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Awesome Blueberry Muffins
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 25 mins
This is a awesome Blueberry muffin recipe. Double it to make large muffins. I sometimes add cinnamon to the batter.
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- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1⁄3 cup milk
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup butter, cubed
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder.
- Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup.
- Mix this with flour mixture.
- Fold in blueberries.
- Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
- To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
- Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.
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Absolutely loved this recipe. It reminded me of when I was a little girl and went blueberry picking with my Memer. We would come back and make pies and the most wonderful blueberry muffins. I used large fresh blueberries. It was soooo good. One suggestion: Sprinkle flour on the blueberries and shake it up. Then shake off excess flour and put it in the batter. This prevents the blueberries from going to the bottom of the muffin when it cooks. Thanks for sharing this recipe. It was great!!!
My daughter and I LOVED these muffins. They are crunchy and wholesome and perfect for the day of our 2013 Blizzard! The batter was a bit thick do I added a little extra milk. I also added about 1 tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients in the batter. I only had frozen blueberries on hand, so defrosted and drained them first and they worked perfectly.
These were OK for us. I followed the recipe as written other then I doubled the recipe except only made the original amount of topping. I have never put a topping on my muffins so I'm not sure if I did something wrong but like another reviewer, my toppings melted into my muffins. The topping for us was really sweet too. My muffins tasted good out of the oven but really dried out once they sat.


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A snow removal system wherein snow removers located in remote locations can be monitored and controlled at a computing device. Data collected by sensors on the snow removal unit or data collected from a secondary source can be used to control the operation of the snow removers. In one embodiment, data regarding whether it is snowing at a particular location can be collected by moister sensors on the snow removal device and verified by on-line contemporaneous weather reports corresponding to the same location.
1. A method of monitoring a plurality of railroad switch snow removal devices, the method comprising:
monitoring whether a snow removal device is on or off;
querying data from a weather reporting source and determining whether the snow removal device should be on or off;
determining if there is a discrepancy regarding whether the snow removal device is on or off; and
automatically alerting an operator if a discrepancy is detected and continues to exist for a delay period.
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6. A method of monitoring a plurality of railroad switch snow removal devices, the method comprising:
measuring at least a temperature at a location of a snow removal device to determine if snow is falling at the location;
querying data from a secondary source of weather information for information relating to whether snow is falling at the location;
determining if there is a discrepancy regarding whether snow is falling at the location; and
automatically alerting an operator after a discrepancy is detected and continues to exist for a delay period.
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11. A railroad snow removal network comprising:
a plurality of snow removal devices positioned at geographic locations, wherein each snow removal device is configured to automatically turn on when snowfall is detected;
a computing device configured to acquire weather data from a weather reporting source wherein the data corresponds to the geographic locations of the snow removal devices,
wherein the computing device is configured to send an alert when a snow removal device is turned off when the weather reporting source indicates that snow is falling at the corresponding location for a first delay period, and
wherein the computing device is configured to send an alert when the snow removal device is turned on when the weather reporting source indicates that snow is not falling at the corresponding location for a second delay period.
12. The railroad snow removal network of
13. The railroad snow removal network of
14. The railroad snow removal network of
15. The railroad snow removal network of
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/700,545, filed Jan. 31, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,693,623 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/763,713, filed Jan. 31, 2006, and Ser. No. 60/844,866, filed Sep. 15, 2006. The above applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
This invention relates to railroad snow removal systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to a monitoring and control system for a network of snow removal devices.
During the winter it is not uncommon for snow and ice to accumulate on and around railroad tracks. To maintain optimal track performance it is desirable to keep certain areas of the track free of snow and ice year round. For example, it is particularly desirable to keep the areas where tracks cross each other (frogs) and where tracks merge or split (switches) free of snow and ice. Though the system of the present disclosure will be described herein primarily with reference to railroad track switches, the description is not meant to be limiting. It should be appreciated that the system is applicable to other applications as well.
Railroad track switches are used to divert a train from one train track to another train track. The railroad switches typically include a pair of rails that move from a first position to a second position. The switches typically include moving parts that are exposed to the environment. Snow and ice build-up on the switch can cause the switch to malfunction.
A number of different types of railroad track switch snow removers are known. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,997 to Reichle et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,391,425 to Keep, Jr.; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,081,161 to Upright. The railroad track switch snow remover often includes a blower that blows heated air or ambient air across the switch. Though some heaters and blowers of the snow removing devices are electric powered, most are gas powered, as they are typically located in remote locations. Sometimes the snow removers include temperature and moisture sensors so that an operator at a remote location can determine when to turn the devices on or off. Some devices are programmed to automatically turn themselves on or off depending on the reading from the sensors.
A problem with the existing systems is that malfunctioning device can be difficult to identify. In some cases, the devices are turned on when it is not snowing or turned off when it is snowing. In the first case, fuel is wasted, and in the second, the switch may malfunction due to undesirable snow accumulation in the tracks. Moreover, existing switch snow removal control systems are not configured to collect, store, and/or report data regarding performance and other conditions of the device. A system that can be used to effectively monitor and control snow removal devices located in remote locations is desirable.
The present invention relates to a system for controlling and monitoring snow removal devices. According to one embodiment, the snow removal devices include sensors for measuring data, and a processor remotely transmits the measured data to a base station. In some embodiments the measured data is environmental data that can be accessed by an operator remotely on a handheld device or at a computer terminal operably connected to the snow removal devices. In such an embodiment, the operator can monitor the device and choose to override the automated operation of the snow removal devices.
According to another embodiment, the geographic location of each snow removal device is stored in a memory location on the device or at the base station, and the base station is configured to query the weather conditions at the stored geographic location.
In one embodiment, the measured data is compared with the queried data. If the measured data is within a certain predetermined acceptable range compared to the queried weather data, the snow removal device is characterized as being operational. However, if the sensor reading is outside of a predetermined range the operator is alerted. In an alternative embodiment the query data is processed to determine whether the snow removal device that corresponds with the particular geographic location should be on or off. The base station then determines whether the snow removal device is in fact on or off. If there is a discrepancy, the base station automatically notifies an operator.
In another embodiment the queried and measured data relate to the operational conditions of the device rather than environmental conditions. For example, the data may relate to the amount of fuel consumed by the device or amount of fuel remaining in the device. The measured data can be compared with data stored on a database that can be accessed by the base station. If a discrepancy is detected, the operator is alerted.
According to another embodiment the user can monitor and control the device via a computer or a handheld wireless computing device. The data is represented graphically to the operator via icons on a map, and the devices can be controlled by the user remotely.
