text:
Ran Sairofe (란 사이로페, Rahn Sah-i-ro-feh) is a quarter of Yaksha heritage. He is part of Asha Rahiro's group for the water channel quest, and rises to the top magician ranks after his long-overdue graduation from Mistyshore University. He sympathetically watches over Leez like a big brother.
Ran appears as a young man with lightly tanned skin tone, long gray-brown hair (tied in a braid), and violet eyes. He has a healthy and muscular physique, not really what people expect from a magic user. We first see him wearing a white tight undershirt that underlines his muscles and abdomen, and light blue trousers. While traveling inside the water channel, he is forced to wear magician robes: a tight green vest with a large hood and yellow borders, a light grayish-green mantle, and brown and white colored protection pads on the shoulders.[1] He changes clothes frequently, and wears a variety of outfits including track suits, t-shirts with jeans, and collared shirts.
Ran's hair is very long, and he usually wears it in a braid. Normally, the only time he wears his hair loose is when he washes it,[2][3] which he does less frequently than the average person because of its length.[4]
He has a rather brash personality, and jumps hastily to conclusions, completely ignoring other people's opinions, and speaking his mind freely. This careless side of his personality also makes him charge into battle without thinking, and cast magic purely by instinct—a feat only suras and gods are capable of—often with disastrous results.
He often felt alone during his childhood, being the youngest child of a human-half couple, with his parents constantly out for work, and his father always blaming him for not being a good boy like his older brother Lutz. On the other hand, Lutz was often his only company, and Ran was very attached to him.[5]
When he was younger, he was determined to skip university classes just to annoy his relatives, but a chance encounter with Rana Reimia—who, from that moment on, became his love interest, much to his uncle's amusement—made him change his plans and his view of life.[6]
He is bad at speed-calculating spells, and has an inferiority complex towards his old classmates, who all graduated from Mistyshore University long before he finally does. He also appears to have an inferiority complex towards his older brother, whom he was always compared to (generally unfavorably) as a child.[5][7]
Despite being the son of a half mother, he fears halfs. This occasions rather comical moments in which he has embarrassing moments trying to deal with his phobia. Also, while he fears halfs, he is fine with suras.
Skills and AbilitiesEdit
Ran can be very quick at casting magic without calculating. He was able to cast hoti indra before Riche Seiran's instruments could even detect him saying it.[8]
Ran was apparently able to hear Yuta yell, "Watch out!" in sura speech when the Hide of Bondage had targeted someone in their group.[9] He rationalized that it was probably a transcendental skill used by Yuta, and has not shown any other sign of understanding sura speech; this particular instance is still unexplained.
His Yaksha heritage has been verified by both The Finite as well as the information screen with checkpoint information displayed in Riche Seiran´s base. He is the grandson of the current Yaksha clan king, but is unaware of her existence other than that she was a Yaksha sura.
Ran's special abilityEdit
During the combat simulation he used an unknown skill when he (mistakenly) believed Rana was about to die, and according to him it used up some of his lifespan. Inside the water channel, Ran believes the skill could possibly be strong enough to kill Taraka in one shot.[10]
Ran later uses this skill to allow him to fire the Neutral Bow at Maruna, who continues to attack Aeroplateau/Rindhallow. The skill causes Ran's appearance to slightly change: his hair becomes loose, he grows fangs, and faint stripes appear on his face and neck. In a flashback, Ran's mother reveals that she originally had this skill herself, but lost it when Ran was born. She tells him that his grandfather would always tell her to stay away from nastikas and never borrow their power (she could possibly be referring to fiendish magic). She then tells him that by using it, he will lose his lifespan and possibly face a greater punishment later.[11]
Ran's official magic exam resultsEdit
Ran holds the current record for the testing center at the Mistyshore Magic Guild. The fact that he managed to ace the simulated combat test with a perfect score is considered extremely noteworthy.[10]
His partner for his magic test was Rana Reimia.
|Ran Sairofe
Quarter, M, D980
Exam location: Mistyshore Magic Guild
|Test 1 (Speed Calculation)
|Test 2 (Divine Affinity)
|Fans have noted that this is just under the threshold of 1000 to be able to use fiendish magic. See Ran's special ability above.
|Test 3 (Simulated Combat)
|Ran achieved a perfect score.
|Test 4 (Barrier Test, triple attributes only)
|Auto-generated rating: AA
Exam rating: BB (AA pending)
- Ran is one of the 12 characters that appear in the Season 2 Prologue.[12]
- Ran has the same surname as Peil Sairofe, but it's unknown if they are related.
- He personally knew Kubera Leez's father, Rao Leez. They were close enough that Rao told him a secret before he left for Carte, that he was about to become a father.[13] He has also become aware that Leez is Rao's daughter, even though his knowledge began as only a suspicion[14] Leez doesn't admit it because of Asha.
- Ran has very messy handwriting. He types his letter to Rana because she can't read his handwriting. [15]
- Ran usually braids his own hair. He doesn't let anyone else braid it unless he really trusts them.[16]
- Ran was the #2-ranked magician for a short period of time before filling the #1 position when it became available suddenly.
- Ran's Mistyshore University report card after failing Topology for the 8th time:
Since he was little, Ran missed his parents' presence, and instead it was his older brother Lutz who was the caretaker, playing with him and teaching him. This way the brothers became very attached to each other, until they were forcibly separated by their father, Tan Sairofe, who wanted Lutz to study in Eloth's University of Magic.
During the rare occasions when he was with his youngest son, Tan didn't miss an opportunity to point out how much Ran was lacking his brother's talent and intelligence, and was instead wasting his time and his triple-varuna attribute on petty things, like the fighting tournament the little Ran wanted to join. His mother took his side, reminding her husband that despite the fact that Ran was 18 years old, he was still stuck in his quarter development, at the physical and mental age of a nine-year-old child.[5]
After his enrollment at the Mistyshore University of Magic, his mother had a serious talk with him about not becoming too involved with Rana, and instead looking for someone more suitable for his longer lifespan.
During the Cataclysm, he was attacked and almost killed by his mother, who became so insane due to emotional resonance with the Yaksha that she couldn't recognize friends from foes.[17] This event emotionally scarred Ran, who loved his mother, and could not accept or understand why she would attack him. From that moment on he could not bear to be near halfs anymore.
Ran's aunt, Eline Haias, was the last Priest of Resurrection. When both of his parents died in the Cataclysm, he froze their bodies, then pleaded to his aunt to resurrect them, unable to believe that the spell could no longer be used.[18]
Season 1Edit
Chapter 8: The Wavering KingEdit
While sleeping on a boat in the sea near Mistyshore, Ran accidentally leaves the protection of the city's barrier, and is attacked by enraged Gandharva suras. Ran breaks the teeth of one of the suras with his foot, then tries to fend them off with a bhavati varuna spell. Unfortunately, he was too reckless, casting the magic without calculations and being still sleepy and unfocused, so the fight results in his barely making it back to the checkpoint, seriously wounded and bloody. Once he bursts through the door, he annoys Asha, who was accompanied by Leez and Yuta, by angrily pushing them away from the checkpoint desk to check in himself, and then running away without even saying "Sorry" in order to look for a healer magician.
After being treated, he receives the results for his (repeated) exams, and is shocked to discover that his grade in Topology is again an F, resulting in him being forced to enroll again. But Asha, knowing that his BB rank was exactly due to him not being a fully graduated magician, offers him a deal: help her with an alternative quest in order to gain an official magician license, in exchange for his company during their travel through the water channel. Seeing Asha's terrifyingly annoyed expression, and pushed by his friend and teacher Rana, Ran reluctantly accepts.
Chapter 9: RivalEdit
After a conversation with Rana, he becomes aware that his companion—whom he was still mistaking for a man—is the Asha Rahiro that every magician knew of, and the author of the textbook on Topology who Ran himself swore to beat up.
On the night before their departure, Ran and Rana talk again, mostly about the past, and how Ran suspects that Rana had secret reasons for being so eager to see him finally graduate. This conversation makes Rana greatly embarrassed, and she abruptly ends it by angrily tossing him the magician robes he needs to wear inside the Channel.
The day after, he meets up with Asha, Leez, and Yuta, greatly annoyed by the drapy mage suit he was forced to wear, and asking Leez if she was okay with entering the Channel with a dress that covered so little. After Asha creates a boat, Ran begins to navigate the tunnels using hoti varuna to control the water currents. However, the areas begin to look different from what Ran remembered, so Asha casts hoti surya and draws an incredibly complicated map of the channel.
Chapter 11: The Power of NamesEdit
After a week of traveling, the group has arrived at Area 50 and Ran, due to a series of misunderstandings and squabbles, has built up a very inaccurate picture of Asha's personality.
Chapter 12: Lies for YouEdit
After Leez returns from her short dive in Area 79, Ran explains to her how magic could be cast without using calculations. Asha scoffs at the contest, inciting the two to have a contest over which of the two has a higher magic test score with 10,000 gold on the line.
Just as Ran is about to test Leez on basic topology, they are interrupted by the arrival of a boat from the higher numbered areas of the channel. The passengers on the boat explain that the areas past 50 have suddenly become infested with monsters that are immune to magic and that the tunnel no longer follows the signs. The group begins to pace back and forth in a tunnel near area 51, which according to Asha's theory had become connected to all the other areas.
After spending a whole day walking, Ran finally gives Leez the loops. When Leez instantly sees the answer, Asha's snide comment triggers another argument between Ran and Asha. Ran decides to teach Leez hoti kubera. After Leez attempts to cast the spell after just hearing the theory, Ran demostrates it by strengthening his arms.
The next day area 100 is reached on the first try. As they float through the channel, Ran's hoti varuna suddenly ceases mid-discussion about the clan of Chaos. Yuta jumps off the boat to distract the sura. Seeing Leez use hoti kubera, Ran is reminded of Rao Leez. Although Asha tells Ran to take the boat and leave the water channel while she searches for Leez alone, Ran, dwelling upon Rao's funeral and the weakness of pureblood humans, insists on helping.
Transported to the water channel of Carte, and almost instantly separated from Asha by a trap, Ran continues on in search of Leez. To help endure the conditions of the tunnel, Ran strengthens his body with hoti kubera. Soon he encounters another chaos clan sura. After deciding that a hoti indra would not be enough to handle this sura, Ran contemplates using his transcendental, but before he can make up his mind, he is hit in the face with a rock and sees another sura battling the first one. Seeing Leez emerge from a pile of rubble, Ran rushes to help her.
The water channel begins to collapse but the second sura grabs him (and Leez since Ran is carrying a sleeping Leez). Realizing that the sura is Yuta, Yuta uses his sword as a pen and explains to Ran his circumstances before flying off just as Asha shows up. Finally they leave the water channel.
After the group manages to escape, Ran asks Asha if the Channel collapsed due to the fight between the suras. Asha replies that as the Channel was a god-class Item, built by Brahma, only a power equivalent to Brahma's acting on it could destroy it. She then states that she couldn't guess the true cause for the collapse.
Ran further asks why the name of the clan of Chaos cannot be used, to which Asha replies by telling him about the Power of the Name, astikas, nastikas and the primeval gods. She then adds that Visnu was the one responsible for naming each of the astikas and nastikas. As they already had names that were immortal, none of the primeval gods except Kali had the desire to take the names. She took possession of the left over names of the nastikas that were not used because of they had flaws.
Ran realizes that Asha was referring to the god who made the Sword of Re and had a bad reputation. He finds the information interesting and asks why they didn't teach it in school. To this, Asha informs him that the knowledge was considered heresy, causing him to complain. The magician then adds that the information was beneficial. He just didn't have to talk about it. Ran once again poses a question. This time, he asks whether or not Yuta will return, to which Asha informs him that Yuta didn't benefit from travelling with them, and it was his decision.
But Yuta returns soon after they book a hotel and the group continues its journey to Kalibloom via hoti vayus. Leez and Yuta hold on to Asha for the teleport, and Asha calls Ran to come over too. Since Leez and Yuta were already hugging the magician from the sides, he decides to hug her around the neck, but lets go when he sees her angry expression. Still angry, Asha tells him that he could either come with them on his own or return to Mistyshore. She then teleports away with Leez and Yuta. Annoyed, Ran decides to follow the group until he claims the prize for his bet.
Season 2Edit
Chapter 13: LostEdit
When Ran catches up to Asha, who had abandoned him back at the exit of the Water Channel, and the rest of the group, he does not disclose his presence, but attempts to have his revenge by casting hoti varuna at Asha. But before he could do so, Asha causes him to be sent flying away with a bhavati vayu. When he manages to catch up once again, he complains about how she used a spell that could have killed him. But Asha rebuts that he was the one who cast magic first. The two start arguing, and when Leez tries to mediate, both tell her to shut up.
