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Westminster Dog Show, Monopoly kitten: What pet gets Valentine's Day love?
(Read article summary)The Westminster Dog Show only added fuel to the her kids' fire. They have cats, a dog, and a predicament: Which pet is truly best in show? The Westminster Dog Show is pro-canine, Monopoly's new token is pro-kitty, but a compromise is need with Valentine's Day for Animals coming up.
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The question "Which do you like better; dogs or cats?" rivals the age-old debate among siblings of which child you allegedly prefer, for igniting family feuds. In our multipet home this week the Westminster Dog Show, the cat as the new Monopoly game piece, and felines prowling the runway at NY Fashion week have the fur flying as my sons come to me to weigh in on which I love more.
Knowing how deeply personal our feelings for animals run, I don't take sides. I just point out all the positives each one brings to the party. I grew up with cats and dogs, loving them both despite childhood allergies.
As an adult, it took five years of marriage before we replaced what my in-laws once ruefully termed "The Grand-dog" with a baby boy. Everything I now feel for my four sons I once felt for our first dog. My husband named her "Chaos" with the reasoning, "She follows you wherever you go." Too true.
People often relate to their animal companions as tokens of themselves on life's game board: extensions of themselves and even reflections of their own personal nature, child substitutes, and furry best friends. That's a lot to lay at the paws of any animal, but somehow cats and dogs manage the stress.
That's probably why I like the notion of celebrating Valentine's Day for Animals, a notion conjured by Boston psychic Matt Fraser as part of a fundraiser for Forever Paws, a no-kill animal shelter in Fall River, Mass. His ultimate goal is to make Valentine's Day for Pets annual and national on Feb. 15,and forever after.
"People treasure their animals. It's like having another child," says Mr. Fraser, who himself has a cat, a Siberian husky, and a ferret. "Valentine's Day is all about sharing and giving love, and so it seemed natural to extend that love to the following day and share it with animals in our lives."
Just be careful indulging them. The SPCA has already posted its annual Valentine's Day danger list for what not to give your pet, with chocolate top of the list for what not to give a dog.

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So, NY State has all these new Gun Laws, I'm not saying I'm against every one - like good background checks is OK, important at the start to see who's who BEFORE they walk near my family armed, and other new Laws I don't agree with.
BUT, the POINT: I see a cop in a coffee shop and go up to ask him a question about a particular of the new laws neither me nor others I know understand at all.
I start to ask the cop the question and he cuts me off: "Don't ask ME, We don't know what's going on either. No idea of anything"
He then asks if I know that at present with the New Laws, and because of a fluke, kind of reverse-loophole he says:
-"Did you know now I can't go into a school with a gun on"...
-I say, "Well what if there's a shooting going on, kids getting wasted, like Sandy Hook?".
- Cop just shakes his head "No"..."We can't do it" ...!!!!!....
-Now he also said: "Most of my guys would go in anyway, felony or not, cause' we're not the type to allow children to get shot in front of our face while we just stand around and watch".
In other words, until and God-knows-when they fix this , any cop entering a school to save students from an active shooter is committing a Felony! Their official orders would be to desist entering. So they'd be disobeying clear superior orders if they went in too and be brought up on Department charges.
Know what I'd do: Call in sick for the rest of the day, I'd take 2 seconds to do that. Then I'd run like hell INTO the school, weapons ready to go as an Armed Civilian saving others lives which the Law allows.


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Administering users in Linux is both very similar to and very different from administering Windows users. Both systems are multi-user, and control access to resources is based on user identity. Both systems allow collecting users into groups so that access control can be done more easily without having to touch many users for each change. From there, the two systems begin to diverge.
The super user
In Linux, the Super User is called root. The root user can control every process, access every file, and perform any function on the system. Nothing can ever be hidden from root. Administratively speaking, root is the supreme being. It is, therefore, very important that the root account be protected by having a secure password. You should not use root for day-to-day tasks.
Other users can be given root privileges, but this should be done with care. Usually you will configure specific programs to be run as root by certain users, rather than granting broad root access.
Creating new users
New users can be created either from the console line, or using a tool such as Webmin.
The command to add a user is useradd
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useradd -c "normal user" -d /home/userid -g users\
-G webadm,helpdesk -s\
/bin/bash userid
This command creates a new user called "userid," the last parameter in the command. A comment is entered that says "normal user." Userid's home directory will be "/home/userid." Userid's primary group will be users, but userid will also be placed in the "webadm" and "helpdesk" groups. Userid will use the "/bin/bash" shell as the normal console environment.
Using Webmin, creating a new user is easy and visual. Log into Webmin with your favorite browser, and go to the System section. Select the "Users and Groups" tool, and then click Create a new user.
Figure 1. Webmin's Create User screen
Fill in the details for the user, and click Create. The user will be created.
Adding users with GUI system tools is also covered in "Basic tasks for new Linux developers."
Changing passwords
Changing a user's password can be done from the console by using the passwd
passwd userid
Only root can change the password for another user with the passwd
command. When
the command is entered, you will be prompted to enter, then confirm, the password you are
setting. If they match, then the user tokens are updated and the password is changed. A user can
also change his own password from the console by typing passwd
; in this case, the
user is prompted for his old password prior to entering the new one.
Most Linux distributions install with a password cracker module activated for password changes. This module will test a password to see if it follows good password practices. If not, a warning will be given that the user is using a bad password. Depending on your configuration, a user may be required to use a secure password before it will be accepted. Root may be warned when a password is set, but the action cannot be stopped.
