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Fickle Minded or Opportunist?
The truth is Nasarudin is not serving the interest of his constituency but his alone. I had asked Nasarudin to resign and seek a fresh by-election to prove that his voters are supportive of his earlier decision. He even hosted a ceramah to explain to the voters his decision.
What about now?
This is an expensive lesson for PR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim. He should leave UMNO political tactics behind when he left the party. PKR cannot claim to be the new face of Malaysian politics which is clean and responsible if its paramount leader has been talking about defections since the March 8, 2008 general election. I have been waiting for him to talk about governance and new ideas for the country.
Assemblymen Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Osman Jailu and Hee Yit Foong should be ashamed of themselves. They were lying through their teeth and giving all sorts of reasons to justify their disappearance. Perakians who wanted a better Malaysia should ensure they end the political career of the 3 politicians.
Next time, vote for the quality of a candidate. There are good people in PR and there are a few good men in BN too. Malaysians should make their elected representatives work for them and not the other way round.
A number of us, independent observers, had warned the PR state governments to pull up their socks. What did I get from a few constructive articles I wrote about PR state governments e.g. Penang? I was maliciously accused by a DAP MP Jeff Ooi in Penang for blackmailing the state government for fund as a reason of my criticism. This self-proclaimed blogger activist did not even bother to apologize when he was not able to come out with any concrete evidence after the 72 hours deadline given to him.
Sometimes criticism is meant to be constructive and helpful. We criticize because we care and want the two-party system to work. The end results is always for a better Malaysia.
PR needs to handle their own "little Napoleons".
For the sake of the nation, I hope the Perak Sultan will allow for a snap election to be called. It is not for the politicians to decide who should rule. In a real democracy, it is all about the people's choice. By allowing BN to take power via the backdoor, the monarch may actually help to perpetuate corruption and unscrupulous practices in politics.
Let the people decide!
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Jeff Ooi, do the responsible thing, apologise.
I'm a DAP supporter, however, it looks like they are human after all and bound to self-interest and ego.
Personally, only know the Ngeh and Nga cousins closely, as they represent my constituency and member of my church. I can only vouch for them.
Nasarudin Hashim is a shameless opportunist! The worst kind. Since Najb believes everyone has a price, the question now is - How many millions did accept for the his performing a volte face?
I think the Electorate's voice which is very loud now is - "LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE!"
All those shameless opportunist be prepared to be voted out! We do no want self serving scums pretending to be sincere people's representatives.
I trust Raja Nazrin is hearing this.
Dear Khoo,
It is indeed a sad day for the decent rakyat of Perak who have been betrayed by the reps they voted into office.
We sincerely hope that the Sultan of Perak heard the pleas of his subjects and let them decide who should be their choice of government in Perak.
Letting BN take over by state government with underhand tactics only shows that democracy is dead and buried and dirty politics is the rule of law.
fickle minded or opportunist? neither!
najib said - we didn't start this - and hence it sounds more like a script from a made-in-malaysia big budget grade e comedy movie that consumes MILLIONSSS to film but will not be marketable.
it is a shame and it is a sad day for malaysia whereby elected reps cost a dime a dozen.
finally, i'm afraid all of us have something negative to say about some of the pr 'little napoleons'. i do agree that some of them have gotten goddamn arrogant thinking that the electorate voted for them when in reality, the majority of them simply VOTED AGAINT BN!
with such 'a dime a dozen' cheapo reps, even if a snappoll is called in Perak, who cares anymore? another vote aganst bn resulting in pr winning will make the little napoleons becoming more arrogant and at the same time not guaranteeing that the cheapo pr rep will again lompat sikatak lompat all in the name of bounty.
-Freddy Toh-
- Engleong said...
Mr. Khoo,
I can't agree with you more!! People, whoever they are, must walk the talk.
This is one of the reasons the rakyat has such low opinions of Pollies!
While I agree with your overall post here, you and many who put the blame entirely on Anwar for the defection game conveniently ignored that former Perak MB Tajol openly declared right after March 8 of last year that he and his BN government would topple the government by the end of March. Ignoring that suggests that Anwar and his PR were the only ones working to get BN defectors. Ignoring that suggests you were not interested in BN using money to woo PR Perak reps. This is straight talk?
You are right about "Little Napoleons" because a little power (from being voted into office) can prove to be quite heady, e.g. in the case of Jeff Ooi.
There is also another newly-elected State Assemblyman in Penang. Not contented with declaration of his new position on his name card, he even put YANG BERHORMAT in front of his name. And whether he wants to serve his constituency or not, just guess if I were to tell you that there is no cellular phone number given on his card.
Today, we still get unscrupulous men and women like the IGNOBLE FOUR because we are not choosing quality. Just imagine a clerk, a postman, an army captain, and a what-not.
Can they really sit down to think ways and means to help us get out of our economic woes? No, they are far more interested in how to use their offices to enrich themselves. A good lesson for both BN and PR - choose wisely next time.
Money is not the root of everything,humans are. These reps will be anwserable to their future generations.I sincerely believe that the Sultan will allow the dissolution of the Perak State Assembly and this time, I believe "they" will be wipe out. Those guys at PR are voted in not so much as the Rakyat want them, the Rakyat just don't want umno, period. BE HUMBLE.
- Samuel Goh Kim Eng said...
While some politicians play their games like 'ghosts'
The ordinary folks are the people who suffer the most
Does it matter now which party is playing the 'host'
When ultimately everybody needs to consider the cost
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- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Anon 10.03pm,
This blog did not suggest that Tajol was right. If you bother to check my earlier post, I have spoken against defections since march 2008.
You should accept the part where Anwar was talking about defections and giving deadline after deadline. We have lost a year as a result.
Do I need to repeat that on UMNO? Duh...we all know its true colours
Hope the sultan of Perak listen to the ppl's view.Citizen's vote based on the party not based on the personalty.A state election must b called to put a stop of BN dirty tactic.Those ADUN's won bcos rakyat needed them based on the party, how they can leave the rakyat in delima for thiers person greeds?Do v malaysian need this type of wakil rakyats?No faces la. pls b more matured in ur dicisions YB's.
Fucking DAP Traitor Bitch! Curse her and her whole family! She will never have peace!
Sure, Khoo, you have said that in the past, just as you said many, many other things before as well. But shouldn't the point be that you said it when it most matters?
As to your last point about not having to repeat what UMNO has been doing, well, I advise that you reread my post before shooting off your DUH!
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Anon 8.30am,
I re-read your earlier post and found it disgusting for to claim that "you and many who put the blame entirely on Anwar for the defection game". This is obvious that you did not read my previous posts too. Which one of them blamed Anwar entirely?
The point is I oppose defections regardless if it comes from Anwar or BN.
And because many Malaysians are putting their hope on Anwar, they wanted the coalition to be different.
Am I not saying it when it matters? What about you? Still hiding under the veil of denial?
