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MILAN — Diego Perotti struck at the death as Roma handed club icon Francesco Totti a farewell to remember with a thrilling 3-2 at home to Genoa in a packed Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Totti, playing his final game with the capital side after a storied 25-year career that garnered only one league title, was handed a final-day gift when he was called upon to replace Egyptian Mohamed Salah on 54 minutes.
Totti failed to score on what was his 619th and final Serie A appearance of 785 in total.
But by the end of a valuable win that secured Roma's place in next season's Champions League, the evergreen playmaker experienced a send-off that saw almost the entire stadium shed tears.
One teary-eyed fan broke the barriers to run and hug his hero as they waved off arguably the most symbolic player in Italy over the past 20 years.
"The moment has arrived. I've cried the whole day. This was my only jersey," said Totti.
"I took this decision with my wife and my family. I'd like to stay for another 25 years. Thank you Roma, thanks to my family, my Mum, Dad and brother.
"I'd love to write a poem, a song, but all I can do is try to use my feet to express myself."
Totti played a pivotal role in Roma ending an 18-year wait for the scudetto in 2001, and -- barring any last-minute decision to continue his playing career elsewhere -- is now set to start working alongside Roma's sporting director Monchi.
He added: "Damn it. I get goosebumps when I think about June 17, 2001. From tomorrow, I'll be a grown up."
Yet for Totti, and the thousands of fans who showed up sporting special T-shirts and banners to pay tribute to 'Il Re di Roma' (The King of Rome), it was a nervy final game of the season.
Genoa travelled to the capital intent on ruining Totti's farewell party and stunned the stadium into silence when Pietro Pellegri hit their opener after just three minutes.
Roma hit back with goals from Edin Dzeko and Daniele De Rossi having them 2-1 ahead only for Darko Lazovic to level 11 minutes from time.
With Napoli romping to a comfortable 4-2 win away to Sampdoria, Roma were in trouble, on their way to a third-place finish and without an automatic place in the group stages of next season's Champions League.
But moments after Totti saw a chance thwarted by the boot of Santiago Gentiletti, Perotti fired the hosts into a 3-2 lead when he got on the end of Dzeko's knock-down to beat Eugenio Lamanna from close range on 90 minutes.
Crotone's great escape
Roma's 28th win of the campaign left Luciano Spalletti's men in second place, one point ahead of Napoli and four behind champions Juventus, who sealed a record sixth consecutive Serie A title last week.
De Rossi paid tribute to his close friend Totti and his status as a symbol of Rome, as well as Roma, over the years: "He won the scudetto, and he united a city that falls apart at the least problem.
"But Totti is now a friend that I won't get to see every day."
Napoli finished third as Dries Mertens missed out on Serie A's 'Capocannoniere' top scorer's award.
He got the opener away to Sampdoria, with Lorenzo Insigne, Marek Hamsik and Jose Callejon also scoring.
The Belgian finished on 28 goals, one shy of Dzeko's tally of 29.
Meanwhile, Crotone avoided relegation in remarkable fashion thanks to a 3-1 win at home to Lazio.
Andrea Nalini scored twice either side of a Diego Falcinelli goal for Crotone against a Lazio side who had Bastos sent off in the first half.
That allowed the small side from the heel of the Italian peninsula to leapfrog Empoli, who are relegated after a 2-1 defeat away to Palermo.
Crotone seemed doomed at the start of April, but took 20 points from their last nine games to stay up. — AFP


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Thank you, Karol.
So, we finally made it. I am honored to welcome everyone to the inaugural meeting of the National Commission on Forensic Science. It is great to see all of you here, together.
I would like to start by thanking the Commissioners for generously volunteering your time and expertise to this Commission. Among us, we have a Nobel Laureate; a Medal of Science Winner; professors of chemistry, pathology, physics, sociology, statistics, and law; Federal, State, and Local forensic science service providers; prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges; law enforcement officials; and victims and defendants' rights advocates seated around this table. Each and every one of you was selected out of hundreds of applicants for the unique and necessary perspective that you bring to this issue. We are grateful for your willingness to work collaboratively to enhance the quality and reliability of forensic science in the United States.
While we join this table from different perspectives, we are all united by a common goal of justice. We all recognize that scientifically valid and accurate forensic analysis strengthens all aspects of our justice system. Thanks to the tireless work of federal, state, and local leaders, there has been meaningful and measurable progress in advancing science and its application to the legal system. Most of us in this room have witnessed, firsthand, how forensic analysis can provide powerful and vital tools to identify perpetrators, free others from suspicion, to convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent.
But with great power comes great responsibility. As our capabilities expand, we must also develop our understanding of the foundations and limitations of each technique. We must always be vigilant to not overstate the significance of what we know.
And we must constantly strive to learn more and seek to improve forensic science. To do this, the Justice Department and NIST have joined forces. Together, we have created an initiative that aims to coordinate standards setting in the forensic sciences, reduce fragmentation, and bring together key stakeholders — at every level — to advise the Attorney General on forensic science policy.
Let me provide you with a brief background on how we arrived here today and how our work all fits together.
In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences issued a groundbreaking report titled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States," which articulated the challenges and opportunities facing this field. Judge Harry Edwards co-chaired the committee that authored the report, and we are delighted to welcome him this afternoon to share the National Research Council's recommendations and his advice to this Commission. We have also asked the Bureau of Justice Statistics to put these recommendations in perspective by sharing their Census of Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories.
Recognizing the impact of the National Academies' analysis and recommendations, the White House National Science and Technology Council established a Subcommittee on Forensic Science. This three-and-a-half year interagency process brought together federal, state, and local stakeholders to expand upon and drill down into the practical implications of efforts to improve forensic science.
Later this afternoon, Chairs of the Subcommittee's Interagency Working Groups will present overviews of the information they assembled concerning accreditation; proficiency testing; certification; research and development; and standards setting.
Tomorrow morning, you will be welcomed by Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who will provide an update on the Administration's efforts to strengthen forensic science. And NIST will share its ideas for a new framework for supporting the development of robust forensic science standards.
Certainly, given the breadth and depth of expertise around this table, there will be many questions and thoughtful deliberation. Tomorrow, we look forward to opening the floor for your thoughts on both short and long-term priorities for the Commission. I encourage you to think creatively about concrete and practical recommendations that can realistically be implemented in forensic laboratories and units across the country.
As you all know, we chartered this Commission to develop national strategies for:
• Strengthening the validity and reliability of the forensic sciences;
• Enhancing quality assurance and quality control;
• Identifying and recommending scientific guidance and protocols; and
• Identifying and assessing other needs of the forensic science communities to strengthen their disciplines and meet the increasing demands generated by the criminal and civil justice systems at all levels of government.
In accomplishing these goals, we look forward to the Commission developing views documents, policy recommendations, and priority recommendations for standards development and areas for future research.
Practically speaking, in terms of what we expect to happen going forward, we anticipate that when we develop a specific policy recommendation, that recommendation will be forwarded to the Attorney General for his consideration and he will decide whether to endorse the recommendation for implementation in the ATF, DEA, and FBI laboratories. Upon DOJ adoption, we will strongly encourage other federal, state, and local laboratories or forensic units.
The fact that we cannot compel other federal, state, and local laboratories and units to adopt this Commission's guidance does underscore the need to be mindful of the diversity of practice and resources across the country. We must delicately balance the desire to develop meaningful policy with the reality of limited funding at the federal, state, and local levels. And we must do so without taking shortcuts.
We have to think about what recommendations might make the greatest contribution to the field without breaking the bank. Are our recommendations more expensive than their actual worth? What policies would improve quality assurance? What measurement or documentary standards might improve validity and reliability of particular disciplines? What scientific inquiries might benefit from additional grant funding?
As your agendas indicate, we will close each day together with an hour of public comment. While time constraints do not allow us to respond to public comments contemporaneously, I strongly encourage you to read the comments submitted in writing and listen carefully this afternoon. Many interested stakeholders have travelled great distances to attend this meeting. They bring valuable insight into both the practical implications of your recommendations and how they will be received by the broader public.
This Commission has a unique opportunity to take a truly holistic approach and strengthen all aspects of forensic science. In so doing, we preserve the integrity of our justice system and support public safety. We are looking to the breadth of your collective expertise to craft policies that are realistic and ripe for implementation in federal, state, and local laboratories and courtrooms across the country.
I now am going to turn the floor over to my Co-Chair, Dr. Pat Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of NIST.
Pat and I look forward to working with you on this important endeavor.

