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Bodybuilding From the Start - Almost!
October 14, 2005, 02:47:17 PM »
A couple of the GetBig members have asked me about the "sport" of competitive bodybuilding from the very beginning while a couple of others have asked me not to use so many words (in one case. "more words than I even know").
I'll do my best to satisfy the former request, but I cannot write in the latter format. Sorry about that.
And you guys who decide to read this stuff have got to realize that it happened a long time ago and I'm depending on a fading memory, so please feel free to correct me if I make some obvious mistakes on the whos, the whys, and the wherefores.
Recalling this stuff could be a lot of fun on my part, so I hope you find it enjoyable too; but please feel free to rant and rave when and if you feel it's necessary. I've faced tougher audiences than you radical bodybuilding fans out there and in tougher climates than my kitchen table in the dam-dest places on this big blue marble, so fire away when you feel the need.
I learned to duck when shit goes flying overhead while others didn't and lay there dead! (Old saying. Sorry.)
OK, so here goes Bodybuilding History 101-B. (Someone else has got to do 101-A. I just ain't old enough.)
So here it is from MY beginning ..... 101 - B
1940's - 19540's .......... Steve Reeves and the Russian River
I first got "involved" with bodybuilding in the mid 1940's when I first met Steve Reeves at some lake in the Oakland Hills (Lake Tamescal?). He was 13 years older than myself, so I must have been around 5 or 6. I was sitting on the shore with my legs in the water (probably eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) when this "big guy" comes walking out of the water and pats me on the head saying, "Hi, Kid" and keeps on walking up to the parking area to join his friends.
Later on that afternoon, my dad told me, "That was Steve Reeves. He lifts lots of weights."
So Steve Reeves was the first "weight lifter" I ever met and I had no idea what bodybuilding even was. The word "bodybuilder" wasn't used too much back then, but "weight lifter" was the prevalent terminology. (Physical Culture was pervalent too.)
A couple of years later my dad and I met Steve once again while waiting for the "train' that used to run from San Francisco to Oakland on the lower level of the Bay Bridge. Steve was waiting for his ride in the other direction with a friend of his, so we didnt have much to say except, "Hey! How ya do'en?".
During the summer months we'd hang out at our summer shack on the Russian River which is about 72 miles north of the Bay Area. It was a great place back then among these giant Redwood trees and a fairly decent river that attracted families from Oakland, San Francisco and the Peninsula. Thousands of kids from all over the Bay Area would congregate there every summer weekend.
Steve and a couple of his friends would come up to the river and soak up the sun on Rio Nido Beach and mingle with all the other "youngsters" outside the dancehall in the center of the resort. Got in a fight there one night but I wasn't present to witness it , but the next day all the kids were talking about it. Seem like he got punched by someone who "thought he was to damn muscular" and ran off.
I recall reading one of the Oakland newspapers at this time that did a human interest story on Steve by interviewing his mom. She told the reporter that Steve never had a cold or a cavity and had a good heart and all the other stuff that proud moms tell newspaper reporters.
Steve set a good example for kids back then and a lot of us bought or made barbells so we could be just like him, but there were no decent gyms to join when I was that young (or I was just too young to join those few that did exist).
But it was evident that more kids were lifting weights when they showed up on the beach the following summer and Steve was the major influence on each of us.
The first bodybuilding magazine that drew my interest had Steve's picture on the cover. It was shot by Arti Zeller who I would also be calling a friend many years in the future. Arti shot a whole series of a Reeves' photos at Stenson Beach on the Pacific Coast roughly 30 miles north of San Francisco. (Anyone recall the date of that photo session?)
Those photos were a major contribution to Reeves' success and the success of Arti too. My favorite shot taken at that photo session was the silhouette shot of Steve doing a double bicep at the ocean's edge. Maybe someone can post it here.
So Steve started getting lots of publicity in the "bodybuilding magazines".
And I use the term "bodybuilding magazines" somewhat loosely .........
(to be continued - Those Questionable Bodybuilding Magazines ....... )
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October 14, 2005, 06:30:16 PM »
You ever approach a magazine rack and feel a bit sleazy reaching for a particular publication?
If you ever had that feeling, then you have a good idea of what it felt like when you pulled one of the early bodybuilding magazines off that rack to look at it.
Those magazines were definitely not something you would want to purchase and "take home to mother". I always felt that you would have to show your ID at the counter if you wanted to make a purchase.
They were usually sold at downtown magazine racks opposite bus terminals and cable car turnabouts and were placed high up on the rack so young people under six feet in height could not reach them.
If the original Weider organization had a hand in publishing them, they wouldn't admit it today.
I need help here in naming these early publications but I do recall two in particular.
Young Physique and Demi-Gods....... These were probably two of the least offensive back in those more pristine times.
A very young Frank Zane appeared on the cover of one of those magazines and we had a humorous talk about that so many years later.
But I got to admit that there were also some legit bodybuilding magazines published years earlier.
I somehow gained access to a whole series of real old Physical Culture magazines (era around 1920's) that spent a lot of time promoting the benefits of electricity and hot water on muscle gains and a lot of other snake oil salesmen stuff somewhat similar to the supplement claims we see today.
Jeff Everson has those magazines now and I hope to get my hands back on them and show how very little and how very much things have changed today.
Let it suffice to say that most early bodybuilding publications would be offensive to many even by today's standards, but in my opinion they represented the cradle of civilization for the present slew of bodybuilding periodicals currently offered to the bodybuilding masses.
(To be continued) ........ Meanwhile Down in Santa Monica.
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October 16, 2005, 07:57:15 PM »
I believe that when Reeves won the Mr.America '47 title he was challenged very strongly by a BB'er by the name of Eric Petersen (or a name close to that) and that Reeves won by a 1/2 a point. I've seen old pictures of Petersen(?) and he looked to be on par with Reeves (Reeves changed the spelling from his original last name..he said for the movies but some say for the number value of the letters). Another top BB'er about that time was a guy from Oakland (I believe) by the name of Jack Dillinger, some what on the short side but massive. And of course Grimek, in my view,who looked thick, muscular & powerful from any angle. Ever come across any of these gentlemen?
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I believe that when Reeves won the Mr.America '47 title he was challenged very strongly by a BB'er by the name of Eric Petersen (or a name close to that) and that Reeves won by a 1/2 a point. I've seen old pictures of Petersen(?) and he looked to be on par with Reeves (Reeves changed the spelling from his original last name..he said for the movies but some say for the number value of the letters). Another top BB'er about that time was a guy from Oakland (I believe) by the name of Jack Dillinger, some what on the short side but massive. And of course Grimek, in my view,who looked thick, muscular & powerful from any angle. Ever come across any of these gentlemen?
Reeves trained at Ed Yarricks gym in Oakland. I would bet that Dillinger did too. Jack Dillinger ran an exercise equipment store in Oakland until he died. I was there in the early 80's.
Other guys from Oakland were JackLalanne and Norman Marks. Marks had one of the very first 10,000 sq/ft gyms when he moved into the facility he is currentlyl at in 1982. Nice gym but no parking.
Winn Paris had gyms in the are also-in fact he had a chain that sold out to Family Fitness (of Nor Cal-seperate from So Cal FF), which sold hundreds/thousands of "lifetime" memberships and then folded. That was 1984-and after that the Cal. legislature then changed the gym business where you coud not sell lifetime memberships-and they also gave the right to cancel a membership within 3 days of purchase- if you wanted to (I did this once).
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Thanks, pops.
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^omg is that for real, i thought it was a joke lmao.. that's terrible haha
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^omg is that for real, i thought it was a joke lmao.. that's terrible haha
lurie and weider were actually friends at one time.
