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by The Beast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:24 am
You're wrong about that too. Let's go to the instant replay:
See, Naicreman starts talkin shit first. Then I respond with:
It was THEN that he demands we draw boundaries:
OK then, if he wants his monotheistic views to be respected and handled with a little dignity, then I will certainly expect the same. I make no demands on anyone. Only Sticks and Stones can break my bones, so I don't give a fuck what anyone says or thinks about my personal views. If someone else wants to dish it out, I can take it but if they want to set boundaries, well that cuts both ways then.
by muddyglass » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:28 am
the absurdity comes from mentioning the internal combustion engine in the first place, as if that were just a hop, skip and a jump away from mills. it cannot be reasonably expected for any ancient culture to develop the internal combustion engine.
i'm not as familiar with arab contributions to technology as i am with mathematics, but i looked it up just now and the arabs did indeed contribute to milling, creating the bridge mill and the vertical axis windmill. (note: the vertical axis windmill was created in persia, which is technically not arab.) scanning through this wikipedia page, i didn't realize the arabs were also the first to drink coffee and the first to apply frequency analysis to decode encrypted messages.
this discussion also reminded me of snell's law. ibn sahl was a persian mathematician/engineer who discovered the law regarding refraction that later came to be known as snell's law. it was a necessary step to harness the power of lenses. various applications including eyeglasses would be impossible without the development of this law.
by muddyglass » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:04 am
well, if the "summer" chinese contribute just as much as the "winter" chinese to scientific/technological development in china, then that would put a damper on your whole winter/summer thing, wouldn't it? so what percentage of chinese scientific/engineering knowledge would you say the "winter" chinese of the north contribute? surely it has got to be over 50%. i mean, they survived harsher winters after all. maybe 75% is a nice number to distinguish the superiority of the "winter" chinese yet not completely discount the "summer" chinese?
you make it sound as if winter were the only hardship faced by a people that could bring them together. since we're discussing china, the unifying hardship the chinese people face is not winter, but rather the fear of not having enough food for the population all across china, regardless of the severity of winter in each region. there are too many chinese on too little arable land and that's what drove agricultural/engineering developments as well as political ones. in chinese history, the ability of a ruler to feed the people was what makes and breaks emperors. the chinese people have been willing to accept autocratic rule for this reason, so long as the ruler gets things done. the chinese have been willing to accept new emperors who don't share the same bloodline as the old one for this reason, so long as the new emperor gets things done. even today, the chinese communist party could be "communist" in name only and the chinese people would not care, so long as the party gets things done.
by Juan Cena » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:14 am
Except Atlantis never existed.
by GOSD » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:56 pm
We are good. Thanks GWAC.
by Keb » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:01 pm
No actually, what he did was post a video debunking your "religion", to which you did what you claim others (myself and muddyglass) have done and try to protect your ego etc. and you began insulting monotheism and atheism. When Nac rebuffed your religious argument by stating that religion has no place in the discussion, you proceeded to call him a "motherfucker" then apologized to the moderators as if you'd been victimized by what you perceived was Nac's ignorance. You also misconstrued Nac's argument as one about religion when he in fact was contributing to the anthropological debate occurring in this thread. I don't recall Nac talking about his monotheistic religion* at any point either. Again, you neglect much of what's actually going on to push you selective agenda, disrespecting others while demanding it for yourself. Its definitely not working for you.
*the monotheistic worship of Matt Ryan Conklin and his one true prophet Drew Magary
by Rockman » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:11 pmNtikrst is the strangest dude ever
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:22 pm"Winter people" and "summer people" is the most brilliant disguise for overt racism I've ever seen. You're all even going along with it.
by Keb » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:26 pm
You summer folk have it easy compared to us winter folk.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:27 pm
LOL Canada.
by The Beast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:53 pm
The watermill was invented by Romans and then separately by China. What did the Arabs invent that contributed to the foundation of further developments that ushered in the Industrial Revolution and the modern world everyone wants to enjoy? We're keeping score and in the grand scheme of things like the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution happened without significant contributions from Summer cultures based around the Equator.
BTW, Laws are discovered not invented.
by The Beast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:57 pm
Good thing that isn't the case then. Vietnam isn't more technologically advanced than China, is it?
Talk about skipping steps. Without significant technology, it's impossible to keep infant mortality rates low and have enough infrastructure to support a large population in the first place.
by Keb » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:03 pmLast time I checked, Chinese people got such large numbers by fucking a lot.
by muddyglass » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:06 pm
if you want to keep score, then the watermill was invented by the greeks and the romans appropriated the technology. similarly, roman mythology appropriated a lot from greek mythology. roman mathematics was also subpar compared to greek mathematics as far as significant developments are concerned. however, none of this would fit into your worldview since the greeks are summerfolk and the romans are winterfolk.
(i'm at work right now and actually edited out the word "invented" in favor of "discovered" a few minutes before your post. it was an oversight on my part because i wrote that earlier post in a rush this morning. i figured i needed to edit it because it was something you might nitpick. )
by The Beast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:08 pm
Did the Devil let you borrow his Time Machine?
You know, the one he used to go back in time and alter the legends of guys like Osiris and Dionysus to make it appear to pre-date The Christ's in order to test the faith of true believers later on?
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'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes is one of the most famous books in the world. The best way to learn more about this legendary Spanish writer is to visit his birthplace: Alcalá de Henares. The most important square is named after him and the house where Cervantes was born is now a museum. A bronze statue portrays the errant knight and his brave servant seated on a bench.
