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25 October 2006
Macquarie University Union Use of Student Funds
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(Heffron) [5.55 p.m.]: Earlier this year I was appointed a member of the Macquarie University Council by the Minister for Education and Training. It is a proud association. I note that under the leadership of Macquarie University Council Chair Maurice Newman and Vice-Chancellor Steven Schwartz, research training and commercialisation lie at the heart of Macquarie University's vision and strategic plan, Macquarie @ 50. At last Friday's council meeting, during the public session of the meeting, I was saddened to learn that council heard a disturbing report on inappropriate, and possibly illegal, use of student funds by the Macquarie University Union [MUU]. The MUU, under the name of Students at Macquarie [SAM], is a separate legal entity from Macquarie University. It has a professional management and board. Students at Macquarie provides a range of student services, such as child care, food outlets and student publications.
Clause 5 (a) (iv) of the Macquarie University Union Constitution, which deals with restrictions on the use of income, states, "The income of MUU must not be donated to religious or political organisations." On 15 September 2006 the President of the Macquarie University Union, Victor Ma, authorised payment from MUU income of $2,000 for two tables at a Liberal Party fundraising dinner held at the Epping Club on 31 August 2006. The board of the MUU, which met on 15 September 2006, asked Mr Ma to provide advice about whether the payment constituted a donation to a political organisation. Mr Ma said he attended many functions but did not recall the exact details. He then said a meal was provided, and that therefore it was not a donation.
The board of the MUU advised Mr Ma that it believed it was a donation and that restitution should be made. On Monday 18 September 2006 the board requested copies of the invoice and payment authorisations. The board was subsequently advised that prior to 15 September, the date of authorisation, the source documents relating to the transaction were removed from the financial controller's office. Who is on the university union? As I have said, Mr Victor Ma is the president. As I have also said, the union is a separate legal entity from the university. It has its own board, which is responsible for ensuring that the company acts according to its rules and constitution.
The company secretary of the Macquarie University Union board is Mr Kyle Kutasi. Along with Alex Hawke, Mr Kutasi is one of the office holders in the Young Liberals. Mr Kutasi's name might be familiar to members: he was named on the ABC
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Not content with hijacking the Liberal Party of New South Wales, these right-wing extremists are now hijacking the student union at Macquarie University—raiding student funds that should be going to student services. Given that SAM funds child care services, this diversion of $2,000 is tantamount to taking vegemite sandwiches out of the mouths of babies to fill the coffers of the extremist right-wing of the Liberal Party. Not only is this shameful, but it is also in direct contradiction with the constitution of the student union. I repeat that SAM is a separate legal entity from the university and no-one should draw negative conclusions about the conduct or the integrity of Macquarie University. But SAM, its president, Mr Ma, and the company secretary, Mr Kutasi, need to make this right. The money should be returned. Perhaps Mr Ma can be excused for his youthful exuberance in pursuing a future political career in the Liberal Party, but there is no excuse for Mr Kutasi or Mr Clarke, who should know better. That money belongs to the students at Macquarie University and it should be returned.

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Is there a decent Representative house rule?
Posted 25 August 2013 - 05:06 AM
Posted 25 August 2013 - 06:36 AM
We'll take this point by point
Disagree. Being able to completely negate an opponents assasin ability just by having trade goods will turn it into just another phase where economic power rules. The political phase is meant to be one where someone who isn't economically or militarily strong could possibly gain an advantage if they play their cards right. The representatives are also an attempt to make the system less rigid, so that the races that are less politically inclined (examble, nekro) have more interesting things to do. Moreover, not every race has assasins, so in certain games it would be pointless, or be a larger penalty to others that rely on them. Personally, I also think that with building fleets and scoring objectives, there are already enough resource sinks in the game as it is.
2. Again, disagree. A key part of strategy with the politics card is that the owner should play it when they feel like they have something to gain, either using it to delay other events (See 4), or by playing it when they feel as though they will have a good chance of an outcome they want. This would not solve the problem of people constantly spending political cards, in fact it would probably make it worse, as one person throws in cards to bump their vote, then so would another, and you'd wind up with a similar situation with no one having a hand and just constantly topdecking the agendas.
