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Perfect 10 | 54 | 41.86% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 35 | 27.13% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 20 | 15.50% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 11 | 8.53% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 5 | 3.88% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.78% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 2 | 1.55% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 0.78% | |
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2010-11-30, 02:05 | Link #162 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Homestead, FL
Age: 28
^ More work = more eroge!!!
Despite all of Kirino's personality flaws, at least she has a productive "life": specifically work and extracurricular activities. The same can't be said of Kyousuke, who at times seems like a bum to me. As a parent, I really wouldn't be bothered if one of my kids wasn't great at academics compared to another, but having some kind of job to become more independent and be more responsible is very important. If not a job, join a club you like or something; anything besides lazing around and hanging out with middle school girls in your "spare" time. Is it even normal for a teenage boy in an Asian family not to have a job while his younger sister does? I'd assume they'd be more stricter with those sort of things, I'm sorry, but that's a bit embarrassing to me. I can't imagine my younger sibling getting a job before me and making some extra dough |
2010-11-30, 02:11 | Link #164 |
I don't like your crap
Well, she was just really enthusiastic about a game, and she got carried away. It's a bit disturbing if combined with the shower scene, but at least I can understand that time flies when you're having fun and it's extremely easy to look at the clock and go OH CRAP. ---
2010-11-30, 02:35 | Link #165 |
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Ho-hum, nothing really happened this time around. Guess its an episode to flesh out the otaku trio's characters? Not that I mind much, as it shows a side of Saori that's only been hinted of before, got to relate a bit to Kirino more because the 'hug pillow in bed' is the same thing I do when I get a moe-overload, and it's just a pleasure listening to Kuroneko. Just too bad nothing whatsoever of Manami; goddamit, Kyou, why didn't you call her? >_>
2010-11-30, 02:53 | Link #168 |
User of the "Fast Draw"
Did you read that diary entry? At the very least she doesn't sound very cheerful about her school life. Depression might be a bit far, but could at least say that before meeting with Saori and Kirino she was pretty lonely. Doesn't sound like she has friends in her class.
Thought the episode was completely win for the Kuroneko moments. Got to see some moments with her sister. The surprise/bit of happiness at Kyousuke calling, how she actually has people that will respond to her diary entries now, etc. Think she's really gained a lot during this series.
2010-11-30, 02:56 | Link #169 |
Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 28
I don't think its ever outright stated she's depressed, but I think she's probably going through a bit of a teenage angst thing. I mean seriously, she pretends to be a fallen angel in her spare time. She's actually a lot more appealing when she's not putting on an act.
BTW, one of my firends described her as a cross between a Twilight fangirl and an /a/ poster. Personally, I think she'd need to be into bishounen to really live up to that though.
2010-11-30, 03:28 | Link #170 | |
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 26
Let's hope that she has never played Persona 4.
2010-11-30, 03:46 | Link #171 | |
Chicken or Beef?
For whatever reason she wants people to believe she's some dark brooding denizen of the netherworld. From my understanding this is fairly common in the subculture world. Like I actually know people, much to my dismay, who refer to each other in real life by online handles, it's really creepy when you find out that they refer to each others as friends but really have no idea who each other are... This is people who are in my age group and higher mind you.
2010-11-30, 04:04 | Link #172 |
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Oh wow. I was seriously considering dropping this series, but ep 9 was just too good!
I'm shipping KuronekoXKyousuke now... edit: i wonder if the eroge is a direct foreshadowing of mr. oniisan + kirino's relationship Last edited by taofd; 2010-11-30 at 04:16. Reason: durrr |
2010-11-30, 04:51 | Link #174 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
I don't think she's depressed as well, longly? definitely, but not depressed. (at least not yet, and IMO, her knowing Kyosuke, Kirino & Saori probably saved her from that) She is clearly a poser and anti-social type, not that she didn't want to have friends, she probably didn't know how. Which would explain her proficiency in gaming, dojin-works, and blogs. One reason might even be her family, she got stuck look after her little sister and was busy all that time. She only got time for her dojinshi stuff after the other sister came back. She's actually not really blowing off work at least not strictly speaking. Her job was a reader-model and unlike Ayase, she didn't sign with a talent agency. What that mean is that the she got called whenever there's a shoot, but can either accept or decline, obviously if you decline too often they won't call you too much. But as it stands, Kirino is supposely fairly popular and that gives her some pick & choose leeway.
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2010-11-30, 05:12 | Link #175 |
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 28
Kuroneko is just going through her emo phase, she thinks everything dark is cool. She'll get over it. Her blog entry was pretty funny actually, it was a parody of the stuff angsty teenagers always write in their diary. Kirino's comment was great: "I managed to read up to 'I was lonely this week'". What a bitch!
And I don't mean to disrespect anyone, but I think some people are taking this anime, and Kirino in particular, way too seriously. For me, this episode was the ultimate proof that Kirino isn't supposed to be a believable character at all, she's there to piss off the watchers and she's doing a damn good job at it. I'm giving up on her, I'm sure it'll make the anime a lot more enjoyable this way.
2010-11-30, 05:13 | Link #176 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Where I can learn to be lonely.
Age: 30
I go to class for one day and the thread goes into overdrive.
