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Mac: Install Skype for Business (Lync)
You should already have Skype for Business (Lync) installed on your Mac if your organization installed Office for Mac Standard 2011 on or after October 1, 2011. If not, you will need to install the update.
- Log in to your Office 365 Account Manager.
- Click Download Desktop Applications from your dashboard.
- Click Skype for Business from the left menu.
- Click Install under Skype for Business. You will download the file Lync_Mac_2011_ALL.dmg.
- You also need to download the update, so click on the Lync for Mac 2011 update link. You will be redirected to a Microsoft page, to download Update for Lync for Mac 2011 - KB3037358 .
- Click the red Download button, to download the file lync_14.0.11_150403.dmg.
- Open the first download, and follow installation instructions. Then open the second download, and follow those installation instructions.
- Launch the Lync application and follow the Set up directions listed on the Office 365 Skype for Business page.
Note: If you don't see the Download option, click the Launch Office 365 button. Then click on the (Settings) icon and select Office 365 settings. Click Software from the left menu.
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Family History Expo or any genealogy conference know what goes into getting everything ready for the event. A year or more ahead of time plans are made for where, when and how the next year's Expos are going to be held. It just doesn't happen. The staff and vendors arrive ahead of time to set up and coordinate. Many people get involved, hours tick by and even though tired, they are dedicated to presenting a top notch event for genealogists.
Family History Expo in Overland Park, Kansas. As you can see by the photos, there is a good deal of thought that goes into setting up. Some of the vendors have their props and signs shipped and others bring trailers, some fly from one location to another and others drive. It's like old home week when finally get together.
Once things are in place, the rush and sometimes confusion begins the next day. If you are attending an event, keep in mind that we are all human and errors happen. Even computers are not perfect. Smile and be patient! People register and are given their packets or hand out bags. They ask questions and we try to answer them. Then the classes begin. Unfortunately attendees can not take in every class and hear every speaker. They must choose between several tracts. However, they can use their syllabus to read what they missed.
As a speaker I enjoy seeing genealogists, meeting them and learning from them. Yes, I learn also! If they attend my class and go away learning just one thing, I'm happy. That's my goal as a speaker! There has not been one Family History Expo this summer where I have not met a relative or somebody that I have met through e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or blogging. The world tends to be small and getting smaller.
A friend of mine has attended three Family History Expos this summer, as well as the Civil War Conference here in Nebraska. She said she thought she was becoming a Family History Expo Groupie. Even if you are not a joiner, you can attend one of many enlightening genealogy conferences this summer, fall and next year. Be sure to put the Family History Expo on your calendar!
You Go Genealogy Girl #1 --- Ruby
Monday, August 1, 2011
Attending a Family History Expo
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Thanks for the behind the scenes look. This was the first FHE I attended and it was a great experience. It was a treat to meet you, too, even briefly!ReplyDelete
I wish I had had time to visit more with people. Being one of the speakers and doing so many presentations I was a time watcher!!ReplyDelete
Rachel did a good job - lady at a table with a green cover and an escalator in the background - that's kinda what I remember from NGS this year!ReplyDelete
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A total of 48 participants advanced to the championship runoff from competitions in North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas and Alberta and will now compete for a world championship and lucrative championship prize package in one of the most prestigious grassroots racing programs in the world.
The competition in Top ET, Mod ET and Junior Dragster will feature 16 drivers in each class competing for the title. The winners and runner-ups at Summit Team Finals competitions in Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 and winners in Divisions 5, 6 and 7 plus one wild card recipient in each class will make up the field.
The incredibly diverse field features racers from all corners of the United States and Canada and from as far away as Alaska, Hawaii and the island nation of Aruba. Drivers from 18 states, two Canadian provinces and Aruba will make up this year's field, with the most represented states being Texas with eight drivers, Ohio with six and South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia with five drivers apiece.
In addition, 39 IHRA sanctioned tracks will make up this year's field of 48 drivers, with nine tracks having more than one driver make the field. Those tracks are Brainerd Optimist Dragway, Desert Thunder Raceway, Dunn-Benson Dragstrip, Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park, Maryland International Raceway, Memphis International Raceway, Motor Mile Dragway, Quaker City Motorsports Park and Ware Shoals Dragway.
This year's Summit SuperSeries participants in Top ET are Don Boulware, Eric Boyd, Chris Butcher, Kevin Crawford, Albert Donnell, Curt Fassler, Alan Glatt, John "Buzz" Johnson, Tim Lucas, Greg Maddox, Michael Paschal, Brad Perkins, Jose Reyes, Dale Smith, Nathan Thornsley and Kevin Thorp.
In Mod ET are Matt Anderson, Joe Boner, Larry Cannon, Andy Closkey, Kevin Grider, Brad Hall, Dean Kalawe, Bobby Mattera, J.C. "Jay" Norris, Brian Perkins, Kevin Pollard, Chuck Powell, Greg Sauvage, Jim "Bo" Sells, Travis Snowden and Ray Wade.
Finally, making up this year's Junior Dragster field are Roberta Benedict, Jake Clayton, Amanda Foley, Darrell Holstion, Austin Johnson, Reanna Lardy, Garrett Lloyd, Lizzie Low, Zach Pennington, Justin Poindexter, Noah Strickland, Leroy Thomae, Michael Turman Jr., Joshua VanAmelsvoort, Rachael Whitney and Dawson Wiggins.
Representing their home tracks, the 48 participants will travel to Memphis International Raceway this weekend to compete in the Top, Mod and Junior Dragster championships with the title of World Champion and over $200,000 in cash and prizes available to the top finishers.
The drivers will get their first hit at the track on Thursday, October 10 with an optional test and tune session followed by time trials on Friday, October 11. The 2013 Summit SuperSeries World Championship will take place on Saturday, October 12 with champions crowned in all three classes.
The Top ET winner will receive $10,000 from Summit Racing Equipment and a brand new turn-key dragster made possible by the fine folks at Maddox Race Cars. The brand new dragster features a custom Trick Flow big block Ford Racing engine, plus various parts and pieces from the most competitive companies in drag racing including Summit Racing Equipment, Moser Engineering, Abruzzi Transmissions and Converters and more. The dragster will also feature an incredible paint job courtesy of Imagine That Customs. The Top winner will also receive a trip to Aruba, an IHRA Gold and Silver Card, World Champion Ironman and more.
The Mod ET winner will receive $10,000 from Summit Racing Equipment, a $2,500 gift certificate from Trick Flow Racing, a Gemini two-post Auto Lift and a Howell pit bike. The winner also receives an Aruba vacation, IHRA Gold and Silver Card, World Champion Ironman and more.
In addition to crowning its second-ever IHRA World Champion in Junior Dragster, the Junior program will also reward its winner with $3,000 from Summit Racing Equipment, a brand new Junior Dragster built by Vic Puglia with a custom paint job by Imagine That Customs, a family vacation package that includes passes to Cedar Point and Kalahari Resort, a family pack of tickets to any Feld Entertainment production, an IHRA Gold and Silver Card, World Champion Ironman and more.
An awards celebration recognizing the qualifiers and other seasonal programs including the Summit Pro-Am Tour will take place Friday morning at 11 a.m. at the track.
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So those of you who are on Facebook know that I recently got a new chest freezer and filled it with free venison scraps. Inara's been doing raw for a very long time now, can't remember when I switched her back over from kibble, but it's been a long time. She's never had trouble before. She has a stomach of steel. But for some reason the venison is really giving her issues - not necessarily bad, just different.
When she was on chicken and pork, she'd poop once a day. On venison, she poops every time she goes outside, and sometimes multiple times per trip outside. They are very good poops - they're all nice and firm and small, but there is a TON of it. Strange. Not necessarily bad, just different. And then this morning she puked - it was digested meat and some bone shards. Again, not bad necessarily, just different.
She's still drinking water (bit more than usual maybe?), peeing okay, playing, sleeping, etc so I'm not concerned, just confused.
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Online dating has gotten quite popular for singles around the world which has unfortunately drawn people who like to take advantage of this industry. The main goal for single folk finding themselves a significant other. Entering online dating having this kind of a mindset, sadly, can make people more susceptible and therefore easy prey to con artists.