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Q: What are the environmental, social and economic benefits to this system?
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The other point I should also bring out is as a general rule of thumb, when you have fresh produce coming into a food pantry, you are not throwing away cans and boxes and cellophane wrappers after the food's been consumed. You may be throwing away a peel, but that's about it. So there is less waste even after you have eaten the food.
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And that is actually incredibly important because it's entirely possible, especially in today's economy, that the donor and the recipient may well be next door neighbors and the recipient shouldn't be humiliated and the donor embarrassed by them meeting each other at a pantry. So this is a way for a community to help itself and to--the community helping itself is actually very American. It goes back to the very beginnings and that's what it's doing on a social level. It's also introducing people who don't have access to fresh food or pantries to fresh food, in many cases for the first time. Especially children who may not know what many types of produce are, they get exposed to it, which is important.
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For the first time this season Fichter's Knights didn't commit an error and it proved the difference in an 11-1 win over East Mills in Corner Conference softball last Tuesday.
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Morgia Jane England, Corning – operating a motor vehicle with an expired license, pleaded guilty, ordered to pay $50 fine, court costs and fees.
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|Asahina Mikuru
|Asakura Ryoko
|Koizumi Itsuki
|Kyon's Sister
|Kimidori Emiri
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|2006-07-06, 09:14
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This new poll is a multiple choice poll and while we won't restrict you from voting for every character, please try to limit your choice to your top 3 or 4 picks if you can. If you like the entire cast equally, then so be it, but if you can narrow it down a bit, then that's even better. If you like one character the most, then don't feel the need to vote for anymore.
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|2006-07-06, 09:29
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Yuki was by far the best character of the show IMHO. she literally runs circles around the rest of the characters.
Tsuruya may have not done much, but she certainly did enough to get a vote from me. Meido Tsuruya FTW
And I voted for Haruhi simply because she is still Haruhi.
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Hmmm... Tough tough poll...
Three votes automatically go out to the three lead characters. Haruhi because she's the dynamo that drives the show. Kyon because he's a great "straight man" for everyone else's craziness and because he's the best in-character narrator I can think of. And Yuki because she's a fascinating character type- partly an alien creature with vast powers and intellect and partly an emotionally vulnerable little girl.
I would really like to cast a fourth vote for super-genki Tsuruya-san...
|2006-07-06, 10:54
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My votes were:
Yuki: She may be not be a human in the most literal sense, but despite that she's more human than a lot of the other characters. It's the little things she says and does: getting rid of her glasses, agreeing to go to the Computer Club sometimes, only lowering her finger when Kyon says it's O.K. (in episode 7). She's not as "in your face" as the other characters, she's quiet, reserved, and incredibly endearing.
Itsuki: Some people seem not to like him because he's smug, prone to overlong explanations, and basically quite annoying. Those are the reasons I like him so much though. ^^; Seeing him irritate Kyon is endlessly amusing, just as seeing him constantly so calm is endlessly interesting and enigmatic. Also, I think he reminds me of myself, so of course I'm going to vote for him.
Kyon: After watching the whole series, I don't know how I couldn't vote for him. It wouldn't be anywhere near as brilliant without his hilariously dry monologues.
|2006-07-06, 11:22
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Keeping my votes to my Top Three in no particular order:
Kyon ~ the steady "side-kick" that endured all, dispensed all sarcasm with a straight face, protected Mikuru, yet gave in to those hidden pictures, opposed Haruhi and all the "nonsense" while yet wanting/enjoying it. I dont know why but he somehow represents the perfect otaku.
Yuki ~ she grew on me, just love the quiet, silent look, and she seems to me like a child discovering the world and its fun.
Mikuru ~ erm. maid suit and green tea?
I would have liked to add Tsuruya, Kyon's sister, and ENOZ members. meh.
|2006-07-06, 11:25
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I find it amusing that Emiri gets a slot, but the Computer Society President(CSP), who was featured in no less than three episodes, with an appearance in a fourth, gets no love. Not that I would vote for him, but man... harsh.
I restricted myself to four votes,
..) Nagato Yuki
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Overall, THE character that I like the most from the series since the very beginning. Was ecstatic when they finally reached the episodes when she was the focus, or had a lot of focus.
..) Kyon's Sister
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If she really existed in real life, I would be whipped by her overwhelming cuteness.
..) Kyon
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Being a literature student by choice, I have a love for sarcasm, dry wit, bitter cynicism, and all the darker sides of repertoire. Stick and stones may break your bones, but verbal barbs leave mental scars.
..) Tsuruya
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This one is a freebie by me.
|2006-07-06, 11:37
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I'm pleasantly suprised to see Yuki's headstart. Can we discuss who we didnt want to vote for and why? I didnt vote for Shamisen because he wasnt really a charater they developed. I mean, if he is just a talking cat; not much to vote for me. I didnt vote for Haruhi because she didnt particularly impress me ~ okay maybe in the concert episode, in the island syndrome episodes, she did, but thats all.
|2006-07-06, 12:01
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Lost, that's a bit too negative a way of discussing I guess. lol. For instance, I don't like Kyon's sister, because her voice is still too annonyingly fake for my taste . But I can't blame people for finding her cute.
I agree with you on Shamisen. That's a third role. But I don't agree on Haruhi. Her voice IS impressive all way long, in my humble opinion.
