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Ways of dealing with Islamism
The first is that we should stop treating British people as if they were members of a confessional group, stop trying to mediate the State's relationship with them through self appointed, and often very politically extreme religious and "community leaders", and appreciate that true multiculturalism is something different than what Amartya Sen calls "plural monoculturalism".
The second option is to treat Muslims as a monolithic bloc, and to proceed on the basis that Muslims will go over to Al Qaeda, unless we do a deal with Islamist groups – like Jamaat-e-Islami and the Muslim Brotherhood – which promise only to advocate and carry out acts of terrorism abroad. The thinking is that Muslims are intrinsically a "problem", and that we therefore need to cut a Northern Ireland-style deal with their 'leaders' who will keep their followers from blowing themselves up, in return for being granted a privileged position by the state, as intermediaries and advisers.
via Harry's Place » This Government Cannot Be Trusted On Islamism
Even if I don't like multiculturalism, I really believe we agree in much of the content of the two options. So which one do you think that UK politicians support? Just read the post carefully, it's a very important one…
Venezuelan Electoral Council to Investigate Chávez's Socialist Party Campaigning
One of the directors of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Vicente Díaz, solicited an official investigation of whether President Hugo Chávez has violated electoral laws by "acting as chief of state [while] promoting candidates from the electoral option of the [United Socialist Party of Venezuela] PSUV."
"The President of the Republic has political rights as a citizen, and the norms do not prohibit her or him from electoral action. What they do prohibit is [electoral action] while exercising his or her public function," said Díaz during a press conference Tuesday.
Specifically, Díaz said that Chávez promoted the PSUV during the recent inauguration of a petro-chemical complex constructed by the state oil company PDVSA.
Also, Chávez made campaign-related threats directed at Manuel Rosales, who is the current governor of Zulia and candidate for mayor of Zulia's capital city, Maracaibo, while addressing a group of Zulia business leaders about national economic policy last Saturday, said Díaz.
via Venezuelan Electoral Council to Investigate Chávez's Socialist Party Campaigning | venezuelanalysis.com
Read also Chávez goes wasting Venezuelan's money.
And here there is more about Chávez's desire of jailing Manuel Rosales.
Terror Investigation: German Islamist Resurfaces by Video from Afghanistan
Eric Breininger has been one of Germany's most-wanted men since he joined the Islamist Jihad Union terrorist organization. He's now resurfaced in a video from Afghanistan. His message: He has no plans for an attack against Germany.
German officials have been looking for the young man for months. It is a search that has spanned the globe, but which had largely been fruitless. Until Tuesday that is, when Eric Breininger, a young German man from the western state of Saarland, popped up in an Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) terror video claiming he is currently in Afghanistan.
In the video, Breininger — a 21-year-old convert to Islam who has adopted the nom de guerre Abdulgaffar el Almani — sounds little like the terrorist German officials suspect he has become. Indeed, in the six-minute-long clip, which was posted on the IJU Web site on Tuesday, he sounds more like a young schoolboy reading his homework out loud in front of the class. The mini-movie is called "A Call from Hindu Kush," and its message is clear: "I am currently in Afghanistan and am not personally planning an attack on the country of Germany," Breininger says into the camera.
The statement seems to be a direct response to growing concerns that Breininger was preparing to do just that — and that such an attack could be imminent. Much of that fear stems from knowledge of the group Breininger has joined. The IJU had close contacts with three terror suspects arrested in the western German region of Sauerlandlast year. The three, Fritz Gelowicz, Adem Yilmaz and Daniel Schneider, stand accused of trying to build a bomb for at attack in Germany. The IJU was also responsible for a suicide attack in Khost, Afghanistan carried out by Cüneyit C. from Bavaria. The March attack killed four people.
(…) Breininger's video is not unlike others in the genre. He accuses the German government of double standards for promoting democracy in some parts of the world but not standing up for Muslims when they are treated poorly. He says that Germany is a potential target for Islamists because the country's military, the Bundeswehr, is stationed in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and that pulling soldiers out of those countries would reduce the danger of an attack. He warns that he and his comrades will wage "war against the occupiers" until the countries occupied are "liberated." Any country that is a military ally of the United States, he says, should expect to be attacked.
via Terror Investigation: German Islamist Resurfaces by Video from Afghanistan – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Morocco: Al-Qaeda is forcing inmates to accept its rule or else!!
This is especially the case in prisons around Casablanca, where the majority of al-Qaida insurgents have been held, the Med Basin Newsline reported Tuesday, citing the city's Okasha prison, where al-Qaida-aligned inmates were reported to have taken over an entire ward.
Sources told the news agency that opponents there were intimidated or assaulted until they were transferred or accepted al-Qaida's rule, which includes strict adherence to Sharia law. Some who have opposed the Islamic militants — most of whom were convicted for terrorism offenses — have been strangled to death, the sources said.
via Report: Al-Qaida rules Morocco prison – UPI.com
UPDATED: read also Attacks on Spanish enclave continue.
Around 40 African migrants took advantage of flood damage at the border to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco on Monday, police and local government officials said.
Just consider that Moroccan king has given several amnesties to jailed terrorists who had not been condemned for killing people. And then the state of Moroccan prisons. Hmm, what a marvellous perspective.
Two well-loved Catholic priests murdered in Russia
Catholics in Russia learned today that two priests, Frs. Otto Messmer and Victor Betancourt, both Jesuits, were beaten to death at their apartment in Moscow.
According to the website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Russia, the two priests' bodies were discovered at around 9:00 p.m. on October 28 at the Moscow apartment owned by the Jesuits.
The Jesuit Conference reports that a fellow Jesuit discovered the priests after he went on their apartment to check on them. Upon finding their bodies, he contacted the police.
The police determined that though the priests were found in the same apartment, the murders took place on different days. Father Victor Betancourt Ruiz (42) from Ecuador was killed on October 25, and Father Otto Messmer (47), who was the Provincial of the Jesuits in Russia was murdered two days later after returning home from a trip abroad. The motive for the murders is yet to be determined.
Canada: Former Government Worker Convicted on 5 Terrorism Charges
A former computer programmer for the Department of Foreign Affairs of Canada was convicted on five terrorism-related charges on Wednesday. Justice Douglas J. A. Rutherford of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that the programmer, Mohammad Momin Khawaja, had given money and support to a terrorist group that planned bombings in England. A British court found five people linked with Mr. Khawaja guilty last year of taking part in the bombing plot, which was not carried out; they were sentenced to life in prison. The Canadian judge said prosecutors had failed to prove that Mr. Khawaja knew about the British group's plans to bomb British targets, but he found Mr. Khawaja guilty of having created a remote bomb detonator that the defendant called the "hifidigimonster." The defense said that Mr. Khawaja thought the plotters planned to use the device in Afghanistan or Iraq.
via World Briefing – The Americas – Canada – Former Government Worker Convicted on 5 Terrorism Charges – NYTimes.com
More here.
"There is ample evidence apart from the support and preparation for violent jihad with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan or elsewhere, establishing that Momin Khawaja knew he was dealing with a group whose objects and purposes included activity that meets the (Criminal) Code definition of terrorist activity," the judge wrote in his 24,000-word decision.
"His most tangible and visible facilitation of that activity was his work in developing the Hi-Fi Digimonster, the remote trigger for an IED. He agreed to build about 30 of them. On the evidence, it is unclear what he knew or anticipated as to where they would be used, or that Khawaja even cared where they would be used. His emir or leader asked him to provide them and he agreed."
Magdi Allam Tells the Pope That Islam is a Religion of war
Allam told Pope Benedict he specifically objected to Cardinal Tauran telling a conference in August that Islam itself promotes peace but that "'some believers' have 'betrayed their faith,'" using it as a pretext for violence.
"The objective reality, I tell you with all sincerity and animated by a constructive intent, is exactly the opposite of what Cardinal Tauran imagines," Allam told the pope. "Islamic extremism and terrorism are the mature fruit" of following "the sayings of the Quran and the thought and action of Mohammed."
via Islam In Action: Ex-Muslim Tells the Pope That Islam is a Religion of war
This is something really dangerous and interesting. If someone as peaceful, as rational and as cultivated as this man, considers that Islam is a Religion of War, we should think about it for a minute… carefully.
BREAKING: Suicide bombers in Somalia strike UN compound (and other targets)!! (Updated)
Suicide bombers struck targets across northern Somalia on Wednesday, including a U.N. compound, officials said. There were deaths and dozens of injuries, but an exact figure was still unclear.
"We are still counting the bodies," said Ismail Adani, a spokesman for the government of the breakaway republic of Somaliland, where bombers hit the U.N. compound, the Ethiopian Consulate and the presidential palace.
Suicide bombers also attacked two intelligence facilities in the northern Somali region of Puntland on Wednesday. The two suicide bombers died in the attack and six security officials were wounded, said Muse Gelle Yusuf, governor of Somalia's northern port city of Bossaso. The region is a hotbed of abductions and piracy.
via Suicide bombers in Somalia strike UN compound – Yahoo! News
UPDATE: 19 killed in 3 terrorist attacks.
Whitehall official fined £2,500 for leaving secret al-Qaida files on train
A senior Whitehall official who left highly classified intelligence documents about al-Qaida and the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces on a train was fined £2,500 today by Westminster magistrates court after admitting negligence.
Richard Jackson, 37, who was on secondment from the Ministry of Defence to the Cabinet Office at the time, 37, of Yateley, Hampshire, was charged under a section of the Official Secrets Act covering the safeguarding of information.
It is the first prosecution of its kind and it had been widely assumed in Whitehall he would be disciplined by internal procedures rather than charged under the criminal law. The court heard he had already taken a "drastic" pay cut and effectively been demoted by three grades.
via Whitehall official fined £2,500 for leaving secret al-Qaida files on train | UK news | guardian.co.uk
I don't know the facts, but it seems rather odd someone who is a senior official forgets such documents in a train, isn't it?
Muslims behead Christian convert from Islam in Somalia
Among at least 24 aid workers killed in Somalia this year was one who was beheaded last month specifically for converting from Islam to Christianity, among other charges, according to an eyewitness.
Muslim extremists from the al Shabab group fighting the transitional government on Sept. 23 sliced the head off of Mansuur Mohammed, 25, a World Food Program (WFP) worker, before horrified onlookers of Manyafulka village, 10 kilometers (six miles) from Baidoa.
The militants had intercepted Mohammed and a WFP driver, who managed to escape, earlier in the morning. Sources close to Mohammed's family said he converted from Islam to Christianity in 2005.
(…) The Muslim militant announced that Mohammed was an infidel and a spy for occupying Ethiopian soldiers.
Mohammed remained calm with an expressionless face, never uttering a word, said the eyewitness. As the chanting of "Allah Akubar [God is greater]" rose to a crescendo, one of the militiamen twisted his head, allowing the other to slit his neck. When the head was finally severed from the torso, the killers cheered as they displayed it to the petrified crowd.
via Jihad Watch: Muslims behead Christian convert from Islam in Somalia
Don't think any comments are needed. Only that where is the outrage on this kind of killings?? There is NONE!
17-year-old Pakistani girl's death prompts outcry
Female senators staged a walkout from the federal parliament Monday to press for action on better protections for women after a national newspaper published details of Tasleem Solangi's death.
"How long will women be buried alive and made to face hungry dogs? Women are not given their rights," opposition lawmaker Semi Siddiqui said.Ibrahim Solangi, 28, has been in custody ever since Taslim's death in March and is awaiting trial on murder charges, said Pir Mohammad Shah, the police chief of the Khairpur Mirs district in southern Pakistan. Taslim's husband was also her first cousin.
via 17-year-old Pakistani girl's death prompts outcry – Yahoo! Singapore News
Just consider: a 17-year-old Pakistani girl was fed to some hungry dogs and then shot to death:
Speaking to reporters in Karachi on Monday, Taslim's father said he was locked up in his home and forced to watch from a window as dogs chased her and then mauled her when she fell down exhausted. She then was shot, he said.
Gulsher Solangi said the killing was the culmination of a land dispute. He said his nephew had beaten Taslim throughout the five months of their marriage to pressure him to hand over his small farm.
Faced with more threats, Gulsher Solangi said he had fled with his wife and another daughter and abandoned his home.
Zameer Hussain Solangi, the girl's father-in-law, claimed Monday that his son confessed to the killing under police torture and that the allegation regarding the dogs was "baseless."
He said a tribal council later declared the dead woman an adulterer and compensated the husband with her jewelry.
Amazing: she was killed because his father didn't want to hand over his farm and the tribal council disguised everything as an honor killing because she was an adulterer!!! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!
AsiaNews.it has more. Read it: it's worth it.
Related news: Pakistani rewarded with honor killing: gets 3 girls as wifes, 20 water buffalo.
PETER HITCHENS: How China has created a new slave empire in Africa
Out of desperation, much of the continent is selling itself into a new era of corruption and virtual slavery as China seeks to buy up all the metals, minerals and oil she can lay her hands on: copper for electric and telephone cables, cobalt for mobile phones and jet engines – the basic raw materials of modern life.
(…) It is my view – and not just because I was so nearly killed – that China's cynical new version of imperialism in Africa is a wicked enterprise.
China offers both rulers and the ruled in Africa the simple, squalid advantages of shameless exploitation.
For the governments, there are gargantuan loans, promises of new roads, railways, hospitals and schools – in return for giving Peking a free and tax-free run at Africa's rich resources of oil, minerals and metals.
For the people, there are these wretched leavings, which, miserable as they are, must be better than the near-starvation they otherwise face.
via PETER HITCHENS: How China has created a new slave empire in Africa | Mail Online
I recommend to see the photos inside…
You can also read Will killing of oil workers harden China's Darfur policy? about the consequences for Darfur of the recent murder of several oil Chinese workers. The Sudanese Government has blamed a rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), which in turn has denied any implication in the murder and has accused the Government of trying to distract the international community from its own crimes in Darfur.
Meanwhile China and Russia have signed a pipeline deal: from Siberia to China:
'The pipeline agreed on,' the report goes on to say, 'would have a capacity of 15 million tons of oil per year and would be a branch of the main East Siberia-Pacific Ocean trunk pipeline, which is still under construction.'
Hmm, interesting development.
Australia: Muslim man jailed for raping unconscious woman
Mohammad Khan, 28, who grew up in Qatar, was found guilty of raping a woman he met the night before at 3D nightclub in Melbourne. At 5:30am the next day the woman awoke in an alley to find a man on top of her being jeered on by friends. The woman believed she was drugged.
via New South Wails: Man jailed for raping unconscious woman
Don't think I can comment on this, really.
EU defies Beijing warning to award dissident human rights prize
"Hu Jia, one of China's best-known dissidents, was yesterday awarded an EU human rights prize, despite a warning from Beijing that selecting the political prisoner would damage relations.
His wife and supporters welcomed the news that MEPs had picked him for the Sakharov prize, worth €50,000 (£39,500) Previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and the East Timorese leader, Xanana Gusmao.
"Hu Jia is one of the real defenders of human rights in the People's Republic of China," said Hans-Gert Poettering, president of the European parliament.
Hu was sentenced to three and a half years in jail this spring on subversion charges, amid what human rights campaigners described as a coordinated crackdown on activists before the Olympics.
via EU defies Beijing warning to award dissident human rights prize // Current
This video shows the actual harrassment from police officers on Hu Jia:
Speaking about Gay and Lesbian rights
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference has secured a deal in which they will withdraw their opposition to a Brazilian gay NGO gaining accredited status at the UN in return for a ban on gay, lesbian or transgender issues being discussed.
via Blazing Cat Fur: Muslims block gay issues at the UN…..
We would have to consider the reactions IF this agreement would have been reached by any Christian denomination…
Zapatero goes to China
Chinese President Hu Jintao met with the visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Beijing on Saturday.
Hu said, as this year marked the 35th anniversary of China-Spain bilateral ties, China is willing to work with Spain to strengthen bilateral cooperation for joint development. Hu expressed hopes of further high-level exchanges among governments, parliaments, parties and local agencies between the two countries in the future.
He also urged enterprises of both countries to increase mutual investments and take active measures for trade balance. Exchanges and cooperation in the areas of culture, education, science and technology, sports and tourism are also expected to expand, said the President.
In addition, Hu stressed the two countries should strengthen negotiations and cooperation on important international issues like global finance, climate change, anti-terrorism and food safety, so as to safeguard the common interests of both countries.
Zapatero said the Spanish government attaches great importance to its relationship with China and is willing to play its role in promoting a Sino-European relationship in the future. China and Spain established an all-round strategic partnership to put forward bilateral cooperation in 2005.
via The Daily Mail – Daily News from Pakistan – Newspaper from Pakistan
Even if it's logical to find new allies and to work hard for new commercial partners, I believe the moment is not the most appropriate one, with Zapatero begging for a seat in the G-20 meeting.
Police: 4 Pakistanis arrested over Marriott blast
Police arrested four men in connection with last month's suicide attack on a hotel that killed 54 people, authorities said Friday.
The four are suspected of "indirect involvement" in the blast at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, police chief Ahmad Latif said. They are the first known arrests in the Sept. 20 attack.
The attack was a reminder of the gathering threat posed by Islamist militants in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Latif said the men were arrested in different parts of Punjab province, but gave no more details. They were brought before an anti-terrorism court where a judge gave police permission to hold them for questioning for one week.
via Police: 4 Pakistanis arrested over Marriott blast – Yahoo! News
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- Pakistan militants threaten more bombs.
- Afghan Ambassador kidnapped in north-west Pakistan.
- Pakistan gets a message against closer co-operation with US.
- Pakistan: US did not warn of any strike.
- WHO cancels polio jabs for Afghan children after doctors killed.
- Pakistan's tribal areas: A wild frontier.
- Pakistan strikes back and accuses US of cooperating with terrorism.
- Pakistan restores three judges ousted by Musharraf.
- india accuses Pakistani intelligence of terrorist attack.
- Afghanistan accuses Pakistani intelligence of the terrorist attack against the Indian embassy.
US considering implications of nuclear decline
The mighty U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons, midwived by World War II and nurtured by the Cold War, is declining in power and purpose while the military's competence in handling the world's most dangerous arms has eroded. At the same time, international efforts to contain the spread of such weapons look ineffective.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, for one, wants the next president to think about what nuclear middle-age and decline means for national security.
Gates joins a growing debate about the reliability and future credibility of the American arsenal with his first extensive speech on nuclear arms Tuesday. The debate is attracting increasing attention inside the Pentagon even as the military is preoccupied with fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. The unconventional tools of war there include covert commandos, but not nuclear weapons.
via US considering implications of nuclear decline – Yahoo! News
For my part, that is a great error. Even if you're not going to use it, your ennemies know you have that weapon and it can surely serve as a deterrent in case someone wants to attack you.
Kenya: Report Accuses Top Officials from Odinga's Party for Post-Elections Ethnic Violence
A government-sponsored commission in Kenya has accused a number of top-level officials of inciting and funding ethnic violence in the country that left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced following disputed elections late last year.
The report, which was embargoed by a separate government commission, was leaked to FOXNews.com. It makes allegations against 219 persons, including many government ministers.
Their names are included in the "Schedule of Alleged Perpetrators," a 54-page appendix to the report of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, or KNCHR, on violence related to the country's December 2007 elections.
Most of the accused are supporters of the Orange Democratic Movement, or ODM, whose leader, Raila Odinga, nonetheless supported the establishment of a tribunal to try those politicians responsible for inciting the post-election violence. Odinga, who is not accused, belongs to the Luo tribe.
via FOXNews.com – Report Accuses Top Officials for Post-Elections Ethnic Violence in Kenya – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
So Odinga followers have been accused of Kenyan violence. And do you know who is Odinga's cousin? Yes, he is… and Odinga himself was accused of racial cleaning.
Oh, yeah, how many MSM are going to report on this? Hmm, let me think…
Report: Iranian president has fallen ill (UPDATED)
A close associate of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Iranian president has fallen ill under the strain of his position.
The official Iranian news agency has quoted Mohammad Ismail, a parliament member and close ally of the Iranian president, as saying Ahmadinejad was sick "but will eventually heal."
Kowsari, who made his comments early Sunday, accompanied the president on his September visit to the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York.
via Report: Iranian president has fallen ill – USATODAY.com
The problem is not only Ahmadinejad. Although I would like him to look for this as a God's call: "don't continue with nuclear weapons' program, Allah doesn't want it… you have even fallen ill". :mrgreen:
(UPDATE) Angel has written more about this.


