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March 31, 2017 6:00 am
New York's rotation is a health risk, Jung-Ho Kang hasn't secured a visa, and Montreal wants back in MLB.
Good news, bad news for Mets' rotation
The Mets' rotation is among the best in baseball, but most of the rotation could be considered an injury risk. In BP's season preview of the Mets, Bryan Grosnick labeled Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler as the two biggest injury risks in New York's rotation, and both pitchers received contrasting recent news when it came to injuries.
March 29, 2017 6:00 am
Jeurys Familia's suspension looms, Yadier Molina and the Cardinals talk extension, and the Dodgers' depth is tested early.
Familia expected to receive suspension this week
Mets closer Jeurys Familia is expected to receive a suspension this week for his involvement in an alleged domestic violence incident from last fall. The team anticipates a ban of fewer than 30 games and is predicting one of about 15, per reporting from Kristie Ackert and Christian Red of the New York Daily News.
March 27, 2017 6:00 am
Kolten Wong needs a starting role, Will Smith needs Tommy John surgery, and the Rays need a right-handed hitter.
Wong frustrated by potential platoon
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced Saturday that he was considering a second base platoon for the upcoming season. It was an unexpected revelation, not only for the media but for starting second baseman Kolten Wong, who was under the impression that he had an everyday role on lock. Wong addressed the change prior to the Cardinals' game on Sunday, telling the press that he felt the team did not believe in him and going so far as to say that he would rather be traded than benched.
March 24, 2017 6:00 am
Jose Quintana is still on the block, Luis Valbuena is hurt, and the WBC is thriving.
Quintana rumors drag on
One of the longest-enduring storylines of the offseason has been the White Sox and the saga surrounding left-hander Jose Quintana. He's been at the center of trade rumors for months, and while there was a bit of a lull when spring training started that doesn't mean that things have completely died down when it comes to trade talks.
March 22, 2017 2:42 pm
Didi Gregorius is hurt, the Nationals are trying to find a closer, and Matt Harvey is trying to find his velocity.
Gregorius to begin season on DL
After straining his shoulder earlier this spring in an exhibition game for the Netherlands' World Baseball Classic team, Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has officially been shut down from all baseball activities for two weeks and will be put on the 10-day disabled list to start the season. Initial estimates from general manager Brian Cashman were that the shortstop could be out for up to six weeks, which isn't great news for the Yankees.
March 20, 2017 6:00 am
Alex Cobb prepares to depart Tampa Bay, the Diamondbacks shop Nick Ahmed, and Chi Chi Gonzalez takes a turn on the disabled list.
Cobb draws trade interest from Cubs, Dodgers
Alex Cobb has been patient for the last two years. He waited through platelet-rich plasma treatments when he was first diagnosed with a torn UCL in 2015. He bided his time through the inevitable Tommy John surgery and the accompanying 349-day recovery period. He worked his way back to the mound, slowly and steadily, and pitched 22 innings of 5.04 DRA ball that reassured the Rays he still had a usable arm while simultaneously confirming that he was not yet near the 2.69 DRA, 4.4 WARP pitcher he had been in 2014.
March 17, 2017 6:00 am
Adrian Gonzalez is upset with the WBC, Scott Boras is upset with the Blue Jays, and Yasmany Tomas is injured.
Boras unhappy with Blue Jays' handling of Sanchez
Fortunately for Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez, he appears to be in good shape and should be healthy for the start of season. However, he won't be receiving a significant pay raise. While nobody's going to argue that he should've been getting paid on the same level as Mookie Betts and Kris Bryant, it'd be fair to say that he could be in line for a raise in pay after he had an eye-opening first full season for the Blue Jays that included winning the ERA title.
March 15, 2017 6:00 am
David Price, Ian Desmond, and Anthony DeSclafani are out for Opening Day and beyond.
Price likely to start season on disabled list
A day after David Price said that he was optimistic after getting a second opinion on his elbow and had heard what he "wanted to hear," manager John Farrell announced that the Red Sox left-hander would begin the season on the disabled list. Price hasn't pitched since feeling discomfort two weeks ago and will not need surgery, leaving him with a fairly open timetable for his return.
March 13, 2017 6:00 am
The Nationals prepare to release Derek Norris, while Julio Urias and Trevor Rosenthal appear on the verge of losing their starting roles.
Rays, Royals could be interested in Norris
The Nationals placed veteran catcher Derek Norris on waivers Saturday and are expected to release him sometime this week. If they do so before March 15, they'll only be on the hook for his termination pay, which comes in around $700,000 compared to the $4.2 million salary he would have received in 2017. Norris lost his starting role after the team picked up Matt Wieters on a one-year, $10.5 million contract in February. They reportedly made a good faith effort to trade him, but his price tag and abysmal offensive production for the Padres in 2016 made it a tough sell.
March 10, 2017 8:50 am
Kris Bryant gets a big raise from the Cubs, and the Tigers and Braves go in search of outfield help.
Bryant breaks Trout's record
Last week, the Red Sox gave Mookie Betts a 2017 contract worth $950,000. While the runner-up in the AL MVP voting came just short of Mike Trout's record $1 million pre-arbitration contract renewal back in 2014, the NL MVP winner ended up breaking Trout's record this week. Jon Heyman is reporting that Kris Bryant will be paid $1.05 million by the Cubs for the 2017 season, which is now the new record for pre-arbitration salary.
March 8, 2017 6:00 am
San Francisco's rotation battle, injured stars returning, and Scott Kazmir is hurting again.
Giants' fifth starter battle is clash of opposites
The battle for the Giants' last rotation spot is shaping up to be a classic of the genre: the veteran versus the rookie. Matt Cain and Ty Blach are the two pitchers vying to be the team's fifth starter, and Monday saw both of them in action—with Blach taking over for Cain in the fourth inning and allowing an inherited runner to score. After the outing, manager Bruce Bochy noted that the rotation spot belongs to Cain if he's healthy. But the past few years have shown that the if there is a rather important qualifier for the 32-year-old, who has spent much of the last three seasons on the disabled list and hasn't passed the 90-inning mark in that time.
March 6, 2017 6:00 am
Fernando Abad jeopardizes his spot in the Red Sox's bullpen, Brett Lawrie enters free agency, and the Royals decline to open extension talks with core players.
Abad foregoes camp competition for World Baseball Classic
Red Sox relief candidate Fernando Abad will participate in his first World Baseball Classic for Team Dominican. Playing in the WBC is generally regarded as an honor, but in this case it might compromise his chances of making the Opening Day roster.


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NTT DoCoMo to launch Raku Raku Phone V in August for your grandmother and mine
We all know that old folks demand the latest in mobile phone technology, right? True or not, NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with Fujitsu in Japan, will launch what they call the Raku Raku Phone V starting August 1st of this year onwards.
The Raku Raku Phone V is also known as the rather generically named phone F883iES, and features functions that are normally only found in semi-high end handsets.
For starters, the Raku Raku Phone V will have a 2.8-inch widescreen main display, 2 megapixel camera and built-in GPS capabilities. Not too shabby for a phone that's supposed to be targeted towards the older market and be very very simple, eh?
