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KOREA: Foreign watchdog hits out at Seoul over media bills
The International Press Institute disagrees with two recently passed bills restricting South Korean press freedoms
Published: Saturday, January 15, 2005
The Straits Times
Saturday, January 15, 2005
By Lee Tee Jong
Two controversial media Bills passed recently to restrict the South Korean press have come under fire from a foreign media watchdog.
In an open letter to President Roh Moo Hyun early this week, the International Press Institute (IPI) urged him not to endorse the Bill which, among other things, restricts the market share of an individual newspaper to 30 per cent and the combined share of the top three papers to 60 per cent.
The other Bill makes it easier for victims or third parties to obtain compensation for damaging news reports through the Press Arbitration Commission.
The legislation will come into force on July 1 after the president signs it into law.
Observers said that President Roh, who has long been at odds with the major dailies, is likely to approve the Bills.
IPI director Johann Fritz said: 'These Bills were hurriedly passed through the legislature with little discussion on their merits. This will negatively impact South Korea as a democratic nation.'
A bipartisan group of 133 lawmakers - slightly less than half of the 299-strong parliament - passed the Bills about two weeks ago, after the ruling Uri Party compromised on some clauses with the main opposition Grand National Party.
The Uri Party touted the Bills as necessary, given the 'highly public nature of the press'.
But critics see them as an attempt to control the three major dailies - Chosun Ilbo, Dong-A Ilbo and Joong Ang Ilbo - which have been highly critical of the ruling party and the government's reform policies.
Two months ago, IPI had called the then proposed legislation a 'politically-inspired' attempt to beat down the media, intrude upon editorial independence and create a compliant press.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies media studies Professor Kim Soo Hun said: 'The Bills are a useful weapon in the government's arsenal against the press, which has undermined their reform plans time and again.'
Under the revised Bills, 138 nationally distributed newspapers will be targeted, instead of the 11 national dailies initially focused on in the original proposal.
This means that the market share of the three major dailies now accounts for only 44 per cent, instead of 68 per cent, which would have made them liable for a fine amounting to 3 per cent of sales.


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GERMANTOWN – Tivon Lake and Xavier Bradley combined for 34 points on Tuesday to lead Northwest to a 68-63 home victory over Blake.
With the game tied at 27 late in the second quarter, Northwest went on a 14-2 run to take a 41-29 lead at halftime.
Bradley, a 6-foot junior guard, registered eight points during the late second quarter rally and finished with 16 points.
"He's been huge for us all year," said Northwest head coach Usman Jamil. "A lot of people ask who is your best player? Elliot [Gambrell] gets a lot of the pub for Northwest. We've heard coaches and other refs say 'Wow' Elliot can play but I really think X is right there."
Gambrell, who finished with eight points against Blake, suffered a bloody nose in the heat of battle but Jamil said the senior guard should be fine.
"He don't miss a beat," said the coach. "He's been consistent all year for us, offensively and defensively. He's the glue to this team. He's amazing."
Meanwhile, Lake, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, scored eight of his game-high 18 points in the first half.
"We're ecstatic," said Jamil. "Here's a kid we're talking who barely played last year and didn't play jayvee at all so you're talking about a very inexperienced player that's hit double digits in points and rebounds many times for us this season. That's pretty big."
Blake 6-foot-4 junior guard Demonte Ojinnaka scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Bengals. Senior guard A.J. Butts finished with ten points and classmate Stefan Sigwalt added nine points for the Bengals who have lost ten of their last eleven games heading into Friday night's matchup at Magruder.
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Dr. Mitchell completed her doctoral work in film studies at Case Western Reserve University under the direction of Dr. Louis Giannetti, author of Understanding Movies, Flashback, and Masters of the American Cinema. Mitchell's book publications include Diane Keaton: Artist and Icon (2001) and The Makeover in Movies: Before and After in Hollywood Films, 1941-2002, co-authored with Dr. Elizabeth A. Ford (2004). Her articles have appeared in Literature and Film Quarterly, and she has presented papers at national and international film and literature conferences. She has also led groups of students to England, Scotland, Wales, France, and Italy. Mitchell's new book, Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filming the Lives of Queens, co-authored with Ford, is due out in Spring 2009 from The Kentucky University Press.
Carol Morrow
Carol earned her B.A. in English at Westminster in 1995, returned to campus as an employee in 1996, and earned her M. Ed in English in 2007. She serves as secretary for the Department of English and Public Relations and the Honors Program, as well as faculty adjunct for Writing 111.
Dee Natale
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M. Ed., Westminster College
Mrs. Natale's experience in public relations and management includes serving as director of a community health organization, director of an affinity program for a financial institution, and corporate representative for a fitness program. She was a member of the board of directors for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and owned her own public relations business. Mrs. Natale earned both her B.A. in public relations and her M. Ed. at Westminster College. She has taught courses in English, writing, and public relations since 2001. In 2005, Mrs. Natale presented a paper on journalists in film and literature at the Far West Popular Culture annual meeting and a paper on Eudora Welty at the South Central Modern Language Association annual meeting.
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Suzanne Griffith Prestien earned an undergraduate degree in English from Kent State University, an M.A. in English from the University of Toledo, and a Ph. D. in American Studies at Case Western Reserve University. Her experience ranges from teaching at such institutions as Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University to practicing public relations in a museum retail setting. She has presented papers at various conferences, such as the Annual Colloquium on Modern Literature and Film at West Virginia University. Dr. Prestien had an article published in Diamonds & Dust: Race, Class, Gender and Baseball. Dr. Prestien is currently working on a book about the history of rock 'n' roll in film.
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Worth noting: first round at Miami:
E Makarova (RUS) d [Q] C Dellacqua (AUS) 63 75
We're told that Dellacqua is a serious contender and, coming thru qualification, should have been match-hardened.
