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This was abit of a suprise. This is all new multi purpose compost with 1/4 vermiculite. I gave the compost its 1st watering yesterday and found this when I came home from work, not seen it before is it bad news? Water was distilled with a tiny bit of palm foucs fertilizer. |
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Unfortunately, the addition of vermiculite did not contribute to the porosity of your potting medium. Next time, use perlite. I would use a table fork to keep the surface of the potting soil stirred up a bit. I'm not sure what it is...it might even be something growing on the Palm Focus. |
- Posted by Palm_shade none (My Page) on Mon, May 20, 13 at 13:29
Really? I was told vermiculite is exactly the same as perlite well was told vermiculite was more popular thats why I chose 1 over the other, could you be kind enough to tell me why so I can explain at the garden center. I hope the moulds not something thats going to cause problems :( im going to have to start researching abit on it. Thanks. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Mon, May 20, 13 at 18:44
Vermiculite holds water, perlite doesn't. Vermiculite has dangerous dust and a mask should be worn when working with it, at least back in the 80's when I last used it. There could be some organic matter in the mix that is naturally decomposing. Letting the soil dry out should also help. How does the plant in that pot look? |
- Posted by Palm_shade (My Page) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 5:10
Im really annoyed at them for telling its the same, im gonna have to buy perlite, compost and redo the whole lot. I did some googling at the difference between the both and I thought id quote this to sum it up perfectly lol "it is important to know the difference between perlite and vermiculite so that you are never influenced to do something that could ruin your gardening projects by incompetent store employees." Do you mean in health or appearance? Health is good, apperance ok think I will combine it with another to make it bushier then buy another large 1 for the other pot. |
This post was edited by Palm_shade on Tue, May 21, 13 at 5:14
Vermiculite is no longer dangerous. It now has to be tested for asbestos before leaving the quarries. However, it compresses when mixed with the potting medium, losing the physical structure we bought the darned stuff for in the first place. Upon wetting and handling, each particle pretty much collapses right away. The garden center staff, from the top down, needs to be educated. There's a purpose for vermiculite but as an additive to potting soils is not a good one. Perlite comes from a special type of volcanic rock that contains microscopic pockets of moisture. When the raw ore undergoes the tremendous heat processing in manufacturing, the moisture expands...like popcorn.....creating an expanded form of the same rock. It's hard, but filled with air pockets instead of water pockets. Because of the structure of the origjnal rock (mother rock), it will never form the crushable layers of the micaceous rock from which vermiculite is manufactured. Perlite should be rinsed well before using. Not only to get rid of the dust (one should never inhale this or any kind of dust) but to wash away fluoride. |
If you add some air circulation, it should take care of the mold. You could also spritz the area with a peroxide solution. |
- Posted by asleep_in_the_garden (My Page) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 10:13
As for the mold,sprinkle cinnamon(without sugar please)all over the molded area. It won't hurt your plant and it should kill the mold. Hope this helps! :) |
- Posted by Palm_shade none (My Page) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 16:01
Thanks, I used the fork technique and found some pure ground cinnamon in the cupboard lol so ive used abit of that. I think its the compost its new and ive not seen mould before. Im going to get a new bag of compost at the weekend aswell with the perlite, any particular recommendations for Areca palm other than multi purpose compost? Mine was pretty cheap not sure why but about 20% less than the branded stuff. It has a peat content of 1-39% I read they like peaty mix but didnt say what also read a sandy mix but nothing really specific, I figure im redoing it I may as well do it properly. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 16:59
If water flows out as fast as you can pour it on, that's good, well drained. I didn't know it was dangerous from Asbestos (in the past.) Scary! TY for sharing the excellent info, Rhizo! Are these palms in the pot? |
- Posted by emerald1951 4 (email@example.com) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 20:00
Hi all, I hope you don't mind me posting in your thread, but this thread is very interesting to me because I get this mold on all my pots in the winter time in the house that seems to be the only time it happens... I mix MG cactus mix and MG orchid mix and MG perilite... equal parts of each..its very fast draining and drying..I really like it for everything...but why the mold??? linda |
- Posted by KatherynIridaceae none (My Page) on Thu, May 23, 13 at 22:13
I would re-pot it honestly. It's not worth the risk to the plant or your health to just leave it be. Scrape off the mold and excess mix and give a good bit of perlite and plain potting mix. I might also, if it becomes difficult to keep properly hydrated, give it a thin layer of mulch, (pebbles not organic material), A fluffy, dry potting mix like what i'm suggesting might need the mulch just to keep the soil on the surface from running off when you water it. |
I'd expect this to be mostly harmless. They're hyphae, i.e., a mass of many of the mycelium (quasi-root like strands) of the fungus. Keep in mind these aren't interested in living plant matter. Looks like it's growing exclusively around the soil line, and not climbing the stalk. I've encountered this in high moisture, low airflow environments with organic media. In fact, if you sterilize an organic medium, you're more likely to see this as it's fresh for the colonizing with no competition. I'd expect it to Peter out at some point. |
Just curious, what solved the problem? I seem to have the same problem. Inputs welcome on this (http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg111111451346.html?2) thread. |
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markcincinnati Posts: 5,114EVERYTHING that is NOT part of maintenance is a warranty item -- and there are even some exceptions (sometimes called Customer Good Will) that would allow maintenance items to be charged to the dealer's warranty discretionary account.
If your deflector doesn't deflect anymore -- it will be repaired or replaced within the warranty period, unless there is some fine print somewhere that specifically excludes it -- even then, Customer Good Will could be helpful.
Of course, if YOU broke the thing and it is apparent that it was mis-used, well, you might have to fight about it and if you ABUSED something and THAT was apparent, well, good luck chuck! :shades: -
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tunderbord Posts: 9i guess im lucky then.
just before Christmas i went to my dealership for 15k mile service on my 2009 A4 and i asked if they could replace my wind deflector under warranty, i said it makes the buffeting noise at speeds between 35 and 45. they just checked if the part was in stock, and no problem whatsoever! wind deflector is replaced and it did not cost me a penny.
i cannot say it deflects wind better, because i *think* there is actually more air coming in through open sunroof now, but it certainly is much much more quiet than the original wind deflector... havent tested a lot though, since its pretty cold and snowy here this time of year... -
markcincinnati Posts: 5,114I'd call this a good example of good will, for they probably could have told you, no way. My experience is that most of the time, they'll do this stuff without any issue.
I had a new steering wheel put on my car, free, when there was a mid year update to the wheel and I liked the new one better than the old one. They replaced a non leather wrapped wheel with a leather wrapped one, and washed the car to boot!
Actually, I had just wondered out loud to the svc mgr if such a swap was possible -- when I came back to pick up the car, the replacement wheel was put on without any charge or fuss.
My experiences have virtually always met or exceeded my expectations.