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What made "Sammy" stop running and other never-were adaptations.
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In what's easily the best thing he's done since, uh, guest star on "Undeclared," Ben Stiller took time out from mugging, shrieking and frittering away his talent to pay affectionate tribute to the late Budd Schulberg, who died August 5th. For the past few years, Stiller's evident frustration with Hollywood has been erupting in odd ways — spending $90 million on "Tropic Thunder" to prove how much he hates other blockbusters, mocking studios for having the gall to work with him — so it's not really a surprise that for over a decade, he and screenwriting partner Jerry Stahl sweated and ultimately failed to bring Schulberg's gold-standard indictment of Hollywood to the screen. And Stiller isn't alone in his frustrations with Tinseltown, here are a handful of other long-gestating adaptations that could happen someday, but probably won't.
1. Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, "Good Omens"
Pratchett & Gaiman's widely beloved apocalyptic comedy managed to establish its reputation outside of the usual comics enthusiasts; with its lavish scope and extravagant visuals, it needed someone equally outsize to tackle it. Enter Terry Gilliam in 1999, who — with writing partner Tony Grisoni — emerged with a 150-page first draft in 2001. Various colorful status updates emerged ("You can report that Good Omens is proving to be FUCKING difficult to reduce to the FUCKING SHIT ASS limitations of a two FUCKING hour film"), until inevitably the project collapsed in on itself, joining the scrap-heap of Gilliam movies scuttled by bad luck, being too expensive or both. (In this case, the latter.) As of 2008, Gilliam still thinks it can be resurrected; Gaiman's recent track record of successful adaptations ("Stardust," "Coraline") gives him hope.
2. Don DeLillo, "White Noise"
DeLillo's inescapably influential postmodern landmark was slated for a long time to be Barry Sonnenfeld's dream project, presumably a reward of sorts for diligently slogging through the likes of "Wild Wild West." After years of sitting in waiting on Sonnenfeld's IMDB page, the project finally disappeared. DeLillo's work is hard to adapt because it relies so greatly on authorial voice and a density that doesn't necessarily translate to screen; 2006's "Game 6" — an original screenplay — was highly enjoyable, but best taken in ten-minute chunks, as it was so uncompromisingly DeLillo-esque. Still, there's little reason to believe Sonnenfeld couldn't pull off an unexpected triumph with this one; it's not like he doesn't know something about unseemly, unthinking commercialization and how bad it can feel in the morning. Witness this creepy Duracell commercial he directed:
3. John Milton, "Paradise Lost"
Harold Pinter spent three months in 1972 condensing all nine volumes of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past into a 445-shot movie that would've run two minutes under four hours. Since it was completely unfilmable in any kind of economically feasible way, it was published in book form and left there. But British author John Collier's condensation of Brit Lit I standard "Paradise Lost" — published in 1973 — has inexplicably had its option repeatedly renewed by producer Martin Poll, who's shooting for 2011. He'll be going up against a competing version…from the director of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." This is one that just flat-out should never happen in any form. Blank verse declamations of a theological epic that shaped the Western mind for 500 years, enhanced with CGI angels and demons? Best to stick with "Constantine," I think.
4. Every single book Scott Rudin has ever optioned
Here's the thing — apparently, Rudin scans The New York Times Sunday Book Review and bestseller charts every weekend and immediately buys everything on the slightest provocation, even if it's plainly nigh-impossible to adapt. Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections was an Oprah's Book Club selection, but that doesn't mean its intricate chronological structure can simply be flattened into order and put on screen (or that a sequence where a piece of shit taunts an old man won't give viewers "Mr. Hanky" flashbacks). Rudin owns not one but two Michael Chabon epics (The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policeman's Union) that are just too sprawling to do, though Stephen Daldry and the Coen brothers are signed up to try. Just for fun, he bought Sean Wilsey's memoir Oh The Glory Of It All, perhaps inspired by the raging success of the Running With Scissors movie — proof positive that memoirs of upper society dysfunction are screen dynamite. I applaud Rudin's nerve, but c'mon: it'll never happen. Or maybe it will: anyone who bullied "Revolutionary Road" up to the screen, where it patently didn't belong, is not to be underestimated.
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Cuba and Jamaica
- Title
- Pascaerte van de Eylanden Cuba en Jamaica en de andere Eylanden daer ontrent gelegen.
- Author
- ROGGEVEEN, Arent
- Publication place
- Amsterdam,
- Publication date
- [c1680]
- Dimensions
- 430 by 535mm (17 by 21 inches).
- Price
- £9,000
- Reference
- 2957
Double-page engraved chart with fine hand-colour in part and in outline.
First large-scale Dutch chart of Cuba and Jamaica - published in Roggeveen's exceedingly rare sea pilot 'Het Brandende Veen'.
Roggeveen, born in Delshaven, came to Middleburg, the seat of both the Dutch East and West India Companies, in 1658. He worked for both companies teaching the art of navigation and helped to maintain their collections of hydrographic manuscripts and charts, including Spanish portolans of the West Indies. In the mid-1660s, assisted by his access to these collections, Roggeveen embarked upon compiling a series of large-scale charts of the North American coastline, West Indies, and, later, West Africa. Many of his charts are based upon the earlier large-scale work of Hessel Gerritsz and Joan Vingboons, both cartographers for the Dutch East and West India Companies, but Roggeveen's work was the first to show the whole coastline of North America and the Caribbean. He called this pilot 'Het Brandende Veen' or 'The Burning Fen'; a pun on his name, as 'veen' means 'fen', and a heap of burning fen represents a fire on the coast to guide or warn ships.
The first edition of the atlas was published in 1675 by Pieter Goos, however, due to the death of Goos in the same year, and that of Roggeveen four years later, a second edition would not be published until 1680, by which time the plates had been acquired by the chart dealer Jacobus Robijn. Robijn went on to republish the second edition in 1689, with a third edition appearing in 1698.