It's also reported to have support for international WCDMA networks, microSDHC cards, speech recognition and health tracking features via a built-in pedometer. Again, these features are not what you'd normally expect to find in a phone for your grandma, but I'm all for letting the older generation peruse the latest technological advancements for convenience, so good job to NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu for this one! Whether this phone will be launched outside of Japan or not is still uncertain, though, so boo.
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Fairfax, Va. -- The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing U.S. Representative Travis Childers (D-1) for re-election in Mississippi's general election on November 2nd.
"The National Rifle Association is committed to preserving freedom for all law-abiding Americans. We support Congressman Childers because he has stood with gun owners, hunters and sportsmen in this country," said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF.
During his tenure in Congress, Rep. Childers has demonstrated a solid commitment to the Second Amendment, both in Mississippi and across the country. Most recently, he led the effort to restore Second Amendment rights to residents of our nation's capital by cosponsoring the D.C. Second Amendment Enforcement Act. In 2009, Rep. Childers signed the pro-gun congressional amicus brief supporting the Second Amendment's application to state and local governments in the McDonald case now before the Supreme Court. Finally, he cosponsored legislation to reform the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Congressman Travis Childers' unwavering support for individual gun ownership rights has earned him an "A+" rating and endorsement by NRA-PVF.
"Mississippi's hunters and gun owners value their right to own firearms, and Travis Childers is the best candidate to help them preserve that freedom," concluded Cox. "We urge all NRA members and gun owners to cast their vote for Rep. Travis Childers on November 2nd."
Chris W. Cox is executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. He also serves as chairman of NRA-PVF. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund is responsible for political candidate rankings. These are based on candidate voting records, public statements and responses to NRA-PVF questionnaires.
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Fuquay-Varina, N.C. — This was my first time around hot air balloons, and boy was it eventful.
The WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest in Fuquay-Varina is a family-friendly community event dedicated to honoring those who serve our nation and their families as we celebrate our freedom.
On Friday afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting Kenny Shumate, owner and operator of The Balloonatic, and his crew from Florida. The guys were extremely welcoming, but warned me, due to wind, our flight may be canceled.
Once I sat in on a pre-flight meeting, I quickly realized how important conducive wind conditions were to a successful flight.
Following opening ceremonies, I watched as Kenny, his crew, and a group of lively volunteers set up the large rainbow-colored balloon. It was bigger than I could have ever imagined.
Kenny remained hesitant about the weather, and I often caught him watching other balloons to see how the wind was blowing. The mass ascension began at about 6 p.m., and by about 7 p.m., Kenny decided we would be OK for a short flight.
As we waved goodbye to the festival-goers below, my nerves started to set in. There were three of us in a small basket and we were ascending quickly.
Kenny shuffled around a bit during the flight, but for the most part, being up in the air was calm and quiet. Until we attempted to land.
I quickly decided I was not comfortable with the spontaneity of a hot air balloon's landing process and chose to look away.
We waved to a group of people on their back patio as we got closer to the ground, but the wind picked up again and we were forced to continue our trip.
Kenny spotted a clear backyard and honed in on the area for landing. After hitting a few branches, and taking out a bush, we landed near the intersection of Wilbon Road and Maggie Run Lane.
Our crew in a ride-along van, neighbors, children and dogs greeted us and helped pack up the balloon and load up the van. Everyone celebrated with a bottle of champagne and a toast by Kenny.
Despite the dramatic landing, the ride was incredible. I can't wait until I get to go in another hot air balloon. But until then, I have crossed one more thing off my bucket list.


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Hello again, there are many factors to consider when dealing with bloat in rabbits and many different aspects to treating bloat and preventing it. Here is a website that has a great deal of detail on the subject ,I use it often and really like the information. I hope you find it helpful. www.biomiami.edu/hare/ileus.html . Please click the accept button if this has helped or the reply button if you have further questions. I will be checking in throughout the day. Thank you and good luck.
Thanks for using JustAnswer.com, I'm Dr. Dan and I'll try to help you.
I will certainly try to give you more detail but first I have a question. I am drawing a mental blank on where RSA is.
Dr. Dan
Thanks for the information.
Typically simethicone is of little use because in rabbits it's a free gas bloat not a frothy bloat so simethicone's action does not work.
Typically the primary treatment is 4 components
1. High fiber diet
2. hydration
3. pain control
4. intestinal motility
So for the high fiber diet the diet should be 90% grass hay and limited to no pellets, starches and nuts/seeds, for the hydration usually sweetened liquids will help so the equivalent of Gatorade or pedialyte, (electrolytes and water are very helpful). In severe cases the fluids need to be given under the skin. As for medications the best for pain control that is available in RSA is butorphanol, and the motility agent is called metoclopramide a.ka. betaclopramide in RSA.
I hope this helps, best wishes.
Good luck! Don't give up on the fluids as they are only one part of a many part treatment.
Thanks for the information the first thing you need to do is to STOP the ibugesic, this will cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure for sure. This medication will only increase your death loss.


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Anaheim Hills, CA – Back in the City of Lost Wages for more than just an elusive night on The Strip, Casey Currie and team roll in to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to continue their winning streak, and leave ahead of the House, with a 1st and 2nd all-out finish.
Thursday qualifying would be easy—1st place qualifier for both Saturday's and Sunday's races left plenty of play time for the evening. The Off-Road Champion met up with fellow Monster Energy athletes BJ Baldwin and Kyle Leduc at Pole Position Indoor Karting Raceway to do what they do best—destroy the competition. The three off-roaders brought their competition trucks for everyone to check out, while they welcomed any challengers who were willing to lay all cards on the table and try their luck against these guys on the go-kart track.
Casey and Hoonigan BJ Ballistic Baldwin never fail to deliver non-stop, quality Hoonage. Making the transition from dirt to tire slayers for the night, the two put on an impressively smoky burnout demo in their competition trucks after the battle of the karts.
Tires warmed up from the night before, Casey had his work cut out for him in Friday's race, when the inversion would put the 1st place qualifier in 4th to start.
"Qualifying 1st was awesome but the inversion sucks!" Casey tells us. "We had some awesome battles with RJ and Deegan and on the first turn of the very last lap I put the pressure on Deegan because I knew I could take him as soon as he made the smallest mistake. He did, we passed him by, and we took the win! This team is working right now!"
Drawing an "8" for Saturday's inversion placed our 1st place qualifier way back in 8th position from the starting line. This draw by Casey's spotter Davíd Castillo was good reason to hassle the long-time team member all weekend, and maybe for the rest of the season—but all in good fun.
"The inversion bit us today—we started 8th," said Casey. "I got through the pack pretty quickly and chased down (Ryan) Beat. Once I passed him I tried everything to catch RJ but had nothing. On the last caution I got close to RJ but not close enough to make it stick. Finishing 1-2 for the weekend is awesome and the truck is ready for Antelope Valley."
Next weekend, Casey and team hit Antelope Valley to pay tribute to the late Rick Huseman and participate in the TORC Traxxas presented Huseman Cup, September 28-30th, 2012. For more information on Casey, visit CaseyCurrie.com, become a fan at Facebook.com/OfficialCaseyCurrie or follow Casey on Twitter at Twitter.com/caseycurrie.


