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Our beloved Hilary Jones, LUSH Ethics Director was featured in an article this week on RYOT.
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Cosmetics with a Conscience
"Since the late 1970s, the founders behind LUSH have been involved in the cruelty-free movement. They pioneered it in the early days when no one was listening to the arguments and the road was a lonely one," said Hilary Jones, Ethics Director for LUSH Cosmetics. "We don't know any other way to do it," she said.
Their ethos and quest for responsible manufacturing is evident in everything that LUSH produces. Most products are sold packaging-free to reduce waste, but when requested or absolutely necessary, products are wrapped in 100% recycled paper or reusable, material cloth. It doesn't end there; Lush also makes consistent efforts to reduce the amount of energy they use to manufacture their products in the first place, and refuse to source any of their raw materials and ingredients from companies who conduct animal testing. The result? A booming brand that people have grown to love and trust, and products that consumers with a conscience can buy knowing the environment and its critters have not been sacrificed at any point in the making.
Though Jones insists that these unusual (but heart-warming) business practices are deeply engrained into the DNA of the company, she does acknowledge that sometimes, they're not the most practical. "Being green can save you money, but sometimes it costs you money," she said, "for example, our decision to switch to 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) when it first became available cost us a fair bit of extra money compared to virgin PET – but it was an easy decision to make because it was the right thing to do. New technologies and green solutions need encouragement to get up and going." "If profit can only be generated from damaging the planet, then something is terribly wrong with the business model," Jones stressed.
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The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject—the devastating history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful debut. A powerful book...an intimate account of family and friendship, betrayal and salvation. (Washington Post Book World) |
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What Intel's 'Me The Musical' leaves out
Junko Yoshida
NEW YORK – Wow. Talk about alternative reality… or, should I say, revisionist history?
I am talking about Intel's recently launched 'Me The Musical' campaign, which piggy- backs on Facebook.
The microprocessor giant describes it "a novel on-line experience from Intel Corporation that celebrates our recent past through a musical movie."
Simply put, Intel's "Me The Musical" creates a personalized animated movie, scrapbooking information and photos you've posted in your Facebook account. Intel claims that this "takes Facebook users on an entertaining journey, via song and dance, through world events."
I'll admit that this is one of the cleverest "interactive" marketing campaigns I've encountered.
It's designed to offer all of the current trendy cyber-elements – music, animation, social network, personal milestones – to pander to the sort of constituents who are "all about me," who depend on the Web to constantly shout out "look at me, check out my stuff."
Intel explains that the animated musical movie "begins with the user's date of birth and moves through a series of musical scenes that draw on the key themes of each decade from the 1950s to today. Along the way it adds a personal touch by including friends from Facebook and reminders of significant individual milestones."
Right. Intel, of course, subtly inserts in your personal musical movie the company's own milestones (inventions and product launches); and add "world events," that are oddly limited to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the invention of the Segway, and the birth of Facebook.
No JFK assassination? No moon landing? No Princess Diana?
What about 9/11?
Wasn't there a financial disaster in 2008?
Wait a minute! They left out Woodstock?
Well, rather than going on and on, I'd better let you see it yourself. You can visit intel.com/musical and log on using your Facebook account. But don't complain if they leave out Yoko Ono breaking up the Beatles.
P.S. Oh, I forgot to mention one more thing. This "Me the Musical" can be only viewed on PC, not on your smartphones.
Brilliant thinking on Intel's behalf, Bravo INTEL!!
Let me explain how Intel is hitting 3 birds in one stone with this strategy:
1. Genius use of Social Media to get the message out about Intel, this is like version 2.0 for "Intel Inside" marketing campaign that Intel launched in the 90s to take CPU marketshare. In this case it is about reaching the new generation of young professionals that spend more time on facebook than time watching TV. So good all Blueman commercial is too retro for this audience.
2. Fuel the fire on the ARM-VS-INTEL war, making this application in-compatible with Smartphones (ARM-based), yet compatible with x86 machines (PC) and Atom based smartphones.
3. Thirdly, most importantly, buddy up with Facebook, the new "Rich" kid on the block who is planning to grow their Server farm capacity, and currently evaluating various Server platforms (Intel and others).
Fantastic Job Intel Marketing for a job well done.
Having just lost a third of its market cap after disappointing earnings, Facebook needs the juice nearly as much as Intel which is still less than ideally positioned for the mobile era.
I tried to avoid giving Intel permission to post to my Facebook page, but decided to trust them and they didn't doing anything I'm embarrassed about.
It was actually kinda fun. A few quick flashes of high school friends and recent "likes."
Of course, there was the Intel microprocessor mini-mercial...and an Ultrabook ad at the end!
Innovative online marketing. Now where's the 22nm Medfield follow on?
" To experience Me The Musical, please access the site from a PC with the latest Flash Player installed." But no one should expect to use a PC anymore to play this.
I agree. Even though "memxprt" above eloquantly made a case for it ( he wrote: 2. Fuel the fire on the ARM-VS-INTEL war, making this application in-compatible with Smartphones (ARM-based), yet compatible with x86 machines (PC) and Atom based smartphones.), I think that's a turn-off for many consumers these days.
In fact, I was actually surfing the web on my smartphone when this press release came across; I pushed the link and got the same msg that "resistion" got. And I had to stop and said to myself: well, that's pretty self-serving, isn't it?
You can't rely on PCs at work for socializing, it's all iPhones and Android phones which can be held as single-hand cameras.
Luis Sanchez
Definitely fun and entertaining. I always say no to apps on my facebook because I don't like unwanted adds, but coming from Intel, well, ok!
Very entertaining. It takes a little more than expected to start, I suppose it takes long to gather and download all your information. Then, it puts your name in the video, your birthday, friends of names and pictures. Adds some pop culture icons to your musical and... nice. all for less than a minute of entertainment to announce the Intel brand and the new computing era.
Smart add. But this makes me also realize that seeing something on the internet isn't as broad in audience reach as the TV. Content on the internet is very focused and so, one sees that what's within our interests. But when something is widespread through TV, I know many more people will see it. Facebook though is becoming a big pool of users and going through facebook is a great way to reach many more audience. And it's also the only way to get all your information. Smart move!
Frank Eory
Clever idea and not bad for a first effort, but this concept of a truly personalized ad could be taken so much further.
Inserting the user's name, birthday, a few recent Facebook likes and high school friends' photos does not make it personal. Everyone who tries this is watching essentially the same Intel commercial.
I feel the urge to dig out an old chestnut which was quoted by Nokia half a dozen or so years ago. "Intel teaming up with Facebook" - two turkeys don't make an eagle.


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It was 14 degrees when the ice gave way under my skis and I suddenly found myself in the water. Trust me, that wasn't where I wanted to be.
