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I would agree with everything PaulinVictoria said. It mirrors my own experience almost to a T.
I won't repeat everything he said, but I would reinterate a couple of high points...
1) You don't need to remove Vista. As a standard part of the install, Ubuntu (Ubuntu is the 'name' of the current Linux version) will ask you if you want to create a seperate section of your harddrive for Linux. If you choose yes, then you will be prompted to decide how much space to give each operating system. I gave my windows side only about 1/6th of my 80 gig harddrive.. and it's more than enough. By doing this, you can always choose to boot into windows as if you had never installed Linux, so really, you risk nothing. And every once in a while, you might want to remind yourself why you'll never go back to Microsoft again
2) Opensource software is awesome! Yes, it has a few bugs. But there are literally thousands of people far smarter than you or I out there working on them right now. And in the next couple of days, an update will come out to fix things. It's amazing how quickly the Linux/Ubuntu world moves. And unlike Mac, they don't fix things by simply limiting access to certain software (how's that flash working, IPad users?). They just fix it.
3) Not everything works with Ubuntu. The only thing I can't do so far with Ubuntu is watch netflicks movies on my computer. I use the windows side for that. Everything else (word processing/image manipulation/games/internet browsing/etc) I use the linux side for. So, thus far, Netflicks movies are the only thing I've found that Ubuntu won't do. I'm sure there's something else, though. I just haven't found it.
4) Ubuntu is FREE. I haven't paid for software in about 2 years. Not because I pirate it, but because when you use Ubuntu, you don't have to. I do, from time to time, send $5 or $10 to a developer if I find a particularly cool chunk of software. But then, I know it's actually going to the guy who coded it rather than the billionare CEO and his company. It's nice to know your money goes where it should.
Guess I am going to get long-winded. The bottom line is that you have no risk here... give it a whirl, and if you hate it, you aren't committed to anything.
Oh, as a final note... when I turn on my netbook using windows XP, it takes about 2 minutes to fully 'boot'. When I turn it on with Ubuntu, it takes about 45 seconds. For what it's worth.
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"18 and Life" is the second single and power ballad from Skid Row's 1989 eponymous debut album.
"Dirty Diana" is a song by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson that is featured on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from Bad. The song presented a harder rock sound similar to that of "Beat It" from the album Thriller. "Dirty Diana" was written by Jackson and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. The songs lyrics pertain to groupies. "Dirty Diana" has a moderate tempo and is played in the key of G minor.
"This Love" is a popular song by the heavy metal band Pantera. It was first released on the band's best selling album, Vulgar Display of Power, and later on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! A live version was also included on Official Live: 101 Proof.
"Dreamer" is the third track from Ozzy Osbourne's album Down to Earth, which was released on October 16, 2001. The single peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song describes the rockstar's vision of a better world for his children, where they are happy and safe.
"November Rain" is a power ballad by American rock band Guns N' Roses, written by lead singer Axl Rose and released as a single in June 1992. It appears on the album Use Your Illusion I. It features a sweeping orchestral backing and is one of Guns N' Roses' longest songs.
"Don't Cry" is a power ballad by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, two versions of which were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is the fourth track on Use Your Illusion I, while the version with the alternate lyrics is the 13th track on Use Your Illusion II. Only the vocal tracks differ, and even then only in the verses; however, in those verses, not only are the words entirely different, but the meter and melody are also slightly different. There is also a third version, officially released only on the single for the song, which was recorded during Appetite for Destruction sessions in 1986. The song reached the top 10 in many countries, including number 8 in the UK Singles Chart and number 10 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Hollow" is a song by the heavy metal group Pantera from the 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power. A live medley of "Hollow" and another Pantera song, "Domination", is featured on Official Live: 101 Proof as "Dom/Hollow".
"Forgiven" is the fourth single from the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's fourth album The Heart of Everything. It was released to promote their upcoming DVD, Black Symphony as well as being a single from the album. The song itself is a piano driven ballad with orchestral elements.
"Mama, I'm Coming Home" is the third song on the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal album No More Tears. The song is about his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, whom he nicknames "Mama", and his return to her following his imminent retirement. The song was co-written by Lemmy Kilmister, frontman of the heavy metal group Motörhead. He was brought in as a songwriter for the No More Tears album, providing lyrics for the tracks "Hellraiser" (which Motörhead also later recorded), "Desire", and "I Don't Want to Change the World."
"Fade to Black" is the first power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the first promotional single from its second studio album, Ride the Lightning. The song was ranked as having the 24th best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers.
"Floods" is a song by heavy metal band Pantera from their 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill. It is the longest song on the album, and the second longest song the band has ever recorded, after "Cemetery Gates".
"Nothing Else Matters" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, Metallica. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as top-ten positions on many European charts. "Nothing Else Matters" was featured as a playable track in the music video game Guitar Hero: Metallica. Recognized as one of Metallica's best known and most popular songs, it has become a staple in live performances. The song has been covered over forty times.
"Patience" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which appears on the album G N' R Lies and was released as a single in 1989. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in a single session by producer Mike Clink. A music video of the song was shot and appears on the band's music video DVD, Welcome to the Videos. The music and lyrics were both written by Izzy Stradlin.
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is the third single by American rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 17, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first and only number-one single in the U.S. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.
