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National Disability Insurance Scheme
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- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) Bill 2012, Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2012
- Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2012, Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Bill 2012
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2012, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012, Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012
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Senator FEENEY (Victoria—Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) (17:32): I was relieved to see Senator Fifield's name attached to this motion in the Notice Paper today. I must confide to the Senate that I was becoming worried about Senator Fifield's wellbeing. As the Senate will be aware, Senator Fifield has been engaged in some very dangerous activities in the past week or so. He has been busy organising a coup within his own party, trying to depose his colleague Senator Kroger as a Senate whip and doing so against the wishes of his leader. We learnt that Senator Abetz was also a party to this little plot and that it was only quashed when Mr Abbott intervened and said that Senator Kroger was to be left alone.
Yesterday it was also revealed in whose interest Senator Fifield has been engaging in his rather inept plotting and scheming. Senator Fifield, it seems, is the agent of the man who made his career: his former employer, Mr Peter Costello. Yesterday we learnt that the former Treasurer is trying to come back to Canberra so that he can depose Mr Abbott and seize the Liberal leadership, a position for which he has in his own mind always been destined. Senator Fifield, it seems, is his point man in the Senate.
This motion begins by asserting that the budget 'does nothing to strengthen the Australian economy in the face of storm clouds on the global horizon'. Leaving aside the question of what a global horizon might be, this astonishing statement reveals just why the opposition might well want to bring Mr Costello back to Canberra. I could say a lot of things about Mr Costello's performance as Treasurer, but I am fairly certain he would never have said such a ridiculous thing as we can find in the motion we are considering right now.
Has the opposition noticed that the central feature of this budget, which is to cut or defer spending and increase revenue so as to put the budget back into surplus, is a motivation to strengthen the economy of the nation? Has the opposition not noticed that the debt crisis in Europe is all about the markets punishing countries which do not exercise the fiscal discipline necessary to keep their budgets in surplus? Has the opposition not noticed that the Australian economy is amongst the strongest economies in the developed world? Has the opposition not noticed that we will be the first economy in the developed world to move back to surplus? Has the opposition not noticed our low unemployment, our low interest rates, our strong trade position, indeed our healthy demographics? Has the opposition not noticed today's employment figures, in which unemployment has fallen yet again to 4.9 per cent?
Let me quote the independent economic commentary website Economy Watch:
Spurred by robust business and consumer confidence, Australia's economy is expected to grow even quicker in the next five years. 2011 to 2015 should see Australia's GDP … grow by 4.81 to 5.09 percent annually … Likewise, Australia's GDP … per capita is expected to experience healthy growth.
I am not surprised at all that there are Liberal senators who want to bring Mr Costello back to Canberra, because the performance of their frontbench on the economy since they have been in opposition has been little short of laughable. First we had their appalling response to the global financial crisis in 2008. The shadow Treasurer then was Ms Julie Bishop. What was her response to the GFC? 'Wait and see,' she said. Wait and see! What a masterful piece of inspirational leadership that was. Fortunately for Australia, this government did not wait and see. Our Treasurer, Wayne Swan, acting on the advice of Treasury and the great majority of economists, responded rapidly and responded effectively with our stimulus packages, which saved this country from the kind of recession that afflicted most of the rest of the developed world and which, I am sad to say, is still afflicting much of Europe. While I am on my feet addressing this subject, let me pay tribute to Senator Nick Sherry, who was a member of the ministerial team that planned and executed Australia's highly successful response to the GFC—the most effective and successful response in the world. Senator Sherry gave us his valedictory speech earlier today, and he had every right to look back with pride on his long career in the Senate and in the ministry. He shares the credit for the success and strength of our economy today, which is in such glaring contrast to the state of many other developed economies around the world. I thank Senator Sherry for his service to the Labor Party, the government and the Senate and, like everyone else, I wish him well for the future.
Ms Bishop's brilliant performance as shadow Treasurer led to her being replaced by Mr Joe Hockey—the thinking man's Clive Palmer, the man who did such a great job in 2007 of persuading Australians that they should embrace the Work Choices legislation. Building on that success, Mr Hockey's comedy routine as shadow Treasurer has been ably assisted by his straight-man sidekick, Mr Andrew Robb, as shadow finance minister. These two have bumbled and blundered for the past three years, passing the buck between them, contradicting and undermining each other, putting out figures and retracting them—and then denying that they ever said it.
On Tuesday's Lateline, in response to the budget, we saw a breathless Mr Hockey insist that if he were in government he would cut much deeper. No wonder senators opposite want to bring Mr Costello back to Canberra. Perhaps they should get the band back together and bring John Howard back as well. Then they could give Australia what it really wants: the son of Work Choices! And if anyone thinks that is an idle threat they should read Mr Howard's speech to the postbudget breakfast in Brisbane, in which he said:
At some point this country has to revisit the area of industrial relations reform.
We all know what industrial relations reform means to Mr Howard and indeed what it means to those opposite. It means the return of Work Choices. And if we should forget that, we have Mr Howard's proxy, Senator Sinodinos, here to remind us.
What is the first item on the opposition's indictment of our budget? That it fails to cut spending. This is curious, because ever since Tuesday night the opposition and its friends have been castigating us precisely because the budget did cut spending. The budget in fact cut spending by $33 billion. Let me quote a source that senators opposite might respect: the Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Swan unveiled the biggest package of budget cuts in 30 years hoping to turn a deficit of $A44.4 billion in the 2011-12 fiscal year ending June 30, into a surplus of A$1.5 billion in fiscal 2012-13.