Quietly, Katya Makarova continues to improve. [H]
[quote user="dinara :D"]Anna Lapuschchenkova is doing pretty well in Stuttgart. I don't know her much. But she won against Azarenka 6-3 6-3.[/quote]
Sorry for Vika but hey! Now we can get a look at this girl. She's one of those they've been hiding away from the cameras. Making the quarters, now they'll have to show her. [8-|]
I spelled her last name wrong. It must be LapuSHchenkova. Sorry for that.
Well, well. Outta the shadows of Russian ITF comes Anna Lapushchenkova--beats Vika, beats Lucie, will play Sam in the semis!
I mean "shadows" literally--the girl is pale as a vampire! Must work largely indoors in Russia & Belarus. However, she did qualify at Melbourne & Barcelona. She's not a teen--23 yrs old. Here's what WTA has:
Davai Anna! [H]
I tellya: if she hadn't gotten nervy (at the new status & venue, I'm sure) she would've added Sam's scalp to her belt today, no question! The crowd got behind Anna from the outset and continued to applaud as she left the court. Tarpischev should be on the phone soon. Figure what would've happened if he'd brought Anna L to Birmingham! [;)]
(The "man in black" coaching her is Alexei Ageev.)
The German on-court reporter said she was the talk of the tournament. Notice how that perception is NOT shared by WTA. [;)] They hate this sort of thing--not just another Russian, but that such an appearance may give fans a clue that there is far more to world tennis than seen in the Tour's orbit.) Details at Wikipedia:
Anna Lapushchenkova (Russian Анна Лапущенкова)
Thanks for the update Paul. I haven't watched her play against Sam. But even though she lost, she still got a great run in Stuttgart. She beats Vika and Lucie. A win is a win. I hope she'll continue to play good. Now, more people are noticing her. Davai Anna! [:D] By the way, is she going to play in Rome?
Not Rome. Playing the semis at Stuttgart would have kept her from the Rome qualification rounds anyway. Madrid, I don't know--can't find qualification list from there yet.
Oh. I forgot that she needs to play qualification rounds. [:S] Anyway, hope she'll play Madrid or Warsaw or Strasbourg. I want to see if she'll continue her great run. She did good in Stuttgart. [:D] Davai Anna!
Thirteen Russians & four Belarusians seek to qualify for Roland Garros:http://www.rolandgarros....ores/draws/us/usdraw.pdf
She's still gotta qualify but check out the second qualifying seed: [H]
Анна Лапущенкова (Anna Lapushchenkova)
[quote user="dinara :D"]DAVAI Lapushchenkova! [H][/quote]
Unfortunately not. [:(] She got knocked out by a Chinese player I haven't heard of, Han Xinyun. Too bad--I wanted to see her again soon. Maybe on grass. OR, there ARE getting more of the ITF events on stream...
Eight Russians & two Belarusians made the second qualifying round.
Oh. [:(] I want to see her too. Anyway, thanks for the updates Paul. [:)]
Sure. [H] Six Russian girls made the 3rd round. Some of them may have played today but all will be through or out tomorrow:
Ksenia PERVAK (RUS) [7] contre Evgeniya RODINA (RUS) [13]Ekaterina IVANOVA (RUS)Vitalia DIATCHENKO (RUS)Anastasia PIVOVAROVA (RUS)Vesna MANASIEVA (RUS) [24]
also friend Zarina DIYAS (KAZ)
[quote user="dinara :D"]Who is Ivanova? Thanks for the info Paul. Ooh. Diatchenko is still on the game! DAVAI girls! [H][/quote]
Ekaterina Ivanova: I don't think I've seen her play. 22 year old ITF player. Has played some WTA Tour events from 2007. http://www.sonyericssonw...ina-ivanova_2257889_9985
She didn't get thru AO qualifying but apparently has at RG. [H]
I haven't seen the final lists but I think Ekaterina, Anastasia Pivovarova, and Ksenia Pervak have made it through to the main draw.
She didn't get thru AO qualifying but apparently has at RG. [H] Ekaterina, Anastasia Pivovarova, and Ksenia Pervak have made it through to the main draw.
Ivanova will play Cibulkova on Sunday.
While there is not yet a proper schedule, the networks like to carry Dominika's matches, so there may be a chance of broadcast/stream. [8-|]
Thanks Paul! [:)] I haven't seen her play too. Anyway, davai to the Russian girls! [H]


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By Gary Brown
Perhaps it's fitting that Hope and Calvin presidents Jim Bultman and Gaylen Byker are retiring in the same year. They both were student-athletes at the schools over which they would eventually preside. They've both been presidents at their institutions for about 15 years. They both married graduates from their alma maters. They're both tried-and-true Division III guys.
Gaylen Byker (left) and Jim Bultman have deep ties to rival institutions as employees and alums.
And they're both proud to call each other friends.
That might not come naturally for leaders of two schools separated by 30 miles, a few religious nuances and only 95 points over 179 games in men's basketball. But for Bultman and Byker, they prefer that their schools' storied rivalry be described as "heated," not "hated."
"To be sure, it is an intense rivalry but a respectful one," said Bultman, who chairs the Division III Presidents Council through the 2012 Convention. "I never go into a Hope-Calvin game in any sport thinking that there's going to be trouble. Do I worry about it with some other teams? Yes, but not with these two."
Both men announced their retirements last spring. Bultman has been at Hope since 1999; Byker at Calvin since 1995. They'll leave Division III with big shoes to fill, since both are quick to emphasize the value that participation in sports brings to the college experience.
"I see athletics as an integral part of a comprehensive education," Byker said. "Fitting those pieces together makes not only for an enhanced experience for the athlete but it keeps the academic activities and program as the primary function of being a student."
The two presidents feel that way presently based on their pasts.