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NerdTV Presents: Arrow The Watchening
The holidays are over and we begin last week's episode with a bang, nay, a fwoosh, as a fireman inside a burning building is doused with a flammable chemical by a mysterious killer dressed like a fireman. As far as scenes go, it's pretty gruesome…almost as gruesome as the acting in the following scene when a character actor I'm pretty certain was in Biloxi Blues reports to Joanna—Laurel's friend and co-worker–that her brother was killed last night. Not since Darth Vader drunkenly stumbled from the operating table lamenting the death of Queen Amidala has the word 'Nooooo' been used to such deleterious affect.
Apparently, Joanna finds her brother's death suspicious. The report shows an ignition temperature of 500 degrees, twice as hot as the fire that destroyed the building, consumed the brother. How could he die in a fire twice as hot as the one he was fighting? I don't know. Better question: how could a fire that consumes an entire warehouse only burn at 250 degrees? Even if that's 250 degrees Celsius that only equals 482 degrees Fahrenheit and the average HOUSE fire burns at 1100 degrees. Man, this show, I should work as a stupid consultant.
Oliver's step-dad has gone missing. The Step-Dad who knew too much, I suppose. Moira isn't taking it well, but don't worry, Oliver knows just what will make her feel better: swinging by Big Belly Burger for some garbage and buying a bunch of Blue Ray movies starring people he's never heard of. Zack Gal-y-fine-ak-is? Haw Haw Haw! It's funny because who would think that a man with such an obviously Greek name could become an actor! I don't know why, but Oliver's attempt to make his mom happy with an offer of 'Belly Burger' pissed me off. It's like the show is trying super hard to make him relatable but it just falls flat. When Tony Stark wants Burger King after being trapped in the terrorist's cave, that is charming and awesome and makes me want Burger King. When Oliver says, "Hey, I got Belly Burger" I think, "What, Burger King not good enough for you, you have to go to stupid fake restaurant? Why not hit the Peach Pit for a chocolate malted? Or Edna's Edibles for a cupcake and glass of shut the hell up juice." Man, I am starving.
Laurel is asking Arrow for help investigating Joanna's brother's death, he's all butthurt that she thinks he's a remorseless killer. "I heard you tell your Dad" he says. I think Oliver needs help, he's clearly confused as to what his role is as Star(ling) City's protector, which is, of course, to murder everyone except the person named in his father's book. That person he sends to jail or steals 40 million dollars from their bank account.
Throw another shrimp on the Barbie, while Oliver is busy doing his parkour, another fireman is dropped into a conflagration by the mysterious masked Fireman. Hey, Oliver, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but you are the master of a certain ranged weapon with which you could use to incapacitate an assailant from many yards away, probably without even killing him. Ooh, island flashback.
But wait! This is no ordinary masked Fireman, it's FIREFLY, a genuine bad guy and Batman villain. Dollars to donuts he's a disgruntled fireman hurt in the line of duty, wah wah. Still, all props given to Arrow for including Deathstroke AND another villain in this episode. Flashback to what is probably Oliver's first kill on the island. Honestly, I would love a nice chunk of episodes that take place exclusively on the island away from Oliver's mother and the mole on her lip that gets bigger with each episode.
Garfield Lynns! It is the pre-crisis Firefly.
There's a killer on the loose killing firemen, let's gather a whole bunch of them in one place densely packed with people and giant banners covered with Firemen silhouettes…here comes Firefly…and there we go: right on all counts. I swear I write this as I go which should tell you something about the quality of writing in this show.
"I'm not afraid to die." "No, you're afraid to live." BLEEEECHHHHHHHHH!
Okay, but why would Firefly kill other firemen, I get why he wanted to kill the chief, but why just regular firemen? Anyone have any ideas? Don't say because he's crazy, that's not an answer, this was focused mayhem, crazy had nothing to do with it.
Thus endeth the episode. Did we learn much? No. Was there adventure and excitement? Sure. Will I do this again next week? Sigh…Yes.
There's an interesting mix of people on this new 'reality' show hosted by Lewis and Booger from Revenge of the Nerds. I'm pleased that half the nerds are neuroscientists, geophysicists, mathematicians, etc. while the other half operate in the world I'm most familiar with: comics, gaming, and the rest. I am annoyed, however, at the fact that no fewer than three of the nerd girls are wearing fuzzy panda style hats.
The first elimination round: nerd team captains are chosen and must build teams one by one, the catch: two teams, 11 nerds. One person will be the odd one out, just like Dodgeball back in grade school. I have to admit, I felt really bad for Alana the nerd unpicked, but then, THEN, a twist! Because being picked last is the nerdiest thing that a nerd can experience, Alana is given ALL THE POWER. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER THE COMMERCIAL?
Because Alana wasn't picked, she is safe from banishment AND gets to pick which nerd team is safe (she picked Orange). Virgin…sorry…Virgil, who has some form of asperger's syndrome, is upset because the world doesn't work exactly the way he expects it to.
So, here is a helpful guide to the Nerds on King of the Nerds. Feel free to reference at any time during the course of the show.
Genevieve: If Liz Lemon and a Chipmunk had a baby
Brandon: Mark Ruffalo's goofy little brother
Alana: Human Misery
Celeste: Girl Gamer without pink hair
Hendrik: Norman Bates' Grandson
Danielle: Girl Gamer with pink hair
Jon: Danielle trapped in a man's body
Moogega: Um…yeah. She has my vote for winner
Joshua: Completely unmemorable, if you find yourself asking, "Who's that guy again?" The answer is Joshua.
Virgil: Beep boop, humanity is imperfect, I must destroy imperfection.
Ivan: Sideburns Clancy Brown
The Throne of Games, cute. Jon and Hendrik have been picked in the first Nerd Off! A chess game, yep, simple, except for the cat girl stripper that moves the pieces and the centurion to slice the pieces in half when they've been captured. Hendrik, listening to Alana's bad advice, is the first eliminated. Sleep well, noble Hendrik, perhaps open a small motel on the outskirts of town. Don't forget to drill a peep hole in the shower.
David DeMarco is Joe Patrick's boss at Legend Comics & Coffee. He is able to write this column because Joe Patrick does all the hard work at the shop, while Dave drinks coffee and goofs around. This is an arrangement that is acceptable to Dave.