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As many of our greatest legal minds parse every word and gesture of the Justices in the ongoing Affordable Care Act-fest, we should pause to reflect on what it says about our polity that (once again) nine unaccountable people in a room wield veto power over democratically-enacted legislation dealing with an issue of fundamental political and economic significance to our society.
Brian - Even though I'll be upset by any decision striking down the ACA, I don't share your apparent distaste for the unaccountability of the Justices. Seeing as how the American public is largely ignorant of the law I shutter to think what the Supreme Court would look like if the justices were subject to the whims of the average voter.
Judicial review has been in place for over two hundred years and has been one of our most successful exports. I'm okay with it and even here the sky won't fall. If Brown v. Bd. only did so much, I think this will as well.
I agree with Joe. Even if the well-intentioned ACA is struck down due to Kennedy's inability to distinguish between historical abstractions and present day reality, and despite Dred Scott v. Sandford, Bush v. Gore and similar episodes, I continue to believe that over the history of our republic, the platonic guardians have been a feature and not a bug.
I'm ambivalent about it myself--maybe a "feature that bugs me" is what it comes to, although I believe our system would do fine without judicial review.
To be clear, I am not suggesting that the Justices should be "accountable to the whims of the voter." That would not be good for many reasons. Rather, I am comparing two institution on which should have final say over decisions of this nature and magnitude, one accountable to voters and the other not.
I am also suggesting--or hoping--that the individual Justices keep in a corner of their mind, while wrestling with constitutional doctrines that provide no clear single answer in this case, that they are nine individuals in a room making a decision that will have a major impact on 300 million citizens who have no say.
Humility is an essential judicial virtue.
Here's the problem. The five conservative justices probably believe that the individual mandate is unconstitutional under the text and original meaning of the Commerce Clause. They also probably believe that it is constitutional under the most plausible reading of existing precedent. But that precedent was established because the Court didn't want to strike down a whole bunch of economic legislation that was very popular and widely regarded as vital to the New Deal. (That and threats of retaliation from the Roosevelt administration).
Here, by contrast, the Court is being asked to strike down the individual mandate, which is very unpopular, and which may or may not be vital to the operation of a single law that itself does not command majority support. If it upholds the law, it would be deferring to a Congress that was largely repudiated by the voters in the following election, precisely because they opposed the law.
So even though I would prefer to see the political branches resolve this problem, the deference issue isn't quite as simple as you present it.
we should pause to reflect what it says about our polity that (once again) nine unaccountable people in a room wield veto power over democratically-enacted legislation dealing with an issue of fundamental political and economic significance to our society.
It says we enjoy a constitutionally limited government (occasionally) enforced by the check of judicial review.
BTW, I would shy away from playing the democracy card in this case because representative democracy is only legitimate when our elected representatives are implementing the will of the people and Obamacare is the first major legislation in modern history opposed by pluralities to majorities of American voters and did not gain a single vote from the minority party.
If the old canard about the Court following the polls is correct, this law will be found unconstitutional in its entirety.
"The Constitution is not a suicide pact" is a maxium most closely associated with the right wing.
Yet strangely it is the right wing Justices who are saying in effect: sure there's this problem that is sickening and killing and impoverishing millions of citizens, but the Constitution forbids you to solve it.
"The Constitution is not a suicide pact" is most commonly invoked in contexts of national emergency or crisis.
Well, there is no national emergency more clear and present than the ever smaller percentage of Americans who can get care when they get injured or sick. Not because we don't know how to provide the car, not because we don't put a lot of money into care, but because that money doesn't deliver the care; it gets spent wastefully, it gets spent on other things, it gets eaten by overhead, it goes into the pockets of giant corporations.
Now I know the counterargument: no, the Constitution merely says you can't solve it in that way. The key point is analysis reveals this is a highly constrained system; any solution requires broad participation. If the Constitution locks out any way of getting broad participation, there is no solution. Yet the Constitution is not a suicide pact.
What's the difference between 9 unaccountable judges striking down a federal law and the same unaccountable judges extrapolating a Con right to an abortion when in fact many of the States would ban it had it not been for Roe v. Wade.
I have a problem with any argument that alludes to "unaccountable" judges. That's what they are there for - to decide cases on Con grounds, away from the whims of the public.
jpk said..."The Constitution is not a suicide pact" is a maxium most closely associated with the right wing.
Right wing?
The term was coined and then repeated by two progressive democratic political operatives, Justice Robert H. Jackson in his Terminiello v. Chicago dissent and then by Justice Arthur Goldberg in Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez.
The term was used to attack the Constitution's limit on government power as an alleged impediment to national security.
Your use of the term to attack the Constitution's limit on government power as an alleged impediment to Obamacare is in the same progressive vein.
Progressives have been at war with the Constitution's limits on government power for well over a century. This may be one of the rare occasions when the Court does its job and actually enforces the Constitution. Maybe.
Quoting mls: "Here, by contrast, the Court is being asked to strike down the individual mandate, which is very unpopular, and which may or may not be vital to the operation of a single law that itself does not command majority support."
The fact that something is unpopular doesn't mean it shouldn't be done anyway. The Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were massively unpopular depending on what segment of the population you were looking at.
Personally, I would be inclined to disregard the views of those who have no dog in the fight. That will relieve me of the burden of reading the briefs by some of the amici. I can line up the intended beneficiaries of the measure on one side (the uninsured), and the "victims" of the measure on the other side (uh, give me a minute...), and then see what the popularity poll results say.
I realize there are camps out there who say we will have 300 million victims because some future Congress might compel us to eat broccoli against our will, but I don't subscribe to such arguments.
representative democracy is only legitimate when our elected representatives are implementing the will of the people...
...no. In our system, the elected representatives are the will of the people.
We elect representatives, not monarchs. Representatives represent the will of their constituents.
Right wing?
ya think?
Origins are fun, but current usage matters. As it happens, that's what I was referring to.
Given his rather good research into the origins and philosophy of progressivism, it would be fun to needle Beck with the fact that the phrase "the Constitution is not a suicide pact is progressive in both origin and intent.
"They also probably believe that it is constitutional under the most plausible reading of existing precedent."
I don't know why it is "probably" true that they think this which would mean all this "unprecedented" and "beyond what came before" business isn't even believed by those five.
"But that precedent was established because"
Reasons were provided, not a one that "the Constitution allows it." The justices over the years very well thought that & in fact FDR appointed the first set for just that reason.
"which is very unpopular"
Some of the stuff they upheld was popular, some was not. Furthermore, they are being asked to strike down the law as a whole, lots of which IS popular. To the degree the sour has to be taken with the sweet, that's life.
"and which may or may not be vital to the operation of a single law that itself does not command majority support"
Again, the premise is wrong. First, the same applies to lots of the precedents referenced. Second, the law itself has "majority" support as a whole & regardless, it was passed by the majority that counts. I guess, you know, we can ignore that, and rule by current polls, polls that repeatedly don't even get the law right. We can call this "Perot review."
"a Congress that was largely repudiated by the voters in the following election, precisely because they opposed the law"
How so? The Dems retained control of the Senate. The House went to the Republicans. Why? Well, various things. First, midterm elections usually go that way in some fashion. Second, many were upset with TARP etc. The idea the 2010 elections were "precisely" about one law is, I'm sorry, patently untrue.
"So even though I would prefer to see the political branches resolve this problem, the deference issue isn't quite as simple as you present it."