At least with Audis. Not so much with other cars -- but after personally owning dozens of Audis, you'd think I'd have a klinker in their somewhere. :surprise: -
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carlauderdale Posts: 2I just purchased a 2010 A4 with 17,000 miles and find it impossible to bring the car to a smooth stop. It is not acceptable. City driving is far too challenging and this A4 is not a pleasure to drive. As for German car breaks I do not experience this in my BMW or Porsche Boxster. The local Audi dealer's service manager said, you have to get used to it. That will be just impossible. If I do not find the answer to improve the breaking, I'll be driving something else very soon. I have contacted Audi directly, awaiting a response. Hopefully they will be able to address this. If anybody has had the problem and knows of a solution, please post the information. If the breaking issue can be corrected, the car would be a pleasure to own
bernardw Posts: 4It is rather difficult to effect a smooth stop but with practice you can lessen the effect. What you need to do is ease off braking just before the actual stop to slow yourself right down.. then as the car coasts - so to speak, for less than a foot - at 1 mph or so you then gingerly apply the brake. It is annoying but not enough so in my opinion to mitigate ownership of a fab car.
carlauderdale Posts: 2While I agree that it is possible to come close to a smooth stop with work...it is always work in city driving. I did borrow a 2012 A4 while my 2010 A4 engine was taken out (by Audi to repair the oil consumption problem). The 2012 A4 model did not have the grabby break issue to the same degree as the 2010 in stop and go city traffic. It was acceptable.
I will say that the breaks on the 2010 A4 will stop the car from highway speed as well as my Porsche, which is saying something. Perhaps there is an aftermarket break rotor/pad combination that won't be so sticky and grabby at low speed city driving. I'm about 1/2 way through the front pads now, so it won't be too much longer before I need to replace them. -
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fglamser Posts: 22I've noticed that after an oil change at the dealer the oil level display is about 1/5 of the way down from the top. Assuming the shop uses the proper amount of oil, this would suggest that the top of the OK range is actually a bit below the top of the display bar. With the old dip stick there was a range and you could accidentally go a bit over the top line. I'm wondering is I should view the oil level display the same way.
I have noticed that the few times I topped the oil up to the top of the bar, It seemed to drop down fairly quickly to the 1/5 down point. Any one else notice this? -
moedin1 Posts: 2Hello, I am new to the board and this is an exploratory post to find out how people are enjoying their 2009 A4's and about reliability. I am looking at a 2009 Audi A4 2.0T QUATTRO PRESTIGE with S-line package upgrades, with 88000 KM. I wanted to know what I should be asking questions about, such as known Audi A4 issues or certain features. If anyone could give me advice, that would be great! :confuse:

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School of Environment
Professor Mick Clout
Job title: Professor in Conservation Biology SBS / School of Environment
Phone: 64 9 373 7599 ext 85281
Office: 733.332 (Tamaki Campus)
Postal: School of Environment, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland
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BSc (Hons) Edinburgh (1972), PhD Auckland (1978)
My three major research programmes are:
1. Conservation biology of threatened wildlife
This programme involves research on the conservation biology of a variety of threatened vertebrates. My personal interests have continued to focus on the ecology of New Zealand birds, commencing with my early research on the effects of plantation forestry on birds. More recently, I have published work on the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), and the ecology of NZ pigeons (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), on which I conducted a series of studies and developed field techniques that are now routinely used. I was also one of the first ecologists to consider seed dispersal and avian frugivory in NZ forest ecosystems and I chaired an international symposium on this in 1990. In Australia, I was a DSIR exchange fellow with CSIRO Wildlife Research and studied the foraging ecology of glossy black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami). At the University of Auckland, I have worked with postgraduate students on the ecology of Ouvea parakeets (Eunymphicus cornutus) and of a variety of NZ species, including bats (Mysticina tuberculata), snails (Powellipanta), kiwi (Apteryx), kokako (Callaeas cinerea), and morepork owls (Ninox novaeseelandiae). I continue to have a close working relationship with the Department of Conservation, which now employs several of my previous students. Since 1995 I have chaired the DOC Kakapo Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, have written several scientific paperes on kakapo, and have assisted in the recovery of this unique species. Research on the offspring sex ratio of kakapo (Clout et al. 2002) was the subject of a review article in Nature.
My research on threatened species has led to my involvement in a number of current NZ initiatives in conservation, including the development of mainland sites for intensive management of invasive species that threaten native ecosystems. Several of my postgraduate students have researched ecosystem processes or threatened species recovery at "mainland island' sites such as Trounson Kauri Park, Te Urewera and Wenderholm Regional Park. I was an early advocate for ecological restoration on the mainland, through intensive pest control, and was instrumental in establishing one of the first "mainland island" sites, at Wenderholm, which has been used for a series of subsequent studies. My interest in ecological restoration effectively combines my work on invasive species, ecology of introduced mammals and conservation biology.
My ornithological research led to my election as a permanent Member of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) at the 2002 International Ornithological Congress. At the 2006 Congress I was elected to the Executive Committee of the IOC.
2. Ecology of introduced mammals
This research programme has been based around my longstanding interests in the ecology and behaviour of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). More recently, it has extended to work on other introduced mammals, including hedgehogs, cats, mustelids and rodents. A strong recent interest (jointly with postgraduate students) has been the invasion ecology of introduced mammals on islands. This has led to several publications, including papers in Nature (Russell et al. 2005) and PNAS (Rayner et al. 2007) that attracted international attention.
My research on brushtail possum ecology has aimed to improve the prospects for control of these invasive marsupials through study of their behaviour in the wild, including their mating system and movement patterns. This programme has supported two postdoctoral fellows (Dr S.Sarre, Dr W. Ji), 2 PhD and 5 MSc students , with several resulting publications. We used a combination of field ecology and DNA profiling to reveal that possums have a polygynous mating system; a finding with major implications for any biological control strategy based on a sterility-causing agent transmitted by sexual contact. We have also shown that the presence of sterile females in possum populations has negative effects on the body condition of adult males. Recent research has sought to improve epidemiological models, and the planning of possum control, through increased knowledge of contact rates between wild possums. To this end we developed novel "proximity recorders" for attachment to free-living possums, and patented the concept (NZ 50643. 2002). It is now possible, for the first time, to remotely measure the timing and duration of close contacts between free-ranging wild animals (Douglas et al. 2006).
3. International Programme on the Biodiversity Impacts of Invasive Species
From 1993-2009 I chaired the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group, a global group of scientific experts on invasive species that I founded, at the invitation of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. The purpose of the group (now consisting of over 200 scientists from more than 50 countries) is to foster work on the impacts of invasive species on global biodiversity and to provide scientific and policy advice to international conventions, governments and conservation bodies.
The IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group is co-ordinated from the School of Biological Sciences, where I employ 8 research fellows and a secretary. To support the work of this team I have been granted funds by IUCN, the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, NZAID, Biosecurity NZ, the US Geological Survey (National Biodiversity Information Infrastructure), US State Department, Total Foundation, the US National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, and Conservation International. A twice-yearly international newsletter (Aliens) has been published from Auckland University and we run a very active list-server, which has over 650 subscribers world-wide. I regularly contribute to international scientific meetings and policies on the impacts of invasive species on biodiversity and have published extensively in this area. In 2000 we completed and published a major set of international policy guidelines ("Guidelines for the Prevention of Biodiversity Loss caused by Alien Invasive Species") that I initiated, and for which I wrote the original text. These international guidelines have been formally adopted by IUCN and form the basis for the guiding principles on alien invasive species of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
From 1997-2000, I was a member of the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), leading research to help prevent and predict future biological invasions through collation and analysis of data on existing invasive species. Funding was from the Global Environment Facility of the World Bank. The resulting Global Invasive Species Database (www.issg.org/database) (which we continue to populate and maintain) is Internet-based and freely available. It incorporates not only biological information on invasive species, but also information on how to manage the threats that they pose to biodiversity. This is proving to be an extremely useful tool for preventing and managing the adverse effects of invasive species world-wide and the database currently receives over 75,000 'hits'/day.
I continue to publish internationally on invasive species ecology and management. Recent publications in this field include a 2009 book on 'Invasive Species Management' that was
comissioned by Oxford University Press.
Recent Publications
2009. CLOUT, M.N., WILLIAMS, P.R. (Eds.) Invasive Species Management: A Handbook of Principles and Techniques. Oxford University Press. 308 pp.
2008. RAYNER, M.J., HAUBER, M.E., CLOUT, M.N., SELDON, D.S., VAN DIJKEN, S., BURY, S. PHILLIPS, R.A. Foraging ecology of Cook's petrel Pterodroma cookii during the austral breeding season: a comparison of its two populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 370: 271-284.
2008. CLOUT, M.N., RUSSELL, J.C. The invasion ecology of mammals: a global perspective. Wildlife Research 35: 180-184.
2008. RUSSELL, J.C., BEAVEN, B.Z., MACKAY, J.W.B., TOWNS, D.R., CLOUT, M.N. Testing island biosecurity systems for invasive rats. Wildlife Research 35: 215 - 221.
2008. RUSSELL, J.C., TOWNS, D.R., CLOUT, M.N. Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. Science for Conservation 286. 53p.
2008. WHITE, P.C.L., CLOUT, M.N., ENGEMANN, R., ROY, S., SAUNDERS, G. Invasive vertebrates in ecosystems: patterns, process and the social dimension. Wildlife Research 35: 171-179
2008. WOTTON, D.M., CLOUT, M.N., KELLY, D. Seed retention times in the New Zealand pigeon, Hemiphaga noveaseelandiae. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 32: 1-6
2007. GILLIES, C.A., GRAHAM, P.J., CLOUT, M.N. Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 34: 317-333.
2007. RAYNER, M.J., CLOUT, M.N., STAMP, R.K., IMBER, M.J., BRUNTON, D.H., HAUBER, M.E. Predictive habitat modelling for the population census of a burrowing seabird: A study of the endangered Cook's petrel. Biological Conservation 138: 235-247.
2007. RAYNER, M.J, HAUBER, M.E., CLOUT, M.N. Breeding habitat of the Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) on Little Barrier Island (Hauturu): implications for the conservation of a New Zealand endemic. Emu 107: 1-10.
2007. RAYNER, M.J., HAUBER, M.E., IMBER, M.J., STAMP, R.K., CLOUT, M.N. Spatial heterogeneity of mesopredator release within an oceanic island system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (52): 20862-20865.
2007. TINDALL, S. D., RALPH, C. J., CLOUT, M. N. Changes in bird abundance following Common Myna control on a New Zealand island. Pacific Conservation Biology 13(3): 202-212.
2006. CLOUT, M.N., RUSSELL, J.C. The eradication of mammals from New Zealand islands. In: Assessment and control of Biological Invasion Risks. F. Koike, M.N. Clout, M. Kawamichi, M. De Poorter and K. Iwatsuki (eds.). IUCN, Cambridge, UK. Pp 127-141.
2006. CLOUT, M.N. Keystone aliens? The multiple impacts of brushtail possums. In: Ecological Studies 186: Biological Invasions in New Zealand. R.B. Allen and W.G. Lee (eds). Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pp 265-280.
2006. CLOUT, M.N. A celebration of kakapo: progress in the conservation of an enigmatic parrot. Notornis 53: 1-2.
2006. DOUGLAS, M.E., JI, W., CLOUT, M.N. MateID: design and testing of a novel device for recording contacts between free-ranging animals. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:204-208.
2006. FARRIMOND, M., CLOUT, M.N., ELLIOTT, G.P. Home range size of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) on Codfish Island. Notornis 53: 150-152.
2006. FARRIMOND, M., ELLIOTT, G.P., CLOUT, M.N. Growth and fledging of kakapo. Notornis 53: 112-115.
2006. ROBERTSON, B.C., ELLIOTT, G.P., EASON, D.K., CLOUT, M.N., GEMMELL, N.J. Sex allocation theory aids species conservation. Biology Letters 2(2): 229-231.
2006. Ward, D.F.; Beggs, J.R.; Clout, M.N.; Harris, R.; O'Connor, S. The diversity and origin of exotic ants arriving to New Zealand via human-mediated dispersal. Diversity & Distributions 12: 601-609.
2005. CLOUT, M.N., DE POORTER, M. International initiatives against invasive species. Weed Technology 19 (3): 226-230.
2005. DE POORTER, M., BROWNE, M., LOWE, S., CLOUT, M. The ISSG Global Invasive Species Database and other aspects of an early warning system. In: Mooney, H.A., Mack, R.N., McNeeley, J.A., Neville, L.E., Schei, P.J., Waage, J.K. (eds.). Invasive Alien Species: A New Synthesis. (SCOPE 63). Island Press, Washington. Pp. 59-83.
2005. JI, W., WHITE, P.C.L., CLOUT, M.N. Contact rates between possums revealed by proximity data loggers. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 595-604.
2005. RUSSELL, J. C., CLOUT, M. N. Rodent Incursions on New Zealand islands. In: Parkes, J.; Statham, M.; Edwards, G. (eds) Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference. Landcare Research, Lincoln, pp. 324-330.
2005. RUSSELL, J.C., TOWNS, D.R., ANDERSON, S.H., CLOUT, M.N. Intercepting the first rat ashore. Nature 437/20: 1107.
2005 JI, W., CLOUT, M. 'Conservation – applied ecology'. Pp 84-99 In: Parsons, S (ed.) Biology Aotearoa. Pearson Education New Zealand, Auckland.
