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Ascii by http://www.degraeve.com Kingdom Hearts & Kingdom Hearts 2 for PS2 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for GBA Ansem FAQ Version 1.0 Created by: Krunal A.K.A Krunal Sheth Date: October 2006 Email @: email@example.com O============================================================================O |Updated Versions | O============================================================================O -Version 1.0: (Started 01/10/06) - Started the FAQ for the first time -Version 1.1: (Started 07/10/06) - Completed Secret Ansem Report section O============================================================================O |Table of Contents | O============================================================================O o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |To skip to a certain part of the system, press Ctrl+F to bring up the find | |box and search for the relevant code to get to the desired section. | | | | ________ ____ | | |Contents| |Code| | | -------- ---- | | | | I. Introduction [I010] | | II. General Game Info [GG20] | | III. A Quick Overview of this FAQ [FAQ3] | | IV. Ansem the Wise [KH04] | | V. Ansem Reports [KH05] | | VI. Defeating Ansem [KH06] | | VII. Secret Ansem Reports [KH07] | | VIII. Credits [CR08] | | IX. Legal Thingamajig [LT09] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o O============================================================================O |Introduction [I010]| O============================================================================O o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Having gotten KHII on release (a couple of days from the time of the first | |version of this FAQ was written), I decided to create a FAQ explaining the | |story behind Ansem and practically all things Ansem. | |***WARNING*** | |This FAQ includes quite alot of spoilers for both KH and KH2. These aren't | |small spoilers but MAJOR spoilers about the storyline of the games mentioned| |above. If you are trying not to learn about the games before you get to that| |point then please remember it contains spoilers. I will not be held | |responsible for any bits that spoil your game. You have been warned. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o O============================================================================O |General Game Info [GG20]| O============================================================================O o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Kingdom Hearts Storyline | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |It all begins with a boy named Sora. He leads a carefree life with his | |friends Kairi and Riku on the beautiful Destiny Islands. One night, just as | |he was getting ready for bed, a mysterious storm rolls in, shrouding | |everything in darkness. In the chaos that follows, Sora finds the legendary | |Keyblade, but is powerless to prevent the storm from scattering everything | |he knows and loves far and wide. | | | |After a rough ride, the storm deposits him in a strange place called | |Traverse Town. Fortunately for him, his fall is broken by Donald and Goofy. | |Not ones to hold a grudge, the three become friends in no time and realise | |that the tumultuous events on Destiny Islands are connected to some unusual | |goings-on in Traverse Town and even the disappearance of the King of Disney | |Castle himself. The whole world is being swallowed by the Darkness, it | |seems, and it's about time someone did something about it! Now Donald and | |Goofy are reminded of the King's final instructions to them, that they must | |find the one who holds the "Key". Surely it can't be a coincidence that the | |very boy who fell from the sky had been chosen to bear the Keyblade? And so | |their Quest begins. | | | |What a quest it turns out to be. The trio journey through countless strange | |and exotic worlds, meeting ever stranger and more exotic folk along the way,| |and after healthy dose of battling, puzzling and honest-to-goodness | |adventuring, they find the King and Riku. Thus reunited, they form a plan to| |save the world. Sora must use the Keyblade to close the door to the | |Darkness. Simple, right? Well no, actually. When the time comes, Sora finds | |that closing the door to the Darkness will mean sealing the King and Riku on| |the other side! Sora must choose between saving the world and saving his | |friends. | | | |Knowing what he must do, Sora puts his shoulder to the door, and places his | |faith in the King's last words - that there will always be a door to the | |light. | | | |As one adventure ends, another begins... | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Storyline | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |A mysterious road streches out before our three friends; in every other | |direction, endless fields all the way to the horizon. After walking for what| |seems like days, they cme to a crossroads. | | | |Pondering which way to go, Sora gazes up at the night sky and his thoughts | |turn to his long lost friends, the King, Riku and Kairi... Suddenly, a man | |in a black coat appears and says, "Ahead lies something you need, but to | |claim it, you must lose something dear". Before Sora can ask him what he | |means, the stranger vanishes, and when the trio look around, only one path | |remains for them to follow - a path leading to a castle. | | | |Hoping to find their friends, Sora, Donald, and Goofy decide to explore this| |mysterious place, but like all such mysterious places, Castle Oblivion will | |not reveal its secrets lightly. And with every step they take, they do | |indeed lose something - their memories. | | | |Soon, they meet a mysterious girl called Namine. Somehow she's the key to | |all of this. Perhaps she could help them... If only they could remember what| |it was they were looking for! Little do they know that far off in anohter | |part of the castle, Riku and the King are also exploring. What are they | |doing there and do they know that Sora and his friends are close by? | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Kingdom Hearts II Storyline | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |It's a year later [from the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories] and| |our three friends find themselves stuck between night and day in a place | |called Twilight Town. The gang's all here once more to find their friends. | |There's also a new kid in town. He's called Roxas and his part in all this | |will become clear as the story unfolds. | | | |Once more Sora and friends must make their way across strange worlds. Some | |are familiar and some are not, but they're all definitely dangerous. Their | |journey takes them into the exciting realms of Beauty and the Beast, The | |Lion King, Mulan and Pirates of the Caribbean. One minute they're being | |thrust into the future world of Tron, the next, they go back to the past to | |explore the world of Steamboat Willie. | | | |Then there are all the new characters. There are friends there are foes, and| |there are others who it's difficult to be sure about like Jack Sparrow. But | |they're going to need all the help they can get as they battle against a | |huge army of Heartless monsters and the greatest Disney villains, including | |the original bad boy - Pete. On their side they've got Aladdin, Hercules and| |Chicken Little - what he lacks in height he makes up for in spirit. | | | |The battles are going to be bigger than ever. Sora, Goofy and Donald are all| |prepared and this time they can combine their strength through Sora to | |improve his skill with the Key blades and his magical power. It's going to | |be a fight to remember! | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o O============================================================================O |A Quick Overview of this FAQ [FAQ3]| O============================================================================O o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |As well as the various characters that are in the game, one of the main | |character that you will encounter throughout the game will be Ansem. This | |FAQ has been created to better help explain the mysteries surrounding Ansem | |and thus the story of Kingdom Hearts. If you see any mistakes in the FAQ | |please be sure to email me and tell me of them, and I will correct them | |immediately and give you full credit. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o O============================================================================O |Ansem the Wise [KH04]| O============================================================================O [Under Construction] O============================================================================O |Ansem Reports [KH05]| O============================================================================O Here are the transcripts of the Ansem Reports found in KH1 along with the locations that you can find them in. Please note that the Ansem Reports and Secret Ansem reports are both found in a random order (and not chronologically). O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O |Report Number |Location | O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O | 01 |After defeating Jafar in Agrabah | | 02 |After talking to Aerith in the Hollow Bastion Library | | 03 |After defeating Ursula's second form in Atlantica | | 04 |After talking to Aerith in the Hollow Bastion Library | | 05 |After defeating Maleficent in Hollow Bastion | | 06 |After talking to Aerith in the Hollow Bastion Library | | 07 |After defeating Oogie Boogie | | 08 |After defeating Hades in the Hades Cup | | 09 |After defeating Captain Cup | | 10 |After talking to Aerith in the Hollow Bastion Library | O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O And now for the details contained in the reports... o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report Index | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Ansem Report 01 [AR01] | |Ansem Report 02 [AR02] | |Ansem Report 03 [AR03] | |Ansem Report 04 [AR04] | |Ansem Report 05 [AR05] | |Ansem Report 06 [AR06] | |Ansem Report 07 [AR07] | |Ansem Report 08 [AR08] | |Ansem Report 09 [AR09] | |Ansem Report 10 [AR10] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ansem