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Another Successful Cleaning
Haha, like last year, I have yet again cleaned your entire Talk Page and put it into an Archive :D I hope you like it Blue, it looks so brand new, one more thing.
- puts up a "No Littering" and a "No Spamming" signs up on the wall*
lol I couldn't resist putting that up, anyway until next year, enjoy your new sparkly clean Talk Page :) Nikolai Banks (talk) 00:18, January 19, 2014 (UTC)
You're welcome matey :) That'll be 99,000,000,000 >:D
JK :D Nikolai Banks (talk) 01:07, January 19, 2014 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply, but I managed to respond on Rise of the Mersanaries reboot, sorry if it took so long. Nikolai Banks (talk) 18:43, January 24, 2014 (UTC)
I am going to make an attempt to revive Gangs Reboot, me and Wild will speak of ideas what to do, she might bring her char in, not sure yet though, just be ready for the next comment on Gangs. BTW maybe should I make a reboot of one of my other old RPs? If so, which of the old ones should I reboot? Nikolai Banks (talk) 20:51, February 13, 2014 (UTC)
Was just reading back on the ADA reboot - died at a bad time, there was a lot of cool stuff that coulda happened, woulda been Long Patrol vs. Marlfox army vs. Shadowbane army.
Llamao: The Boss 18:37, February 17, 2014 (UTC)
Second semester senior, dawg. gotta revive that
Llamao: The Boss 00:34, February 18, 2014 (UTC)
Need some help
Hey Blue, if you see this, think you can help me with something? Its kinda something I been trying to do for a while now, and it seems my approche just annoys a person I use to be friends who, and she doesn't seem to want me talking to her, she hides my comments on her DA profile when I leave a comment, and when they do that, it kinda hurts me. Its Pine I am talking about. Nikolai Banks (talk) 01:21, March 2, 2014 (UTC)
Well its too late now, the Hypocrite blocked me after my 3rd comment, my first comment was "Hey there :) Long time no see, would you like to chat sometime" That was a week or so ago, then I noticed it was hidden,, so I left another comment on her profile, if I remember correctly, I said "Hey? I was wondering, would you like to chat sometime?" And that she hid that comment too, so I felt hurt as if she was embarrassed to be even socilized with me, so I told her that was very mature in a third comment, and the rest of the comment I can't remember >.> If she didn't hide the third one, I'd copy paste it here. it was then the 3rd comment she just blocked me, she didn't reply to me, she wasn't nice in any way to me, in all the effort I tried reaching out and asking if we could be friends again in 3 comments, and she just went HYPOCRITE mode and blocked me on DA.......now that was real mature of her to do, blocking someone who is trying to reach out to her, in the hopes of renewing the friendship we once had, but it seems she has no heart to even care, I would not be surprised if Jesus tried the same thing I did, reaching her, and she blocks Him in the same reaction, well I don't think Christ would take the same approach as I did, He has His own way of reaching people.
sighs, well like someone told me not too long ago on DA, Jesus told us we would be hated simply because He was also hated. And as hard as it may be, the hypocrites and hard-to-live-with people are the ones we need to show God's love to the most.....Never would I know Pine would be one of those Hypocrites and hard to live with people........I guess I am not Silver or Amrel or Raw or any of the people she mostly talks to, I am just the person she hates and despises for only God knows why, and I don't.......she proved one thing by blocking me on DA, she hates me, and does not want me for a friend, and if this is how she truly feels, I won't bother her about being friends again.......even if she did unblock me on DA, it be too hard to even speak to the Hypocrite now, after how she emotionally wounded me. Nikolai Banks (talk) 10:08, March 2, 2014 (UTC)
Hmm, I can try doing that Blue, but how do I respond in a way that others are able to see Christ in me? I do post journals of wisdom from time to time, such as this one http://nikobanks.deviantart.com/journal/A-Revelation-that-came-to-me-431407107, it does show something in a way. Nikolai Banks (talk) 01:48, March 3, 2014 (UTC)
Well I did kindness, but it didn't GO exactly the way I wanted it to, I do have patience as well, but it can get limited at some point, trying kindness and patience with people like her does not go well, and I am telling you this from experience as one who becomes a victim of wickedness from sinners who act like friends, and moment I even show kindness, people hide my comments or block me, you can even ask the heathen that if you want. the first 2 comments were out of kindness, the third one was out of being hurt cause SHE hid my comments. So what do I do out of kindness and patience when someone blocks me after the third comment? Nothing, you can't do anything cause, A you are blocked by an ignorant person, and B, if I wanted I would leave a message on her talk page, but there is a huge doubt she even see it. Nikolai Banks (talk) 10:53, March 3, 2014 (UTC)
True, I know you are right, I should just stop being angry at her for wronging me like she did, who knows, it possibly was her mom or someone else who blocked me, not entierly sure though, but I won't hold it against her, I will forgive her, its the forgetting and emotional pain that will be hard to do. Nikolai Banks (talk) 14:48, March 3, 2014 (UTC)
Troll Alert
We have a little troll problem on Wikia Chat, would you be kind enough to come on and sort out the little pest? Nikolai Banks (talk) 20:13, March 3, 2014 (UTC)
Oh, and before I forget, I like to request for Adminship or at least Chatmod rights? So if such trolls come on RWW Chat again and start trouble, or start making disgusting and foul articles, I be able to do something about it, I am well aware how to be an Administrator, I know all the ropes, how the wiki works, I even know how to block trolls, I wouldn't be asking of this from you, if the troll would of just stay clear away from Redwall Wars Wiki Chat. Thanks. Nikolai Banks (talk) 20:35, March 3, 2014 (UTC)
Re: A Firm Request
I recently made this Thread:107784 on General Forums a few days ago, and I am a little peeved off that no one has reconized it, I have shown this site loyialty for 4 years now, and I am kinda disappointed that I am not reconized for the position I requested for on the thread, just read the thread and think about what I said on the thread itself, honestly if I am going to request such things, I would at least like some form of an answer, not it being ignored by every single person on this wiki. I made the offer to step up and help out this community more than an avarage user, but if that is denied, then what point is it coming here? Nikolai Banks (talk) 09:57, March 6, 2014 (UTC)
Hello i wish to exstend an invetation to chat with me on my wikis chat so that we may discuss an arrangement that shall benefit both our wikis from which i shall leave u a link to my chat in this message
yes and no i will explain further on this wikis chatroom
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Weapons: A big iron spear with a small knob at the bottom. He can also throw lances a far distance.