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In the brave new post-Harmony world, people don't go to sleazy brothels in warehouses to let vampires suck on them: they go to upmarket London nightclubs. Is that an improvement? Now, some versions of vampire mythology say that letting a vampire drink your blood is a pleasant, even euphoric experience: and of course in the original Victorian melodramas it was a clear metaphor for sex. I don't know that it's been depicted that way in the Buffyverse before - though Anya did say that humans who go to vampire brothels "get off on the rush", so maybe it is physical rather than just mental.
Fraser, the club owner, is suitably disgusting and sleazy. I was interested in his discussion with Faith: "Selling magic ain't illegal yet", with the "yet" implying it might become so. When human laws catch up with the revelation that the supernatural exists? Or because with no more new magic, magic artefact will become an ever-diminishing resource and the government will want to take them all over itelf? Then there's Faith's comment that killing demons is "kind of a legal grey area", which is interesting especially when read in conjunction with the parallel 'Buffy' story.
Faith's jacket has military-looking insignia on the sleeve. It's not entirely clear but I think the top one is the badge of the Rebel Alliance from Star Wars; I don't recognise the lower one.
In the rooftop conversation afterwards I did like Angel's admission that he was totaly winging it, rather than having a cunning plan all along. It's funny because his usual demeanour, all laconic and mysterious, does suggest that he's got it all worked out even if he han't. He'd make a great poker player. (Plus he has all that experience from hanging around in Las Vegas with the Rat Pack...) Faith appreciates his line, perhaps because she's a connoisseur of making it up as she goes along too.
Faith raises the idea of Angel using the Mohra blood to make himself human. I assumed she'd already decided that last issue, but on double-checking, it seems that actually she didn't, at least not in dialogue. Her plan is a new revelation this issue: it's just that fandom discussions have already assumed that was her intention, so the actual reveal is unsurprising. Angel rejects the idea, initially, for the same reason he used in 'I Will Remember You' except with less Buffy: he needs to be a vampire so he can be an effective evil-fighter. Faith counters that with her version of the S9 theme: the world doesn't actually need evil-fighters anymore, because there's no more magic. Her actual line is worth quoting in full, because it's an important and clearly-expressed statement about this new world:
ANGEL: There's always an apocalype.
FAITH: Actually there isn't. I mean, global warming, okay. But the Hellmouth-opening, demon-vomiting apocalypses we deal with... those can't happen anymore.
Of coure Faith then goes on to credit Angel himself, as well as Buffy, for achieving this... which is stretching the truth quite a bit. Even if it's technically true, it's on the same level as Angel saving the world from Acathla by "signalling Buffy with his eyes". But it's clear - and Christos has confirmed - that Faith's extreme loyalty to Angel is driving her along here.
So what is she planning to do? In her words, "Shove that Mohra blood down your throat and make you human". In other words, with the best motives and having Angel's wellbeing at heart, Faith is planning to violate his bodily integrity and change his destiny forever... because she thinks it's what he'd want if only his guilt didn't get in the way. Um, really, Faith? Seems to me her plan is quite as problematic as Angel's plan to resurrect Giles. This could get interesting.
Thematically, it also reflects the S9 idea that people who use magic have already been de-powered, so doing the same to Angel would be fitting. And perhaps a form of penance, although Faith sees it as a reward. Remember she was one of the few who were actually happy to renounce their power in 'Retreat' last season. It's also a neat contrast to what the Shadowmen did to
Angel on the other hand, thinks that a stake through the heart is how his story will end. Is that because he has an actual deathwish due to guilt? Or is it just resignation that his fate is to keep on fighting to the dusty finish, with no happy endings?
We get a couple of pages of Angel and Faith doing investigative legwork to find out where Fraser gets his Mohra blood. Faith seems to be wearing a different outfit every time - in fact, a quick count says that she wears six different ones over the course of this single issue of the comic. The money from Giles's inheritance is clearly being put to good use, after she spent most of her teenage years in the same white tank top. Maybe she should offer Spike a makeover too. :)
Inidentally, the white and red top Faith is wearing in one fight is a Boston Red Sox team jersey; the baseball team that both Faith and, in real life, Eliza support. The name on the shirt is Dustin Peroia, who joined the team in 2006.
The stories of the three people who got some Mohra blood are a neat little triptych. One woman: her cute little boy was dying painfully, presumbly of cancer, but now he's all better and playing football in the park. (There's an awful lot of sport reference this issue.) Another man's brother lost his leg and regrew it - but it was too late because he'd become addicted to painkillers, and now he's wasting his life away, and dropped out. And the last was a petty crook, smuggling drugs for the Russian Mafia, who either abandoned his wife and two children to go somewjere sunny, or possibly was murdered by Fraser. You can imagine three totally different TV dramas being made out of those three examples; and they do showcase the good and bad effects that magic can have in the Buffyverse.
Angel and Faith meet back up in Giles's old apartment to hold a council of war, and I'm sure Giles would be horrified if he saw how Faith is leaving old crisp packets and empty cups and cans and so forth around on the bookshelves...
They go to visit an old warlock, who - like Willow, but older and bearded - has now lost all his powers. He knew Giles and was listed in the Watchers' Files, so he may be a Council employee but I suspect he was a friendly independent. (Otherwise The First would have got him, presumably.) Angel strokes a cat, while I love Faith's wary expression as she looks up - at first I thought she was creeped out by the giant spider on the ceiling, but given the next scene I suspect she was looking at the two male fairies hovering above her.
One of whom tries to fly down Faith's shirt - which is an intrusion into her personal space not quite on a par with the female fairy who laid her eggs in Decoy!Buffy's inner ear, but did remind me of that.
At this point, I have to say that this issue of the comic had a whole bunch of gender-related scenes that I found - well, "creepy" is way too strong a word for it, because individually they were fine, and some were even funny. But put together in a row, they came across a a bit much. I'm thinking of Faith's comment that "she thought *women* were supposed to be complicated" - followed by her apparently unironically-intended instruction to herself to "Man up". Then there's this scene, with the intrusive male fairy trying to get into her cleavage. And then later on there's the scene where she distracts the football fans by buying them beer, but it's clearly played as though she'd going to flash her boobs at them, until the reveal in the next panel - and she actually mentions that idea herself later.
None of this is out of character - Faith's never been the most politically sensitive person, and the idea that she'd use her sexuality as a weapon is thoroughly canon. Even so, I'd prefer the laddish humour to be a bit more spaced out in future, and maybe interspersed with ladette-ish humour too. :-)
We learn - or rather are reminded, if we've forgotten 'Angel' season 1 - that Mohra demons are honourable warrior-assassins who come to our dimension on specific missions - they're not random killers. since the Seed broke and blocked all passage betwene Earth and other dimensions, it's trapped here - and also, no other Mohra demons can reach us.
The plot breaks down a little here. The warlock, Coames, gives the exposition that Mohra demons need vast quantities of salt, which is presented as if it will be a big clue to finding it. But next time we see Angel and Faith, they're attending an auction at Fraser's house, and there's no indication that they followed the salt to get there. Instead it seems that Angel's original plan from the first scene, to make sure everybody in the club knew Fraser had Mohra blood to pressure him into selling more of it, is what worked.
An intermission with Faith going off to help Nadira and her Slayer team. I smiled at the idea that one of them is called Daphne; is Faith assembling her very own Scooby Gang to rival Buffy's? (Which, over in the other comic, is kind of falling apart right now.)
Nadira has picked a fight with a group of Arsenal supporters in a pub. I've noticed several reviews of the issue getting confused about this, so just to clarify: the pub is showing a live football match between Arsenal FC (one of the largest London clubs) and Blackpool FC (a club from the north of England) on its TV. A group of football fans dressed in a mixture of replica shirts plus hats, scarves etc in their team colours (red and white) has gathered there to watch the game and drink beer.
Timeline fanatics may like to know that the only time in recent history when Arsenal and Blackpool have both been in the Premier League at the same time was the 2010-2011 football season. They played each other on Saturday 21 August 2010 - but it was a 3.00 pm kick-off, not 7.00 pm as the pub sign says. Arsenal won by a rather convincing 6-0. They also played on Sunday 10 April 2011 (Arsenal won that one 3-1); again, an afternoon game. Before that, they last played each other in the 1999 FA Cup third round (Arsenal won 3-1).
It's been pointed out that 'sheepshagger' is usually an insult for Welsh people, not Arsenal fans. But maybe that's why they were so insulted. :-) I've already mentioned that Faith is holding two beer glasses when she says "Hey boys, feast your eyes", but it doesn't look like that's what she's holding. It is retty funny, I have to confes. I also liked her comment about "being rich", which of course is the big change in her life now.
Well, apart for the fact that she's now considered "the grown-up" by Nadira, Daphne and
To some extent this scene is just there to keep the B plot up and running, but Faith' comment about "as long as you have power, you're gonna feel the need to use it" definitely ties into the overall plot. She's planning to take away Angel's power, remember?
She's also incredibly protective of her Slayers, even though one powerless old man is hardly much of a threat to them. Though he is pretty creepy, lurking there in his old brown raincoat; and Faith again uses her sexuality as a weapon, to unsettle him. The scene is basically reinforcing what we already know - that raising Giles is a bad idea - but there is the added tweak that if someone who was formerly one of the most powerful mages in Britain, not to mention a renowned scholar of demon lore, is telling you that "the forces Angel tampers with could bring disaster", then we're looking at something rather more serious than just Zombie Giles, or even Reanimated Ripper. We're looking at an apocalypse, and not just the global warming kind...
Final scene, and a nice lantern-hanging reference to the similar scene in 'No Future For You'. Faith is a lot more comfortable in her dress this time around. An interesting implication that the new fashion accessory for the rich and famous is a vampire companion; another insight into how the world works now. I'm amused by the implication that Angel's "disguise" is simply going into vampface - but then again, few people have actually seen him in vampface and lived to tell the tale.
Nice bit of continuity by the lettering person to remember that when Angel's vamped out, they should use the special vampire font for his speech. Even though that's entirely a comics convention, not reflecting anything on the show. (Unless Joss actually had the idea all along that vampires do speak differently when in game face, but compromised for the TV show because it would have cost too much to dub all the voices every episode...)
Clever manouevring to push Fraser into bringing out the Mohra demon by working the crowd; it's reminiscent of what they were doing in the opening scene. Note that they're apparently draining a dozen or more pints of blood from the demon every month or two, and it's only human sized. Granted it certainly has superstrength and inhuman stamina, but that would kill a human many times over, and losing so much blood so rapidly can be painful and cause severe health complications.
Angel and Faith rescue the demon, and I loved the twist where it promptly decides that it's too weak to fight to escape, so chooses an honourable death by seppuku instead. Oops. I liked that it "wished Angel the same", that is, death with honour.
So no more Mohra blood. Everyone scrambles for the remaining vials, and Faith grabs two. That's significant - one for Giles, one for Angel himelf. It also ties up a loose end for the plot, so now nobody will be asking whenever someone dies, "Why can't they just get more Mohra blood?"
And finally, here come Pearl and Nash, after Mohra blood themselves. Faith gets her first view of them. I liked the way Pearl was floating upside down - in science fiction that's often suggested as a sign that someone grew up in space (without artificial gravity) rather than on a planet, because they don't instinctively think in terms of "up" and "down". Pearl, it seems, has been able to fly since she was a young child.
Angel's "let me explain" was a nice little bait and switch. It's also interesting that for all his arrogant confidence before, when Nash sees Angel coming for him, he looks terrified. either Angel'sreally scary, or Nash still thinks of him as Twilight even though he knows intellectually he isn't - or Nash is a big soft wuss deep down.
Faith's summing-up of Angel in the final panel is quite insightful: "He creates monsters". She mentions the obvious ones, Spike and Dru, but there's definitely an argument that thi couldbe applied toother people. such as Faith herself, since Angel playe a major role in turning her into what she is now.
And Faith's final thought: she's going to "get rid" of one more monster: Angel himself. Of course she means vampire!Angel, leaving us with normal non-monstrous human Angel. Probably. We hope.
To be continued...
I noticed in the letter column that Scott says explicitly, "We will see no more Slayers called, presumably until Fray". So that settles that, then - unless of course he's deliberately being evasive to hide a pot twist, but it doesn't really sound that way. He also mentions that Rebekah Isaacs is using pictures of Marylebone as reference material for her drawings of the area Faith now lives in.
Advice for non-British people: that name can be pronounced several different ways. Most Londoners would say "MAH-lee-bun" with a long 'a' sound as in 'Martin'. Pronouncing the final syllable with a long 'o', as in the word 'bone' (that dogs chew on) is very common too: MAH-lee-bone. Born and bred locals might slur the word into something like "MA-ruh-bun", with a short 'a' like in the world 'marriage', no 'l' sound, and the two final vowels both schwas (the indistinct 'uh' sound.) Most British people from outside London would say "MARRY-luh-bone", including the 'y' as well. The one pronunciation that will get you branded as a foreigner is MARY-le-bone, with the 'a' as in the girl's name 'Mary'. That's wrong, even if it is the original etymology of the name.
*waves to Xander's Bitter Fan* :-)
And finally, thanks to whoever nominated How Willow Discovered Online Porn at the SunnyD Awards.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a teenage girl, in possession of parents, must on occasion be utterly embarrassed by them. Willow's parents, however, take the embarrassment to a whole new level."


