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Republic of Zambia
Area: 752,614 sq. km. (290,585 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Texas.
Cities: Capital--Lusaka (pop. approx. 1 million).
Other cities: Kitwe, Ndola, Livingstone, Kabwe.
Terrain: Varies; mostly plateau savanna.
Climate: Generally dry and temperate.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Zambian(s).
Population: Approx. 10 million.
Annual growth rate: 2%.
Ethnic groups: More than 70 ethnic groups.
Religions: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu.
Languages: English (official), about 70 local languages and dialects, including Bemba, Lozi, Kaonde, Lunda, Luvale, Tonga, and Nyanja.
Education: No compulsory education; 7 years free education. Net primary school enrollment: 67%. Literacy--women: 60.6%; men: 81.6%.
Health: Infant mortality rate--95/1,000. Life expectancy--37 years. HIV prevalence (15-49)--16%.
Work force: Agriculture--75%; mining and manufacturing--6%; services--19%.
Type: Republic.
Independence: October 24, 1964.
Constitution: 1991 (as amended in 1996).
Branches: Executive--president (chief of state and head of government), cabinet. Legislative--unicameral National Assembly. Judicial--Supreme Court, high court, magistrate courts, and local courts.
Ruling political party: Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD).
Suffrage: Universal adult.
Subdivisions: Nine provinces subdivided into 72 districts.
GDP (2003): $3.95 billion.
Annual growth rate (2003): 4.2%.
Per capita GDP (2003): $395.
Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydroelectric power, fertile land.
Agriculture: Products--corn, sorghum, rice, groundnuts, sunflower seeds, vegetables, horticultural products, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, livestock, coffee, and soybeans.
Industry: Types--mining, transport, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, and textiles.
Trade (2003): Exports--$1.1 billion: copper, cobalt, lead, and zinc, cut vegetables, cotton. Major markets--Malawi, Thailand, Japan, South Africa, European Union. Imports--$1.4 billion: crude oil, refined petroleum products, manufactured goods, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs. Major suppliers--South Africa, U.S., China, Tanzania.
Major donors: Donors provided $409 million in development assistance to Zambia in 2003. The World Bank is Zambia's largest multilateral donor. Other key multilateral donors include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Union, UN agencies, and the African Development Bank. Counting direct bilateral assistance and assistance through multilateral agencies, the U.S. is Zambia's largest country donor.
Zambia's population comprises more than 70 Bantu-speaking ethnic groups. Some ethnic groups are small, and only two have enough people to constitute at least 10% of the population. Most Zambians are subsistence farmers. The predominant religion is a blend of traditional beliefs and Christianity; Christianity is the official national religion. Expatriates, mostly British (about 15,000) or South African, live mainly in Lusaka and in the Copperbelt in northern Zambia, where they are employed in mines and related activities. Zambia also has a small but economically important Asian population, most of whom are Indians. The country is 44% urban. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is ravaging Zambia. Nearly 1 million Zambians are HIV positive or have AIDS. An estimated 100,000 will die in 2004. Over a half million Zambian children have been orphaned. Life expectancy at birth is 37.
The indigenous hunter-gatherer occupants of Zambia began to be displaced or absorbed by more advanced migrating tribes about 2,000 years ago. The major waves of Bantu-speaking immigrants began in the 15th century, with the greatest influx between the late 17th and early 19th centuries. They came primarily from the Luba and Lunda tribes of southern Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola but were joined in the 19th century by Ngoni peoples from the south. By the latter part of that century, the various peoples of Zambia were largely established in the areas they currently occupy.
Except for an occasional Portuguese explorer, the area lay untouched by Europeans for centuries. After the mid-19th century, it was penetrated by Western explorers, missionaries, and traders. David Livingstone, in 1855, was the first European to see the magnificent waterfalls on the Zambezi River. He named the falls after Queen Victoria, and the Zambian town near the falls is named after him.
In 1888, Cecil Rhodes, spearheading British commercial and political interests in Central Africa, obtained a mineral rights concession from local chiefs. In the same year, Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe, respectively) were proclaimed a British sphere of influence. Southern Rhodesia was annexed formally and granted self-government in 1923, and the administration of Northern Rhodesia was transferred to the British colonial office in 1924 as a protectorate.
In 1953, both Rhodesias were joined with Nyasaland (now Malawi) to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia was the center of much of the turmoil and crisis that characterized the federation in its last years. At the core of the controversy were insistent African demands for greater participation in government and European fears of losing political control.
A two-stage election held in October and December 1962 resulted in an African majority in the legislative council and an uneasy coalition between the two African nationalist parties. The council passed resolutions calling for Northern Rhodesia's secession from the federation and demanding full internal self-government under a new constitution and a new national assembly based on a broader, more democratic franchise. On December 31, 1963, the federation was dissolved, and Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia on October 24, 1964.
At independence, despite its considerable mineral wealth, Zambia faced major challenges. Domestically, there were few trained and educated Zambians capable of running the government, and the economy was largely dependent on foreign expertise. Abroad, three of its neighbors--Southern Rhodesia and the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola--remained under white-dominated rule. Rhodesia's white-ruled government unilaterally declared independence in 1965. In addition, Zambia shared a border with South African-controlled South-West Africa (now Namibia). Zambia's sympathies lay with forces opposing colonial or white-dominated rule, particularly in Southern Rhodesia. During the next decade, it actively supported movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO).
Conflicts with Rhodesia resulted in the closing of Zambia's borders with that country and severe problems with international transport and power supply. However, the Kariba hydroelectric station on the Zambezi River provided sufficient capacity to satisfy the country's requirements for electricity. A railroad to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, built with Chinese assistance, reduced Zambian dependence on railroad lines south to South Africa and west through an increasingly troubled Angola.
By the late 1970s, Mozambique and Angola had attained independence from Portugal. Zimbabwe achieved independence in accordance with the 1979 Lancaster House agreement, but Zambia's problems were not solved. Civil war in the former Portuguese colonies generated refugees and caused continuing transportation problems. The Benguela Railroad, which extended west through Angola, was essentially closed to traffic from Zambia by the late 1970s. Zambia's strong support for the ANC, which had its external headquarters in Lusaka, created security problems as South Africa raided ANC targets in Zambia.