As they move through the forest, the group comes across many half traps. Yuta senses something coming towards him, and Ran suddenly casts hoti indra, effectively destroying an incoming trap. This angers Asha, as Ran had just used a spell that could have killed them all inside the effect of the barrier, without even calculating on top of it.
Later, he once again gets the feeling that something is wrong, and thinks he heard Yuta yell "Watch out!", believing it to be one of his transcedentals. He once again tries to cast a hoti spell, but is stopped by Asha this time.
Chapter 14: Blood/HideEdit
After Yuta disappears, the group continues its journey towards Kalibloom, as they did not know where he disappeared to, and books a hotel when they reach there. During their meal, Asha deduces that, as the particular trap used to capture Yuta was very expensive to activate, the capturer should be very rich. Ran realises that she was talking about Riche Seiran, the richest woman in Willarv. He then proposes to buy Yuta back for a huge amount of money, since they couldn't take him back by force as her house was literally a fortress filled with traps.
As planned, the group goes to Riche's house to buy Yuta back. They are invited into the mansion by a huge servant, and while waiting for Riche, look around at the vast array of expensive items. Through the CCTV cameras, Riche is informed of her guests. She is alarmed at the sight of two important people, and hatches a plan to drive them away without handing Yuta over to them. Asha, realizing that their initial plan won't work, requests Ran to return to the hotel with Leez, assuring him that she would return with Yuta, without spending any money on him.
Following Asha's words, Leez and Ran leave, and visit the Fighter's Acadamy. Leez is disappointed, but takes notice of a huge door. Ran informs her that it is a gallery of legendary fighters, and the girl immediately dashes off not listening to him anymore when he states that he didn't like looking at the pictures of dead people.
Ran follows her inside, and she asks him what the numbers under the portraits meant. He replies that they were the year of birth and the year of death of the fighter. He then leans in to see whose portrait she was looking at and turns serious as he sees that it was Rao Leez's. He asks her how she knew about him, and Leez replies that she read his autobiography when she was little, and always wanted to meet him in person some day. She never realized that he was already dead. Thoughtful, Ran tells her about the fighter Rao Leez, who was very talented, and used transcendentals even though he was a pureblood. He was adored by everyone, but had one fault: since he accomplished everything at a young age, he had nothing more to strive for and did not know the value of his own life. He threw himself in terrible danger and perhaps through sheer luck survived his recklessness. He soon began to be given the most dangerous missions, until he finally accepted a mission on Carte, right before the Cataclysm.
Leez concludes that he wasn't able to return due to the Cataclysm, and wonders if he ever cared about his family that he left behind. But Ran then informs her that Rao did not die during the Cataclysm, but was sighted briefly in N5, on the last ship from Carte to Willarv. He wasn't there when the ship arrived in Willarv, but many passengers claimed to have seen him. Unlike his usual self, he was crying, lamenting that he wanted to live and see his family, and wanted to hold his child, even if it was just once.
At this, Leez begins to cry, claiming the reason to be because it was a tragic story. Ran tries to cheer her up by telling her that Rao wouldn't want her to cry.
When Asha returns with Yuta to the hotel, Ran is suspicious about how she got the Neutral Bow and the Hide of Bondage for free. As they discuss the usefulness of the two items, Ran points out that the HIde cost a fortune to activate, and no one knew how to fire the bow. Hence he concluded that they were useless. He and Asha began to ague when he calls her stupid, and the issue of their bet is raised again.
Chapter 15: The Weapon of a GodEdit
Ran witnesses Asha practicing silent magic by striking dummies with lightning, and is amazed, as controlling the path of lightening was a rarely-mastered type of silent magic. Asha states that silent-magic was useful inside the Chaos barrier as the barrier could not interfere with it. At this, Ran complains that she should have used it during their journey to Kalibloom, to which she simply replies that she was out of practice. When the two return to the hotel, the group discusses what they should do. It is decided that they would first go to the Magic Guild, where Ran and Asha would compare their exam scores and then head to the Temple of Earth.
The Kalibloom Magicians Guild President is honored to compare the scores of both the only A++ magician and the only magician to achieve a perfect score in Mistyshore. But points out that as they took their exams from different places, the scores would be hard to compare. When they check the score sheet, Asha's rapid calculation test score was higher, while Ran's divine affinity score was higher. Currently at a draw, he compares the third part of the exam. But since Ran's real score was suppressed as it had crossed the maximum marks, the scores could not be compared. The deciding factor becomes the 4th exam, where Asha received a 0. The president says he can't compare the last score since Asha was prevented from taking that exam, but Asha concedes anyway, and admits her loss in the bet. Ran suddenly asks an assistant to lend him her glasses. After confirming the score sheet depicting Asha's gender as "female," he pats her, saying that apparently there's a mistake in the data. The assistant corrects him, stating that Asha is indeed female. Ran thinks back to all the times he misbehaved with Asha, thinking that she was a male. Unwilling to admit he was wrong this whole time, he denies Asha's true gender, insulting her further.
Later that day, Ran is sitting alone on a bench, distressed about his stupid mistake on Asha's gender. He believes it to be one of the Top Five stupid things he had done in his life. He then contemplates on whether or not he should cancel the bet amount as an apology, or perhaps give her a 100,000 gold. When he hears Asha approaching, he turns around to apologize, but is unable to utter the word when he sees Leez and Yuta. Instead, he points out that everyone made mistakes and tells her that he would cancel their bet. So she should 'be a man' and call it even. But Asha is not amused and asks for his account number. Ran is worried about accepting the money under such conditions, and recalls that Asha wanted to modify two god-class items. He says that instead of the gold, she could give him the items, but Asha refuses before he could finish his statement. Ran then states that he only accepted payments if it was in real gold coins. As it was not possible for Asha to pay him up-front, he would keep the items until she made the payment, and also get them modified in the meantime by his brother. Asha agrees with these terms, but asks him why he made this offer. Still unable to apologize, Ran gets frustrated and heads back to the hotel, stating that he wasn't going to the Temple of Earth with them.
While the rest of his group goes to the Tempe of Earth, Ran visits the Kalibloom branch of the Creation brand Artram, to send the items he go from Asha to his brother, Lutz Sairofe. A clerk informs him that Lutz's reply had arrived. It stated that he would attempt to alter the Hide of Bondage, and that Ran could send it to him. However, the Neutral Bow had already been altered by Lorraine at Riche Seiran's request. It was originally designed to be used by only one person, but Lorraine made it so that anybody can use it, although it caused a small decrease in power. Although it is not known for whom the Bow was made for, it fell from the sky in the year N5, destroying the surrounding forest. Ran is surprised by the date, but then asks to send another message to Mistyshore University.
That night, Lez, who had returned from the Temple, sees Ran examining the Neutral Bow. She asks what he was doing, to which he replies that he was searching for a name, as god-class items usually had the names of their first owners engraved in them. As he was pondering about the Bow, Yuta picks it up, accidentally activating it. A white bowstring appears between his teeth, causing Ran and Leez to panic. The rush the Rakshasa to the window, where he releases the bowstring. Ran and Leez are relieved, until a huge whirlwind forms around the line and destroys a pillar in its path.
A huge crowd forms outside the hotel, and Ran offers to pay for the damages. But his offer is declined and the person he was talking to asks for the sponsor. Asha arrives at this moment, and, after hearing what happened from Leez, pays for the damages. Meanwhile, Ran and Leez start arguing on who will buy the Bow.
Ran offers to cancel the bet of 10,000 gold with Asha, and pay her 100,000 gold on top of it. Leez offers to pay 200,000 gold, claiming that she'll raise the money by working. Ran asks whether she ever even had a job, to which she replies that she's held part-time jobs before. But Ran, on the other hand, had never actually worked himself. But even then, he could still pay the money on the spot.
At this, Asha proposes a bet: Leez must use an offensive transcendental from the Golden Knight, while Ran must shoot the Neutral Bow. The first to succeed would win the bet. If Ran won, she would sell him the bow for 100,000 gold. And If Leez won, she would get the bow, and Ran would pay Asha 100,000 gold. Ran thinks the terms aren't quite right, but quickly accepts when Asha threatens to dismiss the bet. He thinks that he would win for sure, as he had already seen Yuta shoot the Bow. The two then return to the hotels, leaving Asha and Yuta behind.
Chapter 16: CautionEdit
Early next morning, Ran waits outside Asha's door, complaining about how long she was sleeping, and that he wanted to shoot the Bow in front of her as fast as possible and be done with the bet. At that moment, he notices Yuta strolling from the direction of Leez's room. The Rakshasa claims that he only went in to close the windows, but Ran points out that climbing into someone's room through the windows was illegal. He then blackmails him to come along with him and show him how he fired the bow.
The two go to a top of cliff far from the city and Ran notes that the Bow could be more valuable than the Staff of Agni as silent magic was not required to use it. He tries to use it but fails. He then asks Yuta to fire it again. Tha Rakshasa is initially reluctant, as it might cause more damage, but Ran convinces him to fire at the sky. When Yuta activates the bow, Ran confirms that the name of the real owner only showed up when the bow is activated. And the name was 'Rao Leez'.
But this time, the whirlwind formed is smaller, and forms right in front of Yuta and Ran, also destroying part of the mountain on which they were on. Yuta manages to shield Ran from the impact with his wings. Ran asks him if he did something different, to which the Rakshasa replies that he didn't know. At that moment, Ran notices Asha showing up, and she states that this is why magicians are unwilling to sponsor halfs. After listening to this, Ran wonders why she is so grouchy, even though she could fix the damage caused. Also, it was not like Yuta did it on purpose.
As Ran watches Asha fix the damage caused the Bow, he is impressed by how many times she could use hoti asvins and hoti brahma in a day without even having the corresponding attributes. When she points out that he can use hoti kubera many times as well, Ran states that it was because he had practiced using the spell a lot.He then adds that even if he miscalculated, it wouldn't hurt anyone, to which Yuta nods. Asha points out that the two have become close and she wouldn't have to worry about who would sponsor him as she had no intention to any longer. This annoys Ran and he tells Asha to fix her rigid attitude as he was beginning to feel sorry for Yuta and Leez. When Asha replies that he would miss this attitude when she was gone. Ran, confused, asks her why she was talking as if she was about to die soon, she just smiles.
Back at the hotel, Ran tries to cheer Leez up by saying that he will always take her side whenever she and Asha will have an argument, after the said magician had just shouted at the girl for talking to Claude.
Chapter 17: Reflection Edit
Ran decides to go shopping and buy some clothes in the evening. He tries to get Leez to come with him, but is turned down. So he leaves, telling her that he will buy clothes and a pair of shoes for her too. On his way out, he observes that Asha and Yuta had gone out, leaving Leez behind. Despite what he thought at first, that Leez and Yuta were the close friends, and that Asha was the odd one out, it was, in fact, the opposite. With Leez being the one who was always left out of the loop. Feeling sorry for the girl, he decides to buy her lots of clothes.
Chapter 18: The Test of the Sword Edit
Chapter 19: Rift Edit
Chapter 20: Grudge Edit
Chapter 21: Frozen Tears Edit
Chapter 22: The One Standing Before Me Edit
Chapter 23: The Good/The Line Edit
Chapter 24: Taboo Edit
Chapter 25: That Which Cannot be Grasped or Held Edit
Chapter 26: Outsider Edit
Chapter 27: Last Resort/Last Stand Edit
Chapter 28: Emergency/Flight Edit
Chapter 29: Isle of Myths Edit
Chapter 30: Falling Petals Edit
Chapter 31: Your Justice and Mine Edit
Chapter 32: Loser Edit
Chapter 34: What Remains Edit
- ↑ Kubera, Season 1 Episode 62: Rival (5)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 1 Episode 99: Lies for You (11)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 111: Last Resort (5)
- ↑ Currygom's blog, Season 2 Episode 111: Last Resort (5)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kubera, Season 1 Episode 58: Rival (1)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 1 Episode 59: Rival (2)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 149: Your Justice and Mine (15)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 3: Lost (3)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 5: Lost (5)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kubera, Season 1 Episode 96: Lies for You (8)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 162: Your Justice and Mine (28)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 0: Season 2 Prologue
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 108: Last Resort (2)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 11: Blood (6)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 1 Episode 63: Rival (6)
- ↑ Currygom's blog, Season 2 Episode 35: The Test of the Sword (2)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Kubera, Season 1 Episode 60: Rival (3)
- ↑ Kubera, Season 2 Episode 89: Taboo (1)