Report 01 | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | | | | | | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o O============================================================================O |Defeating Ansem [KH06]| O============================================================================O [Under Construction] O============================================================================O |Secret Ansem Reports [KH07]| O============================================================================O Here you will find the complete transcripts of the Secret Ansem Repots that are found in Kingdom Hearts 2, along with their locations: O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O |Report Number |Location | O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O | 01 |After defeating the 1000 Heartless | | 02 |After defeating the Dusks at Sunset Station as Sora | | 03 |After defeating Xigbar | | 04 |After defeating Xaldin | | 05 |After defeating Demyx the first time in the Olympus Coliseum | | 06 |After defeating the Grim Reaper | | 07 |After defending the Bailey with Leon | | 08 |After fight at Memories Skyscrapter as Roxas | | 09 |After defeating Luxord | | 10 |After entering the Digital Twilight Town as Sora | | 11 |After Riku joins the Party | | 12 |After defeating Sai'x | | 13 |After defeating Xemnas (just before the end of the game) | O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O And now for the details contained in the Secret Reports... o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report Index | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Secret Ansem Report 01 [SAR01] | |Secret Ansem Report 02 [SAR02] | |Secret Ansem Report 03 [SAR03] | |Secret Ansem Report 04 [SAR04] | |Secret Ansem Report 05 [SAR05] | |Secret Ansem Report 06 [SAR06] | |Secret Ansem Report 07 [SAR07] | |Secret Ansem Report 08 [SAR08] | |Secret Ansem Report 09 [SAR09] | |Secret Ansem Report 10 [SAR10] | |Secret Ansem Report 11 [SAR11] | |Secret Ansem Report 12 [SAR12] | |Secret Ansem Report 13 [SAR13] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 01 [SAR01] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Many years of hard work has come to fruition; this world that I govern has | |become a paradise, aptly named the "Radiant Garden". Flowers bloom with a | |fragrant aroma, raised by the pure water which brings forth life. The people| |pass their days with smiling faces full of hope. | | | |But wherever there is light, doubtless there is darkness lurking. As I have | |written in my recent report, I must decipher the mystery behind "the | |darkness in human hearts" to protect this paradise. | | | |Firstly, I will carry out experiments to seek out the depths of the human | |heart. One of my six disciples, Xehanort, has volunteered himself as a test | |subject. Since I found him collapsed in the street all those years ago and | |took him in, he has become a youth who serves me well. | | | |At that time, he had lost his memories entirely, but afterwards he began to | |exhibit a remarkable inquisitive mind. He absorbed my teachings incredibly | |quickly, and amassed a deep knowledge. He is somewhat undeveloped in | |maturity, but this problem is due to his youth. | | | |If I can seek Xehanort's heart through psychological experiments, I may also| |be able to unlock his sealed-off past. It seems that another of my | |disciples, Even, also has a strong interest in Xehanort's memories. | | | |But I wonder whether it is truly good that is in him. Certainly, Xehanort | |possesses great talent... | | | |Maybe too great, perhaps it is even superhuman. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 02 [SAR02] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |I have made a grave error. | | | |The research plans I made about the "darkness in the heart", beginning with | |meager psychological experiments, have grown immensely. Spurred on by my | |youngest disciple Ienzo, I have prepared a grand-scale research laboratory | |below the castle. | | | |Unbeknownst to me, my six disciples gathered a great amount of test subjects| |and began dangerous experiments into the darkness of the heart. | | | |As soon as I found out about this, I gathered my disciples and ordered a | |stop to the research, and to discard the results thus far. | | | |What has happened to the hearts of the six who were once my loyal disciples?| |While pursuing the mystery of the darkness in the heart, did they themselves| |lose their way in the darkness? And the most foolish thing is that it was I | |who originally began these experiments. Whatever the reason, the depths of | |the human heart should not be meddled in by others. I despaired in my own | |error. | | | |It was a visitor from another world who cured my grief-stricken heart. A | |tiny king named "Mickey" carried the legendary key in his hand. Yes, it was | |the "Keyblade" which was said to have brought chaos and prosperity to the | |world a long time ago. He had a great amount of interesting knowledge, and | |we had enjoyable lengthy discussions, growing closer. | | | |On his advice, I decided to re-examine the data from the underground | |laboratory. | | | |And I discovered the "Ansem Reports". | | | |Though they carried my name, the only one that I had written was Number 0. | |Apparently he went on to pen numbers 1 through 8 himself. | | | |Yes, the first subject in my foolish experiments. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 03 [SAR03] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |The "chaos" has spread to many worlds, not just this one. | | | |My apprentice Xehanort has, in the "Ansem Reports" which he wrote under my | |name, hypothesized about the process of the terrible experiments that he | |carried out and the "door" that appeared in the underground darkness. | | | |Every living being has a heart, and in the depths of every heart there is | |darkness. The same is true for "worlds". If the world is a being, the heart| |it holds must be tremendous. And in its depths, an immense darkness. | | | |Is Xehanort trying to understand the "door" to make contact with the | |darkness in the worlds? No, not just Xehanort. It seems that the other | |five disciples, have too become taken by the darkness, believeing it to be | |for the sake of research. Even, Ienzo, Braig, Dilan, and Elaeus...they have | |ceased to be human. | | | |And I have lost everything, exiled to a nonexistent world. | | | |Having exiled me, what could Xehanort be aiming for? The people's smiles to | |be gone? | | | |As the light of hope has faded, I will now walk along with the darkness. In | |the world of nothingness to which I have been exiled. | | | |Darkness in the midst of nothing.. | | | |"Darkness in Zero" | | | |Thus, I shall be known as "DiZ" | | | |I will cast aside the stolen name "Ansem"...and go forth in search of | |revenge. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 04 [SAR04] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |The days spent in that beautiful paradise already seem so far as to be a | |vision. | | | |How much time has passed in this world of nothingness to which I have been | |exiled? In this world of nothingness where all existence has gone, I have | |barely managed to keep myself intact through rage and hatred. | | | |My heart is filled with hatred towards the disciples who were taken by the | |darkness, and rage at my own foolish self who was betrayed by them. Is this | |what it is like to be taken by the darkness? | | | |I will not continue to pass this time in vain. What are Xehanort and the | |others aiming for? I must work out the mystery of the "Ansem Reports" that | |man wrote, stop them and defeat them. That is my mission...given to me by | |the world, the only way. | | | |The key is those without a heart, the "Heartless". Embodiments of the | |darkness in the heart. Accursed shadows with no hearts who steal the hearts | |of all living things and multiply. Where did they come from, and where are | |they going? | | | |The three elements that compose life...the heart, the soul, the body. When | |life loses the heart, what happens to the leftover soul and body? | | | |When the soul leaves the body, which it lives in as a vessel, life dies. But| |if the heart is removed, what happens? | | | |Even if the heart is separated from the body, life is not destroyed. The | |heart simply disappears into the darkness. | | | |I have little time. If I stay in this world indefinitely, will I both have | |a body and know the answer? | | | |My heart is already being captured by the darkness. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 05 [SAR05] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |In this world where all existence is disassembled, I barely keep myself | |intact through thinking and writing alone. | | | |Even with time, this world has no meaning. Here, eternity and an instant are| |the same. | | | |I must hurry. They have undoubtedly already begun their activity. | | | |The key to unravelling the mystery is the "Heartless". The six betrayers | |conducted the research which brought forth these accursed shadows. | | | |They didn't just create "pure-blood" Heartless from the human heart, they | |used them to artificially synthesize Heartless. It seems that they have | |given these artificial Heartless a mark and called them "Emblems". | | | |But whether pure-blood Heartless or Emblem, Heartless without a heart move | |following an instinctve desire. They simply seek out hearts and gather. | |With a human-like opponent, all they do is they easily remove the heart and | |take it into themselves, creating more companions. They do not listen to | |the orders of humans. | | | |But, what about the orders of stronger Heartless? | | | |If, for example, that man discarded his soul and body to become a | |Heartless, could he not lead the weaker Heartless? | | | |Furthermore, does he intend to take advantage of the Heartless' instinct? | |If the Heartless, who seek out hearts, are aiming for a bigger, stronger | |heart, the final objective is clear. In this world, the greatest heart | |is... "the heart of the world". | | | |Everything is just a hypothesis, but that he is using the Heartless to | |find the path to the heart of the world is certain. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 06 [SAR06] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |In the world of nothingness, my choice to walk along with the darkness was | |not mistaken. | | | |I did not refuse the darkness, nor did I fear it, and when I looked straight| |ahead with a silent heart, I acquired a new power. | | | |A superhuman power...the power of darkness. Xehanort and the others were | |captivated by this power, and soon captured by it. Naturally, I do not plan | |to have my heart taken and be eaten up by the darkness as they were. | | | |Through this new power, I discovered the "Corridors of Darkness", which | |connects the world of nothingness to the physical world. Going back and | |forth freely is still difficult, but my time of exile is at an end. | | | |To prevent Xehanort and the others from recognizing me, I have taken a new | |form upon my return to the world of light. | | | |As I thought, Xehanort has become a Heartless. Under my name he controls the| |Heartless, and has taken many worlds' hearts. | | | |Xehanort wishes to use the center of the worlds' hearts he has collected, | |namely "Kingdom Hearts", in an attempt to call forth a great darkness and | |return everything to darkness. | | | |Furthermore, the other five disciples have shed their bodies. Have they | |become Heartless, like Xehanort? Or did Xehanort use them and then destroy | |them? | | | |While seeking the truth, I found a strange "existence". | | | |When life loses the heart, the soul and body are left behind. When a | |Heartless is created, the discarded soul and body depart from the world of | |light and are reborn into a new existence in a completely different world. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 07 [SAR07] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |It is convenient for dark existences and those without a heart, but for | |others the "Corridors of Darkness" is unsafe for frequent use. My heart will| |be taken by the darkness. | | | |While seeking a place to continue my investigation and planning while hidden| |from them, I have reached Twilight Town. A quiet town, forgotten in the | |space between light and dark. I decided to move under an abandoned mansion | |on the other side of the forest. | | | |As a result of continuing my investigation in secret, I have made one | |discovery after another. | | | |When beings without hearts, "Heartless", are born, the remaining soul and | |body are born in this world as a different existence. They have different | |objectives to the Heartless, and I do not know what "it" is that they aim | |for, but as I had thought, they are existences which bring chaos to the | |world. | | | |While the followers of the king, my visitor from a long time ago, together | |with the Keyblade master, fight the Heartless, who threaten the world with | |darkness, a new threat is emerging in the worlds. | | | |Another threat...they have named theselves with a certain irony. | | | |They have named themselves the non-existent ones, "Nobodies". | | | |Most Nobodies have lost their human forms, like the Heartless. But the | |Nobodies born from those with strong hearts only change a little on the | |outside, keeping human form. | | | |It seems that the ones who betrayed me have become Nobodies keeping their | |human forms, gathered allies, and are proceeding with new plans. | | | |With the betrayers at the center, the "Thirteenth Order" has been created | |from 13 Nobodies, and separated into two groups, continuing with some kind | |of research. | | | |I have decided to go to where at least 6 of them are assembled, to find out | |the objectives of the Order. To "Castle Oblivion", towering at the end of | |the World In-Between. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 08 [SAR08] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |It appears that I have been too caught up in the movements of Xehanort and | |the others, and events relating to them. | | | |Fighting between friends...the fight to protect the world of light from the | |Heartless threat is over. Xehanort's Heartless, the being calling himself | |the Seeker of Darkness, Ansem, has been destroyed. | | | |The "Hero" who holds a different Keyblade to the King has passed through | |many worlds, closed the doors' "Keyholes" and defeated the Heartless. | | | |On the other hand, having plunged into the world of darkness, the King | |worked together with the Keyblade Master to close the door between the | |worlds of light and darkness, Kingdom Hearts, removing the threat of the | |great darkness. | | | |But many Heartless are swarming the worlds, and Organization XIII and the | |Nobodies are working in secret. The worlds are still in great danger. | | | |I must find some means to fight the worlds' enemies. That is my atonement...| |and my revenge. | | | |For that reason, I have infiltrated "Castle Oblivion". From the 13th floor | |to the lower 12th floor, the castle's "white rooms" take and freely change | |around visitors' memories. Some of those from Organization XIII are | |conducting experiments on memories in this castle. | | | |It appears that the test subject of this experiment, a girl called "Namine",| |possesses an extremely unique power. What can emerge from this power of | |hers? | | | |I have been continuing my investigations in secret without disturbing | |Organization XIII. But today, a further visitor had appeared. | | | |"Sora", the Keyblade Master who defeated Ansem, and his companions. And | |there is the scent of darkness in the lower depths of the castle. | | | |It seems that the actors in this little drama are gathering. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 09 [SAR09] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |This truly is the Keyblade Master. Sora has unravelled the Organization's | |conspiracy and rescued Namine. | | | |Namine is a witch who controls others' memories. It appears that she gained | |this ability through being born by a special process. | | | |Namine is a girl, but was a princess. A long time ago, when I governed the | |"Radiant Garden", one of the denizens was "Kairi", one of the seven | |princesses who support the world of light. There was no Heartless born from | |Kairi, who carries no darkness in her heart, and her body which should have | |disappeared remained in the world of light. | | | |That is to say, in the case of the Nobody called Namine, both a Heartless as| |evidence of a lost heart, and a body to act as the intermediary for the | |creation of a Nobody are missing. She is an extremely unstable existence, | |and therefore has no memories of Kairi. Another cause is that Kairi's heart,| |having been separated from her body, did not return to the darkness, but | |instead found another vessel...concealed behind Sora's heart. | | | |That is to say, Namine is an offshoot of Kairi, who directly interfered with| |Sora's heart. Because of that, she was be able to manipulate the memories of| |Sora and those whose hearts are connected to his. | | | |She is truly a "non-existent one". Without even becoming a Nobody, she has | |no place to go, and is the most fleeting of shadows. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Secret Ansem Report 10 [SAR10] | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Sora, who lost his memories in Castle Oblivion, has gone into a deep sleep | |to recover them. However, I believe it will require a considerable amount of| |time to recover completely the memories from his birth to the present time. | | | |But Castle Oblivion is a place that was controlled by Organization XIII. I | |must care for Sora in a safer place. I have decided to persuade Namine to | |help, and take the sleeping Sora to Twilight Town to protect him. | | | |Namine. As I wrote before, she is an extremely unique existence. Born | |through the same process as a Nobody, but missing certain elements that | |characterise a Nobody. | | | |That she continues to draw pictures is possibly compensating for what she | |lacks...from other people's, mainly Sora's, memories. | | | |I have formed a hypothesis. I believe that Namine was born as a unique | |Nobody when Sora turned the Keyblade on his own body and Sora and Kairi's | |"hearts" departed his body at the same time. Namine was born as Kairi's | |Nobody. But to become a Nobody, Sora's body and soul were used as an | |intermediary... | | | |When a person loses their heart, a Heartless with no sense of self is born, | |and the leftover body and soul are used as an intermediary to give birth to | |a Nobody. | | | |But what about those who chose to release their heart? Sora and Xehanort, | |even though they became Heartless, kept their sense of self. | | | |And in the case of Kairi and Namine. The exception that Kairi's heart had | |no darkness, and the exception that Kairi's heart used Sora as a vessel |
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The Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) is a multi-agency effort aimed at improving and increasing aquatic and terrestrial habitats and ecological function in the Delta and its tributaries. The ERP Focus Area (JPG) includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Bay, the Sacramento River below Shasta Dam, the San Joaquin River below the confluence with the Merced River, and their major tributary watersheds directly connected to the Bay-Delta system below major dams and reservoirs. Principal participants overseeing the ERP are CDFW, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the NOAAs National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), collectively known as the ERP Implementing Agencies. The ERP implements restoration projects through grants administered by the ERP Grants Program. The vast majority of these projects focus on fish passage issues, species assessment, ecological processes, environmental water quality, or habitat restoration. The ERP is guided by the following six strategic goals:
- Recover endangered and other at-risk species and native biotic communities;
- Rehabilitate ecological processes;
- Maintain or enhance harvested species populations;
- Protect and restore habitats;
- Prevent the establishment of and reduce impacts from non-native invasive species; and
- Improve or maintain water and sediment quality.