2004. JI, W., SARRE, S.D., WHITE, P.C., CLOUT, M.N. Population recovery of common brushtail possums after local depopulation. Wildlife Research 31: 543-550.
2004. RUSSELL, J.C., CLOUT, M.N. Modeling the distribution and Interactions of introduced rodents on New Zealand offshore Islands. Global Ecology and Biogeography 13: 497-507.
2004. RUSSELL, J.C., CLOUT, M.N., McARDLE, B.H. Island biogeography and the species richness of introduced mammals on New Zealand offshore islands. Journal of Biogeography 31: 653-664.
2003. CLOUT, M.N. Exploitation and conservation (a review). Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18: 168-9.
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A grim struggle to the death on the blogs between American and British music again today, though it seems America's interests are being defended primarily by an Estonian. Meanwhile, here, the reliably lucid Glory asks whether my taste "is more geared towards American styles of music (eg Americana) or because you think American artists are generally more talented than British artists?"
A bit of both, perhaps. I certainly think artists like Jamie T are talented, but they're part of a musical tradition which I'm not really partial to. It seems that, given the relative size of America to Britain, there should be many more interesting bands there. But as I've said before, I'm also conscious of personally fetishising American music: at home last night, I noticed for the first time in ages, a quote from Adorno that my wife had pinned over the desk years ago - "It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home."
Still, I'm determined to prove that I have a healthy open mind towards the music of my motherland. So I've spent this morning hunting for some British music to write about. The Queens Of The Stone Age preview will have to wait a day or two.
Instead, here are the Vibracathedral Orchestra, a reliably magnificent bunch of skronky improvisers based in Leeds. I'd like to say that "Wisdom Thunderbolt", the latest in a large, obscure and very fine sequence of albums, is in some way quintessentially British. Actually, though, it closely resembles the commune jams served up by those avant-garde tribes on the fringes of the American psych/folk scene - Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Jackie O Motherfucker, the No Neck Blues Band, The Vanishing Voice, that kind of thing. Chris Corsano, something of a regular on this blog (he's also on the new Bjork record) emphasises the connection by turning up on the best track here, "A Natural Fact".
Vibracathedral specialise in a sort of frantic, ecstatic drone that veers all over the place. The few times I've seen them live, they're a pretty remarkable spectacle: high, rearing epiphanies being conjured up by intense types crawling about on the floor and swapping instruments on a whim. There's a good joke after a fashion here, too, when "Sway-Sage" starts with a swaggering orthodox metal riff before being overwhelmed by a truly awe-inspiring cacophony. Someone whoops in the middle of it, and I can see their point. Bracing stuff, which you can experience with a live snippet here. I think I saw this show, actually.
The other thing I found is a single by Wild Beasts called "Through Dark Night". Wild Beasts appear to be from the Lake District, and have got that sort of shambling, romantic charm that I keep being told is in bands like The Maccabees and Larrikin Love, but which I can never detect myself.
"Through Dark Night" sways unsteadily like early Orange Juice, has a deeply equine clip-clop rhythm, and a singer whose incredibly mannered falsetto yodel is, I suspect, an acquired taste. I like it a lot, and the flipside, "Please, Sir", is good, too - it reminds me of The Servants' track on "C86", though I haven't heard it in years. I'll check with the office's resident ex-member of The Servants and report back, but have a listen at good old Myspace and see what you think.


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'Wing is south of Iceland and north of the British Isles'.....Orkney? What does everyone think? On the 'real' island of Hoy in Orkney is a village called Longhope and another called Wyng! On Mara's journey south to New Mungo why doesn't she come across other lands? The highlands of Scotland would be well above water level and would make fairly large islands.
Yes, I stole aspects of the real world (see writing thread on 'fictional stealing') including places and names but as it's fantasy fiction, I felt free to muck about with it (recreate, reinvent) as I wanted. As I did with exact geography. The islanders are in darkness, storms and fog for most of their journey south; they don't know where they are in the world so all is murky. In Zenith, it's clearer that there is high land but it has been colonised by the New World.
I have a question about that. Why is the New World colonizing the highlands still left on Earth. I thought it was their doctrine to not acknowledge the existence of the outside world.


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1 And Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years old: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah. | 1 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. |
2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. | 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. |
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, | 3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, |
4 I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight | 4 "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead. |
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, | 5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, |
6 Hear us, my lord; thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead: none of us will withhold from thee his sepulcher, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. | 6 "Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead." |
7 And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth. | 7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. |
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, | 8 He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf |
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession of a burying-place among you. | 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you." |
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, of all that entered the gates of his city, saying, | 10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. |
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that [is] in it, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead. | 11 "No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead." |
12 And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land. | 12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land |
13 And he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there. | 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there." |
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him | 14 Ephron answered Abraham |
15 My lord, hearken to me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. | 15 "Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead." |
16 And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant. | 16 Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants. |
17 And the field of Ephron, which [was] in Machpelah, which [was] before Mamre, the field and the cave which [was] in it, and all the trees that [were] in the field, that [were] in all the borders round about, were made sure | 17 So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded |
18 To Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that entered the gate of his city. | 18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. |
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre: the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan | 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan. |
20 And the field, and the cave that [is] in it were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, by the sons of Heth. | 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site. |
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Sometimes I over promise. I get way too excited and say SURE! No Problem! No, I don't work here but how I can help you? This is one of those weeks and I need my casa to feel warm, calm, and in order when another part of my life is in overdrive. As I did my little Sunday ritual of getting the house in order and leaving my front door open to friends and family (kind of a Sunday night orphans only party)I realized there are 3 great rules every girl should know if you want your home to feel like a sanctuary when your life is a battlefield.
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The most exciting thing about this week's Saturday going out outfit is that this week, I actually AM going out!! To a trendy pub! The other notable thing about my night out is that it's a 30th birthday…yes, 30! Someone unrelated to me and almost a decade younger, wants me to party with them. Love you Lucie This is what I'm wearing…
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This is a taupe/mink River Island dress in a gorgeous silky material. I love the detail on it, from the frill around the shoulders to the waistband and the exposed zip on the back…
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It was reduced to £15 in the last of the sale so that made up my mind!
To glam up my look, I have painted my nails in No.7 Beanie – a lovely taupe shade…
Also, this Saturday, and on the taupe/grey theme Claire sent me another Saturday night outfit. Loving this tunic with the skinny jeans and toe-out shoes. Looking good girl!
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Finally today, I got a tip from a friend about one of the Maybelline Foundations. She was using it yesterday and let me try some – I was really impressed so bought it today. Nice to apply and has a lovely texture..here it is..
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I promise it wasn't just the 'instant anti-age' line that sold it :). I love the sponge applicator and the colour & texture. Perfect for those busy mornings when you have to do your makeup on the run.
