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Return on investment. It's the compilation of metrics that are used to determine whether an activity or expenditure is worthwhile for a business. Over the last 4 years, social media has been at the center of ROI debates between marketers, company executives, and gurus across the spectrum.
Month: February 2012
Social Media Cheat Sheet for Small Businesses
The promise of social media has been high for quite some time as major brands are building their customer base, guiding their customer service, and flat out making money through sites like Facebook and Twitter. Small businesses are finding success as well, but it's not quite as easy particularly for localized businesses.
Where to Get Master's Degrees in Social Media
In 2009, a school in the Birmingham in the U.K. began offering a Master's degree in Social Media. Today, a number of schools are offering Master's degrees in Social Media including Northeastern University. Originally, the name used for this type of degree was Masters in Social Media. Today, the are a range of names for the same thing. Washington State University calls their degree a Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM). This program emphasizes not just Social Media ala Facebook, but all the modalities from video through audio. It looks upon Facebook and the other venues for staging content of various types as "distribution channels."
This degree focuses upon digital media and social networks much like a traditional communications or public relations course would. It analyzes the various media types and channels to determine how best to deploy them to influence and persuade specific audiences. It shows students how to create standards to measure the success or failure of a particular Social Media campaign. Masters candidates graduate with the skills to analyze Social Media to locate target constituencies, deliver messages and measure effectiveness across all the modalities. This means that students will learn not just how to send out a message, but how to obtain and circulate the desired responses and build new images for companies, fix misperceptions and correct bad images.
There are other colleges and universities offer the Social Media degrees as a subspecialization within a degree program such as marketing, web design, information architecture, communications or information technology. Other institutions offer standalone Masters in Social Media degrees.
With the availability of online Master's in this field, where the student is located is not as important as whether the school's curriculum provides the skills being sought by the student. Some degree plan focus on the Social part of Social Media. Those degree plans focus on message delivery via a number of channels such as Facebook, Twitter etc. The digital media degrees are a bit more strategic. Digital Media degrees include training in statistics and metrics for effectiveness of campaigns. Still other degrees including digital film and audio production. Each student needs to identify their own goals for their degree. If they have a particular job in mind, students need to choose that program that best prepares them for that opportunity.
Job environments create a yardstick for course content analyses. Students assess the curriculum for its applicability to the skills required by the kind of job that they want. For example, a curriculum that emphasizes Linked-in won't be as applicable to an environment in which most target customers use Facebook. An employer that is very interested in creating online Youtube commercials might not value Twitter expertise. The actual job defines the skills required. The student's task is to find courses that impart those skills by looking through the course catalogs of the relevant Master degree programs currently available.
Among the issues that a good Master's degree program in Social Media should concern itself are: is the audience internal or external, setting appropriate measurements for the success or failure of a Social Media project, how to create a strategic vision for Social Media as a standalone activity as well as within the context of a larger communications, marketing and sales strategy. The key with Social Media and Master's degrees is to go where the society is and to "Master" that new terrain.
Social Media has a Friend in Fitness: Greatist
As social media continues to expand and enter more areas of our lives, the health and fitness segment has been dominated by a handful of major companies and publications. Nike was a trendsetter. Men's Health made a splash early on. For the pure healthy lifestyle enthusiast who also enjoys a good Tweet or Facebook update, there's an up-and-coming site that has the right mix of substance and social: Greatist.
8 Years of Facebook Has Our Heads Spinning
Facebook celebrated its 8th birthday this month. How much has it changed? How much has it changed us? Are we all a little more batty now that Facebook has become a prominent part of so many of our lives, giving us insights into friends and family that we never had before and offering a venue through which we can exclaim the nuances of our lives for the world (or simply our world) to see?
The Advantage of Google's New Search Plus Your World: Indexing Your Content Faster
A Google+ update sent out by internet entrepreneur and FamilyLink.com founder Paul Allen hints there may be another reason to keep an eye on the recently launched Search Plus Your World. According to the post, Google looks to be indexing web content faster for users who are logged in to its social network than those who are not.
Is Social Media Bringing the World Together or Pulling Us Apart?
Every few months I take a serious look at my chosen profession and wonder if it's really a tool for good or if it's real "use" is to promote the negative in the world. There are many examples of good happening through social media whether through revolutions that weren't possible a few years ago from oppressive regimes or the simple connection of people with others who they need to meet.
Changing The World With Social Media
These days hysteria about social media has reached fever pitch. All signs are pointing to social media being the printing press of the 21st century. And like Gutenberg's 15th century printing press, social media is a revolutionary tool will thousands of applications, many of which we probably haven't even discovered yet.


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Gunmen open fire on plane in Papua, kill one, injure fourAFP April 9, 2012, 12:02 am TWN TIMIKA, Indonesia -- Gunmen fired on a small plane after it landed in Indonesia's restive Papua region Sunday, killing one passenger and wounding four people including both pilots, police and a district official said.
