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The protagonist of Eureka Seven, Renton Thurston is the son of the hero Adrock Thurston and co-pilot of the LFO Type-Zero codenamed Nirvash.
Renton Thurston was born in the city of Bellforest on Earth. He is the son of the scientist Adroc Thurston, grandson of the famous mechanic and LFO engineer Axel Thurston, and brother to Diane Thurston. His mother is only mentioned once and seemed to have passed away before the series began, while Renton was technically still a baby. His childhood was full of what he considers to be a boring existence in Bellforest since nothing ever happens there. His father disappeared while he was still young, but most people refer to him as son of the great Adroc Thurston, who supposed prevented the destruction of the world at an event refered to as the Summer of Love. Left in the care of his grandfather, he and his sister continued to grow up in their hometown.
Years later, when Diane would join the military, he would meet his future hero Holland Novak due to the fact he dated his sister. However, she tried to follow in her fathers footsteps and solve the mystery of where he went exactly when he disappeared several years earlier. Becoming more distant with her brother and Holland, she leaves Renton around the age of six. Throughout most of the series, Renton refers to his sister as if he was telling her the tales of his exploits.
After that, Renton grew up alone with his Axel for the next few years as he matured into a teenager and became more apathetic to life. At this time, he fell in love with the counter-culture group the Gekkostate and its leader Holland Novak (unaware that he dated his sister years before). He also enjoys the sport of reffing, which is the equivalent of surfing on waves of air called Trapar.
Renton Thurston was created by Tomoki Kyoda as the protagonist in a mecha anime that was more about the personal journey than the mechas themselves. His name references two different characters in popular culture. The name Renton might refer to Ewan McGregor's character Mark Renton in the1996 film Trainspotting. 'Thurston' is a possible reference to the Thurston family in H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu.
Renton makes his first appearance in Episode 1 of the anime and Chapter 1, Volume 1 of the manga. He is voiced by Yuko Sanpei in the Japanese versions and Johnny Yong Bosch in the English versions.
In the beginning, Renton acted more like an immature child than a standard teenager. He considered his life to be boring and lifeless as there was nothing for him in Bellforest. He didn't want to join the military as everyone expected him to. Instead, he wanted to be a renegade like his heroes on the Gekko state and reff as opposed to doing anything that was considered responsible. Things began to change when he first met Eureka, who crashes through the roof of his house.
Renton has the tendency to overreact to problems since he thinks that they are always his fault. Holland has been known to take his aggression out on Renton and as a result, Renton becomes more withdrawn from others. In a fit of rage, he remembers that there are people inside the enemy LFOs that he destroys. He tries to flee from the Gekko and lives briefly with Charles and Ray Beams. He realizes though that he loves Eureka too much to be away from her as he makes his way back to the Gekko. He meets Eureka halfway there as they two understant they do love one another.
When the time comes to meet the Coralians, their relationship is put to the test since Renton has no idea for a while what it is he is supposed to do. He knows one thing though and that his love for Eureka is strong and will do anything to protect her and make sure she is safe. By the end of the series, Renton is shown to have grown from a childish teenager into a true man through his love and will to fight.
One night after a dispute over Renton's future, an LFO dropped in and destroyed the Thurston household. Axel and Renton immediately recognized the mech as the typeZero Nirvash. Eureka, the pilot of the mech, emerged and Renton instantly fell in love with the girl that destroyed his home. Eureka claimed that she brought the Nirvash to the Thurston's garage to be repaired as there is some sort of malfunction with it. Axel laments as he knows the history of the mech as Renton gets to work on it. He attempts to woo Eureka with his knowledge of mechs and how the Nirvash lacks a Compact Drive, which he finds odd since one is needed in order for it to operate. He places his own Compact Drive into the mech and yet it does nothing.
However, the Gekkostate is known to be an enemy of the United Federations government and is subsequently fired upon once they find the location of its leader Holland Novak. Eureka invites Renton to come along, but he chickens out and declines. Axel gives him an item called the Amita Drive that will unlock the Nirvash's true potential. Renton rushes into battle on his ref board and meets with Eureka where he combines his Compact Drive with the Amita Drive, confesses his love for Eureka, and unleashes a power attack on the military simply known as the "Seventh Swell" which is a giant beam of light and rainbow discs.
Renton finds that he is invited by Holland to join the Gekkostate due to his ability to pilot the Nirvash as well as it was only when he piloted it that the full potential unlocked. Not to mention the Nirvash was built to house two pilots but Eureka was the only one up until that point that could pilot it. Once Renton gets to the Gekkostate does he find out a lot of things. He discovers his idols are a bunch of lazy slackers or out right cruel and that Eureka has three adopted children who begin to make his life a living hell since they want no one near their "mama".