That is what the Wall Street Journalsaid—'the biggest package of budget cuts in 30 years'. Of course, when one contemplates the time span of 30 years, that means that this government has already achieved bigger savings measures than anything the Howard government ever managed.
So we have indeed cut spending in this budget. But, according to the opposition, this is a terrible budget, precisely because it has made some cuts or deferrals in the areas of defence, foreign aid and so forth. Yesterday John Howard described the cuts as 'shameful'. These cuts are real and, certainly in the defence area, they will cause the deferral of some desirable projects. So to suggest that this budget does not cut spending is just ridiculous. This is a government that makes tough decisions on spending when those tough decisions are necessary.
This line of attack by the opposition of course raises the obvious question: if the opposition thinks that a $33 billion cut in spending is not enough, what figure would they nominate? How about $70 billion? That is a nice round figure. As it happens, it is the one that both Mr Hockey and Mr Robb have put forward at various times—and then denied at various times, and then put forward again at various times. And although they have been trying to run away from that number, it is plain that the opposition's ERC—if one could dignify it with such a term—does not know whether it is cutting or spending, leaving or arriving. If the cuts we have made are not enough for the opposition, what would they cut? Education? Pensions? We saw the shadow Treasurer speaking in London about the wickedness of a culture of entitlement. So pensions no doubt sit somewhere on their list. But what else? Medicare? Defence? I notice that the opposition has been remarkably silent on the questions of defence in this place. These are the big-ticket items in the budget, and it simply is not possible to make deep cuts in government spending without cutting into these areas.
My advice to those opposite, particularly Senator Sinodinos, is to stop wasting your time costing Senator Cameron's manifesto and turn your minds to costing your own policies. But this opposition always tries to have it both ways on spending. This is an opposition that could run into itself coming through the door. They criticise the government when we make cuts to spending, but they promise the Earth to the various interest groups that support and fund their parties. They conceal their own plans—plans that must involve massive cuts to spending if they are to repeal the mining tax and lose the revenues it will produce and yet not put the budget back into deficit. I think it is time the opposition came clean about where they are and by how much they would cut spending. I hope Mr Abbott will do this in his budget reply speech tonight. But, as I recall his lamentable performance in his budget reply speech of last year, I must confess that I am not confident about that.
Today the opposition cries crocodile tears about foreign aid, but foreign aid is always the coalition's first target of choice for spending cuts. It is an easy target for the right-wing populism that coalition parties like to engage in when no-one is watching. I am sure the Senate remembers Senator Joyce's incoherent rambling speech in February of 2010, when he called into question our foreign aid budget in its entirety, especially our funding to the World Bank for poverty alleviation. Peter Reith—who remains influential in the Liberal Party, helpfully commenting on its fortunes from time to time—said recently that foreign aid is a waste of money. The website of Liberal MP Jamie Briggs recently ran an article calling for the scrapping of Australia's foreign aid to Pacific Island countries to help them cope with climate change. So this is the commitment of those opposite to foreign aid, and their support for its financing will last mere days.
The motion before us also refers to the world's biggest carbon tax. If the opposition thinks that we on this side are going to make any apologies for putting a price on carbon and carbon emissions, taking the first step on the long road to decarbonising the Australian economy, they are mistaken. This government has many achievements to be proud of, but I think history will record that the final passage of the carbon price legislation was one of our finest hours. We would of course have reached that milestone in 2009 had the coalition parties honoured the agreement Mr Turnbull reached with the government and passed the CPRS legislation. Instead, they allowed Mr Abbott, they allowed Minchin's militia and they allowed his fellow climate change denialists to seize control of their party. They reneged on their solemn agreement with the government and they chose the path of cynicism and obstructionism, something for which future generations of Australians will undoubtedly condemn them.
Eventually we succeeded in passing the carbon price legislation, along with its associated compensation packages. From 1 July this year, Australia will start to see the benefits of that package flowing to them. We have never denied that putting a price on carbon will impose some costs on some sectors of the Australian economy, an economy which we all understand is heavily dependent on fossil fuels and indeed coal exports. But we strongly believe that, in the longer run, it is in Australia's interests economically, socially and environmentally to take a leadership position in the slow and difficult struggle to save the world from the effects of human induced climate change.
In conclusion, I completely reject the terms of this motion. Those opposite have no grounds to criticise this government's record of fiscal responsibility. Yes, we went into deficit in 2008 and in subsequent years as part of our response to the GFC, a global financial crisis that those opposite still deny ever happened. The government did the right and responsible thing. Contrary to the primitive Thatcherite views of those opposite, there are times when deficit financing is necessary and responsible to stimulate an economy in danger of sliding into recession. We make no apologies for that and indeed the performance of the Australian economy is lasting testament to the effectiveness of the government's actions. But now it is time to bring the budget back into surplus and that is what we have done. That has certainly involved some pain, including in my own portfolio areas. But as a great Social Democratic Prime Minister of France, Pierre Mendes France, said:
To govern is to choose.
All parties have to choose what path to follow. We have chosen the path of discipline and responsibility by bringing down a budget that delivers a surplus while protecting those who rely on Labor to safeguard their welfare and their lives. Those opposite have chosen the path of irresponsibility, obstructionism, hypocrisy and even deceit. I am confident that the Australian people will recognise which side of the Senate has acted in the national interest.

