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|2011-11-13, 13:25
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|2011-11-13, 13:34
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Inori is Gai's shield against Shu. In a way Gai and GHQ are using similar tactics. Shu took the pen because GHQ threatened to go after Inori.
|2011-11-13, 13:41
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Oh, come on. Shu barely even know Inori. It's a just a teenager's crush, he'll get over it. Shu needs to grow up, and this experience will help him do exactly that. This might be precisely what Gai is trying to accomplish. I have this idea he intends to have Shu succeed him after he's gone.
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|2011-11-13, 13:49
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Shu would be a moron for following this dude, it literally makes no sense what so ever for him to want to follow him. Why would you risk your life for something you know nothing about and for someone who doesn't give a shit about you and just wants to use you.
It was a freaking terrible plan and he's an awful leader. Shu was tempted to betray him anyway precisely because guy told him shit and made no effort to explain himself. He clearly didn't consider the possibility of Shu wanting to leave with the girl, and the dude was eventually going to find out and what did he think was going to happen then.
|2011-11-13, 14:11
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But then we have the Funeral Parlor members acting friendly to him to atleast bring some hope for him to not press it (hence his struggle to take it back when offered). But we will probably have Gai aggravate Shu more to the point that he will actually use the pen.
|2011-11-13, 14:14
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A few points I want to make on Gai.
The anime strongly suggests that Gai is racing against the clock. His plans typically have a sense of hurried desperation to them, as though time is truly of the essence. So I'm inclined to think that Gai is dying, and he knows that he has a small window of opportunity within which to accomplish his chief goals before he passes on.
Supposing that the reasons and motivations pushing him and Funeral Parlor forward are intricate and complex, it may simply be the case that Gai literally just doesn't have the time to go over them in detail with Shu. So he's going for quick and dirty emotional/moral appeals (have Shu witness GHQ commit an atrocity, later appealing to Shu through the gorgeous Inori).
Another possibility is that Gai is hiding something; something that he suspects, if not knows, would cost him any chance of gaining Shu's support if Shu was to discover whatever it is. So he's telling Shu as little as possible since that's actually more likely to gain him Shu's support than the alternative.
So, either way, I think there is a method to Gai's madness.
|2011-11-13, 14:22
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Well he was laying in a bed with Inori on the side. So that would indicate a future death, also the rushing of operations even though Funeral Parlor is fatigued from previous battles is one indication. Lets even make Gai part of Shu's past where they used to be best friends. It seems Inori is a replica in Gai's mind about a girl in the past, so it could possibly be the girl in episode 1 during Shu's past memories.
But yeah, this anime is just screaming "Shu will betray Gai!" before Gai can fully explain things and gain Shu's full support. It will probably resort in a dramatic scene after Shu betrays maybe?
|2011-11-13, 14:40
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Waiting for more taiyuki!
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The rush could also be that GHQ is plotting something or getting close to finding them. We don't know how long Kenji was held. It could be that he was sprung only to do a particular task and not because he was held captive.
|2011-11-13, 15:07
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|2011-11-13, 15:08
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|2011-11-13, 15:59
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- Shu running face first into Gai's spastic fist flailing
- Gai running face first into a big duds spastic fist flailing
- Tsugumi bending and making all sorts of cutesy poses (basically her entire character so far)
- Daryl Yan wigging out with eyes bulging massively.
- Inori being shown from a low angle full body shot (naturally) dual wielding pistols gansta style.
This show literally just cannot have a female character on screen without having her in some sort of vaguely sexual pose that highlights all their curves and exposed areas and it's kind of amusing. It's like the sleaziest easiest fanservice that you don't even have to ask for and as I said it's like the majority of the female characters development so far 6 episodes in. It's like:
Audience: "Hey what can you tell us about Tsugumi, Ayase and Inori?"
Yoshino: "Well Inori's the one that wears the red dress that exposes all her cleavage and is of average to skinny build, Tsugumi's the one that wears the ultra skintight body suit and we chose to focus on her butt as the point of interest , and Ayase is the one in the wheel chair and has the largest bust size"
Yoshino: "What?"
Yoshino: "Errrr here's Shu's mom, isn't she hawt? We wanted to go with the whole MILF look for her characters appeal so we decided to give her the youthful Bishoujo look!"
Yoshino: ".....Class President? She's got glasses "
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|2011-11-13, 16:12
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Join Date: Apr 2003
I don't mind the fanservice so far. This is being directed like you would a blockbuster Hollywood movie. Higher budget, lots of explosions, lots of motions merely for the artistic style, etc.
I wouldn't overthink it and just go along for the ride. They are at least doing the fanservice in a somewhat "eye wink to the 4th wall" manner -- as there are no up-the-skirt angles or gratuitous boob jiggling going on.
|2011-11-13, 16:21
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|2011-11-13, 16:49
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Also I completely am along for the ride and not over thinking it all, the shows just makes it extremely easy to poke fun at it the very loose and flimsy way that Hiroyuki Yoshino is handling the script so far. I almost have to wonder if it's on purpose for some reason.
|2011-11-13, 16:49
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Funimation has it on their page as well? All I saw there was the episode. I ended up going to the JP official site to watch the preview.
Also: I said gratuitous shots. I don't consider those gratuitous. She got smacked across the face with a gun -- that lateral force WOULD cause them to jiggle.
I took out a delivery at work yesterday, and when the lady came downstairs to answer the door her entire chest bounced up and down a good 9 inches on each step. Boobs have mass and are only loosely attached to the body -- they're gonna move around. Watch women sometime and see. Preferably with sunglasses. I'm not responsible for you being slapped: )
|2011-11-13, 17:53
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Senior Member
But honestly, I kind of like this new approach to fanservice, in that it's simply there. Like, there's no "boing" sounds, there's usually no character pointing it out for us as though the audience can't notice it without verbal aids, there's no jiggling to an unrealistic degree, and when certain body parts are focused on it's usually because they're relevant to the scene and/or help to capture a certain atmospheric mood.
I actually kind of like this fanservice. It is, as you say, "easy". And perhaps for that reason, it seems a bit more seamless to me.
Remember how you once took note of lengthy shots of girls' legs in Madoka Magica? Well, it's kind of like that to me, only more elaborate and varied of course. An easy sort of fanservice that works because it's not loud and obnoxious.