In the mid-1970s, the price of copper, Zambia's principal export, suffered a severe decline worldwide. Zambia turned to foreign and international lenders for relief, but as copper prices remained depressed, it became increasingly difficult to service its growing debt. By the mid-1990s, despite limited debt relief, Zambia's per capita foreign debt remained among the highest in the world.
Zambia became a republic immediately upon attaining independence in October 1964. The constitution promulgated on August 25, 1973, abrogated the original 1964 constitution. The new constitution and the national elections that followed in December 1973 were the final steps in achieving what was called a "one-party participatory democracy."
The 1973 constitution provided for a strong president and a unicameral National Assembly. National policy was formulated by the Central Committee of the United National Independence Party (UNIP), the sole legal party in Zambia. The cabinet executed the central committee's policy.
In accordance with the intention to formalize UNIP supremacy in the new system, the constitution stipulated that the sole candidate in elections for the office of president was the person selected to be the president of UNIP by the party's general conference. The second-ranking person in the Zambian hierarchy was UNIP's secretary general.
In December 1990, at the end of a tumultuous year that included riots in the capital and a coup attempt, President Kenneth Kaunda signed legislation ending UNIP's monopoly on power. In response to growing popular demand for multi-party democracy, and after lengthy, difficult negotiations between the Kaunda government and opposition groups, Zambia enacted a new constitution in August 1991. The constitution enlarged the National Assembly from 136 members to a maximum of 158 members, established an electoral commission, and allowed for more than one presidential candidate who no longer had to be a member of UNIP. The constitution was amended again in 1996 to set new limits on the presidency (including a retroactive two-term limit, and a requirement that both parents of a candidate be Zambian-born). The National Assembly is comprised of 150 directly elected members, up to eight presidentially-appointed members, and a speaker. Zambia is divided into nine provinces, each administered by an appointed deputy minister who essentially performs the duties of a governor.
The Supreme Court is the highest court and the court of appeal; below it are the high court, magistrate's court, and local courts.
Principal Government Officials
President--Levy Mwanawasa
Vice President--Lupando Mwape
Minister of Foreign Affairs-Lt. Gen. Ronnie Shikapwasha
Ambassador to the United States--Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika
Ambassador to the United Nations--Mwelwa Musambachime
Zambia maintains an embassy in the United States at 2419 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-265-9717/8/9).
The major figure in Zambian politics from 1964 to 1991 was Kenneth Kaunda, who led the campaign for independence and successfully bridged the rivalries among the country's various regions and ethnic groups. Kaunda tried to base government on his philosophy of "humanism," which condemned human exploitation and stressed cooperation among people, but not at the expense of the individual.
Kaunda's political party--the United National Independence Party (UNIP)--was founded in 1959 and was in power under Kaunda's leadership from 1964 to 1991. Before 1972, Zambia had three significant political parties--UNIP, the African National Congress (ANC), and the United Progressive Party (UPP). The ANC drew its strength from western and southern provinces, while the UPP found some support among Bemba-speakers in the Copperbelt and northern provinces. Although not strongly supported in all areas of the country, only UNIP had a nationwide following.
In December 1972, Zambian law established a one-party state, and all other political parties were banned; this was later enshrined in the 1973 constitution. Kaunda, the sole candidate, was elected President in the 1973 elections. Elections also were held for the National Assembly. Only UNIP members were permitted to run, but these seats were sharply contested. President Kaunda's mandate was renewed in December 1978, October 1983, and October 1988 in a "yes" or "no" vote on his candidacy.
Growing opposition to UNIP's monopoly on power led to the rise in 1990 of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD). The MMD assembled an increasingly impressive group of important Zambians, including prominent UNIP defectors and labor leaders. During the year, President Kaunda agreed to a referendum on the one-party state but, in the face of continued opposition, dropped the referendum and signed a constitutional amendment making Zambia a multi-party state. Zambia's first multi-party elections for parliament and the presidency since the 1960s were held on October 31, 1991. MMD candidate Frederick Chiluba resoundingly carried the presidential election over Kenneth Kaunda with 81% of the vote. To add to the MMD landslide, in the parliamentary elections the MMD won 125 of the 150 elected seats and UNIP the remaining 25. However, UNIP swept the Eastern Province, gathering 19 of its seats there.
By the end of Chiluba's first term as President (1996), the MMD's commitment to political reform had faded in the face of re-election demands. A number of prominent supporters founded opposing parties. Relying on the MMD's overwhelming majority in parliament, President Chiluba in May 1996 pushed through constitutional amendments that eliminated former President Kaunda and other prominent opposition leaders from the 1996 presidential elections. In the presidential and parliamentary elections held in November 1996, Chiluba was re-elected, and the MMD won 131 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly. Kaunda's UNIP party boycotted the parliamentary polls to protest the exclusion of its leader from the presidential race, alleging in addition that the outcome of the election had been predetermined due to a faulty voter registration exercise. Despite the UNIP boycott, the elections took place peacefully, and five presidential and more than 600 parliamentary candidates from 11 parties participated. Afterward, however, several opposition parties and non-governmental organizations declared the elections neither free nor fair. As President Chiluba began his second term in 1997, the opposition continued to reject the results of the election amid international efforts to encourage the MMD and the opposition to resolve their differences through dialogue.
Early in 2001, supporters of President Chiluba mounted a campaign to amend the constitution to enable Chiluba to seek a third term of office. Civil society, opposition parties, and many members of the ruling party exerted sufficient pressure on Chiluba to force him to back away from any attempt at a third term.
Presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections were held on December 27, 2001. Eleven parties contested the elections. The elections encountered numerous administrative problems. Opposition parties alleged that serious irregularities occurred. Nevertheless, MMD presidential candidate Levy Mwanawasa, having garnered a plurality of the vote (29%), was declared the victor by a narrow margin, and he was sworn into office on January 2, 2002. Three parties submitted petitions to the High Court, challenging the election results. The petitions remained under consideration by the courts in March 2004. Opposition parties won a majority of parliamentary seats in the December 2001 election, but subsequent by-elections gave the ruling MMD a majority in parliament.
