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How To PiggyBack Off Authority Sites For Tier 1 Keywords
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Every SEO has a strategy that builds the very foundation of optimizing any website's ranking in the SERPs. Beside the usual gamut of directory submissions, on-page optimization and blog commenting (tactics that *everyone* employs), you've got to have a couple of tricks up your sleeve in order to rank for highly competitive terms.
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Piggybacking off Authority Sites
If you've got a new site on your hands it can take a while to rank for primary terms due to the Google sandbox effect. While there is some heated debate over whether the sandbox actually exists or not, it is a known fact that Google gives priority to aged domains as part of its TrustRank algorithm. That said, how does one get targeted traffic to a client site or one's own site without resorting to expensive advertising, PPC, or paid reviews?
One of the plausible answer lies grabbing highly competitive terms from domains that allow ownership of various keyword phrases. Think Squidoo, Hubpages, Wikipedia, and PaidWikis. What about 2nd tier sites such as AboutUs.Org? All of these are established sites that can give a boost in traffic to your client site for their desired keyword phrases.
Of course, this technique is not quite as useful as it used to be in the past as there was mass manipulation of the SERPs in an unethical manner. Since then, Google has given less value to sites such as Squidoo but it still a value add to own competitive terms on such websites. Paid Wikis such as Wordhugger also show some promise if they are able to build up enough authority in the eyes of respected Search Engines.
The Process
- Create a list of potential authority websites to piggyback off by scouring the web. The one's I've written about above are some of the major players, but there are others that allow the same features.
- Register as many competitive terms as possible that relate to your own or client sites under each website. These may involve keywords such as "seo company", "seo firm", "texas seo" etc.
- Populate your acquired pages with valuable content that is keyword rich and high quality. Think of these pages as the pre-sales page to the website you are persuading visitors to navigate to (your client's website). Make sure you have a targeted call to action repeated several times on this page.
- Rinse and Repeat
This is strictly one of many little things an SEO can do to leverage significant results for ranking a website. It also falls within the realms of ethical SEO and can be used to leverage targeted traffic, and quality links from authority websites.
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hmmm… an interesting article with a twist on tips for doing some SEO to my blog.. great post! I shall use some of the suggestions to better improve traffic to my site.. thanks!
Nice post, I will have to test a few examples out…Thank you
Thanks for this. I have been using Squidoo, but I guess I haven't been utilizing it to the fullest. I will get right on it. I was not familiar with hubpages until reading this post.
Hi Dev,
I use Squidoo and it's certainly easy to get keywords there. The only downside is the maintenance -it's just another thing you need to do.
One I created was oriented around the UK Apprentice TV show and when the show finished my interest in the lens vanished. Although it does have keywords I use in my own business blog.
This piggyback technique is hot lately… and is great for link building too.
Thanks for the tips


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There could be a spoiler to BSG and possibly LOST at the bottom, though I won't talk about the details on what happened at the end I will discuss the manner in which they both ended. Read at your own risk I guess.
I'm not sure if I'm the type to go against the grain just to be different, but I know for a fact that my opinions and feelings change on a daily basis, especially when I'm presented with new information. I loved Mass Effect 1. It's one of my favorite RPGs of all time, and the only Bioware RPG I would call a masterpiece. With all shortcomings aside (inventory system) I loved everything the game was advertised to be. I don't care about shooting or any of that, although I'm an avid ArmA 2 player and I love simulation and games revolving around gameplay, rather than cinematic flair. But Mass Effect 1 was truly something I put a lot of heart into and for a game, that's saying a lot.
Mass Effect 2 to me downright sucked. I loved the characters, as usual, and loved the cinema, but everything else just didn't feel good to me. The dialogue and choice was lacking and although it still felt space opera, it just wasn't the same as ME1. And I don't mean that in a good way. I won't go into why I didn't like it as much as ME1, because it's just a feeling I have and I have zero desire to try and sway you to my opinion and get you to hate it too.
But Mass Effect 3 was the worst one of all. Terribly cheesy and corny cinematics, with terribly convenient character encounters, clunky combat on the harder difficulties, barely any emotion impact save for a few instances, and cyborg fucking ninjas. I could've swore I was playing Ninja Raiden Solid or some Japanese shit, and I was the most negative of all my friends about the entirety of the game. My favorite parts were the dream sequences and the characters. Characters being something so very consistence and incredible in nearly every Bioware entry and I can always count on that when buying a Bioware game. But seriously this game was just awful for the most part, and I was expecting the worst for an ending. I've had the game since launch and have taken my time since, going slowly, wanting to savor what fun I could extract from this terrible entry into the trilogy. There were some laughs (some not intended), some tears (again, some not intended), and some great shooting fun to be had (maybe a little not intended here...), and when I finally got to the big choice at the end I was in awe. Most of the battle cinematics so far were just so underwhelming but that final citadel battle- Oh man... And the final Earth battle- Oh man... And the choice? Well, I'm not sure what I think about that. I chose the middle one if that helps understand my point of view some more.
Now ignore what happened after the credits, please. That was pointless and was purely something to justify the ability to continue to play after it ended. I understand that since everyone shit their pants when Fallout 3 ended and they couldn't play anymore. But the actual ending...? It was great. They didn't give us shitty epilogues where all the characters had a big reunion and told their story and hugged and kissed. They didn't show life after everything ended. They didn't give us 100% closure, which is what you're supposed to do at the ending of anything. You can't just go and give someone a play by play on everything that happened. I just don't know what else people would've wanted from this ending. I just don't. Shepard died, the mass relays were destroyed to prevent races from traveling the stars before they were ready, and all major life ended up on a planet where they could begin anew, and forge a race combined from synthetics, humans, Asari, and whatever.
I took from it closure. My story was that of Shepard's, not anything else. This isn't Dragon Age in that it's about the world or universe, it's about you, the character. While most of ME2 and ME3 took that away with rushed dialogue, and in most cases, severely limited and autopiloted dialogue, ME3 gave back in an ending to your own story, and gave you a taste of what would happen to the world around you after you'd gone. That's more than you'll ever know when you die, depending on your spiritual beliefs of course.
So I'm a very negative, cynical person. I hate a lot of games and I'm never satisfied. ME3 gets a 6/10 in my book, where ME2 got a 7, and ME1 got a fat 10. But was this ending worth getting up in arms about? No. BSG and LOST had far worse endings, and there is such thing as too much closure and too many answers. In life, we never get all the answers or all the closure we need. When we die, loose ends are left behind, questions go unanswered, and our purposes are rarely, if ever, revealed. This ending was very telling of that reality, and I, personally, enjoyed it.
This post isn't here to convince you that you're wrong, because everything is personal taste. Was just hoping some people might consider it some more. Also, I've never read any theories or anything. I just played the game and muted my headset anytime someone on TS was fixing to spoil some shit for me.
Thanks for reading my wall of text, hope it wasn't a chore.

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The Sports Network
DATE & TIME: Sunday, November 18, 4 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Gallagher Center (2,400) -- Niagara Falls, New York. Television: None. Home Record: NMSU 1-0, Niagara 1-1. Away Record: NMSU 0-1, Niagara 0-1. Neutral Record: NMSU 0-1, Niagara 0-0. Conference Record: NMSU 0-0, Niagara 0-0. Series Record: First-ever meeting.
GAME NOTES: The Niagara Purple Eagles will play host to the New Mexico State Aggies as the two squads battle at the Gallagher Center Sunday afternoon in regional action of the 2K Sports Classic.