3. I do like this. I agree that it sucks when all 3 get taken out, to completely lose out on that phase.
4. Taking this away would change strategy massively. The assembly card is deliberately dessigned to be a way of delaying the production, tech, and initiative cards, so it's a great card for the underdog. Have neighbors ready to build a huge fleet to jump you? Keep holding it so that if they do build/tech/counter early, you can possibly outvote them on a key issue to their disadvantage. Or alternatively, they delay the buildup of the fleet if they're worried about the vote, giving you a chance to build one of your own or move units for defense. This would also be trampling on one of the key special abilities of the Winnu.
Bottom line, if exhaustion didn't matter, you'd wind up with someone who blows all their planets right away to build a fleet, gets crazy amounts of command counters, and then is still able to vote like crazy. As I said in 1, the political phase is meant to be the chance where someone who isn't ahead as far as military or economics can gain an advantage.
One house rule that has been tried with some success in my group is that the person who plays the political card that round is allowed to vote regardless, even if all their representatives are assasinated, and they still get the bonus votes from their rep that turn even if it is killed. This reduces the spending of political cards like candy to a certain extent, leading to people holding on to better ones, and it ensures that when someone plays a political card, if it's something that they feel is important, they get to have a say in it.
Edited by Bowoodstock, 25 August 2013 - 12:43 PM.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 09:05 AM
we just used representatives for the first time last night, only thing that was confusing was the order in which we were resolving spies. Des everyone flip their spies and then the spies target nonflipped cards, or can spies target other spies?
Posted 23 September 2013 - 07:12 PM
No, make sure you read it step by step, and follow the steps in the instruction manual. See page 12 of Shards of the Throne
"Starting with the speaker, and continuing clockwise, each player who chose a representative with the spy trait must reveal it (Turn it faceup if it is facedown) and resolve its special ability."
Basically, starting with the speaker, then going clockwise. say "Yes, I have a spy" or "No I don't have a spy". If you say yes, at that time turn it over, and use its ability, before the next person in order says "yes" or "no". A spy may already be faceup if they've been targetted by another spy previous to their turn, and provided they survive (Ie. not assasinated) they may then use their ability when their turn comes up. If they do not survive, then obviously they do not get to use their ability if they are taken out prior to their turn.
A spy is allowed to target another spy that has already been revealed and played, that is the risk of using a spy early on, everyone knows who to take out, and who doesn't have the bodyguard rule protecting them. Once every spy has been revealed, then everyone reveals the remaining representatives, and the phase continues as normal.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 11:50 PM
Well possibly the 1/2 votes rounded down if all three have been assassinated part.
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Author(s): | Keith A. Gillis; Daniel K. Havey; Joseph T. Hodges; |
Title: | Standard Photoacoustic Spectrometer: Model and Validation using O2 A-Band Spectra |
Published: | June 30, 2010 |
Abstract: | We model and measure the absolute response of an intensity-modulated photoacoustic spectrometer comprising a 10 cm long resonator and having a Q-factor of approximately 30. We present a detailed theoretical analysis of the system and predict its response as a function of gas properties, resonance frequency, and sample energy transfer relaxation rates. We use a low-power continuous wave laser to probe O2 A-band absorption transitions using atmospheric, humidified air as the sample gas to calibrate the system. This approach provides a convenient and well-characterized method for calibrating the absolute response of the system provided that water-vapor-mediated relaxation effects are properly taken into account. We show that for photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) of the O2 A-band, the maximum conversion efficiency of absorbed photon energy to acoustic energy is approximately 40% and is limited by finite collision-induced relaxation rates between the two lowest-lying excited electronic states of O2. The technique also shows great potential for high-resolution line shape measurements. We directly compare calculated and experimental values for the PAS system response and show that they differ by about 1%. |
Citation: | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Volume: | 81 |
Pages: | pp. 064902-1 - 064902-13 |
Keywords: | A-band, aerosol, calibration, line shape, molecular relaxation, oxygen, photoacoustic spectrometry, water |
Research Areas: | Measurement Standards, Climate Science Measurements, Gas Metrology, Standards, Chemical Engineering & Processing, Chemistry, Metrology, Aerosol/Particulate Measurements and Standards, Spectroscopy |
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has been busy with various side projects lately. The man is playing on the new Queens of the Stone Age album and he also has his new Sound City documentary along with gigs with the Sound City Players themselves all lined up. However, last night Grohl spoke out to state a brand new Foo Fighters album is on its way.