Position: President of Hope since 1999; chair of the Division III Presidents Council.
Previous positions: Head baseball coach at Hope from 1971 to 1985; assistant football coach from 1970 to 1984; president of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, from 1985 to 1999. Bultman joined the Hope faculty in 1968, chaired the department of education from 1976 to 1982 and was dean of the social sciences from 1982 until 1985.
Education: Graduated from Hope in 1963 with a major in chemistry. He holds a master's degree and doctorate in educational leadership from Western Michigan.
Family: Married to Martie (a special education teacher and 1963 Hope graduate) and father to two children and grandfather of five.
What you didn't know: Bultman is not a fan of "gimmickry" in the rivalry with Calvin. "That's because early in my time at Hope I agreed with Peter Mitchell, then president at Albion, that if we won in football, he would wear a Dutch Boy costume, and if they won, I would wear the band uniform with the plume hat (Albion's nickname is the Britons). All I could think of that whole week was how comical Peter was going to look in that Dutch Boy costume. But it was only about halftime when I realized that I'd be wearing the band uniform."
Bultman actually wanted to have his integrated athletics experience at Calvin but chose Hope because of its football program (Calvin is bereft of one, which Bultman quipped he would change if he were there). Now he and his wife, Martie, have been physically present on the Hope campus for at least parts of the past seven decades.
Byker, meanwhile, enrolled at Calvin but left after six weeks to follow his father's footsteps in the military. Byker was commissioned at age 19 and served in Vietnam. He came back to Calvin (as his father had done after his service stint) in January of 1970, just months before the shootings at Kent State further divided the country.
Byker hit the books and the mats, joining the wrestling team even though he hadn't grappled in high school. He would eventually captain the Calvin squad.
Bultman was a captain, too, both in football and baseball. "People always asked me which I liked better, and I'd say, 'In the fall I like football better, and in the spring I like baseball better,' " he said.
Leadership was in their futures, too.
Bultman earned his presidential stripes at NAIA Northwestern College in Iowa, where he served from 1985 to 1999. Northwestern, like Hope, is one of three colleges with ties to the Reformed Church in America.
Calvin is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, which split from the Reformed Church in America in the 1850s (though the two denominations retain similar beliefs and theology). That only adds to the intrigue of the Hope-Calvin rivalry.
Even Bultman had to reconcile his religious affiliation when he went to Hope as a student. He grew up in the Christian Reformed Church and remained as a member through his student days and into his teaching and coaching career at Hope. That is, until one fateful Saturday when Calvin's Knights swept a Bultman-coached Flying Dutchmen team in a twin bill.
Position: President of Calvin since 1995.
Previous positions: Vice president for development and hedging with the Offshore Energy Development Corporation in Houston; manager of commodity-indexed swaps and financing for Chase (Manhattan) Investment Bank in New York; also practiced law.
Education: Graduated from Calvin in 1973 with a bachelor's degree with concentrations in philosophy, English, political science and speech, and a minor in Russian language. Byker earned a law degree and a master's in world politics at Michigan and a Ph.D. in international relations at Pennsylvania.
Family: Married to Susan (a teacher and 1971 Calvin graduate) and father to two daughters.
What you didn't know: Byker initially enrolled at Calvin in the fall of 1966 but withdrew after six weeks, knowing that he most likely would be drafted into the Army. In spring 1967, he entered the Army, earned a commission at the age of 19 and served as an artillery officer in Washington state and Vietnam, where he supervised 90 enlisted men in combat situations and was repeatedly decorated. He was discharged with the rank of captain and returned to study at Calvin in January 1970.
"I went to church the next morning and the collection happened to be for Calvin College," Bultman said. "And on the way home I said to Martie, 'This is too much. Maybe it's a good time to switch to the Reformed Church in America.' "
Byker also prepped for his presidency outside his home base. After graduating from Calvin, he went on to earn law and master's degrees at Michigan and a Ph.D. in international relations at Pennsylvania. He taught and did research at the American University in Beirut before returning to the U.S. as an investment banker in New York. Byker then helped build a successful natural gas company in Houston before being lured back to the Grand Rapids campus in 1995.
"When the search committee called me, I started thinking about what it meant to take these skills and experiences and apply them to higher education," Byker said. "As it turns out, you're going to use all of those things every day. There's a legal and a financial and an academic component to almost everything we do."
What both men always have considered as their No. 1 goal, though, is to provide the best possible experience for their students. That means this year will be no different from the rest, even though it will be their last at their respective helms.
"I'm not big on celebrations," Byker said. "Obviously, the better job you do in your last year, the better you leave your successor to take the college to the next level."
Bultman said, "I suppose people might think we could coast through this last year, but I don't think that's going to be the case. Rather, we know that the students at our institutions have one time to go through college, and we need to make it the best for them that it can be – that's our motivation every year."


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Neighborhoods: Tower Grove East, Saint Louis
Really great Sushi, really good service, really good! – Sushi was great. Service was excellent. Server treated us like we were the only customers in the restaurant. This restaurant is very customer and service orientated. Would highly recommend. I will visit Sekisui of St. Louis every time I visit St. Louis.
Not the one....... – This is not the best in town. Very bland tasting, and if it smells like fish, don't eat there...it smelled like fish !!!
Very unimaginative rolls, and very 'americanized' sushi. Lots of cream cheese and eel in the rolls and just a boring menu for a sushi place. This def. cant be the best in town.
incredibly slow service – My wife and I had dinner at Sekisui on Grand last night. I've been there before and been impressed, no so much this time. The service was incredibly slow, it too over 20 minutes to take our order and another hour to serve only part of the sushi order. Our order of edamame took forever, the sushi even longer. There were people that came in after us that were served a long time before we were. The table next to us received the wrong order. The dining room itself was fairly dirty and there was a table near us that was not cleared and cleaned for a long time. They appeared to be severely understaffed and had a help wanted sign in the window. I hope they get help soon. Once the sushi arrived, it was good. The rice was not quite sticky enough to stay together in a couple of pieces. There are plenty of sushi places to go in St. Louis instead next time I'm hungry for some unagi!