And, your analysis is at best quite debatable. We can spin elections left & right, of course. Still, if the public is acting "precisely" because of one law, they can you know, vote in Romney or kick the Dems out of the Senate, and DEMOCRATICALLY the matter can be settled.
I'm with Sotomayor today myself. If they overturn the so-called mandate (a word no more there than "tax"), let Congress settle what to do. SC has the power of judicial review. I'm okay with that. But, it should be done with the right way.
It is clear that the individual mandate is constitution under 200 years of S.CT. precedents such as McCullough v Maryland, Wickard v Filburn, Raich v Gonzales and Comstock v US. It is also clear that the distinction between activity and inactivity when it relates to being a health care consumer and getting sick or an injury is merely wordplay. Free- loading the health care system is an economic activity, the idea that young people or the unwilling to pay insurance population will always pay their medical costs out of pocket is delusional.The idea that health care insurance coverage and medical costs are not a pressing national problem that only can be regulated by the Federal Governmentis specious. The idea that there is a fundamental right to not buy insurance is ridiculous. The proof that this is not a fundamental right is that the State has the right to regulate.It is time for the 5 conservative S.Ct judges to realize that their legitimacy is on the line and that impeachment would be the proper response to holding the ACA unconstitutional.
Prof. Balkin hasn't opened comments on his post so I'll comment here.
His post gives away too much. The demand for a "limiting principle" is phony because it's a demand for the Court to restrict a granted power on the basis of something found *outside* the Constitution.
The limits on powers granted in Art., Sec. 8 are to be found in the Constitution itself. This is easiest to see with respect to the power to declare war. It would be absurd for the Court to hold that Congress couldn't declare war except for reasons the Court deemed just. Congressional power to declare war is absolute.
Similarly, the limitations on the power to regulate commerce are that the act must (a) regulate (b) commerce (c) among the several states. It must also comply with the N&P clause, which essentially incorporates the BoR.
If conservatives believe there's a "limiting principle", they should point to it in the text. Otherwise they're just asking the Court to make shit up.
We elect representatives, not monarchs. Representatives represent the will of their constituents.
What makes them "representatives" as opposed to "monarchs" is the fact that they can be voted out. In no sense is a vote "illegitimate" simply because it fails to line up with an opinion poll of constituents. Your theory of representative democracy is indistinguishable from direct democracy.
I agree with Mark Field and Sotomayor's reference Gibbons v. Ogden:
"If, as has always been understood, the sovereignty of Congress, though limited to specified objects, is plenary as to those objects"
is the rule. This is not "plenary police power," since it is tied to specific powers. Also, and not even just the BOR, various limits in the text of the Constitution and some other overall principles like found in Printz v. U.S.
And, though it might not impress the judiciary, political limits, which even Scalia cited today, noting the reality of the filibuster.
But, Prof. Balkin like SG Verilli realizes the five want to "make shit up" so have to find yet more. Justices Souter and O'Connor are concerned about teaching students civics. I think that is too narrow of an audience.
Mark Field said...The limits on powers granted in Art., Sec. 8 are to be found in the Constitution itself...If conservatives believe there's a "limiting principle", they should point to it in the text. Otherwise they're just asking the Court to make shit up.
We libertarians and conservatives constantly refer to the text of the CC, which merely grants Congress the power to regulate (aka limit) interstate commerce. If you apply the text, the CC in no way permits Congress to order you to engage in commerce by purchasing government designed health insurance
The argument should end there, but the Supremes have so stretched the CC beyond all recognition that Jack and other proponents of the individual mandate are citing case law rather than the text. In short, the Court precedent has erased most, but not yet all of the limits imposed by the CC out of the Constitution.
Kennedy does not have a problem with prior erasures of the CC, but appears to be unwilling to be the outlaw justice who completely removes the CC from Article I and replaces it with a general police power of the Court's own making. Thus, Kennedy is asking the government or anyone else to provide him with a "limiting principle" which would theoretically allow the individual mandate, but would allow some thread of limitation in the old CC.
Jack suggested three potential limiting principles under the Commerce Clause to save the individual mandate:
1. The Moral Hazard/Adverse Selection Principle. Congress can regulate activities that substantially affect commerce. Under the necesary and proper clause, Congress can require people to engage in commerce when necessary to prevent problems of moral hazard or adverse selection created by its regulation of commerce.
In other words, Congress can expand its power under the Commerce Clause at will by simply creating an economic problem and then commanding citizens to purchase a product to correct that government created problem.
I am unsure how this in any way limits Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.
Why not broccoli? There is no moral hazard problem created when people refuse to buy broccoli. It's true that buying and eating broccoli might make you healthier, but people don't wait until they are sick to buy broccoli. That's because broccoli is not going to do them much good at that point. In this sense, broccoli doesn't work like health insurance.
The same principle holds. Broccoli is the equivalent of preventative medicine. When the government commanded insurers to cover sick people requesting insurance, it destroyed the insurance model of many healthy people paying for the few sick people. Where the mandate to get insurance expands the pool of healthy people paying into insurance, mandating people buy broccoli or preventative medicine lowers the number of sick people.
Why not cars? Under this principle, Congress can't make everyone buy a car in order to help the auto industry. There is no moral hazard that Congress is responding to that is caused by people strategically waiting to buy cars. Note, by the way, that if fewer people buy cars, the price of cars might go down, not up, as Justice Scalia thought.
In a recession, people do indeed delay buying cars, harming the auto industry. While this hypo is not as analogous as broccoli, it does have merit.
2. The Interstate Externalities Principle...States that adopt guaranteed issue and community ratings rules will become magnets for sick people, driving up rates, and uninsureds may flock to states without individual mandates, further driving up rates in the states they leave. This discourages many states from adopting this combination of reforms.
This is the inverse of non-limiting principle one and involves no hypothetical commerce at all. In sum, this argument urges that states will not enact regulations harming the economy unless Congress has the right to command us to buy health insurance. The Commerce Clause does not provide Congress with the power to create commerce to enable damaging regulations.
3. The "It's a tax, stupid!" Principle. Congress can regulate economic activities that cumulatively affect interstate commerce. But if Congress wants to regulate inactivity, it must use the taxing power instead. Congress can use its taxing power to give people a choice between engaging in commerce or paying a tax. The rules for the taxing power are well settled since the New Deal. The tax (1) must promote the general welfare, (2) must raise revenue; and (3) and it must not be a criminal penalty in disguise.
This is a rather desperate workaround to the Commerce Clause and not a limiting principle. The problems here are that Obama, Congress and even the left justices on the Supreme Court recognize that this is a penalty. The legislation repeatedly calls it a penalty. If it walks like a duck...
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BD: We elect representatives, not monarchs. Representatives represent the will of their constituents.
Steve M said...
What makes them "representatives" as opposed to "monarchs" is the fact that they can be voted out.
No, that makes them elected. A representative represents.
Your theory of representative democracy is indistinguishable from direct democracy.
The only difference between direct democracy and representative democracy is the means of enacting the will of the people into policy - directly or indirectly.
In no sense is a vote "illegitimate" simply because it fails to line up with an opinion poll of constituents.
I would recall the words of the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Wow! It appears that Kennedy could very well join the four conservatives to strike down all of Obamacare because the government has already admitted that parts of the remaining legislation would have to fall with the individual mandate and Kennedy thinks that slicing and dicing the law would be improperly activist and that it would be better to strike down the entire law!