During his first months in office, President Mwanawasa encouraged the Zambian Anticorruption Commission to aggressively pursue its mandate. In July 2002, in a speech before the Zambian National Assembly, President Mwanawasa provided details on a number of corruption allegations targeting former President Chiluba, and called for Parliament to consider lifting Chiluba's immunity from prosecution. Mwanawasa appointed a special Task Force to investigate and prosecute corrupt officials. Zambian courts are now hearing cases involving corruption charges against Chiluba and numerous officials from his regime.
Over 70% of Zambians live in poverty. Per capita annual incomes are currently at about one-half their levels at independence and, at $395, place the country among the world's poorest nations. Social indicators continue to decline, particularly in measurements of life expectancy at birth (about 37 years) and maternal mortality (729 per 100,000 pregnancies). The country's rate of economic growth cannot support rapid population growth or the strain which HIV/AIDS related issues (i.e., rising medical costs, decline in worker productivity) place on government resources. Zambia is also one of Sub-Saharan Africa's most highly urbanized countries. Almost one-half of the country's 10 million people are concentrated in a few urban zones strung along the major transportation corridors, while rural areas are underpopulated. Unemployment and underemployment are serious problems.
HIV/AIDS is the nation's greatest challenge, with 16% prevalence among the adult population. HIV/AIDS will continue to ravage Zambian economic, political, cultural, and social development for the foreseeable future.
Once a middle-income country, Zambia began to slide into poverty in the 1970s when copper prices declined on world markets. The socialist government made up for falling revenue by increasing borrowing. After democratic multi-party elections, the Chiluba government (1991-2001) came to power in November 1991 committed to an economic reform program. The government was successful in some areas, such as privatization of most of the parastatals, maintenance of positive real interest rates, the elimination of exchange controls, and endorsement of free market principles. Corruption grew dramatically under the Chiluba government. It remains to be seen whether the Mwanawasa government will be aggressive in continuing economic reform. Zambia has yet to address effectively issues such as reducing the size of the public sector and improving Zambia's social sector delivery systems. Zambia's total foreign debt exceeded $6 billion when the country qualified for Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative (HIPC) debt relief in 2000, contingent upon meeting certain performance criteria. Initially, Zambia hoped to reach the HIPC completion point, and benefit from substantial debt forgiveness, in late 2003. In January 2003, the Zambian Government informed the IMF and World Bank that it wished to renegotiate some of the agreed performance criteria calling for privatization of the Zambia National Commercial Bank and the national telephone and electricity utilities. Although agreements were reached on these issues, subsequent overspending on civil service wages delayed Zambia's final HIPC debt forgiveness from late 2003 to early 2005, at the earliest. In an effort to reach HIPC completion in 2004, the government drafted an austerity budget for 2004, freezing civil service salaries and increasing a number of taxes. The labor movement and other components of civil society have objected to the sacrifices called for in the budget, and, in some cases, the role of the international financial institutions in demanding austerity.
The Zambian economy has historically been based on the copper-mining industry. Output of copper had fallen, however, to a low of 228,000 metric tons in 1998, after a 30-year decline in output due to lack of investment, low copper prices, and uncertainty over privatization. In 2002, following privatization of the industry, copper production rebounded to 337,00 metric tons. Improvements in the world copper market have magnified the effect of this volume increase on revenues and foreign exchange earnings.
The Zambian Government is pursuing an economic diversification program to reduce the economy's reliance on the copper industry. This initiative seeks to exploit other components of Zambia's rich resource base by promoting agriculture, tourism, gemstone mining, and hydro power. In 2003, nonmetal exports increased by 25%, and accounted for 38% of all export earnings, up from 35%.
The Zambian Defense Force (ZDF) consists of the army, the air force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZNS, while operating under the Ministry of Defense, is responsible primarily for public works projects. The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defense. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has hit the ZDF especially hard.
Zambia is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the African Union, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which is headquartered in Lusaka.
President Kaunda was a persistent and visible advocate of change in Southern Africa, supporting liberation movements in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and South Africa. Many of these organizations were based in Zambia during the 1970s and 1980s.
President Chiluba assumed a somewhat higher profile internationally in the mid- and late 1990s. His government played a constructive regional role sponsoring Angola peace talks that led to the 1994 Lusaka Protocols. Zambia has provided troops to UN peacekeeping initiatives in Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, and Sierra Leone. Zambia was the first African state to cooperate with the International Tribunal investigation of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
In 1998, Zambia took the lead in efforts to establish a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Zambia was active in the Congolese peace effort after the signing of a cease-fire agreement in Lusaka in July and August 1999, although activity diminished considerably after the Joint Military Commission tasked with implementing the ceasefire relocated to Kinshasa in September 2001.
The United States and Zambia enjoy warm relations. The United States is working closely with the Zambian Government to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is ravaging Zambia and to effect constitutional, parliamentary, and electoral reform needed to strengthen the nation's emerging democratic institutions. The United States is also supporting the government's efforts to root out corruption. Zambia is a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
The United States has a substantial foreign assistance program; through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Government provided about $50 million in assistance to Zambia in 2003. Overall U.S. assistance, including that administered by USAID, will increase in 2004 with implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which during 2004 should provide approximately $66 million in support for the fight against HIV/AIDS. USAID, the Centers for Disease Control, the Peace Corps, the Defense Attache Office, and the State Department will administer Emergency Plan programs.
USAID 's Country Strategic Plan forms the basis for development assistance to Zambia from 2004 to 2010. The strategy focuses on the following strategic objectives:
In addition to supporting development projects, the United States has provided considerable emergency food aid during periods of drought through the World Food Program (WFP) and is a major contributor to refugee programs in Zambia through the UN High Commission for Refugees and other agencies.
