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Species: Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)
Interesting Fact: The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest of the world's five living rhinoceros species.
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is one of the most endangered rhinoceros species. Although smaller than other rhinos, it is still a large, prehistoric-looking animal with thick, leathery skin. Calves and young adults have a long, dense covering of reddish-brown hair, which becomes thinner and darker as the rhino ages. The Sumatran rhinoceros is the only rhinoceros in Asia with two horns. This large mammal spends most of the day wallowing in pools or mud, becoming active and feeding in the cool of the night. The female Sumatran rhinoceros typically gives birth only once every 3 to 4 years, and the calf may stay with its mother for up to 16 to 17 months. This elusive species can live in a range of forested habitats.
The Sumatran rhinoceros once had an extensive range that stretched from the foothills of the Himalayas to much of Southeast Asia. However, it is now restricted to Sabah, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and possibly Sarawak and Myanmar. Hunting and habitat loss have greatly reduced Sumatran rhinoceros populations, and those that survive are small, isolated and under threat from poaching for the traditional medicine trade. As with other rhinos, hunting for its horns is a major threat to this species. Sumatran rhinoceros populations are now so small that breeding is infrequent. International trade in the Sumatran rhinoceros is banned under its listing on Appendix I of CITES, and the species is legally protected in all countries where it occurs. Captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos has only recently shown any success, and international efforts to prevent poaching are believed to be the best hope for the future of this rare mammal.
The 22nd September is World Rhino Day! Find out more about activities taking place to celebrate rhinos on the World Rhino Day 2013 website.
You can also find out more about rhino conservation at the International Rhino Foundation.
See images and videos of the Sumatran rhinoceros on ARKive.
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Web-based customer relationship management (CRM) software is becoming a popular option for organizations looking to implement CRM software. This deployment model is gaining traction because the upfront investment can be lower than traditional on-premise software installations. Additionally, as the name implies, Web-based systems can be accessed over the Web, from virtually any browser, making it easy to use from any location with broadband Internet.
The industry has responded to this dynamic, with new vendors and products entering the market at a steady pace. With so many choices, it can be a daunting task to find the solution that best fits your needs. That is why we created this buyer's guide to assist you in your understanding of the market and the products available.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Web-Based CRM Software?
Common Features of Web-based CRM Software
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Benefits and Potential Issues
The primary difference between customer relationship management software, sometimes called contact management software, that is Web-based and other forms is the deployment model. With traditional offerings, companies had to purchase and host the server on premise. They required an IT team to manage, update and maintain the server. Web-based deployment removes this burden by having the server hosted remotely by the vendor. It also reduces upfront investment, with vendors offering a pay-as-you-go plan instead.
There are two types of Web-based systems available: application service providers (ASPs) and pure browser-based systems. ASPs function like a client/server system, with the organization downloading the "client" onto their computers, and the vendor hosting the data remotely on a server. Browser-based systems, on the other hand, can be accessed from any Internet browser, with no download required. The obvious benefit of a browser-based system is that it can be accessed from anywhere and is presented in a familiar format. Many ASPs are Web-enabled, meaning that users can also access information via a Web browser, but this method is often slower, and the user interface tends to be simplified, resulting in reduced functionality.
A Web-based CRM system offers increased flexibility across sales, customer service and marketing. For example:
While features vary from system to system, common capabilities include:
|Marketing automation
|Tools to attract new customers, often through delivering promotional materials over social media and email marketing campaigns. Turning customers and visitors into leads (lead generation), and nurturing those leads through the sales funnel.
|Sales force automation (SFE)
|Encompasses workflow automation, helps sales representatives manage customer interactions, leads and accounts. Tracks sales opportunities and provides management with insight into sales pipelines and forecasting.
|Channel management
|Also called "partner relationship management," helps automate marketing and sales processes through outside channels. For example, linking social profiles to CRM system and using those social channels for marketing activities such as outreach and promotion.
|Data visualization
|Includes dashboards and reports for sales tracking, forecasting and pipeline analysis, as well as marketing analytics for campaign management.
|Mobile apps
|Access CRM account data from mobile devices (click here for a description of iPad CRM features). Also includes additional mobile-specific capabilities, such as GPS-mapping and calendar-syncing.
Before beginning your software evaluation, you will need to identify what type of buyer you are. Nearly all buyers fall into one of these categories:
Small business buyers. Many small businesses are looking to upgrade from a basic email marketing or content management system. They are likely growing, and therefore require more sophisticated functions, such as customer support tickets, lead generation and sales force automation (SFA). Many small businesses opt for Web-based systems because of the low upfront cost and ease of deployment.
Best-of-breed buyers. While customer relationship management software can be purchased as a suite, it is made up of several core applications that can be purchased as standalone items. Core applications include SFA, marketing automation, customer service, help desk, call center and knowledge management. Some companies will opt to go for a system with best-of-breed availability in one of these specific areas.
Enterprise buyers. Larger organizations are typically looking for a Web-based system with deep functionality that can integrate seamlessly with their existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite. In most cases, these buyers will be more focused on integration than specific features. Fortunately, most Web-based CRM systems can easily integrate with today's major ERP suites.
Web-based software has a number of benefits over installed on-premise systems.
Reduced IT burden. With Web-based, all of your data is kept in a remote location where it is monitored and managed by an experienced IT staff. They handle back-ups and regularly scheduled upgrades and maintenance. The level of data management provided by the vendor often far exceeds what any single operation could handle running the server in-house.
Ease of use. Because the software is accessed via a Web-browser, it is presented in a familiar format—a Web page. This helps reduce the costs associated with training and usually results in increased user adoption.
Remote access. Today's business is rarely conducted 100 percent behind a desk. Many professionals, whether they be in sales, marketing or customer service, spend a significant portion of their work time outside of the office. They appreciate the increased accessibility provided by online systems. Many systems today also offer mobile access, making it even easier to do business while on the go.
Subscription pricing. Traditional on-premise CRM systems require a hefty up-front installation fee. Web-based systems, on the other hand, are offered on a subscription basis. Essentially, you pay as you go. Companies can avoid the large capital expenditure of installing on-premise software by opting for the low, ongoing operational expense of a Web-based system.
A potential issue associated with Web-based systems is the reliance on Internet connection. If the connection goes down, access to important client information and records is lost. This could be an issue if your organization has a history of Internet connectivity hiccups. Additionally, Web-based CRM systems are typically more difficult to customize to the specific needs of your company or industry, although systems are constantly improving in this area.