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|2006-07-06, 13:21
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Suzumiya Haruhi - yes yes and YES! Because... She is the Heroine, She is the More Interesting Character, She is the one who boost on the Upper this Anime, She is a Tragical Girl with a painful Past... She is the one who gave a lot of reference (Gyakuten Saiban or Pheonix Wright)
Kyon - Yes because it's the more important Character with Haruhi and he is so *_*
Nagato Yuki - Love Yuki because she is a special character that I Like
Asahina Mikuru - The angel *_*, no word to explain
Asakura Ryoko - Yes, Ryoko get her place... A tragical and Mysterious Girl
Koizumi Itsuki - Who forget him? I like him! Please, give more Shonen Ai *_*
Kyon's Sister - The Little Cutting and force me to watch, the little Kawaii little sister *_* ^_^
Tsuruya - get me Laught again
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Ack... I consider almost all the characters critical to the success of the story ... so under the banner that "I would have voted for all of them":
1) Suzumiya Haruhi - one of the better realizations of the type of anime archetype I tend to like best. She lacked a sword, but her dialog and personality were just wonderful.
2) Kyon - easily in the top 5 male anime leads I've ever encountered. He lets his mule-ish determination not to understand what is going on get him, but he's not a spineless wuss at all. Great narration work by the VA.
3) Nagato Yuki - interestingly, this "blank slate" has the most character development and evolution in the series... and those wonderful "thousand mile stare" eyes.
4) Tsuruya - a minor character but the energy level when she's on screen just pegs the meter.
I could have voted for Mikuru and Itsuki - both critical characters and exceptionally well implemented... but then I'd just might as well be voting for everyone and then whats the point? And annoying Tanaguchi ... necessary to emphasize to Kyon why the "normal world" does indeed suck.
Gold Star to the ENOZ girls for referencing me over to the retired group ZONE (darn it, the bookstore only had their B-side melody album)
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illusion control
I voted as I did in the last poll (Yuki, Mikuru, Tsuruya and Imouto), with the addition here of Ryouko and ENOZ.
My feelings for Yuki, Mikuru and Tsuruya are unchanged: still awesome, still amazing. Imouto gets a bump up thanks to the infamous Bag scene.
Ryouko gets added because of episode 10, as expected. Not only in the battle scene, but also in the beginning when she's trying to talk to Haruhi. ("Besou no koto iwanai de yo ne!")
ENOZ, well, I've made my liking for the drummer known many times.
One question: does Emiri Kimidori get any more appearances later in the novel? (Spoilers are obviously fine.) Otherwise, the computer club president is even more shafted: he appears in three episodes, and gets nothing. Emiri appears in one, and gets a place in the OP sequence.
|2006-07-06, 19:06
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
I voted for:
Haruhi: I don't call myself The Absolute Haruhist for nothing, loved her ever since the end of episode 1 lol.
Kyon: Haruhi-sama chose the correct man.
Yuki: The funniest character of the show, its hard to be so funny and amazing at the same time.
Mikuru: I think of her as the most tragic character in the show, she can't love anybody, not just Kyon.
Tsuruya: She has such a charming personality, probably one of the most genki characters ever created.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Back-to-back goals by Ashley Martell early in the second half put Springfield College ahead for good as it went on to record a 12-9 victory over MIT in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's lacrosse game on Saturday afternoon. Rachel Lampros tallied a game-high six goals for the Pride (6-4, 2-1 NEWMAC) as Casey Flynn led the Engineers (2-5, 0-2 NEWMAC) with four goals.
Flynn opened the scoring with a free position shot after 2:21 had elapsed. Lampros registered the next two goals for Springfield, with Heidi Eidse earning the assist on the first strike. MIT evened the contest a minute later at the 20:44 mark on Flynn's unassisted goal. The Pride quickly regained the lead when Martell found Alexandra Bazzano. Springfield extended its advantage to 4-2 after Eidse recorded an assist on Lampros' goal. The Engineers responded with three unanswered goals in a 10-minute span. Samantha O'Keefe and Laura Watson posted unassisted goals to give the game its third tie. On Lily He's attack at the net, she was fouled by Springfield's goalkeeper. He easily converted the open net free position attempt which put MIT ahead, 5-4. Lampros then tallied the equalizer with 1:27 remaining before halftime.
Following the pair of goals by Martell that started the second stanza, Amanda Hunter's free position shot narrowed the Engineers' deficit to one (7-6) at 24:20. After 10 minutes of scoreless play, Lampros found the back of the net. Flynn converted her second free position shot of the day, but Lampros and Lisa Thomas each tacked on a goal that gave Springfield its largest lead of the game (10-7) with 8:01 left to play. A free position shot by Julia Roberts brought the Engineers within striking distance two minutes later. Each side traded goals during the next 1:31, as a Flynn scored in between goals from Eidse.
Roberts notched a game-high five draw controls as O'Keefe, Anna Ayuso, and Clara Bennett each collected three groundballs. Ayuso led MIT with two caused turnovers while Hee Jay Kang made 12 saves.
Bazzano led Springfield with five groundballs as Meghan Wisell and Martell each posted two draw controls. Julia Kincade contributed two caused turnovers while Lauren McAuley and Nicole Flores split the game in net. McAuley started the game but did not pick up any saves in the first half. Flores stopped two shots in the second frame en route to the win.