Five experienced backcountry skiers had left the Garnet Hill Lodge Nordic Center for a half-day tour in the Adirondacks Siamese Ponds Wilderness. Our planned route was up the William Blake Pond trail and around Botheration Pond, a little over 6 miles total. Skiing with me were Mindy Piper, one of the innkeepers at Garnet Hill Lodge, Ivy Mulligan, who manages the Garnet Hill Nordic Center, and Martin and Susan Olsen, backcountry ski fanatics who live nearby.
We started off with a gradual mile-long uphill. The snow wasn't quite as deep as we would have liked, but several fresh inches made it very skiable. The pond had been checked for safe ice and we skied across it and back into the woods for more uphill to another little dollop of water simply known as "the swamp."
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text: KENT, Ohio – Timely hitting. It's something the Tallmadge Blue Devils haven't seen much of in recent games. But the bats came through in the first two innings as Tallmadge defeated Archbishop Hoban 6-2 in a game played at Schoonover Stadium on the Kent State University campus. A pair of two-out, two-run triples by sophomore left fielder Chris Gray and senior shortstop Danny Blake gave the Blue Devils a 4-2 lead after two innings. Copyright 2012 SportsInk. All rights reserved.Read more http://www.sportsink.com/259/4929/roundup-clutch-hits-lead-tallmadge-baseball/Default.aspx


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고객이 별도로 요청한 사항은 체크인 시 가능한 경우에 한하여 제공되며 추가 요금이 부과될 수 있습니다. 또한 반드시 보장되지는 않습니다.
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"How can a chain hotel be "different". This was."
The entire staff was friendly. Maintenance man, breakfast person and desk clerks. They were all quite proud of their facility and acted glad that they were working there.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
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"Excellent customer service, some small issues"
This is a high quality hotel with excellent service. The breakfast is the best "free" breakfast of any hotel I have ever been to. My only issues: the shower head had a divergent stream which sprayed me in the face and it couldn't be re-directed, and the tv was not working on several channels. They eventually got some of them back in service, but not […] all. But this was not a make-or-break deal for me. Very pleasant stay overall. 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Great Service"
I had a lot if questions and requests. All were answered promptly and helped promptly. Service was great.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Close to the place we needed to go."
You need to get new king size mattresses. They need to be replaced. When I pay that much I expect to have a good mattress.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
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"Nice place to spend a night"
Overall, it was a wonderful stay. Clean, quiet, priced right, friendly service and a great breakfast buffet. I didn't care about location but if you want to be in the middle of downtown, this is within a short drive but isn't quite walking distance. However, if you are looking for a peaceful place to spend the night and get moving in the morning this […] should be close to perfect for you. Near the airport but I didn't hear any noise at all with a room on the north side of the hotel. 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Close to the location of our son's wedding"
Rooms were clean and comfortable. The free breakfast was quite satisfactory with a variety of choices. Staff was personable and helpful.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"friendliest hotel ever"
This hotel had the friendliest staff I havae ever encountered--and I have stayed in hotels many places in the world! From the second you came in the door the front desk staff made you feel like you were their best friends coming to stay at their home. The bed was incredibly comfortable and the bedding was plush. Breakfast was good and plentiful with […] a nice variety of hot and cold offerings. The last thing they asked when we left was if there was ANYTHING they could have done better and they meant it. 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Good Value"
My only complaint here is that they would not credit my Hilton Hhonors account. It is also a little difficulet to access from the freeway. Good value though.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
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"Good place for an overnight stay"
Staff was extremely friendly! Rooms were clean and the beds was very comfortable! Only negative was when we checked in there was a note at the desk saying the police were warning about several break-ins into cars parked in the hotel lot. Just do not leave valuables in your car! Breakfast was good - eggs, waffles, yogurt, etc.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Just Fine"
A decent, clean hotel with nice free breakfast and wi-fi. Several miles from ICT, so surprised it is called an "airport hotel".검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
re room - carpet had visible stain, I was there during a couple of days of high wind and one night rain - significant leaks either side of window unit with loud dripping sounds until I stuffed bath towels each side - one was significantly soaked next morning. One morning I was last group down just before 10 for breakfast - mostly wanted coffee and maybe […] a roll or such - coffee was cold -- there was a mall close by, starbucks, restaurants, etc which was helpful 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Not bad"
Decent place, right for the price. Staff was very friendly and helpful, but bed seemed well used with a very lumpy comforter and a sagging mattress. Everything was clean except the blow dryer that looked like someone else's hair got caught in it. Nothing that made it a terrible experience, but certainly wouldn't pay more than the deal I got on hotels.com […] to stay there again. 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Great Hotel"
The Hotel was great, very friendly service and staff. the parking lot at the hotel was well lite for security sake. the breakfast buffet was a great start to the day. I will stay there again.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
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The staff took phone calls and ignored us at check-in. The breakfast was fair. The eggs were totally dry. There was the strong smell of smoke in the hallway, though all the rooms were non-smoking. Although the room was neat and the over-all hotel condition was clean, it would be better to spend a few extra bucks and stay at homewood inn and suites or […] hotel at waterwalk. 더 보기검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Dependable Quality"
Sometimes saying that this was the same as the other Hamptons would be a "down vote" but for a business trip - knowing exactly what amenities will be there takes all the guessing about what you need to bring along. Dependable Quality is exactly what i want when I'm traveling on business - no surprises검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
Access off highway is easy going west not so much going eastbound. Staff was very friendly and helpful with directions검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
Clean and well-maintained hotel, located just off the highway.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Great place to stay!"
Was a great stay. The staff was very friendly. My only issue was the "seasonal" pool was already closed, and it was only September 28th. The weather was still warm in the 80's, but other than that this was a great place. I plan on staying here again when I travel.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
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only two items were slightly less than expected. Bed - standard double instead of queen. Coming to the Hotel from the I-235 or W Kellogg is confusing and required us to pass it up - turn around and come back to figure it out and then get back on Kellogg going East to come back and cruise right in.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
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Great location. Hotel was clean and service was wonderful. Would definatly stay here again or recommend it to others.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Ja'Ree, the breakfast hostess makes the place~"
Ja'Ree, the breakfast hostess is phenomenal! She made our morning both days we stayed. We will be back. This hotel is difficult to access from the west, but super easy, right off of the Highway 54 frontage road, from the East. Very clean, accomodating, and great exercise room. The bed was a bit springy, but we slept.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
"Excellent hotel"
Excellent hotel, very friendly staff. Close to airport so good for business and leisure travel. Would definitely stay here again.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Great for getting away from home."