Renton finds out quickly that being a part of the Gekkostate is not as luxurious and fun as he imagined it to be. Most of the other members of the crew make him do the grunt work around the ship from cleaning to doing meaningless tasks. Not to mention he has to sleep in a tent in the hangar since there are no available rooms for him at this point. The only person interested in him is the ships doctor Mischa since she wants to find a medical explanation on why Renton is the only other person who can pilot the Nirvash. However, with a few experiments, Renton finds that he has a bit of a weak stomach and vomits all over the cockpit of the LFO. The biggest challenge for him though are Eureka's three children, Maurice, Maeter, and Linck.
The three continuously pull pranks on him from drawing on his face to setting up small traps for him around the ship. They see him as a threat to their mother and want to do anything they can to keep him away from Eureka. Due to their antics at one point, they accidentally destroy the cloaking device of the ship which alerts the military to the Gekko's location. Renton overhears their plight and remembers how he did something similar when his sister dated and tried to keep her away from other guys. He decides to help them out by taking a massive surplus of paint the Gekko salvaged and goes to attack the military base, using the paint to jam their sensors and leave a bit of graffiti. Everyone considers his actions to be quite the feat but Holland locks him in the brig, stating that they have to punish him for disobeying orders. The kids are grateful and thank Renton for what he did and taking the blame.
Things continue to ebb and flow for Renton especially when the group decides to send him on a fake mission and ultimately gets humiliated in the end. Despite that, Renton is still shown to be a helpful member of the team by saving Talho from a group of thugs to assisting the Gekko in locating and extracting a priestess who was convicted as a terrorist who actually did nothing. Things begin to truly escalate though when the Gekkostate volunteers to help the Voderac priestess Tiptory to the city of Cuidades del Cielo. It is here Renton and Moondoggie find terrific waves to surf on but Holland reprimands the two of them as he pummels Renton. He decides to leave as Eureka chases after him. Although in the city, Renton discovers that the city is in utter ruins because of Eureka and Holland since they were given orders to destroy the city and kill the people. It was here that Eureka found and adopted the children and something she feels guilty about. Renton consoles her about this as he is able to summon the Nirvash and activate the Seventh Swell Effect to ward off the military. When Renton does get back to the Gekko, he confronts Holland. In turn, he becomes an official member of Gekkostate.
Life continues to go well for Renton as a bona fide member of the crew now. Things do begin to spiral out of control when the Gekkostate encounters a Coralian, which appears to be a massive torrent of trapar waves inside of a mushroom cloud. Renton and Eureka are sent out on the Nirvash to scout out the area but are met by Anemone in her own LFO The End; a mech that closely resembles the Nirvash. Attacking the ship, Renton nearly goes insane from the sound waves as he inadvertently triggers a reaction in the Coralian while trying to remove the Amita Drive, something Eureka prevents him from doing. While inside the bubble, he goes through lucid dreams and nightmares as he, Anemone, and Eureka are sharing a consciousness at this moment, invading each others lives. Soon, the Coralian dissipates as he emerges from the wreckage to try and nurse Eureka back to health. He runs into Dominic Sorel, who has a similar relationship to Anemone as the two reluctantly work together to help their ladies. The strain of Dominic working with the United Federations and an enemy to the Gekkostate. It is also during this time that the Gekkostate is crippled due to an attack by the military on their ship.
As the trapar waves around the world begin to disappear mysteriously, Renton, Matthieu, and Eureka meet up with his uncle who is a fruit farmer who grows a special fruit the Gekko has been craving for a while. It is here that Renton demonstrates his ability to pilot the Nirvash solo, something Eureka sees with jealousy and Holland views with discontent. The group decides to stay low in an abandoned mining town as Renton explores a mysterious house in a cave, looking identical to Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water. He has another bizarre dream where he apologizes to Eureka for what he did, something she responds to in the real world. After getting the necessary materials to fix the damaged ship, they run into a miner named Brittany who stayed behind when everyone else left. Renton connects with him since he knew Axel as the two hit it off. However, Brittany sees the Nirvash and tries to steal it, kidnapping Renton in order to use it. In the process, they accidentally alert the military who was scouting the area as Renton and the other members of the Gekkostate arrive to ward them off.
