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Like the great books of world literature, there is an essential canon of Great Sports Trips that any well-rounded adventure athlete should have on his or her résumé. Whether you bike, paddle, surf, ski, dive, climb, or all of the above, we've selected a global hit list—from must-do classics to next big conquests to off-the-chart challenges. Take your pick, pack your gear, and make the world your playground. THE SPORTS Skiing >> Rafting >> Mountaineering >> Diving >> Surfing >> Mountain Biking >> Multisport >>SKIINGIf you haven't already...The Haute Route, France, Italy, and Switzerland It's the world's most famous backcountry skiing trek. Snaking over vast snowfields and dramatic glaciers, the Haute Route between Chamonix, France, and Zermatt, Switzerland, links the Alps'(and Europe's) flagship summits, Mont Blanc (15,781 feet or 4,810 meters) and the Matterhorn (14,692 feet or 4,478 meters), for a top-of-the-world ski odyssey. In classic Euro fashion, the route traverses from refuge to refuge (dormlike, but tidy and spectacularly situated). It's not a trip for lone wolves unless you're adept at orienteering, navigating glacial crevasses during occasional whiteouts, and translating avalanche bulletins from French or German. Use randonnée instead of telemark skis; and opt for extra width for more confident downhills. If you start at the Swiss end and do the full 50-mile (80-kilometer) route beginning in Saas-Fee, you'll descend some 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) over about 19 runs. Remember: The Haute Route is more about amazing scenery and a sense of accomplishment than perfect powder. Go with Selkirk Mountain Experience ($3,990 for ten days; www.selkirkexperience.com), and you'll bag peaks along the way. OnTop Mountaineering ($2,250 for nine days; www.ontopmountaineering.com) offers a two-day Mont Blanc add-on ($740). After a cable car assist, an overnight refuge stay, and a 5,250-foot (1,600-meter) climb, you reach the roof of Europe and, sacre bleu, the 8,200-foot (2,499-meter) downhill of your dreams. If you have...10th Mountain Division Hut Association System,Aspen to Vail, Colorado With 31 backcountry huts accessible from numerous Aspen-, Vail-, and Leadville-area trailheads, you can fashion your own three- to six-day haute route in the Rockies. Most huts ($28; www.huts.org) are above 11,000 feet (3,353 meter) and sleep 8 to 16. Bring your own food and sleeping bag.Skiing: Expert Opinion:"The Haute Route is second to none. The snow and weather conditions are always variable, so even if you've done it 20 times, you never know what you're going to get. And just to finish at the Matterhorn, that itself is worth the trip." —Mike Hattrup, American Mountain Guides Association ski mountaineering guide, former mogul specialist, U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
RAFTINGIf you haven't already... Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho Any serious lovers of white water will dare to declare a blasphemous preference for Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon River over even the Grand Canyon/Colorado River juggernaut. We'll simply tout the Middle Fork as a compelling alternative to the intensely popular (read: overcrowded) grail of all white-water trips. With a 3,000-foot (914-meter) drop over a free-flowing, hundred-mile (161-kilometer) stretch through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, which includes at least a hundred distinct sets of rapids, the Middle Fork certainly doesn't stint on thrills. Allow six or seven days, and go early in the season—as soon as May—for maximum froth and the best shot at catching 25 miles (40 kilometers) at put-in that can be inaccessible after July. The rapids range up to Class IV, with a steady diet of IIIs. But the Middle Fork is not defined by white water alone. The shoreline ambience is coniferous, alpine, and framed by steep canyon walls at the outset that gradually yield to rolling grassland. Watch for bighorn sheep on the cliffs, black bears and elk almost anywhere, bald eagles overhead, and ancient rock art high up on canyon walls. Hot springs are scattered along the length of the river; one, called Sunflower, spills over a rock to form a natural riverside hot shower. Side hikes lead to mining ruins and fly-fishing streams (the main river is darn good, too, primarily for cutthroat trout). Trek up Loon Creek for a swim and a hot-spring dip, and to Veil Falls to see a cascade plummeting from a rock overhang into a natural amphitheater. The river's moment of truth comes near the end: Impassable Canyon, a thrill-ride wave train between sheer granite walls. Numerous outfitters run the Middle Fork; some, including OARS ($1,783 for six days; www.oars.com), provide a choice of boats, including dories and individual duckies (inflatable kayaks that are a blast to paddle on Class II stretches).If you have... Futaleufú River, Chile The Futaleufú is 60 miles (97 kilometer) of rollicking white water: Class IV, Class V, and one section that's just plain unrunnable, all framed by snowcapped Patagonian wilderness. From December through April, take a ten-day, 60-mile (97-kilometers) trip with Earth River Expeditions ($3,000; www.earthriver.com) and make cushy base camp in a hand-hewn, wooden cliff dwelling with an 18-person hot tub. Along the way explore waterfalls and slot canyons, and zip-line across a harrowing Class VI stretch. Then check off "Fu Fighter" on your to-do list. Done it all? Try... Grand Canyon, Arizona The Colorado has some of the biggest river waves on Earth. And given the grandeur of the surrounding defile (and no-frills, backcountry camping to satisfy the most avid escapee of modern civ), running the Grand is, still and always, the ultimate rafting voyage. From May through September, Arizona Raft Adventures runs 14-day trophy trips, which include 225 miles (362 kilometers), plus side hikes ($3,200; www.azraft.com). Then take a bow: You've paddled one of the wonders of the world.Rafting: Expert Opinion: "I just ran the Middle Fork Salmon a few years ago. It's such a great, great river. Beautiful clear water, huge pine trees, incredible camping on sand-bar beaches. It's a challenge to raft and an ideal introduction to white water." —Pasquale Scaturro, rafting legend, mountaineer, founder of Exploration Specialists International
MOUNTAINEERINGIf you haven't already...Mount Rainier, Washington Hulking Mount Rainier lords over the Northwest with such aloof dominance that it simply demands to be climbed, and 5,000 or so a year rise to the challenge. But don't be fooled by visitor stats: Rainier is the real thing, the signature peak of the lower 48. Its 14,411 feet (23,192 meters) of perpetual snow and ice make it not only the most glaciated summit this side of McKinley, but also a proving ground for any mountaineer harboring Himalayan dreams. Still, Rainier is a prize unto itself. Hero shots of you standing atop Columbia Crest, fumaroles rising from the volcano's summit crater, Puget Sound far below, will haunt your dreams for years to come. Climb it on your own if you trust your rope team and your crevasse-rescue skills are beyond reproach. Otherwise go with Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (www.rmiguides.com). RMI is on the mountain every day from late May through September; they know the route, know when to tweak it to suit the weather, and spend a full day teaching the basics—cramponing, ice-ax arrest, rope travel, rest-stepping, and pressure-breathing—that will get a fit, determined client to the top on a two-day climb ($795). Opting for a five-day climb ($1,195) gets you the kind of detailed lessons and expedition-style experience that will serve you later on Seven Summits mountains from Alaska's McKinley (20,320 feet or 6,194 meters) to Russia's El'brus (18,510 feet or 5,642 meters), or even Antarctica's Vinson Massif (16,067 feet