Background: He lived with his family, being educated and helping people that passed their door. One day, a mercenary pack lead by Abscon, the stoat, killed his family and threw Zane in the river. Days later a nice young hare found him and brought him to Salamandastron, where he was fed and taken care of. During those seasons he was taught how to use weapons and fend for himself. When he was old enough he left to find Abscon and his murderous pack.
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Etc: (Anything you want to add) He can also play the flute and is a great singer with a deep booming voice and laugh.
Remember that one time wherein you were speaking of Bioshock? Yeah, well, I've been playing it. It's fantastic. Rawfan: The Boss 02:11, April 2, 2014 (UTC)
What plot twist? Rawfan: The Boss 04:19, April 2, 2014 (UTC)
~~ Another Character if that is okay ~~
Name: Toffet
Gender: Male
Species: Shrew
Appearance: Shorter than most shrews but really strong and sturdy.
Personality: Witty, though he has a hot temper if you mess with him or his stuff. He is more like Zane complete opposite. But he is good.
Weapons: Normal Short rapier and sling. Though he carries a small club decorated with sharp rocks.
Background: Born and raised proper but when he got older he ran from home and begin to trade items and even smuggle things or people.
Affiliation: Friends with Zane
Etc: Anyone can use this character as long as no one uses Zane.
I haven't gotten even halfway through. I'm at Arcadia. This game creeps me out a little. Rawfan: The Boss 16:35, April 2, 2014 (UTC)
That's going to terrify me. I'm looking for the stuff to make that thing you know? Pretty sure it's like the Lazaurus Vector or something. That chick that was making it, before she died, was pretty cool. Am I supposed to save those little girls or can I just harvest 'em?
Rawfan: The Boss 00:57, April 3, 2014 (UTC)
I've harvested two, and saved two. Wait, I saved three because that chick that's like "hey yo plz save my bb ok." and I saved the one in front of her.Rawfan: The Boss 16:16, April 3, 2014 (UTC)
Do you have a Skype, or a Steam, Blue? It would make it so much easier to speak to you on a regular basis. You know as well as I do you've missed my inherent charm. Rawfan: The Boss 16:37, April 4, 2014 (UTC)
I sent you a request. Get on chat, noob, I'm on. Rawfan: The Boss 21:34, April 4, 2014 (UTC)
Greetings, friend!
Hello there Bleu! Been awhile, eh?
Lathagarr Haharr me cullies! 19:20, April 18, 2014 (UTC)
Hey Blue I made a small change to the wiki involving names. I discovered how to alter the names of user ranks (Admin, Chat Mod, Founder, etc.) and changed a couple of them. The ones I changed were: Founder to Badger Lord for you, Chat Moderator to Guardian of The Chat, and Blocked to Killed Via Ban Hammer. Hope you do not mind the change, felt it would be nice to have the wiki customized a little bit. Corbus May The Wind Be At Your Back, Matey 19:27, April 18, 2014 (UTC)
Ideas for Rune of Chaos reboot
Ok time to get myself BACK into doing things on here like blog RPs, what do you think Blue? Anyway I am going to resume on Rise of the Mersanaries Reboot, and on Gangs Reboot, then I must start planning on the Rune of Chaos reboot, and I might need a few ideas for that. So ye ol crazy badger, got some ideas you might have in mind? At the moment I got nothing, but I will give some if I think of any :) lol well I know I have some ideas forming between now and when I get on tomorrow. Wish me best of luck :) Nikolai Banks (talk) 01:05, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
Hey Blue!!! I was just thinking you should probably change the Wiki backround as it's not winter anymore!! Thanks :3
Kuri Here there be cuteness! 00:14, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
Chuckles the Cheat: notices the No Magic or Firesarms rule on Rise of the Mersanaries Reboot. "What, that bites! I show you dude!" puts in cheat and a giant tank falls out of the sky, he gets in and starts the engine "Hey Blue, since you said "No Tanks" try stop me now! >:) recks havoc on Rise of the Mersanaries Reboot.
Dr Hax: "HAAAX!!!!" throws a computer monitor at Chuckles, knocking him out.
Me: comes along and removes Chuckles's phone and puts a toy phone in his hand. "No more cheast for you >:)"
lol I couldn't resist doing that :D I slowly get back into rp's, but I am still slow, need to break this multitasking thing though, its kinda why I don't comment so much, that or I am also kinda lazy at times. D: Nikolai Banks (talk) 01:22, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
No, thank you :)
Kuri Here there be cuteness! 21:32, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
Hey Blue I am going to be hosting a pair of contests for the wiki to try and attract some new people here. One of them is an art contest for a new logo since we sort of need one badly(Our currently image is some sort of fan art for some reason). Corbus May The Wind Be At Your Back, Matey 23:58, May 8, 2014 (UTC)
You may want to keep an eye on that new guy, he is quite cheeky and very rude, just look at the convo between my and his talk pages. Nikolai Banks (talk) 16:37, May 21, 2014 (UTC)
RE: Grist
What I want to happen doesn't matter; even if I wanted him to go to the Monastery, I wouldn't bend events to make that happen. If he attacked them at greater odds, then I would take greater odds into account when structuring it if such a fight were to happen- meaning that yes, there is a greater chance he wouldn't defeat Grist's group -but that doesn't mean it's impossible. They are warrior monks (by now you've already deduced this), so they aren't new to the ways of fighting, but neither is Astrix.
I'd place Grist as 2/3 the fighter that Astrix is, and put the mice at 1/3 apiece, using my inside RPG fight methodology. Astrix = 3/3. Grist and Company = 4/3 put together. The odds are thus not in Astrix's favor by 1/3, which means the odds are 1.25 to 1.
~ Gren
Care t' jolly well h' engage in a Chat RP with me if ye've got the spiffin' time, milord?
Brigadier Barty (talk) 04:06, July 26, 2014 (UTC)
Got an email from th' bally incompetent who changed m' username- Pretty much? Nil so far, I'm afraid, milord.
And Raggs' objective...? Er... Right. Sent by Stragg the one-eyed searat to track down local villain Fizalra the Hook. Gets flippin' sidetracked, decides to go after Slank's ship once it's sighted from rumors that the ole weasel's a blinkin' turncoat.