A variety of additional inventive aspects will be set forth in the description that follows. The inventive aspects can relate to an individual feature or to a combination of features. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the broad inventive concepts upon which the embodiments disclosed herein are based.
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Next, the base station 202 collects 20 weather data from a secondary source 204 that corresponds to the particular identified geographic location. Some exemplary secondary sources for weather data include: www.weather.com, www.cnn.com/weather/, and www.wunderground.com. Once the weather data is queried, the base station 202 determines 30 whether the device 200 should be on or off and checks 40 for any discrepancy. For example, if the secondary source indicates heavy snow at the particular geographic location, then the device should be on. In contrast, if the secondary source indicates that it is warm and sunny at the particular geographic location, the device should probably be turned off. If a discrepancy is detected, an operator 206 is alerted 50 so that the operator can investigate the discrepancy.
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An alert may indicate, for example, that the snow removal device 200 is apparently low on fuel, even though the secondary source 204 maintenance records indicate that the snow removal device 200 was recently refueled. Once alerted to the discrepancy, the operator can investigate the issue further to determine if the snow removal device 200 is leaking, if the secondary source 204 maintenance records are inaccurate, or if the fuel sensor is inaccurate. If the operator 206 decides that the measured value is inaccurate, the operator 206 can reset (e.g., recalibrate) 122 the sensor or otherwise dismiss 126 the alert. In some embodiments the recalibration can be accomplished remotely, and in other embodiments the recalibration is accomplished via the user interface 314 located locally on the snow removal device 200. In such embodiments the device 200 includes a receiver in addition to the transmitter 612.
Alternatively, an alert may indicate, for example, that the measured temperature is substantially different than the temperature collected from the secondary weather data source that corresponds to the particular geographic location, which is measured and stored in a memory location. Once alerted of the discrepancy, the operator 206 may choose to override 124 the automatic on off control of the snow removal device 200 if appropriate, or otherwise dismiss 126 the alert. In such embodiments the device 200 includes a receiver in addition to the transmitter 612. An operator 206 can check other nearby sensors or other secondary sources to determine whether the measured data or the queried data is more likely accurate.
Finally, the base station 202 can be configured to store 128 all the dates and times that the measured data from each snow removal device 200 was checked against data from a secondary source 204. In some embodiments the next date and time that the measured data from that particular snow removal device 200 is check against data from a secondary source 204 is dependent on when the last check occurred and the outcome of the last check. In some embodiments, a number of different types of measured data is stored at the base station for maintenance purposes.
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According to some embodiments the data can be accessed by the operator 206 wirelessly on a handheld device 500. In such an embodiment the operator can be in transit to service a particular snow removal device 200 and access real time data regarding the snow removal devices 200 in the field.
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According to one embodiment, to accurately estimate whether the tank 600 will be operational under certain conditions, preferably at least the following types of data are measured: the temperature in the tank 600 or the fuel 602 therein, the pressure within the tank 600, and the level of liquid fuel within the tank 600. Accordingly, to such an embodiment the system includes a temperature sensor 606, a pressure sensor 608, and a fuel level sensor 610. It should, however, be appreciated that in alternative embodiments sensors measuring different data may be included. It should also be appreciated that alternative embodiments may include more or fewer sensors in part depending on the specific methodology used to analyze the data, which will be discussed in greater detail below. It should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments an electric heat non-combustion source may be employed (e.g., electric calrod heater). Such systems could include a system for measuring whether the necessary electric energy exists, similar to the fuel tank monitoring system described above.
In the depicted embodiment the sensors are connected to a transmitter 612 that is configured to transmit the measured data to a remote base station 614 or a network server 616 or both. In one embodiment the base station 614 uses equations to calculate whether or not the tank 600 is expected to be operational based on the measured data and known or inputted data. In other embodiments the base station 614 relies on empirical data to make its determination regarding the operability of the tank 600. In yet other embodiments, a combination of empirical charts and equations are used in the analysis. In embodiments where empirical data is used in the analysis, the empirical data may be stored locally on a remote database and accessible via a network. In the depicted embodiment the empirical data is stored on a remote server 616 and accessible via the internet 620. Base station 614 can be connected to the transmitter 612 via the cellular telephone network directly, or via a short range wireless communication system such as any of a variety of 802.11 wireless networks (e.g., Wi-MAX or Wi-Fi) or any radio or other wireless or wire communication systems.
In some embodiments the base station 614 tracks and stores the measured data to analyze the fuel usage history. For example, in some embodiments the level of fuel in the tank 600 is tracked over a set period of time. Such tracking can be used for many purposes including, for example, determining whether the measured data is likely accurate or inaccurate, or whether the sensors are operable and/or whether the tank 600 is leaking. For example, if the tracked history indicates that the tank 600 was initially full and has been in use for a very short period of time or no time at all but is now empty, the tank 600 may be leaking or the measured data may be inaccurate. In some embodiments the base station 614 is configured to alert the operator when a potential problem is detected.
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From the foregoing detailed description, it will be evident that modifications and variations can be made in the devices and methods of the disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Arabic Christianity in the Monasteries of Ninth-century Palestine (Variorum Collected Studies CS 380)By: Sidney H. Griffith (author)Hardback
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DescriptionThe history of Christian literature took a new turn in the 8th century when monks in the monasteries of Palestine began to write theology and saints' lives in Arabic, and they instituted a veritable programme for translating the Bible and other Christian texts from Greek (and Syriac) into the language of the Qur'an, the "lingua franca" of the Islamic caliphate. This is the subject of the present volume. Two key factors leading to this change where that the confrontation with the developing theology of Islam created a direct need for apologetics to face this new religious challenge in its own language; and that as the memory of Byzantine power waned, so too did the knowledge of Greek. Issues of particular interest in this apologetic literature are those of the freedom of the will, a key topic in the controversies between the Melkites and the Muslims, and of the legitimacy of icon veneration, a subject of great contemporary concern at the time of Iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire.
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ContentsThe Prophet Muhammad, his scripture and his message, according to the Christian apologies in Arabic and Syriac from the first Abbasid century; the Gospel in Arabic - an inquiry into its appearance in the first Abbasid century; the monks of Palestine and the growth of Christian literature in Arabic; Eutychius of Alexandria on the Emperor Theophilus and iconoclasm in Byzantium - a 10th century moment in Christian apologetics in Arabic; Theodore Abu Qurrah's Arabic tract on the Christian practice of venerating images; free will in Christian Kalam - the doctrine of Theodore Abu Qurrah; Stephen of Ramlah and the Christian kerygma in Arabic in 9th century Palestine; Greek into Arabic - life and letters in the monasteries of Palestine in the 9th century; the example of the Summa theologiae Arabica; a 9th-century Summa theologiae Arabica; the Arabic account of 'Abd al-Masih an-Nagrani al-Ghassani; Anthony David of Baghdad, scribe and monk of Mar Sabas - Arabic in the monasteries of Palestine.