Very nice area, quite and very friendly staff. thank you for the wonderful stay. Doug and Dixie검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
"Close to family"
Staff is very friendly and does everything possible to make stay pleasant.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"clean and comfortable stay"
The hotel was very clean and that is what is important to me. Our room was quiet. Pool was great. Staff was nice and breakfast was good. I would stay here again.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
"Another great stay at Hampton"
After staying at several different hotels in Wichita, we've decided this is our favorite. We love the employees and the efforts they make to ensure we have everything we need. The beds are comfortable, everything is clean, and the breakfast is good.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Clean, Comfortable, Friendly"
Overall very good experience! Breakfast was good, large coffee selection. A bit difficult to get to at first with no direct route from the main road, GPS got a little confused. Surrounding neighborhood has many fast food restaurants, but that's about it.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Reasonably priced and clean"
Good value for a family stopover on a cross-country trip; nice breakfast, clean and pleasant.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"nice place to stay with alot of places to eat near"
My only complaint was when watching tv, the sound would intermittently stop for a couple of seconds (as if profane language was being obscurred, which wasnt the case). Other than that i would definitely stay again.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
EXCELLENT HOTEL, WE STAY AT HAMPTONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
The hotel was easy to find, close to lots of options for eating and shopping and places of interest. The pool was pleasant and felt private - outdoors but enclosed.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
"Value was fantastic."
My wife and I were very pleased with this hotel. Everything from the art in the room to the awesome breakfast were extemely good. We will hence forth try to stay at Hamptons in the future.검증된 Expedia 이용 후기
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"Very impressed!"
I thought the hotel was clean, staff was friendly and super nice, breakfast had a great selection and they had a pretty good gym for a hotel. I would highly recommend staying here.검증된 Hotels.com 숙박객 이용 후기
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Welcome to ASFA
News & Announcements
We are working on new features for the ASFA Community Network and beginning the groundwork for the 2013 Chesley Awards. Please check back; we will post more as information becomes available.
Call for Chesley Award Suggestions
The Chesley Suggestions List is currently being developed, and the Chesley Committee would appreciate some more input from the membership. Whatever artwork, published or unpublished, 2-D or 3-D, that caught your eye in 2012, let us know! The categories are listed below and you can make up to 5 suggestions in each category.
- Best Cover Illustration - Hardcover
- Best Cover Illustration - Paperback
- Best Cover Illustration - Magazine
- Best Interior Illustration
- Best Unpublished Color
- Best Unpublished Monochrome
- Best Three Dimensional
- Best Gaming Illustration
- Best Product Illustration
- Best Art Director
- Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Please submit your suggestions including the artist, the publication (where appropriate), or where seen/shown, and of course the title of the work, to:
Mitchell Bentley
Email ASFA President
I will forward any suggestions to our committee. Remember, anyone can suggest - this is only the first step and is open to the public. The next step is nominations, which is for members only, followed by the actual voting.
Streamlining and Automating ASFA
The board held a meeting at the Chicago Worldcon and voted to move towards streamlining and automating our membership process and focus on the ASFA Community Network as a hub of activity and payment gateway.
To that end we had an additional vote and eliminated two of our member categories. This is partially due to the limitations of the platform, but moreover to service our membership more effectively.
- We eliminated both the Family & Business categories;
- Family and Business memberships are converting to Regular memberships;
- New memberships will soon be available ONLY at the ASFA Community Network or in person and via mail;
- All online renewals will be handled through the ASFA Community Network payment process;
- When the conversion happens, members already signed up at the ASFA Community Network will receive extra time;
- Any members caught out in the change-over will have to re-purchase their membership, but will be refunded if they are otherwise current and paid up.
The new system will have to be implemented suddenly once everything is in place. If you have any problems, questions or issues, do not hesitate to email me and I will address them as they arise. This is YOUR membership and YOUR organization - what we do, we do to better serve YOU.
Unfortunately, we will be eliminating our joint membership program with the Illustration Exchange. The new payment method will not allow us to provide a reciprocal funds exchanges with any other organizations.
The ASFA Community Network
We are in the process of setting up the ASFA Community Network as a pay area. This means we will start using the ASFA Community Network as our primary membership payment gateway. You will be able to buy your membership, Regular (1 or 2 year) or Lifetime (forever) membership as you sign up to get into the ASFA Community Network. There will be no more sign-up after becoming a member - it will all be just one sign-up.
Unfortunately, that means some members may get caught out of the switch over... the more members that go to the ASFA Community Network and sign up NOW, the easier it will be to make sure they have access and are not charged twice. We will be granfathering in any members who are already signed up, and they will automatically receive a full year just for being in there - from the point of the switch (and regardless of their dues month). That system will take over for us.
If you are not yet an ASFA member, buy your membership here. After you do that, follow the instructions below:
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Fill in your email (the one you gave to ASFA when you purchased your membership), create a password, retype it, fill in your birthdate (it will always remain private unless you change that), and solve the Captcha.
You will then be sent an email as verification, and you will need to click on the link in that email. If you don't get it, check your spam filters. Once you click on it you will need to fill in your name, member number (which will be secret - it is on your certificate and your card, or you can put in IDK13 and we will look that up for you), membership type (either Regular or Lifetime - all others are being converted to Regular), address, website and a profile picture.
You will not get into the community right away; you will have to be approved by an administrator who will check your membership name and number number against our database.
Once that is done, you can upload pictures, video, create a blog, participate in forums, list things for sale... and much more as we move forward and create our new ASFA community together!
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dee_burris (dee_burris) wrote, @ 2011-09-21 08:27 pm UTC |
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The current cathedral, located at 617 Louisiana Street, was consecrated in 1881 by Bishop Edward M Fitzgerald, who was only 33 when he came to Little Rock, and found five priests to serve the post-Civil War diocese. (He was the only English-speaking bishop, and only one of two prelates in the world, to vote against the declaration of papal infallibility at the First Vatican Council in Rome in 1870.)
The cathedral is still an active house of worship today.


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Pastor Boyd Whitehead and the members of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Altus invite you to a Thanksgiving Dinner this Sunday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
The meal will be followed by a mini concert with the Joey Johnson Family from Bristow. Joey travels full time with "Masters Voice" and Amy, his wife of 14 years, is a teacher with Bristow Schools. Joey and Amy have four children, and are the Youth Directors in their local church.
Emmanuel Baptist Church is located at 800 N. Forrest in Altus. You can contact the church at 482-1775, or visit firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. A love offering will be received during the concert.


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Sunday, June 14th, 2009SO MANY COCKS YOU CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT!
In this episode Bob, Ben, Ian and Mike along with guest Cock Grahame again discuss Barack Obama's use of a blackberry and the effects email have on national securty. Project Milo and the Aiko robot being the subject of a childrens film. Following Jenna Haze, and other porn stars, on Twitter. Playing guitar vs playing Guitar Hero. Lightsaber Dildos. Upcoming Marvel Films. Brian Blessed. Samuel L. Jackson. Don Cheadle stealing Terrence Howards roles. The Mace Windu Trilogy. Home and Away. Andy Capp Fries. Comic Strip Gang Wars.
And we recorded all of this from a bomb shelter, safe from the radiation of the Milo-Aiko Apocalypse.
Also, for the record. I NEVER SAID THAT!