Brigadier Barty (talk) 22:41, July 29, 2014 (UTC)
Wot ho, ol' lad- Me 'n' a few other chaps are currently doing a Chat RP I would bet me ears y'd take a fancy to. Care to cast an all-knowin' eye, eh wot? (http://magna-terra.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Chat)
Brigadier Barty (talk) 02:49, July 30, 2014 (UTC)
Hey Blue, I got a great fanfic I am working on called Redwallmanaiacs, its a Crossover between Redwall and the Animaniacs, I will be posting the story sometime this Friday, if not most possibly the weekend :D been too long since I did anything on RWW, time I started kicking myself to get up and start doing something :)
Hope things are going well for you otherwise, and chat to you on chat sometime :) Nikolai Banks (talk) 03:45, September 30, 2014 (UTC)
Hi Blue. It is The Darkwolf. Wolfy112 (talk) 08:55, October 25, 2014 (UTC)
G'day, sah! Was 'opin' you'd perhaps grant us troops th' jolly ole 'onor of RPin' with your Lordship, p'haps, if y' not bally busy, ofcourse, sah. Gives you a stiff salute.
Brigadier Barty (talk) 21:53, December 6, 2014 (UTC)
Righto, I'll hop on now!
Brigadier Barty (talk) 22:07, December 6, 2014 (UTC)


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Sunrises and Daylight Saving TimeAdd a comment Published 2009-03-31 in Photography, Photoblog, Live, Weather
There is only one advantage of the daylight saving time: I have the chance to see the sunrise twice in spring and fall. Just as the sun rises too early for me to see it on my way to work, we put our clock one hour forward. Same in fall, just as the mornings are too dark, we put hour clock one hour back.
It is interesting how the position of the sun changes. The "greener" panorama was shot in september, 2008. The other one as the two images above, too a few weeks ago. Same same but different, as the people in Thailand are used to say. Same time, same place, different season.
I used different focal lengths also, as you can see. The upper one is made with the 14mm wide angle lens.
More of my way to work in my gallery.
SnowAdd a comment Published 2009-02-16 in Photography, Photoblog, Live, Weather
Views of the Berner OberlandAdd a comment Published 2009-01-23 in Photography, Photoblog, Live, Weather
We passed a few days in the swiss alps around new year. We stayed in Thun, near Interlaken in the Berner Oberland and went for excursions in the Jungfrau Region. It was great. Actually, this region is part of the UNESCO cultural heritage "Jungfrau - Aletsch - Bietschhorn", the most glaciated part of the Alps.
Really great snow and wonderful wother. And in spite of my ISO mistake (I forgot to turn it down to 200 and let it at 1600 the first day after new year's eve…) I got some not so bad pictures I want to share here. The ISO performance of my new Nikon D90 is not bad. There is a noticable difference im comparison to my D70s I used before.
I took some series to build panoramas, too. And this is the most beautiful one I think. I spent some time in creating sharpening masks and blur masks to reduce the noise in the sky (caused by my ISO 1600…) without losing details. And at least for this size it works I think.
This is the view over the Jungfrau with Mönch and Eiger on the left of the panorama. The very left one is the Eiger.
They built a cog rauilroad called "Jungfraubahn" from little Scheidegg to the Junfraujoch, which is a hotel, a restaurant and certainly a great panorama viewpoint. They call it "Top of Europe", although the hightest european mountain is the Montblanc. Anyway, the railroad they built in 1912 is quite impressive as they even made a station or two with windows in the Eiger Nordwand! We did not go up as it is really expensive to go there. The cablecars to the places whe went were expensive enough. But I want to go some day. Hopefully with a similar weather.
We had the chance to watch a roaring avalanche on the other side of the valley. It was quite far away and in the shadow. The sound needed a few seconds until arriving to our side of the valley. Nevertheless impressioning. We were on the way down with sledges from little Scheidegg (over 2000m) (which is directly in front of the Eiger Nordwand) to Wengern.
The weather in the valley was ugly. Cold, dark and gray. But as we went up we encountered with the sun. I love those seas of clouds! The clouds were at about 1300m, which is exaclty the altitude of Wengern. The upper village had nice weather, the lower part had really bad and cold weather. You can see this on the third photo of the three below. This was the upper limit of the clouds. A few meters below the temperature dropped noticable.
The last day we visited Thun and Bern. I published one of the photos of Bern in a previous blog entry.
Winter in FrankfurtAdd a comment Published 2009-01-16 in Photography, Photoblog, Live, Weather
Another one of the photos I took in Frankfurt. Not sure if I really like this photo. Hope you like it.
RAW processed with UFRaw, adjusted and sharpened with Gimp.
This photo on Flickr
Ice floes on the river Main in FrankfurtAdd a comment Published 2009-01-15 in Photography, Photoblog, Live, Weather
I was in Frankfurt city yesterday and I had a look on the Main, which is frozen a few dozens of kilometers upriver. As the day before was the first day for almost two weeks when the temperature climbed above 0°C it seems the some of the ice broke and drifted downstream.
It was snowing.
Damn Cold.Add a comment Published 2009-01-07 in Photography, Live, Weather
The thermometer of our neighbours showed -12.1°C. This thermometer is just at the outside of the wall. The coldest night in the last seven years in Hesse. My fingers get too cold riding (by bike) my 2 km from the train station to work that it hurt. We had about -17°C outside the villages.
But the sunrise was fascinating. A shame that I have no time to go to a place to take pictures of the industrial zones near here. With those temperatures the smoke of the chimneys looks impressive.

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Nathan's Famous, battered and closed since Superstorm Sandy blew into town, is in the midst of demolishing the interior and rebuilding hot dog heaven for a spring reopening, according to a report by the Village Voice [1].
The hot dogs at the Nathan's on Coney Island are quite possibly the best in the city, so their recent removal from 'hot-dog-iverse' have been a tough blow to wiener lovers the world over. The interior was ravaged by water caused by Sandy's storm surge, so it has to be gutted and replaced with sparkling new hot-dog equipment.
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Grey's Anatomy Round Table: "The Face of Change"by Courtney Morrison at . Comments
Welcome back to TV Fanatic's Grey's Anatomy Round Table!
Our Grey's Anatomy review broke down "The Face of Change" in great detail. Now, TVF's Sean McKenna, Christina Tran and Courtney Morrison are back for a Q&A discussion of many of the episode's events.
Read their answers below and weigh in with yours!
1. What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Courtney: Alex had a really standout episode, so pretty much every scene he was in was great. Gotta also love everyone busting on Jo and Alex that someone is going on between them.
Sean: It was so minor for the episode, but when the elevator doors closed to reveal Derek's face I had to laugh. It seems so silly seeing as we watch these doctors every week, but that close up was like right in the face. Obviously a shock to Richard too.