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10th Annual I Love Hua Hin concert
Each year, the Chiva-Som team eagerly anticipates the 10th Annual I Love Hua Hin concert, which will be held at Hin Lek Fai View Point on 07th December 2013. It's a fun and atmospheric evening under the stars with several bands, including the Orchestra band by Mahidol University and a performance by Tang Kay Rumble, featuring Krip Rojanasatien and friends.
All proceeds from the concert are donated to community, environmental and social programmes in Hua Hin. In addition, volunteers plant seedlings as part of an ongoing reforestation project on the hill, and environmental effects of the event, such as energy consumption, are offset by carbon credit donations.
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Black Bean and Lentil Salad with Red Bell Pepper, Cumin, and Cilantro
Black Bean and Lentil Salad with Red Bell Pepper, Cumin, and Cilantro
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
1 cup (about 1/2 pound) lentils (I used green French lentils but you can use ordinary brown lentils)
1 can black beans
1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion (scallions) green part only
1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 T olive oil
2 T chicken stock
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 T fresh lime juice (can use apple cider vinegar)
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. finely minced garlic (I used garlic puree from a jar)
1/2 tsp. dried Oregano (preferably Mexican oregano)
1 tsp. cumin seed (can use ground cumin)
1/2 tsp. Ancho chile powder (or use any mild chile powder)
1/2 tsp. Spike seasoning (or more)
fresh ground pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste (I used green Tabasco sauce)
Put olive oil, chicken stock, Dijon mustard, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic in a small bowl. In mortar and pestle, grind together oregano, cumin seed, chile powder, Spike seasoning, and pepper. Whisk into liquid in bowl, then add hot sauce to taste and whisk again.
When lentils are slightly cooled, combine with half of dressing and let marinate while you prep the rest of the ingredients. Wash, spin dry, and finely chop cilantro and set aside. Chop red bell pepper, red onion, and green part of green onions finely and add to lentils. Add drained beans to lentil and vegetable mixture, and stir in rest of dressing, then gently mix in chopped cilantro. This will taste best if refrigerated for an hour or so before serving, but it can be served sooner if you're short on time.
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South Beach and Low Glycemic Suggestions:
Salad like this with low-glycemic black beans and lentils are great for any phase of the South Beach Diet, or any low-glycemic eating plan.
More Cilantro-Loving Recipes from Kalyn's Kitchen:
Grilled Halibut with Garlic Cilantro Sauce
Black Bean, Rice, and Cilantro Salad
Black Bean and Beef Chili with Cilantro, Lime, and Avocado Salsa
Chipotle and Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Double Cilantro
Black Bean and Rice Soup with Cilantro and Lime
Cilantro Love from Other Blogs:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Skirt Steak with Cilantro Garlic Sauce from Serious Eats
Bok Choy with Peanuts and Cilantro from What Did You Eat
Steamed Chicken and Rice with Cilantro Pesto from Is It EDible
Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice from Mighty Foods
Peppery Shrimp with Cilantro Coconut Sauce from Talk of Tomatoes
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In an exclusive interview with People Magazine, actress Kelly Preston and husband, actor John Travolta, share their joy over the birth of their new son, Benjamin. The interview is beautiful and the photo on page 56 is priceless: little Benjamin is smiling up at his mom either right before or right after nursing! If look closely at the photo you can see that her nightgown has been pulled aside over her breast, but the photo was done so tastefully that the focus is really on the magical bond between mother and baby, and probably only a breastfeeding mom or advocate would notice that she was nursing. Huge kudos to People and the Travolta family for showing breastfeeding so naturally and normally in a way that can encourage and inspire moms.
Victoria's Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr, who gave birth to a 9 lb 12 oz baby boy, Flynn, on January 12, chose to post an absolutely breathtaking photo of her son nursing in the side-lying position on her website, Kora Organics. People.com shared the story, along with the details that she had an all-natural birth, free of pain medication. Wow! No easy feat with an almost ten pound baby, and one that should empower moms to have faith in their amazing bodies. Miranda's husband, actor Orlando Bloom, took the photo–we love seeing mamas nursing through the eyes of their partners!!
We're so thrilled that People Magazine and these lovely ladies and their families had the courage to talk about breastfeeding and to share such intimate pictures. Breastfeeding needs to be seen because it's like riding a bike: it's hard to imagine doing it until you see everyone else flying down the street. Breastfeeding is also learned best by seeing it, and many moms don't even know how simple it is just to pull aside a nightgown or how easy it is (and relaxing!) to snuggle up with baby, letting him or her nurse while lying down. With the help of Kelly Preston & Miranda Kerr, more moms are seeing just how normal and wonderful breastfeeding is.


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Monday, April 30, 2001 Survivor All Starscelebrity Survivor being considered.Matt Damon? Russell Crowe? Living outside? Eating rice? CBS admitted to Entertainment Weekly in the May 4 edition that the network is mulling over a celebrity edition of Survivor. Jeff Probst says the challenges would be difficult for celebrities: Standing on a pole in the river for 10 hours would be really frustrating to the celebrity survivors because it requires patience. No celebs will be allowed on the regular show, though; Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson reportedly showed up for Survivor 3 auditions but were not allowed to participate.
Monday, November 4, 2002 Big Brother Survivorcelebrity Big Brother, Survivor now both unlikely after CBS fails to get stars.A celebrity edition of Big Brother was possibly going to air last month, with plans for a celebrity Survivor in the works; CBS president Les Moonves said Ray Romano and others [had] expressed interest in the latter. Both shows probably wont happen now, according to Moonves, who tells Entertainment Weekly in the Nov. 8 issue, We werent able to land the talent wed hoped for. The magazine quotes Romano who says he was never going to do Big Brother
and the only way I would have done Celebrity Survivor is if it took place at a Hooters. Even Danny Bonaduce turned the network down, saying hes trying to break away from such shows.
I can tell you it would not work. I think far to many of the celebrities would want out when the going got tough. Either that or the producers would take it easy on them, taking much of the fun out of it for us. Personally, I'd love to see Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Martha Stewart, hmmmm, who else would you like to see on a celebrity Survivor? Mostly I'm thinking people you can't stand.
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28 oz canned whole tomatoes, crushed*
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
10 anchovy filets, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 lb fun pasta of your choice, cooked and drained
In a medium pot, saute garlic in olive oil until just golden. Remove from heat. Add anchovies and mash the two together with the back of a wooden spoon. Then add the pepper flakes and cook on medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and salt. Continue to cook 20-30 minutes or until the tomatoes and olive oil has combined. There may be a slight film of oil on top. This is normal. Add the parsley and cook an additional 5 minutes. Toss with pasta and serve with plenty of freshly grated Parmesan.
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The leading candidates for the Vancouver Canucks coaching job aren't even available.