Favorite Sushi Restaurant in St. Louis – The food is so good, the sushi is AMAZING, and so is the cheesecake tempura. The atmosphere is very cool, relaxing. Staff is very professional and knowledgeable. I go there fairly regularly. None of the other sushi restaurants in St. Louis or the surrounding area that I have gone to have been comparable. I have never had trouble with parking in the rear, there is lighting and its a fairly busy street. Try this restaurant, especially for dinner.
Top Tier – I have been many times for lunch, and never for dinner. When kickin' on all gears, no one in St. Louis beats SekiSui for sushi, right up there with Nobu's and Yoshi's. The rice is spot on, the fish fresh, selection great for the area, etc. Kenji is one of the most knowledgeable Japanese chefs in St. Louis - pick his brain if the circumstances are right. Sekisui is one of the few places around still giving oshiboris (dampened napkins) too, even if disposable. Some people have complained that their cars were vandalized in the back parking lot at night, although this is hardly a bad neighborhood and they appear to be isolated instances. Prices are average for the area.
Best Japanese!! – I am Japanese and I know this is good food even for Japanese standard.
Very cool atomosphere with wonderful food. Some restaurants serve so-so food, or weird Japanese (?) dish which obviously I can do better, but at Sekisui, they serve food which worth paying for.
Kenji is the Man – Every time Kenji Nemoto is involved with a sushi bar it becomes the best in town (Sorry Nobu). The longtime St.Louis sushi chef who was trained in Japan and Hawaii is the owner/manager of Sekisui. The menu selection is by far the best in town and the off menu specials are superb. I love sushi and have sought it out in every major city where I travel and I have found no better prepared sushi than at Sekisui. Nobody in St.Louis knows as much about the cuisine and its history than Kenji.
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HistoryTank is introduced as a slow and hopeful tortoise in the episode May the Best Pet Win!, and is named only after being picked by Rainbow Dash as her pet. He is introduced in Fluttershy's backyard along with many other animals, where Fluttershy states he had always dreamed of being somepony's pet. When Rainbow Dash begins searching for a suitable pet, Tank makes many attempts to get Rainbow's attention, but to no avail. Still, Tank persistently attempts to get Rainbow Dash to choose him as her new pet, but she refuses, seeing him as a useless, slow pet that will only "keep her grounded".
Despite her initial rejection, Fluttershy convinces Rainbow Dash to let Tank participate in the competition, if only for the sake of convincing Rainbow that if she gives him a chance she'll end up liking him. He is not considered pet material at first by Rainbow, as he is slow and cannot fly, but he wins her over with his tenacity. He is the only animal that helps Rainbow Dash after she gets caught in a rock slide, and gives her a ride on his back to safety. She chooses him as her new pet over the falcon that originally won, since he was the only pet to cross the finish line with her, as she had requested. This is similar to the story in Aesop's Tortoise and the Hare.In the final scene of the episode, Tank is seen flying around with a magic-propelled helicopter rotor strapped to his shell and wearing aviation goggles, allowing him to keep up with Rainbow Dash and follow her in the air. The design of the shaft of Tank's helicopter-like flying machine has been used for background weather vanes in previous episodes. It is possible that his propeller harness may be mind-controlled in addition to being powered by magic.
Tank appears in one scene of Too Many Pinkie Pies, inside Fluttershy's animals' tree hiding spot.
His next appearance is in Just for Sidekicks, previewed in a season three episode clip shown in a bumper on The Hub's website.[1] Spike offers to look after Tank for Rainbow Dash while she is in the Crystal Empire. At first, Rainbow is reluctant, claiming that Tank can look after himself, though he immediately proves her wrong by crashing into several things and knocking his rotor off. Throughout the scene, Rainbow acts as though the 'relationship' between her and Tank is strictly professional, but gets embarrassed when the tortoise gives her a long lick on the face (witnessed in full by Rarity). Later, in the library, Rainbow and Tank share a quick nose rub while they think no one is watching.
Before she leaves for the Crystal Empire, Rainbow suggests that Spike should at least think about getting a helmet, because "You only want to get hit in the head by a flying turtle... once." Spike ignores the advice, and Tank flies into his head several times in the episode, knocking him out the second time, and only after the third time does Spike learn his lesson and wear a crash helmet.
When Spike gives the pets to the Cutie Mark Crusaders to look after, Scootaloo tries to paint Tank's shell.
On the train to the Crystal Empire, Tank joins the other pets in taking out Joe's refreshment trolley, and munches on a spilled donut.Tank interacts with some of the other main characters' pets all through the episode. Opalescence seems to show affection for him, first rubbing herself against him in Carousel Boutique, then lying on him in the train, and spinning round and round by clinging on to him near the end of the episode. He attempts to land on Owlowiscious's perch, inadvertently catapulting the owl across the room, and Angel kicks him through a door to open it, leaving him spinning upside-down like a spinning top.
During Magical Mystery Cure, Tank appears in one of Rainbow Dash's flashbacks. He also appears briefly in the background with Rainbow Dash in Pinkie Pride. In the episode Maud Pie, Tank is seen with the other pets while the Mane Six and Maud Pie have a lakeside picnic. Tank also appears in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3.
Throughout May the Best Pet Win!, Fluttershy insistently corrects others calling Tank a "turtle" to a "tortoise". Near the end of the episode, she uses "turtle" herself, and all of her friends correct her in unison. The use of either term to describe terrestrial turtles may be acceptable in some circumstances. He is exclusively referred to as a turtle throughout Just for Sidekicks.