or 4,897 meters), all of which can be guided by RMI. The standard Rainier route is up Muir Snowfield out of Paradise (5,420 feet or 1,652 meters) to Camp Muir (10,100 feet or 3,078 meters). After dinner and a nap, you'll rise around midnight for a headlamp ascent of Cowlitz and Ingraham Glaciers, proceed up Disappointment Cleaver as the day dawns, and dodge crevasses and bulges the last 1,200 feet (366 meters). Then it's a short walk across the crater and up the crest. Say cheese: You've nailed the hardest climb in the contiguous United States. If you have...Grand Teton, Wyoming The Grand (13,770 feet or 4,197 feet), signature spire of Wyoming's spiny Tetons, is a hard-rock alternative to icy Rainier. The classic summit ascent is a two-day summertime climb via the Exum Ridge that culminates in a 13-pitch, heart-thumpingly exposed route up the pinnacle. Although steep and strenuous, it's not a technically demanding route—more thrill than skill. Still, you need to know climbing and rope-management basics, which Exum Mountain Guides teaches in a two-day course ($260; www.exumguides.com). For $410 more they'll guide you on the climb. The view from the summit is worth every penny. Done it all? Try... Mount Everest, Nepal While everyone and their dog seems to be summiting these days, nothing's more extreme than standing at 29,035 feet (8,850 meter) on the highest place on Earth. But it's a possible dream for a determined mountaineer with high-altitude experience, a hall pass for the months of April and May, and $65,000 to fork over to superstar guides, including Mountain Madness(www.mountainmadness.com) and Alpine Ascents International(www.alpineascents.com). Mountain Madness also offers two saner, but still thrilling options: Trek to Everest Base Camp as part of the support team ($3,150), and/or climb to Camps I and II on the notorious Khumbu Icefall ($7,600). The view's still dang good, and hey, you're climbing on Everest!Mountaineering: Expert Opinion:"If you want to see whether you'd like to start mountain climbing, Mount Rainier really tests your abilities. I've worked there as a guide since 1982, and we've taken hundreds of people to the summit. Denali notwithstanding, it's probably the most challenging and physically demanding climb in the U.S." —Ed Viesturs, six-time Everest summiter, first U.S. citizen to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-plus-meter peaks
SCUBA DIVINGIf you haven't already...Palau, Micronesia If fate were to deal you the dilemma of having to choose a single underwater dive for the rest of your life, that would have to be the Blue Corner off the coast of Palau. This nook of sprawling Micronesia is scuba's Garden of Eden. Every year legions of divers journey across the world to commune with an aquatic menagerie of 1,500 species of reef fish and 700 corals, and this paradise remains undiminished by discovery. Reef sharks prowl, manta rays take wing, huge schools of snappers and barracudas sweep by you on the currents. Follow them into a coral-top wonderland filled with hordes of vibrantly colored fish. As fate would have it, you aren't limited to a single dive; the fabled Blue Corner is but one of 70 or so prime spots within an hour's cruise of Koror, Palau's lodging-rich base-camp island. You can explore steep coral drop-offs, hidden caves, and encrusted World War II ships and planes entombed at various depths. Don't miss the 475-foot (145-meter) Japanese oiler, Iro, lying at a rakish angle from 25 to 90 feet (8 to 27 meters) below. For an even more alien environment, try snorkeling in the Jellyfish Lakes, isolated saltwater bodies swarming with millions of nonstinging jellyfish. Many guides and dive operators work from live-aboard boats, but a land-based stay lets you mingle with the locals on lush topside Palau. Sam's Tours ($119 a day; www.samstours.com) caters to North American divers. Go kayaking with Planet Blue Sea Kayak Tours($90 for a one-day tour; www.samstours.com) and they'll give you a crash course in World War II history as you paddle dazzling lagoon nurseries where baby sharks and other aquatic newbies are discovering the crystal waters along with you. If you have...Cayman Islands The Caribbean rival to Palau boasts stunning visibility in 80-degree water teeming with such tropical marvels as puffers, triggerfish, stingrays, tarpon, and turtles. Cayman Brac is the hot tip: uncrowded, with pristine dive sites, a scuttled Russian frigate to explore, and quick access to the deep, steep, advanced wall dives off Little Cayman. Brac Reef Beach Resort's Reef Divers operation knows all the best spots ($540 a week; www.bracreef.com).Done it all? Try...Antarctic Peninsula, South Pole If you've had your fill of temperate seas and tropical fish, then it's time to dive among orcas, leopard seals, and ice shelves in the vivid waters of the South Pole. Big Animals Photography Expeditions' Ultimate Antarctica II ($13,500; www.biganimals.com) is an extreme aquatic adventure: 20 nights and 3,300 nautical miles (6,112 kilometers) aboard a converted Russian icebreaker from Ushuaia, Argentina, to the Antarctic Peninsula. The next trip begins December 27, 2006, and has space for only 21 divers. Dry-suit experience is a prerequisite. Bragging rights? You haven't just been to the end of the Earth, you've been under it.Diving: Expert Opinion:"Palau has been my elusive Shangri-la—I'm planning my first trip there this year. It is one of the most enchanting underwater places. It's at the crossroads of a high diversity of fish, corals, and invertebrates. Many describe it as heaven-on-Earth."—Sylvia Earle, oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, known as "Her Deepness" SURFINGIf you haven't already...Kauai, Hawaii A tiny island with superb breaks, this is a one-stop feast for seekers of ultimate surf. Whether you're a vacationing tyro or a big-name pro, there's a wave here with your name on it. The zoo atmosphere of other hallowed surf shrines (the north shore of Oahu, for example) is largely absent on aloha-drenched Kauai (www.kauai-hawaii.com). Variety is Kauai's particular spice. Even at Hanalei Bay, six- to eight-footers (one- to two-meters) are the norm in winter, and soft beach breaks like Pine Trees' two- to four-footers (0.6- to 1.2-meter) satisfy anyone who's not out to prove great mettle. Among the mettle-testers are Cannons and Tunnels. The former is beefy and hollow; when it's up, you'd better be confident of your big-wave résumé. Tunnels requires a long paddle out, but on mellow days it's fast and fun. When the waves build, though: experts only. Beginners love protected, reliable Poipu Beach. And PK's at Poipu is nothing to sneeze at, with two- to eight-footers in the shadow of luxury resorts. Pakala Beach has the perfect wave on the south shore, but it's a local secret. To know when a swell is running, just look for cars parked along the rock walls. If you need to get up to speed on your board skills, try neophyte-friendly Margo Oberg Surf School ($57 for two hours; www.surfonkauai.com). Respect the locals, and they'll gladly share their slice of paradise. If you have...Panama This emerging surfing mecca has great waves, tropical bliss, and two coasts to choose from. Santa Catalina on the Pacific side has consistent, 4- to 20-foot (1- to 6-meter) breaks and seldom more than a handful of surfers in the water. It's best from March to June. Bocas del Toro, an archipelago off the Caribbean side, is your best bet from December through April. Find digs on either coast through www.panamasurftours.com. Done it all? Try...Samoa Best surf on the planet? Maybe. What is certain is Samoa's year-round big swells and its surf-frontier feeling: paradise undiscovered. When the big south swell rears up, a left-hand point break called Boulders on Upolu Island is one of the world's great waves. A pro surfer hangout called Galu Mana (www.samoaunderground.com) has paddle-out access. Not for beginners.