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Chino LaForge is Maui's most recognizable comedian. This is not only for his infamy in the comedy world, but also for his stature and "look". This 25 year old man stands at a large 6'5", 250 lbs; and is of mixed backgrounds: Hawaiian, Korean, Guamanian, German, French, Irish, Polish, and Native American. In light of such a wide spread nationality, this living example of world-wide love can tell any racial borderline joke without the fear of being offensive.
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Stronger Health Systems: Top 10 PrinciplesDecember 22, 2010 4:54 am | Comments
In this week's PLoS Medicine , Robert Chad Swanson from Brigham Young University, and colleagues, present a set of 10 guiding principles for strengthening health systems. It was developed from a comprehensive review of the literature and consultation with industry experts. 1. Holism. Consider all systems components, processes, and relationships simultaneously.
Smart Systems Ensure Nothing Is Missed During ExamsDecember 22, 2010 4:23 am | Comments
Busy doctors can miss important details about a patient's care during an office examination. To prevent that, Northwestern Medicine researchers have created a smart assistant for physicians which entails using electronic health records to alert doctors when a patient's care is amiss during an exam.
Models Help Motivate Marrow DonorsDecember 21, 2010 5:09 am | Comments
Denise Lavoie, AP Justin Judkins was approached at a shopping mall by a pretty young model, "all dolled up," wearing high heels, a white lab coat and electric blue wig. The woman asked him if he wanted to be a hero and save a child's life. How could he say no? Like thousands of other people, Judkins agreed to allow bone marrow registry workers to swab the inside of his cheek for a DNA test — lured by a recruiting pitch that an official with a national donor registry calls "a little unusual.
Surgeons Study Stomach-Folding Procedure To Treat ObesityDecember 21, 2010 5:07 am | Comments
A new type of weight loss surgery involving folding a patient's stomach inside itself and then stitching it could be a viable option for bariatric surgery patients, according to a pilot study conducted at Cleveland Clinic. The 15-person prospective study was published in the online edition of the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
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Robotic Kidney Transplant Procedure Aids The ObeseDecember 21, 2010 4:46 am | Comments
Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago are the first to offer robotic kidney transplantation to morbidly obese patients, and are reporting fewer complications among this high risk population. "We have been able to eliminate wound infections, pulmonary complications, and reduce the length of hospitalization for obese kidney transplant recipients using robotic-assisted surgery," said Dr.
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Most patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers who successfully complete treatment with chemotherapy and radiation manage to do so without losing the ability to speak clearly and swallow comfortably, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. "This is good news," said Joseph K.
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Carla K. Johnson, AP There are enough children's doctors in the United States, they just work in the wrong places, a new study finds. Some wealthy areas are oversaturated with pediatricians and family doctors. Other parts of the nation have few or none. Nearly one million kids live in areas with no local children's doctor.
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New Test Predicts Kidney Disease ComplicationsDecember 20, 2010 5:37 am | Comments
A study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco found that Cystatin C, a blood marker of kidney function, proved significantly more accurate than the standard blood marker, creatinine, in predicting serious complications of kidney disease.
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A looming strike by doctors at the city-run Harlem Hospital Center was averted, union officials said, after the physicians agreed in principle to a contract that would strip them of certain benefits but restore elements of patient care. Before the agreement, 75 percent of the hospital's 200 doctors had voted to go on strike.
Brain-Damaged Woman Knows No FearDecember 17, 2010 5:54 am | Comments
Malcolm Ritter, AP Meet SM, a 44-year-old woman who literally knows no fear. She's not afraid to handle snakes. She's not afraid of the "The Blair Witch Project," ''The Shining," or "Arachnophobia." When she visited a haunted house, it was a monster who was afraid of her. SM isn't some cold-blooded psychopath or a hero with a tight rein on her emotions.
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP Opponents of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are cheering a federal court ruling that one of its core provisions is unconstitutional. They may not realize that Obama has a fallback option that also could do the job. Even if the Supreme Court ultimately agrees that government cannot require individuals to carry health coverage, the Obama administration could borrow a strategy that Medicare has used for decades to compel consumers to join new insurance groups.