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Tank appears in comic book issue #1 on page 3, flying using his magic helicopter.[2] He is featured on the issue's Cover D[3] and on issue #4's Cover RI.[4]
Tank, with his magic helicopter, is one of the four types of obstacles in Rainbow Dash's Rainboom Game. During gameplay, it is possible for more than one of him to be on-screen simultaneously.
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Rainbow Dash assumed the little tortoise known as TANK was boring and slow, and could never be as exciting as she was—until he heroically saved her from a rock slide! Now she's proud to call him her pet!
The episode was conceived of and written almost a year prior to its November 19, 2011 premiere.[5] A Rainbow Dash toy that comes with a turtle and a skateboard was presented at the February 2011 Toy Fair;[6] it was later released as Riding Along with Rainbow Dash and re-released in Europe as a Rainbow Dash & Skywishes bundle. Crystal Motion Rainbow Dash also comes with a turtle.[7]
Tank is included in the trading card set. "Tenacity is a never give up, can-do attitude, and this tortoise has it!" The initial release erroneously lists Pinkie Pie in the "Owner" graphic.[8]
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- ↑ Bumper. Retrieved on 2012 November 15.
- ↑ Andy Price (2012-10-13). MLP:FIM Page 3 issue 1. Retrieved on 2012 October 14.
- ↑ Rich Johnston (2012-10-30). Eighteen Of The Nineteen Covers For My Little Pony #1. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved on 2012 October 30.
- ↑ Rich Johnston (2012-11-16). A Second My Little Pony Comic Focusing On Individual Ponies – First Up, Twilight Sparkle. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved on 2012 November 16.
- ↑ deviantArt comment by Lauren Faust (2011-11-19). Retrieved on 2012 October 14.
- ↑ ASM 2011 Toy Fair Hasbro gallery (2011-02-13). Retrieved on 2012 October 14.
- ↑ Hahmo My Little Pony Deluxe Ponies, erilaisia. Retrieved on 2012 October 14.
- ↑ Scans of the card set. Equestria Daily. Retrieved on 2012 July 5.


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It was a pleasure to welcome Dr. Annmarie Eldering to Wellington last week. A scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Dr Eldering is working on the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) project. She came to Wellington to attend a conference organized to review current standards for measuring levels of carbon dioxide and other gases, in an effort to standardize such metrics worldwide.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which conducted the first-ever stand-up rocket engine test in 1936. Located with CalTech in Pasadena, California, JPL is a major research, development, and exploration hub with a long string of "firsts" to its credit. JPL was led for more than 20 years by Kiwi-American Dr William Hayward Pickering.
I have always had a strong interest in space travel and space sciences, so having someone from NASA nearby is a great temptation. Rather than pepper Dr Eldering with questions, however, I asked her to just talk a bit about the highlights of her visit to New Zealand.
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Ambassador, thank you for asking me to write a few paragraphs about my trip.
As you know, the purpose of my visit was to attend a weeklong conference on Greenhouse Gas Measurements, but I did have time to get out and explore a bit.
I've never visited New Zealand, so I was impressed by the beautiful scenery of Wellington. I love hiking and getting outside, so on the afternoon of my arrival, I walked all along the waterfront and enjoyed the scenery and beautiful architecture.
The conference is a very interesting meeting of about 100 experts from around the world who take detailed measurements of greenhouse gases. There are measurements being made all over the world – in Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, throughout the continents of Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Africa, and in many small island nations. The goal is to make sure that all of these measurements can be compared to one another, and that they are precise enough that we can see small trends (i.e., changes over time) in greenhouse gases.
At this meeting, people share comparisons of their data, talk about things they have learned about how the instruments operate, and plan for next steps to improve and continue the measurements. More details about the meeting can be found at: http://www.niwa.co.nz/node/103049
I flew in for the meeting because the data that are being collected are critical to the project that I work on. I am one of the science leads of a JPL/NASA project called the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2. We are building a satellite instrument that will make precise measurements of the carbon dioxide all around the globe.
We will measure the column of carbon dioxide — i.e., the total amount between the surface and the top of the atmosphere. It will be important to check that our measurements are correct, so we will rely on data that is collected by a set of special ground-based measurements like those being discussed at the meeting here in Wellington.
Scientists from NIWA are operating a special ground-based measurements site in Lauder and collaborating with us on checking our satellite measurements. I was very happy to meet those scientists in person after all our past communications via email and telephone.
Of course we spent most of our time in meetings at the Convention Center, but one evening we had dinner at the Te Papa museum. We were fortunate that the museum is open late on Thursday, so I had a couple of hours to explore the exhibits before the dinner started. I especially enjoyed the display called "Passports," where I learned about the waves of immigration to New Zealand. The photos of recent immigrants who came as refugees from other countries were very powerful and certainly resonate with me as an American.
One afternoon, I took some time away from the conference to talk to students at two colleges in Wellington. I always enjoy having the opportunity to talk to students about the project I work on, and also about how I got interested in working in the area of atmospheric sciences and greenhouse gases in the first place.
The first school that we visited was Wellington Girls College. I was quite pleased to see that there was a room full of students who were interested to hear what I had to say. I talked about the path of training and work that I took to end up where I am today, in a science leadership position for the OCO-2 mission.
The girls had great questions — asking about other missions that NASA is building, how air pollution has changed over time, and how our understanding of climate change is improving. They were a very thoughtful audience, attentive, well-mannered, and appreciative. In fact, I left with a nice gift of a local Pinot Gris.
The next stop was Scots College. I was impressed again by the attentiveness of the students and the excellent questions that they asked. Again, it was clear that students had been learning about climate and the carbon cycle, so it was easy to have a good conversation with them. In fact, one of the students had just written an essay about climate change, won a contest, and will be traveling to New York to participate in meetings in the coming weeks.