Also, I'd argue that Ayase is the most well-developed protagonist thus far, and it's neck-and-neck between her and Major Segai for the most well-developed character thus far. So hey, at least Guilty Crown's writers aren't entirely relying on sex appeal to sell their female characters.
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Tell Paypal To Stop Playing Morality Cop With Booksellers
from the let-payments-go-free dept
In the meantime, the EFF has put together a letter writing campaign to tell Paypal to stop censoring books:
Recently, PayPal gave online publishers and booksellers, including BookStrand.com, Smashwords, and eXcessica, an ultimatum: it would close their accounts and refuse to process all payments unless they removed erotic books containing descriptions of rape, incest, and bestiality. The result would severely restrict the public's access to a wide range of legal material, could drive some companies out of business, and deprive some authors of their livelihood.You can go to the link above and add your name to the campaign and let Paypal know that this is not the role of a payment processor.
Financial services providers should be neutral when it comes to lawful online speech. PayPal's policy underscores how vulnerable such speech can be and how important it is to stand up and protect it.
The topics PayPal would ban have been depicted in world literature since Sophocles' Oedipus and Ovid's Metamorphoses. And while the books currently affected may not appear to be in the same league, many works ultimately recognized for their literary, historical, and artistic worth were reviled when first published. Books like Ulysses and Lady Chatterley's Lover were banned as "obscene" in the United States because of their sexual content. The works of Marquis de Sade, which include descriptions of incest, torture, and rape, were considered scandalous when written, although his importance in the history of literature and political and social philosophy is now widely acknowledged.
Of course, what this story is really highlighting is just how ridiculous it is that there are choke points like Paypal who can solely dictate morality based on their own views of what is and what is not art. What we need are a lot of alternatives, so that if Paypal makes decisions like this, people can simply route around them.

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Officials provide safety tips for Halloween
Trick-or-treaters encouraged to only visit houses with lights on
Officials provide safety tips for Halloween
Trick-or-treaters encouraged to only visit houses with lights on
ROGERS, Ark. —
Parents and their children are making final preparations for Halloween on Thursday.
Authorities encourage children to wear bright colors and reflective tape on costumes and their treat buckets to make them visible to motorists.
Trick-or-treaters should also avoid wearing disguises that make it difficult to see. Non-toxic face paint can be a good alternative to masks.
Police also reminded parents to know where sex offenders live by visiting law enforcement websites.
Children should only visits homes that are lit up on Halloween.
The Arkansas Activities Association said to consider these safety tips for Halloween:
- Slow down in residential neighborhoods and obey traffic signs and signals.
- Drive at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit to provide extra time to react to children who may dart into streets.
- Watch for children walking on roadways, medians and curbs.
- Look for children crossing the street who may not be paying attention to traffic.
- Carefully enter and exit driveways and alleys.
- Use headlights to make vehicles more visible -- even in daylight.
- Broaden scanning by looking for children left and right into yards and front porches.
- Ensure an adult or older, responsible youth is available to supervise children under 12 years old.
- Plan and discuss the route trick-or-treaters will follow.
- Instruct children to travel only in familiar areas and take established routes.
- Teach children to stop only at well-lit houses and never enter a stranger's home or garage.
- Establish a time for children to return home.
- Tell children not to eat treats until they get home.
- Review trick-or-treating safety precautions, including pedestrian and traffic safety material.
- Wear retro-reflective tape on costumes and treat buckets to improve visibility to motorists and others.
- Wear disguises that don't obstruct vision. Avoid face masks. Use non-toxic face paint instead.
- Watch the length of billowy costumes to avoid tripping.
- Ensure props are flexible and blunt-tipped to avoid injury from tripping or horseplay.
- Carry a flashlight containing fresh batteries. Place it face down in a treat bucket to free up one hand. Never shine it into eyes of oncoming drivers.
- Stay on sidewalks and avoid walking in streets, if possible.
- If there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
- Look both ways and listen for traffic before crossing the street.
- Cross streets only at the corner and never cross between parked vehicles or mid-block.
- Trick or treat in a group if someone older cannot go with you.
- Tell parents where you are going.


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is ourself of the town aud has the giantingor refusal ot license the editor of the kicker who is ourself would therefore suggest a liberal display of fraternal couriesy in the matter of leaving eomplimentry tickets at the office we do not seek to dictate wt simply throw out a suggestion which is all clear hay and weigh plump 150 pon mis to the bale better than ever — in sending nut our annual prospectus it is meet that we beuegt of the public three years ago the first night we arrived iu this town we had to sleep under a wagon on the public square for nearly a year an y feel sure of getting away without a counter it was eiglu months before we could indulgein tin luxury ot an eight cent night shirt today we are uot only owner nd fdiior of the greatest weekly paper in ihe west bul ihe roof of the kicker office covers a grocery a meat mtrkel i shoe store a saddlery a gun shop mil a feed store each und every our in individual property and all run ike the spoke of a wheel frmilju c mimon centre further we are mayor of this town having been lected y uu ovtrwheiiuiug majority and are the only ciiizen deserving the name oi capitalist l'lie kicker for the coming year will be brighter ami better limn ever as ;. in iter of course we shall introduce iew features and new departments vtep the loae lo its high standard n iv askvtuo iloli'ais p r u-ai'^for wli n v iii re.ilh be i\prili at lea*-t ten dollars it looks that way — whim mayor uabali.m was going up the alley u rear of ihe post office ihe other d.-i*i he discovered a bundle countainiug twelve copies of the kicker winch had ieeumaiiedtojov.il in nevada but which mr wanaraaker's postmastei iu this town had ho doubt deliberately thrown out in ord r lo spite us i iii isn't the first i»»tance by fty as oui readers nail on the head when he cairn into the office with the bundle and remarked that we would have t l relht*iye tiie foslri«ist»r before w could expect anything lih«^(!'