Both teams will continue NEWMAC action on the road on Tuesday, April 10. MIT will travel to Babson College while Springfield will make the trip to Smith College.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - This weekend, the Yale women's cross country team will travel to Boston to race in the New England Championships at Franklin Park. While the team's frontrunners will rest up for the Penn State National meet next weekend, this week's races will give more members a chance to compete. Junior Madeline Adams, senior Liya Assefa, freshman Melissa Chapman, freshman Wendy DeWolfe, sophomore Jennifer Donnelly, junior Jennifer Downing, sophomore Phoebe Gaston, sophomore Caitlin Hudson, junior Kristin Johnson, freshman Clare Kane, sophomore Jacque Sahlberg, and senior Celia Stockwell will all suit up for the Bulldogs.
"As it's the week before the NCAA Pre-National meet and a couple of other big invitationals (like Penn State), most of the good schools will rest their racers," said head coach Mark Young '68, the Mark T. Young '68 Director of Cross Country and Track and Field.
Chapman and Downing both finished in the top three for Yale against Harvard and Princeton on Sept. 24, with Hudson and Sahlberg in the top seven. Chapman and fellow freshmen DeWolfe and Kane will especially look to gain more collegiate racing experience this weekend.
The New England Championships will include Division I and III teams from all over the region. Brown was last year's champion; Yale did not compete. The Bulldogs took home first place in 2000. Yale's top seven for the day will race at 12:45 p.m., with the rest of the team racing at noon. Results will be available on www.neicaaa.org and www.yalebulldogs.com after the race.
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VANCOUVER - The world's most famous sea otter died Wednesday after six months of chemotherapy at the Vancouver Aquarium failed to stop his lymphoma.
The 12-year-old Milo was seen by nearly 17 million people on YouTube when a video surfaced several years ago showing the otter and his late partner, Nyac, holding paws in their tank.
"Milo was the first live sea otter to be diagnosed with lymphoma and the first sea otter treated with chemotherapy in the world," the aquarium stated in a press release. "His response to treatment had been very positive for almost six months. Between intensive treatments, Milo spent time in his sea otter habitat with companion Tanu."
After he was first diagnosed last August, aquarium staff began his treatment in consultation with a team of veterinary specialists from around the world. Their treatment plan will help improve understanding of sea otter diseases and responses to treatment, the aquarium said.
Vancouver Aquarium staff veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena will review the results of Milo's treatment plan over the next few months. He will then share his knowledge with international colleagues, the aquarium said.
Milo was born in Portugal's Lisbon Aquarium on August 14, 1999. He came to the Vancouver Aquarium in September 2000. Milo was predeceased by Nyac who survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill. She died in 2008 of lymphocytic leukemia.
The average lifespan of sea otters in the wild is 10 to 15 years for males and 15 to 20 years for females. Sea otters in captivity often live longer than their wild counterparts.
During the 1700s and 1800s, sea otters were hunted to extinction along the B.C. coast. Today's B.C. population is descendant from 89 Alaskan sea otters relocated to the west coast of Vancouver Island between 1969 and 1972.


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First of all, many of you don't even know what LMC is. What is Lotus Mobile Connect? In a nutshell...
VPN solution supports all access points
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– Configurable to run simultaneously with full VPN sessions. Multifunction, IT configurable remote-access solution (Example: Subset of users restricted to specific apps via clientless access only. Other set of users allowed expanded enterprise access with LMC Mobility Client.)
So what does it mean to be "Traveler aware"?
LMC 6.1.4 Traveler Aware Features
- Recognition of Traveler URLs,
- applies data flow optimizers and HTTP header tags,
- previous password recognition (prevent LMC server lockout).
LMC 6.1.5 (NOW IN BETA!!) Traveler Aware Features
With the current set up of Traveler, a user has to know their URL to their Traveler server or Traveler HA (High Availability) Pool. When customers are deploying to large numbers of people, it can be a pain to have so many profiles out there pointing to different Traveler servers or pools. In the deployment that I just did, they are planning on 4 pools (I completed 2), each pool supports about 10,000 users. However, this customer did not want to have 4 different possible Traveler profiles on their Apple iOS Mobile Devices.
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Perhaps this success is attributable to this being the holiday season and the addition of the Red Cross instead of the EFF as one of the supported charities. Or maybe in some strange way this success is a result of my 1000th tweet being a promotion of the Humble Indie Bundle. Most likely, this success is a result of a group of dedicated game developers connecting with their fans and giving them a reason to buy. That is true success. While the "pay what you want" model won't work for everyone, all developers can learn from the attitude and effort these developers put into selling their games.


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She was an amazing young woman, with a very strong spirit, an incredible attitude and very bright. Her posts taught us so much about how someone could be going through so much difficulty, but still have a sparkle of optimism about it. As I've mentioned, I haven't been here for a very long time, but I've almost come back, just to see how Alexa was doing. As sad as it is, to read the news of her passing, it's also joyous to see that she is no longer suffering. I hope a little part of her spirit remains with all who have had the pleasure to talk (here) with her and to share a moment of our time with her.
My prayers go to her, and her family.
Thank you Alexa - just for being you.
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(Mrs Florence Entwistle). Florence Vivienne Mellish first trained and performed as a singer. On marriage to Ernest Entwistle, an artist, she took up a successful career as a miniaturist. She began her photographic career in 1934 assisting her husband and son, Antony Beauchamp. When the latter left to set up his own studio she adopted the name Vivienne and opened her own studio photographing inter alia five successive prime ministers. Other portraits are collected in her autobiography They Came to My Studio (1956).
