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Character Examination: Iris
, 5th December 2012 at 02:37 PM (9895 Views)
Note: While I would appreciate it if you guys pointed out any errors or something, and I don't mind any of you disagreeing with me, don't turn this blog into a flame war.
So far, we've examined Coordinators who had easily defined and reachable goals. But now it's time to go off the beaten path and focus on this generation's most controversial anime character. Oh joy.
I actually cut out a bit to make sure the blog didn't go on too long. So a lot of stuff was removed. (Such as tournament coverage, but we all know about the tournaments so there's no point in repeating it all.) Keep in mind that before I started writing this (which was just before I started writing May's examination, meaning I started this around four months ago.), I hadn't watched much of Best Wishes 2. So to get a better understanding on Iris, I'm going to force myself to watch this dolled-up attempt at an exciting season. The things I do for strangers who like cartoons.
You're such a kid, Iris
Character Overview
Oh dear. Oh dear, dear, dear. I don't even know where to begin. She's a good character who often gets neglected. She often gets neglected, but this is poorly balanced by giving her a little too much spotlight. Giving her too much spotlight usually involves proving her strength and developing her character. Her character development episodes sometimes neglect to show why I even like Iris. But sometimes, there are times when you can have your cake and eat it, too.
Like Misty, she has a goal of becoming a master of a certain Pokemon type. And like Misty, her goal isn't a very detailed one. As I mentioned earlier, Iris's goal isn't as easy to monitor through Ribbons and Grand Festivals. But unlike Misty, Iris's more reachable and realistic goal is to fully evolve Axew, something that can be accomplished within Iris's tenure on the show.
Character Interaction
Now, I actually looked forward to writing her interactions this time around. Maybe because she interacted with much less characters than May or Dawn. Most likely because I wouldn't have to shift through a million+ episodes. And if one thing BW can do right, it's character interaction.
Weird Old Lady
Character Development/Has Iris Changed for the Better?
Iris started off as incredibly patronizing and all-around rude. She criticized Ash everyone, acted as though sh was hot shit, and really came off as vain as childish. But when she got a taste of humility (needing Cilan's help to train Axew, or being sidelined because none of her Pokemon could fight), we saw how ironic her bravado and condescension was. And when she let her walls down and showed her vulnerability, we learned more about her character.
I think two particular events in Iris's backstory really shaped her into what she is now: her time with Excadrill, and her school life. Since I'll be covering Excadrill later on, I will talk about her school life.
Iris left her small rural village to attend school in the extremely urban city of Opelucid. Iris did poorly in a school environment, couldn't adjust to the more modern city life she was immersed in, and struggled to make friends despite trying her best to be nice and accommodating. Her wild nature and upbringing pushed people away. Her time in Opelucid City amounted to the story of an extremely lonely girl in a world she knew nothing about.
I personally think that this is why Iris was so rude and condescending towards Ash earlier on: most "modern" and foreign people rebuffed her, and she didn't want to get hurt again. So she created his snarky facade to push people away so she wouldn't get hurt again.
Take this conversation from a show called Daria...
This is a quite a bit of fanon on my part, but I think this is a great example of how Iris acts. She hides behind jokes and snark, but in reality she rarely shows what hurts her the most, unless it has to come up. Which is why she would have rather eaten snakes than bring Ash and Cilan to Opelucid City.Helen: Daria, the easiest thing in the world for you is being honest about what you observe.
Daria: And...?
Helen: What's hard for you is being honest about your wishes. About the way you think things should be, not the way they are. You gloss over it with a cynical joke and nobody finds out what you really believe in.
Part of Iris's appeal was how mysterious she was. When she was introduced, we knew nothing about her backstory. We got inklings of a higher power and sixth sense, but these weren't explored very much, only alluded to in subtle ways. Eventually we did learn about her, and that part of her character pretty much dissolved. While her mysterious qualities were probably the most interesting quirks about her, it would really be hard to connect with a character we know nothing about.
Iris only has four Pokemon in her party, but each one of them has had an impact on her. (Except maybe Emolga.) I'll examine most of them, despite the fact that I'd rather just write little blurbs and be done with these examinations within minutes.
I'm not gonna lie, Axew is a freaking mess right now.
Axew is a baby and extremely inexperienced in battle. Naturally, this was why he didn't battle. His main source of development was learning Dragon Rage - a story arc that spanned several episodes. It was a step towards Axew growing up and becoming a better battler. Over several battles and practice sessions, this move became less disastrous and self-destructive, culminating towards Axew mastering the move.
I remember a few people arguing that Axew's mastering the move in BW027 was a sign of poor writing because Iris wasn't there to make it master the move. I really don't think this a reasonable way to see the development; Iris was always there, working with him every step of the way. Axew mastered Dragon Rage because he was determined to save himself. He took the final hurdle and helped himself, much like how children should learn to do things on their own after they get the tools to do so from their caregivers. With Axew learning this move on his own, he could become more independent and battle-ready.
Sort of. Because although he mastered Dragon Rage, he still lost miserably to Georgia's more experienced Beartic. He did but up a fight, but he just wasn't a match.
Axew's next bit a development came from his battle with Luke's Golett. He did a little better against Golett than he did Beartic, but he was still getting clobbered. This is where Outrage comes in. Now, this is extremely controversial, and even I like to give it flak from time to time. But there are two ways of seeing it: one) a cheap DEM, and two) Axew going into a "fight or flight" situation, calling on his inner strength to preserve himself. It's probably both.
This is probably the biggest piece of wasted potential I have ever seen. Sure, they could have given Axew a weaker Dragon move, like Dual Chop or Dragon Pulse. But imagine if you will: in a pinch, Axew can risk it all by going completely berserk, losing his mind and attacking blindly with incredibly strong force. If it failed, it would leave Axew confused and vulnerable. If it succeeded, Axew would have likely done some serious damage, and might have endangered his Trainer. It would be a tough idea for Iris: would turning the tables on a match be worth the risk? Could it be mastered if they worked hard at it, like Dragon Rage?
HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT! Forget Axew learning Outrage. Just pretend that whole match was part of a script Luke wrote to spice up the tournament.
When Axew wasn't being kidnapped by a Scraggy, or kidnapped by Durant, or blasted away by Oshawott and put into danger, Axew's only battles came from sparring matches with Scraggy. And I won't go into Axew's relationship with Scraggy much, since Gotpika's doing a thing for Pokemon, and he'd probably cover their relationship better. But Axew did try to become more responsible for Scraggy, doing his best to watch over and care for him. But the fact that Axew's "little brother" has completely surpassed him in terms of battling, you can tell that Axew's not doing so well.
Axew's most recent development came from its battle with Cynthia's Garchomp. Dragon Rage and Scratch did jack to actually harm Garchomp, who was being lenient and letting Axew win. And Outrage doesn't exist anymore, so that's not even an option. In order to appease the tense Iris in front of her idol, Axew digs into his primordial energy and learns Giga Impact! ...Which also does jack against Garchomp.
Yeah, Outrage would have been a better option for this match.
Iris's job was to care for this baby and help it to grow up and become a competent battler. And for the most part, she sort of flubbed it. Iris had more development with Excadrill, and she's doing somewhat well with Dragonite. She's nurturing and coddling her Axew, and essentially stunting its growth, leading to rushed or awkward development so it can catch up to Scraggy. I really do like Axew. It's cute, friendly, creative, and protective of those he cares about. But I just gave up hope on Axew ever evolving at this point, unless it was a rushed evolution that occurs at the last minute of BW. Axew, you're a good Pokemon, but in my eyes, you're the epitome of wasted potential.
Iris's Emolga has the least developmental potential for Iris. That's not really bad, per se- not every Pokemon needs to be a huge character-building step. Emolga is just one of those Pokemon that are, well, regular Pokemon. Think of Dawn's Pachirisu, Ash's Palpitoad, Cilan's Stunfisk, or Misty's Goldeen. They're by no means bad, but they're for battling, having their own stories, or just good fun. Emolga's just in a more awkward spot than most, since she's right in the middle of Iris's team, and they all have a big effect on Iris as a character.
Emolga's laziness and disobedience is why I actually grew to like Iris. Her capture meant that Iris already had three Pokemon, and none of them were suited for battle. She had a team full of derps, she couldn't live up to her vain and bossy nature at the time, and that was hilarious. Iris wanted to fight along her friends or help out, but she was screwed over, team-wise.