Peace Corps
A country agreement inviting the Peace Corps to work in Zambia was signed by the United States and Zambia on September 14, 1993. The first group of volunteers was sworn in on April 7, 1994. In 2004, the Peace Corps program in Zambia continues to increase understanding between Zambians and Americans. More than 140 volunteers are promoting sustainable development through their activities in agricultural and natural resource management, health and sanitation, education, and humanitarian assistance. Volunteers are working in eight of Zambia's nine provinces building local capacity to manage family fish farms, to manage and preserve wildlife resources, to implement health reforms at the village level, to introduce interactive radio instruction for primary school children, and to extend HIV/AIDS education efforts. Recently, a Crisis Corps Program was resumed to support local organizations in the fight against AIDS. Volunteers live primarily in rural villages in remote parts of the country without running water, electricity, or other amenities. New trainees undertake training in local language, culture, and the relevant technical specialty for 9-12 weeks at a center in the Copperbelt.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--Martin Brennan
Deputy Chief of Mission--Andrew Passen
Public Affairs Officer--Dehab Ghebreab
Political/Economic Section Chief--Katherine Dhanani
Consular Officer--Joshua Fischel
Defense Attache--Lt. Col. Leslie Bryant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Dr. Marc Bulterys
USAID Mission Director--James Bednar
Peace Corps Director--David Morris
The U.S. Embassy in Zambia is at the corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues (P.O. Box 31617), Lusaka (tel: 260-1- 250955; fax 260-1-252225).


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Kohler K-2220-47
Almond Vintage 21" Drop In Bathroom Sink with Overflow
Item # BCI220927 | Model # K-2220-47 | Vintage Collection
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- Constructed from vitreous china providing a classic look and feel
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- Drop in installation delivers a clean appearance to your existing bathroom design
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Product Technologies / Benefits:
- Drop In Sinks: A rim or lip sits on the counter while the basin rests below. Ideal for remodeling, these sinks can be easily retrofitted to an existing counter.
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- Overall Length: 24" (measured from the left outer rim to the right outer rim)
- Overall Width: 15" (measured from the back outer rim to the front outer rim)
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- Basin Width: 12" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Length: 21" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Depth: 4-7/8" (measured from the center of basin to the rim)
- Installation Type: Drop in
- Number of Faucet Holes: 0
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2 Things
- Might want to think about another archive. This is starting to get long.
- Color for the infoboxes. /shrug think they are stable enough to handle it? I dunno they are all grey and it seems kinda boring >.>. Like Green for Konoha, Beige for Suna, Purple for Oto, ect, ect.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 17:40, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
- Well I would say they people like him would have the color of their most recent affiliation. For example, Orochimaru would be purple, for Sound, while Sasuke would be...well...I think he would be gray for straight missing-nin...All members of Akatsuki would have Red...ect...ect...--TheUltimate3 (talk) 01:56, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
- I think it would be more logical to use their main affiliation; the village of which they have the symbol in their databook profile. Otogakure for Orochimaru, Konohagakure for Madara and Sasuke, Kirigakure for Suigetsu, etcetera. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 13:46, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
- That make sense...But for some reason seeing Sasuke's affiliation be green for Konoha just seems...stupid. For some reason I have less of an issue with Madara's (though I still would like some sort of red or red/black for Akatsuki) being green...--TheUltimate3 (talk) 14:07, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Affiliation is really that village that a character is most put into connection with. Sasuke is still thought off as a Konoha-nin, just like Madara is. I wouldn't find it odd at all to see him with a Konoha infobox. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 18:24, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
- @Simant Understood. Don't worry about it if it's a problem. I'll figure something out once everything is stable and what not.
- @ShounenSuki: It's more or less my strong anti-Sasuke sentiment. The fact that I can see the series true villain with the Konoha symbol, but not Sasuke is really because I see him as an asshat. >.>--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:35, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Negref
I assume you are talking about the other wiki or this one ? If its this wiki, why are there still references to Negref in the infoboxes ? And will the bugged negref be replaced with some other code to do the same thing ? --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 02:01, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
- Have you come up with a way to do the same thing negref does in a different way ? --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 14:05, August 27, 2012 (UTC)
Hey Simant and how are you? I've lost my auto-confirmed status for a couple of weeks (perhaps more than two months ago). I sent a bug report to the central but it's no use. How can I restore my auto-confirmed status? —Shakhmoot (Talk) 19:29, August 30, 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, and I found spam massages there. What should I do for them? —Shakhmoot (Talk) 19:46, August 30, 2012 (UTC)
A week ago, I sent a bug report for my situation and as you said. I've been waiting for a spam massage but I haven't receive any massage. One of the community wikia staff members replayed to me that the engineering department there didn't do anything to my status and they'll rise the global priority on my report one mark higher, which should guarantee some action within this week. But it's no use. What should I do for that?? —Shakhmoot (Talk) 17:29, September 8, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Anarchy
You have... doomed us all D= Lol --Cerez365™(talk) 23:25, August 30, 2012 (UTC)
Fair use rationale
Can you add the {{Fair use rationale}} to Special:MultipleUpload too, please. http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/urbancowgurl777/UltimateSupreme2212-3.pnghttp://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/urbancowgurl777/UltimateSupreme2212-3talk.png 08:10, August 31, 2012 (UTC)
thaks and naruto wiki yaknowhatimean
my edit reversal
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Kisame_Hoshigaki?curid=6575&diff=687288&oldid=687282 ??? --Elveonora (talk) 19:51, September 1, 2012 (UTC)
Unnecessary templates
I found a couple of templates that aren't being use for anything, just thought I let you know.