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My Aunt will have a facelift in a couple of weeks and I will be bringing her home and checking in on her during the day. One friend mentioned it might be nice to have a blanket in the car, as surgery patients tend to get chilled. As far as the facelift is concerned, what would be help to her recovery at home?
How can I be of assistance to someone who just had a Facelift?
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The best place to start would be to get the post-op instructions, such a sin the link below, ahead of time and read them
Web reference: http://www.seattlefacelift.com/html/pdfs/post-operative_care/Face_lift_n_Neck_lift.pdf
Great question, and what a nice person you are! First of all, for the trip home I would advise having the patient sit upright in the front of the car (smoother ride, keep the head elevated) and take along a blanket, pillow, something to throw up in (in case she gets sick - it can happen!), tissues, water, and a few lollipops. Other than that, not much else for the car. At home, she should remain with her head elevated; in bed that means her head up on three pillows, and two pillows under her knees (to take pressure off her back) or seated in a recliner (same idea). There are, of course, other specific instructions that you should obtain from her PS, including emptying drains (though she may have a nurse or provider for the first night), but - in general - what's required is overall assistance but not too much intense intervention. The Plastic Surgery Bottom Line: A responsible, helpful adult should remain with the patient for the first 24-48 hours, but the level of assistance required for this procedure is often surprisingly low.
I hope that this helps, and good luck,
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It is good of you to help your Aunt out as she recovers. In my opinion a good care giver can really help ensure a good outcome for a facelift patient. In my practice, care givers are expected to be attentive to the needs of their patient. It is important that they know the medication routine the patient will need to stay comfortable. It is important that they create a healing environment to keep the patient calm. They should familiarize themselves with the postoperative instructions to make sure they follow what the doctor has ordered. They need to make sure the patient remains well-nourished to allow for the best healing and recovery. Pain control is of the utmost importance to help decrease bleeding and bruising chances. Finally, a good care giver should never be afraid to reach out and pick up the phone to call if they feel lost or unsure of what to do. All good surgeons want to know sooner than later that their patient is having issues.
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Wow! I wish all my patients had proactive caregivers as yourself. First step, read the preop/postop instructions that your doctor gives to your aunt. Secondly, attend her first few postop appointments while she is on pain meds, patients on medication often forget instructions given by doctor, so your help would be greatly appreciated. General recommendations:
1. stay with your aunt for first 48 hours after surgery.
2. keep her head elevated on 2-3 pillows.
3. assist her with her dressing changes and incision care
4. ensure she is eating and drinking adequately (warm, soft foods work best)
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Your aunt is lucky to have someone proactive in her care after her surgery! Keeping track of when she needs to take her medications is a real help, especially if she is taking pain medication and a sleep aide which will make her woozy and hard for her to remember. Keeping ice packs ready, and extra ones in the freezer is especially important the first few days. If she has a recliner chair at home, this is a good way to be comfortable and keep the head elevated, otherwise she will need pillows to prop her up. Having soft foods and protein drinks available are good until she can comfortably chew. She may need assistance getting to the bathroom for a couple of days, again the pain medication can make one feel a little dizzy. And she will most likely need to be driven to her first post operative appointment.
Web reference: http://www.sanfranciscocosmetic-surgery.com/after-facelift.html
Great question. The most important things to do are to read all of the paperwork that your aunt was given by the treating physician and having all of the medication prescriptions filled and ready to go. Accompanying your aunt to the final preop appointment would be very helpful too.