CDFW's Role in the ERP
As the ERPs State implementing agency, CDFWs primary role within the program is to fund and manage grant projects within the ERP Focus Area to address the ERP goals and objectives. In addition, CDFW staff coordinates and collaborates with other local, State, and federal agencies to address the ERP goals and objectives.
Program Structure & Key Activities
The ERPs principal activity is to manage funded grant projects within the ERP Focus Area. Project funding is provided by State water bonds, as well as cost share from federal and local partners. Staff collaborates with federal, State, and local agencies on the development of regional planning efforts, conceptual models, monitoring programs, and performance measures within the Programs adaptive management framework. Partners, including stakeholders and other State and federal agencies, are essential to accomplishing shared Delta ecosystem restoration visions and goals. Key ERP activities include:

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Wind will constitute "a key component" in helping Malta meet its EU renewables targets as long as it is shown to provide optimum value for money compared to other measures. This is one of 87 recommendations made by Malta's Climate Change Committee in a consultation report published in January outlining a national strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It will feed in to the slow-moving debate on the draft national energy policy released in 2006.
Malta is totally dependent on imported fossil fuels for its 571 MW of electricity generation capacity. This produced 2300 GWh in 2008, while in 2020 demand is estimated to reach around 3500 GWh. Renewables will have to provide some 500 GWh of this if Malta is to meet its 2020 EU renewable energy target to source 10% of its energy supply from renewables. Wind is expected to play "a major role," says Tonio Sant of the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs.
But the earliest any wind power would be developed is 2010. Given the country's small, isolated grid and the limited amount of spinning reserve that can be maintained, the report says Malta's maximum wind potential at present is for no more than 60 MW. Due to landscape issues and population density, investigations so far have focused offshore. The current favourite is a 45 MW project at Sikka l-Badja (White Reef), two kilometres off Malta's north coast (Windpower Monthly, December 2008). Feasibility studies are ongoing, but the site could possibly accommodate up to 90 MW and generate around 200 GWh a year.
Plans are further ahead to build a 125-kilometre undersea cable, provisionally rated at around 200 MW, linking Malta to Sicily. A detailed seabed survey has yet to take place, but the government hopes the EUR200 million interconnector will be completed by 2014. This would allow the system to integrate higher levels of wind power without having to increase the reserve margin locally, it says. Other measures being considered include the use of tradable guarantees of origins for renewables and a high-powered inter-ministerial committee to oversee national energy policy. Once the policy is in place, it will be reviewed every three years, starting in 2012.
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Using the New Library Catalog
The library recently upgraded its catalog to make searching for items and managing your account easier and more intuitive. To access the new catalog, click on the "Catalog" button at the top of any page on our web site. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to search the new catalog.
One new feature of the catalog that makes accessing your account much easier is the option to create an EZ Login. An EZ Login is a custom username and password that you can create to log in to your account. This way, you will not need to use your library card number each time you log in! Find out how to create an EZ Login.
Another great feature of the new catalog is the ability to create and save lists of items in your account. A list is useful to keep track of books that you may want to read in the future, but that you do not want to forget about. Learn how to create a custom list in your account.
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Since the American Dental Association recognizes February as National Children's Dental Health Month, it's time to for parents to brush up on their children's oral health habits.
Although cavities are nearly 100 percent preventable, more than one in four American caregivers reported that their children had a cavity filled in the past year, according to the 2013 Delta Dental Children's Oral Health survey. Among children who had a cavity in the past year, 53 percent had two or more cavities.
The survey of nearly 1,000 caregivers also found 75 percent of parents say they share utensils such as a spoon, fork or glass with a child, which according to the dental community, can pass cavity-causing bacteria to children. As a mother of a toddler, I often try my daughter's food before giving it to her, or even let her take a sip of water out of my cup. I never thought this habit could affect her dental health!
According to Delta Dental, parents and caregivers should eliminate saliva-transferring behaviors, such as sharing utensils or toothbrushes, and cleaning a pacifier with their mouths -- all activities which can pass harmful bacteria to a child. Here are some more surprising stats from the survey:
* For children who've visited the dentist, the average age at the first visit was 3 years old. Delta Dental suggests children should first visit the dentist within six months of getting their first tooth -- and no later than the first birthday.
* Only 58 percent of children had their teeth brushed twice a day and 34 percent of children brush for less than two minutes. Dental professionals recommend children's teeth should be brushed twice a day for a least two minutes each time, and parents should assist with the task until the kids are about 6 years old.
* Forty-three percent of parents or caregivers report their children's teeth are never flossed, and of children whose teeth are flossed, only 23 percent are flossed daily. Once any two teeth are touching, Delta Dental recommends caregivers should floss, or help the child floss, once a day.
My husband and I have tried to make brushing our daughter's teeth part of her daily routine, but she'd rather suck on the toothbrush and run around than actually use it. I've tried singing the "ABC's" as I brush her teeth so she knows at the end of the song, we're finished.
There are also many toothbrushes that cater to kids, helping to make brushing a more enjoyable experience. For example, the FireFly Toothbrush ($.99-$3) flashes bright lights for one minute and features characters such as Hello Kitty, Spider-Man and Strawberry Shortcake. Other toothbrushes play music, like The Brush Buddies ($4.99 and up), that play songs from Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, LMFAO and more.


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It's nannies, caregivers and maids who are the more common female faces of international trafficking, not frightened women and girls being escorted out of brothels and massage parlours.
But domestic servitude lacks the attention-getting impact of snakeheads or girls forced into prostitution.
Domestics are usually women. They come one by one, not by the truckload. And it's likely to be on a plane accompanied by an employer rather than a so-called snakehead.
The International Labour Organization estimated there were 21 million trafficking victims globally in 2012. And while 22 per cent are forced into the sex trade, nearly seven in 10 victims are in domestic servitude or some other form of forced labour. For men, among the worst off are those forced to work in the offshore fisheries.
Yet of all the hidden, exploited workers, domestics are the hardest to identify. Once in a country, the circle closes around them.
They rarely have co-workers. Unlike other workers — whether they're prostitutes or exploited mine workers — domestics are hidden from sight, cut off from outside contact because of long hours, poor language skills and their live-in arrangement.
Yet within the past couple of months, two cases of human trafficking involving domestics have been in B.C. Supreme Court. They are also the first two cases to be heard under the trafficking section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. All of the other Canadian cases have been tried under the Criminal Code's human trafficking section.
Earlier this week, Mumtaz Ladha pleaded not guilty to one count of human trafficking, two counts of misrepresentation and an employment violation.
