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Every December an ice city appears in the central park of Irkutsk. The theme is different every year, but it generally features various animals made out of ice. This time, as it is the year of the Dragon according to the lunar calendar, a jolly looking fellow welcomes everyone at the entrance to the park:
The center piece of any ice city in Russia is, of course, the Yolka – a Christmas Tree. They used to have an actual fur tree back in the day. Now it's just a metal construction covered with plastic fur tree branches. But it still brings cheer to the young and old alike.
The most important attraction of any ice city is an ice slide. The bigger, the better, of course!
The icey animals were a little crude this year. I hear the real masterpieces of ice sculpture are up for display in Listvyanka, which is a small town right on the shore of Lake Baikal, about an hour away from Irkutsk. But for us, city folk, these were still fun:
The ice was harvested right here in Irkutsk. You can see pieces of lake plants in some of the sculptures.
We even had a maze this year! Here's something for Bozeman to consider for next year, provided it gets cold enough in Montana:
I personally like seeing families out and about in the ice city taking photographs and having a good time:
Of course, there should be ponies and horses all dressed up to lure young kids and set their parents back a pretty ruble for a short ride around the park:A word to one of the sponsors of the whole affair:
And last, but not least, a shot with the symbols of the New Year's Holidays – Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter, Snegurochka, or Snow Maiden:
I hope you enjoyed this taste of winter in Siberia!
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This post is primarily directed to newer members of AR. As people become serious about building a standing at AR, they have a few ways to do this: Invite points, localism, but most of us rely on blogging and comments as the mainstay of our quest. A person trying to get to the next level will do ten blogs in the week and try to get in ten comments per day.
This has been said before, but I want to reiterate it here. If you are taking the time to read blogs and then comment, make sure you write enough words in the comment that it will count for points. For example, if you take 30 minutes and write ten comments, similar to the title of this post, and check your points you will find that you earned zero comment points. As I recall, the magic number to trip the system is twelve words, which is not that challenging. By the way, if you make really short comments, these also do not help the person who wrote the blog. Case in point: We often have people posting here (I was one of them a few months back) asking why they have a number of comments after a blog, but so few actual comment points. That is because a number of the comments are short and do not meet the AR minimum guidelines. If the writer does not get a comment point, then neither does the blogger who wrote the post being commented on -- at least that seems to be the case from my personal experience dissecting my blogs and comments.
Realize, the comments do not have to be that arduous a task, but they need to be more than a couple words. The following would earn comment points and is not so hard: "Steve, I appreciated the information on comment points. I had wondered why some of mine were not showing up."
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According to a new report from Hollywood Life, Kristen Stewart has gained fifteen pounds. And how do they know this? Why, by discussing it with a nutritionist, of course – and basing their assumptions on a recent picture of Kristen where's she's bundled up in a bulky jacket. LOL!
Let's face it – with or without those 'fifteen pounds', Kristen Stewart is very skinny. But according to Hollywood Life's 'source', Kristen Stewart is absolutely, unequivocally NOT pregnant. Their source claims, "Kristen is absolutely not pregnant. She has put on a few extra pounds for a movie role and that's it. She's already so thin so a few more pounds makes a noticeable difference. Don't get me wrong, Kristen would love to be a mom one day and have little rugrats running around, but not for a while. Her priority right now is her work."
Uh-huh. So not only are they basing the fact that Kristen has put on weight over pictures, they're also making the assumption that she's not pregnant because their 'source' says so. Right. I'm sure this source will also elaborate on what Kristen has been doing for the past six months, and if they can also clarify whether Robert Pattinson and Kristen are still talking to each other.
We can't definitively say that Kristen is pregnant or not – but putting on weight is very easy to do. I don't know where their report got the very specific figure of 'fifteen pounds' from, but honestly, Kristen looks exactly the same. In fact, she used to look gaunt in the face before, and she looks happier and healthier now, probably because she's finally getting back on her feet, both career and life-wise.
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Comparing the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
The word gospel means good news, and is a term used to define the written accounts of Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament. The four widely known gospels are the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However the term can also refer to the apocryphal, non-canonical, the Jewish, and the gnostic gospels. There are several accounts of Jesus that are not recognized or accepted by orthodox Christians, however the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are going to be my primary focus.
Despite the gospel of Matthew being the first book in the new testament the majority view today, is that Mark was actually the first gospel followed by Matthew and then Luke. It is believed that Matthew and Luke borrowed passages from Mark's gospel and one other source lost to history. This view is known as the two-source hypothesis. The two-source hypothesis came out around the 19th centruy.
Due to Matthew and Luke borrowing passages from Mark these three gospels are known as the synoptic gospels. Synoptic means having the same view, and if you read the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke you will understand why they are considered the synoptic gospels. John was the only author who actually knew Jesus and his gospel takes a different view than the first three. John's gospel follows a very different time line and does not share much content with the other gospels in general. The gospel of John uses different verbiage, and style of writing and was actually rejected by the orthodox Christians for a long time. Today, it is widely accepted and is the favorite gospel by most conservative Christians.
Below you will find a comparison table that helps to better visualize the differences and similarities between the four gospels.
A second generation Christian, possibly a follower of Peter
An unknown Jewish Christian, traditionally the Apostle Matthew
A Gentile Christian, traditionally Luke the physician and Paul's traveling companion
The "beloved disciple" the Apostle John
Date Written
Who is Jesus?
Healer, Miracle Worker, Teacher, Misunderstood by those closest to Him
Promised Messiah of Jewish people, greatest prophet, teacher of the "new law" calling people to be faithful of the Old Testament covenant with God
Merciful, Compassionate, Prayerful teacher with special concern for women, the poor, and non-Jews (Gentiles)
Noble, Powerful divine--fully in control of His destiny
The Author's Community
A Gentile Christian community in Rome undergoing persecution
A Jewish Christian community
Written to "Theophilus"
Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans
Hisotrical Situation
The Romans subdue armed Jewish rebellions. Christians experiencing persecution in Rome
Written after Romans had destroyed all of Jerusalem
Written when the persecution of Jews and Christians was intensifying
Jewish leaders banned Christians from the synagogues
Where the books were written
Most likely Antioch of Syria
Possibly Rome or Caesarea
Probably written in Ephesus
This table is a great way to see the similarities between the three synoptic gospel authors, as well as see how they differ from each other and the apostle John. Learning about the authors can greatly help us understand how and why they wrote their gospels the way they did.
The Gospel of John:
The gospel of John was the only gospel written by a follower of Jesus. The other three writers were followers of Jesus's apostles, and likely never met Jesus for themselves. John's message was a personal account of his following closely with Jesus. Therefore, John's message is for all ethnic groups and his whole purpose for writting is to bring evidence to prove that Jesus is Christ and truly the Son of God.
Throughout John's work one will find that John's focus is on emphasizing the divine status of Jesus. This can be seen through Jesus' statements of "I am" that will be found in John's gospel. From the very first verse to the end of the book John's message of divinity is clear. In John 1:1 he lays the foundation for the entire gospel, and one will find that he continues to show how Jesus is the word made flesh; " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". In John 20:31 the message of his entire book is layed out in black in white; "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name".