1. At this point I think the series has made it plainly clear that if they are anything like a traditional nuclear family then it is merely superficial. Again remember that traditional families are considered in cultural and personal contexts, such that we cannot presume to think that they must act in a specific way to reflect a specific accepted family interactive lifestyle. The fact that they aren't functioning as a proper family should culturally speaking already should make us aware that we shouldn't be expecting normal acts from them. Even though I must admit to the extremes of Kirino's behavior, they aren't a good family by any means, and thus similar acts like this are almost expected. 2. Would you immediately expect, with a few episodes in the run left, that Kirino would immediately follow your inevitable conclusion within the span of a few minutes after playing the game? Just because she didn't make the conclusion NOW doesn't mean she WON'T EVER make the conclusion. She's been distant and stubborn towards her brother for what are probably years, and it might be unfair to expect her to realize this within minutes of playing an eroge that presented a carbon copy of her own personality. The mere fact that she displayed annoyance and realization more than a normal person would already suggests that she had realized something. Anger and annoyance is her typical reaction to this things as the series seems to show, yet she displayed a rather atypical one here to a specific character is a specific way. This, in context with her personality, looks to be the first step towards making the conclusion we both would like her too. 3. Yes she's been playing eroge for ages now, but the episode makes it seem like she has never played a character she had so personally identified with until today, hence her atypical reaction to the eroge. This may as well be the first time she has felt such a relationship with a character that practically mirrors her, so much so that her usual immediate reaction to such things is annoyance as I had pointed out above. 4. Yes ok I can concede to her surprise at Kyousuke's angry reaction, but it brings up another issue she may just have to face: what now happens when her brother decides to stand up for himself? They have been fighting or cold shouldering each other for years, and a confrontation like this forces her to rethink just how they've been dealing with each other. This may as well be the first time Kyousuke pointed out to her that she's being insufferable and unmindful of others. This may be the first time that he simply pointed out her faults outright and bluntly. She doesn't get it from her parents that's for sure, so this might be the first time in her life someone simply pointed out that she isn't a picture perfect person, something she has sorely needed since like forever. That is precisely why she sucks at criticism. 5. Again, point number two and point number 4. Just because she didn't doesn't mean she never will, and implications about her life has somewhat showed that she has shown some degree of incapacity at showing some regard for other people. She is, shall we say, emotionally blunted. She's not actually sociopathic, but it is safe to believe that living the life of a modern queen bee as opposed to being a worker bee like Kyousuke has shielded her from more expected social realities you'd want from any person. A brotherly alienation, pampering parents, pampering friends etc etc. 6. I am also not convinced she's supposed to be the villain. If anything, maybe she's closer to the damsel in distress who doesn't really want to be saved. Okay sure she wants her life counseling sessions, but she also seems okay with much of the status quo, when in fact she looks to be so out of tune with the rest of her family and the rest of the outside world that she NEEDS Kyousuke for perspective, perspective she finds difficult to accept from him because her feelings of alienation still separates them. That's the irony here I think: She needs him but she claims not to want him. The very distance that has grown between them feeds her actions that push him away. 7. The final point, about the context I see. The context finally started coming to light here because much of it comes from Rinko, whom we believe is a reflection of Kirino. I come out of the episode believing that Rinko stands as a good basis for what Kirino is and may possibly become. Rinko reflects Kirino's personality and how the character says that her brother shouldn't start acting like a brother now when they've been apart for so long. Rinko indirectly (and incompletely, sadly) reveals much of what is wrong between Kirino and Kyousuke. It may no longer be a stretch to say that the problem of the eroge's characters are the same ones the siblings face today. I am thankful for this episode for actually reigniting my interest in the series, because initially I was actually planning on dropping the show if episode 9 goes nowhere. Thankfully I am wrong, and I think I have the desire now to finish it to the end. There might exist the possibility that in 3-4 episodes the series might salvage this purportedly central storyline and adequately resolve it.
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2010-11-30, 06:42 | Link #179 |
Join Date: Oct 2006
Thank god for Kuroneko because this series would be unbearable without her...Part of me thinks the anime teams purposefully wants us to hate Kirino...
Well its working...In spades. (Although I have fanned over playing a few Visual Novels for the first time so that was at least nice...but the reactions to the Ero scenes were just... )
2010-11-30, 07:12 | Link #180 |
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !
Let's say it straight , Kyousuke will never be with anyone of those girls except Manami
Why? Simply , he's not interested and EP 6 already said it all. Let's just hope that the show won't end on incest ending... (at least for me...) The coincidence with the eroge increased the possible incest ending though.. |
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It was in love that the Lord drew us to Himself; because of the love He bore for us, our Lord Jesus Christ, at the will of God, gave His blood for us - His flesh for our flesh, His life for our life. See, then, dear friends, what a great and wondrous thing love is! -- St. Clement of Rome, To the Corinthians, par. 49
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The Order Sons of Italy in America (Italian: Ordine Figli d'Italia in America, OSIA) is the largest and oldest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States.[1] A similar organization exists in Canada.[2]
It was founded on June 22, 1905 by Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro to help assimilate Italians into American society during the immigration boom of the early 20th century. In 1928 Dr. Sellaro was given the key to the City of New York in recognition of his social and medical achievements.
After World War II, the organization faced criticism for the "heavy involvement by the OSIA in Mussolini's Fascist propaganda campaign in the 1920s and 1930s".[3]
During its history, OSIA has been involved in promoting immigration legislation, assisting in the assimilation process, supporting cooperation, trade, and diplomatic relations between the United States and Italy, initiating social and fraternal events, encouraging educational achievement through scholarships, serving local communities through a variety of cultural events and raising funds for local charities, and providing low-cost group financial investments and insurance.
As an Italian American organization its current missions include encouraging the study of Italian language and culture in American schools and universities, preserving Italian American traditions, culture, history and heritage, and promoting closer cultural relations between the United States and Italy.
The Order Sons of Italy contains 2 subsidiaries:
- The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), is a private, philanthropic institution established by OSIA in 1959. To date, the SIF has given more than $108 million to scholarships, medical research, cultural preservation, disaster relief, and other causes.[4]
- The Commission for Social Justice (CSJ), founded in 1979 to protest the stereotyping of Italian Americans by entertainment, advertising and news industries.[5] In 2009, the CSJ successfully worked to remove from the air 3 offensive, derogatory national advertising campaigns by major U.S. companies.[6]
Today OSIA has more than 600,000 members and supporters and a network of more than 650 chapters coast to coast, making it the leading service and advocacy organization for the nation's estimated 26 million people of Italian descent.
Historical timeline[edit]
All the below information is located and can be found at the national OSIA website:[7]
- 1905 - June 22 – OSIA founded as "Figli d'Italia" at 203 Grand Street in New York City at the office and residence of Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro. (Later renamed "L'Ordine Figli d'Italia in America.") A week later, Dr. Sellaro is elected first "Supreme Venerable" or president.
- 1906 - OSIA has eight lodges in New York and one in New Jersey.
- 1911 - Grand Lodge of New York becomes first state chapter; puts a representative on Ellis Island to help new Italian immigrants.
- 1913 - OSIA encourages members to join unions and support labor protests such as the Paterson textile workers strike in New Jersey.
- 1914 - OSIA holds first convention in Paterson, N.J. Beginning in 1917 in Cleveland, OSIA begins holding conventions every two years.
- 1915 - OSIA publishes the weekly Bollettino Ufficiale. In 1946 the Bollettino is replaced with OSIA News, a monthly newspaper. In 1996, the newspaper is replaced with Italian America, a full-color quarterly magazine free to all members.
- 1917 - President Woodrow Wilson receives OSIA leaders at the White House. Since then, every U.S. president has publicly acknowledged the contributions of OSIA, including Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
- 1918 - An estimated 28,000 OSIA members serve in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Of these 1,278 are wounded and 975 killed. OSIA gives subsidies to servicemen's families.