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The Issue Of Trans Military Service In The News
A couple of weeks ago there was a story in the press about a trans servicemember being discharged from the Army National Guard specifically for being transgender. From Louisville's WPFL article, entitled Fairness Campaign Spotlights Discharge of Transgender Soldier:
…Staff Sergeant Rebecca Grant was discharged from the Army National Guard after serving for over a decade. She did tours of duty overseas, including Bosnia and Iraq.
In 2009, a fellow soldier revealed that Grant is transgender, and she was officially kicked out of the military two weeks before the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" this month.
Grant says getting rid of the policy was a step in the right direction for gay, lesbian and bisexual service members, but that transgender individuals are still unprotected
"With education this could change, people being informed on the different issues, not being closed-minded, not being ultra-conservative. Allowing us to have the rights that we should have had as a United State citizen, we need change," she says.
Currently eight countries allied with the United States, including Great Britain, Israel and the Czech Republic allow transgender citizens to serve openly in their armed forces…
And Monica Helms, the president of the Transgender American Veterans Association, was recently was quoted in Creative Loafing about transgender military service. From the article The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has left unfinished work:
…Those problems [of lesbian, gay, and bisexual servicemembers impacted by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)] might seem like easy lifts compared to the changes pursued by Monica Helms. A Navy vet who served on submarines in the '70s, Helms transitioned from man to woman in the late '90s. As head of the Atlanta-based Transgendered American Veterans Association, Helms lobbies for transgendered persons to be able to serve openly in the military, a policy that was unaffected by the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
As you might expect, Helms' cause has met with resistance and derision in some quarters.
"People who've never served in the military are running around saying guys will be wearing heels into battle," she says.
Helms uses a broader definition of "transgendered" than most folks might be accustomed to, including not simply people who've undergone sex-reassignment surgery or hormone therapy, but anyone who self-identifies as the other gender.
"If a male soldier is presenting as a woman off-duty and off-base, and someone turns him in, he can be kicked out of the service," Helms explains…
On September 20th, 2011 — the first day lesbian, gay, bisexual servicemembers could legally serve openly — many of the celebrations of the functional repeal date of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy highlighted that trans people, with the repeal of DADT, still can't serve openly.
Transgender issues shouldn't have been directly coupled to the DADT repeal because that policy, set forth in federal law, specifically dealt with only with sexual orientation. Trans people aren't allowed to serve at this point only due to military regulations (DODI 6130.03, April 28, 2010, incorporating Change 1, September 13, 2011). Form the Department of Defense Instruction (DODI):
Current or history of psychosexual conditions (302), including but not limited to transsexualism, exhibitionism, transvestism, voyeurism, and other paraphilias.
The "(302)" in DOD Instruction 6130.03, paragraph 29.r. above refers to section 302 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
If trans people are to serve openly in the military services in the future, there is much work to be done…much groundwork to be laid. In the meantime, soldiers like Staff Sergeant Rebecca Grant are going to continue to be discharged specifically for being trans. The question at this point is who is going to do the real work that's needed to be done for trans people to be able to serve openly.


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text: that's the common theme. I don't and won't pay for an expansion team another three years as Vince get's the experience needed to win. To which I reply, go ahead sell those seats. There's another bunch of us who'll take em off your hands. Nice try but that ploy won't work either. Kind of pointless since we aren't taking VY anyway. It'll be Bush or a package of picks and players.


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|YDS: 5.11d French: 7a Ewbanks: 24 UIAA: VIII ZA: 25 British: E5 6a R [details]
|Circ Toepel and Bruce Hildenbrand, summer '88
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|slim on Jul 21, 2010 with updates from rob bauer
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By Bruce Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
|Circ Toepel and I put up this route as a top rope in summer 1988.
By slim
Jul 27, 2010
|Thanks for the info and the routes you put up here. Pretty good slice of rock up there with not too bad of an approach.
By Jason Haas
Jul 27, 2010
I'm not sure what's up with this route, as Slim, you rated it 11d, as did Hubbel, but when I did it two years ago and thought it was 5.10a and that Way Jingus next to it was harder. Weird grade discrepancy....
I agreed with all your other grades for the routes you recently contributed on the wall, although I thought Way Jingus was 5.11a instead of 11b, but that's minor.
By slim
Jul 28, 2010
I put the routes in using the Hubbel grades, but I definitely agree with you. I honestly thought Hammerhead was the hardest on the whole wall, but maybe because it was my first route of the day and I wasn't quite in the groove yet. It kind of caught me by surprise.
I actually did Burley Dudes as my last route of the day, and my feet were killing me. I was kind of struggling on it, but it seemed like it had more to work with than hammerhead and way jingus. That explains my hard-but-not-impossible comment.
Way jingus was pretty tough, but I did it probably at the optimal route in the roster (i.e. I was warmed up but not wasted yet).
Thanks for the input, when were you up there?
By Bruce Hildenbrand
Jul 28, 2010
I can't vouch for the grade of this route once the bolts were put in, but when we did it as a top-rope, following a very direct line to the anchor, it definitely felt 5.11+. I did Raccoon Soup on Rincon the next day and the grade felt very similar. YMMV.
By Jason Haas
Jul 29, 2010
Bruce - I'll have to go up there and maybe toprope around the route to see if the bolts were added on a slightly different path than what you climbed.
Slim - it would have been probably June or July, 2008.
By slim
Feb 21, 2016
|This route is currently the 5th from the left. When I first posted these routes, "Cup of Java", which is now the left most route, didn't exist.


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Discussion in 'Anime' started by Coldstone320, Sep 4, 2012.
And there you will remain for the moment.
I hope that I haven't said anything offensive. No, I haven't done that. I know that you care about me somewhere deep down in your heart.
There are in fact two discussions going on here. The one between MWG and I and the one between Martin and basically the entire board.
DARKFIRE, sez I'm only involved in the former at this point.
That's usually the case. The reason for this is because people seem to be very conservative around here (in my opinion).
Get up and dance around the room
My eyes are on you
Can we forget this entire discussion and move on? ...
No, because you're thinking is totally wrong and only works in some fairy tale fantasy utopia. It's just not how humanity functions. Furthermore it's asinine that you would open the door for all sorts of horrible stuff because "it's ok, it's just a movie/anime/book/whatever."
You're too prideful to admit that you might be wrong or that your theories won't hold true in reality.
Im not defending anyone here but to tell someone that "their thinking is totally wrong" is being a hypocrite. Again, im not saying I agree with what Martin is saying but that doesn't mean his opinion is wrong.
His theories aren't wrong, but to translate that into a "this is how the world is" is in fact wrong. I can't see it any other way. I am not perfect, and there are lots of things I don't know. But I do know that to approve any sort of discrimination against a fictional character because they are merely fictional is wrong. It teaches children/people the wrong things, whether you want to admit it or not, and allows for the subconscious continuation of misguided and errant ideals.