By the way, I have a pay job and no one is paying me to keep my blog real time.
- TheWhisperer said...
You can't be more right. Their political is considered dead from the moment the crossover.
To confirm their death, HRH Sultan Azlan Shah only need to agree to a snap poll for his subject.
Looking at the signs available, chance of a snap poll remains high. Anything less would create more suspicion. Lets not go back in history and dwell on this.
- RaymonD said...
i just feel that Nasarudin is a defect planted by BN to show that crossover is possible and accepted by all. Hence, PR's members crossover are acceptable too. If PR had accepted Nasarudin earlier, they should've shouldered the blame too for defections all along. Don't be mistaken, I am for PR to govern the nation too. But, this is the wrong step in chess.


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This is the homepage for CS 353: Architecture and Compilers, a course offered by Fritz Ruehr at the Computer Science Department of Willamette University.
Learning to program in Java can be fun and empowering, but it may still leave you mystified about how computers really work: what are the components of a physical computer? How does the computer "know" what to do when it runs a Java program? What connects abstract ideas like objects and methods to the silicon hardware?
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The "news" items below (as well as assignments, etc.) are mostly from older versions of the class. I will be leaving them intact for now as convenient references. I'll try to add updates and move others into focus as they become especially relevant.
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what is to stop the "self healing tree" whatever from geting massive fake information on somthing like explorer.exe is bad delete it. or somthing efictivly making tons of computers comit suiside?
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Why is Google putting so many ads on TV? | Opensource.com
Why is Google putting so many ads on TV?
Almost every time I've turned on the television in the past week, I've seen an ad for Google Chrome. What started earlier this year as a sprinkling of ads here in the United States has become a torrential downpour.
For me, Google has long been one of the poster children for a new breed of company born in the age of the Internet that doesn't need to rely on traditional advertising to build its brand.
So, as I'm sure many of you have, I started asking myself, why exactly is Google doing so much television advertising?
It's no secret that Google has historically not been a fan of traditional advertising. In fact, it wasn't so long ago (2006) that Google Chairman Eric Schmidt called advertising "the last bastion of unaccountable spending in corporate America."
And Google is certainly an interesting paradox: a company that historically does little paid advertising itself, yet makes billions of dollars selling advertising to others.
I did a little research and pieced together some history about Google and television ads.
In May, 2009, the first ad for Google Chrome appeared on television in the United States. In the blog post announcing the new spot, Google sounded almost apologetic, saying the ad was originally just developed in Japan as a web video, but it sparked a conversation and received good feedback. So Google decided to run it as a TV ad, in part as a test of the new Google TV Ads program.
The next year you may recall that Google actually bought an ad on the Super Bowl, which they called Parisian Love.
Eric Schmidt announced the spot on the Google blog, justifying it by saying "we liked this video so much, and it's had such a positive reaction on YouTube, that we decided to share it with a wider audience." But his Twitter announcement of the ad acknowledged that this was quite a unlikely strategy for Google:
Earlier this year, Google began developing the current set of ads for Google Chrome in partnership with advertising agency BBH.
The work is compelling, as advertising goes (here's a link to all of the spots on YouTube, if you want to check them out). Perhaps the most thoughtful one highlights the It Gets Better Project, which has resulted in thousands of videos being created for YouTube that are intended to give hope to LGBT youths.
The Dear Sophie spot has been viewed on YouTube over 3 million times, and there are ads featuring Lady Gaga (4 million page views) and Justin Bieber (almost 2 million pages views) as well. The newest pieces highlight The Johnny Cash Project (where artists are collaboratively developing a tribute music video for Cash's song "Ain't No Grave"), Frank Restaurant in Austin, TX (mmm…. so delicious… don't pass up the waffle fries), and Angry Birds.
From a branding perspective, the ads make sense–as stories. By telling these stories, Google and BBH are invoking the transitive property of branding to associate Google Chrome with some incredibly innovative collaborative efforts. The math looks something like this:
Lady Gaga = open, collaborative, innovative.
Google Chrome = open, collaborative, innovative.
Therefore, if you like Lady Gaga, you'll like Google Chrome.
Certainly getting ten million combined pageviews on YouTube for the campaign is pretty awesome—and free—so why spend the big money to put these ads on television too? Isn't the beauty of the Google / YouTube model that it can be effective at eliminating the need for traditional advertising?
Perhaps Google is trying to expand its brand awareness with people it can't reach via YouTube? But why spend the money on Google Chrome, a web browser (and a term Google itself has shown that almost no one understands), rather than the Google brand itself?
My first thought was that perhaps Chrome was losing the browser wars and the television ads were a desperate attempt to keep the Chrome ship afloat.
It turns out that is about as far from true as you can get. Chrome is killing it. According to StatCounter, Chrome is rapidly gaining new users at the expense of Internet Explorer and Firefox both.
In fact, some predict Chrome usage will actually exceed Firefox usage by the end of this year.
A victory for traditional advertising?
Not so fast. Here's a good post from late this summer highlighting Chrome's rapid ascent and documenting the reasons for it. From the post:
"Online, Google of course has a huge marketing advantage over basically everyone else since it can recommend its Chrome browser on its web properties such as Google Search, YouTube, etc. Not even Facebook can compare with Google when it comes to sheer web presence, reaching over a billion users.
That said, Google has clearly built a very good and highly popular product. If people didn't like Chrome, the browser wouldn't be able to retain users to the extent it seems to be doing."
So the two reasons for Chrome's success come down to:
1) the browser is good
2) it can leverage the power of Google's online advertising engine (yes, the same engine that millions of companies have raided their traditional media advertising budgets to spend more on, causing the rise of Google in the first place).
But I didn't see Google's television advertising strategy mentioned here, or in any other article I read, as an explanation for Chrome's rapid ascent.
Let me sum things up:
I get why Google is making the effort to create stories like these and share them with the world. Storytelling is an extremely powerful tool for building brands the open source way.
And overall, I like the approach Google is taking—many of the stories are really well told, and the focus on open, collaborative projects and artists (not to mention tasty hot dogs) sits well with me.
But I can't for the life of me figure out why Google spending so much of its shareholders' money putting these ads on TV.
If you have the answer, I'd love to hear it.
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Google has been exhibiting more and more behavior recently that I normally attribute to large monolithic corporations like Microsoft and Apple. As much as they try to maintain the image that says "we're different", and admittedly the majority of their actions show that they truly are, Google is maturing and turning viciously competitive. Where they used to remain aloof and focus on doing cool stuff, they are now trying to do cool stuff competitively.
At heart, Google is an innovation company. From a Google perspective it is different, at the very least, and to some it may seem innovative. Afterall, does Facebook have TV ads? Yahoo isn't much of a competitor, but they used to advertise their brand on TV. I think Google is just trying to fill in the void and maybe pave the way for more of a mainstream advertising strategy that could potentially involve their Motorola/Android offering....At least this way, people won't faint from shock when they start seeing that sort of thing on TV.