- OSIA lodges contribute $2 million and 3.5 million lire for war victims, Liberty Loans (war bonds), the Red Cross and post-war loans to Italian government.
- OSIA establishes free English language and citizenship classes for members.
- 1919 - OSIA takes over administration of Antonio Meucci's home on Staten Island, N.Y. In 1956, OSIA turns Meucci home into the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, a center for Italian culture and language learning. Today it is one of only two 2 ethnic museums in the U.S. with landmark status.
- 1922 - The government of Italy designates OSIA its official representative of Italians in the United States. OSIA sponsors student exchanges and annual pilgrimages to Italy where OSIA leaders meet with the Pope, the king of Italy and government leaders.
- 1924 - The eight largest Grand Lodges enroll more than 80,000 members in their sickness and death insurance programs.
- 1927 - OSIA protests the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti.
- 1930 - OSIA membership peaks at 350,000 in more than 1,000 lodges coast to coast.
- 1931 - Louise Porreca becomes first woman to serve on Supreme Council when she is elected a Supreme trustee.
- 1932 - OSIA founder, Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro dies on November 28 of diabetes and heart disease at age 64.
- OSIA enrolls 1,500 young Italian Americans in 12 youth lodges during a mass meeting in New York City. Eventually 366 youth lodges were created, 132 of them in Massachusetts.
- 1942 - OSIA hires Leonard Pasqualicchio as its first national deputy to lobby in Washington, D.C. He served until 1957. Among his achievements, he convinces government to drop wartime "enemy alien" designation of non-naturalized Italians living in America and presses successfully for federal government to include Italy in the Marshall Plan to rebuild post-war Italy.
- 1947 - OSIA launches letter-writing campaign urging members' relatives in Italy not to vote Communist in the first democratic election in Italy's history.
- 1954 - OSIA steps up campaign to make Columbus Day a federal holiday. In 1932 the Order began lobbying Congress and the White House for this holiday.
- 1959 - OSIA establishes Sons of Italy Foundation, its philanthropic arm.
- 1963 - OSIA initiates letter-writing campaign to make Columbus Day a holiday.
- 1965 - Grace Grenco is elected president of the Grand Lodge of Florida, becoming the first woman to hold the office of OSIA grand lodge president.
- OSIA supports passage of the 1965 Immigration Act which abolishes the 1924 McCarran-Walter Act that discriminated against southern Europeans by establishing unfairly low quotas.
- 1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs law designating the second Monday in October as "Columbus Day" and a federal holiday.
- 1971 - President Richard M. Nixon receives the OSIA Marconi Award during a ceremony at the White House.
- 1973 - OSIA helps create the Italian American Congressional Caucus, uniting for the first time all the Italian Americans serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
- OSIA also helps found the National Italian American Coordinating Association, a federation of national Italian American organizations now known as the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations.
- 1979 - President Jimmy Carter addresses OSIA'S 36th Biennial Convention in Baltimore.
- 1980 - OSIA celebrates its 75th anniversary. U.S. Congress proclaims June 22 "National Italian American Day"
- President Jimmy Carter awards OSIA member and WW II veteran Anthony Casamento the Medal of Honor, following OSIA's three-year campaign.
- 1981 - OSIA purchases a building for its national headquarters and hires a full-time national executive director in Washington, D.C. From 1905 to 1955, the headquarters was in New York City and, later, Philadelphia.
- 1982 - OSIA establishes the Commission for Social Justice (CSJ), its anti-defamation arm.
- 1984 - SIF approves $100,000 project to record and preserve OSIA archives at the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center.
- 1985 - OSIA elects first women to Supreme Council: Josephine Falco, National Recording Secretary; Margaret Montemuro, National Financial Secretary; Joanne L. Strollo, Fourth National Vice President and Giulia Besozzi, Supreme Trustee.
- Establishes the Douhet-Mitchell International Airpower Trophies, given annually to two outstanding Italian and American staff officers.
- 1989 - SIF holds first National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala in Washington, D.C. to honor outstanding Italian American students and leaders.
- OSIA archives at the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center are opened. Its 1,200-plus linear feet make it the largest collection of Italian American resource materials in the United States.
- 1993 - Joanne L. Strollo elected OSIA's first woman national president.
- 1998 - President Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to attend the SIF's NELA gala, and attends again in 1999 and 2000.
- 2002 - OSIA delegation makes first official visit of 21st century to Italy to meet with Italian government, business and culture leaders including the president of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
- 2004 - President George W. Bush and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attend the 16th annual NELA gala. It was the first time a sitting U.S. president and a prime minister of Italy attended a major non-profit event in America together.
- OSIA holds pilgrimage to Italy to kick off upcoming centennial year celebrations. Delegation meets with then-Pope John Paul II, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and other government officials and holds gala dinner in Rome.
- Grand Street in New York City is renamed "Sons of Italy Way."
- 2005 - OSIA celebrates its 100th anniversary. Since its founding it has established more than 2,800 lodges in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Who we are". The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the largest and longest-established national organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States. Accessed on July 28, 2007.
- ^ "Welcome to the Order Sons of Italy Website". The Order Sons of Italy of Canada is an organization of men and women devoted to a number of principals which are more specifically set out in the Mission Statement found in this web site. Accessed on July 28, 2007.
- ^ "ITALIAN AMERICANS." Multiculturalism in the United States : A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity. Westport, CT: GREENWOOD PRESS, 2005.
- ^ "About the Sons of Italy Foundation". The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America. Accessed on July 28, 2007.
- ^ "The Commission for Social Justice". The Commission for Social Justice (CSJ) is the anti-defamation arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America. Accessed on July 28, 2007.
- ^ "About the Commission for Social Justice". Accessed on July 28, 2007.
- ^ "Historical Timeline".
External links[edit]
- www.osia.org — Order Sons of Italy in America
- www.osiama.org — Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge Massachusetts
- www.ordersonsofitalycanada.com — Order Sons of Italy of Canada


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POMEROY — Colton squeezed out a 10-7 win here over Pomeroy High School in the first game of a Southeast 1B league baseball doubleheader and the Wildcats took advantage of 15 walks and ripped 11 hits to complete the sweep with an 18-3 win in the second game.
Two eighth graders, Cade Gingerich and Jared Starin battled Colton ace Jake Straugh in the first game.