It will be the second game in as many days for New Mexico State which dropped a 62-49 decision to Bucknell on Saturday night. The loss was the second of this season for the Aggies who are now 1-2 overall on the year. The Aggies will return home to face Northern New Mexico in its next contest, the first of two straight home games.
Niagara has an identical 1-2 mark overall this season. The Purple Eagles were off on Saturday but also fell to Bucknell (88-71) in its last game on Friday night. This game is part of a six-game stretch for Niagara in the Empire State with a matchup against St. Bonaventure next.
When these teams tip off it will be for the first time on the hardwood.
The Aggies simply couldn't shoot well in the loss to Bucknell. New Mexico State finished with just 14 total fields in the game and shot 29.2 percent from the floor overall. The Aggies also lost the battle of the boards (35-30) but did have the superior night from beyond the arc with an 18-9 edge in points from 3-point range. Daniel Mullings was the go-to scorer in the contest, putting in 22 points while also leading the team with six rebounds.
Through three games Mullings is one of two players for the Aggies averaging in double figures. Mullings (15.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg) is normally the second option behind Tyrone Watson. The senior forward (17.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg) is playing just shy of 30 minutes per game and was the only other player with more than 10 points against Bucknell with 13. Bandja Sy has tied with Mullings for the most minutes this season, but has not come anywhere close in production. The 6-foot-8 forward has connected on only 7-of-27 shots from the floor for a 6.7 points per game average. Sy has made up for the offensive woes a bit on the glass, as he leads the team in rebounding (7.3 pg). Tshilidzi Nephawe has also been erratic in shooting (4-of-11) and has cost the Aggies in other ways as well with a team-leading eight turnovers and 10 fouls committed. Sim Bhullar (6.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg), a 7-foot-5 center, has provided an imposing inside presence off the bench.
Niagara let itself down defensively against Bucknell. The Purple Eagles didn't seem to have an answer on the defensive end and allowed the Bison to connected on 52.5 percent of their shot attempts including a 9-of-18 showing from beyond the arc. On the other end, Niagara shot just 34.9 percent and needed 30 shots from beyond the arc for its nine 3-pointers. Antoine Mason (14 points) and Juan'ya Green (13 points) led the way in scoring but combined to connect on only 5-of-26 shot attempts.
Failing to slow opposing offenses has been an issue on the young season for Niagara. Despite scoring at a healthy 80.0 points per game clip, the Purple Eagles have not been able to get wins by surrendering 86.3 on the other end. Teams are also shooting an even 50.0 percent from the floor against the Purple Eagles. Green really needs to shake off the rust. Although he is scoring well in terms of total points (14.7 ppg) his 33.3 field goal percentage has not been as stellar. Green hasn't been a selfish player though as he has handed out 6.3 assists per contest. Mason (16.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg) is another scorer that has totaled an impressive amount of points but has not done so efficiently (39.0 FG percentage). Ameen Tanksley (12.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg) is a third guard scoring in double figures for the Purple Eagles who are reliant on their backcourt. Forwards Marvin Jordan (8.3 ppg) and Joe Thomas (6.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg) are the best option up front.
There is no doubt that Niagara can score but until the Purple Eagles can solve their defensive issues that won't matter. New Mexico State has been much less of an offensive power, so expect the Purple Eagles to have an improved performance on defense in this matchup.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Niagara 79, New Mexico State 72
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After being gone for a week and coming home to a shit-ton of dirty laundry I would really like to sit back and relax, it's the whole need for a vacation to recover from your vacation thing, but no-can-do. I have a do-to list longer than Santa's naughty and nice list!
First on my list was to get all of my Christmas decorations up and clean my house so it's ready for our company and a party Friday night. Thankfully Babe brought all of my Christmas decorations downstairs while I was away so I was able to jump right in this morning.
The first room I tackled was the family room and entrance. I was so excited to get started, I love this time of year. I was however not so excited when I plugged in the tree only to see it light up in patches, it resembled a teenage boys spotty beard. After messing with each section, wiggling the wires and flicking about 500 lights my temper got the better of me and I pulled out the wire cutters. I decided to show that freaking tree just who was boss.
I did my best Dr. Evil laugh and got to snipping. After about an hour of cutting, untwisting and running artificial pine needles under my fingernails I came to the realization that I was a complete and total dumb-ass! Not only did I just waste an hour but now I had to make myself presentable for a trip to the store to buy new lights to come home and resume my battle.
By the end of the day I had transformed this
into this
I'm ashamed to admit how many hours it took me to finish this 6 foot tree and fearful of what tomorrow is going to bring when I plug in my 10 footer! Since Babe will not let me go buy a new one I'm prepared for a trip to the corner to pick out a live tree. It's been 12-13 years since we've had a live tree, this just may be the incentive needed. I know my girls will be thrilled!
I will confess that the last time we had a live tree I wrapped that biotch up in a tree bag and drug it to the curb with the lights still on. That was the best $30 I ever wasted, some things are just worth the money and my sanity after the Holidays is one of them!
Come on back and link up, I have a feeling I'm gonna need the distraction!


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Due to the series' widespread popularity in many countries, as well as her distinctive and oft-copied odango hairstyle, she is one of the most immediately recognizable and iconic anime characters worldwide. She is the only character to appear in all 200 episodes of the anime, and is present in all 52 acts of the manga as well as all 51 acts of the live-action series.
Serena, Usagi's given name in the English versions of the series, is derived from "Serenity," the name Usagi went by in her past life. In the English manga she is mostly called by the nickname Bunny, which is the literal meaning of usagi. Her boyfriend for most of the series, Mamoru Chiba, calls her by the affectionate nickname "Usako" (which is a diminutive, the suffix -ko meaning "child").
Her journey begins when, while running to school, she sees some neighborhood kids abusing a cat and rescues it (in the manga she accidentally steps on the cat). Later, the cat comes into her room and reveals herself as a talking cat named Luna, who serves as the mentor for the show. Luna gives her a magical brooch which helps her transform into Sailor Moon (the "soldier for love and justice"), and tells her that she is a Soldier who must fight for peace. She also tells her that she must find the rest of the Soldiers, as well as their princess. Though at first Usagi is portrayed as a "reluctant heroine (in the anime she often is rescued by Tuxedo Mask) as time goes on her character grows more confident and mature. However, she still has her crybaby moments late into the metaseries.
Usagi lives in Azabu Jūban (which is a real district of Tokyo) with her mother Ikuko Tsukino, her father Kenji Tsukino, and her brother Shingo Tsukino. Usagi's family is named after the family members of the metaseries' creator, Naoko Takeuchi's real family. Out of the Sailor Senshi, Usagi and Minako Aino are the only characters with a conventional nuclear family. Usagi is also the only one known to have a sibling.
She is a poor student, and often comes off as dumb (especially in the anime), though this is generally played off as being due to naïveté and laziness rather than actual stupidity. This is because she spends her time eating, playing video games and reading comics (including RunRun, which published the Sailor V manga in real life) rather than studying. She is often portrayed as a character that is better at art than science, as with her inability to answer that apples fall from trees because of gravity.
Usagi's boyfriend is Mamoru Chiba. Mamoru and Usagi's relationship is a large part of Usagi's life, as well as the series. The love they share helps Usagi make it through many challenges. Mamoru becomes Usagi's boyfriend after many trials, and they date for a long time during the series. Mamoru eventually proposes to Usagi, and they ultimately get married.