-cei.f i reatment it looks that way we have had four separate encounters with him in every one of which we came t.ff fi s best he is now earring two of our oullets in his body and the doctor succeeded in digging out one or two others we are not a quarrelsome man but the editor of the kit-ker who is ourself and the mayor of this town who is ourself have a certain disunity to maintain and are also guaranteed certain rights under the sacred constitution lhey will make one eifort toward restoration of harmony at the post office and failing to secure it will feel it their duty to give mr w ana maker's man a chance to dr..w and then arrange for his wicked soul to wing its fight to other lands ia 5 ail when elected to the leg-is lature from the l<^is turo t jail is not an unheard of thing in the history of state governments but in going from jail to the legislature judge lane pre siding judge of the court of cass coun ty mo will have rather exceeded the record j uuge l ine is an official resident of onfc of these missouri counties sweat ing under the burden of a great rail road debt the duty of the judge w*s to have levied a tax to meet m'erest on those bonds but leaning in his sym pathies towards the tax payers he re fused fortius he was sentenced to jail by a united states judge while in jail the pbpnucp relieved of an im pending financial stress by his action nominated him for representative on the democratic ticket he accepted hired a typewriter aud conducted his campaign by mail in such a manner that h led his ticket by several hun dred votes his perm as judge expired jan 1 and he will step out of jail di rectly into the state assembly in this position he will probably be expected to retaliate against the rail road corporation which indirectly caused his • incarceration c/mu-f/o news iier'jrd k few resolutions resolve that you will lead an up right aad noble life as you will promptly br?ak this resolution it will ease all qualms of conscience you may have at breaking any others kesoive that you will speak nothing but good of your friends hi this way you will be able to learn very shortly how very few friends you have resolve tlnit jou will never drink again . then for a couple of weeks yon can tell your friends that you break your jood resolution merely to drink with them ani-they will feel very very happy 7 resolve not to marry ' if married already point to ibis res olution nt the end ofthc year with pri'e if a female which is to be ho - d you are not tell all the men about ft resolve that vou will be pro/lent ind economical during tiie entire ye;ir if you are not and will be web for you will probably have to be economi cal next year to niahe ftp fur it re«»lve not lo tell you n'ir of your new year's resolutions she is probably a trusting young thing and it will rend her heart to learn that after all y ou are not act n.-illv divine as she baa sbi'vo-ed — life she stopped the train a funny thirfg happened the othei night down on the shenandoah valley railroad 1 ' said one of a party of drum men who make headquarter at a down town hotel a young married couj 1 came o i bo.ird at one of those little west vir^i iia towns — the typical silk hat and pearl gray ulstered bride and groom of a country town — and were given the berth in the sleeper above mine i went to bed early — getting read for new york you know — and wa awakened about 11 o'clock by a roi ling and scrambling against my ctir liii « lot of little scream and •■glimpse of new shoe sides and so far h which informed me that the new con pie were ascending to their apartment 1 doted oft pretty promptly the ast thing i remember hearing iieing the bride's voice as she cooed oh isn't everything nice ai.d convenient jimmy a place to hang your cloth a md everything the next thing i was eoiicious oi vas ths train standing at a derxd still md the conductor and two or fhrei brakemen came storming thti>ui*;li tin air w nitiu to know who rang iia bell i'm blowed if those j i vs hnrln hung their combined wardrobes on tire jeii rope ol course lie vi-ijit had pulled the cor i rung the g ne bei and stopped the car explanations and ap dories were duly made ami the last tiling 1 hear after law and order had been lest^rei was the bride's voice in a pouting self justifying tone saying i don't see what they stretch their old clothes line up for if they don't expect people to hang their clothes mi it do you,jim iny — new york reeordfr the columbian suiinps the new postag stamps for this year known as the columbian issue ire very handsome they are lar^e than the other stamps and each stamp bears a design commemorative ot the discovery of america by columbus the sceties represented are as follows one cent columbus in sight of land after the painting by w li powell in the capitid at washington two cent landing of columbus after the painting of vaud'*rlyn iii the rotunda of the capitol^afr washington three cent flag-ship of columbus th santa maria four cent fleet of columbus five cent columbus soliciting aid of isab^lle after the painting by bro zik in the metropolitan museum in new york six cent columbus welcomed at biinelonia scene from one ofthe pan els in the capitol it washington ten cent columbuspreseuting na tives fifteen cent columbus announce ment discovery thirty cent columbus at la ra - ida fifty cent recall of columbus one dollar ls.ibelle pledging her jewels two dollar columbus in chains three dollar columbus describing his third voyage four dollar portraits of isabelle and columbus five dollar profile of head of co iambus the is me of this series of stamps wil be continued only during the present year ■ii ■<!!**■w he has given up uunti'ig no i don't go hunting any more said peyton brown to party of traveling men who were talking sport at the laclede 1 was over in illinois s inre time ago and i concluded to make a try for small game iu the okaw bottoms i discovered a large hock of ducks leisurely swimming about on the bosom of the muddy stream standing ou their heads aud having a good time generally i crawled through a briar patch that made me i ok like au escaped small • pox patient and waded in a morass up to my belt for 200 yards to get a shot i at them when about forty yards i distant i turned loose both barrels • killed six and crippled live more only one of tbe lot got away i nearly - downed myself bagging my game came within an ace of getting bit by a i water moccasin that looked a me i long and lost a hundred dollar gun in the treacherous morass just as i had got the last dead duck in mv pouch a farmer came cut of a log cabin that i hadn't before observed and lowed as how i'd pay for them nr ducks or he'd know the reason why as he carried a lingering eternity of a rifle on his shoulder and was followed by a bench-legged bulldog of cannibalistic tendencies i forked over a fiver and obtained permission to hang myself be fore lie kitchen fire until ihe mud baked on me then i started to town throng the woods feeling likea sheep killing dog cringht with wool in his teeth — st louis globe democrat a smart office boys work a clever and w 11 known woman writer recently paid a visit to an editor to confer with him over a manuscript lie had asked of her as she opened . iter card case she noticed only one card left which she regretttd