In Webmin, a password is changed using the "Change Passwords" module from the System section. Select a user from the list and enter the new password into the blanks.
Deleting users
From the console, users are deleted using the userdel
userdel -r userid
The optional -r switch will delete the user's home directory and all its contents in addition to the user. If the directory is to be preserved, omit the -r switch. This switch will not automatically delete all the files on the system that belong to the user, just the home directory.
How users are organized
Linux configuration is text based. So all users in Linux reside in a file called /etc/passwd.
You can view the file one page at a time with the more
more /etc/passwd
The construction of this file is fairly straightforward. Each line contains a new user with parameters separated by a colon.
The first column contains the user name. The second column contains the user's password. The third column contains the user's numeric id. The fourth column contains the numeric id for the user's primary group. The fifth column contains the user's full name, or a comment. The sixth column contains the location of the user's home directory. Normally this directory lives in the /home directory and has the same name as the user id. The seventh column contains the user's default console shell.
Password file structure
Login ID | Password | User ID | Group ID | Comment | Home directory | Default shell |
userid | x | 75000 | 75000 | /home/userid | /bin/bash |
Notice that the example above has an "x" in the Password column. This does not mean that the user has a password of "x." At one time passwords were normally stored in plain text within this file. This configuration is still possible, but it is rare because of the implications. The solution was to create something called a shadow password. An "x" is placed in the password portion of the /etc/passwd file, and an encrypted version of the password goes into the /etc/shadow file. This technique improved the security by separating the user information from the password data. The MD5 password encryption algorithm further improved security by allowing more robust passwords. An example of a shadow password entry is below:
All of the shadow password function is handled behind the scenes, and you will rarely need to do anything more with it than turn it on.
Groups in Linux are much the same as in Windows. You create a group and add members into the group's list. Then resources can have rights assigned by group. Members of a group have access to a resource associated with that group.
Creating a group is simple, using the console command groupadd
groupadd mygroup
This will create a group with no members called "newgroup." Groups live in a file called /etc/group. Each group is listed on a separate line like the following:
The first column shows the name of the group. The second column is a password. Again, the "x" indicates that the real password is stored in a shadow file called /etc/gshadow. The third column is a numeric index for the group. Everything after the third column will be the group members' user ids separated by commas.
To add members to the group, use the gpasswd
command with the -a
switch and the user id you wish to add:
gpasswd -a userid mygroup
Remove users from a group with the same command, but a -d
switch rather than
gpasswd -d userid mygroup
It is also possible to make changes to groups by editing the /etc/group file directly.
Groups can be created, edited, and destroyed in Webmin with the same tool used above for working with users.
User and group associations
While this is not the place for a thorough discussion on access control, you will need some idea about how users and groups are applied to files. If you look at a long directory listing of a file, you'll see something like the following.
-rw-r--r-- 1 userid mygroup 703 Jun 23 22:12 myfile
Ignoring the other columns for the moment, look at the third, fourth, and last columns. The third column contains the name of the owner of the file, userid. The fourth column contains the group associated with the file, mygroup. The last column is the file name. Each file can have only one owner and one group. It is possible to assign rights to Other, the users who don't fall into either category. Think of Other as the equivalent of the Windows group Everyone.
A single file owner is common in operating systems, but the single group ownership feels limiting to administrators new to the technique. It is not. Since users can be members of any number of groups, it is simple to create new groups to handle resource security. In Linux, group definitions tend to be based more on the resource access required than on business units. If resources are logically organized on the system, then create more groups to finely tune access to resources.
More detailed information about associating users and groups is in the Resources section at the end of this article. For details on how to change file
permissions, see man chmod
Users and groups work essentially the same way in Linux that they do in Windows, except that only one group can be associated with a system resource. To think about groups in Linux, consider groups to be cheap and don't be afraid to create a lot of them for a complex environment. Create your groups based on resource access rather than on business units.
User and group information are stored in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files, respectively. Your system will also probably have an /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow file, which contain the encrypted passwords for added security. It is possible to work with users and groups by editing these files directly, but this should be done with great care.
All user and group functions can be handled from the console, which makes them scriptable. Tools, such as Webmin, also provide graphical ways of working with users and groups.
- Check out the other parts in the Windows-to-Linux roadmap series (developerWorks, November 2003).
- IBM Directory Server implements the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for accessing directory services, especially those that are X.500 based. Read "Authenticating Linux users with IBM Directory Server" (developerWorks, February 2005) for details.
- File permissions and security are addressed in Chapter 3 of the Introduction to Linux guide at the Linux Documentation Project.
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People of all ages enjoyed a celebration of nature's home as the RSPB and Manchester City Council invited everyone to discover the wildlife of the Mersey Valley.
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Theres something that the trail of this thread has left behind but as any person out there cruising knows well. maintence and the ability to do such is a major part in choosing the boat you plan on sailing.
Awhile back a good friend of mine said they should change the name from Cruising to "REPAIRING YOUR BOAT IN EXOTIC PORTS"
From the time we purchased our boat, some 4 or 5 years ago, we've replaced almost every piece of moving parts on the boat. understand the retro-fit was our choice as we brought a mid 80s vintage FIRST 42 up to newer standards.. and every part of the boat, I've done the repair or replacement myself. Not bragging, but stating a fact.. Parts break and if you want to cruise at a low cost, you have to do the repair yourself, so find a boat or size that you can manage by yourself.