Fair enough. However, then you disagree with his opinions and move on. I imagine people following the discussion you guys are having have their own thoughts which they should decide for themselves on whos opinion they agree with etc.
I don't know if you get what I mean like there will always be people on the extreme side of the spectrum which you will vehemently disagree with and probably won't see your point of view. The way I see it, you just let that person (Martin, im not saying this in a negative way towards you just in general for anyone) think whatever he or she wants and better yourself and those who do agree with your thoughts.
But to tell someone out right "No, you're wrong" is pretty much negating the process of discussion.
What you say is true, but as you know it's not something I take lightly, and frankly I feel it's an attitude that needs to be done away with. That's more likely than a pipe dream. Will I change his mind? I don't know, I'd like to think so.
Just been thinking (briefly really) and seems what Martin is pointing out (or as I'm interpreting) is one of those "weird things" about anime (and sometimes games too).
In most popular english speaking animations the audience's attachment to characters is typically shallow because there's not enough screen time really or the characters are just designed to be shallow just so the audience can either just enjoy them or feel associated/symthathise with them. The characters aren't designed to be "attractive" either, certainly there's got to be some level of attractiveness, but characters are mostly designed to fit what the audience would expect them to look like (or least expected depending on the goal of the designer).
Then there's anime, which is designed to get the audience more attached with its characters than animated works from elsewhere. Some characters are designed to have lots of depth and emotion and characters are designed to look very attractive too (or less attractive depending on the goal of the designer) and over time I guess this is what a lot of anime fans are drawn into thinking is normal and even shallow characters can be strongly drawn to because they are designed with memorable or favourable "quirks", I guess.
Not that I'm an expert on all this I'm just trying to see this from a more neutral perspective. So in summary, anime characters are designed to at least satisfy and hopefully entice the audience while characters from animations created elsewhere are generally designed to satisfy their place in the story they're in, not necessarily the audience. So what's normal for a lot of us anime fans to allow ourselves to become more attached to anime characters may not be normal, and may even seem weird for most other people and even some anime fans that have not allowed themselves to become so attached to the characters, Martin is perhaps one of these.
I have several times been open minded in this discussion and admitted that I've been wrong. However, I'm not going to decline the possibility that I may or may not be completely wrong about my opinions. I wouldn't have spent this much time and energy, writing what I think and feel, if I didn't honestly believe my in my own opinions. The only way someone can change my mind is if they participate in this debate, using very well thought out sentences, and appeal to me that way. I have absolutely no problems admitting that I'm wrong, but to do so, I need something to admit. Like Socom already have pointed out, "you're wrong" doesn't leave me with any more knowledge than before and doesn't give me anything to "admit". You have to elaborate, write what you feel, convince me that I'm wrong...
Also, read what I write to Woody.
I read everything you wrote, I'm just highlighting that part.
When I grew up, my only inspiration in life was games and Anime. I wasn't social like the other children, hence why I grew to become very attached to games, Anime and so on. I have an overly unhealthy amount of fantasy going on in my head, which is most likely caused by my attachment to games and Anime. This caused me to stand out more than other people and I have very strange views on life. The reason why I watch Anime and play games is because they empower me, they enable the strength found in my unconsciousness, they also give me more self confidence. There's also a lot of other reasons why I watch Anime that's just too complex and embarrassing to explain. However, I eventually grew up and I've realized something important. My overly attachment and association with Anime characters caused me to lose trace of reality. I have made a huge mistake in my life and I'm not able to naturally socialize with people anymore. The reason for this is because I chose to live in solitude and only immerse myself in games and Anime. This mistake, the terrible result of this mistake, is something that I don't want anyone else to experience in their lives. Hence, the reason why I say that an overly amount of attachment and association to Anime characters is "wrong" and "not normal". This should be avoided at all cost when watching Anime...
Weird feeling about the Mizore vs Rin match. I feel as if once I do watch Fate / Stay id vote for Rin but since I don't know either and im voting solely on looks...
You likely are. Mizore as a character is not overly impressive. I get why some find her aesthetically pleasing, but looks aside, she's a pretty standard character. Think Hinata Hyuga only anti-social instead of shy.
Don't know her either and don't plan on watching Naruto
This will help you get to understand Mizore's character a little better.
Don't feel bad.Based on looks alone, I also like Mizore.
I actually find this surprising. I don't like either character very much personality wise, but from a looks perspective I would think Rin would have a sizable upper hand.
Granted, there hasn't been much Rin support thus im basing off the support Mizore has been getting.
It probably just my preference, but her pale complexion, body and purple hair appeal to me a little more.
No... just no
//Mizore has much self confidence around Tsukune, she behaves quietly but very much no hold backs (I cannot overstate this enough) on expressing herself, this is freaking hilarious and thus I love her, plus she has a cute & cool character design, Rin's is "only" cool imo, opinions will vary on the last bit
Rin>>>>>Mizore to me in looks and everything else
she does.. everyone else is just wrong like ARF used to be as Darkfire used to say. ARF was usually always wrong.
I still say that. He's just not around for it to be relevant.
DARKFIRE, sez much like how I don't complain about high school food now that I'm not in high school.
so from what i gather, the reasoning behind your opinion that nobody should associate or w/e with anime characters is because you did to such an extreme that the line between fantasy and reality blurred. You then realized this and snapped from that extreme to the other extreme of never associating any part of anime with human qualities.
Then i must say you're still wrong because you're just bouncing from one extreme to the other. I'm advocating that middle ground and i'm pretty sure everyone else that disagreed with you is also thinking about that middle ground. it's insane to believe and live life thinking an anime character is real. (think about the otaku that create shrines and buy birthday cakes for their 2D "waifu". ) That kind of extreme. To me that's blurring the line between fantasy and reality.
But on the other end of the spectrum, it's also wrong to not associate characters with human emotion, actions, life lessons etc. at all. Characters can teach you real world lessons. To disregard it all and simply objectify the characters as something along the same line as a basketball, or a bike, or a computer is equally insane. you said that objectifying women in anime is ok because it's not real. That's insensitive. How far down do you want to go in that rabit hole? is it ok to objectify women in real life? is it ok to objectify female actors in movies and tv? like, where's your line? My line is it's not ok to objectify women. period. i don't care if it's an anime character, a real person, an actor playing a character, a painting, it doesn't matter. not ok.
the underlying issue that seems to crop up in every single disagreement/discussion/w.e you are in, is that your stance is always always always on the extreme side. you have no middle ground. It's like your mind is full of "yes or no" questions. there's no middle ground on anything you have a feeling about, an idea of, a stance, an ideal. If you have someone disagree with you, you immediately interpret that as the complete opposite of your answer. if that question has you answer "no" and someone disagrees with you, then you think they answered the same question as a "yes". when really that question is not a clear cut yes or no question. To assume that everyone here that has disagreed with you is blurring the line between reality and fiction is ridiculous. I can only speak for myself that i do not have that problem and i never did ever in my life. i understood the difference between fantasy and reality at a young age, but i also was able to feel the pain of a character losing his best friend, or the joy of the character finally obtaining that unrealistic and lofty goal. i didn't walk around proclaiming that Goku was a real person, but i also didn't disregard the emotions Goku had and the life lessons Goku taught because Goku was not a real person. It's that middle ground.