"One" is an anti-war song by American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released as the third and final single from their fourth album ...And Justice for All. "One" was also the band's first Top 40 hit single, reaching number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"A Tout le Monde" is the fourth track on American heavy metal band Megadeth's sixth studio album Youthanasia, released as a single on February 1995 through Capitol Records. It was later remade and reissued as "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)", featuring Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, on Megadeth's 2007 studio album United Abominations.
"Civil War" is a song by the rock band Guns N' Roses, which originally appeared on the 1990 compilation Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal and later on the 1991 album Use Your Illusion II. It is a protest song on war, referring to all war as "civil war" and stating that war only "feeds the rich while it buries the poor". In the song, singer Axl Rose asks, "What's so civil about war, anyway?"
"The Unforgiven" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second single from their eponymous fifth album Metallica. Though one of the slower tracks on the album, its chord progression is distinctly one of the heavier. The song deals with the theme of the struggle of the individual against the efforts of those who would subjugate him.
"Cemetery Gates" is a song by heavy metal band Pantera. The song is the fifth track from Cowboys from Hell, the band's fifth album and second with lead singer Phil Anselmo (though the band considers it their first "true" album, officially ignoring their earlier independent releases as it was their first album with the groove metal genre). "Cemetery Gates" showcases Anselmo's vocal ability and range, concluding with screaming high notes answered by Dimebag Darrell on guitar in a trade off. The song is also Pantera's longest song ever recorded, clocking in at 7:03.
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"Restless" is the very first single of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It is taken as the first and only single from their debut album Enter. Although the song was released as a single, it never entered the charts, just like their following single, Our Farewell. There was no promotional video for the single.
Time After Time is the eighth song on the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal album No More Tears. The single peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.
"All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" is a song by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine, the song is released as the third single from their debut album The Poison. It was released through Sony BMG Recordings on 3 February 2006. It includes two songs from the band's full-length debut The Poison (one studio; one live), and two previously unreleased b-sides from The Poison sessions. The song is the softest song on The Poison, with only one line of screamed vocals.
"Estranged" is a power ballad and music video by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is from the second part of their two-part Use Your Illusion album, Use Your Illusion II.
"Givin' Yourself Away" is a song by American heavy metal band Ratt. It would mark the final single released featuring the original line-up as co-lead guitarist Robbin Crosby left just after a short tour for the Detonator album was completed. The song is one of the few power ballads that Ratt has ever done.
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My boyfriend was mad about Italian futurist clothes presented during an exhibition in Turin in 2011 for the 150th anniversary of Italian reunification. One day, he brought me a fabric looking like Russian constructivism fabric and told me: "with this, you would do a beautiful futurist waistcoat". It was not the first time he bought me fabrics saying to me: "you should do me a waistcoat with that", but I had to do a futurist clothes anyway and this fabric really fitted.
So I took a previous pattern (Mister has already had a waiscoat) and transformed it. I wanted to have no one perpendicular angle and just one part circular, and I wanted the collar to be a diagonal.
The "Russian" fabric is a upholstery, very heavy, perfect for this project. The back is made in an acetate fabric, the kind of fabric you use for lining.
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Gottlieb enrolled in the School to create a career path outside of health care, and upon graduating she worked for a money-management firm on Wall Street. Within a year, she longed to return to the field she had left and found a job marketing medical equipment. Later, Gottlieb accepted what she describes as a more emotionally rewarding" position directing a cardiac rehabilitation program in New Haven.
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Why cant these people have taken the pic in South America? or what if they were American Natives? the fact that they are brown doeesnt mean they are illegal. Dont be ignorant!
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Getting to Good: Mini Relationship Tip
I first created a version of this Mini Relationship Tip four years ago, almost to the day.
I've added to and edited this oldie but goodie, and I know you'll find a gem of "life alchemy" in here for yourself.
You'll definitely NOT want to skip reading this one because at the end there is a piece of uber personal, amazingly timely news. ;-)
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Like an acme safe ala cartoonland, I recently feel like I got hit on the head with EXACTLY HOW to have my life and relationship be great, gorgeous always full of fun and delight.
Only instead of landing like a ton of steel, this landed like a drizzle of honey on a bed of feathers.
The price to earn pleasure is not pain and suffering.
The price to earn pleasure is enjoying what is already here.
It is pulling your head out of your own a.s.s. and looking around and acknowledging all the good that is already present. The best place to start is approving of and appreciating what is SO.
It is looking around at this green earth and the flora and fauna and crazy humans
inhabiting it, and finding it good.
The key to getting the good stuff is to start with the good stuff. And the key to getting things to be better is to start with the good stuff.
Sometimes things in our life or relationship are really the opposite of good, right? They suck, they are hard, they are bad. I know.
The law of physics, so to speak, around having things get better is that things have to first start from a place of GOOD before they can get BETTER. Good goes to better.
If things are bad, and we only focus on that they are bad, they get worse. Bad goes to worse.
You have to notice the things that are good or find something good about the crappy thing that's happening before it can get better.
The law looks something like this: bad --> good --> better.
You can't get from bad to better, you have to get to good first. The key is to start with good. Then, things are good - I mean, that's pretty great, right? And what if things got even better?
Too abstract? Let me give you an uber personal, amazingly timely example:
I have a "pinch me" relationship. It floors me constantly and there isn't a day that goes by where I don't feel grateful and blessed for this work of art we've co-created.