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Name: | Renton Thurston |
Name: | レントン・サーストン |
Romanji: | Renton Sāsuton |
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1st manga book: | Eureka Seven #1 |
1st anime episode: | Eureka Seven #1 |
1st anime movie: | Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows |
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Hello From Texas
Hello From Curtis Young. I am A firefighter/Paramedic for the City of Longview TX. I have worked for LFD for 4 yrs, and have been a Paramedic for 8 yrs.
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Welcome aboard Curtis,
I am a firefighter/emt-b, from Dublin, Ireland.
You should find this forum great for info and friends, e-mail me and we can exchange info on our departments.
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Hi Curtis,
Welcome to the forum. I am from a small Fulltime Department in North East Ohio. I have been fulltime for 5+ years now. I have been in the fire service for 9 yaers all together. I have been a Paramedic for 6 years and I love my job. Just wanted to say HI and welcome you. This is a great place to have questions answered and also give comments on how somthing is done in other areas.
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Texas Vet Board Protects Cartel, Not Public
Horse owners and equine dental practitioners rallied in Austin to support economic liberty in the fight against the monopolistic system created by the Texas veterinary board.
By Clark Neily IJ's battle to protect the livelihoods of horse teeth floaters in Texas heated up in August when dozens of floaters and horse owners turned out for a rally and a public hearing in Austin. "Floating" is the term for filing horses' teeth to ensure proper length and alignment. Unlike most animals, horses' teeth grow throughout their lives and must be filed down from time to time to prevent their molars from developing long enamel "points" that can prevent the horse from chewing its food properly. As temperatures outside the veterinary board's offices climbed above 100 degrees, inside, IJ attorneys, staff and clients turned up the heat on government bureaucrats and their attempt to destroy the livelihoods of Texas teeth floaters. The vet board's latest ploy is a proposed rule that would allow non-veterinarians to float horses' teeth using manual rasps but would require veterinary supervision for any work involving power tools. Contrary to the vet board's entirely unsubstantiated concerns, however, floating power tools, which have been around for more than a century, are not only perfectly safe, but also offer greater precision with much less effort than hand tools. As usual, the vet board had completely failed to do its homework in proposing the new rule, and dozens of floaters, horse owners and activists lined up to testify about the many contradictions, errors and inaccuracies reflected in the board's proposed rule. Also present were many state-licensed veterinarians, most of whom criticized the proposed rule for failing to slam the door completely shut on non-veterinarian floating in Texas. Those veterinarians made clear that as far as they were concerned, the vet board has one job and one job only: to protect veterinarians from competition by nonlicensees at all costs and ensure that horse owners have as little choice as possible in deciding who should care for their animals. During the noon break at the public hearing, IJ led the crowd across the street to Republic Square Park where we held a press conference to publicize the vet board's illegal power grab and show the human faces behind this struggle. Besides IJ clients Carl Mitz and Randy Riedinger, who are two of the premier equine dental practitioners in the nation, the media conference featured Charmayne James and Bob Griswold, whose livelihoods as rodeo champions depend on getting the best possible care for their horses and not having that choice dictated to them by turf-protecting bureaucrats. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the August 20 hearing and press conference was the extent to which it drove home a basic truth that even the tin-eared members of the Texas vet board must realize by now: The only people who support the board's campaign against teeth floaters are state-licensed veterinarians. The public certainly doesn't want the board's "help" in choosing the most qualified practitioners to care for their horses, and teeth floaters want nothing more than to be left alone to practice their trade in peace. Disdainful of the public and heedless of reason, fairness or common sense, the members of the Texas vet board behave as though they are unaccountable to anyone or anything. We plan to disabuse them of that notion and remind them that the Lone Star State is a place for rugged, self-reliant people, not nanny-state bureaucrats. Clark Neily is an IJ senior attorney.
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The best way to get a message across to children is through entertainment. This was evident from the interest shown by hundreds of students of Chennai Schools in knowing more about the significance of washing hands, at a programme organised on Friday by World Vision, which was interspersed with cultural events.
October 15 is observed as Global Handwashing Day and students of Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School on West Jones Road, Saidapet, began their day with a speech by Sarala Sasikumar, programme manager of the NGO, in which she emphasised the importance of washing hands to prevent spread of diseases.
Ms. Sasikumar said the NGO has been working with 19 slums in Saidapet since last year and chose three schools, which had many children from seven of the slums. The other two Chennai Schools selected were in Thideer Nagar and Kottur.
Between MGR and Rajinikanth film songs, the students were told various aspects concerning hygiene, including how worms found their way into the stomach and intestines because of not washing hands frequently. Statistics were used to drive home the message, including one which said that many of 20 lakh children, who die of diarrhoea every year in the country, could be saved by inculcating the habit of washing hands.