One of the biggest secrets about Sailor Moon is revealed in a number of connecting episodes in the end of the first series, when she realizes that she is Princess Serenity (the "crown princess" of the Silver Millennium) reborn. In the second series, Usagi learns that she will give birth to a daughter (Chibiusa) by her boyfriend and future husband. Usagi will also become a "sovereign of the Earth", known as Neo-Queen Serenity, by the 30th century.
Usagi is shown to love sweet foods and is easily distracted by them. She loves cake so much that it is listed as her hobby in the manga, and her favorite subject is listed as Home Economics. She is also said to dislike carrots (although she eats them in the anime), and is terrible at both English and mathematics. In addition to being a genuine friend, Usagi is extremely good at brown nosing when it's needed and, of course, crying to get what she wants. She is afraid of dentists and ghosts, and her greatest dream is to be a bride. Usagi loves rabbits as well as the colors white and pink, and is apparently a member of the Manga Drawing Club at school, though her skill level varies widely when shown in the anime. She stands 150 centimeters (4 ft 11 in) tall.
In the manga and anime, Mamoru gives Usagi the nickname "Odango," a kind of rice dumpling, based on her distinctive hair style. At first this is always accompanied with the suffix "-atama," meaning "head," but as time goes on it is left off. Usagi hates the name at first, but as they become close it develops into a sign of affection. Later in the series, other important male (or androgynous) figures in her life, Haruka and Seiya, adopt the name as well. Because there is no North American equivalent to odango, the English dub almost always uses "Meatball Head," once "Donut Head," and, somewhat incongruously, "Moon Face." In the English manga, Mamoru calls Usagi "buns", which is both an approximation of odango and short for Bunny.
The anime often portrays Usagi as more flaky and child-like. She often bickers with Chibiusa, begs Mamoru to buy her things and bickers with Rei very childishly, but is equally caring as her manga counterpart. She does evolve during the course of the series, but it lacks the adult maturity that Usagi of the manga gains until the last few episodes.
Lastly, the dubbed version made Serena more of a ditz than Usagi. The script for the dub was changed to reflect, with lines such as "Hi, you look like da bomb in those kimonos", which emulates a stereotypical valley girl dialect. By contrast, in the following episode, Neo-Queen Serenity talks without this pseudo-valley girl dialect, showing this was intentional and inherent to the voice actress.
Usagi in the live-action series is slightly different from her manga and anime counterparts. She is much more outgoing and extroverted, and seems to make friends very easily, which immediately puts her personality in conflict with her fellow Senshi, all of whom were loners to varying degrees. She rarely uses formal grammar with those of her age (though she does with adults), and refers to everyone as "[given name]-chan," which is very informal and a way of expressing closeness. She even teases Ami when Ami continues calling her "Tsukino-san," a formal way of speaking to classmates, saying that it is as if they are not friends. Every time a new Senshi appears, Usagi immediately tries to make her a friend, even though almost all of them resist. However, through Usagi's influence, the other Senshi gradually begin to realize that they are stronger together than they are alone.
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|Ep. 1
|Act 1
|Sailor Moon
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|Ep. 1
|Act 1
|Princess Serenity
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|Princess Sailor Moon
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|Eternal Sailor Moon
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Sailor Moon's attack names center around the moon, love, mystery and light. She starts out as a frightened, reluctant girl, often having to be bailed out by the others, but gradually comes to accept who she is. She eventually becomes the most powerful Senshi in the galaxy, but her capacity for caring about other people is frequently shown to be more powerful still.
As she grows stronger, Sailor Moon gains additional powers, and at key points her appearance and title change to reflect this. The first change takes place during the third major story arc—Act 30 of the manga and Episode 111 of the anime—when she obtains the Holy Grail and becomes Super Sailor Moon. Her uniform becomes more ornate (see top of page), and her powers are increased; at first she is unable to take this form without the Grail, and is weakened when its effects fade. Near the end of the S series, she takes this form using pure desperation and the powers of the other Senshi after the Grail has been destroyed. Later, in Act 34 (episode 128), Pegasus' power enables her to transform without it.
Sailor Moon receives her third form at the end of the fourth major story arc (in Act 41 of Dream in the manga, and Episode 168 of Sailor Stars in the anime). The combined power of the other members of the Sailor Team transforms her into Eternal Sailor Moon, who Diana says is the closest in power to Neo-Queen Serenity. Her uniform is even more radically altered—most significantly, two pairs of angelic wings adorn her back. They replace her standard back bow as they are attached only at the waist and are in the shape of a large bow.
In the manga, Eternal Sailor Moon uses the Silver Moon Crystal, which is an evolved form of the Silver Crystal, to do her attacks. In the Sailor Stars anime it's less clear whether the crystal she is using is still called the Silver Crystal. The names of the attacks are congruent with the manga, which uses the name of the new crystal, but the crystal is not clearly given a new name.
Princess Serenity often explored Earth to see real greenery, even though it had been forbidden. On one of her visits, she met the crown prince of the Earth, Endymion, and they fell in love.
During the attack which caused the Moon Kingdom's downfall, Prince Endymion died protecting Serenity. In the manga, she committed suicide out of grief, while in the anime they were both killed by Queen Metaria. Serenity's mother, the Queen, was able to seal away the evil which had inspired the attack, but everyone involved was killed. Before her own death, the Queen used the Silver Crystal to give her daughter and others another chance at life, hoping in particular that, this time, Serenity and Endymion could find happiness together.
Eventually, Serenity was reincarnated as Usagi Tsukino in the 20th century. Usagi occasionally takes the form of Princess Serenity during the metaseries, often at climactic moments when more strength is needed than Sailor Moon can access. Usagi discovers her identity as a princess in Act 9 of the manga, Episode 34 of the anime, and Act 25 of the live-action series.
In the manga, while Usagi herself has been drawn with white, yellow, and even pink hair, Serenity almost always has white hair. In the anime, both characters are always blonde. In the live-action series, she has black hair, just like Usagi, and it is worn straight rather than in pigtails. This emphasizes the ambiguity of her identity before it is revealed that she is Usagi.
At climactic moments, Usagi, as Serenity sometimes gains a pair of functioning angelic wings. She does this during the final battles of SuperS, to save Chibiusa when the two of them encounter Pegasus, and Sailor Stars, during the fight with the fully-possessed Galaxia when she grabs the Sword of Sealing. It is unclear if this power comes from her past life, is Usagi's own power, or came from Pegasus and the Sword of Sealing.
In the first two series, dubbed by DiC, Princess Serenity is known as Princess Serena (although the original name is used at least once, to emphasize the similarity between Princess and Neo-Queen Serenity). In the last two series, dubbed by Cloverway, the name Serenity is used.
Unique to the live-action series, Princess Sailor Moon is a powerful combination of Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity, introduced when Usagi is "possessed" by the spirit of her former self. She originally appears after Queen Beryl takes the Shitennou hostage in exchange for Mamoru. Silently furious, Sailor Moon transforms into Princess Sailor Moon and halts Queen Beryl using her sword.
It is obvious that Princess Sailor Moon is not the same as Usagi when she shows no remorse for the fate of the Shitennou (at least Nephrite's fate), and when she refers to Mamoru as "Endymion" rather than using his civilian name. She is also constantly angry, and tends to leave flaming carnage in her wake. In one Act, Usagi's friend Naru accidentally gets too close and winds up in the hospital for a while. Though smiling in most promotional material for the series, Princess Sailor Moon does not smile in the series itself until the very end.