Throughout the eight years my husband and I have been together, we've had one painful point consistently come up where we are not on the same page: around whether to have a child together.
And we have been having a really crappy time figuring this one out, in fact we almost broke up a few months ago with how much we were suffering trying to figure it out.
An esteemed teacher pointed out to us that we were having a terrible time and losing big time, while we were figuring it out.
(Enter visual - safe falling on LiYana's head).
Could we have a great time figuring this hard, crappy, bad thing out? What in the world would that be like?
I took this to heart in the biggest way possible. I looked at my tendency in problem-solving: freak-out, get overwhelmed, play the victim. I looked at my tendency in working through impasses: back-down, feel defeated before starting, suffer.


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Q&A: Jason Rae Explains How Fairness is Good Business
As executive director of the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Jason Rae helps connect and nurture businesses across the state
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For those who aren't familiar with your organization, what is your mission?
Our mission is divided into three different areas. The first is to help LGBT-owned and -allied businesses grow and succeed. We want to connect them to resources, information and potential customers so they can continue to be successful. The second is to help recruit and retain diverse talent in our state. Particularly, this is working with our corporate members who want to show their commitment to diversity and inclusion. Finally, we want to help consumers do business with those who share their values. People call on a regular basis asking, "Where can I find an LGBT-owned or -allied X, Y or Z?" People care about where they spend their money.
Why is this chamber of commerce statewide?
To help LGBT-owned and -allied businesses grow and be successful. Working together, we can create new opportunities and ensure a thriving economy all around Wisconsin. In addition, it's important that people understand that you can be both pro-fairness and pro-business at the same time. Sometimes people believe the two are mutually exclusive, but that isn't the case. People want to do business with those who share their values.
What events has the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce sponsored?
We've already held networking happy hours in Madison, including one featuring Congressman Mark Pocan. In addition, we've held regular conference calls with the White House and Small Business Administration for our members to hear firsthand how current federal issues would impact their small business. We've also done a number of educational events talking about what the Affordable Care Act implementation means for a Wisconsin business and how to increase your presence on the web. All of these are in an attempt to help provide businesses with the information and connections they need to be successful.
What is the best aspect of the chamber?
One of our favorite parts of the chamber is seeing the connections that different businesses make and how they are now working together as a united business community.
The focus of this chamber is not on politics. Why is this, considering many chambers are known for their political involvement?
It's not our goal to be out there lobbying on legislation, but rather we are focused on finding ways to help businesses succeed. Now certainly, if there is legislation that will directly impact these businesses, we'll take a stand, but we really feel our role is meant to connect and grow businesses. There are other chambers out there that are just political front groups, and that isn't our hope and plan.
Why would you encourage others to get involved with the chamber?
It's important to be a part of a like-minded business community. We have the chance to showcase the real role of the LGBT community in business. In just one year, we've already nearly exceeded one hundred business members, and we expect even more soon. This is a great organization to network, engage and learn from to help grow your business.
What goals do you have for the chamber in the immediate future?
We hope to continue growing and expanding membership. We've been thrilled with the support we've seen in our first year and are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. We are working on doing even more networking events for business owners, but also doing a business expo to help provide even more tools and resources to help businesses succeed. And finally, we want to continue to show people all over the state that you can be both pro-fairness and pro-business at the same time.
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Nov 25th 2008 10:38AM Whoops, to clarify: 'that I am trying to hold one, two DPS each are soloing the other two' doesn't mean I'm only tanking one, but rather, I'm taunting and thwacking the mobs to keep me on me, but I end up being the only one left who's even attacking the Skull. (And with the whole 'kill in this order' thing I didn't think this should be an issue, but if I'm misunderstanding something or tanking wrong, I would love to know.)
Tips for new Death Knights from a fellow tank, part 2 {WoW}
Nov 25th 2008 10:34AM I decided to google for DK tanking suggestions since I fell in love with the Frost spec and have tanked Ramps and BF a few times now as my DK on Sentinels...Yes, I'm still new at this, and I have no other tanking toon. A person's gotta start somewhere, right?
First I want to say that this was indeed helpful to read. Thank you ;D I was among those who just leaped into it in my n00b DK gear and went squish many, many times before I got some slightly better tanking stuff and now am doing all right.
Second, I have had only one complaint regarding my tanking so far, and that was from another DK who insisted 'we're twinks, we should be able to run through, wtf are we stopping?!' and ending in party wipes, after she aggroed half the instance and whined that I should have been able to tank.
Third, maybe more tanking help requested on my part. One thing I have run into that for all I know could have just been me being misinformed (Cause I initially came from CoH, which I KNOW this applies to) is that while the tank draws and tries to hold the aggro, the healer's first priority is, therefore, the tank. DPS, meanwhile, should be peeling the mobs, one by one, off the tank. However, the way we did it in CoH was that the DPS should be attacking whatever target the tank's marked as the main. In WoW, that's the skull. But what I run into in WoW is that I'm whacking away at the Skull after I get all the mobs' aggro on me and am monitoring with Diamond Threat, is that the DPS each seem to choose separate mobs. In something like Ramps this now means that, for example, if we've pulled 3 mobs, that I am trying to hold one, two DPS each are soloing the other two, generally there's another of Whatever class and god only knows what they're doing--but now, instead of the healer having roughly one main target to worry about (The Tank), she's now got to divide her attention between at least three other party members while the tank tries to get aggro back. The healer's aggro as she frantically heals goes through the roof and she is now in far more danger than she was had we focused on the target that the tank has the most aggro build on. And if anyone dies it's OBVIOUSLY the tank's fault, right?