Christina: Well, it
2. Were the doctors crazy bringing in that trauma patient or was it the right thing to do?
Courtney: Both! Definitely crazy... and I'm pretty sure illegal. But they are doctors who took oaths to save lives. If the kid wouldn't make it to the next trauma center than they did the right thing. My only question was, did anyone ever contact the kids parents? They performed surgery on him and there was no mention of consent.
Sean: Crazy. I get that they are there to save lives, but imagine the lawsuits for what they did. And while I'm glad they saved the kid, because he would have died if he went to the other hospital, they were lucky they managed to get away with it.
Christina: Definitely both! On one hand, I wish they'd start learn a few lessons and break the rules less often, but then again... it would borderline boring and we're here to watch captivating television.
3. Who is your pick for brand ambassador?
Courtney: Personally, I think they should put all of the guys on the posters! Who wouldn't want to be in a hospital where you have that to look at?
Sean: Cristina. I don't know why, but maybe it would be funny especially because she didn't want to be. Although, it was humorous Alex and Jackson battling it out and kind of made me miss Jackson and Mark doing similar things together.
Christina: Meredith! She just rocks.
4. Should April go for it with the cute paramedic or should the relationships stay inside the hospital?
Courtney: Cute paramedic! The little we know about him seems really sweet and Jackson is having no problem hanging out with Stephanie. Time to move on April!
Sean: Pick the paramedic. Let Jackson go (although, we all know that drama will come right on back) and try and survive a relationship. I just have a feeling April will ruin it for herself though.
Christina: Paramedic FTW. Someone ought to date outside the hospital.
5. Alex and Jo look like they are on the road to a relationship. We've discussed it a few times now. Should they go for it or are they better as friends?
Courtney: Go for it! Like yesterday! Alex deserves a chance at love and Jo seems to really get him. I couldn't think of someone who is a better fit for him. Plus, have you seen him smile lately? I can't remember the last time he did that before Jo.
Sean: I think it would be more fun to leave them in the friendship zone. The show is really pushing them together and it looks to be headed that way, but it would be major unpredictable if they didn't go there (at least for a while.) I kind of what to see more of them together before they jump right in the sack.
Christina: I've been rooting for these two since day one, but like their chemistry as friends just as much. What's the rush to see them as a couple?!
What do you all think of this week's Grey's Anatomy? Share your responses in the comments!
Was it not the best when Derek came into the ER and had the codes for the narcoctic cabinet. Hello does anybody read this
-Grey's fray house of frolicking. I love how they still have coed moments like trying to avoid hearing or walking in on people doing the dirty. Also Callie and Webber at the other hospital. Golden.
-Both. Fortunately it worked out in their favor.
-Both the guys. Yummy.
-Go for it. Personally I think April needs to figure herself out before she ends up with anyone but I like the idea of someone dating outside of the hospital for a change.
-Friends! What happen to platonic relationships? They do exist!
1. I loved when all the doctors came together to save the little boy, and stood by each other's side. 2. Both. But they had to do the right thing, and saving the little boy was the right thing to do. 3. Out of Alex and Jackson. I want Alex. 4. I love Paramedic Matt, but overall Jackson and April belong together. Even if she is crazy, and Jackson is sleeping with the stupid intern. 5. Don't really care if they get together or not. But they are most likely are, and that's fine.
fav scene-- OWEN'S one liner at the end-- 'you guys are killing me' ..one simple sentence shows that as a surgeon he would have prbly done the exact same thing..but his responsibilities as chief to keep the hospital floating restricts him. it brings out the constant battle of the heart of a trauma surgeon and the brain of a chief. the trauma patient- 5 kinds of illegal, a lil far fetched, but still the right call. face of change- why one! im sure they put up plenty of hoardings! avery alex hunt derek! all are welcome to pose away! ;) cute peramedic for april..but we all know she and avery are gonna end up together without a doubt! alex and jo should start dating..but instead of the overly mushy crap..make their relationship more fun and jovial.. leg pulling..smart one-liners..that kind of stuff!
Alex and Jo should stay friends. It would be hilarious if Jo starts dating someone and Alex does not think that guy is good enough for her. Then she tries to match Alex with someone and that does not work out for him. In my mind I see many very interesting ways for this story arc too go and I really hope it is creative and interesting, not predictable.
1. Really liked the E.R case and all scenes with Callie/Richard (so funny !) 2. They were crazy (but it's classic Grey's) and it was the right thing to do, they are doctors after all. 3. Alex !!! Actually I can picture Bailey as well ha ha. 4. Paramedic of course ! April can't treat Jackson right and Matthew seems right for her ! 5. They should go for it, Jo doens't seem crazy even though she's had a tough childhood, she will be able to understand him and I think they have a very sane and cute relationship, Alex deserves love, can they go there already ?
1.Where Alex had the sense to stop Mer trying to open the locked ER doors. What a gentleman looking out for pregnant Mer.
2.How did they sneak the secret op boy into being admitted into the post op ward etc? IF Kepner hadn't been there the paramedics would have had no option but to go to the other hospital.
3.Why wasn't the pregnant lady in the running?
Part II - 3 - I am with reviewer Sean - I miss Mark alot & this episode would have been a great one with the one liners he would have coughed up if he went up against Jackson. I LOVE Alex but he gets too snarky with things like this. Alex is always in a much better place when he is with "his kids." 4 - My vote is for Matthew, the cute paramedic - while I love Jackson, he exhibited zero self-control & hopped into the back seat with Stephanie - now as far as I am concerned, he can stay there. 5 - And I STILL do not see ANY chemistry between Alex & Jo - now if the character of Lucy Fields was still on, we'd still be seeing fireworks fly!
1- Favorite scene - when Meredith tried reaching Cristina w/Cristina ignoring her beeper when she was with Owen - a far cry from when she reamed him a new one a couple of seasons back - where Owen talked her into ignoring Teddy's page when they were in an on-call room. Or did anyone take that as she didn't hear her pager go off? Either way, the page certainly was not a life or death situation as we already had that with the boy's emergency surgery. 2 - Yes, it was crazy, but crazy is where Shonda takes this show & these doctors. The best quote of the night because of what they did was Owen telling Cristina "you guys are killing me." That quote just might become true in some way - not killing Owen - maybe him being fired or stepping down even though we see Derek saying that to Owen this coming week. 3 - Instead of one doctors being the ambassador - how about a good group shot of them all - the original group of doctor's, w/Bailey, Richard & Owen -not the interns. I am with reviewer Sean - I miss Mark alot & this episode would have been a "Mark's dream" of an episode with the one liners he would have coughed up going up against Jackson. I LOVE Alex but he gets too snarky with things like this. Alex is always in a much better place when he is with "his kids." 4 - My vote is for Matthew, the cute paramedic - while I love Jackson, he exhibited zero self-control & hopped into the back seat with Stephanie - now as far as I am concerned, he can stay there - but I still really like him. 5 - And I STILL do not see ANY chemistry between Alex & Jo - now if the character of Lucy Fields was still on, we'd still be seeing fireworks fly!