The 57-year-old Tanzanian-Canadian is accused of having lured a young Tanzanian woman to Canada in 2008.
Ladha allegedly promised the young woman a job in her hair salon. Instead, she's alleged to have worked up to 18 hours a day in the family's $4-million West Vancouver home and lived in a windowless room off the pool room, which West Vancouver Const. Kelly English described as a metre-wide cell with a bathroom.
Last month, 50-year-old Franco Orr was convicted under the Immigration Act for trafficking, employing a foreign national illegally and misrepresenting facts that could induce an error.
His three children's Filipina nanny said she was tricked into coming to Canada from Hong Kong with the promise that she would be eligible to become a Canadian citizen.
Instead, she ended up an illegal immigrant and virtual slave. Orr will be sentenced Oct. 15.
In both cases, the women came legally to Canada on a temporary resident's visa, which allowed them to remain in Canada for up to six months.
In the Ladha case, Canadian visa officials initially rejected the young woman's application in June 2008 saying there was no proof of Ladha's financial situation, insufficient information about both Ladha and Ladha's daughter, Zahra, with whom Ladha and the caregiver were staying.
There was also a concern that even though the young woman had a son, she had never travelled before and was at risk to over-stay her visitor's visa.
A second application made the following month was successful.
Citizenship officer Jessica Poon testified Thursday that in it, the young woman was described as being Ladha's domestic helper in Tanzania. An accompanying doctor's note said Ladha was in need of assistance because she suffers from bilateral osteoarthritis and vertigo.
The second application included bank statements showing that Ladha had close to $550,000 in a Canadian account and $31,000 US in another account and a copy of daughter Zahra Ladha's business card from UBC's Sauder School of Business where she is a marketing instructor.
Ladha and the young woman arrived in Vancouver Aug. 2, 2008 and before the woman's visa expired, she was granted a six-month extension to July 14, 2009 providing she did not work in Canada or go to school.
She fled the home in June.
What went on in that West Vancouver house will become clearer over the next couple of weeks. Next week, the young woman is scheduled to tell her story.
But so far, there's a bureaucratic banality to it all.
It contrasts sharply with what's likely to be heard at Reza Moazami's trial in B.C. Supreme Court later this fall. He's facing 36 Criminal Code charges including human trafficking, sexual exploitation and living off the avails of prostitution that involves 11 victims — the youngest of whom was 14.
There's also a sharp contrast between the two accused.
The well-dressed Ladha in her suits and diamond stud earrings looks out of place in the prisoner's box. And then there's Moazami, who made a snarly appearance in provincial court a few months ago in a prison jumpsuit and was nearly removed for talking back to the judge.
But regardless of the perpetrators, as the Orr family's nanny Leticia Sarmeinto wrote in her victim impact statement, the dehumanizing effect of slavery is the same.
She wrote that she no longer trusts anybody and doubts what people say.
"I am afraid to let someone help me," she wrote. "I cry all the time."


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In Hollywood, California: Guy Starts A Fight With His Belt & Gets Stomped Out! (Hittin A Filled SUV) "Young Man, You Just Got Knocked The F*ck Out"
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'No one is at the steering wheel'
Note: This article is a sidebar to this issue's feature story.
Lora Lucero is vice president of the New Mexico chapter of the American Planning Association:
"Who's guiding growth right now is no one. No one is at the steering wheel. It's occurring very haphazardly, it's occurring incrementally, project by project, application by application, and it's very focused on the present, not on the future.
"We all know that wherever you build the highways, wherever you build the roads, that's where the growth is going to occur. So in a very big way, the highway department is going to decide the future. But the highway department and local communities are not sitting at the same table.
"There's no requirement in our state law that says that the state highway department has to listen to local communities. We're working on legislation that would require state agency plans to be consistent with local plans. Ideally, you'll have a balancing between state guidance, but keep planning from the ground up. Local communities should have control.
"The topic is on the table. We're going to make progress one way or the other. If the state doesn't get on the bandwagon and do something, local people will do it with (ballot) initiatives. People will say, we want our community to be more intelligent about how we manage growth."


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Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, officially resigned Friday, leaving her post after four years and nearly a million miles of travel.
Along with a farewell speech to her staff at the State Department, Clinton sent her official letter of resignation to President Obama.
The warm letter, which includes a personal note to the president thanking him for his friendship, stands in stark contrast to the fraught relationship the two politicians held four years ago, when Obama beat out Clinton for the presidential nomination.
The full text of the letter is as follows:
The Secretary of State Washington
February 1, 2013
The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C., 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I hereby resign as the 67th Secretary of State, effective upon the appointment of my successor.
It has been an honor to serve in your administration and the represent our country around the world. I am proud of what we have accomplished together on behalf of the American people and in pursuit of our interests and values. And I am more convinced than ever in the strength and staying power of America's global leadership and our capacity to be a force for good in the world.
It has been a privilege to lead such a dedicated and skilled team of Foreign Service Officers and Civil Servants at the State Department and USAID. I am deeply grateful for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the country they love.
On a personal note, it has been a pleasure to work with you and your team. Thank you, Mr. President, for your friendship, and for the opportunity to serve in your Cabinet.
With gratitude and warm regards, I am
Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton


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Instead of buying a new truck I am trying to squeak out as much performance from my current motor as I can. Can you expect to see performance gains with a cold air intake? And lastly, are they worth the money and time to install?
Put several on a few sports cars, but no experience with trucks. I got on average about 10-15% more HP, and about same on torque. Dyno'd both cars.
Wansn't cheap, but HP usually isn't . For the money we spend on cars, I felt it was worth it.
Added exhaust, gears, and other mods as well.
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If diesel yes, you will get more out of a chip
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For a fleeting moment, it seemed like a "Daily Show" coup: an interview with embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele about the GOP strip club scandal fallout.
But the guest turned out to be more felt than Steele. Jon Stewart quizzed a parody puppet of Steele, who, it was noted, resembles the old-school, blue-and-bald Muppet that was Grover's foil back when the Comedy Central host was a kid.
The bit, from a couple weeks ago, wasn't the program's first use of Muppet imagery: "Gitmo," a bearded, Guantanamo Bay-detainee version of Elmo, has been a recurring "Daily Show" character.
The Steele sketch comes as we're in the midst of the latest burst of Muppet-related satire and news. A month from the 20th anniversary of his death, the hand of Jim Henson is still being felt in pop culture.
Much of the new Muppet-inspired material takes the form of political satire: a video, posted this week on Funny or Die, is a clever, searing indictment of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The mock newsmagazine piece, called "No Strings Attached," traces the plight of the Elmo lookalike Lt. Snazzy the Monster, a hero soldier who is outed as a puppet. ("They're not right, man. They creep me out," says one puppet-hating soldier.)
Late last year, MoveOn.org slammed Sen. Joe Lieberman's health care stance by turning the Connecticut pol into a whiny Muppet-like figure (The video was titled "Lieberman Socks").
Much of this humor is aimed at an adult audience that grew up on "Sesame Street." The Muppet influence stretches beyond TV and the Web: The long-running "Avenue Q" recently was joined this month on the New York stage by the bawdy "Stuffed and Unstrung," produced by Henson's company for an audience with a Stewart-friendly sensibility (the show is advertised on "The Daily Show" website).
Meanwhile, a new Muppet movie starring and co-written by Jason Segel of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" fame is in the works. An exhibit, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World," opened this month at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA.
And the Muppets Studio is pumping out YouTube videos. The latest debuted April 1 and is the darkest yet: a monster Muppet (Big Mean Carl) clubs and gobbles up cute bunnies while crooning "Stand By Me." The look of the piece is reminiscent of the 2009 movie "Where the Wild Things Are," whose influences clearly include a touch of Henson amid Maurice Sendak's own fantastic world.
