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Does clean have a scent? Products advertise "lemon fresh" or "lavender clean" but I've heard those products leave behind harmful chemicals. How does 7th Generation differ from other products out there with their scents? Or do they scent their items at all?
Dear rhughes08:
In your home, "clean" does not need to smell like anything. Many cleaning products contain fragrance to mask offensive odors or provide a lingering scent for the pleasure of the consumer. Functionally, fragrances do not improve the performance of a cleaning product, meaning they do not "clean" anything. Conventional scented products typically include synthetic fragrance additives labeled as "parfum", "fragrance" or "fragrance oils".
In the U.S., manufacturers of consumer products are not required to disclose ingredient constituents or define the term "fragrance", so there may be no knowing exactly which chemicals you are being exposed to in each scent. Many studies have investigated the composition of conventional fragrances and found that synthetic fragrances contain up to hundreds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which are irritants, allergens, skin sensitizers or can trigger the production of secondary air pollutants, like formaldehyde and smog. Fragrance has become a major concern for human health and has been linked to various conditions such as asthma, dermatitis, and various respiratory disorders.
Seventh Generation differs because we offer the consumer a choice between fragranced and non-fragranced products. Our scented products are fragranced with 100% whole essential oils or botanical extracts, not synthetic chemicals. We use fragrances that come from sustainable or organic plant-based resources using environmentally friendly extraction processes.
Seventh Generation does not allow VOCs in our products, so in order to reduce the concentration of the essential oil volatiles we add the least amount possible. However, it is important to understand that some natural essential oils are classified as allergens. People with known sensitivities to natural allergens, such as lavender, should avoid using products which contain lavender oil.
Seventh Generation limits the concentration of known allergens to less than 0.01% for rinse-off products and 0.001% for leave-on products. Seventh Generation fully discloses all ingredients on our website and product labels.
Seventh Generation also understands that the smell of clean is no smell at all. For people who prefer a scentless clean, we offer a complete line of Free & Clear cleaning products. Our Free & Clear products are specifically formulated to have no fumes, VOCs or fragrances. If you are concerned about the health effects of fragrance, use our Free & Clear products and clean your home without the added smell or harmful chemicals.
- Bridges, B. (2002). Fragrance: emerging health and environmental concerns. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 17(5), 361-371.
- Lassen, C., Havelund, S., Mikkelson, S., Bondgaard, I., & Silberschmidt, M. (2008). Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in essential oils and fragrance oils: Danish Ministry of the Environment.
- Rastogi, S. C. (2002). Contents of selected fragrance materials in cleaning products and other consumer products. Denmark: National Environmental Research Institute and Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
- Steinemann, A. C. (2008). Fragranced consumer products and undisclosed ingredients. Environmental Impact Assessment Review.


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Lincoln Avenue and 64th Street Improvements -
This is a City of Holland project to replace curb & gutter, possible drainage improvements, sidewalk ramp upgrades, guardrail, repave the roadway, turf restoration and traffic control.
Construction Limits -
Lincoln Avenue - 48th Street (M-40) to 64th Street
64th Street - Airport Court to Lincoln Avenue
64th Street - Lincoln Avenue to M-40
Airport Court - 64th Street to South Terminus
Phase 3- (64th Street between Airport Court and the Railroad Tracks).
a. Some culvert work will continue this week. Speed limits will be reduced in the construction zone. The road will remain open to traffic, however, Traffic Regulators (flagmen) will be stationed and will only allow traffic in one lane at a time. There will be delays. Please consider informing your drivers to select an alternate route.
b. Tuesday, June 5-The plan is to mill off 2" of the existing surface, and wedge mill Airport Court.
c. Wednesday, June 6- Some base milling & repair , hand patching, and resurface Airport Court.
d. Friday, June 7- The plan is to replace the 2" of asphalt with a leveling course.
e. Saturday- Pave 1 ½" Surface Course. When paving the surface, two pavers will work together to pave the entire road surface in one pass. This will close the road to traffic over the newly completed areas for an hour or so after the pavers have passed by.
This work is very weather dependant and schedules frequently change.
Phases -
Construction will be done in Three (3) Phases -
Phase 1 - 64th Street, Lincoln Avenue to M-40, May 7 - 21
Phase 2 - Lincoln Avenue, 48th St(M-40) to 64th Street, May 23 - June 4
Phase 3 - 64th Street, Airport Court to Lincoln Avenue, June 6 - 22
This work is weather dependant and work schedule subject to change.
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May 7, 2012
Completion Date -
June 22, 2012
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Replace curb & gutter, possible drainage improvements, sidewalk ramp upgrades, guardrail, repave the roadway, turf restoration and traffic control.
Contractor - Superior Asphalt
Detour Routes -
Roads will remain open during construction. For lane closures or restrictions motorists will be guided by a flag person.
Contact Information -
Roadway, Storm Water, Footings/Dump Drain,
Sidewalk & Tree concerns, Ben, City Eng. Asst. 616.928.2427
Water/Wastewater Concerns, Joe 355-1518
24-hour Contractor Contacts -
Superior Asphalt, Joe Maioho, 616-558-9519
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do we really have to discuss casual sex? there are sites specialized for that... since someone posted the same "gay sex/casual sex" into glasgow/edinburgh" and perhaps onto other cities: why not a "where to meet people", perhaps with links to sites specializing into the harder stuff...