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Universe is not a one-way, endless and aimless path ( WE ARE IN A ORBIT ).
Published May 14, 2014
An acclaimed "smoking gun" discovery explaining the unfolding of the early universe faces rumors of a cosmic misfire. (See: "Big Bang's 'Smoking Gun' Confirms Early Universe's Exponential Growth.")
In March the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization 2 (BICEP2) team headed by Harvard's John Kovac announced a pioneering observation of cosmological "gravitational waves" first predicted by Einstein to headlines worldwide. The claim seemed to confirm the conventional cosmological view of the universe expanding exponentially in its earliest instant.
The cosmologists reported that, using a telescope in Antarctica, they had seen the swirled signatures of these surprisingly strong gravity ripples crisscrossing a portion of the big bang's aftermath—the so-called cosmic microwave background that emanates from every corner of the sky. (Related: "How Will Science Confirm Those Cosmic Signals From the Infant Universe?")
That claim, however, has come under fire. An online particle physics blog post written by physicist Adam Falkowski of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Orsay, France, on Monday reported that "experts now put a finger on what exactly went wrong in BICEP."
Dust Storm
Essentially, Falkowski suggests that the BICEP2 team had mixed up the effects of microwaves emitted by dust inside our Milky Way galaxy with those of the microwaves released by dust filling the entire sky. Both kinds of microwaves need to be carefully unmasked and removed from the analysis to observe the gravitational wave ripples seen by BICEP2 in the underlying cosmic microwave background.
While Falkowski claims that the BICEP2 team "has now admitted to the mistake," Kovac and team scientist Clement Pryke of the University of Minnesota have both denied the claim, to Science and New Scientist magazines. Pryke calls it "totally false" in Science, saying the team stands by the result.
In Science, however, Pryke acknowledges that the discovery team's dust map comes from a conference presentation, not published data, made by Europe's Planck satellite, which adds some uncertainty to the results.
Nevertheless, the Antarctica observations are thought to come from a relatively un-dusty part of the sky. And in an April presentation at MIT, Kovac had suggested that early indications from follow-on observations made by the BICEP2 team supported its gravitational wave discovery.
Inflation Elation
Physicist Marc Kamionkowski of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore had said the gravitational wave observations were "the smoking gun for inflation," the theory that explains how the early universe smoothly expanded to unimaginable vastness in the first fractional second of its existence.
The BICEP2 results have already weathered an earlier round of criticism on the Internet in April, when three cosmologists claimed that galactic "radio loops" had actually produced the gravitational waves reported by the team. The radio-loop critique seems to have faded off the dial, though, and been replaced by the new rumors.
In October the Planck team is expected to release its own, latest cosmic microwave map, one perhaps sensitive to the gravitational wave effects seen by the BICEP2 team, which may settle the dispute. Other efforts in Antarctica and Chile are also under way, scanning the sky on the same hunt and offering more hope for a final confirmation, or not, of the March results.
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Yet again the Big Bangers trying to keep their model alive by falsifying data and twisting terminology and facts. Enough is enough. When are we going to bury this imposed, erroneous theory and move on to studying what really constitutes the actual Universe: electro-magnetism and plasma physics? The BIg Bang is nothing more than pure mathematical models completely detached from real physical phenomenons, soaked in myth and religious references. The whole history the of the Big Bang has been to fabricate "invisible" elements to fill in the blanks (Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Black Holes, Higgs Bosons, etc) and compensate for the fact that astronomical observations where in opposition to the Big Bang Theory. Let's move one and bury the BBT once and for all. It is time for physics to leave childhood (meaning sci-fi beliefs perpetuated by the media, i.e. Star Trek movies and series and their references to warp engines, time travel and what not!) and become mature. There is great difficulty in the USA to separate science from science-fiction, entertainment from journalism. All these are mashed up together to the point of having a completely confused and ignorant public who is intellectually so poorly developed that it cannot defend itself against gurus, charlatans and idiotic theories like the Big Bang.
See also my last blog note :
BICEP2 Data, CMB B-modes, Inflation, Alternative Cosmologies... (I)
The present controversy concerns the experimental and phenomenological side. But what about the theoretical interpretation from the point of view of fundamental Cosmology, assuming that BICEP2 has really observed a signal from the early Universe ? Many important questions are being just ignored, especially about the potential role of alternative cosmologies.
only space anisotropies may be at the origin of vector perturbations with
local rotational motion producing CMB B-modes, but pre-Big Bang models
can generate gravitational waves without any need for cosmic inflation.
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There was a nearly universal rush-to-belief in the media that the BICEP2 findings were already confirmed and that the BICEP2 team should be awarded the Nobel as evidenced by the title of the 'see also' article, "Big Bang's 'Smoking Gun' Confirms Early Universe's Exponential Growth."
The qualifier "may" and a reworking of the headline would have been more appropriate, rendering a title such as, "BICEP2 Team Announcement May Indicate Fossilized Gravity Waves From Alleged Big Bang."
At the time, many of us were hounded for taking a wait-for-confirmation attitude. We were called 'anti-science' for wishing to wait for validation.
It seems that science is always in trouble with its credibility, but there's been no time when science has been in more trouble than it is in this modern era.
It seems that today, science treads where it shouldn't go, attempting to prove the un-provable, describe the indescribable and believe the unbelievable. Where is the discipline?
It seems that first causes which can never be reproduced and tested are among the most entertaining diversions from real science. While these subjects make for entertaining sci-fi novels and movies, they make for bad science.
Now we will brace for a defense of the indefensible.
Food for thoughts:
Linde theory builds on infinite vacuum-energy concept (energy outside our known universe), meaning that infinitely many universes (Multiverse) exist out there that came into being by the same or another token as our universe did.
This would disprove Big Bang as envisioned by a Catholic (Jesuit-trained) priest in 1927 quasi-scientifically -- w/o any data. Also, given that he was an ordained priest with a PhD, rather than a science evangelist as some kindly portray him -- he more likely than not did base Big Bang on Genesis; note also the capital B's.