Reading this will likely lead you back to a time when you experienced something similar. If you haven't walked into some con artists web, good for you, but if it happens that you have you'll now have the knowledge you will need to steer clear of a similar situation if it happens to occur.
For the people who have not had this experience yet, we've listed some red flags you should look out for:
*Contradictory stories.
Fortunately, it isn't possible to keep lies going for a long period of time. Typically, you'll find that the woman you have been in conversations with will give you contradictory details about herself. Her favorite color, for instance, could be pink this week and then red a little while later. Her family could be residing in her state now and then when you ask again, they may be in the US.
*Hearing a lot of sob stories.
With regards to internet dating and the person you're interested in meeting up with, you would speak honestly about you and have questions about her. It is highly uncommon for somebody to share a sob story with the person they are set on getting to know more. If scenarios like these feel like an opening for something, they most likely are.
*"Help me, please"
This would be the continuation. These sad stories will very likely with the girl requesting your help. The scammer will tell you that you're her (provided that you are in fact talking to a woman in the first place) only hope, that no one else could get her or her family out of the situation. If you are told that only you who can help, it is very likely that someone is attempting to take advantage of you.
*Doesn't seem interested in talking on the phone or talking on any type of communication program (Skype, Yahoo, Google Hangouts).
You'll only hear lame excuses when trying talk via live chat with these individuals. It is probable they are not who they are saying they are and are trying to not get caught. Always take notice of the warning signs you see.
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These represent the most used tricks that scammers will try make use of in online dating. No matter what you do, do not wire money to anybody you haven't met personally. People asking total strangers for money is definitely an obvious red flag.


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- Carry a cell phone. If you are being bothered or followed, call 911. If you don't have a cell phone, ask a passerby to call 911 for you or go to the nearest emergency phone box.
- Ask LCC Police for a safety whistle to carry. The whistles are available to LCC students and employees and are intended to be used ONLY in emergency situations where there are no means of escape and you cannot get to a phone to call 911. If you hear someone blow a whistle, call 911 immediately. Furthermore, if you see anything suspicious, dial 911.
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August 27, 2009
The Pain From an Old Wound
That's the trailer for "Big Fan," and I'd want to see it just based on Patton Oswalt's involvement alone. However, knowing the storyline makes it a must-see for me. Oswalt plays a life-long NY Giants fan who ends up with a chance to meet his favorite player, who beats the shit out of him and puts him in the hospital. From there, it just gets worse, with the player getting suspended, the police and his family pressuring him to file lawsuits and criminal charges, and the Giants going on a losing streak.
Change "Oswalt" to "me" and "Giants" to "Seahawks," and that whole ball of disaster sounds like my darkest, stickiest, most awful nightmare possible. My Seahawks fandom is an essential part of my personhood. I literally don't know who I would be if you took me to Lacuna and erased everything tagged "Seahawks" from my memories...
It would be unbelieveably easy for an outsider to belittle that... To think it's completely batshit crazy that I am so deeply attached to a mere sports team. The thing is, anyone who has ever dressed up like Chewbacca for a Star Wars film, or written fan fiction, or been so obsessed about a band that they hunted down bootlegs and Japanese import singles SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELATE TO THIS.
Geekdom is geekdom, no matter what the object, and that devotion and obsession comes from a real, deeply personal place.
I'm not talking about those dipshits who watch a lot of football, but change allegiances each fall... or the jackanapes who ran out to buy a Mike Vick or Brett Favre jersey in the last week... or even the Seahawks "fans" who boo players who have pissed blood for the Twelve Army and snicker under their breath about the "Sea Chickens." For these jokers, OUR thing is just a diversion that could easily be replaced by something shiny and new.
For US, this thing goes back a long way.. maybe all the way back. Maybe your Dad put you in Seahawks onesies from birth... Maybe your Uncle took you to a game when you were six... Maybe your Mom let you decorate the living room in Seahawks finery and watched the games with you, just so you'd have it in common.
..and once that ball started skipping down the hill like an onside kick, other things in your life stuck to it. Great memories and painful ones too, and you could relate them either directly or indirectly to the Seahawks. For me, I vividly remember watching Largent break the "consecutive games with a catch" record in a hospital room, visiting my sister after my nephew's birth. Thankfully, everyone else in the room wanted that game on nearly as much as I did... The Seahawks weren't a DISTRACTION to the blessed event... They were an enhancement.
So first loves, heartbreaks, dates with your future wife also get all tangled up in blue and green... You might not talk to your father for half a decade, but if he called you tomorrow you could probably talk about the Hawks picking up Edgerrin James.
I don't have a relationship with my Dad anymore, but most of the good memories I have of spending time with him growing up are linked to the Seahawks... I have a great connection to my much-younger brother, and a great big hunk of that connective tissue is bright lime Seahawks green.
So it's not just a game... it's not just a hobby.. it's twisted up with everything else that matters like strands of DNA. Like most things, it's best described by Don Draper:
"Nostalgia - it's delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, "nostalgia" literally means "the pain from an old wound." It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn't a spaceship, it's a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards... it takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It's not called the wheel, it's called the carousel. It lets us travel the way a child travels - around and around, and back home again, to a place where we know we are loved."
This might have been absolute raving gibberish... but I bet some of you can relate.
What do you think, sirs?
7 comments:
- Chris Trimis said...
Phenomenal, really moving stuff. Thanks for putting yourself out there, this is probably my favorite post from DKSB ever.
- August 28, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- pfah said...
this is a fantastic, moving, well-written post. kudos to you sir.
i have been a die-hard fan since 1976. my cousin played on that team and i have never, ever looked back. so, trust me, i can relate to your passion for our team.
and great blog too. i just discovered it yesterday. keep up the great work! you've got a new follower.
yours in 12,
- August 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Zem said...
If any family event has occured on the weekend during football season since I was five years old, I can name it, name who the Seahawks or Huskies were playing and the score of the game.
My family thinks its kind of sad that I remember that we heard the news that my grandmother died in the middle of the UW/ASU miracle from 1998.
Seahawks games are always a great way to track the girlfriends and what year they were around, sitting next to you on the coach, feigning interest.
- August 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- gonzhawk said...
Nice connection made for the diehards who truly die hard every green and blue loss...I appreciate your efforts on the blog-well done!
- August 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- gonzhawk said...
ps. your next fantasy team should be called the Mud Boners....just kidding-have a great weekend!
- August 28, 2009 at 6:27 PM
- Gpacharlie said...
I just today discovered your thoughts eternal on football, and life in general. Father's are designed to give love unconditional. Father's give their all, humbly and to the death if necessary. Football is real, and yet a metaphore. A defensive back who gives everything, a quarterback you can count on to make magic happen under incredible odds. There is so much here in your writing and I imagine even more between the seams. You have much to share. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your gift for writing. GO HAWKS
- January 10, 2016 at 8:03 PM
- Gpacharlie said...
... and Dave Kreig is still my favorite HAWK of all time, with Kenny Easley right on his cleat heels.
- January 10, 2016 at 8:05 PM


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I'm starting this thread as a place to share tips on the use of egg whites as a healthy source of protein to build muscle in your legs and elsewhere.
Egg whites are packed with protein (11 g per 100 g) but carry none of the cholesterol and fat present in whole eggs. As a result, you can consume 300 or 500 g per day without worrying about clogging your arteries with cholesterol.
Tip: I used to eat pasteurised egg whites raw, but then I heard it's better to microwave them for a couple of minutes to increase their absorption in the gut.


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Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
I grew up watching all of the Disney princess movies, and dreamed that one day I would find my own Prince Charming. Well, I found the man I thought was Prince Charming, but the relationship did not work out. And he gave me HIV. But when does make-believe ever come true? I am now looking for the guy who is right for me.
I discovered that I was HIV positive seven years ago, in 2003. Since then I have learned a lot about what it means to value myself. Ironically, it's been the information I've learned and the experiences I've had since getting the virus that have caused my self-confidence, self-love and sense of independence to shoot through the roof. All of this started when I began to understand that I have value. Not only do I now have a strong sense of self-worth, but I am proud of the amazingly strong woman I have evolved to be.