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Candi Jo Alford, 31, Johnson City, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 13, 2011, in Johnson City.
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She was a daughter of Jimmy Willard and Betty Mae Dykes Alford, Johnson City.
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She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and was formerly employed with Christian Care Center of Johnson City and Appalachian Christian Village.
Candi was a member of Clifton View Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Angela Faye Williams.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include two brothers, Chad Alford and wife, Kim, and Chip Alford, all of Johnson City; two sisters, Christy Workman and husband, Gabe, Casey Raulerson and husband, Scott, all of Johnson City; sixteen nieces and nephews, Jason Arnold, Dana Moore, Ashley Humphreys, Nikki Roberts, Delaney Workman, Sydney Cole, Dylan Alford, Chloe & Lea Workman, London Cole, Tyler & Luke Alford, Asha Raulerson, Kal-el Raulerson, Shasta Faircloth and Brett Johnson; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, including special friend, Brittany Anderson.
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Wholesale voice and Internet provider Vocus and FX Networks has announced its New Zealand expansion with Vocus offering its International Ethernet and its flagship IP transit product to the New Zealand market from November 1, 2008.
Vocus is currently building its Auckland POPs based on Cisco's SDH switches, specifically the Cisco ONS 15454. The initial deployment will include two locations including a POP at the Auckland Peering Exchange located at Sky Tower, directly connected to the FX Network.
The POPs will boost the quality and quantity of Internet in New Zealand with Vocus bringing significant capacity increases plus the first native IPv6 transit service to the country.
James Spenceley, CEO of Vocus also announced a multi-year, million-dollar international IP transit deal with New Zealand backbone operator FX Networks.
"FX Networks is one of the most forward thinking and fastest growing telecommunications companies in New Zealand and has again demonstrated its commitment to driving growth in the local market. We are delighted to be working with such a high profile and progressive customer, " said Spenceley.
Jamie Baddeley, General Manager Sales for FX Networks adds, "This deal is a significant one. Not only does it add global diversity and technological capability to our high performance Internet backbone in NZ, but we're now able to deliver seamless Trans-Tasman private Ethernet services from major cities in NZ to major cities around Australia."
"Vocus is aligned with our values. Like us, they are focused on making communications fast, affordable and reliable. It was a simple decision."
Spenceley believes that to date, International Private Line capacity between Australia and New Zealand has been over priced and only available in quantities to suit the telecommunications elite.
"From November 1, Vocus and FX Networks will be offering international Ethernet between Australia and New Zealand in 10Mbps increments, opening the market for many more services and better quality connectivity between the two countries," he said.


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TMZ caught up with Hulk Hogan and in a weird interview asked if he would welcome Fallon Fox to the wrestling ring.
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Looking for some attention and easy money??? Smh
Fallon Fox would probably pick him up and suplex his ass. That dude still has manly strength.
Shit,his daughter is twice as manly as fox.
Damn Hulkster I knew you were broke and all but come on.
Having said that; Fallon Fox shouldn't be allowed to compete based on when the gender modification was made, Fallon's body spent 30 or so years as a male body, with all of it's scientifically proven advantages.
I have a hard time believing three decades work can be so easily undone, but maybe I'm being close minded.
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CAUGHT MY WIFE IN A PARKED CAR by Musicman
I can't believe this happened 3 nights ago. My wife and I have been married for 16 years now and I thought we had a great marriage. We fight like every couple does and sex is sporadic at best. The planets have to be lined up in precisely the right way for my wife to get in the mood and want to fuck me. Even when that happens, it's once and it lasts for 10 minutes and then it's over until the next time the mood hits her...
Lately I noticed my wife becoming distant whenever I mentioned sex to her. She would complain she was too tired or wasn't in the mood and would constantly put me off until a later time. "We'll do it on the weekend when I'm less tired," she would say to me constantly.
This had been going on for months and I was starting to become frustrated. While all of this was going on, she would also get together with her partners once a week to discuss her business. She owns and operates a chain of enrichment schools with two partners and there is a lot of administration work that has to be done to keep it running. So every Wednesday night she would announce to me that she was meeting the girls and would be back late and not to wait up.
I couldn't tell whether I was picking up some sort of vibe or maybe it was the lack of sex for months that got to my brain, but something inside me told me to follow her on this one particular night. I told her I was going out to meet the guys for a drink and a movie and I'd be home late as well. She said "have fun," and I left the house but I waited down the street and watched the house waiting for the time when she would leave for her weekly meeting.
Soon enough she left the house got into her car and charged up the street. I followed at a discreet distance. So far so good. She took a left and headed out to a main street in the direction of the office but 2 minutes down the road she made a right turn toward an industrial section with secluded units which lined the streets. ANybody could have pulled into the driveway of any of these massive unit complexes, driven to the back and parked unseen behind a dumpster in an industrial complex at night away from prying eyes.
I followed her and saw her right indicator blink as she pulled into one particular industrial complex. She drove around to the back and I saw her pull up along side another car that was already waiting there. I pulled over and put it into park watching from the main road. I turned off my lights and watched. SUddenly a tall handsome, built guy got out of the sports car that was already parked there and walked over to the passenger side of my wife's car.
I couldn't make out what was being said but the next thing I know, he got into the car. Then the car lights were turned off and I could only make out shadows from the street where I was positioned.
My blood ran cold. I couldn't believe my wife was in the car with a strange man when she was supposed to be meeting her partners for a business discussion.
It was driving me crazy not knowing what was going on so I got out of the car and carefully crept up behind the dumpster where she was parked. I suddenly heard talking. They had cracked the window open just enough to get some fresh air and I could hear everything that was being said inside.
"Hmm, you look so hot tonight baby! I love your outfit." My wife replied with a sexy tone, "Do you like my black stockings and garters? I wore them for you!" "God yes baby. I've been going crazy since the last week. I can't wait a week to see you. We have to get together more often," he pleaded. "Well, I think I'm going to tell my husband that my partners and I are going to start a tutoring program once a week and that I'm going to have to be there to supervise. THen we can be together more often. I can't stop thinking about your big beautiful cock baby!" she cooed.
The next sound I heard was them making out. They were moaning and my wife was sighing. My heart was in my throat as I listened to my prudish conservative wife become a slut for a stranger. I was so galled. I practically beg this woman for sex and here she was giving herself to a strange man and acting like the slut I've always wanted her to be with me!
I positioned myself around the dumpster getting more brazen so I could get a better view of the action in the car. They were definitely kissing passionately and he was grabbing her tits and massaging them. SHe was moaning like a wild woman.