JUSTICE KENNEDY: When you say judicial restraint, you are echoing the earlier premise that it increases the judicial power if the judiciary strikes down other provisions of the Act. I suggest to you it might be quite the opposite. We would be exercising the judicial power if one Act was -- one provision was stricken and the others remained to impose a risk on insurance companies that Congress had never intended. By reason of this Court, we would have a new regime that Congress did not provide for, did not consider. That, it seems to me, can be argued at least to be a more extreme exercise of judicial power than to strike than striking the whole. (Page 36)
NPR's Nina Totenberg sums up the final arguments pretty well:
The constitution was never meant to be so self limiting that government could not adapt to changing realities.
THe Declaration of Independence is NOT the constition. TO cite it as an argument is specious at best. PPACA is good polic that was enacted through constituitonally driven processes. (FWIW the sovereign state theory led to the free state debates, civil war, reconstruction and jim crow.) All of them driven by a desire for states to defend the interests of the propertied over the less fortunate.
At the core of this debate is the question. Are we american citizens or citizens of a state that is part of a larger nation. I can make a lot of equal protection arguments based on the 14th and 15th amendments that congress does have a right and responsibility to protect individual citizens. (Arguably the individual states ceded most powers to the fed govt. through these amendments.)
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Got bored and decided as practice with LDD I'd try to remake a number of my Unmanned Combat Drones from my several armies.
I don't really have a lot of vehicle worthy peices so I decided to make a lot of drone/UCV *Unmanned Combat vehicle* Machinegun vehicles, Drone Light Tanks, etc. I've got proper vehicles too but that's besides the point.
Almost all of these I have real versions of, All except two which I'll note, Also I've taken some artistic liberties with some of them, new "paint jobs" on some of the blacks in particular which I'll do in reality when I get around to it. and some of these haven't had their "real" counterparts shown yet, The idea behind these was my armies are a "post apocalypse" theme, and Fuel is precious and in short supply, so it is only used on important vehicles and such. So most of these would run off batteries, Solar powered or both.
Short descriptions, each group will be done L to R
Dark Gray Group - The Brotherhood
- Haven't thought of what to call this, just a large heavy drone with an autocannon, this one is actually older than all of them, it used to be an APC Until it was stripped for parts,
Green Group - Great Triangle Society
- Scrap drone, Thrown together from old car parts and stolen or salvaged drone components from other armies, twin machinegun
- Trianglist Light MG Drone, a basic anti infantry unit of somewhat more tolerable quality, twin machinegun
Blue Group - Techon Sovereignty
- Swarmer, Light Anti Infantry Fighter/Scout with rudimentary flight capability and Energy weapon
- Convert, Captured enemy MG Drone upgunned with TS Energy Weapons,
- Lancer, Captured enemy MG drone uparmoured and Upgunned with powerful piercing "lances" to fight enemy vehicles and UCVs *THIS ONE I DON'T HAVE, Just experimented with some simple ideas of making it into an AT Vehicle with some peices I knew I had IRL
Red Group - MOTA
- Bandit , Captured Dominion UCV With extra Armor added on, Twin machine guns
- Bruiser ,Ramshackle AT Drone built with a high capacity Gauss Gun on top of an old Truck Chasis
- Harrasser, Small mortar drone built on the frame of what was once a small 1-fig car
Black group - New Republic
- Striker X2, Prototype Light Hover tank with somewhat better armor and better protection to critical systems compared to it's predecessor
- Striker Light Tank, Innovative at the time of it's reveal, the Striker allows the NR to field a number of "tanks" to defend it's borders which don't require fuel, can pack a punch, and be deployed in larger numbers than conventional manned tanks, - Gauss Cannon and twin machine guns
- Patriot, A simple MG Drone built off the same premise of the Dominion's, albeit smaller and less armored
White Group - The Dominion
- Tank destroyer drone, A drone that was designed to destroy other drones around the time that they were first used in war. This is a rather rare weapon which has not aged well, Dominion drone operators found it's capabilities somewhat lacking
- Infantry Fighting drone, The first Unmanned combat vehicle to be mass produced and deployed, a Simple, Rugged and efficient anti-infantry weapon. This weapon paved the way for all others, as in Others reverse engineered or modified them*
- Tank Drone, Where the Republic copied the Dominion's IFD, Years later the Dominion attempted to copy the NR Striker Tank into their own version, the Dominion Tank Drone is much heavier, "and with that much more armoured" but is so heavy that it cannot run off batteries or solar panels, and must consume fuel, therefore defeating the entire purpose of UCVs. The design could have worked, but the Dominion Military Brass refused to let their new toy have some of it's extra weight shaved off, and is little more than an expensive, gas guzzling contraption that has no purpose, with the dominion fielding crewed tanks. **
*I don't own this either, I think it's a neat design but I'm not going to bother making it because the whole purpose of the tank drones, was I originally had one tank for each the black and whites, but I took apart the black one and gave it to the whites, decided the whites get a couple manned tanks, blacks will use mostly unmanned vehicles, except for APCs*
If you can't see the black vehicles, just head to this thread where you can see the real ones. they don't have the yellow markings on them yet, Yellow is the secondary color of the NR, But I haven't gotten around to applying yellow to any of their vehicles viewtopic.php?f=17&t=11236#p257395


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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Diamonds and Toads: a Fairy Tale Blog
8 comments:
- Schelle said...
Arrgggh - like I need another "must read" blog to add to my overloaded reader... *sigh* thanks for the link :D
- January 17, 2009 12:40 PM
- Lone Star Ma said...
- January 17, 2009 5:02 PM
- Vivian said...
Oh, no. I'm going to have to go check this out.
I've nominated you for an award!
- January 20, 2009 6:42 PM
- The Minnipedians said...
You should check out http://litscribbles.wordpress.com
if you're interested in fairy tales.
- February 13, 2009 8:05 AM
- Saints and Spinners said...
The Minnipedians: Thanks for the link! It looks good.
- February 14, 2009 1:56 PM
- mcgelligot said...
If you like obscure fairy-tales, I just had one published. It is called Grezundl and the Frog Prince. It is a remix of two classics, Repunzel and, of course, the Frog Prince. I flatter myself by saying it is witty and charming. But I suppose I should leave those kind of comments up to reviewers and readers.
Thanks for a great site. I think fairy-tales have a lot to teach us...and they are a lot of fun too!
- August 20, 2009 6:33 PM
- Knitlark said...
Great blog. Just wanted to let you know that I have a podcast where I read old-fashioned fairy tales aloud. It is called Knitlark Lane.
It is on Itunes, but you don't need an ipod. You can just listen on your computer. Free, of course.
Find it at knitlarklane.libsyn.com or at http://knitlark.blogspot.com.
Hope you will sit back and have a listen.
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MySpace has debuted the new restricted trailer for Universal Pictures' Repo Men, opening in theaters on April 2. The futuristic action-thriller, based on the novel "The Repossession Mambo" by Eric Garcia, stars Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten.
The studio has also released the poster and a new photo from the film, while the official site has come online here. You can view the trailer, poster and photo below!
In Repo Men, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property… with no concern for your comfort or survival.
Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement… as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake (Whitaker), to track him down.
Now that the hunter has become the hunted, Remy joins Beth (Braga), another debtor who teaches him how to vanish from the system. And as he and Jake embark on a chase across a landscape populated by maniacal friends and foes, one man will become a reluctant champion for thousands on the run.


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Universal Ethics is a set of principles which apply to all humans, whether secular or religious, independent from any particular faith.
The compilation of Universal Ethics is not the base for a new religion: in particular it does not say anything about metaphysical or liturgical concepts of any kinds. That means that it does not give any explanation for the existence of the Universe (including the existence of man). It does not prescribe any particular ritual. It does not deal with the concept of God. It does not contain any myths, stories or immutable dogmas. Most importantly, Universal Ethics does not prescribe any formal changes for any existing or future creed.