having a sec ond risit to make that morning she sent it in however and shortly after followed it the editor was alone ex cept for a young clerk at a table near t ie door and they were soon discussing tl e article she had written it did not please him and after considerable talk rather decided on each side she arose to withdraw the yonng clerk hnd left the rnnm a moment before and as miss lilniik passed out it occurred to her quickly that she could secure her card which lay on the table t*mr by with a light movcmei tshe did so congratu lating herself on tiie happy thought but she did not send the eird in at the next star slipping it in her case when she was again on the street she saw on the reverse side that the wicked young in an had used his employer's dme aud bis own considerableialeutin ketchiug an absurdly exaggerated pict ure of herself weeping dejectedly over he returnej manuscript the like ness was perfect ihe sketch vigorous ai 1 striking and mis blank values it lighiy — her point of view iu new turk times billville banner , a conlempoiary stated the other lay that we were"iy:ng ill at home f.i it as a great mistake we in ver i e b we're one-ot ihe best liars in the ; stale chris nits passed off very quietly • iii billville there were only seven tights ami iruehitiks we are glad i hole this advance in civilaticm in this communn y u.«r rcl.it ives who had been spend ing ci-ristma with us ; decided to start the mew vear hy remaining until sum mer when they reach summer they vill ai christmas again billvide has as fine a fire departmeni as any own of its s:ze in the state it on i-'-ts of s:x water-buckets st'ven gasoline torches two step-la ideis five chiefs and no privates . a ■_ » a big iiiiiig the chicagoaus seem to be animat ed by a desire to surpass everything done by the people of any other city iu me.e bigness one of their latent projects is a hotel that will eo»i-i te ctes of ground and have 6,124 room ihe proposed building is to i<0 b-eavd on six blocks b u ded by seventy t lird and seventy-fourth streets and seipr nd ; iner avenue a plot of groan that is 550x621 fe t the company iias leased the ground for two years at , rei ia of 21,000 the hotel will con sist oi a series of buildings aach 620 i'eel l>ug by oo feet wide separated by wi ae courts and connected by wide kylights and covered passageways it will be lighted by electricity heatei by steam and will have the usual pro portions of parlors reception aud d n ng rooms the andreas the nana of this monster caravansary will hi a depot and side track a platform and station of its own sjx'cal train running in connection with it will de liver and receive passengers and bag gag shaving tl'e beard in russia peter thi great thought to civilize his savages by making them share and imposed a tax of 100 rubles on the wealthy and middle classes and a co no ji on peasants and laborers now it was a superstition among the poorer people that no beardless son of adam could ever enter heaven and being obliged to part with their beards the givat m 7j afity treasured up their hairs 1 to be buried with lluir bodies in dealing tfith his soldiers the great pe ter enlisted the aid of the prie-cts who cunningly point out the fact that they were going to fight the bearded turk and that their patron st nicholas would be unable to distinguish them from their enemies unless they sacri ficed their beards this was all right and the beards of the beloved russians went down before the razor in defer ence to st nitholas ' but unluckily for the priests the next little war hap wened to be with the swedes who wore no beards and thus it was that the russian soldiers demanded to be allowed to a'ojure tbe razor so that the holv nicholas might have no dfliculty in arranging for their protection — eu - glis'i illustrated magazine agricultural hints waste of triflps eat like interest money iu hard times a farm without a tool house is like pants without pockets knowledge was never before so cheap ami easy to get as now dependence on a single crop may prove a disappointment xo one yet knows the capacity of soil or how to best treat it when his stock is not improving the rro«*r *-> falling behind . be punctual and save your time as well as that tii ethers make the farm a home — the pleas , antest place in the world he>t breeds do not insure most profit without proper treatment trust to no tested breeds let others experiment with the untried skimmed milk and flaxseed gruel ' mixed make good calf feed ' • " i bloody knee war • jackson tenn jan 13 — there are ' apprehensions of a blood race war nt jreeutie'ld tenn a few nights ago two iif-yr^s went to f lie farm s house of mrs jones a widow and at tempted to assault her the woman € recognized one of the negroes and told ' ! he neighbors i the following night a body of - masked men went to the home of the « negro und was greeted by a volley of '• shot ; tlii mm riddled the house witli bul lets and the negro was shot in the ( ; throat but escaped to the bottoms and r remained on a stump all night almost <■naked surrounded by water in the morning he was caught and whipped nearly to death yesterday a ,; strange oung white man came to c town and bought thirty-five t masks f the negroes have been buying gum lud al-'miiti'v and is expected nt any iime nearly every negro in the neigh < borhood has quit work and a bloody ., nut-break is expected i wily he tbikishi ue was failing j i am afraid yoa arc not so strong t is yon used to iw john said a fond ' wife to her husband i think it is ' about tune you were gelling some in , surancfeon your life . i iusur-iu eon my life what an 1 vou talking about i am as health • ever was insurance indeed 11 ' well dear i only mentioned it yon know out of respect to yourself 1 j thought you were failing j and what in the world put it into i your head that 1 am failing i fail ing why i am as strong as a borse ; nl < a i run up three sights of stairs with out taking a breath well that may be so but 1 •• afraid your are deceiving yourself deceiving myself ioo_n-.ss gra cious woman what do you mean don't be so impatient what makes me think you are failing is this when vou were courting me yon could hold me on yonr knee for three hours now you cannot held the baby on your lap three minutes — london tit-bits so it is — 15y some of the people ihe editor is expected to k«-*p »> ■<)■everything in his office in th way o information that the public needs on any and all ques o is maps chart tables encyclopaedias old pap-rs fre pf charge extra copies of his own pa per that he dies not red advocate everv new thing for every body regard less of who it hurts or favors sign t pry petition for any body from the mountains to the sra*hore puff every bxlv tli't wants office whether he is a lunatic or a sage compliment every body that gets married eulogize every body that dies whethar they are worth gully dirt or not do a thousand other things that would make many a man do alone what ought to be done before a magistrate or a notaiy public but when it comes to the principle of one good turn deserves another the good turns are all expected to turn the same way every time — scotland xrck democrat that wi low wasn't kickta«j widow entering newspaper office — you had a pieee'in your panei yester iday about my husband wno had used the day bef re clerk — yes'ra hope it was satis factory widow — l it was and if wasn't the first part was all right but yon were way off when you said lie leaves a widow to mourn his loss clerk — but he has left a nd ir wilow — yes but she ain't kicking guess the man that wrote that pieci didn't know john — miqi»i ; sax francisco jan 3 there is a ' prospect of a live-y meat war i i or j kruno seo as i ie •■- i i of the e l.j - ! iish tient of pbil p d armour's i ig stock v:iaa ai d slaifgnter boast p an in soul li s in vane am i he lo ai slaughter boi-j men are tryftig t-i m ike the retail batchers b v ••.! ar m,)ur,s establ sbrneut ando ir's r p resentative says t at if the '» ycott i i attempted his om}utny will opi-n retiiil j butehi ." sh ■•; s all uver the city and will sell meats at rate with which othei | butchers cannot hope to compete too many j?.sp 0 i j when i u,ed f 0 travel ibonfctlib country ecf u ri ff ," sl j , ,. tne e . eft 7 1 .