Emolga eventually mellowed out and seems to obey Iris. She actually obeyed Iris and braved Sawk's vicious onslaught long enough for Iris to come up with a strategy to beat him. After that, Emolga just didn't really stand out anymore. She wasn't disobedient, she was less gluttonous....She still fought with Snivy, but for the most part, Emolga's fun story was basically forgotten. At least Iris now has another Pokemon ready for battle, but it was still sad seeing such an interesting Pokemon become boring.
Think of her as one of Iris's children, like Axew. She's the lazy teenage daughter.
I already covered the Dragonite controversy here. But basically, what's wrong with giving Iris a powerful Pokemon? We knew that Iris was a capable Trainer, and we did see her actually bond with it. Its strength can also work against her, and learning to overcome this is a new way for Iris to learn about Dragons and try out a new way of raising Pokemon.
I said that there were two things in Iris's past that greatly influenced her character. Now's the time to cover the other.
Before they met, she was just a normal, if a little magical girl from a little Dragon cult in the middle of nowhere. When she found out that a rogue Drilbur was stealing food from all her little woodland friends, she took it upon herself to confront the Pokemon. Naturally, she was throttled. Several times. Many, many, many, many, many, many, many times. So Iris trained in the woods, honing herself so she could finally defeat Drilbur, and in the process becoming the iconic jungle girl we all know today.
After rescuing Drilbur from a fall, the two became good friends. Together, they won over 99 battles before Drilbur evolved into Excadrill. Immediately after, Drayden and Haxorus appear to absolutely obliterate them. The thought of not living up to iris's expectations and failing her causes Excadrill to close his heart off to her.
This is probably one of the most notable times where Iris shows her vulnerability. At first, when Cilan points out that she might have been flawed with her approach to the situation, Iris was less than pleased. But she eventually does break down in front of Excadrill, apologizing for pushing Excadrill so hard and being insensitive to his needs. They forgive one another and spend the whole night practicing and perfecting Focus Blast. (Note that after this, Iris never suggests helping Scraggy out on mastering Focus Blast.) It appears as though Iris did get over herself a little bit.
Is Iris a Good Character?
I know that, no matter what I say here, I'm gonna have people vehemently disagreeing with me. And let's be honest, I'm sure many of you who read this wanted to see if I thought Iris was a good character. I'm going to say that she is.
Iris is very unique. While she was set up as a Misty clone, she did eventually diverge herself from Misty: she is a lot more mysterious, she has a rich and original backstory (that ties into and expands on her game counterpart's), and it's easier to see how she progresses towards her goal. Iris easily bounces off others with her sarcastic and childish attitude, but she can stand up on her own. She's a mystical, bizarre character with healthy ties to nature, a stark contrast to the other, more down-to-earth characters.
About her character development: many, if not most of the anime fans are very displeased with the way she's been handled. Now, a character's growth and development are huge reasons as to why one would enjoy a character. But for Iris, I think it's best to enjoy her when she's not being developed. She's really hit or miss with her episodes as of late, since the writers often either screw up her development her or ignore her completely. (Though BW100 proved that we can have a very good Iris episode that treats her well without being overly glorfied.) But I think that, when she's not the focus, she shines like a lighthouse. Because at heart, Iris really is a character made for a children's show. She has wild escapades, snarky comebacks and observations, and is just plain fun. And she shares this with Cilan, too.
How They Rank
This is a toughie. On the one hand, she easily outclasses Dawn for me. She's more entertaining, she's certainly changed more over time...But how about May? May was unique, in that she was original in her goal. Dawn was also a Coordinator like May, and Iris was modeled after Misty. With that in mind, I don't think Iris really shines as well as May did.
Iris is better than Tracey and Cilan because she and her team have grown and developed more. It's easy to focus on what's wrong with her story, but a story with a lot of flaws is better than nothing but stagnation or dullness.
Her backstory was also a big swaying factor for me. Iris's backstory is the most complex and detailed out of any of Ash's friends, next to Brock's.
1. May
2. Iris
3. Cilan
4. Misty
5. Dawn
6. Tracey
Yes, Iris is flawed. Her team's development isn't the best we've seen. But I like her. She's hilarious, snarky, and smart, but has quite a bit of depth to her name. Her Pokemon (sans Axew) are all cool and interesting. She's not the best, but I'm glad with what we got.
For the record, I prefer Iris to May, and both to Dawn.
If I had to describe Iris in two words: (Two, because they both describe her well) Overrated, and underrated.
Okay, time to deliver the generic "Why can't we get along" PSA like the whiny little bitch I am.
She's underrated because a lot of people just won't give her a chance. Maybe they were disenfranchised with her development, maybe they just never gave her a chance. But I do feel a lot of people are unfair with her, being condescending towards her, reading all her actions in the most negative light possible, and acting like she's the anti-Christ. She's just a little girl with attitude on an adventure with her two best friends, trying to achieve her goals.
Likewise, she's overrated because she's not freaking God, guys. She's flawed, her and her team's developments are even more flawed, she can be abrasive, and she often needs to eat a big slice of humble pie. Maybe she can't defend herself against unfair insults, but she doesn't need anyone to defend her.
I'm not aiming this at other people, but more towards myself. I've been on both sides, and I'm sure everyone knows how annoying I've been on both. But with Iris, you should act around her like you would around a bomb that's about to explode - carefully, or not at all. Sorry, but there's been a cold war between Iris fans and haters, and we all know it. And it's because people don't shut up about her. Either they go into every thread and insult her just because she was mentioned in the summary and act like she's a spotlight hog simply because she gets focus, or make long tl;drs about how she's an under-appreciated princess-goddess oppressed by da hayturz.
And yes, I am the absolute worst person to comment on this. What right do I have to think this, much less preach about it? But I think things would be a lot friendlier if people stopped going nuts over her. We heard you the first time you ranted about her. No need to post your feelings 10 more times in every place. No need to shove it down our throats.
Next time: Probably Paul or whatever. His examination thing showed me that there's quite a bit I don't give him credit for.


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uWaterloo Alumni Tech Panel
On Tuesday evening, we opened up our office to uWaterloo co-op students and alumni working in the NYC area. Students gathered in the Yext headquarters to learn more about what it's like to live and work in the New York tech scene, including jobs, housing, and social life.
Our panelists for the evening included (from left to right):
- Shinji Kim, Product Manager at YieldMo
- Matthew Eggertson, R&D Architect at AppNexus
- Sean MacIsaac, CTO at Yext
- Rakesh Malhotra, VP of Products at Apprenda
- Jeromy Carriere, Engineering Director at Google
- Michael Kane, VP of Product at Betterment
Sean acted as our panel moderator and covered a range of topics throughout the evening. He kicked off the event with a discussion about the differences between working in Canada versus the United States, and then progressed to a comparison of work environments on the East and West coasts. The panelists then transitioned into a conversation about choosing career paths in technology and finished the discussion with advice on how to develop yourself professionally.
Some of the tips that resonated with the audience were:
- "Try as many things as you can… let it {your passion} find you" -Rakesh M.
- "Engineering is not going away, it is only going to accelerate" – Sean M.
- Always find mentors who can help guide you – unanimous
AWS User Group Meetup
This week, Yext hosted the NYC AWS User Group to discuss techniques enabling migration applications to AWS. Education technology company Knewton, had their own unique perspective on the topic and joined in on the presentation.
We started the evening with drinks and networking. One of the guests was overheard joking about our idea of "light refreshments." At Yext, there is never a shortage of good eats.
Speakers included Yext's CTO, Sean MacIsaac and Knewton's Director of Platform, Trevor Smith.
Sean MacIsaac, kicked off the discussion with a presentation on how Yext Engineering uses MySQL replication with RDS to enable Yext's migration to AWS.
Trevor Smith's presentation on their migration from an in-house graph DB to Cassandra-backed Titan, raised a lot of questions.
Trevor's key advice for the evening, "spend a lot of time understanding your problem."
ICBM Build System Launch Celebration
The Yext engineering team celebrated their first substantial contribution to the open source community with a talk and open house. You can read more about the build system Ilia's Crazy Build Machine in our more technical blog post.
We had over 90 RSVPs for the event, and a great turnout of software engineers, systems engineers and build engineers.
Austin Chu thanked Ilia Mirkin for his work in designing the build system, and then gave a technical overview of ICBM.
Austin provided insight into why the Yext team build ICBM, how it's used at Yext and how it can be used to build Java web applications.
After the talk, Yext provided dinner and office tours. Attendees had the opportunity to talk with Austin, Ilia and many others from the Yext team.
As a follow up, some attendees tried out ICBM on its GitHub page. And the discussion was kicked off in our Google Group.