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Thanks for helping your aunt. Someone should stay with a patient that has just had a facelift. They will need help with pain medicine, need to keep their head elevated and will need help preparing meals and shopping.
The most frequent complication after a facelift is bleeding, so help keep your aunt's head elevated, keep good control of her blood pressure, and make sure she does nothing strenuous.
Leo Lapuerta JR. MD
Everyone has posted great advice here. Other ways to be helpful are to reassure your Auntie that you are there to help. My instructions to facelift patients are to avoid lifting lifting anything over ten pounds and not to bend over. It should be "honey- do" week. It would be helpful to have some soft food ready for her because some people find it difficult to chew after a facelift.
If you are picking her up on the day of surgery, she may be nauseated on the way home. Having a barf bag or its equivalent is a very good idea. Shop for the medications she will need before surgery. That way you do not need to run out and get medications. Beyond that, carefully read the written information from the surgeon. Recognized that a great deal of energy goes into healing after surgery. She may be crabby after surgery. Be supportive. Swelling is typical after surgery. Be non-judgemental. You have not seen someone after a facelift. Generally people are surprisingly comfortable after these surgeries. Bleeding and significant pain are not normal. If something seems abnormal, don't hesitate to contact the surgeon.
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It's very nice of you to help your aunt out after her surgery. First you should check with her surgeon's office as they may have a complete instruction sheet on how to prepare, what to buy, etc. They may have very specific instructions so take that into consideration when listening to me or anyone else. In general though, you will want to keep her comfortable, preferably with her head elevated a bit and apply ice, or cold compresses. I typically do not like pillows behind the head because I don't want the chin and neck to bend forward which can pinch the neck skin. But that's just me.If she is also having eyelid surgery you will want to be able to clean her eyelid stitches with a Q-tip and water, then perhaps apply a gel. Avoid a lot of salt as it causes a lot more swelling. These are just a few basics.
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Second trailer for Armored, which is a lot like the first trailer but with small bits of new footage and a rap score.
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist... against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and hell breaks loose; all bets are off and each man must fight to survive on a dog-eat-dog battleground made of steel.
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Hello, i am new here and i have a question about MS and balance.
I have been having MS symptoms for about 6 years but have not been tested. Never really put all my symptoms together into a relative disease theory, until recently.
I have basically just went to the doctor for each one. I have never really had a problem with balance that i can tell anyway. I have had small balance issues here and there but nothing that stands out that i would consider a big problem.
Does everyone with MS have balance issues in early disease or is it a progressive thing.
I am currently seeing a neuro-opthamologist for a possible third-sixth cranial nerve palsy or possible TED with a CT scan on March 24th.
I saw a Neurologist in 2006 for a suspected ulnar neuropathy but it was never confirmed if that was what it was, it was suspected only and at that time all my initial neuro tests in office were fine, MS was not suspected then. But so much has transpired since then. I've never had an MRI but i can say with 99% confidence that i will have at least 4 lesions. No kidding. I have had distinct classic attacks but ignored them all. I am currently having spasticity, TN and vision problems.
Have had the electric-shock feeling that ended in 2007, couldn't drive for about 6 months because of it,(couldn't check my blind spots, lol)
Woke up with right side weakness and dragged my foot for about 3 weeks and that gradually got better and just went away.
that is just a couple i will write about, but i feel so atupid now ignoring all these things, but i didn't want to get all paranoid about things that just eventually went away. I thought, nothing long-term must have just been something i did. A simple explaination everytime.
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Balance can be an issue but not always...
I have balance issues every now and then...however nothing major.
Some of your symptoms that you have described are consistent with MS...I would find a reputable neurologist who also understands and treats MS patients...
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Thank you, i will for sure do that. I live in Canada so it's a long process to get to a specialist. But the search for a diagnosis in MS sounds like a long process in itself.