I've removed the sex section since it really doesn't fit in the way it's written:
- It mentions "homophobia and related problems," but doesn't say anything to help a traveller stay safe. If someone has something useful to say, it should be in the Stay Safe section.
- It says Gay Bars exist. Well good, but we actually want names, address, and phone numbers so we can add them as entries in the drink section.
- It says look on the web for helpful info about wilder sex. There are a lot of topics that would be tedious to cover (not just sexual topics); we don't need to mention each one and point out you can google for it. You can search the web for more information about the Edinburgh llama breeding community.
- There's a lot of gratuitous commentary about sex without any actual content that I can see.
-- Colin 00:25, 13 May 2005 (EDT)
- I've now removed most of the "Stay Safe" section, because I thought it was a bit OTT for Edinburgh. -- DanielC 09:41, 12 Jun 2005 (EDT)
[edit] Separate Article for Leith?
The Rotal Yacht Britannia is mentioned, but do people think it is worth writing a separate article for Leith? I don'tthink it is worth the effort of splitting the city up into "Huge City" districts, but would this be worthwhile? -- DanielC 09:43, 12 Jun 2005 (EDT)
- I've been mulling this over for a couple of days and I think that if it was split up, the sensible areas (from a tourist perspective) would be Leith, New Town, Old Town, and The Rest. This isn't really a great list - Most of the tourist attractions are in the Old and New Towns. Leith is a special case because some cruise ships dock there (or at Rosyth). "The Rest" only becasue spliting the city up further would just create too many articles with little in them. --Colin Angus Mackay 17:05, 20 Jun 2005 (EDT)
I know this discussion is 3 years old but I feel it's worth reviving based on progress since then. Currently there is virtually nothing in either the Old Town or New Town articles, while the Leith article is starting to look fairly decent. Colin's suggestion of New Town, Old Town, Leith, The Rest has merit, though I feel "the Rest" is a bit messy. For me, the Old and New Towns are already well covered in the main article, and I see little value in having separate articles for them, particularly given their proximity. For example it would be easy (and is probably commonplace) to meet for a drink somewhere on the Grassmarket, head across to Rose Street or George Street for something to eat, and then walk back across to Whistle Binkies or Espionage for more drinks plus music and dancing. From the fact that nobody has written anything in them it looks like nobody else feels the Old and New Town articles have value either. I'd like to propose that all the "City Centre" material gets left where it is in the main article, and that the districts should comprise "North", "South" and "Leith". Leith clearly has enough for its own district article. North could include Stockbridge and Canonmills (some folk would like to stay near the Botanics), Cramond, Portobello. South could include Southside, Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Morningside. Perhaps under the "Districts" heading we could have some text along the lines of "The City Centre is comprised of the medieaval Old Town and the Georgian New Town, on either side of the Waverley Valley. This area is covered in this article. Away from the City Centre, districts worthy of visiting are:" and then have the district list with links.Tarr3n 05:49, 19 June 2008 (EDT)
Having spent a bit more time on Wikitravel and seen some of the quality guides to cities nowhere near Edinburgh's international stature, I have to go back on what I said above. It really needs some work to do it justice, and to make it managable I think districtification is a must. I've made a start on moving some of the relevant material into the Old Town and New Town guides, and added a new district, Stockbridge and Canonmills. You could make an argument for another district covering Bruntsfield, Marchmont, Southside but as there are no real sights here I think any restaurant/bar/hotel listings can just as usefully be left in the Old Town. (Stockbridge and Canonmills has the Botanics and the Water of Leith).Tarr3n 08:45, 23 July 2008 (EDT)
[edit] The University of Edinburgh
An anoymous (22.214.171.124) contributer marked in a change comment ~Learn - I've never heard it called "Edinburgh University," only the "University of Edinburgh"~ So, I would like to say that I have heard the term "Edinburgh University" used frequently, including by students and former students of the institution. I've used both terms myself depending on the formality of the situation. If I am in a particularly pedantic mood I'll use "The University of Edinburgh" as that is the correct title. --Colin Angus Mackay18:43, 16 Jul 2005 (EDT)
I would agree, both terms are entirely interchangeable and frequently are by the University itself and students.Sgrobertson 06:31, 4 Aug 2005 (EDT)
The names are interchangeable. I know people who refer to it as "ed dot ack dot uck" (as do I sometimes - it is shorter and just rolls off the tongue!) --126.96.36.199 08:16, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)
As an Edinburgh Graduate I used both depending on the time of day, although strictly speaking it is the UoE.
[edit] Travel by train
The statement that a "shuttle bus service links [Waverley and Haymarket rail stations]" is innaccurate and misleading. Several normal city bus routes serve both stations, but there is no dedicated shuttle, or any other bus service designed expressly to provide a link. Nor is there any reason for one. Almost all train services to and from Haymarket also serve Waverley, and vice versa. In normal circumstance, you would never need a bus to provide an intermediate link.
- I've amended this and removed the Shuttle Bus reference.Tarr3n 11:53, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Whisky, not "Whiskey"
The article uses the American/Irish spelling of the word throughout. This might be confusing to visitors- Scotch is spelled differently to indicate a difference in taste and means of manufacture. Purists would be offended by the wrong usage.
