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20 Norse Gods That Should Definitely Be In God of War 4
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In Norse mythology, Odin is the leader of the gods. He is basically the Norse equivalent of Zeus, but if you take away Zeus' constant complaining and pure rage. Odin has his moments, but Odin is all-seeing, all-knowing, and, more importantly, all-powerful. He would be an "all-around" video game character, but he is far too powerful and far too wise for that.
Assuming Kratos has no ties to Odin and simply lives in this world, Kratos would likely find some reason to complain. Be it about his lack of control, his age, or simply knowing there is a higher authority, Kratos must have some sort of conflict in his life. Kratos would end up first butting heads with Odin, who, would outsmart in a contest of intelligence and then leaving to begin his climb to control over Scandinavia.
Of course, Odin would have to be the final boss as well, where he fights Kratos with his magical powers, used to both combat and confuse Kratos at the same time. Odin is inevitable, however, as the most prevalent god in Norse mythology. Odin is essentially the last step to Kratos' second triumph over an entire pantheon of gods.
The MCU has done a fine job recreating the comic version of Thor, which did a decent job recreating Thor from Norse mythology. If there were any inconsistencies, one would be that Thor is far less intelligent in Norse mythology. He is kind of empty-headed in the MCU, but not close to that of what Vikings believed. Regardless, Thor is another no-brainer for Santa Monica. Thor's brute strength offers too good a boss fight to pass up.
Thor, like Hercules from God of War III, does not require any previous characterization. Along Kratos' journey, a storm is brewing, complete with lightning and thunder. Amidst the storm, Thor descends from Asgard to have a confrontation with Kratos before they have it out with each other. Taken directly from "Loki's Quarrel" in The Poetic Edda, a book full of Norse poems, Thor says to Loki: "Be silent, perverse creature, my mighty hammer Miollnir shall deprive you of speech." Thor says something overwhelmingly ominous like this to Kratos, thus beginning the boss fight with the god of thunder, ending with Kratos obtaining Miollnir.
Everyone is familiar with Loki. He was that one villain from The Avengers. He was also Thor's brother if I remember correctly. Well, that last part's not true, but the MCU was right on the money with their casting and writing of the roll. Loki is the god of mischief who rarely does anything good for anybody else, and if he did, it was definitely by accident. A shapeshifting maniac who roots for the bad guys, who better to taunt Kratos than Loki?
While Loki is most certainly afraid of Thor, he is not afraid of a good fight. Kratos would end up coming across the devious deity on his adventure in Scandinavia, only to realize how annoying Loki is, but realizes he may be a good asset in trying to locate Odin. Occasionally shapeshifting throughout the fight, and insulting Kratos for all his misdeeds, Loki would make for a great boss fight. Following the defeat of Loki, Kratos would finally locate Odin and come to realize that Ragnarok is rapidly approaching.
Although Baldr is the god of peace and respected by most of the gods, he does have a few haters. These include Loki, who hates Baldr because Loki really hates anything that represents good. Baldr, as seen in The Poetic Edda, is very charming and does fight occasionally, so he is certainly on the table. Moreover, gamers know Kratos is not averse to killing the good guys, so Baldr would undoubtedly be on Kratos' hit list.
Coming across Baldr at a time where he experiences dreams foretelling of his death, similar to "Baldr's Dreams" in The Poetic Edda, Kratos would ask him where Baldr's father, Odin was. Protective of himself and his family and one of the bravest gods, Baldr defends himself against the blind fury of Kratos. Baldr's death would prove, once again, that Kratos is certainly not the hero of the story by any means.
The original God of War and the Odin before Odin, Tyr was once the most powerful god and is probably the best balance between Thor and Odin. That is, he is the best combination of Odin's wisdom and magic with Thor's relentless force. Although unimportant by the time Odin was created, Tyr still remained within the pantheon and even overlapped with some of the stories Odin was involved in. As such, he would make for an equally entertaining appearance.
As mentioned, Tyr was kind of forgotten by the Vikings once Odin came along. So, this could make for this comical situation. Kratos is walking along a path that seemingly just connects from one skirmish to another, but he comes across a buzzed Tyr, who has just consumed an abundance of mead. He explains how much of a loner he is before Kratos realizes he is connected with the gods, leading to a heated confrontation wherein Kratos interrogates Tyr just before realizing it is a worthless endeavor and leaving him to sulk. So, Tyr ends up being less of a boss fight and more of a cameo, but he gives God of War 4 a much-needed dose of comic relief the franchise deserves.
Played by the great Idris Elba in the MCU rendition of Norse mythology, Heimdall is the guard of Asgard who occasionally has words with Thor regarding whatever troubles Thor. Even though he is a guard, however, Heimdall is no laughing matter. He is still a god, called a "white god" and is "powerful and sacred" according to The Prose Edda. In other words, Heimdall would make for just as good a fight with Kratos as the rest of the bunch.
When Kratos' journey approaches its end, Kratos comes across Heimdall. "Step aside, Heimdall," says Kratos in his scratchy voice, as he approaches the halls of Asgard. Armed with a sword and a keen sense of hearing, Heimdall is very attuned to his environment and, thus, would make for a challenging boss. Heimdall's defeat would only signify that Kratos is one step closer to power over the Vikings and people of Scandinavia.
Vafthrudnir is a bit of a stretch here, as he is technically not a god, but a jotun. The jotun are a race of giants within Norse mythology that are, however, equally as formidable a force as the gods. Like the gods, each jotun serves a different purpose, but a jotun capitalized on in The Poetic Edda is Vafthrudnir, a wise giant who duels Odin in a contest of wits.
Kratos comes across Vafthrudnir, sitting in his hall, who realizes his presence. He first challenges Kratos to a challenge of wits, but when Kratos loses, he comes to fists with Vafthrudnir. "Fists" is actually a strong term because Vafthrudnir is a giant, so Kratos and Vafthrudnir have a fight and a huge spectacle. At the end of the fight, when Vafthrudnir is dying from the Kratos' wrath, Kratos states that Vafthrudnir may be wise, but has little strength, in true Kratos fashion.
The goddess of battle, Freyja is one of the only female deities who is bloodthirsty, much like our uncooperative anti-hero. Within Norse mythology, Freyja gets captured embarassingly often. That said, Freyja is still a formidable foe who would give any other god a run for their money.
Freyja appears largely anywhere in Norse mythology. It seems she is always on the run since she gets captured constantly. Kratos' encounter with her would likely be by accident, like with Tyr. However, unlike Tyr, who is drunk in his insignificance, Freyja appears sober and well. Furthermore, Kratos then realizes who Freyja is. Since gamers know that Kratos is debaucherous in his relations with women, God of War 4 is bound to have a similar situation. Cue Freyja, who attracts Kratos almost instantly, leading to an intimate relationship between the goddess and Kratos. This would prove that Kratos gets what Kratos wants.
Frigg isn't known for much more than simply being the lead goddess and the wife of Odin. She intervenes in a lot of situations, particularly ones in which she holds stakes. In Norse mythology, she tries to prevent Baldr's death, attempts to sway Odin when making impactful decisions, and otherwise simply puts in her two cents whenever she is involved.
Like Tyr, Frigg would act more as a cameo and have less player interaction. There would undoubtedly be some exchange between Kratos and Frigg, perhaps involving the death of Baldr, but other than that Frigg would not experience any Kratos-like violence. Alternatively, Kratos and Frigg could come to blows over the death of Baldr, resulting in a rather easy boss fight involving Frigg's magic. That boss fight may be one that acts as taste of what Odin's boss fight, as they have overlapping abilities. Killing the wife of the chief of the gods would send the message that Kratos means business.
The god of wealth and prosperity in Norse mythology, Njord oversees the well-being of Asgard, Valhalla, and Scandinavia. The death of Njord largely means the death of the economy within the Norse realm. There aren't too many situations where Kratos would possibly come into contact with Njord, but there are a few that could end in aiding Kratos' well-being.
Njord lives in a land far away from Asgard. Even if this is the case, Kratos has been far from his goal in many other situations, so to end up in Njord's lair isn't too far a stretch. After a short exchange with Njord, in which Njord reveals he is the god of wealth, Kratos, in his self-serving behavior, sets out to kill Njord in a boss fight in order to gain his wealth and power to oversee the prosperity of the gods and Scandinavians. Not a combatant by any standards, Njord easily loses to Kratos, who then gains Njord's powers. While seemingly not an important god, killing Njord would give Kratos one of the means for success in bringing down Odin's empire.
Kratos must have some sort of conflict in his life and could easily end up butting heads with Odin in a quest to take control over Scandinavia. As the most prevalent god in Norse mythology, Odin could essentially be the last step to Kratos' second triumph over an entire pantheon of gods.


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Scarlett Johansson Returns to Broadway
Stefanie Cohen joins Lunch Break to look at the latest Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," starring Scarlett Johansson. Photo: Getty Images.
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After early spring rains, emerging drought conditions wilted Tenth District farm income expectations during the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions.