This forum is very insightful,I found great information. Thanks again
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I sail J-24 "GIZMO" at Brookville Lake Ind., and have some questions about rigging. Anyone have advice?
I have a J/24. 1985 hull # 4098
Here is link to a website for tuning a J/24:
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I found that you should have the mast set back as far as it will go. The other most important things are that the mast is straight (it is very easy on a J/24 to have the tension on the shrouds set to make the mast bent the wrong way: to starboard or to port), the mast is slightly racked back, and the tension on the shrouds are equal. I have the outer shrouds set at about 25 and the inners between 15 and 20. When I bought the J, it came with a Loos gauge - a very good measuring tool to have.
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I'm not home now but is GOT or Justified on Netflix if so what are they about?
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Game of Thrones, Justified and then Suits. Boardwalk Empire is beyond boring. I lasted four episodes and then it was dropped.
Boardwalk every day of the week.
That's your mistake. It starts slow, but the set up is worth it. I'll admit that I first stopped watching it around 10 episodes into season 1, but I also just didn't have much time. Got back into it 20 months afterwards and haven't missed a beat since.
With that said, while I do believe boardwalk is a more quality show as far as character development and writing, I think you gotta go with GOT first just for the fact that it is so widely popular.
It will be a little hard to marathon watch Boardwalk Empire, I'd recommend trying to watch 1 episode per week or 2 if you get really engaged. It's a really great high quality show with a LOT of details being thrown at you, the fun part about it is being able to absorb all the details and story after an episode. That could be overwhelming so that is why I recommend watching it once or twice a week.
I'm planning on starting up Game of Thrones myself, I don't see why you can't do both?
Justified its a quick and fun watch. I just caught up on all three seasons in a couple of weeks. I haven't seen the others yet, but I loved Justified.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
By GRETCHEN METZ
WEST PIKELAND Ś DonÆt look for Santa and a reindeer named Star on the roof of GardnerÆs Landscape Nursery on Saturday. They will be at ground level greeting families and wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Santa and Star arrive at 11 a.m. and will be available for pictures until 2 p.m. at the Gardners, 535 E. Uwchlan Ave. (Route 113), Chester Springs.
Nancy Baldwin, buyer at GardnerÆs Landscape Nursery, looks forward to the event as much as the visitors to the nursery, especially when Santa and Star make their entrance though the Christmas tree display.
ōWaiting for his arrival is all part of the fun,ö Baldwin said.
Five-year-old Star is owned by Zoe Ann Parker and lives at TöNöZ Farm in Lancaster with several other reindeer. His favorite treats are carrots and candy canes.
Baldwin said Parker takes time to explain to the children what a reindeer eats, where they live and how they like to be petted Ś ever so gently. Children are also invited to feel StarÆs fur and antlers.
ōHeÆs an awesome reindeer to let all those children pet him,ö Baldwin said.
As for Parker, she has a calming personality that puts the children at ease, Baldwin said. And she is like a school teacher, very instructive about reindeers.
The first time Baldwin saw the children and the reindeer together, ōI got teary-eyed,ö she said.
Santa has visited the garden shop 25 years starting with the previous owner Robert Montgomery.
Santa is now seeing ōkids of the kidsö who first sat on his lap, Baldwin said, adding ōsome families bring in their old photos to show us.ö
Gardeners NurseryÆs Santa is featured in the Mars Drinks Old Fashioned Christmas Parade put on by the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce. HeÆs been the paradeÆs Santa since 1984.
ōThe kids love our Santa, we encourage them to take their time, watch the other kids, and talk to him when they are ready,ö Baldwin said, ōhe is so quiet and calm he knows how to approach each child and they hardly ever cry.ö
Every Sunday in December all children are invited to story time with Santa and his elf at 11 a.m. Cookies and juice are served to the children.
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PARIS, Aug 5, (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain threaten to again run away with the Ligue 1 title but punishments from UEFA in relation to Financial Fair Play could prove a thorn in the side in their pursuit of greater acclaim. PSG strolled to a second successive championship last season, and with nearest rivals Monaco losing Colombian World Cup star James Rodriguez to Real Madrid, there appear few on-field obstacles to the capital side retaining their title. However, the financial constraints imposed upon the Qatari-bankrolled club by European football's governing body are another matter.