The Muppets Studio's first video, a takeoff of "Bohemian Rhapsody" released late last year, has notched nearly 14 million hits on YouTube. It's up for two Webby Awards, against other viral shorts like "David After Dentist."
Our votes are going to Kermit and friends. We won't tell you how to cast your ballots, but will suggest you take a few minutes to check out the Muppet and Muppet-inspired videos below:
Muppets in the News
As the 20th anniversary of his death approaches, the hand of Henson is everywhere. Check out some of the latest examples.
For a fleeting moment, it seemed like a "Daily Show" coup: an interview with embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele about the GOP strip club scandal fallout.


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Illinois State Page
Illinois is home to the third most populated city in the country, Chicago, which is located the beautiful waterfront of Lake Michigan. The state's beautiful parks and outdoor recreation, which includes boat cruises for dogs, keep local pets and their owners busy and happy. Illinois also boasts many urban areas across the state that have proven to be adventurous for pet owners with several pet-friendly restaurants and shops waiting to be explored. And when Illinois pet owners are in need of a professional pet service, such as pet sitting or professional dog training, PetSitting.com's statewide network of the best Illinois pet service providers makes it easy to find help that meets the unique needs of each pet.
Illinois Pet Sitters
For pet owners that must be away for vacation or business, a great pet sitting company or professional is an essential pet care component. Pet sitting is the most common service requested in the pet industry, and there are plenty of Illinois dog sitters and cat sitters in the area who are well qualified to care for your pets in your absence. PetSitting.com's vast network of the leading Illinois pet sitters provides pet owners with insured and bonded services for worry-free, pet-free trips. To receive a quick response from an established pet sitting company in Illinois, simply fill out our pet sitting form.
Dog Training in Illinois
To ensure that he exhibits basic manners and is obedient, training your dog is a must. By training your dog, you can ensure that he will be well-behaved in public and around company, and you can trust that he'll be good while you're away. Because they are responsible for shaping your dog's behavior, a dog trainer should be carefully selected with many important factors in mind. PetSitting.com maintains a statewide network of skilled Illinois professional dog training providers who use a variety of dog training tools and home dog training methods to fully develop your dog's obedience.
Illinois Pet Boarding
Most pet owners know that the need to spend some overnight time away from a pet is unavoidable. PetSitting.com has partnered with the best Illinois pet boarding companies to make the selection of a long-term care facility easy. Choose a dog boarding or pet boarding facility from the vast statewide network built by PetSitting.com, and you can leave town feeling assured that your adored pet will be cared for properly and thoroughly.
Illinois Pet Grooming
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Doggie Daycare in Illinois
While their owners are busy at work, pets can still receive essential care such as meals, walking and playtime through one of Illinois's many doggie daycare facilities. Much like daycare centers for children, dog daycares provide only daytime care for pets. PetSitting.com's statewide network of elite Illinois dog daycare providers makes it easy to choose a cozy and loving daily care facility for your pup.
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When you bring your freshly groomed pet home, ensure that they stay clean by keeping your yard free of pet waste through PetSitting.com's network of Illinois's best pet waste removal companies. Our dog poop scoop service providers specialize in the removal of dog waste and the waste of other outdoor pets, keeping your yard clean and comfortable.
Dog Walkers in Illinois
Exercise is important to the maintenance of a dog's healthy lifestyle, but is oftentimes neglected when owners do not have time to follow their pet's daily routine. PetSitting.com's online match service makes finding a professional dog walker in Illinois an easy process. Each Illinois dog walking business in our network offers a variety of fitness services for your beloved pet. Whether you're looking for part time dog walking services, an uptown dog walker or a multiple-dog walker, we can assist you in finding the ideal provider.
To find a professional pet care company in Illinois, please fill out the pet services form on the top right of this page. It takes just a few minutes and is always completely free of charge.


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Bay Area Regional Deformation Network
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Geophysical Networks
- Map
- Broadband Stations
- Borehole Stations
- GPS Stations
BARD is a network of 32 continuously operating Global Positioning System receivers in Northern California. The primary goal of the network is to monitor crustal deformation across the Pacific-North America plate boundary and in the San Francisco Bay Area for earthquake hazard reduction studies and rapid earthquake emergency response assessment. Join the BARD-info mailing list for network announcements, including information on station upgrades, outages and other problems and new data products, such as real-time streaming.
- Station Information
- BARD Station List
- Download KML file of BARD sites
- Map of BARD sites
- Site Logs (receiver and antenna type history)
- Data Access
Receiver data, both raw and RINEX 24-hour files, are archived and available at the NCEDC. The raw and RINEX data files are in day-of-year directories in either our normal (lowrate) or highrate directories. Site logs are also available at the NCEDC. More station information, including timeseries and data quality evaluation information, is available for BARD backbone sites.
Many of the BARD stations have been upgraded to highrate (1 sample/second) sampling. For highrate sampling, we archive the raw data at highrate, and archive decimated lowrate (1 sample every 15 seconds) RINEX files. For stations that still sample every 15 or 30 seconds, we archive both the raw and RINEX data at that sample rate. We only archive highrate RINEX data for selected stations where we receive only the RINEX data files.
See hints for using ftp to retrieve data in compressed or uncompressed format.
- Real-Time Streaming
- Lowrate Data (15 or 30 second sampling)
- Highrate Data (1 sample per second sampling)
- Holdings listed by GPS Week (see Calendar)
When you use data from the NCEDC or BARD network, please provide a proper acknowledgement of the data source.
- Analysis
The data are analyzed at the U.S. Geological Survey to find the relative displacements of the stations:
Data from the BARD network may also be used for surveying applications. For legal purposes, the BSL relies on adjustments performed by the California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC), in partnership with the National Geodetic Survey, to provide precise NAD83 reference frame coordinates suitable for use by the surveying community. Many of the BARD stations are included in a 2000 adjustment following the Hector Mine earthquake, which were officially sanctioned by NGS in March 2001. These coordinates can also be obtained from NGS.
- Reports
- Report on the Mini-PBO Borehole Adapter for GPS
- Publications
- BARD Project Reports
- Collaborations
The BARD network is a collaborative effort of the:
- U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Stanford
- U.C. Davis
- U.C. Santa Cruz
- Trimble Navigation
- Ashtech
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- U.S. Coast Guard
- National Geodetic Survey
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Other useful links
- Crustal Deformation
- Northern California - USGS Menlo Park
- Southern California - USGS Pasadena
- USGS Real-time Monitoring
- GPS - General GPS information
- CDDIS - NASA Crustal Dynamics Data Information System
- IGS - International GPS Service for Geodynamics
- SOPAC - Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center
- SCIGN - Southern California Integrated GPS Network
- NGS - National Geodetic Survey
- BARGEN - Basin and Range Geodetic Network
- UNAVCO - University NAVSTAR Consortium
- PANGA/CWU - Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array, Central Washington University
- PANGA/UW - Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array, University of Washington
- WDCA/PGC - Western Canada Deformation Array, Pacific Geoscience Center
- NCGPSUG - Northern California GPS Users Group
- CGCC - California Geodetic Control Committee
- CSRC - California Spatial Reference Center
- Crustal Deformation
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If you've decided that you want to purchase a brand new car, you could be wondering where you should go to start shopping for your next vehicle. Of course, there are plenty of new car dealerships around, but they aren't all created equally. If you want to buy a great new car at a great new price, we encourage you to give us a try. We think that you will be more than happy both with the vehicles that we offer and the customer service that we focus on when working with all of our customers on their purchases.