And since I compared it to CoH I'll explain: in CoH, healer focuses on tank, ranged people stay back and DPS peels, one by one, the mobs off the tank, but they peel off whichever one the tank is focusing on via the game's built-in assist.
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Light seeped through the cream colored curtains, enlightening the dark room. Astoria awoke, the light finally penetrating her deep sleep. She turned over to glance at the floor, which featured a red knight-like Pokemon curled up in a sleeping bag. It had been a full week since she had become friends with Pawniard, and the two had been getting along pretty well. The first night had been a little rough for the two. When they fell asleep in their tent the first night, Pawniard had chopped off a part of Astoria's locks in her sleep. Now the girl knew to never be any where near the Pokemon while her claws are flashing.
Astoria smiled down at her Pokemon, who was still snoozing merrily. "Pawniard." Astoria whispered, and the Pokemon awoke drowsily, and blinked the sleep out of her eyes. "Are you hungry?" she asked.
"Pawn." the Pokemon agreed, and Astoria stood, and walked over to her bag that was placed lazily next to the closet. The Pokemon Center rooms were small, plain, but extremely cozy and welcoming. Astoria wondered on entry about how many usually stay in the Pokemon center. Astoria dressed, fixed her her platinum blonde waves in the mirror, and put on some makeup before leading Pawniard downstairs to breakfast. This happened every morning, Pawniard watching her master paint her face with amusement. The first morning the Pokemon even went as far to put make up on herself, which her master smiled down at her, and whipped in off.
The warm aroma of bacon and sausage filled the trainers nose, and she found herself practically skipping down to the buffet. Astoria reached into her bag, pulled out a can of Pokemon food she purchased from the mart, and placed it in a bowl for her Pokemon to eat. After she finished, the girl made her way over to the buffet, and helped herself to some pancakes, sausage, and bacon. She made her way back to a table, where Pawniard was eating her chow merrily.
"Hey, do you mind if I join you?" Astoria looked up and noticed a boy with light hair, and warm brown eyes. The girl smiled, and nodded. He sat down in the seat across from her, and Pawniard watched him in interest. "I'm Lucas." he introduced himself, his voice deep and slightly southern sounding. Astoria swallowed her bite of bacon before speaking.
"I'm Astoria, and this is Pawniard." the girl smiled sweetly, and he nodded to the knight Pokemon."Do you have any Pokemon?" she asked, and he nodded, reaching in his jean pocket for a Pokeball. He pressed the button, and in a flash of white light, a blue dinosaur with a bulb on his back appeared. "Wow!" Astoria smiled, and Pawniard watched the Bulbasaur in interest.
"I'm going fishing, do you want to come along?" Lucas asked after they finished breakfast. It turns out that they had both just started their journey in the past week, and they had quite a few things in common. Astoria nodded, and they both returned their Pokemon to their Pokeballs. The two got their things out of their rooms, and headed out on he dirt road, until they made it to a large pond a mile away. Lucas sat down on the edge, and handed the blonde a fishing pole. She joined him on the pond's edge, and she placed a flashy colored bait on the end.
Nearly an hour passed from the initial reel, and the two found themselves chatting merrily about their hopes, dreams, and Pokemon they looked forward to meeting. Distracted, the girl barely noticed the tug on her line. "You've got a bite!" Lucas pointed, and the two jumped up, tugging the pole as the Pokemon beneath pulled it his way. The water rippled violently until the Pokemon beneath gave in. In a large splash, a large orange weasel jumped out of the water, slightly out of breath from pulling. Lucas gave Astoria the thumbs up to catch it, and she nodded.
"Pawniard, go!" Astoria sent her Pokeball out, and the knight Pokemon appeared in a flash. "Metal Claw please!" Pawniard rushed at the Pokemon in a fast speed, her claws shining. She slashed at Buizel, who fell back to the ground, but quickly got up. Buizel swished his tail, and a Sonic Boom headed towards Pawniard. "Defend yourself with you claws!" Pawniard stood on her knees, and places her claws in front of her for protection. The attack hit, and Pawniard was pushed back, unscathed. "Iron Head!" Pawniard ran at Buizel, her helmet pointing out menacingly. Pawniard slammed Buizel into a tree, the bark cracking from the force. Pawniard made her way back to Astoria as Buizel tried to stand in the rubble.
A large sphere of water began forming around the Buizel, and the orange Pokemon kicked his feet up, flying through the air, water zooming around him. "It's Aqua Jet, Pawniard brace yourself!" the girl shouted, but it was too late. Buizel slammed into Pawniard, who flew back several feet. Buizel stood once again as Pawniard got up, out of breath. Buizel was panting as well, both Pokemon looking roughed up. "Metal Claw!" Astoria pointed, and Pawniard lashed out at the weasel, faster than both times. "Spin!" Lucas watched in amazement as Pawniard jumped high into the air, and began spinning, her claws shimmering in the sun.