I have a flatscreen tv, with ethernetcard built in. I can go on the web, I can go on the/a network. I can search using my tv. They offer tv over the web, on the web I see Google, they want to do big TV, which I can see on my flatscreen. They do no evil, it's just adds and total expansion and good things for the people who believe in Godgle. TV is the next web, you sit and..........
Frank T.
I agree with Frank. Most of people above 18 who is still not on the internet, will sooner or later surf the web on a TV set. And Google is once more anticipating everyone else and taking advantage of this new trend.
Anyone has any strong argument agains this view?
Mobile usage in retail is on the rise—every year we see an banyo dekorasyonoriginate from mobile phones. As mobile continues to proliferate, it's also fundamentally changing the way people shop. Mobile and shopping are made for each other.
Google is all web. And people access the web via... Internet Explorer, the software from a (previously) tough competitor. Other people access the web with an open and neutral browser (Firefox). It's only normal that Google wants to control as much as they can the full chain... From you to their web properties... As long as they do no evil, as they innovate, as they collaborate with other companies, it's fine for me.


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The 2011 NFL draft is upon us, and picks and trades will hit us in a flurry tonight. NFL mock drafts took us through these long past couple months, but it suddenly feels like all good news now.
Not only is the draft going on as normal, but the NFL lockout looks like it may be over. The potential barriers getting in the way of football seem to be irrelevant now.
Cam Newton, Von Miller, Marcell Dareus and a record 25 future NFLers are all in attendance to shake Roger Goodell's hand tonight. If you aren't able to catch the draft on TV, stick with Bleacher Report to make sure you get all the updates you need.
For the Web's best live blog on the NFL draft, check out Matt Miller's here.
For an easy summary of the picks so far with analysis, though, I'll be adding updates below. Comment at the bottom of the page with your predictions and impressions as the picks (and trades) are announced.


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quote: Nothing like a $300 price premium (vs. Nexus 4) to make you realize how unimportant 1080p is on a phone .
quote: I cannot tell you how much more I wanted a Nexus 5 than this. UGH!
quote: Nothing like a $300 price premium (vs. Nexus 4) to make you realize how unimportant 1080p is on a phone.
quote: And a faster CPU. And a faster GPU. 1 And better battery life. 2 And a user-replaceable battery. 3 And expandable storage. 4 And LTE. 5
quote: This is a device for those power users who truly want the best device on the market.
quote: 32GB is a more-than-enough sweet spot for like 99% of people. 16GB probably covers 95%
quote: That's just the component costs. How much to assemble, test, package, ship,etc. Not including R&D (design) and NRE for the equipment to make such items.
quote: Apple's iPhone 5 16GB costs roughly $168 to make, but you end up paying $649 The iPhone 5, it turns out, isn't that much more expensive to churn out than its iPhone 4S predecessor. It costs about $35 more per unit; the phone's new A6 processor accounting for the bulk of that at $28. That brings the total manufacturing cost of the least expensive iPhone 5: the 16GB, up to an estimated $167.50, according to UBM Tech Insights. It's a decent amount of money, for sure. But $168 feels like a mere drop in the bucket when you stack it up to the phone's retail value of $649. Talk about a markup. As Venture Beat points out, some of that dough does go back into Apple's operations and marketing funds, but at the end of the day, it still ends up amounting to one hell of a profit. Need proof? Well, just in the last quarter alone Apple brought in $8.8 billion in net income, all thanks to its loyal fans overlooking the company's steep price tags. And those folks have no intentions of jumping ship, as proven by iPhone 5 pre-orders selling out in 60 minutes flat on Friday. The most notable differences in the sixth-generation handset are its larger 4-inch display, thinner body and totally redesigned "Lightning" dock connector.
quote: The device will come with 16GB of storage and will operate on either AT&T or T-Mobile's wireless LTE networks.
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quote: BTW, to OP: Higher diesel torque is only between the engine and the transmission input, and affects only the bellhousing, not the frame/body. Between transmission output and wheels, torque is comparable... probably higher for the gas engine, in case the driver floors it in first gear.
quote: Find it pretty ironic you drive a 10,000 pound truck around and call the Tacoma "sluggish". Pretty sure my Tacoma would have driven rings around that beast of yours.
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To take a crap in the tank of someone's toilet and not flush afterwards. When the next person flushes your crap comes rushing into the bowl all broken apart. A lot will clog in the top. This is mean.
It was my last day of work, and a friday to boot...so I left an upper-decker in the men's room.
ayon kay Anonymous ika-10 ng Abril, 2003
An upperdecker is when you poop in the toilet tank of someones bathroom, its the gift that keeps on giving
i was at this party and they tried to kick me out so i gave them an upperdecker
ayon kay Nick ika-16 ng Hunyo, 2006
A vengeful act of defacating in the tank of a toilet so as to odorize the bathroom with every flush for weeks until found. This is usually done at parties where you don't like the host/hostess.
"everytime I flush the toilet my bathroom wreaks, someone must have left an upperdecker, when I said the parties over go home..OH man! they did."
ayon kay troy garner ika-02 ng Setyembre, 2005
A toilet prank, whereby someone defecates in the refill tank (water closet), causing each additional flush to deliver brown, poopy water into the bowl.
Jim was being such a jerk at his party, so I went upstairs to his bathroom and dropped an upper decker in his toilet.
ayon kay bodythunder ika-12 ng Nobyembre, 2008
The act of removing the lid off the back part of a toilet and pooping in it. Poop comes in the bowl over time after flushes. Usually done at big parties that have gone wrong.
The host of that party was so horrible that Andre couldn't resist pulling an upper decker before we left.
ayon kay Agenda ika-12 ng Hulyo, 2005
the act of sneaking into a bathroom, quietly lifting the lid off of the toilet tank, taking a deuce in the tank and then replacing the lid. this causes the toilet water in the bowl to be polluted after each flush. this is usually done at a party or too someone that you despise.
heath snuck into the frat house bathroom and left an upper decker in the tank, much to the dismay of the alpha betas.
ayon kay kirk ika-26 ng Mayo, 2005
using the water retaining bowl of the toilet, instead of the toilet itself.
that beyotch pissed me off, so I ate 3 large burritos, took some Ex Lax, went over to her house and left her an upper-decker to deal with.
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A Vinegar Shot is the contorted face pulled by all men approximately one second prior to ejaculation; So called because one's face momentarily becomes similar to that experienced when drinking a large quantity of vinegar. The Vinegar Shot is quickly superceded by the Money Shot.
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For those of you who don't know me, allow me to summarize myself in a few words.
I'm a poor-but-employed-student loan-paying-college grad working in journalism who has a serious affinity for all things sports, namely football, basketball and hockey.