Artists from S.S. Creations, who presented skits and dressed up as MGR and Rajinikanth exhorted the children to wash their hands diligently. The students received a hand towel and soap at the end of the programme.
Principal of the Chennai School in West Jones Road S.K. Balasubramanian said the programme would help create awareness of hygiene among students and, in turn, their families. The school with 2,500 students has already set an example with several of its students taking up professional courses .
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PHOENIX -- Two people are in custody after an attempted armed robbery in Scottsdale and car wreck in front of a Phoenix home.
It happened at about 6 a.m.
According to Scottsdale police, a man leaving a casino hitched a ride with a couple in a silver Honda Accord. The victim, whose name has not been released, said the woman pulled a gun and demanded his wallet. The victim was able to get out of the car and call 911.
Officers spotted the suspects' vehicle, which had stolen license plates on it, heading west on Loop 101, and followed it to 56th Street. Officers lost the vehicle in the area of Deer Valley Road and 40th Street.
The Honda Accord later crashed into a car and home in the Boulder Creek subdivision in the area of Deer Valley and Cave Creek roads.
"I came out and sure enough, there's a car wedged up against my car and our house," said Steve Forte.
After the wreck, the two suspects -- a man and a woman -- ditched the car and ran into the neighborhood, heading opposite directions.
Police set up a perimeter and, with the help of several witnesses, eventually caught both suspects.
The man was found hiding in the backyard of a home across the street from where the car crashed. The homeowner called 911 to report it.
"I looked out the screen door and I saw something that didn't look right," said Terry Donaghe. "The more I looked at it, I saw some shoes, and I saw what looked like the guy's knees moving. He was squatting up against the wall behind a couple of trees in my backyard."
With guns drawn, officers went through Donaghe's home to get to the suspect in the backyard. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The female suspect was spotted by the police helicopter in Forte's backyard. She reportedly was trying to go over a wall when police caught her. She was also taken into custody without any further issues.
Police said they found the gun used in the alleged attempted armed robbery inside the Honda.
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Elida Estate is located in the Volcan Baru National Park near Boquete. The farm is about 65 hectares (160 acres), 30 of which are planted with coffee trees; it produces about 400 60 kg bags annually. Elida coffee is grown at an altitude of between 5500 and 6000 feet above sea level, the highest level at which coffee is grown in Panama. In fact, Elida is one of the two highest coffee farms in Panama. Varietals grown are Catuai and Bourbon, with some Geisha planted within the past few years. The Estate Reserve is 100% Catuai. The farm uses traditional washing methods, and coffee and is completely sun dried. The farm has been owned by the Lamastus family since 1918. Because of the very high elevations where the Especial Reserve is grown, coffee is slow to mature and later to ripen and be harvested. A few years ago, while there for a Best of Panama competition, Wilford Lamastus gave us a tour of his family's farm. It was amazing that in mid April trees at the highest elevations still had coffee cherries yet to be picked!
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Car park owned by the National Trust. Access from Margery Lane car park via footbridge over M25. Magnificent views from the top of Reigate Hill and Colley Hill from well surfaced and reasonably level paths. The slope from the car park is a lengthy but gradual incline. Refreshments and accessible toilet facilities at nearby Wray Lane parking area.
Colley Hill is managed by the National Trust. "The Inglis Folly" was donated to the Borough by Lieutenant Colonel Inglis in 1909. It was originally a drinking fountain but now houses a direction indicator. Suitable for anyone in an electric wheelchair or scooter and for people with sensory impairments with lots of light and colour in the valley below.
For alternative walks in this area take a look at the North Downs Way National Trail website (please note that the walks contained on this external website are promoted by The North Downs National Trail Office rather than by the County Council).
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Brigitte Penicaud: the musical picturality.
A STYLISTIC AND DECORATIVE THINKING MUST COMbine the three elements analysed by Moholy-Nagy in his Bauhaus courses: structure as the principle of composition of the material, texture as "the surface as the organic result of the structure", and manner as the appearance and "sensible result" of the ensemble, designed to create an "optical musicality".[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Brigitte Penicaud makes functional objects that, while being objects of expression, are often indispensible objects in the art of table setting and are created, above all, for the pleasing visual and tactile aspects as well as for the pleasures of gourmandise.
She throws while off-setting the piece's edges and upsetting volume in a search for a dynamics. She stresses hallowed areas and bumps and pushes the throwing to the point of collapse.