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You are the one who tried to use dehumanizing belittling words to describe refugees. I only put it in a simple way that even your stupid face can understand.
"Your ancestors fought with all their forces the Japanese invaders who were also providing "progress" to the impoverished, uneducated, feudal, superstitious and "backwards" Chinese masses."
Are you fucking kidding me?
If China have been fighting with all their forces against imperialist we wouldn't even have the 'century of humiliation'.
My ancestors had nothing to do with fighting any imperialists. The only fighting they were doing was fighting for survival, to feed their family for another day. One maternal great grandfather even stow on a ship with nothing but the shirt on his back. He ended up in British ruled Malaya and worked as coolie having had no other skills whatsoever. And even that was better than where he came from.
My paternal grandparents likewise escaped during the communist revolution, only to finally settle in British Malaya, this was well before Malaysia gotten its independence. If they were actually fighting the imperialist, why did they actually land in a country ruled by imperialists?
Their children were educated in schools set up by Chinese settlers, it had nothing to do with any government. Yet, the British Empire was far more civilized than Imperial Japan. There were law and order. Lee Kuan Yew said in his interview that British Malaya was an idyllic little place that people thought they could live in forever. That was until the Japanese came. My maternal grandfather was beaten up as a child because he apparently didn't show enough respect for a Japanese soldier. Lee Kuan Yew himself was kicked in the guts and narrowly escaped execution if he had jump on a truck as ordered by the Japanese. He said that he left his jacket at home, all those people on the truck was taken to the beach and shot, with no apparently reason but the twisted cruelty of Japanese soldiers. People were actually cheering for the Brits to win against the Japanese. That lesson in war thought Lee Kuan Yew a great deal about the meaning of power, and inversely the powerlessness experienced. It pushed him into politics and to lead Singapore to become what it is today.
Don't give me that crap about how hard China fought to invaders. They barely had a functioning government and military.
Say what you will about Mao and his crimes, but one of the great thing he did was his ability to inspired and organize the peasantry into a fighting force. Look at the Korean War, completely different results compared to before.
I assure you, getting Chinese people to do anything in an organized manner is not easy. Just look at the traffic in China and you will understand that controlling Chinese people is like trying to herd cats.
Really, don't give me that crap about how hard the Tibetans are having it and how apparently we would have done the same. I personally will beat your stupid face if you ever say that to me in person.
Yeah, kill them all and let them in a small reserve and drink so much as they can---to be alcoholic.
"More than 50% of the articles of the western media on China over the last two decades revolve around Tibet"
Are you Google News-ing "Tibet" by any chance?
"They sacrifice their lives in the struggle for freedom from tyranny"
Let's not intentionally misconstrue things. The Tibetans are struggling for independence from Chinese imperialism (which is a very respectable struggle). They are struggling for their religion. But they are NOT struggling for "freedom" in any kind of democratic or liberal sense.
Tibetans have no history of individual freedom or cultural foundations for liberalism. They've lived under theocracy for over a thousand years and the fact that there are Tibetans who are saying they can "die without regrets" if they've only just seen the Dali Lama makes it pretty clear that they want a return of religious tyranny.
When it comes to violent resistance, just look how well that works in Xinjiang.
99% also should have their autonomy, but they were kicked out by the regimes (1% government).
It may be easier to explain what "true autonomy" is not: calling a province "autonomous" but then appointing all the government from Beijing, putting only outsiders as top Party officials (the ones with real authority) and making all key decisions from Beijing is NOT autonomy, but actually the opposite of the concept.
Something closer to "autonomy" would be allowing the native inhabitants of Tibet (regardless of their ethnicity) choose their leaders, and that those leaders would have actual decision power over key matters and policies: economy, economy, religious practice, cultural preservation, immigration...
I am sorry to tell you this is polity with our Chinese Characteristic.
You mean a election, not autonomy. The slaves leader was gone for good many many years ago to the west and now he is doing more harm to his own people. :D
Keep dreaming!!
The key reason why some Tibetans still show defiance towards the government is fundamentally an economic one. when young people can't enjoy the same opportunities as their counterparts in other parts of China, the usual turn-out is to look for a spiritual and revolutionary discourse.
Strategically, the Chinese government has got it right. As long as they keep the stick and carrot way of maintaining the stability of Tibetan region, while promoting the overall well-fare, the influence of Tibetan religion will be confined to a cultural sense.
Sorry John. You must be looking at Chinese maps and Chinese history. Tibet is more than 50% of the land mass that is China and Tibet.
Yeah, that is also the wet dream of white Aryan and exil Tibetans.
Ok, here is what you call a "call for genocide". Thanks for making it clear, and sorry for the earlier confusion. Very explicit.
Those BBQ monks were genociding their own culture, Buddhism is not allowed to kill including suicide.
Ah, the imperial arrogance. So difficult to see it expresses so explicitly these days. Makes one feel kind of nostalgic. "The master knows better, you pesky savage". Very well put.
Ah, typical white Aryan arrogant !!
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Anyways, China made an enormous mistake when it formulated its nationalities policy post-1949. Either because of some bone-headed CCP official or the desire of not wanting to increase administrative workload, the CCP decided to lump all the disparate Mongolian, Tibetan, and Uighur groups into mega ethnic groups. I have written about this before, but to simplify, the Uighurs, for example, have historically seen themselves as dweller of a particular oasis first (e.g. Turpanlik, Kasgharlik, Qumulik, etc.) and Uighur second. The Uighur identity was not formulated until the early 20th century w/ the assistance of Ottoman scholars (proto-pan-Turkicists).
Now, Tibetans were a little less fractured, but they were still divided into the 3 groups of U-Tsang (Wei Zang, basically the TAR), Kham (Kang, today's western Sichuan, as well as parts of Qinghai and Yunnan), and Amdo (An Duo, today's Qinghai and part of Gansu). Apparently, the Tibetan varieties spoken by these 3 groups are not even mutually intelligible (sort of like Mandarin vs. Cantonese vs. Hokkien/Minnan). Politically, DL and co. only controlled U-Tsang. Kham was controlled by local kings and chieftains, like the King of Muli, while Amdo was controlled by first, the Kokonor Mongols (branch of Oirat Mongols from today's northern Xinjiang) then by the Five Ma family (famous generals who fought for KMT and actually counterattacked the 13th DL's invasion from U-Tsang into Qinghai back in the 30s). Thus, it was extremely short-sighted for the CCP to merge these groups into one mega classification, since what they did was create a modern, Westphalian national identity from where there was none. Heck, they even merged part of Kham (Chamdo region) which the DL did not control into U-Tsang to form the TAR.
A further example of how complex the ethnic situation was - the present DL was actually born in Takster, a Tibetan village in Amdo. According to his own autobiography, his family did not speak a lick of Tibetan of any kind. Instead, they spoke some variant of Mandarin Chinese common to the area, which is around Xining. DL did not learn to speak Tibetan until he was selected as the 14th and taken to Lhasa for education. Of course, TGIE would not advertise this, even though DL himself admits it.