The Twin Otter plane, operated by domestic carrier Trigana Air and carrying eight passengers and crew, ran into a building at the airport in the town of Mulia after the pilots lost control. Gun attacks are common in the Papua region in Indonesia's extreme east, where poorly armed separatist groups have for decades fought a low-level insurgency for the mostly ethnic Melanesian population. "One person was killed and four were wounded in the plane incident, including the two pilots, a female passenger and a four-year-old boy," provincial police spokesman Johannes Nugroho told AFP. "I think there were only one or two shots and the other casualties were from shrapnel," he added. District official Agus Fakaubun told AFP the pilot was hurt in the leg and the co-pilot in the hand. He added that the plane had arrived from another district of Papua. "The aircraft had reached the end of the airstrip and was taxiing to park when a group of armed men shot at the aircraft from the nearby hills," he said, adding that the attackers had fled. "The pilots lost control after getting hurt, and the aircraft ran into an airport building," Fakaubun said. Coordinating security minister Djoko Suyanto said police were hunting for the perpetrators. "An autopsy is being conducted to see what kind of arms they used," he told local radio, adding that the dead victim was a local journalist. The incident is the latest in a spate of gun attacks in the region, some of them near U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg gold and copper mine, which suspended operations in February after a three-month strike by workers. In December, unidentified gunmen opened fire on an aircraft carrying Freeport workers, wounding one passenger. Sunday's incident was not believed to be related to Freeport's operations. Mulia is in Papua's Puncak Jaya district, which is believed to be a separatist hotbed.


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After allegations that astronauts flew drunk, NASA's rules on alcohol are under scrutiny. The agency currently doesn't allow its astronauts to imbibe in orbit, but over the years of crewed space travel, many astronauts have enjoyed a tipple.
In 1969, Buzz Aldrin took communion after landing on the Moon, sipping wine from a small chalice. In the Moon's feeble gravity, he later wrote, the wine swirled like syrup around the cup.
Small amounts of alcohol were apparently allowed on the Soviet space station Mir, and when Russian astronauts joined the International Space Station, there were some grumblings about the decree that it be dry.
That hasn't stopped some researchers from working on ways to brew and serve alcohol in space, however.
Graduate student Kirsten Sterrett at the University of Colorado in the US wrote a thesis on fermentation in space, with support from US beer behemoth Coors. She sent a miniature brewing kit into orbit aboard a space shuttle several years ago and produced a few sips of beer. She later sampled the space brew, but because of chemicals in and near it from her analysis, it didn't taste great by the time she tried it.
Beyond the challenge of producing beer in space is the problem of serving it, says Jonathan Clark, a former flight surgeon and now the space medicine liaison for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute in Houston, Texas, US.
Without gravity, bubbles don't rise, so "obviously the foam isn't going to come to a head", Clark told New Scientist.
The answer, Dutch researchers suggested in 2000, is to store beer in a flexible membrane inside a barrel. Air can be pumped between the barrel and the membrane, forcing the beer out of a tap. Astronauts could then use straws to suck up blobs of beer (see Beer balls).
Wet burps
Unfortunately for thirsty astronauts, beer is poorly suited to space consumption because of the gas it includes. Without gravity to draw liquids to the bottoms of their stomachs, leaving gases at the top, astronauts tend to produce wet burps.
"That's one of the reasons why we don't have carbonated beverages on the space menu," NASA spokesperson William Jeffs told New Scientist.
Jeffs says no research has been done on the effects of alcohol in a microgravity environment. But he says: "There may be differences in alcohol absorption and metabolism in space, which makes one suspect that there may be differences in the effects of alcohol in space."
Clark says medications sometimes have unusual effects in space, which "run the gamut from increased to decreased reactions".
So, should astronauts be allowed to drink in space? "It depends on the length of the mission and any cultural norms," says Jay Buckey, a former astronaut who studies space physiology at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, US.
"Mine was a very short mission," says Buckey, who spent 16 days aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1998. "I didn't see any need for it."
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1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
G | 86 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki | Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 134,080
2. Misery (1990)
R | 107 min | Thriller
Paul Sheldon, a successful novelist, is rescued after a snow storm by his "Number One Fan" and must rewrite his latest novel to her liking in order to stay alive.
Writers: Stephen King, William Goldman | Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 119,176
3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
R | 100 min | Drama
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Writer: David Mamet | Director: James Foley | Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin
Votes: 67,711
4. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Writer: Alfred Uhry | Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Votes: 62,517
5. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Horror
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Writer: Gianfranco Clerici | Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi
Votes: 33,656
6. Ladyhawke (1985)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him. Navarre has been hunted by the Bishop's men for ... See full summary »
Writers: Edward Khmara, Michael Thomas, Tom Mankiewicz, David Webb Peoples | Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern
Votes: 30,346
7. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Creators: James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles | Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 29,641
8. Cool World (1992)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A comic strip vamp seeks to seduce her cartoonist creator in order to cross over into the real world.
Writers: Michael Grais, Mark Victor | Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt, Michele Abrams
Votes: 15,226
9. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Writers: Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung, John Woo | Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow, Emily Chu
Votes: 14,530
10. The House by the Cemetery (1981)
Unrated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery
In New York, Dr. Norman Boyle assumes the research about Dr. Freudstein of his colleague Dr. Petersen, who committed suicide after killing his mistress. Norman heads to Boston with his wife... See full summary »
Writers: Elisa Briganti, Lucio Fulci, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Dardano Sacchetti | Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza
Votes: 7,930
11. Titanic: The Legend Goes On... (2000)
90 min | Animation, Family
A Cinderella meets her Prince Charming on the ill-fated Titanic. Along for the ride are a rapping dog, other talking animals, and an assortment of wacky humans.
Writers: Bozena Intrator, Camillo Teti | Director: Camillo Teti | Stars: Lisa Russo, Mark Thompson-Ashworth, Gisella Mathews, Silva Belton
Votes: 7,032
12. Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Horror
Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.