The Gospel of Matthew:
Matthew was writting to and for the Jews and focuses his work around the idea that Jesus is the King of the Jews; "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." (Matthew 2:2). There were two main reasons Matthew wrote his book. The gospel of Matthew was written as a message of encouragement and strength for Jewish Christians. Despite Jesus being killed by Jews, Matthew's first message is to strengthen Jewish Christian's faith in the knowledge that Jesus was the Messiah. To prove that Jesus was the promised Messiah of the Old Testament, Matthew quotes the Old Testament more than any other synoptic writer.
The second reason he writes his book is to show that Jesus was truly the Messiah. He shows this by recording Jesus' geneology and quoting the old testament. "A record of the geneology of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:" (Matthew 1:1). This verse fulfills the prophecy from 2 Samuel 7:12-14 "When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son.".
The Gospel of Mark:
Mark focuses on the idea that Jesus was a servant. This can be seen by his lack of geneology of Jesus throughout his gospel. Mark's work is meant to encourage Christians throughout Rome, despite being persecuted for their faith. He goes on to say that persecution is the price that Christian's must pay for following Jesus. In the book of Mark, Jesus says exactly that "Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.'" (Mark 8:34-35).
The Gospel of Luke:
Luke was known to be an accurate historian, and as a result he carefully researched everything. Luke approaches his work by making Jesus the Son of man. He shows how Jesus was a real person and how He showed a genuine interest in people from all walks of life. Luke spends ample time focusing on Jesus' birth and childhood as well as His human traits. The first two chapters are dedicated to the history and geneology of Jesus.
Many of Luke's other versus portray a Jesus who was able to feel human emotions as well as express other human traits. "Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry" (Luke 4:1-2). Jesus is portrayed to have feelings such as pain and sorrow. "He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 'Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.' An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground." (Luke 22:41-44).
Definitions to Remember:
- Covenant: Agreement between God and His people
- Testament: Bears witness to
- Canonical: Official 27 books of the New Testament
- Non-Canonical: Books deemed unnecessary for the New Testament; separate from the apocalypse
- Apocrypha: Anonymous Jewish or Christian texts containing prophetic or symbolic visions that did not make it into the bible
- Theophilus: Lover of God
Despite each gospel being written in different time periods and in completely different historical situations and locations, they have similar story lines and ideas of Jesus' life. Jesus' character and history is portrayed different in these works, yet they do not contradict each other. The different works compliment each other and provide a harmonious detailed description of Jesus' life.
Below is a map that shows where each of the gospels was most likely written. Despite the time frame between each gospel and distance between each location the gospels are uniquely similar yet tell their own portrayal of Jesus and His story.
Locations where the gospels were written
Location where the gospel of Matthew was written.
Location where the gospel of Mark was written
Possibly the location where Luke wrote his gospel
Location believed to be where the gospel of John was written.
Questions & Answers
Among the four gospel, which gospel is different?
If you are referring to which three are the synoptic gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke are the three that have almost identical information down to the order of the stories and the words they use. John is not a part of the synoptic gospels as his gospel varies not only in wordage, but also story line, and contains material that you will not find anywhere else within the synoptic gospels.Helpful 118
If the Gospel of John was written around 90-110CE how was it written by a direct disciple?
CE stands for Common Era and is equivalent to AD. Jesus died somewhere between 30-36 AD.
It is believed that the Gospel of John was edited several times and his earliest works could have started around 70 CE/AD, however it is more commonly believed that the final copy of John (the one we read in bible's today) was completed around 90-110CE. Since we do not have a solid start/end date for the gospel of John, most scholars agree that 90-110 is the most accurate as that is when the full gospel was believed to be finished.Helpful 78
What are the similarities and differences between the four Resurrection stories in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?
You can take an indepth look at the four gospel accounts of the Resurrection here: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Comparing-the-Gos...
It will show the similarities and differences in great detail.Helpful 65
Are the gospels of Matthew and Luke copied from the gospel of Mark?
Matthew and Luke did not copy word for word Mark's gospel, but rather they used his gospel as a reference. It is believed that Matthew and Luke borrowed passages from Mark and one other source. The other source is termed as source Q and is thought to contain sayings of Jesus. Matthew and Mark copied source Q almost to the word, and their content is in the same order. This makes scholars believe that Q was a written source that both Matthew and Luke could read and reference to while writing their gospels.
If you are looking for more information on how the gospels of Matthew and Luke compare to Mark and each other, you can read this article on the synoptic gospels. It goes into further detail on how much shared content is within these three gospels. https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Synoptic-Gosp...Helpful 62
Did Jesus only preach to the Jews?
No, I do not believe he did. You can read about the account of the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:7-26. Not much is known about this women, but from my understanding, she was not a Jew. Later in John (10:16), Jesus says " I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd." This verse makes me believe that He indeed did preach to non-Jews. If you are looking for more examples, you can check out Matthew 15:21-28.
John and the other gospels will be your best resources for looking for more references, as these are the only books that walk with Jesus through his lifetime. I recommend reading John first, as his gospel will have the most references to Jesus' personal life.Helpful 32
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Your research provides relevant and detailed content. It offers clarity and pertinent references of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
I am very impressed with all the Biblical research you have included in your posts. I find it very beneficial. Thanks!
Well researched and written! Thanks
thank you this helped me so much in religion class
Thank you so much for explaining the gospels. I started reading psalms then proverbs and went to John and was trying to figure out where to go next in the bible and read. Your information helped me a lot. Thanks!
Hi Cholee, i just started a course in theology level 1, and my research led me to you. I was glued to the information on synoptic gospels and other suff i found. Well written, clearly understood, well answered questions. I have learned a lot , thank you.
Nice. This is so well-written and easy to understand!
Thank you! Very informative and just the right information I was looking for.
Thank you for such an informative, easy to understand article. I have been trying to learn more about the gospel of John and this was really helpful!
Excellent article. I like the way you went into depth about the Gospels and the men who wrote them. It was interesting to learn John was the only writer of the Gospel who knew Our Lord. Thanks for a lot of useful information on a very interesting topic.
I have benefited from this article as well as my studies/ministry. Thank you
I am very encouraged by seeing your hard work may God bless you and give you wisdom to know Him more.
your sight helped me with my studies about the Bible and also helped me learn a lot more about the gosples… thank you!!!!
You should, Sheabutterfly. But, I know it's a lot of work because the subject matter carries a lot of information, and it's sort of hard to pare it all down. Well, I should say... it's hard for me. You might find it easier.
Nicely done. I would have liked for your article to have been a bit longer... simply because it was truly interesting. Nonetheless, your hub gives us a good overview of all gospels; it piques the attention so that we want to know more. I loved your graph! Voting Interesting.
Well done..this gives a good view of the Gospels...thank you
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So instead, we're going to take things old-school in another way -- spamming your eyeballs with some of the sweetest hair-band videos known to man. You're going to like it, because everyone likes a little Ratt every now and then. Whip out the hairspray and bandannas, folks -- happy Throwback Thursday!
10. Motley Crue, "Kickstart My Heart" No hair-band list would be legit without at least one Motley Crue song. Luckily "Kickstart My Heart" is there with all the skydiving and epic car crashes you'll ever need. Enjoy that hairspray train wreck of a video, because we sure did.
9. Babylon A.D., "Hammer Swings Down" Chicks, fire and permed man-hair. Oh, and we spy with our little eye some leather dude-chaps. Need we say more?
8. Poison, "Unskinny Bop" Man, Poison wore some sweet skinny pants on "Unskinny Bop," while killing off the hair-band scene in so many ways. When you can pull off pants like that with a vest and a skeevy hat, you've found hair-band nirvana. That's exactly what's happening in this video, with some trenchcoat action and guitar shredding to boot.