This priest and his supporters claimed quite shamelessly that his quasi-theory described The beginning of Everything.
Then came Linde and downgraded it all to a bang.
Besides, Linde stated explicitly in his Financial Times audio-interview that his theory proves there is no God (or god).
So this could be an ideological clash, not scientific one at all. At least on part of his (BICEP2's) attackers.
Gravely mistaken is anyone who thinks an organization like the Church would simply let go its basic teachings (The biggest money-making machine of all times) just like that, i.e. without fight.
No matter how much dust... oopps dirt, it took.
Discussions on whether BICEP2 proved the Linde's brilliant theory on origin of universes (some prefer to call it "chaos inflationary theory", which is an oxymoron) are unnecessary because his theory has an underlying requirement -- that of Multiverse, which has already been proven mathematically and multiphysically.
The proof involved an absolute generalization of resonant gravity effects, using 10+ billion Earth's most accurate 1Hz gravity measurements spanning one decade, from (Canadian) superconducting gravimeter that is used also for verifying G. The approach regarded G originally i.e. as a constant of proportionality. Meaning, w/o any units -- that anyway have no multiversal meaning since Newton attached units to G only in order to close his own (our universe's) physics mathematically. (Here "only" is meant not of disrespect for Newton but to say that Multiverse was starting physical hypothesis). Such a generalization of secondary gravitational effects of the Earth-Moon system (regarded as a forced mechanical oscillator) resulted in expressing G (and thus gravity too) via speed of light c, at both quantum and mechanist scales down to NIST-prescribed accuracy, all w/o resorting to our or any other universe's physical units. Newton "invented" our universe arbitrarily, so that Type II Multiverse with who-knows-how-many variations in laws, is real indeed: http://lanl.arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608026
BICEP2 is thus the first observational proof of Linde's chaotic theory on origin of universes (inflation theory in its gazillion versions never worked so that Guth himself has recanted it in a paper more than 100 pages long -- according to Linde in his latest Financial Times audio-interview at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9a306276-bf03-11e3-8683-00144feabdc0.html). It seems pathetic to see MIT now politicking to fetch Nobel for Guth.
BICEP2 is also an independent verification of the first Multiverse proof and Hyperresonance Unifying Theory, http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00808674 Summary PR on the Multiverse proof: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/ba/pressreleases/as-big-bang-gets-downgraded-to-a-bang-the-first-scientific-proof-of-the-multiverse-claimed-975493
Their are billions of Galaxies with billions of chances of a star dying causing a huge explosion leaving a Black Hole at the center of most Galaxies. What if those Black Holes compact everything it gets ahold that it is so dense it is in comprehend able. Then it in a millisecond or faster explodes expanding into space with chances of life after the dust settles on some lucky Planets. Then if we get intelligent enough we can ruin that Planet and hopefully move onto another one. Maybe this is not our first rodeo. Née née née née née née née née.
See my blog post from today:"Why a New Planck Paper Casts Grave Doubts on the 'Epic' BICEP2 Study"
I consolidate graphs from the BICEP2 team, the Planck team and the POLARBEAR team to help explain why the BICEP2 results are in doubt.
It all boils down to the dust polarization fraction.
The noise can't be eliminated from a signal that doesn't exist. If BICEP2 used Planck data, and Planck used WMAP, and WMAP used COBE and COBE didn't resolve signal from noise, there never was a signal. If there was a signal, greater than 0% of CMB maps would be reproducible, and this is not the case.
But.... but.... Dan, I thought that thar science was settled!
I sure hope they can git them thar scans dun in Antiarctika be4 the ice cap melts and drowns all you folks at Nat Geo who are too slow to get out of the oceans deepenings in the next thousand yars.
This is exactly as it should be. The BICEP2 folks made an honest attempt. Since their finding is an extremely important one, just about everyone who are competent to do it will, and should, try their best to poke holes in the BICEP2 folks's argument.
If holes are found, the BICEPS2 folks try to amend. If they can't do that, then they will have to retract some or all of their conclusions, learn from their mistakes and try again. However, whatever remains as undisputed after the critics have done their best is most likely true. Or at least as true as anything we can know today. This is is how science progresses, through this wonderful interaction proponents and opponents of new knowledge.
Either way this is a success for science, but we'll of course have to wait and see a while before we -know- what is the best interpretation of the BICEP2 findings.
@Rodolfo Alonzo Well is somehow makes sense what you are saying. We do not have enough evidence and enough knowledge about the universe yet, so a scenario of black holes is totally plausible
@Bjørn Remseth Exactly right. Only alarming thing would be if other experts weren't looking for holes in this result.
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What's in a name? A lot if it's stupid and celebs sure do pick some stupid names for their kids. Growing up is hard enough without your birth certificate becoming a "kick me" sign. Yes, the kid is rich right off the giddy up and will more than likely be good looking but even that won't make Sage Moonblood Stallone ok. Come on Rocky, really?!
There are degrees of stupid. It can range from what were they thinking to borderline abuse. Alicia Silverstone naming her son Bear Blu Jarecki was a bad decision but Nakoa-Wolf Managua Namakaeha Momoa should have gotten Lisa Bonet locked up. That made Gwyneth Paltrow's choice of Apple and Moses almost tolerable but I'm still not giving a pass to Jermaine Jackson for naming his son Jermajesty. Seriously, that's his name. Jermajesty.
In Iceland parents must choose from a list of government approved names. As a freedom loving American I found that objectionable but now I think they may be on to something. You wont find anyone named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee in a Reykjavik phone book. His dad, Jason Lee may be "Almost Famous" but he's a full blown douche.
There are signs of hope. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner named their son Samuel. Not Moon Unit, Dweezil, or Diva Muffin, all actual names, but Samuel. They gave their son a dignified strong name, which is probably what he'll grow to be. We just have to keep him away from Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver and he should be ok.


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Among the champagne stolen, which was stored on pallets and waiting to be shipped to the USA and to Japan, there was a series of "Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Brit Initial", a cuvee made out of three vintages of Chardonnay grapes. Furthermore, the estate is complaining the loss of a series of "Jacques Selosse Exquise Demi-Sec" with a sales value of 57 euro per bottle, as well as a number of bottles of "Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Substance", the top champagne of the house, with a sales value of 112 euro per bottle.
"This amount could only be transported by a truck – this was a well-organized robbery", Florence Thunevin, secretary of the domain, reported to the regional press. "Besides the champagne, the thieves also stole 16,000 labels and 12,000 capsules. We assume they are to be used for counterfeits."