Writer: Umberto Lenzi | Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Danilo Mattei, Zora Kerova
Votes: 6,120
13. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Action
On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.
Writers: Mario Amendola, Sergio Corbucci | Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, John Fujioka, Louise Bennett
Votes: 5,885
14. Deadly Code (2013)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama
A drama based on a memoir about growing up as a member of the Urka community in the small republic of Transnistria.
Writers: Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, Gabriele Salvatores, Nicolai Lilin | Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Arnas Fedaravicius, Vilius Tumalavicius, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jonas Trukanas
Votes: 4,924
15. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more powerful, but the dead earth which seems to be ... See full summary »
Writers: Buronson, Tetsuo Hara, Susumu Takaku, Tom Wyner | Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ohtsuka
Votes: 4,253
16. Godzilla 1985 (1984)
PG | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.
Writers: Hideichi Nagahara, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Lisa Tomei, Straw Weisman | Directors: Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer | Stars: Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yôsuke Natsuki
Votes: 3,810
17. Zombie Holocaust (1980)
R | 84 min | Horror
The members of an expedition in search for the last faithful of Kito, the cannibal god, land on a small island in the Moluccas (East Indies) and are soon hunted by cannibals and zombies, ... See full summary »
Writers: Fabrizio De Angelis, Romano Scandariato | Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan, Peter O'Neal
Votes: 3,480
18. Dad (1989)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Comedy
A busy, "always-on-the-run" executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him ... See full summary »
Writers: William Wharton, Gary David Goldberg | Director: Gary David Goldberg | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker
Votes: 3,423
19. Nightmare City (1980)
88 min | Action, Horror
An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
Writers: Antonio Cesare Corti, Luis María Delgado, Piero Regnoli | Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal
Votes: 3,370
20. Wicked City (1987)
Unrated | 82 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
There has been peace between the worlds of the mortals and the supernatural for centuries, but the balance is now being threatened. The Radical elements from the Supernatural world are ... See full summary »
Writers: Kisei Choo, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Grethe Mitchell, Gregory Snegoff | Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Gregory Snegoff, Stuart Milligan, Toshiko Fujita
Votes: 3,127
21. Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Unrated | 101 min | Action, Horror
A tough female reporter and her cameraman boyfriend team up with a four-man commando unit in the New Guinea jungle whom are fighting flesh-eating zombies.
Writers: Claudio Fragasso, José María Cunillés | Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras
Votes: 3,050
22. The Blade Master (1984)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Muscle-bound Ator and his mute Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the Earth to save his aged mentor from the evil mustachioed Zor.
Writer: Joe D'Amato | Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster, David Brandon, Charles Borromel
Votes: 2,736
23. Robotech (1985– )
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
Creator: Carl Macek | Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano, Richard Epcar
Votes: 2,228
24. Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
R | 85 min | Action, Horror
A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and ... See full summary »
Writer: Larry Cohen | Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Davi, Robert Z'Dar, Caitlin Dulany, Gretchen Becker
Votes: 2,079
25. Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland.
Writers: Ray Collins, Juan Zanotto, Robert D. Bailey, Antonio Margheriti | Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, Luciano Pigozzi, Carole André
Votes: 1,830
26. The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
Not Rated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Crime
An infamous hit-man becomes the target of a powerful oil tycoon after the former kills the latter's son.
Writers: Shûkei Nagasaka, Takao Saitô, Gregory Snegoff | Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tetsurô Sagawa, Gregory Snegoff, Gorô Naya, Michael McConnohie
Votes: 1,808
27. Emmerdale (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama | Active
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Creator: Kevin Laffan | Stars: Lucy Pargeter, Elizabeth Estensen, Charley Webb, Mark Charnock
Votes: 1,499
28. The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family
A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
Writers: Walter Farley, Richard Kletter, Jerome Kass | Director: Robert Dalva | Stars: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode
Votes: 1,395
29. Casualty (1986– )
50 min | Drama | Active
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City hospital.
Creators: Jeremy Brock, Paul Unwin | Stars: Derek Thompson, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale, Jane Hazlegrove
Votes: 1,336
30. Around the World with Willy Fog (1981– )
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A furry version of Jules Verne's classic adventure story of the challenge to circumnavigate around the globe in 80 days.
Stars: Banjô Ginga, Ichirô Nagai, Ken'ichi Ogata, Gregory Snegoff
Votes: 1,302
31. The Legend of the Titanic (1999)
84 min | Animation, Family
A grandfather mouse tells his grandchildren the "real" story of the Titanic disaster, including himself, evil sharks, a giant octopus, and an evil whaling scheme.
Writers: Clelia Castaldo, Orlando Corradi, Loris Peota, Ted Rusoff | Directors: Orlando Corradi, Kim J. Ok | Stars: Gregory Snegoff, Francis Pardeilhan, Jane Alexander, Anna Mazzotti
Votes: 1,235
32. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Picking up where the original series left off, Scott Bernard continues his search for Rick Hunter and the fate of the SDF-3.