The Yext engineers look forward to continuing to support ICBM. This is just the start of the Yext in the open source community.
An Evening with Yext and NYC Hacker Union
On Thursday, August 8, the Yext engineering team welcomed 100 software developers, hackers, and innovators as we hosted the NYC Hacker Union for a Hacker Forum at our Madison Square Park HQ.
NYC Hacker Union organizer, Brandon Diamond, and Sean MacIsaac, CTO at Yext, welcomed the crowd and kicked off the event.
The topic for the night was screen scraping, a technique to extract data from human-readable output on a website. The evening included three presentations:
Kevin Caffrey, Software Engineer at Yext, gave an overview of how Yext works and explained how they scrape sites to verify data accuracy on their 175,000+ active clients.
Cole Diamond, Program Manager at Microsoft, shared an anecdotal story from his hacker days at Columbia and explained that it's important to conduct screen scraping in an ethical way.
- Jonathan Dahan, Media Technology Developer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrated his api, scrAPI.org, and how he uses it to scrape data from the Metmuseum Collection.
Attendees asked great questions, made new friends, and enjoyed an array of food and drinks, provided by the Yext engineering team. Special thanks to Yext, NYC Hacker Union and Brandon Diamond for organizing a fun and informative event.
Want to hear about upcoming events? Join our mailing list, find us on Facebook, and follow @Yext and @HackerUnion on Twitter!
Revel Demo
We recently held an event at our office to demo Revel, a web framework for the language Go. Created by Yext Software Engineer, Rob Figueiredo, Revel is a high productivity web framework that makes Go easier to use and faster to build web applications on.
Revel provides routing, parameter parsing, validation, session/flash, templating, caching, job running, a testing framework, and even internationalization. And it was recently benchmarked to serve three to ten times as many requests as Rails across a variety of loads. No small feat.
Rob demoed to Yexters, friends, and members of the community before some food, drinks and foosball. Check out some pictures from the event:
Our CTO, Sean, introducing Rob and Revel
CMU Meetup at Yext
Yext recently hosted a Meetup for Carnegie Mellon University Alumni from the Computer Science and Business programs. We had a blast connecting our engineering team, which includes of many CMU grads, with the greater CMU community in NYC.
Until next time!
Yext gear for attendees
Our CEO, Howard Lerman
Event organizers and Yext CTO, Sean MacIsaac
Now Supporting Android
A few weeks ago we announced our completely redesigned iPhone app, and as of today we also support Android. So now you can create and capture rich content to share on your listings right from your phone.
We all know people are going mobile – doing more on their mobile devices, finding information on the go – which means they can go more places. And, as a business owner, you are no different. So we designed our mobile apps to make doing your job easier.
Keeping your location information fresh drives engagement on your listings – in fact, listings with updated pictures receive 247% more clicks.
The new Yext Android app has nearly identical features to the iPhone app, and with them you can:
Apply custom filters to your photos
Create text posts
Share photos and add them to your photo album
Save your photos to your PowerListings gallery, to appear on your listings including Yahoo!, MapQuest, and Foursquare
Your customers want to see what separates your business from the competition, and our team of Yextoids made that easier for you. Download the app in the Google Play Store and check out our website for more information.
Capture Business Moments With Our New iPhone App
Your business isn't defined by only your address, phone number or hours of operation. It's when a customers visits for the first time, new products in stock or when someone finds what they need. These are the moments make up your business.
Capturing and sharing those experiences is the best way to engage your customers. In fact, listings with updated pictures receive 247% more clicks.
What to Share
For businesses, it's clear that creative, 'behind the scenes' photos perform better than formal marketing pictures. To reach and engage your customers, capture and share those business experiences. Take a photo of the new dish, product display, or seasonal sale.
You should share them where you customers are looking: social media and business listings. Adding them to your digital profiles makes your business look more appealing and active, so customers feel connected and compelled to choose you.
Your profiles will look more complete with photos and rich information, so they actually become your mobile presence.
Changing your website and optimizing for mobile is hard, but updating your profiles – where your customers are already looking – is a simpler and more effective solution for your mobile presence. And the photos of your business moments are the key to your mobile strategy.
Redesigned Yext iPhone App
We knew we wanted to create a companion app as useful as the web product – because business doesn't always happen in front of a computer screen. So we started from scratch and completely redesigned our iPhone app to make it easy to capture and share business experiences.
We ended up making the first of its kind business app for capturing and sharing content with customers. With it, businesses can:
Easily to capture photos of your business moments
Apply custom filters to make your photos look professional
Create text posts
Share your photos and add them to your photo albums
Optionally share the photos across your PowerListings Galleries
Set their profile picture and cover photo for your Facebook Page
The new iPhone app is available for download on the App Store here and is included in your PowerListings subscription. Once you have activated Yext Sync for Facebook, you can begin capturing and sharing the experience that define your business from the palm of your hand.
For more information, contact us at email@example.com.
Welcome to the newest members of our engineering team!
This week the last 2 members of our 2011 college recruiting class started. Both of them are off to a very fast start, having committed and deployed code each day this week. Jeff Grossman, on the far left, graduated from Carnegie Mellon and David Wen, on the far right, joined us from MIT. We hire only the best engineers, regardless of specific skills and experience, and expect them to pick up all of the languages we use and systems we have quickly.
At Yext, we have 3 core values: Think Big, Learn Fast, and Get Stuff Done. Our engineering team embodies each of these values.
We have big goals at Yext, and we know that our ability to build, operate, and evolve our software as new opportunities arise will be a key factor in our success. As we iterated on product ideas over the last year, we were able to test a large number of products in the market due to this ability, and landed on PowerListings after seeing its marketplace pull.
Everyone on the team is expected to learn quickly, both about new technologies and the way our business operates. We staff our projects very dynamically, so no one member of the team is "the XYZ system" guy. Each new project brings new challenges, and everyone has to rise to that challenge for the company to grow and be successful.
As a team we have a bias to action and completion of changes small and large. In order to create an environment where this is possible our engineers are responsible for their work from end to end. Each team does its own technical design, implementation, test, deployment, and verification. Doing this enables small changes to be done in minutes and large changes to be done as quickly as possible, with no waiting for resources from other teams.
We're looking to grow our engineering team. If the environment and challenges sound like something you're interested in, please email email@example.com with your resume.

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Email::MIME::Kit - build messages from templates
version 2.102014
use Email::MIME::Kit; my $kit = Email::MIME::Kit->new({ source => 'mkits/sample.mkit' }); my $email = $kit->assemble({ account => $new_signup, verification_code => $token, ... and any other template vars ... }); $transport->send($email, { ... });
Email::MIME::Kit is a templating system for email messages. Instead of trying to be yet another templating system for chunks of text, it makes it easy to build complete email messages.
It handles the construction of multipart messages, text and HTML alternatives, attachments, interpart linking, string encoding, and parameter validation.
Although nearly every part of Email::MIME::Kit is a replaceable component, the stock configuration is probably enough for most use. A message kit will be stored as a directory that might look like this:
sample.mkit/ manifest.json body.txt body.html logo.jpg
The manifest file tells Email::MIME::Kit how to put it all together, and might look something like this:
{ "renderer": "TT", "header": [ { "From": "WY Corp <email@example.com>" }, { "Subject": "Welcome aboard, [% recruit.name %]!" } ], "alternatives": [ { "type": "text/plain", "path": "body.txt" }, { "type": "text/html", "path": "body.html", "container_type": "multipart/related", "attachments": [ { "type": "image/jpeg", "path": "logo.jpg" } ] } ] }
Please note: the assembly of HTML documents as multipart/related bodies will probably be simplified with an alternate assembler in the near future.
The above manifest would build a multipart alternative message. GUI mail clients would see a rendered HTML document with the logo graphic visible from the attachment. Text mail clients would see the plaintext.
Both the HTML and text parts would be rendered using the named renderer, which here is Template-Toolkit.
The message would be assembled and returned as an Email::MIME object, just as easily as suggested in the "SYNOPSIS" above.
This module is maintained by the Perl Email Project
This code was written in 2009 by Ricardo SIGNES. It was based on a previous implementation by Hans Dieter Pearcey written in 2006.
The development of this code was sponsored by Pobox.com. Thanks, Pobox!
Ricardo Signes <firstname.lastname@example.com>
This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Ricardo Signes.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.


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Rob & Kristen have been left off a major list of celebrity couples!
The effects of Kristen Stewart's "momentary indiscretion" with Rupert Sanders are already being seen in Hollywood. Kristen and Robert Pattinson, who have pretty much become staples on Forbes' annual Highest Paid Celebrity Couples list, are noticeably absent from the just-revealed 2012 edition.