Normal is to understand that life is a sliding scale, not a bunch of yes or no questions.
Mizore is awesome
I dk... Mizore looks much more errr developed and womanly compared to Rin.
Yush, she has the power of D
Mizore's mom is also hot!
She must be very hot to be naked in what appears to be a snowy setting.
at least I'd like to think those three white specks aobove her head are snow
It is a very cold climate
//for normal people
She's a snow bitch
For normal people, eh. I'm gonna make a wild guess here but something tells me she's not human
Few characters on R + V are
//what you see of Mizore is, however, her true form
So then what's R + V about? Well other than the obvious fact Vampire is in the title
Harem in a monster academy
//is as over tha top as a harem gets, which is why I love it
So I guess the fact you love it easily eliminates my question of "if it's worth a watch", so here's my next question. How many episodes does it have?
I'm not so biased as to recommend every show I love
26 episodes, split up evenly into 2 seasons, some who have seen a lot of harems say it's mediocre, esp. season 1, those who read the manga beforehand tend to hate (or like less) season 2 but those who don't just lmfao at it
//apparently unshamefully gives a lot of cliches and put them right in your face, but I dunno the cliches as I don't watch harems
Yeah I enjoyed season 2 a lot more. But you'll like it @Deadpool940, it's a fun anime so don't expect a great plot or characters.
Well I don't read much manga at all (JoJo's and HnK are pretty much all) and I don't watch many harems, so I might be in the target range
When tsukune is not involved, she is very quiet and anti social. She starts the series off being lonely and depressed. Being around Tsukune helps, but she's still not very expressive toward anyone else. Heck, part of her gimmick is stalking.
This reminds me, it's been a while since I've read the R&V manga. Need to get back to it.
Hmm, might have to put R + V on my MAL. I don't watch harems (or atleast if I do I don't know if they are harems or not) but ill give it a try sometime down the road.
Rin seems distant to me, If I had to be a lesbian (lol lik eyou have to vfoce me) it wouldn't be with er.
That's a personality issue though, not a physical one.
Have you watched the show?
DARKFIRE, sez 'seems' and 'are' are two different things.
kI don't know it's thurday and I"m not sober, that's bad/./
She kept to herself really only in the first ep she was in as what I recall from the anime
//has limited interests, it's kind of how yanderes are, Tsukune being practically her only interest is one her gimmicks, one of many gimmicks, thus is what I mean by she doesn't hold back on expressing herself at all


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Plated vs non plated 22LR
Are "non-plated" rounds harder on a semi auto handgun then plated rounds?
Yep several more passes with the bore brush required for non jacketed ammo.
My 10/22 loves the Federal 510 ammo which is non plated. It is very accurate and feeds fine. Thats been my experience anyway. Its my go to plinking ammo and one of the few .22lr brands I like. CCI being the big dog IMHO. I always clean my firearms after shooting even if I shoot just 20-30rds so Ive never had the excessive leading problem associated with non plated .22lr ammunition.
Jacketed bullets will cause a slight increase in wear compared to lead bullets, no matter the caliber. Copper has a greater hardness than lead.
Thanks for the responses everyone. At the advice of my lgs I have been using plated rounds. Recently I order some rounds on line but didnt realized they were non plated until they arrived. When shooting them I noticed they are much dirtier then even the cheap platted rounds so was a little concerned about other unwanted results. Sounds like i just need to be sure a do a really good cleaning.
If you are looking for accuracy out of your ammo, you will notice that all match grade and target 22 ammo is standard velocity LEAD bullets. Not jacketed or plated. Jacketed bullets are generally better for high velocity ammo.
I shoot exclusively lead bullets and I shoot about 1000-1500 rounds a month through my guns in the warmer months.
plated bullets will copper foul a barrel and take much longer to clean. its all what your barrel likes with .22
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He was a Foreman at Pfaulder Company for 20 years and also worked at Murray Ridge Mental Health Center where he retired after five years. A United States Army veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict. A life member of the VFW, Post 1079, he enjoyed yard work and gardening.
Surviving him are his wife of 57 years, Irene M. (nee Trinder); sons, Daron of Elyria, James of Oregon, and Jimmy of Montana; and daughters, Tammy McDonald of LaGrange, and Sherrilyn Regan of Arkansas; and several brothers, sisters; grandchildren; and great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Edward and Panzie (nee Warner) Thomas; and a sister, Shirley Decker.
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The Board of Supervisors will vote on a resolution Tuesday that would designate Humboldt Bay Fire and Arcata Fire Protection District fire stations as "safe surrender" sites for unwanted newborns.
Signed into law in 2006, California's Safe Surrender Baby Law allows a parent or person of legal custody to surrender their newborn at a designated safe surrender site up to 72 hours after it is born without being prosecuted, according to the California Department of Social Services. These sites include emergency rooms in public or private hospitals, as well as areas designated by the Board of Supervisors.
In an interview with the Times-Standard earlier last month, Humboldt Bay Fire Battalion Chief Chris Jelinek said that he hopes the designation will reduce deaths caused by unlawful abandonment.
"We want to give mothers, parents, guardians an alternative to abandoning their children in an unsafe way," he said. "Most people seem to trust firefighters. We hope that people will view our stations as a safe place to go in what could be the most difficult situation in their life."
The public is also invited to contribute comments during a public hearing that will address transportation and transit needs in unincorporated areas of the county, according to a county staff report.
As a requirement of the Transportation Development Act, the Humboldt County Association of Governments is "required to make the finding that there are not unmet transit needs which are reasonable to meet" before they approve funding claims, according to the staff report.
The issues addressed in this hearing will apply to funds used during the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
A report by the Williamson Act Ad Hoc Committee will attempt to convince the board to continue accepting applications for the county's Williamson Act program. The act intends to "preserve agricultural and open space lands by discouraging ... unnecessary conversion to urban use," according to the staff report. The committee was formed in 2012 to gather information on the program and advise the board as to whether the county is able to continue the program.
The staff report states that nearly half of the agricultural lands in the county are currently preserved under the act, which gives the land owners a tax incentive.
The board will also vote on whether to submit a grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency for a $200,000 Brownfield Assessment Grant. If received, the money would be used for an environmental assessment of hazardous materials on properties located near Humboldt Bay in both incorporated and unincorporated county areas, according to the staff report.
The public will be given an opportunity to speak about the grant submission before the board makes a decision.
County Administrative Officer Phillip Smith-Hanes will also give a report to the board on the current efforts to ban single-use plastic bags in the county. In September, the Arcata City Council passed an ordinance that will limit the use of plastic bags in stores after Feb. 1.
If you go:
What: Board of Supervisors meeting
When: 9 a.m. Tuesday
Where: Supervisors' chamber, first floor, Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka
The full agenda can be viewed online at http://co.humboldt.ca.us/board
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Texas is back in the education spotlight, a place it often occupied while raising standards for students and schools over the last 30 years. This time, however, Texas is making academic headlines for all the wrong reasons.