'Buizel could either get hit with Pawniard's claws, or her helmet blade.' the boy though, staring in horror. Pawniard slashed the Buizel, who fell back several feet. Pawniard went again for a second swipe, but Astoria's voice rang high and clear over the seen. "Enough Pawniard." she smiled, and Pawniard stopped, looking back at her master in confusion. Astoria made her way over to the Buizel, and kneeled down next to it, holding the weasel up. "I'm Astoria, and I'd like you to come on my journey with me." she asked, smiling widely. Lucas looked at the girl in shock. The Buizel looked at her, and Astoria pulled out a Pokeball, tapping his head, and absorbing the Pokemon. It wiggled in her hands until...
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Let's start with the introduction. As a writer you should strive for your story to meet a few criteria. Firstly, you want it to draw the reader in, and secondly, you want it to be a prelude to the rest of the story. Obviously I'm simplifying it, but you get my point. However, because this is a low ranked Pokemon not requiring much in the way of length, only a page, you really don't need that much of an introduction. You're introduction is basically the opening paragraph.
You decided to go with a more actionable result, and thereby revealing all the main characters. It was a good start for a Pokemon of this rank. It's a short story so you don't need to worry about the attention-span so much, but you do want to make it at least interesting. You've done that here by starting things off with a battle. It's a simple but effective approach, one many writers use.
While you did introduce the characters in the opening you have to remember that a name is only a piece. You need physical description, otherwise the reader only has a blank picture of what the people look like. You as the writer might know, but we do not, and that information is important.
Onto the plot section. Once again, very simple here, which for Buizel is fine. You have the cliched story of randomly meeting a Pokemon and capturing. Many graders despise this type of story because it has no meat to it, and because it's just plan boring. That doesn't mean it's not effective. Graders like myself usually frown upon these sort of stories, but because you are only attempting a lower ranked mon this type of writing will work.
This set up will work for the simplest and easy ranks, but once you get to medium and above you'll need to vary it up a bit with extra details and make it more exciting to read. What you also need to keep in mind is that a Pokemon doesn't have to be battled in the story to get captured, and you don't have to say in the story that the trainer waited for the Pokeball to stop wiggling. You did that here, which is fine, just be aware that there are other methods out there.
You did pretty well, I only have a few things to comment on. Firstly, always run a story through a spellcheck reader, then you proofread it yourself. There was a couple of places where the words were spelled correctly, but you had the wrong word there.
Pawniard slashed the Buizel, who fell back several feet. Pawniard went again for a second swipe, but Astoria's voice rang high and clear over the [seen].
The word at the end is spelled correctly, but you have 'seen' when it should be 'scene'. These type of errors can only be fixed by going back and rereading your story once you're done with it. It can be a tedious process, but it had to be done. Next time, go ahead and try it.
My second point is that you made a couple of generic errors that you'll need to correct for future attempts.
"Enough Pawniard." [s]he smiled, and Pawniard stopped, looking back at her master in confusion.
You are not using a dialogue tag here, you are starting a new sentence. This means that the word after the dialogue has to be capitalized.
"It's Aqua Jet, Pawniard[,] brace yourself!" the girl shouted, but it was too late.
Simple mistake here also. You need commas surrounding a name if that name is the person being addressed.
That's pretty much it here, just watch out for those errors and you'll be good to go.
As a low ranked mon, I don't expect much from any writer. Whatever the case, I always point out things I as a grader look for. Character detail, Pokemon detail, Pokemon attacks, physical surroundings, environment, and senses are all the things you should strive for as a writer. The higher Pokemon you aim for the more of these you need, and the better your execution will need to be.
In this story you have the Pokemon detail and Pokemon attacks. Two out of six isn't bad for starting out. For all stories though I prefer it that writers have the first three of the things I listed above. As such, I'm going to concentrate on those three and leave the rest for some other time.
Character detail
Character detail is basically what all the people in your story look like. This means clothing and physical attributes. For the more involved main character the more the reader should know about the person, that delves into the range of personality and tendencies. We're going to stick to the clothing and physical stuff, though.
Astoria smiled at Lucas, revealing a perfect row of sharp white teeth. "Aren't you glad to be out here today fishing?" She turned her head back to watch her line. Her long hair, pulled back into a ponytail, swished around as she moved her head around. It was a bright sunny day, with a small breeze blowing across the landscape. She had chosen to wear a pink skirt and a white t-shirt today, while Lucas opted for his standard blue jeans and tank top.
^ Above I have what Astoria would have looked like in my mind. I spaced the details along a couple of paragraph as that's my style, but you can do it however you please. Try adding physical detail into your next story.
This is basically the Pokemon equivalent of what humans look like. You did well in this area.
In a large splash, a large orange weasel jumped out of the water, slightly out of breath from pulling.
A low ranked story doesn't need much, so this is fine. However, when you get higher up the ranked list you'll need to add a few things. Basically, you gave us body shape and color with the above quoted section, but as you grow you'll want to add unique character details. For Buizel this will mean things like the markings on its body, or its tail. Do these things and you'll be fine.
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Easily your best detail. When explaining detail to new writers I like to say: "show, don't tell." This means that telling me what attack the Pokemon is using isn't enough, I want to know how the Pokemon did the attack. People view some attacks differently or they don't know what the Pokemon look like, that means you as the writer need to tell us how you are seeing the attack. This not only provide context, but it's exciting and sets the flow of the battle.