-White Flash-(Talk)- Sep 5, 2012 @ 17:19 (UTC)
Game and Movie
For some reason, techniques listed as game and movie only are showing up in the infobox of anime and manga characters. For example, Sakura Blizzard Technique is showing up in Sakura's infobox. I think this might have to with that fix you made once so manga and anime techniques would show up in movie characters, for example, Big Ball Rasengan and Lightning Cutter in Hiruko's infobox. Also related to this is the Yuki-nin and their techniques showing up in the Ice Release infobox. Something from the 1.19 update that broke the fix? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:17, September 7, 2012 (UTC)
tabber in infoboxes
I really like how you managed to do the <tabber> stuff in the character infoboxes. I'm trying to do a similar thing on an infobox at the GoldenEye wiki but I can't get it to work. Any ideas on what I should do ? You can find the code here: click me --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 15:49, September 8, 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks! Didn't even know there was a {{#tag}} parser function on wikia :lol: You really know your stuff about Infobox coding don't you :D --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 16:54, September 8, 2012 (UTC)
Delete template
Hey there. I'm creating a delete template on the GoldenEye wiki but I'm having an issue. How can I make it so that parameter 1 only needs to be provided for quick deletion and if it's not provided, it gets ignored ? The template is here: click me. Thanks for any assistance you can provide! --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 22:17, September 9, 2012 (UTC)
- Also, if you are able to, I need a bit of assistance again with an infobox. I'm trying to get ~wii and ~rel replaced at the same time, but if I use {{#replace}}, I can only replace one thing and multiple instances of that string function causes the contents of what I'm looking at to be duplicated which is not what I want. This is the infobox I'm having issues with. Thanks! :) --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 19:42, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
Form: Character
Is there something wrong with Form:Character? Usually when I used it, it would let me create the person's infobox and then the article. Then I'd add {{Infobox}} to the article, and it would be one process. Now however, I have to create Infobox:*name* and then the article, so it's now two processes. I'm not sure if something is wrong with it or I've just forgotten how to use it.--Cerez365™(talk) 14:42, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
Oh okay. Mayhaps I've just forgotten how to use it.--Cerez365™(talk) 09:39, September 11, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Replace
Alright, I'll have a look into that, thanks! :) --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 20:07, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
Update to jutsu search
I don't know exactly what is the technical change, but it caused some game techniques to appear in infoboxes. I take it that's because not all jutsu pages have been affected by the update to have its properties changed? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:45, September 12, 2012 (UTC)
Why the heck did you just randomly revert my edit tagging a page for deletion ? You should try reading talkpages instead of doing that and you should know better being an admin that created that template that it shouldn't be removed and the talkpage clearly has a vote saying it shouldn't exist >_> --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 15:23, September 29, 2012 (UTC)
Chapter problem
Hi! I think there is a problem with the manga-episode links. In Sasuke's Ninja Way there is no link to chapter 464, even though the number is seen, and Sasuke vs. the Raikage!! is missing the link to the next chapter, which has a "previous" link. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 05:28, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
- Also these chapters aren't exist in the volumes list. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 06:37, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
Infobox code
Wikia has updated some coding for some infoboxes, but they were considerate enough not to flip the switch in old wikis. There are other links in the blog post. Giving you a note in case there's something there that makes any of the templates simpler. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:12, October 20, 2012 (UTC)
why did you delete my page?
thanks... i will... --Seventh ARB (talk) 05:41, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
Re: RE: Deleted Images
Why would I change my email notifications just because someone came out of nowhere and mass deleted images that will now muck up talkpages greatly where some appeared or didn't need to be deleted at all ? --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 19:47, October 28, 2012 (UTC)
Deprecated attributes
Would be nice to try and exterminate junk like this from the wiki. ~ Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (Local Talk ⁝ Animanga Talk) 03:18, November 4, 2012 (UTC)
English text
Hey, do you any sites from where I can take up the images in the original japanese text? Thanks in advance. — Alchez (talk) 13:45, November 14, 2012 (UTC)
Suggestions for the Italian wikia
Hello, I was told your name by Cerez365. I'm trying to work a bit on the Italian version of Narutopedia, but I don't think I can make it as good as the English wikia without making some good infoboxes. Would you please teach me how to make them like those found on the English Wikia? Thank you for the attention.--JOA20 (talk) 12:32, November 16, 2012 (UTC)
Then I guess I'll have to wait until they are available. Thanks.--JOA20 (talk) 14:09, November 16, 2012 (UTC)
You may want to think of re-editing the Kakashi Hatake page. The info box/header picture is...demolished. You were the last to edit, so please fix!
My wiki
Olá simant, eu sou brasileiro, mais espero que vc possa entender essa mensagem.Eu tenho uma wiki de naruto que é nova, precisamos de ajuda com as Templetes/Predefinições de lá, obrigado se puder ajudar.http://pt.narutovicio.wikia.com --Eduardo.fontes.566Eduardo.fontes.566 (Mensagens • Contribs) 04:45, December 1, 2012 (UTC)
The spam on my talkpage
Thanks for getting rid of it. Although I'd rather to have taken care of it myself, thanks. I didn't expect for spammers to exist even in talkpages...... Not that I actually thought 'bout it. But I guess this teaches us that there are spammers everywhere. --X29 07:16, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
SMW Bugs
In so far as I can tell, after working through the backlog of Semantic MediaWiki bugs in the last few weeks, we have solved all outstanding issues with SMW on this site (and all other SMW installations on Wikia). Certainly the biggest ones seem fixed - Special:Ask is consistently accessible, Special:BrowseData is no longer whitescreening, and I am getting SMW queries returned in infoboxes.
Are there others I am unaware of?
Would you mind removing the MediaWiki upgrade notice on the home page that says the site is not functioning properly? I think we've moved to a point where the site is stable and returning correct information.
