancestral country and learning about his family roots.
Here is his own account:
Both my ancestral lines – maternal as well as paternal – can be traced back to Pakistan. On my paternal side, my great-grandfather Bostan Khan had migrated from Campbellpur (present day Attock) to Singapore before the First World War. On my maternal side, it was my mother's father who made the journey from Mansehra to Singapore. My maternal grandfather, Hayat Shah served in colonial police force like many other men from his country. He married my grandmother in 1950 – a second-generation Pakistani herself – and passed away in March 1969, when my mother was just thirteen.
This past June, more than 40 years since my grandfather passed away, I brought my mother to visit Pakistan, for the first time in all our lives!
Rekindling family ties
Years after he had somewhat established himself here, my grandfather was joined by his younger brother, Mohammed Younis Shah. Following in his elder brother's footsteps, he too joined the police force and married a local here in Singapore. Yet three years after the death of my grandfather, my granduncle Younis Shah returned back to Pakistan, with his wife and four children. He used to correspond with my mother and her siblings until his death in 1994. After 17 years, we managed to renew correspondence.
It was a trip filled with much anticipation. For me, I had two very broad aims – to strengthen family ties and to learn as much as I could about our family history.
From the moment I head my name being called out by my uncle when exiting the airport in Islamabad, I just knew that the trip was worth the wait. It was a three-hour journey by road to Mansehra, and throughout the car ride, my aunt and uncles who had come to fetch us wasted no time in showering us with the warm Pakistani hospitality I had often read about. The cold night air was filled with warm chatter and laughter throughout.
Upon his return to Pakistan, my granduncle settled in Mansehra city, just a few kilometers away from his ancestral village of Hado Bandi. And it was in this house that my mother and I stayed in. On the first day, we were brought to visit numerous graveyards where we paid our respects to my granduncle, my great-grandparents as well as our forefathers who had first settled in Hado Bandi.
On the second day, we were brought to Oghi – a town about 30 kilometers away from Mansehra. Here, in the village of Bandi Sadiq, was the family of my grandfather's only sister. She had been married off to a man from this village. Sadly, she passed away only last year. We were told that she often expressed hope that she would see the children of her eldest brother – my grandfather. It was a surreal feeling, to meet my cousins, who up to that point, had merely been an abstract idea in my thoughts. Again, like in Mansehra and Hado Bandi, we visited the graves of the departed and offered our prayers for them.
Love and lineage, the common languages between us
The only languages I speak are English and Malay. Over a hundred years of cultural assimilation had seen us lose the ability to speak in our native languages of Hindko and Urdu.
I suppose you can say we were truly fortunate, because even in Pakistan, we continued to speak English and Malay! My granduncle's wife was a local from Singapore who spoke Malay. Thus, upon migrating to Pakistan, the language was still used within the family. The use of a language known only to us made my mother and I feel more attached to our family there. There is no doubt that despite the years of separation, there still was a level of cultural similarity between our families.
In Bandi Sadiq, we were also fortunate that many of our relatives there had gone through various degrees of education and could speak English proficiently. For those who were unable to communicate with us, they did so through my uncle who acted as an interpreter. And when he wasn't around, we will attempt to speak in each other's tongues anyway. I think we barely made it, but the smiles that resulted were priceless. When we left after three days in the village, tears were shed, as a testimony to the love that had been forged in that short period of time.
The research project – Pen, paper and photographs
It was a genealogical researcher's dream come true. I had prepared myself with a notebook and a pen, as well as a camera if I needed it. Most of my uncles and aunts knew of my intention to research the family history and they were ever so patient to sit down with me to draw up the family tree and answer any queries that I had.
Additionally, my aunt who had known of my research project had brought me to visit an elderly 72-year-old man who knew the history of the people in the village, but also of Pakistani folk who had migrated to Singapore! In fact, his wife was born in Singapore and moved to Pakistan when she was 12. My aunt patiently acted as the translator and scribe as I asked questions about my late grandfather, his family as well as some other personalities who had migrated to Singapore.
I realised one of the best things I did was to have printed the pictures of my family, my grandparents, as well as other relatives and people of Pakistani origin in Singapore. Though not exactly comprehensive, it had helped me a lot in discovering information I had never expected to find.