Of course, most people assume that because I have HIV, I have not been in a relationship. I can assure you that this is not the case. I have had several takers--men who are HIV positive and men who are HIV negative. But unlike during my pre-HIV days, I am no longer impressed with bling-bling and fancy cars. I no longer believe in fairy tales or fairy tale endings. And I am definitely not desperate to have a man.
Before, men used to think my body was sexy; today they are attracted to my positive characteristics. I used to feel good when the man I was seeing told me he loved me. Now I laughingly say, "You should. What is there not to love about me? But thank you for communicating, baby. Kisses!" I used to get chills up and down my spine when a man told me I was beautiful. Now I answer: "I already know that, but thank you for reassuring and reminding me, baby. Hugs!"
I do not settle just because I have HIV. In fact, I would not dare date someone whom I would not date if I were HIV negative. A man actually had a better chance of getting a date with me before I had HIV. These days, I am picky and have standards, and any man I'm going to have a relationship with needs to fulfill all of them. Since I have come to embody strength, courage, beauty and ambition, why would I settle for a man who is lacking in those areas? I need a man with goals and dreams.
After a speaking engagement, a young woman approached me and asked, "Do you think that when you get a man, he will be jealous that you call the guy who infected you 'Prince Charming'?" I told her that I would only date a guy who had enough sense to know that Prince Charming is a fictional character. Make-believe. He is not real. I need a man whose flaws I accept and whose heart of gold I admire, not to entertain a fantasy about who that man really is.
Marvelyn Brown is the author of The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive.


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Young and old join forces in reservoir cleanup
Staff writer
Dozens of volunteers came from all over Marion County; some young, some old. But age didn't matter. They united under one purpose: to clean the Marion Reservoir.
Bob Hoopes, a reservoir resident, was one of the first ones at the 11th annual Marion Reservoir Cleanup Day. Without much encouragement, he grabbed a large trash bag and went to work. He said he often walks along the shoreline, picking up trash — so, today, wasn't that different, but vital just the same.
"This is a starting point," he said. "If we all get out here once a year and clean things up a bit, there's a hope that, after that, people will realize that they need to pick up after themselves. It doesn't mean that we won't still come out and pick up, but with everybody's help we'll be ahead in the longrun."
He said he enjoys this event every year, especially seeing the young faces it brings.
Emma Schroeder, 8, said this is her second year helping with the cleanup effort. She said she wanted to come back because the experience is like a treasure hunt.
"Last year, we pulled an old car out of the lake," she said, explaining that she had the opportunity to help other volunteers get a car out of the water's depths by carrying piece by piece to the shoreline.
This year, however, she said she was a tad disappointed when she just found a lot of old aluminum cans, plastic bottles, etc. along the east side of the dam.
Hoopes said he found a bunch of similar items, which didn't surprise him greatly.
"I'd say about a third of what we pick we're probably left by fisherman," he said. "These spots are popular with fishermen. They just don't think and leave a bottle here and a bottle there. Sometimes, they leave little things, this little piece of plastic. I don't even know what it is, but it's junk. Most of the time when I pick up water bottles they're still full. It's a waste."
Volunteer Clint Cross, who picks up trash for a living, said he was surprised by the amount of items they couldn't pick up.
"There's a lot of shattered glass," he said. "You can pick up all the whole items you want, but there's nothing you can do with shattered glass. So, it just sits there."
Logan Waner, 13, said he came to the event because his friends told him he should, but said he was glad he came.
"It was a great service project," he said. "Lots of people came to help, which is good too."
Organizers said they were pleased with the turnout.
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Long-Term Exposure to Protease Inhibitors May Increase Diabetes Risk in HIV
This article was reported by Healio.
Healio reported on a study of the effect of long-term exposure to antiretrovirals (ARVs) and increased diabetes risk in HIV-positive individuals. Researchers conducted a retrospective observational study using 1994-2011 data from the South Carolina Medicaid system and the HIV/AIDS reporting system databases.
Researchers compared data on 6,816 HIV-positive individuals ages 18 and older with data on HIV-negative individuals matched for age, race/ethnicity, gender, and length and year of enrollment. Researchers also tracked the types of ARVs the HIV-positive patients used during the study and incidence rate of diabetes per 1,000 person-years of follow-up for HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals.
Results show that diabetes incidence was higher in the HIV-negative individuals than in the HIV-positive individuals and there was a much lower risk of diabetes among HIV-positive individuals treated with combination ARVs. HIV-positive individuals with long-term exposure to protease inhibitors had a higher diabetes risk, but HIV-positive individuals treated with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors did not share this higher risk.
The researchers found a correlation between diabetes risk and female gender, older age, non-white race, and preexisting conditions such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hepatitis C virus infection. The researchers suggest that preexisting conditions are the strongest diabetes predictors, but exposure to protease inhibitors may increase the risk significantly.
The full report, "Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in a Population-Based Cohort of HIV-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected Persons: The Impact of Clinical and Therapeutic Factors Over Time," was published online in the journal Diabetic Medicine (2014; doi: 10.1111/dme.12455).


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I heard this song in a video game commercial on TV. I googled the commercial and found the song name and band. Then I googled the song name and band and found a fan video made from clips of a movie made from one of my favorite books that I read when I was in Montana. Now a guy from the California knows about a band from Austin, Texas. Then I posted this video and the above information to this blog. This all occurred within the last 11 minutes. In ten years, that will be 10 minutes too long.
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Rev. Tom Baker gives today's sermon based on Isaiah 55:10–13.
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The new Speaker and the Poles: Another bad night for the Tories
June 22, 2009 1 Comment
Its been on the cards for a bit, but the Tories, and David Cameron, are going to lead a new right-wing fringe group known as the European Conservatives and Reformists, the Guardian reports.
The Tories have taken themselves out of the centre-right EPP on a anti-federalist ticket, while Cameron has told other conservatives not to listen to Ken Clarke – known for his Europhilia – who told BBC1's The Politics Show that: "If the Irish referendum endorses the treaty and ratification comes into effect, then our settled policy is quite clear that the treaty will not be reopened."
As the article in the Telegraph explains "Mr Clarke's comments confirms that there is a serious shadow cabinet split on Europe".
But this Tory split will not be the major focus for the next couple of days, since Conservative candidate John Bercow has tonight been voted new Speaker of the House of Commons, beating his nearest opponent Sir George Young by 322 to 271 votes.
Tories have been hard-pushed not to express their disgust at the winner. Already rumours are circulating that "Tories have been muttering about running a candidate against him at the general election, or trying to vote him out of office at the next election."
Further in the above Guardian election run-down by Andrew Sparrow, he notes that "My colleague Michael White, who was in the chamber, says it was striking how little applause Bercow had from the Tory benches."
And Michael Crick for the BBC, re-told this story;
A Labour MP was standing in the House of Commons gents and found himself standing next to David Cameron.
"For the first time in my life," admitted the Labour MP, "I voted for a Conservative today".
David Cameron inquired which of the Speaker candidates he meant.
"John Bercow," replied the MP.
"He doesn't count," said Mr Cameron.
Is this the anti-Tory vote, as Sparrow asks?
The New Statesman attests to the Bercow vote as being, against all odds, a vote for the "most progressive candidate …. [s]tate-educated, and someone who sends his own children to state schools, he is no longer regarded as "one of us" by his party colleagues".
But in an Guardian editorial, also on the left, and also against all odds, seemed to back Young, saying "His background will put many off and he shared his party's opposition to freedom of information when Labour brought it in. Against that he has a dry resilience that could make him a tougher and more radical Speaker than his grandee status suggests."
As for me, I was with Bob Piper and the anybody but Young vote (I do believe he was being sarcastic).
I suppose part of me didn't want to see London oust another member of the working class in a political role for an Etonian that has a history of saying twatish things (when Housing Minister Young once joked that 'the homeless are the sort of people you step over when you come out of the opera'.)
But I suppose at the end of the day the right person won. His Monday Club history well behind him, his willingness to reform the commons, and especially, his ability to get co-Tories all worked up.