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MEAC Expansion Could Bring 2 Divisions, Title Game
Fourteen schools. Two divisions. One conference.
That's the direction the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has set for itself in announcing last week that the league has lifted a moratorium on expansion.
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At Last, a Big Game to Rile Delaware
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Notable Names among those Applying to Fill Demons' Coaching Vacancy
Nearly 40 people have applied to be Northwestern State's next football coach, including some names familiar to local and national college football fans.
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CCU Chants Try to Shake off Heartbreaker
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University presidents not pleased about MEAC-SWAC game at Orlando Citrus Bowl.
Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons denied this week that they have given their blessings to an… more »
MEAC Commish Thought that FAMU, B-CU Supported MEAC-SWAC Clash
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FAMU and B-CC Support One HBCU Event in Orlando, The Florida Classic
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FCS Schools Can Produce Big-Time Players
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B-CC Football Player Faces Attempted Murder, Drug Charges
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Meta Knight (also referred to as Meta-Knight) is a recurring character in the Kirby series, who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure. He is a mysterious figure, and his backstory is not clearly shown in any games. The installments he appears in usually feature him as a boss, though there are instances where he and Kirby team up. Though most of his schemes originate from arguably good intentions, the way he tries to accomplish his goals are often very extreme. Meta Knight is also the leader of a band of warriors, known simply as the Meta-Knights, and his base of operations appears to be a giant warship, named Halberd. Game AppearancesKirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream LandMeta Knight makes his first appearance in Kirby's Adventure, later reappearing in its remake, Nightmare in Dream Land. During the game, he is one of King Dedede's friends, who guard the seven pieces of the Star Rod in order to seal away Nightmare. He can be seen in several instances before Kirby gets the chance to fight him, though. Meta Knight appears in several levels, where he taunts Kirby, before he summons his minions, the Meta Knights, to fight Kirby. In the boss stage of Orange Ocean, Meta Knight himself decides to challenge Kirby to a duel, throwing a Sword that Kirby must pick up, to get the sword ability. Kirby must make full use of the Sword ability here in order to succeed. He also appears as a playable character in the Meta Knightmare sub-game of Nightmare in Dream Land. He, as always, uses his sword instead of copy abilities. Interestingly, Meta Knight faces himself in Orange Ocean, instead of being replaced by another character to be the boss for the level. It is notable that Meta Knight's body hue appears to be black in this game, as opposed to his usual blue color. Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star UltraMeta Knight reappears as an antagonist in the game Kirby Super Star, and its remake, where he has an entire sub-game dedicated to him, called Revenge of Meta Knight. The central point of this game is the warship Halberd, which Meta Knight utilizes to conquer Dream Land; in order to end the inhabitants' lazy lifestyles. After having been seen during numerous cutscenes, Meta Knight finally engages Kirby in a duel, reminiscent of their duel in Kirby's Adventure. Kirby manages to defeat him, though, and the Halberd is short of being destroyed. While Kirby tries to escape from the descending warship on a Wheelie, Meta Knight makes one last effort to stop Kirby by attacking him in anger. This fails however, and the Halberd plummets into the ocean. Exclusively in Kirby Super Star Ultra is a game mode called Meta Knightmare Ultra, where rather than playing Kirby, Meta Knight is played through a run-through of the stages of Spring Breeze, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!Meta Knight appears in the Kirby anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! as a main character. Near the beginning of the series, Meta Knight acts somewhat mysterious. He seems to sometimes help King Dedede, but also at the same time help Kirby. Later in the series, his mentor role of Kirby becomes much more defined. Most of the time, Meta Knight does not outright help Kirby, but sometimes gives him tips about how to defeat whatever opponent he is facing. In the rare occasions where he does fight Kirby, it is for training purposes. Meta Knight also has a hispanic accent, possibly because he slightly resembles Zorro. In the series, Meta Knight is said to be a Star Warrior, a protector of the galaxy against Nightmare Enterprises. However, all of the Star Warriors ended up being killed, leaving Meta Knight as the last one, training Kirby to become one too. Due to this, Meta Knight displays very skilled swordwork. He is also very stealthy, being able to appear at scenes without people noticing until he speaks up. He wields the same sword from his games, but it has been given a name: Galaxia. Galaxia is a legendary sword, and only those who are destined to wield it can (the only ones being Meta Knight and Kirby). When Meta Knight first encounters Galaxia, it is being guarded by a fierce demon beast. His partner resorts to sacrificing herself, but gets the sword to Meta Knight. It should be noted that Meta Knight's eyes change color according to his mood. If he is happy or calm, they are blue. If he is thoughtful, they are green. If he is angry, they are red. If he is amused, they are pink. Kirby Air RideMeta Knight makes a relatively minor appearance in Kirby Air Ride as an unlockable character who can be selected as a machine in the game's Air Ride mode. Unlike Kirby, he cannot inhale enemies, nor copy their abilities, and cannot boost. However, he effectively always has the Sword and Wing abilities, gaining all their benefits, and drawbacks at all times. Aside from his role as a playable character, Meta Knight makes a momentary appearance confronting Kirby during the game's opening sequence. Kirby & the Amazing MirrorMeta Knight appears again in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, where he has a very large role in the story, arguably more so than any other game. In the intro, he is seen flying into the