The Pirates scored two in the bottom of the fourth to narrow the gap to 4-2, but Colton scored five times in the top of the fifth to put this one away.
"I'm happy with the way they battled their (Colton's) ace," Pomeroy coach Dave Boyer said of Gingerich and Starin. "They had a little trouble in the fifth and they walked 11. But overall it was not a bad outing."
Pirate starter Havin Heytvelt had to leave the Pomeory mound with a bad back in the third inning of the second game, and the roof caved in. Colton scored nine in the third and went on to complete an 18-3 five-inning win.
Gingerich led the Pirate offense with two hits in each game. Bryan McGreevy collected two hits in game one and one more in game two.
The Pirates travel to Garfield-Palouse Saturday.
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Straugh and Meyer; Gingerich, Starin (5) and Hyer.
Hits — Col: Straugh 2, Dahmen 2, Meyer 2, Weber, Druffel 2, Chadwick 2; Pom: Slaybaugh, Gingerich 2, McGreevy 2, Lewis, Lindekugel.
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Colton 229 32 — 18 11 0
Pomeroy 003 00 — 3 6 2
Druffel and Meyer; Heytvelt, Harris (3), Slaybaugh (3), Lindekugel (3) and Hyer.
Hits — Col: Straugh, Dahmen, Meyer 2, Weber 3, Druffel, Jackson 3; Pom: Wade, Gingerich 2, McGreevy, Starin, Lindekugel.
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Teal'c is shot in the left arm, but when he was in the infirmary recovering, he had a bandage on his right arm.
Vala: Well what would be the harm in us just, whoops, failing to stop Teal'c from killing Arkad? It wouldn't be entirely on purpose and not out of accidental incompetence either if you catch my drift.
Daniel: Yes, nudge nudge, wink wink.
Vala: How do we get Arkad to tell us all the pieces of the puzzle?
Daniel: Well that's the easy part. See we capture him, lock him in a room and threaten to let Teal'c kill him.
Vala: Genius.
Daniel: Thank you.
Vala: So he leaks the information about the plot, pretends to act toward stopping the attack and with the time that he's bought, gets his chicks in a row.
Daniel: That's a pretty good theory; and it's "ducks" by the way.
Mitchell: Hey, Teal'c. Teal'c, I know your out there, buddy. I don't know what you think's going on here, but we're here to help. (gets shot at) Okay, that was a lie. And I feel terrible about it, I hate myself.
Teal'c: (over the radio) Why have you set a trap for me, Colonel Mitchell?
Mitchell: Trap? That's crazy talk, man. Why would we set a trap for you?
Daniel: (to Arkad) Bra'tac send his regards as well. I don't think he'll mind me speaking for him when I say that he'd love to stab you in the eye with a really big knife.
Teal'c (interrogating man at bar): You underestimate the satisfaction I will get from your suffering.
Teal'c: Ten seconds. (starts to walk away)
Ba'Kal: Where are you going?
Teal'c: I am leaving--you are about to explode.
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Mitchell: So I was thinking, we could zat him, toss him in a holding cell until he comes to his senses.
The shot of the death glider and the pyramid, on Arkad's planet, is a re-use from the season six episode "The Other Guys."
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The title derives from the Latin lex taliionis, meaning "law of retribution," a punishment that is equal to the offense -- derived from Genesis 9:6 ("Whoever sheds a man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed") and the ancient law of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
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By Jaime Wilson, Zoo Blog Keeper
Yesterday was one of those "I love my job!" days.
As part of our Wild Affair fundraising event back in October, guests could buy an enrichment item for the animals. Enrichments are anything that is out of the ordinary for the animals that will stimulate their minds and get them thinking. Items included everything from puzzle tubes which hold worms to bubble machines.
We started taking pictures of the animals with their new items and thought you might like to tag along!
First stop: Snow leopards
Two balls (we call them Boomer balls), were rubbed down with the common household spice mace, and placed in their exhibit. When their den doors were opened they headed straight towards the new toys to check them out. They spent quite a bit of time sniffing, rubbing and even licking the spice which of course rolled the boomer balls around the exhibit.
Second stop: Black & white ruffed lemurs
Lemurs enjoy eating and playing with browse, so Zoo keepers cut branches from around the Zoo as an enrichment. Two fruitless mulberry trees were purchased and planted to add to our supply of fun and delicious branches. The lemurs even tried to help out with the camera equipment which I have to say, distracted the photographer and videographer for a bit.
Third stop: Coquerel's sifaka
The Coquerel's sifaka are another type of lemur and live right next door to the Black and white lemurs. They also enjoy their browse but can't eat as wide of a variety as other lemurs. Coprosma is one they enjoy and a dozen of them were purchased and planted around the Zoo. On this occasion, they were much more interested in the camera equipment than the plants, so I guess we were the enrichment for the day!
Last stop: Ground hornbills
Ground hornbills love their worms so for this enrichment flexible tubing was capped off at each end, holes are drilled into it and it is filled with worms! They spent their time moving the puzzle tubes around to try to get the worms to fall out. Each time they found one, they would pick it up with the tip of their bill then flick their heads up to toss it into their mouth.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Toys, Browse & Worms!
Zoo keepers work hard to come up with new and inventive enrichments for the animals and our Afternoon Enrichment Talks give the visitors a chance to see them! Check out the calendar by day to see where the talks will be when you visit.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Recycle Rummage Sale
By Jaime Wilson, Green Team Member
It's time for our semi-annual Recycle Rummage Sale! Come out the the Zoo Saturday, November 14 from 10 am to 4 pm and get a jump on holiday shopping. We have books, Christmas decor, lots of plush animals, collectibles, electronics, housewares, dish sets, purses, artwork and much more.
We had a Zoo Member Preview today, but there is still a great selection! As you can see from the pictures, the Kampala center is packed with stuff.
The sale is included with Zoo admission, so bring the family, enjoy the crisp weather and find a steal of a deal. All the proceeds benefit conservation efforts at the Zoo and around the world.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Boo at the Zoo 2009
By Jaime Wilson, Zoo Blog Keeper & Ladybug
This year we extended Boo at the Zoo to two nights and apparently that is what people wanted because we had over 4,000 each night! It was our highest Boo attendance ever.
Thank you to the volunteers that worked those nights and to all the lions, ninjas, race car drivers, giraffes, Buzz Lightyears, transformers, princesses, fairies, and everyone else who came out for the night. You all looked fabulous!