The magazine even noted that Rob, 26, and Kristen, 22, were fifth on last year's list — and they certainly had big years at the box office, between Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Snow White and the Huntsman!
Here's what the top 5 looks like this year:
1. Jay-Z and Beyoncé
2. Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
3. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham
4. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
5. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Are you surprised that former-couple Rob and Kristen are nowhere to be seen on this year's list of top earners?
Watch More ENTV Videos!
More on Rob & Kristen:
- Kristen Stewart Seriously Depressed: Her Friends Must Listen & Help While She Cries
- 'Kristen Stewart' Defends Cheating On Robert Pattinson In New Video
- Kristen Stewart: It's Inappropriate To Stay With Your Male Producer After Affair
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to rob..pls forgive kristen..i know this is only the beginning for you both how your love or relationship as a couple..b strong enough to face the realities in this game of life..we re not perfect anyways..i knw she realy loves you..you love her…i will pray for both of you ..God speed.. i am a big fan fr.philippines..
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one mom's advice
Posted at 8:09 AM on August 8, 2012
damn this story still going on. on this site HL wow! Don't NObody Know What's Going ON with Rob & Kristen it best to Leave them Alone aND stop reporting so so much about them, I Dobut that their is totally Annonying by people Judging them without knowing the Fact. let them live their life and Yall people can keep it Moving :)
Posted at 7:34 AM on August 8, 2012
i dnt see why rob shd break up wit her, it's a big mistake she made and she has regreted that , so i think he shd forgive her . they shd also start everything afresh and she shd also promise it would never , ever happen again. so rob just forgive her because to err is human and to forgive is divine. tanx , cheers n peace.
Misses Robsten
Posted at 6:34 AM on August 8, 2012
Wish we know what really happened? Feel so sad for them, hope rob or Kristen would say something to us fan that supported them. It really break our heart….. It's there really a unbreakable love to overcome all this crazy stuff that flying around. If that's real, hope they can work it out like adult and forgive and forget ….. Don't throw away four wonderful years of love. If you really love someone so much, hold on a bit longer to find out is it worth to make up…….. :(((
Posted at 6:32 AM on August 8, 2012
mariz ann
Posted at 5:42 AM on August 8, 2012
Samuelle 40
Posted at 4:33 AM on August 8, 2012
Good if it takes some pressure off of both of them.Rob show some compassion next week take Kristen away after your promo Summit will release you if they think a recocillatiion is in the offing.Cosmo studio don't want Kristen there as it will detract from your film because that will cause as much furore as promo.I guess your interviews will only be about work as they should be everything too public as it is.Kristen is doing her best to right the situation but she can't do it on her own ,sort it out and put everything back on track ,you will miss her on Red Carpet night so make up for goodness sake.Time apart has probably benefitted both of you to readjust your true feelings and not take each other for granted and appreciate what you had -something special don't make Kristen wait any longer either commit now as you were going to do if you love her as much as you have professed.
Posted at 3:36 AM on August 8, 2012
Posted at 3:33 AM on August 8, 2012
The decision I've made today is that I don't want to encourage all this gossip. I have said some pretty hurtful things in anger that really doesn't help anyone. Feeding these gossip magazines only encourages them to wind people up even more. I hurt for Rob and Kristen, I also hurt for a family that could possibly be split. No more crucifying, it's unhealthy and distructive. Instead of sending out mean thoughts let it be, it's important that all concerned do what they need to do to help themselves with their own lives.
Posted at 1:36 AM on August 8, 2012
Posted at 1:02 AM on August 8, 2012
Posted at 12:03 AM on August 8, 2012
I wish Rob can read this: Rob please don't be stupid dont take her back, she only wants you back because the pig bastard as soon a he knew that the pictures of their affairs where about to become public he decisive her. the magazine probably contact them together and told them about the pictures were about to be relieve so maybe he told her that he did not want to leave his wife because of her so there you have it Kstew is not sorry she knew that the pig was not going to make of her a decent woman. (just look of the picture of snow white premiere in LA the way she looked a him they are even dress a like they were fooling around already) one name for you Rob michael angrano. once a cheater alway a cheater
Posted at 1:09 AM on August 8, 2012
Posted at 11:55 PM on August 7, 2012
No news is good news. Both Rob & Kris rep haven't say anything and all the news are ppl made up by themself. So will have to wait for them to spill the bean personally. Nothing been final yet…. Hopefully they'll will work up. They have to remember how they started, how they felt went they first met….
Posted at 5:12 AM on August 8, 2012
Posted at 11:25 PM on August 7, 2012
First of all, none of us know what is really going. No one knows for sure where Rob is and where Kristen is. For all we know they may have met up and are talking. Every article from tabloids are only speculation. People say they saw Rob at a bar. Where are the pictures? Even if Rob and Kristen were talking, I guarantee that none of us will know and they are keeping all secretative. For all we know, Rob may have never moved out of his house. All rumors.
Posted at 11:24 PM on August 7, 2012
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To Karen
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Posted at 10:58 PM on August 7, 2012
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Are there too many social networks out there?
A video clip from G4's 'Attack of the Show' in which CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy and Forbes' David Ewalt sound off on whether we're 'powncing' on too many social networks.
Last week, I had the honor of being a guest on G4's Attack of the Show with Forbes deputy editor David Ewalt, as host Kevin Pereira grilled us on whether we're reaching a tipping point when it comes to online social networking. I think the general answer was "yes and no"--yes, we're reaching a point where most new entries into general-interest social networking sector (hello, Pownce, Flux, and Mash) have a rather uphill climb ahead, but no, this stuff's not going to go away altogether.
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FANKHAUSER JEWELRYBy Nancy Mathews, SHCC Historical Committee
Chris and Karissa Howard are the proud new owners of one of the oldest retail businesses since the early days of Sugar House (outside of the lumber and coal industries) still operating at the same address. Located at 1111 East 2100 South, Fankhauser Jewelry was established by Paul E. Fankhauser on November 2, 1942, and after a couple of moves, has remained at its current location since 1949.Paul Fankhauser was an immigrant from Biel, Switzerland who came to the United States at age 24 after being trained as a watchmaker. He chose a home on 2500 South and about 600 East so he could walk to work. "Pocket watches were the norm until men in bulky uniforms had difficulty finding them during WWII," said Fankhauser. Thus the wrist watch was a more practical timepiece. Though Paul believed Swiss-made quartz watches were the best, automatic wind watches became the norm.Paul's wife Rosa worked beside him in the store as it continued to grow. Regardless of war and unsettling economic times, business abounded, and there was often a several month's wait for a watch repair by a trained watchmaker. In 1972, Mr. Fankhauser officially retired and turned the business operation over to his daughter, Mariam Fankhauser Davis, her husband Gary Davis (also a trained watchmaker,) and son Mike.Despite the Davis' retirement, the shop continues to be a mom-and-pop jewelry business under Chris and Karissa Howard's ownership, which began on February 2, 2012. They are keeping the traditional name but have refurbished the interior of the store. With Chris touting his watchmaker skills, Fankhauser Jewelry is still something unique in the jewelry and watch industry today. The new hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10-6. They are closed Sunday and Monday.


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Pappano conducts all-star cast in a major gala performance of Aida in Rome
The maestro just finished recording Verdi's large-scale masterpiece with Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott & co. Photos here.
Sound the canons: Emmanuel Pahud's flute revolution is coming this week...
A personal note from today's greatest flute virtuoso on the revolutionary French repertoire on his new album.
Verlaine through the ages: Philippe Jaroussky interviewed in Le Figaro
Thierry Clermont speaks to Jaroussky about the countertenor's new album Green, and his love of Verlaine's poetry.
Antonio Pappano helms Aida in a monumental studio recording with Jonas Kaufmann
The Italian maestro and an all-star cast featuring Erwin Schrott recorded Verdi's epic in Rome: a rare operatic event.
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The 12-CD collection includes the American baritone interviewed by opera specialist Jon Tolansky.
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Quake causes shutdown at Newcrest mine
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Gold miner Newcrest suspended its operations at its Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea as a precautionary measure following an earthquake.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday, 103km east of the mountain city of Lae.
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Newcrest and Harmony Gold Mining operate the Hidden Valley mine in a 50-50 joint venture.
Newcrest's Lihir operations was not impacted by the earthquake, the company said.
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"24 May, 2011 - 9:00am — Yamamoto
Then why do you write sad poems if you are so happy?... That makes absouletely less sense than there being a old man in the sky who grants wishes...