text:
Time for another installment in the December challenge to take a different route home every night. But first, I want to share something I can't tell anyone around me because they all worry and will blow it out of proportion. I took a fall on Coco this morning on my way to work. I was […]
Posts Tagged 'wipe out'
December 14 & 15 RidesPosted: 16th December 2010 by LadyBikerTravel in Uncategorized
Tags: december challenge, fall, lady biker, ride home, wipe out

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Web Code:
Customer Service |
Track Order |
Request a Quote |
Corporate Accounts
Home > Behavioral Health Drum Table - 20"DIA
Stance Healthcare
View Collection:
Behavioral Health Tables
Item No:
This heavy duty drum table is suitable for use in demanding behavioral health environments. With a weighted base and a round design, it is both difficult to knock over and to throw. The shape also discourages stashing of contraband in juvenile detention facilities, mental health clinics and similar intensive use environments.
The drum base table is constructed of laminate with a heavy-duty steel plinthe base. The base is weighted to discourage throwing, and provides extra protection from kicking or scuffing.
Fully assembled.
This item is a GSA Schedule Contract item. National Business Furniture's GSA contract number is: GS-27F-0024V.
For more information, please call one of our government specialists at 800-558-1010, or visit this page to learn about all our government contracts including Navy BPA, Air Force BPA, TXMAS and CMAS.
For a limited time, take an additional 10% OFF the price of this item by entering promo code SAVE1017 during checkout! Your discounted price will be reflected at checkout. Promotion valid for 10% off all qualifying products (excluding tax and shipping) using promo code SAVE1017 only. Qualifying products will be marked with a 10% Off tag. Promo code cannot be used with any other promotions or discounts and is limited to one use per customer. Promo code applies to merchandise only. Enter promo code on payment page in check out to see discount before submitting order. Promo code valid November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017 11:59 p.m. CST.
Connect with us:
My Account
Track Your Order
Corporate Account
Customer Service
Request a Quote
Request a Catalog
Contact Us
Shipping Policies
About Us
Furniture Consultants
What We Are About
Sustainability Statement
En Español
Privacy & Security
Site Map
Talk to one of our furniture specialists
Email Us
Web Code: UEA95E-16734


text:
According to Seattle's KOMO 4 News, flood damage to the Stadium Bowl in Tacoma over the weekend was so severe that it was ordered closed until February of next year. All future football games and soccer matches have been moved to a less soggy site.
When torrential rains fell Saturday the 10th, a huge amount of water overran the city's drainage system and flowed downhill into the stadium, that sits a the base of a hill.
Continue reading the story at KOMO 4 News.


text:
Uploaded: Tuesday, May 02nd 2017 08:34:40 AM by Cerise De Jong.
Filetype : image/jpg.
Dimension : 1000x1000 pixels.
Resolution: High Resolution.
Category : Ceiling Lights.
Total : 79 Image. Ceiling Lights Design.
Since, ceilings do more than provide shelter as they can enhance the overall design and decor of a room and so by using decorative and good quality ceilings that best suits your interior will drastically enhance the overall design and structure of your home.
Ceiling Lights are those lights that are horizontally located in a ceiling to provide light below. These are often surface-mounted fixtures located in the center of a room or hallway which cast a bright, overhead light that illuminates an entire room or area.
The shades on a contemporary light will be made of light brown, beige or classic white. The shades that cover the bulb can be square or cylinder in shape. Pendant lighting would be best used over the top of counters or bars for a dramatic affect on the area or in dining areas.
Bathrooms can also make use of the contemporary ceiling lights with ease. These lights are usually flush mounted to the ceiling and may or may not include a fan in their design. They can be found with the sleek stainless steel fixture that holds onto a clear or white shade. There are also ceiling lights sold that are semi flush in design.
While using this site, you agree to have read and accepted our terms of use, cookie and privacy policy. Copyright © 2014–2017 Adwooz.