At the beginning of the quarter, participation in the southern portions of the District led to a rebound in winter wheat production and farm incomes. Yet, by the end of the quarter, intensifying drought conditions were cutting bankers' expectations for farm income during the third quarter.
Bankers reported that livestock producers were bearing the biggest burden from the drought. Higher feed costs and lower cattle prices from forced herd liquidations were cutting livestock profits. Several survey respondents noted that high crop prices would support crop incomes for producers able to harvest a crop and those that have crop insurance.
Despite the weaker outlook for farm income, loan repayment rates were expected to hold near year-ago levels. Although operating loan demand was sluggish in the second quarter, bankers expected loan demand to strengthen in the third quarter as drought boosted production costs. Bankers indicated ample funds were available for farm loans, and interest rates edged down further.
District farmland values rose less rapidly during the second quarter and were well above year-ago levels. District irrigated and nonirrigated cropland prices remained more than 25% above year-ago levels. Looking forward, more than three-quarters of the 241 survey respondents expected farmland values to hold at current levels during the rest of the growing season.
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Cultural Insanity: You Can't Show A Painting In A Movie Without Paying The Copyright Holder
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It is there in the new 3-D version of "Titanic," as it was in James Cameron's original film: a modified version of Picasso's painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" aboard the ship as it sinks.Of course, I recognize that ownership of the image is different than holding the copyright in the image -- though I'm a bit surprised that most art purchases don't include a copyright assignment or at least a permissive license as well. But it strikes me as ridiculous that the use of such images in a movie -- especially in passing -- isn't a clear case of fair use. This highlights the ridiculousness of the "permission-based society" we live in, where even if you own something, you don't really own it.
Of course that 1907 masterpiece was never lost to the North Atlantic. It has been at the Museum of Modern Art for decades — which is precisely the reason the Picasso estate, which owns the copyright to the image, refused Mr. Cameron's original request to include it in his 1997 movie.
But Mr. Cameron used it anyway.
After Artists Rights Society, a company that guards intellectual property rights for more than 50,000 visual artists or their estates, including Picasso's, complained, however, Mr. Cameron agreed to pay a fee for the right to use the image.
With the rerelease of "Titanic," the society wants Mr. Cameron to pay again, asserting that the 3-D version is a new work, not covered under the previous agreement.
Why do we let this kind of craziness happen? Why don't we, as a society, stand up and point out that it makes no sense. If you have possession of the painting, why shouldn't you be allowed to use it in a movie? Even if you don't have the painting. How is having that painting in the movie, in any way, harming the economic value of the painting? The answer is that it is not. If anything, it's increasing the prestige and value of the painting... and it's doing all of that for free.
Think of it in a slightly different context. These days, when other products are seen in movies -- like a can of Coke, for example -- it's often there because of product placement. That is, the provider paid for it to be in the movie. Couldn't you make an argument that artwork that shows up in movies gets the same sort of benefit of the attention of the moviegoers? Why is it, then, that filmmakers are expected to pay a license to have the artwork, but get paid to have the Coke can?


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A World of Training Gives 3K to Learning Center
November 26, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on A World of Training Gives 3K to Learning Center
Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) associate member A World of Training has made a $3,000 donation to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. According to a press release, the annual fundraising campaign began last month at the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas.
A World of Training provides training solutions for the RV and automotive industry and frequently presents at the convention/expo. "It is our hope to be able to continue to support the Mike Molino RV Learning Center with both monetary and time contributions to work together for the mutual benefit of dealers, customers and suppliers," said Michael Rees, president of A World of Training.
"Michael Rees and his team at A World of Training understand the educational needs of our industry and have been valuable partners in the efforts of the RV Learning Center for some time now," said Learning Center Chairman Jeff Pastore of Hartville RV Center in Ohio. "This donation is just one more way they are showing their support for high quality, affordable industry education."
The RV Learning Center is dedicated to providing dealers and their employees with innovative ways to operate RV dealerships through an array of education resources including publications, distance learning, live workshops, online products, training, and certification programs for RV dealership personnel.
Convenient online donations as well as a printable form that accommodates customized pledges and donations have simplified giving. For more information go to www.rvlearningcenter.com.


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- NV Jean Bourdy Crémant du Jura - France, Jura, Crémant du Jura
Not particularly interesting, but nicely balanced - tart pear and citrus fruit accented by chalky and yeasty notes, pleasant and refreshing.
- 2002 Huët Vouvray Pétillant Réserve Brut - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant
Superb balance, vividly stony and minerally with fresh citrus and quince fruit and gentle wooly and honeyed touches over the mineral base. There's just a touch of sweetness here, bright acidity and fine length.
- 1990 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Federspiel Hochrain - Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Tastes as if this was carved from stone. Each sip starts out with fresh, slightly lean citrus and stone fruit flavours, but turns more savoury, smoky and vividly stony on the back end, finishing long with fantastic balance. Lovely.
- 1989 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia - Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Very complex, layered and superbly balanced; layers of fruit ranging from tarter pear to riper melon and stone fruit flavours coming together seamlessly with beeswax, lemon cream and saline/briny notes. There's a touch of oxidation to the flavours, but at the same time it feels very fresh and lively. Excellent.
- 1989 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Absolutely stunning bottle of Chinon. Layers of rich, pure Cabernet Franc fruit, forestal greenery, earth and developed leathery notes on a polished, medium weight frame. There's fantastic depth and purity to the flavours, great balance and wonderful length. A real wow wine.
- 1990 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Outclassed by the '89; this comes across riper and richer with more intensity and sweetness to the fruit, but it doesn't show the same depth or have the same finesse and balance. This is a little clumsy and heavy handed in comparison, but also coming across surprisingly youthful (despite being just one year younger).
- 1975 Château Giscours - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A pleasant surprise, a '75 left banker that's not really tannic and austere! This is drinking really well right now with a core of sappy red and dark fruited flavours framed by mature cedar, leather, tobacco and dried floral notes. There's a nice richness to the fruit, the tannins are surprisingly finessed and fine grained and it's drinking very nicely with an hour or two in the decanter.
- 1995 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Aromas of smoke and fusel lead into a palate full of incredibly pure Mosel fruit and slatey minerality. The definition and focus here are stunning; there's such vibrancy and balance here, amazing purity to the fruit and a sense of real power and intensity even though it feels incredibly light on its feet. Outstanding.
- 1985 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Drinking superbly now. The fruit's still quite rich and lively, ripe red fruits seasoned with developed earthy, meaty and leathery accents, seamless and very polished on the palate with the tannins fully integrated and so enjoyable.
- 1992 Adega Regional de Colares Colares - Portugal, Estremadura, Colares
Still comes across rather young, with the fruit remarkably intense and fresh, and a powerful acid and tannin spine beneath. There's some savoury developed earthiness and leathery funk that emerges with air, but this still feels very young.
- 1974 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve - USA, California, Sonoma County
Nothing here that I would recognize as Pinot Noir, but it's remarkably well balanced, still quite fresh and quite fascinating to drink. Brambly red berried fruit, higher toned spicy notes, developed earthiness and just a faint touch of VA make this quite appealing to smell and taste, and while it's not the most complex wine, it's both interesting and pleasurable at this age.
- 1961 Travaglini Gattinara - Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Gattinara
Others liked this more than I did. First impressions are of a wine on its last legs with the barest hints of red fruit peeking out beneath maderized/oxidized aromas, but with air it actually freshens up quite a bit as the oxidation fades and the fruit gains some depth. It's still not particularly enjoyable though and still feels rather tired and faded. Interesting, but not much more.
- 2002 F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich - Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Here's a Riesling that goes to eleven. Flamboyant, incredibly ripe, powerful and weighty with a spectrum of fruit ranging from fresh citrus and stone fruits to riper tropical flavours, and layers of mineral, creamy, spicy and smoky accents that keep emerging with more air. This is all about palate staining intensity and flavours that resonate for minutes after each sip, but the balance is also quite remarkable here.
- 1976 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia - Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
One of the best aged Riojas I've had in some time; so elegant, refined and polished with a lovely mature sappiness and sweetness to the red fruit flavours, and layers of leather, cedar wood and higher toned herbal and floral notes accenting the core of fruit here. This seems to be at peak now and it's absolutely compelling to drink.
- 1966 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Viña Real Reserva Especial - Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Very good, but completely overshadowed by the Tondonia. There's a strong coffee and butterscotch element here atop the core of red and dark fruited flavours, but it seems relatively one note and lacking in finesse when poured alongside the LdH.
- 1863 Barbeito Madeira Boal Reserva Velha - Portugal, Madeira
Bottled in 2003, and decanted three days in advance. There's a wonderful fragrance here, sweet caramel, figgy, molasses, and marzipan notes along with more savoury old wood, smoky and spicy elements, and remarkable intensity and power on the palate. The sweetness is rather intense though and at times I'm left wishing for just a touch more acidity, but that's nitpicking - this is an amazing wine and a real treat, thanks Marco.