— ''-"• - - » ir l examples man with a bril ls 1 j a.ul d *^™ » de^^nwestraekas,m t l"i « e w jersey where we had anaudieu oi about one ar*n<i,v people 1 w-r the proper time gw.-d ovej tl»e crowd aad said f-fin "". "",,,.. red nose pv i sa n oi , l , 0fc seiny man got up but j h i id,o s , ) , 1 , 1 st . vt i i ; i;j ;. l ; ad men to their ie " n ,| | fwt ihuia i was ever more embarrassed iu tnj life fertilizing for corn ivhr 1 ; , 5 rw ** fairville mo es i bave for some time been very uch nterested in the farm and 52 erived 1 ?"^ r , re p ub,lc : "- i uintd v greatdeal of valuable infor nauonthei-eironi i have som t^tt bought n icou • ferii a a agai ,, in he mil n would pay me to do so what ioyoii thiuk oi u.c i.ira what kii j of would be the cheapest aud best mo how should 1 apply ii first it would be best so plow th field in inch or two deeper than ever before ishes from v id the potash has been sxlracted would perhaps give the most mmediate results such ashes rank vua commercial fertilizers and can be blamed m all large cities poudtette nanufaetured from night soil would al io yield a 200j return common sa!t at berate of two bushels per acre when nixed with the two ingredients named vonfd bo very efleetive , a ; ;'." of year with tho aid of lomestic animals and fowls a com leap could be started which by frequent urmng over and a mixture ," chain e iiops could be made most nvailable in ime for corn planting as stated ab v tabes and a t could be added in the ban ning and these together would forma wmpost that could be applied b the ork orsh yel full to the bill supposing it tu be intentionally men toned that the land is rented and in con equence may not he obtainable another eason expensive commercial fertilizers ire not in ur consideration because hese beneiit the laud for years and t u d i not possibly pay for on season on y if however thyse latter are used hey should not come in immediate con act with the seed corn nor should un * eiched ashes pure and simp e i |, av e a ecanal somewhere which ceitities that ver ho bushels of c rri were raided on v single acre bain l manure nly vas used in seed was drilled in one oot apart in the row and the rows three md one half feet apart ur correspondent does nol state the jxtentof his held and so we cannot de ermine whether it be practicable to ap ply the fertilizer in the hilt on a com paratively small patch this is certainly est and entirely feasible peruvian guano w-iul i be very good mt would c\>m between 40 aud so for a 10 acre held 1 his would baveto be ha - lied the same as ashes and should not b i allowed to come in immediate contact with the seed c w alurtfcldt in the kepublie to prevent gul'yi g where a-i be land is somewhat broken esacciaby it the ij i .. a.t u j , ttuj i a quite an itoit'-to inauifge ihe laud insuch a way its lo prevent gullying 7 where it is see ted to grass eituver n pasture or for meadow this is of course greatly les sened as the roots 6y1 tie grass plants aid in holding the soil together 1 - when it can be done underdratpirigis anothef'good means of holding the sou together as it alfords an outlet for the urplus water below the surface but it is not always possible to underdrain nor can all ol the broken land be kepi seed el to grass and some other in .. ■must oe resorted m one goo'd means of ; rev re is by proper plowing while tins'niav not altogether prevent gullying it wrfr lessen it material , v hile tiie soil taken n one place n . be aved in another in nearly ail c ises t ,,-; v ., ', .. le or richest | arl . t the * i i lhat i t n away and this mala m ; i es ry to s ve it one help in d ti i lis is to beep a strip of grass or mettditw along the lower side ofthe hill this will catch ii good par of what is washed down rrom the hill - nd asan aid-it will often be a good plan to plow a goo 1 sizeu lanu u lie i .:. e'ot tb:s strip throw ing the soil towruos sujip-of grass and every year ua iijo it two or three fiir rbws wider up tiie hill this will tend io make tbe strip at t lie bottom of the hill wider aud taore level each year sod while it will contain the richest part of ihe hill above it will also at least savo it an 1 this i.s mueh .!... iter certain than to allow it to be rarrii ! awav 17 there i n gully already matfe that it is desired t > li.i begin at the h ittbua .-• d ill up at iutei \ 1s using ia u-li old si raw cornstalks or otner litter uuriiig the winter is one of the l>est seasons for-do ing work of this mai as the tl iwing mil freezing « irhii i in fastening it and prevent it being was'n tl out by spr nx rains < let i s-.trip a ..:_■e ich i-l seeded to graik this onl ; v-.-nt further n holding tiie material ; ul in lo he i iti up blue gfa s is i he b ■- •_ t , •■vent washing !: is : a r slow to i • '. but once established it tills the soil so thoroughly \\ i b it roots lhat it very luiv-a prevents va>>hitig - for plowing n i set u es*can hr given us the eaa ..■. ... •! . y of '.:■•' ai.o inll.-l alwa a ... •■. n . m i ' make the inana a ry in i»rder to se<:ure i be j > i -. but the fiist rule should !'•■t . . 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wa i 1!ma ' h bd per cent more i ation t han any other i , in ive the be ad oinir medium the carolina watchman the watchman is the organ of the farmers alliance in v 6th and 7th congree sional distriete advertisers make a note of thi3 vol xxiht tiiilld series salisbury n c thursday january 19 1893 what is w\m i>i wl i4^_pm^__i castoria i tjt samuel pitclicr's prescription foi infants and children it contains neither opium morphine nor other tscxcotie suhstancc it is a harmless substitute for paregoric drops eootliing syrups and castor oil it i pleasant its guarantee is thirty years use hy yi iii ions of otiicrs castoria is tho children's panacea tho mother's friend castoria castoria . . , w.-'.l adapted to c!u it a tbat criteria cures oc lie constipation . riortoanjrpn scriptioa s iur stoma h di irrfiasa ernc'-auon n a ascmat m i kills worms eives sleep e-id promotes df . i cfordst brooklyn n y "â– -â– a on without injurious modicati jn ' castoria is so universal an.l well known that it seems a work for s


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Rihanna: New Neck Tattoo!