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Not recommended
Grant approved:
Public Abstract:
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are among the most common birth defects, and account for the largest proportion of infant mortality due to birth defects. Despite its common occurrence, genetic complexity, important clinical symptoms, and possible environmental effects, investigation of the mechanism of CHD has lagged far behind adult cardiovascular disease. Absence of specific disease classification and lack of clear understanding of this serious newborn problems have resulted in poor diagnosis and therapy of CHD. Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common type of severe CHD with highly consistent symptoms and known association with genetic abnormality. The occurrence of ToF in California, the US, and worldwide is approximately 1 in 2,000 live births making this the most common type of CHD requiring surgery. In this proposal, a multi-disciplinary effort, including geneticists, pediatricians, computer scientists, cardiologists, peri-natologists, and stem cell biologists, will study the modified cells generated from patients with ToF. A robust and innovative platform, employing the placenta-derived stem cells from ToF infants, will allow non-invasive generation of modified cells (induced pluritotent stem cells, iPSCs) and modified (iPSC-derived) heart cells. [REDACTED] is a national referral center for ToF. We propose to collect 40 ToF and 20 normal placentas per year.
Statement of Benefit to California:
The prevalence of tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) in California is approximately 1 in 2,000 live births making this the most common type of serious congenital heart disease requiring surgery. Congenital heart defects (CHD) are among the most common birth defects, and results in the largest proportion of infant mortality due to birth defects. Despite the common occurrence of CHD and their complex clinical findings, investigation of CHD has lagged far behind adult cardiovascular disease. Absence of well-defined disease classification and lack of clear understanding of this serious newborn problems have resulted in poor diagnosis and therapy. The proposed investigation of ToF may address the criticcal issues in studying CHD. The anatomic abnormalities of ToF are more consistent and better defined. Specific genetic abnormalities associated with ToF have also been identified. In this proposal, a multi-disciplinary collaboration among doctors and scientists from different fields will study iPSCs generated from patients with ToF. A reliable platform, employing the placenta-derived stem cells from ToF infants, will allow non-invasive, patient-specific generation of iPSCs and iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. [REDACTED] is a national referral center for ToF. We are confident that we wil be able to collect 40 ToF placentas per year as described in our proposal.
Review Summary:
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most common congenital heart defects requiring surgery, with an incidence in 1/2000 live births. Untreated ToF causes mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the left ventricle and subsequently right ventricular hypertrophy. In this proposal, the applicant intends to collect placentas from 40 infants with ToF and 20 normal controls per year over the two-year award. Amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from each tissue sample would be characterized and then sent to the Deriver for reprogramming into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The applicant then intends to use cardiomyocytes differentiated from these iPSC to study the cellular and molecular defects underlying ToF. In addition, the applicant would collect and store extensive clinical data corresponding to each patient. Impact and Significance - The current understanding of the mechanism by which ToF arises is limited, and if a new resource, as proposed here, enabled the study of ToF pathogenesis, this could have significant impact. Rationale - Reviewers were not convinced that iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, as proposed, would make a suitable model for ToF, since it is not known what other cell types in the developing heart might be affected instead of or in addition to cardiomyocytes. While these concerns reduce the enthusiasm for the proposed narrow focus on cardiomyocytes, reviewers acknowledged that other cell types, if appropriate, could be derived from iPSC as well. - Reviewers acknowledged that since iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes tend to be embryonic in their characteristics, they may represent an appropriate stage of development for modeling ToF, which is a developmental disorder. However, there was a major concern that it may not be straightforward to model ToF using hiPSC, as it may be necessary to recapitulate the complexities of cell-cell interactions, cell migration and patterning that occurs during development. - The PI did not provide a compelling rationale for using amniotic MSCs as a tissue source. Reviewers felt that using blood or skin fibroblasts would be more convenient and would dramatically lower the cost per sample. Quality of the Proposed Protocols - A major flaw of this proposal was the fact that many of the proposed activities were beyond the scope of the RFA. Much of the application focused on studies designed to characterize patient iPSC-derived cells and to develop a diagnostic tool, rather than focusing on the acquisition of donor cells for iPSC generation, which is the intent of the RFA. Feasibility - The PI did not adequately address how to obtain placentas from subjects whose diagnosis of ToF may not be made until hours or days after birth. It was not clear what percentage of patients were diagnosed prenatally. - The existing infrastructure for data collection and informatics support was deemed a strength. However, reviewers suggested that the PI must identify the appropriate subset of collected data to transfer to the repository where the patient iPSC lines would eventually be stored. Budget - Reviewers felt that the cost per cell line was very high. The proposed tissue source, amniotic MSC, is far more costly to procure than other sources such as blood or skin and was not well justified. In addition, the personnel and supplies costs appeared to be excessive. Qualifications of the Principal Investigator (PI) and Team Members, Resources - The PI is highly experienced and has assembled a multidisciplinary team that is well qualified to conduct the proposed work. - The research environment is outstanding and has the resources to successfully undertake the proposed work.