"I want to suck on your cock baby. GIve it to me. I've been so hungry for cock I'm going crazy. My husband has been driving me nuts trying to get into my pants all week but I've been saving myself for you!"
That bitch I thought. I can't believe what a dummy I was thinking she was being faithful to me. I played the dutiful husband while she was running around behind my back meeting this guy. Who knows how long it's been going on.
I continued to watch with a morbid fascination. I was devastated but I wanted to see where this was going.
She suddenly bent down over the middle console and engulfed his cock. I couldn't make out his penis but I could see for a moment he had made a motion that indicated he had pulled his pants down to give my wife access to his cock.
"OOh baby you are so big! You are so much more satisfying than my husband. His cock is so small. I am never satisfied when he fucks me. I barely feel his little dick. You fill me up so much. Give me your big 8 inch cock baby!"
Damn, she had humiliated me too that cunt. I can't believe I was sitting there taking it but I was. I guess there was an aspect of it that was turning me on being cuckolded by her but at the same time I wanted to kick her head in for betraying me.
"Baby, I want to taste your sweet pussy," he said to her. "But," my wife replied, "there is no room in this car to stretch out in." "Why don't we be a little dangerous and get out of the car and have some fun on the hood?" "Why not," said my wife. "I love being naughty with you!"
WOw, I had a ring side seat to this and I couldn't believe how slutty my wife was acting.
THey emerged from the car. His pants were off and his underwear. He had a huge erection bobbing up and down as she slid out of the car she ran up to him and dropped to her knees. Lit up by the car's headlights, I could see her grasping his big cock and sucking it with a fever I had never seen in the 16 years with her.
"If you keep that up, I'm going to blow all over your pretty face baby!" "Hmm, do it, I want your cum. Will you get hard again and fuck me really good?" "Sure baby, don't stop that rhythm, keep using your hand. Hmm, that's it hon, milk my big cock and cup my balls. Yes that's it, just pull on that shaft. Uh huh, here it comes oh god...yes...don't stop...I'm going to...
WIth that he blasted a huge load of cum all over my wife's face. Spurt after spurt of hot cum hit her face and she surprised me by sticking her tongue out and trying to catch it on her tongue. She started drinking it down and slurping on his softening cock begging for more.
"God baby, that was so hot. You are one unbelievable cock sucker!" My wife was quick to reply. "Baby you have to fuck me now, I am so wet I can't take it. I have to get back to my husband soon and I want all the cock I can get because I don't know how long it will be until next time because we're going away on a trip for two weeks!"
That was true. We had planned a vacation for a while and we were going to be away the following week. Here she was begging her lover to take her in a strange parking lot.
She sucked on him for another 3 minutes until he started to regain his erection. "Stand up and bend over," he barked at her. She did what she was told and he pulled her skirt up exposing her gorgeous ass which was beautifully encased in a hot thong and garters, framed with a nice pair or black stockings. God was I jealous but so turned on.
He aimed his huge penis at her pussy and it slid in. My wife turned into a wild woman as he took her. "God fuck me baby. I can feel your beautiful shaft filling my pussy in a way my husband can only dream about! That's it, ooh yes, fuck me harder!"
"I'm going to cum baby," he cried out to her. WIth that, he pulled out and she dropped to her knees just in time to catch his second load on her tongue. It almost seemed like he had regained his stores of cum in mere minutes as he blasted her face with what seemed like an even bigger load of hot semen. She was moaning and licking and drinking up his sweet offering like a slut in heat!
"God baby you taste so fucking good. Please eat my pussy, I need to cum too."
With that he lifted her up onto the hood of the car and spread her legs. He dove between her thighs like an olympic diver and as his tongue made contact with her clit she cried out with pleasure. "Oh my god yes, please eat my pussy! Right there on the clit, go up and down the sides with...yes...just like that and...oh I'm going to cum...yyyyyyyyyessssssss!"
She wrapped her legs and squeezed him tight as her legs convulsed as the waves of orgasm coursed through her body.
"Hurry baby, that was fantastic but I have to head home. My husband will be waiting and might become suspicious if I'm out too long."
With that they kissed hotly french kissing each other for about a minute. I quickly ran to my car in the street and took off just in time to see their two cars start to back out of the industrial unit. I made it home with minutes to spare. I ran into the house, stripped off my clothes and hopped into bed seconds before I heard the front door open and close. My heart was racing so hard like I had gotten away with the perfect crime. Eventually she made her way up the stairs and into the bedroom.
"Hi hon, how was your night?" I said coyly knowing full well she had fully cheated on me. "Great hon, the girls and I are very organized now. We talked about it and we've decided to start a tutoring program every week so I may have to be out an extra night every week."
"Sure hon, whatever you need to do," I said with a smile to myself.
She kissed me on my cheek and said goodnight. As I rolled over I decided that instead of getting mad at her cheating, I would enjoy being cuckolded. It was always a fantasy to watch my wife with another man and now I had a chance to regularly watch my wife fuck another hot stud. She still won't fuck me but I figure I'll either start masturbating more often or maybe I'll join an online dating site and look for a little on the side too. Who knows, maybe this is the beginning of a hotter sex life for me!
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A small exhibition of color photographs by Adam Bacher, a Portland photographer who captures the remote alpine regions and backcountry wilderness of the western U.S., will be on display May 24-July 27 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.
Adam Bacher: Earth, Water, and Sky will showcase an array of subjects photographed by Bacher, including the Oregon and Washington Cascades, the Sierra Nevada of California, the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and the rugged terrain of Glacier National Park in Montana.
In conjunction with his exhibition, Bacher will deliver a free lecture about his work Thursday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in the Roger Hull Lecture Hall at the museum. He also will offer a free nature photography workshop for adults Saturday, June 21, from 1-4 p.m. in the Roger Hull Lecture Hall and at Bush's Pasture Park. Enrollment in the workshop is limited to 15; pre-registration is required by calling (503) 370-6855.
Bacher was born, raised and educated in Michigan and came west to work on a PhD in international relations at the University of Oregon. He enrolled in a photography class at the university for fun, and it literally transformed his life. He abandoned his graduate study, took additional photography classes and has worked as a professional photographer ever since. Bacher has exhibited at the World Forestry Center and the Seges Art Gallery in Portland, and the governor's office at the Oregon State Capital in Salem.
The exhibition is been supported in part by grants from the City of Salem's Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State St. (corner of State and Cottage streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children younger than 12 are admitted free, and Tuesday is an admission-free day. For more information, call (503) 370-6855 or visit www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art.


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Those winter icicles hanging from the front of your gutters may be picturesque. But they point to a potentially serious problem called ice damming.