Mirror World after sensing danger in there. However, once he reaches the Mirror World, he encounters an evil version of himself, Dark Meta Knight. They briefly have a duel, but Dark Meta Knight ends up triumphing, and throws Meta Knight into a giant mirror, leading him into Dark Meta Knight's world. He then slashes the mirror into several fragments, which then get scattered across the Mirror World, and change his , so that he appears exactly like Meta Knight. When Kirby and his clones reach the penultimate level, they appear to encounter Meta Knight (who is commonly found as the boss of penultimate levels in other Kirby games), and defeat him. However, when his mask falls off, it reveals a dark version of Meta Knight's true form (regularly a blue Kirby). Later in the game, when Kirby and his clones find all the mirror shards, and enter the mirror, they again see Meta Knight, ready to battle. However, the real Meta Knight emerges, and reveals the other to be a dark version. Kirby and his clones battle, and eventually defeat, Dark Meta Knight, then get sucked into a portal, which Meta Knight then proceeds to throw his sword into before it disappears. When the Kirbies approach Dark Mind, the final boss of the game, they find Galaxia plunged into the ground nearby. Touching it grants the user the Master ability, the most powerful in the game. Unlike other final battle abilities in the Kirby series, however, it is not necessary. After Dark Mind is defeated, Meta Knight is seen flying back home with the other Kirbies. On his way, he drops Galaxia (or possibly a copy of it) down into the Mirror World so that its inhabitants can use it in times of need. Meta Knight also appears, possibly uncanonically, when Kirby gets the Magic ability. There is a slight chance that Kirby will land on Galaxia, which then summons Meta Knight to destroy all the enemies in the room. However, because Meta Knight is trapped in the mirror throughout the entire game, it is possible that this is a copy or a clone. Kirby: Canvas CurseWhile not formally appearing during the game, Meta Knight can be an unlockable Character Ball. He is the fastest and bounciest character, but also with the lowest health, only having three "bars". He, like Waddle Dee and King Dedede, can use only the dash attack, instead of Copy Abilities, in a similar way to how he was playable in Nightmare in Dream Land. When he collides with a stunned enemy or while dashing, a sword sound effect is heard. Kirby: Squeak SquadIn Kirby: Squeak Squad, Meta Knight makes a surprise appearance, taking the treasure chest Kirby got from defeating Daroach. Kirby can only reach the level he is found in by finding the five Star Seals. He is fought as the boss of the Secret Sea, with many moves from previous games with more attacks on his arsenal, such as unleashing a fire blast. After he is defeated, his mask once again falls off, revealing his face underneath. It is later revealed he took the treasure chest to prevent Dark Nebula, the lord of the underworld and final boss of the game, from being released. Super Smash Bros. BrawlIn Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Meta Knight becomes a playable character. He is one of only three characters to possess wings, and therefore the ability to glide, the others being Charizard and Pit. He is among the fastest characters in the game. Only Sonic, Fox and Captain Falcon are faster. In the Subspace Emissary, Meta Knight is found with many partners, including Lucario, the Ice Climbers, and Snake. Here, he attempts to get his ship, the Halberd, back from the Subspace army. Meta Knight's Final Smash is Galaxia Darkness. To perform this attack, he swings his cape. If he fails to hit an opponent with his cape, the attack will fail. However, if he does manage to capture someone under his cloak, the entire arena will be shrouded in darkness, and Meta Knight will attempt to attack all enemies within range, and not just the one he struck with his cape. Other moves he has include Mach Tornado, Drill Rush, Shuttle Loop, and Dimensional Cape. For the first time ever, Meta Knight is voiced, being given a very deep one. When he enters a stage, he uses a similar dimensional cloak technique that he does in the various Kirby games to escape battle. Meta Knight is considered the best character in the game due to his perfect matchups. Kirby's Epic YarnMeta Knight once again appears, this time in Kirby's Epic Yarn. He isn't seen until late in the game, where he is found on the battleship Halberd, wondering why Dream Land is starting to look like Patch Land. Yin-Yarn suddenly appears, and sucks up Meta Knight with his sock. He is not seen after that until he is revealed to be the boss of Space Land, under Yin-Yarn's control. His fighting style is similar to his previous appearances, attacking with various sword techniques and using tornadoes. None of any of the four swords he wields are Galaxia, but the final sword (the red one) seems to be an equivalent. Later, after he is defeated, Yin-Yarn's spell is broken. Meta Knight then returns home to Dream Land via Prince Fluff's sock, along with Kirby, Fluff, and King Dedede. Also, during the final boss, after Yin-Yarn is turned into Mecha Yin-Yarn, Meta Knight flies in and drops a Metamortex, turning Kirby into the Tankbot to fight Mecha Yin-Yarn. Kirby's Return to Dream LandMeta Knight appears as a playable character in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, along with Kirby, King Dedede, and Waddle Dee. He is seen in the introductory cut scene reading a book in the grass under a knoll, while King Dedede and Waddle Dee chase Kirby, carrying a piece of cake. A mysterious ship, the Lor Starcutter exits a wormhole, and crashes, leading to the four of them investigating. Upon entering the ship, they meet an alien, Magolor, who apparently needs help finding its missing ship parts. Kirby volunteers to help, and the rest, including Meta Knight, assist Kirby in finding the ship parts. After they find the ship parts, Magolor brings the four to his homeworld Halcandra, where he requests that Landia be defeated; however, after Landia is defeated Magolor is revealed to be evil and escapes to the Another Dimension. In a cut scene depicting this event, Meta Knight is shown using his skills with his sword to attempt to fend off Magolor's attacks while pursuing him, but eventually falls to the battlefield to fight him instead. Gameplay-wise, Meta Knight uses his sword to fight. His fighting style is almost identical to Sword Kirby's abilities, and appears to be similar to his techniques in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Meta Knight also uses his wings to fly similar in fashion to Wing Kirby.