I know this has been a long and arduous process for your community. I thank you for the patience your community has shown while we fixed these final issues. We are beginning to look at upgrading to SMW1.8, which was released a few weeks ago. It has shown some dramatic performance improvements on my personal installation of Semantic MediaWiki and I am looking forward to getting that ball moving over here on Wikia as well. --DaNASCAT (help forum | blog) 18:17, December 11, 2012 (UTC)
new section
:/ ~SnapperTo 21:58, December 24, 2012 (UTC)
I have added a request for [bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30024 a block setting option] ;). I guess it would be better to wait till thats done ^_^~ UltimateSupreme 05:26, January 31, 2013 (UTC)


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Wednesday Mar 09 2011
GOP Gaines says she's ready for runoff rumble with Democrat Campanale
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Thousands of votes left to count before results made official
With the Election Day count almost completed, 4th Assembly District candidate Beth Gaines is holding onto her lead today over fellow Republican John Allard for the second slot on a May 3 election runoff ballot. The Secretary of State count from all four counties, including Placer, shows Gaines with a 667-vote lead over Allard. Gaines, the wife of former 4th District Assemblyman Ted Gaines, has 14,247 votes while Allard, a Roseville City Councilman, has 13,580. But there are still thousands of ballots to be counted. Democrat Dennis Campanale, a retired Roseville firefighter, topped the polls in an eight-candidate special election Tuesday to succeed Ted Gaines. He polled 31.8 percent of the vote. But because none of the candidates garnered a majority of votes, the top two candidates – regardless of party affiliation – move on to the May 3 runoff. As of Wednesday, the unofficial count shows Gaines and Campanale squaring off in what has been a Republican Assembly seat for several years. Gaines is gunning to replace her husband, now-Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, to form a rare husband-and-wife team in Sacramento. Gaines expressed confidence in her vote totals Tuesday and issued a statement today saying she is looking forward to the May 3 run-off election "and to serving the people of our area in the Assembly." "It was a hard-fought election and I want to congratulate all of my oppnents for running strong campaigns," Gaines said. "Voters in our district sent a strong message of fiscal conservatism by giving the seven Republican candidates a combined 68 percent of the vote – 23 points more than Republican registration." Allard had not returned calls for comment Wednesday as of press time. Campanale would stand in her way. He said Tuesday that he's counting on decline-to-state voters and Democrats, as well as some financial help from the state Democratic Party, to eke out an election win in a GOP political stronghold. Semi-official election returns from Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties show Gaines with 22.5 percent of the vote and Allard with 21.5 percent. In Placer County, Allard was actually leading Gaines, with all precincts reported, and 22.9 percent of the vote to his main opponent's 20.73 percent. Placer County elections chief Jim McCauley said that his office still has an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 ballots remaining to be counted. A total of 38,797 votes had already been tallied in Placer, which makes up the largest block of 4th District votes. Votes yet to be counted are mostly vote-by-mail, mail and provisional ballots, McCauley said. Other counties will also be providing a final count in an expedited tally McCauley said should be completed within 10 days. Once counted, the ballots will add another 6 percent to 9 percent to final turnout figures. When the canvass is completed, the state can certify the election results. Part of the canvass process involves a manual recount of at least 1 percent of the votes cast for each candidate. The hand count is used to verify the accuracy of the computer count. Semi-official results for the other 4th District candidates were "Bo" Ambrozewicz (1.2 percent), Cheryl Bly-Chester (9.7 percent), Rob Matthews (3.8 percent), Michael O'Connor (5.7 percent) and Matt Williams (5.8 percent).


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Penn State University students are organizing a multicultural march to counter concerns about racial intolerance after an offensive sorority photo surfaced.
The Centre Daily Times reports a group called PSU For All Student Equality will lead a demonstration Thursday.
The event comes in reaction to a picture of sorority sisters at a Mexican-themed party. The sisters wore fake mustaches and sombreros. A sign in the photo says "will mow lawn for weed + beer."
University junior Manuel Figueroa says marchers will include members of multicultural groups and students concerned about campus diversity. About 5 percent of Penn State students are Latino.
The Chi Omega sorority has apologized and is on probation.
University president Rodney Erickson admonished the students last week but declined to pursue disciplinary action due to free speech protections.
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Convicted child-murderer Dennis Dechaine faces two days of hearings in Cumberland County Superior Court, starting today. Dechaine's defense team hopes to present DNA evidence that will lead to a re-trial. Tom Porter has more.
Dennis Dechaine is currently serving a life sentence for the 1988 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry of Bowdoin. Twenty-four years after Dechaine's sentencing, his lawyer, Steve Peterson (left), is hoping that new DNA evidence will create enough reasonable doubt to justify a retrial for the former farmer from Bowdoinham.
"What we're expecting is testimony from a private investigator today, who's going to testify about DNA that we recovered on an alternative suspect," Peterson said, before heading into the hearing.
Peterson says the defense team will also present testimony from two experts, who'll be talking about additional DNA testing done by a lab in Texas called Cellmark.
"There were five different reports done by Cellmark Lab, and they're going to be testifying as to what they contrue the meaning of those findings to be," Peterson says.
"As far as the state's concerned, the evidence of his guilt is overwhelming, and remains overwhelming," says Deputy Attorney General Bill Stokes.
Stokes is adamant Dechaine should remain behind bars for the rest of his life. He says the state plans to present its own expert witnesses on Friday.
"There'll be testimony from the experts, who will be explaining the limitations of the DNA - what it means and what it doesn't mean, and what conclusions you can draw from the DNA testing," Stokes says.
The hearing at Cumberland County Superior Court was due to begin Thursday morning, but it was delayed until the afternoon, due to transportation issues getting Dechaine to Portland from the Maine State Prison in Warren, where he's being held.
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I like the "antique" feeling you're getting there. It's a little hard to read what's going on with elevation: are those steps in the front? Is the a drop-off going from the "paved" area into the cavern? etc. [edit]I'm assuming the answers to these are yes[/edit]
Looking pretty good, though. Is this a commissioned thing or just for fun?


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After weeks of uncertainty, UFC 131 finally is official.
The event, dubbed "UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos," takes place June 11 and features a No. 1 contender's bout between "The Ultimate Fighter 13" coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos.
The pay-per-view event takes place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, UFC 131 long has been rumored for the Canadian city. In fact, in early March, officials declared the show set for Vancouver during a UFC.com "Ultimate Insider" episode. Later, though, they said they jumped the gun and that negotiations remain active. They still were ongoing as of a week or so ago.
Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place) hosted UFC 115 this past June and was the promotion's quickest sellout to date; tickets were sold out within 30 minutes of a pre-sale period. A reported 17,000 attended the event for a box-office take of $4.2 million.
In addition to the heavyweight headliner, six other bouts are official for UFC 131. UFC officials previously announced four of them, but two – featherweights Kenny Florian (14-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) vs. Diego Nunes (16-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Dustin Poirier (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Rani Yahya (16-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) – weren't official until now.
The latest official card now includes:
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Brock Lesnar
- Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
- Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
- Shane Carwin vs. Jon Olav Einemo
- Dustin Poirier vs. Rani Yahya
- Anthony Perosh vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
- Donald Cerrone vs. Mac Danzig
- Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Yves Edwards vs. Sam Stout*
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After paying for the ongoing cost of storing spent nuclear fuel for 15 years, Maine utility customers could start getting some money back this year. The federal government has agreed to re-imburse the operators of the Maine Yankee Atomic power plant in Wiscasset $82 million.