From The Washington Post to The New York Times to Education Week, reports and commentaries are flowing about how Texas is on the verge of rolling back rigor for high school students. The subject of all the coverage is HB 5, which the House passed almost unanimously last month.
The measure sets up an easier route to graduation for high school students and reduces the number of state exams that they must pass from 15 to five — with only one test after ninth grade.
National groups that represent poor and minority students are particularly incensed. They are letting legislators know what a mistake it would be to diminish expectations, especially for Texas' many Latino and black students. If lawmakers retreat on academic rigor, which HB 5 does, students could stay on an academic track that limits their future to lower-wage jobs.
Fortunately, the outcry has gotten senators' attention. Previously, the lawmakers were feverishly trying to pass their version of the House bill, but with the spotlight bearing down on Texas, they have stepped back to reconsider whether HB 5 is such a good idea. It's not.
As the Senate Education Committee prepares to begin amending HB 5 on Tuesday, we urge lawmakers to write guidelines that resemble the current recommended degree plan, a set of rigorous courses that prepares students for college or community college. That curriculum should be the default graduation plan for ninth-graders.
Under our proposed compromise, if students want to get off that path after two years, they would be allowed to, in consultation with their parents and counselors. But at least they would start high school on a plan that would be more likely to qualify them for the postsecondary education that will propel their careers.
We also hope the Senate will call for seven state exams — rather than the House-approved five — for high school students. The list should include tests in English II and English III, Algebra I and II, geometry, biology and U.S. history. Those tests would show whether students grasp math, English, science and social studies while lessening the current testing pressure that schools are pushing back against.
The bottom line is this: Our state owes it to Texas students to set them up for success. The compromise presented here would do just that by keeping standards high and determining whether students are meeting them.
Your voice matters
Key Senate Education Committee members to contact about amending HB 5:
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, chairman, 512-463-0107
Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, 512-463-0123
Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, 512-463-0108
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Lots of people will be heading to stores today. ABC's Scott Goldberg reports some will return gifts, others will be looking for after Christmas sales. Travis Presto - the manger of a Super Target in Shawnee, Kansas says some people can be creative in what they try to return.


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Southern Chocolate Pecan Pie Brownies Recipe
A sweet treat.
1 9″ frozen pecan pie
1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2: Line a 13″ x 9″ metal baking pan with foil (to allow you to easily lift out the brownies), and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3: Remove pie from wrapping and discard paper circle. Let thaw at room temperature for 2 hours.
Step 4: Place chocolate chips and butter in a large microwave-safe glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir and microwave on high in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth. Let cool slightly.
Step 5: Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat sugar, eggs and milk into chocolate mixture until blended.
Step 6: Cut pie in half and break one half into about 6 pieces. Add broken pieces to chocolate mixture. Add flour and baking powder. Beat on low until just blended.
Step 7: Cut the remaining pie half into 1″ chunks. Using a wooden spoon, stir into batter (batter will be thick). Spread in prepared baking pan.
Step 8: Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.
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CD Olive Oil Infusion
Hello! Has anyone tried the Carol's daughter olive oil infusion set ? if you have how did you like it and did you use it as a pre-shampoo treatment or as the wash itself??
I used it and I loved it. I used it as a pre poo. It helped with detangling and made my hair soft. I purchased it twice.
Now I detangle/pre pop with tresemme or suave coconut and olive/coconut oil. If it goes on sale I would buy it again.
The only thing I didn't like was the smell.
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One area utility wants to raise your already higher-priced electric bill by $6 a month. The other wants to cut your cheaper monthly electric bill by 10 cents.
Which bill do you want?
Progress Energy Florida, which serves the bulk of Tampa Bay and west-central Florida, seeks to add $6 to the average monthly bill. That means typical residential customers, who use 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, would see their bills rise from $119.34 to a little more than $125.
Smaller Tampa Electric, serving most of Hillsborough County and a modest slice of central Florida, plans to cut a dime each month off the $107.02 it charges for the same amount of electricity.
That's a monthly difference of about $18 — more than $216 over the course of a year — between the two utilities.
Both proposed price changes reflect the updated cost of fuels the utilities use to run the power plants that produce electricity. If the Public Service Commission okays these price changes, they will take effect in January.
Think of the price you pay for electricity as you would any basic commodity. The utility that can provide power at a lower price operates more efficiently. It can charge you less and still make enough money.
For now, at least, Tampa Electric is trouncing Progress Energy Florida as the utility better able to keep your lights on for less. (Neither company is allowed to make any profit from the fuel portion of customer bills.)
The sharp difference in prices reflects different strategies by the two companies.
Progress Energy Florida relies on natural gas, coal and nuclear power as its main fuels to generate electricity. The utility's sole nuclear power plant in Florida, the Crystal River plant in Citrus County, was shut down two years ago for repairs and does not generate electricity. The company has had to replace that lost power by generating more electricity at other plants and by purchasing electricity from other utilities. That is expensive.
Buying power from other utilities accounts for $2 of the $6 average increase. Another $3.99 comes, at least in part, from more expensive fuels required to generate the electricity no longer produced by the closed nuclear plant.
"We are working every day to become more efficient while continuing to provide our customers clean, reliable, affordable power now and in the future," Progress Energy Florida CEO Vincent Dolan said in a written statement.
In contrast to the Progress increase, Tampa Electric — which has no nuclear plants — says this is the fourth consecutive reduction in fuel costs over the past three years.
"In these challenging economic times, a decrease is a move in the right direction," stated Gordon Gillette, president of Tampa Electric, part of TECO Energy. "We are pleased to be able to maintain low, stable bills while providing outstanding value to our customers."
In fact, he suggests, after adjusting for inflation, Tampa Electric customers would be paying bills that are 17 percent lower than 20 years earlier.
The PSC still must agree on Progress Energy Florida's nuclear charge on Oct. 24. That means the utility's final price for electricity come January may yet change.
I wonder. Tampa Electric: Can you share a few tips with your utility neighbor on running a tighter ship?
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Hands-on campus research project nips invasives in the bud
Eradicating non-native invasive plants that proliferate in several campus locations, Biology professors Jennifer Rhode, Jonathan Horton and David Clarke and six students took clippers and weed wrenches to English ivy, oriental bittersweet, honeysuckle, tree of heaven and privet hedge last summer. Their goal: make way for native plants, such as black cohosh, ladyslipper and shooting star, to grow on campus, restoring habitat and providing study sites for science students. Whether their work pays off remains to be seen, as they monitor areas around Pisgah House and the Reuter Center throughout this fall.
"The oriental bittersweet is an invasive woody climbing vine, and it's harmful because it can weigh down trees or it can choke them," Rhode said. "Invasive exotics like this are the most significant factors in degrading natural areas on campus and limiting their usefulness as outdoor teaching and research labs."
Kayla Bott '10, Jennafer Hamlin '10, Anna Sitko '09, Alice Smithlund '10, Andrew Wilson '10 and Harry Schulz received a total of $9,150 in undergraduate research grants for stipends and equipment to determine the best method for removal of oriental bittersweet and other exotics. Facilities Management landscaping and grounds crews worked with the group to employ chemical control techniques. "We are exploring the most effective way to eradicate the species as well as the most economical means, so we can ensure the invasives are permanently removed and the native species can recover," Rhode said. "Mechanical removal took more time, but whether that stopped the invasives and will allow the native species to regrow is yet to be determined."