7. Scorpions, "Rock You Like a Hurricane" Are you ready, baybaaaaaay? We may know a certain writer who sang this song on repeat at karaoke the night before Hurricane Ike, and it was a terrible, terrible idea. Hurricane parties sound like a genius move, until you're so drunk you think "Rock You Like A Hurricane" needs more pelvic thrusts and air guitar.
We think Scorpions had pelvic thrusts covered in the '80s. No need to ever add more, even with 75-mph winds bearing down on you.
6. Warrant, "Cherry Pie" Yes, Warrant had way better songs than "Cherry Pie," but none of them belong on this list because "Cherry Pie" is the fucking epitome of hair-band music.
5. Ratt, "Round and Round" Come on. It's fuckin' Ratt. Love will find a way, just give it time. Damn, we loved this band so much.
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4. Dokken, "It's Not Love" Here's some sweet hair-band music being played from the back of a flatbed trailer in the middle of a city. Man, we wish this would happen on our street. And where can we get one of those sweet blue-jean vests?
3. Cinderella, "Shake Me" Holy hell, is this video awesome. It's got twins as the evil stepsisters, a hot version of Cinderella -- the Disney character, not the band -- and some fucking epic hair. This band knew how to get it all right.
2. Winger, "Seventeen" We can cosign on any hair-band video where the band is predominantly shirtless, but also wearing jackets. That happens in "Seventeen," and even when the guys do choose to wear a top, it's a tiny-tiny version of a shirt. Go ahead on with your bad selves, Winger. Your beautiful man-perms are like angel wings, and you can do no wrong in our eyes, shirtless or otherwise.
1. Skid Row, "18 and Life" Oh, Sebastian Bach. Way to eschew the expected for a hair band with your long, straight locks of epicness. The rest of your band filled in the teased-hair gaps for you, and even if they hadn't, we'd still count "18 and Life" as our No. 1 hair-band video because it's fucking Skid Row and they were everything great about the genre.
Guaranteed, we're jamming out to this video right now, in fact, because Sebastian Bach is nearly always the Kryptonite of our workplace productivity levels.
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South Africa hooker Schalk Brits announced his retirement from all forms of rugby on Wednesday, the second time the 38-year-old has brought down the curtain on his career.
Brits retired in May 2018 after leaving Saracens but was lured back by Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus and helped them lift the Rugby World Cup in Japan this month, ending his international career with 15 caps over an 11-year period.
"Schalk was an invaluable member of our squad and someone who not only lifted the spirit amongst the players, but set an example with his professionalism and superb work-rate throughout the last two seasons," Erasmus said in a statement.
"He came in with one goal in mind and that was to make the Springboks successful, putting aside his own ambitions and selflessly working for the greater good of the team, as player and mentor to younger squad members.
"To say Schalk is a team player would be underestimating the massive role he played in our success, and for that I can only thank him."
Brits began his career in 2002 at Western Province, going on to have spells at Bulls, Stormers, Golden Lions and Saracens.


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PCG Digital Marketing selects Dealer eProcess to receive a 2010 Pinnacle Automotive Website Award in the Search Marketing category at the AWA breakfast ceremony in Las Vegas.
(RUMSON, NJ) PCG Digital Marketing today announced that Dealer eProcess (https://www.dealereprocess.com) was chosen to receive a Pinnacle 2010 Automotive Website Award (AWA) for search marketing. The awards were presented to the leading automotive website companies at the AWA breakfast ceremony in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony preceded the official start of the 9th Annual Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition. Dealer eProcess was chosen to receive the Pinnacle award for search marketing.
The Pinnacle award is the highest recognition the AWA provides in the AWA Search Marketing category. The companies receiving this award have designed and delivered search compliant websites that stood above their peers. Pinnacle Platform winners deliver outstanding digital marketing platforms for car dealers and show an unprecedented attention to detail in live production. These automotive platforms reached the pinnacle for scoring in our AWA benchmarks and live testing, which demonstrates that these companies practice what they preach.
The websites created by Dealer eProcess were some of the most impressive that we reviewed in the Search Marketing category. Dealer e Process is returning to the awards podium for the second time after securing a 2009 ASMA Awards for Industry Leadership in last year in Search Marketing. Brian Pasch, CEO of PCG Digital Marketing stated "Dealer e Process websites set the bar this year. Our team sat through a two-hour presentation of the Dealer e Process website and related technology. This prompted one of our board members to announce; this is the best presentation that I have seen to date!"
The 3rd annual Automotive Website Awards (AWA) were created by PCG Digital Marketing, recognized leaders in automotive digital marketing strategies. For 2010, PCG Digital Marketing recognized the industry's best website platforms across three different categories: design, technology and search marketing.
The Automotive Website Awards seek to provide car dealers with an unbiased evaluation of automotive website platforms and integrated search marketing tools. The 2010 AWA study included a review of over 50 automotive website providers.
This year's published study includes 160 pages of valuable information regarding automotive website platform choices, search marketing performance, design and technology. The report is the industry's reference guide for the best in automotive website technology and design.
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Thanks to Lan Hikari's efforts, the evil aspirations of Dr. Regal, the leader of the Dark Chip Syndicate "Nebula", have come to a screeching halt, and peace has been restored to the world once again.
Lan has since returned to his normal daily life, hanging out with all his friends. Graduation from elementary school seems to be right around the corner. But that all changes one day when Ms. Mari, Lan's Teacher, tells the class she has sad news. "One of your fellow classmates is moving to another school," she says, calling Lan to the front of the class.
To the class, Lan explains, "...Um, my Dad got transferred, so my family has to move. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys."
The next Sunday...with everything packed and ready to move, Lan's friends gather around him. Mayl shyly begins to talk. "Lan, I...was just thinking how great it would be if we could graduate from elementary school together, and then go to junior high school together... it'd be so nice.... being together... always... (sniffle)"
"Mayl..." says Lan, completely surprised.
"I'm sorry...I told myself I wouldn't cry."
"We'll see each other again, and I'll definitely be back someday! So, don't cry...(sniffle)"
"I'm glad you understand. Well, everyone, I better get going. Take care!" And with that, with Lan waving from the back seat, his parent's car heads off for Cyber City where a host of new Adventures awaits.
Playable Characters
- Lan Hikari, a 6th-grader who just moved from ACDC Town to Cyber City. Lan's grades aren't the best, but his Virus Busting skills are top notch. He's already saved the world 5 times from Net mafias.
- MegaMan.EXE is Lan's NetNavi, a virtual person who can explore the second reality that the Internet has become. In a Net Battle, Lan and MegaMan make a powerful team.
Link Navis (リンクナビ Rinku Nabi) are NetNavis of other characters that Lan can operate. Each Link Navi can remove specific obstacles in the internet, has their own Charge Shot, and one exclusive Battle Chip. Their maximum HP increases by 100 as the story progresses, with a max of 800 HP. Except for Custom 1, Mega Folder 1 and Giga Folder 1, Navi Customizer programs are disabled.
Falzar Version
- AquaMan.EXE (SpoutMan) returns from Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon, once again operated by Shuko Kido. This Aqua NetNavi helps Shuko with her part-time job at the aquarium, which she takes up in order to support her brothers, and is Lan's first Link Navi in the Falzar version.
- TenguMan.EXE is the NetNavi of Master Feng-Tian. He helps out Feng-Tian's apprentices master the use of the Wind.