Writers: Carl Macek, Tommy Yune, Thomas J. Bateman, Steve Yun, Ford Riley, Frank Agrama | Directors: Dong-Wook Lee, Tommy Yune | Stars: Richard Epcar, Eddie Frierson, Mark Hamill, Alexandra Kenworthy
Votes: 1,221
33. Contraband (1980)
Unrated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler. Full of violence, including a women's face being burned off with a blow torch and a... See full summary »
Writers: Gianni De Chiara, Lucio Fulci, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Ettore Sanzò | Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Fabio Testi, Ivana Monti, Marcel Bozzuffi, Saverio Marconi
Votes: 1,059
34. Imperium: Augustus (2003 TV Movie)
R | 178 min | Drama, History, Romance
Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
Writer: Eric Lerner | Director: Roger Young | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler
Votes: 983
35. She (1982)
106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a backward post-apocalyptic world, She aids two brothers' quest to rescue their kidnapped sister. Along the way, they battle orgiastic werewolves, a psychic communist, a tutu-wearing ... See full summary »
Writers: Avi Nesher, H. Rider Haggard | Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Sandahl Bergman, David Goss, Quin Kessler, Harrison Muller Jr.
Votes: 765
36. Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)
60 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist ... See full summary »
Writers: Ryoichi Ikegami, Kazuo Koike, Gregory Snegoff | Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Ryûsei Nakao, Yûsaku Yara
Votes: 733
37. Monsignor (1982)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, War
An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.
Writers: Jack-Alain Léger, Abraham Polonsky, Wendell Mayes | Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller
Votes: 643
38. The Spirit of '76 (1990)
PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Still ... See full summary »
Writers: Roman Coppola, Lucas Reiner | Director: Lucas Reiner | Stars: Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, Carl Reiner, Nancye Ferguson
Votes: 545
39. Hunter of the Apocalypse (1980)
95 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.
Writers: Gianfranco Couyoumdjian, Dardano Sacchetti | Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: David Warbeck, Tisa Farrow, Tony King, Bobby Rhodes
Votes: 513
40. Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)
98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.
Writers: Joe D'Amato, Aldo Florio | Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Dino Conti
Votes: 485
41. Christopher Columbus (1985 TV Mini-Series)
360 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, David de Keyser, Robert Rietty, Virna Lisi
Votes: 449
42. Lensman (1984)
PG-13 | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companinon, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was ... See full summary »
Writers: Edward E. Smith, Sôji Yoshikawa | Directors: Kazuyuki Hirokawa, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Kerrigan Mahan, Michael McConnohie, Edie Mirman, Steve Kramer
Votes: 408
43. In Search of the Titanic (2004)
88 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In search of the Titanic, a group of friends find themselves inside a bathysphere and awake in Atlantis. With the help of the King of Atlantis, they do their best to recover the Titanic in ... See full summary »
Writers: Clelia Castaldo, Orlando Corradi, Loris Peota | Director: Kim J. Ok | Stars: Jane Alexander, Rodolfo Bianchi, Fabio Boccanera, Paolo Buglioni
Votes: 360
44. Break of Dawn (2002)
110 min | Action, Drama
The story of two ex-legionnaires in a mission of political assasination in Romania. A candid portrayal of the human side of assassins.
Writers: Alexandre Aja, Alexandre Arcady, Claude Klotz, Grégory Levasseur | Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Richard Berry, Saïd Taghmaoui, Joaquim de Almeida, Anouk Grinberg
Votes: 359
45. Robotech II: The Sentinels (1988 Video)
75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the Robotech Expeditionary Force prepares to confront the Robotech Masters at their home planet, the Invid are already ravaging it.
Writers: Carl Macek, Ardwight Chamberlain, Steve Kramer | Director: Carl Macek | Stars: Tony Oliver, Melanie MacQueen, Rebecca Forstadt, Gregory Snegoff
Votes: 342
46. Robotech: The Movie (1986)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.
Writers: Carl Macek, Ardwight Chamberlain, Steve Kramer, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama | Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Carl Macek | Stars: Kerrigan Mahan, Iona Morris, Diane Michelle, Gregory Snegoff
Votes: 254
47. Dead On: Relentless II (1992 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
Writers: Phil Alden Robinson, Mark Sevi | Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Ray Sharkey, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Marc Poppel
Votes: 231
48. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Music
A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.
Writers: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Gregory Snegoff | Directors: Matt Greenfield, Noboru Ishiguro, Carl Macek | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 216
49. Lily C.A.T. (1987 Video)
80 min | Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi
A captain and his crew travel across the universe in a ship that can travel for 20 years while the crew will age only 1 year. Soon the crew realizes that a criminal is onboard who is hoping... See full summary »
Writer: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama | Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Arihiro Hase, Masako Katsuki, Osamu Saka, Chikao Ohtsuka
Votes: 207
50. Da Corleone a Brooklyn (1979)
95 min | Crime, Thriller
Writers: Umberto Lenzi, Anselmo Manciori, Vincenzo Mannino | Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola, Van Johnson, Biagio Pelligra
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There was familiar frustration at Edgbaston as the second day of the LV= County Championship match between Warwickshire and Derbyshire fell victim to inclement weather.
The defending champions had been set to resume this morning on 14 without loss in reply to Derbyshire's 226 – a total boosted by 68 from number nine Tony Palladino.
However, drizzle initially kept the players from taking the field and even when the rain stopped, umpires Michael Gough and Jeremy Lloyds deemed conditions unsuitable.
Although Edgbaston's floodlights were switched on, play is not able to commence if the artificial light has taken over from the natural light, as was the case today.
Any hope of seeing some action – at a ground blighted by abandonments in 2012 – lapsed at 4:15pm when proceedings were called off without a ball bowled.