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What little I saw and recall concerning California are Marine Boot Camp at MCRD, and Infantry training at Camp Pendleton. Going "ashore" on liberty there and San Francisco, I felt like an illigitimate child at a family reunion ! Marines weren't loved much by the general population and I vowed never to return to those scenes. Different strokes for different folks, Texans didn't fit in.
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I'm gonna stop you right there, you just said an AR-15 is a high-powered rifle. It is obvious you don't know anything about guns and I shall ignore anything you say from this point on.
I'd heard the LCP and most other mouse guns are banned in CA because the Libtards think this will reduce the shooting of innocent bystanders by rival gang bangers... You see, it's generally recognized the ethnic criminals can't really hit anything beyond muzzle contact distance and allowing them "noisy crickets" would only make there marksmanship that much less effective... ...and a better question would be...WHY DOES ANYONE WHO'S HEAD IS NOT LODGED IN THERE ASS STILL RESIDE IN CA?
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Hailed as "total magic" by The New York Times, this Obie Award-winning work of groundbreaking music-theater is a morbidly funny and deeply moving operatic journey into the psyche of an eccentric composer as he desperately tries to complete his final opus: an opera based on Melville's Moby-Dick. Alpert Award-winner Rinde Eckert's tour de force performance draws the audience into the haunted world of Nathan, whose struggle against mental deterioration forces him to rely on a tape recorder worn around his neck, in place of a working memory, as his obsession with the opera becomes as total as Ahab's quest for the white whale. Masterfully directed by David Schweizer and featuring the vocal magic of original cast member Nora Cole, these performances mark the return of Eckert's seminal 2000 off-Broadway production, which prompted critics to cite such diverse references as Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett and Tom Waits.
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I take it then that you're some sort of professional drift champion in the real world, and would know exactly what drifting should feel like? | |
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Yes it does suck, but the game is not a simulation and there are other modes like circuit racing and street racing. --- "And for people who criticize people who steal, I hope one they you get robbed just so you know how it feels." | |
The thing that bothers me is that a lot of these racing rely on that "not realistic" aspect...it just seems like a cop-out and an excuse to release shiny garbage...even the racing modes feel hokey in comparison to other games AND real life... | |
Have you tried forza 2? Thats the nearest to realism you're going to get on a console. Otherwise try GTR or RACE on the PC. More realistic = Less sales and it probably wouldn't be any fun. Imagine racing for 2 hours and having engine failure, puncture, etc. on the last lap. --- "And for people who criticize people who steal, I hope one they you get robbed just so you know how it feels." | |
Yea I have had Forza 2 beaten for quite some time, I just don't want to see too many games with the cheese value sky high like NFS Pro Street...which is a far worse game than GRID currently is...I do however like some of their car choices | |
im having problems with drifting but the other apects of the game i.e BMW or USA muscle it rules!! | |
The drifting got me down too. I'm used to the arcade type games and I'm currently looking for another franchise since EA let me down with ProStreet. This game is shaping up to be a new fav. Since Topcat is the professional, what would you do with the drifting? | |
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You may have read that a youngish woman has been arrested for the latest killing in the NYC subway system featuring a man pushed onto the tracks in front of an onrushing train. Well, it turns out she has now been charged with a hate crime, and second-degree murder, based on anti-Muslim comments she made in relation to the victim. The man, originally from India, was actually a Hindu.
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After disappearing during his term in office and bringing scandal to his family and state, former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is going to Washington, having won election to Congress. And that's far from the worst story reflecting the current character of our nation.
In Washington, D.C., a doctor tells the Washington Post that he's willing to let a baby who survives an abortion die, and calls the pro-life activist who released a video of him making similar remarks a "terrorist." The trial of abortionist and accused murderer Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia serves as a ghoulish backdrop to this level of callous indifference.
It does happen to feel like the end is near.
And that just could be awesome.
"Figuring out how to make the world better is hard," my National Review colleague Kevin D. Williamson writes in his new book titled "The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome." "What works in theory often does not work in practice, and angrily insisting that it should work does not make it work."
Oh, but how we do insist! In politics, we tend to adopt an ideology and stick with it, regardless of the results. We insist that government do things that it can't plausibly handle, and then ignore the fact that it's not doing the things it could and should be doing.
While having respect for a great many people in government, Williamson nonetheless contends: "(P)olitics as an institution fails first and foremost because it cannot manage the complex processes of modern life, because doing so would require politicians to be able to gather and process amounts of information so vast that they are literally incalculable."
Politicians make promises government can't possibly keep and we get swept up in the insistence that there is a legislative answer to everything.
Our civil discourse all too often clings to government and market-based answers, ignoring the truth that when mediating institutions -- families, religious communities and charities -- flourish, individuals can soar, giving credibility to the claims of American exceptionalism. These are who will be picking up the pieces when the end comes.
Williamson argues that the unsustainability of our current trajectory necessitates a starting over. We'll have no choice in the matter. "The U.S government has, for example, promised its citizens certain health-care and retirement benefits, the unfunded liabilities of which at present amount to a little more than twice the annual economic output of human civilization."
Needless to say, that's not going to work.
But his key insight is: "Our problem is not only how we govern, but how we live."
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Here Comes the Son
All the attention Andrew Cuomo, New York's new attorney general is receiving (for example from our own Alan Greenblatt, see the third item here) got ...
All the attention Andrew Cuomo, New York's new attorney general is receiving (for example from our own Alan Greenblatt, see the third item here) got me wondering what other children of former governors hold positions of power in state government. When I start wondering, usually it's not long before I start researching, which is exactly what happened in this case.
I came up with six other current statewide elected officials whose fathers were governor (see the list below). If I'd counted appointed officials or those who don't hold statewide offices, my list would have been much bigger, including folks such as state Senator Chris Romer in Colorado or state Senator Thomas Kean, Jr. in New Jersey.
Of these six people, all of them, like Cuomo, are Democrats. The most likely explanation for this partisan slant is coincidence. The second most likely explanation is that there are lots of other sons and daughters of governors who I didn't discover (I'd love to hear additions to my list).
However, here's a theory in the event that those two explanations are wrong. Between the Republican Revolution of 1994 and the 2006 Democratic revival, and especially in the 2002-2004 timeframe, the Democratic Party's image was generally poor. In that context, Democratic Party leaders eagerly recruited "legacy" candidates, whose golden names could overcome their leaden party label.
That said, the evidence I have here only partially supports this theory. It's not as though New York Democrats were in despair in 2006, which made them seek another Cuomo. Regardless, it will be interesting to see whether Republicans start recruiting famous children in time for 2008.