MOUNTAIN BIKINGIf you haven't already...Crested Butte, Colorado Like playing ball in Cooperstown or running a marathon in Greece, mountain biking Crested Butte is a direct link to the sport's genesis: Locals started riding clunkers in the woods here nearly 30 years ago. This Rocky Mountain resort town is now home to both the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and the original Fat Tire Bike Week (next year it's in June). Here knobby rubber is revered above all, and yours can ply a network of stellar singletrack and jeep roads that lace together aspen forests, river canyons, mining ruins, and ski-area downhills. Most rides are marked by long climbs and smooth descents, not so tough that they beat you down or so technical that you can't gawk at the meadows, wildflowers, expansive views, and, come fall, an eruption of golden leaves. The 30-mile (48-kilometer) "401" ride is a local favorite: Pedal out to the old mining town of Gothic, climb past Emerald Lake, soar above tree line through fields of helmet-high wildflowers, top out in Schofield Pass, and rip down a packed-dirt singletrack back to the world of campers and condos. Another must-conquer is the 25-mile (40-kilometer) Dyke Trail with its final, exhilarating downhill through sun-dappled aspen groves. Grab a chair lift up Mount Crested Butte to access an ever growing number of trails that will deposit you at the base of the mountain, where you can recount the day's exploits over a microbrew at The Eldo (+1 970 349 6125), a local hang next to the post office downtown. If you have...Moab, Utah Where Crested Butte is mountains and forest, Moab is all fiery rock and desert air, and favored by lovers of technical riding. Trails splay out into Canyonlands National Park (home to the dazzling White Rim Trail) and across buttes and bluffs. The famous Slickrock Trail starts just outside of town. Rim Tours ($185; www.rimtours.com) guides red rock rolls for all levels of riders. Done it all? Try...New Zealand In the glaciated Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, quiet trails overlook emerald meadows and deep alpine lakes. Wanaka Lake and Village near Queensland is the nexus for everything from challenging circumnavigations to heli-bike downhills on the country's highest trails with Alpine & Heli Mountain Biking ($226; www.mountainbiking.co.nz). MULTISPORTIf you haven't already...Whistler, British Columbia Overachieving athletes who can't commit to a single-sport vacation should cast their lot for Whistler. The site-to-be of the 2010 Winter Olympics is a nearly unrivaled summer multisport mecca for an astounding range of disciplines. The village of Whistler (2,190 feet or 668 meters), nestled in a lake-studded valley at the base of twin ski mountains Whistler (7,160 feet or 2,182 meters) and Blackcomb (7,494 feet or 2,284 meters), is bisected by frothy Fitzsimmons Creek, and the paved 18.6-mile (30-kilometer) Valley Trail gives total area access. Lifts on both mountains put the high country within reach. On Blackcomb, that means Horstman Glacier, where groomed half-pipes serve summer snowboarders, or the Blackcomb Buttress, for guided, low class-5 rock climbing with Whistler Alpine Guides Bureau ($332 a day; www.whistlerguides.com). On Whistler the newly-opened-for-summer Peak Chair conveys you to heathery high alpine country and 30 miles (48 kilometers) of Whistler Mountain trails that connect with the glacial backcountry of huge Garibaldi Provincial Park. The monolithic Black Tusk rock formation is the park's signature goal. Partway up Whistler Mountain is the Whistler Mountain Bike Park ($84 a day; www.whistlerblackcomb.com) where freeriders plunge on plush suspension bikes along a network of groomed trails and jumps. The new Freight Train trail drops 2,200 feet (671 meters) in five miles (eight kilometers). Low-lying highlights include Alta Lake, favored by windsurfers, and Green Lake, which is surrounded by the 14-mile (23-kilometer) Green Lake Loop mountain biking trail (a cross-country alternative to the freeride ruckus on Whistler). Joining these two lakes is the River of Golden Dreams, which makes for a leisurely canoe or kayak paddle. In classic can't-make-up-your-mind fashion, Backroads Whistler offers a Paddle Pedal trip ($42; www.backroadswhistler.com). Canoe or 'yak on Golden Dream, pick up a bike ($25 a half-day), and ride back to put-in. Bored? Paddle or raft the Class II white water on the Birkenhead River with Whistler River Adventures ($74; www.whistlerriver.com). Ride cable zip lines high above Fitzsimmons Creek with Ziptrek Ecotours ($82; www.ziptrek.com). Or, make the 35-minute drive down to Squamish and do Multipitch 101 on the Stawamus Chief, 2,100 feet (640 meter) of granite looming above Howe Sound. Squamish Rock Guides teach and guide it ($147 a half-day; www.squamishrockguides.com). Fine, you say, but can you scuba dive? Yep. Porteau Cove Provincial Park just outside of Squamish was one of British Columbia's first underwater parks: several wrecks, plus artificial reefs that draw scads of critters. If you suffer from multisport personality disorder, Whistler's got your cure.If you have...Dominican Republic Windsurfing put Cabarete on the adventure map thanks to year-round strong winds and warm water (plus a friendly beachfront village with no shortage of bars and digs). But now kiteboarding is all the rage. Kite Excite rents gear and teaches via radio helmets ($58 an hour; www.kitexcite.com). But the diving and mountain biking are phenomenal, and local river canyons are full of waterfalls and pools, hence the new "cascading" craze: hike-climb-swim adventures like Iguana Mama's one-day 27-waterfall foray ($60; www.iguanamama.com). They also give mountain biking tours ($40 a day). Done it all? Try... Fort William, Scotland Highlands games of a different order play out in the shadow of 4,409-foot (1,344- meter) Ben Nevis (Britain's highest peak). With its extensive network of forest trails and some of Scotland's wildest rivers, the region around Fort William is acrawl with bikers, climbers, hikers, rafters, and paddlers. Macs Adventure (www.macsadventure.com) runs week-long mountain biking trips ($994). Vertical Descents (www.verticaldescents.com) guides rafting trips on the River Garry ($74), canyon trips in the Allt Nathrach ($64 for two hours), and day-climbing on local crags ($166).Multisport: Expert Opinion: "Whistler's a geographic anomaly, a freak of nature. I don't know of any other place in North America where in one day during the summer you can go snow skiing, mountain biking, kiteboarding, paragliding, kayaking, bungee jumping, and climbing. There must be something you can't do there, but I can't think of it."—Will Gadd, mountain biker, rock climber, mountaineer, kayaker, current world record distance holder for paragliding Pick up the November 2005 issue for more great adventure travel ideas, news, and articles by award-winning writers.