Universal Ethics are a sort of Moral Constitution which is articulated as a set of specific ethical principles acceptable to all human beings. Under this 'constitution' all religions or secular groups can develop (or maintain) their own additional ethical principles.
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I've recently posted photos of the early years of my Dad's Smith family. Here are two photos from Sep 1955 of the family - older folks and younger folks. Not the greatest photos, but, better to have these than nothing. I do not recall the event for the gathering... someone visiting, most likely.
Standing, in back, from left: Orrin and Max Hilgenberg, Jim Smith, ??, ??, ?Rita Ballard?, Warren Pierce, John Thomas (in front), Verle and LVene Thomas, Bill Smith, Eileen Smith, Pete Smith (holding Barry)
Sitting in chairs: Gary Hilgenberg and Betty Pierce; Tom Smith (looking down)
On floor: Dan Smith, Margaret Smith, ??, Dave Thomas
Young men in back: Dave Thomas, Bill Smith (holding brother Barry), Gary Hilgenberg (holding ? Becki?); Tom Smith in front of Barry
Young lady on left - cousin from Nebraska???
On floor: John Thomas, Dan Smith, Margaret Smith, Jim Smith
Perhaps Becki, Judi, or someone else will help my old eyes and mind to identify my own family! ;-)
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USS JUNEAU, At Sea — USS Juneau kicked off the Navy-wide Crews Into Shape fitness program March 6 by hosting a pull-up and push-up contest for the crew.
An estimated 75 people used March to get a little more fit conscious with a dozen teams, consisting of about five to seven participants each, participating aboard Juneau. Additionally, fun runs and nutritional discussion sessions have been planned for Juneau crew members.
The program is part of an overall emphasis for a healthy living spearheaded by the ship's Right Spirit committee, an ongoing Navy-wide campaign sponsored by the Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program to deglamorize alcohol. Juneau has taken the Right Spirit concept and expanded it to be more holistic for each sailor.
"Fitness is a major part of Juneau's idea of Right Spirit," said Chief Hospital Corpsman Gordon Dziewit, the ship's drug and alcohol prevention advisor and leader of Juneau's Right Spirit committee. "We seek to enhance each sailor's physical and mental well being and that certainly is a big outcome of fitness."


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The Kent County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality issued a no-contact advisory for the Grand River until further notice.
"Wastewater treatment facilities are doing their best to keep up with the excess capacity," said Adam London, acting Health Officer for the Kent County Health Department. "The amount of sewage overflow is not just an environmental concern, but also a public health concern. Contact with the water could lead to illness in animals and humans."
Surface waters are exposed to many sources of contamination. During a flood event, sewage runoff and overflow from lakes, rivers, and streams may be carrying bacteria such as E. coli and cholera, protozoa such as Giardia, and viruses such as hepatitis. If surface water enters your well, it may contaminate the water that you rely on for drinking.
The Ionia County Health Department may issue a precautionary boil water notice through the local media. Watch television, listen to the radio, and read the newspaper.
If flood waters have reached your well, if you notice any change in appearance or taste of your water, or if you are just unsure about the safety of water in your area, you should boil all of the water you use for drinking, making beverages, cooking, brushing your teeth, washing dishes, and washing areas of the skin that have been cut or injured. The water should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute and then cooled as necessary. Bottled water can also be used for all of these purposes.
After flooding has subsided, it is important to understand that if your well has been flooded, it is still unsafe. You must disinfect and then sample your well. Contact the Ionia County Health Department at 616-527-5341 for information on how to sample your water and where to take the sample for bacteriological testing. The only way to be sure that your well is safe to drink is to have it tested.
Wells are not the only risk, however. If your basement has been flooded, here are some very important safety tips for cleanup:
Make sure gas and electric are turned OFF! Do not go into a flooded basement with the electricity still on.Keep everyone out of the flooded area. There may be RAW SEWAGE in the flood water, making it VERY HAZARDOUS.Do NOT flush toilets. The contents of the toilet could end up in the flooded basement.Wash your hands with clean or disinfected warm or hot water and plenty of soap. Be sure to wash under rings and under your fingernails.Throw out ALL food and drinks that have been touched by flood water. NEVER taste food that has been exposed to flood water. If in doubt, throw it out.Use flashlights, never lanterns, matches or lighters.Wear rubber gloves and waders or boots.Cover all open sores or cuts with an adhesive bandage.Make sure that all windows are open to provide ventilation.In addition to the no contact advisory, London suggests staying away from creeks and rivers until flooding recedes.
"Right now, water is continuing to rise. Walking near these locations can become dangerous in a matter of minutes. We also advise against recreational use of rivers, such as kayaking," London added.
In Ionia County, Bertha Brock Park and the Ionia Free Fair grounds remain closed. Flooded areas may contain debris or be subject to strong currents or rapidly rising water, and should not be traveled at this time.
For information on what to do after the flood, visit http://www.accesskent.com/Health/EmergencyPrep/pdfs/AftertheFlood.pdf.


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If you want to see how teaching should be done, I would encourage you to step into your local preschool or early childhood center. I have been fortunate to spend a fair amount of time in my local early childhood center because both of my sons have attended and one is still there. It appears to me that all a teacher really needs to know about how to teach they could learn in a preschool classroom. For example…
· Play is learning – Kids interact with their environment and learning space as if they were playing. Learning through play is par for the course and kids actually enjoy doing it. At what point does play work its way out of our classrooms?
· Relationships trump everything else – Just watch the way a preschool teacher helps kids and you know that relationships are key. Both of my sons absolutely adored their preschool teachers. They couldn't wait to talk to them and share every single aspect of their personal lives and some of their parents as well. J The reason for this is kids know when you care for and about them.
· Parents are part of the process – There is no other setting where you see more parental involvement than the preschool classroom. My son's school has monthly parents in the classroom where my wife or I can go and "play" with your son. In addition, there are community nights, open houses, and numerous other activities for parents to be a part of the school community. This sends a strong message that parents are a part of the learning process and are a valued member of the school.
· Small class sizes – Anyone that has actually spent time in a school as an educator knows that the smaller the class size the better learning potential there will be. When you have a class of 12-15 kids, you can provide the individualized attention we know to be best for kids.
· Cooperation is taught and celebrated – Kids in a preschool classroom are taught how to work together to solve problems and cooperate. Competition is not a tool they use but rather they focus on working in a collaborative manner to learn and play together.
· Failure is used as a learning tool – Kids at this age fail on a regular basis and that is to be expected. These failures though are learning opportunities and kids are challenged and supported to keep trying and figure things out.
I know there is nothing profound in this post but it just strikes me how we think some of these skills or ideas go away when kids get older. There is nothing in this list that could or should not be a part of any classroom at any grade level. For some reason we think that the fundamental ideas we utilize in early childhood somehow become less important as they get older.