As boat type, we chose a proven race design, the designs (when built) were state-of-the-art, The materials were the newest and strongest avalible. the hull was designed fast and strong and the rigging built to withstand the riggors of offshore racing for multiple days at a time. we will never as cruisers put the boat through half the load the racers would have put on it... Its strong, its fast, its comfortable, and sails like its running on tracks...
If your looking for a boat to cruise with.. take a good look at what people are using these days, and not what people are dreaming of..
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I made an ale from the same inspiration. It came out less malty than I would like, but I had to make it light for it to finish in time (I was reading Radical Brewing about a month ago). For an AG batch, 2.5 gallons, I used: 3lbs Fawcett Golden Promise 1lb Muntons Mild malt 4 oz Briess Victory 4 oz Fawcett brown malt 3 oz Briess Crystal 40L 2 oz Fawcett pale chocolate 2 oz Simpsons Marris Otter british Crystal 1/4 oz East Kent Goldings, whole leaf, @ 60 mins. And the same proportion of spices at the end of boil. Fermented with WLP002, at cool temperatures for clean character. OG: 1.056 FG: 1.025 IBU's: 13. I wanted very little bitterness to come from hops, so the spices could come through more. No hop flavor/aroma additions. I really liked the malt quality of this before fermentation. I think it would be good stepped up a bit, as it became pretty light in the end - despite high mash temps and FG. I also made an infusion of more of the same spice blend in a bit of vodka, to make a potent flavor extract. I added 1/2 tsp of this at bottling (I added it in small increments until it tasted right) to bring out the gingerbread more. The flavor is still subtle, but the beer does taste distinctly like gingerbread.
Yeah, I was going for a rich bready/nutty flavor, such as you might encounter in actual gingerbread. The fresh wort tasted surprisingly like that, actually; the flavor was just a bit too light to come through after fermentation. I'll be trying the recipe again, but with ramped-up malt ingredients. I was afraid spice aroma would fade with bottle-condiditoning, and so I over-spiced very slightly at bottling. That seems to have served me pretty well. This whole idea seems to be a pretty likable one; people seem to enjoy the idea of gingerbread-in-a-glass, even if they don't usually like beer. Since mine turned out fairly sweet and distinctly gingerbread flavored, it can even appeal to the root beer crowd a bit.
How long did you guys age these? I'm trying to find something that will be nice for the Holidays that will be ready sometime around Christmas... I know I'm pushing my luck with a spiced beer and minimal aging time...next year will be planned out better. Thanks for sharing your recipes!
Do you happen to remember how long you left this is primary? Secondary? I was interested in trying this recipe with bourbon soaked chips in the secondary.


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4.13 / 5.00 3,977 ViewsUPDATE!!! One month since we loaded up our babbling dry humored baby and already at 200k views. Can't thank everyone enough for the support! We're currently working on our next project and it will be posted by this summer, around May 1st! It's a big undertaking so please be patient.
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This a parody that calls into question the procedure in which Batman gathers information from thugs on the where abouts of Riddler's secret trophies. We are a big fan of Batman Arkham City and fully endorse it as one of the best hero games out, and maybe of all games out right now! If you can find the secret easter egg, you'll see another game we're all about. These animations were made by gamers, for gamers! (With hope that we cater to all audiences as well.)
This is our first submission together to an already great website and we plan on making more! Hope you enjoy.
Special Thanks - Ashlee Freeman (Recording/Editing) Nicholas Deary (Editing/Clean up) DJ Irvine (Voice Acting) The Au and Carl's Family (for constant support) God (because everyone thanks him) and especially Tom Fulp for providing such a sweet site to share animation. *brown nose, brown nose, brown nose.*
Enjoy and thanks for the views, reviews and votes !
P.S. Loving the mixed reviews whether they are good or bad as long as they are thoughtful.
Also, thanks for front paging us Tom Fulps and the Newgrounds Crew.
HOLY COW! 50,000+ views! We hadn't anticipated our first animation to get this much feed back and coverage. Thanks to everyone for their support! Even the bad reviews were views! This is more than we could ever ask for. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
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S0 good
Awesome the jokes and the things Batman does while he waits for the map.
He had Batcrayons but they were all black.... Hilarious
That's my favorite joke too! They're all Black. That gets me everytime.
It was very good for your first submission! If you do not lose your string I think that you will be able to climb very high here on newgrounds ;) But is it ok that I liked easter egg more? :D (Even when I am exluding topic)
Of course! We all have our own ideas of funny. Thanks for considering that this is our first submission. It's interesting how subjective people are based on something we've never done before. Oh well. I guess I can start rating people based off of Hayao Miyazaki's work instead of their work personally. :P
It was great!
I expected way less, really had a laugh. Thanks!
Haha! Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it.
I left the menu screen up for a while because that soundtrack is awesome !
Animation is smooth and details are pretty good too, but you kinda dragged the gag out a little too long.. but the 'punch' line was perfect!
Not sure why the Easter Egg was longer then the main, but the main was a lot better than the Easter Egg so I guess it evens out..
Overall you did a great job.
That's the original theme from Batman Dark Knight I believe. Epic music. I know I left if playing most of the time I was animating (when I wasn't lip syncing). We missed the "Easter Egg" has to be short meeting, sorry :P.
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Add some sparkle and shine to your holiday this year. Make your very own Red and Gold Glitter Ornaments to decorate your tree.You can also give these DIY Christmas ornaments to friends during the Christmas season. Easy homemade Christmas ornaments are a great way to show off your creative skills and get in the spirit of the season. For this project, grab glitter, beads and ribbon to get started. Don't make a traditional ornament this year - change red and green to red and gold for an unexpected color scheme. This ornament is super fun to make and is sure to stick out on your tree.