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Like other cultures around the world, the pre-contact American peoples developed methods of measuring time based on astronomical observations of the movements of heavenly bodies. Because the moon is easily visible and changes in appearance each day, it became the basis of calendars in many ancient societies. Solar calendars also arose for measuring the length of the day and year. Development of accurate calendars requires sophisticated mathematical calculations. The system developed by the ancient Maya civilization was astronomically more accurate than the Julian calendar used in Europe at the time of the first encounters between early explorers and native cultures. The Maya used three interrelated calendars, two of which were used simultaneously. Like the Maya calendar, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day civil cycle. This section provides examples of Maya and Aztec calendars and European texts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that demonstrate the relationship between astronomical observation, mathematics, and the measurement of time.
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I am gonna initiate this new forum with a picture of a Farmall with some mean looking rear wheels. Have a look-see.
http://www.roughandtumble.org/rt-albums ... rn_091.asp
Check out these Farmall Wheels.Moderator: Team Cub
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Check out these Farmall Wheels.I am gonna initiate this new forum with a picture of a Farmall with some mean looking rear wheels. Have a look-see.
http://www.roughandtumble.org/rt-albums ... rn_091.asp Then came Bronson
Sure could be rough on a pair of new shoes, not to mention feet.
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government
to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." Patrick Henry
The R&T guys have a massive collection of steam powered stuff and host nice shows throughout the year. Even Miller Tire goes there for their big show in August.
If any of y'all are in the Lancaster, PA area, check out the events calendar. Then drop the lovely wife off at the outlets (or not) and spend the afternoon at R&T. It's well worth a visit.
Rudi came to mind when I seen these wheels. This is him warming up------> getting prepared to install a set ofchains on his frozen Cub. Rudi, Maybe you should invest in a set of rear wheels like these.
Then came Bronson
One thing is for sure - they sure be heavy enough, no sliding there at all! Just wouldn't look right on Ellie though. Now that her shoes are on properly and cleated, I think she will do okay. Gonna find out tomorrow I think. Getting warmer and I got a bunch of snow to move in the driveway going to the shop! Confusion breeds Discussion which breeds Knowledge which breeds Confidence which breeds Friendship
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"First of all, conducting what (at most) will only be a mere fraction of our overall trade will certainly not solve the fundamental issues of the present obfuscation of our currency. We do not borrow money from banks: au contraire, they merely publish evidence of our promissory obligations, absorbing no more than the negligible costs of publication. The real issues therefore are 1) the laundering of principal into their unwarranted possession (for the real creditor who gives up property for the promissory obligation is paid in full; and the obligation therefore is to pay and *to retire* principal from circulation -- paid principal is the property of no one; and it is certainly not the property of banks); and 2) the unjustifiable imposition of interest therefore requires us to perpetually reflate a vital circulation of the interest and principal we pay out of the circulation in the way of servicing any existent sum of debt. Failing to borrow further then, we cannot even persist in servicing the initial debts of the finite lifespan of any such system."
I agree so far, but I'm not sure what point of mine you are addressing with this.
"This perpetual obligation to reflate the circulation then perpetually increases the sum of debt, and dedicates ever more of a circulation to servicing a sum of artificial, falsified debt to the purported banking system, until we suffer terminal failure. Principal borrowed back into circulation comprises new debt equal to the former sum of debt which might otherwise be presumed to be paid down -- therefore making it mathematically impossible to pay down the sum of debt. Interest on the other hand, paid out of circulation and borrowed back into circulation to maintain a vital circulation perpetually therefore increases the sum of debt by so much as periodic interest on an ever increasing sum of artificial, falsified debt. Thus any system subject to this obfuscation of our promissory obligations inherently engenders its own failure at even an inherently escalated rate of re-borrowing (reflation), until we suffer the present terminal failure -- a failure from which we cannot recover because even to artificially sustain the system is to accumulate further sums of falsified debt."
Again, I agree. This process is part of what makes fractional reserve banking inherently unstable.
"You claim gold will save us. But gold cannot save us from the real problems, because it has no power whatever to arrest this process of perpetual, escalated multiplication of artificial indebtedness.
Of course, the reason this country was obliged to leave the gold standard furthermore, was that no finite quantity of circulation can *possibly even* maintain a consistent 1:1 relationship between a volume of circulation (or representation of a volume of value) and the volume of the ostensibly represented value itself. The faults of the gold standard therefore have compelled the fractional reserve practice of the present era, because of the injustices imposed not only upon our commerce and industry, but upon any existing contract to deliver."
Bzzzzzz.... here is where you go way off course.In a real gold standard there is no fractional reserve banking. There is only direct specie transaction for goods and services. In such a system, banks operate essentially as nothing more than secure warehouses for specie and coordinators who put lenders and borrowers together.In specie-only currency systems, there is absolutely no way to have fractional reserve lending. In order to have fractional reserve lending, which is what leads to perpetual debt cycles, one must have specie be represented by paper. Only when specie is represented by paper is it possible to have a fractional reserve lending system.Bitcoin is the equivalent of forcing everyone to transact in specie. I challenge you to demonstrate how fractional reserve lending would operate using Bitcoins. It is impossible.
"Thus no matter how much you might "succeed" in this unqualified proposition, we would only suffer a stupendous restriction of industry and commerce under even the whole of the gold existing in the world today, for *at least* it is obviously impossible for the gold to represent both the value of the volume of gold, and whatever volume of commerce/industry/production as well. It is this very disparity in volumes which itself makes it mathematically impossible for gold to engender the stability or "honesty" (without honesty at all) of the only, vital 1:1 relationship between circulation and represented value which *can* honestly represent the latter."
This makes no sense to me. Gold is money. In a real gold standard, it is used to represent the value of goods and services. Gold doesn't have a lot of uses other than jewelery so on its own it has almost no value. It is only when gold is used as a store of wealth to represent the value goods and services does it gain any real value. So I can't follow your argument here at all.
"So your proposition has no possible beneficial effect: interest will continue to multiply artificial indebtedness even beyond a terminal sum of debt (because you can hardly repay/resolve the sum of debt in the world by gold (and you would give up the gold in so doing); and because the volume of gold has no power to rightly/honestly represent (or thus convey) our production in just commerce."
Since there can be no fractional reserve lending under a real gold or Bitcoin standard, this argument makes no sense. Gold certainly does have the power to represent the value of all goods and services in the world. Gold is highly divisible, and if smaller divisions of money are required than gold could feasibly offer, that can be accomplished through the inclusion of silver and copper specie. Bitcoins don't have a divisibility problem at all. They are divisible to 8 decimal places.
"The only proposition which does solve these issues is mathematically perfected economy™, because mathematically perfected economy™ and mathematically perfected economy™ alone rectifies the obfuscation of our promissory obligations (eradicating the purported banking system); re-finances all existent debt under MPE™, counting all prior payments of interest instead toward principal; and thus achieves a perpetual 1:1:1 relationship between remaining circulation, remaining value of represented property, and remaining obligation to pay just that much for the remaining value of represented property... altogether by no more than an obligatory schedule of payment, retiring principal at the rate of consumption or depreciation of the related property. Not only does this prescription/pattern alone solve the issues of purported "honest" money then; it accomplishes this vital purpose even without any regulation, by no more than eradicating interest, and an obligatory schedule of payment, *rightly* retiring principal at the rate of consumption of the related (and therefore truly represented) property."