Physical AppearanceMeta Knight appears as a blue, roundish creature, with a physique similar to that of Kirby. His most prominent feature is a heavy silver mask, which makes his eyes glow a bright yellow. He also wears purple shoes, metal shoulder base plates, and a purple cape, which he can transform into two large bat wings. He is often seen wielding his trademark sword, the Galaxia. The Galaxia has no spikes on the sides in some games, while in others it does. During rare occasions when Meta Knight drops his mask, he looks strikingly similar to Kirby, albeit his body is blue, and his facial features are white. PersonalityMeta Knight is what can be described as a passionate swordsman, and a well-intended extremist. He features a quite combative personality, and is constantly striving to be the best sword fighter in Dream Land. This is shown in Kirby Super Star Ultra, where he wishes to best Galacta Knight, the strongest fighter of the universe. He also seems to despise laziness, as shown in Kirby Super Star. Meta Knight is very well known for following a stern warrior codex, and when he challenges someone, he is usually looking for a fair and equal match. Whenever Kirby has to fight him for different reasons, he provides him with a sword for protection, and insists that Kirby uses it. Meta Knight also has a habit to conceal his face for unknown reasons. Whenever his mask breaks during a fight, he hides his face in his cape, and instantly leaves the battle field.


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After the coffee. Before figuring out who forgot to send me a valentine.
The Skinny: I'm in D.C., where a tiny bit of snow and rain has frozen the roads and created distress. In my youth that meant snow day! Now it's just a pain in the you-know-what. Thursday's headlines include Time Warner looking to unload many of its magazines and a review of the new "Die Hard" movie.
Daily Dose: Actor J.K. Simmons is doubling down on his TV options. Set to star in an ABC mid-season comedy called "Family Tools," he has now also been cast in a new NBC sitcom in development for next season. That sure would seem to indicate that Simmons and his camp don't have high hopes for the ABC show. However, should "Family Tools" work, Simmons' deal with NBC would let him bail on the project. I've seen "Family Tools" and will say only that Simmons' move may turn out to be a smart one.
Following the "The Following." When Fox's dark serial killer drama "The Following" premiered last month, about 10 million people tuned in, which by today's lowered standards is not a bad number. However, when viewing from DVRs, on-demand, the web and other platforms are factored in, the number doubled to 20 million -- a hit by any standard. The challenge though is turning those additional 10 million viewers into real revenue. Otherwise, sustaining an expensive show that doesn't have huge viewership on its primary platform (broadcast television) becomes a challenge. A look at secondary viewing and how it is changing the business from the Los Angeles Times.
Turn the page. For years there have been rumblings that Time Warner would like to unload its magazine division which includes such titles as Time, InStyle, People and Entertainment Weekly. Well, the rumors may finally be true as the company is in talks with magazine publisher Meredith Corp. to unload several of its magazines, including People. However, Time Warner would likely hold onto Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated. That would, if nothing else, save the company the hassle of a name change. More on the talks from Fortune and the New York Times.
Zigging instead of zagging. Comcast's decision to buy the remaining 49% of NBCUniversal it didn't own from General Electric is a sign that the cable giant thinks it can make a marriage work were others have failed. The past decade has seen Viacom and CBS split as well as Time Warner and Time Warner Cable divorce. But Comcast still believes in one big happy family for its diverse content and distribution assets. The Wall Street Journal on why Comcast thinks it can make this relationship work.
Brush-back pitch. A legal battle between big satellite broadcaster Dish Network and Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN is getting underway in federal court in New York. At issue is a contract Dish signed to carry several ESPN channels that it says the programmer violated by offering different and better terms to other distributors. The trial could potentially reveal juicy information about ESPN's fees to pay-TV distributors and the clout it has in the marketplace. A preview from Reuters.
Second life for "The Walking Dead?" AMC Networks, parent of cable channels AMC ("Mad Men," "The Walking Dead"), WE and IFC, is considering putting repeats of "The Walking Dead" on IFC. The move would potentially boost ratings for that channel. Why is that important? Because distributors such as Time Warner Cable are threatening to drop low-rated networks. However, if I were negotiating for Time Warner Cable I'd tell AMC no dice. Trying to use "The Walking Dead" to juice the ratings a little on a secondary channel is not exactly a bold and innovative programming strategy. More from the New York Post.
Inside the Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan on "A Good Day to Die Hard." Tribune gets a new broadcasting chief.