Also, the "Whisky Museum" referred to in the article should be the "Scotch Whisky Experience". It would also be useful if a link could be added to the website: http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk/index.html
- I think someone has already amended all the "whiskeys" to the correct spelling. I've amended the "Whisky museum" and added the URL. Tarr3n 11:42, 19 July 2008 (EDT)
- reworded section on Scotch Whisky Experience, added further info and included a warnign about the cost of some of the drams in the Centre bar. Yes, on their own terms they may be reasonably-priced, but some, by virtue of their age and rarity are very expensive indeed. I didn't want anybody to get caught out. —The preceding comment was added by Ilikescider (talk • contribs)
[edit] Stay Safe
I think the "Stay Safe" section is likely to cause undue concern about safety in Edinburgh's suburbs.
Some of Edinburgh's suburbs are among the wealthiest and safest parts of the UK. A visitor is unlikely to experience violence or threatening behaviour. The exceptions are Craigmillar, Muirhouse and Pilton where significant social problems exist- but a visitor is unlikely to find himself wandering there late at night. It seems a shame to suggest that all of Edinburgh's suburbs are dangerous.
- Looks like the above has been tidied up and made a bit more specific. Not keen on the recent edit to this section though - "seedy clubs on Leith Walk and in the alleys and streets nearby". Where? Name a seedy club in that area and I'll be there in a flash! Tarr3n 11:30, 19 July 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Black Pudding/"Blood Sausage"
The "Eat" section suggests that visitors should stop by a chippy and have a "deep fried blood sausage". I realise that this was probably intended to make the term "black pudding" understandable to non-UK visitors, but I fear if someone turned up and said "I would like a deep fried blood sausage" they may be met with a vacant stare from the person behind the counter.
- I've amended this so it makes more sense. The whole Eat section could do with a bit of work to tidy it up and bring it in line with the Manual of Style really.Tarr3n 12:02, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
- re-worded the fried food info —The preceding comment was added by Ilikescider (talk • contribs)
[edit] Travel by car in the city centre
The article is correct to claim that Edinburgh is not car-friendly, but the statement "Recently there have been massive changes to the traffic in the center of town, making it almost impossible to traverse by car." has been falsified by time.
This referred to the City Council's "Central Edinburgh Traffic Management" scheme that was implemented, for a short period, in 2005. Most of the restrictions were later reversed in the light of significant public discontent. More information here:
- I've started to update some of this info as it was outdated as noted above.Tarr3n 11:55, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Accommodation entries
There seems to be some contention as to what construes an entry. As per Policy I have removed all links that lead to "Directory" type agency sites. This devalues the philosophy and values of a wiki.
[edit] Leith Internet cafe removal
I have added Leith Internet cafe ande it was removed. I wanted to know what was the reason for that?
I have added Leith Internet cafe in 27/12. This is a real internet cafe, and it was deleted.
I wanted to know what was the reason for that —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Duplications
There is all sorts of duplicate information between the district articles and the main Edinburgh article. I suggest we remove most of the duplicates from the main article and leave them in the district articles. Carson 19:03, 29 July 2008 (EDT)
- Absolutely. Until recently (see discussion above under "Separate article for Leith?") there was virtually nothing in the New Town or Old Town articles. I've started the districtification process myself but the more folk working on it the better! For me, the major attractions should still get a mention on the main City article, with a reference to what district they are in, and the full listing should be in the district article. All the listings in Sleep, Eat, Drink, need stripped out to the districts. Tarr3n 03:30, 30 July 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Districtification
As per the discussions above under "Separate article for Leith?" and "Duplications", I've been doing a fair bit of work tidying up, adding listings, and districtifying. Edinburgh/Old Town, Edinburgh/New Town and Edinburgh/Leith have all been in existence for some time, though only Leith had a significant amount of content, the Old and New Town content was all still in the main City article. I've now stripped out the content from Edinburgh into those districts, and created some new districts to cover areas away from the City Centre and Leith - namely Edinburgh/Stockbridge and Canonmills, Edinburgh/East, Edinburgh/South and Edinburgh/West. South Queensferry has had it's own article since April 2007, to which I have added a link under Edinburgh#Districts which will hopefully direct more wikitravellers to that destination. It would be great if someone could create a district map for the article. I don't have the software or skills to produce one for Wikitravel, but have quickly produced an outline entitled Edinburgh Wikitravel Districts on Google Maps [1]. I'd appreciate opinions on the districts and boundaries if anyone feels they could be arranged better.Tarr3n 07:30, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
- I'd be happy to tackle that map. The google map is useful for understanding the boundaries, but I can't use it to create the map, since the content is copyrighted. If you find a good free content base map/satellite image for the city, leave a link to it on my talk page and I'll get to work! --Peter Talk 16:50, 22 August 2008 (EDT)
- Ditto the Meadow Parks. I resolved this by putting the entirety of Holyrood Park in the Old Town district, and the Meadow Parks all in the South district. I have put two maps showing precise district boundaries to the right, do these look correct? You might have to download the entire (large) file to make out the details. Please feel free to give a detailed critique, and I'll adjust street & other boundaries accordingly before finishing the rest of the details to finish the map. --Peter Talk 14:29, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
- Sorry not to have replied any earlier to your question Peter. I completely agree with your solution re Holyrood Park and The Meadows. Maps look brilliant. Thanks for putting the work in. Tarr3n 20:21, 17 June 2009 (EDT)
[edit] South Queensferry
I didn't notice this article before. If it is to retain its article status (rather than be merged into Edinburgh/West), it should be moved to Edinburgh/South Queensferry and displayed on the map. Should we instead treat it as a separate town? If so, it should be moved from the districts section to the get out section. --Peter Talk 20:13, 8 February 2010 (EST)
- It's marginal whether it should be treatded as a distrcit of Edinburgh or as a separate town. It comes under Edinburgh City Council but then which local authority is in charge isn't really of consequence to travellers! I'd lean towards keeping it as a separate town. I've moved it into get ou as suggested - if anyone objects let's debate it here. Tarr3n 08:16, 25 February 2010 (EST)
[edit] "See" section and Landmarks
I dont understand why this article was featured previously. The things section that should interest most, the core part of a guide, nanmely the landmark section is merely a collection of links and does not offer any valuable information. Is wikitravel meant to be this superficial? I think it should be encouraged to go more into dept. LiangHH 15:16, 20 November 2008 (EST)
- The full listings for each attraction are in the relevant district guide, eg the Castle is in the Old Town so that is where the full listing for it can be found. The intoduction to the guide tells you that Edinburgh is a huge city and encourages you to refer to the all of the individual district articles. We've retained brief listings in the main city article for the major attractions to help readers to find the specific attractions they may be wishing to see. Tarr3n 05:00, 21 November 2008 (EST)
[edit] B&B rows?