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At Least…
At least he's not a deadbeat dad? What else is there to say? Five children – I think – and three baby mothers... Sean Diddy Daddy Puffy Combs clearly does not believe in monogamy or, for that matter, condoms. Turns out he got a girl pregnant just 5 months before getting his official (at the time) girlfriend pregnant with twins last year. Full Story
The Daily Bitch… Please
So Diddy was in NYC the other night, brought four people along with him to GoldBar when the girl at the door simply asked how many people were in his party. Fair question, right? Apparently not. Apparently someone as important and influential as Sean Combs doesn't need to answer to how many people are in his party. Full Story
BList on the Riviera
And in Tara Reid's case, much lower than B. Much has been made of late about Diddy's diminishing clout – that he could barely attract any attention in the south of France next to the likes of Bono and Pene Cruz. That the superstars are now avoiding his parties, parties attended only by American socialites with nothing better to do. Full Story
Skitty's not Skanky
OK she is, but not this time. Diddy and Kim Porter have split, tabloids are blaming his relationship with Sienna Miller after they supposedly rekindled it post Concert for Diana. But as much as I love to rag on Skitty, my sources say they are seriously just friends. At least they were on Saturday. Sienna had yet to see Diddy when she arrived at Wembley. Full Story
Sienna's Straps
Sienna Miller on her way to meet up with Diddy at Cipriani last night after presenting at the Concert for Diana. All over the earrings, all over all accessories…but have a look at her strappy heels. Straps wrapped AROUND her skinnies at the ankle… You likey? Hate the shoes, undecided about the styling… Having said that, very much approve of a healthier Sienna. Full Story
The Daily Desperate: Sienna Miller
Those reports about her hooking up with Diddy and the pappy video that "caught" him heading up to her place after a late night of partying? Call me Cruise, and I'm not exactly in the habit of defending Sienna Miller, but…um…if you watch the clip, there are actually 2 other people with them. Don't know about you but my smutty sense isn't tingling on this one. Full Story
Sienna at Sundance
In town to promote the upcoming Interview, constantly attended by Harvey Weinstein who, of course, is here for purchasing purposes (already scooped up John Cusack's Grace is Good) in addition to making sure his Golden Girl is on her best behaviour, and for the most part, she's been keeping her ass clean…if not her nose, not that I would know anything about that. Full Story
Diddy at Sundance
Some stars don't have that star quality, disappointingly ordinary in real life. Most of them are like that in fact – I'm told JT has the same lacklustre effect: he walks into a room and it's like – eh, meh, whatever. And then there's Diddy. Diddy ROCKS. Certainly helps that he rolls with a huge entourage, including at least six or seven scantily clad ladies, but still… when he arrived at Tao on Saturday, you KNEW he had ARRIVED. Full Story
Katie and JLo: Robo-brides
Aside from bowing down to Leah Remini's scientological finger, do Katie Holmes and Jennifer Lopez have more in common that we originally thought? Gossip still coming in from the Globes afterparties, this time at the CAA event held at the Argyle where even Sean Combs was turned away in favour of a gaggle of Thetans holding court inside. Full Story


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Raeburn Design is a creative partnership between brothers Graeme and Christopher Raeburn. Both studied fashion at Middlesex University before gaining an MA in fashion womenswear from the Royal College of Art.
Upon graduation in 2003, Graeme continued to work at the Royal College of Art where he set up and ran the cross-college professional practice unit, FuelRCA. Alongside his studies, Christopher appeared on the Sky One television series Project Catwalk and achieved recognition in several corporate-sponsored competitions, gaining sponsorship bursaries from Swarovski, Pommery and Miss Selfridge.
The Raeburns' very first collaboration led them to the semi-finals in the first Fashion Fringe competition. In 2007 the Raeburns founded Raeburn Design producing both functional and feminine collections which incorporate genuine military fabrics.
Following Graeme's departure, Christopher Raeburn has continued to design under his own name. Christopher Raeburn has received sponsorship from both the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN scheme and the Centre for Fashion Enterprise's Venture programme.
Raeburn's A/W 2010 collection was presented in London, Paris and Tokyo and received international orders from stores such as Browns Focus, Liberty, Harvey Nichols, Barneys, 10 Corso Como, Penelope, Gago, United Arrows, Beams and Isetan and the S/S 2011 Menswear collection was shown in Paris. Christopher Raeburn is fiercely proud of the British heritage of his brand, with his garments 'Remade in England' and produced in the East End of London.
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Charissa Chang, MD Email Charissa Chang
- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Liver Diseases
- Specialties
- Liver Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Liver Transplantation
- Language
- English
- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Phone
- RMTI - Liver Disease Practice 212-241-0034212-241-0034
- RMTI - Chinatown Satellite 212-731-3610212-731-3610
- updated to Mount Sinai Doctors Specialty Practice 212-241-8035212-241-8035
RMTI - Liver Disease Practice
5 East 98th Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-0034212-241-0034
RMTI - Chinatown Satellite
168 Centre Street, Suite 3 M
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-731-3610212-731-3610
updated to Mount Sinai Doctors Specialty Practice
5 East 98th Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-8035212-241-8035
Transplant Hepatology
Clinical Focus
- Cirrhosis
- Endoscopic Band Ligation
- Esophageal Varices
- HIV Coinfection In Viral Hepatitis
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Transplant
- Toxic Hepatitis
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Wilson's Disease
MD, University of Maryland
Residency, Internal Medicine
Boston University Medical Center
Fellowship, Gastroenterology
University of Virginia Health System
Fellowship, Hepatology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Grant
American Association of Liver Diseases
Tau Beta Pi
Johns Hopkins University
Engineering Honor Society
Research and Excellence Provost's Award for Undergraduate
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Westinghouse Science Talent Search Semifinalist
- Portal Hypertension
- Treatment of Viral Hepatits
- Fatty Liver, NASH
Chang CY, Hernandez-Prera JC, Roayaie S, Schwartz M, Thung SN. Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular adenoma in the United States: review of the literature. International journal of hepatology 2013; 2013.
Martin P, Chang C. Update on the United States Hepatitis B Treatment Algorithm. Current Hepatitis Reports 2007;.
Chang C, Singal A, Emre S, Schiano T, Lookstein R, Ganeshan S. Successful Use of Splenic Artery Embolization to Relieve Tense Ascites Following Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Budd Chiari Syndrome, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, and Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report. Liver Transplantation 2007; 13(11): 1532-1537.
Tuyama AC, Chang CY. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of diabetes 2012 Sep; 4(3).
Chang CY, Martin P, Fotiadu A, Hytiroglou P. A patient with chronic hepatitis B and regression of fibrosis during treatment. Seminars in liver disease 2010 Aug; 30(3).
Schiano T, Chang C. Drug Hepatototoxicity Update. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2007; 25(10): 1135-1151.
Ward SC, Chang CY, Peng L, Liu LU. Patient with hepatitis B and alcoholic liver disease before and after liver transplantation. Seminars in liver disease 2009 May; 29(2).
Caldwell S, Macik G, Chang C. Recombinant Activated Factor VII (rFVIIa) as a Hemostatic Agent in Liver Disease: A Break from Convention in Need of Controlled Trials. Hepatology 2004; 39(3): 592-598.
Tan HH, Chang CY, Martin P. Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: current management. The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York 2009 Feb; 76(1).
Caldwell S, Krugner-Higby L, Nakamoto R, Chang C. The Mitochondria in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Clinics in Liver Disease 2004; 8(3): 595-617.
Chang C, Argo C, Caldwell S, Al-Osaimi A. Antioxidant Therapy in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol 2005; 39(suppl 4).
Caldwell S, Chang C, Nakamoto R, Krugner-Higby L. Enlarged hepatocytes in NAFLD examined with osmium fixation: does microsteatosis underlie cellular ballooning in NASH?. Clinics in Liver Disease 2004; 8(3): 595-617.
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Dr.Chang did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2018 and/or 2019: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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The Ultimate Fighter
Season Three - Episode Descriptions
Episode 9 - "Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - The Wild Card" (Airs March 19, 9:00 pm e/p) - Josh Samman calls out a competitor to fight in the next round. Both teams unite for a Thanksgiving feast. Preliminary losers Bubba McDaniel and Kevin Casey battle for a chance to get back in the competition when they throw down in the Wild Card fight. Dana reveals the Quarterfinal match-ups.