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NOTABLE MULTIFAITH PROGRAMS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IN AMERICAN SEMINARIES, 2009 High-impact multifaith education includes both classroom-based learning and experiential learning outside the classroom. Because the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Seminary is a strong advocate for multifaith educational experiences outside the classroom environment, the study's authors have highlighted a number of initiatives that came to light as part of this study (and are eager to hear about other such programs). Travel Study Programs Of the 1,210 Academic Courses found in this study, 56 of them (5%) included an aspect of travel study. By far, the most common travel study offering focused on exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity through travel and study in the Middle East. However, many other travel study experiences were offered, including:
Field Education Many theological schools offer, or require, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). CPE training often features a significant dimension of multifaith education, since the cohort group may include students of diverse faith backgrounds, and/or the patients that the students visit may come from various faith backgrounds. The impact of CPE should in no way be overlooked as a critical component of multifaith education in American theological schools. In addition, a handful of institutions are offering additional unique field education offerings:
Cross-Seminary Gatherings of Seminarians A handful of non-classroom, cross-seminary interfaith programs exist for seminary students:
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Since reading William Blum\'s book entitled," Killing Hope : U.S. Miltary and C.I.A. Interventions Since WW2" I have looked at the American Government and the role of Capitalism with a different perspective. Watching the National Film Board of Canada\'s documentary,"Manufacturing Consent" has revealed to me that the Corporate owned and operated Mass Media car not one bit about Freedom of Speech or Democracy. Watching Joel Bakan\'s documentary "The Corporation" confirmed my worst fears. We live and have lived in a lie for quite some time BUT I read a book sometime ago entitled," Parecon" by by Professor Michael Albert. Parecon or Participatory Economics is a good economic system that envelopes democracy and freedom of speech by people and for people on a day to day basis. The United States is certainly waging a war on democracy but there are answers out there.
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It may have escaped most people's attention in the West, but according to the venerable Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Metal Rabbit.
There are also Water, Wood, Fire and Earth Rabbit years,but the previous Metal Rabbit Year was way back in 1951.
Not wishing to confuse you further, but to be truly accurate it's the Year of the Hare, of which there are seven species in China — the country has no native rabbits.
The rabbit symbolizes creativity, compassion, warmth and sensitivity.
Rabbits are friendly, outgoing and prefer the company of others; they also try to avoid conflict.
It is said to be a lucky omen for those born under the sign of the Rabbit. Recent Rabbit years have been 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987 and 1999.
I have just returned from the Far East where images of rabbits can be seen everywhere (most notably in Japan) — on greeting cards, neon signs, public banners and in newspaper cartoons.
The Year of the Rabbit is the fourth in the 12-year Chinese calendar.
Other years are named after the Rooster, Monkey and Dog; I was unfortunately born in a Rat year!
Interestingly (aside from the Tiger) there are no cat years.
According to legend, Buddha invited the animals of the forest to join him in celebration, and he named the 12 years of the calendar after the first 12 species of animal to respond.
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Hi, everyone!
Is it possible to use hd 500 with combo/stack input just like m13? Can i just turn off amp simulation mode and use only stompboxes with any amp i like? Can i be sure that stompboxes sound as good as in M13 with real amp input?
Its very important to me because am eager to buy m13 or hd500. Thanx.
Yes you can use the HD500 just for FX if you wish, but the point of the HD500 really is its ability to be used as both an AMP and FX modeller, so if you are only intend ever to use it as you would an M13, you may as well buy the M13. However if you are going to need amp modelling, the USB interface for recording and maybe the VDI interface for a future or current Variax then the HD500 would be for you. Stomp box wise the stomps in the HD500 are definitely as good as the M13 IMO
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Thank you, Nick.
And one more question) Does hd 500 have an option of true bypass if switch off amp sim mode?
No True Bypass sorry. I have an M13 which as you may know has both True Bypass and DSP Bypass which incorporates a measure of buffering. I use my M13 in 4CM configuration which rules out using True Bypass anyway. There's little if any noticeable difference between the M13's True Bypass and DSP Bypass when working in a live environment in particular, and if the HD500 had True Bypass, I'm fairly certain the result would be similar to the M13 - i.e. no noticeable difference. True Bypass is all well and good in certain situations, but bearing in mind how good DSP Bypass is these days it could be argued that it is not really necessary. True Bypass would have required additional relays being fitted to the HD500 and of course this would all have added to the cost. The main idea behind the HD series is for them to be High Definition AMP and FX modellers rather than just stomp FX modellers like the M13 and for users to have the benefit (particularly with the Variax or new JTV guitars) to be able to turn up at a live event with just a guitar and say an HD500 and maybe a flat response powered monitor and to be able to pretty much cover any sound. What I'm really saying is that whilst you can use an HD unit for just FX I would perhaps see the M13 as the better option IF that's all you want it for.
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Here's a poem by David Shumate that I really enjoy. It makes one think of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, even though it's not about that particular flood.
It's hard to believe, but at one point the water rose to this level. No one had seen anything like it. People on rooftops. Cows and coffins floating through the streets. Prisoners carrying invalids from their rooms. The barkeeper consoling the preacher. A coon hound who showed up a month later forty miles downstream. And all that mud it left behind. You never forget times like those. They become part of who you are. You describe them to your grandchildren. But they think it's just another tale in which animals talk and people live forever. I know it's not the kind of thing you ought to say . . . But I wouldn't mind seeing another good flood before I die. It's been dry for decades. Next time I think I'll just let go and drift downstream and see where I end up.
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JERUSALEM (EJP) --- An annual demonstration by evangelical Christians took to the streets of Jerusalem Thursday to show solidarity with Israel.
The march, which was organised by the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem, a group promoting Israeli interests to global Christian communities and which also sponsored a conference of pro-Israeli parliamentarians from around the world this week.