She would forget the functional constraints of ceramics in order to ground a greater freedom. She loves the moment when this all starts moving: her bowls, whether small or large, seem to dance; they are exquisitely delicate, in stoneware or in porcelain.
Their first firing takes place once she has played on their shapes and covered them with Tournon or porcelain slips, dabs of pigments, oxides, ashes, 'chalk' sketches and, sometimes on the inside of the bowls, a red copper or black coating. In the wake of her trips to Mexico, vivid tones have appeared, while the outside surfaces still maintain their aerial aspect.
Texture in Penicaud's work is always pictorial, both on the bare surface and in her brushstrokes.There is a manner of finding oneself in painting and a manner of self-ejection. Most often extremely clear, her decorative work originates in an osmosis between colour and matter: neither real floral motifs, nor calligraphies--at times one might almost sense a petal hovering like a butterfly--and the presence of a flower or foliage will be at best a hint.
With her palette of light colours, Penicaud lets us see both light effects on her large landscaped plates as well as floral variations, accomplished with a delicate translucent stroke like in a glaze. The artist leaves large naked areas that allow the whiteness of the porcelain slip to be an expressive part of the decor. She paints with long curvilinear strokes and large expanses of colour, counting on the effect of their dissolution as in watercolour.
No line is used to establish contour; lines of colour themselves establish surfaces; colour is at one and the same time form and gesture but there is no substitute for the kiln for the revelation and gift of their ashes and oxides.
Even though Penicaud does not acknowledge the influence of any specific artist, her pictorial mode recalls abstract expressionism. And yet it is hard to resist, with respect to her work, calling up the sensibility of Cy Twombly, Wilhelm de Kooning's energy, or Joan Mitchell's lyricism.
The moment when Brigitte Penicaud comes into her own is certainly in her relationship to music and to jazz inasmuch as she is constantly experimenting with formal and pictorial variations, a play of identity and difference, that give us a sense of vital energy at their core, producing an organizing rhythm of shapes and traits of colour. We might define this aesthetic as a perfectly unique production of line and rhythm.
Whatever its size, her work would bring the onlooker to an inner point of destabilization of normal perception. She opens up for us a free space for mental projections and has reached in our judgment a state of musical picturality.
Francoise de l'Epine is a writer on the arts living in Paris.
Translated from French by George Collins. Photos by Georges Meguerditchian.
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Vanilla is thought to have originated in the Mexican area of Chinantla - the only region in the world where vanilla grows wild and also home to the species greatest genetic diversity. Five or six vanilla varieties have been identified here, though not all have been scientifically documented.
The Presidium involves several communities in the Chinantla region and covers all the stages involved in the production of the high quality local vanilla varieties. The project began with a small group of producers who established some initial guidelines to ensure the quality of the vanilla and preserve the forest's rich biodiversity. Later the producers worked with the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity to draw up a detailed production protocol, which has now been adopted by all Presidium producers. In 2008 the Presidium producers formed the Sociedad Cooperativa Fortaleza Chinanteca (Chinantla Presidium Cooperative), with the aim of continue training activities and jointly managing all steps of the vanilla production chain: from work in the fields to processing and marketing on national and international markets. The Presidium also cooperates with technical experts and local research centers such as the Istituto Tecnológico Agropecuario n° 3 in Tuxtepec.
In recent years, the production area has been regularly hit by droughts during the ripening period of the fruit. Due to this problem, the 2012 harvest was 80% lower than the previous year. To protect against such significant loses, and allow producers to obtain a more abundant and higher quality (larger beans) yield, it is necessary to build water collection systems to irrigate the vanilla plants.