I've been a Spurs fan for a very long time, but I've never been able to scrape together the money to sit close to the court. While most of my game experiences have been either in front of the TV or sitting in the rafters of the AT&T Center, my closest moment to the team was sitting in front of the throng of fans lining the Riverwalk for the 2005 River Parade after the championship win.
Well, that was my closest experience until the evening of Friday, March 5.
That was the evening that I joined the 'elite' fans as I sat (and stood on occasion) in the sixth row of Section 101 in the AT&T Center as the Spurs faced the New Orleans Hornets.
To say I was giddy is an understatement; I was elated. Thrilled. Completely and totally psyched. With perfect seating in the corner between the Spurs' bench and the basket – all thanks to a friend/sorority sister with excellent job perks – I was ready to enjoy the fan atmosphere that is exclusive to those lucky enough to be there in the moment.
In a moment of focus while watching the teams warm up, I noticed the father-son duo sitting behind us. Clad in a black and white jersey, the young boy of no more than five listened intently as his father explained the Jumbotron and pointed out players on the court.
As the lights went down and the teams were introduced, it was easy to sense his excitement grow as he cheered on the players. His enthusiasm reminded me of why I love sporting events: they're exciting and bring people together – no matter how old you are or where you're from.
Being the outgoing individual that I am, I decided to take advantage of my location and make encouraging comments to the team on occasion. Let's be honest: the majority of us as sports fans have found ourselves yelling at players as if they can hear us, whether we are sitting in our living rooms, at the bar or even in the nosebleed section. This was my chance to say "Come on, Timmy" and know he could probably hear me.
It took my friend a bit longer to realize this, even after she had commented that she could "hear them slap the ball," but when I decided to give Timmy an extremely succinct pep talk in a moment of otherwise dead silence from about 45 feet away she caught on.
Knowing that I'd have friends watching, I also decided to make 'friends' with the ESPN cameraman. For those of you who've attended previous games, you may have noticed that some camera operators have their favorite fans – see the older attractive woman sitting in front of me who was on the Jumbotron at least twice and is in the Spurs' season ticket commercial. I'm sure I'm not as easy on the eyes as she is, but I have personality so when the guy from ESPN walked up with camera in tow, I asked if he was going to put us on national TV – too bad he didn't know that I know the red light is on when the camera is operating. The first time he wasn't recording/live, I looked at him, told I expected him to return and put me on TV.
I'm not sure if I made ESPN, but he did come back – he winked at me and yes, the red light was on. Note to all who want to make it on TV: if your seat is close enough, just be convincing. I should also note here that I know I made it on KENS-TV's (the local CBS affiliate) local game feed thanks to my mom's forethought to DVR the game.
I took photos pretty much throughout the first half, so when the team headed for the locker room I tried to snap a few quick pictures. No such luck, but just after I'd turned my camera off I caught a glimpse of former Spur-turned-TV analyst Sean Elliot making his way towards us. Having met Sean at an organ donation event in high school, I know he is a pretty easy-going guy and would probably at least say hello. Sure enough, when I turned and said "Hi Sean! How's it going!", he responded with "Hi! Good, thanks!" as he walked out. The lady next to me seemed convinced for a split-second that I knew him. No, he just knew my name for all of five seconds about five or six years ago.
In addition to the chance to see the Spurs up close and in action, I had the chance to 'meet' one Project Spurs friend as well as be spotted by another Project Spurs friend. First, I got to meet Ben Hunt of spurs.com during halftime – it was nice to put a face (other than an avatar!) with a Twitter name! During the game, I recognized Jason Arredondo from his avatar when he appeared on the Jumbotron with his kids.
Later on, he found me (from all the way up in Section 219 – eagle eyes!) and caught me dancing as well as getting mad about a foul. One of the additional 'in the moment' things I love about being at a game: I can actually enjoy the music that's played rather than just play 'Name that Tune' at home. I was in a great mood so I started dancing in my seat and Jason busted me. I'm not sure if he was exaggerating, but apparently he may have pointed me out to other people. As for being mad at the refs, all I remember is that it had to do with a David West foul in the second half… but I'm a verbal person, so of course I reacted.
It was a great game; I was disappointed that Chris Paul a.k.a. CP3 didn't play, but overall the experience was awesome. I was happy to have been so close to my favorite team for a great win in the company of so many Spurs fans: a home sell-out crowd of more than 18,000 people.
Whenever I make my millions as a famous journalist, I intend to have courtside season tickets – in my opinion, there really is nothing like being right there for a win on home court.
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The movie "Ides of March" contains a scene that illustrates the role of the growing national debt in alleviating the need to reduce federal spending or raise revenues.
In the film, Stephen Meyers, a campaign worker for presidential candidate Gov. Mike Morris, urges the candidate to make his national service initiative for 18 year olds mandatory.
Morris balks at that, stating a voluntary program would be satisfactory.
"It's going to help people get an education ... it's going to create national unity ... it's going to teach young people a trade ... and it's going to help get people out of debt from college loans," the candidate says. "Tell me where that fails."
Meyer agrees the program is fine; but proposing to make it compulsory would attract voters.
"... everyone who is older than 18 and past the age of eligibility would be for it ... create national pride ... give all the kids an education," he says.
"And all the others?" the governor asks.
"Can't vote," Mayer replies. "Too young."
This shows why piling up the national debt is so politically attractive compared to reducing federal spending or asking taxpayers for more money. Unpopular decisions are deferred to another time.
Can this go on indefinitely? The last time the national debt was pushed to the limit, in August 2011, Standard & Poor's lowered its rating for U.S. long-term debt from AAA to AA-plus. Don't be surprised if other ratings firms follow suit, even if the debt ceiling is raised sooner rather than later.
But any budget deal that involves raising revenues, cutting spending or both would cause the national economy to recede. So look for the debt limit to be raised again this month.
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Brandon Marshall reunited with Jay Cutler
Jay Glazer is reporting on Twitter that the Miami Dolphins have traded Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears for two 3rd round draft picks. This is huge news for Jay Cutler and the Bears, and many are speculating that the Dolphins are clearing out Marshall to make room for Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne. It also impacts the Vincent Jackson sweepstakes. We'll see . . .
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Stroke: 1.083" (27.5mm)
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Distance Between Mounting Holes Opposite Side: 2.3" (58mm)
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Vipassana pioneer S.N. Goenka is dead
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Published: 30th September 2013 12:35 PM
Last Updated: 30th September 2013 12:36 PM
Spiritualist and pioneer of the Vipassana meditation in India, S.N. Goenka died late Sunday night due to old age, an aide said here Monday.
He was 90 and is survived by his wife Mata Elaichidevi and six sons.
The end came at his home in Andheri, Mumbai and the funeral will be conducted Tuesday in Jogeshwari electric crematorium, said aide Gautam Gaikwad.
Goenka started teaching Vipassana meditation in 1969 and followed it up with a meditation centre in Igatpuri, Nashik in 1976.