I seem to recall that there are two major B&B areas in Edinburgh, one not far north of Princes Street, and another in Old Town (Minto)? The Sleep section doesn't record this though. —The preceding comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
- Good suggestion. I've added a paragraph. Tarr3n 09:24, 29 July 2009 (EDT)
[edit] Airport Parking
This article currently has a large table giving some info about Airport carparks. I noticed that a user recently stripped out some of this info and it was reinstated by another user. I'd actually question whether this information is relevant at all to visitors? If you're travelling to the airport with your hire car you will have specific instructions on where to drop it off anyway. To me, detailed airport parking info is only relevant to people who actually live here and are travelling elsewhere. Those people are unlikely to be looking here for that information, and in any case the list of carparks in the table is far from complete and doesn't even give details of short stay and pick up/drop off facilities. I'd be inclined to strip it all out and replace it with a short paragraph summarising the parking arrangements at the airport. Anybody want to offer a counter opinion before I go ahead and do that? Tarr3n 08:37, 26 November 2010 (EST)
- I agree with your reasoning. Can't see any reason to keep that section. — D. Guillaime 15:30, 26 November 2010 (EST)
- I would agree with removing the table. About a week ago I undid an edit of a few hours earlier that added a row to the table. The new entry did not have an address and seemed just to be listing a directory. I thought of deleting the whole table, but did not have the time to look into its history. Other cities do have these tables, see Bristol for example. AlasdairW 18:34, 26 November 2010 (EST)
- They were all added by one user, making them easy to find: the other cities that have them are Manchester, Cardiff, Leeds, and Newcastle upon Tyne. It seems they were added with the intent of helping outbound air travelers from those airports, but I don't think this site is the place for them -- they're definitely not relevant to the Get In section of any city article, where each table has been placed. — D. Guillaime 18:48, 26 November 2010 (EST)
- Thanks for the feedback folks, I've zapped it. Tarr3n 14:08, 28 November 2010 (EST)
- They were all added by one user, making them easy to find: the other cities that have them are Manchester, Cardiff, Leeds, and Newcastle upon Tyne. It seems they were added with the intent of helping outbound air travelers from those airports, but I don't think this site is the place for them -- they're definitely not relevant to the Get In section of any city article, where each table has been placed. — D. Guillaime 18:48, 26 November 2010 (EST)
[edit] UPdated Delta flight info
I updated flight info on this page-Delta airlines no longer flies into Ediburgh. Shanna —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ravenwind17 (talk • contribs)


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Serves four as a side dish.
Sometimes we forget how versatile sautéed mushrooms are as a side dish. With a slightly tangy balsamic and brown sugar glaze, this yummy version goes well with just about any kind of steak or a seared fish fillet.
Combine the balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, and 1 Tbs. water in a small dish and set near the stove. Set a shallow serving dish near the stove, too.
Turn on the exhaust fan. In a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan, heat 1 Tbs. of the butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the mushrooms and 3/4 tsp. salt and stir right away with a wooden spoon until the mushrooms have absorbed all the fat.
Let the mushrooms cook undisturbed for 2 minutes and then stir once. The pan will look dry, but keep the heat at medium high and continue to cook, stirring infrequently, until the mushrooms are shrunken, glistening, and some sides have developed a deep orange-brown color, 6 to 7 minutes more (the bottom of the pan will be brown).
Turn the heat to low, add the garlic and the remaining 1 Tbs. butter and cook, stirring, until the butter is melted and the garlic is fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. Carefully add the balsamic mixture (you'll need to scrape the brown sugar into the pan with a rubber spatula). Cook, stirring, until the liquid reduces to a glazey consistency that coats the mushrooms, 15 to 20 seconds. Season with a few grinds of pepper.