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- Scissors, small funnel, toothpick, small medicine cup.
- Rinse out glass ornament with warm water to wash away any dust.
- Carefully remove the top of the ornament. Mix 1/2 tsp of GEM-TAC with a few drops of water, mixing with a toothpick. Mixture should be thin but not too runny. Pour mixture into ornament and shake and turn ornament to coat the inside of the ball with glue. Turn ball upside down over a paper cup to drain excess glue. Let stand about one minute.
- Place the funnel into opening and pour in at least ½ tsp of gold glitter. Place thumb over opening and shake until the entire inside of the ball is well coated. Let dry overnight and repeat process if any bare spots can be seen. Glue ornament top on with a little DAZZLE-TAC.
- Cut two lengths of the plaid ribbon and glue onto the ball using a bit of DAZZLE-TAC, crisscrossing the ribbon. Repeat process with gold and red ribbon.
- Apply a bead of DAZZLE-TAC between the ribbons and press on the gold, pearl, and amber beads as in the photo. Use a toothpick to gently press them in place. Repeat around the ball until complete. Glue extra beads around top to finish. Tie cord onto cap loop to hang.
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Looks nice, if a little too 'busy' for my taste (but it's for Christmas, so I can live with that!). Just one 'nit-picking' point - surely it'd be easier to rinse the ornament out (step 1) if we remove the top (1st sentence in step 2) FIRST..?
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This is the year you're going to get organized. That closet full of stuff? You'll purge, ruthlessly. That box crammed full of old things you somehow inherited? Out it goes. It's just junk, right? Who'd want it? Ask Jennifer Bolsoni and Jill Fisher. What you don't want is just the thing someone else is looking for, and that's where they're happy to help. They sell antiques at Hunt and Gather, a nationally known store at 50th Street and Xerxes Avenue S. in Minneapolis, and they find new homes for the things we no longer want.
Q: So what sort of things do Minnesotans keep?
Jill: I don't find a ton of old stuff. My husband is from Massachusetts, and he doesn't think what we have are antiques.
Jennifer: We get a lot of the lake stuff from the '50s and '60s. A lot of cabin mementoes, postcards, salt and pepper shakers from Bemidji, camp blankets. It has a lot of appeal in the metro area. It used to be reasonable to have a cabin -- it seems like most families had one. So the stuff reflects the middle class and their tastes. It probably wasn't necessarily kitsch to them, but it's taken on that nuance.
Jill: Big-city trends made it here eventually, so we see that, too. You can find anything in estate sales here. It's amazing.
Jennifer: But we also have things you don't find in the big cites, like Scandinavian stuff -- like those little Norse horses, old linens for the bureaus, tiny painted holiday items. That might be why stylists from other cities come here to the Midwest -- they get inspiration from our styles, then pop it out on a national basis.
Q: So if someone from Crate and Barrel or Anthropologie stumbles on someone's Paul Bunyan potholder collection, it might be a hip trend in Brooklyn in 2017? Cool. Provided no one throws it away, that is. Maybe we have a deep psychological need to hang on to things, because we might be trapped indoors for months, and we'll need that potholder. Are Minnesotans hoarders?
Jennifer: No! There might be something about cabin-fever culture that makes us go through things and clean everything out.
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Jennifer: People do focus in the wrong thing -- who wants these old postcards? But they think an old piece of furniture might be a Chippendale. The small stuff is just as important as the big.
Jill: I'm always really sad when people's photographs aren't saved. Or old letters. Personal things. You think you don't want them because your life is cluttered and busy, and you want to make space for other stuff. But the personal things are what's important. I find little packets of handwritten letters with the beautiful handwriting, wrapped in a ribbon. Someone saved them for a reason.
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Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly apologized to the leaders of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and other Middle East countries for his previous comments that they had, perhaps inadvertently, supported Sunni extremists in the Syrian civil war. The uproar occurred because Biden had stated that Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE had given "billions of dollars and tens of thousands of tons of weapons" to Syrian Sunni fighters seeking to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's regime. Those governments, he charged, had been willing to give aid to "anyone who would fight Assad. Except that the people who were being supplied were al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world."
It is unfortunate that Biden felt the need to retract those comments, because his criticism was quite accurate. As I point out in a recent article on Aspenia Online, the rise of ISIS is the latest phase of a regional struggle for power between Sunnis and Shiites. The primary arena is Syria, where a fight rages between largely Sunni insurgents and Assad's governing coalition of Alawites (a Shiite offshoot), Christians, and other religious minorities who are petrified about possible Sunni domination. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE enthusiastically backed the insurgents, and although the Obama administration might prefer to forget its role in the rise of ISIS, the United States provided aid to them as well.
The other, closely related, arena is Iraq with its continuing sectarian animosity. Eliminating Saddam Hussein's rule ended decades of Sunni domination of that country's politics and economy. The new Shiite-led government was in no mood for conciliating the displaced elite that had stifled their faction for so long. Instead, the regime seemed to go out of its way to marginalize and humiliate the Sunni minority. Iraq has seethed for years because of sectarian hatred, drifting to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007, and finally exploding into a full-blown internecine conflict this year. Some Iraqi Sunnis may harbor worries about the extremist nature of ISIS, but they also see the group as the one entity capable of mounting a serious armed challenge to the Baghdad government.