Just another example of why the Soviet model (Stalin's child) does not and will not ever work.
Note: When I say control, I mean temporal control. The DL certainly had spiritual influence among Gelug followers in Kham and Amdo - it is just that he did not govern them as well.
Note 2: Just giving my thoughts here about the nationalities policy of PRC. I am not arguing for or against Beijing or Dharamsala in this post.
This theory is bunk. Look at Rebiya Kadeer. She was a highly successful secular Uighur businesswoman throughout the 1990s who joined the government and worked on the NPPCC in Beijing.
When she tried to bring up the problems of Han leaders persecuting Uighurs, they demonized her as a separatist. When Xinjiang had riots in 2009, they needed a scapegoat and shoveled the blame on her (then residing in exile in the US I think).
She was pretty much the picture-perfect example of what the China gov says they want out of minorities. Non religious, no controversial political ideas, and financially successful. Yet Beijing needlessly attacks this type of person, then they radicalize. Another Uighur businesswoman (with ties to the government) named Eziz had almost an identical story:
So, Beijing attacks poor, religiously devout peasants AND government connected, successful minority business people. Great plan they got there.
"Tibetans and Uighurs ain't no serfing no more!"
This should be on posters in every household in Tibet and Xinjiang.
With his growing self-destructive neurotic tendency, Dalai's dhamasala will become Jonestown 2 before he kicks the bucket.
"The Dalai Lama just walks around comlaining and trying to elevate his quarrel with Beijing to some kind of genocide while his people get new hospitals, schools, and indoor plumbing. If this is Chinese genocide I wonder what CHinese largesse looks like."
Afrikaaners also built hospitals and schools for blacks. Hell, even the Japanese built schools and hospitals in Manchuria. Did that made those regimes any less brutal, any less abhorrent, the plight of the oppressed any less worthy?
(I don't know where you get the "indoor plumbing" thing. If you wander outside Lhasa, even in Shigatse or Gyantse, you'll see how only Chinese areas have proper sewage.)
Also, the Dalai Lama always talk about "cultural genocide", the systematic repression, undermining and ultimate assimilation of Tibetan culture, not about physical genocide. Mass killings evidently ended a few decades ago.
Because the Tibetans hate the Indians even more than the Chinese, at least when the Chinese were not repressing the shit out of the Tibetans....
But before the California Republic there were the natives who were wiped out by the California Republic settlers.
The problem with you Americans (Westerners) who do not understand the situation trolling about Tibet is that you actually galvanize the Chinese people into further repression, by encouraging the Chinese to believe that they must band together and repress more in order to fend off what they perceive as "Western interference."
I think you should learn more about the situation before trying to offer criticism if you want to do any good...
Defending mother China?
Nah I'm just learning more about the world, and especially about the region of the world in which I currently live. (But I already gave you an explanation of why I post on TE, which you, like most Westerners who are incapable of thinking objectively, chose to ignore to make yourself feel better.)
Seriously cry more about Tibet while China systematically wipes the Tibetans out, just like America did to the Native Americans.
Cry cry cry cry cry; that's all about you can do.
Tibet is huge and many mountain trails to leave, but you need to pay a guide to guide you there. Thousands of Tibetan have been in and out of Tibet every year.
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More information on the Strategic Framework for Bank lending and support.
Studies on particular development topics are commonly referred to as Economic and Sector Work. These studies can assist companies understand the views of World Bank staff on different, sectors, countries and development challenges.
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are written by a borrowing country and describe its macro-economic, social and structural policies and programs for reducing poverty and promoting economic growth. PRSPs are developed using a country-driven, participatory approach and provide companies with a broad overview of the borrowing country's development priorities.
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Project Information Documents (PIDs) are generally written by the World Bank Task Team Leader at the end of the identification stage but can be updated until project approval. In about 8-10 pages, PIDs describe the main objectives and components, financing and risks of a project. PIDs are available through the World Bank's project database.Project Appraisal Documents (PADs) provide the most comprehensive description of World Bank projects. A PAD will include relevant background on the country and sector, and a detailed description of the project's objectives, risks, financing, conditions and implementation arrangements, including a procurement schedule which describes the procurement methods that will be used on the project. PADs are released to the public after the loan or credit is approved by the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors and are available through the World Bank's project database.General Procurement Notice (GPNs) are issued borrowing countries. They can be published during the Appraisal and Negotiation stages. GPNs provide a broad overview of the types of equipment, goods and services that will be procured under a project. For any project with large (above $200,000) consulting contracts or contracts that will be awarded through International Competitive Bidding procedures, a GPN must be published in at least one national newspaper in the country or the project United Nations Development Business. Implementation
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A Chin National Front (CNF) Public Consultation Committee was set up in Matupi in Chin state on July 13. The creation of the committee follows the opening of a CNF liaison office on June 23.
CNF Public Relations officer Pu Mang Lai said the committee will provide representation for the various Chin ethnic groups.
"We formed the Public Consultation Committee comprising of representatives from the various tribes (and committees) from Matupi Township," said Pu Mang Lai.
Pu Mang Lai told Khonumthung that 23 people were selected during a meeting in Matu Baptist Church (MBC) between local town elders, Christian religious leaders and Matupi residents. The members selected included three members of the Peace and Tranquility Committee, and two members from the Matu, Mara and Dai tribes.
The CNF formed the committee in order to provide public consultation with Chin people. The formation of the committee follows a ceasefire between the CNF and government. The CNF has been fighting for democracy and self-determination since 1988.
The CNF's liaison office in-charge consulted with respective leaders of the Matupi Union Solidarity and Development Party, the Chin Progressive Party, religious and youth leaders from the Matu Baptist Church (MBC).
The CNF and the Chin state government signed an agreement to initiate peace talks in January. The agreement allowed creating a public consultation committee with residents of Chin state and other communities. The Public Consultation Committee will operate from the CNF's liaison office in Than Tlang Town.
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WoW Moviewatch: The Paladin's Way of William {WoW}
Feb 9th 2009 12:40PM I believe the second part (after William fights Rivendare and so) it's just the credits or something like "Special thanks for my guild... yadda yadda.... for being so nice... yadda yadda".
Anyway, I love that video, it's pretty cool. It makes me want to roll a paladin... a third paladin.
A plea for Divine Plea {WoW}
Feb 8th 2009 9:18PM I fail at math, the talent of ret was supposed to bring it down to one minute not two.
A plea for Divine Plea {WoW}
Feb 8th 2009 9:14PM What they should do is remove the penalty and increase the cooldown for Holy only to make it like Shadow Fiend, Innervate and Mana Tide.