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Alpine Ecosystem
| Plants
Conifer tree
Oak tree
Downed log
This activity will take approximately 45 minutes.
This activity plan will help foster understanding of outdoor ethics. After participating in this activity plan, which will set the stage for learning outdoor ethics, group members will be able to
Group members will play a game that will help them make connections to the natural world and understand how their behaviors can affect nature. Using a ball of string and cards that represent plants and animals, group members will construct a "web" of connections between all living things.
Before people can choose to Leave No Trace in the backcountry, they often need to adopt reasons for caring for our natural world. This activity plan will help participants identify some of those reasons. Ask participants to name some of the plants and animals they might find in backcountry or wilderness areas.
This game demonstrates the connection or links between plants and animals in an alpine setting and will help participants predict the effects human impacts have on those plants and animals of this ecosystem.
Read and explain the "Equate! Relate!" game instructions below to the group, then play the game. The purpose of this game is to
Participants should assume the role of the plant or animal listed on their alpine ecosystem card.
Write the names of the 19 plants and animals listed in the column to the left on the 3" x 5" cards, one name to a card. Punch several holes in each card and attach yarn long enough to loop the card over the participant's shoulders. Give the ball of string to one group member and explain to group members that they are going to play a game called "Equate! Relate!"
Distribute all of the cards. If your group has fewer than 19 participants, some group members will have two cards. If your group is larger than 19 you will need to add plants and animals to the ecosystem. Some ideas include: berry, bear, coyote, hummingbird, grub worm.
Have each group member, including the leader, loop a card over the shoulders. In the middle of the room place the symbols, pictures, or words that represent the sun, water, soil, and air. Gather the group in a circle around these objects.
The person holding the ball of string assumes the role of the plant or animal on his or her card and looks around the circle to find one other plant or animal that the holder's plant or animal needs or that needs it to survive. This person describes the connection out loud, holds a section of the string with one hand, and throws the ball with the other hand to that plant or animal. For example, the woodpecker has the ball of string, holds the end of the string, and throws it to the oak saying, "I need the oak to provide insects to eat." The oak catches the ball, hangs on to the string, and throws the ball of string to the ant saying, "The ant needs me to find food." The ant catches the ball of string, hangs on to the string, and throws the ball to the downed log saying, "I need the downed log for a home."
Play goes around the circle until everyone is holding a section of the string. At no point should anyone let go of the string. In some cases animals and plants will have received the ball of string more than once and therefore will hold more than one section of string.
Familiarity with the Background on the Principles of Leave No Trace will now help the leader guide a discussion. Have group members observe the web of connections they have made. Discuss what the web demonstrates about connections in an ecosystem, including the human connection.
Plants, insects, animals, and humans owe their existence to one another. Insects pollinate plants and provide food for small animals; plants provide food and shelter for both animals and humans. Plants also help filter water that is then stored in mountains, streams, lakes, and aquifers. When one member of the web of life has been altered or is eliminated, other living things are invariably affected. See the Background on the Principles of Leave No Trace for more about the web of life.
Have each group member think about one item from the middle of the roomsun, water, soil, airand then describe one connection he or she has to this resource. For example, the frog might say, "I need the water in which to lay my eggs."
Have the leader, one other person, or four individuals read one "Equate! Relate!" scenario card at a time to the group. Have the group discuss the question at the end of each scenario. As you discuss each scenario, have participants drop their string to show how an impact to one part of the web affects another part. For example, if campers pick all the wildflowers in an area, what else will disappear? Mice? Coyotes? Those holding the mouse or coyote card would drop their sections of string.
|Note: This game can be played using plants and animals from specific ecosystems such as a desert, subtropical area, or river corridor. Cards and scenarios should be created accordingly.
Tell your campers they are great problem solvers. They know how to have fun in the outdoors while respecting the importance of all living things. How well has each person learned to protect natural resources?
Congratulations on conducting a well-prepared meeting for your group!
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With a population of around 82,000, the historical town of Constance is the largest town on Lake Constance.
Since April 2007, the line of the border between Germany and Switzerland is no longer marked by a fence but by a sculpture border - unique throughout the world. For realising the sculpture border, Konstanz artist Johannes Dörflinger designed a work of art comprising 22 individual sculptures. The objects represent the trumps of the tarot, the "Great Arkana".
Entitled "Europe is a guest", the ceremonies in the anniversary years 2014-2018 present themselves with fascinating personalities and take up the most interesting themes of the congress.
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Lasting Memories? The Sears Portrait Studio Shuts Down
Photographer Had Been Experiencing Financial Troubles
The lights have gone off on another American tradition.
The photographer that ran the portrait studios at Sears Holdings Corp. , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 0.40% and Babies "R" Us abruptly closed its business, at least temporarily ending a longtime retail tradition at those stores.
CPI Corp. , in a statement on its website, said it closed all of its U.S. studios "after many years of providing family portrait photography." The St. Louis-based company didn't explain the hasty closure, and calls to CPI went unanswered. However, the company has struggled financially, hurt by the rise of digital photography.
The news came suddenly to the retailers. "We were notified Thursday that CPI is ceasing its U.S. operations at retailers across the country immediately," Sears spokesman Howard Riefs said. CPI has provided photo services for Sears's customers since 1959 and has been the store's only portrait studio operator since 1986, currently located in all 788 Sears stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Sears "is exploring all options" to potentially provide portrait services as soon as possible, Mr. Riefs said.
The look and feel of the photographs—cloth backdrops, wide smiles and subjects looking slightly off-camera—became part of the visual dictionary of creative artists, being re-appropriated for everything from a band photo by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the film poster for "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."
One former customer, Becky Schaaf, used to take her 4-year-old son to a Sears Portrait Studio every three months during the first year of his life, until she decided she could get the same result, or better, on her own or by finding local professionals.
Statement on Sears Portrait Website
After many years of providing family portrait photography, we are sad to announce our Sears Portrait Studios are now closed. We appreciate your patronage and allowing us to capture your precious memories. If you currently have an album or have had a recent portrait session, you can order products at searsphotos.com thru April 18, 2013.
If you have had a recent session, your portraits may be available at your local studio.
"We started to realize that with a decent camera we could be taking strong photos," said Ms. Schaaf, now a mother of two in Ashland, Ohio. "I just got an iPhone…[and] for the day to day, we're just as happy with that."
CPI's shares, traded on the Pink Sheets, hovered around 6 cents Friday. The company had about 12,000 employees, including temporary and part-time workers, and operated nearly 1,900 Wal-Mart studios world-wide as of February 2012.
The retailers said they are making sure customers get their photos, with Wal-Mart providing them at its customer-service counters and Sears saying it is working with CPI.
"We are attempting to fulfill as many customer orders as possible," CPI said in its online statement.
A Wal-Mart spokeswoman said CPI operated in less than 20% of U.S. stores. She didn't have details about how the space would be used.
CPI's financials have been deteriorating. Through the first three quarters of its recently completed fiscal year, the company's loss quintupled to more than $60 million, while sales fell 24% to $192.7 million.
Meanwhile, CPI's total liabilities rose 14% to $174.8 million, and its total assets dropped 41% to $56.2 million. These are the latest numbers publicly available from the company.
Last month, CPI entered into its fourth forbearance agreement with its creditors, to whom the company owed $98.5 million. The agreement gave the company until April 6 to repay.