text:
I Believe In the Superiority Women
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 891 People
I love desire and belive in this.To find one or be in a relationship with one would be amazing
Miss cult profile dirt bag filthy Unkeptbully liar cult control *****.sabotage camming worthle piece of crap hooker......okay????? we researched the cult .....stupid like bully .
hooksaturday223 51-55, F 3 Responses 0 Dec 19, 2014
A Unique ComprehensionI eventually figured out the reason I am as I am, and love what I do, is because simply being male was both intellectually and artistically insufficient. It's not like being a transsexual, like being locked into the wrong body and feeling out of place. I know I&rsquo...
CherrySissy 46-50, T 4 Responses 8 Sep 11, 2010
All the women in my life have given medirection, from my unfaithful mom, my babysitter to my wife and daughter
Amen To That....Amen to that Women are superior and I completly concur! Our only salvation before we destroy the world as we know it is if the superiority of Female intelligence is utilized to save us from ouselves!
leachera 51-55, T 3 Responses 9 Nov 7, 2010
Hooker manipulationbefore I arrive .... Fck you ladies ...
shamrockbitch123 51-55, F 0 Dec 19, 2014
The Peak Of Human ExperienceTo me, women have always represented the supreme expression of humanity. Beauty, grace, power and mystery. My personal journey into femininity can only simulate that ideal, never truly embody it. I've never felt like a female partner's equal, that idea seems impossible. I've...
lorigurl89 51-55, T 4 Responses 1 Apr 15, 2011
MoonThere is the fair sex and there is the strong sex. They are one, as we all know. I don't see many a man raising children, running the house, cooking and washing, counting the money and having a period and a professional career all at once. At the beginning of...
moreandless 56-60, M 1 Response 5 Jun 1, 2010
jarjar4510 18-21, M 1 Nov 8, 2015
shovelonelyupyoursds123 51-55, F 2 Responses 2 Dec 23, 2014
I used to think being the"head"of the house wasso macho. till I realized she was the neck. that head goes where that neck points it huh y'all
Kentex 56-60, M 1 May 29, 2015
Appropriate Punishment?My mother was extraordinarily strict when it came to disrespecting women or girls. Once my sister said something to me. Well, I forgot what exactly it was, but I was bothered somehow and I raised my voice sounding annoyed when I replied. Unfortunately Mom took notice of it and...
Women Are The Stronger Sex!Ever since I was young I had always been attracted to taller stronger women.All of my friends think I'm crazy,they tell me the man has to be taller and stronger than the woman he's with. So I asked them.."why?" I thought about this,and now believe that most people are simply...
roqueja0 31-35 3 Responses 1 Feb 4, 2011
Isolation is bullying ...your boyfriend likes that good for him Wager when he's talking to someone it's her
hooksaturday223 51-55, F 3 Responses 2 Dec 19, 2014
So women invented toolsand agriculture, and men used them? Doesn't make ******* sense. Typical Woman. I'm not saying men are superior, but if you want to look at stuff that actually matters, look at math, science, logical thinking. Democracy, economics, politics, flying around the world, every...
OnceInAGenerationGenius 26-30, F 1 Response 1 Apr 21, 2014
Women Are SuperiorHaving been raised with the belief that women were the "weaker sex" as a matter of tradition, it was not easy at first to admit what I always knew deep in my heart; that the female is actually the stronger sex. But even as an impressionable child, I knew women lived longer and...
obedientmale 51-55, M 4 Responses 4 May 3, 2012


text:
SaveTodayAutoInsurance.com will now be known as Save Today Insurance Quotes on the buy.at network. In addition to auto insurance quotes, the program now offers Life and Home insurance quotes. The payout for valid auto insurance leads remains at $7, home insurance leads pay $10, and life insurance leads pays $12.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any further questions.


text:
The range of designs and creations one can find in Second Life are astounding. I can dress up and walk through streets and homes right out of a Jane Austen novel; I can look at the windmills of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, circa 1900; and yes, I can also travel through a virtual Stargate. Cause why wouldn't you? The nerdy possibilities abound. I can almost guarantee that the planets of the Star Wars are recreated in Second Life, and I know there is a virtual Serenity. I'm just sayin'.
One of the coolest things about Second Life is choosing your avatar. The body and face (you can have multiple ones) that will represent you visually throughout SL. You can start with the basics, but soon you'll want something a little more, well, you. I have just the place for you. Visit Atea Avatars. I quote from her site:
"I create high quality complete 3D avatars and distinctive characters, both human and fantasy. My collection includes youthful male and female humans as well as wonderful elder male avatars and middled aged men and women. I have also created a fantasy line of faery queen avatars, basic faeries, and lovely drow as well as nekos and role play characters."
After looking at I-refuse-to-admit-how-many designers and virtual stores, I finally stumbled across these amazing avatars that added more than a bit of personality. There was no question. Her designs are unique and really run the gamut of every race, size, and shape. I took a while picking out the virtual me. I spend most of my SL as Mahea, a really gorgeous neko. I would love to have real life hair like that. I also really appreciate that for a very reasonable price you get a gorgeous avatar with multiple outfits and accessories.
Another plus? Atea is one of the nicest, most helpful folks I've come across in the virtual world.
Get thee to her virtual store in SL in Qissence. You won't regret it. Come back and tell me about the avatar you purchased.


text:
Reuters Staff
1 Min Read
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Bank Of Maharashtra Ltd
* Says issue of basel III compliant AT1 bonds of Rs. 500 crore Source text: bit.ly/2hAzFcz Further company coverage:
All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays.
© 2017 Reuters. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Maria and Jeffrey Lanza
- Date of birth: Jun 9, 1988
- Date of passing: Jun 9, 1988
|Let the memory of Maria and Jeffrey be with us forever
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Maria and Jeffrey Lanza, 0, born on June 9, 1988 and passed away on June 9, 1988. We will remember her forever.
Leave a Tribute:
Invite your family and friends
to visit this memorial:
to visit this memorial:
Subscribe to receive e-mail notifications when others contribute to this memorial.
406 views
Have a suggestion for us?


text:
Based on the great reviews, we went for an early Friday night dinner at D'Anna's and were very happy with our choice. Their pasta dishes lived up to the reviews - pasta is fresh and cooked al dente.
We enjoyed the Caesar salad, the scampi appetizer (loaded with garlic in a tasty sauce), the ravioli appetizer, and a pesto pasta dish. We also tried a sausage pasta dish that was a little less interesting - not a lot of flavor and the sausage chunks were dry. Bread served with meal is a bit dry but great for dipping in the sauces.
Oddly, D'Anna's doesn't have a prominent street sign to call out its location. We almost walked right past the entrance, but the street address is correct.
Overall an enjoyable dinner with pleasant staff.
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.


text:
The JavaScript Japanese Input Module makes it possible to input Japanese characters on systems where there is no Japanese input module installed. It supports the input of Japanese using the normal Latin keyboard and automatically converts characters to hiragana or katakana alphabets. Pressing the space key pops up a kanji selection (about 3000 kanji are supported), and pressing enter pastes the Japanese text to the caller form. It has been tested with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Mozilla.
mygosuMenu is a set of DHTML menus that feature a separation into three layers (structure, presentation, and behavior), object oriented code that makes it possible to create many menus on one page, and support for most of the key browsers. It is designed to be friendly to search engines and text browsers.
ARSCIF is a powerful framework that makes it trivial to use asynchronous remote-script callback invocation (AJAX) techniques. It helps the developer by working out problems such as data and character encoding, concurrency control, browser implementations, and so on, allowing the creation of pages with sophisticated, dynamic features.
Embedthis Appweb is a fast, little embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the ESP "C" Web framework. Without compromising performance, it has extensive security controls and a rigorous security sandbox that helps protect the server and mitigate denial-of-service attacks. It is one of the most widely deployed embedded Web servers and is used in networking equipment, telephony, mobile devices, industrial control, and consumer and office equipment, and in high-performance Web services.


text:
Privacy guaranteed - Your email is not shared with anyone.
Separate names with a comma.
Discussion in 'Clubhouse Office' started by ky8t, Feb 12, 2004.
How about a Michigan forum? I think we need 50 Michiglockers to start one.
I'm in.
I'm in as well...just a few more! ;P
Uhhh... We've had a Michigan forum for 8 months or so... Look in the state forums.
;z ;z Somebody is not reading all thier memos.;f


text:
In The Invisible Man Dr Peter Brady is busy conducting experiments into light refraction when he is accidentally rendered invisible, when he realises he is unable to regain his visibility he decides it gives him the perfect opportunity to do good. He becomes a special agent for the government able to get into places that other agents can't, he also acts as something of a general aide to the police and people in need too.
To take on any semblance of a human form Brady has to swaddle himself up in bandages and the series made much play of never revealing the identity of the actor playing Brady although his voice was provided by Tim Turner (he of the legendary Tim Turner's Narration), also keep an eye out for a very young Deborah Watling as Brady's niece Sally.
Made in 1958 and shot on film the special effects look somewhat obvious now but back in their day they were clearly cutting edge, check out the self smoking cigarette and the self drinking glass of water for proof!
production details
UK / ITV – ATV / 26×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 1958-1959
Creator and Producer: Ralph Smart / Music: Sidney John Key
ANONY MOUS as Dr Peter Brady
TIM TURNER as Voice of Dr Peter Brady
LISA DANIELY as Diane Brady
DEBORAH WATLING as Sally Brady
ERNEST CLARK as Colonel Ward