- TomahawkMan.EXE returns from Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel, still operated by Dingo. This time, the Wood type NetNavi assists Dingo in introducing people to the cultures of his home town.
- GroundMan.EXE is the Break type NetNavi of Moliarty. He aids Moliarty in his work by drilling through rocks and other obstacles throughout the Net.
- DustMan.EXE is the Break type NetNavi of Mr. Press, and is in charge of recycling the trash throughout the Net.
Gregar Version
- HeatMan.EXE returns from Mega Man Battle Network 2 as the Fire type NetNavi of Mr. Match, who now works as a new teacher in Cyber City. He is Lan's first Link Navi in the Gregar version.
- SlashMan.EXE is the Sword type NetNavi of Pat Fahran. He helps Pat gather ingredients and in her cooking, using his giant claws as knives.
- ElecMan.EXE returns from the first Mega Man Battle Network, this time operated by Count Zap's wife, Ann Zap. The Elec type NetNavi makes up for the crimes committed whilst he was in the World Three organization by maintaining the lighting in Sky Area.
- EraseMan.EXE is the Cursor type NetNavi of Dark Scythe. He and Dark Scythe are assassins, having been trained by Dusk, operator of ShadowMan.EXE.
- ChargeMan.EXE is the Fire type NetNavi of Al Ferry. He runs a railway express through the Net, transporting goods and Navis.
Battle Changes
Various effects have been changed from the previous installments. Enemies on Ice panels no longer take double damage from Elec attacks, but now get the freeze status (a condition from the first game) when hit with an Aqua attack. Enemies in Freeze Status take double damage from Breaking Type attacks.
Another new status effect is "Bubble", normally caused by the Bubble Star chip series (this status effect became common in the Mega Man Star Force series). Enemies will be encased in a bubble, unable to act, and will take double damage from the next Elec attack.
Lava, Sand, and Water panels do not make a return; however, other new panel types exist. The chips "Coming" and "Going" Roads make draw panels, which do as the name describe. Another panel, which is rare and cannot be made via chips is the Geyser, which periodically causes fire damage to those standing on top of it and may be removed if hit by an Aqua attack. The Geyser panels also have an attack pattern in which they alternate between the player's field area and the enemies' area.
Folder Building
Chips are now restricted depending on their MB (Megabytes), and this has hence resulted in many chips (mostly non-boss chips) coming from being Mega chips to Standard chips now, allowing the player to load more Navi chips into his folder. A Tag System also has been introduced, where the two selected chips (both chips' capacities must not exceed 60MB) are "tagged" and always appear with each other in the Custom Screen. Additionally, a notable number of chips have been given the * code, inclusive of some Navi chips, allowing more fluid unicode folders to be constructed in the game, and some * Navi chips are required for Program Advances. These Navi chips include ProtoMan, Colonel, and Bass chips. The Program Advance chips for some of these program advances are WideBlade B, LongSword B and ProtoMan SP B for Double Hero, Vdoll and Bass for Gospel breath.
Cross Changes
- Soul Unison/Double Soul from previous games, in that MegaMan merges with another Navi (referred to as a Link Navi), but it does not use any Battle Chip sacrifices, and may last for the entire battle unless MegaMan is hit with an attack the Cross is weak to, in which case he takes double damage and loses the cross for the rest of the battle. The Cross System is similar in concept to the
Beast Out and Beast Over
- Cybeast, either Falzar or Gregar, to become Falzar/Gregar Beast MegaMan. During Beast Out, MegaMan gains several abilities, inclusive of a rapid-fire buster, and chips being auto-targeted so short-range chips become more useful. He can also charge non-elemental chips to unleash the Beast Out's special attack. When used with a Cross, this forms a Cross Beast, with the benefits given by the Cross and the Cross Beast having its own unique special attack. Beast Out can also utilize Full Synchro. Beast Out is when MegaMan absorbs a
Beast Over occurs when a Beast Out or Cross Beast expires due to the emotion counter running out, MegaMan enters a "Tired" state. In this state, he cannot achieve Full Synchro at all (though he can still use Crosses), but gains the option to use Beast Over. In this state, MegaMan becomes fully uncontrollable for the following turn, becoming invincible and randomly jumping about, firing the buster, and using loaded chips with double the attack power.
Removed Features
With the Boktai series' dwindling popularity in the US, Konami decided to not release a US version of the third game. As such, Capcom decided to remove most of the Boktai related elements in the game. Gun Del Sol EX, Otenko, Django 1-3, and The Count 1-3 were chips that were removed from the US version. Some, however, can be obtained via Gold Mystery Data (which Capcom forgot to remove). Django and Hakushaku chips both freeze the game, but the Program Advance Crossover (Django 1, Django 2, and Django 3 in order) still function. It, and Otenko, however, use a white dot rather than the actual sprite. The normal GunDelSol chips still exist naturally in the game, as well as the Bat Key and Solar Boy Django/Sol Cross poster in Lan's room.
Another removed feature was additional areas in the game, as well as the area maps located throughout the Net for navigation. Undernet 3 and the Immortal area were all removed from the US version. Graveyard 1 was also removed (because it had a Boktai related event), while Graveyard 2 remained, renamed simply as "Graveyard". The Bat Key was given a different function. It opened the Immortal area in the Japanese version, while in the US, it simply opens a purple gate in the Graveyard which has the Attack MAX NPC.
With the destruction of the Dark Chip factory in Mega Man Battle Network 5, Dark Chips are all but gone. That means that Battle Chips which used to be exclusive only to Dark MegaMan in previous games (e.g. Anubis, Muramasa and Static) can be used by normal MegaMan now, while still holding their usual effects. Also, a Dark Chip-esque Giga Chip is available which modifies the player's charge shot to an extremely powerful attack, only that it depletes BugFrags rather than HP. BugRise Sword is one of these chips. This means the removal of the all powerful DS Navi Chips as well, replaced by the v1/v2/v3 and v1/EX/SP system for Navi Chips. Also, since Soul Net was destroyed, MegaMan lost Double Souls as well. Inside computers were bossfights will occur, a panel with a skull image precedes the boss's zone (with the following cutscene normaly triggering immediatly after crossing it) warning the player of the incoming battle. This feature was also carried over to the Mega man Star Force series.
Boss Characters
In order of appearance:
- BlastMan.EXE
- DiveMan.EXE
- HeatMan.EXE/AquaMan.EXE
- CircusMan.EXE
- SlashMan.EXE/TenguMan.EXE
- JudgeMan.EXE
- ElecMan.EXE/TomahawkMan.EXE
- ElementMan.EXE
- EraseMan.EXE/GroundMan.EXE
- ChargeMan.EXE/DustMan.EXE
- G-Beast MegaMan.EXE/F-Beast MegaMan.EXE
- Colonel.EXE
- Rematch against the WWW Navis except Colonel.
- Gregar/Falzar
- ProtoMan.EXE (optional boss)
- Bass.EXE (secret boss)
- The Count of Groundsoaking Blood (Optional boss, Japanese version only)
- Out of all the original Crosses, there are no Navis from Mega Man Battle Network 3 to provide a Cross.
- In Lan's room the player will notice that there is a poster of a dog howling. That dog is Gow, from Mega Man Battle Network 5.