No love is ripping you to pieces just like every other idiot and your are to blind to see it, but one day you will come bicthing on this site... and then I will be the first one to tell you in the most cold manner, that I fucking told you so.
Love is a piece of shit and that matters... I have never seen it, and so it's exsitance to me is as real as the extantiance of any silly deity that the human mind has ever deicded to make up."
(first off, swearing makes your argument much less credible.)
Yes, I come to this website to express my anger, fear, anxiety about life in general. Yes, as a human being I tend to be negative and to put myself down. And yes, I write "sad poetry" about it. That does not mean I am miserable 24/7. Most of the time, I'm pretty neutral and often happy.
Reminder: none of you know me in person.
I don't deny that I am occasionally ripped apart, "en lambeaux" as I once put it. Sometimes shit happens. Life isn't always perfect.
But at the end of the day my boyfriend cares so much about my happiness, when stuff gets me down he brings me back up. And I do my best to do the same. Yesterday, he moved mountains just to see me because I caused a big argument with everyone close to me, including him. He is kind, patient, loving. And for what it's worth, my eighteen-minus-one-day self would like to spend "forever" with him, whatever that means to you.
So yeah, if or when it ends I will be tattered. No denying that. But for now, I love him as he loves me. And if that changes it does not change the present. At some point, he & I will have loved each other.
Love is real.
Wait...if Yamamoto's never seen or experienced love, then how can he say that it's a "piece of shit"? Hm. Interesting.
Anyway, I'm glad you have someone who cares about you and loves you. And I also write some pretty sad poetry, but I do it to expel that sadness from my mind. Once I write it out in a poem, I don't feel as sad. All of my negative emotions are transferred to the paper, it seems.
Exactly. Writing serves to me as a purge for negativity, so that I can avoid it in my day-to-day life.
That jerk is pissing me off with his mentioning of "a silly deity". He needs to back the fuck off religion, and focus on all his problems.
relax, both of us are religious and verily spiritual individuals. Now I can admit it flustered me when I read that as well, but Yamamoto is very tolerant if you get to know him and not argue with him. I feel that he said that out of anger and he really didn't mean that. And so I take it as a grain of sand.
I recommend following the teachings of Isa who you know as Jesus or Yeshua. I will now quote a piece of his teachings here,
from: The Gospel according to St. Luke, "And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also."
BUT WAIT. Since love is real, and he just hasn't seen it because he's...nevermind...that means that "silly deity" that I love is real. Yama, you fail troll.
back when I used to resemble a wad of glamour metal emo hack. I used to be like "FUCK LOVE" and all of that usual emo shit. I thought I was unloveable and back then I had that pseudo-depression. But now that I've lived life a little more and have experience things, I know love exists.
You can't see love, but you can feel it. Much like I feel the presence of God (of which at the time of my emo affliction I also had doubts of).
Love is a piece of shit. Atleast, to Yamamato, it may be.
And, also, love /can/ be a piece of shit. Or atleast, the humans who manipulate with it.
So perhaps, give Yamamato some slack. It is, in some ways true.
But, he seems to have lost sight that, like all things, not only is there a dark side to everything, there is also a light side.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
I shouldn't have included Yama's name in the entry - I didn't mean to direct this to him, rather I wanted to make a general about my experience. If I wanted to say something to him I would have written him a PM message. The only thing meant directly for him was the part about swearing.
It occurred to me that others might or might not be thinking along the same lines. That I can seem so desperate and hopeless sometimes yet I'm always the first to defend love, especially now.
And I hate hypocrisy, so it was just meant as a clarification. Alright? No fighting.
So now you guys all hate me just becuase I don't accept that love is not a piece of crap. Well excuse me, but every attempt at love I have ever tried was just another person using me for whatever reason.... and mostly it was just for sex, which I never gave those idiots... thank god... and this is kind of the reason that I hate sex and find it to be as much a peice of crap as love, but that is another point. So ACTUALLY I CAN SAY THAT LOVE IS A PEICE OF CRAP... Becuase I know that personally form experiance..
Don't give me any of that stuff about 'there are plently of fish in the sea' becuase there are not. When you are some fat ugly little guy like me... no one wants you expect for maybe a quick bag over the face fuck and go. SO YES LOVE IS A PIECE OF CRAP... Actually I should say evil whore... sinice it seems to whore self out to you guys while I am left with nothing
Did you even read the comment I posted right before yours? I don't hate you.
By the way, your experience is not necessarily absolute truth.
I don't care if it is not absoulte truth... let me see if I can explian it to you this way.
While maybe for you Magic, this may not be truth at all... for me it is. I have to live through it every single day. Knowing that I will never be loved and will always be a lonely little monster. Unlike you I will never have someone to love and comfornt me when things get hard...
Because in the end love is a whore and has completely abondoned me. It showed me it's ture colors, and maybe there is somthing about you that makes it where you will never experiance that... and really I don't know what that is, but good for you that you have it. So while it may not be the absoulte truth Magic... it is still my truth, and I have to die a little inside everyday becuase of it... :(
love might come when you least expect it.
you never know what might happen in the future
may the crests of light,love,hope,courage,and kindness shine brightly on a new day.
I am 21 years old and have never known the meaning of love... I kind of think it is to late for me by this point :(
its never too late to find love
may the crests of light,love,hope,courage,and kindness shine brightly on a new day.
That is just your childish youth talking... I used to think the same thing. Before I saw how bad reality was. I am kind of gald most you will never have to live the way I will... alone and cold for the rest of my life. :'(
I don't think I want to be nice anymore ethier... :( I don't care if I have friends anymore, sinice all friends ever are to me... is just a means to find love. :( I don't really care about them beyond that... :( At least until I find love... then I will have time to care about my friends.
Okay, I'm tired of your depressed ass spewing depression every where. It's not childish, it's just an optomistic outlook on life. Where yours is pestemistic. Reality is what you make it to be. Don't like life? Work to change it. Don't cry about on some blog about how your life sucks. Go out and try to change that. It works.
Was not what you said when we told you to stand up for yourself to bullies.
The exact opposite, actually.
Don't be a cruel hypocrite to someone who has tried to make amends with you, childish blogger.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
I have no idea what you mean by that
But I'm not going to argue with my list. ^m^
Really all I can change about my life is myself... and I am currently working on doing that, but what I worry and cry myself to sleep is the things I can't control. No guy is going to want to date me, and I am not sure why. I am a very good person and I know I would be a good boyfriend... yet the world just has this thing against people who don't have this certian somthing... :( I don't understand what it is that allows normal people to find love, and freaks like me to not find it, but really it really is starting to bother me...
1: yama you know for a fact that we don't hate you
2: we all have our opinions guys yama says love sucks because of personal experience and you guys say it doesn't and I'm sure you guys have good reasons for that opinion.
may the crests of light,love,hope,courage,and kindness shine brightly on a new day.
I know you guys don't hate me.... I just am just kind of prone to saying that whenever I get mad ^ ^;
At least one of us hates you. But that's just me. I'm an unforgiving, grudge holding, bitch. ^_^
You're just an immature little boy.
Very different from an "unforgiving, grudge holding, bitch."
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
If I'm that, what does that make you and Yama, stooping down to that level? :O Oh snap.
I haven't stooped.. I actually forgave you Chris and I still do. I want to be friends with you and you will not let me :(... So actually I haven't done anything of what your talking about. I am just expressing my feelings over my jounrals. :(
I really wish you would drop this Chris and I just want for there to be peace bettewen us. :) Peace buddy?
What did I do that deemed your forgivness?
Nothing, I just forgave you becuase I have no reason to hold a grugde against you. All I want to do is be friends with people :) Why would I need a reason to forgive you?
Doesn't need a reason to forgive you, because he's a mature human being with compassion.
Unlike you, apparently.
You say you are against bullying,
When you bully Yamamato for no reason.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
You haven't even looked into this whole thing between Yama and I. It goes deeper than what you've seen on here, which I'm guessing is minimal compared to what HAS happened. So shut it if you don't know anything. Please and thanks! ^m^
Chris there is nothing bettewen me and you. This is all on you... your the one that keeps dragging it on, and frankly the only thing that keeps it going is the fact that other people beside me respond to you on this subject or else it would be dead a long time ago. That is really all there is to it... I don't care at all, I just want you to leave me alone.
As I have not pointedly been unkind to you for no reason.
Now, I have a reason, as you're being a massive bully, and I don't understand why Jeff isn't doing something about it, when you obviously aren't going to stop harrassing Yamamato.