Under your system, explain why a lender should voluntarily lend money to someone without getting interest back.Time has value, therefore lending my money now means I can't spend it now. I would have to wait to be repaid back, and further, there is a risk that I might not be paid back because the guy might default on his obligations.I need to be rewarded for the lost time I have with my money and the risk of lending it to someone who might not pay me back.Further, the money that was borrowed went into the production of new goods or services. Presumably more goods now exist due to the borrowing which means if the money supply remains stable, less money is now required to represent all the products in existence. This results the currency constantly appreciating in value under a gold standard, which obviously means less and less money needs to be borrowed in the future to accomplish the same tasks.


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Young rips DeMaio during landfill debate
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
San Diego Union Tribune
by Craig Gustafson
September 27, 2011
Monday's controversial push to put the operation of San Diego's Miramar Landfill up for competitive bid led City Council President Tony Young to issue a verbal smackdown on colleague and 2012 mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio.
DeMaio, a Republican who is often critical of the Democrats on the council, lit Young's fuse during the council debate by accusing council members of allegedly going back on their previous promise to move forward with a competitive bid for the city's landfill work. The scuttlebutt prior to the hearing was that a council majority would block the current proposal.
"What we can also assume, unfortunately, is that organized labor once again has influence on the City Council," DeMaio said. "How do we know that? Well, these same City Council members just a year ago were out campaigning for your vote on Proposition D, the sales tax increase. And one of the 10 conditions included opening Miramar Landfill up to competitive bidding, but here they sit today saying that they're not willing to support that. My how things have changed when they're not trying to get into your wallet. I ask my colleagues to be true to their word."
DeMaio's harsh words led one of his council colleagues to point out that he was comparing apples and oranges.
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Walking for Red
When Red's hind legs went bad, Mike Mallory started using his.
Mallory — who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a car crash in 2001 and lives mostly on disability benefits he receives in Billings, Montana — learned last year his 5-year-old red heeler needed the anterior cruciate ligament in his left hind leg replaced.
Mallory was unable to afford the $3,000 surgery, but told a local veterinary hospital "I'll figure something out."
Dr. Ken Brown at the Animal Clinic of Billings agreed to give Red the operation he needed, and worry about the bill later.
Now, between Mallory's fund-raising on the streets, and some friends who have helped him get donations over the Internet, enough money has been raised to pay the bill for fixing Red's left hind leg.
Yesterday, though, Red was back at the vet to get the same procedure — on his right hind leg.
On Tuesday, Mallory hit the goal for Red's first surgery — thanks in large part to a Facebook page and donations from people as far away as Germany, the Billings Gazette reported.
The surgery was performed in January, and the vet warned Mallory at the time that Red's other hind leg would, sooner or later, need the same procedure.
Red reported to the vet's office yesterday for that, and once again the clinic said it would do the surgery and worry about the payments later.
For most of the year Mallory has been carting Red around Billings in the wagon. "Walking for Red" is the name of a campaign he created to cover the surgery costs and raise awareness of pet emergencies.
Meanwhile, a Connecticut woman who learned of Mallory's efforts has been helping him raise money via Facebook and other websites. "That man would walk across the world for his dog, and I really believe that," Patty Daponte said.
As Mallory, who admits to having been a bit of a rambler and a loner, explains it, his dog, and the community's response to his dog's dilemma, have renewed his sagging faith and showed him there's good in the world.
He says he was planning to move back home to Virginia and become a hermit living in the mountains, until Red came into his life.
"I'm a better man because of him," said Mallory. "He's the most loyal friend I have. He's made me more caring, more loving and more respectful."
He was surprised, too, by the support he has received since his dog encountered hard times: "There's a lot of love in this world," he said. "I've seen that, and I want to see more of it and spread more of it."
Once Red recovers from his second surgery, Mallory plans to embark on a "walkabout" in which he and Red travel on foot to a yet-to-be-determined city out of the state to continue spreading awareness and raise money for people in similar situations, according to the Gazette.
When a reporter interviewed him earlier this week, Mallory was pulling Red in the bright yellow wagon while picking up trash from the streets.
He sees it as a way to repay the kindness people have shown him over the last few months.
"It's just one of my ways of paying it forward," he said. "I can't pay it back financially, so I do it this way."
(Photo: James Woodcock / Billings Gazette)
Posted by jwoestendiek June 15th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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Wow, what a schedule. Think I need to get season tickets this year instead of going individual. Just hope the team is up to playing it, unlike last year. |
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I was pretty confident I'd get in, although I was a little insecure about my ACT score and decided to take it again just to be safe. I got accepted two days before my new score was released. Talk about a waste of $50 and a Saturday. Applied to MSU and MTU as backups but frankly never figured it'd be a problem anyway. I guess I thought of MSU as the backup, but in reality I likely would have gone to Tech in that case. Also, thanks to the internet, I knew before I got the letter I had gotten in. IIRC, they milked that pretty hard though. They just e-mailed me saying they had decided, then made you go to the website, go to a page, and then click on "View Decision" to find out... Also, totally jealous of your age. You were here at a rediculously good time on the athletics side of things. Hockey team coming off a national title coming in, and them and football getting one a piece while you were in school. HAVE PITY ON THE CLASS OF 2012, but have more on 2011 because that's actually probably worse (assuming 4 years) |
3 weeks 1 day ago | That 64-bit integer... |
Is it signed, unsigned, or two's complement? |
5 weeks 6 days ago | I liked the picture... |
Until I realized they are playing my old high school in it. =/ Oh well, he'll be a good guy this time next year. |
6 weeks 6 days ago | I think you can make the case |
I think you can make the case either way, but what I felt ultimately made that a block was the guy make ZERO effort to twist to get to either side of Morgan even though he clearly should have known Morgan was likely going to beat him to that spot. If he shifted at all and hit Morgan more to the side, that's a block or a no-call I think, but the way he proceeded to knowngly crash right into the middle of his chest I think sealed his fate. |
6 weeks 6 days ago | Thought it was pretty even, |
Thought it was pretty even, although they definitely let an awful lot go. I felt this game was pretty physical. Only truely horrible call was that foul on Burke. |
7 weeks 1 day ago | Allegidly |
Gotta remember the second one. |
8 weeks 5 days ago | This season was definitely a |