Ice dams are not a problem with your gutters, per se, although your gutters are part of the process. Here's how it works and why you need to deal with it.
Snow on your roof can melt from underneath because your roof is warmer than the ambient air temperature. For one thing, most roofs are dark in color, and dark colors absorb more heat from the sun than do light colors. For another, hot air from your interior living spaces will migrate to the roof if your attic is inadequately insulated or ventilated.
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- For the chapter and episode of their original name, see Chapter 498 and Episode 392.
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The Worst Generation is a term that refers to the eleven top rookie pirates, with bounties over 100,000,000 who arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago before the Whitebeard War (whom are denoted as the Eleven Supernovas (11人の超新星 Jūichinin no Chōshinsei?)[1]), along with the Yonko, Blackbeard. They are known as such, since most of the major conflicts that have occurred during their rookie year and after the Battle of Marineford seem to revolve around them. As is the case, they are regarded as 'problem children' who appeared between the end of the Golden Age of Pirates and the beginning of the New Age.[2]
With the exception of the Straw Hat Pirates, most Supernovas attempted to avoid the paths of the World Nobles. Coincidentally, all the Supernovas arrived on the Sabaody Archipelago at the same time which caused a series of issues for the Marines. In addition, all of them, except for the Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates, entered the New World almost simultaneously. Teach and his crew, on the other hand, were already in the New World by the time the rookies were making preparations.
Of the twelve, all but two (Roronoa Zoro and Killer) are Devil Fruit users as well as captains of their respective crews. According to Shakuyaku, one of the Supernovas could potentially be responsible for inspiring a whole new generation of pirates,[1] a comment that is made true when it was revealed that Luffy inspired Bartolomeo to become a pirate.
Summit War SagaEdit
Sabaody Archipelago ArcEdit
The Supernovas are the top rookie pirates from nine different crews who all chose one of the seven routes along the Grand Line. They are comprised of the captains of the nine crews as well as two other crew mates who also are above the bounty threshold of 100,000,000. They come from all seas - East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue, Sky Island and the Grand Line itself. They all arrived at Sabaody Archipelago at the same time. A common trait they all possess is that they have caught the attention of the World Government and have survived many ordeals that have wiped out other pirate crews along the Grand Line. Though they are all on par with each other as far as threat level is concerned, they represent different views on piracy. To date, their journeys along the Grand Line are unknown, save the Straw Hat Pirates journey, which is the main focus of the storyline, and that the Kid Pirates have caused mass civilian casualties along their way.
Due to a major mishap caused primarily by the Straw Hat Captain, Monkey D. Luffy at the Human Auctioning House, all of the Supernovas were struggling to evacuate the Archipelago facing confrontations with Marines, an army of Pacifista and ultimately Admiral Kizaru and the large guardian Sentomaru. One by one, they started displaying their unique abilities that made their outrageously high bounties well-deserved. However, the results and circumstances regarding their individual showdowns varied:
- The Kid Pirates and Heart Pirates were caught in a battle with a Pacifista. The end of the battle was unseen, but since they reappear during the Marineford Arc, it can be assumed that they either defeated the Pacifista or managed to elude it. Kizaru mentions that the Heart Pirates did a good job running away.
- A combination of Basil Hawkins, X Drake, Urouge and Scratchmen Apoo were easily defeated by Kizaru himself and a Pacifista. Since they reappear during the Marineford Arc, they avoided their arrest somehow.
- The Straw Hat Pirates were caught between two Pacifistas, Kizaru and Sentomaru before ultimately being sent in many different directions by the appearance of Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma. Luffy ended up transported to Amazon Lily, ultimately becoming aware of the public execution made by the World Government of his adopted brother, Portgas D. Ace, and becoming one of the key players to the following events that transpired in the Whitebeard War; Zoro, on the other hand, did not even witness the war, being on a faraway island.
- Only Capone Bege and Jewelry Bonney had little trouble, facing only Marines before supposedly escaping from the area, although the fact that they did not encounter Kizaru should be taken into consideration.
Marineford ArcEdit
Surprisingly, not a single one of the Supernovas was brought into custody, as they were all seen (save for Zoro and Luffy) at Sabaody watching Ace's televised execution, which may have been in part thanks to the Marines focusing on the Straw Hats.[3] Although some of them may hold grudges against Luffy for the ruckus that he caused on Sabaody, it is unknown if any of them have changed their opinion after learning that he has made it in and out of Impel Down, taken part in the Battle of Marineford, and is Ace's younger adoptive brother and Dragon's son, but after the broadcast from the battlefield was cut, they were seen leaving Sabaody. It remains unknown what the Supernovas' collective reactions are regarding the deaths of Fire Fist Ace and Whitebeard, who was assassinated by the Blackbeard Pirates, who arrived on the scene of the war toward the end.
Near the end of the war, Trafalgar Law and his crew were seen arriving near Marineford with their submersible vessel, apparently with the purpose of rescuing the injured Luffy by assisting his escape and treating his wounds afterward.[4]
Post-War ArcEdit
Aside from Zoro and Luffy, the rest of the Supernovas were revealed to have traveled to the outskirts of Marineford to witness the conclusion of the war.[5] Apart from Luffy and Law, who were invited to take refuge at Amazon Lily by Boa Hancock, whom they met up with after the war, and Zoro, who was still at Kuraigana Island, the rest of the Supernovas headed off to the New World. Law eventually left Amazon Lily, wondering what the "D." will bring next, but he refused to enter the New World yet as he deemed the battles there too ferocious for now.[6]
Sometime upon landing in the New World, Bonney was defeated by Marshall D. Teach in what used to be the territorial waters of Whitebeard.[7] He attempted to exchange her for a Marine battleship, but she was left behind to be arrested when Teach saw Admiral Akainu on board the incoming Marine ship and knew Akainu would have no interest in striking a deal for Bonney.[8]
Also, upon reaching the New World, the Kid Pirates, while torturing an unnamed crew he defied, read in the newspaper that Luffy had returned to Marineford to pay his respects to his brother and the fallen Marines and pirates, then rang the Ox Bell 16 times, as if declaring a new age of his own (though it was just to grab his crew's attention).
At the same time, Bege and his crew were drawn toward a giant black ball in the sky, Hawkins prepared to battle Brownbeard, Urouge had trouble landing on Raijin Island until he was approached by an old woman who offered him umbrellas, Apoo and his crew were running in midair from a pack of savage boars, and Drake decided to take down one of Kaido's subordinates and gain the Yonkou's attention.
Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates, having read the true intent behind Luffy's message, decided to take a two-year training break in order to become strong enough to challenge the New World.