text:
Chemistry Womens Clothing Flat 70% off starting Rs 179 from Amazon
Amazon offers you a deal of Chemistry Womens Clothing starts Rs 179. Buy online Chemistry Womens Clothing at low price in India only on Amazon. Look cool and stylish by wearing this shirt for women from United Colours of Benetton and more brands. Made from polyester, this sleeveless shirt will be a lightweight and trendy addition to your summer wardrobe. You can wear this casual shirt with skirts, shorts or casuals trousers to get a desired look of Jabong Women Clothing. Fabulously chic is what you will look at the next evening meet wearing this dress from Dorothy Perkins. Best worked with stilettos and a slim bracelet, this regular-fit polyester shirt dress is pure comfort too.
Use Coupon Code : ADD30PER { get extra 30% off }
Buy: Chemistry Women's Clothing | More Clothing
Examples :


text:
Miss going to gym or on jog due to hectic work schedules then try these simple exercises in your office
Miss hitting the gym or going for a jog with your hectic work schedule? Make the most of your time in office with these simple exercises.
Copyright@2015 Policy Pulse. All Rights Reserved
Designed by :- News Spring Media Services


text:
Mens 8.5 D Caiman Crocodile/Alligator Cowboy Boots 8.5D
Sold for:
Start Free Trial
or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Sold Date:
- Source: eBay
Caiman Crocodile
~Cowboy Boots~
Caiman Crocodile
We Guarantee Your Satisfaction! We will never try to conceal any flaws on our items. If what you receive is not as described and shown , then you are entitled to your money back, plus shipping both ways . We wouldn't want to pay for someone else's erroneous listing, and don't think you should either!
This fine pair features genuine Caiman Crocodile in jet black. Aside from a regrettable gouge in the left counter, they are in great shape. You can see the damaged counter below, and it actually is difficult to detect without being told about it. Fortunately, no one will ever notice it when worn.
The skins are in excellent, supple condition without a hint of dryness or cracking. Additional Caiman pieces decorate the tops.
Nicely matched, with plenty of bold gator texture. Due to the hinged rows of tiles which will flex naturally with the foot, they should prove very comfortable.
They're lined with premium leather as we'd expect. All original soles and heels are good and thick, about 92%.
Below you can see the gouge in the left counter, toward the top. Since it's been polished black and the pant leg will cover most of it anyway, no will ever notice. Regular applications of Bick 4 and an occasional ... read more


text:
Job Title: Technician, Data Informatics Application
Location: Union Center – Washington, DC
Career Band: Band A
Job ID #: 8594
The Data Informatics Application Technician contributes to the overall enablement of a comprehensive Operational Data Store environment for collecting data from multiple systems into centralized data structures for analytics and reporting along with supporting enterprise operational needs. Under the direct supervision of the senior team member or above, the incumbent's accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Perform basic programming activities (documenting, coding and testing) on existing applications, in accordance to technical specifications provided by senior team members.
•Monitor performance of assigned system applications, resolving operational abends and investigating reported code defects.
•Gain technical and business knowledge appropriate to team and section through reading, research, on-the-job training and classroom training.
This position is also subject to being "on call" for emergency situations requiring immediate resolution. Travel between all CareFirst locations may be required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required experience, skills and abilities:
This position requires a College degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field such as Information Management.
This position requires strong analytical and organizational skills. The ability to work independently and in small teams is necessary, as well as the willingness to work overtime when necessary and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Good oral and written communications abilities are necessary. Additional technical requirements are as followed:
• At least 6 months Java programming or C or C # work
• At least 6 months of working in a team environment
• At least 3 months of Unix experience or Algorithm work or Theory of Computation
• At least 3 months of SQL work or Numerical Analysis or Logic
Training and/or familiarity with programming languages, development tools, and software packages. Basic understanding of Health Care industry.
Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position successfully. Requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities.
The employee is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The employee must frequently talk and hear. Weights of up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.
Department: Data Architecture – DC
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship
Actual salary will be based on relevant job experience and work history.
Please apply before: June 14, 2016


text:
Media Centre
For media and press enquiries please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
"A slice of the major players: WiseAlpha enables you to invest in big firms for as little as £100"Read more >>
"Online UK lender starts marketing big bonds to small investors"Read more >>
"The DIY approach to lending - the WiseAlpha platform is a cracking idea... could be a good home for say 10-20% of your portfolio"Read more >>
"Crowdfunders: The impact of the base rate cut on peer to peer lending & a look at WiseAlph"Read more >>
"Where wise angels can counter balance the risk of their portfolio"Read more >>
"These secured corporate bonds are expected to appeal to a broad demographic of investors in the DIY lending movement looking for quality corporate income."Read more >>
"WiseAlpha lets investors tap into loans issued by some of Britain's biggest firms, such as telecoms giant Virgin Media"Read more >>
"Exclusive: Platform launched that allows private investors direct access to corporate bond market"Read more >>
"WiseAlpha, the alternative investment platform for corporate debt, is opening up access to the senior secured corporate bond market for individual investors"Read more >>
"Running at a profit: Investors can back loans to companies such as Virgin Media"Read more >>
"#ANEWWAYTOINVEST #FINTECH #WISEALPHA"Read more >>
"WiseAlpha investment platform offers alternative route into loans"
"WiseAlpha launches corporate loan investment platform"Read more >>
"WiseAlpha makes online debut in UK"Read more >>
WiseAlpha Technologies Limited is not responsible for the content and accuracy of any third party articles written about the firm and its business activities.
Throughout our site you will find links to external websites. Although we make every effort to ensure these links are accurate, up to date and relevant, we cannot take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers.


text:
GraphicRiver Lorry Branding Mock-Up 3315350
Photoshop \ Stock Graphic \ Product Mock-Ups \ Print \ Vehicle Wraps
Branding \ Mockup \ Object \ Included \ Background \ Easily \ Layers \ Organized
Stock Graphic - Lorry Branding Mock-Up 3315350 by BaGeRa @ GraphicRiver
Photoshop \ Stock Graphic \ Product Mock-Ups \ Print \ Vehicle Wraps
Lorry Branding Mock-Up
Show your truck and lorry Branding with style! Create a realistic lorry branding Display in few seconds. These PSD files uses the Smart-Object feature, so you can replace the mock-up content easily and quickly.
It's easy! You just need to double-click the Smart-Object, paste your artwork, save, and you're done.
Help file included .
- File Size: 3500×2500px
- 3 different Mockup
- Smart Object for easy customization
- Well organized and named layers
- RGB Colors
- 300 Dpi
- Easily background color.
- Separated shadow & Light.
- high detail.
- Professional perspectives.
- Background images used in the previews are not included.
Project PACK
- 3 mockup in PSD format
- Help PDF file
- File info
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 or later
Layered: Yes; Graphics Files Included: Photoshop PSD; Minimum Adobe CS Version: CS4; Pixel Dimensions: 3500x2500.
Artistic Edge Card Mockup 5x5 inches; US Letter Tri-Fold Brochure Mockup; Folded Business Card Mockup V3; US Letter Bi-Fold Brochure Mock-Up; Cars Branding Mockups Bundle ; Gift Certificate Mockup; File Folder Mockup.
Keywords: auto, automobile, brand, branding, cab, cargo, carry, deliver, delivery, freight, industrial, industry, isolate, isolated, lorry, mock-up, mockup, Motorcar, shipment, shipping, side, transit, transport, transportation, truck, trucker, trucking, van, vehicle, wheels.


text:
In this post I will ask for advice, thanks for reading this.
About me, I just graduated a few weeks ago from high school. I, with my Mother and Father have decided for me to:
1. work, 2. practice drawling(and 3D), 3. save up money, For about a year (or almost a year).
So I have around a year to decide which school I want to go to, and apply. I have done lots of research (lots I have learned here) on schools.
I live in Delaware (near philidelphia...), and fond my self as an artist. I use to draw alot back before highschool, but durring highschool i went through vairous pc's and got into programming. So I took a break in drawling, so now i am getting back into it (yes guilty as charged!)
I am a self tought person, I teach my self well (MODS, maps, textuers, models, I love tutorials thanks!!). What I am looking for is an education that can better improve my artistic side, and 3-4 years is great, more time to practice before I have to prove my self the industry (gaming - Animation, modeling). And great teachers. Nothing beats a great teacher that can relate and help one solve problems.
The jinx of the schools that I am looking at:
Art Insitute of Philidelphia - Looked okay at best, wasnt impressed by the works of the students, and the drawlings boards looked dishevled, for $61,000+ for 3 or so years.
DCAD - A small rinkydink (i would gueses and call it a commuinty college) in wilimington de. No frills, but my best friend (who is going there) says its promissing. It is a good place to get the basics (also i can acclerate on my own pace).
and after 2 or so years, I can trasfer to ringling, or pratt.
Bournemouth - I know the reputation of this top UK school is high, I know two artist that work for sony (ever hear of Primal and the getaway for PS2?) that went there. (of which I plan to viste this summer, whoo hoo!) Its a great school, and cost $13,000 (i think) for 3 years!!!!!!!!!
Ringling, and Savana Both are great schools by impression, and a viste would be nessisary. And selling of an organ...
I am not rich by anymeans, lol. But if a loan is what i have to do, then its okay, i have lots of confidnce in my self.
I hope you read all of this innnteeresing info, and can have some input. I would respect a contact VIA AIM if you so please- AIM : psx2tom