Meanwhile, Warwickshire have registered Sam Hain, a 17-year-old batsman who was born in Hong Kong and brought up in Australia.


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(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) AVON, OH -- (Marketwire) -- 12/27/12 -- Jenne, Inc., a leading value-added distributor of IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, unified communications, data networking and IT security products, announced that it is now providing comprehensive training on the Avaya video portfolio, beginning with a course on the Avaya Scopia solution and taking place next month at Jenne University. Jenne, which is now an Avaya Connect Value Add Distributor, has also completed the stringent requirements of the Authorized Avaya Learning Partner (AALP), with access to Avaya Learning training and materials.
In addition to being an authorized distributor for the entire Scopia product line, Jenne is also currently offering comprehensive support services on the entire Scopia portfolio, including pre- and post-sales support, configuration services, installation and implementation services as well as full contract renewal management services.
Jenne University will be offering "Avaya Scopia Solution for Video Communications" at its state of the art training facilities in Avon, OH. The class will take place on a quarterly basis, with the first session scheduled for January 21-25, 2013. Avaya's Scopia product portfolio provides comprehensive and powerful visual communications solutions that allow advanced voice, data and video conferencing. Next month's course is designed for systems engineers and IT managers and offers a comprehensive overview on features, operations and benefits of the Scopia solution. Following the course, students will be able to: Identify Scopia endpoint functionality and capabilities Match Scopia components to various deployment scenarios Install and configure Scopia endpoint components Create and manage a conference Install and configure the MCU, Scopia desktop, and Scopia Management Suite Troubleshoot the Scopia solution with component logs and network traces covering call failures, endpoint to MCU calls, point to point calls, PathFinder issues and video/audio issues "Avaya's Scopia videoconferencing solutions present an enormous opportunity for resellers serving all sizes of markets, and by offering these innovative products in combination with top-notch training through Jenne University, we are helping Avaya Connect partners take advantage of a business opportunity and to be more competitive," commented Jim Karaffa, director of training and technical services, Jenne. "As an Avaya Authorized Learning Partner, we have worked very closely with Avaya to implement what we consider to be the best certified training and support capabilities available in distribution for the Scopia solution, being able to fully certify our students here at Jenne University via the PearsonVue testing process adds a distinct advantage to our offering." Radvision, an Avaya Company, has been a leader and innovator in the development of videoconferencing technology and solutions for the past 20 years. Since last September, Jenne began distributing the entire Scopia portfolio, helping Avaya Connect partners increase their ability to deliver comprehensive video communications solutions to a broad range of end-users in the SMB, mid-tier and enterprise markets.
"With its immediate stock availability, training offering and comprehensive product support, Jenne is able to offer a multi-dimensional Scopia solution," commented Karl Soderlund, vice president, Americas Channel Sales, Avaya. "Its new course on Scopia video conferencing will help Avaya Connect partners deliver an expanded range of high-quality communications experiences to their customers, while providing resellers new revenue opportunities through enhanced real time collaboration solutions." Thousands of enterprises around the world already rely on the Scopia solution, which is known for its rich interoperability and interconnectivity for any standards-based video-enabled device, regardless of the communication network. Scopia is an end-to-end video communications solution that includes multi-point conferencing units, firewall traversal, desktop conferencing and management for voice, video and data. The system can be used to connect meeting rooms, desktop users and mobile users in a variety of setups ranging from SMB environments to large-scale, distributed network deployments.
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If so they need to trade for GravesOriginally Posted by NJReds
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon and Lionel Richie were among the celebrities who investigated their ancestral history on the series, which ran for three seasons and was executive produced by former Friends star Kudrow.
Nbc executives decided to cancel Who Do You Think You Are? last May (12), but it has now been picked up by TLC.
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I spent the Friday pottering around town, getting my bearings and planning what I wanted to do in Miri. As my 30th birthday was the next day, I had envisioned going to the world's largest cave, but a night out of drinking, dancing and Karaoke with a few people from the hostel resulted in my getting up late, having a hangover, and doing very little! I went to the cinema to watch Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new film Race To Witch Mountain, which ended up being one of the worst cinema experiences I've ever had. The film didn't seem to be all that good, but the sound was so poor I couldn't understand half of what they said (the Malaysian subtitles did little to aid me), and the picture was blurry. I may have thought the film wasn't too bad if it wasn't for a weak plot! The only plus for the film was that The Rock did put in a good performance in an otherwise disappointing film.
I made it to the cave the following day. The corollary of waiting a day was that four other people from the hostel joined me. It was an hour's ride to the Niah National Park entrance, and another hour's walk to the cave. The cave is reached by going through the "traders' cave", which is where locals would gather to trade goods at certain times of the year. Birds nests were a big trading point for the cave. People would create massive poles from wood, and climb up them, without any safety harness, to the top of these un-sturdy contraptions to get the nests from the top of the inside of the cave. I can only imagine how many deaths occurred over the years from this. The cave itself is around 75 metres high and up to 200 metres wide, with a decreasing depth from the entrance. We walked to the back of the cave, which shrank in size to walkways around three metres high, enough to walk to the other side of the cave. Torches were essential, as there was total darkness in places, which the bats preferred. At the other side was the "Painted cave", which had ancient paintings, which date back 1200 years. On the way back, we stopped at a beach for a swim, but I got two jelly fish stings straight away, so we decided against it.