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Mali conflict spills into Algeria as foreigners taken hostage
An Islamist militant group claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking Wednesday, saying it was in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali.
Mali's conflict spilled across its borders Wednesday, as Islamist militants stormed a gas facility in Algeria, reportedly taking as many as 41 foreign hostages, killing two people and wounding others.
Details of the attack remain uncertain but it is believed the hostages include French, American, British, Japanese, Irish and Norwegian citizens.
A group calling itself Katibat Moulathamine, or the "Masked Brigade," claimed responsibility and said the hostage-taking was in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, the Associated Press reported. Algeria allowed France to use its airspace to send warplanes to neighbouring Mali.
The organization — which claims it abducted 41 hostages, although other estimates put the number at about 20 or 30 — is a faction connected to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), now in control of Mali's north alongside other rebel factions.
Moktar Belmoktar, the group's one-eyed Algerian leader, has a long history in northern Mali and extensive local alliances, said analyst Andrew Lebovich in a phone interview from Senegal.
Like AQIM itself, Belmoktar emerged from the war in the 1990s against Algeria's government, setting up a new base in Mali.
By Wednesday night, Algerian troops had surrounded the Ain Amenas gas field, located close to Libya's border, according to the Associated Press. The gas field is jointly owned by BP, Norwegian oil firm Statoil and Algerian state company Sonatrach.
An Algerian government official told the New York Times that the 20 attackers were heavily armed and had arrived in three unmarked vehicles.
"They want to get back at the French desperately and they have a history of carrying out a tit-for-tat response when it comes to French intervention," said Bruce Whitehouse, an anthropology professor at Lehigh University, and a Fulbright scholar who has lived in Mali.
"They clearly want to portray what they're doing as a direct and balanced response to what's being directed against them," he said.
There could also be wider political implications of the attack, forcing a reluctant Algeria into the conflict.
"It will bring a lot more pressure from the United States and European governments to get involved," said Whitehouse. "(It) might be a good thing from Mali's point of view. Algeria has what's reckoned to be the most capable military there and they have experience and they know the terrain."
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta hinted at a possible U.S. military response as well during a trip to Italy Wednesday.
"By all indications, this is a terrorist act . . . It is a very serious matter when Americans are taken hostage along with others," Panetta told reporters in Rome, according to a transcript of the news conference. "(I) want to assure the American people that the United States will take all the necessary and proper steps that are required to deal with this situation."
But when pressed further about an "end game," Panetta said he supports a model where African forces support Mali's effort to battle AQIM and other rebel groups.
An AQIM spokesperson told Voice of America that if the U.S. helps France in Mali, it will "face the consequences."
AQIM is skilled in kidnappings and ransoms for Western hostages, reportedly in the tens of millions of dollars, has kept the organization well-funded. Seven French nationals were already being held hostage before Friday's offensive.
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He needs a hat though. Thinking of finding a time xmas bear and stripping him. Other suggestions welcome ;)
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Lol what IS that flying spaghetti monster?
@Loraine: Have a look at the official FSM website
ps Rish thinks this photos sucks. Stay tuned for his stunning portrait of the xmas tree in all its glory.
AWESOME! I want one too!
Awesome! Where did you pick up TFSM from? :)
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In the kitchen, you will be able to use the fridge to store your food. You will be able to use the microwave for free and you will be allowed to use the kitchen for cooking. You have a wide living room with an exit to the balcony, from where you will be able to enjoy the crowded Gran Via from up.
You will be able to comfortably watch TV or read at the moments you are resting in the Guest House.
Sheets and blankets are provided for free. You will find the room prepared to be used once you arrive.
Check in time is normally 15:00, but most of the times you will be able to arrive before and have your luggage stored until the time of actual check in. Check out is normally 11:00.
We have housekeepers living in there, so you can contact them most of the time for anything you need.
Anyway, we don't have a 24 hours reception desk and that's why we ask you to send us your arrival details, with your estimated time of arrival in order to have everything prepared and be aware of your arrival. If you fail in stating an approximate time of arrival, maybe we won't be at the flat once you arrive and you will have to wait one or two hours for us to arrive.
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Shadar-Kai (3.5e Race)
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The Shadar-Kai have a love of battle so great that they spend most of their time training and sparring, though there are sects of their social structure that act as merchants, smiths, and priests.
In point of fact, there are two types of Shadar-Kai, those that grew up in the city or came to one after leaving their original home, and those that live and stay in one of the many scattered enclaves in the Wastes of their native plane, the Shadowfell. Those that remain in the enclave are wild and more dependent on violence and pain to anchor themselves to their bodies so that they do not fade, though that is a part of who the Shadar-Kai are as a people.
Physical Description[edit]
They look human, with a few exceptions. Their skin is a dusky gray, a trait that being born on the Plane of Shadows has given them,unless they are born of another plane then they will take on a skin tone of the birth plane, and sometimes in extremes of emotion they will "bleed" shadows. Their eyes and their hair are both always of the purest extremes of color, no matter what color it is. Hair is usually the pure forms of natural hair colors, like blood red, snow white, and raven black, while the eyes can range through any color, though that color is always vibrant to non-Shadar-Kai.
Last and most noticable of all, Most Shadar-Kai are covered with a web of scars, either self-inflicted or gained in countless fights.
They can get along with most races, and have actually made trade partnerships with humans, elves, and halflings. Also, like most races, they do not get along with orcs, though for them it is because they do not see orcs as worthy opponents in battle. Unlike most races, they can identify with the Drow elves and even respect them. To the Shadar-Kai, the Drow are also born of chaos and darkness, and their love of battle makes them adversaries to be enjoyed. The Drow are almost always given the honor of the Shadar-Kai's full ability in combat.
Their chaotic nature and their birth on the Plane of Shadows also mean that they feel the need to anchor themselves to their bodies, which leads them to establish bonds with vicious and unpredictable creatures.
Chaotic Neutral is most common, though any chaotic is possible.
Mountains, deserts, and harsh wastelands are where they feel most comfortable. They choose to live in these places if they leave their native plane because these are the environments that will test them, almost as if the world itself is against them.
Frequently worship Tempus if they have any religion at all, though there are some that worship Beshaba or Shar.
Common, Elven, Draconian, and Shadar-Kai
Occasionally take names from humans or elves, but much more frequently take names of heroes of the Shadar-Kai or great warriors that they revere. Examples would be Drizzt, Ryder, and Ashok for the males, and Quelanna, Baenrae, and Olra for the females.