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Hisri is a village located in Burmu Block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand. Located in rural region of Ranchi district of Jharkhand, it is one among the 77 villages of Burmu Block of Ranchi district. According to the administration register, the village code of Hisri is 99373438. The village has 338 houses.
According to Census 2011, Hisri's population is 1596. Out of this, 799 are males while the females count 797 here. This village has 240 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 121 are boys and 119 are girls.
Literacy ratio in Hisri village is 58%. 932 out of total 1596 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 66% as 530 males out of total 799 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 50% as 402 out of total 797 females are educated in this Village.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy rate of Hisri village is 41%. Here 664 out of total 1596 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 33% as 269 males out of total 799 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy ratio is 49% and 395 out of total 797 females are illiterate in this village.
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Music Is One of the Most Powerful Natural Laws or Forces in the Universe
Can music be a powerful force in the universe? Strange as it sounds, music can be considered as a powerful natural law or force in the universe today. You wouldn't think music was that powerful and yet it is, but how? How has music become one of the biggest power houses of today? Well, it's a combination of things really but it's certainly very interesting to see just how far music has come in recent years. There is something very special about music; however, that has made people drawn to it and it's not slowly down any time soon.
Billions Are Spent on Music per Year
One of the most powerful natural forces on the planet has to be music. Music is tremendously popular and every single person is responsible for it. Why is that? Well, people spend billions per year on music and on music supplies. Music is really that popular and it's not going to change any time soon. Remember, people want to listen to music and they are drawn to it through good advertising and marketing. This remains a huge industry and it's a powerful force within the universe today. To get further detail visit https://www.zunior.ca/between-the-idea-and-work-course-of-musical-data-processing/
It's Never Ending
Right now, music is up there with the other biggest industries and it's one which seems to be never ending. In the universe, it's the one constant every human has in common with one another. You have to remember that music has always been around in one form or another and it's certainly the force which drives people in everyday life. Have you thought about how powerful music can be? It can inspire someone and can ultimately drive them to their goals no matter what field they are aiming for. It's interesting to see how powerful music can be and how useful it has become in everyday life. Click here for information regarding music courses.
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What you do have to remember is that people are changing the way they look at music and the way they listen. People are downloading their songs online and that has shaped the way music is advertised and purchased. It's really a powerful force in the world but it might not always be riding high. Costs for music might increase and less people want to spend a lot of money on such things. However, right now, it remains a powerful force and certainly one that doesn't look set to crash any time soon. Of course, you never know how the music industry will change or how people portray music either. It's interesting to see what will happen next. Learn more about Music & Entertainment Division.
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Music is a simple thing. People listen to it almost every day but very few listeners would believe it's a power house of the universe. However, the universe has always had one thing—music—in one form or another and it's interesting to see just how far the world has come because of music. It's something which more people are now thinking of and it's certainly something they enjoy too. There's no denying that music will be a universal force that continues to dominate forever.
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You don't have to be a musician or singer to have an exciting career in music. There are many amazing paths to look into with the music industry and it's truly a wonderful field because there is so much potential. Do you like the idea of working in the music industry? If so, why not look at what career prospects there are? You don't have to be good at singing to work in this industry and there are many areas to explore too. What are the exciting career prospects in music? Learn more about recording in the National Jukebox.
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Music teachers are some of the most sought-after professionals of today. If you want to work with children, you could work in a school and teach children to play instruments and harness their vocals. However, you could open your own little music school and train singers who need some coaching. This can be a lucrative area to work within and it's something which is very enjoyable also. You can actually find teachers in this field are in great demand and there is real potential for this area too. If someone loves music, why not teach?
Disc Jockeys
DJs are some of the most amazing people in the music industry today. This career path is truly one of the best simply because everyone loves the DJ! You can play around with the music and come up with original scores and tunes and the best work with some of the most experienced artists in the world. There have been some amazing DJs that have worked with big named stars and it's really a successful career to look into. DJs might not necessarily sing but they usually have a passion for music.
A career in producing can be very rewarding and quiet varied as well. You can look at helping new artists produce their debut albums while helping established artists get their latest work out there for the world to see. It might not be something you instantly think of when thinking about music or careers within this industry and yet it's a fantastic option to say the least.
A Composer
Music composers are truly fantastic. This career allows you to compose an original piece of music and have some of the biggest film production companies use the piece in their movies! Composers can compose any number of music and can be used in all areas from film to operas and theatres. There is something special about composers though and in the music industry, it's a much loved career also. Click here to get more information.
Explore Your Career Options
The music industry truly does have a wide array of career prospects to look into. You don't just have to be a musician or singer to work within this industry, there are lots of areas in which you can work in and it's absolutely fantastic. That is why there are more people looking to the music industry every day and you can enjoy working within it as well. Why don't you explore your music career prospects and see what's out there for you to try your hand at?
Between the Idea and Work: Course of Musical Data Processing
Music data processing is something very few have thought about or even heard of. When most people think of music, they think of the backing tracks and of the lyrics, they don't think much about data processing. It's easy to see why so many people remain a bit confused over the concept of musical data processing and unless you've dealt with it before, you might not really be up to date on its meaning. So, what is musical data processing and how does it all work in music?
Data Processing
It's actually quite a simple area. Musical data processing is an essential part of music which help to identify music and helps people understand how it has been made. It can potentially help to modify music and there have been a lot of modern technology which has helped push this forward. Numerical technology is certainly going to put this data processing on a level on its own and it's fantastic. You have a more scientific approach to music.
Data processing uses a set of algorithms which can help modify music and identify music. However, as the technology has changed, so too has the way people are able to use music data processing. Computers have certainly played their part and it's interesting to see just how much they've brought to the table for the music industry. The musical data processing helps to look at the production of the sound within music as well as the musical composition. It's great to see these things in more detail and while they might sound very technical, it's a lot easier to understand than you think. It can be a very smart concept. Visit https://www.arts.gov/artistic-fields/music to get the latest upate about music sector.
Does Musical Data Processing Have an Impact on Today's Music Scene?
Despite what some might believe, data processing can impact the way people view music of today. It isn't just through computer programs but by the way in which the data processing works. For some, they will put this to the back of their mind and won't bother it again but others are using this on a daily basis for one reason or another. It can have an impact on today's music scene and it's very important to remember it as well. The advance of technology has certainly helped to make the process far easier to understand and work with. What's more, there is something about this which is helping to change the face of music today. Click here to read also about Career Prospects in Music.
The Wave of the Future?
It might be that musical data processing is one of the pieces of technology which shapes music for the next generations ahead. It's not always something people know about but it remains a crucial element to say the least and there are so many who are using the computers and algorithms to process musical data. You might not know much about it now but, in the upcoming years, it will be one of the more popular aspects of music. Music is constantly changing and the technology is helping to bring about those changes as well.


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The Brickell "Illuminate the Night" event on Dec. 3 entertained more than 400 guests at a party under the stars with music by DJ duo Elijah Wood and Zach Cowie, known as Wooden Wisdom. All beautifully adorned by a 6-ton, 20-foot tall pop art statue by Allen Jones and the massive CLIMATE RIBBON™.
The evening began with an art and design dialogue with designer Hugh Dutton, pop artist Allen Jones, architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Swire's art consultant Alison Pickett. They discussed topics like the marriage of art, design, function and relationships. Followed by a cocktail and dance party under the stars.
Guest also got see the first time illumination of the CLIMATE RIBBON™, a $30 million art and science installation that spans 150 square feet and connects three block of Brickell City Centre built by Swire Properties Inc. The elevated trellis in the piece were made of steel, fabric and glass, and functions as an environmental management system for future shoppers, residents, hotel guests and office tenants of the 9.1-acre site. Both Dutton and Fort-Brescia were essential in creating this piece and making its design sustainable.
For the occasion Jones unveiled his pop art sculpture titled "Dancers", an abstract sculpture that depicts an interlocked, tangoing couple. A sleek oeuvre that greeted guests at the entrance of the site with its wavelike sways and curves that complemented the wave like movement of the CLIMATE RIBBON™ directly above it. The work has been shown at the renowned Royal Academy of London as recently as 2014 during the artist's retrospective.
Swire Properties Inc. is one of South Florida's leading international developers of urban real estate. They actively support and celebrate art, sustainability and the community.
"Swire Properties has supported the integration of art in the public sphere for over four decades, and has sponsored Art Basel Hong Kong since its inception," said Stephen Owens, president of Swire Properties, Inc. "As Brickell City Centre nears completion, it was an honor to have the opportunity to finally showcase the project during the world's largest art fair in our city."