Rihanna leaves East Side Ink Tattoo wearing a bandage over the left side of her neck on Tuesday night (August 10) in NYC's East Village.
It looks like the 22-year-old got a fresh new neck tattoo! What do you think it's of??
The day before, Rihanna visited the same tattoo parlor with her boyfriend Matt Kemp (after their dinner at Da Silvano). She probably got a temporary tattoo then to see what it looked like before she got a permanent one!
FYI: RiRi is wearing an A.L.C. suit and Oliver Peoples "Wilder" sunglasses.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Rihanna's gun bag from Vlieger & Vandam??
20+ pictures inside of Rihanna's new neck tatoo…


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|2011-05-14, 15:38
|Link #101
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Nah, this is just character creation through discussion. Most of the times it's just pointing out small flaws in a profile so people can fix them, it generally helps improve the character overall. Sometimes people can get a bit defensive though, and it quickly turns into a battle of semantics.
Still, most of this is just Saintess talking about something completely different than Goose, which leads to disagreements over misunderstandings. Saintess keeps talking about things from a military perspective, while Goose does so (or tries to) from a police perspective.
Speaking of which, I do agree with Goose here. Many of the military comparisons we make is inevitably flawed because the butei is not a military. They're law enforcement. Police. Talking about how bayonets are better for killing your enemy and that the army uses them is pretty much futile when the characters we are making are police officers forbidden by law to kill.
|2011-05-14, 15:40
|Link #102
Join Date: Apr 2011
Except that, in this world, Butei frequently use edged weapons with the knowledge that anybody that an S is approaching can be swung at with a lethal weapon and come out of it alive.
Perhaps not in the lower ranks, but even from the anime, it is apparent that there is no hesitation involved with using edged weapons.
|2011-05-14, 18:31
|Link #104
~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
Except this Dexter-like Butei I thought of. Bashir is overtly a polished, good-natured Ambulance specializing in forensics and criminal psychology. In his other appearances, he helps Isara with cases that are beyond her. But given the chance, this no-ability-user stalks then kills off criminals who he researched to have been guilty but set free by the system. To the tune of "Rogues Do It From Behind."
Inspired by Jack the Ripper discussion. Feel free to shoot it down.
Don't go! I need someone to vet my canonicity...!!!
EDIT: Trying again -->
Kobayashi G. Isara
Affiliation: Butei - B. SSR - 14. Medica.
Voice: Saori Hayama
This cheerful, idealistic and naive medic is wholly into her job, making daily rounds around the class and the school, listening to complaints and worries alike. Not that chestnut-haired "hippie" is out of touch with the world; Isara is conscious of the distrust against superhuman Butei, but she wears the badge proudly, opting to let her work tell them otherwise. Her dress always includes a red scarf that is a heirloom from her grandmother. Isara also loves baking, and often makes extra for giving out. Many boys claim that her muffins have special properties, and with each batch comes even wilder claims, from increasing one's luck at the lottery to becoming a super Butei for three minutes. Isara's real ability instead enables her to release the latent power within enriched irokane directly and utilize it. However, irokane is much too rare to be used in this manner, so Nemo created a special alloy of 0.001% irokane and 99.999% 'secret herbs and spices'. He then cast it into an arm-sized shield that Isara carries this shield of enriched irokane wherever she goes. At minimum output, the energy reinforces Kobayashi's body, improves her strength and she can levitate by vector-thrusting. Her hair turns the same sky-blue color as her power. She can regenerate her wounds at a higher output, and apply that to her allies, allowing them to heal quicker. At this level, she can project a forcefield around herself, and include her allies at maximum output. However, this burns through the spirit energy reserves within 15 minutes. She can also empower the disc and use it as a blunt weapon. Or else, she throws the disc, making it arc around her opponents like a boomerang. But with her strong power in defense, Isara seldom attacks. Kobayashi is content to be the tank that makes sure her team returns home at the end of a quest.
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|2011-05-14, 19:21
|Link #105
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
Though even if you copy the ability it still fall in the grade or G of your power. The higher the grade the stronger the spell or ability.
|2011-05-14, 21:49
|Link #107
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
The thing is, if you want others to use your characters, you have to write them first and "sell" them, more or less - there's a reason Outer Cadia (alright fine just me) ships Hayaurion.
Also, if I may, if your intent is to create characters for other authors to use, and you do not intend to use these characters, then your current actions are a tad nonsensical, as once you release your character to others you have no control over him and her. As an example, Mara Jade. Timothy Zahn has a pretty good handle on her because he created her, but once that's done she belongs to Lucasfilm and so people can do things like kill Mara off.
It's like how Sephiroth is one of the biggest Mary Sues ever but most people give him a pass due to being Sephiroth, as a result of the experiences in the game.
*shrug* So the Americans don't favor bayonets in room clearing but the Singaporeans do. Different choices by different organisations.
And again, for god's sake, we're trying to apprehend the suspects, not kill them. Section 9, Section 9. How many SWAT teams with M4A1s do you ever see with bayonets anyway? NYPD doesn't use them.
At no time did I say it was easy, rather that this is what our forces apparently do.
The internets. Not as useful a communication medium as real life.
So yes, by all means strive towards perfection, but don't let it consume you.
Now, I think we ought to give it a rest and move on to more important questions:
Thoughts on said short snippet that I've put up as an example of the point and paradigms i attempt to convey? And again I'll say this - something that all Outer Cadians who've migrated here know - nobody will use your characters if you don't sell them, and the best way to sell them is to write.
Remember, people. Police Quest. Or SWAT 4 for the more actiony.
As movies, Hot Fuzz, not Black Hawk Down. (Due to this anime having certain ties to the genre of buddy cop movies. Plus, that was an awesome shootout that ended in reams of paperwork.)
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|2011-05-14, 23:30
|Link #108
One PUNCH!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Okay, how about when critiquing anyone's idea, let's leave the personal attacks out of it. If you can't give an honest critique without being rude, then don't bother.