If GM Mike Gillis could have his way, his list would probably start with Todd McLellan and Dan Bylsma.
There's not much chance either is going to be available. But it does provide some insight into the type of coach the Canucks will be trying to unearth during the next few weeks.
They are starting the job search with Dallas Eakins, the players' coach with the can't-miss tag who has all the upside. But, also, he has no NHL experience.
The Canucks asked the Toronto Maple Leafs last weekend for permission to interview him, and it was granted.
The subsequent interview process started Tuesday in Vancouver, though Vancouver's scouting staff and assistant GM Laurence Gilman are in Toronto for the scouting combine.
It appears to be not unlike the one-on-one meetings GM Mike Gillis had with Alain Vigneault, who he essentially re-hired after an exhaustive interview process in 2008.
This should also explain all the Eakins' sightings in the Lower Mainland which are being reported through social media.
Though, Eakins does reportedly have a place in the area where he stays with his wife, who is an actress, in the offseason. So, he does know the city and at least has some insight into the market.
The most appealing quality on his resume just may be his communication skill. That, and the fact he had a significant role in turning Nazem Kadri into a 200-foot hockey player. Not bad.
His Marlies became something of a finishing school for the Leafs. The surprising, young team that took the Bruins to the brink in Round 1 had thirteen players who went through the Eakins prospects program.
When Eakins, a career AHL defenceman who played 120 NHL games, finished second to Randy Carlyle in replacing Leafs' ex-coach Ron Wilson a year ago, there was a lot of angst around Toronto.
Of all the names on the Canucks' list, Eakins is the hottest. Even though young coaches can tend to struggle to start their NHL careers, they always manage in invigorate the fan base with that feeling of promise.
Some reports suggest if Brian Burke ever gets a general manager's job, his first hire would be Eakins. But that seems like a lot of wishful thinking when there are none of those jobs available.
When Burke picked Carlyle over Eakins, he said he did it because Eakins was too green.
He still hadn't coached an AHL playoff game, so Burke's position had merit. But it was interesting Burke chose to word it this way: "We just felt [hiring him] was putting him in a tank of piranhas and sharks."
The suggestion being Eakins wasn't ready to handle the big market media.
It's an area Gillis is going to have to explore, because the comparisons to Vigneault are going to begin the second the new head coach shows up for training camp. And they may not end until the next coach is hired.
Insulating him with a honeymoon stage won't last long.
Eakins has two years left on his contract with Toronto, but has a negotiating window to explore opportunities to advance his career.
After the Leafs granted permission for him to speak with the Canucks, he's now free to sign with Vancouver as a head coach, and there's not going to be any compensation.
The Chiarelli Rule takes care of that. When Peter Chiarelli bolted the Ottawa Senators to take over as the Boston Bruins general manager in 2006, it began a bitter dispute between the two clubs over what a fair payment would be.
Commissioner Gary Bettman had to settle it and when he did, he banned any type of compensation for front-office personnel.
But is Eakins, still raw as a coach, going to get this job, overseeing a veteran core that is running out of time?
He is a coach you build with, not one you can reasonably expect will elicit a quick turnaround from a stale, veteran core.
He fits a lot of the criteria the Canucks are looking for in the their next coach. He has a cerebral, hands-on approach who stresses sound defensive play but also ran a team in Toronto which would push offence with an active blueline.
He's been adept at handling young players, and many of his graduates rave about the way he treated them in the AHL.
He's smart, and in incredible shape, which are areas players tend to respect.
The Marlies team he coached this year was drenched in balance.
In the aftermath of the Vigneault era, the Canucks are looking for a coach who can establish strong working relationships with their players.
It's an area Eakins has excelled at during his two years at the helm of the Marlies.
But how will that translate in the NHL?
Only one way to find out.


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The Internet has made it incredibly easy to live a completely different life from the one you're living (IRL). Online, you don't have to be Sue from accounting, you can be Tatiana, the sex kitten. You don't have to be Rick from Home Depot, you can be John, the bad ass Navy SEAL. Or, in the case of one woman -- you don't have to be Cindy Choi, the 28-year-old restaurant owner from Florida, you can be Kevin San Roman, the young man living in Spain who's been battling leukemia for three years -- and "Kevin's" younger brother, Lucas.
Yep, that's what the world has come to.
According to the Miami Herald, Choi duped hundreds of Facebook users, posing as the boys, collecting "girlfriends" along the way. Apparently, Choi would text and talk to various people she met online, but her scam had the cord pulled from it abruptly when the mom of one of "Lucas'" girlfriends became suspicious.
Maria Masters' daughter Kaitlin, 19, was one of Lucas' girls. They would talk and text all the time, and each time Lucas was scheduled to come visit her in Florida, something tragic happened and he couldn't make it. She told her mom Maria, and Maria became suspicious. Kaitlin then told Lucas her mom was suspicious, and poof, the Facebook page was deleted. The cops got involved and then discovered it was Choi behind this whole cruel scam, and experts are pretty sure she suffers from Munchausen -- a disorder in which people create illnesses to attract attention.
Slightly terrifying? Yes. Disturbing as all get-out? Hell yeah. Like I said, people create alternate identities online all the time -- and oftentimes, they're harmless. They're a way to blow off steam; a way to boost your confidence; a way to tell someone you hate their guts without having to show your face (okay, that one's not totally healthy). But when we start veering into "fake cancer patient" territory, that's when things get scary.
Have you ever had an experience with someone online where they turned out to be someone different than they led on?
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A sexual assault scene in an upcoming YouTube drama series was re-shot and revised after a female showrunner joined the project.
Executive producer Lauren LeFranc said she wanted to focus more closely on the experience of the victim, a 16-year-old played by actress Maddie Hasson, and make the assault "visceral and real."
The pilot episode of "Impulse" was both shot and revised before the sexual misconduct scandal broke in Hollywood last year, snaring some of the industry's biggest players including Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.
The emergence of the anti-misconduct #MeToo movement and the new YouTube drama is a coincidence but a welcome one, LeFranc said in an interview following a Q&A with TV critics Saturday. The series' debut date was not announced.
"We're hoping that because of the conversations being had that people are going to give a show like this more credit and see there's a voice here," she said, "rather than falling on the sidelines like some previous shows and films that have spoken out about sexual assault have come and gone."
She was determined that the assault not be depicted as a "neat and tidy" incident that the character, Hassan's Henry, easily moves past, Le Franc said. It's also pivotal to the sci-fi drama because it triggers the first "teleportation" for Henry and remains central to her young life, she said.
Hassan ("Twisted," ''The Finder") called it "very important to us that this be a real story, even though it's fiction and has the veil of science fiction."