- 1845 Lomelino Madeira Quinta da Paz - Portugal, Madeira
Wow! Such amazing freshness, vibrancy and energy here; layers of caramel, figs, butterscotch, baking spices and higher toned citrus zest flavours in a package that manages to show tremendous sweetness, freshness and elegance at the same time. There's a powerful acid spine beneath that cuts through everything, and a finish that just keeps lingering. Monumental.


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Conservationists had reason to celebrate this week as two highly threatened mountain chickens produced a massive brood of offspring.
A lucky escape
On its Caribbean island home of Montserrat, the strangely named mountain chicken faces a whole host of threats, from predation to volcanic activity. Yet the biggest threat of all comes in the form of the deadly chytrid fungus, which is responsible for the deaths of thousands of amphibians and has led to the mountain chicken being considered one of the most threatened frog species in the world.
However, thanks to conservation efforts led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), things are looking up for this intriguing amphibian. A few years ago, 50 mountain chickens were air-lifted from Montserrat in a desperate attempt to ensure a future for the species, and flown to Sweden, London and Jersey to be cared for and bred in captivity. It was hoped that this would produce a healthy population for future release into the wild.
This bold move has proved fruitful this week, as 2 of the female mountain chickens being housed at ZSL London Zoo have produced an incredible 76 tadpoles between them, massively boosting this species' population.
"We're absolutely chuffed to bits," said Dr Ian Stephen, ZSL's Curator of Herpetology.
The original challenge
This latest success for ZSL's mountain chicken breeding programme is the culmination of years of hard work which have seen the rescue team face many difficult tests.
"The first challenge was getting them out of the Caribbean in to Europe safely," said Dr Stephen. "Although the mountain chicken is one of the biggest frogs in the world they're still a small animal so they're incredibly sensitive to temperature fluctuations and that tends to be the thing that would kill a frog during transportation."
To minimise stress on the frogs and to protect them on their long journey, the mountain chickens were transported in temperature-controlled boxes. Since their arrival in the UK, the 12 frogs have been housed in a specially designed bio-secure breeding unit, which includes temperature controlled rooms, automated spray systems and live food rearing areas. Keepers have to don full paper suits, masks and gloves in the facility, to ensure that no diseases can enter the enclosure and threaten the frogs.
Breeding difficulties
The arrival of the 76 tadpoles is an incredible accomplishment for the ZSL team, as the mountain chicken is notoriously difficult to keep in captivity, mainly due to its voracious appetite and unusual breeding behaviour. Female mountain chickens create a special foam nest in the ground, into which they lay their eggs. The females then produce unfertilised eggs, and regularly feed them to the tadpoles.
Dr Stephen hopes that the majority of the 76 tadpoles at ZSL will survive to adulthood, with a view to releasing them on Montserrat in an area which has not yet been touched by the chytrid fungus.
Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus, is described by Dr Stephen as being incredibly serious: "It's probably the first time where a disease is affecting an entire class of animals. It's moving towards driving the extinction of most of the amphibian species across the globe."
A 'safety net' population of mountain chickens will also be kept in captivity, in case the chytrid fungus causes any further devastating losses on the island.
Read more on this story at BBC – Frogs rescued from killer fungus have 'massive' brood.
Find out more about the mountain chicken on ARKive.
Learn more about amphibian conservation with Amphibian Ark and the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.
Kathryn Pintus, ARKive Species Text Author


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Atwood Water Heater Awarded at RVAA Meeting
August 20, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Atwood Water Heater Awarded at RVAA Meeting
Atwood Mobile Products LLC announced that its On-Demand Water Heater (ODWH) was named the 2013 Product of the Year runner-up at the Recreational Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVAA) Executive Conference in Boston.
According to a press release, the Product of the Year is voted on by a panel of select dealer and distributor judges and the ODWH received the highest voting of any appliance. Awards were presented during a luncheon on Aug. 14.
"Since the day the On-Demand Water Heater was introduced we knew we had something special and this award helps to reinforce that fact," said Trey Miller, director of sales, aftermarket, for Elkhart, Ind.-based Atwood. "What makes this even more rewarding is the point that it was voted on by a cross-section of dealers and distributors who have seen new products come and go over the years and this supports to us that this is an innovative appliance with longevity."
The Atwood On-Demand Tankless Water Heater offers endless hot water, while saving LP gas and eliminating up to 100 pounds of excess weight. With a class leading 50,000 BTUs of water heating power, the ODWH will transform incoming water at as cold as near freezing temperatures to a comfortable hot shower.
The unit comes standard with a cold weather kit that will keep any residual water from freezing in the unit and will fit in nearly any 6-, 10-, 12- or 16-gallon water heater cutout.


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Problems Handling Values
The Wing debugger tries to handle debug data as gently as possible to avoid entering into lengthy computations or triggering errors in the debug process while it is packaging debug data for transfer. Even so, not all debug data can be shown on the display. This section describes each of the reasons why this may happen:
Wing may time out handling a value -- Large data values may hang up the debug server process during packaging. Wing tries to avoid this by carefully probing an object's size before packing it up. In some cases, this does not work and Wing will wait for the data for the duration set by the Network Timeout preference and then will display the variable value as <network timeout during evaluate>.
Wing may encounter values too large to handle -- Wing will not package and transfer large sequences, arrays or strings that exceed the size limits set by Huge List Threshold and Huge String Threshold preferences. On the debugger display, oversized sequences and arrays are annotated as huge and <truncated> is prepended to large truncated strings.
To avoid this, increase the value of the threshold preferences, but be prepared for longer data transfer times. Note that setting these values too high will cause the debugger to time out if the Network Timeout value isn't also increased.
An alternative available in Wing Pro for viewing large data values is to enter expressions into the Watch tool or Debug Probe to view sub-parts of the data rather than tranferring the whole top-level portion of the value.
Wing may encounter errors during data handling -- Because Wing makes assignments and comparisons during packaging of debug data, and because it converts debug data into string form, it may execute special methods such as __cmp__ and __str__ in your code. If this code has bugs in it, the debugger may reveal those bugs at times when you would otherwise not see them.
The rare worst case scenario is crashing of the debug process if flawed C or C++ extension module code is invoked. In this case, the debug session is ended.
More common, but still rare, are cases where Wing encounters an unexpected Python exception while handling a debug data value. When this happens, Wing displays the value as <error handling value>.
These errors are not reported as normal program errors in the Exceptions tool. However, extra output that may contain the exception being raised can be obtained by setting the Debug Internals Log File preference.
Stored Value Errors
Wing remembers errors it encounters on debug values and stores these in the project file. These values will not be refetched during subsequent debugging, even if Wing is quit and restarted.
To override this behavior for an individual value, use the Force Reload item in the right-click context menu on a data value.
To clear the list of all errors previously encountered so that all values are reloaded, use the Clear Stored Value Errors item in the Debug menu. This operates only on the list of errors known for the current debug file, if a debug session is active, or for the main debug file, if any, when no debug process is running.


text: The Yininmadyemi sculpture in Hyde Park celebrates Indigenous and Torres Strait Island service men and women. On Anzac Day, who are we honouring? Mick Tsikas/AAP April 19, 2016 In remembering Anzac Day, what do we forget? Danielle Drozdzewski, UNSW and Emma Waterton, Western Sydney University Anzac Day is a big part of our national story. But the politics of memory mean the parts of this story that don't fit neatly into the Anzac narrative are too often forgotten.


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You were recently promoted and now the battery backup system is your baby. Your predecessor had installed a battery-monitoring system that sends event notifications to specific mobile devices, such as your Blackberry. But the system monitors so many things, the list makes your head spin.
That's not the real problem, however; throughout the day, you're getting alerts all the time. Yesterday afternoon, for example, you received 33 alerts for various conditions. There's no documentation showing why some of these conditions are alerted. You went through the standard diagnostic procedure and checked everything. All you found was some corrosion on a jar connector, which you cleaned off.
Today, the alerts are at it again. Can you ignore some of these? Is there something wrong that your diagnostic doesn't detect? Or is something else happening?
Your first action should be to have a frank discussion with your boss, perhaps at lunch off-site. Management probably knows something about your predecessor that you are only now getting a glimpse of. Explain what's going on, clarify that you will be putting together an action plan, and ask your boss for comment.
Next, work on that action plan. Focus on three steps:
- Review the diagnostic with a battery maintenance specialist, the battery manufacturer, or a battery monitoring specialist. Fix any deficiencies.
- Eliminate the unnecessary alerts. For example, you set the float voltage so you can get the correct cell voltage and overall string voltage. Alert on those, instead. For VRLA batteries, monitor the float current so you can be alerted when there's a runaway condition.
- Look at the alerting set points. Is the band too tight? For example, set your cell voltage alert based on the actual tolerance specifications.