A case in point was when one of my aunts saw the photograph of my mother's maternal grandfather. She asked who the man in the picture was. And when we told her that it was the father-in-law of my late grandfather, she surprised us by informing us that she knew of his origin. She told us that he was from Tilli – the Black Mountain of Hazara (Tor Ghar). This was a golden nugget of information that not a single descendent of my great-grandfather knew, but was communicated by my late grandfather (his son-in-law) to his sister. This was a bonus I had never expected to discover.
Tips for genealogists visiting the ancestral land
Never leave behind any information back home. Though apparently painstaking, it may be worth to make copies, or back up of research you have done thus far, and bring the copy with you on your trip. You wouldn't want to be in a situation where you stumbled upon a valuable lead, only that you cannot pursue it because some important information you require is sitting pretty at home, thousands of miles away from you. Even the most mundane of information can be frustrating to recall should you suddenly require it. It may be a name, an address, a relationship or a date.
Another tip is to strike a balance between research and recreation. Sometimes you may need to be firm and decline invitations, in order to pursue a particular lead – like visiting a place or interviewing a person. On the other hand, you wouldn't want to be completely immersed in research that you forget to enjoy the experience. Take the time to immerse yourself in the environment and imagine what it might have been like for your ancestor to live through it. After all, how often do we get to visit the ancestral land?
If you'd like to read more about Abbas' trip to Pakistan, then head over to his blog.


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Tony Rosales Jazz
Jazz Pianist
Composer and jazz pianist, Tony Rosales, grew up in Long Island, New York. Influenced by some of the great jazz pianists of the day, and possessed by Oscar Peterson's sound, he began to make a name for himself, developing his own stayle as a musical savant. As a teenager and then as young man he performed as a solo pianist and was a crowd pleaser at the best restaurants in the greater New York Metropolitan Area. In 1995, Mr. Rosales moved to the Grand Strand district of South Carolina where he continued to cultivate his sound and where he honed his talent. In 1983 and 1984, he opened for The Dave Brubeck Quartet at the Jazz Festival in Oyster Bay, New York. From 1995 to 1998, he was solo jazz pianist at the Myrtle Beach Hilton Hotel. For the past eight years Mr. Rosales has been playing at numerous country clubs and restaurants throughout the Carolina's. Number one ranked golfer Greg Norman recognized Rosales' genius and featured Rosales at the opening of his restaurant in Myrtle Beach. Norman has continued to support Mr. Rosales, featuring his talent at his private golf parties. Rosales maintains his long association with the Martini family, proprietors of the most popular jazz and piano bar, the Midtown Bistro in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where he plays jazz piano six nights a week. He is the musical director for The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, one of the premier shows on the BlogTalkRadio Network the world's largest live online talk radio network that attracts over 20 million listeners and is available for your listening pleasure at www.hallicasser-jayne.com. This is Mr. Rosales' first appearance at the Metropolitan Room. He looks forward to returning to his roots in the New York jazz scene.


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The latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has revealed that the okapi – the national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – is creeping ever closer towards extinction.
Into the Red
The okapi, also known as the 'forest giraffe', is endemic to the rainforests of the DRC, and has been found to be in serious decline across its range as a result of poaching and habitat loss. Following the latest set of assessments for the IUCN Red List, the okapi has been moved from being classified as Near Threatened to the far more serious category of Endangered. The presence of rebels, elephant poachers and illegal miners in its habitat have also contributed to the okapi's dwindling numbers, leaving it just one step away from the highest risk of extinction.
"The okapi is revered in Congo as a national symbol – it even features on the Congolese franc banknotes," says Dr Noëlle Kümpel, co-chair of the IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group and manager of ZSL's range-wide okapi conservation project. "Sadly, DRC has been caught up in civil conflict and ravaged by poverty for nearly two decades, leading to widespread degradation of okapi habitat and hunting for its meat and skin. Supporting government efforts to tackle the civil conflict and extreme poverty in the region are critical to securing its survival."
The latest update to the IUCN Red List brings the total number of species assessed to 71,576, of which a worrying 21,286 are threatened with extinction. Threats to the world's species range from habitat destruction and climate change to pollution and overexploitation.