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Contact: Debra Humphreys
Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Washington, DC -- November 29, 2007 -- The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today that it has received a planning grant from The Teagle Foundation to develop a summer institute for campus faculty and department chairs. The purpose of the summer institute will be to support the development of leadership within and across departments for strengthening and assessing students' achievement of essential liberal education outcomes within both the major and general education.
This initiative is part of AAC&U's ongoing national campaign, Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP): Excellence for Everyone as a Nation Goes to College, and builds on AAC&U's earlier Teagle-supported initiative, Engaging Faculty with Assessing Liberal Education Outcomes.
"We are very pleased that this grant will allow us to open a new frontier of work with our members to ensure that all students achieve the essential outcomes provided by a liberal education," said AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider. "This project will help us develop a rich summer institute that will support faculty and academic administrators as they take the lead to advance important outcomes across the curriculum and develop assessment approaches that are faculty-driven, curriculum-embedded, and focused on documenting high levels of achievement of these outcomes."
The focus of the proposed summer institute will be disciplinary departments and students' work in their major fields, but it will also support faculty and academic leaders' efforts to assess how well students achieve outcomes across their educational careers and integrate and apply what they are learning in new settings.
"It is clear that, to be effective, educational change and assessment must reach the heart of the educational enterprise: the intellectual work that is organized and supported through departments and their faculty," said project director and AAC&U Vice President Terry Rhodes. "This project responds to the needs of faculty and departments to organize their curricula and assessment efforts to address essential outcomes and do so in ways that are appropriate for accreditation, program improvement, and students' life-long success. We are pleased to have Teagle's support in creating a valuable on-going resource institute that will help faculty and departments meet these challenges in ways directly affecting their local campus."
The planning grant will support several activities in 2008 and 2009. AAC&U will sponsor and coordinate four regional meetings on the needs of faculty and departments for strengthening student learning and sustaining effective assessment within a cycle of improvement. AAC&U will also convene a meeting of regional and professional accreditors on these issues in conjunction with AAC&U's VALUE—Valid Assessments of Learning in Undergraduate Education initiative. Building on the regional meetings, AAC&U will convene a "design charette" through which a summer institute framework will be developed and tested. The initial summer institute for campus teams will begin in summer of 2009.
For information on the program and other AAC&U assessment initiatives and resources, see: http://www.aacu.org/resources/assessment.
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises nearly 1,300 member institutions—including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities of every type and size.
AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links among presidents, administrators, and faculty members who are engaged in institutional and curricular planning. Its mission is to reinforce the collective commitment to liberal education and inclusive excellence at both the national and local levels, and to help individual institutions keep the quality of student learning at the core of their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges.


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Fargo, ND - West Acres Shopping Center has officially set Black Friday hours as 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29. However, the mall will allow stores flexibility with their opening times, as several will be opening Thanksgiving night.
The mall's four department stores, Sears, Macy's, Herberger's, and JCPenney, are slated to open at 8:00 p.m. Thanksgiving night, and many of the mall's retailers are set to follow-suit and open their doors to shoppers as early as 8:00 p.m.
"Last year stores opened at midnight, but with department stores opening earlier this year, we had to adjust our plans. We will open mall doors at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving to allow shoppers the ease to move throughout the mall from department store to department store, without having to venture outside", stated Alissa Sorum, West Acres Marketing Director. "By opening our doors at 8:00 p.m., we're also giving other retailers without outside doors the option to open early. We want our retailers to be able to do what is best for both their customers and their employees."
The mall's decision to open doors on Thanksgiving, while giving stores the flexibility of opening as late as 9:00 a.m. on Black Friday, was based on feedback from stores, traffic data from previous years and the early opening of department stores.
"It is important to us to allow flexibility to our merchants", explains Sorum. Some stores are not "Black Friday" oriented. They don't have special deals and sales going on, therefor they don't see a push to open early. These stores will open Friday morning. The stores with big specials and door busters will open early to accommodate excited Black Friday shoppers. We expect shoppers to come out in two waves – Thanksgiving evening and then again Friday morning."
Chris Heaton, West Acres Property Manager, says that Black Friday decisions are never easy. "We respect and understand that family time is important, but we also know Black Friday shopping is often part of a new family tradition. Those that come out on Black Friday are shopping with friends and family – it is more than just getting a great deal – it is a social experience.
Black Friday continues to be a fluid concept. Each year it evolves a little differently, and we have to adjust accordingly. There are still a lot of unknowns out there regarding this year, but there is one thing we can guarantee: there are going to be plenty of amazing deals for shoppers."
Breakdown of Black Friday at West Acres Shopping Center: Thursday, November 28 – Friday, November 29.
The complete list of store opening times and Black Friday offers will be posted at www.westacres.com and www.facebook.com/westacres in mid-November . Updates will continue to be made until noon on Wednesday, November 27.