On the Monday, I had another day to sort things out, then on the Tuesday, I went with two others to Lambir National Park. This park's main attraction is a twenty-five metre high waterfall. The short trail to this one starts by passing two other waterfalls which run down from this one, before reaching the clearing where the drop and pool below can be reached for a swim for those that choose to. We walked for another hour and a half up a hill path, getting to the top of the highest point in the region with views over thirty kilometres stretching over the forests to the sea. On the way back down, we stopped at another impressive waterfall for a swim. When I put my feet in the water and stood still, the small fish that inhabited the water came to nibble at my toes. The more interesting piece of wildlife was the leech that attached itself to my finger, and I was unable to get it off for about ten minutes. It left no mark, but was on an annoying body part.
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A point of note I heard Hopkins is already injured... I really like him too hope it is not too serious. I think the Texicans are going to really need him to help free up Andre on the other side of the field. So our draft looks a bit better in this light eh?
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It would have been easy to do? That's a pretty dismissive off-the-cuff comment that says I'm right but I don't have to prove it, just accept it. How was that easy to do? As Nick asked, what teams were looking to deal up into our space, and would give what you wanted? And in division trading wouldn't have worked at all. I highly doubt the ***** would have given us a premium pick, they didn't even give a second to move up from 31 to 18. And Hopkins was gone by 31. Also the Seahawks traded their first rounder for Harvin, so how was that supposed to work?
You're just drawing wild assumptions out of the air then claiming they are right without any proof.
I'm old school type that believes in building a team by building the OL and DL first and foremost.
Two more stud offensive lineman drafted in the 2nd and 3rd round to go with DeAndre Hopkins is interesting to say the least.
Also, what if the Rams dealt back, the Texans saw it, and jumped up in front of them to grab Hopkins? Your scenario is just far too speculative to be anything you can hang your hat on and say "I told you so."
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If someone wants to make an argument in Hopkins' favor, then the case to be made is for the Rams staying put @ 16 and drafting Hopkins there, then having their original second rounder to spend on another position. That's at least a realistic alternative suggestion, because it isn't dependent on a complete fantasy trade scenario that has no proof or information supporting it.
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Let's just say that Les Snead has shown an ability over the years to make trades both up and down and I have all the confidence in the world he would have made this one if this is the direction they chose to go. I guess you and I can agree to disagree which is quite all right.
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For the seventh time in as many postseason games against New York dating to the 2004 American League Divisional Series, the Twins led the Yankees. And for the sixth straight game in that sad stretch, the local nine relinquished their advantage, falling 6-4 in Game 1 of the ALDS.
The loss advanced the Twins' playoff losing streak to 10 consecutive games. The inauspicious streak ties for the third-longest in postseason history.
With the morning announcement of Randy Moss returning to the Vikings, our Twin Cities took on a palpable sporting buzz with the impending onset of this series . . . only to conclude the eve with another baseball hangover for the Twins. Francisco Liriano, making his first playoff start, coasted through five shutout innings as the Twins took a 3-0 lead into the top of the 6th, the runs accrued via a Michael Cuddyer two-run homer in the second and a savvy series of base running plays by Orlando Hudson in the third.
And then, in the time it takes to buy a Murray's steak sandwich, it was gone. The Yanks ended Liriano's run of ten consecutive retired batters with five of the next six batsmen reaching against the Twins lefty, taking a 4-3 lead via Curtis Granderson's two-run triple off the wall in right center. The Twins answered in the bottom half with a combo of three walks mixed with a Cuddyer double off New York starter CC Sabathia to notch the score at 4's, but shortstop J.J. Hardy struck out with the bases loaded to conclude the rally.
Hope was short-lived thereafter, as Pinstripe slugger Mark Teixeira wrapped a two-run homer around the right field foul pole off a woeful Jesse Crain to provide the ultimate final outcome. Hardy's at-bat in the 6th -- the final hitter faced by Sabathia -- portended the Twins inability to gather timely hits in the last three innings, as they left five runners on base (10 all told) versus Yankee relievers.
To advance the stress: local cable networks went black for a two-minute span in the bottom of the eighth during a Jason Kubel walk earned off of Kerry Wood. With two outs and two on, luminary Yankee closer Mariano Rivera entered and retired Denard Span on six pitches. In the last of the ninth, Delmon Young was incorrectly awarded a hit on a ball to right caught by sub Greg Golson allowing Jim Thome to come to the plate with a chance to tie the contest. Yet Thome ended the game by popping out to third as "The Sandman" put the night to rest with his MLB-record 40th postseason save.
The Twins now have the unenviable task of taking a game in New York to win the best-of-five series, which continues tonight in Minneapolis before moving to New York on Saturday. It goes without saying that losing Game 2 is not an option. Here's how the matchup sets up:
ALDS Game 2 -- New York Yankees @ Minnesota Twins, 5:07 p.m. Central, Target Field (on TBS)
Andy Pettitte (LHP, 11-3, 3.28 ERA) vs. Carl Pavano (RHP, 17-11, 3.75)
In Pettitte, the Twins face their second lefty in as many days and a 38-year-old vet of 40 playoff starts. Tonight's 41st outing, along with Pettitte's 18 postseason wins and 249 innings, are all MLB playoff records. Such numbers are somewhat skewed, of course, given the advance of playoff rounds in the modern game. But there's no denying that Pettitte and his 18-9 postseason record chart him as one of the most deservedly celebrated playoff performers (not just pitchers) of all time.