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A vactrol is a light depending resistor (LDR) placed next to a light source (previously an incandescent bulb; nowadays an LED). As the light gets brighter, the resistance goes lower. This is a great way to add voltage control to what would otherwise be a resister in a circuit.
What makes people speak about vactrols in hushed, excited tones with the lights lowered and incense burning (or is that smell a module plugged in backwards?) is that the relationship between the light and resistance is nowhere near linear or instantaneous. In particular, when you flash an LDR at a light sensitive resistor, it does not change the resistance instantaneously and stay there – instead, it takes some time to slew down to the desired resistance. When you turn the LED off, the resistance may not go instantaneously to full; instead it might take a brief moment to decay. (Some refer to the result of these delays as ringing, but a trusted engineer tells me they're just slow.) These characteristics are useful for creating percussive sounds and attacks. It may also take awhile for maximum voltage on input to equal resistance on output, or after the LDR has been on for awhile, it might take longer for the resistance go to maximum when light is turned off. Oh, and there's a chance no two will work exactly the same due to manufacturing and component tolerances), meaning two "identical" modules may behave differently. Some digital modules try to emulate the most desirable characteristics of vactrols.« Back to Glossary Index


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As a result of a child porn investigation, the priest who worked in Washington, DC, has been brought back overseas to be charged.
That a child porn investigation should bring criminal charges against an important priest is interesting given Pope Francis' own statements about sexual ethics. It is also interesting in the context of the #pizzagate theories that originated in the Wikileaks exposure of John Podesta's emails. The media insists the entire thing was "fake news" from beginning to end.
The media could find out the identity of this priest and talk to his known associates and find out what places he frequented in DC and elsewhere if they wanted to do so. Do you think they will bother?
The Associated Press reports, "Vatican Recalls Priest at Washington Embassy Amid Child Porn Investigation."
A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican's embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornography investigation, Vatican and U.S. officials said Friday.
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The Vatican declined to identify the priest, but said he was currently in Vatican City and that Vatican prosecutors had launched their own probe.
If the accusations pan out, the case would be a major embarrassment for the Vatican and Pope Francis, who has pledged "zero tolerance" for sexual abuse.
The diplomat would be the second from the Vatican's diplomatic corps to face possible criminal charges for such crimes during Francis' papacy.
Here's a recent story involving the sentencing of a Pennsylvania priest (2 minutes in).
Unlike this Vatican embassy priest, this man didn't have diplomatic immunity. Nor, presumably, was he vetted as carefully.
Read the entire AP News story.
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Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's love affair with cinema and friendship with stars like Charlie Chaplin. With a scene from Churchill's forgotten screenplay.
Winston Churchill was revered by millions as the saviour of Britain in the Second World War, but he wasn't just a great war leader - he wrote millions of words of journalism, he painted, he built brick walls, he owned racehorses, he gambled in Monte Carlo casinos and even wrote screenplays. Yet his personality was mercurial; bouts of hyper-activity were interspersed with black days of depression. While he had a loving marriage, he spent long periods apart from his wife and children, some of whom caused him deep anxiety and distress.
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of his death, celebrated historian Sir David Cannadine, author of In Churchill's Shadow, examines the life and career of Winston Churchill by looking at ten different themes that are less well known, but which are crucial to a fuller understanding of one of the most extraordinary individuals ever to occupy No. 10 Downing Street.
Winston Churchill was a film fanatic and sought an active role in the movie business. He became friends with Charlie Chaplin and collaborated as a screenwriter in the 1930s with the great Hungarian-born director Alexander Korda. A scene set in the trenches of World War One from Churchill's screenplay - never made into a film - is dramatised here for the first time, as Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's love affair with cinema and his growing awareness of the power of the moving image. Featuring Roger Allam as Winston Churchill.
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There is a lot to think about when you are going to buy a car — safety, reliability, styling, and, of course, price. As you choose between models, you should also consider depreciation.
Most buyers will eventually sell their car or use it in a trade-in, so a model with good resale value is money in the bank. According to the editors of Kelley Blue Book, depreciation is often the greatest expense incurred in the first five years of ownership.
I had a chance to talk to Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, about depreciation and this year's winners of the 2008 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards.
Q: Why should we worry about depreciation?
A: Depreciation is very important to all of us who own cars because our cars are losing value as we speak. As they're sitting in our garages, as they're sitting in the parking lot outside our offices, they're losing value.
But some lose that value much faster and more drastically than others do, and the difference can be thousands of dollars. It's nothing you write a check for, and it's not part of your monthly budget. You never see it until you sell the car. If you chose a car with poor resale value, it's going to cost you thousands more.
Remember, if you buy something in a wild color — a purple and orange that may be cool to you — you should know that it might not be cool to the next person who is going to buy that car.
Clearly, there are certain brands and specific models that do better than others when it comes to holding their resale value. Why is that?
There are brands that have a reputation for good resale value. There is a bit of self-fulfilling prophecy here in that brands that have a reputation for good resale value kind of have good resale value because people think they do. They expect to pay more for those vehicles so it's kind of a circular thing.
And among those are the brands you would think of: BMW, Honda, Acura — and our big winner this year is Volkswagen. A lot of people, when they think of used cars or used cars they've owned themselves, they think of VW as a good, reliable, exciting-to-own used car.
What factors do you consider when picking a vehicle you expect to be a standout when it comes to resale value?
The winners of all the awards are based on projected value and a lot of that has to do with consumer perception. Consumer perception of value translates into how much people are willing to pay. That's the key thing we see in terms of resale value.
A car might have really desirable styling. So you'll see a car like the Mini Cooper, which has transformed the small car segment as being very, very desirable — just because they're cool. And they're also fun to drive.
The Infiniti G37 coupe is very compelling in terms of its driving performance. It looks great, but it feels great to drive and that translates into very strong resale value.
The Chevrolet Corvette has an incredible reputation for resale value. It has become the epitome of resale value for the domestics and it proves that domestic manufacturers can build vehicles with high resale value.
BMW is a brand with very strong, almost iconic presence in the marketplace. Their BMW 6 series wins for luxury car with best resale value. It has great styling. It has a lot of fun-to-drive aspects to it. And it's built in limited numbers as well, so you're not going to see one on every street corner. All of these things key into very good resale value.
There's only one vehicle from a domestic manufacturer, the Chevy Corvette, on your top 10 list. We hear that American automakers are doing a better job of building quality vehicles. That hasn't translated into better resale value yet?
The domestics have been rising in terms of resale value. Over the past 15 or 20 years their reputation in the marketplace for reliability, quality, and even styling had fallen way down. Now we're seeing a big change in that at Kelly Blue Book.
In fact, the brands that are improving the most are domestic brands. They're not into the top 10 yet, but we're going to see, we think, many more domestic brands among the top 10 in terms of resale value over the next several years.
I'm actually surprised that more vehicles from Asian manufacturers didn't make it into the top 10.
That is interesting. Asian manufacturers do quite well. The ones you think of in particular – Honda, Acura, and Toyota — do quite well. Scion actually outdoes the Toyota brand these days in terms of resale. And of course Scion is a division of Toyota. It has done remarkably well. Toyota is rejuvenating what it is doing with Scion, so we are seeing some Asian brands with some very strong presence in the list.
What sort of things can owners do to enhance the resale value of whatever car they buy?
They should maintain their vehicle very well. Keep records of the maintenance and pay a whole lot of attention to the appearance of the vehicle. Wax that vehicle and keep the interior clean. That means a lot of money when it comes to resale time. These are things you can do without spending very much money at all.
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Back in December, we gave you a roundup of our most successful year to date. As part of this, we conducted two surveys using Survey Monkey, to gauge our current customer and promoter NPS scores. The Net Promoter or Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a management tool that can be used to gauge the loyalty of…Read More


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Culligran Estate has 5 miles of mostly double-bank fishing on the River Farrar, divided into 3 beats. The Farrar is one of the two main tributaries of the River Beauly, the other being the River Glass. It flows through a Special Area of Conservation and a National Scenic Area. The many named pools and varied terrain have much to offer both beginners and experienced fishers.
Fly-fishing for Salmon or Trout
April – June, mainly trout fishing
July – October, mainly salmon fishing
– Daily permits
– Over 30 named pools
– Beat rotation
– Stunning location
– River information and map supplied
– Freelance ghillie – advance booking recommended
– Conservation policy – return two-thirds of catch
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Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core, on SOULJOURN, the new novel from Patheos Press: "The spiritual journey is at the heart of what it means to be human, and America, with its stunningly diverse devotions, may the perfect place to undertake such a quest. Reverend Jim Burklo, someone who has gone through his own 'souljourn' and facilitated the journeys of many others, has written a wonderful guide to the cosmic, both without and within. This book will enrich you!"
SOULJOURN is —
— a new novel with a mission: to inspire readers to engage personally with religious communities other than their own. It also inspires people to put their faith to work for the common good. The book is a conversation-starter – in dorms, living rooms, classrooms, coffee shops, and faith communities. It is a companion text for reflection on "souljourning", and a curricular supplement for courses in comparative religion, world religions, and sociology of religion. Order SOULJOURN here – print or e-book. The author is Jim Burklo, Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. Video interview about the book — Study Guide for SOULJOURN
— a movement to encourage everyone to discover, in person, the rich religious diversity in their own "back yards". It's also an opportunity for houses of worship and prayer to invite "souljourners" to their congregations. Congregations can indicate their welcome to "Souljourners" with the graphic below.
— a campus program that brings students to congregations of many different faiths, and encourages reflection on these experiences. See how it works at the University of Southern California… create a similar program at your campus! If you start a SOULJOURN program in any form, email email@example.com with your program information so it can be listed at this site.