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Hollow ichigo(plain white one)
B=hollow ichigo cries hyaaaaa in a whisper and stabs straight forward, like marth but he travels a distance everytime like fox's side B,if touched by the sword the enemy is sent back and stunned for a maximum of 2 seconds shrouded in a white aura.it does a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 20%
sideB=hollow ichigo yells zangetsu and a wave of white spirit energy is released, it reachs as far as ikes side B,it does 10%
upB=hollow ichigo jumps with an uppecut slash and comes down withhis sword,like ike's aether,then white energy is released sending the enemy back.it does 15%
downb=hllow ichigo grabs his sword with both hands and stabs the ground then a giant beam of white energy comes downward from the sky,like palkia and dialga,s attacks on spear pillar,while the enemy is hit he is stunned and then sent flying.it does a maximum of 20% if u hold the attack but if u just push it then it does 15%
final smash=bankai,hollow ichigo uses bankai like ichigo if the beam of spirit energy touches u then u get 30% of damage.while in bankai form hollow ichigos attacks become differnet.bankai lasts for 1 minute.
bankai b=hollow ichigostabs forward releasing a getsu-ga-tenshou
bankai up b=hollow ichigo uses flash stepfor a maximum of 3 times,on the last 1 hollow ichigo strikes his sword with no energy released.
bankai side b=getsuga tenshou
and then runs up and stabs u
bankai down b=hollow ichigo jumps and slashes at the ground
note:in bankai to hits will kill u depending wer ur located.
hollow ichigo(normal) grab= he throws his sword and ties up
up=he tosses u up
forwardhe tosses u forward
backward=he tosses u then strangles u with his sord
down=he tighten the rope on his sword
bankai grab=he teleports for .5 second andgrabs u with his hand in the same spot
up:tosses u up and does a cero
forward: he throws u out the field
backward; he slashes u with his sword
down he chokes u and he leaves u there.
a button=meta knights a
side a= runs and slashes
down a like ikes
up a like marths
in bankai hollow ichigo can flinch but is can get hurt by a few hits he has a barrier that heals like a shield but very weak is destroyed by two consecutive hits.
everytime hollow ichigo attacks he laughs for 1 second leaving him vulnerable.
normal hollow
up taunt puts his hand on his face.then his mask appears and disapears
side taunt=slices sword around(harmless) and sys that's it?
down taunt=throws his swoerd on the ground and laughs
bankai taunts
up=points his sword up and says "if ur just gonn stand there u'll die!"
side=just shrugs and smiles
with a little laughter
down=spirit energy aura
his sword can brake in normal mode if u hit him while taunting
he can only punch and kick using a buttons and grab with his rm also flash step
if u dont hit him for 5 seconds he will get his sword back
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CoD:WaW is dead to me.
Getting cod MW reflex soon.
Brawl, occasionally.
Ok, for those of you who keep asking for sets that have already been created (Krunch) here are all the sets I have made so far.
As requested by Bodine.
B: Hypnosis: Haunter shoots six rings in front of him in rapid succession, one after the after. They travel slowly, about the length of Pikachu's Thundershock. If three of the six rings hit the foe, they are put to sleep for 1.5 seconds. if all six hit, the foe is put to sleep for 3 full seconds. Has a .5 second charge time, does no damage, .5 second cooldown.
Side B: Sucker Punch: Haunter shoots his fist forward like a rocket. it goes the distance of Link's boomerang, then dissappears. A new hand immediately forms on Haunter. If the Hand hits anything while being shot, it deals 7% damage, no knockback, and 1 full second stun.
Down B: Curse: A needle appears in front of Haunter, and stabs him. Haunter takes 55% damage from this. Then, a small ghost floats around the foe(s), inflicting 10% damage per second for 10 seconds. The only way to alleviate the Curse is by being killed or by waiting the full ten seconds. In addition, all Haunter's moves have their knockback power reduced to very low. It has a 4 second charge time. Haunter takes 12% damage per second that he charges it. If Haunter is hit, or the charge is released before the full 5 seconds passes, Curse does nothing, but Haunter still retains the damage.
Up B: Shadow Sneak: Haunter dissappears and dashes in the chosen direction (via control pad/stick) then reappears at the other side. Travels the distance of Zelda's teleport, Fareores Wind. If an enemy(s) are in Hauters way during this move, the dissappear as well, travelling with Haunter to the chosen direction. For every second they are invisible with Haunter, they take 3% damage. Haunter travels for 2 seconds full. Both Haunter and whomever he Snuck are invincible and cannot attack for one second after they all reappear.
Final Smash: Night Shade of Terror: Haunter dissappears, then dark winds blow the characters back and forth. They layer, and each layer goes the opposite direction the one below it was going. (Figure 1-3 for reference) Then, Haunter reappears, filling up nearly the entire screen with his gaslike body. He laughs heartily, and the wind speed increases, making it more difficult to stay on any platform. The wind does damage depending on Haunter's damage %. If Haunter's damage is 30% or less, the wind does 3% damage per second for 10 seconds. If his damage is between 31-70%, it deals 7% damage per second for 10 seconds. If his damage percent is 71% or higher, it deals 10% damage for every second for 10 seconds. Haunter only fills the screen for the last 4 seconds. The winds, in addition to dealing damage, can push the players off the screen. Their power is slightly less then Squirtles Water Gun fully charged.
Figure 1-3: Example on Final Destination.
I know you guys prolly expected Shadow Ball in there somewhere, i felt we already had too much of that with the other players. Plus, Mewtwo's move in Melee was Shadow Ball.
Hitmonchan as requested by CK.
B: Focus Punch: Hitmonchan charges a powerful punch, then throws it with explosive force. Same speed and range as Falcon Punch. Has a 4 second charge time. Deals 30% damage plus immense knockback. (i felt we needed another Falcon Punch in the game)
Side B: Mach Punch: Hitmonchan dashes forward at a blinding speed, throwing a weak punch at the end. 4% damage, no knockback, .25 second stun, same range as Ike's fully charged Side B.
Down B: Counter: Hitmonchan blocks his face with his gloves, ready to counter any physical attack for 1.3 (hahaCK) seconds. He can only counter physical attacks, any projectile or magic based attack goes through.
Up B: Rapid Sky Uppercut: Hitmonchan jumps into the air at a 45 degree angle, travelling a small amount more than Mario's uppercut. While travelling, he punches furiously, letting loose a huge uppercut at the end. Any character caught in this attack deals 1% damage per hit, a total of 12 hits fired, and the uppercut at the end deals 7% damage and decent knockback. He is completely defensless during this attack from the bottom.
Final Smash: The "Chan Man's" Rhapsody: Hitmonchan rushes across the ring, not stopping until he hits a target. (note: if he does not run into anything, he could easily run out of the ring) If Hitmonchan runs into a target, the camera zooms in close, and a fast pace drum solo begins, rapidly beating the Snare drum. As the drum makes a hit, Hitmonchan also swings punches. All in all, it is a rapid punch flurry that goes to the beat of the drum. When the solo ends on a cymbal crash, Hitmonchan also throws his final punch, which is a straight forward "superman" punch. Each punch does 2% damage, with a total of 45 punches thrown in rapid, unblockable succession. The final "superman" punch deals an extra 25% damage, for a total of 115% damage dealt, plus immense knockback. If multiple characters are grouped together, the damage is split equally among them.
For those who dont know what the "superman" punch is, its a punch where the attacker rears back, and throws his fist into the opponents chest with their full body weight behind it. Its a KO punch basically.
So its known i plan on editing in his A moves later, which will include Thunderpunch, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, and Mega Punch.
I think its time for me to make another moveset...hopefully i can measure up to the expectations!
King K Rool; DK 64 (I had to!)
B: K Rool Kannon: KKR (King K Rool) takes out a small hand cannon and shoots small cannonballs forward. The cannonball plops out of the cannon and rolls across the stage (kinda like Pikachu Thundershock yea?) deals 5% damage to whatever target it hits. No charge needed, two second interval between shots if attempted to fire repeatedly. No knockback, 1/2 second stun.
Side B: K Rool Vakuum: KKR takes out his signature K Rool vak, and sucks up everything in front of him. Whatever is sucked up, KKR can then fire, dealing 13% damage to the projectile and sending it the length of Zamus' Gun Attack (Reg B) (example: if he shoots a bomb, the bomb explodes as soon as it is shot, damaging K Rool as well) If K Rool sucks up a player, he gains 1% damage every second the player is inside the Vak. Escapable, rapidly buttonmash.
Down B: K Rool KlapTrap: KKR places an invisible claw trap on the groun, this dissappears as soon as it is laid. Takes 1.3 (CK rofl) seconds to set up trap fully and make it ready to work. Deals 10% damage and stuns the opponent for 3 seconds. Only 2 KlapTraps can be on the field at a time (like Diddy's banana rule)
Up B: K Rool Kopter: KKR takes a small propeller above his head, spins it, then takes off diagonally vertical. Able to steer. Chargeable, 2.5 seconds to fully charge. If Kopter blade hits anything, traps them in the circular movement, dealing 3% damage every hit. Hits from start to finish # 5. Cannot be used consecutively (while falling after already being used) distance equal to Diddy's rocket packs, charged and uncharged.
Final Smash: K Rool Krusher: KKR's giant alligator robot island from DK 64 comes on screen as a robot, able to drag itself across screen on wheels and fire rockets out of mouth and fingers, via B button. K Rool Krusher also has jets used to jump with, also deals 7% damage when running into you. Rockets deal 25% each from fingers, x 2, and 35% when fired from the mouth. Same amount of time allowed for Fox's Landmaster. Kind of a super landmaster.
There it is. Comments?
Double Jump: Instead of a second jump, Kazooie flaps her wings, propelling them higher into the air. Max: 3. (Like Pit's double jump)
B: Kazooie Kannon: Kazooie comes out of the backpack and fires blue eggs at the enemy. Same distance and style as G&W. 4% damage per egg.
Side B: Breegul Blaster: Banjo and Kazooie launch themselves forward with force. Much like Ike's forward B, chargeable, and does 5% damage at minimum, 12% maximum. Same distance and speed as Ike.
Down B: Clockwork Kazooie: An egg pops out of Kazooie, revealing a small robot chick. As soon as used, player loses control of Banjo-Kazooie and gains control of the chick. The chick explodes either by running into something, this includes Banjo Kazooie, or by pressing the A or B button. Does 20% damage, low knockback.
Up B: Flying Kazooie: Kazooie spreads her wings and flies high. Same movement, length, and distance as Ikes up B.
Final Smash: Super Breegul Ultra Flying Bomber (Recoome ): Much like Diddy's final smash, Kazooie flaps her wings and flies high with Banjo. Banjo throws grenade eggs made by Kazooie at the ground. Same length of time as Diddy's. Does 10% damage per egg. If fired rapidly from start to finish, maximum number of eggs fired is 15.
B: Charged Kamehameha Wave: Charges like Samus, except can charge while falling also. Very low range, about the same range as Lucas' PK Fire. Does 9-17 damage, from minimum to maximum charge. Has immense knockback.
Forward B: Kaioken Attack: Much like Marth's Combo attack, multiple taps on the buttons give multiple hits. 7-12 Damage, low knockback, high stun.
Down B: "Now Im TRULY Angry": Goku gathers energy, and transforms into a Super Sayian. All of Goku's attacks get 5% extra damage to them plus extra knockback. Goku gains 3% damage every second he remains a Super Saiyan to his Damage counter as a negative effect. Performing the move again retards him back to his normal form.
Up B: Instant Transmission: Much like Mewtwo's teleport attack, Goku instantly teleports to the direction pointed, the same distrance as Zelda's "Faerors Wind". Goku is temporarily invincible in between the teleport distance. He gains 5% damage immediatly once this move is used.
Final Smash: Spirit Bomb: If Goku turns Super Saiyan without the negative effects. From point used, Goku gathers energy the size of Ganon Beast (Ganon's final smash) and throws it straight across the stage. Any on the receiving end of this attack are pushed with it out of the ring, no damage.
Semi-Perfect Cell (This is the only form available to start with. Final smash MUST be performed in order to play as Super Perfect Cell.)
B: Life Absorbtion: 10 second charge (cannot be used unless fully charged) When charged, can be used at any time by pressing the same button once. Cell's tail extends from his back and quickly stabs the opponent, dealing 25% damage to them and recovers 25% damage. Has a 1.5 second delay to hit. Has the same reach as Lucas' Pk Fire.
Forward B: Instant Rocket Punch: Can be charged a maximum of 5 Seconds. Cell teleports forward, punching the first thing he comes in contact with in the stomach. 2 second stun dealt to target. Has same reach as Ike's Forward B, charged and uncharged. Deals 5% damage.
Down B: Perfect Barrier: No charge: A quick purple blast all around Cell, repels all opponents and projectils. Has the same reach as Ike's "B" move (fully charged). The catch is, Cell still takes damage from whatever attacks, projectiles and physical moves, that were pushed away with this move. Causes knockback to opponents, no damage.
Up B: Instant Transmission: Same as Goku's.
Semi-Perfect Cell Final Smash: Cell grows bigger and bigger, about the size of Jigglypuff final smash; then explodes. Does massive damage, lower knockback than a normal punch. Cell MUST sacrifice one life. (this counts as a suicide in all types of Brawl) Cell then returns as Super Perfect Cell. All Cells moves gain a 5% damage increase, but no additional knockback. Also, this Final smash can only be used once per round.
Super Perfect Cell Final Smash: Ultimate Full-Power Kamehameha: Cell gathers power, and lets loose an enourmous Kamehameha slowly across the field. Any that touch this beam get 30% damage on impact, plus 15% damage for each additional hit (has roughly 5 hits from start to finish) plus monstrous knockback. Basically, any hit by this attack suffer instant KO. (can only be used when in Super Perfect form/.)
Ok, as courtesy to Raichu himself, Im starting from scratch.
B: "Raichu, Show 'em a REAL Thundabolt. Shut it DOWN!": Raichu's signature move, Raichu absorbs electricity yelling, "Raiiiii," for 4 seconds, then unleashes it in a startling blast of electricity while screaming, "CHU!". While charging, Raichu loses all motor functions. This move can be cancelled by pressing the Guard button. Can only be used when charged the full length of time, then a bolt of lightning flashes at lightning speed at any given direction, via the control stick. The lightning blast goes through everything, and can hit multiple enemies if in the same direction. The bolt deals 50% damage plus massive knockback to whomever is hit. Raichu also takes 10% damage.
Side B: Volt Tackle: Raichu charges energy, then rolls forward with an electric spin, almost the same motion and speed as Sonics Side B. Can be cancelled by pressing any button. If Volt Tackle hits at minimal charge, it deals 10% damage to those hit and good knockback, Raichu also takes 3% damage. If hit at max charge time, maximum charge of 3 seconds, Raichu moves much faster and deals 24% damage, great knockback, and Raichu takes 8% damage himself.
Down B: Thunderstorm: Raichu plants his feet on the ground, and charges his power. While doing this, every .8 seconds, a small lightning bolt will shoot from Raichu in a random direction, usually towards his enemies. If they strike an enemy, they take 7% damage and cause knockback. If they hit, Raichu ceases charging. Also, Raichu can be knocked out of charging by any move. While Raichu is charging, every 2 seconds he heals himself by 5%. This move can only be used to heal a maximum of 20% damage per life. When the max healing is reached, Raichu still sputters electricity until the move is cancelled or he is hit.
Up B: Raichu's arrogance, aka Take Down: Raichu dashes in the given direction via control stick. Raichu travels as far as one of Pikachu's Quick Attacks. If Raichu hits an opponent, they are spiked downwards. Raichu deals 10% damage, and takes 3% damage as a result. Also, if it hits, Raichu then enters "free-fall mode".
Final Smash: "Raichu is da Ultimate Pokamon!": Raichu gains tremendous power. For 8 seconds, Raichu remains vulnerable, but takes no recoil damage from his attacks. Also, all Raichu's moves no longer have to charge.
King Boo:
Special Abilities: Float: King Boo cannot activate or trip any land based bomb or device. He can still be harmed by things above the ground, such as Bom-ombs.
B: Boolicious Summon: King Boo summons one of his minion Boos, and throws them at the opponent in rapid volley. The ghost do no damage, but instead pass through the opponent, including all objects/walls. Each time a Boo passes through the opponent, they are stunned for 1.3 seconds. This attack is very fast, however, multiple Boos passing through the opponent do not stack the stunning time. (Eg: If the opponent is hit with more than one Boo at the same or near the same time, they are still only stunned for 1.3 seconds. Throws three Boos at once that travel as far and fast as Falcos Laser.
Side B: Mr. Boojangles: Boo creates a copy of himself across the ring, then the too King Boos dash towards eachother, laughing maniacally until they crash into eachother, and the phantom Boo fades. This attack deals 5% damage plus makes the opponent stuck in the ground, the amount of time depends on how much damage they have; the more damage, the more time stuck. The phantom appears about the distance away as Fox's side B. Fast attack, but not quite as fast as Foxs Side B.
Down B: Transparency: King Boo turns invisible, and becomes invincible to all non-element attacks. If an element based attack (fire, ice, electric, water, energy, etc.) he turns back to normal. This effect lasts as long as the user holds the B button after the initial Down B is executed. The player can still move around in this form, however, they cannot dash, jump, dodge, or attack in any way. Also, they cannot pick up items.
Up B: Booregard's Ascendence: King Boo rapidly propels himself in a given direction, via control stick, leaving afterimages of crying Boos in his trail. 5 Boos are left behind him, if they are hit by the opponent, they haunt the opponent, swirling around them in a circle. Each Boo deals 1% damage to the opponent for 3 seconds, for a total of 15 damage if all five Boos are hit. The afterimage Boos only remain for 1.3 seconds, or until they are hit.
Final Smash: The Kings Trump Card: A Giant Bowser Ghost head appears, and King Boo dissappears into it. The player then has control of the giant bowser head, which can fly. B button will fire tiny Ice Balls, which freeze the target for 1.5 seconds while dealing 15% damage. Holding the A button will launch a continuous stream of fire from Bowsers mouth, dealing 10% damage per second for as long as the button is held. The Head stays in play for 12 seconds total. The head is not invincible, however. A strong attack will cause the head to spin around and face the opposite direction.
Ahh...Now I may gloat at my prowess....bow my minions, gravel.
Look, I dont wanna break your spirit, mainly because your new, but I give criticism when I see its needed, and trust me, its needed. Sorry dude.
Viewtiful Joe (Taunts: Down = He turns to normal Joe and puts both of his hand at his crotch area and put his knees together (like he was hiding the fact he was naked), Side = He does the pose from the game cover and whichever side you hit is which side he jumps, and Up = His watch glows and he becomes normal Joe, than he uses his V-Watch to turn back into Viewtiful Joe)
B: Viewtiful Joe uses his "slow-time" ability, in a sense, to power his attack damage and speed. His attacks all go up by 3% and he temporarily gains the speed from one weight level down without the farther knock-back drawback. Takes 1.2 seconds to use and lasts 10 seconds. His weight level is dropped by one during the 1.2 seconds it takes to use the ability.
Side B: Viewtiful Joe shoots across the screen at super-speed (like Falco). An after image follows him and hits anything behind him. When Viewtiful Joe stops the after image merges into him. Viewtiful Joe does 6% damage, during super-speed, while his after-image does another 6%, if it hits; the move has minimal knock-back. Viewtiful Joe enters free fall mode until his after image merges with him or hits an opponent.
Down B: Viewtiful Joe enters "Mach Speed " mode, once again, and envelops himself in a heat shield. The heat shield makes him immune to fire-type attacks and damages anyone who hits him. Viewtiful Joe does no added damage by hitting someone while being shielded; cast time takes 1.5 seconds. The shield lasts for 12 seconds and does 3% each time he is hit. The shield has knock-back or stun damage, mainly used as a damage builder.
Up B: Viewtiful Joe uses his power, "Zoom-In." Viewtiful Joe shoots into the air with his cape, extended in size, staying where he started from. Any character hit by his cape is stunned for 3 seconds. Viewtiful Joe is able to direct which we he shoots up by using the control stick. Any character hit by the cape takes 3% damage for each second stunned (if hit, stunned time is rounded down). This attack does no kick-back and leaves Viewtiful Joe vulnerable from above. While using this move, Viewtiful Joe takes damage at 1.5x the normal rate.
A: Viewtiful Joe does a side kick at the opponent; this attack can be continuous if the A is rapidly pressed. The attack does 3% damage the first hit, 2% the next, and than 1% for the rest.
Side A: Viewtiful Joe does one powerful punch. A non-charged hit does 6% damage, while a charged hit does 10% and major knock-back; charge time is 1.5 seconds.
Down A: Spins around in a circle and hits anyone that is close enough with his cape. Any character hit by his cape takes 0.5 second stun and 4% damaged (non-charged). If the attack is charged, any character hit takes 1.2 second stun and 7% damage; this attack has a charge time of 2 seconds.
Up A: Viewtiful Joe flips upwards and hits an opponent with his feet. The attack takes 1.2 seconds to charge and does 8% damage, if fully charged; this attack has major knock-back. If the attack is not charged it only does 5%, but still has decent knock-back... if considerably less.
Final Smash: Viewtiful Joe slams his palm down on his V-Watch and one of his VFX powers are randomly chosen.
Slow Time - Viewtiful Joe's moves have double the damage and kick-back. All other characters are slowed (like the stop-watch item) for 12 seconds.
Mach Speed - Viewtiful Joe goes to the middle of the stage (in the air) and envelops himself in a heat shield. He powers himself up (arms tightened, face looking up) causing his heat shield to grow. While he is doing this multiple "Joe's" fall out of him, enveloped in a heat shield, that run around attacking people. Whenever a "Joe" hits you, unlike Viewtiful Joe, these cause damage through their heat shield. They can be attacked and killed, but if hit you turn red and take burn damage. If you hit a "Joe" you take 5% damage every second for as long as the Final Smash continues; these can be stacked (Example: you hit a Joe twice... you take 10% every second). If a "Joe" hits you it's the same damage as Viewtiful Joe's non-charged Side A, but has twice as much kick-back as his charged Side A. The Final Smash lasts for 15 seconds.
Zoom In - A camcorder appears in Viewtiful Joe's hands. When thrown the camera flies into the air. Viewtiful Joe gets a new camcorder after he throws one. Each camcorder, in the air, begins to "shoot" enemies. A camera square appears (as if filming) and targets opponent characters. The square starts off larger and, if hit, stuns an opponent for 1.2 seconds. The square starts to minimize causing it to become even deadlier. When the square reaches it smallest size it does 15% damage and insane kick-back. If the opponent's character is hit by this attack it is almost a guaranteed KO. This Final Smash lasts for 10 seconds.
Edit: Would like to do some more, so request away.
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Awesome descriptive ideas Storm. Those are sick. (I like Haunters and Hitmonchan's the best) Nice Viewtiful Joe moveset king slayer
Cloud. And excellent discussion topic im feeling the vibe of moves connected to the characters style(aka Viewtiful Joe)