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The big two-parter has arrived! And My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is kicking off with the Crystal Empire two-parter.
The first part is about Celestia giving Twilight the rather monumental test of finding a way to protect the Crystal Empire upon its mysterious return from the shadowy King Sombra (meaning shadow in Spanish).
And the second part is focuses more on Twilight finding the Crystal Heart which is key to stopping Sombra.
This two parter is easily the most visually stunning two-parter yet. Everything from movement to lighting to the absolutely gorgeous looking Crystal Empire is incredibly well-designed.
And surprisingly enough, darker as well. As in, there was more liberal use of black and shadows this time around, giving some pivotal scenes more atmosphere.
This willingness to be 'dark' just means that kids get a more well-rounded entertainment. They're gonna' have to use the potty on their own one day after all.
However, that's also the double-edge sword with Crystal Empire; it's big on flash but a bit lacking in character, and character is where MLP: FiM shines.
Sombra, with the black crystals and huge swirling mass that surrounds the Empire is incredibly atmospheric, but he as a character, well, what character? At least Queen Chrysalis from the last two-parter had some personality, but Sombra practically was evil and that's all they wrote, literally.
The same can be said for the crystal ponies themselves, they looked great but no character depth.
The mane 6 were there as a supporting ensemble and there certainly were very funny bits about; particularly with Rarity going ga-ga about the crystal pony look, and Pinkie dressing as Fluttershy was one of her most bizarre gags yet.
But the second parter is easily the better of the two as the stakes were raised and the scenes with Twilight and Spike were some of the most visually creative and suspenseful. The moment where Twilight comforts Spike when he went through a door of your worst fears was quite sweet.
Something the episodes did a lot was foreshadowing big things for Twilight. Celestia and Luna are setting up something big for our plucky purple unicorn. It remains to see if it will be a big payoff or not.
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replaying the fist AC. I don't think I've played this game since it came out
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This is either gonna go really well, or really bad. [u]I have an idea.[/u]
There some who want to play competitively and do. Then their are some
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ReportToo many roof sentries ruining my rooftime adventures. Need throwing knives. Need throwing knives now.
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ReportFinally got my knife! Always prefer using this weapon, rather than the hidden blade or sword. Plus, I can counter kill now! Templars, prepare to be slaughtered.
So recently I have been really craving Assassins creed remastered for next gen and Gears of war remastered for next gen
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ReportAs much as I love this game, I can't help but get bored of the combat - it seems so sluggish compared to its sequals.
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Reportthis game looks better than AC2, ACB and ACR . it is so photorealistic. specially the textures . AC revelations looks too colorful for my taste
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Reportno edo period Japan/Ancient Imperial China Assassin's Creed,am i the only one who still wants this?lol
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ReportReplaying the series from the start :)
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If an Earthquake Strikes, What Will Insurance Cover
Mar 05, 2015
As earthquakes become more of a regular occurrence in Oklahoma, you may be wondering what your homeowner insurance policy will cover. According to an "Earthquake Insurance Bulletin" issued by the Oklahoma Insurance Department, man-made earthquakes are not covered by current earthquake ... read more »
Washington County Show Picks Champion Hog
Mar 05, 2015
Nolan Herchock showed the Grand Champion hog in Thusday's Washington County swine show. Justin Messner picked up the prize for the Reserve Grand Champion. In breed competition, Gabby Higbee had the champion Berkshire hog, Isabel Case showed the Chester White champion. Chase ... read more »
Cherokee Nation Opens New Casino in South Coffeyville
Mar 05, 2015
Many officials of the Cherokee Nation were on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Cherokee Casino located in South Coffeyville on Thursday. More than 100 people have been hired to work at the casino. Chief Bill John Baker said that a portion of the gaming profits will be used for heal ... read more »
Oklahoma Legislators Working to Reduce Budget Deficit
Mar 05, 2015
It's a known fact that the state of Oklahoma is facing a $611-million deficit. Where to begin is the hardest part of budget cuts. Oklahoma state senator John Ford said that education is very important but he has a suggestion for cutting costs.
Ford said that would save a couple of million ... read more »
College Athletes in Town for Something Else Besides Basketball
Mar 05, 2015
The Great American Conference Tournament takes place in Bartlesville this weekend, bringing in many college male and female athletes. The female athletes will take part in something besides basketball on Friday morning. Bob Pomeroy, Chairman of the Bartlesville Sports Commission, said the girls w ... read more »
Representative Sears Talks About Funding for Pinnacle Plan
Mar 05, 2015
A court-ordered reform to Oklahoma's child welfare system will be funded for the 2016 fiscal year according to Bartlesville Representative Earl Sears, despite the state's budget shortfall.
The Pinnacle Plan, which was created in 2012, is aimed at helping DHS improve services and outco ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
Mar 05, 2015
District Judge Curtis DeLapp sentenced 31-year-old Carl Justin Holder to seven years on charges of child neglect and drug possession charges on Wednesday. Holder was charged in the case on April 28th, 2014. Court documents show that Bartlesville Police found Holder sitting in a vehicle with marij ... read more »
Owasso City Council Awards Street Improvements Contract
Mar 05, 2015
A local company has been awarded a street improvements contract by the Owasso City Council. The contract, worth close to one million dollars ($972,418.50), was awarded to Becco Contractors, Inc. by a unanimous vote during Tuesday night's City Council meeting. The contract includes a $110,490 ... read more »
Lankford Wants Obama to Clarify Immigration Statements
Mar 05, 2015
Oklahoma's Senator James Lankford says he needs clarification from the President on his announced immigration policy. Lankford serves on the Immigration and Homeland Security Committees in the senate. President Obama has announced that people who enter the country illegally won ... read more »
Adair Gets New Court Date
Mar 04, 2015
A Bartlesville man who is accused of killing his wife and another man was scheduled to be on the formal arraignment docket Wednesday morning was passed to April 1st. Steven Lee Adair is charged with two counts of first degree murder, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and ... read more »
Area Roads Dryer than Expected
Mar 04, 2015
The weather today was not as dire as expected and Bartlesville streets are in pretty good shape as of 4 this afternoon. Public Works Director Keith Henry said his crews are still on the streets.