Immediately transfer the mushrooms to the serving dish, scraping the pan with a rubber spatula to get all of the garlicky sauce. Let sit for a few minutes and then serve warm.
nutrition information (per serving): Calories (kcal): 150; Fat (g): 13; Fat Calories (kcal): 110; Saturated Fat (g): 4.5; Protein (g): 3; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 6; Carbohydrates (g): 9; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1; Sodium (mg): 220; Cholesterol (mg): 15; Fiber (g): 2;
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by Kimmy95, 8/6/2012We really enjoyed this was super tasty! Served it cold with salmon. Next time I would add a little chicken broth and reduce because I found it a tad too sweet.
by danmic, 2/28/2009These are excellent with a nice juicy grilled rib steak.
by mjp1, 1/14/2009We had these for Christmas Eve. They were excellent and could have been served as an option for dessert!
by SVcook, 11/16/2008pretty tasty and very easy. A little too salty as written though (and I like salt). I agree with the suggestion of cutting it back to 1/4 t.
by madeleinesmommy, 8/31/2008I love these and make them often to rave reviews.
by Aimster03, 4/17/2008I made this last night and we loved it. Easy to make and went great with wasabi panko crusted chicken.
by krawz, 3/13/2008I loved this recipe except for the 3/4 tsp of salt that this version asks for - I reduced it to 1/4 the 2nd time I made it and that is much more appropriate.
by whatscooking, 2/6/2008I made this recipe with 1/2 lb. mushrooms. I held back a little on the sugar glaze. They were delicious and would be amazing with a steak.
by stollerhome, 1/29/2008Amazing! Sweet and delicious. Great with steak!
by mgssts63, 1/27/2008Loved it!
by grimmr, 1/26/2008This recipe turned out great. Because I didn't have brown sugar, I used 1 1/2 tsp. of unrefined sugar and about 1/2 tsp of molasses. I think this mixture approximated the required amount of brown sugar. My only critique is that the mushrooms were too wet towards the end. Next time I'll turn up the heat and reduce the glaze before serving. An excellent flavour combination.


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4.05 / 5.00 68,115 ViewsWell finally after 1 year of working on this, im finally able to share to newgrounds my latest and currently best creation.
this will not be possible without the help of tomfulp, because at first the filesize of the swf was 46mb, and tom was kind enough to optimize and reduce the size of my file, he was doing a job i was supposed to be doing, and he helped me change the audio of my work to avoid copyright issues. So Thank you Tom Fulp! Long live you and Newgrounds :D
anyways. I also wanna thank my family, my friends and my girlfriend for supporting me with this.
And lastly i dedicate this work to my grandmother who is fighting cancer. Beat that cancer's ass grandma!
anyways.. i hope you enjoy the product of my blood sweat and tears.. without further adue, Demigods ladies and gentlemen. :D
also theres a secret charcter in the intro. if you found him then your freaking awesome
Dang son! Front page!! well this is my first time so forgive me for my joy. Im very happy for the fp i feel like my year of work finally paid off.
all i can say is thank you to the people who is watching my animations, to you guys who are supporting me. Most of all thank you Tom Fulp for helping me out with this. I wouldnt be able to share my work to people. if it wasnt for you
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Well done
You could have done a bit more on the story, it would've made it better. Maybe some dialogue in there. You still have plenty of room for improvement, and I believe you will improve incredibly in the next few years. Keep doin' what you're doin'.
Not bad
but is he holding that spear with his shoulder blades? o.o
Interesting you should choose a god akin to Poseidon as god king
I personally would have liked to see the grander battle that prequelled this, in order to give sense to how powerful the god king is.
That said though, the animation was pretty rocking, but I feel certain parts were drawn out a second or two too long, such us the running, and the dropping of the trident
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Animation - 9
thank you man. hahah yeah thats what my friends were asking too. how he was holding the spear in his back well my answer is that he has a belt. XD
The secret hidden character was the green castle crasher right or am I tripping XD
and very nice flash bro
Really good
Hope your grandma gets better soon!
May I suggest sound effects along with the music? (example: Woosh, bang, pow, slash, you know the onomatopoeia.) It adds some depth to the flash. Besides that it was really good.
P.S. The secret character is the Green Castle Crasher, when the children are all lined up. He is in the back.
ok as much as awesome the animation, awesome voice, awesome sound, awesome story board, are so awesome,
the idea of the word "god" was as a i thought, a omnipotent being or either all or a specific element, immortal but destructible but with immense power
the idea of a "god king" is actually a bit strange to look at,
i mean a god is all powerful,
a god king is.... well... what?