- Despite the fact that Cybeasts are only shown to have a normal and an SP form, within the data of the game, the Cybeasts actually have RV forms, which are not fought normally in game. If the game is hacked to make it appear, it is much more powerful and faster than the SP one form. Gregar sports 5,000 HP while Falzar has 4,000.
- The Double Beast chip does not extinguish synchro. It's also one of the Japan-Exclusive chips that works well in-game, albeit lacking an image.
- Various factors in the games seem to indicate that Gregar continues the storyline from Red Sun while Falzar continue the storyline from Blue Moon as to how Colonel continues from Blue and Protoman from White. As indicated from Team Colonel, both versions have very high ties to it due to the ending and the relationships between the operators and navis.
- Some screenshots in the official website show the Progress PET icon instead of the Link PET, suggesting that it was originally going to return for this game.
- In Gregar, there are 3 Navis who have related to WWW (Heatman, Elecman due to his operator's relationship with Count Zap, and Eraseman due to Dark Scythe being the apprentice of Dusk)
- One Operator in both versions have either ties or came from Team Colonel (Dark Scythe in Gregar due to being an apprentice of Dusk and Dingo who was the former member of Team Colonel).
- This is the game with most references and counterparts from the X series. With Mayor Cain being the mayor from Cyber City and the presence of Iris.EXE and Colonel.EXE in the main plot, with the two also being "siblings" in this universe as well.
- This is the only game in which the final boss is determined by it's version.
See also
- List of Mega Man Battle Network 6 Battle Chips
- List of Mega Man Battle Network 6 Viruses
- List of Mega Man Battle Network 6 Upgrades
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Walkthrough
External links
- Rockman.EXE 6: Dennōjū Glaga instruction manual at Nintendo
- Rockman.EXE 6: Dennōjū Falzer instruction manual at Nintendo


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Executive Order 11375: Gender Discrimination in the Federal Government
Signed in October 1967, this Executive Order added gender to the list of prohibited forms of discrimination in the Federal Government.
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Executive Order 11478: Discrimination in Federal Employment
E.O. 11478 prohibits discrimination in Federal employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Executive Order 11987: Exotic Organisms
Signed May 24, 1977, E.O. 11987 requires Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to: restrict the introduction of exotic species into the natural ecosystems on lands and waters owned or leased by the United States; encourage States, local governments, and private citizens to prevent the introduction of exotic species into natural ecosystems of the U.S.; restrict the importation and introduction of exotic species into any natural U.S. ecosystems as a result of activities they undertake, fund, or authorize; and restrict the use of Federal funds, programs, or authorities to export native species for introduction into ecosystems outside the U.S. where they do not occur naturally.
The Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior authorized to allow the importation of exotics and the export of native species if natural ecosystems will not be adversely affected. The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the heads of other agencies, is to develop and implement regulations pursuant to the Executive Order.
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Executive Order 11988: Floodplain Management
The purpose of E.O. 11988, signed May 24, 1977, is to prevent Federal agencies from contributing to the "adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of floodplains" and the "direct or indirect support of floodplain development."
In the course of fulfilling their respective authorities, Federal agencies "shall take action to reduce the risk of flood loss, to minimize the impact of floods on human safety, health and welfare, and to restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by floodplains."
Before proposing, conducting, supporting or allowing an action in a floodplain, each agency is to determine if planned activities will affect the floodplain and evaluate the potential effects of the intended actions on its functions. Agencies shall avoid siting development in a floodplain "to avoid adverse effects and incompatible development in the floodplains,"
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Executive Order 12852: President's Council on Sustainable Development
Signed on June 29, 1993, E.O. 12852 establishes the President's Council on Sustainable Development, to be composed of members from the public and private sectors who represent industrial, environmental, governmental, and not-for-profit organizations with experience relating to matters of sustainable development. The Council shall advise the President on matters involving sustainable development and recommend a national sustainable development action strategy. The White House Office on Environmental Policy shall obtain funding for the Council from the Department of the Interior or such other sources (including other Federal agencies) as may lawfully contribute to such activities. The Council shall exist for a period of 2 years from the date of this order.
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Executive Order 12855: Amendment to Executive Order 12852
E.O. 12855 amended E.O. 12852 by stating that the Department of the Interior shall, on a reimbursable basis, provide such administrative services for the President's Council on Sustainable Development as may be required.
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Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Signed on February 11, 1994, E.O. 12898 mandates that each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations. This order also creates an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies in overcoming these issues.
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Executive Order 12906: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
The purpose of Executive Order 12906, signed on April 11, 1994, is to bring attention to the need for accurate geographic information. This information is critical to promote economic development, improve stewardship of natural resources, and protect the environment. Modern technology now permits improved acquisition, distribution, and utilization of geographic (or geospatial) data and mapping.
The National Performance Review has recommended that the executive branch develop, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector, a coordinated National Spatial Data Infrastructure to support public and private sector applications of geospatial data in such areas as transportation, community development, agriculture, emergency response, environmental management, and information technology. The Federal Geographic Data Committee, established by the Office of Management and Budget and chaired by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior or the Secretary's designee, shall coordinate the Federal Government's development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
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Executive Order 12948: Amendment to Executive Order 12898
Signed on January 30, 1995, Executive Order 12948 amends Executive Order 12898, entitled, "Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low- Income Populations" by postponing the deadline for the order to March 24, 1995.
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Executive Order 12962: Recreational Fisheries
Signed on June 7, 1995, E.O. 12962 addresses recreational fishing in the United States. The order mandates that Federal agencies improve the quantity, function, sustainable productivity, and distribution of U.S. aquatic resources for increased recreational fishing opportunities by such activities as: Developing and encouraging partnerships between governments and the private sector to advance aquatic resource conservation and enhance recreational fishing opportunities, identifying recreational fishing opportunities that are limited by water quality and habitat degradation and promoting restoration to support viable, healthy, and, where feasible, self-sustaining recreational fisheries, fostering sound aquatic conservation and restoration endeavors to benefit recreational fisheries, supporting outreach programs designed to stimulate angler participation in the conservation and restoration of aquatic systems, and implementing laws under their purview in a manner that will conserve, restore, and enhance aquatic systems that support recreational fisheries.
In addition, this order establishes a National Recreational Fisheries Coordination Council which will oversee the various Federal agencies' actions and programs to ensure that they accomplish the goals set forth in this order. More specifically, the Council will ensure that the social and economic values of healthy aquatic systems that support recreational fisheries are considered by Federal agencies in the course of their actions, reduce duplicative and cost-inefficient programs among Federal agencies involved in conserving or managing recreational fisheries, and share the latest resource information and management technologies to assist in the conservation and management of recreational fisheries.
Finally, within twelve months of the date of this order, the Coordination Council, in cooperation with Federal agencies, States, and Tribes, and after consulting with the Federally chartered Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, shall develop a comprehensive Recreational Fishery Resources Conservation Plan. The plan will set forth a 5-year agenda for Federal agencies to help restore and conserve the recreational fisheries of the United States. Concerning the potential overlap of this order and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), all Federal agencies are instructed to aggressively work to identify and minimize conflicts between recreational fisheries and their respective responsibilities under the ESA. Within six months of the date of this order, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service will promote compatibility and reduce conflicts between the administration of the ESA and recreational fisheries by developing a joint agency policy that will: (1) ensure consistency in the administration of the ESA between and within the two agencies, (2) promote collaboration with other Federal, State, and Tribal fisheries managers, and (3) improve and increase efforts to inform nonfederal entities of the requirements of the ESA.