So while Cameron mourns the Tories defeat (too far?) to a moderate, William Hague makes his position clear on the new European friends of his party;
"Hague dismissed "out-of-date and ill-informed" criticisms that Poland's Law and Justice party was homophobic. "The Law and Justice party is a party committed to be against discrimination, for equality under the law," he told the BBC."
The same party that, in the run-up to 2005 elections, "accused gay and lesbian couples "of being a cultural and even biological threat to the Polish nation, lowering the birth-rate, and imperiling (sic) what ultra-conservatives lovingly call "natural law marriage and family."
It seems that in an odd reversal, the Tories are reinvigorating a cross-European Monday club.


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Haven't posted for a while. I still haven't bought a new oven since my last one was broken down. I'm still interested in eating all those high carb food though. The Chinese New Year has just come and I've made 3 kinds of Chinese New Year steamed cakes today. They are Chinese Turnip Cake (left), Sticky Cake in the shape of Variegated Carp, and Water Chestnut Cake (top).
Cake in Cantonese/Mandarin pronunciation is the same as "high" in the same language. Therefore we have these cakes meaning for a better life in the new year.
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The United States has moved from the high of a presidential election to the low of a political sex scandal in one short week.
For many Americans, the election demonstrated what is best about the country, only to be followed by the sadly familiar process of knocking heroes off their pedestals.
For many non-Americans, the election brought the welcome and reassuring victory of Barack Obama, whereas the resignation of David Petraeus as Director of the CIA was an unnecessary, self-inflicted wound.
In fact, both the election and Petraeus's resignation are pieces of a larger whole: an America that lives up to its promises.
The election reminded many Americans that the US is a country committed to and capable of progress – of moving forward toward an ideal vision.
Obama was supported by a coalition of minorities: African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Muslim-Americans, gay and lesbian Americans, and an under-represented majority – women – all of whom perceive continuing inequalities and injustices that need to be remedied.
But the winners were all who believe that America is, in fact, dedicated to "equal justice under law," the words emblazoned on the pediment of the Supreme Court.
In the election of an African-American president less than a half-century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.
They see a president committed to the advancement of all Americans, regardless of race, gender, creed, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, handicap, or economic status.
They also see a country that truly does reflect the world, attracting immigrants from every nation and giving them an equal chance to succeed as Americans. And they see a president with a vision of a country that can rebuild its infrastructure, reform its health care, strengthen its educational system, and boost its economic prosperity in ways that require all citizens to contribute – and that will, in turn, allow all citizens to flourish.
But how is this vision connected to the resignation of Petraeus, a storied and much-decorated general before he took over the CIA, following the revelation that he had an extra-marital affair?
Judging by my Twitter feed, most foreign observers simply cannot understand why a man serving his country in one of its highest and most sensitive positions should step down over something that happened in his private life – something that directly affects only those involved and their families. American culture, I explained, judges extra-marital affairs very harshly, so a senior official caught in such a position could easily be subject to blackmail – something that a CIA director, of all people, must avoid. My foreign interlocutors replied that, with the affair now exposed, the blackmail threat has been removed, so Petraeus should stay in office.
Many Americans agree. Indeed, Obama himself was reportedly reluctant to accept Petraeus's resignation. From my perspective, however, Petraeus did the right thing: resigning was the only course open to him if he is to have any chance of repairing his reputation.
Petraeus, after all, had been General Petraeus, a four-star general who had spent his life in the military, commanding the US missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. He graduated from – and later taught at – the US Military Academy at West Point, an institution guided by the motto "Duty, honour, Country."
In our cynical age, many might scoff at such an old-fashioned motto (or, indeed, at the power of any motto or slogan). West Point cadets do not. As General Douglas MacArthur told them in 1962, those three words "build your basic character. They mould you for your future roles as the custodians of the nation's defence. They make you strong enough to know when you are weak, and brave enough to face yourself when you are afraid." They teach you, he continued, "to master yourself before you seek to master others; to have a heart that is clean, a goal that is high."
MacArthur's rhetoric is stirring; some would say overblown. The ideals he expressed are lofty; he himself fell short of them on more than one occasion. But, by and large, the men and women of the US military believe in these ideals and do their best to live up to them, just as US citizens generally believe in their Constitution's lofty words and seek to correct their national shortcomings.
Petraeus violated his own personal code of honour and duty toward his wife and family – and thus, in his eyes, toward his country, particularly to the men and women whom he was entrusted to lead at the CIA. When his affair came to light, he faced up to his failure, took responsibility for the consequences, and did what he believed that duty, honour, and country required.
The hubbub of tawdry disclosures and investigations addressing every aspect of a widening scandal may well last for weeks. In the meantime, Americans can only hope that their national elected representatives show an equal willingness to face up to and take responsibility for their failures, pettiness, and insistence on putting partisanship ahead of the country's manifest and urgent needs.
These officials must now carry out their most fundamental duty: to govern. They must be willing to negotiate in good faith and compromise in order to enact laws, solve problems, avert crises, and build faith in the future. Let us hope that their oaths to defend and uphold the Constitution are more than just words.
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cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
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The Proposal for a Directive is to recast the "WEEE Directive" 2002/96/EC, which regulates the waste management of electrical and electronic equipment. The adverse impact of this waste on the environment and human health is to be prevented and used more efficiently as a source of raw materials. Producers must meet an annual minimum rate in each Member State for overall recovery, as well as for the preparation for the re-use and recycling of WEEE. Registration and reporting obligations should now be harmonised and the national registers should be made inter-operable.
The Commission wishes to accelerate the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and to establish a legal framework. In its Action Plan the Commission calls for action and sets a timeframe for the deployment and improvement of single ITS.
The analysed Proposal for a Directive is part of the Pharmaceutical Package to improve the safety of medicinal products. The Proposal focuses on the protection of distribution chains from manufacturers to pharmacies against the entry of falsified medicinal products. During debates held previous to the Proposal the Commission opted for maintaining parallel import trade. To this end, the measures proposed now are restricted to prescription medicines, which constitute the majority of medicinal products traded through parallel import.
The Communication continues the "more economic approach" in competition law in a much diluted manner: The Commission wants to pursue only cases in which certain behaviour of a dominant company "forecloses" a market.
The Commission proposes highly ambitious climate protection targets for both developing and industrial countries. To this end, emissions trading is to be extended. In addition, financial support to developing countries is to be partially financed through EU bonds.
The creation of freight corridors aims to establish a European rail network and to increase the competitiveness of rail transport. As a consequence, freight transport will be given priority over passenger transport.
According to the EU Commission, all credit rating agencies in the EU should be registered and should fulfil certain requirements on their independence and transparency. Banks and other regulated financial service providers should be allowed to use ratings from such agencies only, when calculated the own funds they must retain.


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Hotéis em Liuzhou, Guangxi
Liuzhou is distinguished by its beautiful surroundings of rolling hills, karst plains and, of course, the clear waters of the serpentine Liu River. It is home to a multi-ethnic community, which brings a unique mix of folk customs, architecture, languages and outlook on life.
Like many modern Chinese cities, Liuzhou combines a deep respect for its long history with an ambitious vision for the future.
While a fossilised skull dating back 70,000 years was found in a cave near Liuzhou, it was first established as a city in 111BC when it was named Tazhong. It has undergone many reincarnations since then and was finally name Liuzhou in 1736.
Guangxi is part of the Chinese government's plan to revitalise the western part of the country and address the inequalities between the rich eastern coastline and the poor western interior. As such it has benefited from investment in infrastructure and foreign investors keen to take advantage of attractive tax breaks. This has resulted in some fairly high profile joint ventures, most notably between General Motors and Wuling Motor Company.
The biggest industries in Liuzhou are automobile and heavy plant factories, cement, steel, zinc chemicals, tobacco, papermaking and ship building.
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You can visit Liuzhou year-round. Temperatures are moderate, although it enjoys plenty of rainfall, so always pack an umbrella!
- Swimming in the Liujiang is an ancient tradition of the city – jump in! (But it's best not to do it after rainfall, which can bring sediment into the river.)
- Revitalise your body with a traditional Chinese massage at the Dikara Spa in the Radisson Blu (the only international hotel in Liuzhou).