While many believe digital photography and phone cameras have doomed the industry, CPI's troubles were also connected to the details of its own product, said John Johnson, chief executive of Picture People, a competing photo studio with 150 outlets in malls and stores across the country.
Picture People, which is owned by private-equity firm Blackstreet Capital, says it has had positive same-store sales growth and customer traffic in the latest year, and had not seen a slowdown.
CPI's studios would ask customers to return weeks later to collect their portraits, after having them printed at centralized facilities—something fewer customers are willing to accept in a time of ubiquitous instant printing services.
"It's really just an expectation now, people demand speed and they demand quality and convenience," Mr Johnson said. "I've been in this business for 25 years and fundamentally, this business has never changed: You've got a mom, and a new baby or young child, and she wants a beautiful portrait to hang on her wall, and that is never going to change."
—Joan E. Solsman contributed to this article.
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|2012-09-05, 05:32
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The other thing is when Naruto was born it was a few years after 3rd war, so it stands in favor to fact that Obito was already in action by this time, and also the one to whom Itachi came was Obito too.
EDIT: The prove that Itachi came to Obito is in Chapter 404 p17 when Tobi says to Zetsu, that Itachi is dead and he no longer has to keep his promise to him.
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|2012-09-05, 05:51
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Location: Unknown
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You only see him saying "I guess it's because you let Rin die". Subsequently you hear him saying that all that isn't even relevant anymore. Obviously some other stuff happened too.
|2012-09-05, 05:59
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Unknown
Age: 34
I kind of understand but I also disagree. You just know how "something" (you don't even know what exactly) started. So there's plenty of room to provide a proper explanation. I myself am skeptical too but I'm willing to wait it out.
|2012-09-05, 06:06
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Location: Arcadia Bay.
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Hahah..........I can't stop laughing...the posts here are hilarious....especially the shodai juice thing....haha..
Jokes aside(yeah I know its hard with a chapter like this), Kishi really needs to give a better reason than that. For all the high and mighty talk from tobi(obito), this is the reason we get - and I know this isn't all of the reason but still a major part. If he's pissed about Rin dying(or rather Kakashi "letting" her die) then fucking go after Kakashi don't screw around with the rest of the world. Seriously, this makes Sasuke's decision to wipe the Leaf village reasonable in comparison.
|2012-09-05, 06:53
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: in Darkness
well, it would have been better if Rin wasn't even mentioned, as that is not the case, obito says his "reason for not coming back to leaf" was because Kakashi let her die, i hope there would be a better reason as to how he survived and for the Moon's eye plan, he says that nothing matters and he is not interested in this world so it better not be a whole revenge thing over Rin's death
there also seems someone else in the shadows, because it's hard to imagine that obito survived on his own with half of his body crushed and completely blind
|2012-09-05, 06:54
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Location: Location is all relative.
-Well, that was...hilarious. All this for a girl? Really Obito, really? Ah but wait, I remember you being such a massive troll beforehand so anything coming out of your mouth I'll take with about 3 tons of salt. Until we get some 3rd party confirmation, I'm just going to laugh at the irony that Naruto of all people is telling Kakashi that he'll hear the sob-story later.
|2012-09-05, 06:57
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start thinkin bout clones
|2012-09-05, 07:17
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Now that Madara's there, we may finally get some answers. Obito doesn't care at all about explaining himself to anyone, because he doesn't care about anything but his plan anymore. That's why Kishimoto needs to have Madara there, in order to explain everything regarding Obito's change of heart. With Madara joining the fight, the powers are a bit uneven, though. Kakashi's as good as done fighting and Gai really can't do anything. So it's basically Naruto and Killerbee, but they can't even handle Tobi by themselves. Now that an even stronger opponent has arrived, we need somebody to intervene in this fight. There are basically two possibilities, that I can think of right now: Sasuke or the Konoha 11.
It would make sense for Sasuke to appear in this fight, along with Orochimaru and the rest of his crew. With 'the people who know everything' it's possible that he was refering to Tobi and Madara. Him and Orochimaru joining the fray as well would definitely even the odds to an extent. Sure, you may argue that it's unlikely for Naruto and Sasuke to team up, but in this situation, there really wouldn't be an alternative for Sasuke.
Then there are the Konoha 11. I doubt that they can actually do much, however, it would be fitting of Kishimoto to let them fight Madara, who now supposedly defeated the five Kages (if this Madara isn't a clone). The notion of the K11 defeating the guy that the five Kages couldn't handle would add to Kishimoto's failed concept of having the younger generation surpass the old ones. It's a failed concept though, because besides Naruto or Sasuke, no one is really surpassing anybody. Even if they defeated Madara, it would take them twice as many shinobi. But that's beside the point anyway.
|2012-09-05, 07:28
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 27
And they have lots of problems against Tobi because of his annoying technique, it's kinda difficult to kill someone if you can't even touch them.
But I agree that Sasuke joining and helping along with Orochimaru and two extras is the only way to beat that Uchiha combo... Or if they turn on each other.
|2012-09-05, 07:28
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: East Cupcake
Still, I have to love when Naruto asks "Who is he?", more or less validating the argument of how unimportant Obito was to the story. And now that Madara is on hand, that means Kakashi and Gai will defeat Tobi, further cementing the fact that Tobi=Obito makes the character irrelevant to the main story (which features Naruto).
Oh well, thankfully Kishimoto decided to just show the fight instead of cutting away like I assumed he would.
|2012-09-05, 07:38
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|2012-09-05, 07:52
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Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
Than again Obito coming back and going evil because Rin died and never loved him was a stretch as well.
|2012-09-05, 07:54
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: in the recesses of my convoluted mind...
i couldn't stop laughing, this chapter is so hilarious!
so let's see, it looks like madara is palpatine and obito is anakin skywalker who turned dark side because his girl died. he also got himself physically mutilated. i keep hearing the imperial march theme for some weird reason.
what i find even more hilarious is the fact that last week some posters theorized that edo-madara would appear to where obito was. like magic, he did appear! i won't be surprised if kishi would explain the timelines by giving obito time-traveling abilities like the theories say.
looks like edo-madara kicked the crap out of the kage. no surprise there either. i was hoping that tobi would just be part obito but it looks like he really is obito, and madara is his mentor and benefactor just like palpatine was to anakin.
|2012-09-05, 07:54
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Liverpool
Age: 37
|2012-09-05, 07:55
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Join Date: Dec 2011
I will gather all of the most powerful ninja in the world and form a group to hunt demons made of pure chakra so i can bring them back into one being. Next i will join with this demon and become all powerful and impose my will on the earth thru the most powerful genjutsu in existence. I must start a world war to do this because.........that girl i had a crush on died.....
The only thing more simplistic and stupid then making tobi oito, is the reason obito became tobi! He isn't some evil mastermind, he is just a crybaby, crying over....NOTHING
Tobis revealing has been a EPIC FAIL
|2012-09-05, 08:08
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|2012-09-05, 08:10
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Those who think madara wore the mask and fought the fourth and got his ass kick must look at the now edo madara just joining the field. The guy beat 5 kages essily even in the worse of his days he would of gave a better battle to the 4th. Anyways i thought harashima seal his ability to control kurama back in the final fight so how could he possibly gain control over him again?
Also Obito being Tobi isn't a fail it saved us the bother to read some 30 chapters of explanation. As anyone could tell all the other theories were too complex to be possible. Kishi always seems to go for the simple and effective. Rin's death seem to be the trigger but then again we know nothing about that, and whether if that is Obito's whole reason to destroy the world it wouldn't matter as we can tell now the main concern for everyone should be Madara. I guess this confirms that naruto will be getting some help from someone maybe even Susuke.
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