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When centenarian Jim Mims woke up the morning of Dec. 1, he was unprepared for the early birthday present he received: more than 20 people laboring outside his house, performing outdoor chores.
Approximately 22 people from the University of Richmond's Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Bon Air Rotary Club came to the aid of Mims that morning to help clean his yard, his roof and the surrounding land.
Jonathan Shannon, one of Lambda Chi's current vice presidents, the fraternity's philanthropy officer and a junior at the University of Richmond said that just over half the current brothers planned on attending.
"If someone needs help, it's natural to help them," Shannon said of the reason behind the high number of volunteers who jumped at the opportunity to help a fellow alumnus. But because of the number of people coming from the rotary club, the nature of the work and the limited space for parking, the original 28 volunteers from Lambda Chi was cut down to nine.
Some of these tasks included racking Mims's expansive front lawn, sweeping, cleaning off leaves from his roof and gutters, uprooting invasive azaleas and ivy, and cutting down overgrown branches.
"He usually gets help from the neighbors, but it's a big yard," Adam Mears of the Bon Air Rotary Club said. "When we drove by and saw there was a lot of leaves and sticks, we just decided to band together and get everything cleaned up."
It was a Richmond alumnus, Dan Wilkins, who recruited the current pledges of Lambda Chi Alpha to aid in the clean-up, Mears said.
"[Wilkins] went to U of R and was in the same fraternity as Jim back in the day," Mears said. "He put the word out and we got an outpouring of people from U of R as well."
With more than 20 people collectively working on the yard, the sides of the house and the roof, the project took a little more than an hour to perform the tasks that often hindered Mims.
The rotary club hadn't informed Mims of the clean-up plans and he was surprised to discover people working just outside of his house.
"I just can't believe that there're all here," Mims, 101, said, overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up to his house.
Mims only knew some of the people who volunteered their time to help with his yard, meaning most of the people helping were complete strangers to him, including the members of Lambda Chi Alpha.
"Brotherhood is forever, so they say," Shannon said of the brothers' willingness to volunteer. "I hope someone does this for me when I'm 101."
Mims, a World War II veteran who served in the Marines and the Navy, graduated from the University of Maryland, but wasn't an initiated member of the fraternity until after his service in the war and moved to Richmond. He was made a member of Lambda Chi in the late 1940s. He has also been an active member of the Bon Air Rotary Club since 1954. He will have been a member for 59 years in February.
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LOS ANGELES -- Novelist David Westheimer, who wrote ''My Sweet Charlie" and ''Von Ryan's Express," which was turned into a movie starring Frank Sinatra, has died at the age of 88.
Mr. Westheimer died Tuesday of heart failure at UCLA Medical Center, according to his son, Fred.
During World War II, the former editor and columnist for the Houston Post served in the Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard a B-24 bomber. His bomber was shot down by Italian fighter planes and he spent 28 months as a prisoner of war.
Mr. Westheimer drew upon his experiences when he wrote ''Von Ryan's Express," a story about an American soldier leading his fellow POWs on a daring escape from the Germans in Italy.
In 1965, Mr. Westheimer wrote ''My Sweet Charlie," which dealt with racial tensions in a Texas town. The book was made into a successful play, produced on Broadway in 1966. It was later made into a television movie that earned an Emmy Award for actress Patty Duke.
Other books written by Mr. Westheimer include ''Summer on the Water," and ''Sitting It Out."