Many churches have canceled their Wednesday night services. To see the complete list, click on the ... read more »
Bartlesville Animal Control Officer Works to Help Chained Dogs
Mar 04, 2015
In a continuing effort to get dogs off the chain and inside a fence, Bartlesville Animal Control Officer Rita Harvey is trying to raise the funds to do just that. Harvey has been an Officer for 15 years. The money raised will go towards building fences for low income people who have dogs chained ... read more »
Price Tower Tours a Great Way to See Bartlesville
Mar 04, 2015
When visitors come to Bartlesville, a must-see is the Price Tower. You'll get a good look at what is the only skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The upper historic floors are almost exactly as they were in 1956, according to Marketing Director Amy Haley.
You can tour the tower for ... read more »
Washington County Junior Livestock Show Begins Thursday
Mar 04, 2015
The Washington County Junior Livestock Show gets underway on Thursday with the Swine Show beginning at 12 noon. OSU Extension Adviser, Jake Mealman, says that Friday is the big day.
Mealman says that Saturday is the Barbeque Dinner, followed by awards and the big sale.
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Will the slingshot help Suzuki succeed in the two-wheeler market the way it has carved its progress in the four-wheeler territory?
Suzuki is yet to make considerable inroads in the two-wheeler segment. The well-equipped Access scooter remains its best mass market product to date.
Will the 125cc Slingshot meet the Indian market's unique requirements? We find out.
Design and engineering
The Slingshot at first glance shows that it is a Suzuki. This new bike uses a bi-colour paint scheme, the ever popular black blending into the primary colour. The front is decidedly GSX, with a powerful bright headlight leading straight into the instruments. Buyers will get to choose from the vintage looking spoke wheels, or a much smarter set of alloy wheels.
Instrumentation is modern, clear to read, with a large speedometer, prominent fuel gauge and even a gear indicator with beacons to inform riders about the gear they have engaged. Suzuki's ditched the twin horns available with its Zeus for a single horn on the Slingshot, but continues to provide the luxury of a pass-light switch as well as engine-kill option on the new bike. Switchgear is up there with the best, as is feel from the control levers. The palm grips offer really good grip; Suzuki has also taken care of a Zeus bugbear by allowing the Slingshot handlebar to be locked on either side via the ignition key. We like the mirrors on this new Suzuki, as also its smartly shaped fuel tank, despite its dated-looking fuel tank cap.
The Slingshot comes with a smart, angular cowl located under its engine, and a neat exhaust shroud. This bike has smartly sculpted side panels but the tail disappoints a bit, where the fairing ends in a grab-bar and brake lamp, both lack the design flair like the rest of the bike.
Overall fit and finish is good, as are paint lustre, rubber and plastic quality.
Engine and performance
The engine is the same four-stroke, single-cylinder, air-cooled 124cc engine of the older Zeus. This button-started two-valve powerplant benefits from some tweaks to its carburettor, clutch and ignition system. The five-speed gearbox shifts precisely in the universal, one-down, four-up configuration with a superlative feel, via a heel-and-toe lever.
Suzuki has done well to ensure the Slingshot engine always runs smoothly, with a broad and vibe-free power band. However, it feels woefully underpowered — no more than 8.7bhp of power is available at 7000rpm, and 1.01kgm of torque made at 3500rpm. The older Zeus lacked enough pep too, so it's surprising Suzuki did not improve engine efficiency for the new Slingshot, despite the bike now weighing a hefty 14kg more.
This void robs the bike of riding pleasure, which makes the Slingshot feel more like a 100cc bike. The Slingshot takes all of 8.69 seconds to get past 60kph from a standing start , and passes 80kph in 18.37seconds. Top speed is healthy and the new Suzuki is capable of a genuine 100kph.
Ride and handling
The bike is a comfortable commuter with high handlebars and an upright riding posture heading down to forward-set footrests. It comes with 18-inch rims, and a single downtube frame that uses a dated tubular swingarm. The soft seat padding doesn't help its cause over long durations yet city commuting feels comfortable. The broad 12-litre fuel tank with its nicely sculpted thigh recesses offers some consolation..
The Slingshot has extended its wheelbase in comparison to the Zeus with a 25mm longer swingarm, and also provides adjustable rear shock absorbers that were missing from the earlier motorcycle. Ride quality is decent as are the Slingshot's handling and cornering manners. Its weight and longer wheelbase does not make the bike as nimble as the Zeus but handling remains light and confident, with the Slingshot just as capable around corners as any Indian 125cc bike.
Our quickest stop from 60kph on the drum brake-equipped Slingshot took 21.74 metres. Suzuki will shortly be launching a disc brake version of the Slingshot.
This is where most commuter bikes win or lose the battle in India. The Slingshot returned good figures, delivering 53.2kpl in the city and 57.5kpl on the highway.
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Healthcare reform vote: Which Democrats are most vulnerable?