This season was definitely a failure for which the team deserves criticism for. True enough, the streak was never going to last forever, but we've had less talent than we did this year and won the conference; these guys just couldn't learn to play like a team until they dug themselves into a hole just a little too deep to get out of. Injuries didn't help, but they still should have been good enough to at least be more competitive than they were. BUT, there is a difference between being critical of the team and being a fairweather whiner. Completely ceasing all hockey coverage falls into the latter. That isn't legitimate criticism, it's completely turning your back on the team because they aren't living up to their collective draft statuses, and I think it is unbecoming of the largest Michigan sports blog, and particularly one that regularly covers hockey. The fact Brian came out and said he wasn't covering hockey because he was mad at how they were doing is even sadder. I can understand being less motivated to keep up given the cisrumstances, but just admitting you're rage quitting and mad you bought season tickets is pathetic. |
23 weeks 4 days ago | True |
But there's getting a break or two to fall your way and then there's the crap ND and OSU have gotten away with this year. Ohio I don't know got an excessive about of luck; only the MSU fumble really stands out to me. ND, however, has gotten every break and every call. They barely beat a terrible Purdue team, they only beat us by a TD even though we gave them 6 turnovers, they needed two gifts from the officials to beat Stanford and Pitt, and they managed to get USC one week after their starting quarterback went down with a shoulder injury. That is more than luck, that is backing into a title game, but I guess that's okay because you need a lot more than luck to beat Alabama. |
26 weeks 1 day ago | That would be excellent. Do |
That would be excellent. Do you have any more specific instruction to that site though? I'm looking at a map right now and I'm not seeing anything on sattelite that looks like what you're talking about near there. Searching for the location only yields two results that are on the other side of town. EDIT: Think I found it. http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/specialolympics/ Google Maps search gave me the state-wide HQ which is across town. A general search turned up that, which is right where you mentioned and a VERY good parking location for $10. Very much appreciate the advice. Given your word on the people running it and the fact it is off to the side enough to be out of the way of passer-bys on the way to the stadium, that looks to be perfect and I will definitely go there. Thanks! |
26 weeks 4 days ago | Nope |
Should have taken the tickets. If going to the game means I have to wait until we win at the end to stand up and cheer, so be it, it is worth it to attend. |
26 weeks 6 days ago | Because |
Notre Dame fans are unbareable enough when they aren't winning national championships and trash talk like they do. If they actually DO get another one then it is going to be that much worse and I don't want to deal with that. Also, this year in paticular, because I feel they are grossly overrated. Yes, I know, it is difficult to say that about a team that is undefeated, but they've had more than a championship team's worth of lucky breaks this year. It took a 2-minute drive to beat Purdue, a team we now know to be exceptionally bad. We dominated their offense and lost because Denard had the worst game of his career, and we frankly moved the ball at will when we weren't turning it over. They beat Stanford on an absolutely bogus goal line call. They beat Pitt because they were not flagged for having two guys with the same number on the field. They did, to their credit, beat Oklahoma. That game was not a fluke, they showed up ready to play and they beat them. That, however, is the only quality opponent they've beaten this year without help from the other team beating themselves or help from the officials. They are a good team, good enough for 9 or 10 wins, but they have gotten quite a few breaks to be able to call themselves undefeated and I doubt that is going to cut it if/when they play in the NCG. To be clear, too, there are a lot of title teams that survive a game on a lucky break. I'm not saying that should preclude you from being deserving of a title, merely that ND has had more than one, and a couple of them have been poor officiating (although not as bad as Colorodo's 5th down; that one deserves an asterisk next to their title). |
29 weeks 6 days ago | K-State and Oregon |
I know ND gets a lot of brand-points to put them in over either of them, but ND has played almost every game very close and KSU and Oregon have been blowing out pretty much everyone, It would be a travesty for ND to get in ahead of either of them the way they are playing right now. I'd say Oregon would get the nod by virtue of the extra game they will play against a theortically quality opponent in the PAC-12 title game. If they should fall though, I still have to believe K-State's resume is good enough to overcome the bias if they win out. |
32 weeks 5 days ago | Whether mythical is the |
Whether mythical is the proper term or not, I don't think much of anybody can dispute our claims as national champions those years considering how badly we usually beat everybody we played. What's even more mind-blowing is that I seem to remember reading in Bacon's class that Yost liked to punt on 3rd down in case anything went wrong on the attempt. We put up 100+ on people working with two downs... |
33 weeks 2 days ago | Good to Know |
I've been wondering this for a while now. Definitely not happy about the date change though. I just submitted my holiday time-off requests and changing them might not be possible if it gets moved up, and it might interefere with a bowl trip if it moves back. |
34 weeks 3 days ago | The computer scientist in me |
The computer scientist in me gives you +1 for using two "=" signs to denote equality. |
37 weeks 4 days ago | Is it just me? |
I really don't think we were doomed to lose that game from the start. There were a LOT of plays in the first half that, had they gone our way, we would have been very competitive and perhaps even won the game. In particular, Denard several times overthrew wide open receivers that would have at least gotten a first down. Alabama also got two trouchdowns off of two turnovers on us. Don't forget that missed facemask that, as a result of Lewan's penalty on the same play, effectively killed the drive rather than force a do-over on the down. Make a few of those receptions and take away the turnovers, and we're maybe down a touchdown at the half, if that. Make no mistake, Alabama has the better team, and that's why the things that happened, well, happened, but even in our current state, they were in fact beatable. We just didn't execute anywhere near well enough to make it happen and it'll be a year or two before we can go toe to toe with them and be able to recover form some of the mistakes we made. |
37 weeks 6 days ago | Bama like ND |
Sounds like Alabama fans are a lot like Notre Dame fans. Run of the mill guys are terrible, but the ones who actually go to their games and know a lot about football tend to be nicer. To clarify, I am basing my experience with ND fans with how I was treated two years ago at their place against the kind of fan I and probably many others run into on the streets or at work. It was kind of creepy how nice they were, actually. I'm going back this year, so we'll see how that goes the second time, especially if we beat them in the last moments for the 4th time in a row. |
47 weeks 1 day ago | I sure hope not |
If we lost two of those three we'd be kind of screwed this year. |
48 weeks 4 days ago | 300 points! |
Yikes. Guess hitting up my friends still in school for road game tickets was a good idea after all, because I won't be qualifying for them outside of that for a long time. |
49 weeks 3 days ago | Guilty... |
Definitely thought the same thing, and then got REALLY confused when I read "Denard Robinson" and "game used" as I was scanning the OP for the link. Then the eBay page loaded and it all made sense. |
51 weeks 4 days ago | To make the screw-up clear |
To make the screw-up clear for those who don't get it and don't get the veiled answers to it above, the fail here is with SEC hockey. Not only does it not exist in conference form, but no SEC schools have a varsity hockey team, and there is only one D1 team in SEC country (that being Alabama-Huntsville, which is probably not going to last a whole lot longer). |
51 weeks 6 days ago | Computer Forensics? |
My goodness, somebody in recruiting dropped the ball bigtime on that one. At Michigan, we don't need to dedicate a department to that. We have Halderman to teach everything these is to know about things that can be remotely considered a computer. |