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If I were to write a memoir about the last 6 months, "Oliver Thomas and the Curse of the Car Nap" would have to be the title.
If Ollie sleeps in the car at all, even as little as 5 min, he is completely thrown off his nap schedule for the rest of the day. Since we moved from two naps to one I have found myself kicking into high gear with distractions, songs, books, anything to keep him awake while we drive.
Take today for example. Ollie and I met Alex for and early lunch, and unfortunately we were in the car driving back home at 12. Big mistake. Nap time is anywhere from 12-12:30 so I knew Ollie was tired. We sang every song we knew, talked about Elmo and all his stuffed animals, but he closed his eyes 10 min from our house and I lost him to sleep. He woke up when we pulled into the driveway, and as quickly as I could we walked straight upstairs to his room, got in his sleep sack, and he laid down in bed. Then he proceeded to talk to himself for an hour and a half before I gave up and got him up. An HOUR AND A HALF!!! I kept telling myself, "don't get him up, he'll eventually go to sleep", but he wore me down. Ollie never got mad, he never cried, he just gabbed to himself (and Elmo) and had a grand old time playing in his crib. After I got him up he played for an hour or so before I put him back down for a nap, and this time he went right to sleep without a peep (he must have been exhausted!).
All's well that ends well I guess, but it feels like we spent the whole afternoon trying to nap! Does anyone else battle the car nap? Or do I have a unique child on my hands =)


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No fan of Origin, Electronic Arts' new digital distribution service, the publisher of Serious Sam 3: BFE [pictured]announced "in a move likely to shock absolutely no one" that they have scrapped plans for their own proprietary service.
R.I.P., "Krundle," as it was codenamed by Devolver Digital's Fork Parker "I think we could have revolutionised how I make a shitload of money," he said in a news release. "But the reality is Steam is an amazing digital platform."
"Krundle" would have offered "unconventional preorder incentives like in-game nachos and undetonated Cold War era munitions," says the release. Not sure about the latter, but hell yes on the former. Also titles that are "Free-to-Play-for-Fifty-Bucks," meaning that your game is free to play once you pay $US50 for it. And purchases of $US200 or more would be rewarded with free Portuguese porn movies.
"I guess consumers could also sign up for EA's Origin service if they are into 10-year-old train simulators," Parker said. "But you can be sure those sons of bitches will never deliver in-game nachos."
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The 15,000-seat Pinnacle Bank Arena opened on Aug. 29, 2013, and serves as the home court of the Nebraska men's and women's basketball programs - right in the heart of downtown Lincoln.
Pinnacle Bank Arena was the cornerstone of a $344 million downtown development project in the Haymarket District, which has included new hotels, retail and office space, and residential living units.
The $179 million dollar arena is easily accessible to fans downtown and students on city campus, just steps away from the Haymarket. Well over 7,000 parking stalls are within easy walking distance of the arena.
With more than 470,400 square feet of space, the arena is divided into two bowls (upper and lower) and three levels (100, 200, 300) with Premium Seating Suites (36) and Loge Boxes (20) located between Level 100 and Level 200.
The 100 Level includes Courtside Seating for both men's and women's basketball, while an expansive student section for men's basketball fills more than 1,000 seats right behind the benches to add to the electric game-day environment in the arena.
The arena is surrounded by more than 160 concession points of sale, including 11 permanent concession stands. The building also features two private Club Lounges, one located on the Main Concourse (Level 100) and one on the Premium Level Concourse.
The Nebraska men's basketball program averaged 15,492 fans over 17 home games during the 2017-18 season
Pinnacle Bank Arena's main entrance faces south and offers an exciting view of the entire city of Lincoln, including the state capitol. The open spaces in the concourse allow fans to move freely to and from their seats, concession stands and more. A vast outdoor seating area is also available on the second level of the building.
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When the YMCA of Avery County in Linville, NC, began planning its new facility about a year-and-a-half ago, operators looked at adding a typical kids' room with toys, a TV and the usual trimmings. However, after researching the pre-teen market and investigating health issues in the rural community (30 percent of children in Avery County are obese), the Y quickly changed its course.
"As we started to investigate issues in our community, we felt like there had to be a better way than a gym or a teen room," says Tim Jennings, director of operations for the Y. "We started doing homework on interactive fitness and thought, 'We may be on to something.'"
Indeed, they were. After spending more than $75,000 on active gaming equipment, programming and staff training, the Interactive Fitness Zone has caused quite the stir in the town of Linville. The new room offers a variety of exergames that use movement to perform an action in a video game.
"We've had new members and lead-ins come in since we opened in May," Jennings says, noting that one sixth-grade girl lost 25 pounds by using the interactive games. "At least 25 to 30 percent of those who come in say they've come in because of something they've heard about the room, and they want to be a part of that."
The Y of Avery County is one of a few fitness facilities that is heavily investing in active gaming to draw in more kids and families. However, some people in the industry say it may only be a matter of time before active gaming equipment becomes common in fitness facilities.
Active gaming has exploded in popularity in the consumer market. Nintendo's latest system, the Wii, along with the offshoot game and board, Wii Fit, have been immensely successful since their introductions. According to research from the NPD Group, a provider of consumer and retail market research for a wide range of industries, consumers have purchased almost 11 million Wii systems since it was introduced in November 2006, and more than 690,000 Wii Fit units were sold when it was released in May. The game Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) also has been incredibly popular and — through retail dance pads and games offered on almost every major video game system — has moved from arcades to people's homes.