During the timeskip, various events occurred to the Worst Generation rookies:
- Luffy was on Rusukaina with Silvers Rayleigh to master the basics of Haki [9] and was given a bounty of 400,000,000 for all of his actions in the previous arcs.
- Zoro begged Dracule Mihawk to train him, which he eventually did.[10]
- Marshall D. Teach and his crew began stealing devil fruit powers from those who had them, presumably the same way they stole Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi ability, and used their captain's knowledge of Whitebeard's former territory to conquer it. Doing this made Teach a major threat in the New World, and the World Government labeled him as a Yonko.[11]
- Trafalgar Law got his bounty increased to 440,000,000 for yet unknown reasons. At some point during the timeskip he sent one hundred pirate hearts to the World Government, thus gaining the title of Shichibukai.[12] He was held responsible as the mastermind of an event known as "The Rocky Port Incident".[13]
- Eustass Kid, Killer, Basil Hawkins and Scratchmen Apoo also got a bounty increase respectively of 470,000,000, 200,000,000, 320,000,000 and 350,000,000.[14]
- Jewelry Bonney was able to escape from the World Government.[15]
- X Drake is shown to work on Kaido's favorite island; his role and eventual link with the Yonko are currently unknown.[16]
The twelve individuals are considered highly infamous due to their respective actions, resulting in Cavendish bearing a grudge against them, as they stole the spotlight from him.[17]
Return to Sabaody ArcEdit
The Straw Hat Pirates reunite and after dealing with the Impostor Straw Hat Pirates, and a brief skirmish with the Marines, they quickly descend to Fishman Island.
Fishman Island ArcEdit
The Straw Hats face and defeat the New Fishman Pirates, befriend the Neptune Royal Family, and declared war on the Yonko, Charlotte Linlin, for the "protection" of Fishman Island.
Punk Hazard ArcEdit
After landing on Punk Hazard, the Straw Hats reencounter Trafalgar Law, who is now a Shichibukai. Law is then given no choice but to fight the Vice Admiral Smoker, who arrived on the island with unit from the G-5, in pursuit of the Straw Hats. Law steals the Vice Admirals heart and then goes looking after Luffy. He then proposes an alliance between their two crews, in order to take down Kaido of the Yonko, which Luffy accepts. The first step is to capture Caesar Clown, a scientist who has a lab on the island, where he develops weapons and SAD (necessary for the production of Artificial Devil Fruits, SMILEs) for another Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo, who is responsible for supplying the Yonko with weapons.
They also encounter a samurai from the Wano Country, Kin'emon, and his son Momonosuke, and together with Smoker and the G-5, agree to help the Straw Hats in order to escape the island after Caesar unleashes a chemical weapon of mass destruction, Shinokuni, on Punk Hazard. Zoro, alongside Tashigi, goes on to defeat Caesar's secretary, the Yuki Yuki no Mi user, Monet. Law and Smoker together defeated Doflamingo's right-hand man, Vergo, while destroying the SAD production facility at the same time. Luffy eventually defeated Caesar himself, who was then captured by the other Straw Hats. With Caesar as hostage, they then blackmailed Doflamingo into dropping from his position as Shichibukai, as they sail towards Dressrosa with Kin'emon and his son.
Elsewhere in the New World, the Kid, Hawkins and On Air Pirates form an alliance of their own.
Dressrosa ArcEdit
When Doflamingo seemingly drops from his position as Shichibukai, as well as king of Dressrosa, the Straw Hats along with Law, land on his island in order to hand over Caesar. However, their true plan is to destroy the SMILE Factory, located somewhere on the island, and thus weaken Kaido. Unfortunately, it turns out that Doflamingo tricked them by manipulating the news, and made them fall into his trap. He separates Luffy from the group by using the Mera Mera no Mi as bait and lures him into battling at the colosseum. Zoro is also separated from the group when his sword Shuusui is stolen, prompting the swordsman to pursue the thief, which turns out to be a dwarf.
The new Admiral, Issho, also appears on the island, and soon encounters Law at Green Bit during the exchange for Caesar. When the Surgeon of Death admits that he made an alliance with the Straw Hats rather than making them his subordinates, the Admiral revokes the Shichibukai of his position. After a devastating three way scuffle between Law, Doflamingo and Issho, the former Shichibukai manages to get Caesar to the Thousand Sunny, and distracts Doflamingo long enough for the crew on the ship to get away with the scientist. Law battles the Shichibukai, but is eventually defeated and captured, right in front of Luffy and Zoro.
Luffy, after winning in the first round at the colosseum, witnesses Law's capture and takes of after them, switching places with Sabo, who he recently found out to be alive and the second in command of the Revolutionary Army. Luffy together with Zoro and Viola, the true princess of the country, infiltrates the palace, and rescues both Law and the previous king of Dressrosa, Riku Dold III. When the conspiracy around Doflamingo is exposed, the Shichibukai uses his Ito Ito no Mi ability to force a bounty hunting game on the occupants of Dressrosa, to go after Law, Sabo, the remaining Straw Hats, as well as the Riku Family. Luffy, Zoro, and Law, together with some allies who were contestants in the colosseum, then go after Doflamingo. Zoro then faces of against Doflamingo's High Executive Pica.
Law, who was still restrained by Seastone handcuffs from when he was captured by Doflamingo, had no choice but to be carried up the four plateau's, on top of which was the castle. Thankfully on the fourth plateau they encountered Rebecca who had his key, and was freed. After narrowly escaping several of Doflamingo's executives thanks to their allies, they finally reached the Shichibukai who was casually sitting on the palace roof, with Trebol at his side. Rather than fight them himself, Doflamingo used his ability to make a string clone and an unwilling Bellamy fight them. Annoyed, Luffy forces Law to use their secret plan, landing devastating blows on both Doflamingo and Trebol.