text:
After decades of wrangling, a controversial $19.5 million contract with Shell was moments ago approved by the Board of Supervisors to inaugurate the city's "CleanPowerSF" program.
The final vote was 8-3, with only Supervisors Carmen Chu, Sean Eslbernd, and Mark Farrell dissenting. That, incidentally, is a veto-proof majority -- in case Mayor Ed Lee gives the program "a little more thought" and concludes he doesn't like it.
See also:
Coercion Allegations Made in Battle Over Shell Public Power Contract
Public Power: Report Says It'd Cost Millions, Lose City Jobs
The City's Master Plan for Cleaner Energy Is Fraught With Risk
Today's vote took place after unsuccessful attempts by Supervisors Chu and Farrell to, in essence, mandate an "opt-in" to the program prior to the opting-out period for those unwilling to pay higher energy rates for energy described as "100 percent renewable." Those amendments failed, as did a motion to push the vote to next week while tweaking the language.
An August analysis by the controller's office warned that CleanPowerSF would require a significant spike in consumer's electric bills, could cost the city millions if too few residents opt to participate in the program, and could result in a net loss of jobs. The program would also require city departments to pay more for power -- and, thus, less for whatever it is city departments do.
The term "100 percent renewable energy" is also more malleable than many might think. As we wrote last month:
"Bundled power" is the closest thing to what most people would considerIf the mayor vetoes today's vote -- and if the eight supervisors stick together in the event that occurs -- CleanPowerSF still has to pass muster with the Public Utility Commission's Rate Fairness Board. And if you've never before heard of this obscure body, you'll likely hear plenty soon.
"renewable energy." It could be derived from wind or solar sources --
but could also hail from burning the methane spewing from landfills,
sewage treatment plants, or feedlots.
"Firmed and shaped renewable resources" are, essentially, renewable power sources accentuated with potentially non-renewables in order to meet supply and demand.
Energy Credits (RECs) work a bit like carbon offsets. If a California
utility provider purchases the power generated by, say, a wind farm in
West Texas or solar installation in Florida, it wouldn't be practical to
ship that energy all the way back here. So, instead, providers buy the
power as a credit, which counts toward the amount of renewable energy
the state mandates California providers must generate. That means San
Franciscans paying a premium for "100 percent renewable energy" could
actually still be using coal- or gas-generated electricity in lieu of
the renewable stuff that will never get within thousands of miles from
here, but Shell is being credited for.


text:
Classic coloring educational app for little artists. App provides beautiful pictures for toddlers and preschoolers to paint, draw and color.
Great WAY TO PREPARE your kids for SUCCES in PRESCHOOL and KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM! Great different exciting proven educational activities to develop your child's skills.
Kids may also use an blank page for drawing their own images. Want to develop and motivate your children's imagination and creative ability? Download and install it now. It is just like draw on real coloring paper, where the only limitation is kids imagination.
*** Learn colors, letters, numbers, animals and more while being creative! ***
Let your kids enjoy hours of fun, with 60 drawing pages, 20 crayons, different shades, brushes and special effects.
This coloring book, help children develop eye-hand coordination, motor and concentration skills.
This is an app that I don't mind him spending a lot of time on because I know its more educational than a lot of the games he plays.
I heartily recommend 123 Kids Fun Coloring Book, and really any of their apps. They are always made for the love of children, well executed, and most of all – FUN! Check them out.


text:
What does a Diplomat do?
Would you make a good Diplomat? Take our career test to find out how you match with this and over 800 other careers.Take Free Career Test
What is a Diplomat?
Also known as: Consul, Plenipotentiary, Emissary, Charge D'affaires, Envoy, Attache.
Table of Contents
A diplomat is someone who is appointed by a nation state to represent and protect that nation's interests abroad. The four ranks of diplomats are determined by international law, and include ambassadors, envoys, ministers, and charge d'affaires. In modern diplomacy there are a number of ranks below ambassador. These ranks now rarely show a mission's importance, but rather show the diplomat's seniority within their own nation's diplomatic career ladder. This modern ranking system follows a similar, but not exactly parallel, pattern in different countries, and is as follows:
- Ambassador (High Commissioner in Commonwealth missions); Ambassador at large
- Minister
- Minister-Counselor
- Counselor
- First Secretary
- Second Secretary
- Third Secretary
- Attache
- Assistant Attache
What does a Diplomat do?
A diplomat forms and maintains international relations with regards to issues of peace and war, trade and economics, culture, the environment, and human rights, and are also the ones who negotiate treaties and international agreements before they are officially endorsed by any politicians. A diplomat also has the ongoing responsibility of collecting and reporting information that could affect national interests, and is often in a good place to give advice about how the home country should react. He or she should also do their utmost to represent the views of the home government to the government of the country in which they are posted, and convince these governments to act in ways that the home government would prefer. In this way, diplomats are an integral part of the foreign policy formulation process.
Modern diplomacy is very different from what it was, and is still changing. The role of a diplomat is therefore subject to change in the future.
Find your perfect career
Would you make a good diplomat? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions!
What is the workplace of a Diplomat like?
While some diplomats remain in their home countries, the majority are posted to overseas embassies and consulates in various places across the globe, but a diplomat's work will take them outside of the office. Diplomats may travel to the UN Offices in Geneva or headquarters in New York, or to the homes or offices of heads of state.
Commonly, a diplomat will only spend a period of approximately three years in one country, but this can vary depending on the availability of vacancies. Most diplomats will serve in at least one developing country, where there are higher rates of disease, harsh climates, or social unrest. Some home comforts or amenities might become very hard to come by, and family or spouses who accompany diplomats are not often entitled to work.
However, diplomats are often considered members of an exclusive and prestigious occupation, and a state will often give a lot of support to the high status, privileges and self-esteem of its diplomats in order to maintain its own international image. Since diplomats are very carefully selected, they are held in this high regard by members of the community. International law grants diplomats special privileges and immunities.
20,000 Want To Be U.S. Diplomats Each Year
On Being A Woman And A Diplomat - Madeleine Albright
A Diplomat's Handbook
Amb. J.D. Bindenagel on Foreign Services And Diplomatic Career
Diplomats' Dangerous Work


text:
Edit Article
wikiHow to Make Cranberry and Cheddar Turkey Snacks
Trying to use up the leftover food from Thanksgiving? For a special snack and one that is easy to prepare when the hunger pains begin and beg for a turkey snack. Get out the remaining cranberry sauce, a box of crackers, some turkey, and enjoy!
Note: Makes 20 snacks
- 20 crackers of any brand you like
- 1 package (10 oz.) of you preferred brand Extra Sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 20 pieces
- 1 package of Deli Style Shaved Smoked turkey breast (or chunks of turkey from your thanksgiving leftovers)
- 1/3 cup of cranberry-orange sauce
Community Q&A
Ask a Question
200 characters leftSubmit
- For best taste, put the remaining ingredients evenly on top of each cracker.
Made Recently
Did you try these steps?
Upload a picture for other readers to see.
Upload a picture for other readers to see.
Upload error
Awesome picture! Tell us more about it? Click here to share your story.
Article Info
Categories: Thanksgiving Cooking
Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 2,787 times.
Did this article help you?


text:
The Flying Squirrel has a proven commitment to building real community. I am proud to have them as a neighbor.
This contemporary group of young, engaged people might represent the next generation of urban leaders.
Dedicated and inclusive.
Viva la squirrel!!
Scott Williams
Chair .Vision Steering Committee. Corn Hill Neighbors Association.


text:
Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- Other: 0.25
- Cost: $2.50
- Release: Jul 20, 2015
- Expires: Jul 19, 2018
- Estimated Time to Complete:
15 Minutes
- System Requirements:
Average User Rating:
( Ratings)
Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MPH, FAAFP
Interim Chair, Professor and Division Chief, Family and Community Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Interim Chair, Professor and Division Chief, Family and Community Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Needs StatementIn order to effectively and efficiently practice Population Health Management, health care providers must be able to evaluate the processes of Population Health Management in order to make return-on-investment decisions and allocate resources properly.
Target AudiencePracticing clinicans and healthcare learners of any field.
ObjectivesUpon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify and measure process measures.
- Identify and measure cost-saving measures.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Owensboro Health, and A-OPTIC. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.
ACGME Competencies
- Patient care
- Practice-based learning and improvement
- Systems-based practice
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 0.25 hours of participation. AOA
The CME hours will be reported by University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. Approved for a maximum of 0.25 1-A CME hours by the American Osteopathic Association CME.
Faculty DisclosureNo speakers or planners have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.
Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.


text:
Lewis Kent can add a world title, and an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to his beer mile resume.
The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won the FloTrack Beer Mile world championships in world-record time Tuesday.
The victory came hours after he made an appearance on Tuesday's episode of "Ellen."
Kent ran four minutes 47.17 seconds in Austin, Tex., to lower his own world record and win the global beer mile title. The race, invented in the late 1970s by Canadian university track athletes, has participants chug a beer then run a lap. The process is repeated for each of the four laps of a mile.
Kent raced Ellen staff member Andy Zenor in a beer race outside the Burbank, Calif., studio. The Canadian handily won the race that finished on stage, and received a gaudy trophy topped with a beer mug from DeGeneres, plus a year's supply of his favourite beer.
"Lewis Kent is the world champion in a sport that combines drinking and running ... or as I call it, a typical Tuesday night," DeGeneres said in her introduction.
"And when do you throw up?" DeGeneres asked Kent.
"Hopefully you don't throw up. But if you do throw up, there's a penalty — you have to run another lap." Kent replied, prompting laughter from the audience.
Kent ran four minutes 51.9 seconds last month to lower the previous mark of 4:54.38 set by Winnipeg's Corey Gallagher in October. Kent then announced he'd gone pro, signing a shoe deal with Brooks.
His achievement caught the media's attention. Kent conducted interviews with everyone from Sports Illustrated and ESPN to celebrity news agency TMZ.
To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.
By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time.
Note: The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that comments are moderated and published according to our submission guidelines.