Racial Traits[edit]
- +6 Strength -2 Constitution, +2 Charisma or +2 Wisdom, whichever you do not choose becomes a -2 instead (i.e. Take WIS +2, CHA bonus becomes -2): The Shadar-Kai are a hardy race that can smile and be liked my most friendly races, but they are quick to anger and do not always think things through.
- Outsider (Extraplanar, Chaotic): They are liked, but are known to be not of the races they befriend, and they are seen to be of another plane when they are emotional because of the shadows that flicker on their skin. They breathe but do not need to eat or sleep.
- Medium: no size related bonuses
- Shadar-Kai base land speed is 60 feet
- Racial Hit Dice: Shadar-Kai start with two levels of Outsider, granting them 2d8 HD, a Base Attack Bonus of +2, and saving throws of Fortitude +2, Reflex +2, and Will +2
- Racial Skills: Their Outsider levels grant Shadar-Kai skill points equal to 4 x (8 + Intelligence Modifier). Their skills are Autohypnosis (Wis), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Craft(armorsmithing)(Int), Craft(weaponsmithing)(Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Handle Animal (Cha), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Move Silently (Dex), Ride (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Tumble (Dex)
- Racial Feats: Their Outsider levels grant them 2 Bonus Feats.
- Weapon Proficiencies: Shadar-Kai are automatically proficient with Exotic Weapons
- +3 Natural Armor
- Dark-Vision 90 feet
- Low-Light Vision
- Friend of War (Ex): The Shadar-Kai loves battle so much that he will continue to fight, even if he is on the verge of death. The Shadar-Kai is treated as having the Die Hard feat tree, even if he does not meet the prerequisites.
- Blood Frenzy (Ex): 5/day, the Shadar-Kai can enter a berserk state as a free action. While in that state, he has another attack action for one round, and gain a +4 to attack rolls. The next round, he has a -1 on their attack roll and a -1 to AC from the strain of the extra exertion.
- Shadow Affinity (Su): +8 to Hide and Move Silently checks at night or when in shadows, which is reduced to +6 in low-light, and +4 in full light. Becomes +8 permanently while on the Shadowfell. +4 to attack rolls on the Shadowfell, and +4 Dodge bonus to AC while on the Shadowfell.
- Teleport: can use Greater Teleport at will, as the spell(Caster Level 14). The Shadar-Kai can only transport himself and his equipment, and is incorporeal for 1d4 rounds after the teleport. Recharges for 2d6 rounds.
- Invisibility: can use Greater Invisibility at will, as the spell(Caster Level 6). Spell can be applied to any party member. Recharges for 2d6 rounds.
- +4 Racial bonus on saves against poison
- +4 Racial bonus on saves to resist mind-affecting spells and fear
- +6 Racial bonus on Handle Animal checks when attempting one on Nightmares and Blink Dogs. The Shadar-Kai can befriend them with a Dice Roll of 15+.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Shadar-Kai, Draconic, Elven Bonus Languages: Drow, Drow Sign, Dwarven, Halfling.
- Favored Class: Any, though Fighter and Rogue are most common.
- Level Adjustment: +2
Vital Statistics[edit]
Adulthood | Simple | Moderate | Complex |
20 years | +1d6 | +3d6 | +6d6 |
Middle Age1 | Old2 | Venerable3 | Maximum Age | |
45 years | 62 years | 83 years | +2d% years | |
Gender | Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
Male | 5' 11" | +2d6 | 145 lb. | 4 × (2d4) lb. |
Female | 5' 7" | +2d6 | 120 lb. | 4 × (2d4) lb. |
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Where do you find the Book of Omen????
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 2:37pm
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Yeah the Djiins are just a slim chance to get an item, I don't know if the rate is increased based on luck or not so at this point I'm just hanging on to them till later in the game.
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 2:48pm
Well meant for that to be all one post but as for the beholder I did manage to bring him down finally. I beat him at level 35, before that I didn't really survive long enough to do anything significant to him. Just avoiding his attacks and hitting him in the back, or activily blocking allowed me to bring down his armor without to much trouble. His fireball/poison trio was the easiest thing for me to block. His other attacks are a little harder to predict. Just before his armor went down I popped berserk and lvl 2 Bladestorm. Surprisingly this destroyed his armor and the remaining 80% of his health pool before his armor repaired itself. Didn't even get to see if he enrages or not but I would assume so. I would like this to be more helpful but as I didn't expect bladestorm to nuke him I actually only spent about 2 minutes on the fight. Bladestorm ftw.
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 3:29pm
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Well, I was on D13 , and there was a room crowded with skeletons archers. I killed like 3 of those, and they spawn a Skeleton King. he's lv 28 and he's just a regular boss, plus he trow curses. ****in' ******
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 3:43pm
Skeleton kings are a pain still not sure how many skeletons you have to kill or if its random for him to pop out. Killed about 5 of em thus far and no drops besides a little money. I guess he is just supposed to be annoying though for the difficulty he should at least drop something fun.
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 3:55pm
By the way Cellenus, what level does my Hurricane I has to be so I can level the next skill? Or is it all level based?
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 4:12pm
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Skeleton king ? : sometime he drop green chest which contain set item or unique one .... still rare but he usually show himself on any roomdid anyone know the elf song poem mean...? A good combination : compose 4 100%hp&sp = 1 diamond potion that help to revive you ( only if you have time to drink it ..? )
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 4:23pm
I dont know how to defeat the Beholder!It just keeps shooting laser beam from its eye and kill me!Has anyone had any luck??
Posted Oct 1, '11 at 4:45pm
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I like that idea about setting a return point in the treasure room after the traps..I think I'm gonna try that. Just might pick up something good...Still slugging away with the Mino, lol..I'll get him one of these times. Funny thing about the trial stones..I have 4 of them, and they are all set at different levels.
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@grnmtnman The Book of Omen is found at the 7th dungeon.
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UFO Travel: Slovenia Snags a Sighting
A few days before Britain released a batch of UFO files, a mysterious object was seen over the skies of Ajdov�čina, Slovenia. Our Slovene isn't too good, but in-the-know blog Piran Caf� summarizes what this news anchor has to say:
The person who sent this video footage to POP TV of the October 14 sighting also reported electrical and mobile phone power outages in the western city of Ajdov�čina and nearby villages. In this report the anchor said the reports couldn't be confirmed.
The footage does seem a little suspicious, leading us to think it's a hoax, but, hey, that's why they call them "unidentified flying objects."