It has been an interesting and productive visit, and good progress was made on a very important topic. Ambassador, I'll keep you informed about how OBO-2 is proceeding.
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Thanks to Dr Eldering for taking time out of her busy schedule to meet some of Wellington's future scientists during her time here. I always deeply appreciate when visiting VIPs are so gracious and enthusiastic about meeting with students.
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Route 66, Americas Highway, ran 2,448 miles, through three time zones and eight state, from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, Route 66 has not vanished either renamed (Albuquerque's Central Avenue), or reduced to duty frontage roads on the sides on Interstates.
The 66 Diner is dedicated to preserving the spirit of the roadside diner along Route 66. Our recipes come from Mom and Dad. Our food is always fresh and always the absolute best we can offer.
Our food, service, and decor are all a very special part of the homage we pay to a vanishing part of America's history...Route 66.
Type of Food: Diners and Cafes
Meals Served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dress: Casual
Alcohol Served: Yes
Take-out: Yes
I love this place!! I am from Los Angeles and ate here on a visit, some time ago and had one of those cheeseburgers with green chile and it was delicious, so were the fries, but the sundae did me in!! The girls were cute & cool. I had a girlfriend from here and she turned me on to this chile around 1990 and my life has not been the same since! The idiots in LA have no idea what chile is. It seems like everywhere I went to eat there was green chile - I thought I was in HEAVEN!! I love the way everything is so casual in ABQ. After visiting and eating here I was seriously contemplating living here. I'll always eat here again!! My GOD, I wish LA had a place like this.
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We were on our way home from vacation and had a long day driving when I checked my yelp and found this place. What a gem. The wait staff is great as well as entertaining. I felt like I was back in the 50's. The food was fantastic and the prices were reasonable. I had the Sunday night special, macaroni and cheese, my favorite. It was the best mac n cheese updated for an adult with garlic toast. Of course I had to have a chocolate shake too. My husband had his favorite liver and onions. It was a great refreshing break from the road. I would recommend it to everyone. Kid friendly.
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I am of the opinion that as Pokemon Red and Blue were about to be released, Farfetch'd accidentally spilled some ink on the suit of one of the most important Game Freak staff members. Since then, they have hated Farfetch'd and did everything they could to make this thing suck as much as possible on the battlefield. No Base Stat over 65, a gazillion better Normal/Flying-types, some interesting moves (none of which can be employed to their full potential) and limited ways of obtaining it ever since the beginning of the Pokemon games. The best thing that can be said about Farfetch'd is that it got a personal item (Stick) which makes it get random critical hits. When you don't need them, usually.
Oh boy. Okay, here is the deal. Farfetch'd has amazing coolness value, and with this, it astounds its opponent into switching six times in a row. In the meantime you Knock Off their items, Toxic them, use Return to dent things a little or U-turn to get the hell out.
Or, in a more realistic scenario, you get to use one of these moves and you just see which is more appropriate.
If you're using Farfy, you should be a rather optimistic fellow. Therefore, you will assume it critical hits as often as it dies. Farfetch'd's Special Attack may be beyond retarded, but it's also only seven base points lower than its Attack, so Air Cutter might work out if Farfetch'd is exceptionally lucky.
I've seen this set before and I'm sure you have too. But where? Was it on Staraptor, Dodrio, Swellow, Fearow, or Pidgeot?
There's so many options with this set, it almost makes Dux look versatile. You're going to get to one HP somehow to launch STAB Flails, Swords Danced or not. Substitute and Endure on the same set nearly guarantees you get that Swords Dance in, Aerial Ace gives you some decent STAB when Flail isn't effective (yet), and Agility allows you to skip Salac Berry and outspeed more things in addition to praying for Liechi.
I could have named this set F(l)ail, but since Dux is so horribly cool I think placing it in the same vein as Luvdisc is a bit mean.
Other Options
Pluck for things that have a Berry, Mirror Move for laughs, and False Swipe for in-game catching. Air Slash is a decent STAB move. Farfetch'd is too fragile to use Curse, Roost or Psych Up.
Checks and Counters
See the Counters section of all its bird brethren, starting from Pidgeot and going up, and ignore all "watch out for" statements.


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I rode away from the restaurant in high waisted vintage Levi's, tears blubbering uncontrollably, and a black chiffon skirt tucked away in my basket. It was my fourth day, and I had quit. Though still visibly upset, my change of clothes had helped to settle my nerves, and make me feel a sense of normalcy. It was fairly instinctual, the second I quit I marched to the washroom and changed. Though I personally liked the clothes I had been wearing, they now felt heavy to me — riddled with self doubt and embarrassment, sheepishly hiding in the bottom of a dark tote.
After being told to fix my messy hair — which apparently must have gotten out of place walking from the kitchen to the hostess desk — I was pulled aside. It was then that my co-worker gently pointed out that as the initial face of the restaurant, it was part of our job to look good. She elaborated that this meant that we (or I, rather) should wear something more form fitting — in other words, something a bit sexier. Suddenly my pleated chiffon skirt and '80s button-front tunic felt like I was wearing an industrial-sized garbage bag.
Perhaps I had taken for granted the fact that my previous employer had fully embraced the way I chose to dress for work (though admittedly it was a bit of a stretch on the company standard). Years of incorporating my own personal style into my work wardrobe had caused me to ignore the reality that in some work environments, maybe I wouldn't be afforded the luxury of wearing clothing that simultaneously fit both my employer's and my own dress code. In that moment, standing in the middle of the restaurant in clothes that had once made me feel confident in my appearance, I decided that for me, this was not a reality.