- Step into ancient history at the Bailian Cave, about half an hour from the Radisson Blu, to see how humans lived 50,000 years ago.
- Take a tour of some of Liuzhou's surrounding ethnic minority villages. Ronghsui Miao Village (2 hours' drive) and Sanjing Dong Village (3.5 hours) are both areas of spectacular natural beauty as well as showcasing the unique traditions of ethnic minorities in China.
- Take some photos at the Big Dragon Pool Scenic Spot, less than 20 minutes away. A protected area of immense natural beauty, it is surrounded by lush mountain peaks, forests and stunning natural watercourses.
- Stop by the Liuzhou Confucius Temple. Originally built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it was destroyed in World War II and was rebuilt in 2010 to continue its history as an important influence on local culture and education.
- Be inspired at the Liu Zongyuan Park, a memorial to the pioneering Chinese writer Liu Zongyuan who wrote poetry and prose during the Tang Dynasty. He was banished to Liuzhou, where he became popular with locals for his efforts to improve conditions. He died there in 819.


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* [[Countess]] [[Hedda Splode]] -- Warlord, 6th level, Deceased
* [[Countess]] [[Hedda Splode]] -- Warlord, 6th level, Deceased
* [[Viscount]] [[Bart Lightrail]], Viscount of [[Kibo]], 1st level, Deceased
* [[Viscount]] [[Bart Lightrail]], Viscount of [[Kibo]], 1st level, Deceased
* [[Jack Snipe]] -- [[Foolamancer]], subsequently employed by [[Stanley the Tool]], Deceased
* [[Jack Snipe]] -- [[Foolamancer]], subsequently employed by [[Stanley the Tool]], Deceased
* [[Marie Lavraie]] -- [[Predictamancer]], living in the [[Magic Kingdom]]
* [[Marie Lavraie]] -- [[Predictamancer]], living in the [[Magic Kingdom]]
* Brother [[Orwell]] -- [[Chief Caster|Chief]] [[Lookamancer]], [[Turning|Turned]] to [[Haffaton]], Prisoner of Faq, subsequently turned back to Faq
* Brother [[Orwell]] -- [[Chief Caster|Chief]] [[Lookamancer]], [[Turning|Turned]] to [[Haffaton]], Prisoner of Faq, subsequently turned back to Faq
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* [[Rusty Trombone]] -- [[Shockmancer]]
* [[Rusty Trombone]] -- [[Shockmancer]]
* [[Countess]] [[Marika Neagle]] -- Warlord, 5th level, Deceased
* [[Countess]] [[Marika Neagle]] -- Warlord, 5th level, Deceased
*[[Olive Branch]], Prisoner, Fugitive, Deceased
* [[Olive Branch]], Prisoner, Fugitive, Deceased
==Current Inhabitants==
==Current Inhabitants==
Revision as of 15:07, 2 October 2013
Faq redirects here. For other uses, see Faq (disambiguation)
- 1 Proposed Canon
- 1.1 Former Inhabitants
- 1.2 Current Inhabitants
- 1.3 Known Units
- 1.4 Location
- 1.5 Cities
- 1.6 History
- 1.7 Livery
- 1.8 Natural Allies
- 2 Speculation
- 3 Real World References
- 4 See Also
- 5 Citations
Proposed Canon
The Kingdom of Faq is a Capital Side in Erfworld. It was sacked by Stanley,[1] but has been rebuilt by Queen Jillian using funds provided by Transylvito.[2] It is now a member of the Royal Crown Coalition II. Count Vinny Doombats is the liaison between Faq and Transylvito; he has since become Jillian's lover.[3] Jillian has formed a secret alliance with Charlie who helped arrange for the Western Giants to become Faq's Natural Allies.[4] Since the fall of Unaroyal, Don King has been sending substantial resources to Faq at the cost of his own Kingdom, leaving its own borders vulnerable and repeatedly invaded against the objections of his Chief Warlord Caesar Borgata.[5]
Faq consists of a Capital of the same name with two subordinate cities.[6] It also has significant natural resources available as farms and mines. Faq's cities can produce Royals, Noble Warlords, Knights, Infantry, Gwiffons and Megalogwiffs. The rate at which new units are being produced has been substantially increased by Vanna.[7]
Faq is surrounded with mountains on all sides.[8] Some tunnels pass through these mountains. Much of the mountain terrain is of the "Impassable Mountain" variety[9] which provides a small number of choke points; this makes it much easier to defend Faq against a numerically superior army. There is at least one pass through the mountains, called the Faq Gap.[10] A river flows through the Kingdom of Faq.[11]
King Banhammer was the last Ruler of Faq prior to its fall. Jillian Zamussels was his daughter and a heir to the throne.
Former Inhabitants
- King Banhammer -- Royal Ruler, Deceased
- Lady Wanda Firebaugh -- Croakamancer, currently employed by Lord Stanley the Tool
- Earl Chip Tunage -- Warlord, Earl of Otoh, 2nd level, Deceased
- Countess Hedda Splode -- Warlord, 6th level, Deceased
- Viscount Bart Lightrail, Viscount of Kibo, 1st level, Deceased
- Jack Snipe -- Foolamancer, subsequently employed by Stanley the Tool, Deceased, Decrypted
- Marie Lavraie -- Predictamancer, living in the Magic Kingdom
- Brother Orwell -- Chief Lookamancer, Turned to Haffaton, Prisoner of Faq, subsequently turned back to Faq
- Adderall Hawk -- Mathamancer with Flight ability
- Sister Betsy Murgatroyd --Healomancer
- Brother Labeler -- Signamancer
- Moothfott -- Moneymancer
- Rusty Trombone -- Shockmancer
- Countess Marika Neagle -- Warlord, 5th level, Deceased
- Olive Branch, Prisoner, Fugitive, Deceased
Current Inhabitants
- Queen Jillian Zamussels -- former Royal Warlord and Heir, former Barbarian mercenary, current Ruler
- Vinny Doombats, Count of Duckula, Transylvito Liaison to Faq, lover of Queen Jillian.
- Chief Warlord Duncan Scone -- Level 6, Formerly Jitterati. Captured by Faq in 51 AW.
- Vanna -- Turnamancer Formerly employed by Unaroyal. Joins Faq in 41 AW.
- Bobtail -- Warlord Level 2.
- Belzon -- Warlord
- DeTrop -- Warlord Level 1
- Two other newly created Noble Warlords, one of which is level 2, possibly named Danny or Dave.
- Royal Heir likely to be popped in 81 AW.
- Western Giants
Known Units
Old Faq
- Flying units
- Infantry
- Commanders
New Faq
- Flying units
- Infantry
- Commanders
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- Main article: Erfworld Geography
Faq is located in the vicinity of the Kingdom of Transylvito and (in times past) near the Kingdom of Haffaton. Units of both of these Sides passed by Faq (although not seeing it) periodically.[12] It is located deep within the High Mountains, nearly impassible except for fliers and tunnelers.[13]
It is northeast of Carport of the Carpudlian side.[14]
Transylvito is to the south of Faq,[15] with Jitterati to the northwest and Gobwin Knob to the east.[16]
(In 27 AW)
- Faq -- Level 4, Capital. The city of Faq has unusual defenses, which seem specifically designed to defend against Dwagon attacks.
- Otoh -- Level 2, farming
- Kibo -- Level 2, farming
City of Faq
- Main Article: City of Faq
From First Intermission 37:
- "It was circular, sharp, and shining.
- The outer "walls" were useless against siege, even worse than Transylvito's. They consisted of a ring of stone teeth with a reflective coating of tin, inward-curving towers that terminated in spoon-like roosts for gwiffons and megalogwiffs. There was no gate. Vinny simply flew between these pillars and entered the city. A horn somewhere announced him as an arriving allied unit.
- The garrison was a set of six more teeth, much taller, fortified with solid walls that joined them like webbing. Three of these walls had gated archways, adorned with Gothic patterns in wrought iron and stone.
- At the center of the garrison rose a tower constructed with all the ferocity of Jillian's imagination. It was shaped something like a white marble palm tree. The trunk was a twist of six massive columns, tapering slightly as they reached straight upward. The top of the tower was a miniature fortress, a bristle of glass and hard spikes, with ledges and platforms where many dozens of flyers could land, or hundreds of defenders could lurk."