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Rolf Harris – Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
Rolf Harris has been convicted and for many that is conclusive proof of his guilt. However, we should not forget that the British justice system is not perfect, it can make errors, as these high profile miscarriages of justice show. I do not … Continue reading
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In Defence of "Rape Porn"
Sex is a certainly popular on the internet. 25% of all online searches are pornography related and 43% of internet users view porn online. So, like it or not, viewing pornography is a pretty main stream activity. As a libertarian my views … Continue reading
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The Scale of UK Government Debt Explained
Politicians are more than happy to throw around terms like £Billion and £Trillion when talking about Government spending or debt. (Although many don't know the difference between the deficit and the debt) At the time of writing The UK Government … Continue reading
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OfVeg – "We Will Stamp Out These Rogue Trade Practices"
The UK Office For The Regulation of Vegetable Markets (OfVeg) is teaming up with consumer groups to enforce price standardization to the vegetable market in the wake of growing consumer concerns about the bewildering choices on offer to consumers. … Continue reading
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The Fox Hunting Ban has Nothing to do with Cruelty
I am not a hunt supporter, or member of the Countryside Alliance, neither am I a vegetarian or a member of the league against cruel sports. I have a dog and consider myself to be an animal lover, I currently … Continue reading
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Why "Taxing The Rich" Isn't The Answer
The answer to the UK's financial problems, according to the left, is simple, just tax the rich (until the pips squeak). If they paid their "Fair Share" then we would be able to afford the high levels of public spending … Continue reading
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Binge Drinking – Another Case of Language Abuse
"When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty" – Confucius The political left wing have always been masters of language abuse. They take a word with an emotional response like "poverty" which conjures up mental images of starving children … Continue reading
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The Health Gestapo – "Second Hand Smoke Causes Meningitis in Children"
Today an article appeared on the BBC news site about the dangers of second hand smoke. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17551568 What amazed me was the quote from Deborah Arnott, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH): "There is no safe level of exposure … Continue reading
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Abu Qatada – When Protecting Liberty is Most Important
His Grace Archbishop Cranmer has an article today that calls for the "Extradition of Abu Qatada Regardless": http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2012/02/government-must-deport-abu-qatada.html I am a big fan of his grace, usually his comments are perceptive and well reasoned, but in this case I find … Continue reading
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Guido Fawkes at The Leveson Inquiry
As I said when the phone hacking scandal was starting to whip the unthinking mob into a frenzy, back in July last year: "The real danger of the phone hacking "scandal" is that this ill considered public outrage is used by … Continue reading
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THE mess faced by Mauricio Funes when he was elected president of El Salvador last year suggested he was in for a bumpy ride. Rampant gang violence produced the world's highest murder rate in 2009. Amid the global financial crisis the economy shrank by 3.6%, one of the biggest drops in the region. El Salvador is not an easy place to govern. Yet 18 months later 79% of voters back Mr Funes, making him Latin America's most popular leader.
His support does not come from any great success over crime or the economy. The murder rate dipped after Mr Funes ordered the army onto the streets and banned gang membership, but has since bounced back. And in the past year 5% of Salvadoreans suffered an extortion attempt, often orchestrated by mobile phone from prisons. Meanwhile the economy has barely limped back to growth. It is not expected to reach its pre-recession level until 2012 because of the country's dependence on the United States, whose recovery has been weak.
But Mr Funes's centrist approach has won over voters who had tired of El Salvador's polarised politics. As part of the 1992 agreement that ended the country's gruesome civil war, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) guerrillas became a peaceful political party. However, they kept their extreme leftist views, alienating voters and enabling their conservative rivals, the Arena party, to maintain their grip on power for 20 years. Only after nominating Mr Funes did the FMLN win the presidency. But the right feared that the party would mimic its old allies in Nicaragua's shady Sandinista regime.
The president has fulfilled the FMLN's hopes on social policy. Basic education is now free, and poor children are given school uniforms and shoes. These reforms have resulted in an additional 22,000 children enrolling in school this year, the government says. He has further stretched the state's coffers to cover health programmes: billboards around the capital promote vaccination days for children. And as a former television journalist, he has shown a gift for sound bites and grand gestures, such as apologising for the atrocities committed by the government during the civil war.
But Mr Funes has resisted the FMLN's demands for a more radical agenda. Most businessmen are satisfied that his visit to Cuba in October, ending nearly 50 years of cold-shouldering, was aimed at importing cheap medicines, not the revolution. This has made for fractious relations with FMLN hardliners. Leaked cables from the American embassy show that Mr Funes's aides suspected last year that the presidential palace's phones were being bugged by the FMLN, to which he had given control of the intelligence services.
The president's pragmatism has thrown Arena, which had united for years around fear of the FMLN, into disarray. The party split after losing the election, and its defectors formed an alliance with the FMLN, giving Mr Funes a legislative majority. Arena is now short both of cash and of plausible presidential contenders.
Congressional elections in 2012 will test whether Mr Funes's popularity can translate to broader success for the FMLN. Polls suggest that Arena is only a few points behind. Eventually, Mr Funes will have to do more on crime and the economy to justify Salvadoreans' faith in him.


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Also, though this one is kinda hard, try not to make em too hard. In fact, lets give a hint with the words we use. Here is my hint: This guy really likes his gold.
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Perennial MVP candidate and wannabe Yankee Legend Alex Rodriguez is in the news again. This time, it's not for going 0-for-4 in a playoff game, but for allegedly frequenting illegal poker clubs, according to the New York Daily News. (A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, denies the Daily News report that says the Yankees warned A-Rod about off-field activities.)