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H&M has partnered with its fair share of designers (ahem, Versace, Maison Martin Margiela, and, soon, Isabel Marant). But the label's most recent collab comes as its most surprising yet – Lady Gaga. In the wake of the release of her new album, ARTPOP, Billboard reports that the retailer is set to sell a limited number of the pop star's albums in more than 175 international stores. On the flip side, Gaga will help H&M open their new Times Square location in NYC and officially light the logo atop the Condé Nast building.
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I went to hear my good friend Pastor Dave at I-90 Church yesterday. He brought up a point that I think all of us, regardless of our spiritual beliefs, can agree on. He said that we all need to be the "salt and light of the earth." Well actually Jesus said it, but Dave was relaying the message! Now, that can obviously mean different things to different people, but let me give you Dave's version. Salt and light are two things that can make life better. Salt adds flavor and a light can give guidance, direction, and at times it can remove fear. So when we talk about being the "salt of the earth" we are talking about being the spice of life! When we say that we need to be a "light in the darkness" we are talking about helping lead people toward love and hope. Simply put, you and I need to show each other God's love. Now, you may be saying, "but Tony I don't believe in God." Well then just look at it as showing those around you love in the form of kindness, patience, forgiveness, mercy, and etc.
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The Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1 d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved? Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev disagrees, and in this book he has re-examined this ancient opening and the result is a "new" Old Indian. In this modern interpretation, he has introduced ambitious and aggressive ways for Black to play in the main lines. He constructs an improved version of a repertoire he has himself utilized with great success against grandmaster opposition. Using illustrative games, he studies the fundamental tactical and positional ideas for both sides, and also covers what to do if White avoids the Old Indian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the New Old Indian.


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Oculus Reparo is a variant of the Reparo spell that is used to repair broken glasses.
Known Uses
- Hermione Granger used this spell to mend Harry Potter's glasses when they first met on the Hogwarts Express in 1991.
- Arthur Weasley probably used a nonverbal version of this spell to fix Harry's glasses in 1992.
The incantation comes from the Latin "reparo" meaning "to renew" or "repair," and the Latin "oculus," meaning "eye."
Behind the scenes
- This spell only appears in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but, as mentioned above, there may be nonverbal uses in the books.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione Granger uses this spell in Diagon Alley, despite being underage and thus not permitted to use magic outside of school. This may have been allowed to slide because Hermione was in a location filled with other witches and wizards, and The Trace would not have been able to catch her. It is also possible that Oculus Reparo is considered such a mundane, harmless spell that its use was not enough to trigger a violation. Hermione's use of the spell in the first film was permittable as students are allowed to perform magic on the train. In the earlier films, the spells seem to be almost all long, two-word incantations, so the 'reparo' spell may have just been modified to have an 'oculus' in front of it.
- In Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Ron tries to use this spell to fix Harry's glasses but instead turns a wizard's hat into a frog.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Possible use)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
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Watersheds at Risk: Addressing Present and Future Challenges
December 3rd 2015
Stuttgart, Germany
The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, Young Processionals Network – Baden Württemberg (IAHR-BW) is pleased to announce its sixteenth annual colloquium. The theme for this year's colloquium shall be "Watersheds at Risk: Addressing Present and Future Challenges". Interested members of (IAHR-BW) and other YPNs from around the globe are hereby cordially invited to participate as presenters in the Young Professionals forum session.
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The colloquium topics shall feature the abovementioned theme featuring three key words: Society – Climate – Technology. Participation is open for presentations and posters.
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome definitely won't stop you from losing FAT, you still just have to diet like anyone else. But admittedly there are a few complicating factors you need to keep in mind that make seeing "weight loss" harder. Similar to other endocrinological disorders (like hypothyroidism) you can have more water fluctuation issues and tend to extra water, in general, more than someone who doesn't have that issue.
Other complications are that elevated androgens increase hunger, mood swings, anxiety and sleep patterns. That is REAL FUN when you are trying to maintain a deficit. (Um, NOT.)
So, your body won't defy fat loss (fat loss is DIFFERENT from "weight loss", you see) but, you have some cards stacked against you, and that can make it harder.
Here are some general guidelines to help you as you work through the program with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome {PCOS):
1. Training and Exercise – Use the extra androgens to your advantage to increase insulin sensitivity (through exercise and movement). Use your exercise to get negative anxiety or depression out of you. You can often train, and you can frequently walk. Moving is your key.