Brief Additions
Faq has briefly held a handful of other cities since Queen Jillian retook the throne. All of these acquisitions have been sacked.
- Kona -- formerly a Jitterati level 3, sacked in 51 AW
- Valdez -- formerly a Jitterati level 2, presumably sacked in 51 AW
- Progrock -- formerly a Gobwin Knob level 4, sacked in 75 AW
Faq briefly held some Cities during the reign of King Banhammer, all of which were razed.
- Diecast -- captured from Haffaton, level 2
- Goodminton -- captured from Haffaton, level 2, Capital Site
The Emerald City
During Haffaton's reign of terror, Faq was driven from its own Cities, but later laid claim to one of Haffaton's Capital Sites, reestablishing the Side.
The Peaceful Kingdom
For over a thousand turns, King Banhammer sought a peaceful, non-violent existence for his Kingdom, and so avoided combat that put his nation at risk. His strategy was hide the existence and location of Faq from possible aggressors. At one point in Faq's history, prior to the establishment of Gobwin Knob and Jitterati, Faq was almost entirely surrounded by Haffaton, except for it's southern border with Transylvito. Fortunately for Faq, neither Haffaton or Transylvito was aware of the existence of Faq at that time. King Banhammer relied heavily on the use of magic and in the later turns of his reign had multiple Casters, including a Chief Lookamancer, Brother Orwell, a Predictamancer (Marie Lavraie)[17], a Croakamancer (Wanda Firebaugh), a Foolamancer (Jack Snipe)[18], a Mathamancer with Flight ability, Adderall Hawk, a Healomancer, Sister Betsy Murgatroyd, a Signamancer, Brother Labeler, a Moneymancer, Moothfott, and a Shockmancer, Rusty Trombone.
When enemy units appeared nearby (usually passing through his territory unaware a nation existed there), Marie Lavraie was able to lay out the route the force would follow, allowing Jack to Veil one City at a time; thus, he managed to keep the location of Faq hidden until Wanda revealed the existence of Faq to Stanley. When King Banhammer was informed by Marie Lavraie that Faq would someday fall, his response was to pop his heir, Princess Jillian. Jillian was popped sometime before 625 BW.
Mercenary Work
Although the kingdom had mines and farms, King Banhammer found it necessary to send its units to do mercenary work, in order to supplement the treasury.[19] Jillian assumed command over these mercenaries after she had problems with King Banhammer.[20] Her employment as a mercenary provided her with combat experience that helped her become a 7th level Chief Warlord. At least some of those mercernaries of Faq met newly popped units at Mount Pilot.[21]
Fall of Faq
Marie Lavraie gave Wanda a second Prediction: that she would one day attune to an Arkentool. This would lead her to desperate measures in finding her destiny. She eventually learned of Stanley the Plaid, a Warlord in the service of King Saline IV at the time, who had attuned to the Arkenhammer. Thinking to take this Arkentool from him, she conspired with Stanley to bring him to Faq. Her intent was to see Stanley die in the attack on her side.[22] Her plan failed because Stanley unexpectedly acquired a large number of Dwagons during his journey from Gobwin Knob to Faq.[23] Because he had a far larger force than he'd originally planned to use, Stanley succeeded in destroying and pillaging Faq, ending the side. Wanda and Jack survived this disaster by agreeing to serve under Stanley, while Marie Lavraie became a Barbarian caster in the Magic Kingdom. At the time of Stanley's attack, Jillian and at least some of her mercenaries were in the field. Faq's fall turned Jillian and the troops with her into a Barbarian force.[24] Jillian's troops were later killed in battle with Witches[25] and Jillian remains the only known former Faq Unit that is not a caster.
The New Kingdom
The restored Kingdom of Faq has been profoundly influenced by each of the three main survivors on the Royal Side of the Battle of Gobwin Knob: Jillian, Charlie, and Vinny. Without Vinny's efforts to encourage cooperation between Jillian and Don King, it is unlikely that Transylvito would have provided the resources needed to first rebuild Faq and than rapidly expand its forces. Without the advice and financial support provided to Jillian by both Charlie and Transylvito, Faq could not have developed as it has. Between the three of them, these architects of Faq have a far better understanding of the personalities and abilities of the leaders of Gobwin Knob than anyone else on the Royal side. No one besides Charlie even begins to understand what Parson is capable of, and no one has the length of experience with both Wanda and Jack that Jillian has. As the magnitude of the threat posed by Gobwin Knob grows ever more apparent, the question of how Gobwin Knob can be stopped will be asked with greater and greater frequency. Natural Signamancy suggests that the answer will be found in Faq.
War in Jetstone
When a Gobwin Knob army led by Wanda and Ansom invades Jetstone in 75 AW, Jillian leads a Faqian force in Jetstone's defense. According to Ossomer,LIAB 10 Jillian's force includes:
- 26 Gwiffons
- 6 Megalogwiffs (on LIAB 24, however, it appears that there are at least 10 Megalogwiffs, suggesting that Ossomer might have been wrong, or that Jillian upgraded at least four (if that's possible))
- 1 Chief Warlord Duncan Scone
- 1 Warlord Bobtail
- 1 Warlord Belzon
- 1 Warlord DeTrop
- 1 Caster Vanna
Jillian's forces are significantly less powerful than Wanda's flying force of Dwagons and Archons. Instead of entering into a direct conflict with Wanda, Jillian changed the tactical situation in Jetstone's favor by having Vanna (while linked to Charlie), end Gobwin Knob's turn before Wanda could take advantage of her superior strength and position. Jillian then captured Ansom, (which made it easier for Jetstone to destroy Gobwin Knob's ground troops), before leaving to attack the cities held by Gobwin Knob which lay between Jetstone and Faq. She sacked Progrock, and thereby gained 40,000 Shmuckers, after capturing Stanley's living units and croaking Wanda's decrypted.
Under Banhammer, the livery of Faq was green, Far Eastern styled clothing.
Under Jillian, the livery is now silver and white.
Natural Allies
Charlie gave Jillian the idea of making a deal between Faq and the Western Giants, who were allied with Jitterati. During Jillian's attack on Valdez, under the cover of a Parley, the Giants switched sides to Faq.
Given their willingness to change sides, Jillian may want to be careful, as this could cause problems later, since Parson or Charlie could offer them a new contract.
Western Giants are a perfect natural ally for Faq, as though they are heavies, they are mountain-capable, and may be able to cross through the gap on their own.
Faq currently produces the same types of units which it formerly produced under King Banhammer. However, if Stanley rather than Jillian had rebuilt Faq, it would probably have produced the same units which were produced by Gobwin Knob. If Caesar had rebuilt Faq, it would probably have produced the same units as Transylvito.
Because Faq's terrain makes it well suited for defense, it may be that Don envisions Faq becoming a defensive fortress where he or his Royal Heir can survive, even if Stanley destroys Transylvito. Jillian and Don are still unaware that Stanley the Tool has a growing army of fliers that includes Dwagons and Archons that could threaten Transylvito. But since Stanley has attacked Transylvito in the past, Don King may believe he will attack again soon. If he decides that Transylvito is about to fall to Stanley, Don could conceivably adopt Stanley's escape plan, and send his Heir, with the remaining flying Vampires, Goyles, and Doombats to Faq. Once there, they would become Mercenaries, whom Jillian could hire.
Faqian Philosophy
Under King Banhammer, Faq was devoted to the study of philosophy. Erf-b1-p082 There may have been a correlation between the names of the towns and the style of philosophy practiced there. Philosophers in the capital sought to answer Frequently Asked Questions. Philosophers in Kibo were very critical of other philosopher's reasoning, deriding it as Knowledge In, Boop Out. Philosophers in Otoh, On The Other Hand, saw value on the arguments of both Faq and Kibo.