Later, it blossomed into 172 such centres worldwide, including 75 in India.
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quote: My music collection alone is 25GB compressed, 100GB+ uncompressed. My limited movie collection is 60GB large.
quote: What the hell was Google thinking when it made this monstrosity?
quote: And how does that matter?
quote: cannot function without being always connected to the cloud.
quote: On any other SSD based ultrabook/tablet you won't fit your uncompressed music collection and limited movie collection, especially not on a Surface! So all of them are useless and garbage, too?
quote: What the heck is wrong with you?
quote: Keep spinning this as a "I am right, you are wrong, shut the hell up!" jive talk, kid - you're trying your damned hardest to win at arguing on the internets.
quote: MacBooks are an entirely different market. Why do people keep making this comparison?
quote: Look this isn't hard. Google has fostered a market with their Chromebooks. Yes, it's a very small market, but it's there nonetheless.
quote: Different market? This is a piece of computer hardware.
quote: It can run Windows, OSX, Linux
quote: Sorry but for you to insist Google is targeting the MacBook crowd with this is beyond delusional. These are two entirely different mobile segments. Fact, get over it and move on.
quote: Article title: "Touch-Screen 'Pixel' Chromebook Takes Aim at Retina MacBook Pros" Subject: Comparing Pixel to Retina Macbook Pro
quote: No one considering this laptop would ever comparison shop this to a MBP.
quote: And you must be a Google fanboy.
quote: No one who actually knows what ChromeOS is, no. I have to believe ChromeOS is a total non-starter for anyone looking into a OS X/Windows machine. If you can't agree...I don't know what to tell you.
quote: Still do NOT understand what is so goddamned controversial about this topic.
quote: The bottom line is that the Pixel is objectively overpriced when it is only $50 cheaper than higher quality hardware that is capable of doing so much more.
quote: Frankly the idea that any laptop priced over $1k is for general consumer use is a bit skewed. The Macbook's AND the Chromebook Pixel are both niche brands.


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Moderate Candidate Wins Iran's Presidential Vote
BEIRUT— Hassan Rohani, the candidate backed by the opposition and reformist political factions, was declared the winner in Iran's presidential vote, giving a decisive victory to Iranians calling for change.
Iran's interior minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, said at a press conference Saturday in Tehran that Mr. Rohani had obtained more than 50% of more than 36 million votes cast in Friday's election.
Conservative candidates did poorly in vote counts so far, especially the candidates perceived to be the closest to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The current nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, ranked fourth and Ali Akbar Velayati, a former foreign minister, was fifth. Mohsen Rezaei, the former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, who made the economy his top campaign issue, ranked third. The votes for all three men are below 13% so far.
Iran analysts and media pundits had said that if Mr. Rohani wins with a large margin, it should serve as wake-up call for Mr. Khamenei and his circle of conservative advisers that their hard-line policies ranging from the standoff over the nuclear issue to the dire state of the economy have been rejected by the majority of the population.
"Mr. Khamenei has to understand that his policies have failed. The people came out and voiced their protest in the most civil way and hopefully they will be heard," said Ali Mazrui, a former parliamentarian and member of the main reformist party, to BBC Persian on Saturday morning.
The government announced that 70% of the country's estimated 50 million voters had cast ballots at 60,000 polling stations across the nation.
Overshadowing the election process for many voters were memories of the last presidential ballot in 2009, when large-scale unrest followed allegations that authorities had rigged the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Mr. Khamenei was the first official to cast a ballot early on Friday morning. He said that not even his family members were aware of his preferred candidate and urged election officials to handle ballots with care and honor the public's choice.
He also said that Washington "can go to h—" for suggesting that Iran's elections were unfair and undemocratic.
Five candidates hailed from conservative political parties loyal to Mr. Khamenei's hard-line positions, while only one, Mr. Rohani, had been endorsed by opposition supporters and reformist parties, which seek democratic changes.
That endorsement galvanized enough voters that polls suggested Mr. Rohani would make it to a runoff ballot against one of the conservatives. Mr. Qalibaf, a former military commander with a reputation for management skills, appeared likely to emerge at the front of the conservative ranks. Mr. Jalili was the one remaining candidate seen as most strident in defending Iran's current policies.
Many opposition supporters considered a boycott of the election, complaining that there was no candidate representing their interests and voicing fears that the outcome would be rigged.
During the campaign, candidates offered varying views on issues important with voters such as the state of the economy, foreign policy as it relates to sanctions and nuclear negotiations, and personal and social freedoms. Most voiced harsh criticism of the status quo and pledged change if elected.
The presidential election, which occurs every four years, is a critical milestone for the Islamic Republic that offers the regime a chance to boast to the world that it maintains a legitimate political system backed by the majority of the population.
Across Iran, turnout was reported stronger than expected, but not as large as 2009 when lines snaked for several miles outside of polling stations, according to witnesses.
In Tehran, some larger polling stations, such as Hosseinieh Ershad, where the government had a camera broadcasting live on state television were packed, while smaller polling stations in schools and mosques had no lines.
"Voter participation was much better than we anticipated but nothing like four years ago," said Ali, an election supervisor for Mr. Rohani's campaign who visited polling stations throughout Tehran. He declined to provide his last name.
Voter apathy appeared stronger at two opposite poles of the population: the secular affluent and the religious poor, with each saying they had little hope that the government would improve their lives. Polling stations in their neighborhoods weren't crowded, witnesses said.
A day laborer in the industrial city of Arak said he and his family boycotted the vote this year out of frustration with the economy. He said his salary had shrunk to a third of its value with the dropping currency and rising inflation.
"I voted for Mr. Ahmadinejad in both previous elections but we only suffered more. All these years I was loyal and voted and they did nothing for us," he said.
Many opposition supporters of the Green Movement and reformist parties had a change of heart about boycotting the vote and decided to back Mr. Rohani. Influential political figures, political prisoners and artists and musicians began rallying behind Mr. Rohani as a way to challenge hard-line conservatives and call for change.
"The government must realize that fundamentalism is over and people aren't supporting it," said Niloufar, a 27-year-old student from Isfahan who said she voted for Mr. Rohani.
Mr. Rohani also benefited from conservatives' lack of unity and divided votes among five candidates. Witnesses and election supervisors who surveyed voters in conservative neighborhoods in Tehran said votes appeared to have been divided between Mr. Jalili and Mr. Rezaei.
State television ran a live broadcast of the election all day and most voters interviewed repeated government rhetoric. One young man said his vote was a "big defiance against our enemies."
Several problems were reported that prompted concern about the fairness of the election.
Mr. Rohani's campaign put out a statement saying the name of a reformist candidate, Mohamad Reza Aref, who withdrew last week, was still on the ballot in some polling stations, including the one where Mr. Rohani voted—suggesting an effort to dilute reformist support for Mr. Rohani. The name of a conservative candidate who withdrew, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, wasn't on the ballots.