in the animation he was kinda weaker than omnipotent
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I was looking over the stickies in this forum and realized that we have a technical support thread, a question thread, an FAQ thread, but no actual guide on how to use PO once you've first installed it, so that's what I'll be making here in this thread. I'm not going to go over the installation of PO because it differs from OS, but the installation process is fairly simple and is almost self-explanatory; if you need help with installing PO, post in the tech support thread. How do I connect to Smogon University? First, open up Pokemon Online, and click "Go Online". Select "Smogon University" from the list of servers in the registry and double-click it. You will see "Connected to Server!" and a "Welcome Message" if you did it successfully. If you can't connect on port 5080 because of firewall restrictions at your school or workplace, you can also connect via port 8080. To do this, click ONCE on Smogon University, change the address from 188.8.131.52:5080 to 220.127.116.11:8080 and hit "Advanced Connect." How do I register my username? If you are connected to the server and did not need to supply a password on connect, you may register your username so only you may use it. There is a "Register" button. A box will pop up prompting you to enter a password, enter a memorable, but secure password; you will need to supply this password every time you connect to PO on the name you are registering! If "Register" is not able to be clicked, your name is probably already registered. Be gone, Missingnos! Unless you like to only play Challenge Cup—a tier in which you and your opponent are given a random team of Pokemon—you're going to want to compose a team to compete with. To begin, go to "File" then "Open TeamBuilder" or perform the key stroke CTRL + T. Go to "Team Building" and select "Gen." and select the generation you will be playing with. For example, if you are playing Standard OU, you will select "B/W 5th gen". Now we're going to start picking Pokemon and constructing the teams themselves. First, select your Pokemon species (1), optionally give it a nickname (2), select its item (3), select its nature (4), adjust its EVs (5), give it moves (6), select its gender (7), select its ability (8), and optionally do things such as changing its IVs, happiness (note that the maximum happiness level is 255 if you are running Return), Hidden Power type, level, or whether or not it's shiny. Once you've done that for all six slots, click "Save Team" and save it as the name you desire (note that all team files have to have a *.tp file extension). Exit the TeamBuilder. After you have saved the team and closed the TeamBuilder window, we have to load the team; go to "File" and then to "Load team". Select the team file you want to play with, and hit "Open". Where can I find a battle? The easiest way to find a battle is to use the "Find battle" button, which will randomly choose an opponent in your tier that is looking for a battle as well. Simply click the "Find battle" button and select the options you want for the upcoming battle. Alternatively, you can challenge a specific person to a battle by right-clicking on their name in the list of users connected, selecting the options in the box that pops up for the upcoming battle, and hitting "Challenge". By the way, if you hover over a clause in the pop up window, a tip will appear showing the details for what that clause entails. I want to participate in a tournament, but I don't know how to change my tier! This is probably the simplest thing to do in this guide, simply go to the "Tiers" menu and select the desired tier. If you are not qualified to be in that tier because of your loaded team, you will receive an error message in the active chat window explaining why. I'm going to keep this thread open so others can contribute with their own guides on frequently asked stuff, or to provide general feedback.
Include some basic information on the various clauses. You could say something about how Wi-Fi clause means that Team Preview will be on, Challenge Cup means random Pokemon, Item Clause establishes item restrictions, and so forth. I know that this information can be found elsewhere, but its still a good idea to mention those clauses here and then link to a guide with more information. Add this info under the "Where Can I Find a Battle?" heading.
Ok, I see your point on the clause idea. Another thought- you could mention the commands and how to access them (/command). It may be basic, but it could still be helpful.
In the teambuilding phase, you should note hat to modify gender, ability, IVs, etc, you have to display Advanced Options and also you could show where the option to see such options as located in the picture, as iirc the Advanced Options are not displayed the first time you open the teambuilder. I've seen a few questions about how to modify such details and this could answer them. But overall great guide. I wish I'd had this when I first used PO.
Is there any chance of linking this thread into the banner on our PO server? It would be great to have it easily accessible to other users. Also, are there any plans to HTMLize this article/guide and put it on the site? I don't remember seeing it the last time I checked the onsite resources for PO.
No one usually looks at the announcement, but I'll have it put in place. If enough people think it should be put onsite, I will GP it and HTML it myself since I'm on the team and do HTML often.


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Got any plans for the weekend? Is "playing some cool new video game" on the list? Well, even if it isn't, you should totally check out our fine selection of 10 puzzle adventure games – 10 games that are not only fun to play, but will also stimulate those brain cells of yours. Many of the games we've picked are available on both iPhone and Android devices, so we're sure you'll find something you like no matter which of these two platforms you're using. As usual, feel free to let us know down in the comments which of these games you like the most!
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1. boosook (Posts: 730; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
How could you miss Machinarium?
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2. gust3r3u (Posts: 71; Member since: 11 Apr 2013)
kind of old , but very nice game ,i want phonearena to select some fun games that are not so well known , to support developpers , that would be admirable .
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4. Synack (Posts: 634; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
All of these are dark sort of twisted games. Not everyone likes those.
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Hundreds of people face losing their power during the peak of the summer heat because of a squabble between a condo association and Pepco.
The occupants of the Parkway Condominiums building in Blandensburg are more than $90,000 behind on their electric bill. Hot or not, that means Pepco is planning to cut off the power August 8th.
"Pepco distributed notices Monday that the power was going to be turned off and that was the first inkling that I had that it was that serious," said owner Mandy Rodrigues.
Residents fear the elevators could longer run and lights and air conditioning would be turned off.
"I will have to go to family and luckily I have family. I don't know what people will do who don't," Rodrigues says.
Owners of the Parkway's 108 units pay a fluctuating condo fee. The combined fee is supposed to cover the electric bill for the entire building.
Angry owners confronted the board members responsible for running the building and paying the bills, asking why Pepco bills hadn't been paid.
"We don't have the money to pay Pepco at present," condo board treasurer Dorothy View said.
Members of the board stated about 20 percent of the units are in foreclosure, and about half of the other owners are behind on condo fees.
"Right now I could put my finger on less than ten people who pay their fees on a regular basis," View said.
Some owners did not believe the explanation.
"Even if people aren't paying, you have reserves to cover things when things like this happen, so where is the reserve money," asked Blair Williams.