Co-hosted by the World Jewish Congress (WJC), the convention of 25 Christian parliamentarians from 17 different countries issued a statement condemning the "clear and present danger" that Iran poses on a global scale, considering "its stated goal of destroying Israel". Parliamentarians from Brazil, Canada, South Africa, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the US also committed to supporting "the government of Israel (as) acting within its rights and obligations to its citizens when it stands resolutely in defence of its sovereign territory and acts pre-emptively, if necessary, to ensure the protection of its citizens and the survival of its national existence".
Thursday's demonstration came at a fragile time for Israel-Christian relations, after a series of anti-Christian attacks have recently occurred, including the graffiti of churches and monasteries. In the latest incident, Hebrew slogans sprayed overnight were discovered on the walls of the Dominion Abbey in Jerusalem's Old City, including one anti-Christian tag proclaiming "Jesus is the son of a bitch". Israeli President Shimon Peres called the attack on the site where many Christians claim Jesus' mother Mary died, served as a "negation of Judaism" and damages the Jewish State, concluding that "we must not reconcile ourselves to these attacks". Israel is home to approximately 155,000, constituting less than 2% of its overall population.
The evangelical movement is particularly active in the US and provides significant financial and political support for Israel, which is also of biblical importance for the Christian community. Whilst many Israelis have expressed discomfort at the evangelists support of the Jewish State, considering many sectors of the movement oppose conceding territory in the West Bank as part of any peace agreement, Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat has advocating stronger links with the community, accepting its donations.
Amongst Tuesday's conference of pro-Israeli lawmakers was South African representative Reverend Keenneth Meshoe, who slammed recently vetoed South African legislation to ban produce originating from Israel settlements from being labelled as Israeli goods. Contending that creating a law that only targets Israel is discriminatory, the MP issue with groups and individuals choosing to draw parallels between Apartheid South Africa and the Jewish State.
"If Israel is an apartheid state like South Africa was, then apartheid would not have been so painful," he said. "I have seen Israelis and Palestinians living together," he continued, "They use the same public transportation and go to the same stores, schools and beaches. It was not like that in apartheid South Africa – stores had separate doors for blacks and whites."
Speaking of the importance of the Christian-backed initiative in demonstrating to the international community that Israel does not stand alone, World Jezwish Congress Secretary General Dan Diker said: "This conference was ample proof that Israel has Christian supporters in parliaments and governments around the world on which it can count. The World Jewish Congress will continue to work on widening this important coalition and increase cooperation with our Christian friends".


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Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an interesting game concept: take the heroes and villains from the first 10 Final Fantasy games and pit them against one another in an epic fighting game then be sure to include a rather comprehensive plot for each hero to battle his or her way through. Dissidia 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy does everything a sequel is supposed to, except have a simple and eloquent title. There are more characters, more levels, and a much more involving story mode. In addition to all the new content, Duodecim is sure to keep every single thing from the first game so you don't even need to have played the first to enjoy the second.
The first thing that becomes evident while playing Dissidia 012 is that it's made by the same people who brought us the Kingdom Hearts franchise. The character models, level design, and overall aesthetics look like they were lifted directly from Kingdom Hearts, and that's the highest compliment I can imagine. Everything is wonderfully detailed, beautifully animated, and has a unique art direction that just looks exactly like you'd expect it to. In addition to the graphics, the magic and attack animations are superb! Things explode, characters go flying across the screen, and beatdowns happen on a regular basis and never does it seem out of place or silly. That said, I still can't get over the lip synch that was also brought over from Kingdom Hearts; it just looks like images flashing on the face and it's rather unnerving.
Special kudos to the crew in charge of the score, though. They managed to take some of the best map and battle themes from every Final Fantasy game to date and incorporate it into Dissidia 012. Not only are they accurate recreations of said themes, but they seem to be remixed in such a way to give them a distinctive Dissidia flair, and every single one of them (save the Final Fantasy XIII themes) made me want to pop in my old games again, especially XII's map theme. There's nothing quite like running around as Vaan, listening to some of the best music the Final Fantasy series has to offer, and getting a wave of nostalgia. Then again, it's clear that that's precisely what this game was made to do: elicit feelings of nostalgia, and it does that remarkably well.
Almost every voice actor from previous Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games comes back to reprise their roles for Dissidia, offering another level of authenticity that breathes life into the game. It's not deep, it's not the kind of thing you buy a game for, and to be honest the game would have functioned just fine without a single line of spoken dialogue, but it's a nice added feature that really helps the atmosphere.
I admit it's quite weird; this is the first and only fighting game series I've ever played that put more of a focus on the campaign mode than the vs modes. In fact, I'd argue that you could entirely forget that this is technically classified as a fighting game due to the sheer amount of content and length of the story. When you start out, you're given an option to import your save data from the original Dissidia to carry over levels and items from that game for your multiplayer needs. In this respect, I am quite impressed since it means that you don't feel the need to start over or that your time was wasted playing the original.
The story mode is much more linear this time around. Instead of choosing your hero and embarking on their individual quest in whatever order you chose, this game follows the exploits of the group of new heroes as they travel together, get separated, and go their own ways before reuniting to take care of Chaos, the God of Discord. If it sounds a lot like the first game, that's no accident, since the story is essentially the same. Cosmos, the God of Harmony, has compiled a group of heroes from the various Final Fantasy universes to fight against the team constructed by Chaos. Really simple, does little more than set up a paper-thin excuse to have all the heroes and villains together in one place, and for its purpose it works quite well, but it's nothing more elaborate than fanfiction. Then again, Kingdom Hearts was essentially the same thing.