Princess Sailor Moon states to Usagi during inner dialogue that she has no qualms about destroying the Earth if Endymion is ever taken from her, and later on even summons her own special minions to fight her friends, all bearing moon-shaped signs similar to hers. Usagi struggles to suppress her power in fear that she would eventually destroy the world, something that comes to light in an Ideon-like fashion for the series finale. Her internal conflict is the major conflict for the rest of the series.
Princess Sailor Moon has a sword, which also doubles as a harp with invisible strings. She plays this in sorrow while thinking of her lost prince, and is capable of using it to heal people and the land. Other that this, the exact effect of playing the harp is unclear, but much of the time it causes the power of her Silver Crystal to feed the power of Queen Metaria, accelerating the devastation of the planet. Using the sword in its capacity as a weapon, Princess Sailor Moon can deflect enemy attacks and can unleash devastating projectile attacks. She also has the ability to levitate, and to teleport.
Like other characters unique to the live-action series, Princess Sailor Moon's outfit was designed by Naoko Takeuchi herself. Her sailor outfit was considerably more elaborate than Sailor Moon's, and included pearls on her gloves and lace on her skirt.
Neo-Queen Serenity is probably Usagi's most powerful form, based on comments by Diana, who states that Eternal Sailor Moon is second in power only to the Queen. However, in the manga, Neo-Queen Serenity addresses the present-day Guardian Senshi, stating that after she became queen, she lost much of her power as a Senshi. She does still demonstrate considerable power, reviving the citizens of 30th Century Tokyo with the Spiral Heart Moon Rod and bestowing the Senshi with "Planet Powers" and her own past self with new "Cosmic Powers". She is described by Sailors Uranus and Neptune as the Messiah of Peace.
She wears an altered version of the dress she wore as a princess, with the shoulder pieces omitted and a large, wing-shaped bow replacing the smaller one of the princess outfit. In the manga, Neo-Queen Serenity's dress is similar to her past form's outfit. She also wears a crown and new earrings. The crescent moon is always visible on her forehead, just as it was with her princess form. Her face and facial expressions are drawn to look more mature than the 20th century Usagi, but her iconic hairstyle is retained.
In the original anime and manga series, this form is the one that Chibiusa considers as truly being her mother, while Usagi of the past is regarded as more of a big-sister figure, and many characters often mistake them for sisters. In the English-dubbed anime, however, "Rini" frequently refers to "Serena" in her civilian or Senshi forms as "Mama."
Usagi is not shown using any special powers in her civilian form. She must first transform into a Sailor Senshi by wearing a special device (usually a compact) and shouting a special command, which activates the device. Her original transformation command is "Moon Prism Power, Make-up! She gains a new basic transformation sequence for each of the five major story arcs. In her basic form, the command changes as she becomes more powerful and obtains new transformation devices, evoking "Moon Crystal Power" and later "Moon Cosmic Power". A transformation into Super Sailor Moon initially requires her to already be in Senshi form and to use an additional item (called the Holy Chalice/Rainbow Moon Cálice) as well as the command "Crisis, make-up!", but in the anime this saps her strength. For the fourth story arc she gains the ability to transform directly into Super Sailor Moon via Moon Crisis, and in the fifth arc becomes Eternal Sailor Moon with Silver Moon Crystal Power in the manga, or Moon Eternal in the anime (and once in the manga). Most of Sailor Moon's anime transformations involve the use of shiny red or pink ribbons which come out of her brooch and form her uniform. Feathers and wings also figure prominently in some sequences, particularly the transformation into Eternal Sailor Moon. When her detransformation is shown, ribbons reappear and unravel from around her body and go back into the brooch. Usually the clothes she was wearing before she transformed reappear, but if her detransformation is forced, she may be left naked with the ribbons hanging loose around her body. She also has the Disguise Pen, which allows her to take on a human disguise by saying "Moon Power! This is used very frequently in the first story arc, but is only mentioned once during the third arc.
As the protagonist and leader, Sailor Moon has the most special powers of any character in the series. Her physical attacks, usually one-offs and not always successful, include Sailor Moon Kick and Sailor Body Attack, as well as the occasional use of her hair pins as projectile weapons. In her very first battle, she cries in terror and the red hair pieces on her odango amplify the sound waves, doing damage to the enemy. Her odango ornaments can also be used to hear faraway sounds, although this is rarely ever used.
General magic attacks are her most common type of power. In each adaptation of the series she can remove her tiara and turn it into a throwing weapon, which is her first major attack and which she continues to use on occasion far into the anime series. In the anime she demonstrates the ability to control the path of her Tiara, and once, to enlarge it and then shrink it around the enemy, ensnareing them. In the manga, a powered-up tiara enables her to attack with Moon Twilight Flash, while in the live-action series this move requires an item called the Moon Stick and is her primary attack, though she also sometimes uses unnamed beam attacks. In the manga and anime she only uses the Moon Stick to perform Moon Healing Escalation and return possessed humans to their normal selves; Luna says in the anime that this item belongs to the leader of the Sailor Senshi. In the anime, she once uses her tiara to purify a group of possessed people, and in the live-action series she can heal others without any incantation.
Healing or purifying powers are often indistinguishable from attacks, as the monsters of the day in the series are usually created by corruption of an object or person. Sailor Moon has one or two primary attacks per story arc, most of which require a unique rod or wand, and in the original anime, each of them causes the target monster to shout a phrase and revert back to what it was made from (or to dust). These primary attacks are: the first series' Moon Healing Escalation, the second series' Moon Princess Halation, the third series' Moon Spiral Heart Attack and Rainbow Moon Heart Ache, the fourth series' Moon Gorgeous Meditation, and the fifth series' Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss and Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss.
A handful of powers come up only once and in critical situations; often the common repeating powers in the anime are only one-offs in the manga. In the anime, Sailor Moon uses her transformation command when battling Queen Metaria and when turning the Ayakashi Sisters into normal women. She says Moon Cosmic Power when struggling to destroy Pharaoh 90, and at the end of the series uses Silver Moon Crystal Eternal Power to fight Chaos.
Sailor Moon can be temporarily powered-up by the other Sailor Senshi lending her their powers, as shown in the climax of the Sailor Moon R movie and multiple times throughout the series. She also often attacks in tandem with her future daughter, Sailor Chibi Moon, and, at critical moments, receives power from individuals such as Luna, Queen Serenity, her future self, Mamoru, ChibiChibi, and others.
By far, Sailor Moon's most important item is the Silver Crystal, which is the "holy stone" of the Silver Millennium. It figures significantly in the first, second, and fifth story arcs, as it is the proof of her identity as the Princess and the source of her power. It eventually evolves into the Silver Moon Crystal.
Usagi's signature hairstyle is derived from a "good luck charm" of the artist's; in college, Takeuchi would put her own hair up in odango before difficult classes or exams. In the initial sketches, Sailor Moon had pink hair. By the intermediate stages of development, Takeuchi planned to have the character's hair be blonde in civilian form and change to silver when she transformed, but she was told by her editor that silver hair would be too plain for cover art. Nevertheless, stylistic use of differently-colored hair does sometimes appear in later artwork, and the concept of the heroines' hair changing color when transformed is used in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Of all the Sailor Senshi, Usagi's personality is closest to Takeuchi's own personality at the time Sailor Moon was created.