And, yes, you are harrassing him.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
Everynothing you have to understand that Jeff is a very... how should I put this nicely... 'hands off' admin :P He seems to let things just keep going along like this, and just lets people work there on problems out. So the best thing to do is just ingore Chris when he is being silly like this :P And talk to him when he is being a nice guy :D That way there are no arguements.
I still though want to be friends with you Chris... that offer is always on the table.
I figure if we can't resolve our own issues on an LGBT site, then we're really screwed in the larger world.
If you don't like what Chris posts, and you reply to it, and he replies to you not liking it, and you reply that he's immature because he replied to your reply to not reply.... at some point, it's up to you to realize the second reply that keeps it going is controlled by you.
I'm here to try and run the site, not the conversations.
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Kurt Cobain
Okayso 1. passing off someone's opinion as false due to age? Can we please not do that? Being young doesn't make someone's thoughts/opinions/ideas invalid. Yeah younger people tend to be more idealistic, but maybe the rest of us should be too.
2. Chris, Yama. Could you guys please stop it? Just ignore each other or something. >_>
3. Being that convinced that love is terrible and that you'll never find it is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. The other person is only half of what makes a relationship work. You're the other half.
4. I think love is pretty wonderful, actually. And this is coming from a person with history of having strong unrequited feelings for people. XD When love is bad it's because of other stuff, like jealousy, insecurity, and betrayal.
In truth Riku your opinion doesn't matter that much, becuase most of you could never understand me. Most of you seem to be progressing along human relationship paths in quite a normal rate... at least in my opinion. While I seem to be falling behind everyone, to the point that it is started to look very strange that I have no friends or boyfriends...
This makes me a prime target for the thoughts, by potential mates that there is somthing emotional wrong with me when in truth I am prefectly fine. Plus the fact that I recently found out that my sex organs have been rendered completely usless by medication that I can't stop taking or else you will probably here about me stringing myself and maybe other people up form a tree... yet that is beside the point to :P....
I have my reasons to think the way I do, but that doesn't mean that I am not open... just incase the impossiable should happen. Yet I am not waiting on or expecting it to. I understand that the world has decided that I am a monster who is not fit to be loved becuase I look differnt and I have disablities...
Okay, you're not a special snowflake that nobody could possibly understand or relate to. You're still human yeah? You'd be surprised how much each of us has been through or has to deal with. I come across a lot of people that think "OH WOW EVERYONE ELSE IS SO HAPPY THEIR LIVES MUST BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MINE." But they're sooooo so wrong.
A lot of people appear happy when they aren't, and a lot of people are happy and, frankly have pretty shitty lives.
A lot of people have a life you think you want and would do anything to escape it too.
Aaanndd, there's no such thing as a "normal rate". Plus, if there was, I'd be completely failing at it. The ONE relationship I've been in didn't last very long, it wasn't even halfway what I'd consider healthy, and it was three years ago. I'm 18. I keep falling for people that don't want me back and I'm so used to this unrequited business that I'm pretty afraid of being in a real relationship. That's not what I'd call "normal" but I'm okay with it.
You assume that we can't understand you because we disagree with you or because our experience is different, and then you shut out our opinions entirely because of that? That's silly. How do you expect to learn when you shut out anything that doesn't already fit your view?
And look. Don't get me started about sex organs okay? Between being trans, bleeding for 11 weeks nearly non-stop, having pain during and after sexual stimulation, and not being able to orgasm (at all. Ever.), I could write a small book about my sexual problems. What's better is that most of this stuff I can't do much about.
AND EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT I don't consider myself sexually incompetent. In short, there's a lot more to sex than just "part A into slot B".
I know people who "look different" and have disabilities who are in relationships, I know people who fit those criteria and are married. Humans have this incredible ability to find beauty in everything and just because you can't see it doesn't mean that it's not there. This applies to you just as much as it does to everyone else...
But, just because you're not actively shutting out opportunity doesn't mean you're not pushing it away.
There is a big difference between everyone being normal as opposed to them just not staying fixated on their misery.
The world takes its cues from you, though. If you are seen as a monster that isn't fit to be loved, question why you make people think that. You determine to a large degree how you are perceived.
It is sort of like when people come out. If you tell people you're gay like you would tell them you have stage 4 cancer, they will react that way. If you tell them you're gay and that it's awesome, they will be happy for you. So, don't be surprised if the energy you put out into the world returns to you. That's how it works.
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Kurt Cobain
I don't understand that all out :(... I don't understand how the way I think about myself can decide how people think about me. That is extermly creepy... I mean how do they know what I am thinking in my mind. Becuase until they start thinking better about me, then there is no way I can stop thinking of myself as a monster... :( So it looks like I am stuck in a cycle that is not going to end. I am sorry, but until I have proff that I am not a monster, then that is what I am...
PS: You guys saying so is not proof... Becuase I can't see you or talk to you to get your ture opinion by looking at your obviously disgusted body language which I am sure that is what I would see if I meet any of...
You're screwed then... the cycle changes starting with you, not the other way around.
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Kurt Cobain
Yama's posts like "OH MAI GAWD NOBODY WILL UNDERSTAND ME OR LOVE ME *death*" Are the kind of things that piss me off. Here in about a week or two he'll be back to his posts about games and shit, then be in his angry phase, then his depression phase. It's the way he works to naturally absorb drama. Yama, you need to stop spewing depression everywhere and start listening. The people like Riku and Jeff are here to help you, not to prove you wrong or anything. But if you don't want the help, that's fine. I see no reason you should be on here then. ^_^
Chris I am begging you to please quick bullying me :(... I just want you to leave me, I am begging you to just stop... Though I know you want, but why do you do this. You are starting to cause me as much distress as those kids who bullied me in 3rd grade and I really want you to stop. It is no longer funny and no longer cool. :( If you really don't believe that bullying is right, then please stop...
Becuase dispite what you believe Chirs... this harassment is bullying. So if you can't be friends with me, which the offer is still there... then at least stop bothering me...
and also don't worry, I do lisitin to peopls advice.
But I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine. What it was like when you first got here, and bullied me.
So you are a bully.
And you said you hated bullies.
Pathetic hypocrite.
You're no better than the bullies who push people to suicide, for what you knowingly do.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
You obviously do NOT get my point.
Yama = Bullied me for much more...stupid...reasons, before you even got on here, so don't be talking shit about stuff you don't even know.
It's a constructive bullying, to get him to see what he's dealt onto me, and I'm sure what he's done to others in real life.
This is NOT Your fight, so back the fuck off.
I don't "Back Off", especially when your point sucks.
Yama apologized. And he stopped.
He obviously learned his lesson.
So your bullying is not constructive. It's for YOUR enjoyment.
You're cruel for enjoying watching another human being suffer after he's already tried to make amends.
And it's pathetic for you to try and make excuses when your excuse (That you're giving him a taste of his own medicine) has already become null and void.
So, you're just a bully. Just like the bullies you sent were going to send a letter to Congress about.
Perhaps you should be punished like those bullies you were talking about?
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
Maybe I should be punished? Naw man, the shit he said has no comparison to what I've been doing. You haven't been around to see that, so you have no idea what is even going on here. You're just the new bitch that everyone likes because she sticks up for people and singles others out. I got news for you, that don't fly with me. I am enjoying this, but it is productive in some way. At least in my fucked up little head. ^m^
PS, the number one rule here is ; Don't feed the troll.
Actually, I've read since Day One, as my friend Jami would link me every YamaChris thread, saying that she sided with Yama.
And, he apologized. And seems to genuinely mean it. You are obviously an immature, pig-headed child.
Do I look like I give a shit if that "flies" with you? O:
If so, I'm sorry I misled you.
It isn't productive.
And your head isn't fucked up, it's like every other bullies'- Full of insideous little thoughts that you "deserve" to do this, that he'll "get over it", that even if it hurts he will "bounce back."
And then someone kills themselves.
You're such a massive hypocritethat it's both hilarious and pathetic.
I remember that conversation Jami copypasta'd to me...
Where you were glad those bullied kids shot their abusers?
Seems your beliefs have changed.
Because there is no excuse for bullying others.
Not a single one.
P.S. No one here is a troll. There's you, a scum-bag bully harrassing someone who's apologized to you, and me, someone who doesn't enjoy people spitting at people who are trying to make amends.
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~
everynothing please don't get dragged into Chris's stupid little game
may the crests of light,love,hope,courage,and kindness shine brightly on a new day.
I figure, no one else will play his game, so he thinks he's winning.