Representatives from Pepco were at the face-off between the board and the residents, but refused to speak publicly about their plans.
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He talked with the board but it's not clear whether they worked out a deal to keep the power on past Monday.
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43 U.S. Code § 390h–4 - Southern California comprehensive water reclamation and reuse study
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The Secretary is authorized to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of a comprehensive water reclamation and reuse system for Southern California. For the purpose of sections
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390h–39 of this title, the term "Southern California" means those portions of the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernadino,
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(Pub. L. 102–575, title XVI, § 1606,Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4665; Pub. L. 103–437, § 16(a)(2),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4594.)
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"(a) In General.—The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to non-Federal interests for carrying out projects described in subsection (c) for the beneficial reuse of waste water. Such assistance may be in the form of technical and planning and design assistance. If the Secretary is to provide any design or engineering assistance to carry out a project under this section, the Secretary shall obtain by procurement from private sources all services necessary for the Secretary to provide such assistance, unless the Secretary finds that—
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"(c) Project Descriptions.—The projects for which the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance under subsection (a) are as follows:
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"(A) Description.—A regional water reuse system for Southern California to treat, store, and transfer water in order to provide a new increment of water supply for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental needs of Southern California.
"(B) Cooperation.—The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph in cooperation with the State of California and appropriate local and regional entities.
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Can Cloud Computing Handle Compliance?
January 2nd, 2009 By: Rich Miller
Is cloud computing secure enough to meet enterprise regulatory compliance requirements? There was an interesting back and forth on this topic Wednesday between Chuck Goolsbee at SearchDataCenter.com and Michael Sheehan from GoGrid. Chuck's big-picture take is reflected in the title of his column: "Don't buy cloud computing hype: Business model will evaporate." He bases his skepticism on a number of factors, including his doubts that cloud computing providers can meet regulatory compliance requirements such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which is essential for e-commerce:
The auditors have a very clear idea of exactly what they want to see in terms of server infrastructure, software configuration and network deployment. Deviations from the script are hard to get away with. Paramount to everything is the ability to audit. To see where, when and how payment card data is used. When they ask 'where is X?' you have to point to a specific spot (be it a server, a file system or a database table) and say, 'X is right there.' You also have to prove that X has not been altered without record of it, nor has ever left the building in an insecure or unencrypted state. So can any of this be trusted to a cloud? I doubt it.
Chuck has other reservations about the cloud computing business model. But since concerns about security are cited as the leading barrier to cloud computing adoption, let's take a moment to examine the compliance issue in greater detail.
Regarding PCI DSS, several providers say they have achieved certifications for customers using cloud platforms. These include Terremark Worldwide (TMRK) which describes its Enterprise Cloud platform as "certified as PCI DSS Compliant," and Savvis Inc. (SVVS), which offers a version of its just-in-time utility computing platform that is customized for online retailers and includes PCI solutions.
The issue of PCI compliance has also been discussed at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where the data center team is well acquainted with e-commerce compliance standards, but will currently say only that Amazon is "in the process of, and will continue our efforts to obtain the strictest of industry certifications in order to verify our commitment to provide a secure, world-class cloud computing environment."
In his response to Goolsbee, Sheehan said he "somewhat agrees" with Chuck's security concerns – but not entirely.
It is impossible to fully audit what I call 'disposable IT.' However, the shift from CapEx to OpEx means that auditing methods need to be re-evaluated. In the past (and currently), if you wanted to requisition hardware, there was a process for doing so. It took time and had rigorous approval processes built in. Now, with the Cloud, you can do this 'on the fly' and servers in the Cloud can be created and disposed of extremely quickly. With data in general, you can never fully have 'absolute certainty' with an audit. Compliance requires a 'reasonable certainty', especially since data isn't persistent in or outside of the Cloud. So, saying that the Cloud model will fail because it isn't compliant or can't be audited is erroneous.
For further reading, see Cloud Computing and PCI Security, a review of the topic by Michael Dahn of the PCI Blog. Dahn compares the current debate to earlier concerns about compliance in a virtualized environment.
"The reality is that virtualization can be compliant as long as it's properly configured and managed," Dahn writes. "Do you notice that with each new year a new technology raises issues about compliance? Compliance people claim it cannot be used and technology people claim they want more attention paid to them. Sigh. Expect this to occur out into the future."
Chuck Goolsbee
Posted January 2nd, 2009I could be convinced to alter my views on the compliance issue, but only when I hear it straight from an auditor (as opposed to a cloud provider.) Additionally Statement of Accounting Standards (SAS70) is not the right compliance standard to hold up as an example, as it is the least relevant, and least strict from an infrastructure perspective.
What then about my other points?
1. The business model of "cloud provider" is only sustainable for somebody selling excess capacity. It is unlikely that a "cloud provider" can succeed in a stand-alone fashion.
1a: What happens when that excess capacity is needed for its primary purpose? Or, what happens when the application running in the cloud succeeds far beyond the cloud's ability to support it? How can you financially survive the former event as a user, or the latter event as a cloud provider?
2. The media needs to demand clarity of terminology. ASP/SaaS!=Cloud. "Cloud" is really a lower-level concept independent of the application layer. Perhaps I'm being pedantic but I find it irritating when the terminology is used interchangeably.