1 year 1 week ago | Thinking about how smart the |
Thinking about how smart the people of Ann Arbor are suppose to be just makes me wonder why everybody in this county is so bad at driving. You'd think turn signals were rigged to bombs in all the cars. Then again, maybe I just haven't been living here long enough to be driven completely insane by the complete lack of respect pedestrians and bike riders have for large moving metal objects. |
1 year 3 weeks ago | I suppose... |
Have to admit though, I was voting for Reeths-Puffer if it was on that list. Then I saw it wasn't a state of Michigan thing, so I was okay voting for Muskegon. |
1 year 4 weeks ago | I figured as much |
I posted this mainly because I felt it was absurb enough to share regardless of the reason; that article just happens to make an implication connecting the two. I would be curious to know what the increased athletic budget is for though. The CS department may not be getting the axe to fund athletics, but if that $2 million is for somthing dumb, it could certainly be used to save the department as extra profit. That's another reason I'm proud to go to Michigan. We not only turn a profit, we usually pump at least a couple million back into the general fund every year. |
1 year 4 weeks ago | All that may be true |
But is does not change the fact that as an athletic department we still turn a profit, and even if it means making a little less this year, we should not be embarassing ourselves and doing a disservice to the team by not sending our band to a game as big as this. |
1 year 5 weeks ago | Gotcha |
So you can do whatever you want to a guy as long as it doesn't injure him and no penalties should be assessed. Sorry, but Red Wing fans are going to continue to be convinced the league hastes us until they give us a reason to believe otherwise. That slap on the wrist for Weber's actions is a joke. They were even joking about it in practice the next day. Nashville finds it FUNNY that Weber got away with clear intent to cause a head injury. |
1 year 6 weeks ago | MAC Record |
The baseball team has definitely taken a step back, but to address specifically what I am assuming is your distaste for losing to BG and Toledo, it should probably be noted that due to the nature of college baseball, every B1G school knows there is no way they are making the tournament unless they win the conference. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I would assume with that in mind we do not use our best pitching for mid-week non-conference games because of that, preferring to make sure we have every advantage we can for conference play. We should probably still be able to beat MAC schools by simply scoring more runs (I would think they would also save their best for conference play), but the pointlessness in playing such games cannot be understated. |
1 year 6 weeks ago | Tressel |
Tressel's main crimes involved NCAA rules, and his lack of morality is in his lack of ethics and poor decisions and blind-eye surrounding his program. At the end of the day though, I consider the possibility of willingly letting my kid take cash and free suff that could jeopardize his eligibility to be far less a potential problem than the character issues that would come with a guy who hires his mistress, lies about it, and all the other stuff that comes with the territory at SEC schools. Tressel has other character issues, such as those brought up in the SI article, but it is a lot more tame than Petrino's, and frankly a lot more tame than those with Ohio's current coach as well. My opinion on this additionally assumes that playing for either coach would occur at a potential future destination. In other words, playing for Tressel means playing for him at a school that isn't Ohio and Petrino for a school that isn't Arkansas. Petrino I would be concerned with running his program like an SEC program no matter where he went, where with Tressel I would assume there would be less to worry about at Nowhere State University. I also feel that Tressel would be more likely to clean up his act for his next job than Petrino would. |


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Derpy HAS to be an element.
I know you're reading this, Faust!
Scootaloo, you're a bad influence on Miss Fluttershy, though I must commend you for realizing that Celestia is no leader to stand for.
At first I was like: lol
*watches the video*
And then I was like: lmao!
@Brian Johnson
HEY! I resent that.
On another note I have a friend who loves aliens but is still on the fence about ponies, this shall step up my conversion attempts.
watch out for Fluttershy's particle beam phalanx. Thwap! Fry half of Ponyville with that puppy.
@EricIs commenting something that's unrelated to the post really something that your kind needs to sustain itself or something, cause if it is, then by all means, go ahead and be pointless.
Anyways, that was a hilarious comic, I love the look Fluttershy has when she speaks, though it was a bit odd that her irises got bored of being the same color and decided to become darker.
I have no Idea what the ^*&$ is going on but I do know, Pinkie, that you NEVER EVER say that to Celestia.
Am I the only one who instantly got what this is a reference to? I mean come on, it's aliens, that movie is awesome! (ponies are pretty good too, I guess.)
What is this strange preoccupation with first post, anyway? Zenzen wakarimasen ne~
But anyway, internet eccentricities aside, this is indeed a magnificent comic. Artistically-speaking at least (though I'll admit I enjoyed the brain-slap that was Fluttershy there). Brilliantly recreates the look of the show while still adding its own unique flair, nice job artist. ^_^
I watched the video and it still doesn't make sense. Really well drawn though!
I just linked this to a friend on BSN and he said "I don't really get the end, but I like how Derpy misspelled/misspoke "Your."", part of me died inside.
I'm glad I clicked the context link first.
In light of that, this was brilliant.
It's a awesome comic... I just hope no one studies that stained glass window in the first panel >.>
Miiiiiiiiiiiiight contain spoilers... heh...
At first I thought it was the marine from Starcraft... then I realized that the marine's quote in Starcraft was from this xD
ahahahaha, brilliant!
i need a follow-up with a wing-less fluttershy goin "Game over pony! Game over!"
also, perhapse... "I'm ready, man. Check it out! I am the ultimate bad-ass! State of the bad-ass art! You do not want to fuck with me. Check it out! Hey, Derpy, don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate bad-asses will protect you! Check it out. Independently targeting particle-beam phalanx. WHAP! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase plasma pulse rifles, RPGs. We got sonic, electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks."
screw it, is there an Aliens crossover fic yet?
Anyone notice that we've had a full day of 40,000,000 pageviews and no mention from the blog ponies?
actually, i'm pretty sure that it's "thwap"
Really got a laugh out of this comic, though there is one little thing that keeps bugging me.
Celestia's eye in panels 10-12.
It looks like it's swollen. I get it in panel 2 that that's her expression, but in those three it just doesn't look right.
Oh boy. Discord Spoiler on the front page. lol. guess nobody notices it though.
This made me explode in glee. Aliens is quite possibly one of my top favorite movies, if not my absolute favorite. Friendship is Magic is currently my favorite TV show besides Buffy.
Once you combine these factors with an absolutely gorgeously drawn comic, you get pure happy. Pixel Kitties deserves all our monies - right now!
Thanks everypony! I'm glad most folks are getting the joke, and that Seth was kind enough to post context for those who might not have seen Aliens in a while (or at all!)
Sorry about some of the derpy mistakes! I made this comic in about two days and it was a little bit intense. I'm kind of surprised EVERYTHING didn't turn out wrong!
@Jakedasnake I don't know...
@Pony Corp - Ren Not completely random, she did say "chicken" did she not? *cough cough*
"Alien" is a blind spot in my movie knowledge; I've only seen "Aliens" (the sequel). So I appreciate the context; in light of it, freaking hilarious. :-)
Twilight: Alright sweethearts, you heard the princess and you know the drill! Plotholes and elbows! Fluttershy, come here. COME HERE.