2. Stay moving and be realistic about how MUCH you are moving – Women with PCOS generally have a tendency to lethargic behavior. Monitor your activity and try to stay as active as possible. Get up off the sofa and move around the house more, do extra house chores, fidget, anything you can think of to combat the lethargy. Gentle movement is generally a good thing with regards to combating inflammation and water retention.
3. Don't Carb Restrict – Removing carbs from your diet may make the scale fall some (due to its effect on stored fluids in the muscle fibers and elsewhere) but it has a long-term way of making training stress higher and recovery poorer – two things you don't want, especially with PCOS. Don't go high carb or high fat for PCOS due to alterations in androgens, but strive for a nice moderate intake across the board. It is important to focus on stability and moderation with your condition.
4. Don't expect to see the scale move down REGULARLY the way a normal persons might (heck, even "normal" people have these issues, but it's more exaggerated for you) – If you are doing the Venus workouts, it will only make exercise-induced water retention worse. PCOS women hold water, a lot of it. If you lift, you are going to increase in edema and inflammation even more (and yes more than non-PCOS girls). Don't worry about it. Get low enough in body fat to like what you see most of the time and deal with the water best you can. Play around too with sodium/magnesium/potassium and water levels. Above all else stay calm and consistent. No one looks good after bawling their eyes out over obviously illogical scale jumps.
5. Follow the Venus Factor Protocol Undulation Patterns! This means, don't skip your 'eat up' days ever! Larger deficits = more backlash. It doesn't mean you can't play around with deficits, but, generally speaking, you are "sensitive." You might find that the lowest recommendation of the 1000cals on deficit days is too low for you. That is okay. Try 1200 or 1300 at first and see how you respond, and then try to go lower if you think you can handle it and see how that goes for you. You respond to hunger worse, inflammation worse, insomnia, etc.. read more at Venus Factor diet reviews. Taking it a little slower and keeping a more balanced macronutrient profile will mean you get there faster in the long run and will stave off binging.
Lastly, most of the "research" and articles you see on PCOS are ridiculous. Most tie things only to the insulin resistance angle and demonize carbohydrates and fats. While it can be difficult, it does not have to be what some professionals have made it out to be. Continue reading "Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome And Exercise"


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Two biologists peered down into the seine that was now writhing with fish pulled from the waters of the Big Niangua River. It was the summer of 1884 and they were standing in the headwaters of the river near Marshfield.
The pair netted many smallish fish familiar to their trained eyes, but one, no longer than an index finger, held their attention with its unusual markings and bright flashes of color. Its distinguishing marks included a series of prominent dark brown cross bars running along its body. A narrow orange streak so perfectly tinged the edge of its dorsal fin that it might have been painted by an artist.
The scientists, Seth Meek and Charles Gilbert, had discovered a new species of fish. They named it Etheostoma nianguae. Today we know it as the Niangua darter, a now federally threatened fish found nowhere else but in streams in the Osage River basin. The pair's scientific expedition across the Ozarks that summer and other work vastly expanded our knowledge of the richly varied aquatic life in Missouri's streams.
Collaborating with them was David Starr Jordan, a colleague known as the father of American ichthyology. The three discovered and named as new species Missouri's sicklefin chub, Ozark shiner, Niangua darter, bluestripe darter and yoke darter. Between them they also had a hand in discovering another 20 or so new species that initially were found in other states but also lived in Missouri.
In addition, Meek collected dozens of types of fish around the state. Many were species already known to science, but his yeoman's work served to confirm their existence and, in part, their range in the state. This endeavor also helped establish another important fact: Missouri harbors one of the richest native fish faunas of any state. While Gilbert and Jordan were far bigger names in scientific circles, Meek's work here stands out. He was "the single biggest contributor to knowledge of Missouri fishes before 1900," according to William L. Pflieger, retired Conservation Department ichthyologist and author of The Fishes of Missouri. Echoing that sentiment is Henry W. Robison, professor of biology at Southern Arkansas University and co-author of Fishes of Arkansas.
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October 23, 2014
The chorus of people singing happy birthday to Maths Inspiration today could be deafening, particularly if the 100,000 teenagers who have been lucky enough to go along to these shows over the last 10 years join in!
Maths Inspiration, set up by Plus's good friend Rob Eastaway, is a fantastic project that runs interactive maths shows all over the UK. The shows are for 14-17 year olds and demonstrate how maths is useful beyond school. And they do more than that, they make maths cool! The shows are held in some of the most prestigious theatres in the country, including The Palace Theatre in London, The Crucible in Sheffield and The Bristol Hippodrome, and feature comedians, teachers, musicians, space scientists, stadium designers, medical professionals, and fitness instructors, who all also happen to be mathematicians. Each show features several talks on topics ranging from roller coasters to the maths used to convict criminals and is very interactive. Students are invited on stage to participate in demonstrations throughout the show.
And if you haven't had a chance to see one of their shows yet, you can still join the party. Their Autumn shows feature Rob Eastaway explaining what the competition between Coke and Pepsi can tell us about world peace, Hannah Fry examining how human connections can cause everything from the movement of crowds, to fashion, and can even help catch the odd burglar, and Ben Sparks will show why emotion, art and mathematics go hand in hand. You can book now at the Maths Inspiration website. And if you're not able to attend a show, you can still catch some of their shows on DVD.
From the Plus team and the 100,000 other lucky people to have seen your shows, Happy tenth birthday Maths Inspiration!
You can read more on Plus about Maths Inspiration in Maths inspires a roller coaster ride and many articles by Rob Eastawy as well as reviews of his great books.
October 22, 2014
Our image of the week shows the courtyard of the British Museum in London with its beautiful glass and steel roof.
The courtyard of the British Museum with its famous mathematical roof and reading room in the middle. Image © The British Museum.
Officially the space is named the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court. Designed by Foster and Partners it transformed the Museum's inner courtyard into the largest covered public square in Europe. The courtyard was originally meant to be a garden, but in 1852–7 the Reading Room and a number of book stacks were built in it to house the library department of the Museum and the space was lost. Then, in 1997, the department moved to the new British Library building and there was an opportunity to re-open the space to the public. A competition was launched and won by Lord Foster, whose design is loosely based on the concept for the roof of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany. The canopy of the roof was constructed out of 3,312 panes of glass, no two of which are the same.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
Find out more about the maths behind Foster and Partners architecture here.