It's a chance to give abuse survivors a voice and the chance to feel less alone, Hassan said.
The drama at its heart is a coming-of-age story that focuses on Henry, the young man who attacked her and is left paralyzed by the violent aftermath, as well as Henry's mother (played by Missi Pyle, "Gone Girl") and others in Henry's world, its producers said.
Executive producer Doug Limon, whose credits include the film "Bourne Identity," said the idea of a character who can teletransport — based on the theoretical movement of objects from one point to another, without crossing the physical gap — might seem to make for a superficial show in which Henry is "flitting all around," but the contrary is true.
Henry, whose full name is Henrietta, keeps getting sent back to the small town she is desperate to escape, allowing an exploration of her and her life that gets "deeper and deeper," Limon said.


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Most of the time, I press Tab to indent the first line of a new paragraph. It's easy and I seldom write anything that requires more than just a few paragraphs. However, using Tab does introduce the potential for trouble. For example, if you combine two paragraphs, you have to delete the Tab at the beginning of the second paragraph. It's not a big deal in a short document, but those tabs can add up if you do some serious restructuring.
The truth is, Tab just isn't necessary. Instead, use Word's indent feature as follows:
- From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.
- Click the Indents And Spacing tab.
- In the Indention section, select First Line from the Special control's drop-down list.
- Specify the size of the indention using the By control's drop-down list. Then, click OK to return to your document.
When you press Enter, Word assumes you're starting a new paragraph and automatically indents the first line. You don't have to press a thing. If you need to remove an indent for a single paragraph, just move the First Line Indent marker on the ruler for that paragraph.
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Superhero Science
Benjamin Radford
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.4, July / August 2007
Spasibo. It means thank you. I really know only a few words of the Russian language, but what little I do know I learned about twenty years ago. I was taught by a man named Piotr Rasputin. I didn't know him very well, and never asked if he was related to the czar's infamous "Mad Monk," but I do remember that he had the curious ability to turn his flesh into a sort of impervious living steel. Very cool, really.
One of my earliest geology lessons came when I was about ten years old. Like my smattering of Russian, it wasn't a full, formal lesson. But I did learn some interesting and scientifically sound facts, including that because limestone in the earth is partially water-soluble it often creates caves and sinkholes. I overheard a young duck without pants discussing this.
I don't recall if it was Huey, Dewey, or Louie, but, in any event, they were searching a cave for hidden treasure on behalf of their avaricious great uncle, Scrooge McDuck. (In the same comic I also learned that Scots are tight with a penny, but perhaps that was a stereotype I shouldn't have picked up.)
I learned scads of (mostly accurate) factoids from my youthful reading, following the adventures and exploits of Encyclopedia Brown, Tintin, Tom Swift, Doc Savage (and his band of scientists including a chemist and an electrical engineer), and, of course, comic-book superheroes.
The world of comics is not just for kids anymore, with complex storylines and very adult graphic novels. Comic- book heroes have jumped from colored splash panels to the big screen in blockbuster films such as Batman, Superman, X-Men, and, of course, the Spider-Man franchise (Spider-Man 3 was recently released in theaters on May 4).
Visitors to the Spider-Man swing can hang by a super-strong thread.
It's easy to forget that many of the superheroes who have repeatedly (albeit fictionally) saved the world are scientists: Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is an accomplished science student; the Incredible Hulk (in his human form, Bruce Banner) is a nuclear physicist; Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) holds doctorates in physics and electrical engineering; and so on. Most Marvel Comics superheroes have some strong link with science or technology (for example, Peter Parker invented his own web-slinging mechanism, and engineer Tony Stark created his own Iron Man exoskeleton). (For an in-depth look at science and superheroes, see The Science of Superheroes, by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg.)
Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee had created dozens of superheroes to populate his comic books, each with amazing and wondrous powers. He had heroes who could do amazing things rarely if ever seen in the real world. They could fly, walk through walls, teleport, turn invisible, and so on. But Lee had a problem: coming up with the powers was the easy part; coming up with a reason why they had those powers was tricky. So Lee—whose grasp of science is admittedly shaky—used science to ground and lend a sense of validity to the characters. Thus, many heroes gained their powers through scientific, naturalistic (if not wholly realistic) processes. The Fantastic Four were exposed to cosmic rays; Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider; and so on.
A couple watch themselves through a thermal imaging camera.
This worked for a while, but, finally, Lee just got lazy. Once he read about the process of genetic mutation, that opened up a whole new world where mutations could be used as a blanket cause of myriad abilities ranging from psychic powers to teleportation to weather control. Thus, the X-Men were born.
Of course, the veneer of science only goes so deep; children wishing to climb walls and have superhuman Spider-Man strength can stop taunting their radioactive spiders. (And where do you get radioactive spiders, anyway?)
Part of the reason the comics had an educational element was that Stan Lee did not believe in talking down to his audience. He wrote his scripts and dialogue at a college level, unafraid of making his readers reach for a dictionary now and then.
Recently, Marvel Comics launched an educational science exhibit using many of its most popular comic-book superhero characters. The goal was to educate children and the public about scientific principles in a fun and interesting way. The exhibit introduces the public to many scientific topics and principles, including magnetism, engineering and hydraulics, acoustics and the physics of sound waves, chemistry, genetics and evolution, visual perception, and arachnology. Instead of dry display panels, the thirty action stations are geared toward hands-on demonstrations and learning. Among them:
- Doctor Octopus, a veteran Spider-Man foe who has four robotic tentacle-arms, serves to introduce a fascinating discussion of prosthetic limbs. Photos and artifacts illustrate the evolution of prosthetics from rudimentary hook hands to modern mechanical limbs.
- The Spider-Man display explains that the tensile strength of spider's silk is higher than any artificial material, and allows people to hang from hair-thin fibers, eight times stronger than steel.
- A station featuring Professor X, who trains his band of mutants to become crime-fighting X-Men, explores how mutations come about. Visitors are given three examples of living organisms, and then asked to guess the percentage of DNA that the three share.
- Daredevil, a blind superhero, is used as an example of how blind creatures can navigate using echolocation and acoustics.
The X-Men exhibit discusses the science behind evolution and mutation.
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…the Hominidae related to the orangutan, with divergent dental specializations that were possibly adaptive for foraging in grassland where tree products were unavailable and ground products available but hard to get, which makes it an orangutan lineage that ran for a while in parallel with that of humans.