Bad news for birds
According to the update, almost 200 species of bird are now classified as Critically Endangered, with the latest addition being the white-winged flufftail, one of Africa's rarest birds. This small, secretive bird has suffered as a result of habitat destruction and degradation in its native Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Wetland draining, water abstraction, overgrazing and conversion of land for agriculture have all played a part in the decline of this species, and the IUCN is calling for urgent action to better understand this species' ecology and address these threats.
Positive stories
However, it is not all bad news, as the population numbers of some species are currently increasing. The albatross family is one of the most threatened bird families on Earth, with bycatch in fisheries being the main threat to their survival, but populations of two such species are on the increase, putting them at a lower risk of extinction. The black-browed albatross has improved in status from Endangered to Near Threatened, while the black-footed albatross has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened.
Conservation success
One particularly positive story is that of the island fox, a canid endemic to six of the California Channel Islands off the coast of southern California in the USA. This species was once classified as Critically Endangered following catastrophic declines in the mid-1990s as a result of disease and predation by non-native species such as the golden eagle. All four subspecies of this relative of the mainland grey fox have since increased in number or are showing signs of recovery. The island fox's change in status to Near Threatened is a credit to the hard work of the US National Park Service, an IUCN Member, which included captive breeding, reintroduction, vaccination against canine diseases, and the relocation of golden eagles.
More to be done
"This IUCN Red List update shows some fantastic conservation successes, which we must learn from, for future conservation efforts," says Jane Smart, Global Director, IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group. "However, the overall message remains bleak. With each update, whilst we see some species improving in status, there is a significantly larger number of species appearing in the threatened categories. The world must urgently scale up efforts to avert this devastating trend."
The importance of scientific knowledge and continued conservation action is highlighted in the case of the leatherback turtle. While the status of the global population of this species appears to be improving, the leatherback turtle continues to face serious threats at the subpopulation level. One of seven biologically and geographically distinct subpopulations, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean leatherback subpopulation is abundant and increasing thanks to successful conservation initiatives in the region. However, its counterparts from both the East Pacific Ocean and West Pacific Ocean subpopulations are suffering a severe decline as a result of extensive egg harvesting and incidental capture in fishing gear. It is feared that these threatened subpopulations may completely collapse if targeted conservation measures are not taken.
Raising awareness
Wildscreen, an IUCN Red List Partner, is working towards raising awareness of the diversity of life on Earth and highlighting the plight of its many threatened species. Through its biggest public engagement initiative, ARKive, an unparalleled collection of wildlife footage and images is being made freely available to all for conservation and education.
"Educating people about the current extinction crisis is a vital aspect of the conservation movement," says Dr Verity Pitts, ARKive Content Manager. "By connecting the world with nature, and successfully communicating the importance of biodiversity, we move one step closer to reversing – or at least halting – the decline of our most valuable resources."
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The proposed $19 million cut represents an 80% reduction from the $24 million in library property tax received from Erie County in 2004. The loss of these local funds triggers a reduction of an additional $2.8 million in State Library Aid as well as the loss of other library operating revenue. All 52 libraries across Erie County WILL CLOSE!
Circulation reached record-breaking highs in 2003, and trends continue in 2004. Year-to-date circulation is up 7%, in-library computer usage is up 24% and materials shipped among libraries is up almost 12%.
To implement the reduction, the County will cut the Property Tax for Library Purposes by almost 79%. That percentage of revenue will shift to the general County tax supporting Medicaid expenses.
Your property tax bill remains the same, but you will not receive ANY access to your library's collection, services, programs and technology.
From pre-school storyhours to Live Homework Help for students to outreach for seniors to computer access for the unemployed, the Library provides a wide range of vital services. The number of Erie County residents who use their library on a regular basis would fill every seat of HSBC Arena 18 times over.
November 19, 2004 - With 52 locations, mobile outlets and remote access via the Internet, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library offers its resources and services to literally every resident in every corner of Erie County. Read the entire statement...
October 21, 2004 - The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library is a public trust. For nearly 170 years the people of our community have invested in their libraries, and those libraries have returned that investment many times over in resources, services and improved quality of life. Read the entire message...
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A strong and uptempo motivational track featuring electric guitars, prominently present drums and piano. Perfect for your commercial.
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Taste of Country review!
Lady Antebellum are practically built for Christmas albums. There's a Captain and Tennille quality to their partnership that's made hip by youth and intriguing subject matter. The trio's take on standards like 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' and 'Silent Night' are timeless, in that they could really be transported to any decade of country music. For them, covering yuletide hits is as easy as looking good.