text:
Tag Archives: maurice garland
Maurice Garland Interviews YG At "Blame It On the Streets" Movie Premier
Last night I CTE/Def Jam recording artist YG came to Atlanta's Midtown Art Cinema to share his new short film "Blame It On the Streets." People in attendance were treated to free popcorn, a pair of YG socks by Odd … Continue reading
Day 1 Radio Interviews Big K.R.I.T.
Just before he hits the road for his #Cadillactica push we have Big K.R.I.T.. It's been a minute since any of us have had a chance to sit with the #Alumni representative so we took pleasure in catching up. K.R.I.T. … Continue reading
Day 1 Radio Interviews Tha Bizness
This week the Day 1 Radio crew is joined by Grammy winning producers Tha Bizness. Dow Jones and Henny are responsible for some of the hottest tracks from people like Lil Wayne, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Killer Mike and … Continue reading


text:
Sign In
Fan Fic
CBM Index
Was The Dark Knight Really That Good?
In build-up to the July 20 release of The Dark Knight Rises and the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, a look back at the flaws in 2008's The Dark Knight…
Filed Under: "
In 2008, Christopher Nolan brought his interpretation of Batman back to the big screen in the form of The Dark Knight, a film reviewed as being both a 'haunting' and 'engrossing' tragedy, with a 'gritty and 'deft' script. The film was given almost universal acclaim and film critics and fans alike seemed to struggle to see any negativity or issues arise from the 152 minute run-time of the movie.
Surprising to me, let alone anyone else, I wasn't one of those people. Even after £25 and three cinema viewings of The Dark Knight, followed by countless DVD playbacks of the movie, I was forced to accept an almost unbelievable truth: I didn't love The Dark Knight.
The film was good, no question, maybe even great. It's main theme concerning the battle between good and evil was refreshed and revitalised by Nolan in his take on the battle being just as much an inner one as opposed to a conflict of two or more people or organizations. Yet even his original take on an unoriginal theme didn't help the film from being let-down by a lack of conviction on the ideas and symbolisms it brought up and aimed to utilize.
Much was made of the performance in the movie by the late, great Heath Ledger as Batman's arch-nemesis the Joker. 'Outstanding', 'mesmerizing' and 'unique' are just a few of the words used from others to describe his portrayal of a mad, psychopathic killer, with no other goal but to be evil in its most purest and frightening form.
Whilst his performance was given almost perfect acclaim, I couldn't help but feel that his performance showed glimpses of 'outstanding', with at times it being 'mesmerizing'. But for me, as for an all-round finished product, Ledger's quality of performance was brought down, no, let down by the movie's plot and script.
Nolan and his team seemed to want this Joker to be the epitome of uncontrollable evil; a completely legit and almost ideal approach for the Joker in terms of Nolan's Batman universe. What happened however was that the Joker came across as someone who wanted to be seen by others as this uncontrollable evil, even if on closer inspection and analysis was really a cunning master-mind who managed to carry out his plans in totally unbelievable circumstances and in an unrealistic time-span.
From rigging an entire city hospital and two ferries with explosives, to robbing a bank with 6 guys and escaping using a school bus, the Joker became too unbelievable for him to reflect on me as a viewer as a real threat, and I mean this completely in relation to Nolan's Batman universe.
Whilst many say Ledger's Joker was a psychological menace, most of his plans involved blowing up stuff. Admittedly, blowing up buildings and transportation takes psychological dysfunctionality but it came to a point where the Joker just seemed like another thug, the only difference being he wore make-up and didn't want to kill Batman, rather watch him squirm at the thought of him being the one to blame for the deaths in Gotham.
And then there was the idea that the Joker didn't have plans. Cue the hospital scene with Harvey Dent where the Joker claims not to be a 'schemer', someone 'without a plan'. Yet almost every act of his involved highly intricate and complicated planning. You don't just rob a bank as you walk down the street, or spontaneously decide to bomb a hospital and accomplish that within less than a day as the Joker so easily managed. People argue that when Joker claims not to have a plan he means an overall plan yet if you recall the hospital scene, Dent at first blames the Joker, 'your men, your plan', only for the Joker to reply with 'do i really look like a guy with a plan?'. The Joker does claim he doesn't plan his actions, not just an overall one; for example, for the death of Rachel, it's clear he did plan with the swapping of the street names and Rachel telling Harvey how she was told 'only one' of them would 'make it'.
So whereas the character of Joker wasn't entirely convincing or scary for that matter, Ledger was still able to pull off a number of highly memorable, applaudable moments, even if mostly comedic. His introduction to the audience through the mask reveal towards the conclusion of the bank robbery/prologue was nothing short of genius and his 'pencil trick' alone has racked up millions of hits on YouTube.
Although for me his performance wasn't the one many say it is, his Oscar win was already long and unquestionably overdue. And with his impressive - yet short - history in Hollywood, I can happily accept the praise given to him as it appears to me as more a reflection on his other works combined with the Joker as opposed to the Joker alone.
In my eyes no flaw was greater in The Dark Knight than that of the story of Harvey Dent. Aaron Eckhart played the obnoxious yet committed politician/lawyer perfectly but it all fell apart as soon as the Joker 'blew him half to hell'.
With the woman he loved murdered and his face severely burned, Dent could be forgiven for being angry and vengeful, but for him to be confronted in his hospital room by the Joker and then let him walk away without so much as a scratch was embarrassingly bad writing.
However manipulative and sly the Joker was, there was simply no believability in the way Harvey Dent transitioned into Two-Face. For Dent, a respectable and intelligent man, to be convinced by the Joker that he wasn't the one to blame for Rachel's demise, but rather that Batman and Gordon were to blame was ridiculous.
There was no doubting that the story needed Dent to become Two-Face for the theme of good and evil to be truly emphasized to the audience, but the way that Nolan and his team wrote that change was almost an insult to the work that had been done up to that point in the film on Dent's character. His downfall was ultimately unbelievable, unconvincing and heavily rushed as the film drew to a close. For that reason the film suffered greatly.
And so with the two main flaws covered I'd like to mention briefly other flaws the movie had; one of which was the re-casting of Maggie Gyllenhaal as replacement for Katie Holmes to play the role of Rachel Dawes. Whilst in Batman Begins Rachel was intelligent, strong-minded, confident and independent, Dark Knight's Rachel was a loved-up teenager who we never see have any moment of independence as her character is used solely as a device to pit Bruce and Dent against each other as opposed to Batman and Dent against each other.
Other flaws include the pointless inclusion of Commissioner Gordon faking his own death, a plotline used only it appears to try and show the hatred growing for Batman by Gotham's citizens as they look to point the finger of blame at him as opposed to anyone else.
Dramatization was given centre-stage over logic and although that is needed in order to express certain elements, perhaps more than ever in comic book to movie adaptations, logic was lost almost completely in The Dark Knight and as a result my connection to the film decreased; unlike in Batman Begins, where the emotion of Bruce losing his parents and taking up the position of guardian to Gotham made for both an emotive and action-packed super-hero movie.
No film is perfect and no film ever will be. And opinions will always be opinions as they are just that: opinions.
The Dark Knight had a great amount of things that worked and ultimately, whatever I may say about it, it remains one of the most popular films of this generation. Nolan's revolution of the super-hero genre has allowed for him to make mistakes and get away with it, and that seems about right. All I hope for is that I don't have the same disappointed feeling I did after seeing The Dark Knight when I see The Dark Knight Rises on July 20.
: ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and...
: ComicBookMovie.com is protected from liability under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions. This post was submitted by a volunteer contributor who has agreed to our
Code of Conduct
. CBM will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please
contact us
for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. Learn more about our copyright and trademark policies
Related Headlines
Latest Headlines
Comments (61)
From The Web
Top Headlines
JUSTICE LEAGUE Cinematographer Fabian Wagner Would Also Like A Director's Cut Released
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Superman FINALLY Joins The Team On These Alex Ross Inspired Posters And Banner
JUSTICE LEAGUE (Finally) Passes The $100 Million Mark At The Domestic Box Office
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Aquaman Actor Jason Momoa Defends The Movie After Its Negative Critical Reception
Visit Our Other Sites!
ComicBookMovie.com Home
CBM Index
Site Map
Terms Of Use
Advertise With Us
Copyright Policies
Trademark Policies
© 2003-2017 Best Little Sites, LLC.
is a registered trademark and has been officially registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). All logos and images used on this website are registered trademarks of their respective companies. All Rights Reserved. Some of the content presented on our sites has been provided by fans, other unofficial websites or online news sources, and is the sole responsibility of the source from which it was obtained. Best Little Sites is not liable for inaccuracies, errors, or omissions found herein. For removal of copyrighted images, trademarks, or other issues,
Contact Us


text:
Zapopan, city, north-central Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies in the temperate Guadalajara Valley at an elevation of 5,243 feet (1,598 metres) above sea level, at the northwestern edge of Guadalajara, the state capital, of which it is a suburb. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the surrounding area that produces grain (principally corn [maize]), sugarcane, cotton, and fruits and vegetables. Livestock (horses, pigs, and cattle) are raised. Apiculture, aviculture, and tourism are additional sources of income. The 17th-century Basilica of the Virgin of Zapopan is the site of annual pilgrimages centring on La Zapopanita, a small icon venerated locally since the 16th century. Because of its proximity to Guadalajara, the city is easily accessible by highway, railroad, and air. Pop. (2005) 1,026,492; (2010) 1,142,483.
Keep Exploring Britannica
We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind.
- Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience.
- You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered.
- Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources.
- At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.)
Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions.
Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article.
Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed.
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.