We always have a vast selection of brand new cars for our customers to choose from. Whether you're looking for a compact car, a luxury sedan, a pickup truck or a sports utility vehicle, we think that you will find what you are looking for here. Since our inventory is always changing, there is just too much to list. Stop on in and take a look at our new car inventory, and you could drive away in the perfect new car!
Many people suggest that buying a used car is the better choice. Of course, some benefits go along with buying used, but there is nothing like owning a brand new car. If you'd like to have a car that no one else has ever driven, a new car is the best choice. Then, you do not have to worry about buying a car that has someone else's problems, or that might not have been driven and maintained in the way that you would have taken care of it.
Plus, there are other perks to buying a brand new car, too. With a brand new car, you can enjoy the latest technology and features. Also, since they're learning more and more about the best safety features for vehicles each year, newer cars often take advantage of the newest and best safety features that are out there.
It's true that new cars aren't as prone to having issues with older cars. However, this doesn't mean that you should buy your new vehicle from just anywhere! Instead, buy from a well-known brand name that you know you can trust, and purchase your new car from a dealership that makes providing you with a great new car a priority. Plus, it's always important to look for a dealership that puts a focus on delivering the best possible customer service for each customer who walks through the door, whether they're casually shopping or ready to buy.
We are here to help you find the new car of your dreams. Even though we understand how important it is to find a new car that looks good and that you will want to show off, we also realize that quality is what matters in the long run. We try to offer both. Contact us, and stop by anytime so that you can take a look at the quality of new cars that we have in stock. We can help you make buying a new car easy, and it's our goal to make sure that you're delighted when you drive off the lot in your brand new vehicle.
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A delicious cucumber, lettuce and snow pea salad with a zingy green chili dressing, topped with peanuts and bananas.
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Yield: 4 x approx. 2 cup servings
DRESSING: Place chilies, ginger, fish sauce, lemon juice, sugar, and coconut milk in a jar with a firm-fitting lid. Shake until combined. You could also use a blender or food processor.
SALAD: Combine salad leaves, cucumber, snow peas, mint, and coriander in a bowl. Pour dressing over. Just before serving, slice the bananas and top the salad with bananas and roasted peanuts.
For a more substantial meal, try adding cooked shrimp, shredded chicken or shredded pork.
For lower-sodium, use homemade fish sauce, or if available use prepared low-sodium fish sauce.
Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.
The fresh herbs make all the difference in this tasty salad. Avoid dried substitutes.


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Jabra unveiled its latest range of sports headphones this week, with the Jabra Sports series being released as both a wireless and wired version.
While there are a number of decent innovations within the headphones – they're waterproof, have a built-in FM radio transmitter and interaction with the Endomondo app – one thing you won't find is voice recognition.
"Voice recognition is something we are testing every single day," said Suzann Saverman, marketing director, Jabra, to TechRadar.
"The problem is that with the applications out at the moment they just aren't up to scratch. We are continually testing in our labs, though."
Voice recognition, coming 2012
Voice recognition is available on a number of apps at the moment but when using it while exercising a number of factors have to be considered.
One of these is the change in your voice due to exertion and tiredness, and Jabra isn't ready to commit to the technology until it has mastered it.
"Our experience is that we are not happy with what is out there," explained Saverman.
"But we will have something [with voice recognition] out by the middle of next year for sure."
The Jabra Sports range is out late September, early October and the wireless version will cost £99.99.


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2012: A New Manager, A New GM, A New Red Sox Talk Blogger.
February 18, 2012 2 Comments
Hi there, Red Sox (Talk) Nation,
My name's Shane. I'm 24 and currently live in Melbourne, Australia. I've been playing ball since I was six and have been a member of Red Sox Nation since 2008. It's almost in my blood. No, it is in my blood.
After seeing Donald depart as administrator of 'Red Sox Talk' at the end of 2011, unable to continue posting about the Sox, I was a little saddened. He proposed that someone could take over in his absence, which is how I've come to be writing here. I emailed him and he was happy to pass the reins on to me. I've blogged about the Red Sox before but my blog isn't exactly the right place for baseball related information—it's not that big in Australia yet. So I'm really happy to be doing this: blogging on an established site.
Basically, this is just a quick hello from me. I created a new email—email@example.com—and a Twitter—@red_sox_talk. Each post will posted there, allowing more people to have there say on everything Red Sox.
Until you here from me, all the best. Go Sox.


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4-Port HDMI Automatic Video Switch - 4K with Fast Switching
Switch between four HDMI sources on a single HDMI display, with 4K video resolution and fast switching for minimal disruption
Product ID: VS421HD4KA
- Impressive image quality with support for Ultra HD 4K
- 4-port 4K2K switch routes four HDMI sources to one HDMI display
- Easy operation with automatic, priority or manual switching between HDMI sources
- EDID copy support ensures accurate display output
- Versatile audio configuration with support for 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound
- IR remote control included
- RS-232 serial control interface
- Backward compatible with high-definition 1080p
Create a powerful visual experience, with the ability to switch between four 4K video sources seamlessly. This 4-port HDMI® switch lets you share a monitor, projector or TV with four Ultra High Definition video sources, and switch between them with minimal disruption.
Impressive image quality with 4K support
The video switch maintains Ultra HD 4K picture quality while switching between content from HDMI source devices - including Blu-ray™ players and DVD players, computer systems, video game consoles, digital cable and satellite boxes and A/V receivers.
4K support ensures a higher level of image clarity and visibility, delivering four times the resolution of 1080p - 8.29 million pixels versus 2.07 million pixels. It provides a more engaging visual experience for audiences in a wide range of venues including conference centers, boardrooms, educational facilities, and commercial settings. With its exceptional resolution and image quality, it's also ideal for bringing your digital signage to life.
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Enjoy hassle-free operation with three switching modes:
- Fast auto-switching: ensures minimal time for switching between HDMI sources. The switch provides effortless operation with advanced auto-sensing - it detects the latest connected HDMI source and automatically switches to it. Auto-switching encourages collaboration among colleagues, by making it easy to share a projector or display. It also ensures no downtime in a digital signage application if a source signal is accidentally powered off or fails.
- Priority switching: identifies one port to take first priority for HDMI sources when multiple sources are connected, ideal for applications such as digital signage.
- Manual switching: enables you to manually select your HDMI source with front panel buttons that are easy to use.
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The VS421HD4KA is TAA compliant and backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty with free lifetime technical support.
- Share a 4K monitor, television or projector with four different 4K video sources to create a powerful visual experience in boardrooms, classrooms, home theaters, hotels, shopping malls, health centers and many other environments
- Collaborate easily with colleagues by connecting multiple users to the same display, and switch between input devices
- Enhance your home theater by connecting four A/V devices and automatically switching between your Blu-ray player, cable and satellite set-top boxes, gaming console or computer
- Switch easily between different video sources for digital signage applications - the switch is backward compatible with high-definition 1080p, so any video source will look great in your digital signage
Product Numbers
Ingram Micro New Zealand
UPC Code
Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|2 Years
|AV Input
|AV Output
|Industry Standards
|Audio Specifications
|7.1 Surround sound
|Maximum Digital Resolutions
|4K @ 30 Hz
|Supported Resolutions
|3840x2160 (4K)
1920x1080 (1080p)
1280x720 (720p)
|Wide Screen Supported
|Connector A
|1 - HDMI (19 pin) Female
|Connector B
|4 - HDMI (19 pin) Female
|1 - RJ-11 Female
|LED Indicators
|4 - Active port LED
|1 - Power LED
|Input Voltage
|Output Current
|Output Voltage
|Power Consumption (In Watts)
|Power Source
|AC Adapter Included
|0% ~ 80%
|Operating Temperature
|0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Product Height
|0.8 in [2 cm]
|Product Length
|6.1 in [15.6 cm]
|Product Width
|2.6 in [65 mm]
|Weight of Product
|10.3 oz [291 g]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|2.5 in [64 mm]
|Package Length
|6.1 in [15.5 cm]
|Package Width
|9.3 in [23.5 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|29.5 oz [836 g]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - 4-port HDMI switch
|1 - remote control
|1 - Universal power adapter (NA/EU/UK/AU)
|1 - RJ11 cable
|1 - RJ11 to DB-9 serial adapter
|1 - mounting kit
|1 - quick start guide
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Before You Buy
This device outputs HDMI video signals. If you have a display or video destination that uses another type of video connection, there are ways that you can convert the video signal or connection. These options are outlined below and organized by the target connection.