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|2011-10-31, 15:48
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I been looking for a copy of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi and came across this, http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=H....c0.m270.l1313. One copy is about twice as much as the other one. Can someone point out the differences between both to me? It doesn't say much in the description. And what does "append version" mean?
|2011-10-31, 18:58
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The append version has more bonus features, I think. But I'm not sure why it would be half the cost of the original; if anything, it should be more expensive than the original. Unless the seller has never actually played the game and has that mindset where the original is more valuable than the updated version, just like how black-label Final Fantasy games value for much more than green-labeled ones, even though they have absolutely no difference between the two.
|2011-10-31, 19:54
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Hmm well that does make sense. Based on what you said, I guess this would be a great deal to take. Though I'm kind wondering why the price is so low compared to the others. Hopefully there's nothing wrong with it.
Edit: Found out why there are differences in price now. Apparently the Append version is a sort of bugfix to the original game along with some extra content on the disc. And it also won't run unless I buy the original version too. :S
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|2012-10-21, 17:51
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|2013-01-23, 22:29
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Why do many people state that compared to Matsuribayashi arc, Miotsukushi arc from the PS2 game has a much better moral in the end??
I already know the PS2 version is sadder than the original and why it is. But I would really like so much to know what the moral in the ending of Miotsukushi exactly is!!
Does anyone know about it? Can anyone tell me?
|2013-01-24, 12:17
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But past that it is a terribly cramed job as well, along with a shoehorned "dramatic" end (and even more cheesy part than Matsuribayashi, such like Keiichi pulling a Yamato Kira out of the blue). I can't really say Miotsukushi is any more worthwhile than Matsuribayashi.
|2013-01-24, 14:23
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I see... but what does the end of Miotsukushi say on a moral level?
Does it perhaps say that in order to achieve happiness, some sacrifices and great efforts are needed and inevitable?
Or that fate cannot be changed because in the end there is still suffering, maybe?
I don't know, just guessing... I am curious to know why they say that the moral is much better.
Because other than that, not even I am so sure Miotsukushi is really better than the other one... for example, on Higurashi wiki I saw that in Miotsukushi:
...wich I didn't like very much, to be honest. I found more down-to-earth to let Satoshi be as it is, in Matsuribayashi.
Rather, I didn't find the end of Matsuribayashi to be so bad, all in all. So I'm curious to know what makes the tragic end of Miotsukushi even better...
|2013-02-02, 13:00
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It's not that hard. The biggest one is Kei's, it have a lot of choice, and either lead to Onikakushi, Watanagashi, Tatarigoroshi, Tsumihoroboshi or the two first extra arcs, Taraimawashi and Tsukiotoshi.
The second branch is Akasaka's, for Himatsubushi. The third is Shion's, for Meakashi, the fourth is Rika's for Minagoroshi, and finally the last one is the duo Rika/Kei's for Miotsukushi.
If you want more information about Kei's branch, you can cut it in 3 parts :
- The first one, between the two yellow buttons, consist of a part of Onikakushi (start to the card chap, before the festival) and the two first chapters of Watanagashi. Of course, there are some extra scenes, you won't always have the original. After that, you can choose your "heroine" : The first path is Rena's, consisting of two new chapters, the festival one of Onikakushi, and the first one of Tsumi. The second path is Satoko's, it's mostly half of Tatarigoroshi. The third is Mion's, with a big part of Watanagashi. Then, depending on your choice, it leads you to an arc.
Understand ?
First part : Half of Onikakushi + 2 first chap of Wata
Second : Heroines path
Third : The arcs.
|2013-02-07, 14:35
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|2013-03-15, 23:35
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Looking at TheGuraGuraMan's chart its look like you miss a choice in Meakashi-hen at the end if you didn't get it yet.
So did Ryukishi07 himself wrote Miotsukushi-hen or the people at Alchemist? I felt i made a bad choice and read Miotsukushi first and now going to Matsuribayashi felt really really stupid overall(Most of problem disappear,hanyu appear and go to school with the others, Akasaka appear and now everything is fine,etc etc). Miotsukushi could had been a perfect end to the series if they fix the bit at the end. Damn the keiichi's redemption and becoming rika's ally scene is really rememberable(I can see why it was popular on niconico at one point now) and several other one as well.
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|2012-11-04, 00:06
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I think this fits better: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=53368
|2012-11-04, 06:12
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|2012-11-06, 06:04
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I must say I'm disappointed at Arsenal's lack of mettle and they totally rocked their own boat (COME ON, VERMAELEN, YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN FOR GOODNESS SAKE). United clearly deserved winners but a shocking lack of cutting edge from United themselves. Should have went daylights away. Cazorla hit a class consolation for us however and showed up United's lack of defensive quality at the back, something that will give hope to teams who will face them in the coming weeks.
Now I'm just hoping the team bucks up and puts a good run to ease the pressure on themselves. Cazorla is being relied upon too much to be frank.
|2012-11-06, 18:29
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|2012-11-06, 18:34
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at Manchester City for showing again why they are not European quality at all. Seriously, I wonder how long it will take before Sheik Mansour will drop the axe on Roberto Mancini, who had the same problems with Inter. I already have a candidate for a replacement: Rafael Benitez.
|2012-11-07, 14:55
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Yeah, I was surprised how clueless City was. They do seem to be a one trick pony, too specialized to operate outside of the EPL.
In the first match against Ajax, it was clear Mancini hadn't done his homework. He pretty much took the worst possible tactical decisions against a passing based side. Sacrificing midfield and no high pressing during Ajax' build up play. I was concerned their individual quality would be too much, but outside of the strikers, it wasn't all that special.
Shame that Real is kryptonite for Ajax, otherwise it would have been possible to make the second round.
|2012-11-07, 19:07
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Great result for united tonight especially after performing terrible for 70 minutes of that match.
Amazing result for Celtic, my brother and family are huge fans of Celtic and are very drunk from celebrating that match, always refreshing to see the underdog prevail.
|2012-11-11, 10:10
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I'm absolutely frustrated and feel pretty much hung out to dry. I mean, throwing two two-goal leads in the space of a week. Arteta was absolutely poor yesterday, but only because of the gravity of his mistakes. Overall he was pretty much his usual consistent self. Walcott and Giroud clearly showed us our way and especially the former.
Never seen such effective wide play from him. At least, not since the Newcastle game last season. He's more than capable of winning a game on his own with his pace and much-improved dribbling skill; just needs to show more of this. Arteta was poor because I never thought he looked like scoring the penalty, yet he took responsibliity for it. Had a feeling he'd miss and true enough.
Some bright sparks for us though, like Arshavin being an incredibly effective sub off the bench. He still has good pace in him and is very creative. Assist against United last week and won a penalty this week. If Cazorla needs a break, just put him on behind Giroud.