Certain background details of Usagi's character were chosen symbolically—for instance, her Western astrological sign is given as Cancer, which in astrology corresponds to the moon. In reference to a popular Japanese belief, her blood type is given as O, supposedly indicating friendliness, optimism, and carelessness.
The kanji of Usagi's surname translate as and . Her given name is in hiragana and so its meaning is not inherent, but the word itself means "rabbit" and this is used as a pun frequently throughout the series, even in her hairstyle and possessions. Her entire name is structured as a pun, as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive, so that her name can also be understood as "Rabbit of the Moon." This derives from a Japanese folktale about the rabbit that is said to be visible in the Moon's face, much like the Western Man in the Moon. The English-language manga gives her the nickname Bunny to partially preserve this pun; many other localizations use the name Bunny as well. "Usagi" is not a common given name in Japan.
Similarly for the dubbed anime, "Serena" is probably at least in part a play on the word Selene, a moon goddess in Greek mythology who fell in love with a shepherd named Endymion. It also derives from the name of the series' moon princess, which is alternately either "Selenity" (from Selene) or "Serenity" (from the Sea of Serenity on the moon), both of which would be rendered in Japanese as /seɺeneti/. In an early DiC promotional tape that advertised Sailor Moon to television stations, Usagi was called Victoria. Another preliminary name that appeared on Kodansha's English website in an advertisement for the series was Celeste.
In the English dubbed version, Serena is played by Tracey Moore (episodes 1–11, 15 and 21), Terri Hawkes (episodes 12-14, 16–20, 22–82, and movies) and Linda Ballantyne (episodes 90–166). Jennifer Cihi provides the English vocals for Serena's songs in the series.
In the stage musicals, Usagi has been played by four actresses: Anza Ōyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The numerous musicals are frequently grouped into "stages" according to which of these actresses was currently playing Sailor Moon.
In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Usagi is played by Miyū Sawai, who also plays Queen Serenity in the Special Act.
Comedian Samantha Bee played Sailor Moon in a live-action production at the Canadian National Exhibition.


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Jean Farrington's leadership and volunteerism earned her a Woman of the Year Award from the YWCA of Bethlehem at the organization's 31st annual awards banquet on March 29.
The award recognizes individual women for their outstanding contributions to the community as volunteers, community activists, fund raisers, leaders of special projects/events or for advocating on behalf of others.
"I am both touched and honored to be recognized by the YWCA. I have appreciated the opportunity to become involved in the greater community of the Lehigh Valley and have found the whole experience both enriching and energizing," Farrington said in accepting the award.
Since arriving at Lehigh in 1998, Jean Farrington, a major gift officer with Lehigh's development office and wife of Lehigh President Gregory Farrington, has become a pillar of the Lehigh Valley community. She serves on the boards of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Southside Vision 2012 Steering Committee, Historic Bethlehem Partnership and the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra.
For the past eight years, she has served as honorary chair for Lehigh's Good Scholar Election, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. A member of the American Library Association since 1974 and a former academic librarian at the University of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, she has endorsed the reading program the University Bookstore hosts for community children and has read to and donated books to Lehigh Valley child care programs. She has also been instrumental in growth and development of Lehigh University's library programs.
Jean Farrington was called "a catalyst in building up a true partnership between the City of Bethlehem and Lehigh University" on the night she was honored by the YWCA.
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Money In The Bank vs. Destination X
by, 07-17-2011 at 11:13 PM (2054 Views)
As the name implies I'll be looking at the both pay per views that took place in the month of July. I'll be breaking it down by three things. The build up to the match, the in ring work and finally the OMFG FACTOR.
The Build Up
ABSOLUTELY HANDS DOWN, the build up to Money In The Bank (MITB) wins this one. As they always said, location, location, location. And thats just what the recipe ended up being. You place on disgruntled employee, add a smidgen of arrogance, throw in the fact that he becomes number one contender, then you stir that up with the fact that he's last match (which is for the WWE title) is in front of his hometown, and all you get is solid hype gold. All this with 20 days till the pay per view. I applaud Vince McMahon. Destination X (X) had about the same time to work with a decent build, but it just couldn't compete with CM Punk.
In Ring Work
This one actually is tied. Both companies for the most part I would say brought their fucking A game. But I'd say in pure adrenaline and excitement, the four way match with Low Ki and Aries and Evans and Zema was fucking fantastic. Absolute pandemonium and frenzied offence. Ring work, by a slight margin goes to TNA. But I'd like to say well done to both companies for finally giving us great excitement in matches. The MITB ladder matches were insane, and Lynn vs RVD was a 2nd place show steal-er (four way match being the first). I can't find anything to break this tie, both companies put great matches on paper, and in actuality on the show. Very impressed.
This one, for the first time in a long, long, long ass time, THE WWE HAS ME FUCKING BAFFLED. THEY SHOCKED AND AWED ME ALL NIGHT LONG. First MITB ladder match, Sin Cara gets fucking destroyed by Shemus and Daniel Bryan wins, really did not see that coming. Big Show vs. Henry, Henry nearly tears Show's leg off. Second MITB ladder match, AIR BORNE OFF THE LADDER, mysterio's mask gets ripped off, my jaw was permanently on the floor. Christian SPITS in Orton's face, you could actually see the spit in slow motion and wins the belt. And finally, Cena doing two things he hasn't done in a while, actually wrestling and losing fair and square. Oh and here is the final twist PUNK WALKS OUT WITH THE FUCKING BELT. TNA on the other seem to go in the way of the predictable, Shelly wins b/c of Saban being injured, Kendric wins b/c its a X division ppv and of course Styles wins cause he's the face of the company. Also I was a little disappointed by the Ultimate X match, thought a lot more could have been done with it.
Final Thoughts
@knox wrote that Destination X was the best pay per view of the year, and I told him/her (i dont want to disrespect by getting the gender wrong) I'd respect that opinion until I saw MITB, well MONEY IN THE BANK WAS THE BEST PAY PER VIEW I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. WORTH BUYING.
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thanks richard,
that email was indeed private correspondance since i didn't want to
involve the 300+ people. takashi's email was embarrasment enough.
i sent a letter apologizing to jay. he took the whole thing in stride.
but really, takashi's email was so over the top that i thought it was a
joke at first. i reached the end of the email and wondered "where's
the punchline".
i emailed takashi and he thought his email was courteous and helpful.
this wasn't the first time he flamed someone asking for help. but this
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> I've looked through the vox-tech archives, and I can't find the original
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> I've also searched through the archives and found a number of e-mails
> sent by Jay Strauss. None of them talk about how much he wants to run
> Windows XP. Sounds to me like Jay wanted to expand his skills a bit and
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> On a separate note, I would say that whoever created and maintains a
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While we all prepare to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2011 a friend of mine, Verne Jackson, passed on some interesting information. And I was surprised when I read it and realized I didn't know it.
This is something that I feel every American should know. We have all heard the haunting song "Taps" that is commonly played at soldier's funerals. It is the song that gives us chills and can bring a tear to your eye with only a few notes.
But how many of us know the story behind this famous song? Not many right? I know I didn't. This song had extremely humble beginnings.
According to records, during the Civil War the Union Army Captain, Robert Elli, was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia and the Confederate Army was on the other side of the strip of land. During the night, Captain Elli heard the moans of a soldier who was severely wounded. Not know if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the soldier back for medical attention.
Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the soldier and began pulling him towards his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was a Confederate soldier, but it was too late, the soldier was dead.
The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light he finally say the face of the soldier, it was his own son. His son had enlisted in the Confederate Army while studying music in the South when the war broke out.
The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked for permission from his superiors to be allowed to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.¬Ý¬Ý
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate.¬Ý¬Ý But, out of respect for the Captain, his superiors did allow him to have one single musician. The Captain chose a bugler. ¬ÝHe asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform, and his wish was granted.¬Ý¬Ý
And that is how the haunting melody we now know as 'Taps' was born.¬Ý¬Ý Along with the story of the birth of the song, many also do not know that there are words that accompany it, and more than one verse. The words are:¬Ý
'ÄúDay is done.¬Ý Gone the sun.¬ÝFrom the lakes,¬ÝFrom the hills. ¬Ý
From the sky.¬Ý All is well.¬Ý¬ÝSafely rest. ¬ÝGod is nigh.¬Ý
Fading light.¬ÝDims the sight.¬Ý And a star.¬ÝGems the sky.¬Ý
Gleaming bright. From afar. Drawing nigh. Falls the night.¬Ý
Thanks and praise. ¬ÝFor our days. ¬Ý'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars.
¬Ý¬Ý'Neath the sky, as we go.¬ÝThis we know.¬Ý¬Ý¬ÝGod is nigh.'Äù
Now that you know the story behind the song and the words that go with it, the song takes on a much more personal touch, as a matter of fact it teared me up while writing this article. As we go forward and celebrate Memorial Day with our friends and family, do not forget why we celebrate, to remember, to honor and to celebrate the lives of the fallen men and women who paid the ultimate price to allow us to be a free nation.


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I love comfy footwear as much as the next gal—yup, I do collect vintage Doc Martens—but if I see another pair of those colorful plastic garden clogs on the city streets, expect the long, painful death of my inner style freak. Case in point: Saturday afternoon. Downtown New York. A perfectly lovely girl in her midtwenties wearing a sleeveless summer dress, a chic fedora, oversize aviators…and Crocs. Why spoil a perfectly good outfit with these shoes that look more like garden hoses or colorful sponges than like actual footwear? No comfort is worth the style shame. And even worse? The guys are picking up on this trend. Oh, no…
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By: Thom Gabrukiewicz, Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, S.D.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — From a tractor seat this spring, Gordon Heber knows what he'll witness as winter releases its grip on the 1,200 acres of farmland and prairie he owns in Douglas County: a burst of wildlife that includes pheasants, fawns and ducks.
"It's just amazing," says the Sioux Falls, S.D., resident, who spends about 70 days a year tending to his corn, soybeans and hay — as well as the numerous windbreaks, enhanced waterways, grasslands and wetlands he's added through the Conservation Reserve Program.
"As a landowner, if I like wildlife, I can pick and choose what conservation things are most beneficial to wildlife I'd like to have on my property," adds Heber, who has about 45 percent of his land locked into CRP contracts. "And that makes you feel really good."
A new CRP general signup will help save thousands of acres of wilderness habitat across the country, including land in South Dakota that's good for duck, pheasant, bobwhite quail and prairie grouse populations, conservationists say.
The general signup — the first since 2006 — will happen later this year, after an Environmental Impact Statement is filed, says U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
"It is my goal to ensure that we maximize CRP enrollment — and holding a general CRP signup is an additional step we can take to enroll acres in this program," he says.
That affirmation comes at a time when millions of CRP acres are set to expire and farmers recalculate the economic benefits of crops vs. conservation. In South Dakota, that pits profitable soybean and corn crops for biofuels and animal feed against the state's reputation as the best upland gamebird hunting destination in the world. And to each argument, there are positives and negatives.
Renewed commitment
Vilsack's announcement doesn't necessarily mean a philosophical shift within USDA and the Obama administration, but it is a commitment to use a successful tool in different ways, Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess says.
Those new ideas, which Vilsack outlined in a meeting with Pheasants Forever members at a February dinner in Minnesota, include reconnecting children with the outdoors, sequestering carbon dioxide should comprehensive climate legislation pass through Congress and, above all, bolstering rural economic development.
"We're targeting the limited acres and funding toward where it does the most conservation good and gets us the highest amounts of benefits, so that's not a change," Coppess says. "A lot of these lands, you just see an incredible resurgence of pheasants in parts of the country and wildlife and what that then brings — and what the secretary's pointing out — is how CRP fits into his bigger vision of regional rural development, how all of these things play into it. You use all the tools the USDA has to help rural economies."
The 25-year-old CRP program protects millions of acres across the U.S. from topsoil erosion by paying landowners rent to keep the lands unplowed or establish native grasses, shrubs, trees and wetlands. The contracts last from 10 to 15 years and pay, on average, $53 an acre.
Farmers, ranchers and landowners will get $1.7 billion in payments this year.
While curbing soil erosion was the primary goal of the program, it's also led to better water quality, more and better wildlife habitat and more wildlife, conservationists say.
"We know that CRP has a lot of benefits for pheasants, but also for our prairie grouse and all our nongame migratory birds," says Chad Switzer, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks terrestrial program administrator. "Some of those birds are really struggling with their populations, and anytime you keep habitat on the ground or add new grassland — quality grassland habitat — that's a good thing."
Nationally, about 4.4 million CRP acres are set to expire in September. Another 14.2 million acres are slated to expire between 2011 and 2013.
In South Dakota, 190,986 acres expired Sept. 30. Another 606,122 acres will expire between 2010 and 2013.
The state has about 1.2 million CRP acres enrolled and reached a peak of 1.8 million acres in 1998.
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With commodity prices running high and a new generation of farmers clamoring for land, it's sometimes hard to balance the good CRP has meant for conservation vs. what is a good business decision, landowners say.
"I like the program, but I don't like what it does to small communities," says Paul Brandt of Clear Lake, S.D., who raises corn and soybeans and feeds cattle and hogs in Deuel County. He says he has a few acres in CRP, mostly in shelter belts.
"You know, there's a benefit to wildlife, and we've certainly seen that in Deuel County," he says. "But you really don't really have an industry based on that here."
According to GF&P statistics, sportsmen spent $1.4 million hunting pheasants in Deuel County in 2008. The average value of an acre of Deuel County pastureland in 2008 was $1,160, with an average cash rental rate of $42.20, according to USDA statistics.
Brant uses the example of what he says he watched happen in Deuel County when about 40,000 productive acres were enrolled in CRP 10 years ago.
"If a guy could farm 2,000 acres, that's 20 families that could have made money on those 40,000 acres," he says. "So it did quite a bit to the local communities. Those input costs of $75 to maybe $100 an acre didn't get spent in the local communities, so there's some offset there."
Brant and other landowners says CRP rental payments are completely outstripped by what a landowner can get if he or she rents it out to farming.
"You have to have a rental rate that competes with crop farming," Brant says. "It's just a different perspective. When you're farming, you sometimes have to go fence line to fence line, 'cause if the land is tillable, you till it. You're competing against the neighbor next door who's cash-renting his ground for $120 an acre. If you don't go paying the going rate, you're not going to be in the farming business anymore."
'Putting pencil to paper'
The government, Coppess says, simply has a set amount for the program.
"We do our best to try and keep that in line with the local markets," he says. "I think it's going to be very hard to compete. I mean, we've seen that with commodity prices going up in the last few years. But again, reminding the farmers of the other benefits for it, I think will help. There's more to the program than the rental payments."