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It seems since we first went into Afghanistan (probably earlier) almost all US military vehicles, both armored and non have this vent thingy on it.
This "vent" seems to be put on many different places on a vehicle. I have seen it on doors, hoods, tank and APC turrets also.
Now, Im sure its NOT a vent. But that's what it looks like.
So can someone please tell me what it is does, before I die from curiosity?
On the rear/Middle side of the Bradley IFV:
(Between the 10 and "IFOR" on the side)
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Jewellery and eyewear blend seamlessly in Bulgari. For over a hundred and twenty five years Bulgari has created high jewellery for some of the most wealthy and famous clients in the world. Innovation was always at the heart of this story. With a preference for the Graeco Roman world coloured jewels and bold geometric designs are some of its key themes. These themes make the perfect transition to glasses. Hand crafted acetate frames are decorated by the hands of skilled craftspeople with Swarovski crystals, precious stones and enamel. This is a rare eyewear experience.
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Vertical Brings Paradise Kiss Back Into Print
Posted in Manga News on April 7, 2012 by JohannaOne of the best series Tokyopop ever published, Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa (Nana), is coming back into print from Vertical, who's expanding into shojo manga titles. (Ed Sizemore also liked it.)
The first US edition | Re-release Tokyopop cover |
Ed Chavez, Vertical marketing director, revealed on Twitter that the books will be reformatted into three 300-page omnibus editions with new translations, new covers, and including color plates. They're aiming to bring them out in September.
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04/07/2012 at 5:54 PMYeay! Fabulous books, and so happy to see them coming out from one of the finest packagers of manga in the US. I wonder if Chip Kidd will be doing the covers for these like he does so many of Vertical's titles?
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Have you wondered who these anti-gun people are? Here's one of them:LINK
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Somebody tell Mr. Sugarmann to read the Constitution and then maybe read about what happen to his ancestors in Nazi Germany in the thirties and forties. Ask an senior citizen what are those numbers tatooed on their arms from? If you can still find one. This guy is a douchbag.
gilfo, I am very disappointed in you. Douchebag is spelled with an E.
What we have here is... failure- to communicate.
Sugarman is also an FFL holder...hmmm, hypocrite much???
These people, how can they say that gun ownership is down, and the people want AR style weapons banned, I don't know what they are smoking, because every single poll I have seen, are heavily leaning towards pro gun. Instead of continuing debate, why can't we have a national referendum, up or down, on the subject, and move on to the budget
GOA,NRA Old Bolt Actions, One round at a time. "This is my Mosin, There are many like it, And three or so are mine."
I think we just HAD that referendum- last Saturday and Sunday- when danged near every AR, magazine, and round of ammo for them FLEW off the shelves in every gun dealer that was open for business. Like a horde of locusts, it was! And if no one wants them- why did every one on the shelf get bought?
The NRA posted an article saying something like 3.5 years worth of magazine sales happened in 72 hours. No wonder I can't find anymore g19 mags.


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The peace accord, like many others, was not expected to hold. Promptly reacting to yesterday's deal, a faction of Islamist insurgents vowed to fight on, reports Bloomberg.
Somali Islamic insurgents fighting a United Nations-backed transitional government have pledged to unite rival factions to drive Ethiopian troops from the east African nation, a spokesman for the rebel group said....
"We will continue fighting against the Ethiopian forces who invaded our homeland aggressively until they withdraw from our country," [Abdilkadir Ali Omar, the deputy chairman of the Islamic Courts Union, said].
Thousands of Ethiopian troops have been on the ground in Somalia since 2006, deployed to fight off Islamist insurgents trying to seize the capital. But neither the Ethiopians nor a June peace accord has stemmed the violence, the Associated Press reported.
Somalia's government struck the deal in June with a relatively moderate faction of the country's Islamic insurgency. But Somalia's more hard-line opposition leaders never took part in the agreement, which has had little effect on the ground.


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Where in Arkansas to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!
This month's notes: March 2015: Harvested local apples are still available at farmers and farmer's markets! And of course, you can cut your own Christmas tree, get one already cut or get a libing one to plant after Christmas - see this page. Make your own homemade ice cream including low fat, low sugar and other flavors)) Have fun, eat healthier and better tasting, and save money by picking your own locally grown fruit and vegetables, and then using our easy canning and freezing directions
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This page provides a detailed list of Arkansas's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own Christmas trees! I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Arkansas U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
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This page provides a detailed list of Arkansas's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms.