Aside from our pathetic defensive display, special praise goes out to Dimitar Berbatov. Involved in all three Fulham goals and looks a man reborn at his new club. Good move to leave United.
|2012-11-15, 08:44
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I still think he got lu-
*got bicycle kicked in the head*
Ibracadabra, what the hell was that goal!? Now the "skeptical" English media are already calling it one of the all-time greats, friendly or not.
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Divers on a Manta Dive in Hawaii came across a dolphin in distress. J
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I loved seeing this. It is fascinating that the wild dolphin instinctively knew he could get some help. Too bad they didn't get the hook, but it will heal in, I guess.


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Character design = awesome
Song = awesome
BGM = done by Yuki Kajiura, awesome
Seiyuus = if they keep drama cd cast, awesome.
We have a masterpiece in the works!
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I just started reading the volume 1 of the manga only yesterday because a friend recommended it, I liked the (rather moe) character designs a lot, and the story seemed to be a very interesting dark and twisted version of Alice in Wonderland, add in a bit of Holmesian stuff (the Baskervilles).
I had no idea an anime is going to be made, but seeing as Kaijura is going to do the music and me being a self-confessed fanboy of Kajiura, I might just give this a shot.
Yes, I know it's a very shallow reason, but sometimes one needs no reason to watch an anime, no? So I guess it's better than none. The last fantasy series I saw composed by her would be Tsubasa, and while the anime (the Bee-Train version) falls flat from expectation, Kajiura fails to disappoint in the music department. Now I have to find the remaining available volumes.
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I'm too spoiled lately, I personally don't think the animation look too great, because they would always put the best animated scenes on trailers, so I'll think twice about that animation through out the whole series. It looks decent, but definately not the best I seen. OST by Kajira? Thats one enough reason to watch it.
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Yesterday, I had a good hunch and started to look for some information regarding this anime. I came across with something interesting...
Spoiler for space:
it seems they are going to change the seiyuu cast, being the new one as follows:
Oz Bezarius: Junko Minagawa
Alice: Ayako Kawasumi
Raven: Kōsuke Toriumi
Sharon: Kana Hanazawa
Break: Akira Ishida
somebody made a post with more information...
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NOOOOO!!!!! I preferred the drama cast!
Akira Ishida is ok, Sharon (kana) = maybe, I guess (if she using Zange's voice)
but bottom line, Ayako Kawasumi will not be a good Alice!
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let's see, the only one they kept from the Drama CD is Minagawa Junko for Oz, since:
Alice : Yukari Tamura --> Ayako Kawasumi
Raven: Katsuyuki Konishi --> Kōsuke Toriumi
Sharon: Horie Yui --> Kana Hanazawa
Break: Toshihiko Seki --> Akira Ishida
I wonder if they are going to keep Ryō Hirohashi as Echo (I actually liked her character and the voice Ryou Hirohashi gave her), but seeing that there's a new cast for the main roles, it wouldn't be surprising that she didn't get the role.
too bad that I'm not going to listen to Yukari Tamura and Horie Yui, but it would be interesting to see how this new cast performs. I'm one who wants to see the new renditions of Alice and Sharon by Kawasumi and Hanazawa, respectively. (Sharon with a Zange voice, what a dangerous combination... XD)
oh and yes, the anime is looking very good in the promotional video, especially with Kajiura's music.
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But Hime is not a loli... If Alice was a grown up girl, then yea. I would agree.
Disappointed that the drama cd cast will not be used...
Oh well looking at other things, any news on OP+ED?
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Not surprised the cast is different from the drama CD, they always are.
For those who worry about whether Kawasumi would be a good replacement for Yukarin, fear not, Kawasumi is versatile enough to do almost any role, having seen tonnes of stuff which she has voiced. In fact (I know I'll get burned by Yukarin fans for saying this ) I reckon she's far more versatile than Yukarin IMHO, who is best suited for other more "loli" characters than Alice.
I'd be more horrified if Kugimiya Rie was chosen to do Alice. While she's the perfect choice to do Shana, Louise and Taiga, a bottom line needs to be drawn on where enough is enough. OTOH, this being made by XEBEC instead of JC Staff could count as a factor as well. I probably wouldn't be surprised if Kugimiya was chosen had this title been taken up by JC Staff, as Shana, ZnT and Toradora are all produced by them.
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Entering her office, nothing reveals that Maria Lopez Vigil was a nun for 13 years in a convent in Barcelona. The place is small and crowded with books, but it has two large windows that let in a bright sun.
She dresses simply. A blue skirt and white shirt. Wears no hint of makeup or jewelry, which shows that for her, material goods are in the plane of unreality. Only a small detail reveals that this is not an ordinary woman, a painting by Remedios Varo called Weaving the skin of the world.
At first glance it seems like any other painting, in which one sees a small workshop where industrious women are weaving the skin of the world, but a trained eye can discover the paradox. The person who leads the group of weavers is dressed as a man, but is also a woman.
At 16 she left Cuba
And it's that Maria Lopez Vigil has always been a revolutionary who has contrasted the norms set by the Vatican with a more human and feminine image of God.
The wrinkles on her face reflect the passing of the years in her body, but her words and the brightness of her eyes contradicted her age. She assures that she is still the same girl who emigrated from Cuba at age 16, all that has changed is the number of subjects she has had to study in this earthly world.
María López Vigil left her homeland for ideological reasons since, due to the triumph of the Cuban revolution, her family decided to emigrate to be faithful to their dogmatic view of a Catholicism that didn't yield to Communist ideas.
Her father studied for the priesthood in Rome and later journalism, aspects that marked María López Vigil's life indelibly. She grew up in an environment where a strict Catholic militancy coupled with a strong social commitment was always practiced, but without the gifts that years later would bring her to the trend known as "liberation theology".
Ideological prison
That was how, at age 16, Maria Lopez Vigil decided to take the habit and give herself wholly to the service of God, believing that in the convent she would find the opportunity to live out and make Jesus' words her own. But she became disenchanted with the reality very soon.
"I realized that I was in an ideological prison where my vows contrasted with reality. You called yourself officially poor but you had everything, you called yourself officially free and loyal to Jesus Christ, but you obeyed a superior who lived outside the reality of the poor," said Lopez Vigil.
The "straw that broke the camel's back" was the position of the religious hierarchy in 1974, when the Pope celebrated the power grab by the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
By then, Maria Lopez Vigil had already completed her studies in journalism, so she made the decision to abandon a life that did not meet her expectations. But during those years, she had taken up a machete she would never abandon: words.
Now outside the church, López Vigil got in touch with a current called liberation theology, which taught her that there is no faith without social commitment, that the poor should be subjects of their own history, and that the Vatican had monopolized the figure of Jesus for its personal profit.