A large sphere of water began forming around the Buizel, and the orange Pokemon kicked his feet up, flying through the air, water zooming around him.
Can't really ask for much else as a grader for this above sentence. It was done really well, good job. Keep doing this for all your attacks and you'll be fine as a writer.
This only matters to me if you're below the count.
You still have things to work on, but I don't demand perfection for anybody but myself.
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. Well done, just remember all my advice and you'll do fine.
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Create your own masterpiece artwork with Crafty Gurl! These projects will be collected for submission into our Spring Athmar Art Show. Attendance limited to the first 20 participants.
¡Crea tu propia obra de arte con Crafty Gurl! Estos proyectos serán recolectados para presentarse en nuestra Exposición de Arte de Primavera en la Biblioteca Athmar. Cupo limitado a los primeros 20 participantes en llegar.
Using a fork and a tin lid (or wine cork), you can create a lovely plant marker for you garden! We will supply the materials for your first marker.
Sugar may not be the best for your diet, but it's wonderful for your skin! Treat yourself to a soothing sugar scrub that will help your skin to absorb moisture.
Bring your own knitting project to work on as you benefit from the camaraderie and expertise of other knitters. Toasty warm beverages will be provided.
You can use it for a secret hiding place for your most precious possessions. Or if you like the feel of a real book in your hands, but like the storage capacity of an eReader, fashion a hollow book as a case. This is a two part class, please make sure you can come to both sessions.
Part 1: Saturday, March 14, 2 pm Part 2: Saturday, March 28, 2 pm
It's not too late to make Valentines for your loved ones. We'll have all of the supplies, plus hot cocoa! This is a family-friendly event.
Explore the world of watercolors; We will play with composition, color and masking techniques.
Are you a fan of Anna, Elsa and Olaf? Then come to the Park Hill Branch Library and join our celebration of all things Frozen with crafts, games and fun for the family. Come in costume or make a crown or antlers to get in character.
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Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Archive and Access Ancient Emails?
Re:Take a look at MH (282 comments)
(n)MH is definitely what you want for this. I have mail going back to the late 90s stored this way. And you want to use mairix for indexing it all. When I need to find something in the 450k messages I have, I can find it from the command line using mairix in about the time it takes me to type the command. (I would argue that nmh is an excellent mail client for working with new mail as well. And in the past year or so, there's been a burst of development activity, as well---the most I've seen in the whole time I've been using it---involving such luminaries as Paul Vixie. So it's definitely not dying.)


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Peggy Lee is, and long has been, a bewitching songstress. But while she exercises her skills to the full in the show that opened last night at the Lunt-Fontanne, "Peg" is much more in the nature of a splendiferous supper club entertainment than a Broadway musical.
To call this a solo show would be a bit misleading, for ranged behind the star in full view throughout, whether behind a scrim or with it removed, is a large (some 30 pieces) orchestra of excellent quality with a topnotch jazz quartet (piano, bass, guitar, drums) at its core. I guess "staged concert" would be the more accurate term, since the soloist, when she isn't holding stage center (along with a white cordless mike that resembles a flashlight and that is never relinquished), drifts to one or the other of a pair of beige easy chairs placed on either side of the wide stage in Tom H. John's minimal setting.
Wearing a long white beaded gown and a hairband replaced by a silvery cloche in the second half, the star offers a skimpy, soapy account of her childhood and career both in narrative form and in song, the bulk of the musical numbers consisting of pieces with words by herself and music by Paul Horner. Here and there, happily, she sings numbers long associated with her, including songs ("I Don't Know Enough About You," "It's a Good Day" and "Manana") composed by her in collaboration with her first husband, the late guitarist Dave Barbour.
With the economy of gesture and seductive air long characteristic of her performing style, she runs through a couple of dozen selections with winning grace and good humor, though her material rarely rises above the commonplace. Lights flashing and the band riding high in a long intro, she makes her first appearance with "Fever," the song that has served her best over the years. And she brings the first half to a close with "Why Don't You Do Right?," the song that first drew attention to her when she was the vocalist with the Benny Goodman band.
In the second half, she presents, among other things, a catchy, Weill-like piece called "No More Rainbows," by herself and Horner; her swinging version of the Rodgers-Hart waltz "Lover"; "Big Spender," the arresting Dorothy Fields-Cy Coleman number from "Sweet Charity" (Coleman, by the way, served as "creative consultant" for "Peg"), and a pair of Jerry Lieber-Mike Stoller songs, "I Am Woman" and "Is That All There Is?," the latter a Lee hit that was initially recorded by Leslie Uggams.
The expert orchestrations are, in many instances, the original ones by such as Gordon Jenkins, Billy May, Johnny Mandel, Bill Holman, Philip J. Lang and others.
But despite the excellence of the big band - and it was surely needed in a house this size - I was most comfortable in this intimate singer's presence with the superb trio, augmented by guest guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Grady Tate, in command from his drum platform, was flanked by Michael Renzi on piano and Jay Leonhart on bass, along with Pizzarelli. While "Peg" was undoubtedly inspired, in part, by Lena Horne's magnificent solo show of a couple of seasons ago, it should be taken into account that Horne's vibrant voice and personality were put to use in a smaller theater (the Nederlander), whereas Lee's coolly enticing presence is meant to fill what amounts to a cavern.