In the future, Faqian philosophy may develop in directions pleasing to Queen Jillian. For example, both the institution of Royalty and the Arkentools were created by the Titans. This suggests they may both have a role to play in the Titan's Plan. According to this line of reasoning, Stanley's great crime is to attempt to use one aspect of the Titan's Plan, the Arkentools, to destroy another aspect, Royalty. The rejection of the Arkentools by the members of the Royal Crown Coalition is equally objectionable. Jillian's efforts to combine the powers of Royalty and the Arkentools, by allying with Charlie, and possibly by attempting to persuade Wanda to return to Faq with the Arkenpliers, could represent the true will of the Titans.
Natural Allies
Faq could be attacked by ground units through a system of Tunnels. They would benefit from a force of tunnel fighters. Two possible types of unit which could fill these roles are Marbits and Gobwins. Given the problems Stanley is having finding Gobwins, it's possible that Charlie has helped Jillian forge an alliance with the Gobwins. There has been no reference to such an arrangement as yet, however. Parson has noted an unusual number of Marbits in the absence of the Gobwins which may indicate that Charlie has employed Marbit's as his own Natural Allies and is using them to wipe out the randomly popping Gobwin tribes before Gobwin Knob can find and recruit them. Whether he would be doing that to help Faq or just to undermine Gobwin Knob is purely speculative.
The Royal Heir
Since 41 AW, the production capability of the City of Faq has been used to create a new Royal Heir. What might that Heir be like?
- Caster-Royal: New sides normally produce at least one new Caster instead of a Warlord, but Faq has not done so. And the Heir may be affected by the way in which Turnamancer Vanna is using her magic to accelerate the Heir's development. Can a Royal also be a Caster? If so, he might be a Healomancer, given that "Castor Oil" is a medicinal drug. Given Castor Oil's use as a laxative, Dirtamancer is also possible, and very useful given Faq's mountainous surroundings.
- Philosopher-Prince: Faq has a tradition of philosophy. Might Jillian's child be like her Father in this way?
- Warrior Princess: She's just like her Mom.
- Transylvito Princess: Vinny is Jillian's lover. Does that make him the Princess' father?
Real World References
- The name is a pun on FAQ.
There are a lot of Frequently Asked Questions about Erfworld; fortunately, there have been many answers, or the name wouldn't work out too well.
- Faq is also a pun on "The Eternal Questions," such as 'Who am I?', 'What do I want?', 'What is my purpose for being?', 'Is there an afterlife?', 'What is my role in society?', etc.
- Western Giants seem to be based on the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
- Faq's ensign is similar to that of Indonesia's national airline, Garuda Indonesia.
See Also
- Jillian Zamussels: Queen of Faq
- Transylvito: Allied side. Funded Jillian's reconstruction of Faq
- Charlescomm: Allied side. Funded recruitment of Vanna.
- ^ First Intermission 37
- ^ ibid
- ^ First Intermission 49
- ^ citation needed
- ^ First Intermission 49
- ^ citation needed
- ^ First Intermission 41
- ^ TBFGK_107:6 and IPTSF Text 28
- ^ First Intermission 11 - From the Faq Gap to Carport is southwest, so Faq must be northeast of it.
- ^ IPTSF Text 28
- ^ First Intermission 19
- ^ citation needed
- ^ IPTSF Text 29
- ^ LIAB_Text_27
- ^ First Intermission 41


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The Light of The Soul
March 29, 2011
The Power of Prayer
March 17, 2011
Nonviolence: The Higher Law
March 16, 2011
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. [Isaiah 11:6]
Although, as a means, violence satisfies the need for instant justice: whatever advantage is gained by it is temporal. It can not be lasting.What is gained by nonviolence is done so only over time and at the price of much forbearance and self-sacrifice.The fruit of its practice may take years if not decades to mature. But its victory is assured. And once achieved it becomes the eternal inheritance of mankind.
A Letter from Amram Blau
March 14, 2011
A Call from Jerusalem by Rabbi Amrom Blau 1969, zt"l
It is the nations of the world who gave credence to the canard that the Zionists represent the Jewish people. It is an ironical fact that without this recognition, the Zionists would not have been able to establish their hegemony over the Jewish people.
If the Arabs lay the blame, for the loss of their territories,to the nations, then the Jewish people can attribute an even greater loss to their historic identity as a G-dly people through the acceptance of the Zionists as the spokesman of the Jewish people. By their recognition, they have inflicted more harm on the authentic people of Israel, its Torah and its faith than on the Arab people.
Actually, the Zionists atheists have no intrinsic connection with the Jewish people. There is no fact as axiomatic of the Jewish people as the fact that they are characterized by their adherence to the Torah. The Jewish people as such, has no interest in the Zionists or Zionism, or in power over the state. They eschew nationalism and its political implications.
The Jewish people are opposed to any confrontation with the Arab people. Before the advent of political Zionism the Jews had no conflict with the Arab world.
It is well known, that Baron Rothschild made substantial purchases of Land from the Arabs. The original Jewish settlers of Rischon Letzion, Zichron Meir, Rachovos, Ekron etc., lived in harmony amongst and under the authority of their Arab neighbors. Their was never any opposition from the Arab community concerning Jewish immigration or purchase of land before Zionism. We lived side by side with our Arab neighbors in tranquility. Moreover, the Arab population had genuine respect for their Jewish neighbors and maintained business relationships in a friendly and cordial atmosphere.
Not until after War 1, when the Zionists received the Balfour declaration and came to the Holy Land, did the fight between the Zionist and the Arab people begin. The Old Yishuv (the Jewish community which predated Zionism) found themselves caught in this conflict against their will.
The Zionist who have shown no regard for Jewish blood, and have proven to be irresponsible, extended their rule over parts of the Holy Land, which had been inhabited by Arabs, and there upon brought the entire Arab world into conflict with the Jewish community.
These Zionists claim to be the proud descendants of the infamous hoodlums who were responsible for the genocide of the Jewish people at the time of the First Temple. The prophet Jeremiah pleaded with them to lay down their arms in the face of insurmountable odds and certain defeat and surrender the city to Nebuchadnezer, King of Babylon. Jeremiah proclaimed it was the will of G-d that the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple be destroyed as punishment for their sins and if the "people of Israel" accepted this decree then their lives would be spared. Jeremiah was labeled a traitor by these hoodlums and as a result not only was the Temple destroyed, but almost the entire population slaughtered.
These Zionists also claim to be the proud descendants of the infamous hoodlums who were responsible for the destruction of the Second Temple. Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai, leader of the Jewish people, called upon them to lay down their arms and surrender to the Romans. They refused and brought upon the Jews the calamity of the destruction of the Second Temple and the exile which followed.
All former inhabitants of the Old City of Jerusalem know full well, that if not for the courageous two Jews who approached the Arab camps with the white flag raised during the Zionist war of 1948 to conquer the Old City, not a single Jew would have remained alive.
The Zionists thwarted the first attempt of these two elderly rabbis to leave the battle zone, by gunfire wounds. Undaunted, the two succeeded at their second attempt. Thereby saving the remainder of Jewish populace in the Old City.
In addition, the Zionists went step further and called these two valiant men traitors.
In their surge for power and victory at all costs, their proclaimed alternative is a Masada death. As one of their own leaders stated emphatically before the 1967 war, "we are prepared to fight to the last Israeli". How much Jewish blood must be spilled in order for them to maintain their goal of a so called "Jewish State"?
The Masada complex of these ancient hoodlums and their modern reincarnation, the Zionists would have then, as now, condemned the Jewish people to complete physical annihilation. The Jewish people rejected national suicide inherent in the Masada complex and they survived as a people only because they accepted throughout the generations the leadership of the Jeremiahs and Rabbis Jochanan Zakai.
Moreover by the command of the Torah the Jew is obliged to further the welfare of the state wherein he dwells. He entertains no thought of rebellion, in particular the Torah forbids us to retake Holy Land by force of arms. Jews abhor the shedding of blood of any human being for any reason whatever. In our entire long exile, there has never been an instance where the Torah justifies the use of bloodshed even against opponents. As the Sages point out, with particular reference (Genesis Rabba93;) and it can be seen from their comment on the verse "Turn to the north" that this applies even to attackers (Deuteronomy Rabba).