Although the active gaming equipment in clubs is typically different than those offered in the consumer market, Gregory Florez, CEO of FitAdvisor Health Coaching Services and Fitness First Inc., says these types of games in homes can make people more comfortable with the technology and, therefore, more apt to try it in a health club. In fact, active gaming may be one of the best ways to get more people active in health clubs, he says.
"It's multiple times better than waiting for the next Oprah-endorsed product or hot product," Florez says. "We know that gaming is huge and here to stay, so why not leverage on an already hot trend?"
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Despite active gaming's growing popularity, some people in the industry have been skeptical of exergaming's health benefits. However, recent research has shown that some active games do provide health benefits. A recent study by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) found that although none of the Wii games that replicated sports, such as boxing, tennis, baseball, bowling and golf, burned as many calories as actually playing the sports, users did burn more calories than when playing a sedentary video game. Wii boxing was even considered intense enough to maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance, according to the ACE report. The group is currently studying the Wii Fit's fitness benefits.
Another study of 22 overweight and normal weight children, ages 11 to 17, found that DDR increased players' heart rates enough to obtain an aerobic workout and gain cardio-physiological benefits, says Debra Lieberman, program director of Health Games Research, an $8.25 million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supports research to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games used to improve health. Lieberman calls health clubs and active games a natural fit.
"The concept of games is accessible to people," she says, noting that today's active gaming options are much more intuitive than they used to be. "This type of research takes away some of the fear factor of games being bad for you. It takes away the sedentary argument."
Lisa Hansen, co-director of the XRKade Research Lab at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, has been researching exergaming for the last 2 1/2 years. She says that active gaming, if done correctly, can improve members' health as well as increase revenue and retention rates in clubs. Children from local schools come into the lab for P.E. classes and never once sit down, even when they have the option to take a break, she says.
Hansen recommends offering active gaming in a separate space for children so that kids can be loud and help each other with tips and strategies. She suggests having at least five or six pieces of equipment.
"For fitness markets, there's always been this gap where you have day care and then you have the older adult stuff, but you don't have anything for the teens and tweens," Hansen says. "Kids don't go to the gym. Kids have to enjoy it."
For adults, a few active gaming pieces on the cardio floor are sufficient, she says, although many adults enjoy playing with their children in the active gaming room.
In Hansen's experience, active gaming is best suited for bringing people together and creating a community, she says.
"I haven't seen any difference in demographics — the richest kids in the world and inner city kids all love it," she says. "It's an activity that kids relate to. There's a game for everybody. It's not like basketball where not everyone is good at it. All ability levels love it."
Game Play
For many club owners, active gaming has helped bring families into their facilities. After all, the family who plays together stays together.
An active gaming room has helped the North St. Paul Community Center in Minnesota attract more families, says Angie Dehart, XRKade director and health and fitness coordinator for the community center, which has more memberships now than 10 years ago. Dehart credits that growth partially to the $80,000 active gaming room. The room includes 20 active gaming pieces, including four dance-based games and six bikes, she says.
"Usually, parents will leave their kid at home because before the XRKade, all we had was basketball for them to do," Dehart says. "Now, parents are adding their kids to their membership or kids are getting individual memberships. We're getting more daily passes, too."
The room is primarily used by teens or pre-teens with the average age of users between 8 to 14 years old. However, many parents come in to play with their children, especially if the children are younger. Children who are younger than 7 must be accompanied by a parent to use the active gaming equipment. During the summer, the room is open for play about eight hours each weekday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
The room can hold 30 people, but Dehart limits it to 25 if possible. On average, about 10 to 15 users sign in each day to use the equipment. A coach oversees the room and helps teach active gaming participants how to play the games, she says.
"We make it very basic," she says. "If a coach doesn't recognize a user or they haven't been there, they take them through a quick orientation. We don't want it to be too informational, or the kids feel like they're at school. The most fun is them trying to figure out how to do the games."
Because many active gaming users at the community center are drop-ins, Dehart says formal programming hasn't been the best option for the facility. However, the room can be rented for birthday parties, and the center has held active gaming tournaments. Dehart has also been planning a two-hour active gaming camp for which members and nonmembers can register.
"We'll have to see how it catches on," she says. "If it does well, we'll probably add a programmed class once a week."
A mix of programming and open play has been successful at the Fort Collins Club in Colorado. The club offers a variety of exergaming choices in an active gaming space that is used mostly by children. In the cardio area, adults can use bikes that are outfitted with virtual reality biking programs. Programs in the active gaming room include challenges with coaches, Guitar Hero battles and exergaming tournaments. Most special events, including birthday parties, are offered to both members and nonmembers, thereby exposing the active gaming room to more people, says Amanda Sides, XRKade director at the club.
"It brings a wonderful sense of excitement to the club," Sides says. "It's such a new concept, and people are fascinated by it, even if they're nervous to try it out. When we give tours to potential members, there are always giant smiles on their faces as they're shown the active gaming room."
To further market the program, Sides sends out a monthly newsletter to the club's exergamers, and news about the active gaming rooms is included with the club's traditional marketing, she says.
Although exergaming is a relatively new form of exercise, she expects it to grow and pop up in more clubs around the country.