I had always known how important my own personal style was to me, but I never quite knew to what extent until it became endangered. A few reassuring conversations with friends, and one tear stained and clarifying bicycle ride down Queen St. later, and I have come to be proud of my decision. Working in an environment that makes me feel apologetic about the way I dress isn't an option. In the moment my self-esteem was in slivers, all over someone's disapproval of my clothing. I walked out the swinging kitchen doors, and into my own miniature personal style revolt. I never thought quitting a job could be a fashion statement.
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The free mobile clinic is located outside the main entrance of the evacuation center at the 4-H building at the Ranch. Hours of operation are daily from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Mobile clinic patients can receive basic medical care for minor conditions. Prescription assistance is available with support from the Health District of Northern Larimer County and the American Red Cross. Identification and insurance information (if applicable) is required in order to obtain or renew prescriptions. Services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Appointments are not required and cannot be made in advance.
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To qualify for these services, individuals must be clients of DETR'S Rehabilitation Division and work with their counselors on their Individualized Plans for Employment.
The programs include the following:
1. The Adult Literacy Program is designed to help deaf and hard of hearing individuals who use English as their second language improve reading, writing, math and civil skills through the use of American sign language.
2. The Employment Preparation Program provides opportunities to learn basic job skills, to develop good work habits, to understand the importance of punctuality and teamwork in the workplace, to maintain positive relationships with employers and employees and to transition into a permanent employment position.
3. The Job Coaching Program helps employees learn to perform job tasks to employers' specifications and the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted in the workplace. The program places employee directly in a job with the hands-on assistance of a job coach.
4. The Getting Your Nevada Driver's License program is designed to help and prepare deaf and hard of hearing individuals in obtaining a Nevada driver's license through alternative teaching techniques. The instructor will translate information using American sign language and visual cues to explain state law and regulations. In addition, individuals will review and practice written exams prior to taking an actual exam.
5. The Job Development Program provides support with the employment process. This program will have collaborations with local businesses with appropriate employment opportunities. Volunteer placements and internships are also options through this program.
DETR's Rehabilitation Division helps people with disabilities become employed and helps those already employed perform more successfully through training, counseling and other support methods. These state and federally funded programs are available statewide at no cost to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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A harsh desert world orbiting twin suns along the Outer Rim of the galaxy, Tatooine is a lawless world ruled by the immoral Hutts. Most settlers operate moisture farms in the desert, but cities such as Mos Espa and Mos Eisley attract a wide range of criminals and rogues. Tatooine's many dangers include sudden sandstorms, bands of roving Tusken Raiders, and carnivorous krayt dragons. Tatooine is also known for dangerous Podraces, rampant gambling, and legalized slavery.
Luke Skywalker grew up on the Lars moisture farm on Tatooine. While he worked at his chores, he would frequently daydream, staring off at the horizon to imagine a galaxy full of adventure far from Tatooine.
Anakin Skywalker lived the life of a slave on Tatooine, until he was discovered by the Jedi and he had to abandon his mother. He returned a decade later, to find that Shmi Skywalker was tortured and killed by Tusken Raiders. Such painful memories keep Anakin -- and Darth Vader -- far from the desert world.
Jabba the Hutt ran his criminal empire from Tatooine. Its remote location afforded him the isolation he needed from the Republic and Empire, but its well traveled trade routes kept smugglers and bounty hunters coming to him.
Located in the heart of the port city of Mos Eisley, this seedy watering hole is where most of the best freighter pilots in town can be found.
The blistering heat of twin suns that constantly bake Tatooine makes life difficult on the desert world. Moisture farms like the Lars homestead are common near the few spots of civilization that have sprouted on the planet.


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Kartchner Caverns State Park - Park is Open
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Due to high risk of wildfires, campfires are currently prohibited at this park.
To make Cave Tour Reservations and Book Tickets: Reserve online (24-hours) or call (520) 586-2283. You can call 7 days a week, from 8 am to 5 pm MST. Please review the Cave Tour Info before placing your reservation. School/group tours should review additional information. To make same day Cave Tour reservations (based on availability) please call (520) 586-2283. Please arrive AT LEAST 1 hour prior to your scheduled tour time. Late arrival may result in the forfeiture of your reserved tour time.
Winter & Spring Hours (November 1 – May 31)
Gate Hours 7 am – 10 pm, Park Hours 7 am – 6 pm, Discovery Center Hours 8 am – 6 pm. The Discovery Center is closed half-day on Thanksgiving & December 24, and all day on December 25. The campgrounds are open year-round.
Daily Video Screening: The First Day Journey
3 pm in the Tenen & Tufts Theater. Daily. Take a 20-minute journey from the Sinkhole to the Big Room, following the path of cave discoverers Gary Tenen & Randy Tufts! WARNING: Due to point-of-view, helmet-mounted camera footage, film is not recommended for visitors susceptible to motion sickness.
May 17: Moonlight Hike
5:30 pm. Enjoy a moonlight hike at Kartchner Caverns. Call 520-586-2283 for more info. RSVP to reservations(at)azstateparks.gov. Also: June 14 and July 12.
Sept. 20: Star Party
Come spend an evening with your family and friends at the park, and observe the wonders of the night sky through astronomers' telescopes!
2- 5 pm. Afternoon Solar Viewing: safely view the sun through a special telescope.
5:30 pm Guest Speaker.
6:30 pm. After the speaker see planets, stars, comets, galaxies, and more through Astronomers telescopes! Bring a folding chair, red light, sweater or jacket, enthusiasm to enjoy and conserve our beautiful night skies! Entrance Fees is $6 per vehicle (up to four adults) for the night of viewing, instruction and family fun. Camping is available at the park (additional fee). Reserve campsites online. Or Learn about Star Parties, watch video, and see other park event dates. Event supported by Huachuca Astronomy Club & Astronomers of Verde Valley.