When you consider whether to convert an HDMI video signal to another connection type, it is important to know if the media that is being converted from the HDMI video connection is protected by High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If the media is protected by HDCP, you cannot convert to analog video connections because they do not support HDCP. You may experience this issue when you use devices like Blu-ray players, DVD players, and certain gaming consoles.
|Target connection
|HDMI to VGA: https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/?filter_AVINPUT=HDMI&filter_AVOUTPUT=VGA.
HDMI to DVI: https://www.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/HDMI/HDMI-to-DVI/.
|HDMI to DisplayPort: https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/?filter_AVINPUT=HDMI&filter_AVOUTPUT=DisplayPort.
This device has an HDMI input port. If you have a video source that uses another video connection, there are options available to convert the video signal or connection. These options will be outlined below for each video source connection.
Source Connection
VGA to HDMI: https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/?filter_AVINPUT=VGA&filter_AVOUTPUT=HDMI.
DVI to HDMI video converters: https://www.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/Video-Adapter/HDMI-Cable-Adapters/.
DVI to HDMI video cables: https://www.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/HDMI/HDMI-to-DVI/.
DisplayPort to HDMI passive converters: https://www.startech.com/AV/Displayport-Converters/DP-HDMI/?filter_CONVERTTYPE=Passive.
DisplayPort to HDMI active converters: https://www.startech.com/AV/Displayport-Converters/DP-HDMI/?filter_CONVERTTYPE=Active.
DisplayPort Passive and Active Conversions
The converter that you require depends on the type of DisplayPort video source that you are using. For more information about converting DisplayPort video signals, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/DisplayPort_Converter_DP_Multi_Mode.
When you troubleshoot issues with a video splitter, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
Video cables
Video switch
Video source (such as a DVD player or computer)
Video destination (such as a monitor or projector)
Note: When you are testing setup components, you should avoid using video adapters. For example, if you are converting a VGA source to HDMI for use with an HDMI switch, you should use an HDMI source when you test the components.
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the cable, video switch, video source, and video destination in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different cable, video switch, video source, and video destination in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the video source and video destination, it is recommended that you do the following:
Remove the video switch from your setup and test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together without the video switch.
Test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together at the resolution that you want to use.
Note: In order for your setup to work properly, the video source, switch, and destination all need to support the resolution that you are using.
Compliance and Safety
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Safety Measures
- If product has an exposed circuit board, do not touch the product under power.
- If Class 1 Laser Product. Laser radiation is present when the system is open.
- Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric lines under power.
- Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certified professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police have confirmed that former a Florida State University basketball standout and current assistant coach at Creekside High School was killed in car crash Friday night.
Alicia Gladden, 27, was driving south on Roosevelt Boulevard near McDuff Avenue in Avondale about 9:40 p.m. when a car police said was speeding north crossed over the grass median and struck Gladden's car head-on.
Gladden, who lived in Orange Park, and the driver of the second car, Sean Wieland (pictured, below), 25, of Jacksonville, were pronounced dead at the scene in the fiery crash, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
A passenger in Wieland's car, Nathan Ortiz, was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Investigators says there were indications that Wieland had been drinking and that he was going too fast to be able to negotiate a curve before his vehicle crossed the median into oncoming traffic.
Police said their investigation into the crash is active and ongoing.
Both Wieland and Ortiz were sailors stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
Gladden played at Orange Park High School, winning Most Valuable Player in her final three years there. She went to FSU, where she earned 1,403 career points -- seventh highest in Seminoles history.
After graduation, Gladden went pro, playing for several different countries in European basketball leagues. But it was when she moved back that she found her true love -- teaching and mentoring.
She became the assistant girls basketball coach at Creekside High School and also coached an Amateur Athletic Union girls basketball team.
Gladden's father, David Gladden, is still in shock, devastated by the loss of his daughter, a woman he said left a huge impact on the world.
"She was a team player, first of all, and she just loved people," David said. "She loved the girls, just to see them developing in their game and eager to learn."
Just a few months ago, Gladden helped lead the girl's basketball team at Creekside to its first ever district championship. It was a very proud moment for the school.
The St. Johns County School District assigned grief counselors at Creekside on Monday as faculty and students remembered the legacy Gladden left behind.
"Coach Gladden had a level of intensity and passion, but at the same time a calm demeanor that let all of our young ladies know that if they put their heart into it, they put their soul into it, anything is possible," Creekside Principal J. Randy Johnson said.
Gladden died Friday night coming back from coaching in a private league.
"I heard a loud explosion, and I came out the house. I look over here and there's a silver (Dodge) Charger that's on fire," said witness Ray Reberio, who pulled Ortiz from the car.
Riberio would later find out the woman killed in the crash was Gladden, a person he'd known from his experience as a high school referee.
"She gave back to the community. She's a local hero around here," he said. "I officiate games at her high school all the time, and I'm sure everyone at her high school and in this area will miss her tremendously."
Gladden's family is mourning her death, but they're taking comfort that she leaves quite the legacy, and they know she's in a better place now.
"She's OK. I believe she's in a brighter place," David Gladden said.
Gladden's family said they're holding a funeral for her at 11 a.m. Friday at Orange Park Christian Center in Clay County. They say all are welcome.
Wieland had been with a patrol squadron at NAS Jacksonville for about two and a half years. No one was available at his Westside home Monday.


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New Virtual Simulator Allows For Complete Sensory Experience
Considering that the average person can pull out a device smaller than their hand and access the collective general knowledge of the world, and that a group of above average people managed to shoot a remotely operated vehicle on a planet hundreds of millions of miles away, it takes a lot for a new technological idea to make you take notice.
But that is the case with Ikei Laboratory's Virtual Body Technology, as it explores that age old fascinating concept of virtual reality in an exciting and new way, where the user is allowed to see, hear, smell, and feel what another person would be seeing, hearing, smelling and feeling in a completely different part of the world.
It's not quite stepping into someone else's shoes, especially as the avatar isn't real and the experience is predetermined, but what's impressive is the sheer set up of the device, which revolves around a motion capable chair facing a 3D monitor, surrounded by fans that simulate smells and sensations (like the wind), while the user wears a pair of high quality headphones and fits themselves into a foot rig that's motion and vibration can simulate walking and running. It's extremely comprehensive in recreating genuine physical experiences.
Honestly, this kind of thing has been around for a while, and is even used in high-tech movie theaters and theme parks as an attraction. This design is slightly different though in how many sensations and experiences it can recreate and, more importantly, how accurately it can recreate them. Even with all of our technological advancements, virtual reality is still an idea that eludes us in the classic sense of the term, but this device is a practical step forward in closing in on the idea.
Right now the main motivation behind the device is to allow elderly people who may be unable to do so traditionally the chance to explore new places in the most complete way possible. However, it is also capable of scenarios like recreating the sensation of running like world champion Usain Bolt. In other words, it has the potential to provide a uniquely entertaining experience for anyone who straps themselves in.
Well, unless they choose the Jay Cutler simulator.
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