October 14, 2014
If you had a sloppy maths teacher at school you might have grown up with the idea that the number is equal to Now that is completely wrong. Writing those numbers out in decimal gives while . There's a difference in the third decimal place after the decimal point!
How accurately do we need to know the value of π?
Surely this small inaccuracy doesn't matter? Well, as the following extract from a longer article by Chris Budd shows, it really does.
The point is that is not any number. It lies at the heart of any technology that involves rotation or waves, and that is much of mechanical and electrical engineering. If rotating parts in, say, a typical jet engine are not manufactured to high tolerance, then the parts simply won't rotate. This typically involves measurements correct to one part in 10,000 and, as these measurements involve , we require a value of to at least this order of accuracy to prevent errors. In medical imaging using CAT or MRI scanners, the scanning devices move on a ring which has to be manufactured to a tolerance of one part in 1,000,000, requiring an even more precise value of .
However, even this level of accuracy pales into insignificance when we look at modern electrical devices. In high frequency electronics, with frequencies in the order of 1GHz (typical for mobile phones or GPS applications), electrical engineers require a precision in the value used for in the order of one part in 1,000,000,000,000,000.
So, the modern world needs and it needs it accurately!
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October 13, 2014
Our image of the week shows a Klein bottle!
Image © Charles Trevelyan.
The Klein bottle is a very strange shape, discovered in 1882 by the mathematician Felix Klein. It intersects itself, only has one side (as opposed to an inside and an outside) and you can turn a pattern drawn on the bottle into its mirror image simply by sliding it along. You can find out more here. This picture of the Klein bottle was created by Charles Trevelyan and rendered partially transparent so that we can see the inside.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
October 6, 2014
No, honestly, this isn't abstract art! At least not on purpose. It's a visualisation of a function of a complex variable using a method called domain colouring.
Image created by Maksim Zhuk.
The method was developed by Frank Farris; you can find a description of it here. The image was produced by Maksim Zhuk using the Pygame library within Python.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
October 2, 2014
We have just learnt a really nice fact about the game of tic-tac-toe. As you may know, tic-tac-toe always results in a draw if both players make the best moves possible at every step of the game. To force a draw you need to follow a particular strategy, which isn't too hard, but tedious to write down (see here).
But now imagine you play tic-tac-toe the other way around, so that the first person to get three in a row loses the game. Again the game will end in a draw if both players play optimally. But this time the strategy for the first player is really easy: at your first move, choose the central square, and after that simply mirror your opponent's moves. By "mirror" we mean that you choose the square that is diametrically opposite the last square the opponent chose: if the opponent chose the top right corner, you choose the bottom left one, if they chose the middle top one, you choose the middle bottom one, and so on.
The same works in a version of tic-tac-toe that has, not 3x3, but nxn squares, where n is an odd number (if n is even there is no central square). Again we play the version in which the player who first gets n in a row loses. If the first player adopts the strategy above, they will never lose.
It's not too difficult to see why this strategy works. Let's call the player who goes first A and the other one B. After A takes the central square at the first move, B goes next and A mirrors B from then on. This means that whatever configuration of squares A has taken, B has taken the mirror image of the same configuration first. In particular, if A was forced to take n squares in a row, then B must have taken n squares in a row at the previous move, so B would have lost before A even got to make the supposed losing move. Nice!
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Summoning Charm
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- "And then he heard it, speeding through the air behind him; he turned and saw his Firebolt hurtling towards him around the edge of the woods, soaring into the enclosure, and stopping dead in mid-air beside him, waiting for him to mount."
- —The Firebolt, under influence of this spell.[src]
The Summoning Charm (incantation: Accio) was a charm that caused an object at a distance from the caster to fly into his or her arms. It was one of the oldest spells known to wizarding society.[1]
This spell's most famous use was, according to Miranda Goshawk, by the Accionites and their leader, Gideon Flatworthy.[1]
In the traditional wizarding tale "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" from The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the son of the titular pot's original owner Summoned a lost donkey belonging to one of his fellow villagers.[2]
Casting and effects
The Summoning Charm could not be used on buildings.[3] In addition, it did not work on most living things, and those few on which it did were generally not considered worth Summoning, such as flobberworms.[3]
The farther the desired object was from the caster, the harder it was to Summon. However, there was apparently some controversy over this claim, as Hermione Granger stated that it did not matter how far away the object was — so long as the caster had it clearly in mind, they should be able to Summon it with ease.[4]
There were counterspells that could be placed on objects to keep them from being Summoned.[5][6] Most wizarding goods sold as of the 20th century and early 21st century came pre-enchanted with anti-theft spells to keep them from being Summoned by anyone but their rightful owners.[3]
Successful uses
|Molly Weasley
|Molly Weasley used several Summoning Charms to find many different magical sweets Fred and George Weasley were trying to sneak out of the house to the Quidditch World Cup in 1994.[7]
|Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
|Hermione Granger taught the charm to Harry Potter, who later used it in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament to Summon his broom to him to outmanoeuvre the Hungarian Horntail.[7]
|Barty Crouch Jr.
(disguised as Alastor Moody)
|Barty Crouch Jr. used the Summoning Charm to take the Marauders Map away from Severus Snape before he could read it.[7]
|Harry Potter
|24 June, 1995
|Harry Potter used this charm to Summon the Triwizard Cup, which had been made a Portkey, in order to escape Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters in 1995.[7]
|Harry Potter
Harry Potter on his toad with which he was practicing his Silencing Charm in Charms class (in 1995).[8]
|Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
|During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries Hermione Granger used it to retrieve wands, and Ron Weasley Summoned a brain in a tank to himself while under the effects of a disorienting curse.[8]
|Death Eaters
|During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Death Eaters attempting to pull the prophecy sphere from Harry's hands.
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter Summoned Madam Rosmerta's brooms to himself and Albus Dumbledore to get back to Hogwarts in 1997.[9]
|Hermione Granger
|Hermione Granger Summoned books about Horcruxes from the Headmaster's office in 1997.[10]
|Harry Potter
|31 July, 1997
Harry Potter Summoned his glasses on his 17th birthday.
|Fred Weasley
|August 1997
|Fred Summoned hairs from a Muggle boy in Ottery St. Catchpole in order to help Harry disguise himself for the wedding using Polyjuice Potion.
|Lord Voldemort
|2 May, 1998
|He summoned the Sorting Hat non-verbally; it flew through a shattered window of Hogwarts Castle.