'On This Winter's Night' is the group's Target-exclusive 2010 EP 'A Merry Little Christmas' plus six new traditional holiday hits. It's like a BOGO EP, really — something that could be a little disappointing for fans who bought the first, but were unaware of the setup of this new "full-length" Christmas album.
Lady A take few risks on any of the 12 songs on 'On This Winter's Night.' Only 'Blue Christmas' is a marked deviation from the original — fans of Elvis Presley will not approve of this spicy rendition– while others, like 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),' are so predictable one can sing along effortlessly on first listen.
Vocally, Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood are as strong as ever. Their natural chemistry stoke coals in the fireplace, and they fit into one's Christmas conversation as easily as a cup of hot chocolate or some spiced eggnog. The holidays are no time for grit, and these three are as smooth as Michael Buble or Burl Ives.
Musically, they fail to add the modern touches that mark the three studio albums they've released since 2008. There's a Casio quality to songs like 'This Christmas' and 'Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.' One begs for more fiddle.
'On This Winter's Night' is the lone original cut, one co-written by the trio. A more cynical critic would wonder if the album isn't just a way to make money from this cut, but that would ignore a beautiful collaboration between the band and a children's choir. The title track is truly the album's highlight — the star at the top of a tree filled with familiar ornaments.
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The Alliance Historical Society
The Alliance Historical Society was founded for the promotion of historical studies of the City of Alliance and its surrounding areas. Members of the Society collect, preserve, and organize historical materials and work with area schools and community organizations to present historical programs.
The home of the Alliance Historical Society is the Mabel Hartzell House. It is open for tours during Carnation Week in August and at other times by appointment. Contact us at if you'd like to view our beautiful Victorian home, grounds, and our mini museum of Alliance historical objects.
Exhibits of historical materials are supplied by the Society for display at local businesses and public buildings. Members of the Society are also available for talks and slide shows at area clubs and meetings.
Historical Cookbook of Alliance
What's Cookin'? Recipes and Stories from Alliance and Beyond includes 226 pages of family recipes, historic photographs, and stories about family traditions and businesses from Alliance. The price is $20 and all proceeds help to support the work of the Historical Society and maintain the Mabel Hartzell Historical Home.
Available for purchase from Amazon.com, at Rodman Public Library (215 E. Broadway St. and Marketplace Branch), or at the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce Office.
The Alliance Historical Society is proud to support the Alliance Memory Project at Rodman Public Library.
Help support our programs and preservation efforts by submitting a tax-deductible donation using your PayPal account or credit card today.


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DEMONS' SCORE End of Service
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We are sad to announce that all service for DEMONS' SCORE will come to an end on September 17, 2014. This also means that in-app purchasing will no longer be available.
Although the game will not function properly on iOS 8, it will remain playable on devices running iOS 7.1.2 or a previous version. Please note that the game will no longer be available for download after September 18. Any players wishing to delete the game from their device are therefore encouraged to backup their data before doing so.
We thank you very much for playing DEMONS' SCORE, and hope that you continue to enjoy it.
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We regret to announce that service for DEMONS' SCORE will end on September 29, 2014.
Consequently, all in-app purchases and Souleater sales will become unavailable on August 28, 2014. Please note that any player who purchases the game prior to September 29 will still be able to both play and download the game after service ends.
We apologize to all players affected by this unfortunate news, and hope that you will continue to enjoy playing DEMONS' SCORE.


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If you're anything like me, you are constantly checking for new software updates on your BlackBerry Z10.
I always feel like I'll miss out if I don't check manually, even though I know well that I'll get an alert when a new version is ready to download.
Granted, new OS updates don't come out all that often, but I still don't want to miss out and be one of the first to grab them when they do arrive.
It's usually part of my morning routine after I check over my emails -- I jump into the software updates and check manually to make sure I'm not missing out.
While it's not something you necessarily need to do since you'll be notified when an update is actually available, it's still handy in case you have OCD like I do.
Keep reading to see how you can manually check for new OS updates on your BlackBerry 10 device.
- Tap the Settings icon
- Tap Software Updates
- Tap the Check for Updates button
The device will look for available updates and if any are available, prompt you to update the device.