"At that time I was working in Spain for the magazine Nueva Vida ("New Life"), and I had documented the killing of Pablo Freire, the Sandinista revolution, the complicity of Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan, and the obvious fact that the Church was more allied with the rich than the poor. This accentuated my leftist ideas, although I never walked away from Jesus. But yes, it made me understand that His ideas were being monopolized," recalls Lopez Vigil.
The arrival in Nicaragua
In 1981, Maria Lopez Vigil met the Jesuit provincial in Nicaragua, Father Cesar Jerez, who convinced her to come to Nicaragua to work for Revista Envío.
"I always had a deep sense of rootlessness because of my exile, and I needed a country that would adopt me. The revolution had triumphed that year and, as I sympathized with leftist ideas, I saw the possibility of finding in Nicaragua a place to practice a true Christianity in favor of the poor," said Lopez Vigil.
And in Nicaragua she continued her deep process of reflection, and began to question many of the learned and preconceived ideas about God.
Thus was born the idea for the radio series "Un tal Jesús" ("A certain Jesus"), to restore the human face of Jesus, a production that earned her the rejection of the Vatican and the Central American Bishops' Conference, but that woke many sleeping consciences.
"With 'Un tal Jesús' my brother and I intended to show that Jesus was a poor Jew, a religious leader who imagined God in a such a novel way that they killed Him, but a man of flesh and bone. Jesus did not come into the world to wash away sins or suffer on the cross, and He did not save us by His death, but with His ideas of equity and social justice," asserts Lopez Vigil.
Her struggle for women
"Un tal Jesús" and others of her "paper children", as this woman calls her literary productions, went around the world and generated a whole debate within the feminist movement.
In this book, Maria Lopez Vigil made it clear that women paid a high price within Christianity, because it spread negative ideas about God, Jesus and Mary.
"The churches show us a bloodthirsty tyrant God who sent His son to wash away our sins. A Jesus untouchable and above all men, a mother who conceived her son in an unnatural way through the intervention of an angel, and a woman, Eve, who led Adam into sin. All these ideas reinforce the negative ideas that deal with women and that are just the product of a masculine religion," says Lopez Vigil.
She was threatened with excommunication and the book was banned in many countries, but this only inspired her to move forward in her struggle to give back to women their confiscated right: to talk to God.
"The success of 'Un tal Jesús' led me to the conclusion that it is necessary to take away from priests, who are all male, the monopoly on the words of God, otherwise women will always be in a position of subordination. Religious institutions have taken away from us the words with which to speak of the mystery of God, who doesn't fit in any dogma, any law, any religion. We must not allow it," said Lopez Vigil vigorously.
The feminine face of God
María López Vigil could be seen by many as a reactionist, because her proposals break with the dogmatic school of the Catholic hierarchy, but that is where her greatest contribution to the freedom of women lies.
"As women, we have the right to review all dogmas, to recover the feminine face of God, because, where God is male, all men think they're gods. God is mother, grandmother and source of protection, He has the face of father and mother. As long as women leave the things of God in the hands of the hierarchies of the churches, we will not be free to reflect and decide," says this former Teresian nun.
The violence of women has religious roots
Maria Lopez Vigil has devoted her life to the feminist struggle to transform the concept of God through her literary output, self-help workshops in the communities, seminars and radio programs, because women can not be free until they learn that transgressing the unfair rules within the Church is also an act of deep Christian faith.
"The deepest root of violence against women is religious, and it is in the idea that God is male, because, even though in the mind of humankind God was born a woman, with agriculture, the accumulation of surplus, tribal wars and military conquests, it created what we now call the patriarchal culture. Women have to recover the feminist identity of Jesus to feel more free and worthy to make decisions, talk and be happy," says Lopez Vigil.
To this reporter, the message of the priests and pastors only strengthens feelings of guilt and fear of God in women, because it is a way to exert control over their consciences.
To deal with this machinery, women must know that they are beloved by God, think of Him as a loving mother and not a stern and bloodthirsty judge who sends His son to suffer.
"Jesus lived in a society where there was conflict between those who had power and those who didn't. They killed Him for denouncing these conflicts. Jesus didn't come to die because God doesn't like suffering. That's a sadistic idea that we should revise so as not to be trapped by it," says Lopez Vigil.
The Bible isn't God's word
María López Vigil isn't afraid to defend what, in her opinion, has been a book that has served to reproduce undemocratic patriarchal and socio-cultural referents: the Bible. "The Bible is a book that was written by men and is preached by men, but it's not the word of God. It's a book that places woman in a subordinate position and shows her as a sinful Eve. And that myth has cost us discrimination, recrimination and violence of all kinds. So we should keep some distance from it, even though it's a family book," Lopez Vigil advises.
Her role as political analyst
Because of her religious analyses, Maria Lopez Vigil has also ventured into the political arena, but says it's what she least enjoys. For her, politics lacks ethics and imagination, but is an inseparable part of being human.
"Jesus always criticized the authorities and sided with the poor, not the powerful. But not by displaying them as trophies to give alms, but rather making them subjects of their own lives. That is true Christianity, without the personality cult, and with the possibility of placing oneself on an equal footing with governments to criticize them and point out their mistakes, as did Jesus with those who had the power," she says.
Her greatest fear: death
However, this woman of strong character and defiant attitude confesses to having a great fear: death. It's a fear that she has suffered since childhood, because the unknown generates sadness and uncertainty in her.
"I love experiencing life's surprises and it scares me to think that one day it will end. That this will be the last sun, that I will never see a bird fly or a tree grow again, so I support what the poet José Valverde said: "God, anesthetize me for death as you have done to others with life," she comments laconically.
Her love for Nicaragua
For this loquatious writer, Nicaragua is a fascinating country that she fell in love with for its anarchy, the possibility of the unexpected, and the beauty of its language. Therefore, although she became a Nicaraguan citizen in March 1990, she received her passport many years earlier.
"I became Nicaraguan when I was honored for the book Un Güegüe me contó ("A Güegüe told me"). It's a book in which the Nicaraguan language is reconstructed and the brilliance of its words is rescued," says Lopez Vigil.
Today, Nicaragua is the place where she wants to breathe her last breath, the place where she has done the three things after which she can die in peace: planting a tree, writing a book and having a child, because although she never married or gave birth to natural children, she has "paper ones": her books.
"I want to fertilize a guayacán shoot or for them to throw my ashes into Lake Xiloá because I have taken root here, I've produced flowers, I've born fruit and I've lived the happiest moments of my life," she asserts.