Maine Yankee's 12-acre Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation site in Wiscasset.
"Maine Yankee was very pleased to receive these funds, after 14 years of litigation," says Maine Yankee spokesman Eric Howes. Howes says that since the plant was decommissioned back in 1998, the energy company, the local community and the state of Maine have been waiting for the feds to come and take away the spent fuel that's being kept there to a permanent storage site.
They're still waiting. The $82 million payout represents the first of three lawsuits filed by Maine Yankee to force the federal government to pay for the cost of storing the fuel. He says this first payment covers the years from 1998 until 2003, while a second lawsuit - covering storage costs totalling about $35 million for the years until 2008 - is also underway.
"And we anticipate filing a third lawsuit toward the end of this year, for the years 2009 through 2012," Howes says. "We can only seek to recover damages for costs already incurred. So we anticipate filing litigation every several years to recover funds for our rate-payers."
Howes says the funds have been placed in a trust fund, and that Maine Yankee will file its proposal with the federal energy regulatory commission for how the funds could best be used to benefit ratepayers.
"I think it will be several months before we file, and then of course the process that FERC will go through after that," Howes says. "And as we mentioned earlier we have a second lawsuit that we're hoping the judge will rule on soon and hopefully in our favor, so there would be additional proceeds as well."
Maine public advocate Richard Davies says he expects a sizeable portion of the money will be used to make life easier for the state's 700,000 or so utility customers who have been paying - and are still paying - some of Maine Yankee's fuel storage costs.
"About half of Maine Yankee's ownership is by Maine utilities - Central Maine Power, Bangor Hydro, and Maine Public Service," Davies says. "About half of the money that is available after taxes will flow to the companies, and they in turn have an obligation under the law have those go to lower the costs to their customers."
Exactly how that money will flow back to customers will be further discussed at a meeting next week between Maine Yankee representatives and state officials, including Davies. Also present will be chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Tom Welch, who says he's frustrated by the fact that 900 tons of nuclear waste still remain in storage in Wiscasset..
Tom Welch: "I think there's a high probability those will be there for a while. The federal Department of Energy just released its own vision of how to move forward with the national issue of waste from nuclear plants. To give you a sense of their time frame, the DOE report indicates that they envision the opening of the permanent fuel repository in 2048."
Tom Porter: "What are your thoughts on the federal government's handling of all of this?"
Tom Welch: "Well, it's been appalling. What really prompted the lawsuits was that there's been a very specific obligation in the law that the federal government pretty much ignored for many years."
But Welch says now that the federal government is handing out sizeable chunks of money because of the storage issue, he hopes Congress will be inspired to act more quickly in finding a permanent site for the 60 canisters of nuclear waste currently encased in concrete on the shores of the Sheepscot River.
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A planetary defense system is a system of defense platforms and countermeasures designed to protect a planet from attack or invasion.
Examples of Federation defense systems
- 2258 (alternate reality)
- Earth's planetary defenses had several access codes which were known to Starfleet captains. Nero captured Christopher Pike and tortured him to learn the codes. The defenses were inoperable when Nero started drilling into San Francisco bay, though the timely arrival of the USS Enterprise stopped him. (Star Trek)
- 2367
- In early 2367, a Borg cube en route to Earth encountered a small fleet of ships in orbit of Mars, dubbed the Mars Defense Perimeter. It was effortlessly dispatched by the cube. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")
- 2369
- When the Deep Space 9 space station was taken over from the Cardassians by the Federation in 2369, the station itself became a planetary defense system for Bajor, and one of its main obligations was to protect the planet from hostile attacks. (DS9: "Emissary")
- 2372
- Following the sabotage of Earth's power relay grid sensors, transporters and, surface-based defense installations were taken offline leaving Earth "defenseless". (DS9: "Homefront")
- 2374
- Betazed had antiquated planetary defense systems, which proved little match for an invading Jem'Hadar army during the Dominion War. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
- 2375
- The planetary defense system of Earth in 2375 was not strong enough to hold back the surprise Breen attack that occurred. Their ships inflicted considerable damage on Starfleet Headquarters. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
Examples of non-Federation defense systems
- 2152
- The Romulan Star Empire used cloaked mines as a type of defense system as early as the 22nd century, to prevent alien invaders landing on their planets. (ENT: "Minefield")
- 2267
- In 2267, the USS Enterprise encountered Apollo's hand near the planet Pollux IV. This enormously-powerful force field was capable of stopping the ship from approaching the planet, preventing it from firing its weapons, and also preventing escape. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
- 2364
- The Aldeans, until 2364, used a high-powered repulsor beam to repel any unwanted ships from the planet's orbit, as well as a powerful shield and a cloaking device. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
- The Echo Papa 607 weapon system of Minos could act as an effective planetary defense system, repelling land-based or orbiting invaders. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")
- 2369
- The moon in the Gamma Quadrant, home of the Ennis and the Nol-Ennis, had a sophisticated array of orbiting satellites which inhibited transporter functions, and also actively sought out and attacked orbiting vessels. (DS9: "Battle Lines")
- 2372
- After the Klingon invasion of the Cardassian Union, the Klingon Empire deployed orbital defense systems around the planets they had captured. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")
- 2373
- Chancellor Gowron moved the Klingon military headquarters from Qo'noS to Ty'Gokor. Ty'Gokor was protected by a powerful defensive shield and a tachyon detection grid, along with a large number of ships.
- 2374
- During the Dominion War (2373 - 2375), the Cardassians had developed an orbital weapons platform system to protect otherwise undefended regions of their space, such as the Chin'toka system. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")


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If you would like to be considered for selection for The League of Nations team, then complete your details as shown in the example below. Please be honest about your capabilities-it is better to say that you know nothing about Arts and Books, rather than embarrasing yourself on national TV as a self styled expert on something you have no clue about. I will select the team that will give the broadest range of subjects covered and nations represented. As a niche interest team rather than the standard pub quiz team, we would already stand a good chance of getting an invitation from the producers to appear on the show. This would be further enhanced by selecting team members who do not fit the quizzer stereotype of all being elderly white British men. It is also a help to have a warm personality and something interesting to say. I recently auditioned and recorded for The Chase-and all the contestants were primarily selected on their personality and smile, rather than their knowledge. The Chase producers loved my genuine story of being presented with an Oscar!