For example, for Holy Paladins Divine Plea would be something like:
* Divine Plea
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* 4 minutes cooldown
* You gain 25% of your total mana over 15 sec.
But the other 2 spec could have something added to their talents to make it like it was or better.
Retribution Paladins:
* Switf Retribution
* Your Retribution Aura also increases casting, ranged and melee speeds by 1%/2%/3%. Also, the cooldown of your Divine Plea ability is reduced by 40/80/120 seconds.
Protection Paladins:
* Judgement of the Just
*Your judgement spells also reduce the melee attack speed of the target by 10/20% and has gives your Judgement spells a 50/100% chance to refresh the duration of your Divine Plea spell.
That way, when Holy Paladins need mana they don't have to fear of crippling their healing.
Sartharion sings the blues {WoW}
Feb 7th 2009 5:55PM Death to Death and Decay!
Heh, without getting into "ur bad" discussions, I think if this change helps some players and raids then it's a good change =)
And @realmreaver, I agree, when I was in Beta and I first saw that spell (I didn't have a Death Knight so I was kinda n00bie on that part) I thought the animation belonged to the spell "Blood Boil" and the effct of Desecration belonged to "Death and Decay".
When I did my first Death Knight I was like "@-@".
Two Bosses Enter: The Wrath season lineup {WoW}
Feb 5th 2009 4:41PM When the time comes, I'll vote for the Chrono-Lord Epoch just because of his "Tick Tock Tick Tock". >.>
Mana regeneration changing dramatically in 3.1 {WoW}
Feb 5th 2009 4:12PM As a Holy paladin I find this very funny.
Patch 2.0 = Illumination is godly.
Patch 2.1 = Illumination gets nerfed and everything goes to hell.
Patch 3.0 = Divine Plea is godly.
Patch 3.1 = Divine Plea gets nerfed and everything goes to hell.
At least now we know patches X.1 are bad and we won't be as surprised next expansion when the nerf-bomb falls on us >.<
At least I still have my alts =)
Turn Evil glyph likely to be nerfed {WoW}
Feb 4th 2009 1:24AM That image made me chuckle =)
Somehow I think I should feed bad about these nerfs to my class, but I don't. I mean, I have 3 paladins (don't judge me... >.>) and I don't really mind any of these nerfs at all. Am I a bad paladin for not caring? =(
Will Warrior stance penalties finally go away? {WoW}
Feb 3rd 2009 3:59PM I believe they should drop the "Change stances and you lose your rage" penalty and maybe change a few abilities to be usable on all stances.
Berserker stance is kinda weird on the penatly-bonus ratio. 3% doesn't justify (imo) the 10% extra damage. Maybe they could make something different to that like "You deal 10% extra damage but you take 10% extra damage, 5% when it's an AoE attack". >.>
While I certainly consider those penalties are too much, I believe they make the class somewhat unique and removing all the penalties would be kinda weird. I mean, I don't know about you, but I don't want all my alts to be Death Knights with different names for their abilities =P
Back to the Horde {WoW}
Feb 1st 2009 1:35PM I like the Alliance for a reason, when I go to the Alterac Valley I can yell "At least we're pretty!"
Zarhym: Artists are "hacking away at" new dances {WoW}
Jan 31st 2009 9:55PM Me too.
By the way, thanks for the link to the video. =)


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231Quite a number of people have written over the last few days, alerting us to the fact that it appears that presidential candidate George W. Bush, has bought up over 200 Internet Domain Names. The article on Zdnet says that people wanted to put a website up at www.bushsucks.com, but Bush bought that, and more such as bushsucks.net, bushsucks.org, and even bushblows.com Huh-I guess it's a way of having a clue. Sort of.


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According to a ticket information site (I'm not yet allowed to post links);
I'm looking at "BASE Disney Ticket". I know this is no "park hopping" which means, for example, you can't visit the Magic Kingdom in the morning and go over to Epcot in the evening, right?
Ok, so what if someone were to purchase a 4-day ticket package. Can you use those tickets at whichever park you please as long as you don't park hop? Hypothetically speaking, can you visit the Magic Kingdom for two days, Epcot for one and Hollywood Studios for the other one? Or perhaps, Animal Kingdom for three days and Magic Kingdom for the fourth day? Or maybe you just want to do the Magic Kingdom for all four days. As long as you stay within those 4 main parks and don't hop, can you use them at whichever parks you want to or do you have to spend one day per park (Magic Kingdom, Animal, Epcot, Studios)?


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UPDATE (1:00PST): Twitter user DDInvesting, who is present at the hearing, has confirmed that THQ will be auctioning off its intellectual properties and owned studios piecemeal on January 22nd.
This means that, contrary to the original Clearlake plan, THQ will not remain in one piece on the 23rd, and may exist only in name. With rumors of Electronic Arts and Warner Brothers interested in bidding, it is highly unlikely that Clearlake will buy back all of the company piece by piece in this new auction.
In summary this tumultuous tale, which started almost exactly a year ago, has finally come to a close. THQ as we know it is done. As far as the games go, we will have to wait until after the auction to see what games make it out alive but, with plenty of talent polishing up highly anticipated games for release this year, it's a safe prediction that most of them will land on their feet. As far as what company's name is on the box, who knows?
Original Story (10:00PST): This morning, Clearlake Capital announced that it is willing to hear bids for the rights to individual games and studios in THQ until January 15th.
Clearlake came out of hiding in December as the savior of the troubled THQ with a plan to pay $10 million towards their debt, and purchase the company wholesale for $60 million. This plan allowed games currently in production at THQ to continue. But it also wiped out all of the shareholders, and didn't do much of anything to satisfy the creditors to which THQ still owes a large amount of money.
The other problem with this plan was that it originally only left a three week period (half of which included the Christmas and New Years holidays) for other bidders to show interest. The Clearlake offer was brought out as proof that someone was willing to bid on the struggling THQ, and set an implied $60 million starting price. But the timing of the announcement and the deal closing suggested that THQ just wanted a quick way out of trouble, rather than actually hear offers from other parties that would risk fracturing the company.
This prompted creditors to call for an extended bidding period, during which other interested parties besides Clearlake could bid on individual pieces of THQ and raise more than just the $60 million originally offered. This morning, Judge Mary Walrath extended the bidding period to January 15th, but still thinks that may not be enough time.
No bidders have officially stepped forward yet, but the lawyer for Warner Brothers Interactive has gone on record saying they are interested in making a bids, and representatives from EA have apparently been spending some time looking at THQ's facilities.
So what does this mean overall? Until January 15th, everything with THQ is still up in the air. It could be that the deal with Clearlake holds and THQ goes about its business, or, THQ's entire stable of IP will go running off in different directions around the industry. Stay tuned.


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According to a recent report on angel investing in the United States, more than 8 in 10 angel investments in the last 12 months were completed in the home state of the investor group and company. The Q1 2013 Halo Report—published by the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights—is based on 207 deals totaling $222 million invested.