Unsuccessful uses
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm while Hermione Granger was teaching him how to use it in preparation for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.
|Harry Potter
|Summer of 1995
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm wandlessly to retrieve his wand after Dudley hit him when they were attacked in 1995 by two Dementors sent by Dolores Umbridge.
|Death Eaters
|The Death Eaters tried to cast the charm on the prophecy during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, but Harry managed to hold on to it, having cast a Shield Charm to protect himself.
|Harry Potter
|1 September, 1996
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm nonverbally and wandlessly to retrieve his wand after Draco Malfoy hit him with a Full Body-Bind Curse in 1996.[9]
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter tried the Charm to Summon Salazar Slytherin's fake locket in the Horcrux cave in 1997.[9]
|Harry Potter
|27 July, 1997
|He tried it to Summon Hedwig and Rubeus Hagrid during the Battle of the Seven Potters.[10]
|Hermione Granger tried the Summoning Charm to Summon Salazar Slytherin's Locket in Regulus Black's bedroom at 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry also tried Summoning the locket while he was in Dolores Umbridge's office while they were infiltrating the Ministry of Magic.
|Harry Potter
|24 December, 1997
|Harry tried to Summon his wand after it had been knocked out of his hand during his fight with Nagini at Godric's Hollow.
|Harry Potter
|December, 1997
|Harry tried to summon the Sword of Gryffindor from the frozen pool in the Forest of Dean.
|Harry Potter
|1 May, 1998
|Harry tried to Summon Helga Hufflepuff's Cup when he was in the Lestrange Vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank during the break-in, but he was unsuccessful because the vault was bewitched.
|Hermione Granger
|Hermione Granger tried to use a Summoning Charm to Summon Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement and Helga Hufflepuff's Cup in the Lestrange Vault, but the protections on the Horcruxes made this impossible.
|A Death Eater
|A Death Eater tried the charm to Summon Harry's Cloak of Invisibility.[10]
The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon". In the Hungarian translation, the spell is called "Invito", possibly from the word "to invite".
Behind the scenes
- In the 2006 short film The Queen's Handbag, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley both use the charm in an attempt to retrieve Queen Elizabeth II's handbag, which has been lost. They are unsuccessful and Hermione suggests they're too far away from it, suggesting the charm may have a maximum range. However, in Goblet of Fire, Hermione stated that distance didn't matter, as long as the caster was concentrating hard enough. Also, the short film's canonicity is uncertain, so it is unlikely this applies to mainstream continuity.
- In the console and PC versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, it can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
- In the handheld versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Accio can move an object in any direction, not just towards the caster. In some cases, it moves an object directly away from the caster, working more like its opposite.
- When Hermione Summoned Secrets of the Darkest Art from Dumbledore's office, she simply said "Accio Horcrux books", instead of the specific book name, meaning that this spell can function even when the item's description is not detailed.
- According to Wonderbook, the hand motion is thus:
- Given that the Summoning Charm will not work on most living objects, the Summoning of the donkey in "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" may have been one of the uses of poetic licence on the part of Beedle the Bard.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- The Queen's Handbag
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 See this video.
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
|Professors: Filius Flitwick
|Textbooks: The Standard Book of Spells · Achievements in Charming · Quintessence: A Quest
|Charmbook writers and charm developers: Miranda Goshawk · Scarpin · Felix Summerbee · Randolph Keitch · Basil Horton · Mnemone Radford · Elliot Smethwyck · Jarleth Hobart · Delfina Crimp · Orabella Nuttley · Levina Monkstanley · Fred Weasley · George Weasley
|Charms studied at Hogwarts: Levitation Charm · Fire-Making Charm · Softening Charm · Skurge · Aresto Momentum · Cheering Charm · Freezing Spell · Seize and Pull Charm · Summoning Charm · Banishing Charm · Silencing Charm · Mending Charm · Reductor Curse · Colour Change Charm · Growth Charm · Water-Making Spell · Locomotion Charm · Vinegar into Wine · Bird-Conjuring Charm


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A long, long time ago, I came across this image in my Martha Stewart magazine and I was smitten.
The form. The function. The style. The practicality. I HAD to have it in my house. Except that we don't have a wall big enough for such an installation so I put it in the back of my mind and thought I would eventually forget about it.
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Thanks for that. I've been meaning to do it for a while, but I got lazy about it. :P
I will rename the page as well. LuckyTimothy 16:55, November 30, 2012 (UTC)
- Well, it looks like I was just beaten to it by WikiaBot. A staff member it says -- maybe not a bot? LuckyTimothy 16:57, November 30, 2012 (UTC)
Oh, Chad...
Yeah, I think so, too. But ugh, I wish you were an admin! I've been doing a lot of blocking and I look like an asshole for doing so. >.< TeamTaycob 23:15, December 4, 2012 (UTC)
- Sigh... You're right. I should block him. I'm going to block him. TeamTaycob 23:59, December 4, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Ateara family
I meant those particular characters still are the ancestors of the characters in the series. Your ancestors will always be your ancestors, it doesn't make sense written in past tense. -TagAlongPam (talk) 02:19, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Well I would argue that, when stating the relation, they should all be present tense. Is your grandfather not your grandfather anymore once he has died? -TagAlongPam (talk) 13:33, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Details would be in the past tense, yes. I'm referring specifically to the first sentence where the relationship is stated. -TagAlongPam (talk) 18:29, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Done. TeamTaycob 23:14, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
RE: Annewbiz
Looks like the banhammer has been brought down in my absence. So I don't have to try and trudge through countless edits by the user, what did they do? Just not heed warnings on moving pages or pointless edits? LuckyTimothy 00:43, December 7, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Question
It must have had a function once, but I can't remember what it was. -TagAlongPam (talk) 22:04, December 7, 2012 (UTC)
Oh, it's fine. Thanks. TeamTaycob 17:11, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
- Nah, don't mind. -TagAlongPam (talk) 18:05, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Family pages
I can't remember why he was left out, but that must have been the reason. He can probably fit into the Uley page though, along with Sue (she can stay on the Clearwater page too since that's where people would think to look for her). -TagAlongPam (talk) 03:33, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Another block
Not sure what was done to deserve a block this time. Inserting terrible pictures? -TagAlongPam (talk) 03:33, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
- Ehhh I actually went with the block since he/she isn't listening to your warnings/explanations. -TagAlongPam (talk) 00:45, December 13, 2012 (UTC)
The teenage werewolf...