The Interior Ministry said supervisors were investigating reports that pieces of paper with Mr. Jalili's name typed on the header were being distributed to voters in some south Tehran polling station.
Mr. Rohani suffered other setbacks. His campaign website was blocked early on Friday after he called on voters who picked him to register their names and where they cast their ballot on his website. Election monitors working for Mr. Rohani's campaign also had trouble obtaining credentials in time from the Interior Ministry, according to Iranian media.
"Elections today showed that the critics of the regime are growing in size and significance to include a much larger portion of the society because even conservatives are shouting for change," said Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoeini, a former parliamentarian with the main reformist party who now lives in the U.S.
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Yzerman and Lidstrom, yes. Even Lidstrom probably not for a while. Feds, Shanny, Z, and D, no.
That's how hard it is to get in the rafters in my opinion. It's kind of surprising to me people are throwing around so many different names.
I think it's a total crime that Stu Grimson's number 32 isn't hanging in the rafters.
It's not like many people have worn that number since he left. May as well make it official.
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PITTSBURGH - It's too late to do any good, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a fighting mood.
Some players are apparently angry over a quote from an anonymous teammate questioning linebacker LaMarr Woodley's commitment to conditioning.
The quote appeared in a column written by Ron Cook for last Sunday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"He was awful [last season]. He tells us he works out, but we didn't see it. He wasn't in shape. That has to be a reason why he's always hurt."
That's pretty direct. The business of anonymous quotes always comes with some risk. Did the person really say it, or did the writer invent nameless support for his point?
I've known Cook for a long time, and I have absolutely no doubt the quote is legitimate.
Ryan Clark expressed his dismay with the public airing of private matters, and that's an issue for coach Mike Tomlin to address. While he's at it, Tomlin and his superiors might want to examine why one of the team's most important players is apparently comfortable with neglecting his conditioning work.
Woodley has had a series of nagging leg injuries, which suggests there's validity to the idea that he's not doing the work necessary to prevent those problems. How does that happen?
Football is a 12-month profession. The days when a player would take it easy in the offseason and use training camp to get in shape are long gone. The game moves quickly, and anyone who isn't in peak condition is going to be in trouble.
Woodley doesn't play on the line, where close combat might be more forgiving if someone isn't in shape. Linebackers are active, especially in the Steelers' system. They have to be able to rush the quarterback, stuff the run and drop back to help with pass coverage.
If Woodley isn't in prime condition, he's cheating the Steelers out of some of the $61.5 million contract he has.
Where is Tomlin while this is happening?
As a rookie coach, he had no problem publicly embarrassing veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton for being in poor condition. Hampton was assigned to work out on his own until he dropped weight.
What's happened to that standard?
If players are complaining about Woodley's work ethic - albeit anonymously - what do they think when Tomlin lets it go?
The pointed quote obviously reflects poorly on Woodley. But it's an indirect indictment of Tomlin, too.
The Steelers were 8-8 last year, the epitome of mediocrity. There's a lot of work to be done to get to this team back to a championship level.
It will be interesting to see how the head coach goes about tackling that task.
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HAGERSTOWN — Bryan Harper can't change his identity. He can't alter the DNA, nor avoid the fact he belongs to the same professional baseball franchise as his more famous little brother....
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It is easy to get into "I'm not a good enough mom" mode while scanning Pinterest for kids' craft ideas, particularly around holidays.
I see so many blogs and posts with cute ideas for capturing handprints, making elaborate garlands and building decorative holiday trees. And then Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas pass, and I realize I've failed to make anything really exciting with my kids once again.
With these realizations commonly come the feelings of guilt over not being SuperMom the Glue Gun Master. I imagine many of you are familiar with this particular form of mom guilt. All those pins left unmade, all those well-meaning craft supplies sitting in their packages.
Last year, I had about 30 different snowman crafts "pinned" before Christmas, and the holiday passed without me doing a single one with the boys. In March, we had a little snow, and my older son wanted to draw Frosty, so we drew Frosty in a kitchen surrounded by store-bought Easter decorations.
To assuage my guilt over the craft-less Christmas, I stayed up until 3 a.m. on the eve of Valentine's Day melting crayon bits into heart shapes and gluing together homemade cards for Noah's preschool classmates. When in reality, all Noah really wanted to give out were the dinosaur holograph cards he'd picked at Target.
With this year's Valentine's Day fast approaching, I again have great intentions of making coffee filter heart decorations, homemade Valentines, and all sorts of cute baked goods for the kids. But I also just bought a package of window stick-ups for the kids to put on the doors, and I'm going to give myself a break if that is the only thing we get done.
I'll give them some paper and paints and let them smear paint around to their hearts' content, but if all we do is hang up a giant piece of painted pink paper we never got around to cutting into hearts, I am pretty sure they won't even notice.
And if they care, we'll make time to cut out those hearts, and all will be well with the world.
So I've recently, finally had a small personal epiphany: Memories aren't made on Pinterest boards. They're made of happy holidays together, with or without the homemade decorations.
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I'll give them some paper and paints and let them smear paint around to their hearts' content, but if all we do is hang up a giant piece of painted pink paper we never got around to cutting into hearts, I am pretty sure they won't even notice.


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KAILUA-KONA (AP) - The coffee borer beetle that was first confirmed on the Big Island three years ago is damaging crops and could jeopardize the region's position in the global coffee market, a grower and processor said.
Tom Greenwell of Greenwell Farms Inc. said that at that time green bean coffee dropped off for processing was of a higher quality than it is now. About 22 percent was graded extra fancy, according to West Hawaii Today.
Greenwell said in the 2012-13 season, none of the green bean coffee could be graded extra fancy, fancy or No. 1. Instead, more than 75 percent of the coffee was graded within the prime categories with the remainder comprising 4 percent peaberry and lower and off grades.
Greenwell said the market for green bean coffee remains strong despite the problems with the coffee borer beetle.
"The market is great and prices are good," said Greenwell, "but, eventually quality is going to catch up with the price of coffee out there, and, they're (the consumers) going to go, 'nah,' because there's better quality coffee out there."
The coffee berry borer is native to Africa. It is a small, dark-brown beetle about the size of a sesame seed. It was first confirmed in the Kona area in September 2010 and then sporadically in Ka'u the following May. The pest destroys coffee when the female burrows into the fruit and lives its life cycle within the bean, causing damage that can make the coffee relatively worthless.
Dozens of people turned out for Greenwell's presentation at the Kona Coffee Farmers Association's annual Expo on Friday in Kailua-Kona.
Greenwell has kept data on the rates of coffee berry borer infestation in the past two growing seasons. His data is based on coffee cherry he's purchased from farmers throughout North and South Kona.
Greenwell presented graphics showing that during the 2011-12 season, coffee berry borer infestation ranged from less than 5 percent in the North Kona Makalei area to more than 20 percent in the area of Tobacco Road in Captain Cook and back down to less than 5 percent near Honomalino in South Kona.