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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing 2018: Using the Cloud to Transform Your Business
El Centro Regional Medical Center's Director of IS John Gaede intends to use innovative medical technologies to transform healthcare. "We can attack escalation in healthcare cost by using IT to avoid test duplication, improve communication, and make it easier for physicians, nurses, and clinicians get their work done."
"We've already put in an Electronic Health Care Record system and an operating room nurse charting system. Now we're bringing in Vocera [for hands-free voice] and wireless IV pumps for bedside drug administration. Soon, all new stat orders will go directly to Symbol wireless handheld devices, and we'll have the ability to shoot medical images over wireless," said Gaede.
"We had all of these great new technologies coming at us, but we didn't have a way to support them. We realized that the direction we wanted to go as an organization was going to require a really robust wireless foundationa state of the art wireless network."
But creating the network that ECRMC needed, at a price this 165-bed acute care facility could afford, was no small challenge. After a five-vendor bake-off, Gaede ripped out his aging Proxim Orinoco WLAN and deployed an extensible cooperative mesh from Aerohive Networks. "We're up to about 60 HiveAPs now. When you roll out something like this, you just know whether or not you made a good decisionand I still think we made the best decision possible."
Spotting the symptoms
Two years ago, ECRMC had several new healthcare applications coming on-line that demanded reliable, secure wireless roaming. At the time, the hospital's WLAN consisted of 40 autonomous Proxim Orinoco APs, mounted throughout the facility.
"Those APs were great back in their day, but they're now eight years old," explained Gaede. "We got a lot out of the money that we invested in them, but we were rapidly catching up in terms of healthcare IT. When we decided to bring up our operating room nurse system for paperless charting, we knew there was no way we could do that with Orinoco."
In fact, WLAN usage had already flat-lined due to issues related to seamless roamingor lack thereof. "In healthcare, it's a big deal when you can [access and edit] full patient records, live at the bedside. But when we went live with our state-of-the art Electronic Health Care Record system, those applications would just drop dead," said Gaede.
Specifically, when wireless users roamed beyond a single AP's footprint, they found themselves disconnected (at least briefly), requiring PC reboot to bring EHCR applications back up. "Our staff really had to roam to get their work done. When physicians just stopped doing any bedside entry that was a red flagthe catalyst for us to say: We can no longer use this WLAN."
Diagnosing the disease
Nonetheless, before embarking upon a potentially costly rip-and-replace, ECRMC had to be absolutely certain it was choosing the right next-generation wireless architecture and platform.
"We'd already put in one system where we had overlooked the need for very reliable wireless," said Gaede. "I have to stand before the board and tell them that if they spend money on this, we'll be successful. So I spent weeks talking to vendorsI wanted to really understand why they did what they did." Gaede also spoke with CIOs at many other medical centers, small and large, in the US and abroad, quizzing them about their own selection criteria and post-deployment experiences.
The requirements list that emerged set the center's bar pretty high. "We wanted something that would be highly available, highly reliable, and have good performance. Even if we have to start with 802.11a/g APs [to reduce initial cost], we wanted the ability to easily step up to 802.11n because getting near-desktop speed for physicians when placing orders is very important to us."
"We also have many places in the hospital with old thick concrete walls, so we needed a platform with depth," explained Gaede. This not only meant RF technology that could accommodate and overcome attenuation and interferenceit also demanded a wireless backhaul strategy to avoid Ethernet drops in hard-to-wire venues.
The center's next WLAN would also need to support a diverse mix of demanding applications, from latency-sensitive wireless VoIP handsets and badges to bandwidth-intensive medical imaging applications. "We needed quality of service controls," said Gaede. "And of course we also had to comply with HIPAA."
But ECRMC still had to implement this ready-for-primetime WLAN on a rural medical center's modest budget. In particular, Gaede took a hard look at the resources the hospital could afford to put into WLAN management and troubleshooting. "I'm not going to get another FTE for wirelesswe have ten people on our entire IT staff," he said. "Ease of deployment and implementation were essential; we needed something that we could figure out on our own."
Prescribing the cure
After doing his homework, Gaede had narrowed his candidate list down to five: Aerohive, Aruba, Cisco, Extricom, and Meru. To address its roaming and RF challenges, the hospital initially focused on single-channel architectures.
"Extricom came in first," said Gaede. "I spent about six weeks with them, but they could not make their system work here. It failed over and overconnecting and disconnecting. Finally, they sent an Extricom engineer who was able to fix the problem, but at that point we'd had it."
Gaede issued his next on-site test invitation to Meru. Their tests started well but didn't end that way. "We took them down to our emergency room because we knew that was a tough environment. But we'd watch signal strength on a laptop go from 5 to 3, 5 to 1, and then our applications would just drop dead down there."
Disheartened, Gaede decided to reconsider multi-channel architectures. "Cisco came back with a [price quote] that was 75% higher than anyone else, so we eliminated them. We then conducted [an in-situ] bake-off between Meru, Aruba, and Aerohive."
Gaede and his staff started with the hospital's emergency room application, MEDHOST. They asked each vendor to prove that MEDHOST could run without disruption on a wheeled cart as it moved throughout the hospital. Brief reachability losses were detected by a continuous ping, but the test's objective was to verify seamless AP-to-AP roaming with sufficiently short hand-off delay.
Next, Gaede's team tested resilience, using the emergency department as an RF-hostile testbed. "There are many competing [radio transmissions] down there, including cordless phones and imaging equipment," explained Gaede. "Meru brought in external antennas to overcome that interference, but ended up creating multiple cells using different channels anyway." This test eliminated single-channel architectures, narrowing the bake-off to Aruba and Aerohive.
Tests continued in other parts of the hospital where connections were known to be difficult, looking for stability and non-stop charting when moving into and beyond locations like the ER. In the end, ECRMC selected Aerohive over Aruba based on ease of deployment and technology.
"Aruba matched Aerohive's price, so why should I take a chance and go with this newer company that doesn't have an established healthcare footprint? After careful consideration, I believed that Aerohive's intelligent APs and cooperative control were the superior technology," said Gaede.
"I also felt that we wouldn't be a little fish in a big pond if we went with Aerohive. I needed a real partner so that when we do have a problemwhen I deploy that new wireless medical device that nobody else is using yet[my WLAN vendor] is going to be there for us."
Nursing the network back to health
According to Gaede, the hospital's "wireless guru" spent less than an hour studying Aerohive documentation to configure and install the center's first HiveAP. Another administrator then used that global policy to deploy 56 more 802.11a/g HiveAPs and four 802.11n HiveAPs. All were installed without any on-site assistance from Aerohive.
With Aerohive's cooperative architecture, policies are created on and disseminated by a HiveManager. The HiveManager is not a WLAN controllerit simply serves as a central repository for configuration and monitoring data. As each new HiveAP is connected to the network, it seeks out the HiveManager to initialize itself and "go live" without administrator assistance.
But even plug-and-play configuration cannot answer that essential question: Where should APs be placed for optimum coverage and performance? For the sake of simplicity, the hospital started with a one-for-one swap, replacing old Proxim APs with new HiveAPs. "As we did that, we felt that our coverage density was far more than we needed, so we started to skip spots," said Gaede.
Those extra HiveAPs were used to move beyond the hospital's existing Proxim footprint, supporting wireless patient registration at four outpatient clinics operated by the medical center. "We're planning to bridge over subnets [using GRE] to give our physicians the freedom to roam from clinic to hospital, and we're also starting to [cover] areas of the hospital campus that we didnt before."
Another factor in the center's relatively kink-free rollout has been Aerohive's cooperative mesh architecture. HiveAPs have been able to relay traffic to each other between floors inside the hospital and in outpatient clinics where no Ethernet drops previously existed. Because medical applications raise the stakes on "mission critical," ECRMC depends upon Aerohive's self-healing adaptive mesh and controller-free architecture to avoid single-point-of-failure.
Pumped about the future
Although Gaede is pleased with performance to date, this new WLAN has yet to be subjected to heavy loads. "In areas that are heavily using [our WLAN], we now have about 15 devices per AP. At the low end, in the OR we have four APs and 24 laptops. But that'll change dramatically when we put Vocera, wireless IV pumps, and bedside phlebotomy in this spring," he said.
"My ER is now using wireless and they love it. We had so much confidence by that point that we put APs in our OR just two days before we went live on a new paperless system in there. We had no blips, no errors, no issues at allthat speaks volumes," said Gaede.
"Our pharmacists have thanked us for putting up the new wireless network, because now they can take a laptop with them as they move through the campus to process their medicine orders. We just received Aerohive's Guest Manager, which we're planning to roll out to give visitors a 24-hour pass to get onto a VLAN to use the Internet. We're going to have Aerohive come out to look at what we've done to make sure that we're prepped to roll out Vocera this February."
In short, Gaede is pleased with progress to date and excited about the future. With this robust foundation now in place, ECRMC can stop plugging leaks in the plumbing and truly focus on delivering better medicine through more creative use of innovative wireless applications.