The crew also plans to conduct similar removal projects at the U.S. Forest Service Bent Creek Experimental Station and Baldwin Gap, the North Carolina Arboretum and the Biltmore Estate.
"We are exploring the most effective way to eradicate the species as well as the most economical means, so we can ensure the invasives are permanently removed and the native species can recover."
The bittersweet wars
Oriental bittersweet, native to China, is a popular landscaping plant used in folk arts such as basket weaving and wreath making. But oriental bittersweet is a foe of gardeners and homeowners in the region. Its woody vine steals light and nutrients from native herbs and shrubs, and the tree falls it triggers can damage property. Since its introduction to the United States around 1860, oriental bittersweet has spread to at least 24 states. Moist slopes and coves, common in Western North Carolina, are particularly susceptible to invasion by oriental bittersweet because their climatic conditions resemble those in bittersweet's native range.


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Criminal crash pad: After homeowner died, the squatters moved in
PORTLAND, Ore. - The owner of a North Portland home died nearly two years ago, and it didn't take long for the house to turn into a haven for squatters and a neighborhood blight.
Neighbors have struggled in their efforts to get something done about those squatters.
Some of the squatters who moved into the home were actually hard-core criminals.
Elizabeth "Betty" Fettig was a great neighbor and lived in the home on North Vancouver Avenue until she passed away in November 2011.
One neighbor who knew her and spoke to KATU News on the condition of anonymity said the house sat empty for about a year.
"We had some folks that moved into the house that clearly didn't belong in the neighborhood," he said.
He's talking about Ronnie Scott Medinger, a convicted thief; James Ramon Lewis, on parole, wanted for escape; and lastly, Solomon Omar Osiris, whose last arrest was for trespass, possession of cocaine, dealing cocaine near a school and breaking parole.
"What I saw was folks coming in that were moving into a house that had no water or garbage service, and moving in and starting to live there and then a lot of traffic coming in and out on a regular basis," said the neighbor who didn't want to be identified.
He would have talked to the property owner, but to this day tax records show that person is Elizabeth Fettig.
The neighbor KATU spoke to said one squatter knew how to play the system.
"The person in there, squatting, claimed they were a tenant, and under Oregon rental law, once you claim you're a tenant then the police kind of have to throw their hands up and say 'there's nothing we can do, the person's a tenant.' So they were stuck and we're stuck at that point," the neighbor said.
When police learned who the squatters were, their criminal backgrounds, and with a school just a half-block away, they moved in. But neighbors know the word's out about the house among squatters and unless the city does something to curb squatting, the squatters will be back.
"So it's in limbo, so someone could just break in again and claim tenancy and start the whole cycle over again," the neighbor said.
Since the water in that house was turned off, the squatters weren't shy about asking neighbors for some. When they got turned down, they tried to hook up hoses and steal water from those neighbors' outdoor faucets.
We starting looking into this story after our news gathering partners at Willamette Week tipped us off on what they uncovered.
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Phenotypic and genotypic analyses of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates that express frequently recovered PorB PIA variable region types suggest that certain P1a porin sequences confer a selective advantage for urogenital tract infection.
Garvin LE, Bash MC, Keys C, Warner DM, Ram S, Shafer WM, Jerse AE
Jerse, AE, Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, F Edward Hebert Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20853 USA Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, F Edward Hebert Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Bethesda, MD 20853 USA Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, F Edward Hebert Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Bethesda, MD 20853 USA US FDA, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Div Bacterial Allergen & Parasit Prod, Bethesda, MD USA US FDA, Ctr Food Safety & Appl Nutr, Div Microbiol Studies, College Pk, MD USA Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Immunol, Worcester, MA USA Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Atlanta, GA USA Vet Affairs Med Ctr, VA Med Res Serv, Labs Microbial Pathogensis, Decatur, GA 30033 USA
porB variable region (VR) typing is an epidemiological tool that classifies gonococcal strains based on sequence differences in regions of the porB gene that encode surface-exposed loops. The frequent isolation of certain porB VR types suggests some porin sequences confer a selective advantage during infection and/or transmission. Alternatively, certain porin types may be a marker of strains that are successful due to factors unrelated to porin. In support of the first hypothesis, here we show urogenital tract isolates of the most common PIA VR types obtained over a 10 year period in Baltimore, Maryland belonged to several different clonal types as determined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Serum resistance, which was confirmed by factor H and C4b-binding protein binding studies, was more often associated with the most common VR types. In contrast, three porin-independent phenotypes, namely lactoferrin utilization, beta-lactamase production, and the multiple transferable resistance (Mtr) phenotype, segregated with PFGE cluster and not VR type. Combined data with another PIA strain collection showed a strong correlation between serum resistance and the most common VR types. Comparison of VR typing hybridization patterns and the nucleotide sequence of 12 porB1A genes suggests certain porin loop 1, 3, 6, and/or 7 sequences may play a role in the serum resistance phenotype. We conclude that some PorB PIA sequences confer a survival or transmission advantage in the urogenital tract, perhaps via increased resistance to complement-mediated killing. The capacity of some porin types to evade a porin-specific adaptive immune response must also be considered.
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Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh): Retorting to allegations levelled against her son-in-law Robert Vadra that a controversial arms dealer bought a 'benami' or proxy-owned mansion in London for him in 2009, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-NDA government is resorting to new lows everyday to achieve their target of 'Congress free India' and dared the Centre to launch a probe.
"All allegations levelled against my family by the opposition are an attempt to attain their goal of Congress free India. All of it is a conspiracy. Every day they are resorting to new lows, every day they are levelling some new allegations," Sonia told the media here
"If they think they are correct then they should get the matter investigated, the truth will come out in open," she added.
Gandhi further castigated the two year bash celebrated by the NDA cadre and termed the event which took place at India gate last week as unethical.
"I have never seen anything of this sort in my entire life. A prime Minister is a Prime Minister not a Shahenshah (emperor). At a time when the nation is reeling under drought and is suffering from poverty, such celebrations are not ethical," Gandhi said.
According to reports, Vadra is being probed after Income Tax raids on arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari revealed alleged links between the two and cryptic references to a London property.
However, Robert Vadra's lawyers have out rightly denied the charges.
Last month, enforcement agencies raided 18 sites owned by Bhandari. After which it divulged in its reports Vadra and his executive assistant exchanged emails discussing nitty-gritty's for an accommodation in London (12 Ellerton House, Bryanston Square) bought for 19 lakh GBP (Rs 19 crore) in October 2009 and sold in June 2010. (ANI)


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Lowe Roche Toronto's latest campaign for the Toronto Zoo includes three comedic TV spots, featuring ordinary animals acting insanely jealous over all the love and attention zoo animals get. In the "pigeon" spot visitors to the zoo talking about how amazing the animals are hit with a present on their car from a passing jealous pigeon. There are two additional spots "squirrel" and "cat" that follow on a similar line. The campaign also includes print, tiny anti-zoo animal protest signs (apparently made by bitter ordinary animals), T-shirts and an interactive website, jealousanimals.com.