And in South Dakota, that means pheasants. Sport hunters spent more than $219 million during the 2007 and 2008 seasons chasing the state bird.
Most of those birds spring from CRP set-aside acres — from grassland nesting areas to shelter belts and wetlands where hens and roosters find refuge in winter.
"I know a lot of guys are pushing pencils to paper, and for some, it's just more economical to convert land back and farm it," the GF&P's Switzer says. "Others have a different priority, a different objective with their management. They want to try and maintain a balance of wildlife habitat on their land."
Heber acknowledges the economics of putting profitable cropland back into production. He's got a large piece of tillable Douglas County land coming out of CRP in 2011.
"I'll enroll some of it, the marginal portions, but I'll probably farm the rest," he says. "But for me, conservation programs allow me to do a whole lot more for conservation and wildlife than I can afford to do on my own."
Seeking the perfect balance
CRP must shift continually in search of perfect balance
And what's good for CRP is good for pheasants, says Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever's vice president of governmental affairs.
"Considering the severity of this winter and sizable number of acres set to expire from CRP this year, the secretary's announcement is very welcome news for wildlife and hunters," Nomsen says. "USDA's actions will benefit birds tomorrow."
As CRP goes forward, officials with USDA know they must be able to continually shift the program, take advantage of different practices, to find a balance between what's good for the land and what makes the most economic sense for the landowner.
"We need to do a better job of listening to the farmers who are in the program, the landowners in the program, and see what they are seeing with the program, what things are working and what things aren't, and we can actually make adjustments," Coppess says. "But you also want to be careful. You don't want to fix what isn't broken. For 25 years, CRP has not been broken in no real way, shape or form. And a lot of what we need to do now, well, I don't want to say tinkering, just continue to do the improvements to better target, shape and use what we have."
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Rwanda's poor face the consequences of aid withdrawal
After almost twenty years of close diplomatic relations, the UK's decision to withhold £21 million of aid to Rwanda signals a new direction in the relationship between the two countries.
A Rwandan minister has called the decision a "mockery", and the country's poor will be the ones likely to suffer most, with many public services previously paid for by aid.
ITV News Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo reports:
UK decision on aid is 'a mockery' says Rwanda minister
The Rwanda minister of finance and economic planning has called the UK's decision to withhold £21 million of aid from the country "a mockery of aid principles."
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UK withholds Rwanda aid after Congo conflict allegations
Britain acted after claims Rwanda is funding the rebel army which is causing bloodshed across the border in the Democratic Republic of CongoRead the full story ›
Britain stops aid to Rwanda, cancelling £21 million
Britain has cancelled £21 million of aid to Rwanda, due to President Paul Kagame's support for rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Traditionally Rwanda has had close ties with Downing Street, but the decision comes after the United Nations asserted that Rwanda were helping fund the "M23" insurgents who have captured the city of Goma.
ITV News Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo reports:
Report says aid should go to Rwanda through non-government channels
In a report published today, the International Development Select Committee said aid to Rwanda should go through non-government channels. The cross-party group of MPs also said they "did not understand" why Andrew Mitchell concluded that the state was no longer supporting the M23:
Mr Mitchell has assured us that he carried out extensive consultations within the UK Government and with the government of Rwanda before making his decision.
The new Secretary of State agreed that the decision-making process had been robust.
We are not privy to all the information and advice upon which he made this assessment, but, on the basis of the other evidence we received, we do not understand how he reached the conclusion that support for the M23 had ceased.
Richard Burden, a member of the committee, welcomed the halt on £21 million of general budget aid:
People in that part of Africa are desperately poor but, in the light of the evidence given to the United Nations as well as the UK Government, it is important that aid now gets to the people of Rwanda via means other than general support for Rwandan government spending.
PM defends approving aid to Rwanda in September
The Prime Minister's spokesman defended the decision taken in September to reinstate aid to Rwanda. The UK suspended the last tranche of £16 million of aid in July after the UN first highlighted the links between the Rwandan government and M23 fighters in DRC.
On his last day as International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell controversially reinstated the aid; authorising £8 million as direct budgetary support to the government, and another £8 million to development programmes. The Prime Minister's spokesman said:
We stand by the decision that we made to release the last tranche of funding. This is our approach to the aid budget. We keep decisions under review.
UN: Rwanda provides 'direct military support' to M23
The United Nations has accused the Government of Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels operating inside the Democratic Republic of Congo in a number of reports. The UN says the "de facto chain of command" of the group culminates in Rwanda's Minister of Defence, General James Kabarebe:
The Government of Rwanda continues to violate the arms embargo by providing direct military support to the M23 rebels, facilitating recruitment, encouraging and facilitating desertions from the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and providing arms, ammunition, intelligence and political advice.
The United Nations has also accused the Government of Uganda of supporting the M23 by providing "direct troop reinforcements" as well as weapons, training, and other assistance.
Read the full report by the United Nations linking the government of Rwanda to M23 rebel fighters.
Rwandan aid withheld amid 'links with Congo rebels'
Britain will withhold £21 million of aid to Rwanda amid concerns that the state is supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said the money was being withheld due to "creditable and compelling reports" President Paul Kagame had breeched aid agreements.
The Government has already set out its concerns over credible and compelling reports of Rwandan involvement with M23 in DRC. This evidence constitutes a breach of the partnership principles set out in the Memorandum of Understanding and, as a result, I have decided not to release the next payment of budget support to Rwanda.
UK to 'withhold' £21m of Rwanda aid
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said that the UK was withholding £21 million of aid due to be paid to Rwanda next month.
Britain told to halt Rwanda aid - report
The UK Government is under international pressure to stop aid to Rwanda amid accusations the funds are being used to arm rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports the Sunday Telegraph.
The United Nations and European Union want Britain to withhold millions of pounds due to go to President Paul Kagame's government.
Tory Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell ignored Foreign Office advice by giving £8 million in aid to the Rwandan regime shortly before leaving his previous post of International Development Secretary, says the paper.
Mitchell has spent time in the country working on a Conservative "charity" project.


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The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office announces the dates for the upcoming 2012 Shining Star Camps. This year we will again offer three campsin various parts of the county. Dates and locations for the camps are as follows:North Camp, Baldwin County High School: June 13-16Central Camp, Central Baldwin Middle School: June 27-30Eastern Shore Camp, Fairhope Intermediate School: August 1-4Your information and application packet for the Camps can be downloaded here.


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Who're you gonna call? Molebusters and former Derby pub landlord Dennis Parkinson
Posted: March 14, 2014|
A FORMER pub landlord is making a business out of a molehill after setting up a mole-catching firm.
Dennis Parkinson, who used to run the Golden Pheasant, in Shelton Lock, has launched Molebusters.
After being in the pub industry for 25 years, he decided to set up the business because he wanted a career change that would fulfil his interest in country pursuits.
Following research into the pest control sector in the area, he realised there was a gap in the market for a mole-catching service.
Mr Parkinson uses traditional and humane methods to trap moles for commercial, domestic and agricultural properties and is listed on the British Traditional Molecatchers Register.
He said: "Many homeowners who had previously and unsuccessfully tried to remove moles themselves are over the moon with the results. Mole problems can be solved in just a few days."