PSG, along with Premier League champions Manchester City, were in May slapped with a fine of 60 million euros ($82 million, £49 million) for breaching FFP regulations, namely accruing losses in excess of the 45-million-euro limit over the course of the past two seasons. The French champions, in addition, agreed not to increase the club's wage bill for the next two campaigns and to "significantly limit spending" in the transfer market while curbing losses to no more than 30 million euros next year.


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The year was 2006 on Psych Season 8 Episode 3.
Just go with it, okay?
In one of the cooler installments you'll ever see, the USA Network hit brought back a number of guest stars, shifted their rolls around and recreated an old episode.
It was incredibly different, totally genius and absolutely hilarious all around.
Michael Weston was back. So was Alan Ruck. We also saw Ray Wise again and Ralph Macchio and Lindsey Sloan and many others.
How did it all play out? How did the series sort of mock its own Season 1 episode?
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At least not on GM's part. In related news:
GM Channel Stuffing WTF!?
Which is why we will present the November update of total dealer "inventory" (which rose to a record for the fresh-start company 788,194, or a record 99K increase in two months) a without commentary, except to say: WTF!?
Check out the chart Tom, every November the inventory has risen at almost 100k from the November before…
2009 – 438,000
2010 – 536,000
2011 – 624,000
2012 – 788,000
According to liberals, building inventories are a sign of an upswing in the economy, just look at the GDP figures. The economy is going swimmingly.
This brings me back to that previous Zero Hedge article showing shrinking US GDP % against the world. Has the under count of inflation really been that bad? If we were to use GM as a gage, any sales unit decline has been offset by a corresponding cost increase to show no decline in dollar terms. Could that be actually correct?
#1, Probably more government mucking around to try and make GM's situation (and the overall economy) look better than it really is.
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I say fake. FFVXIII is supposed to use the same battle engine for KH3. If they scrap that and turn it into a more traditional rpg then it'll just make more work for them when it comes to making KH3. If they want to make it easier on themselves then just scrap that giant robot section from the trailer (No one likes those). I also wouldn't care if the sniper guy wasn't playable. I'd be playing as Noctis the whole time anyway. --- Song of the Day: Battle for Freedom FFXII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PjEN-zFlDQ | |
aeoxeternal posted... If this game isn't an action rpg, I'm not even giving it a chance. That was what attracted me to the gameplay in the first place. Ridiculous. See, I'm almost in the same boat as you. One of the main things that attracted me to this title was the fact that we'd be able to play an action-version of FF (not that I don't like turn-based or turn-based variants). However, because of the things we've heard about the game's setting (that it would take place in a more "realistic" world, possibly reference current political things, and other interesting stuff... right? I'm remembering this correctly, I think?), I'll still probably pick it up even does end up abandoning the action-RPG gameplay. --- Official Wisest Person on the Final Fantasy Versus XIII Board | |
peonus posted... The guy is offering actual specifics on what is going to happen. If it doesn't pan out then there's no ambiguous "You misinterpreted my message" defense. What makes you think he's going to stick enough by then and not lol-ing at you at this moment? --- www.capcom.co.jp/bio6 | |
The fact that people are believing this is hilarious. "Insiders" on GameFaqs, a site polluted by 12 years old Naruto fans. Best guess? Some idiot got banned on NeoGaf and this is his vendetta. --- Browser:Error 404 | |
He has nothing to gain. Oh yes, he fools the internet for the few months. All bow before him. If he's right, then damn. I have nothing to lose. I find it plausible. It seems reasonable. Could be the truth? Could be a flat out lie? Well, it's a good framework of what to expect and at least he articulates ****, bull**** or not, on stuff we don't know. What are they going to do? Scrap Versus? It comes out 2015 instead of 2014? My hopes are not raised but I have expectations of SOME information by E3 or TGS this year. This Kagari person... she has followers, a message. She's done things like this repeatedly in the past and they've failed to materialize. She's ambigious and unclear in her phrasing. Perhaps it's the NDA, perhaps its to keep her sources secure but it doesn't matter. She tells us nothing we don't already know or could guess. She's trying to make herself into a brand. This is why what she does offends me since she's making information are near-vaporware like tabloid celebrity gossip columns. Like "Oh I know something! It's a secret! Tehehehe!" ****ing hell. It's been seven years just tell us. Disgusting. | |
sorry europe? :( im from europe.. this is bad news for me. im more interested in FFX HD right now i guess | |
Kagari is just as clueless as the rest of us. Not sure why anyone gives her any attention. This is obvious BS, though. | |
What's up with all those rumor from SE insider these days lol. | |
61degrees posted... sorry europe? :( im from europe.. this is bad news for me. it's okay we can just import --- oh ok. |
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French Police Detain Woman in Connection with Paris Hotel Fire that Killed 22
PARIS (AP) -- French police detained a woman Monday in connection with a fire in a Paris hotel last week that killed 22 people, half of them children, judicial officials said.