The data show the volume and size of deals is more evenly distributed across the U.S. than in years past. The number of dollars invested by angels in the Southwest (Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado) topped all other regions, edging out California, which is tracked as a separate region, 18.1% to 17.4%. Companies in the Great Plains region and New York experienced the largest increase in angel group deals while those in New England and the Southeast declined equally.
"The market for angel investing is solid: pre-money valuations are stable, round sizes are trending up, and market activity is spread widely throughout the U.S.," said Rob Wiltbank, Vice Chairman of Research, Angel Resource Institute. "The key trends over the last few years have been syndication and broader geographic distribution of investment; both of which suggest that attractive new ventures are finding places to start all over the country."
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A Wiki for Vendor Relations?
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Sarah Glassmeyer has had a radical idea. An idea that she herself volunteers "will cause me much more trouble and drama than it will ever be worth".
Her idea is to set up a "up a wiki where librarians and other interested parties can share information about all aspects of the library/vendor relationship".
Putting it this way makes LISVendor.info sound fairly unexciting. However Sarah - a self styled "law librarian -LibPunk - Information liberator" explains on her blog how the idea germinated from a notion of a need for a "wikileaks for library contracts". Which makes it sound much more alarming!
Glassmeyer is a US Law Librarian and LISVendor.info looks like it will be focused on vendor relations in the USA - but it is an interesting development nevertheless.
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Hi! Thanks for the mention. I'd love it if librarians from all over the world participated, so feel free to add in info. In addition to the other benefits that they'd get, I think American librarians would be interested to learn how the librarian-vendor relationship is handled around the world.
I love the idea of a wiki for vendors relations. There must be a huge amount of information in the LIS-LAW archives on vendors which people would find useful and that isn't currently captured somewhere easily accessible by BIALL members. So now you just have to do it?!


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Infinite Crisis- Green Lantern Revealed
On 11th April, Warner Bros. and Turbine Inc. revealed a new character for their upcoming MOBA, Infinite Crisis. The new character was Green Lantern. Green Lantern bumps the revealed character roster of Infinite Crisis up to 12. The game is currently in closed beta and it is unknown when the release will be. You can see more info about Green Lantern's abilities in the trailer below.
Infinite Crisis is a "next-generation, free-to-play MOBA featuring fast-paced battles, streamlined RPG mechanics, and iconic locations and characters from across the DC Mulitverse." IC is attempting to stand out from the MOBA crowd by featuring destructible maps and map-altering events.
Analog Addiction will bring you move coverage of the game as we get it.
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This is a good product if all you want is glitter, since there is pretty much no colour pay off , and it just turns into a tan/white glitter. The glitter is big too, not like little shimmers. I really wouldn't use this everyday, but it might be good for a party or club look . . It also is very difficult to apply, since alot of the glitter falls off and gets all over the rest of your face. I found it difficult to apply even using the primer potion or cream bases. However, if you are looking for a pure glitter shadow, this is the one you want. It also claims that this colour looks go on everyone, and they are prbly right, becasue it blends into a fleshy, white and silver glitter.
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I bought this eyeshadow in a set that included Heavy Metal glitter e/l in Midnight Cowboy, 24/7 e/l in Bourbon, and a sample of UDPP. I adore everything else in the set, but this eyeshadow is the worst I've ever used. It has very little color payoff, and the glitter fallout is unbearable, even when used in conjunction with UDPP and MAC Paints. When I bought the set, I thought this would be a pretty neutral champagne with a little shimmer to make it special. Wrong. It has huge chunks of glitter that ended up all over my face and were impossible to remove. It also got into my eyes and made them sting and water for about 15 minutes. I love most UD products, but definitely save your money on this one. I would give it 0 lippies if I could.
O.K., I actually really liked the look. Loved the color; sparkle and all. Even the glitter overflowing to my face was alright because I am oily and "dust" my face often, (they brushed off easily) But EVERY time I wore it I had to was my eyemakup off in the middle of the evening (outback bathroom, movies, ...) because the glitter got into my eyes. I don't have sensitive eyes or contacts either. I sad cuz I like the color and sparkles. PS I tried "pressing" it onto primer like a SA @ sephora told me---abort mission
omg. despite all the reviews i went out and bought the product hoping i wouldnt face sparkle mayhem. i tried everything - using the primer, applying it wet..nothing works! i must admit the color is nice and the glitter is nice but it gets everywhere and and it makes you look trashy and unkept. not only that its expensive and the packing looks very cheap! would not buy again!
I love glitter and shimmer and all, but this was way more than I anticipated. You reallyyyyyy have to love glitter to wear this. I apply just a tiny bit every when I wear it and I do like it a lot, but it just gets everywhere! It is a little too much for everyday school-wear but I use it going out on the weekends. I'd probably buy it again if I ever ran out, but with the way it's going now, that'll be a lifetime from now!
I got this in a set at sephora with the glitter eyeliner, bourbon eyeliner and a little sample size of the primer. but no matter how i tried to use this stuff it just didnt work. i love shimmer and glitter but this is just way too much. and i tried it with the primer, that didnt help it stay on my actual eyelid, i tried it with macs primer and color bases and it still didnt work, i have glitter all over me and im annoyed.. and i didnt really like the glitter eyeliner or the bourbon eyeliner and the primer is like a drop in the tube and i already have the full size one so im just going to return the set.
Holy crap, this is glitter city!!!!! I read the reviews beforehand, but I still didn't know what I was getting into. I used this once and now everything in my makeup bag has been covered in glitter for weeks. No matter what I use now, I seem to end up with glitter on me, bc of this. Sad, bc it's a pretty color. I might try and use it wet one day to avoid the completely insane glitter fallout.
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This is so pretty! I haven't figured out a trick to keep the glitter from falling, even with the primer. But for going out at night, I don't think its a bad look to have a bit of glitter on the temples and tops of your cheeks. I think it looks really cool and festive
Midnight Cowboy Rides Again is a beautiful, pearly beige. It is a wonderful neutral that look great on a wide range of skin tones.
That said, the glitter fallout is EXTREME. The glitter goes everywhere. If you do not want to be covered in glitter, then this product is not for you. There is no real way to stop the glitter from covering your cheeks and temples. However, if you like glitter, the effect is gorgeous. It gives a fairy-tale sparkle that gets tons of compliments at the clubs. The glitter is tiny, lovely micro-glitter and it is not just silver. If you look closely, you can also see shimmers of copper and gold.
A few years back, in my club hopping days, this was a HG product for me. Now that I've calmed down a bit, I reach for it less and less as I now prefer shimmery, but not glittery, shades. However, it is still great for a night on the town and I would certainly recommend it for anyone who doesn't mind the glitter fallout.
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