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DLR Group on behalf of City of Portland Office of Management & Finance
This project involves the gutting, upgrading and reconstruction of an important historic-listed, post-modern icon by the late Michael Graves. Improvements will include a new concrete shear core and column wrapping for seismic upgrade, applying an entirely new curtainwall system over the whole building for improved thermal and moisture performance, and replacement of all building systems for new life cycle and better energy performance.
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Location: Portland, Oregon
Project type: Municipal offices
Building Type: Cast-in-place and pre-cast concrete structure; renovated facade will be continuous curtain wall
Area: ~950,000 sf
Budget: $140 million const. cost
Sustainability: LEED v3.0 Gold
Contract Type: Design-Build (Howard S. Wright/ Balfour Beatty D-B contractor)
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Organizational chemistry and teamwork are vital components of any successful business. What happens though when professionalism is tossed out the window in place of friendship? This happens far too often in the workplace, and more specifically, in a call center environment where quality customer experience is of utmost priority, this can have devastating effects. Imagine
Call Center Quality Assurance; At The Helm of Your Organization
Did you know that only 1% of customers feel that suppliers consistently meet their needs? It gets more interesting, according to the book "Leading on the Edge of Chaos," if you reduced your customer defection rate by a mere 5% you would have improved your profitability by a whooping 25-125%, a clear indication that the
IF They Would Only FOLLOW THE PROCESS!!!
If your company uses an outside call center to generate leads, it's absolutely vital that those call center operatives don't do anything to damage your brand. In many industries, what your call center operatives say on the phone also has ramifications for corporate compliance – and if they step outside the boundaries of the law,
Quality Assurance: Compliance and Image Protection
Every business knows that leads are what keep profits coming in. What many companies may not realize is third party lead generation companies can also destroy a company's reputation. These lead generating, sales and processing affiliates are often the primary contact that a business has with its customers. It is important to protect reputation and
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Managing people is not an easy feat to accomplish. New managers will have to face daily deliverables from their bosses and clients. They tend to forget one of the most important aspect of their job which is performance management. As a call center supervisor, one of the most challenging task they need to deal with
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When followed correctly, your business process delivers results. Many of those processes include drivers that lead to high conversion rates and satisfied customers. You need compliant and educated team members to follow the process and achieve success! If they would only follow the process!! Poor performance might be due to any number of things, but


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Started from Achnasaul at Loch Arkaig where a path leads up the east side of Allt Dubh. The path was stream like at times and boggy in places but generally not too bad and when it ends you cross more boggy and peaty ground to get to the start of the climb up Meall na h-Eilde. We climbed up to the 681m point then an easy climb up to Meall na h-Eilde. From here we had the option of the ridge going over Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh but decided to cut across it instead as it wasn't a good day for views. We were soon on the summit of the second Corbett, Geal Charn, taking just over 1hr 30mins to get there which didn't include a lunch along the way. The clag was now low on Geal Charn so any views towards Knoydart were not out of the question so after a quick summit photo we headed south then south east to pick the initial path up the Glen back to the start point. It was a good day out and the odd view we got making it worth the effort. 6hrs 30 mins.
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With so many modern technology's gifts to the music education, you now have the option to learn how to play any instrument without going to a traditional music class. There are many amazing and helpful apps available online for beginners, but today we will discuss why Yousician is absolutely a must for any one who is just starting out.
This app is one of the easiest ways to learn to play the guitar, however, the best part is that it also makes the process fun, engaging and challenging. These traits has allowed Yousician users/learners to understand basic concepts without fearing the subject or by getting overwhelmed by the new information and/or techniques to be learned.
Different Yousician reviews focus on its many advantageous features. However, there some common reasons as to why it is perfect for someone who just decided to learn how to play guitar, and they are:
1. Compatible with All
Adding guitar lessons in your daily "to-do list" can make your already scheduled day a bit hectic. Hence, you will need a fast and easy method to learn how to play your guitar at your preferred time and place. Yousician is available in all the major platforms like Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. The app will work for both acoustics and electric guitars and there is no need to connect your instrument with cords or cables.
2. Yousician Is Designed for Beginners
Different reviews will explain in detail that the very structure of Yousician is designed to help the user to understand the basic concept of guitar playing. First off, there is a built-in tuner and easy-to-follow home display. The step-by-step method of teaching and video tutorials with real-time feedback providing options in Yousician is great, but what sets it apart from most apps for beginners is that it provides a gameplay format. So, you will learn to play the guitar with the help of three different game modes. These modes are: Missions sections, Songs sections and Challenges sections.
Each section is different providing unique, fun ways by which a beginner can learn how to play the guitar. Each sections comes with their own set of features and advantages. Andrea's Guitar Universe's detailed Yousician review goes more in depth on these.
3. Exciting and Competitive Nature
Much of the gameplay involves sight reading the instrument's tablature that is harmonized with the backing track of the selected song. So, you need to pass a level by hitting the note right. Along with these, the weekly challenges and leadership board' gameplay format will keep the user entertained, excited and keen to be better at playing his/her guitar.
Those who have some concept of guitar playing will argue that the program is boring, yet many Yousician reviews have discussed the different pros of having a challenge based or gameplay like music lessons for compete newbies.
4. Great Song Selection
The app contains many popular and unique songs from all genres collected from different artists from different era. So, the user can either pick his/her favourite or learn from all genres. Besides, having such a large collection also allows the user to separately learn different skills with the help Barre Chord Songs, Shredding Solos, Songs with Riffs and so on. You will also have the option to share your very own songs on it. The song collection is updated frequently which also keeps the learning process engaging.
5. Both Free and Paid Service
This application also provides both free and paid services. As most beginners do not wish to spend a huge amount on his/her guitar lessons, Yousician can help such beginners by providing free yet informative guitar lessons. On the other hand, with the paid option you can get advance features that can further improve your playing style and knowledge. Furthermore, the fact that this app offers different monthly as well as yearly subscription packages at different price range for both single and multiple instruments will help a beginner to find his/her preference with trial and error' method. The reviews also mentioned that the subscription procedure is easy to follow and provides different packages for instruments other than guitar as well like Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Piano etc.
So, there you have it, 5 common reasons why the user-friendly app Yousician is a No Brainer for learning how to play the guitar. This was suppose to be a quick introduction to the but there are many extensive reviews of Yousician available online all discussing the major pros of this app and its usefulness for beginners.