An army of what I took to be claqueurs at the press preview I attended rushed to the front at the end to shower the star with bouquets and words of love. And who am I to say they were not deserved? For, taken on her own terms, the lady is a splendid entertainer, demonstrating abilities heretofore undisclosed in an amusing passage about a law suit over the rights to the song "Manana," and put to even greater use in her description of a seedy Washington night club in which she appeared, and of Jimmy Durante's outraged visit ("What Did Dey Do to My Goil?").
One hesitates to apply the word comeback to an artist who in the hearts of many has never been away, but when Miss Peggy Lee, abundant in glitter, stepped onto the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theater last night to embark upon what she calls "a musical autobiography," Peg, the idea of comeback must have been at least waiting in the wings.
The 63-year-old has had a health problem - she has been paralyzed, temporarily lost her eyesight, and suffered some kind of speech impediment - this she tells us, at the end of the show.
And, justifiably, she tells us in triumph.
The show itself is a curious one. By no means could it be called a musical; it is more of a pop song cycle and could equally well take place in a concert hall as in a theater.
The setting by Tom H. John consists of nothing but a screen, two monumentally ugly twin chairs on each side of the stage, backed by some flowers and doodahs, all white.
It looks like a waiting room for an East Side Japanese dentist, and only lacks a rack of old magazines.
Robert Drivas' staging seems to require nothing more than Miss Lee moving from the chair stage left to the chair stage right, with some time spent in between. And oh, yes, occasionally a screen, which is fronting a large orchestra and back-up singers, opens and a musical quartet comes through on a trolley.
Theatrical it isn't, although Florence Klotz's two spangly costumes and two feather boas for Miss Lee are gorgeously glamorous.
Miss Lee - and no wonder considering what she has been through - is now rather more statuesque than animated, and at times she looks impressively like a pop Brunhilde looking for a Wagner opera to pop in.
Now, ideally I do not regard the theater as a concert-place. I have a strong preference for musicals to be musicals.
However, the solo concert with musical backing - remember the success of Lena Horne - is becoming increasingly popular, obviously with producers and, seemingly, with the public.
And when Miss Lee sings she still sings memorably. Incidentally, it is of memories she is singing. It is almost like a lieder recital, for people who would not normally go to lieder recitals.
Miss Lee is giving us a glimpse of her own life, from her birth as Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, N.D., where her "daddy was a railroad man," through her unhappy childhood with a wicked stepmother, and then through her struggles, triumphs and problems.
She sings warmly of the joys of her life, her husband, guitarist Dave Barbour, and her daughter. She is also frank about her love for Barbour (although the marriage fell apart because of his alcoholism), her three further desultory flings at matrimony, and her illness.
It is a chirpy story. And if some of the offstage voices give it an unfortunate air of: "Peggy Lee, THIS is Your Life," perhaps, given the material, this was unavoidable.
It is here that the music and singing count.
Most of the music is new and has been composed by Paul Horner, with lyrics by Miss Lee herself.
With vocal arrangements by Ray Charles, and Cy Coleman named as "Creative Consultant," the new music and the old hits segue in very neatly.
Horner clearly has a bent for Miss Lee's kind of songs, and Miss Lee's ear for a nifty lyric - such as with Manana and It's a Good Day!, which she wrote with Barbour, remains unimpaired.
The resultant score - hits and all, for she still also used Fever, Goody, Goody, Lover and her post-rock hits I'm a Woman and Is That All There Is? - offers a panoramic view of her terrific musicianship.
Miss Lee is an astonishing stylist. Her voice has changed somewhat, it is perhaps a little deeper, less bright and more resonant, but her musicianship is as effortless as ever.
Some pop singers - Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald drift to mind - are instruments as much as singers.
Here deft and often witty in her upbeat numbers, and glisteningly soulful in her more sentimental ballads, Miss Lee sings with a compelling intensity, and the kind of intimacy that suggests records around the fireside.
She refers to herself as "a strange child," and this is a strange evening. An obvious must for Peggy Lee fans, possibly a more questionable evening for less fortunate mortals. It is not a show, it is a concert. But as a concert it is quite a show. And fancy making your Broadway debut so cheerfully past the age of consent.
Dressed in a flowing gown of white and silver, her head crowned by a halo of glitter, Peggy Lee takes to the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne like a high priestess ascending an altar. And ''Peg,'' the ''musical autobiography'' that Miss Lee has brought to Broadway, is nothing if not a religious rite.
In this evening of song and chat, one of our premier pop singers presents herself as a spiritual icon. There is some entertainment in ''Peg,'' not to mention some striking musicianship, but the show is most likely to excite those who are evangelistically devoted to both Peggy Lee and God - ideally in that order.
For those who respect Peggy Lee as a vocalist but who don't worship her as a public personality, ''Peg'' may seem bizarre. Though this one- woman career retrospective vaguely resembles Lena Horne's in format, its tone and impact are vastly different. Unlike the more spontaneous Miss Horne, Miss Lee recites the blow-by-blow story of her life with great solemnity and saves many of her famous songs for a final medley. Roughly half of the numbers in ''Peg'' are new, designed to enshrine the red-letter events in the star's life.