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- Marlies Siemeling (Soprano)
- Elisabeth Grummer (Voice)
- Max Proebstl (Bass)
- Heiner Horn (Bass)
- Alfred Poell (Baritone)
- Rita Streich (Soprano)
- Lucy Schulz (Voice)
- Marga Weissenfeld (Soprano)
- Hans Vocals] (Tenor)
- Kurt Marschner (Tenor)
- Brigitte Kaltwasser (Voice)
- Richard Munch (Voice)
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Der Freischutz was the first great German national opera, breaking the stranglehold of the Italians over the opera world. Its premiere in 1821 was a sensation, and Weber was proclaimed the founder of the German Romantic opera school. Richard Wagner was nine years old when he saw Weber conduct Der Freischutz. When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, Wagner replied: "Not emperor or king, but to stand and conduct like that!" His wish, of course, came true; and when Weber died prematurely at age forty, it was Wagner who conducted the funeral music and delivered the eulogy. Weber's influence was to live on in Wagner's music dramas. All releases in the Grand Tier series include a full libretto in the original language and English; stimulating essays on the operas by eminent writers on music; and striking artwork commissioned from Rafal Olbinski. Live performance, Cologne, 1955. "Kleiber's reading and his cast's singing of this cornerstone of German opera have never been equaled on disc: a performance from around the same time under Furtwangler with many of the same singers is sloppier in execution, and Kleiber's son Carlos's recording from 1973, with as much enthusiasm and innate understanding, is not nearly as well sung. This set makes sense of an opera that may seem, for many, to be too otherworldly, or conversely, too earthy. It belongs in every opera lover's collection." - Robert Levine
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Works DetailsWeber, Carl Maria von : Der Freischütz, J 277
- Performers: Rita Streich (Soprano); Kurt Böhme (Voice); Lucy Schulz (Voice); Marga Weissenfeld (Soprano); Hans Vocals] (Tenor); Kurt Marschner (Tenor); Brigitte Kaltwasser (Voice); Richard Munch (Voice); Marlies Siemeling (Soprano); Elisabeth Grummer (Voice); Max Proebstl (Bass); Heiner Horn (Bass); Alfred Poell (Baritone)
- Conductor: Erich Kleiber
- Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra
- Notes: Cologne, Germany (03/15/1955-03/20/1955)
- Running Time: 50 min. 6 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Opera/Operetta
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William Turner (1510?- 1568), an intellectual of humble origins and great mental energy, became Dean of Wells, a physician, a family man, an MP and a respected preacher who travelled, wrote and taught throughout his life. These complex activities were pursued through a period when Turner's religious activities meant that he was twice obliged to flee abroad to avoid persecution, first in 1540 under Henry VIII, returning in 1547, and later in 1553 when Mary acceded to the throne, finally returning to England in 1558/9. He is known by historians for his connections with the Duke of Somerset (Lord Protector of King Edward VI) and his involvement in the politics of the English reformation. To theologians he is known for his …
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VETERAN domestic professional boxer, Obote Ameme, has planned to retire from the sport next year after a largely impressive decade in the sport, which has seen him trade jabs with a host of top class opponents from in and outside the country.
Ameme's decision came shortly after he suffered a third-round knockout defeat to Fadhil Awadh in a non-title bantamweight bout organized by the Pugilistic Syndicate of Tanzania (PST) at the Texas Hall, Manzese in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.
It was the second successive defeat to Ameme in recent months, as the boxer also lost to Morogoro's Cosmas Cheka, during an undercard bout of the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) Intercontinental Bantamweight title bout between Tanzanian, Francis Miyeyusho, and Malawian, John Masamba, at the New Vijana Hall, Kinondoni in the city on June 21 this year.
Ameme told the 'Daily News' that he feels it was time he stepped down after participating in almost 70 bouts and give room to up-and-coming boxers to step into his shoes and pursue success in the sport. "I have planned to retire from boxing next month and let young boxers continue playing.
I have played almost 70 bouts and I think it is time I bow out of the game," he said. On Sunday, Ameme, known for his timely power punches, resilience and fantastic footwork, could surprisingly only last three rounds in the scheduled six round bout against the determined Awadh and the latter became the overwhelming favourite going into the third round thanks to his speed.
Ameme said despite losing by knockout, he was hardly outplayed by his opponent, adding that the latter's speed was the only aspect that gave him an edge in the fight. "I was not overpowered by my opponent although I lost by knockout. My opponent was only quicker than me and, right from the first round, I felt my speed was waning and I thought I better concede the knockout defeat to avoid what could have been a much worse outcome later on", he said.
"That is why you can see I have not suffered any wound in my body," he added. In the Sunday bout, Ameme was surprisingly a pale shadow of a resilient boxer he was during the June 21 non-title bantamweight bout against Cheka at the New Vijana Hall. Cheka, an aggressive up-and-coming boxer, won by unanimous split points' decision, which left many fans disappointed as they felt Ameme deserved the victory.
There were several other undercard fights played before the Sunday's main card pitting Ameme against Awadh, in which one of them saw Salum Sijali grab a unanimous points' win over Rajab Mgaza in the 46kg bout. Ramadhan Ustaadh had the points' win over Hamza Zero in a fight that saw the former knock down his opponent in the second and third rounds, while Said Mzava delivered a Technical Knock Out (TKO) win over Hassan Sultan.


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Although I've heard about this for a long time, it was not until recently I got interested in doing this. Steve and Peter both inspired me to try it. This is the Monogram simple but good looking Ferrari 308 GTB. No, Magnum's car was a GTS. I was afraid about this emblem because it is not available in photoetch (as far as I know).
I foiled it, trimmed it as close as possible and applied primer. Then polished the primer away. It needs at least one more coat of primer but you get the idea.
By the way, this car will be California Azzurro Metallic (light blue)
First attempt at emblem foil before primer *PIC*
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I want to try doing it that way then maybe I won't scratch my paint anymore
Posted 01 August 2006 - 04:03 PM
Looks good Izzy!!
Posted 04 August 2006 - 02:51 AM
That works! California Azzurro is my favorite non-red Ferrari color. Looking forward to seeing it on your 308.


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Prelude and Fugue in A flat minor - (2011)
for piano
The prelude moves between minor and its parallel major at points, and the triple meter in the first phrases yields to one gesture of five beats, which becomes the meter for the following fugue. The flavor of the harmonic minor is but a taste in the larger natural minor colors for the opening.
The allegretto fugue subject in 5/4 moves from tonic minor to dominant, the leading tone now structurally prominent as it slips away from the tone of the prelude. Additional harmonic domains including a visit to the mediant major upset the expected common practice scheme, and ornamental filigree decorate small episodes.
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The Amount of Weight that a Ford Econoline Van Can Pull
The pulling capacity of a 1986 Ford Econoline Van is 6,000 pounds. But, one must utilize their owner's manual to determine the GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) of their Ford Econoline Van. First you must look at the manufacturer's identification plate located on the inside panel of the driver's door of the vehicle. There is a model number that you cross reference with the corresponding tables in the owner's manual. This gives you the maximum towing/loading capacity for your Econoline Van.
The reason it is important to know your GAWR is so you will not tow or load more than your vehicle can actually pull without damaging or breaking an axle or burning out your engine. It also helps to prevent road damage from overloaded vehicles. Therefore, axle weight configuration is vital in determining the cost of taxes on vehicles in most countries. The higher the axle weight, the higher the taxes on the vehicle. This is an important factor to determine before you buy a vehicle specifically for towing and loading.
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