The woman, identified as the girlfriend of one of the hotel's night watchmen, was taken into custody early Monday, three days after the Paris Opera hotel burned down.
The origins of the fire remained unknown. Investigators still favored the theory of an accident but wanted to question the woman over her whereabouts at the time of the fire, judicial officials said on customary condition of anonymity. Police could hold her up to 48 hours.
The hotel, in Paris' 9th district, housed mostly people in need who were placed there by social services.
Two associations that work with immigrants and the needy, Right to Housing and Rights First, led a demonstration Monday near the hotel to denounce ''the scandalous treatment the government reserves for the poor and the needy.''
Several dozen people joined the protest, including some former residents of the hotel who survived the deadly blaze.
The overcrowded 32-room hotel was meant to accommodate 61 people, but at least 90 people _ many of them Africans _ were known to be living there.
Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday that he plans to work quickly toward new measures to reinforce fire regulations. He told Europe 1 radio that he has asked experts for proposals and that the matter should be handled with several weeks.
The hotel's fire prevention system had been checked March 24, and four recommendations to improve safety were issued, but the measures were insufficient to close down the hotel, police said.


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Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee: December 16, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 12-31-03 A pontoon of the hydro-aeroplane "Snookums" was picked up late today in the Pacific ocean by a motorboat off Redondo beach and towed into Santa Monica by a party of fishermen. Thirty hours continuous search for Kearney and Lawrence was without result except that Glenn H. Martin, a fellow aviator, nearly met Kearney's fate while attempting to alight on the waves off Point Mugu, where he was seeking the missing men. Efforts at organized search have for the time been abandoned. Charles Day, who built Kearney's machine, went down to Santa Monica and looked at the pontoon. He identified it as the one he had put on the "Snookums" remarking that Kearney had often said death would catch him while flying. Engine trouble, Day said, probably drove the men to the surface of the sea which, smooth for months at a time had been agitated by a 30-mile gale. A swell, Day believes, wrenched off the pontoon which has been recovered. This unbalanced the machine and probably threw the men into the water or dragged them down in a sudden overturn. Glenn Martin, in a fruitless effort to find the missing men, flew from San Pedro today carrying Frank S. Garbutt, secretary of the Los Angeles Athletic club. They were followed by Garbutt's power launch. Forty miles up the coast Martin flew while Garbutt searched the waves with powerful glasses. At Point Mugu, Martin as he agreed, alighted on the water and replenished his gasoline supply from the power launch, but attempting to rise found that the waves would not let him. The launch took the air-craft in tow, and headed back for San Pedro, but near the backwater ran out of fuel, and rolled hopelessly about until rescued. The aeroplane was wrecked and but for the aid of the launch, Martin and Garbutt must have been drowned when they alighted. |
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Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee: December 16, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 12-31-03 He was engaged to Miss Luise McPherson, of Madisonville, Ky., and named his hydro-aeroplane "Snookums" after his pet name for his fiancee. |