I have a feeling he needs someone to show him "Hey, shut the feck up, not everyone is gonna sit here and let you bother Yamamato after he apologized".
I babysit toddlers like him often, I have the patience ;P
~The Sweet Escape is Always Laced with the Familiar Taste of Poison~


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Assembling Genomic DNA Sequences with PHRAP
The PHRAP assembly program provides rapid comparison, alignment, and assembly of large sets of DNA sequences. PHRAP compares sequences by searching for pairs of perfectly matching "words" or sequence regions that meet certain criteria. If a match is found, PHRAP then tries to extend the alignment into overlapping sections called contigs. PHRAP uses quality values produced by the PHRED basecaller to strike a balance between tolerance of discrepancies and prevention of stacking repeat sequences. The PHRAP assembly algorithm is generally used as part of the PHRED/PHRAP/Consed software suite for sequence analysis. This unit presents instructions for basic usage of the PHRAP assembler, including preparation of the input files (Support Protocols 1 and 2) and explanation of output files (Basic Protocols 1 and 2). Several command line options for changing the PHRAP assembly parameters are also discussed (Basic Protocol 3).
Keywords: PHRAP; sequence assembly; DNA
Table of Contents
- Basic Protocol 1: Generating a PHRAP Assembly Using the Stand‐Alone Version of PHRAP on an Example Data Set
- Basic Protocol 2: Generating an Assembly Using the phredPhrap Script on an Example Data Set
- Basic Protocol 3: Changing Assembly Parameters
- Support Protocol 1: Input Files
- Support Protocol 2: Read Naming Conventions
- Commentary
- Literature Cited
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Figure 11.4.3 Example of the RICE_fasta.screen.contigs output file generated by PHRAP. Each contig sequence is listed in FASTA format. -
Figure 11.4.4 Example of the beginning of the RICEphrap.out file. This file contains the standard output information from the PHRAP assembler. -
Figure 11.4.5 Example of a .phd file. The beginning of the iy30a01.b1.phd.1 file generated by the phredPhrap script is shown. -
Figure 11.4.6 The phredPhrap script can be customized to write the template and direction information to the bottom of the .phd file. -
Figure 11.4.7 Example of a FASTA input file containing the template, chemistry, dye, and direction information in the header line.
Literature Cited
Ewing, B. and Green, P. 1998. Basecalling of automated sequencer traces using phred. II. Error probabilities. Genome Res. 8:186‐194. | |
Ewing, B., Hillier, L., Wendl, M., and Green, P. 1998. Basecalling of automated sequencer traces using phred. I. Accuracy assessment. Genome Res. 8:175‐185. | |
Gordon, D., Abajian, C., and Green, P. 1998. Consed: A graphical tool for sequence finishing. Genome Res. 8:195‐202. | |
Gotoh, O. 1982. An improved algorithm for matching biological sequences. J. Mol. Biol. 162:705‐708. | |
Smith, T.F. and Waterman, M.S. 1981. Identication of common molecular subsequences. J. Mol. Biol. 147:195‐197. | |
Internet Resources | |
http://bozeman.mbt.washington.edu | |
Green, P. 1996. Documentation for PHRAP. Genome Center, University of Washington, Seattle. |


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Dell Precision M4600
- Category: Notebook Computers
September 21, 2011
Editor's Rating
- Many configuration options available
- Lots of connectivity & ports
- Strong performance
- Dual-hard drive option & discrete graphics
- Bulky & heavy
- Some configurations are very pricey
The Dell Precision M4600 is a 15-inch laptop with an Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and Nvidia graphics with a dedicated 2GB of video memory. While it is touted as a mobile workstation, it is quite heavy and bulky, but it has many connections and a wide array of configurations to suit almost anyone.
The Dell Precision M4600 measures 14.8 x 10.1 x 1.4-inches (wdh) and weighs over 7-pounds, which is very heavy and thick for a laptop computer. It is made from an alloy of aluminum and magnesium, so it's definitely durable. The design of the M4600 is fairly bland and boxy, but it's not horrible.
Dell includes an antimicrobial keyboard and number pad that includes keys that are adequately sized and provided a comfortable typing experience. We appreciated the fact that they keyboard is backlit, so those late nights of working on those reports due the next day will be easy on the eyes. There is a multitouch touch pad as well, but it's only average in size and left us wanting more room for those multitouch gestures. There is also an eraser-style mouse nub on the keyboard too for users that like that.
There are many options available for the 15.6-inch display, one of which is a capacitive multitouch display with stylus support. Our unit had an LED-backlit display with a native resolution of 1366 x 768-pixels. There is also an option for a full 1080p HD display with a PremierColor display for even better quality. We found our display to be quite nice and offered a good amount of backlighting. The anti-glare coating also helped to cut down on ambient room light glare.
The Dell Precision M4600 offers a mighty nice port selection that we wished accompanied all laptops. On this model you'll find two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA/USB 2.0 combo port, mini FireWire, HDMI-out, VGA-out, DisplayPort, an SD card reader, an ExpressCard54 slot, a SmartCard slot, gigabit Ethernet and a slot-loading DVD burner (a Blu-ray option is available for $400 extra). We really loved to see this huge range of ports available because Dell has you covered here for just about everything, especially the latest USB 3.0.
Dell's internal specifications of the M4600 varies very widely, but we will let you know what our model had and most of what is available. Our laptop's CPU was an Intel Core i5-2520M dual-core processor (2.5GHz) with TurboBoost, but you can upgrade to the highest available Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Quad Core for an extra $1090 and everything in-between too. Memory ranges from 32GB to 4GB, but the standard is 8GB, which is plenty for almost all users. Hard drive options include both a 500GB 7200RPM drive and a solid state drive of up to 512GB as a secondary drive. Graphics processors range from AMD M5950 Mobility Pro Graphics (1GB dedicated memory) to Nvidia Quadro 2000M with 2GB of dedicated video memory. If you wish to do any 3D gaming, make sure to get the latter. Wireless options include 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & WiMAX mobile broadband and Bluetooth too.
Performance with the Dell Precision M4600 was very impressive, but still not the top of the line (but not too far off). It well-outdid what we'd call the category average for most 15-inch laptops, mostly thanks to the speedier CPU option as well as the discrete, non-integrated graphics. You'll find no problems with multitasking and doing CPU-intensive tasks with this computer, which makes it a definite contender for users who want impressive performance and customizability, but also have the money to pay for it.
Battery life with the Precision M4600 with an expanded 9-cell battery was just short of 4 hours, which was as expected considering the internal power it has.


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Recycled Paper Policy
Following the passage of the College's first Statement of Environmental Policy in 2003, the College also started requiring that individual departments and offices start purchasing white copy paper with a minimum 30% post-consumer recycled content, and recommended that purchasers seek out other paper office supplies (e.g. file folders) with recycled content.
This policy is currently under review as part of the College's Sustainability Action Plan. Important issues to consider include standards for colored and various sizes of paper, Forest Stewardship Council certification, and Processed Chlorine Free production methods. Stay tuned for more information!


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News flash: Sales of Yoo-Hoo skyrocket! Actually, I don't know that for fact, but it begs a curious question… How many of you league champions crowned yourselves this evening with a frosty Yoo-Hoo (or several) in celebration? Is this tradition over, or is it still going strong? Regardless of the type of celebration, congratulations to everyone who managed to win at least one fantasy league this season! Right about now there are four kinds of fantasy baseball fans out there. Most everyone fits into one of these categories.
Champ plus playoffs: These are the league champions who also have the joy of watching their favorite real life team continue their season and try to win the World Series. We all hope to win our respective leagues and also see our favorite teams do well. For those of you in this category, life is really, really good right about now.
Champ but no playoffs: This group is basking in the glow of winning their league, but cussing their favorite team for not being able to make the playoffs. These owners can most likely tell you exactly why their favorite real life team didn't make the playoffs and what the team needs to do in the off-season in order to ensure a playoff finish next year.
Not a champ, but there are playoffs: While these owners didn't manage to win a fantasy title this season, their favorite team is still going strong and has a chance to win it all in the real world. A World Series victory out of their favorite team would help take the sting out of them not winning a fantasy title this year.
Not a champ and no playoffs: Hi. That's me this year. Ugly fantasy season and a Texas Ranger fan. Doesn't get much worse for the people in this group. Luckily, next season will be here before you know it, and some of us are already working on making sure we do better next year. With any luck, our real life favorite teams will be doing the same and as long as one of the two works out, we won't be stuck in this group one year from now.