The Jacques Selosse domain is cultivating about 7.5 hectares of Chardonnay around the Avize, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger municipalities. These are completed by vineyards in the "Montagne de Reims", around Ay, Ambonnay, and Mareuil-sur-Ay, where the estate has cultivated exclusively Pinot Noir. The average production is 57,000 bottles of champagne. The domain does not purchase additional grapes but for what are called "Jacques Selosse Crower Champagne", it is vinifying exclusively grapes from its own vineyards.
"The difference between handcraft and industrial wine is not in the size of the estate", that is the creed of Anselm Selosse, who in 1980 inherited the family's wine estate from Jacques Selosse, his father. "The different is in the approach – a handcraft approach is always aiming at expressing the identity and individuality of the wine, whereas industrial wine is as few as a mass product, though both are of the same kind. Taste hand-craft champagne, then you'll understand what I mean."
The Selosse family is not dwelling where the champagnes of the domain are stored. At the time of the crime, there was nobody else on the spot, either. "We are thinking about how to avoid such thefts, and so do our colleagues from in the Champagne region", Florence Thunevin is being quoted in the press. This idea is obviously somewhat late. (red.yoopress)


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Welcome to Food Network Kitchens' Family Mealby David Mechlowicz in Behind the Scenes, March 14th, 2012
The family meal. What is it, you ask? It's a meal that is prepared for restaurant staff before their dinner service starts, providing them with necessary nutrients before their busy shift. Here at Food Network, ours takes place at lunch-time. Starting now, I will be giving you a sneak peek at what we feed our staff in the Food Network Kitchens on a weekly basis.
Yes, we do eat in Food Network Kitchens, and yes, it's really good. Family meals are always interesting. They consist of different types of meat or poultry pulled out of the freezers, as well as vegetables, filling salads and an occasional dessert. These items are left over from various shows and recipe developments for Food Network. This week, Esther Choi (pictured above), took charge of Family Meal and asked our new intern Emily to assist her (more like an initiation). Esther is especially good at making Korean food.
The menu: Duck Lettuce Wraps With Kim Chi Pickles and grilled cheese sandwiches.
An odd combination, yes, but we had left-over duck in the freezer from a recipe that someone was testing to be paired with Food Network's wine, entwine, and Vanilla Ice was here making grilled cheese sandwiches for DIY Network on Saturday. We try to be a bit healthy on Mondays so Esther chose lettuce for wraps instead of making steamed buns. As for the grilled cheese sandwiches, we had a wide variety of cheeses to choose from including Swiss, blue, fontina and fresh mozzarella. (Vanilla Ice chose good old American slices for his.) Not only can he rap and flip houses, he can also make a mean grilled cheese sandwich.
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When I worked in a commercial kitchen, the chef and staff would always sit down for a meal together before service began. I loved it then, and I still love the idea of "family meals." I can't wait to see the kinds of dishes that are served to Food Network restaurant staff.
What a great idea! I can't wait to see "behind the scenes."
Sounds interesting.
who's the girl on the top right? she's cute
duck lettuce wraps and kimchi pickles? sounds like something that should be aired on unique eats :)
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Duck lettuce wraps sound so healthy and delicious!
Wow Esther.. so proud of you :)
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That's Rhiannon "The Mini Beast" Coleman.
The club's focus this weekend belongs to one Clinic member and that is Rhiannon Coleman, our first and currently only female MMA fighter. She heads down to Portsmouth with her coach Paul Hines and a convoy of keen supporters to embark on her first MMA fight – it's a momentous occasion for Rhiannon and of course the MMA Boxing Clinic.
In our own way, we all train hard; especially our fighters but I can't imagine many put in more hours than Rhi. She told me that her average week of training looks something like this; "So…Monday MMA Beginners and Advanced, Tuesday morning – MMA, evening – MMA Conditioning and Sub Wrestling, Wednesday morning – Boxing, evening – MMA Beginners and Advanced, Thursday morning Covent Garden Boxing, evening – MMA Conditioning and Sub Wrestling (although sometimes I take Thursday off), Friday morning – Strength and Conditioning with Tony then Boxing and in the evening sparring when i can make it from work, Saturday Paul PT and sparring. Sunday rest day!" To save you counting that's 15+ hours a week.
The middle sibling of an older sister and younger brother, Rhi always appears quite timid in company – she's certainly not as vocal as her cohorts! However, get her one-on-one and you can barely shut her up. I'm hoping that in the Portsmouth cage this Saturday, going head-to-head will have a similar effect.
Rhiannon has come a long way since starting boxing with us in Covent Garden – just goes to show that first impressions do count. " I started at the Covent Garden Boxing Clinic and was so impressed with the intensity of the classes and the coaches…it was a massive level above anything else I had ever done. Then with Angel opening and offering more classes and more excellent trainers the obsession manifested!"
She didn't always want to fight but she credits Head MMA Coach Paul Hines with harnessing her talentandturning her into a fighter, "Paul made me want to fight. His encouragement to train hard up to a fight and his motivation to push to that next level has helped me get in the ring and now the cage."
Our coaches caught on pretty quickly that sometimes they need to be Rhi's off button. When I ask her if she ever lies her answer is telling, "When Paul asks if I've eaten breakfast and when Ben V asks if I'm tired!" Yes – they've got her back.
The gym is clearly Rhi's place of worship and in an environment where curse words are as common place as an Amen in church, it's surprising (or maybe not if you know her) that Rhi does not swear – if she wants to throw an insult she'll just call you 'a knob'."
Forgetting that Rhi has been on a fighter's diet for the last eight weeks, I get her thinking about food by asking her what her last meal on earth would be, "Right now, I want to eat everything! I like puddings best so probably Cheesecake…"
And, when I ask her what makes her happy – you'll realise that one-on-one she really doesn't shut up, "Rolling around with Boys and being hit in the face apparently!! Loads of stuff…going home to my family and dogs, hanging out with my favourite people, training in an amazing gym, being surrounded by amazing fighters, trainers and fellow trainees, having a fun job, doing triathlons…erm, a lot of things make me happy. I'm definitely not complaining right now!"
Rhi, if you read this, I know one thing that will make us all happy this weekend and that is for you to have the time of your life in that cage. I've seen you train and there's no question – you deserve to win. Good luck from us all at the MMA Boxing Clinic.
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Pitcher A walks three batters in a row, then gets an out, then allows a home run. He is charged with four runs.
Pitcher B walks three batters in a row, then gets an out, then allows a home run. He only allowed one run, since the out he got was the third one of the inning.