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Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee: December 18, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 12-31-03 The exact circumstances surrounding their death probably always will remain unknown. They may have died within a few hours after they vanished Saturday afternoon in the mists off Point Fermin or they may have clung to their fragile craft all through a stormy night and the next day. But judging from the position of the wreckage, which gave today the first definite clue to their fate, they died a short distance from ashore and in all probability their bodies now rest in the tangled morass of the kelp beds near Redondo beach. The wreckage of the hydro-aeroplane was found today at Fishermans' cove, four miles south of Redondo beach by Paul Banzhaf and two companions who conducted an independent search. The searchers picked up a shirt and vest. Glenn Martin, who undertook Sunday the dangerous hydro-aeroplane flight in search of Kearney, declared that the vest was part of the clothing Lawrence wore when he boarded the aeroplane with Kearney. The shirt and vest were ripped and torn, indicating the haste and desperation with which their wearer had cast off impediments for his battle with the sea. A pontoon found nearby was battered and dented and the condition of a fragmentary wing tip also found grave evidence of having been battered by the waves. |
Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee: December 20, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 12-31-03 Kearney's body was found entangled in kelp and partly attached to a life-preserver, the white cloth of which attracted the searchers to the spot. There was every indication that Kearney had met death soon after his hydro-aeroplane struck the water. The life-preserver had not been buckled about him. His hands were gloveless and clenched. Little doubt remains that the aeroplane and its passengers made the fatal drop within fifteen minutes after it was last sighted last Saturday by watchers at San Pedro, disappearing into the haze beyond Point Fermin, which marks the entrance to the Los Angeles harbor. Kearney and Lawrence could not have been more than five miles from shore when a treacherous air current or a defective engine dropped them to the water. The relative condition of the bodies showed that Lawrence died last and that he had made an ineffectual attempt to relieve himself of his heavy wearing apparel in order to be better able to battle with the heavy seas. A light jersey and a heavy sweater were pulled partly over his head, showing that he had been drowned while trying to remove them. His watch had stopped at five o'clock. The main section of the hydro-aeroplane has not been found" Was the visibility so poor that the horizon was undiscernable? While it was daylight, did they meet the same fate as Kennedy? |


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Southern police district road policing manager Inspector Andrew Burns expected a traffic rush this afternoon and evening, as well as tomorrow morning, as people made their way to holiday destinations in the Waitaki Valley and Central Otago.
A similarly heavy flow of traffic was expected on Otago roads between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning next week, Insp Burns said.
It was important motorists allowed extra time to reach destinations, he said.
''People should think about when they leave, and make sure drivers are rested and vehicles are in good condition. The biggest message from us is for people to just take their time and not rush.
''When people are rushing they tend to make poor decisions and an extra five minutes can make all the difference,'' Insp Burns said.
Police wanted all holiday-makers to reach their destinations, and motorists had to be reminded that rushing on the road could mean people did not finish their journey, Insp Burns said.
''Just relax, take 10 deep breaths. Even if you are involved in a minor collision with no great drama it's going to cost hours of wasted time and effort, so take your time and enjoy the break,'' he said.
Highway patrol officers will be backed up by regular duty police on the roads during the next week.
Rural drink-drive squads will also be out in force across Otago.
Insp Burns said general traffic complaints could be made to the *555 number and any dangerous behaviour should be reported to police on 111.
''If there are motorists travelling slowly causing other drivers frustration, that's when people make poor decisions and we need to be told about it,'' he said.
Police have named the 24-year-old man involved in a fatal car crash just north of Invercargill on Boxing Day.
Shane Curtis Tosh, of Invercargill, died when his car left the Lorneville-Dacre highway.
A woman killed in a car crash in Hamilton on Christmas Day has been named as Rongmei Wang (71), a Chinese national, APNZ reported.
Ms Wang was a rear-seat passenger in a car that collided with a ute.
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