text:
Joshua A. Fogel, at York University,[38] argued that the book is "seriously flawed" and "full of misinformation and harebrained explanations."[3] He suggested that the book "starts to fall apart" when Chang tries to explain why the massacre took place, as she repeatedly comments on "the Japanese psyche", which she sees as "the historical product of centuries of conditioning that all boil down to mass murder" even though in the introduction, she wrote that she would offer no "commentary on the Japanese character or the genetic makeup of a people who could commit such acts". Fogel asserted that part of the problem was Chang's "lack of training as a historian" and another part was "the book's dual aim as passionate polemic and dispassionate history".[3] David M. Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of history at Stanford University, also pointed out that while Chang noted that "this book is not intended as a commentary on the Japanese character," she then wrote about the "'Japanese identity'—a bloody business, in her estimation, replete with martial competitions, samurai ethics, and the fearsome warriors' code of bushido", making the inference that "'the path to Nanking' runs through the very marrow of Japanese culture." Kennedy also suggested that "accusation and outrage, rather than analysis and understanding, are this book's dominant motifs, and although outrage is a morally necessary response to Nanjing, it is an intellectually insufficient one."[39] Roger B. Jeans, professor of history at Washington and Lee University, referred to Chang's book as "half-baked history", and criticized her lack of experience with the subject matter:
In writing about this horrific event, Chang strives to portray it as an unexamined Asian holocaust. Unfortunately, she undermines her argument—she is not a trained historian—by neglecting the wealth of sources in English and Japanese on this event. This leads her into errors such as greatly inflating the population of Nanjing (Nanking) at that time and uncritically accepting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and contemporary Chinese figures for the numbers of Chinese civilians and soldiers killed. What particularly struck me about her argument was her attempt to charge all Japanese with refusing to accept the fact of the 'Rape of Nanking' and her condemnation of the 'persistent Japanese refusal to come to terms with its past.' [40]
Jeans continued what he calls "giving the lie to Iris Chang's generalizations about 'the Japanese'" by discussing the clashing interest groups within Japanese society over such things as museums, textbooks, and war memory.[40]
Robert Entenmann, professor of history at St. Olaf College, criticized the work on the grounds that the "Japanese historical background Chang presents is clichéd, simplistic, stereotyped, and often inaccurate."[41] On Chang's treatment of modern Japanese reaction to the massacre, he writes that Chang seemed "unable to differentiate between some members of the ultranationalist fringe and other Japanese", and that "her own ethnic prejudice implicitly pervades her book." Stating that Chang's description of the massacre is "open to criticism", Entenmann further commented that Chang "does not adequately explain why the massacre occurred".[42]
Timothy M. Kelly, professor at Edogawa University,[43] described Chang's work as exhibiting "simple carelessness, sheer sloppiness, historical inaccuracies, and shameless plagiarism." Kelly further criticized Chang for her "lack of attention to detail".[note 1] Finally, Kelly charged that Chang had plagiarized passages and an illustration from Japan's Imperial Conspiracy by David Bergamini.[44]
Kennedy criticized Chang's accusation of "Western indifference" and "Japanese denial" of the massacre as "exaggerated", commenting that "the Western world in fact neither then nor later ignored the Rape of Nanking", "nor is Chang entirely correct that Japan has obstinately refused to acknowledge its wartime crimes, let alone express regret for them." Chang argues that Japan "remains to this day a renegade nation," having "managed to avoid the moral judgment of the civilized world that the Germans were made to accept for their actions in this nightmare time." However, according to Kennedy, this accusation has already become a cliché of Western criticism of Japan, most notably exemplified by Ian Buruma's The Wages of Guilt (1994), whose general thesis might be summarized as "Germany remembers too much, Japan too little." Kennedy pointed out that a vocal Japanese left has long kept the memory of Nanking alive, noting the 1995 resolution of Japan's House of Councillors that expressed "deep remorse" (fukai hansei) for the suffering that Japan inflicted on other peoples during World War II and clear apologies (owabi) for Imperial Japan's offenses against other nations from two Japanese Prime Ministers.[39]
Sonni Efron of the Los Angeles Times warned that the bitter row over Iris Chang's book may leave Westerners with the "misimpression" that little has been written in Japan about the Nanjing Massacre, when in fact the National Diet Library holds at least 42 books about the Nanjing massacre and Japan's wartime misdeeds, 21 of which were written by liberals investigating Japan's wartime atrocities.[45] In addition, Efron noted that geriatric Japanese soldiers have published their memoirs and have been giving speeches and interviews in increasing numbers, recounting the atrocities they committed or witnessed. After years of government-enforced denial, Japanese middle school textbooks now carry accounts of the Nanjing massacre as accepted truth.[46] Fogel also writes: "Dozens of Japanese scholars are now actively engaged in research on every aspect of the war.... Indeed, we know many details of the Nanjing massacre, Japanese sexual exploitation of 'comfort women,' and biological and chemical warfare used in China because of the trailblazing research" of Japanese scholars.[3]
San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Charles Burress wrote that Chang's quote of a secret telegram sent by Japan's foreign minister in 1938 was incorrectly cited as "compelling evidence" that Japanese troops killed at least 300,000 Chinese civilians in Nanjing.[12] According to Burress, the figure of 300,000 Chinese civilians killed actually came from a message sent by a British reporter, concerning deaths not only in Nanjing but in other places as well. Additionally, Burress questioned Chang's motivation for writing the book - whether she wrote it as an activist or as a historian, stating that the book "draws its emotional impetus" from her conviction to not let the Nanking Massacre be forgotten by the world.[12] Burress also cited Ikuhiko Hata, a Japanese history professor at Nihon University, who argued that 11 photos in the book were misrepresented or fake. One particular photo shows women and children walking across a bridge with Japanese soldiers, and captioned as "The Japanese rounded up thousands of women. Most were gang-raped or forced into military prostitution." Hata stated that the photo originally appeared in 1937 in a Japanese newspaper as part of a series of photos that showed peaceful scenes of Chinese villagers under Japanese occupation.[12]
Chang responded to Charles Burress's criticism in a letter written to the San Francisco Chronicle, but the letter was not published by the newspaper.[47] In the letter, she offered criticism of her own concerning Burress's article.[48] Chang found a "disturbing tendency" by Burress to quote right-wing Japanese critics "without demanding evidence to back up their allegations". She argued that Ikuhiko Hata, a source cited by Burress, was not "regarded as a serious scholar" in either Japan or in the U. S., because he was a regular contributor to "ultra right-wing" Japanese publications. One such publication had published an article from a Holocaust denier that argued that no gas chambers were used in Germany to kill Jews. This caused the parent publisher to shut down the publication. On Burress's criticism of her inaccurate photo captioning, Chang disputed the contention that the caption was wrong. She wrote that her book dealt with the "horror of the Japanese invasion of China", and that the caption reading "The Japanese rounded up thousands of women. Most were gang-raped or forced into military prostitution" contained two statements of indisputable fact.
Chang also issued a rejoinder to Burress's argument that she incorrectly cited a telegram sent by Japan's foreign minister. She wrote that while the original figure of 300,000 Chinese civilian deaths in Nanjing was reported by a British reporter, this figure was cited in a message that Japan's foreign minister sent to his contacts in Washington, DC. Chang argued that figure's use by a high-ranking Japanese government official was evidence that the Japanese government recognized 300,000 as the number of Chinese civilian deaths. Finally, she criticized Burress for his "nitpick" of small details in order to draw attention away from the scope and magnitude of the Nanking Massacre, writing that such was a "common tactic" of Holocaust deniers.[48]


text:
Mary Williams
Listed by Coldwell Banker Rb/Laconia Court St.
This rambling ranch offers easy one floor living, huge living room, wonderful kitchen with island, built in desk, 2 fireplaces, family room, master suite, first floor laundry, new carpet, freshly painted interior, 2 car garage, very private lot with pleasant mountain view, close to Route 89 for easy commuting. Dont be scared off by electric heat with the price of fuel oil and propane electricity is a good option. Electric billing information available you will be pleasantly surprised.
Date Showings Begin:
Delayed Showing: Yes


text:
29 January 2010
Sweet 16 cake & cookies
Vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing and marshmallow fondant accents. Cake topper is sugar cookies covered in marshmallow fondant. Cookies are sugar cookies with color flow icing.
email: email@example.com
phone: 706.464.1608 (april) or 706.412.0882 (donna)
location: harris county, georgia
we're on facebook! check out the cake box's fan page.


text:
Seductive fair haired hottie sucks giant penis on POV camera
Description:Torrid long haired bitch with sexy slender shapes looks straight into camera while deep throating massive cock of her buddy.Look at her divine oral skills in My XXX Pass porn video!
Category:+18 only (Adult)
Added:2 years ago
0 likes, 0 dislikes
Embed / Iframe code:
Make your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.
Standart sizes: Custom size:
What is the problem?
Please do not abuse this section. The videos ,which are on investigate list, are manually checked by editor.
Security code:(is not case-sensitive) can't read
Write a comment
at least 10 characters, up to 400 characters
400 characters remaining
Security code:
(is not case-sensitive) can't read


text:
In-Game Name: Mr.Seven
SteamID: STEAM_0:0:86034530
Bug Description (Be as thorough as possible): I was working so fucking hard, and spending my worthless time in a game just to get radio station as a achievent. And when i got radio station i used it mayb 2 times for about 2minutes, and when i turned up tht evil portal being it consumed my radio station with its power blast and its gone forever.
Are you able to replicate it?: Yes
How could I replicate the bug?: Just hold it with phys gun and turn on portal.
P.S Best 2.5k tokens investment in my life


text:
Autonomous car completes 3,400-mile US road trip
Vehicle with radar, sensors drove itself 99 percent of the timeApril 15, 2015
Photo: Associated Press
An autonomous car's recent 3,400-mile U.S. road trip proves there's at least one thing computers do better than humans: Follow the speed limit.
To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to ExpressNews.com.
By logging in, you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
AP: Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.