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Executive Order 12965: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12852
Signed on June 27, 1995, Executive Order 12965 extends the life of the Presiden't Council on Sustainable Development until June 29, 1997.
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Executive Order 12980: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12852
Signed on November 20, 1995, E.O. 12980 increases the number of members on the President's Council on Sustainable Development to twenty-nine.
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Executive Order 12986: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
The purpose of E.O. 12986, signed January 18, 1996, is to extend to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources the privileges and immunities that provide or pertain to immunity from suit under the International Organizations Immunities Act.
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Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Signed on March 25, 1996, Executive Order 12996 spells out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) along with establishing guiding principles to help insure the long-term enjoyment of the refuge system for present and future generations. The order directs the Secretary of the Interior to recognize compatible wildlife-dependent recreational activities involving hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education/interpretation as priority general public uses on the refuge system.
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Executive Order 13007: Indian Sacred Sites
Signed on March 24, 1996, E.O. 13007 mandates that in managing Federal lands, each executive branch agency with statutory or administrative responsibility for the management of Federal lands shall, to the extent practicable permitted by law, and not clearly inconsistent with essential agency functions, (1) accommodate access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites by Indian religious practitioners and (2) avoid adversely affecting the physical integrity of such sacred sites. Where appropriate, agencies shall maintain the confidentiality of sacred sites.
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Executive Order 13022: Administration of the Midway Islands
The purpose of E.O. 13022, signed on November 1, 1996, is to transfer jurisdiction and control of the Midway Islands from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall administer the Midway Islands as the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the following purposes: Maintaining and restoring natural biological diversity within the refuge, providing for the conservation and management of fish and wildlife and their habitats within the refuge, fulfilling the international treaty obligations of the United States with respect to fish and wildlife, providing opportunities for scientific research, environmental education, and compatible wildlife dependent recreational activities, and in a manner compatible with refuge purposes, shall recognize and maintain the historic significance of the Midway Islands.
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Executive Order 13053: Adding Members to and Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development
The purpose of E.O. 13053, signed on November 30, 1997, is to amend Executive Order 12852, which established the President's Council on Sustainable Development. The changes made by this order included raising the membership of the council to 35, transferring funding responsibilities from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Energy, and extending the Council's term to February 29, 1999.
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Executive Order 13061: Federal Support of Community Efforts Along American Heritage Rivers
E.O. 13061 was signed on September 11, 1997 establishing the American Heritage Rivers initiative. The Initiative has three objectives: natural resource and environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic and cultural preservation. Executive agencies, to the extent permitted by law and consistent with their missions and resources, shall coordinate Federal plans, functions, programs, and resources to preserve, protect, and restore rivers and their associated resources important to our history, culture, and natural heritage. Agencies are encouraged, to the extent permitted by law, to develop partnerships with State, local, and tribal governments, community and non-governmental organizations. In addition, agencies shall establish a method for field offices to assess the success of the American Heritage River initiative and provide a means to recommend changes that will improve the delivery and accessibility of Federal services and programs.
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Executive Order 13080: American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee
Signed on April 7, 1998, Executive Order 13080 establishes the American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee is review nominations from communities and recommend to the President up to 20 rivers for consideration for designation as American Heritage Rivers. From the rivers recommended for consideration, the President shall designate ten as American Heritage Rivers.
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Executive Order 13089: Coral Reef Protection
The purpose of Executive Order 13089, signed on June 11, 1998, is to increase protection of U.S. coral reef ecosystems. This Executive Order mandates that all Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall: (a) identify their actions that may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems; (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems. In addition, these Federal agencies shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide for the implementation of measures needed to research, monitor, manage, and restore affected ecosystems, including measures reducing impacts from pollution, sedimentation, and fishing. These measures shall be developed in cooperation with the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and fishery management councils and in consultation with affected States, territorial, commonwealth, tribal, and local government agencies, non-governmental organizations, the scientific community, and commercial interests.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall co-chair the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The Task Force shall oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in this order, and shall guide and support activities under the U.S. Coral Reef Initiative. Among other duties, the Coral Reef Task Force, in cooperation with State, territory, commonwealth, local governments, and other organizations, coordinate a comprehensive program to map and monitor U.S. coral reefs, perform research aimed at identifying the major causes and consequences of degradation of coral reef ecosystems, and shall develop, recommend, and seek or secure implementation of measures necessary to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation and to restore damaged coral reefs.
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Executive Order 13093: American Heritage Rivers, Amending Executive Orders 13061 and 13080
The purpose of Executive Order 13093, signed on July 27, 1998, is to increase the number of rivers that the President may designate as American Heritage Rivers to twenty.
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Executive Order 13112: Invasive Species
The purpose of Executive Order 13112, signed on February 3, 1999, is to prevent the introduction of invasive species and provide for their control, as well as to minimize the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause.
Under this Executive Order Federal agencies whose actions may affect the status of invasive species shall: (1) identify such actions, (2) use relevant programs and authorities to prevent, control, monitor, and research such species, and (3) not authorize, fund, or carry out actions that it believes are likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species in the United States or elsewhere. Federal agencies shall pursue these duties in consultation with the Invasive Species Council, consistent with the Invasive Species Management Plan. This order also establishes an Invasive Species Council, which will provide national leadership regarding invasive species. The Council shall oversee the implementation of this order and see that the Federal agency activities concerning invasive species are coordinated, complementary, cost-efficient, effective, and rely on existing organizations already in place that address invasive species issues. Within 18 months after issuance of this order, the Council shall prepare and issue the first edition of a National Invasive Species Management Plan, which shall detail and recommend performance-oriented goals and objectives and specific measures of success for Federal agency efforts concerning invasive species.
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Executive Order 13114: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12852, as Amended, Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development
Executive Order 13114, signed on February 25, 1999, extends the life of the President's Council on Sustainable Development until June 30, 1999.
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Executive Order 13186: Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds
Executive Order 13186, signed on January 10, 2001, directs each Federal agency taking actions that are likely to have a measureable effect on migratory bird populations to develop and implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that shall prmote the conservation of migratory bird populations.
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Executive Order 13302: Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
Order 13302, signed on May 15, 2003, orders provisions under Section 3 of Executive
Order 13212.
1. Monitor and assist the agencies in thier efforts to expedite thier reviews of permits or similar actions, as necessary, to accelerate the completion of energy-related projects (including pipeline safety projects), increase energy production and conservation and improve the transmission of energy.
2. Monitor and assist agencies in setting up appropriate mechanisms to coordinate federal, state, tribal, and local permitting in geographic areas where increased permitting activity has been expected.
3. Perform the functions of the interagency committee for which section 60133 of Title 49 (U.S.C.) provides.
Section 3(b) Names the Secretary of Interior (among others) and "such other heads of agencies as the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality may designate" as members of the Interagency Task Force.
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Executive Order 13308: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund Implementation
Executive Order 13308 was signed on June 24, 2003. Under the Comprehensive Enironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12580 (January 23, 1987), this Executive Order added a subsection (g) to section 5 of the 1987 Executive:
"(g) Subject to subsection (f) of this Section, the functions vested in the President by Section 107(o) and (p) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator shall make such determinations in consultation with the appropriate Federal natural resource trustee."