"The technology for it will only continue to get better and provide more realistic experiences," Sides says. "And it's fun. Why pedal mindlessly on a stationary bike when I could instead be racing a virtual opponent or my friend on the bike next to me? It makes the time go so much more quickly, and you work harder because there is a little championship at stake."
Game Off
Not everyone is on the active gaming bandwagon, though.
"Scientifically, the movement parameters in gaming activities are very limited," says Brian Grasso, CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association. "The human body is capable of so much in the way of physicality. It needs much more in the way of multi-directional/planar stimulus in order to be truly healthy and functional."
Grasso says active gaming is not a permanent solution and cautions that kids may lose interest in time.
"For our culture to truly change and embrace a newfound physical culture, we must have more than just little doses of activity in our lives," he says. "A lifelong love of daily physical activity is what kids need. Gaming won't do that."
Even Hansen concedes that active gaming is only part of the solution to childhood obesity.
"There are always going to be those that are just traditional, saying it's terrible that we're letting our kids watch even more screens, and part of that may be true if they're absorbing too much screen time," she says. "It's a complement to traditional training for all populations."
To make active gaming work, club owners must commit resources and time for planning, training of staff and re-investing in new games. Jennings, from the Y of Avery County, says that he plans to keep up on the technology and will probably invest in new pieces as time goes by.
"You have to do more than just have the equipment," Jennings says. "You have to be committed to the programming side. We're just dabbling, and the community is just learning about it. Nobody, once they get going on the equipment, has a problem with it. It's not hard stuff."
Active Gaming Tips
- Do your research Before spending a lot of money on equipment, survey your members or do a small focus group to see if members are interested in trying active gaming. It's best to survey your occasional members instead of heavy-use members since they will offer a more accurate portrayal of your overall membership.
- Create an experience
Having a successful active gaming program takes more than just equipment. Clubs need to hire motivated and fun coaches and set aside a separate room, if possible, for active gaming. Paint the room with fun colors and consider adding a disco ball or other party-type lighting.
- Focus on fun
The games aren't about being the best. They're about setting members' personal bests. Have your coaches and programming focus on member improvement instead of who scores the most points.
- Target your marketing
If you're marketing to kids, focus on the fun and play factor. If you're marketing to parents, emphasize the health benefits.
- Charge more for programming
If you're running a six-week program or holding organized classes instead of just open play, charge more for the extra organization and structure.
- Change it up
Keep changing your programs, get new games and hold tournaments and other special events to keep it fresh and exciting.
- Invest in the right equipment
Retail games and dance pads may not hold up under repeated use. Invest in equipment that is made for heavy use to save yourself replacement costs in the future. Also, choose equipment that is versatile and allows for multiple games or programming options.
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Vermont [1] is in the New England region of the United States. The Green Mountain State is known for its beautiful fall foliage and its maple syrup. It is a popular destination for hiking and skiing.
Other destinations
Vermont is the second smallest state in terms of population (it has 609,000 residents) and the sixth smallest in geographic area. Lake Champlain, the nation's sixth-largest freshwater body lies at the northwest border with New York State and Canada. The state is split east-west by the Green Mountains, which are popular for recreational activities. The eastern border with New Hampshire is defined by the Connecticut River. Vermont is the only landlocked state in New England which leads to its often being short-changed in guides to the region. Its highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,393 ft, and its lowest point is Lake Champlain, at 95 feet.
The state is extremely rural, its valleys littered with farms. Its largest city is Burlington, pop. 38,889. Among the state's major exports are cheese, maple syrup, marble, slate, and granite. Tourism is also a very large industry in Vermont, as skiers travel from Boston, New York, Canada, and elsewhere to ski resorts up and down the Green Mountain spine during the winter. In summer, the many bed and breakfasts fill up with couples and families wanting to visit the state's small towns and wild areas. Vermont's autumn foliage is known for being the most spectacular in the country, and possibly the world. It occurs quite early -- usually mid-September to mid-October. The only time that the visitor might try to plan around is "Mud Season" (March-April), when unpaved ground becomes unwalkable during the thaw. Even Mud Season has its charms, though.
Vermont was the 14th state admitted to the United States. It was not among the original 13 colonies because of a border dispute between New Hampshire and New York which was originally resolved in New York's favor. Vermont residents, led by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, fought New York's land claims tooth and nail until declaring independence and soon thereafter being admitted to the union. Vermont attracted settlers during the early nineteenth century, but population remained stagnant as flatter land to the West grew in favor. Significantly deforested by upland sheep farming during the 1800s, the forest has regrown (now covering 80% of the state) since dairy became the predominant form of agriculture. Vermont's urban areas have always been minuscule compared to the Northeast; the rural state, once seen as the most conservative in the nation, is now considered politically independent, progressive and protective of its environment and rural character.
Natural History
The Appalachian Mountains that enfold Vermont were most likely created during the Taconic Orogeny, when the North American plate collided with the African plate approximately 550 to 440 million years ago. The mountains have subsequently been eroded by ice, water, and wind, such that they are rather humble in their current state (they are suspected of having reached the heights of the Himalayas). Today Vermont is home to many wild habitats and their constituent flora and fauna, including northern deciduous forests, coniferous forests, wetlands, farmlands, powerline greenways, and patches of tundra (most notably on Mount Mansfield). Notable fauna include the black bear, moose, and the pileated woodpecker.