Lisa Phifer owns Core Competence, a consulting firm focused on business use of emerging network and security technologies. A 27-year industry veteran, Lisa has been involved in Wi-Fi training, product evaluation, network deployment, and security assessment since 2001.
This article was first published on WiFiPlanet.com.
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Some of the largest U.S. asset managers and pension funds issued an urgent warning over America's looming budget crisis, underlining concern in the markets of a damaging political stand-off in the event of a narrow election victory for Barack Obama.
Even as Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney made their last pitches to voters, the investors called on Congress to do a deal to avert the"fiscal cliff," $600 billion in spending cuts and tax rises set to take effect on Jan. 1 if changes to the law are not agreed.
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Such fiscal austerity could push the economy into a recession next year, the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve have warned.
"America is facing an urgent crisis, barely discussed during the fall's election campaign," said the group of investors led by BlackRock and joined by pension systems from Florida, Utah, Texas, and Illinois, in full-page advertisements placed in leading US newspapers on Monday.
"Every day we go without a resolution to the fiscal cliff will erode confidence," said Larry Fink, head of BlackRock which oversees $3.6 trillion for investors. He said U.S. companies held $1.7 trillion in cash, "a huge reservoir of money standing by to be put back into the economy" if confidence improves, if there was a fix that is seen as "tangible and credible."
Opinion polls in key swing states showed a slight edge for Mr. Obama over his Republican challenger ahead of Tuesday's vote. The close election and uncertain prospects for negotiations over the impending budget crisis are overshadowing the performance of markets and more optimistic recent economic data.
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The S&P 500 has dipped nearly 4 percent from its high in September. U.S. government bond yields have fallen, as traders anticipate that a win for Mr. Obama and further gridlock in Washington will shrink the chances of swift agreement on tax and spending. It is also possible that Congress will simply defer the January deadline until later in 2013.
"It's a 'fiscal cliff' trade," said John Brady, managing director of global futures at RJ O'Brien & Associates. "If the polls are correct and President Obama wins, markets will become worried about how successful he and Congress will be in terms of avoiding it."
U.S. companies have rushed to sell corporate bonds in recent days and lock in low yields in case sentiment turns after the election, with $24 billion in deals last week and Abbott Labs sold $14.7 billion in debt on Monday, the biggest single company issue this year.
"People believe that if Romney is elected there is a greater chance of more volatility and higher bond yields," said Ashish Shah, head of global credit investments at AllianceBernstein.
BlackRock, which organized and paid for the ads, said that the "fiscal cliff" was the greatest concern of investors polled in October who collectively manage almost $5 trillion in assets.
The group has used the tactic before, publishing an "open letter to America's elected leaders" in July 2011 that urged Washington to avert a crisis by raising the debt ceiling. In both letters, the group invoked its responsibility as custodians of savings for firefighters and teachers, nurses, factory workers, and entrepreneurs.
(Read More: Traders Bet on Romney Stocks as Cliff Hanger Election Nears)
Some large public pension funds that declined to sign the letter expressed surprise at its timing, the day before the election. The Council of Institutional Investors is scheduled to hold a conference call on Thursday to discuss issues arising from the election.
In October, chief executives of 15 large financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, State Street, and MetLife signed a similar letter warning that "the consequences of inaction ... would be very grave."
Meanwhile investors are attempting to position themselves in different asset classes for an uncertain outcome. "Romney's policy is dollar-bullish, while Obama's re-election means the status quo: dovish monetary and expansionary fiscal policy and so dollar-bearish," says James Kwok, head of currency management at Amundi.


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In his State of the State address last week, Gov. Jack Markell proposed to members of the General Assembly that the state invest $1.1 billion in transportation infrastructure over the next five years. This represents a $500 million increase in the Delaware Department of Transportation's current five-year plan.
In his State of the State address last week, Gov. Jack Markell proposed to members of the General Assembly that the state invest $1.1 billion in transportation infrastructure over the next five years. This represents a $500 million increase in the Delaware Department of Transportation's current five-year plan.
On Wednesday, the governor met with DelDOT officials, legislators and members of the media to discuss his plan for funding this increase.
Markell is proposing a 10-cent increase to the state gas tax that he says would generate $50 million per year for the state's Transportation Trust Fund. He is proposing that DelDOT borrow additional funds to make up the rest.
A 10-cent increase to the gas tax would cost Delaware motorists approximately $57 per year or $4.78 per month, according to Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt.
"We understand that $4.78 a month is real money to people," Bhatt said. "It's also real money that's needed for infrastructure investments."
The gas tax is currently set at 23 cents per gallon for gasoline and 22 cents per gallon for special fuels, such as diesel, according to Gov. Markell's office.
Some state legislators expressed concern in increasing costs at the pump. Rep. Trey Paradee (D-Dover) said he worries about the impact it could have on the state's working residents.
"My concern is that the gas tax would affect working people more than some others, those people that have to drive back and forth to work or are taking their kids to school," Paradee said. "It's going to impact them pretty hard."
Senate Minority Leader Gary Simpson (R-Milford) said he felt a 10-cent increase was too steep.
"People are being hit with higher taxes left and right throughout the state," Simpson said. "I think now is just the wrong time, without knowing all of the details, to be passing such a hefty increase."
The funds raised by the increase would be used to support improvements to Delaware's roads, bridges and other transportation elements.
The borrowed funds would be used to fund projects that would address public safety, congestion and maintenance, which have been identified but have been delayed. These projects have been identified through sources such as the Delaware Department of Transportation's Capital Transportation Plan and DelDOT's paving program, Bhatt said.
Despite the fact that the plan calls for DelDOT to borrow $50 million a year, the plan would help DelDOT pay down its debt, Markell claimed. The transportation department spends roughly 24 percent of its revenues on paying off its debt. Under the proposed plan, that percentage would be reduced to 22 percent in Fiscal Year 2015.
The decision to address transportation funding was driven by recommendations made by the Transportation Trust Fund Task Force in a 2011 report that stated the Transportation Trust Fund had been receiving insufficient funding over a significant period, Markell said.
"These challenges have caused the postponement or delay of more than 55 road projects in the current fiscal year," he said. "The bottom line is that the Transportation Trust Fund lacks a reliable revenue source."
Markell stated that he wanted bi-partisan support in the proposed plan and that infrastructure is not a partisan issue. Some legislators, such as Senate Minority Whip Greg Lavelle (R-Sharpley), don't feel that the governor has worked hard enough to appease both parties.
"The governor says he wants this to be bi-partisan, but we have not had any discussions with anybody," Lavelle said. "We need more details. We don't know how it's going to be paid back. But it's hard to contemplate a gas tax increase without some reforms to the Transportation Trust Fund to ensure its integrity."
If the proposed increase in revenue is not implemented, more projects would have to be delayed, Bhatt said. The Capital Transportation Program for Fiscal Year 2015, which outlines projects that are slated to be constructed, designed or require right away acquisition, would be funded with $128 million.
Markell said that the proposed boost in funding would help improve public safety by ensuring that projects are completed to maintain a safe transportation network, and the work done to complete those projects will create construction jobs and help to attract businesses to Delaware.
Markell said he plans to begin conversations with legislators about the proposal and will push for the General Assembly to adopt the plan this year.
"As with everything else we will have to get the necessary votes from [members of the General Assembly]," he said. "The way our system works is that the will of the people is reflected by the members of the General Assembly, so we're going to spend a lot of time talking with them."


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|2007-05-19, 16:43
|Link #81
a.k.a. Akari_House
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Somewhere near Seattle
Age: 48
It would be nice to finally get the real lyrics from the CD liner notes rather than go by the 2ch consensus transcription...
|2007-05-19, 18:18
|Link #82
Wannabe Konata Izumi
Another link featuring the full lyrics. I've listened to the full OP, and I'm not too impressed with it. Then again, only half or even less of all the OP's are even worth repeating in full.
|2007-05-19, 20:18
|Link #83
Gregory House
IT Support
|2007-05-19, 21:40
|Link #84
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
|2007-05-20, 12:42
|Link #89
Junior Member
Can someone rewrite lyric to romanji?
Scan of lyric
It will be helpful for making karaoke ^_^
Last edited by strusic; 2007-05-21 at 01:00.
|2007-05-20, 16:08
|Link #90
sensei no pet
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Virginia, USA
Off-vocal is actually quite nice. I've put it in rotation.
I'm glad they're doing the karaoke skits instead of an ED theme, since Kaeshite Knee Socks would probably have been the ED and I don't like it at all.
I wonder if all the songs on the OST will be about clothing?
|2007-05-20, 16:25
|Link #91
a.k.a. Akari_House
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Somewhere near Seattle
Age: 48
|2007-05-20, 17:08
|Link #93
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Aimai san senchi, sorya punitte koto kai? Cho'!
Rappingu ga seifuku ...daaa furitte kota nai Pu.
Ganbatcha♥ yatchatcha
Son-tokyātchi and release Gyo'
Ase (Fū) ase (Fū) no tanima ni darlin' darlin' freeze!!