During 2012-13, the infestation appeared to increase with the Makalei area showing a just under 10-percent rate, the Tobacco Road area a more than 15-percent infestation rate, and the Honomalino area, an infestation rate nearing 25 percent.
"We do not have control of the beetle yet, though there are a few farmers that do," he said.
Greenwell is encouraging coffee growers to work together to combat the beetle, as well as deter processors from purchasing highly infested cherry.
"We all need to band together, work together, and do what's right for this industry and get us through it," he said. "The market is there, but I believe it's not going to wait around for us."


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When the weather is windy, the porch garden that fronts the house of Renate Yuhnke on Lafayette Avenue gets pretty noisy.
Yuhnke, a retired schoolteacher, thanks her husband for the sound serenade.
"The wind chimes and gnomes are my husband's," she said. "There's no place like gnome."
More than 40 wind chimes and almost as many gnomes are at home each summer among the dozens of boxed geraniums, marigolds and spider plants that turn Yuhnke's veranda into an urban oasis.
Yuhnke is among Buffalo's community of porch gardeners, and she grows many of the houseplants from cuttings she nurtured over the winter. The hanging baskets, too, are recycled.
"I'm too cheap to buy mature flowers, so I make my own hanging baskets," Yuhnke said, pointing to the baskets of New Guinea impatiens that dot the porch's perimeter.
"My dad built the flower boxes for my mother. She liked red geraniums and white petunias, but I'm not too fond of petunias. They get aphids," she said, referring to the insects that cluster on the plants.
The expansive porch of her Victorian house, built in 1905 on Buffalo's Upper West Side, draws plenty of compliments from passersby, many of whom stop and snap photos, Yuhnke said.
Over on Seventh Street, the same thing happens, said second-story porch gardener Luis Rosado, 58. On Rosado's front lawn, salmon-colored gladiolas stand tall. But high atop his second-floor porch, the hanging baskets of brightly colored flowers stop traffic.
"Canadians on their way to the Peace Bridge have pulled over to take pictures," Rosado said. "You like it?"
Rosado shares his second-floor apartment with his wife, Lourdes Vazquez. Their porch garden requires them to thread a garden hose from a first-floor spigot located at the back of the house. The results – a vibrant and lush living space – elevate this house on the Lower West Side.
Rosado, who has difficulty navigating the steep stairway that leads up to his apartment, started his garden shortly after moving to Buffalo 15 years ago from Philadelphia.
"It's really nice to have someone tending and caring for balcony gardens," said Jim Charlier, chairman of marketing for Garden Walk Buffalo. "Porch gardens are usually rental properties. They are for urban dwellers who don't have yards. When you see them around town they are striking. Five or six porch gardens in a row really look impressive. They provide the opportunity for creative gardening."
Charlier, a gardener for 20 years, did not believe any porch gardens were among the entries in this year's Garden Walk, which will take place on July 27 and 28.
"We have accepted them in the past, but to tell you the truth there are not a lot of porch gardeners who ask to be a part of the walk," he said. "Although in Buffalo, I've seen trees in pots on second-floor porches."
As general manager of Urban Roots garden center on Rhode Island Street, Patti Jablonski-Dopkin daily helps people with their gardening needs. That is precisely why she chose to grow a garden on the small deck off the second-floor living room of her North Buffalo home.
"I need something easy and not time-consuming," she said. "Since I'm helping others with their gardens all day, I don't want to get deep into mine when I get home at 8 p.m. But I absolutely need my fix."
Her porch garden combines animal (the family has one dog and one cat), vegetable (three heirloom tomato plants packed into one 26-inch clay pot) and floral (perennial and annual) for a pleasing display that each day for seven years has attracted a bevy of hummingbirds like clockwork between 4 and 5 p.m.
"There is definitely a treehouse-feeling to our home," she said. "I love being up on the second floor. We have trees all around us."
Jablonski-Dopkin and her husband own the Crescent Avenue house where they live with their son. Tenants occupy the first- and third-floor apartments.
"It's survival of the fittest out here," said Jablonski-Dopkin in reference to her large inventory of plants that include black-eyed Susans, lofo and passion flowers that bloom for 24 hours. She combines plants based on their needs. "They need a lot of fertilizer," she explained. "Because you are watering more often, all container plants have nutrients that are getting leeched out. Use a slow-release fertilizer that will give a good base throughout the season, but continue fertilizing each week. For my herbs, I want plant food with more nitrogen because I want more green. For flowers, I use fertilizers with more potassium and phosphorous that will shoot blooms. A little bit of science is involved."
Each year, Jablonski-Dopkin spins a different garden on her deck.
"This is my vine year," she said. "I'm trying different types of vines – like peas. Where I normally have a hanging basket, this year I have black-eyed Susans in the window boxes and will trail them around."
Surprisingly, porch gardens do not require hours of maintenance. Once the garden is up and growing, daily watering and dead-heading – removing dead flowers – becomes the main chores. And don't forget to fertilize.
"We are out here a lot, whether we are just hanging out or entertaining," said Jablonski-Dopkin. "It's not just a porch. It becomes another living room for us."
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They are bringing out a new Fullmetal Alchemist series!!!!!! The project is being developed by Studio Bones, and takes place after the first series. I hope they do it right and set it after the Conqeuror of Shamballa movie. From the way the movie was handled and used to tie things from the series together, I doubt they would suddenly cut the story line to eliminate the movie. We'll just have to wait and see, but I am real anxious for it to come out!
Im definitely gonna catch this one, i used to miss a lot of the first series' episodes cause of school and me just being tire. Now that im older that wont be a problem lol. (I was a fan of FMA since i was about 12) "Don't doubt the darkness, it can be your enemy as well as your friend."
Full metal alchemist countinuse ahhh, i love that show, so excited.
this show is in my top 5 faves. "In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
this show is in my top 5 faves. "In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
I'm definately going to keep my eyes open for this to start... I really FMA. Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU NINJA"If you listen to the world, you'll hear all kinds of false claims about morality. But the gospel offers an unchanging standard of truth."
I really love Fullmetal, i cant wait to see it. Thanks for the heads up.
I was completely sad when the series ended. So this is good news."If you can fool your friends,you can fool your enemies".
Really....that is so bad @$$. So excited....