Also, how about placing some of this TL;DR stuff under spoiler tags to keep things neat?
|2011-05-14, 23:43
|Link #110
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: DP 原画 --> ヨハネ
And if someone makes a grab for a rifle, using momentum is simplest, least cumbersome way of course. But I think most people would reflexively strike the guy's face/ neck then put some rounds into him when he lets go...the combat knife or sidearm acts as insurance here.
|2011-05-14, 23:47
|Link #111
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
|2011-05-14, 23:47
|Link #112
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|2011-05-14, 23:51
|Link #113
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Besides....swinging and stabbing with a pathetically short and heavy rifle like the SAR vs just using your bare hands to wield it...I'd take the latter please.
Now if it were the M-16 I'd have a spear and then a real difference will be made. Never in urban conditions though.
And if someone is near enough to grab a freaking SAR...Yeah better to just draw a pistol if you have one or a knife...
|2011-05-14, 23:51
|Link #114
~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
Well well... Smoking bodies already.
|2011-05-14, 23:54
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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|2011-05-15, 00:06
|Link #116
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|2011-05-15, 00:09
|Link #117
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Yeah kick the balls...too bad long pants and webbing don't exactly make kicking easy...
|2011-05-15, 00:23
|Link #118
~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
What the hell do we have a platoon of NSF in here or something?
If someone grabbed the SAR I'd still fire and burn his hands. The flash should also destabilize him for a shoulder tackle + auto in the face.
We all have Hysteria Variant Syndrome for such moments...
|2011-05-15, 00:28
|Link #119
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
Still, duly noted.
Spoiler for Replies to SaintessHeart:
Now, with regards to the usage of characters, since this seems to have been missed out, I would like to reiterate: if your intent with your OCs is to release them to other authors to use, then all of this sticking to your guns is nonsensical, as once you release an OC to another author the other author has the power over your OC. Thus all this drawings of lines in the sand is pointless.
Again, as I have said earlier, if one wants one's OCs to be used by other authors, one must sell the character to the other authors. The best way to do this is by writing.
To give an example, one of the most popular charecters in Star Wars Expanded Universe is a redhead named Mara Jade, created by Timothy Zahn in Heir to the Empire. Zahn was so good in selling his characters that he essentially created SW EU. He was so good at setting up the chemistry with Mara and Luke Skywalker that for many fans she was the only romantic option for him. And then it was decided to kill off Mara in the recent NJO books - Zahn wasn't pleased about that, but he recognised that Mara Jade was like any other character created by any writer in the shared Star Wars EU - any author can use another author's characters and the original creator has no say.
tl;dr - you want people to use the Unamichi siblings, sell them to other authors by writing and be prepared to lose creative control. Give and take is needed, and right now there's not much give on your part, SaintessHeart.
Remember, folks: Police Quest, not Modern Warfare.
...though in movie terms it's a lot closer to Hot Fuzz than Black Hawk Down.
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Usher & Shakira Replace Christina Aguilera & Cee Lo Green on 'The Voice' Season Four
Usher and Shakira will be replacing Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green on season four of The Voice, which is set to debut in the spring. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will remain on the coaching panel. Christina and Cee Lo are expected to return for season five.
"We are thrilled to welcome Usher and Shakira to The Voice. The addition of these popular iconic artists continues the tradition established by Christina, Cee Lo, Adam and Blake," NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a statement. "Doing two back-to-back cycles of this show requires a tremendous amount of time, and we are happy to accommodate the commitments made by Christina and Cee Lo. The participants on our show benefit from our coaches' expertise and their continued success in the music business allows for significant new contributions to the contestants when they return."
"Being a coach on The Voice is a wonderful experience and the relationship amongst us all is like an extended family," Christina said in her own statement "As I have expressed since day one of the show, that I am a singer and performer first and I am so excited to get back to that love. Since this year NBC and The Voice have decided to tape back-to-back seasons, requiring a full-year commitment, it is important for me to take Season 4 off, allowing me to support my music that my fans have been waiting for."
"I'm highly enthusiastic about focusing my undivided attention on my additional endeavors and interests. I will return for Season 5 and will be watching Season 4. NBC is home, and as far as Usher and Shakira are concerned mi casa su casa," Cee Lo said.
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Her style is hot. Love this trash-luxery-mix …
not a fan of the boots, but all else looks good, even the big old style bag…very nice looking lady.
For me, the slouchy boots ruin the look. When your ankles are the widest part of your legs, you look a bit like a Clydesdale.
It's spring!!! Shed those tights! I'm SOO tired of seeing this look. On the "carry all"
1. Lose the excessive bag. Can smaller size purses come back please! Women have got the whole SUV syndrome going on with these purses (the bigger the purse, the bigger the…well you know).
2. What color is that purse??? BROWN?!?! Mon dieu!
I do however like that confidence in the outfit.. THAT is definitely what makes it work.
she has the big bag b/c she is a model and she keeps her book in it.
i think people forget "real life" sometimes gets in the way of presenting the "perfect look" but at the same time i think it makes it so much more real and inspirational
and Clydesdale is the last thing i think of when i see this girl
Fabulous- black and blue is my favourite colour combo. Love the jacket, dress, tights, boots- not crazy about the brown bag, but the rest makes up for it.
OK, I agree that she is clearly toting her Wilhelmina/Next/Click book in that Chloe-esque bag but, come on, Sart: you really think that's the main reason she's got it? Function? Naw. She looks great with or without the bag but is carrying it because it's oversized and, therefore, of-the-moment. Oh, models.
Sorry to disappoint, but "carry-alls" are a much-needed accessory for women (models or not) who have more to their day and life than just showing up and looking fabulous.
I particularly enjoy the fact that her haircolor very nearly matches the poster behind her.
I don't understand when the commentary on this site became "rate my look" but I find the nitpicking so very tedious
I don't want to speak for the Sartorialist, but I don't think the intent of this site is for small minded twits to tear apart the folks he chooses to shoot
They are real life people – on the street – with a sense of style and grace. Not manequins dressed according to some set of rules w/in your head.
Appreciate the beauty instead of tearing into what ever flaws YOU are projecting on to these very real people who have been ASKED if thier photo could be taken
Is this the consequence of our Jerry Springer reality TV culture…
Where or where have all the interesting people gone?
Hear, hear ! Good on you – this is exactly what I have been thinking. As my mother used to say 'If you dont have nothing nice to say …. '
I'll always love a big bag myself and I'm no model. I don't like to be at the mercy of trends OR the weather OR basic necessities so I always have water, something to read, something to write in, a scarf or cardi and so on. self-sufficiency is hot.