Nanka darū nanka derū
aishiterū, are ikko ga chigatte-runrū
Nayaminbō, kōtetsubō
oishinbō, iikagen ni shinasai
Tondetta aitsu no hoteru karadatte
iwayuru futsū no onya-no-ko
Odoroita, atashi dake? Tonkotsu harigane okawari da da da
Bon-bon Ōen-dan
Let' s get! Cherī pai
Ran-ran Kangē-kai
Look up! Sensēshon
Hai! Sonzaikan Ten ten, shō-wakusei
Butsukatte tokemashita bōzen
Ōini utatte shirenjā
Motte ike!
Saigo ni waratchau no wa atashi no hazu
Sērā fuku dakara desu ←Ketsuron
Getsuyōbi nanoni!
Kigen warui no dō suru yo?
Natsu-fuku ga ii no desu ←Kya? wa! ii♥
Sekkin san pikuto suru made-tte chūcho da Yan☆
Ganbatte Harikitte! My darlin' darlin' please!!
Moriaga rī, morisaga rī
koi shitarī, mada naisho ni shitoite rinrī
Amaenbō, yōjinbō
tsūshinbō, chōshi koite gyokusai
Fundetta aitsu ni koyubi itaitte
ōgesa chirāri kuro nīhai
Zettai jan, ryōiki jan? Namaashi tsurupika onedari da da da
Mon-mon Mōsō-den
Let' s go! Baru shinden
Yai-yai Sōran bushi
What's up? Tenputēshon
Oi! Sōshitsukan En en, arubaito
Sagashitara mitsukatte tōzen
Jinsei marutto kenen nāshi
Yatte mina!
Shinki ni neratchau no wa atashi no chōsen
Sērā fuku kigaete mo =Atashi
Shūmatsu wa dō yo?
Chira-mise nante arikitari!
Seifuku wa kantan yo =Rakuchin
Fūsoku san mētoru, dakitsuite gaman da Gyu☆
Mune dokkin, koshi zukkin, I'm suger suger sweet!!
Bon-bon Mon-mon day
Let' s get! Uh uh ah!
Ran-ran Chop chop kick
Look up! Fu fu ho!
Hi! Education!! Love is ABC
Undakadā undakadā unyaunya
Harette horette hirenrā
Motte ike!
Saigo ni waratchau no wa atashi no hazu
Sērā fuku dakara desu ←Ketsuron
Getsuyōbi nanoni!
Kigen warui no dō suru yo?
Natsu-fuku ga ii no desu ←Kya? wa! ii♥
Yappari ne
Saigo ni waratchau no wa atashi no hazu
Sērā fuku dakara desu ←Ketsuron
Aimai san senchi, sore punitte koto kai? Wao!
Rappingu ga seifuku ...yooshi furitte kota nai Po.
Ganbatcha, yatchatcha
An-tokyāppu & jāji de Ha'
Ase ase de suke tara darlin' darlin' amuse!!
|2007-05-20, 18:25
|Link #95
Serfectly Pober
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: California, USA
Age: 36
I'm actually looking forward to getting some of BGM from the series. I find them really catchy...particularly this one simple piano piece (it plays every episode, but it's around 4:17 in episode 5 when Konata and the gang run into Yui).
I always find myself humming that piece when I'm reading or studying. It increases my powers of cognition by a factor of 40%.
|2007-05-21, 02:47
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I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 32
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Excellent course
I am so impressed with this course. I am usually more drawn to the healing arts, but wanted to give this topic a try and learned so much. I can see how Mediumship can be a great companion to healing. I would highly recommend this course and will be watching it many times. I hope they have a follow up course I can purchase.
Love these cards!
I have a number of card decks but this is now my new favorite. It reached out and found me exactly when I needed it and the first card could not have been more right on! I am buying a bunch for my friends and fam for Christmas!
Divinely feminine, sacred masculine and wholly human. The real deal.
As someone who is female and unashamedly in love with love, it is hard to describe how much joy and encouragement these cards bring into my life. I integrate them into my daily practice. Thank you Meggan Watterson and Hay House.
Absolutely Stunning!!
I can't rate this deck highly enough. The artwork is gorgeous and evocative, and the accompanying book not only thoroughly explains the cards and how to use them, but she does it in a way that's easy for anyone to understand. I look forward to using these for many moons to come!!!!!
The start of a perfect day!!
I buy this calendar every year! It's on my desk at work and shared to all. Anyone is welcome to take a page for themselves for affirming or visualizing. Thank you always Louise!!
Loved it!
This is a great course for those just starting out. The videos were fun to watch and broken down to make everything easy to understand. And as I am a more visual learner watching each recipe be made was extremely helpful. I highly recommend this course!
I cannot rate this simply put, easy and user friendly course highly enough. Gordon just keeps it so down to earth, demystifying mediumship. He is reassuring that we can all do this. I am in awe.
Love Sandra Anne! Love cards! Love app!❤
Gorgeous imagery combined with powerful intuitive insights for navigating to your best life ever!! Get the free trial then you will fall in love and want to buy!
Connect with Your Angels
I can't say enough praise for Kyle Gray in this online class. He is such a pleasure to listen to. He's so informative. Half way through the course I purchased both of his decks!! And I love them!! He makes contacting your angels very easy and comforting. I'm glad he's sharing his knowledge of angels with the rest of the world. Namaste.
You'll never want to be without this deck!
This is an Oracle deck where you'll need to own both the cards and the app. You'll never want to be without them.
Wonderful Deck
I have used other oracle and tarot decks, but this one is definitely my favorite. It has beautiful imagery and the guidebook is easy to follow and very informative. The energy of the deck felt great before I even spent time with it. Lovely to see such a high quality product that reflects the traditions and spirituality of First Nations culture.
A Conversation with a Good Friend
This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time! I felt like I was having a conversation with a trusted friend instead of reading a book. Very well written with some practical exercises throughout the book. Can't wait for Radleigh's next book!
Motivates me to live with less
A great memoir with lots of personal stories that dig deep under the skin and reveal dark secrets. Very motivational in terms of clearing out the things we don't need in life and just live a simpler life all together. Thank you Cait for being brave enough to share your story.
Highly recommended!!
This is the most incredible online course I've ever seen. My partner and I have been studying and listening and just opening to the amazing wisdom and love that Dr. De Angelis offers. Highly recommend
Highly recommended!
Excellent course! I have followed Dr. Northrup for many years and I have had much training in functional nutrition / medicine and was amazed at the number of things I learned from this informative and empowering course. I look forward to sharing it with my teenage niece so she can learn to love her body and embrace being a female.
Sparkling Reference Guide
This book embodies the beauty of crystals with its dazzling photographs and wealth of information. It has a very useful "crash course" in crystals for the beginner, and several chapters full of powerful rituals. Whether you are new to crystals or experienced in working with them, this book is a treasure for any crystal lover.
A Must-Have for Me -- And A Great Gift!
I've been buying these calendars for years, and last year I bought 20 of them! I kept one for myself and gave the rest as Christmas gifts to my closest girlfriends, It has been wonderful sharing comments with them throughout the year about Louise's wonderful affirmations! Highly recommended!
amazing card deck
Denise's cards are always amazing! I work with them both professionally and personally and what is revealed is inspiring.
Beautiful messages
I think this is my new favorite deck! Colette has outdone herself with this one. It is totally different than any of her other decks. Each message truly is just like getting a postcard in the mail.
These calendar pages greet me each morning
I love this inspirational calendar and have used it for myself as well as I gift it to 15 of my friends and family each Christmas. I am so glad Hay House will continue this calendar to honor Louise's legacy. She has been a mentor and guide in my life for many years. So happy that she and Wayne are together continuing to help us.
Do it! You won't be sorry.
Denise is so wonderfully down to earth and fun to watch, you feel as though you are there in the room with her. The stories and lessons shared with stay with you weather you choose to use this course as a business or just personal exploration. You will grow and be better for it.
Fantastic Deck
I am in the process of reading the book now, but so far it is great. The deck is fantastic. I purchase a lot of Hay House decks because I give out cards to just about everyone I meet. This deck is very insightful and lots of fun. I also love the artwork.
Thought Provoking and Poetic
Reading this book is like taking a fantastic voyage through so many possibilities. It is so well written and obviously divinely inspired. It is such a refreshing change from my usual summer reading (two good looking people with fantastic jobs who don't want to fall in love but somehow do), This is original and refreshing.
Angel Intuitive
What a wonderful course, very informative and how Doreen combined all of her work together was fabulous. Her son was impactful and well informed on the historical arena. I learned a lot from this course on Angels and the works.
The Happiness Project
This course is fabulous. A must for everyone to stop the search for happiness.
Connect with Your Angels
Kyle, thank you for creating and offering this beautiful course. It was truly magnificent and loving. Your material was such an added bonus. Thank you.
Certified Crystal Reader
Wow, the best gift I've ever had from my husband! The course was so well organized with two of the most beautiful souls sharing a wealth of information on a subject that has always been close to my heart! I didn't know I could learn so much in such a short time! Thank you, Doreen and Judith! God bless!