Again, congratulations on those championships this year. Fantasy baseball is a marathon, not a sprint, so it takes a lot of drive and determination to win a fantasy baseball league. Be proud guys and gals, you've earned those trophies! And may the playoffs bring us all some really good and wonderful baseball games to wrap up the season before we hunker down for a cold winter.
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Also, as the weather turns for the better, we'll be posting outdoor adventures along with our weekly indoor climbs.
Take your strength training to new heights, literally. Rock climbing is a full-body workout that feels less like work and more like play. An engaged core helps keep your body balanced on the wall, grip or finger strength helps you hold on, and your arms and legs are responsible for powering you up to the top of the climb. The best part: All that work builds endurance. A single climb is sure to leave you gasping for air.
Added bonus: Rock climbing exercises the mind. Every climb—from short boulder problems (high-powered climbing that's closer to the ground) to longer routes—is like a maze or a puzzle. You have to figure out the best way to get to the top.
If you've never been rock climbing, Go Vertical offers a "Getting Started" class for $65 to teach the basics and get you feeling comfortable on the wall. The class is 2 hours long and includes all gear and 2 free climbing passes to use in the following two weeks. Call or check-in at the front desk for class scheduling.
If you already have you own gear, it is $19 to climb till closing. If you need to rent shoes, harness, and belay equipment it is an additional $12, so $31 total. If you find you like climbing, investing in your own gear is recommended to save money.
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Current Concepts In The Algorithm For Plantar Fasciitis
It is important to assess for Baxter's neuropathy.16 Baxter's nerve is the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve and can become entrapped and compressed with altered foot biomechanics, such as plantar fasciitis. If this is the case, one will need to address this along with any further treatment of the plantar fasciitis to resolve the patient's pain.
Pertinent Pointers On ESWT And Platelet Rich Plasma
Some more invasive treatment options include shockwave therapy or platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections.
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a procedure that one can perform in the office, using focused shockwaves to incite microtrauma in the plantar fascia to initiate the body's healing process. In a meta-analysis of shockwave therapy by Ogdem and co-workers, 113 patients received high-energy shockwaves and 79 received low energy shockwaves.11 After one treatment session, 24.8 percent of the high-energy treatment patients were pain-free in comparison to 11.4 percent of low-energy patients.
Odgem and colleagues also looked at 322 patients with plantar fasciitis for six to 18 months.11 These patients received extracorporeal shockwave therapy. At three months post-treatment, 56 percent of patients had reduced pain. At one year, 94 percent of patients were pain-free.
In another study from 2010, 50 patients with unilateral plantar fasciitis were randomly placed into a control group of 25 patients and a treatment group of 25 patients.17 The treatment group received radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy set at 2,000 impulses per second at 8 Hz delivered in two sessions, each one week apart. The placebo group of radial ESWT was at 0 impulses. Ninety-two percent of radial ESWT patients had over 60 percent improvement in pain and quality of life in comparison to just 4 percent of the placebo group at four weeks after the first treatment. One hundred percent of treatment patients had 60 percent improvement of pain and quality of life at 24 weeks. Shockwave therapy has been well documented as a minimally invasive, in office procedure that works well for plantar fasciitis.
In a randomized, double-blinded study, researchers distributed small, wearable pulsed radiofrequency devices in patients with plantar fasciitis.18 Forty-two patients received an active device and 28 had a non-active device, which they wore nightly for seven straight nights. Over the seven days, researchers found the morning pain level was reduced 40 percent in the active pulsed radiofrequency device group in comparison to a 7.9 percent reduction in the control group. Evening pain levels decreased 30 percent in the active group and 19 percent in the placebo group.
Another option is PRP injections. Platelet rich plasma is concentrated platelets that are taken from the plasma of centrifuged autologous blood and injected in a peppering pattern into the fascia. Once injected, platelets activate and secrete proteins (including growth factors) as well as produce bioactive factors, promoting the healing process.19
In a study from June 2012, 60 patients received either PRP injections or a steroid (methylprednisolone) injection.20 With a six-month follow up, there was no significant difference in the two treatment groups. The study found that both the steroid injection and PRP effectively treated plantar fasciitis with PRP having fewer potential side effects.
What The Literature Reveals About Surgical Treatment Options
If the aforementioned minimally invasive treatments of plantar fasciitis are not beneficial or available, a more invasive surgical procedure becomes necessary. Some common procedures include plantar fasciotomy with or without spur resection, gastroc recession and an instep plantar fasciotomy.


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This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is located on the rim of Wailua River State Park. However the owners have left vegetation growing on the rim side for privacy, rather then clearing for a view. The house has an open floor plan kitchen, dining, living and the traditional 3 bedroom 2 bath set up. There are patio decks around the back. The lot is level. Part of the front is fenced. This is a single story house in good condition. One of the better buys in Wailua.
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Tarentaise Reserve - Spring Brook Farm
Country of Origin: United States
Region: Vermont
City / Village: Reading
Type of Milk: Cow
Flavor Profile: Medium
This raw milk cheese was inspired by the traditional cheeses of the French Alps. Spring Brook Farm's Tarentaise is a washed rind, semi-hard, cow's milk cheese from Reading, Vermont. This is the reserve version of the cheese which is aged a full 12 months versus the 9 months of the typical version. The extra aging expands into flavor realms both spicy and fruity and offers many of the crunchy bits of crystallized protein.
The intensity of this cheese makes it a perfect pairing for full-bodied, more fruit forward red wines.
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Apart from our range of small portions of food called "tapas", we can offer you serrano ham, an impressive selection of Spanish cheeses and sausages, Spanish wines, beers, cider and liqueurs.
Paella is freshly made to order, just as it is in Spain, so if you fancy a REAL paella, you can either book in advance, or you'll need to wait 40 minutes, with some drinks and starters.
Normally the Spanish eat their paella accompanied with salad, lots of fresh crusty bread and washed down with some good wine. We can offer our delicious paella at any time, and you can choose a classic mixed meat and fish, just seafood or even vegetarian...just ring and ask!
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The 1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar was the first year of mintage for the new small sized dollar coin. The release coincided with various promotional efforts on behalf of the United States Mint. The coin was called "the dollar of the future" and some of the benefits enumerated included the fact that it "won't blow away" like paper dollars and that it was "quick to identify". The later claim would be widely denied by the public, who confused the coin with the quarter dollar in circulation.
The Mint facilities at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco undertook massive production of the new Susan B. Anthony Dollars. According to statements from the US Mint, over 500 million coins would be produced before the official circulation release date of July 2, 1979. By the end of the year, more than 750 million of the 1979-dated coins were produced at the three facilities.
There are two varieties for the 1979-P. The so-called "narrow rim" coin has the date further away from the rim than the "wide rim" coin. The Wide Rim is considered the scarcer variety, especially in higher grades.
There are also two varieties for the 1979-S Proof Susan B Anthony Dollar, which were included in the 1979 Proof Set issued for collectors. The so-called Type 1 variety has the "S" mintmark appear filled, while the Type 2 variety has a clear "S". The Type 2 is the scarcer variety with an estimated 400 to 500 thousand pieces minted.


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Karim Benzema has suggested a slow start from France cost them a place in the World Cup semi-finals.
The single goal from Mats Hummels that saw Germany through Friday's quarter-final clash came inside 12 minutes and Benzema thinks a more positive early approach could have changed France's fate.
"We are disappointed that the adventure stops there. We gave everything, but we couldn't score," said the France forward.
"The first period was quite difficult, we didn't have enough attempts for my taste.
"We had more in the second half, they were endangered, but they have a very good goalkeeper."
France sailed through Group E and saw off Nigeria 2-0 when the teams met in the tournament's last 16.
Real Madrid star Benzema also proved himself on the biggest stage of all, contributing three goals and two assists.
"I'm happy even though I would have liked to help the team go further\" he said. \"Nevertheless, we can be proud of us.\"
Manager Didier Deschamps was all praise and pride for his young team that, between them, have no experience of the later stages of a World Cup.
"I'm very proud of what my players have achieved in this tournament," Deschamps said.
"They weren't that far short and we were up against a side that is used to playing these big games and has the experience to go with it. We just lacked that little bit you need to get the job done.
"This team is young and has a lot of quality in both footballing and mental terms. We need to build on those attributed ahead of our next big tournament - Euro 2016."


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We would like you to think of our serviced apartments as the hip alternative to a hotel – the equivalent of your own suite – kitted out with bespoke pieces from some of the hottest UK designers but with the independence, personality (no two are the same) and value of your own wow apartment.
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