Is Pitcher B better than Pitcher A because of this sequence? Maybe by a little, but probably not -- he probably just got a little lucky that the outs fell where they did. Here are the four pitchers who have the highest percentage of runners left on base this year, a sign that they are due for some adjustment upward in runs allowed:
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Mini on Porsche 944 "Phone Dials"
Very distinctive wheels- has that '80s look, but also looks oddly timeless at the same time. But on a Mini? With that bulldog stance, we think it works.
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Weird. It does work though. I wonder if the Mini has stock Porsche fitment or of thats on adapters of some sort. That could open up other weird mash ups.
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This is the first in a series of posts about leaking classified information in America. My aim is to add some context to the news of the day, to show a bit of continuity with history, and to try to assess what happens next.
Modern presidential press management traces its lineage to the failure of Woodrow Wilson to tend to the journalists who followed him as he crafted the League of Nations Treaty in Versailles.
The Bob Woodward of the time was a bombastic dandy named Herbert Swope, who wrote for the New York World.
The sojourn to France was Swope's first big assignment, and he couldn't comprehend the restrictions the White House had placed on the press corps — and why the press corps seemed so damned compliant. (Does this sound similar?)
As John Maxwell Hamilton chronicled in Journalism's Roving Eye, a magisterial look at foreign reporting, President Wilson was secretly negotiating a treaty that had, as a core principle, the provenance of openness and honesty. This irony would prove to be among the reasons for the treaty's downfall. China knew about Wilson's secret talks with Germany about annexing Chinese territory to Japan, and leaked this language to a Chinese-American journalist who worked for the Chicago Tribune. (China leaked first!)
Upon publication, it caused an outcry in the U.S. Senate, which hardened suspicions that Wilson was not being forthcoming.
The secrecy itself wouldn't have been a problem if Wilson had explained what he meant by "open covenants of peace, openly arrived at," or had indicated a willingness to negotiate broadly.
It didn't really mean that every sensitive point of world diplomacy had to be in the open. Isolationists in America were aghast at this idea. Rather, according to Hamilton, Wilson meant "no treaties would be created without citizens knowing that negotiations had taken place and having a chance to discuss the terms later."
Belatedly, as Wilson realized he was losing the battle of public opinion, he personally leaked a copy of the treaty provisions to Swope that involved reparations to Germany.
It did not work. German-Americans obviously opposed the harsh financial penalties on Germany. Irish-Americans thought the treaty was too easy on Britain.
The mixed messages hardened opposition in the U.S. Senate, where the Treaty was defeated. Wilson suffered a stroke in the middle of a nationwide tour to try and gin up support for it.
A lesson from history: Wilson assumed a narrative and failed to control it, trying belatedly to change public opinion with leaks, but was unable to sell a treaty that had been tagged from birth with the color of foreign influence and secret deals.
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Let's Look at What's Coming from Android™ Developers
It appears we are in store for some rapid improvements in mobile devices. I am going to start with the Android™ line and soon hope that accurate information will be available for the new version of the iPhone™.
Until recently, the reigning Android phone was the Droid™ from Motorola®. HTC®, a Taiwanese technology company with a long history of innovative portable device designs, seems poised to become the leader in Android phones. It is worth noting that HTC also produces phones running Windows® Mobile as well as other cell phone operating systems.
They already produce modest Android offerings including the HTC Eris™ which is currently Verizon®'s second line Android-based phone. Their newest offering, scheduled for release this month (June 2010), is the HTC Droid Incredible™. This mobile device greatly increases the capability of the Droid hardware and is predicted to not only be the most powerful Droid so far, but also may increase Google™ operating system devices to nearly rival that of the iPhone. I have no idea whether this will happen but the increase in capability should be good for competition all around.
The Incredible runs a very fast 1GHz Snapdragon™ processor with 748MB of usable ROM, 6.6GB internal flash and 512MB RAM. The ROM and internal flash are partitioned from a total of 8 GB of onboard Flash ROM. There is also a standard removable micro SD slot for additional data storage.
The device sports a 3.7-inch 800×480 pixel active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display. This is a very bright and very fast display technology, well suited to videos. There is even an output option to connect to a TV. Add to this the new multi-touch sensor used in the Incredible which recognizes an "unlimited" number of touches, offers very fast response times and has an excellent signal-to-noise ratio to allow multi-touch navigation similar to that offered in the iPhone.
The device includes an 8 megapixel autofocus camera. It supports 3G Internet, WiFi, Bluetooth® and FM Radio. It also includes built in GPS. The built-in browser supports Adobe® Flash Lite® currently, but full Flash® and AIR® are to be available soon. There is a built in G-Sensor, a digital compass, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor.
Current pricing in the US is $199 USD with a two-year Verizon contract. Information should be available at www.verizon.com.
What is interesting is that HTC has already announced its next device which will be one of the first to use the 4G wireless network. This will be marketed through T-Mobile® in the US and has the same specifications as the Incredible except for the 4G networking. The device is called the EVO™ 4G.
As noted, a new iPhone is soon to be announced with speculation that the display will be 960x640 and that the device will have two cameras, one for photos and another facing the user for video conferencing. More about this as the true announcement nears.


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|I will be here. Yes, I will be.
Can't have one without the other, right?
The good news is that I finally feel like a writer again. After the Sparkling Werewolves (writers group extraordinaire) met last Thursday, my commitment was to finish going through The Boy's edits of Dragonfly Summer by our next meeting.
Well, I've already finished! Now I just need to go through Jeff's (another beta reader) comments, make any necessary changes, get some expert opinion on a couple of dicey situations, and then finish the polish/edit before sending it to the second group of readers. I even have a natural deadline--as one of the group (a voracious reader and someone whose opinion I value) goes on holidays in mid-February, I'd like to have my next draft ready to go by then.
On the other hand--here's the bad news--I really don't feel like a kickboxer these days. Life has been interfering with my attempts to get back to the gym, and to tell the truth, I haven't been fighting it much. I just don't feel like it. I'm not sure if this is because I've had such a long break, and I simply need to give myself time to get back into it, or if this is a sign it's finally time to do something else.
Maybe I can only be obsessed about one thing at a time.
On the "living my best life" front, two trips are being tentatively planned. If all goes well, I'll finally see Hawaii with a writing friend this year, and will journey to Egypt with The Boy in 2013. The fact that this is finally starting to fall into place gives me hope.
How are you making out with your New Year's goals? Any progress? Setbacks? Thoughts on my inability to get back into fighting form? Any and all advice accepted!