A must read page turner!
This is a must read page turner! I could not put it down. You don't have to be a baseball fan to be moved by this true story. The author's honesty and generosity in sharing the personal experiences of both herself and her son are unforgettable. It will make you look at life a bit differently.
Connect with Your Angels
Thank you, Kyle, for spreading your message of light and oneness with the angels.
The Courage to Be Creative: Enjoy Success from Your Creativity
This course is like having your very own cheerleading squad on hand :) Doreen gives wonderful advice as well as making you feel confident, even when you don't. Her stories, life experiences and practical advice are encouraging and helpful. Thank you for your support!
The Happiness Project
Robert's Happiness Project is oustanding and potentially life changing if you allow it to be. Thank you for the opportunity to transform my life
Life shifting, enthusiastic 5 stars
This movie was exactly what I needed at exactly the right time. Thank you to everyone who gave themselves to this powerful work.
Certified Crystal Reader
I absolutely loved this course. So informative and inspiring. I hope Doreen and Judith offer an advanced course really soon. Thank you
Angels of Abundance: Manifesting the Life of Your Dreams (with Heavenly Help)
This course was wonderful and fulfilling. God bless and thank you for sharing this with us.
I really enjoyed these videos. I learned a great deal of information I didn't know and I highly recommend this to anyone interested in mediumship. I hope there is a follow up course.
Introduction to the Chakras
This course is really great!! The information is well synthesized, the exercises are easily doable and you get to learn from one of the best teachers on chakras that you can find!! It is also great to have the worksheets at the end of each lesson! Thank you Anodea for your great work and for this course!
Wired to Thrive!
A brilliant course that I couldn't put down! Excellent presentation full of information and learning. Thank you.
Drama Detox: Break Free from Negativity & Drama
This course is well worth the money. It helped me tremendously and turned my life around. I am now at a point, after doing this course, that I can consider myself a survivor and no longer a sufferer. If you follow her steps, advice, and put in the work it truly works on all aspects of your life. I am truly grateful to have found you and this course. So thank you I am extremely grateful for your work and your gifts. Aloha!
The Biology of Belief: Unleash the Power of Your Mind to Take Control of Your Life and Your Health
I love Dr. Lipton and the way he helps us to understand the way everything is brought together is amazing.
Project You
I am loving the empowerment that I feel from these lessons. I am focused on positive mindset and making mindful decisions along with doing daily meditation all to become a better version of me. Thank you for this amazing course.
Certified Crystal Reader
Love Love this Crystal Course. I am a Reiki Master. I work with crystals during my foot therapy I do on my clients. They walk the Earth Dreams Sanctuary Labyrinth " the name of our home here in South Africa which is natural Silicon pebbles, with pockets of Rose Quartz, Carnelian, and Leopard Pebbles from river in Botswana. Thank you. Gaining so much extra knowledge With love joy and gratitude Janetxxx
Certified Crystal Reader
I'm loving this course so far and excited to add this further crystal knowledge into my professional intuitive energy healing practice as well as my personal life! I've noticed a few small errors in the video's accompanying side notes as well as in the handouts but nonetheless it's a great course. I do agree it's great for beginners and those who have worked with crystals already will still find some new information too. I had the pleasure and speak with Judith at my Angel Intuitive class in California and I adore her. She's so calm and grounded...Thanks Doreen and Judith. Love you both! <3
Love this book!
What a fun and insightful read. I especially love the awesome ideas for actionable ideas. I adore your sense of humor, Pam...you are such a gem!
Introduction to the Akashic Records
I enjoyed this course so much. I highly recommend anyone who is starting out or experienced to take this course. My meditations have a new deeper feel, I can instantly sense and connect with spirit and the energy stream. I love the exercises given in this course and use the lessons in my healing practice now. Thank you Sandra.
Writers Workshop
Thank you Hay House Team for this phenomenal course! I've loved every moment of watching the inspiring, enlightening and thought-provoking videos, as well as listening to the webinars. It's a privilege and pleasure to be privy to the insight and experience shared by such exceptional speakers and authors, many of whose work I have followed for many years. I am also sincerely grateful for the special opportunity to submit my book proposal for your consideration, and for the invaluable guidance and resources that you have provided to assist with this. Heartfelt thanks again for everything! Naomi
This is one of the best cookbooks I have gotten in a while. Cram-packed with yummy and healthy goodness. Can't wait to try everything!
Life Changing
This is a life-changing book. I feel so much better already (and I only got the book 3 weeks ago) after years of trying to improve my digestion. I can't recommend it highly enough. One of the best, most useful books I have ever read. I feel so grateful that I found it!
Probiotic Powerhouse: Heal Your Body with Kefir, Kombucha, and Cultured Vegetables
This course is a game changer for me. I could not wait to go from lesson to lesson. I am so excited about what I have taken from this course. I am now making Kefir and cultured vegetables and can't wait to get my scoby to start kombucha. I want it all! Thank you Donna!
Healer, Psychic, Medium
Thank you James, for a wonderful course. It was thorough and filled with lots of useful information. The meditations were especially enjoyable. Best wishes!
Creating an Exceptional Life with Louise Hay & Cheryl Richardson (Gift)
Thank you, Louise Hay & Cheryl Richardson for really inspirational life changing course I love you...
Drama Detox: Break Free from Negativity & Drama
I am so grateful for Doreen's dedication to help and guide people out of darkness and into the light. I sincerely appreciate her honesty and her professionalism. This course has encouraged me to see myself through forgiving eyes and to appreciate the journey that has made me the purposeful, passionate, proud mother, grandmother, published author, Reiki Master, safe-to-be-me spouse that I am today. Yours In Love, Light and Harmony, Suzanne
The Biology of Belief: Unleash the Power of Your Mind to Take Control of Your Life and Your Health
Totally wonderful course! Would recommend it to everyone. Bruce is such a brilliant teacher, he explains things so that anyone can understand. The course really helped open my eyes to how to change my life and set me on a whole new life path!
Connect with Your Angels
I love it. I enjoyed every last word Kyle had to say. It gave me so much in site on the angel. Thank you. And Blessing to all.
Enchanting Book with Gorgeous Mandalas
This is such a beautiful book. Intricate and outstanding mandalas, it provided so much fun for me to color, destress and relax. I have given several books as gifts to my friends and clients and they all loved it. Gorgeous!
I love this deck!
The art on these cards is beautiful, and the messages are easy to interpret. I am also a Certified Angel Card Reader, it is nice to have a variety of decks to choose from based on client needs. These Energy Oracle are right on target!
Every single human needs to do this course. No matter how much you do or don't love yourself. I did this course a year and a half ago. It came at the perfect time (of course) into my life and helped me tremendously. Now, I go around sharing this information and knowledge and guiding everyone I can to the mirror, to within, to the INNER CHILD. It is part of my life work this time to share this and continue Louise's work. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
This is an excellent online course!!!!
I loved this online course so much!!!! Denise is a wonderful teacher and she teaches with so much passion! I love her energy. I finished the course a better person and with so many tools for life! I didn't take this course to become a professional, but to clear my home. The Facebook group is wonderful as well! A World of information! I recommend one thousand percent!
Wonderfully informative
This book has so much information that we all need. I enjoyed reading it and have shared it with others who have also had a positive experience with it. Everyone should read it and learn something new. It is packed with all kinds of ah ha moments.
LOVE these cards!
I LOVE these cards! This is one of my favorite decks! So uplifting and the artwork is fabulous. I'm learning a lot more about the fairies (which I didn't know growing up) and am thankful for their playful, honest, and encouraging nature. My children even ask to pick a card from this specific deck before going to bed! Makes me smile.
I've been using this deck for several years, I've helped not only myself, but many friends and family members. Through tough times, curiosity, grief and so much more. These cards and especially the guidebook and the interpretation of the cards are just brilliant.
Thi meditation has changed me life
This is an incredible series and I highly recommend this meditation every morning, and things will shift in your life. I fell quiet in my mind, and excited about things that I haven't been excited about fir years. Best product for healing thoughts.
Wired to Thrive!
I absolutely loved this course, having the course as a pre-recorded workshop worked for me, I felt like I was sitting in the audience. Greggs insight and information was downloaded into my soul and spirit. And as soon as I would finish a lesson I would call my Mom, Reverend Geraldine and my sister Linda to discuss the new insights. I hope some day to meet Gregg Braden in person, although talking with him live on the telephone was awesome and exciting too. My biggest take away (YH - VG)
Writers Workshop
The introduction is grounding, awakening, reassuring, inspiring and motivating. I feel less fear and know I can do this! Thanks for bringing it into our space for busy people like me to have access to this great course.
Wired to Thrive!
This course changed my whole life!!! I will be forever thankful to Gregg Braden! It changed me when he was selling his course with a demo and especially Lesson 5! WOW!!! Thank you!