...has been blocked again. I took care of the pages, too. Thanks. TeamTaycob 14:19, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
...Sorry, I'm a little disoriented. Which pages? TeamTaycob 03:24, December 13, 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, okay. Cool. Thanks. And haha, the other Wikis you contribute to make it sound like you have a fairly delicious life. xD TeamTaycob 14:18, December 13, 2012 (UTC)
- I feel ya. This Wiki has returned to its natural state of boredom since BD-2's been in theaters for almost a month. :p I've been spending some time away from the Internet and into books, actually. I've been trying to read as much as I can - I'm reading my favorite Laurie Halse Anderson books (they're kind of my winter tradition xD); I've started up on the Dexter series after a friend's constant recommendations; I just finished a Sherman Alexie novel; I'm powering through the Pretty Little Liars novels like nobody's business; I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo in school; and I've been trying to read Water for Elephants but I kind of stopped. Oh, and I wanna read the Twilight books again. Relive the feelings. Cry a lot. I think this year's Christmas is going to suck for me, anyway. But gah! I love books. TeamTaycob 22:31, December 13, 2012 (UTC)
Reading rampage.
I don't read essays; I write them. :P But only for school, though. I've been writing a lot, too, but nothing too serious - just fanfiction. It calms me down and keeps me busy, since school really sucks right now. I've been moved down a chair in orchestra, The Count of Monte Cristo is a hard read (and we have reading guide questions with it), and my math teacher lacks the ability to teach well. He's terrible. Gah.
And I'm actually surprised you saw BD-2, let alone enjoyed it! That's so great! I absolutely loved the movie. Second best for me. TeamTaycob 22:52, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
- I understand. I just can't write good regular fiction. *sob* The characters end up sounding like Jacob and Bella. And with The Count of Monte Cristo, I like it and all, but yeah - it really is a hard read. I read a bit of The Odyssey this school year, too (they're really packing us Honors kids with the literature). I didn't like it that much.
- And yes! You're right! New Moon is my favorite. It's just... I honestly cannot explain clearly why I love it so much. It's just perfect. I found the cast of BD-2 way more relaxed, but their performances were also upped, too, when you look at their bodies of work throughout the years. The performance gap between BD-1 and BD-2 wasn't as huge as the one between Eclipse and BD-1 (because I think the main three actors really turned it out for BD-1), but it was still good. Kristen was, like... bleeding power. She obviously loves Vampire Bella. Lol. I'm just so bummed that the film series is over, though. Gah. It sucks. I mean, the series itself isn't over, but "forever" has begun (that sounds way better than "the end" in my opinion.) I don't know how to cope that well. TeamTaycob 00:03, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Nah, I'm not looking to get anything of mine published. It's really weird when people write totally non-canon plots (Jacob as a movie director? Bella as a model? Edward as a photographer? My ass.) and then try to post it as fanfiction. It's like... dude, just write an original story! It's obnoxious. TeamTaycob 17:10, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Lol at Dee ^^^.
Nothing at all, just sitting near the nonexistent Christmas tree. And go shopping... I hope. :/
Nike'sGirl 09:31, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
I have a question, why shouldn't I add the Relationship template on these atricles. They were already added on some articles. MrsLunchBox (talk) 15:55, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
- I see but, then it should be removed from the article of Athenodora, as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsLunchBox (talk • contribs)
Re: Didiyme as a book-only character.
How was it resolved? I don't think the "book only" category should exist at all. We consider books the primary source, so we have a "film only" category because it deviates from that source. It also doesn't make sense to include characters who are only mentioned in the books in the "book only" category, since they don't really appear in either one. I removed a few of these before realizing it would affect many pages (and before seeing your messages to me). -TagAlongPam (talk) 01:02, December 17, 2012 (UTC)
Re: {{main|relationships}}
My issue is not with the "Relationships" page in particular, it's that the "Main" templates are meant to be used for sections that are summaries of another (whole) page. For example, the Twilight section of the Twilight Saga page is a summary of the entire Twilight page, so that is the main page and should be linked using the template. But Garrett's relationship with Kate is not a summary of the entire "Relationship" page, so the template is not appropriate there. -TagAlongPam (talk) 04:07, December 17, 2012 (UTC)
Gallery: Amun and Kebi
I'm not sure if the Gallery page of Amun and Kebi could stay. I mean on both galleries of Amun and Kebi, were basically the same pictures, and there is no "couple" gallerie of Charlotte and Peter. So what do you think? MrsLunchBox (talk) 15:02, December 17, 2012 (UTC)
RE: Block
Alrighty then. TeamTaycob 22:22, December 19, 2012 (UTC)
There you are. Merry Christmas. TeamTaycob 15:10, December 25, 2012 (UTC)
- I laughed harder than I should have at you calling me a "sweetie." :P TeamTaycob 15:18, December 25, 2012 (UTC)
RE: The last pain of the year
It's done. And Happy New Year! TeamTaycob 16:28, December 31, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Request
Done and done. -TagAlongPam (talk) 20:33, December 31, 2012 (UTC)
- Happy New Year to you as well! -TagAlongPam (talk) 23:12, December 31, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Fanon
Blog names should be in the format User blog:USERNAME/Blog name. As for the fanon, that's really all we can do—we'll try our best to keep it to a minimum and only in blogs. -TagAlongPam (talk) 17:20, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
Twilight, graphic novel
I'm sorry I'm using a proxy server, I'm only doing that to talk to you, I won't use it in any other case so you can delete this account afterwards. The only thing I was trying to do was changing the info picture into the collector's edition and in... <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22unsigned%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bunsigned%7CZombieMomsen%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5687-19627342350e4b64e64985" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
Yeah but I couldn't send a message anywhere because my account was blocked and on the proxy server the editor wouldn't load so I had to do it that way :P
And whatever, I'm not gonna edit any page anyway because who even cares.
nyannyannyannyannyannyannyannyan (talk) 10:08, January 3, 2013 (UTC)
Re: RalphGV's block
Was he warned about uploading pirated content before being blocked for so long? -TagAlongPam (talk) 12:21, January 8, 2013 (UTC)
- Well it would be more fair to explain why his content was deleted before blocking him for as long as a year. Then if he repeats the behaviour, you'll know he understood that he was breaking the rules and a block will be warranted. -TagAlongPam (talk) 04:24, January 9, 2013 (UTC)


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Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.