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On October 29, 1999, a super cyclone with a wind speed of 300 mph had struck Odisha, making it probably the greatest cyclonic disaster ever recorded in the last century.It was first detected when it was at its low pressure stage over the gulf of Siam by the IMD cyclone surveillance system on the morning of October 24, five days before it made landfall.
Winds of up to 260 kph raged for over 36 hours.
Coastal districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam were forced to evacuate their homes.
Landfall pointBetween Ersama and Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur district (southwest of Paradip)
Time of landfall10.30 am, October 29, 1999
High wind speedThe wind speed of the super cyclone was so high that the anemometer, a device used for measuring wind speed, at the IMD office and at Paradip had failed to record it
Eye of storm: Paradip
Three days of torrential rainThe super cyclone centred over coastal areas of Odisha for three days was accompanied by torrential rain as a tidal surge of about 7 to 10 metre that swept more than 20 km inland.Diameter of cyclone: 200 kmOriginated from1999 super cyclone had originated from about 550 km east of the Andaman Islands as a depressionStorm SurgeWhile the impending storm Phailin may cause a storm surge of about 1.5-2 metre this time, the state witnessed it at 7 -10 metre in 1999. Districts and towns affectedThe storm in 1999 led to 45 cm to 95 cm of rainfall and affected 14 coastal districts, 28 coastal towns and two major cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Death tollWhile the official death toll then was 9,885 people, unofficial sources estimated the toll to be above 50,000. An estimated 1,500 children were orphaned. Of the total casualty, Jagatsinghpur district alone had accounted for 8,119 people.Affected peopleAt least 13 million people, including 3.3 million children, 5 million women and nearly 3.5 million elderly people were affected in 1999.Injured peopleThe storm had left 7,505 people injuredLivestock lost3,15,886 head of cattleRoof snatched16,50,086 houses damaged, 23,129 houses washed away, 7,46,337 houses fully destroyed and 8,80,620 houses partially damaged (Source: UNDP, Odisha Disaster Management Authority and Utkal University report)


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I learned to snowboard on my own on a trip to Whistler a few weeks ago. I was linking turns pretty easily by the time I left. I'm leaning towards getting my own board, already planning our return trip to Whistler next January and I know I'll go at least once a year somewhere. I've been wrestling with whether or not to buy one, sometimes I feel like I'm too old to take it up now. I mean it's fine to go on trips, but feel like maybe I should just stick to renting since I don't live anywhere close to mountains. So I'd like to ask you guys what I should get if I do decide to get one.
Weight: 185ish Height: 6'4" Boot size: 12 Riding style: I really like to just cruise with some moderate speed, maybe hit some small jumps occassionally but nothing serious. Age: 32 budget: I'd like to not spend more than $800 for board, boots and bindings. Your location of riding: Anywhere I plan a trip to. Definitely going back to Whistler next year, but that doesn't rule out Winterplace in West Virginia(closest place in driving distance) and if I'm not totally ruined by the complete awesomeness of Whistler perhaps Colorado in the next couple years. I really don't want to get a board that limits me, even though I don't have any delusions about what I'll be doing. I honestly fell in love with snowboarding and will never step foot into skis again. There's nothing like it that I've ever done. Is it worth it to invest in something that's only going to be used 5-8 days a year? I'm just worried that always using a rental will not allow me to progress into a little bit of speed that I'm wanting. Thanks everyone. |
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If you can afford it, for 5-8 days a year than do it.
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You're probably alright with it because of the Griptech. The unblended sidecut makes the board a tad wider underfoot than a standard board.
The Coda is a good board, I only recommended the Flow over it cause of the price. You wanted a full setup under $800 and the Coda I think retails for around $500 leaving only $300 for boots and bindings.
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Oakwood swimmers compete at OSU event Oakwood girls competed at the Toyota Grand Prix at the Ohio State University last week. Gretchen Pocisk (Oakwood), Erika Chick (Yellow Springs) and Stephanie Steiner (Oakwood) pose for a picture with fellow competitor and Olympian Michael Phelps, at the Toyota Grand Prix at Ohio State University which was held April 4-6, 2008. The girls had the opportunity to swim amongst many elite swimmers such as Katie Hoff, Aaron Peirsol OJHS summer camps offered Oakwood Football Camp June 9-12 Incoming 4th-8th graders Camp forms are available at both Smith & Harman & Junior High School. Call Paul Stone at 307-5818 or email firstname.lastname@example.com DEADLINE FOR CAMP IS MAY 28TH
June 16-19 Incoming 7th & 8th graders 11:30-1:30 Camp forms are available at both Smith & Harman & the Junior High School. Call Paul Stone at 307-5818 or email email@example.com DEADLINE FOR CAMP IS MAY 30TH You can also go to www.oakwoodbasketball.tk and download either brochure. Annual Oakwood Jills Basketball Camp June 16-19 Session 1- Grades 6-8, 9:00-11:00am at the PIT Session 2- Grades 3-5, 12:00-2:00pm at Smith School Cost is $60 per camper. Registration forms can be picked up in the High School Athletic Office, Smith School, or Harman School. They are also available on line at Aaron Oakes website: email@example.com Wooster offering soccer camps Wooster Girls Soccer Camp, a residential girls-only soccer camp, held at The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, is accepting registrations for its June 15-18 and July 6-9 sessions. Group discounts are available. All information is online at www.woostersoccercamp.com |
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A Darker Side
Credits & Info
- Date
- 11/08/2008
- File Info
- Song
- 2 min 37 sec
- Score
- 4.30 / 5.00
Licensing Terms
- Attribution:
- You must give credit to the artist.
- Noncommercial:
- You may not use this work for commercial purposes unless you make specific arrangements with the artist.
- Share Alike:
- If you alter, transform, or build upon this image, you may distribute the resulting creation only under a license identical to this one.
- Score:
- Rated 4.30 / 5 stars
- Plays & Downloads:
- 611 Plays | 98 Downloads
- Share Links:
- Genres:
- Electronic - Techno
- None
Author Comments
I made this song on Fruity Loops 8 XXL.
It wasn't a long production, rather just an acid sound I managed to make whilst messing around, which I decided to make a tune out of.
I haven't touched this project in a while, and so I didnt know as much about FL as I do now. As a result of this, the reeverb kicks are a little overpowering, easily fixed!
Rated 5 / 5 stars
awesome bass and melody. really sounds dark. good work.
what software did you use for this song?
JayFraaz responds:
Thanks for the comment mate!
I used Fruity Loops 8 along with a few plugins.