Rich Miller
Posted January 2nd, 2009Hi Chuck,
Your original post covered a lot of ground. I think the business model is an interesting question, and one that has to be on the minds of cloud providers and their investors. The capital issues you identify are real, but vary from provider to provider. Some "cloud" providers actually own their own data centers, others appear to use colo space, and some simply run stuff atop AWS or another third-party platform.
On the provider side, it boils down to a hardware utilization game. Amazon started AWS to monetize surplus capacity, since it had the hardware available to manage the Christmas traffic crush. Rackspace thinks it can make more money per server in the cloud, but it's also repurposing retired servers to wring more revenue out of each piece of hardware. Not everyone in this space can do that.
Michael Sheehan
Posted January 5th, 2009@Chuck,
[Note: this same comment was posted on the GoGrid blog article]
Thanks for the response. True, the auditing and compliance portion probably needs to go much further. For the short term, many providers will be self-auditing until the standards are truly brought up to speed and the independent auditors fully understand what is involved. It's a great extension for their business model actually and I think they will reap the benefits of being able to fully audit "the Cloud." SAS70 (an acronym that you mentioned) is just an example. GoGrid is one of the few (only?) Cloud providers that can say that.
In terms of your other points:
1) I don't fully agree with that statement that the business model is sustainable only for someone selling excess capacity. It is a shift in many different models. Who would have thought that SaaS would be so wildly successful? The billing models fit better to a time where budgets are tight. Data Centers could convert over to providing Cloud services (smaller footprint, less power, etc.). However, doing ONLY Cloud might be a bit dangerous, so I somewhat agree. Diversification is critical. This is part of the reason why we offer traditional datacenter (ServePath/ColoServe) services as well as CloudCenter (GoGrid) services. User then have the ability to pick and choose their solution, one or the other or both together (Cloud Connect).
1a) I don't think this is any different than traditional hosting. You have to, as a provider, be ready to scale one way or another. Planning, whether traditional or cloud, needs to take place, so I don't really understand the concern as being only with the Cloud.
2) Sorry, but I still do view SaaS as a Cloud segment (Cloud Applications). However, I do think that there are some SaaS providers that don't quite fit in. Cloud Computing, in general, is a term that is very broad and general, but we are seeing the fine-tuning taking place.
Thanks for the thoughtful discussion.
-Michael Sheehan
Tommy Landry
Posted January 7th, 2009Mr. Sheehan brings up a good point – what exactly are you guys considering as a subset of cloud computing? I've found recently that the term seems to be abused and has been expanded to include a lot of things like SaaS, when in reality, that was not the original concept.
Anyway, my take on the compliance issue even for SaaS is that you still need to monitor the data flows. I don't care whether it is coming from a real box or a virtual machine, either way, you need to mirror that data to a compliance auditor to cover that part. It's also crucial to adopt IDP or one of the older security devices to maintain full coverage. Regardless of SPAN/TAP shortages (you can fix that with tool and port aggregation anyway).
So tell me – where do each of you draw the line on what "cloud computing" is anyway?
Simon Wardley
Posted January 8th, 2009Good article, but oh no, I can't help myself ….
From my blog post in Aug'07 (see http://blog.gardeviance.org/2007/08/commoditisation-and-web-20-worth-part.html) discussing the "cloud" …
"Low risk in this context would mean multiple providers of the same service which you can swap between, as opposed to the details [infrastructure architecture] of any one provider. To be able to swap between services you need not only standardised services but multiple providers and the freedom to move data, application or framework (depending upon which level of the stack you are talking about) between the providers.
In this context open source is a necessity to provide not only the base standards but also an operational means of implementing that standard. It is neither a tactic or a strategy.
However, open source (and in this context I mean GPLv3) is not sufficient, you also need some form of additional information to ensure the users of such services that they aren't being locked-in, or that this provider is really compatible with another or they can run their own installation should they wish to.
This can only be achieved through monitoring and the use of trademarking, by an authoritative group providing assurance to end users that this provider meets the standard, that any primitives have not been modified and that what you run with one provider will work on another."
The issue of risk & auditing are all connected to the lack of second sourcing options, transparency and standards. We need both portability and assurance (or trust if we must) for the cloud.
As for SaaS != Cloud etc. Cloud computing is simply a manifestation of the shift of IT from a product to a service based economy. It effects each layer of the computing stack from the software we write, to the frameworks we build in to the hardware / virtualisation / operating systems we build upon.
There's an online video of my OSCON'07 talk which covered this if you're interested (see http://blog.gardeviance.org/2007/10/previous-talk.html )
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By REX HINDS Earlier this summer, the Pioneer League was unanimous in the proposal to split all Kansas 4A schools into two divisions. The proposal went into effect and now Kansas State 4A high schools are divided with the largest schools placed in Division 1 and the smaller 4A schools in Division 2. The only sport that won't be affected by this split will be football this season, but that will change once this football season is over. This comes as welcome news for the Prairie View High School athletic department. The head of their athletic program, Matt Self, said, "4A is being split into two divisions. The largest 32 will be 4A Division 1 and the smallest 32 will be 4A Division 2. We will fall into Division 2 for post-season playoffs in football (starting in 2014), volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball, all effective this school year. Sub-states and regionals will consist of four teams with the tournament winner advancing to state. Want to read more? Log into read the online edition here Linn County News |
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