Those events are not happy. Miss Lee has survived childhood whippings (musicalized in a song titled ''One Beating a Day''), her beloved first husband's bout with alcoholism and her own share of paralyzing (and unidentified) illnesses. All in all, it is remarkable that the singer has overcome so many hard knocks. But if the story Miss Lee tells is often courageous, the way she tells it is something else. In addition to sacrificing introspection for inspirational homilies (''God has never let me down''), the star regards her personal history from an omniscient and self-deifying perspective.
Sometimes Miss Lee speaks about herself in the third person, as when she breaks into self-authored verse to describe the birth of ''a child who would sing.'' (Her late father, represented by an amplified chorus singer's voice, then chimes in to describe his daughter's birth with sepulchral reverence.) At other times, Miss Lee's memory seems peculiarly selective: we hear more about her successful defense against a nuisance plagiarism suit than her career with Benny Goodman's band.
Many of the anecdotes sound as if they were long ago homogenized by press agents for mass dissemination through talk shows. Recalling her husband's death, the star focuses on the fact that she was toasting George Shearing at a party when she heard the sad news.
Tom H. John's set could serve Merv Griffin: Miss Lee often holds forth from one of two upholstered chairs that are backed by potted plants. Her manner can be just as blandly impersonal. Her speaking voice has few inflections, and her principal expression is a fixed, impassive smile. The gestures accompanying her singing are mechanical, as are her arm-raising acknowledgments of the audience's applause.
The new songs, in which Miss Lee's lyrics are usually set to Paul Horner's music, are professional, but only one, ''Daddy Was a Railroad Man,'' catches fire. The familiar numbers, from ''Fever'' to ''Is That All There Is?,'' are just as sparky as always. Though Miss Lee's voice is a small instrument, it is usually sure in pitch. Her rhythmic attack can't be beat.
The musicians who serve the star - even to the embarrassing extent of recounting her past kindnesses to fans - are first-rate. The show's crack conductor, Larry Fallon, leads a hard-driving big band and small chorus. The quartet at center stage includes some frequent associates of such other top singers as Miss Horne and Mel Torme: Mike Renzi (piano), Grady Tate (drums), Jay Leonhart (bass) and Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar). The orchestrations, by such illustrious hands as Billy May and Larry Wilcox (among many others), and the sound system, credited to Jan Nebozenko and the record producer Phil Ramone, are way above usual Broadway standards.
''Peg'' was directed by Robert Drivas, presumably with the assistance of the ''creative consultant'' Cy Coleman. The staging is efficient, but these experienced theater men can only take their star so far. The Lunt- Fontanne is a large house that requires a huge theatrical personality to dominate it. Lacking so sizable a presence, Miss Lee has let her ego inflate to fill the gap.


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OAO Rosneft reported that the Brazilian government has approved a transaction that would give Rosneft an additional 6% in a joint venture in the Solimoes basin for $96 million. The transaction would give Rosneft 51% interest and operatorship in the JV.
Completion of the purchase from Brazilian independent HRT O&G is expected within 30 days of the July 9 approval by Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP).
The JV covers concession contracts BT-SOL-4 and BT-SOL-4A. HRT O&G will hold 49% interest (OGJ Online, Mar. 19, 2013).
Separately, Rosneft, HRT, and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) signed a memorandum of understanding to study "development schemes" for joint monetization of gas in the Solimoes basin.


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San Francisco, June 2014
Clint McCrory
Department of Mathematics
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7403
My research interest is the topology of singularities, with applications to algebraic geometry and differential geometry. For more than 20 years I have worked with Adam Parusiński (University of Nice) on invariants of real algebraic varieties and semialgebraic sets. In spring 2004 I was a member of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, where I participated in the program Topological Aspects of Real Algebraic Geometry. In the fall of 2005 I visited the Institut Henri Poincare in Paris, and I taught a course "Invariants and singularities of real algebraic varieties" as part of the Special Trimester on Real Geometry at the Centre Emille Borel. In June 2006 my 60th birthday conference was held at the University of Angers.
In 2009 I became Professor Emeritus at UGA. In 2008-09 I taught Modern Algebra and Geometry I, Modern Algebra and Geometry II, Foundations of Geometry, and Differential Geometry. Two other geometry courses of mine are still online: Transformations and Symmetry and Three-Dimensional Geometry.
For six years I was the director of the department's National Science Foundation VIGRE program (2001-2007). In 2008 we were awarded a second VIGRE grant. Dan Nakano is now the director and Bill Graham and Robert Varley are co-directors of the UGA VIGRE program.
I have been involved with the Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics in the UGA Mathematics and Science Education Department. The CPTM is an NSF funded project at UGA and the University of Michigan. I participated in the Center's first summer institute in June 2003. In August 2005 and spring 2006 I organized several workshops in Athens and Atlanta by Tom Banchoff on his Multivariable Calculus Project.
For more information, including a list of my research publications, see my vita. My recent papers can be downloaded from the Math ArXiv.
Here's what my sisters and brother are doing. Raven McCrory just retired from Michigan State University. Margie Hicks is an accountant and property manager, and Alice McCrory is a retired computer consultant. Elliott McCrory is a physicist at Fermilab.
Marvin Lowery McCrory, 1919-2011
I live in Athens with my wife Sue Custance. In 2007-2008 we built a new house.
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