Books by Maria Lopez Vigil:
- Un Tal Jesús / A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Note: The English text of the radio series also became the basis of a 3-volume series published in 2000 by Crossroad Publishing: Just Jesus Vol.I: A People Starving for Love, Just Jesus Vol.II: The Message of a Better World, Just Jesus Vol.III: The Passion Book. A Spanish 2-volume print version was issued under the title Un Tal Jesus: La Buena Noticia Contaga Al Pueblo De America Latina with a prologue by the late Fr. Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ by UCA Editores in 1992. For a quick summary of the Catholic Church's opposition to Un tal Jesús, see Críticas eclesiásticas a la obra "Un tal Jesús", de María López Vigil (El Pais, 9/12/1981).
- Otro Dios es posible/ Another God is possible. This is another radio collaboration by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. The premise is a series of "exclusive interviews" with Jesus Christ on his second coming to Earth, available in both Spanish (audio and text) and English (text only). The Spanish text is also available in a book, Otro Dios es posible, by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil (Editorial Diana, 2010)
- Monseñor Romero, piezas para un retrato por Maria Lopez Vigil (translated into English as Oscar Romero: Memories in Mosaic (EPICA, 2000) but currently out of print)
- Don Lito del Salvador: Proceso de una fe martirial (Claret, 1982), translated into English as Don Lito of El Salvador (Orbis, 1990)
- Death & Life in Morazan: A Priest's Testimony from a War-Zone in El Salvador, edited by Maria Lopez Vigil (EPICA, 1989)
- Marxismo Y Cristianismo En Morazan: Testimonio Del Padre Rogelio (Ediciones Sistema Radio Venceremos, 1987)
- La matanza de los pobres: Vida en medio de la muerte en El Salvador, co-authored with Jon Sobrino, SJ (Ediciones HOAC, 1993)
- Primero Dios: Siete anos de esperanza : relatos de carta a las iglesias (UCA Editores, 1988)
- Cuba: Neither Heaven Nor Hell (EPICA, 2000)
- Camilo camina en Colombia (Editorial Nuestro Tiempo, 1989)
- La historia de una Rosa (Red De Mujeres Contra La Violencia, 2003). This true story of an 8-year old Nicaraguan girl living in Costa Rica who was raped and impregnated by a neighbor and her parents' fight against Church and state to get her a therapeutic abortion, became the basis of a documentary, Rosita, by filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater.
Children's Books by Maria Lopez Vigil:
1. Un Güegüe me contó (Managua: Fundación Libros para Niños, 2009)
2. Historia del muy bandido, igualado, rebelde, astuto, pícaro y siempre bailador Güegüense (Managua: Fundación Libros para Niños, 2007).
3. La balanza de Don Nicolás Sandoval (Managua: Anamá Ediciones, 1999).
4. Los dientes de Joaquín (Managua: Fundación Libros para Niños, 2007)
5. Cinco noches arrechas (Managua: Fundación Libros para Niños, 2008).
6. La lechera y el carbonero (Managua: Fundación Libros para Niños, 2010)
Other interviews with María López Vigil
- Cómo escribir cuentos para niños, La Prensa, 6/2/2007
- The Coup Is Irreversible, Havana Times, 7/7/2009 -- Lopez Vigil talks about the coup in Honduras
- Otro Dios es posible: Reflexiones desde Nicaragua sobre el cristianismo, el poder y las mujeres, por María López Vigil, Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua
- Sin dogmas ni jerarquías: una espiritualidad por la paz y la justicia, Cubaencuentro, 1/31/2011
- María López Vigil: "La primera noche yo sabía que iba a morir", El Pais, 8/30/1981 -- Lopez Vigil talks about her detention and expulsion from El Salvador during that country's civil war
- Incesto: una plaga silenciada de la que hay que hablar, por María López Vigil, Revista Envio, Septiembre 2000


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However, tagging is the way the web works these days and, used properly, it can help you climb to the top of an image search results list and get noticed. Alternatively, tags can be used in a far more niche manner, so that only those in the know where to look.
You'll find tagging and other sorts of associative web trails all over the modern internet. But few of the best-known sites are as focused and user-friendly as Flickr. The website is almost entirely concerned with photos and beautiful images, and it presents a very pretty face to the world.
Flickr is remarkably easy to get to grips with. It's almost a model of Web 2.0 simplicity and easy to navigate. There are millions of photos posted on Flickr, yet finding relevant, interesting, high-quality photos, often along with interesting commentaries and detailed descriptions of the conditions or techniques needed to replicate the effects, are very easy to find.
The most populated topics have larger tags on the Flickr home page's 'tag cloud', and it's a cinch to add to an existing cloud or create one of your own.
You may already have a photostream on Flickr, and the basics of posting and sharing pics are so intuitive that you'll hardly need any help. But this isn't the same site it was even a year ago, let alone when it first launched in 2004. We'll help beginners and experienced users alike get more out of the site's hidden tools and options.
Flickr doesn't have as many add-ons and widgets as some of the other Web 2.0 sites, such as Facebook, and isn't as customisable as the Firefox web browser. But it can certainly be personalised to work the way you want. If Flickr is your way of showing the world what you think, where you've been and what you can do with a camera, why not try some of our tips and show the world your best side?
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On Monday, Palm Beach Atlantic University welcomed the largest incoming undergraduate class in its history — nearly 800 students.
Meanwhile, the University is on track to surpass previous records for total enrollment, although official figures will not be available until later in the fall.
Not only will this class of nearly 600 freshmen and 200 transfer students be record-setting in size, University officials say, but also in its quality. More than 70 students have been accepted into the Frederick M. Supper Honors program, more than double the number of students admitted last year, according to current admissions data.
Dean of Admissions Joe Sharp attributes the increase to a refinement in admissions, registration and financial aid procedures that ultimately put more information into the hands of students and parents earlier. "We were intentional about advancing these actions," he said.
As a result of the increase, the University's Residence Life team will provide housing for a record 1,200 students in its eight residence halls. To accommodate additional undergraduates, the Mango Apartments, which formerly housed married students, has been converted to traditional student housing.
Another change for the new academic year is the return of varsity men's and women's golf to Sailfish Athletics. Craig Watson, a PGA Class A Professional since 1978 who has worked locally as the program director for The First Tee of the Palm Beaches, has been named head coach.
Meanwhile, construction continues at the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus. Six of 12 planned tennis courts are nearing completion at the Mitch Gornto Tennis Center complex, and work is under way on the other playing fields.
One major change will not immediately impact students. PBA President William M.B. Fleming Jr. announced in July that the University will acquire the neighboring Quattlebaum Funeral and Cremation Services property.
The funeral home will continue to operate there through the end of 2013, he said. One short-term plan under discussion involves demolishing the existing building and creating a lighted, landscaped parking area while the master plan is reexamined, he said.