Alright that series was awesome and the movie was great i have all the first season and the movie. i'll diffenently be seeing the the new series and buying
* waits with much anticipation*Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU NINJA"If you listen to the world, you'll hear all kinds of false claims about morality. But the gospel offers an unchanging standard of truth."
i need to take it up again "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
you should i love it still iv seen all episodes a 2349023492309840 times lol maybe not that many
out of the ones i've seen i like the one with the chimera, the guy turned someone into a chimera that could talk. it was sad. "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
he used his little girl and dog it was sad you should see what happens to him later
that part was really sad... Tucker really went too far... using his own daughter and all... tsk really i can't believe he did that... Nina was such an adorable girl... so sad for something like that to happen to her...
it was he deverves what happend to him
What day does it come on, & I have seen the movie, & it is great! I think they ate making another movie. "Everything will die!!!!"
i love the movie idk if they will make a nother one
i love the movie idk if they will make a nother one
fullmetal alchemist brotherhood is a retelling of the manga not a continutation of the series. if they ever do take up the first series again, hopefully they make it back to their world after the nuke goes off. i want ed to be with winry.
was good
it was a good movie but i was conflicted about the ending. i wanted ed to end up with winry.
me too but i guess that was too much like right.
it was an emotional roller coaster.
that sound like some good news. i was hoping they would.
thats freaking awsome
see fma:brotherhood on either funimation's website or youtube profile. also check animefreak.tv
Cool. The first series was pretty cool so this next series should be cool as well.
it is very good. it is taken more directly from the manga so after awhile the stories diverge and are different. it is a really good show.
ive only seen the first episode so far but its grabbed my attention already i loved the original show so i know ill love this one to hope to see some english dubbed ones soon.
it pretty much follows the plot of the first anime until greed shows up.
im looking foreward to it.
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the first series was kool.so it should be really good.join my clan it is called the full metal clan!
thats pretty amazing i am nothing. i am betsuni.
I'm watching it it at the moment. Its awesome just like you would expect it to be. I'm only on episode 10. FMA still rulez."If you can fool your friends,you can fool your enemies".Education well never be as expensive as ignorance.
Sort of... anyway the first series was amazing, and I have all but the last three volumes worth.Fortunently iv'e seen the entire series at least 4 times through.As for the new series Brotherhood, all I can say is come on spring!!!( which is when the new series comes out on dvd here in the us.
that is so cool so cool.
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it is so cool i likr it that much in fact very very much.
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sounds like another great one is coming back.
weeeeee,. I love it.,. I want to watch it over and over again.,. <I love my angel>
part one of brotherhood has been out since May 25, 2010.
FMA: Brotherhood is a more faithful adaptation of the manga. The first series follows a similar plotline with a few variations up to the lab 5 arc. The 2nd season was created as an anime only arc, which the mangaka wanted.
It definitely follows a unique story line after series one that the original never went down that just makes all the more important to making this one such a success besides the fact that it is Fullmetal Alchemist ~All shall wither and die before my eyes~(-Otaku Graduate-)


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This letter is written in response to an article by Larry Tobin in the Nov. 15, 2005 issue of the Tomahawk Leader, regarding wolves.
In the article was a reprint from a hunting trip broker from Montana. I have checked some of the statistics given and found them to be highly exaggerated, as is the case with many hunting guides and outfitters in the western states.
He mentioned that there are 166 packs in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Actually there are 66 packs. He also mentions that the Yellowstone elk herd dropped from 20,000 to 7,000 and blames the wolves for this reduction. The real reason for this reduction in the elk herd was an extended hunting season around the edge of Yellowstone to reduce the oversized elk herd! He also mentions the slaughter of the buffalo - how ironic!
As far as the deer situation in Wisconsin, the deer count going into this year's deer season was 1.4 to 1.5 million. During last year's deer season, hunters took 519,388 deer, the second highest deer kill in the history of the state. Somebody must have been sitting on the right stump! We have too many deer! Also there are approximately 15 percent of deer shot and not recovered, over 75,000. There are over 50,000 deer killed on Wisconsin highways. This is a total of over 644,000 deer.
There are approximately 450 wolves in the state and they consume about 18 deer per wolf or about 8,000 per year. Hardly a drop in the bucket.
It wasn't the wolf that drove the passenger pigeon from the sky, slaughtered the buffalo almost to near extinction, eliminated the buffalo and elk from Wisconsin. People did that! We must start listening to sound scientific biology and ignore barstool biology. Oh yes, Little Red Riding Hood lied!
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Two men escorted out of the New Humboldt Inn after an argument early Thursday morning later returned and shot the tavern's security guard and two other individuals, according to the bar's owner and authorities.
Lakeemen Jones, the security guard, suffered wounds to the upper body while Romone Anderson suffered bullet wounds to the right hip and right elbow, and Douglas Young suffered a wound to his right hip, Northeast District police said. All were treated and released from Erie County Medical Center.
Zenith Jackson, the main owner of the bar, said he was told that Jones, 37, had ejected the men who were arguing at about 2:30 a.m. and then locked the door to the establishment.
"I guess they went to their car and got a gun. Lakeemen had locked the door. They then knocked on the door, and he opened it. That's when the shooting happened," Jackson said.
A surveillance camera video has been turned over to police, and police also recovered seven 9 mm shell casings.
Jackson said he has owned the New Humboldt Inn, at Humboldt Parkway and East Delavan Avenue, since 1996 and this is the first time anyone has been wounded by gunfire inside the establishment that he can recall.
In July 2011, a man was shot and killed across the street from the bar. Two other men were wounded.
"From what we understand, there had been an argument earlier in the evening at another bar in downtown, and it carried over when they ran into each other later in the night," Jackson said.
Following that incident, Jackson said he met with Northeast District police officials to discuss ways to avoid future problems, and it was decided he would start closing the bar at 3 a.m. instead of it current closing time of 4 a.m.
"We don't want to get the riff-raff," he said.
The New Humboldt Inn, he added, has employed an armed security guard for years.
A search for the shooters was continuing, and police appealed to the public for assistance. Witnesses were asked to call the confidential tip line at 847-2255.
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The Carson City Sheriff's Office seeks help finding a man suspected of trying to lure a boy into his van Wednesday on Saliman Road.
The suspect stopped his minivan at 8:05 a.m. and asked the boy if he needed a ride, Sheriff Ken Furlong said. When the boy said no, the man told him to get into the van, Furlong said.
The boy ran away from the man to Seeliger Elementary School, where he reported the incident. It was relayed to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
"He did exactly the right thing," Furlong said.
The boy described the suspect as a while male in his mid-30s; with short, dark hair and sideburns; wearing a black ski-type jacket with red on both shoulders, baggy black or dark-blue pants and tennis shoes. The man was wearing dark sunglasses with large rims on the top, like what baseball players wear, the boy said.
The man was driving an older-model dark or navy blue minivan with a rounded front and back with a sliding door, the boy said. No stickers or marks were on the vehicle, and the wheels were spoke-type.
Superintendent Richard Stokes said the Carson City School District is working closely with the sheriff's office and that school personnel are going to be extra vigilant, especially when students are outside for recess or lunch. All principals have been notified.
"It always gives us an opportunity to talk about school safety. Kids are very aware to consider that whole stranger-danger mentality," Stokes said, adding that no one wants to frighten the children.
The incident highlights the importance of walking with a friend to school, he said.
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