Some Democrats in the House of Representatives worry that a 'yes' vote on healthcare reform could cost them reelection. But history suggests the dynamic isn't that simple.
Rob Chaddock/Newscom
Remember Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky?
Anyone over a certain age who follows politics does. She was the first-term Democratic congresswoman from Pennsylvania who cast the decisive 218th House vote for President Clinton's budget reconciliation bill in 1993 – and then went on to lose reelection in 1994.
Today, as the Democrats work to lock down just enough votes to pass an unpopular healthcare reform bill, "MMM" isn't far from thought. No one wants to be the MMM of 2010. But there are several who could suffer that fate.
One obvious place to look is the 49 Democrats elected in 2008 from districts that voted for Republican John McCain for president. Most of them, in fact, are fine; either they don't face tough opponents in the fall or they are otherwise secure in their seats.
Ultimately, "we're talking about a relative handful of members whose careers could be ended by the healthcare vote," says Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
What's happened in the past
But even a "no" vote on healthcare by a Democrat in a Republican-leaning district isn't a guarantee of reelection. Maybe he or she is likely to lose anyway, in a midterm cycle that typically punishes the president's party.


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McCormick (MCC) now has black, 8 rd PowerMags at an introductory price of $23.95. And since all orders over $10 ship free, there's no shipping fee.
He also has stainless PowerMags+. One thing that is different about the PowerMags+ is the follower - the+ follower is aluminum frame safe!
Since I have black Kimbers, I wanted black mags, but they are all aluminum frames so I needed a safe follower. I phoned MCC, and explained my problem. They said they'd sell me the black PowerMags with the + follower and spring at no charge! That's a standard deal BTW.
So here's what the stock and MCC mags look like side by side:
mags side by side by ron.0000, on Flickr
Here's how the mags compare in a Tactical Pro II:
The stock Kimber mag:
Stock mag in Tactical Pro II by ron.0000, on Flickr
and the MCC mag:
MCM PwrMag in Tactical Pro II by ron.0000, on Flickr
Here's a look at the difference in the followers. The MCC is in the front; the Kimber stock mag behind it:
Follower comparison-2 by ron.0000, on Flickr
If you need the best mag, that's aluminum frame safe, at the best price, this is a no-brainer.


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NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant achieved a record generation of 8520.69 million units operating at a plant load factor (PLF) of 97.27 per cent during 2009-10.
This was the second consecutive financial year that the Simhadri plant has achieved above 97 per cent PLF in power generation. The station has operated consistently at above 104 PLF during February and March.
On Stage-II expansion front, the project achieved one more milestone as the boiler hydro test for unit four was done successfully on Wednesday, thereby achieving MoU targets set by the Centre.
Complimenting the employees and their family members for achieving operational and stage-II expansion targets, General Manager in-charge of Simhadri D.K. Sood urged all to continue to work as a committed team for operational excellence.
Keywords: Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam, NTPC, Power generation,


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Boxing Day –
Who would win an Obama/ Romney fist fight? - There is no difference in the opinion of likely and registered voters in Yahoo! and Esquires' Langer-produced poll.
57 percent think Barack Obama could beat Mitt Romney in a fist fight.
58 percent of the general population think Obama would win. About 20 percent had no opinion – http://yhoo.it/SIyIgG
Also – Elizabeth Warren airs ad with boxing trainer to Mickey Ward – http://bo.st/O2ksh2
What's QE3 and Why is the Fed Doing It? – http://abcn.ws/OlL6f1
On to the news –
EXCLUSIVE – George Interviews Romney – A first taste on World News, the Whole Shebang on GMA – http://abcn.ws/PnucNS
THE FED: ROMNEY: And now the Federal Reserve, it says, "Look, this economy is not going well. They're going to QE3. They're gonna print more money." … "Well, what Bernanke's doing is saying that what the president's saying is wrong. The president's saying the economy's making
progress, coming back. Bernanke's saying, "No, it's not. I gotta print more money." I don't think what Bernanke is doing is gonna– get the economy going. I think we have to have– a leadership in Washington that encourages the private sector. I think printing more money, at this
point, comes at a higher cost than the– (CROSSTALK) benefit it's gonna create.
GEORGE: –you wouldn't reappoint him if you won?
ROMNEY: I– I would like to appoint someone that I had selected. And I would– look for someone other than the– the current incumbent.
LIBYA ATTACKS: GEORGE: You said the statement showed– a tendency– to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. Where do they show sympathy for
those who waged the attacks? It was done before the attacks happened.
ROMNEY: What I said was exactly the– the same conclusion the White House reached, which was that the statement was inappropriate. That's
why they backed away from it as well.
GEORGE: They didn't say that it was showing sympathy for the attackers.
ROMNEY: Well, I think the– the– the statement was an inappropriate statement. I think—it was not t– directly– applicable and appropriate for
the setting. I think it should have been taken down. And apparently the White House felt the same way.
GEORGE: And so– and no direct response then, when the president says you shoot first and aim later?
ROMNEY: Well, this is politics. I'm not gonna worry about the campaign.
Obama and Allies – Conservatives started to rally around Romney on Obama and Middle East today as President Obama made a diplomatic goof of his own.
Jake Tapper explains: "Asked if he considered the current Egyptian government an ally of the United States, President Obama Wednesday balked.
"You know, I don't think that we would consider them an ally but we don't consider them an enemy," he said in an interview with Telemundo. "They are a new government trying to find its way, they were democratically elected. I think we are going to have to see how they respond to this incident, to see how they respond to maintaining the peace treaty with Israel."