The Twins are no stranger to his postseason acumen. Tonight's Game 2 etches a rematch of
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While Pettitte's 2010 began with aplomb, injuries have limited him to a mere four starts since the All Star break. And although his 2010 numbers look sharp as a whole, Target Field will see a guy that hasn't corralled a Win since July 8th. In those four starts since suffering a groin strain that shelved him for two months, Pettitte has allowed 13 earned runs in just over 15 innings of work.
Despite the mid-to-late season absence, Pettitte still managed to face the Twins twice this season, felling them on both occasions over an 11 day stretch in May. In those wins, he painted a combined line of: 14.1 IP, 2 Earned Runs, 10 Hits, 3 BB's, and 6 K's.
Lefties hit Pettitte at a mere .186 clip this year, although further signs of Twins hope can be found in the combined left handed clips of Denard Span and Joe Mauer, who together hit the Yankee at a .308 (8-for-26) lifetime line. Ample Twin righties have also fared well versus Pettitte, led by Delmon Young's .579 (11-for-19) and Michael Cuddyer's .389 (7-for-18).
Pavano had little to shave about in last year's ALDS duel, taking the Loss after a solid 7 inning, 2 run effort. This eve marks his 10th career playoff appearance and fourth postseason start. As a Florida Marlin, his stellar 2003 World Series against the Yanks segued to the
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A legit Cy candidiate at the onset of August, Pavano has indeed showed some slow over the course of that past two months, but let us hope that performance in last year's ALDS portends some renewed juice. A strong (and long, given his seven Complete games) showing would come as little surprise, as Yank batsmen Nick Swisher, Brett Gardner, Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez combine for a mere 3-for-22 (.136) lifetime line against Pavano.
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Sesame oil (Recipe: beef teriyaki skewers)
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, it's time to get finger food recipes lined up for game day. Welcome to Easy Apps Week, Day One.
Some people, on their birthdays, love to dress up and go out for an elegant dinner in a beautiful restaurant.
Me? I love Chinese take-out and a romantic comedy on DVD.
Living in the country means that everything takes lots of planning. The nearest decent (but not great) Chinese take-out is 12 miles away, so it's easier to make my favorite dishes at home.
The nearest Asian market (also decent, but not great) is 20 miles away, so I keep my pantry stocked with basics: soy sauces, hot sauces, chili paste with garlic, noodles, dry rice paper wrappers, frozen wonton wrappers, rice vinegar, sesame oil.
That way, when my birthday rolls around (as it did, yesterday), I'm prepared to make lo mein, nime chow, and beef teriyaki, all of which, despite their origin, are Chinese restaurant favorites here in Rhode Island.
There are two types of sesame oil, light (made by pressing raw seeds) and dark (made from hulled sesame seeds that have been toasted prior to pressing). For Asian cooking, you want to buy the dark oil, which you'll find in Asian markets; don't buy the lighter oil that health food stores sell.
Sesame oil isn't often used as the main cooking oil, though it does have a high smoke point. This oil can take the heat, but the nutty flavor makes it better suited to use as a seasoning towards the middle or end of cooking, or in marinades.
Stored at room temperature in your pantry, sesame oil will last for up to a year after it's opened, but, like all nut-based products, it can turn rancid if kept for too long. This is one condiment that I prefer to buy in small bottles; it's a bit more expensive, but I never have to throw out oil that's gone bad.
Beef teriyaki skewers
My favorite birthday menu always includes Chinese restaurant dishes, like these skewers. This time I tried a shortcut, by using some thin-sliced beef from the market, but the skewers were a bit tough. Next time I'm sticking with my original method; buy a piece of lean flank steak, freeze it for 15-20 minutes, and slice thin, across the grain. Serves 6.
Bamboo skewers
1 lb lean steak (flank steak is my favorite), thinly sliced across the grain
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup agave nectar
1-1/2 cups dark soy sauce
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp shao hsing wine
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
1 tsp ground (dried) ginger
Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes or more (you can do this right before you're ready to cook).
Place meat in a zip-loc bag.
Add remaining ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until garlic is chopped and ingredients are well combined. Pour into the bag, press out the air, and seal. Massage the bag to coat the meat. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours.
Thread strips onto the skewers, and discard the marinade. Cook skewers on the grill, on a stove top griddle, or under the broiler for 3-4 minutes.
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The North West Company Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings and an Increase in the Quarterly Dividend13:31 EDT Friday, March 16, 2012WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - March 16, 2012) - The North West Company Inc. (the "Company" or "North West") (TSX:NWC) today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2012 prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). It also announced that the Board of Directors have declared a dividend of $0.26 per share, an increase of 8.3%, to shareholders of record on March 30, 2012, payable on April 16, 2012. Financial Highlights Fourth quarter net earnings were $13.5 million, an increase of 47.3% compared to last year's IFRS restated fourth quarter earnings of $9.2 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.27 compared to $0.19 per unit last year. 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I'm gunning for Alice having the latent magic genes, which were activated and altered uniformly by the exposure, thus when Fate was "made" from Alicia, she inherited both Alicia's innate power AND the explosion's magic, thus making her a very powerful mage today.
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What Precia wanted was the EXACT Alicia, with NO magic potential whatsoever JUST LIKE ORIGINAL. How does she want to provide the developmental triggers? And NO, the Project F Precia was aiming was about creating "Clone with memory of original", no more, no less, not freaking enhanced mages. |
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The Testarossa family was known for being powerful, and having high magical power to begin with.