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DAVIE—There were good reasons why many NFL scouting departments were hesitant about LSU defensive tackle Davon Godchaux. The Dolphins shared some of those reservations as they evaluated the possibility of drafting him.
There was an arrest for a complicated domestic incident last year that resulted in him being briefly kicked off his college team (charges were dropped, and he was reinstated), he made what many thought was an odd decision to leave school after his junior season and, quite frankly, he's got a goofy personality.
But any skepticism the Dolphins had about whether he was serious about football vanished quickly when they sat down with him at the NFL Combine. General manager Chris Grier, coach Adam Gase and defensive line coach Terrell Williams were instantly convinced that Godchaux was the type of player they coveted.
It's the only Combine interview Gase can recall in detail.
"I remember being shocked," Gase said. "We were showing him tape and we weren't even hitting play yet and he says, 'Here's what happened.' He'd go through everything. 'I screwed up here. I should've been (doing this)'
"I just remember Terrell saying, 'How do you know what play this is?' He was like. 'This is all I do.' I just remember being floored by that because he was so football—That's all it was. That's all he was about."
That proved to be an accurate glimpse, and the Dolphins set their minds on pulling off a draft steal. As they saw him slide into the fifth round, they began to feel like they were the one of the few who knew what he was. They felt confident enough about being able to get him that they bypassed him with their first fifth-round pick, No. 164 overall, and jumped on him with the 178th selection.
Going into Sunday's game against Denver, it's clear he was the best value of anyone they chose. He might even be their best rookie, period, regardless of draft slot.
"I think it's just the consistency that he's had and the fact that he always does everything you ask and he does it right," Gase said. "There's not many guys that can challenge him with the energy he plays with. Every down he's on the field, he gives you everything he has."
Godchaux immediately jumped ahead of third-year defensive tackle Jordan Phillips on the depth chart, and they battled throughout training camp. Both have played well alongside Ndamukong Suh when healthy this season.
Godchaux has played all 11 games, including five starts, and been on the field for 52.5 percent of Miami's defensive snaps. He played slightly more than Phillips the last two weeks.
He is tied with Suh for most tackles on the defensive line with 31 and he's got a forced fumble and a pass breakup to go with it. Pro Football Focus ranks him the No. 73 defensive tackle in the league this season.
"Godchaux is probably one of the best on the team at holding double teams," defensive coordinator Matt Burke said. "He's just a squared off safe. He's like an old-school safe. He just holds in there and hangs and doesn't get moved.
Beyond the way he's played, the staff has been impressed by how he prepares. He's taken after Suh's no-nonsense approach and seems to have learned how to carry himself as a pro. It helps that he's also in the same corner of the locker room as Cameron Wake, Andre Branch and William Hayes.
"He's been exactly what you want a guy to be, especially for a young guy," said Gase, who sent Godchaux out as one of the game captains against New England last week.
"I know Suh spends a lot of time with him. It started in the spring. I just think that's kind of how he is built. (Suh) has just kind of got that natural leadership about him to where those young guys all kind of follow him."
Following Suh around is never a bad plan, and that's a strong starting point for Godchaux as he blossoms into a long-term piece for Miami.
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With the fabulous blueberry deal out at Publix right now, I knew we'd be eating some berries around our house! I contemplated making a strawberry-blueberry trifle (that does sound good . . .) or blueberry cobbler (yummmm!), but realized I needed an easy breakfast for my kids as we run out the door this week.
My hubby loved these and so did I, but I thought they tasted a little more scone-like than muffin-life (which was just fine with me!) Here's what you'll need . . .
- 2 cups fresh blueberries (make sure they're ripe, if they're not ready your muffins will be a little tart) On Sale $1.50, use $1.50/1 HERE to get them FREE!
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil Loana BOGO $3.39, use $.75/1 from 6/6/10 SS
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 and line muffin cups or spray with Pam cooking spray. Combine 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Put 2/3 cup oil in measuring container, add egg and enough milk to fill to 2 cups. Add to dry ingredients, gently stir in blueberries. Divide batter into 24 muffin cups.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Use pastry cutter (or two forks) to mix. Sprinkle on top of unbaked muffins.
Bake at 400 for 20 – 25 minutes (mine took exactly 20), enjoy!
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The key to La Quinta Arts Festival's phenomenal success is our ability to join forces with the best artistic talent in the country. This is accomplished through a sophisticated jury process performed by both peer and professional jury members who are different each year. Four to five jurors are designated for each of the dozen Categories of Art, giving us an extensive panel of jurors to evaluate almost 900 artist applications.
This blind jury process is conducted totally on-line through ZAPP, a web based artist application system enabling us to engage jurors from across the nation. All that is required by a juror is their expertise in specific media, and access to a high quality computer system.
In his response to being invited to become a La Quinta Arts Festival 2011 Juror, Artist David Bjurstrom from Ashland, Oregon wrote:
Interestingly, thanks to how small the world has become with technology, I'll be doing my part of it from Cape Town, South Africa, where I'll be for the month of November. I will have my computer and internet access, so it should work fine. Just kind of amazes me that such things are possible!"
Jurying for La Quinta Arts Festival 2011 will take place November 8-11, 2010. It will be conducted by a panel of 43 jurors made up of art educators, professional artists, museum and gallery curators, public arts administrators, and editors who reside all over the state of California, as well as in Montana, Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, Kentucky, and even Canada.
Collectively, they will view several thousand digital images submitted by applicants to select the 230 artists and alternates that will be invited to exhibit in the 29th Annual event scheduled March 10-13, 2011. Their role is vital to the continued success of La Quinta Arts Festival.


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|This article is about NPCs in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. For the game achievement by the same name, see Craftsman (achievement). For Craftsmen in The Witcher 3, see Blacksmith or Armorer.
In The Witcher 2, craftsmen are NPCs who can fabricate items such as armor and weapons for Geralt's use. They also tend to sell diagrams which are used in crafting, crafting components and sometimes other items.
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- Berthold Candeleria at the dwarven smithy in the non-human district of Flotsam
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This Autumn Bright is a favourite - with large bright sunflowers and autumnal oranges, greens and reds it is sure to please. Suitable for many occasions!
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Seasonal Flowers in an array of greens, yellows, reds and oranges
Seasonal Green Foliage,
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Delicately wrapped in fabric, tissue paper and finished with a ribbon.
Please note that due to the seasonal availability of flowers the flower content may differ and due to availability the pot / vase also may differ.


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Whanganui band Drones have earned a place in the regional final of Battle of the Bands.
The four-piece will be playing for a shot at the national stage, where the winner earns an all-expenses-paid European tour.
Drones formed about a year ago out of a jam session which had been a while coming.
"We'd been talking about it for ages but it just didn't happen," drummer Ethan Coleman said.
The four all grew up in Whanganui and after getting together began writing music immediately.
The band's metalcore sound has developed over the months into a more clean, atmospheric sound.
"The two kind of blended."
It's instrumental music at the moment, but the band have plans to add in a vocalist in the future.
"It's kind of all based around Isaac," rhythm guitarist Adam Robinson said.
"He'll come up with the guitar part and we'll base it off that.
"We just started writing originals from the start and by October we had half an hour worth of originals."
Last October the band competed in Mint Cafe and Bar's Rocktoberfest, making it to the final before finishing runner-up.
A week later they played at the now defunct Space Monster.
Drones have also recorded their first single, called caged, at The Stomach in Palmerston North, and plan to release a video to go along with it later in the year.
The band were looking forward to the regional Battle of the Bands final and were after support from Whanganui music fans.
"Hopes are always high but we're happy to just play," Robinson said.
Coleman said: "That's kind of the reason for going into this competition. You make a lot of connections with a lot of other bands. The more people who support the Whanganui band the better."
The regional Battle of the Bands final is on July 8 at The Royal in Palmerston North.


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Steps to Get Your LTC
Steps to Get Your Texas LTC / CHLPlease note that these steps apply to most applicants, but uncommon situations may require additional or different steps.
Step 1: Eligibilty
Are you eligible? http://concealedcarrysanangelo.com/training-requirements.html
Steps 2 and 3 can be completed in any order.
Step 2: Registar for LTC Class
NO PAPERWORK IS NEEDED FOR CLASS. You can complete the application and fingerprints after class.
Register Online
http://concealedcarrysanangelo.com/PaypalCalender.html to register online to take the license to carry a handgun (LTC) class taught in person by an instructor at Concealed Carry San Angelo, in San Angelo Texas.
FeeWhat is the cost? Our fee includes range fees and targets. Our class fee is different from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) processing fee.
$70 Initial Class$60 Active Duty
Step 3: Apply to Texas DPS
Apply OnlineClick here https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/ltc/ to fill out the Texas DPS online state application.
FeeWhat is the cost? The Texas DPS processing fee is different from our class fee.
$40 Standard Fee for Initial License$25 Military Veteran - ETS or Retired over 365 days$0 Active Duty - Includes Active Guard, Texas State Guard & Reserves
You must complete Step 3 BEFORE
Step 4 and Step 6.Step 4: Submit Fingerprints
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Step 5: Gather LTC Supporting DocumentsALL APPLICANTSOnce you successfully complete the class, save the LTC / CHL class completion certificate (LTC-100 / CHL-100 / LTC-101) you receive from us.
Documents you need to submit to Texas DPS if you are any of the following:
Foreign bornIf you were born outside of the United States of America (U.S.), submit a copy of one of the following documents:
U.S. Passport,Certificate of Naturalization, orCertificate of Birth Abroad.Veteran / Separated Service MemberIf you are a prior service member, submit a copy of your DD 214 (copy of "Member 4" / "long" / "unedited" / "undeleted").
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Copy of current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES),Copy of current active duty orders,Copy of current enlistment contract, orLetter from your current commanding officer.Not a Texas Resident / Out of stateSubmit a copy of your state drivers license or identification card in color (front and back).
Law EnforcementRetired and active members of the law enforcement community (for example, judges, prosecutors, peace officers, jailers) should refer to the Texas DPS instructions here.
Sterp 6: Submit Supporting Documents to Texas DPS
Submit OnlineClick here https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/contact/ltc.aspx to upload the documents directly to Texas DPS.
Step 7: Wait
Await processing by Texas DPS. Depending on the time of year, processing takes a few days to several weeks. Texas DPS will notify you by mail if further information or additional documents are required.