As The Cable's Josh Rogin points out, in 1989 Egypt was designated by Congress to be a Major Non-NATO Ally along with Australia, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand.) Today the U.S. State department, somewhat awkwardly, re-affirmed that Egypt is an ally.
Asked about the president's comment, White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said: "'Ally' is a legal term of art. We don't have a mutual defense treaty with Egypt like we do with our NATO allies. But as the President has said, Egypt is long-standing and close partner of the United States, and we have built on that foundation by supporting Egypt's transition to democracy and working with the new government."
More here – http://abcn.ws/PfmCq7
Tea Party Takeover: McConnell Hires Ron Paul Campaign Manager – http://abcn.ws/Px8Q4e
Paul Ryan Gets Hero's Welcome on Capitol Hill – http://abcn.ws/RNeZuQ
But Schumer Calls Him a Deficit Reduction 'Fraud' - http://abcn.ws/TYG65s
Could Bernanke Get Obama Re-Elected? – Some conservatives — not the main policy makers on Capitol Hill, but some popular voices — see a Ben Bernanke-Barack Obama conspiracy in QE3, the Fed's new action to kick-start the American economy. If not a conspiracy, they at least see Bernanke showing leanings toward Obama. These aren't new thoughts. About a year ago, when he was running for president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said it would be "almost treason" for Bernanke to "print more money" before November 2012.
"If this guy prints more money between now and the election," Perry said in Iowa during his presidential campaign, "I don't know what y'all would do to him in Iowa, but we — we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treacherous — or treasonous in my opinion."
Perry didn't go that far today, but he did say Bernanke oughta go. Bernanke talked to Diane Sawyer earlier this year about being nonpartisan – http://abcn.ws/NqFzbf
Clarence Thomas on Growing Up as a 'Minority Within a Minority Within a Minority' – http://abcn.ws/OKBH29 (de Vogue)
Ex-SEAL Spoke to ABC Before Libya Tragedy - From the Blotter: One of the Americans killed alongside Ambassador Christopher Stevens in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya Tuesday told ABC News before his death that he was working with the State Department on an intelligence mission to round up dangerous weapons in the war-torn nation.
In an interview with ABC News last month, Glen Doherty, a 42-year-old former Navy SEAL who worked as a contractor with the State Department, said he personally went into the field to track down so-called MANPADS, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, and destroy them. After the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi last year, the State Department launched a mission to round up thousands of MANPADS that may have been looted from military installations across the country. U.S. officials previously told ABC News they were concerned the MANPADS could fall into the hands of terrorists, creating a threat to commercial airliners.
Romney Offers Donors Ride on 'Hair Force One' - http://abcn.ws/QSG6oE
Dems Hope to Win House Control… With Ryan's Help – The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's Republican running mate will have a positive effect on Congressional races — for the Democrats. That's the claim made today by Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. http://abcn.ws/QYhTHK (Elizabeth Hartfield)
Oprah Gives Peek at Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan – If you look too quickly, you might be tricked into thinking it's a photo from the archives. Oprah Winfrey tweeted a photo of herself and "Precious" director Lee Daniels posing with Jane Fonda, who uncannily resembles Nancy Reagan during her White House days. http://abcn.ws/TY7CQu (Amber Porter)
Ad Blitz May Explain Obama Convention Bounce, Group Says – President Obama's post-convention "bounce" in national polls may result mainly from an onslaught of pro-Obama TV ads rather than the spectacle and message of the party convention itself, according to a new analysis of media tracking data by the independent Wesleyan Media Project at Wesleyan University. http://abcn.ws/UOPVSU (Devin Dwyer)
Sen. Jon Keel: US Embassy Response Like Blaming Rape Victim – Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., suggested today that President Obama's response to the embassy attacks in Egypt and Libya was akin to a court asking a rape victim for an apology. http://abcn.ws/RT59qc (Greg Krieg)
President Obama Says Libya Attack a Reminder of US as 'Indispensable Power' – President Obama reflected tonight at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on what he said has been a "tough day" for the country, mourning the loss of four Americans killed in Libya, vowing justice for their killers and pledging that U.S. diplomacy would be unwavering "because the world needs us." http://abcn.ws/RNcS4P (Devin Dwyer)
Paul Ryan Ramps Up His Tone in Wake of Obama Criticism – Paul Ryan stepped up his criticism of the Obama administration at a rally here, using a more aggressive tone than earlier in the day, saying the "administration sent mixed signals to those who attacked our embassy in Egypt and mixed signals to the world." http://abcn.ws/U8ovp4 (Shushannah Walshe)
DNC Apologizes for Showing Russian Warships in Tribute to US Veterans – Organizers of last week's Democratic National Convention apologized today for accidentally showing an image of the Russian navy during a tribute to U.S. veterans. http://abcn.ws/NoSVF2 (Mary Bruce)


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Tuesday, April 19 2011
Boris and Merzbow: Klatter
Despite the fact that Klatter comes off as a fairly low-key album for fans of either Boris or Merzbow, it is also a surprisingly rich one.
Thursday, March 24 2011
Merzbow: Merzbient
Maybe this is how Masami Akita hears the world every day.
Monday, March 16 2009
Richard Pinhas and Merzbow: Keio Line
Pinhas and Merzbow title their first studio collaboration after the railway that took them from Tokyo to their studio in the suburbs, and Keio Line ends up becoming an album about traveling, like it or not.