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Executive Order 13337: Issuance of Permits with Respect to Certain Energy-Related Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings on the International Boundaries of the United States
Executive Order 13337 was signed on April 30, 2004. The Executive Order states: to further the policy stated in Executive Order 13212 (May 18, 2001), as amended, "to expedite reviews of permits as necessary to accelerate the completion of energy production and transmission projects, and to provide a systematic method for evaluating and permitting the construction and maintenance of certain border crossings for land transportation... while maintaining safety, public health, and environmental protections."
Section 1 (b) states that, upon receipt of the completed application pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section the Secretary of State shall:
1. "Request additional information needed from the applicant, as appropriate, before referring the application to other agencies pursuant to paragraph (b) (ii) of this section.
2. Refer the application and pertinent information to, and request the views of, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior... the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the heads of the deaprtments or agencies in which the relevant authorities or responsibilities of the foregoing are subsequently conferred or transferred, and, for applications concerning the border with Mexico, the U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission; and
3. Refer the application and pertinent information to, and request the views of, such other Federal Government department and agency heads as the Secretary of State deems appropriate."
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Executive Order 13340: Establishing the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promoting regional collaboration of national significance with regard to the Great Lakes
Executive Order 13340 was signed on May 18, 2004. Section 3(a) creates the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force (within the Environmental Protection Agency 'for administrative purposes") and includes the Secretary of Interior as a member (section 3(b)). Among the numerous purposes stated (section 3(a) for the Task force is to:
(iv) Develop outcome-based goals for the Great Lakes system relying upon, among other things, exisiting data and science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors. These goals shall focus on outcomes such as cleaner water, sustainable fish, and biodiversity of the Great Lakes as system and ensure that Federal policies, strategies, and priorities support measurable results.
(viii) Ensure coordinated government development and implementation of the Great Lakes portion of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
Section 3(b) establishes a "Great Lakes Regional Working Group" within the Task Force:
(ii) "composed of the appropriate regional administrator or director with programmatic responsibility for the Great Lakes system for each agency represented on the Task Force including... the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and United States Geological Survey within the Department of the Interior."
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Executive Order 13341: Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance by the Sec. of Commerce of Certain functions relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Executive Order 13341 was signed on May 30, 2004. The Order made numerous conforming amendments to Executive Order 11023 (May 28, 1962), in response to the enactment of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-372)
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The Executive Order 13345 was signed on July 8, 2004. Under the authority of the Agriculutral Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 191, shifted numerous functions from the President to the Secretary of the Treasury (Section 1) and the Secretary of State (Section 2)
Section 4 (a) (iv)designated "the designee of the Secretary of the Interior" to serve as a representative on the Enterprise for the Americas Board
Section 6 revoked four exisiting Executive Orders:
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Executive Order 13352: Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
Executive Order 13352 was signed on August 26, 2004. Section 1 states that the purpose of the order is to "ensure that the Deapartment of Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and the [ EPA] implement laws relating to the environment and natural resources in a manner that promotes cooperative conservation, with an emphasis on appropriate inclusion of local participation in Federal decision making, in accordance with their respective agency missions, policies, and regulations.
Section 2 defines "cooperative conservation" as "actions that relate to use, enhancement, and enjoyment of natural resources, protection of the environment, or both, and that involve collaborative activity among Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, private for profit and non-profit institutions, other nongovernmental entities, and individuals."
Section 3 requires that the Secretary of the Interior (among others) shall, "to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations and in coordination" with other agencies as appropriate:
(A) Implement laws relating to the environment and natural resources in a manner that:
(i) facilitates cooperative conservation
(B) Report annually to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality on actions taken to implement this order
(C) Provide funding to the Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund for the Conference fro which Section 4 of this order provides.
Section 4 provides for a conference to be convened by the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality not later than one year after the date of this order.
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Executive Order 13359: Amendment to Executive Order 13173, Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley
Executive Order 13359 was signed on October 20, 2004. Section 1 amends Section 1 (b) of Executive Order 13173 to specify the membership of the Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley, which includes the Secretary of Interior. It also directs each Federal department and agency, as appropriate, to designate one staff person, for the years 2004-2006, to work on issues of the Task Force and to ensure the participation of the staff person's department or agency in the operations of the Task Force.
Section 2 amends Section 1 (c)(i) of Executive Order 13173 by inserting the word "regulations" after "analyze"
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Executive Order 13366: Establishing Committee on Ocean Policy (as part of the Council on Environmental Quality)
Order 13366 was signed
on December 17, 2004. Section 1 states that it shall be the policy
of the United States to:
Section 2 defonmes "ocean related matters" as those "involving the ocean, the Great Lakes, the coasts of the United States (including its territories and possessions), and related seabed, subsoil, and natural resources.
Section 4 outlines the functions of the Committee, which are primarily informational and administrative.
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Videos are cooler!
Hey guys, I wanna talk about a few things, but first I want to explain why I've been posting so much less lately. For the most part, its because of YouTube, I'll freely admit it. No, I'm not saying its because I spend so much time on YouTube watching videos, though that is a factor, its because I've recently become very dedicated to making videos.
It hit me one day a few weeks back that people seem to want to watch something rather than read something these days. I know that's not always true, but it can be sometimes, so I've been really focusing on that. I'm also not going to lie, some of it is also due to lack of dedication. It does happen to the best of us, even the greats sometimes. I sorted some things out though,and am trying to get focused on working on my dreams ago. Actually, I made a video about it even. The video is all about dreams, why they're important, and what's been going on with some of mine. You can view that just below this text.
If you are interested in checking out any of my videos, I have linked my channel below. I post videos every Thursday and Sunday, but I am considering adding to it soon thought nothing has been determinded just yet.
I promise I will try to post more on the website, I really do feel bad that I haven't been keeping it updated. I have been keeping up with the news to an extent though! I've been extremely active on Music = Life as always, and do post news as I find it onto the page. For those who are might not be coming from the Facebook page, the page is linked at the bottom of this blog.
I am working on some album reviews for new releases and some things I've just been meaning to review. So you guys can expect many reviews to be posted soon. If they're not posted, feel free to yell at me on Music = Life. Hopefully I'll listen.
Thank you so much for all your support, guys! It means way more than words can even express. Thank you so much, and please keep checking back here, on Facebook, and on YouTube for more content. I hope you guys like what I do, because I certainly love doing it.
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The Overcomer Baseball League
Thousands of people gather at local parks every weekend to participate in Little League Baseball. However, when The Overcomers play, America's greatest sport is taken to another level!
Every Fall, The Kendyl and Friends Foundation hosts The Overcomer Baseball League, a non-profit program designed and modified to allow ALL disabled and special needs children the ability to participate in a team sport. Donations from local businesses and individuals along with grants allow all players to play at no cost to their families.
Volunteers assist players throughout the game while parents get to sit in the stands, cheer for their children, while bonding with other families who share a common understanding of raising children with disabilities. Interpreters are also provided for deaf and hard of hearing players
Our team strives to provide positive and encouraging growth, development, teamwork, assistance, and most of all, FUN!
Sign ups for the 2019 season will begin in June. Season runs August through September.


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BBC news ran a piece on France's approach to digital life.
The following seem like take aways to me.
First, that different countries approach the same technologies differently. Frequently, when we read about the power of the Internet and so forth it is as if it is a technology that spans national boundaries, a truly global phenomenon. And of course it is. But simultaneously it is also a technology that is worked into the laws and rules of each land it touches. China and Singapore's filtering and barring of certain content are two well-known examples. And while we can spend some time arguing whether that is "right" or "wrong" (or perhaps good vs. bad), many of those arguments turn on our own values about things like, for example, the freedom of information, the right to free speech and so forth.