Read Story About Kartchner Caverns
You may read a story by Mark Duggan and see exclusive photos by visiting Arizona Public Media website.
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Introductory Park Video
About the Park
Starting October 15, the Big Room re-opens for tours. Book now and experience nearly 1 hour underground. Children age 6 and under are not allowed on this tour. The Kartchner Cavern story is about amazing discoveries past, present and future. Marvel at the many strange and colorful formations. Learn about the cave fauna, both living and ancient. Read Cave Tour Information.
Experience a stunning limestone cave in Southeastern Arizona that boasts world-class features. This "live" cave, discovered in 1974, is host to a wide variety of unique minerals and formations. Water percolates from the surface and calcite formations continue to grow, including stalactites dripping down like icicles and giant stalagmites reaching up from the ground. Tour guides will unveil this fascinating underground landscape during a memorable 1½ hour tour.
The Discovery Center features museums exhibits, a large gift shop, regional displays, theater, and educational information about the caverns and the surrounding landscape. There are also campgrounds, hiking trails, lockers, shaded picnic areas, a deli, an amphitheater, and a hummingbird garden.
Cave Discovery
It wasn't until February 1978 that Tenen and Tufts told the property owners, James and Lois Kartchner, about their amazing discovery. During the four years of secret exploration, the discoverers realized that the cave's extraordinary variety of colors and formations must be preserved.
The cave's existence became public knowledge in 1988 when its purchase was approved as an Arizona State Park. Extraordinary precautions have been taken during its development to conserve the cave's near-pristine condition.
"The Best Cave I Have Visited"
"I have been to over a half dozen developed caves and a couple undeveloped. This is by far the best preserved one." —desertratduane, Jan. 20, 2013. Read Other Visitor Reviews.
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"Wonderful experience. My wife loves caves and she said it's a BEST! I love all the state has done and is doing to preserve the caves. This alone is a good experience. And the Throne Room is a magnificent experience!" —yestat, Jan. 11, 2013. Read Other Visitor Reviews.
"Gorgeous, Pristine Caverns with Excellent Guides"
"The formations in this cave are really remarkable. The trail through the cave is well-maintained, not slippery, and not arduous. The guides are volunteers, and ours was exceedingly knowledgeable. Overall, one of the best cave tours I've ever had." —bkt48, Jan. 10, 2013. Read Other Visitor Reviews.
Cave Formations
This bell canopy is one of many fascinating features on the Rotunda-Throne Room tour at Kartchner Caverns State Park. It is formed by water flowing over a bump on the wall, then dripping to create this beautiful formation.
In November 1974 two young cavers, Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts, were exploring the limestone hills at the base of the Whetstone Mountains. In the bottom of a sinkhole they found a narrow crack leading into the hillside. Warm, moist air flowed out, signaling the existence of a cave. After several hours of crawling, they entered a pristine cavern.
The formations that decorate caves are called "speleothems." Usually formations are composed of layers of calcite called travertine deposited by water. The form a speleothem takes is determined by whether the water drips, flows, seeps, condenses, or pools.
Kartchner Caverns is home to:
- one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites: 21 feet 3 inches (Throne Room)
- the tallest and most massive column in Arizona, Kubla Khan: 58 feet tall (Throne Room)
- the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk (Big Room)
- the first reported occurrence of "turnip" shields (Big Room)
- the first cave occurrence of "birdsnest" needle quartz formations
- many other unusual formations such as shields, totems, helictites, and rimstone dams.
Please Remember: Many of the formations you will see have been continuously growing for tens of thousands of years. The formations grow very slowly and are extremely fragile. When visiting remember that formations damaged even by accident will stop growing. To avoid damage to the cave and injury to yourself please refrain from touching any of the formations.
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barium iodatum
Greek baros : weight : pressure. Iodus "violet".
Traditional name
English: Barium iodide; French: Iodure de baryum; German: Jodbarium.
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Minerals; Inorganic; Column Two
Original proving
Clarke: A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, Vol. I., 253.
Description of the substance
Barium iodide occurs in two forms, one anhydrous and the other hydrated. Both are white solids. When heated, hydrated barium iodide dehydrates and the anhydrous salt can be obtained.
Barium iodide is made by the neutralization of barium carbonate with HI in water. The product crystallizes as the hydrate BaI2.2H2O [7787-33-9]. If this heated, dehydration to anhydrous BaI2 occurs.
BaCO3 + 2HI(aq) BaI2(aq)
It is also made by the reaction of BaH2 with ammonium iodide in pyridine.
To the transparent solution above obtained (phosphori acid), by decantation from any remaining phosphorus, add, in the first place, carbonate of baryta as long as effervescence ensues, and afterward a little water of baryta, so that the mixture becomes slightly alkaline. By this decomposition phosphate of baryta is formed from the phosphoric acid and the carbonate of baryta; and from the hydriodic acid, and the carbonate of baryta, iodide of barium is the resulting formation; and carbonic acid is liberated as gas. The iodide of barium, being soluble, is separated from the insoluble phosphate by filtration. A current of carbonic acid is now passed through the filtrate, in order to combine with any remaining solution of baryta, and the mixture is again filtered.


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In a recent television news talk show, Chris Sturdivant, NNA's Director of Corporate Relations, provided an expert's viewpoint of the "robo-signing" crisis, covering the role that mortgage servicers and notarization abuses played in one of the nation's worst financial crises. The interview helped viewers understand the extent of responsibility a Notary carries each time a notarization is performed and also covered the National Mortgage Settlement and the NNA's new Trusted Notary®Program designed to help banks and lending institutions the nation's largest employers of Notaries reach compliance with the proposed regulations of the NMS.
The television series, Charter Edition, is hosted by Brad Pomerance and features authorities on local, national and international issues. The episode featuring Sturdivant aired recently on cable channels throughout California and can be viewed here.