You're heinous. There's reasoning and logic right there. =D
haha comics bout' sesson two before it comes out
i find this amusing
My goodness, Fluttershy!
Your eye color changed in your last two panels!
While I'm at it, I think I should say that I'm up at the ungodly hour of 2 a.m. because I had an urge to check EqD, after a dream regarding ponies and some other strange creature. Regardless if they were aliens or not, they probably will be when I fall asleep.
This comic is full of win. Pixelkitties, you're brilliant.
I can imagine Fluttershy speaking with Bill Paxton's voice now XD and her and Twilight having an argument with Applebloom.
Fluttershy: "Those things are out there!"
Twilight: "Fluttershy..."
Fluttershy: "And when they get in..."
Twilight: "Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy: "They'll kill us all!"
Twilight: "Fluttershy!!!"
(Fluttershy falls silent as Twilight points to Applebloom)
Twilight: "This filly survived longer than that without weapons or training. Right?"
(Applebloom salutes to Fluttershy, who sneers)
Fluttershy: "Then why don't you put her in charge!?"
Whoopee-fuckin'-do. Hey, I'm impressed. Fluttershy pulled a Hudson :D
"Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bughunt?"
Anyone else notice the discord spoiler in the stained glass window?
I think someone attempted to troll but was too subtle...
Haha, that was great! Never seen the movie, but the fact that it was a reference and that line was so unexpected, especially for Fluttershy, was awesome. I lol'ed and woke up my brother. :D
"Parasprites! They're coming out of the GODDAMN WALLS!"
We need an Aliens crossover-fic, played for the lulz idealy.
Oh I thought that was from starcraft, good I learned where it was from or I could have made ass of myself in the internet. Really nice comic!
Hmpf! You would resent somepony calling you on your 'exemplary' displays of 'leadership', wouldn't you?
LMAO! One of the best scenes from Aliens, ponified!


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text: Capricorn has a broad range of meanings, one of which has to do with the parent or persons of authority. Capricorn's ruler, Saturn, plus the 10th house are often associated with the individual father. However, the whole issue of assigning a parental gender to planets and luminaries is problematic in modern culture, where shifting gender roles have made such designations outmoded. The Sun may be our Jungian animus, and the Moon our anima, but do they really represent the parental father and mother? Many older astrology texts refer to Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, as representing the father. Saturn rules boundaries, authority, and rules — all qualities which are traditionally associated with the old-fashioned father. But don't mothers also set boundaries, lay down rules, and become authority figures in their children's lives? I grew up in a traditional 1950's suburban home. My father worked and supported the family, while my mother stayed home, raised four children, and became a local political activist. For me, yes, I can look at my Sun and Saturn and see my father in my horoscope. But my mother was an extremely powerful person in my life when I was a child and I can see her, too, in the placement of Saturn in my horoscope. Saturn is actually the ruler of my 10th house — that's where I have Capricorn on the cusp — and it's in my 5th house. I've worked a lot with young people, and my earliest ambition was to be an actor. If one grows up in a single parent home — with no father present and no shared custody — what does that mean if you follow older astrology texts? Shouldn't you have Neptune in Capricorn (you'd have to make sure you were born between 1984 and 1998) or Neptune on the Midheaven (which is associated with Capricorn), or Neptune aspecting Saturn or the Sun in the birth horoscope? All of those might show an absent father. But I'm sure there are plenty of children who grew up in fatherless homes who have no such "signature." And what about the increasing number of children being raised by grandparents? This is not to slight older astrology texts. They were written in the context of an earlier culture in which gender roles were more partitioned. I think that if we just substitute the word parent for father in those texts, they still make sense in that respect. Some older astrology texts do associate the father with the 4th house instead of the 10th. And there are astrologers, such as Isabel Hickey, who happen to associate Capricorn more with the mother. She writes (in Astrology, A Cosmic Science) that, "Tradition, home, mother, the past (often exemplified through their love of antiques); these are important to the people of Capricorn. While mother lives she is at the hub of his life." Many of the keywords for Capricorn — hard-working, diligent, responsible, organized, or (on the downside) meddlesome and controlling — can be applied to a parent (or, let us say, a parental figure) of either gender. To make Capricorn the "father" is very limiting. You can see a good list of gender-neutral Capricorn keywords here. A number of modern astrologers have adjusted by broadening the meaning of Capricorn to include any primary parental figure that sets boundaries and exerts control, which makes a lot more sense. I have been thinking about this because of three parents who were recently in the news: Alec Baldwin, David Hasselhoff, and Kathy Hilton. Alec Baldwin yelled at, and verbally demeaned, his daughter over the phone. A very drunk David Hasselhoff was video-taped by his daughter. And when Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail, her mother laughed and berated the judge. All three parent-child tales, which can also be seen as part of the current Saturn-Neptune opposition (Saturn=parent and Neptune=erosion of boundaries), received wide press coverage. Added to this is a news story about a study which linked childhood obesity to the parenting style of the father. The study showed that "…children whose fathers had permissive or disengaged [Neptune] parenting styles had a higher risk of being too heavy." Since we are preparing to go into Pluto in Capricorn in a few months, maybe the whole issue of parental boundaries is achieving increased prominence and will continue to generate debate for some time to come.


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The January Economics Watch will take an economics perspective on the most pressing challenges on the minds of CEOs as reflected in The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013. Bart van Ark, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist will share the findings from the study on what is happening in the business environment, how it affects business leaders and what strategies they engage in order to meet their challenges. This webcast will explore these challenges in the light of latest economic developments and medium-term prospects.
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Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel and other officials went to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Monday to plan a memorial service for two officers killed in the line of duty, Det. Butch Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler.
No building in Santa Cruz was big enough to accommodate the number of mourners that are expected to show up on Thursday and honor the fallen officers killed in the line of duty.
The somber event will begin at noon on March 7. KSBW.com will video stream the entire event live.
PHOTOS: Santa Cruz detectives killed in the line of duty
Mourners who want to attend a memorial event in Santa Cruz can go to Kaiser Permanente Arena, where the San Jose memorial ceremony will be video streamed live.
Baker and Butler were slain by a man who moved to Santa Cruz just months ago while attempting to "start over" with his life, family members said. He had a long criminal record of sex crimes and violence.
On Feb. 26, the detectives were talking to Jeremy Goulet through a closed door at his Branciforte apartment when he backed away from the door and slipped farther inside. The detectives were trying to get Goulet's side of the story after one of his co-workers at The Kind Grind coffee shop filed a police report about a sexual assault.
Goulet ambushed the detectives and opened fire with a handgun, Sheriff Phil Wowak said.
"We now know the detectives had absolutely no chance to protect themselves or return fire," Wowak said. "They barely had time to turn and run."