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Breaking: Fire at former Cedar Hotel, Newquay
Nine fire engines and around 50 firefighters are still working to put out a fire at a derelict building in Newquay.
It started at the former Cedars Hotel at around four thirty this afternoon.
Around 30 residents in the Mount Pleasant area have been evacuated from their homes and taken to a respite centre.
There are no reports of any injuries or damage to other properties. Firefighters say they are making steady progress.
The fire is now under control and almost out. The displaced residents will be allowed to return to their homes by 2230 hours.
At this time the cause of the fire is stil being investigated and no arrests have been made.


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So you reformatted your mac and didn't back up your AddressBook contacts? Whoops. That's ok though, if you have a jailbroken iPhone you can restore your AddressBook contacts with a little bit of hackery. So lets get started!
1. SSH into your iphone, and get r00t.
TheGame:~ egeste$ ssh email@example.com email@example.com's password: iPhone:~ root:
2. Go into the mobile user's home dir and create a backup folder
iPhone:~ root: cd /var/mobile iPhone:/var/mobile root: mkdir Backup
3. Copy the AddressBook databases into your backup folder
iPhone:/var/mobile root: cp Library/AddressBook/* Backup/
4. Open up iTunes and plug in your iPhone/iPod Touch (if it's not already). In iTunes, click on your device under Devices, then click on the tab for Info. Check the box to sync your contacts, then click sync. iTunes will ask you if you want to do this because blah blah blah whatever, just do it.
5. Once the sync is complete you will notice that all the contacts are gone from your phone. DON'T FREAK OUT. return to your SSH session and copy the database files back to their original location like so:
iPhone:/var/mobile root: cp Backup/* Library/AddressBook/
6. If you check your phone contacts again you should see that all of your contacts are back. Now all you need to do is sync your phone again. BLAMMO! iTunes should have imported all the contacts from your iPhone into AddressBook. You may have to do some merging and whatnot.
I suppose this would work for Outlook contacts as well, but I haven't tested it.
Anyway, that's all for now.


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BLUEFIELD, Va. (WVVA) -- The Graham G-Girls bounced back nicely after losing earlier in the week. Graham defeated Galax 50-41, Friday night.
The G-Girls were riding a losing streak after losing to Bluefield on Monday and Pikeview last week. They have the chance to win their second game in a row against Tazewell tomorrow night. Graham defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season.