Mike Dooley's Playing The Matrix and Getting What You (Really) Want
What a great way to learn and/or review knowledge and sense of being. I love the way Mike Dooley makes comparisons that helps us understand his message. Looking forward to the next lessons!
A gift to myself
This is one of the most informative and inspiring books. I am at age of 49 and life a happy, joyful life full of rainbows and sparkles. Sometime though I have my tough moments and listening to the voice and words of wisdom Christiane Northrup shares lifts my spirit and encourages me. I bought this audio book as a gift for myself and I love it.
Anything Hay House is a POWERFUL EXPERIENCE!
I've attended I Can Do It in San Jose, Ca. and it was life changing for me! Sad to not have it in my own backyard again, but I know I will be attending another conference with all of my Hay House favorites! Attended Celebrate Your Life in Phoenix Nov. 2016 and it was amazing as well. Looking forward to a sneak peak at what's ahead in Las Vegas! Thank you Louise Hay and all of the wonderful people who are a part of Hay House! So much love and gratitude for what you've done for my life! xoxo Suzan ... Cupertino, CA
This course has inspired me to not only to create but to trust in my creative abilities. Doreen walks you through the many pitfalls and tricks of the ego to help silence the fears and feel comfortable with the creative process.
Beautiful Affirmation Deck
This deck by Gabby Bernstein is perfection. I absolutely love it. I use it on myself as well as my clients.
I use this deck daily as I speak to Archangel Michael all the time. I have multiple decks but this is a favorite! Always spot on, clear answers. I double up my decks at times and this deck is always in the mix.
Life changing course
I found this to be a simple and yet very empowering course, I found myself and was able to start loving myself deeply, feeling good about being me. Mirror work is extrmley powerful and deeply healing. thank you to all those who contributed to it.
Adorable book
We have all of Chris P. Bacon's books and my girls still love reading them (ages 10 and 11)!
These cards are spot on!
I am amazed at the accuracy of these cards every time I use them. I always get the answers I need.
Exceptional Healing Meditation
I have been sleeping so deep and sound when listening to this meditation. I also feel better. There's no doubt it has a "magical" quality. Being able to fully relax is so important and this delivers. I highly recommend anyone, healthy and unhealthy, to give it a try.
Drama Detox: Break Free from Negativity & Drama
I've listened to the first installment twice now and glad I did. So much great information...Thanks, Doreen! You are a Supreme Sparkler:)
The Courage to Be Creative: Enjoy Success from Your Creativity
I love this course! Thank you for sharing so much of your knowledge Doreen! You rock! xx
Certified Assertiveness Coach
Thank you for shining light on this topic of assertiveness with such clarity and great energy.
Thank you for giving us the science
Thank you for giving us the science behind what we are feeling when we are meditating and manifesting.
Loving Yourself
What a heavy load has been lifted learning and discovering that Life loves me and supports me!
Playing The Matrix
This came at a perfect time as I am re-visioning my BIG dreams and creating my new experiences in life.
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April 11, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Nationally-ranked No. 22 MIT defeated Clark University, 9-0, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's tennis match on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Engineers improved to 9-5 on the year and 3-0 in conference play while the Cougars dropped to 1-4 on the season and 0-3 in the NEWMAC.
MIT registered a pair of 8-5 decisions in the top two doubles spots. Thomas Dohlman and Peden Nichols defeated Adam Bisceglia and Charlie Sherman in the No. 1 slot while Said Francis and David Iba upended Brian Brown and Rocco Li. In the No. 3 position, Manuel Rivera and Vinith Misra collaborated in a hard-fought 9-8 (8-6) victory over Ben Gross and Socheata Ly.
In the No. 2 and No. 6 singles slots, Egan and Iba registered wins over Sherman and Ly, respectively, by scores of 6-0, 6-1. Francis dropped only one game to Brown in his 6-1, 6-0 No. 4 singles win. Dohlman defeated Bisceglia, 6-0, 6-2, in the No. 1 spot while Nichols recorded a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Gross. Rivera wrapped up singles play by outlasting Li, 2-6, 6-2 (10-1) in the No. 5 position.
Both teams will continue NEWMAC play at home on Saturday, April 14. MIT will host the U.S. Coast Guard Academy while Clark will meet up with Babson College.
Clark University vs. No. 22 MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 9, Clark 0
1. Thomas Dohlman/Peden Nichols (M) def. Adam Bisceglia/Charlie Sherman (C), 8-5
2. Said Francis/David Iba (M) def. Brian Brown/Rocco Li (C), 8-5
3. Manuel Rivera/Vinith Misra (M) def. Ben Gross/Socheata Ly (C), 9-8 (8-6)
1. Thomas Dohlman (M) def. Adam Bisceglia (C), 6-0, 6-2
2. Mark Egan (M) def. Charlie Sherman (C), 6-0, 6-1
3. Peden Nichols (M) def. Ben Gross (C), 6-2, 6-2
4. Said Francis (M) def. Brian Brown (C), 6-1, 6-0
5. Manuel Rivera (M) def. Rocco Li (C), 2-6, 6-2 (10-1)
6. David Iba (M) def. Socheata Ly (C), 6-0, 6-1


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At 4-6, Steward is Coming up Big for
BY STEVEN MARCUS | firstname.lastname@example.com
January 18, 2009
Tiffara Steward's recent visit to a restaurant recalls her
favorite story. As her family is seated, a hostess asks Steward if
she wants a coloring book and crayons. The family erupts in
"I say she's 20," said Steward's mom, Vanessa. "Then we all laugh so hard."
Other venues, more giggles. Tiffara is offered child admission at movies. At the mall, everyone assumes her 6-2 boyfriend is her big brother. But the biggest reaction comes on the court at Farmingdale State, where Steward is a junior on the women's basketball team.
"Walking onto the court, she stands out," Steward's mother said. All eyes are on the player whose stature goes beyond her height of 4-6, which might make her the nation's shortest college basketball player.
Her numerous skills earned her a starting role at guard this season.
"She is all over the ball," coach Chris Mooney said. "She really frustrates the other team."
Mooney recruited Steward at Sewanhaka High School, where she was all-conference in 2006. "She was the best player on the team," Mooney said. "She was so quick, could shoot and was so good defensively."
At Farmingdale, she has 11 three-pointers, 32 steals and 15 assists this season. She is averaging 6.1 points and 1.7 rebounds in 26.7 minutes for the Rams (8-4, 6-1 Skyline Conference). She had nine points in a team-high 38 minutes in yesterday's 76-66 win over Mount Saint Vincent.
Watching her play, it is hard to fathom the medical issues Steward has overcome. She was born three months premature, weighing 2 pounds, 15 ounces, on May 12, 1988.
"At first, the doctors thought she just needed to gain weight," her mother said. "Then they noticed she didn't have a cornea in her right eye. Then scoliosis. Some of her vertebrae didn't develop. She had a hernia. By the time she was 3, she had six surgeries. They told me she would be 4 feet and they talked about her as being multiple handicap."
Steward also has congenital hearing loss in her right ear.
At first, Steward's mom was distraught. "I said to my mother, 'Why did my child come out with all the defects?' She said, 'The Lord doesn't give you anything you can't handle.' I put everything out of my mind and treated her like the other kids. She responded the same way. I never heard her say, 'I wish I was taller."'
To be sure, issues remained. "When she was in kindergarten, she looked like she was a year and a half old," Steward said. "One teacher wanted to put her in special ed, thinking she would get hurt. But she was a fighter. She'd get on the monkey bars and do everything that was age-appropriate. We gave her the mind-set: 'Never let your disability hold you back. Don't use it as a crutch.' But when I sit down and think about what she's done, it is remarkable."
Her athletic ability seemed to be natural. She started playing basketball in fourth grade and quickly was moved up to the sixth-grade team.
"I'm just like any other person trying to be competitive," Steward said. "I really didn't think, 'I'm short, I have to do something extra."'
She believes being diminutive helps in basketball. "I'm closer to the floor," she said.
Steward was curious to learn if she is the shortest college player. The NCAA has no such statistics, but the most famous small former NCAA players were 5-3 Muggsy Bogues, who became the shortest NBA player, and 5-2 Shannon Bobbit, now of the WNBA's Sparks.
Steward copes with any disadvantages. She sits up front in class to compensate for her hearing loss. Everyday life does have its challenges.
"Hey, going to the supermarket and the shelf is how high?" she said, laughing. "You have to find a way to get up there."
She drives a car with the help of clothing acting as a cushion. Other than that, her life is average. Except in basketball, where her ability puts her above many taller competitors.
"My first reaction when I saw her, I didn't think she could play," teammate Michelle Conte said. "But she is so small, it is hard to play defense on her. As a bigger person, to bend down like that is more difficult."
Steward enjoys that advantage. "They say, 'She's short, I got her.' But after a few times up the court, it's: 'She's quick. I can't keep up with her.'
"Height? I really didn't give it a thought that I was at a disadvantage."
Perhaps her opponents are.
-- Story taken from www.newsday.com --