As an added bonus, when you complete the game, it gives you access to the original ten heroes to retread their footsteps from the first game with the added features and abilities from this game. In essence, this has its own entire game and literally everything from the first game, meaning you don't even need to buy the original to get the content from it!
The main difference in this game is that instead of just being a series of grids to move over and battle the various enemies, this time you have an actual world map to explore with hidden passageways, forests, mountains, and enemies to fight. As much as I'd like to praise this welcome return to the world map, it's mostly linear and only leads to a series of glowing gates that take you to the familiar grid locations from the first game. In fact, 90% of the game happens in these game board-like areas. At least you have the option to repeat many of these worlds so you can gain more experience and learn new abilities or open chests to get more Gil.
And this is where it gets confusing. As you progress through the game, you are granted three distinct and unique kinds of currency, each for purchasing different items in different stores. Of course you have your Gil, which you get from chests and at various locations around the world, but you also have two other kinds of currency. The first are PP, which are awarded after every battle and can be used to purchase various things from the in-game store, like costumes and the like. KP are awarded for achieving special requirements during battles and can be exchanged at the moogle shops for accessories. I like how they make the KuPo points exchangeable at the moogle shops; clever move, Square-Enix!
The thing about Dissidia 012 is that it has many of the best points from various other franchises. It has the aesthetic feel of Kingdom Hearts as well as the simple but elegant combat from Smash Brothers, but it also has all the intricacies and customization of any standard Final Fantasy game. For this reason, two people fighting as the same character could have entirely different stats and fighting styles. It's almost like a create-a-fighter from other games, and I can't imagine a better way to give you reason to keep playing. Unlike any other fighting game, you actually have a full equipment list to chose from, including weapon, shield, armor, headgear, and a swath of accessories. The accessories give you dozens of different effects from simple stat gains to special one-time-only abilities. The equipment, on the other hand, is there for stat building only. No weapon or armour you equip will change your attack style or appearance in any way. No, you get to equip abilities for that! Instead of most fighters that give you a set move list, this one gives you limited slots to fill up and limited points to spend on abilities and attacks. Short of writing a game manual, I can't really explain it in detail, but imagine a create-a-fighter mode with RPG elements, and that's the kind of customization you can look forward to - just pay attention because there's so much to get to grips with that you'll still be learning things as you enter the final dungeon. I still don't entirely understand how Battlegen or the Chocobo item creation work, and I've easily put in two dozen hours across the various modes.
Of course, not all games can be perfect. As much as I felt the game looked, sounded, and felt amazing, the simple fact is that it could use some more polish. While the combat is simple and rewarding at times, it's also horribly unbalanced. Some enemies could be killed in a matter of seconds, while others are seemingly impossible to kill without cheating or resorting to cheap tricks. Some enemies dodge literally every move you throw at them while others have special abilities to increase their attack stat to ridiculous levels within seconds of starting the battles. Some enemies near the end of the game actually have abilities that will lower your attack stat to zero, rendering you helpless for a rather lengthy period of the fight. It's not that it's too much of a challenge, but it felt incredibly cheap and I can honestly say I've never wanted to break my PSP in half more than while playing this game.
It's also worth mentioning that you're going to spend a lot of time staring at a loading screen; every time you enter a battle, every time you go into one of the grids, after every battle, and every time you change your character. It's not game-breakingly bad, but it certainly is a major distraction and is worth noting.
On the flipside, when the game is good, it's very good. The battles consistently seem very epic in scope, and take place on stages of Smash Brothers-esque detail. There are attacks, dodges, blocks, jumps, pursuing abilities that lead to aerial combat tricks, assists, summons, and every other kind of Final Fantasy mainstay you can imagine, except it's all done in real time rather than turn-based.
Oh right, I forgot this was a fighting game!
Yeah, given the sheer volume of content available in the story mode, it's easy to forget this is actually billed as a fighting game. When the single player campaign takes you upwards of 15-18 hours to complete without even touching the retread of the first game or the Vs modes, that means that there's even more stuff to do after you finish the main game, which could easily put your hour count past 50.
The Vs mode is still pretty much identical to the first game, save the addition of party mode. You still play your various heroes and villains to level them up to 100, mastering abilities and equipping them as you wish, but now we have the ability to make entire teams of characters fight against one another. The party mode consists of two types: Tournament and Round Robin. Tournament is where you each pick your characters in whatever order you chose, and the winner of the first match goes on to fight the next member of the opposing team until they themselves are defeated. This goes on until one team is entirely eliminated. Round Robin is a series of exhibition matches where you chose your order and it makes a series of individual matches, the winner being the team that wins more of the matches.
Both of these modes seem pretty simple and I would have preferred a more elaborate team battle where all fighters are on the battleground at the same time, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.
When it all comes down to it, I am somewhat torn over this game. I have almost nothing but praise for its features, options, and content, but I can't get past how some of the core gameplay is still unbalanced and frustrating. The game looks absolutely amazing from beginning to end, and sounds just as beautiful; there are various game modes to play, including the rather lengthy campaigns and the comprehensive vs modes. And all of this comes to you at a reduced price, so I have a hard time not giving it my highest of recommendations, but be wary of parts of the game that are just frustrating, and be sure to pay very close attention to every tutorial or you will be lost. Of course, if you played the original Dissidia, none of this will be a problem and you'll likely get nothing but enjoyment out of this game.