The Vermont dialect uses broad "a" and "e" sounds for vowels. Also, words that end with "r" get an "uh" sound, and one-syllable words are turned into two syllables. Here are some examples of Vermont speak: cow would be "kyow", that is "tha-at", there would sound like "they-uh" and idea is "oi-dea". If you are not a native Vermonter, you will likely be called a "flatlander".
Get in
By plane
By train
There are two Amtrak trains that service Vermont:
By car
By bus
By boat
Get around
Skiing and mountain activities
Maple syrup products and cheddar cheeses are the foods for which Vermont is most famous.
There are many outstanding restaurants throughout Vermont that use local produce and participate in the Vermont Fresh Network ([9]). Burlington, the largest population center in the state, has the most variety of restaurants, but there are gems hidden even in the smallest towns, like Hardwick and Plainfield. Vermont also offers a variety of ways to see the farm to table connection, from guided tours ([10]) of the people and places behind the flavors of Vermont to on-farm lodging ([11]).
Vermont is home to some very original and high quality breweries. When in the Green Mountain State, stop by for a tour or look for titles from some of these fine companies:
Stay safe
Vermont has one of the lowest crime rates of any state in the country. Outdoor hazards are much more common. Avoid wilderness areas during hunting seasons (November) when accidental shootings can occur. Always stay on marked ski trails while skiing. The areas around resorts may be trackless wilderness, and the cold is potentially deadly. Use good outdoor safety practices when hiking, boating, and biking.
Get out
The northern part of Vermont is close to Montreal. There are also nearby mountainous areas in New York (the Adirondacks), New Hampshire (the White Mountains), Massachusetts (the Berkshires), and Maine (the Speckled Mountains), all of which have their unique charms.


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Thirty thousand Haitians in Florida face deportation back to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The United States should grant them temporary protected status—which allows people from a designated nation to reside here legally and qualify for work authorization—until the country recovers from four back-to-back hurricanes and tropical storms that ravaged it last summer. These killed 800 people and left nearly one million homeless, with crops wiped out and an estimated $1 billion in damages. Increased costs for food and fuel led to riots a year ago. For children, the consequences have been especially dire. Many eat so-called mud cookies, made from dirt, salt and vegetable shortening. According to Unicef, Haiti has the highest rates in the Western Hemisphere of mortality of infants, children under 5 and mothers. Suspending the deportations, moreover, would allow remittances to continue to flow from Haitians in the United States. Remittances account for approximately a quarter of Haiti's gross domestic product.
After the storms, Haitian president René Préval asked President George W. Bush to grant temporary protected status. Congress approved this in 1990 for foreign nationals fleeing in the wake of civil war and natural disasters like Hurricane Mitch in 2004. Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador have all received regular 18-month increments of this status, and now Haiti should receive it too. Writing on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Francis George said in a letter to President Bush dated Oct. 8, 2008, that "Haiti meets the standards of T.P.S. because it had experienced political turmoil, four natural disasters and severe food shortages in the previous eight months alone." The letter also pointed out that conditions there were comparable to or worse than those in countries that received the designation. In mid-March the cardinal wrote again, calling temporary protected status "a mantle of protection...the United States can make toward alleviating the suffering of the Haitian people."
Fears that granting T.P.S. would bring a large exodus from Haiti to U.S. shores are groundless. It would be available only to people who are already here. Nevertheless, the former Homeland Security Department secretary, Michael Chertoff, denied Mr. Préval's request, and the new secretary, Janet Napolitano, has not addressed the Haitian deportation issue apart from a Feb. 25 letter from the department's director of policy, Susan Cullen, stating that the department planned "to continue to coordinate the removal of Haitian nationals to Haiti."
Deportations also lead to the breakup of families. One recent example concerns a 35-year-old undocumented Haitian mother, Vialine Jean Paul. She married a U.S. citizen in the United States and had a child who, being born here, is also a U.S. citizen. The case is on appeal. Family breakup has long been a major concern of the U.S.C.C.B. and is a major motivation for immigrant advocates' efforts toward comprehensive immigration reform.
Over the past decades, people on Haiti's neighbor island, Cuba, received far more generous treatment from the United States. Through a lottery program, 20,000 Cubans receive visas annually to emigrate here through the Special Cuban Migration Program of 1994. Other Cubans who manage to reach U.S. shores by sea can remain if they touch land—the so-called wet foot, dry foot policy. Once on U.S. soil, Cubans are automatically eligible for asylum.
By contrast, the policy toward Haiti has been harsh, marked by mandatory detention and lack of access to counsel. There is a double standard, with Haitians treated as economic migrants and generally deported back home in a blatantly exclusionary manner. Cheryl Little, an attorney who is executive director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, told America that the inequity "represents the two extremes of our immigration policy." She added, "I don't know of any other group that has been singled out for discriminatory treatment decade after decade." To its credit, Canada has imposed a moratorium on the deportation of Haitians.
So far, Haiti's plight has not appeared on Mr. Obama's radar screen. Until it does, members of families like Ms. Jean Paul's will continue to face separation. Temporary protected status is the humane way to prevent deportations that would not only unravel family bonds but would also create an influx of Haitians back into a desperately poor country that even before the four disastrous storms of last year was unable to provide basic food and shelter for its people. The new administration ought to show its humanitarian side by granting Haiti temporary protected status, sparing Haitians in the United States from deportation back to a country ill-prepared to receive them.