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A record amount of wind is being turned into electricity in Colorado this week as the last of 250 turbines started turning at NextEra Energy Resource's Limon wind farm. The wind is now providing about 17 percent of all the electricity used by Xcel Energy customers — more than four times the national average.
Colorado: Wind turbines make 17 percent of Xcel's electricity, but future cloudy
Boehner preparing 'Plan B' tax bill; wind PTC unlikely to be included
House Speaker John Boehner said yesterday that he's preparing to bring a "Plan B" bill to the floor that would extend existing tax rates for all but the wealthiest individuals, but aides and lawmakers say the legislation is unlikely to include an extension to the wind production tax credit or other temporary incentives. The bill would extend current tax rates for people who make less than $1 million per year, the Ohio Republican said at a news conference this morning after a meeting of the House Republican Conference. The bill is expected to come to a vote Thursday.
PTC debate simmers amid ongoing 'cliff' recriminations
The ongoing war of words over the "fiscal cliff" that intensified yesterday left unanswered one of the most important questions for energy watchers: What will happen to a suite of expired or expiring tax credits? The debate over those incentives, including the wind production tax credit and subsidies to promote energy efficiency and alternative fuels, has largely simmered on the back burner amid the broader debate over across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to take effect in January. That is still the case, although observers continue to believe they have a good chance of being included in a year-end cliff package, if there is one.
Denmark commissions offshore wind farms as NIMBY grows onshore
Danes may be proud of their country's leadership in wind energy, but increasingly they don't want any turbines near their houses. Which makes it more difficult for the government to reach its goal to get 50 percent of its electricity from wind by 2020, up from 28 percent last year. So Denmark, home to the world's top two wind turbine manufacturers, has invited bidders to build 500 megawatts of offshore wind parks and generate enough electricity to power half a million homes.
Cost-cutting is focus of latest DOE offshore wind power grant
The wind blowing off the coasts and lakeshores of the United States could power the country four times over, according to the Department of Energy. Yet to date, not a single offshore wind turbine has been built. The problem, in a word, is cost — technology and installation costs remain prohibitively high, and the bar is set to rise further with the expiration of the production tax credit for wind energy at the end of this year.
Interior's Atlantic efforts blow south to N.C., Ga.
The Obama administration's efforts to promote offshore wind in the Atlantic Ocean this week expanded south to North Carolina and Georgia, building on an existing program to tap winds in the mid-Atlantic. The Interior Department on Wednesday announced it is gauging industry's interest in building wind farms in three areas totaling nearly 2,000 square miles off North Carolina.
AWEA CEO stepping down
The head of the American Wind Energy Association announced her resignation on Friday. Denise Bode will be leaving her post as president and CEO of AWEA on Dec. 31 to return to private practice as a tax attorney ahead of next year's expected debate on Capitol Hill over comprehensive tax reform. "There is now a strong, bipartisan team of Congressional champions for the wind industry, and the all-important extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC)," Bode said in a statement. "When that is secured, all of my goals from the AWEA Board will have been accomplished. I am extremely proud to have led the AWEA staff as we worked together to get that job done, and, of course, grateful to the AWEA Board for the opportunity to serve this very promising industry."
Head of wind energy industry group resigns
Anticipating a major tax reform effort next year, Denise Bode stepped down Friday as head of the American Wind Energy Association to work as a private lobbyist on tax issues next year. Bode, who has been chief executive of the wind industry group for four years, said "the opportunity to be just focused on advocacy in this kind of setting only comes once every 30 years." She said she would stay with the group through the end of the year to try to secure an extension of the production tax credit for wind projects.
Crux of PTC phaseout plan — cost — proves elusive
The wind industry last week proposed phasing out its prized tax credit in response to concerns from deficit hawks on Capitol Hill who say the government can no longer afford to subsidize wind turbine construction. But it is proving difficult to come up with a reliable estimate of how much the proposal would cost. Wind advocates say the production tax credit effectively costs taxpayers nothing because the $1 billion-plus per year that the government spends on the credit is more than recouped through federal, state and local taxes paid throughout the construction and operation of the wind farm. Wind detractors, meanwhile, are using some different math to put an inflated price tag on the industry's proposal.
More than half of U.S. still parched
Areas afflicted by the U.S. drought slightly shrank this week, yet more than half the country remains parched. The U.S. Drought Monitor today said 51.8 percent of the country is in drought, down from last week's 52.2 percent. Areas affected by severe and extreme drought inched upward, though the percentage of the country in exceptional drought remained the same.


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