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WHO'S IN TROUBLE? Boys more than girls. Blacks more than whites. And, apparently, not bullies. Those are the trends in Hillsborough schools, where the Times has completed an in-depth look at disciplinary actions from 2006-07. District officials say they're on top of it. Read the main story, plus closer looks at schools in the city, North of Tampa and Southeast Hillsborough. (Times photo, Chris Zuppa)
FORGET IT: Sen. Mike Fasano tells Pasco school officials not to count on postponing the Merit Award Program for teacher performance pay during a special meeting about budget issues between the county legislative delegation and the School Board.
GIVE DISTRICTS FLEXIBILITY: Andy Ford, president of the Florida Education Association, urges lawmakers to avoid across the board cuts in education when they convene their special session on the budget, in this guest letter to the Florida Times-Union.
MAKING CUTS: Even though the true impact isn't fully known yet, district officials have begun planning for the worst, slashing budgets and trying not to hurt classrooms, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
LETTING GO: The Rockford, Illinois, school district moves on as its superintendent narrowly wins appointment to become Collier County's new leader, the Rockford Register Star reports.
REINVENTION: Palm Beach County's three F-rated schools are making big changes to avoid the dreaded double-F, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
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PRICE OF SUCCESS: The Winter Haven High School band wins lots of awards and gets invited to perform a lot. To go where it wants to, the band needs to raise nearly $150,000 this year. The fund raising has already begun, the Lakeland Ledger reports.
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Nicole Kidman headed into a Sydney court today to testify in a photographer's lawsuit against the Sun-Herald newspaper. Back in 2005 the paper wrote about the paparazzo, Jamie Fawcett, saying that he was "wreaking havoc" on Nicole's life and now Fawcett is suing. He already won the defamation case, and the court is deciding whether the paper should pay him damages. Nicole came in to testify about how scared Fawcett made her. She said:
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The paparazzi can get out of hand sometimes which is still a very scary reality for Nicole after Keith's motorcycle accident last month. Hopefully having some extra protection around gives her peace of mind. Still, it seems a bit ridiculous that Fawcett might end up winning money in the case considering his behavior.
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JERUSALEM (Nov. 17)
Palestinians reacted angrily to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's statement that Israel would not allow elections in the territories until the Palestine Liberation Organization amends the parts of its covenant calling for the destruction of the State of Israel.
Rabin made the remark to Israeli reporters while en route to the United States this week.
The amendment to the charter, which was agreed to in the Declaration of Principles signed by Israel and the PLO last year, "is in large part tied to our ability to hold elections in the territories," said Rabin.
Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian official heading the committee on elections in the territories, accused Rabin of introducing new conditions after the Declaration of Principles had been signed. "I think it's a deliberate attempt on Rabin's part to postpone the implementation of the whole agreement," Erekat told Israel Radio.
"And to be honest, the Jericho-Gaza agreement cannot continue to stand on its feet alone. I think this attitude of Mr. Rabin is leading toward the collapse" of the whole peace process, he said.
Economic Minister Shimon Shetreet rejected Erekat's charges. He said the Palestinians cannot expect Israel to continue implementing its side of the self-rule accord when they do not meet their own obligations.
"One (commitment) is the amendment of the Palestinian covenant, and this part becomes more and more necessary because we hear statements which are contrary to their commitments and obligations," he told Israel Radio.
When asked if he thought PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat could muster the required support within the Palestine National Council to change the covenant, Shetreet said, "We are tired of hearing 'Yasser Arafat is weak, Yasser Arafat cannot, Yasser Arafat should not.'
"He signed an agreement, it's time that he found a way to get everything done."
Meanwhile, Israel has filed a complaint with the Palestinian Authority over the call at a security service training ceremony in Jericho to "bring the armed struggle to Haifa, Jerusalem and Bet She'an."
Dr. Ahmed Tibi, a close adviser to Arafat, said the recruitment into the new Palestinian security forces of Palestinians wanted by Israel for their activities during the intifada "natural."
Israel had objected to these recruits this week, but Tibi called Israeli reaction exaggerated. He said the Israeli leadership does not understand Palestinian society.
Israel has demanded that the PLO turn over 10 wanted activists who took part in a training exercise for security agents in Jericho. They are suspected of having killed Palestinian collaborators during the six-year uprising against Israel.


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Now that Titanfall is officially here and first-person shooter fans have been battling in and out of mechs for a few weeks, it's time to start looking forward to the next highly-anticipated new IP in the shooter genre. As the days continue to count down to the planned summer beta of Bungie's upcoming sci-fi FPS, Destiny, we're likely to hear more details about the cross-platform game.
As hype continues to build for Destiny — thanks to claims like Activision's (the game's publisher) that it will become the best-selling new IP in history — the hybrid action RPG/shooter continues to sound more and more ambitious. We're not saying that the game won't be a massive hit, but Destiny certainly will need to feature a lot of unique additions to the genre to stand out from the current pack. Bungie thinks that the character customization system is one of the many areas where the game will raise the bar for the entire industry.
Customizing an avatar is nothing new to gamers, but Bungie plans to turn the customization up to 11 by offering an ambitious (to say the least) number of skins, armor, weapons, and other items to mix and match. The company's technical art lead, Scott Shepherd, spoke about the growing nature of the Destiny character creation system at one of yesterday's GDC panels.
"We've seen the system get better and better the more content we add to it. This bodes well for a franchise we want to expand on for years and years."
Shepherd explained that each character's body is broken into four armor slots: head, chest, arms, and legs. Naturally, players will collect upgrades to equip in each of these slots as they progress through the game. The art team made it a point to combine functionality and aesthetic appeal with each piece of armor they created. Put simply, taking the time to upgrade your armor will not only make your character stronger, but also make you look way cooler.
The look and feel of the unique armor for each class will vary based on that class' theme. The Hunter armor will reflect their scavenger lifestyle with capes torn to scraps and hazmat suit artifacts. The Warlocks will hide their armor beneath robes or cloaks. Lastly, the heavily-armored Titan class will wear tight-fitting suits of gear inspired by medieval armor.
The nearly limitless amount of customizations are a result of the mix-and-match approach to gear. By the time the game launches, players will be able to combine different gear to build the armor set of their dreams and then paint it up to their liking with the upcoming extensive decal and color dye system. With the help of those tools, more artistic players will be able to give their armor a custom flair to stand out in the world.
The ability to appear as a one of a kind character in a massive first-person shooter world is pretty appealing. Although not everyone comes to shooters for the role-playing features, it seems undeniable that they are becoming an important facet of the new generation of shooters. Earning XP, leveling up, and unlocking new weapons are already the favorite part of games like Halo 4, Titanfall, and Call of Duty for many players. Incorporating an RPG's long-standing tradition of upgrading armor and wardrobe seems like the next logical addition.
Are you excited for the character customization options in Destiny or are you more excited for the game's combat mechanics? Sound off in the comments.
Destiny releases September 9, 2014 for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
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