I'm loving the leather jacket. So hard to find longer sleeves… so says me the orangutan-armed girl.
I love the combination of the black, blue and brown. It's surprisingly fitting without being excessive.
I simply love the cornblue dress, lovely..
yeah the only colors I wear are black blue beige white and gold. But better… she's so cosmo
Maybe she's just carrying the bag because she thinks it's cute.
She looks great. Unfussy but interesting. I live in Southern California, and I'd rather see a bunch of girls in this outfit than the interminable mini flouncy skirts and flip-flops I see all year round.
She looks pretty fantastic!
Beautiful, beautiful girl. What I like about her is that not only the whole outfit is beautiful, but there is not a single thing that is a trendoid eye-sore. Even the big back and the slouchy boots that might look as trying too hard on someone else, look great on her. 10 out of 10.
the dress is from forever 21.. 'cause i was thinking of buying it last week. she looks great. it's the confidence that sells the photo.
hot. love the opaque tights and the blue dress.
OK before I saw all of the posts that knocked her big bag, I thought to myself: "Hey, here is a girl that has a lifestyle like mine. She works, she has some kind of job that makes it necessary for her to carry all of her stuff in that super cool bag."
She is like me.
Only, alas, I am not a model!
But my point is, there is something special about the look that resonates with me. I think it's the functional quality of the slouchy boots. It doesn't look like she is trying too hard, in other words.
She wants a look that is pretty, yet edgy and comfortable at the same time.
Somehow, I think if the bag matched her boots, all of this "ease" would be lost and she would be trying too hard.
Adore the boot and tight combo. Great alternative to leggings. It's cute without looking like she tried so hard.
great look. the slouchy boot creates a look akin to the tight legged jeans that is so hot right now: the too long very tight leg is supposed to slouch at the ankle.
If I had hair that color, I'd wear bright blue everyday.
I love her. I'm jealous of her, too.
Not a super huge fan of the makeup, but that outfit is sweet. I'm completely loving the bright blue/brown/black thing she's got going on. The huge bag makes it better because she's appropriately dressed for what she does all day.
I like her smile…wry, sardonic…
im beginning to have a thing for redheads
agree with the first anonymous. i love seeing these for the sense of beauty and style and grace and enthusiasm that is a thousand times more vivid on these real people than can ever be emulated by a stephen meisel vogue pic. i love these real people, even when there style/taste is not mine (and even more so when it is not in fashion right now) and if i get a little inspired by their passion too, that is fantastic!
what a fantastic look. Smokin street hot with ease.
I imagine the very dapper Mr. Wooster standing next to her and he only comes up to her waist.
those might just be the chloe boots from this past f/w 05….
I love it!
By the way I'm almost positive those boots are teh Miss Sixty dance boots from fall'05


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편집에 관해서
This all looks like gobbledygook! How do I edit these pages?
Pages on Wikitravel are formatted using Wiki markup. It looks funny at first, but after a while it seems like second nature. You should read about how to edit a page.
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Hey! I wrote this long nice article on Topic X, and it got changed! What gives?
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Hey! I changed my nice long article on Topic X back to the way it was before, and it got changed again! What gives?
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언어에 관해서
Ash blash g'nash foosh manoosh? (<- something that does not make sense)
Huh? (<- what?)
미안하지만, 저는 한국어를 잘 하지 못해요. 내 모국어로도 Wikitravel 문서를 만들 수 있을까요?
Yes, if there is a separate Wikitravel version for your language. See Language versions for the current list.
If Wikitravel in your language does not exist yet, you can start your own language version! To find out more, see our language version policy.
그래도 제 한국어 실력은 형편없어요. 창피하다구요.
Don't worry too much about the level of your Korean. Your spelling errors will be corrected by other people. We really want you to share your knowledge!wts:FAQ


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Reviewed by Manuel G. (age 11)
I really liked how the two people went to Missouri. They went 2,000 miles on a horse. This book reminds me of my family in Austin, Texas because they have horses. The illustrations were in black and white, and I liked that. This book is part of a series about the old west.
I would recommend this book to people who like the old west. I would also recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure. I think my cousin would enjoy this book because he loves to study history, especially western history.


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–Administration Will Seek Changes in Wiretap Rules to Cover New
(September 27, 2010)
The Obama administration plans to submit a bill to legislators
next year that would require all communications services to have
technology in place so they will be able to comply with wiretap
orders. Targets include services like BlackBerry, Facebook and
Skype. The administration claims that the increasing use of online
communications has lessened their abilities to intercept communications
of criminal and terrorism suspects. The proposal is likely to require
communications services offering encryption to have method decryption;
to require foreign companies doing business within the US to establish
offices in the country that can intercept the requested communications;
and to require peer-to-peer software developers to redesign their
products to allow interception. Officials maintain the proposal is
not seeking an expansion of authority, but rather is clarifying how
wiretaps apply to technologies that did not exist when the original
rules were established. The proposal has met with criticism. Columbia
University computer science professor Steven M. Bellovin noted that "if
they start building in all these back doors, they will be exploited,"
and Center for Democracy and Technology vice president James X. Dempsey
said "They basically want to turn back the clock and make Internet
services function the way that the telephone system used to function."
[Editor's Note (Northcutt): Steven Bellovin is correct; there is ZERO
chance of law enforcement being able to implement this and organized
crime not being able to exploit it. This is a lose-lose proposal.
(Pescatore): In 1994, we went through the same drill when phone lines
went digital and thus the Community Assistance to Law Enforcement
Act which forced telecoms vendors to build in back doors to enable
legal surveillance. There always needs to be a balance between what
technology can do and what society allows law enforcement to do.]


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Sup everyone,
Just recently picked up a 76 GT liftback (RA29) and enjoying it here in Indianapolis before winter comes. Has a weber carb, a cam, and pace setter exhaust manifold. Looking forward to tinkering on it and ironing some of the kinks out. Seems like this is the place for that sort of stuff.
Already got a new battery for it (decided to die on me a week after buying it) and fixed an exhaust manifold leak. Future hopes are to lower it, get some wider/more flush wheels and and get some y bumpers.