- See also the associated categories: The Worst Generation and Eleven Supernovas.
|Eustass Kid
|Monkey D. Luffy
|Basil Hawkins
|X Drake
|Trafalgar D. Water Law
|Scratchmen Apoo
|Jewelry Bonney
|Capone Bege
|Roronoa Zoro
|Marshall D. Teach
Members' ProfileEdit
|Abilities, Weapons, and Powers
|Eustass Kid[18]
|South Blue[19]
|Captain of the Kid Pirates[19]
|"Captain" (ユースタス・"キャプテン"キッド Yūsutasu "Kyaputen" Kiddo?)[19]
|Trafalgar Law[18]
|North Blue[20]
|"Surgeon of Death" ("死の外科医" トラファルガー・ロー "Shi no Gekai" Torafarugā Rō?)[20]
|Monkey D. Luffy[22]
|East Blue
|Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates
|"Straw Hat" ("麦わら" モンキー・D・ルフィ "Mugiwara" Monkī Dī Rufi?)
|Scratchmen Apoo[19]
|Grand Line[19]
|Captain of the On Air Pirates[19]
|Paramecia Devil Fruit power that uses sound waves as a weapon by transforming different body parts into musical instruments.
|"Roar of the Sea" ("海鳴り" スクラッチメン・アプー "Umi Nari" Sukuracchimen Apū?)[19]
|Basil Hawkins[18]
|North Blue[23]
|Captain of the Hawkins Pirates[23]
|"Magician" ("魔術師" バジル・ホーキンス "Majutsushi" Bajiru Hōkinsu?)[23]
|X Drake[18]
|North Blue[24]
|"Red Flag" ("赤旗" X・ドレーク "Aka Hata" Diesu Dorēku?)[24]
|South Blue[26]
|Fighter for the Kid Pirates[26]
|"Massacre Soldier" ("殺戮武人" キラー "Satsuriku Bujin" Kirā?)[26]
|Jewelry Bonney[27]
|South Blue[27]
|Captain of the Bonney Pirates[27]
|Paramecia Devil Fruit power that manipulates the age of any person, including herself.
|"Big Eater" ("大喰らい" ジュエリー・ボニー "Ō Gurai" Juerī Bonī?)[27]
|Capone Bege[28]
|West Blue[28]
|Captain of the Firetank Pirates[28]
|Unnamed Devil Fruit power that manipulates the size of anything and enables the storage of armies inside his own body.
|"Gang" (カポネ・"ギャング"ベッジ Capone "Gyangu" Bejji?)[28]
|Roronoa Zoro[22]
|East Blue
|"Pirate Hunter" ("海賊狩り" ロロノア・ゾロ "Kaizoku Gari" Roronoa Zoro?)
|Sky Island[26]
|Captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates[26]
|"Mad Monk" ("怪僧" ウルージ "Kai Sō" Urūji?)[26]
|Marshall D. Teach[2]
|"Blackbeard" (黒ひげ Kurohige?)[31]
- In the SBS of Volume 64 Oda drew the Eleven Supernovas (except Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro) as children. Blackbeard was depicted as a child along with the rest of the Shichibukai in the previous SBS.
- Oda gave a depiction of ten of the Supernovas (leaving out Zoro) after the two-year timeskip. Blackbeard is also left out of such a depiction.
- Before the timeskip, the combined bounties of all Eleven Supernovas equal to 2,152,000,000, the highest combined amount of any known group. It is currently unknown what it is post-timeskip. With the information revealed so far, the collective amount is at 2,908,000,000.
- Zoro and Killer are the only members in the group who are not captains. They are also the only ones who do not have a Devil Fruit.
- Aside from Killer and Luffy, all the others were named after real life pirates or privateers.[32][33][34] While Oda did not intend it at the time, Luffy has a similar naval term via a "Luff"[35]. This leaves Killer as the only one whose name has no link at all to any sea-based term or name, and Oda admitted in an SBS he was given his name out of pure laziness.[34]
- The term "Supernova" can also be used for any rookie who earned a bounty of over 100,000,000, not just restricted to the eleven, as Bartolomeo was called as such.[36]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 12-18) and Episode 392, the Eleven Supernovas are introduced.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 664 (p. 10) and Episode 589, Brownbeard explains to the Straw Hats that the Supernovas and Blackbeard are the "Worst Generation" of pirates.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 58 Chapter 565 (p. 3) and Episode 474, the remaining five of the Supernova, excluding Luffy and Zoro, are shown safe and together with their crews at Sabaody Archipelago.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59 Chapters 578–579 and Episodes 487–488, Law arrives at Marineford and escapes with Luffy at his hands.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59 Chapter 581 (p. 2-5) and Episode 490, The other Supernovas comment on Blackbeard and the New Age.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 595 (p. 3) and Episode 514, Law and his crew are seen after the war.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 60 Chapter 594 (p. 2) and Episode 513, Bonney is said by one of the Gorosei to fall prey to Blackbeard.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 595 (p. 8-10) and Episode 514, Bonney and her crew are beaten and captured by Blackbeard but later end up at the hands of Akainu.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 597 (p. 10-17) and Episode 515, Luffy trains under Rayleig
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 597 (p. 2-7) and Episode 515, Zoro trains under Mihawk.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 66 Chapter 650 (p. 8) and Episode 570, Teach is mentioned by Jinbe as a new Yonko.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 659 and Episode 584, Law is introduced as a Shichibukai after the timeskip.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 700 (p. 13) and Episode 629, the Rocky Port Incident is mentioned by Brannew.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 68 Chapter 677 (p. 6-7 & 9) and Episode 603, Kid, Killer, Hawkins and Apoo are introduced after the timeskip.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 700 (p. 2) and Episode 629, Bonney is shown free.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 73 Chapter 725, cover story: Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World Vol. 41, Drake appars to stop Caribou in his rebellion against the island rulers.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 71 Chapter 704 (p. 13) and Episode 634, Cavendish swore revenge against the Worst Generation perpetrators.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 11) and Episode 392, Kid, Hawkins, Drake and Law are mentioned as part of the 11 Supernovas along with Luffy.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 15) and Episode 392, Kid and Apoo are introduced.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 18) and Episode 392, Law is introduced.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 72 Chapter 713 (p. 7) and Episode 643, Issho strips Law of his Shichibukai title for allying with the Straw Hat Pirates.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 10-11) and Episode 392, Luffy and Zoro are revealed by Shakuyaku to be part of the 11 Supernovas.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 14) and Episode 392, Hawkins is introduced.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 16) and Episode 392, X Drake is introduced.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 52 Chapter 509 (p. 9) and Episode 402, Kizaru calls Drake a "former rear admiral" (少将 Shōshō?)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 17) and Episode 392, Killer and Urouge are introduced.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 13) and Episode 392, Bonney is introduced.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 12) and Episode 392, Capone is introduced.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 53–59 Chapters 522–576 and Episodes 417–485, Marshall has become a Shichibukai in exchange for handing Ace over to the World Government till he resigned in front of Sengoku, telling him: "I don't need your title anymore."
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 66 Chapter 650 (p. 7-8) and Episode 570, Jinbe tells the Straw Hat Pirates the news about the Blackbeard Pirates.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 15 Chapter 133 (p. 18) and Episode 80, Blackbeard and his crew are first mentioned by Dalton.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 4 (p. 48), Oda confirms that Zoro's name is based on the pirate, François l'Olonnais.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 49 (p. 88), Oda confirms that Teach's name and model are based on the real-life pirate Blackbeard.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 52 (p. 128), Oda confirms the origins of the Supernovas' names.