Precia cloned her daughter because she wanted her back, not some super-soldier to do her bidding... But seeing how different Fate became as she grew, she no longer wanted her and changed her plans, to revive Alicia. So, I assume that Fate's magical potencial is the same as Alicia.
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If I recall correctly, wasn't Project F already under way when Alicia died? I thought she'd already been engaged in the idea of going past familiars to create living soldiers. I understand that Fate was meant to be a perfect duplicate but apparently either got messed up somewhere or was somehow changed after birth to trigger powers when she failed to be Alicia herself.
Anyway, I'm sorry too that I've been going at this. I only meant to propose what I thought an interesting option for the storyline and provide some background for how/why it could work, but now the ep13 discussion seems to have shifted entirely into a discussion of Alicia & Fate's differences and the cause. I still say that, if Scaglietti perfected his enhancements, he could make good use of a severely enhanced Alicia clone who was determined to destroy the TSAB, Fate and Nanoha for what they'd done to Precia. BTW, what I'd actually originally thought was Precia makes it to Al Hazred but dies right as she manages to revive Alicia, the sight of her insane, dying mother throws Alicia over the edge, and the combination of Alicia's rage and the heightened magic in Al Hazred forcefully breaks through whatever walls exist inhibiting her. Particularly if Fate is indeed a perfect copy of what Alicia had become after the accident. Anyway, back to the prophecy, I also like this idea: with the ancient crystals(Relics?), either the last remnants of Al Hazred's royal lines, or someone who had somehow claimed the heritage of the dead line, then becomes the key to resurrecting the ancient and terrible power of the lost, "holy" land. As I said before, I'd like to know what "Ka no Tsubasa" means(I know tsubasa is wing but whats ka?) |
2007-06-26, 12:10 | Link #368 |
User of the "Fast Draw"
Seeing the new OP should be interesting. Though I hope next week proves to be one of those episodes that has something really unexpected going on.
Could only imagine Hayate dragging Chrono into a fight against all those drones. A good excuse for him to release her limiter or they would both get taken out. Or having him go and hold them off while she gets the big guns ready to go . Wow we've really gotten to the Fate/Project F thing pretty heavily.
2007-06-26, 13:12 | Link #369 | ||
Heart of Torpedo ~夜明け前~
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In the Horizon
Age: 34
I would say that its results only serve to show that when humans try to play God, the outcome is hardly what they expect, and in many cases such as this one, not to their liking. Quote:
2007-06-26, 14:04 | Link #370 | |||
Show me your motivation
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Yharnam, Home of Blood Ministration
Age: 26
... This one has been meant with high resistance. @Seiryuu Adding on from what Estavali has already said, Spoiler:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDIT: Where the F are those chinese subs....
2007-06-26, 15:54 | Link #372 | |
Confused person
Fate is a failed product, she was originally created as a body implanted with alicia's memory.So she was not purposely created to have magic potential. It is not explained how Fate obtained something Alicia lacked(fate created using alicia's genes)Estavali and seiryuu has some good theories from above post. |
2007-06-26, 15:58 | Link #373 |
Tell me who I am.
Join Date: Oct 2006
It's possible that simply the process(using magic to create a clone), gave Fate her magical abilities. Since Precia's magic was used, that's the type of magic Fate inherited.
Erio seems to suggest that products of Project F have high magical ability. |
2007-06-26, 16:20 | Link #374 |
Join Date: Nov 2003
I don't think Precia had the necessary resources or expertise (her field is dimensional science and not genetics the last time I checked) to make Fate herself so she probably cooperated with a sponsor. Perhaps the good doctor was involved.
A sure way to get funding and resources usually comes from weapon development projects. Perhaps she did not intent Fate to have magical abilities, and only a memory of Alicia installed in her. But by virtue of being a project F product, I assume that Fate's body came from a line of mass produced enhanced bodies to began with. In fact, Fate and Elio almost have to come from the same production line given how close their magic circles are in color and their affinity for lightning. |
2007-06-26, 19:11 | Link #375 | |
Show me your motivation
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Yharnam, Home of Blood Ministration
Age: 26
The accident that had killed Alica might had done something that Precia couldn't predict, rending her never to bring back her daughter the way she once was. This was highlt likely as Fate then had an aura/glow the resembles the very incident that killed Alica, giving her high magic potential. And why the F are we still on this thing? We're beginning to repeat ourselves as people stop listening...
2007-06-26, 20:01 | Link #376 | |
Valentine's Day with Wife
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 39
Precia also got a huge payoff form the people responsible for the accident that kill Alicia. And She was pretty wealthy before hand as well, and Mr. Precia's life insurance came in pretty handy after his mysterious disapperance.
2007-06-26, 21:54 | Link #379 | |
Kuso Teitoku
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: 3 times the passion of the usual flamenco
It makes perfect sense! Unfortunately, members of the TSAB Crime Lab managed to deduce clues of Precia's involvement and motive in the incident through clues scattered at the crime scene, and just when they were about to capture her she commited dimensional suicide... *Cues "Who Are You" by The Who*
2007-06-26, 21:58 | Link #380 | |
Show me your motivation
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Yharnam, Home of Blood Ministration
Age: 26
Base on episode 8, Mid-Childa's CSIs just don't seem very reliable....
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