France is deciding whether internet firms such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook should pay a tax on their online ad revenues. What they make, in the sale of their online space, France views as taxable revenue and tax law is as idiosyncratic as the country from which it comes (I think wikipedia does a nice job of pointing out some of the more bizarre features of U.S. tax law). Interestingly Google's response is one that turns on innovation. Google might be right, but I can't help thinking that innovation, particularly the importance of technological innovation is a very American response. I've been here 20 years and I've never lived in a society that values technology, seems so culturally aligned with technology, as much as the United States. I think David Nye would agree, although he puts it so much better than I, perhaps especially in American Technological Sublime.
The fact that France has decided, as a State, to go head to head with Google to digitize books also seems very French. When I think of large state projects I think of France's nuclear power program, of its high speed trains, of the launch and rapid uptake of the Minitel. So, apparently many people think that the Internet was the first network that connected a "network nation" together. Actually it was Minitel, and it connected France together by the mid 1980s, when the French were already doing online banking, stock purchases, and making reservations. Yes, the WWW, which made its appearance in the early 1990s, despite allowing a lot of people to conduct business online was not the first… So, instead the French are going to create their own digital library, and pay £700m to do it.
And finally, I found the law which would allow net users to have old data about themselves deleted fascinating. Recently I blogged about the ongoing tensions between the personal and professional. But they do not just play out in the now, in the real-time, but also over the course of a history of network use. For example, if you type my name into Google along with the words hot tub, you used to land on a picture and explanation of an event at a conference. Initially, I was not too excited about the picture, particularly when I was recruiting for jobs (which I have done rather more often than some of my colleagues…) but then I think I decided that taking the picture away was some how worse, since it wasn't entirely clear that I was not in the hot tub (some who were were naked if I recall correctly). ANyway, so it goes on. There's also the brief experiment I had with feminism, which I am not personally embarrassed by (not really sure I'm embarrassed by the hot tub either, just wouldn't be my first choice)… but I am convinced that some of the ideas I left on the net would be better refined with my increased readings. Perhaps not, but we can hope. But, there are digital traces of me, a digital legacy, which is now something that others can explore and potentially make decisions about (not just the content but also me), but I don't have a way to remove it. If I was French I might though. ANd can you imagine what this is going to mean, if a French person can ask, under the auspices of this law, to have something removed. The web has always struck me as a place where people create but far less frequently remove. The web is not tidy like that.
My bigger point here was that this news item reminded me that the network is not a global phenomenon, it is actually a more complicated experiment in marrying a technology that does not readily or always recognise international boundaries, with nation states that can and do recognise their own sovereignty and their ability to enact laws that reflect their own values and beliefs about digital life.


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FELA! the Musical
FELA! the Musical
At the Canon Theatre to November 6
By Anya Wassenberg
In a word, FELA! is fabulous. Broadway veteran Bill T. Jones has created a unique theatrical construct that erupts on stage in a vibrant whirl of colour and movement set to the insistently danceable pulse of Afrobeat, the music created by its namesake. The Canon Theatre becomes Afrika Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, the nightclub founded by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and lights up with an energy that does justice to the legacy of this musical and political icon.
The show starts as the musicians – a 10-piece band under leader Aaron Johnson – filter on stage and begin to play. The scenario is this: it's Fela's last show at the Shrine. He's leaving Nigeria for safer- and hopefully more profitable – shores after the death of his mother, Funmilayo. As part of his nightclub show, he talks to the audience and tells some of his story as it leads up to the fateful raid on his compound in 1977 by the Nigerian military, during which his mother, a political firebrand and feminist, was thrown from a window. She died about a year later of her injuries, setting up the "present day" of the musical itself.
Fans of Fela will love it, but you won't have to know the background to enjoy it. The narrative delves into the origins of his music, a synthesis of jazz and West African highlife that germinated during studies in London and came to full fruition after he hears James Brown and his dirty guitars back home. As he explains, the bass is the real key to the music. Later, he talks about his sojourn in America, where he meets Sandra, the Black Power activist who ignited his political ideas. He returned to Nigeria wielding a heady combination of politics and music that was hugely popular and set him up for his violent confrontation with the country's military rulers. Here, projections give us the harrowing words of the survivors, including a woman who had a knife and bottle later removed from her body at the hospital.
The show glosses over his real life and well documented misogyny – Fela the man was never afraid to speak his mind – but does reveal the dichotomy of his character in that he was also heavily influenced by the women in his life. He famously married 27 women at the same time, most of them his back up dancers; you may have dim views about polygamy, but these were no shrinking violets. They were proud co-revolutionaries. (In real life, he described the mass marriage as an act of solidarity with the women who'd suffered with him during the raid.)
The book, developed by Jones over some five years or more, offers a skilful blending of anecdotes and narration with the "real time" action of the play, all of it constantly erupting into song and dance.
The set and costumes are a riot of colour, aided by projections above the set and on screens to either side that sometime showing newspaper clippings that follow the stories on stage.
After a year on Broadway and tours to London and Lagos, this cast is as solid as it gets. It's a real tour de force for star Sahr Ngaujah as Fela, who's talking, singing or dancing for the majority of the 2+ hours of the show, with notable contributions by Melanie Marshall as the ghost of Funmilayo and Paulette Ivory as Sandra. The smaller roles and ensemble players are also uniformly spectacular – there's often more on stage than you can take in at one time, an explosion of kinetic energy.
Perhaps best of all, you can leave your ideas about a staid, quiet evening of theatre at home – this is an interactive performance. Sahr not only talks to the audience, he demands a "yeah yeah" now and then, singing occasionally, and he even had us up dancing at one point as best we could in the confines of our seats.
At the end, the packed house rose on their feet immediately for a standing ovation. You really must get to see it.
FELA! was conceived by Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis and Stephen Hendel based on the life of Fela Kuti. The design team includes Scenic and Costume Designer Marina Draghici, Lighting Designer Robert Wierzel, Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz and Projection Designer Peter Nigrini.
Starring Sahr Ngaujah as Fela, Melanie Marshall as Funmilayo, Paulette Ivory as Sandra, Ismael Kouyate as Ismael, Gelan Lambert as the Tap Dancer & Egungun, Rasaan-Elijah "Talu" Green as Djembe-'Mustafa'
Ensemble: Sherinne Kayra Anderson, Jonathan Andre, Cindy Belliot, Nandi Bhebhe, Catia Mota Da Cruz, Nicole Chantal de Weever, Jacqui Dubois, Poundo Gomis, Jeffrey Page, Oneika Phillips, Thierry Picaut, Jermaine Rowe, Daniel Soto, Jill Marie Vallery, Iris Wilson, Aimee Graham Wodobode


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Sharon Venturi
Full Name: Sharon Venturi
Codename: None
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliations: None
First Appearance: ASH #119
Powers: Originally had super-strength, flight and invulnerability, plus a semi-divine connection to elemental Air. She sacrificed most of her powers to help create the gate out of her doomed multiverse, and her current status is uncertain.
Notes: Wears aviator leathers in blue and red, and a streamlined helmet that helps her steer in flight. Skilled in small arms, although she hasn't used them much lately due to the semi-divine power she had gotten used to wielding. Along with Ol' Jed, she sacrificed her powers to help save several hundred people from her collapsing reality.
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