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We are located on Waldo Road on the 3rd floor of the new UF red brick building that is north of 16th Avenue/south of 23rd Avenue and across the street from Tacachale.
UF decals are required to park at the East Campus where our offices are located, however, there are designated visitor parking spots. These spaces are located in the northwest area of campus and are most easily found if you enter from the NW 23rd Avenue entrance. After entering from NW 23rd Avenue take your first left into the parking lot and then turn left again. You will see the visitor parking sign. If you enter from Waldo Road you will need to turn right after passing the three story building and follow the road towards the 23rd Avenue exit - turn right into the parking lot and left into the visitor parking area.
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Archive for the 'Xwear' Category
A guy in underwear – Xwear
Men's underwear from Xwear – www.xwear.com.au
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Become an Xwear swimwear model!
Xwear needs models and YOU need hot swimwear!
Xwear has just announced their DareToBare challenge. The winner from this challenge will be the featured model in their next advertising campaign to launch a new line.
Being the featured model in an advertising campaign can be very rewarding for a model. You see, Xwear is not offering their new model JUST a campaign. The winner will also receive a gift basket packed full of amazing prizes and gifts worthy of a top model!
So are you wondering how to take the DareToBare Challenge?
It's simple! Put on a pair of Xwear, snap a few pics, and then email them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
(And while you're at it, also send them to firstname.lastname@example.com to get the chance to win the title of Fan Pic of the Month.)
Xwear will put you on display and show the world you dared to bare!
Then the battle begins. One person who chose to dare to bare will be selected as the winner.
But nobody should worry too much about not winning. Every guy who dares to bare will get a prize!
So what are you waiting for?
Put on some Xwear and take the challenge!!
Guys in swimwear – XWear
Happy Friday, guys!
Summer is full on, huh? And you may envy me – in a couple of weeks I'm heading off to California to soak up some that summer sun. Can't wait. And it made me think of swimwear – although I have tons, my collection could use an upgrade.
So from the ever-growing ocean of Australian men's swimwear brands, today we present you with one of the newest and most eye-catching additions, XWear.
We're plotting to review a pair of XWear swim briefs soon here on GUB, but for now I just wanted to share with you guys some of the best designs. Just look at the photos below…!
Swim briefs are XWear's strong force – these babies look fierce!
XWear swimsuits are between $28 and $38 USD. Get more info over at www.xwear.com.au.
Oh, and they have a blog, too – check it out over at xwear.blogspot.com.


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...and here's why.
I had already met him on GLB night when he showed at Tony up with free water for the group. So when I had a complicated seating situation involving stolen seats and me not wanting to be a prick on GLB night, I noticed Andre like 20 feet away, and I was pretty sure he would help me out, knowing that I am a Gaslamp Baller.
I approached Andre, explained my situation, and asked him for a move, and he said "Sure. Is there anywhere in particular you would like to sit?" I wanted to be polite (not kick a gift in the mouth and ask to sit right behind home plate or anything) and said "no, whatever you can get is fine."
So we left, and I got a mini-Pad Squad Interview in on the way. I asked if he reads GLB regularly, and he answered yes. I asked if he knew that the picture of him and Jonny Dub was bound to appear on the front page at some point, and to answer, he asked me if that was a good thing.
Andre got like 10 feet ahead of me at one point- he walks really fast (I guess he had important Pad Squad business to attend to). One particular usher was being a dick as I was following Andre to the upgraded seats, and tried to hassle me because I had no tickets for the section I was following Andre into. I told him we were with Andre, but he had gotten ahead of me, and of course the usher thought I was lying to sneak in. The usher's clever comeback was "So what? I don't care", but Andre returned to put the usher in his place, and we were escorted without further problems to seats down the third base line.
So Andre, thanks again for the seats, and know that you have my vote for GLB's Pad Squadder of the Year Award (if I even get a vote, haha.)


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Orient Stock Gaps Up On Today's Open (ONP)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Orient Paper (AMEX:ONP) were gapping up Thursday morning with an open price 11.1% higher than Wednesday's closing price. The stock closed at $5.61 Wednesday and opened today's trading at $6.23. The average volume for Orient has been 482,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. Orient has a market cap of $105.3 million and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Orient Paper, Inc., through its subsidiary, Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Company Limited, engages in the production and distribution of paper and paper products in the People's Republic of China. The company has a P/E ratio of 7.2, equal to the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 23.3. TheStreet Ratings rates Orient as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. You can view the full Orient Ratings Report. Get more investment ideas from our investment research center.
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It's Public! 77% of Java Users Are Operating Defunct Versions
Despite the recent outrage regarding the exploited vulnerabilities in Java, several organizations are still running on the outdated version of the platform. A survey conducted by web security firm Websense revealed that organizations across industry verticals are still using older versions of Java in their back-end, some of which are weeks, months or even years outdated.
During its survey the company gathered information from numerous endpoints and unveiled an amazing outcome- more than three quarters of Java clients are using a versions of Java that are at least six months out of place. Biting further into the details, the survey noted that more than half of the participating organizations were more than a year outdated. Such degree of ignorance makes their computers an easy-catch for even for non-targeted attacks that are exploiting Java vulnerabilities.
Another segment of the report disclosed appalling statistics that exposed that over a quarter of participant companies got their last Java update four years ago. Moreover, the ratio of firms using the latest version of Java came out to be 1:20. This probably means that in most of the firms the applications have never been updated at all. According to another revelation, this makes 98 per cent of the end points a soft target for the most recent CVE-2013-1493 vulnerability. In fact, more than a quarter of them have been at the gun point of CVE-2012-5076 since November 2012.
The thing that further ads to the degree of seriousness of this revelation is the recent series of scathing hack attacks and vulnerability exploitations. It is worrisome to note that despite such security threats hovering around, organizations are turning blind towards the dire of updating their Java applications.
According to Websense officials, more than 77 per cent of the user base is working on Java versions that are dead and will not be receiving any patches or updates. Some of the versions are not even supported by Oracle anymore.
Frisking the statistics unveiled by Websense brings out two major challenges faced by Java users. Firstly, majority of users are not able to access the security patches and secondly those who have patched their applications are finding it difficult to cope up with the rigorous update cycle.
The reputation of Java as a development platform has degraded over the time, so much so that industry experts are suggesting users to completely ditch Java or at least try to do so at the earliest. Even though Oracle has been prompted to incorporate new security features as a part of application white listing, there seems to be no easy way out of this contingency until the patches and updates are promoted at a higher scale, in a more targeted manner.


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AMNH Continues 'One Step Beyond' Series 2/28 with Dj Rashad and Dj Spinn
The American Museum of Natural History continues the seventh season of One Step Beyond with DJ sets by DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, and Nick Catchdubs. The event will take place in the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe on Friday, February 28, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
During this ongoing party series, guests can dance in the Museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space to the sounds of the biggest names in techno, electronica, hip-hop, and indie rock. Guests can also enjoy the Hayden Big Bang Theater, located in the lower part of the Hayden Sphere, which features a dynamic multi-media presentation, narrated by acclaimed actor Liam Neeson, that takes visitors on a thrilling four-minute trip from Earth to The Edge of the visible universe. Each ticket also includes one pass to the Museum for future use. One Step Beyond is presented with Brightest Young Things.
After DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn met in 1996 during homeroom at Thornwood High School, they quickly began producing tracks at each other's houses. They also DJ'd parties with RP Boo, DJ Clent, GantMan, Poncho, and various essential Dance Mania DJs including DJ Deeon, Jammin Gerald, DJ Funk, and DJ PJ. Since then they have released tracks, DJ'd parties around the world, and founded a DJ and production crew called the "TekLife"-connecting veteran DJs and producers who mentor younger DJs in the music business. DJ Rashad's album "Double Cup" was given "Best New Music" by pitchfork in 2013.
For nearly a decade, Nick Catchdubs had been DJing around the world from Lollapalooza and Camp Bisco to Electric Daisy Carnival and HARDFest. Catchdubs is also co-founder of the label Fool's Gold, which has introduced artists like Danny Brown, Kid Cudi, and Duck Sauce.
It all takes place at the American Museum of Natural History. Guests should enter through the Weston Pavilion entrance on Columbus Avenue at 79th Street. Admission to One Step Beyond is $25 in advance, $30 day of show. Guests must be 21 and present valid ID. A beer and wine cash bar is available. Advance purchase is recommended. Tickets may be available at the door. Tickets are available on the Museum's website at www.amnh.org/calendar/one-step-beyond or by calling 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
Become a fan of the Museum on Facebook at facebook.com/naturalhistory, or visit twitter.com/AMNH to follow us on Twitter.


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March 23, 2011
MADISON, S.D. - The Dakota State University softball team was scheduled to play a doubleheader with Dakota Wesleyan on March 22, but it has been postponed due to cold weather and wet playing field conditions.
The make-up doubleheader has been set for Tuesday, April 26 in Mitchell, S.D. The first game is slated to start at 4 p.m.
Check back to DSU Athletics homepage (www.dsuathletics.com) for future updates on postponements and cancellations. Contact the DSU Athletics office at 605-256-5229 if you have any questions.
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He's a superfreak! Superfreak! He's superfreaky, yowh.
SBN superimposed Jadeveon Clowney over Johnny Manziel's otherwise impressive 40 run at the Combine. Sometimes you might think it would be fun to be able to play an offensive skill position in the NFL, and then if you're smart you realize you never, ever want to do anything that has a guy like Clowney chasing you with bad intent.


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NatWest says sorry over broken banking app
NatWest has apologised after customers found themselves locked out of the bank's mobile app earlier today. Around two million people use the service, with the problem also hitting customers of Royal Bank of Scotland RBS and Ulster Bank, which are part of the same group.
The bank is still trying to work out what caused the problems.
All our mobile banking applications are now running normally. We apologise again for the inconvenience caused to our customers.


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Bring your vintage, heirloom, and thrift store Christmas treasures to the Taft Museum of Art for a talk by Christmas expert George W. Johnson, followed by "Antique Christmas Roadshow" where local experts will identify and appraise audience members' items. Stay after the program for a tour of Antique Christmas, a display of antique Christmas ornaments and decor throughout the rooms of the historic house. (Antique Christmas is on view through January 13, 2013.) Tickets: $12, includes museum admission. More info: 513-684-4515 or taftmuseum.org.
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