The Jew deplores the loss of lives caused by the struggle for power. The "people of Israel" meaning the Jews who are loyal to G-d and to his Torah are also loyal to the covenant imposed upon them, even when dwelling in the Holy Land, to abhor force of arms. They are innocent of responsibility for the present disturbances, and they are actually captives of the present regime. Those who are unwillingly involved in the political state consider it a contradiction to their faith and conscience.
One should appeal to every upright person, to realize that the whole world will bear the guilt of an irreparable crime if this game, involving the lives of thousands of innocents, is enabled to develop, Heaven forbid. The attribute of compassion, which is in the heart of every scrupulous person, must be aroused to exert influence and compel those with this empty ambition to stop.
May He to whom peace belongs grant us and the whole world blessing and peace
Amram Blau


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By Fareed Zakaria
A bold proposal recently caught my eye: One of Moscow's top academics says Russia should build a new capital city. This city would be far, far away from Moscow, 4,000 miles to be exact — in Vladivostok.
Well, the person who proposed the idea, Sergei Karaganov of Moscow's Higher School of Economics, wrote in a state-run newspaper that a capital in the far east would make Russia part of what he calls "the rising world" — closer to dynamic Asian economies and further away from an aging Europe.
The idea of moving a capital is not without precedent.
British India moved its capital from the coastal city of Calcutta to the more centrally located Delhi in 1911, and then created the city of New Delhi.
In the 1920s, Turkish nationalists moved their capital from Istanbul to Ankara, kick-starting rapid growth in central Turkey.
More recently, Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, in the center of the country; and Kazakhstan moved its seat of government from Almaty to Astana to be closer to Russia.
It's unlikely President Vladimir Putin will want to follow suit. But he would do well to think about the underlying thrust behind the argument: Moscow needs urgent reform. Russia is not really a booming emerging market economy. It is an oil-rich kleptocracy where mostly everything else in the country — including the once-vaunted military — is in a shambles.
Putin often cites figures to show he has presided over a boom. The average Russian's income has risen more than seven-fold in the last decade, from 2,000 to 14,000 dollars a year.
Yet that statistic tells an incomplete story. Russia's growth has been uneven.
Moscow has 78 billionaires — more than any other city in the world. Those billionaires, along with others in the rest of the country, account for 20% of Russia's GDP. Far higher than any country.
That doesn't leave much of Russia's economy for businesses and the other 141 million people in the country.
The second problem is that Moscow's fate has for years been linked to crude oil prices. Data shows how Russian stocks have risen and fallen in step with oil prices.
According to Reuters, Russia now needs crude to trade at $117 a barrel simply to balance its budget. That number used to be $50 as recently as 2008, and $27 at the start of Putin's first presidency. Talk about a bloated state.
In part, Moscow's escalating expenses are a result of Putin's largesse, a policy designed to keep his electorate happy and keep him in power.
Rising crude prices have allowed Putin to maintain that system of bribery. But with global growth now slowing, he can no longer count on the same set of conditions for the rest of his presidency.
Instead, he needs to reform the economy. Private companies need the freedom and confidence to actually develop.
Russia has only one main bank — its people need a financial system they can trust.
Russia ranks 143rd in the world on Transparency International's corruption index.
To his credit, Putin acknowledges these problems. Shortly after his re-election, he spoke of improving Russia's rank in the World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" list, from 120th in the world to a place in the top 20.
He also targeted raising investment from 20% of GDP to 27%.
But if those targets sound somewhat familiar, it's because he's set similar ones before — during his first presidency. And didn't meet them.
This time, he not only has the economy to fix: he's also faced with an opposition movement with growing courage.
The Kremlin this week welcomed a new cabinet, but it's mostly full of mostly the same old faces. If Putin keeps the same old policies, his problems may only just be starting.
it depends to the Russians . they agree or not ,
Move it .....and loose Putin in the move ........ Charles Bowen Solomon Stone
After he is done in office,they can rename the capital "Putingrad"
Pat, I want to know why you are not at the Bilderberg Meeting or even reporting on it? Why as a Christian, are you not standing up to this evil in this world with Prayers & Leadership, shining Gods light on their Darkness being executed in secret right now as the Global Agenda?
You should be rallying people peacefully to be there with the protesters and leading them in prayers for this world and Country, and binding up the Principalities and Powers of Darkness as they discuss our demise right in your own backyard. Why is there not even a whisper of this event coming from CNN and who do you really stand up for, the Globalists or God? Shame on you!
Do the U.S. and Canada need to move their capitals to L.A. and Vancouver to participate in trade with the Pacific nations? No. The location of the capital city should not matter in a modern, well-governed nation. It only matters in countries where the economy is controlled by political patronage. That's Russia's real problem.
We had a Governer who said I can see Mr Putin in my backyard, but actually what happend was once she heared her Daughter screaming PUTIN PUTIN she thought its Mr Putin but after her daughter got pregnant and she realized it was her daughter telling her boyfriend to PUT IN, and rest is history.
the people of the russian far east for decades have been trying to convince moscow to put more development into vladivostok and the surrounding regions. so far, it has not come to pass.
This is actually the smartest thing I've heard come out of Russia since Tetris.
Russia is large enough to have 4 or 5 capitals, or main cities, or economic zones.
Putin's days are limited. The murmur against his dictatorship is growing louder than before. Many potential techocratic entreprueners have been unfairly sidelines so that Putin can continue his ridiculously poor handling of Russia's once opulent wealth.
Russia is now relying mainly on the sale of oil, which Putin got special concessions from former Arabian dictators. In exchange for that, Putin supplies these murderous dictators guns and planes to kill innocent citizens or to keep them in check.
Move the capital to Vladivostok? Maybe that's why the US is moving its naval carriers to Asia and the Pacific Ocean. 🙂
Perhaps a trade and business capital in in Vladivostok and Moscow will remain governing capital, Fareed ?
All things are possible in this age of speed-of-light information technology transactions. I also think humanity could use a whole bunch of new cities not just in Russia, but all over the globe. Don't ask who will pay for it all, though !
Move the USA ca[ital to Kansas while they are at it.
It would be a huge improvement over the corrupt NY DC corridor.
Seven billionaires control 20% of the economy? This means that Putin needs to ax a few more billionaires. It's been a long time since he got the last one. Putin must be getting itchy anyway. Eenie meenie minie moe.
The name of the new capitol will be ( Syria )
maybe the us should move its capital from Washington D C to somewhere in Iowa to be closer to the corn
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Hmmm interesting, moving their capital in east asia. Maybe we should move our capital closer to Asia to Los Angeles......haha no maybe not 😉
farid zakaria, how can you prove that putin is providing shelter to a bribing system, this article is full of shameful hate, what do you want a casino economy and riches made in stock exchange, this is utterly discusting and shameful article by a very very biased person
first worry about your own system which is on the brink of disaster, people like you are dragging usa to near disaster situation by distracting people attention and focus on weakness of others. americans should be aware of people like him who do not speak of americas problems.
he will never talk about russia`s good things, like stability, public systems, just they want denationazation of russia natural resources.
Another foolish article by the author. Moscow is the most convinent place for capital of Russia. It has moderate climate compared to Vladivostok, has the author been to Vladivostok in winter??? Moscow is very well connected (especially with Saint Petersburg) & is easy to access from most countries. It already has very good infrastructure in place.Moscow defines Russia.It is near Ukraine and Belarus which helps Putin to keep an eye on these places (remeber his motor bike trip to Ukraine or his visits to black sea resorts). Imagine travelling from Delhi, Berlin , London or Kiev to Vladivostok??
What about the time zone gap between Moscow and Vladivostok?? Would you hear a morning news from Vladivostok during dineer in Moscow???
Infact it makes sense to economically develop places like Sochi, which is what Putin is doing (Winter Olympics) as they have excellant weather & reduced start up costs for running business (lot of saving on heating & electricity & good roads and transport in winter due to lack of snow).
Putin seems to know what the cure is – arrest the Jews who've come in to ruin the country and return Russian wealth to the people and the state.
Putin seems to have the answer already – arrest the Ashkenazi Jews who've come in to ruin the country and return Russian wealth to the people and the state.
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Cuidado com a propaganda ocidental anti-Putin. O homem devolveu o orgulho aos russos.
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