- ↑ One Piece 10th anniversary Treasures, in an interview with Oda, Oda speaks about his character's name.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 71 Chapter 706 and Episode 636, Bartolomeo was referred as a Supernova simply for his bounty.
External LinksEdit
- Supernova - Wikipedia article on the special event these pirates are named after.


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You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. This was exactly the piece of information I needed, and I thank you.
@ fzabkar
Sorry I have not replied until now. Unfortunately I have been out of circulation for sometime ... Thank you.. Thank you... The data on the drive is recovered as per your instructions re the 12v diode and I am awaiting the arrival of the Unidirectional diode as replacement...
I cannot thank you enough ... many years of important data has been restored.... the drive contained a large back catalogue of electronic music that I have written and produced and to simply say it was irreplaceable is an understatement . It is wonderful that people like yourself are willing to take the time to help.
Thank you seems so little reward for what you have done .. Salute
05-08-2012 04:33 AM - edited 05-09-2012 01:58 AM
It sounds like @minger has experienced, more or less, the exact same thing that I am facing right now (I hope!). Similarly, I am a complete novice when it comes to this kind of thing, so I would be very grateful for some confirmation before I start snipping any electrical components and ruin my chance of retrieving my data.
I have a 1 TB WD Elements external hard drive, only a couple of years old. The other day I accidentally plugged in a 30V power supply (don't know why they can have different connectors!), so I'm guessing that (hopefully only) the TVS diode is kaput. When I plug in the power supply, the green LED lights up solid. When I plug the power supply into the HD, it starts blinking. Initially, when I put my ear to the HD case I could hear afaint hum, but that was it. When connected to my computer, nothing shows up. I took the HD to a shop already to see if it could be read, and was told that when they removed from the case, it still wouldn't spin up. They were not data recovery specialists and recommended a company in the area (Bremen, Germany) if I wanted to go that route.
Here are the specs on the hard drive that I have:
Model: WD10000EB035-01
And here are links to pictures of the HD boards and HD:
@fzabkar: Would you be so kind as to confirm whether the solution you recommended for @minger might work in my case, as well? Do I have any hope of retrieving my data without going to a data recovery service?
A quick update on my situation: I took a leap of faith (call it impatience, perhaps), and removed the D4 TVS diode. @minger's situation sounded exactly like what happened to, so I had to try it. As a result, the hard drive works like a charm now and I have all my data back. Thank you, thank you, thank you, @fzabkar. You are a giant among men.
05-11-2012 08:48 AM - edited 06-04-2012 11:05 PM
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All could have learned from Bork
Judge Robert Bork's recent death should remind us of the merits obtained by adhering to the mandates set forth in our primary governing document, the U.S. Constitution.
Our Founders were keenly aware of the danger from over reaching intrusions into early American lives due to central authority of the King of England imposing punitive measures designed to tax, curtail, restrict or oppressively prohibit most activities associated especially with commerce, individual pursuits and the exercise of religious practices.
The single most important aspect of the Constitution is not its direct mandates but the implied moral instructive to adhere to its clearly articulated clauses. Legislatively challenging and attempting to interpret it to fit the personal agenda of either a chief executive (president), a legislative leader or a judge can only erode and eventually completely undermine the rule of law stated in the Constitution and the country it serves. Judge Bork understood the dangers of deviating from this moral instructive and bravely said so.
For example he stated, "Without the Constitution's original intent as their guide, justices (judges) are left with merely their own moral philosophy."
Robert Bork's presidential nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court more than 30 years ago failed when Senate confirmation was denied by Senate leaders whose philosophical political agenda trumped reason. He since continued to wisely instruct by his teaching in academia and elsewhere until his death at 85.
Atty. Carl D. Rafoth, Youngstown
God Rest his soul. A man with the wisdom of Solomon disrespected by immoral lefties who have no respect for this country or themselves.
Implication lies in the eyes of the beholder apparently. How about that bit about counting population in the original document Carl? You still ok with that piece?
Presumably you mean the provision about counting black slaves from Africa as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of representation in Congress.
Were you aware that this was a provision put in place by the representatives of non-slave states to LIMIT the spread of slavery and the power of those who promoted slavery, and it worked? Had the slaves been counted in their entirety, the slave-states would have gained a disproportionate amount of legislative power in the Congress by getting extra representatives on the backs of people they did not allow to live free, much less allow to vote. In fact, the USA may not have been able to limit and finally abolish the institution of slavery had this provision NOT been placed in the Constitution.
Your sanctimonious assertion that this provision was "wrong" suggests that you might have supported empowering the slave-states to expand and perpetuate slavery.
Excellent comment. It's funny how many people don't realize the significance of that Constitutional provision and why slaves were counted in such a manner.
Probably right up there with the people who quote Shakespeare's "let's kill all the lawyers" as an anti-lawyer comment when in fact it was not.
Oh I definitely know the history of it. But explaining the context of why it was passed doesn't change what the legal ramifications would be today were we to go with the original document.
You also left out the compromise of where to place the nation's capitol. It's ok. Cast aspersions because the FACTUAL statement I made still hasn't been addressed.
And...no response
What can be learned from Bork is how to stall out during the nomination process and not become a Supreme Court Justice. Other than that I'd say he was a pretty unremarkable man.


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. - Daniel Gossett pitched seven strong innings to lead 14th-ranked Clemson to a 7-1 victory over No. 2 Virginia at UVa Baseball Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers (21-13, 10-6 ACC) evened the series 1-1 against the Cavaliers (29-6, 13-4), who saw their 13-game home ACC winning streak dating to 2013 come to an end. Virginia's 16-game overall home winning streak also came to an end, as it fell to 19-2 at UVa Baseball Stadium in 2014.
Gossett (4-0) gave up just five hits, one run and three walks with four strikeouts to earn the win. Zach Erwin followed with 1/3 inning, while Matt Campbell closed out the victory with 12/3 scoreless innings, striking out three while walking two.
Cavaliers starter Josh Sborz (3-2) suffered the loss despite taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning. It marked just the third time in its 35 games in 2014 that Virginia allowed more than four runs in a game.
The Tigers broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by run-scoring singles by Tyler Krieger and Garrett Boulware. Chris Okey's sacrifice fly scored Krieger for the third run of the inning.
Clemson added four runs in the seventh inning, capped by Boulware's two-run homer to left field, his third long ball of the year. Tyler Slaton added an RBI single in the inning.
Krieger finished 2 for 5 with two RBIs, while Boulware was 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs.
Joe McCarthy drove in Virginia's only run on an RBI single in the eighth inning.
The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.
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