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Police say a man who killed his ex-girlfriend and two of her relatives before fatally shooting himself had been accused of kidnapping the woman and released from jail just hours before the attack.
The Weld County Sheriff's Department says 31-year-old Daniel Sanchez was released from the Boulder County Jail at 10 p.m. Monday.
At about 4 a.m. Tuesday, a 911 dispatcher received a desperate call from a woman who could be heard saying, "no, no, no" before the sound of a gunshot.
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Killed were Sanchez's ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old Beatriz Cintora-Silva; her sister, 22-year-old Maria Cintora-Silva; and her sister's husband, 32-year-old Max Aguirre Ojeda.
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STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me. The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.
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I'm actually a day old tart, filled with maple custard. Perhaps, this reads as a rational introduction to others, and you are deliberately misreading it, because, come on, maple custard.
"Vulgar Funny. 4.95 Sale Win."
This author has a certain fixation with bodily fluids, and human extremities. So while this book IS hilarious, expect many of the funny moments to involve poop jokes. Seriously. Yes, it's very funny, but there is so much vulgarity. And it all seems to be centered around profanity, and gross-out horror. It didn't really bother me, but this book's bad guys are bad because they are so morally alien to our values, and like to manifest as obscenely deviant as possible. Hopefully that doesn't give too much away, but I feel like you should be warned.
Stephen R. Thorne does a great job at narration, his pacing and delivery are perfect.
There is more then one book in this series.
Honestly, it's hard to explain or describe. It's a fantastic book. I think what I loved best was the humor in the face of darkness/evil/fear.
The scene where we finally find out why, exactly, David was in trouble in high school. I won't go into more detail, but man, it's amazing. Especially when placed in context with the surrounding discussion with Amy.
Amy. Loved her development and her humanity. How lost David was until her.
I will say this, it is really, really weird. I mean so weird it may turn listeners off. Some may call it juvenile but, for me, Wong writes in a style that closely relates to myself and people I know. It's like reading a book that tracks how my buddies and I would have reacted if we were in John and David's position. I loved it.
I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Funny but unfulfilling"
This book does a few things very well. The narration is really excellent, the off-beat humor is entertaining, and the story has some interesting elements, but it lacks quite a bit as well. Much of the humor is scatological (which is ok in small doses unless you are under fifteen), the characterizations are weak, and the story is so unbounded it became silly. I found this book lacks the underlying spirit that makes Hitchhikers Guide and most Koontz books really compelling.
I imagine that if I were a tween boy this might be hilarious and even a little scary, but as it is, I found myself laughing occasionally, but mostly waiting for it to end.
"Good fun, good narrator"
John Dies is an entertaining and mind-bending horror-comedy novel. The horror is high on gross-out factor, not really particularly scary (despite what other reviewers have said--maybe they actually believe in shadow people, I don't know...). The humor is great. I don't know how quite to put my finger on it but I feel like it's very 21st century. Something about naming a drug that opens the doors of your perception to the supernatural and beyond "Soy Sauce" just sounds like something you'd find on the internet. Maybe that and the frequent video game references. I'd recommend this book if you're the type of person who laughs their way through most monster flicks. You'll find a kindred spirit in this writer. As for the narrator, I thought he did a great job. Good voices for most of the characters, other than perhaps Amy whom I thought sounded a bit bland. I look forward to the movie and the sequel.
"Funny but unorganized and crass"
The narrator was excellent and delivered the story well, but I found that the plot was confusing and overall lacked continuity. The style of writing was very enjoyable and funny, but I found that the details were unnecessarily crass and didn't add anything to the story (lots of references to fecal matter and urine and genitals). The characters weren't believable, especially their reactions in the story. It was a wild tale, and I think for me it was difficult to enjoy because it didn't have any firm footing in plot. The brotherly-like duo reminds me of Supernatural, but with less character development and all of the absurdity and randomness of hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.
The story seemed to have an ending that wrapped up nicely, but then it kept going and dropped off a cliff, quite abruptly. I was left with many questions, and overall wishing that the plot had been carried out differently. Overall, it left me feeling unsatisfied.
The humor and style reminded me a bit of Douglas Adams, and I would like to see more from David Wong. I'd read his books again with hopes for more continuity and less graphic humor.
My favorite genres are absurdist humor, Sci-fi & modern fantasy, but, as you can see, I'll read just about anything. Don't mind the typos.
"Weird. great, but weird."
I like this book quite a bit. I had to re-listen to a few parts when I didn't pay close enough attention and found myself totally lost and it got a little Stephen king weird about 2 chapters in. All and all this was a good first book for the author and I'll watch for more from him.
Gen-Xer, software engineer, and lifelong avid reader. Soft spots for sci-fi, fantasy, and history, but I'll read anything good.
"The mutant love child of "Clerks", H.P. Lovecraft"
Part of me is eternally 14 years old, so I spent the first few chapters snorting with laughter at David Wong's over-the-top slacker humor parody of horror movies, buddy stories, and various aspects of American society. Our hero, David, is a not-especially-heroic everydude who works at a video story, and constantly gets roped into his irrepressible doofus friend John's schemes. A series of bizarre events leads to John being infected by a strange substance called "soy sauce", which opens a gateway to another reality and enables the duo to see, hear, and experience weird things they previously couldn't.
Part of me is also an adult, so the hilarity wore off a little once I'd gotten used to the schtick, but the story was creative enough to keep me entertained. Rather than just cranking out a predictable riff on horror movies, Wong (not his real name) comes up with a pretty imaginative, creepy universe of his own, one that probably would have been fun in the hands of a more "serious" writer, too. There are twists and turns to the story, as the soy sauce (and the dark beings behind it) bend the laws of time and space, and David reveals himself to be a less than totally reliable narrator. The author, it seems, had a grand old time anticipating the reader's anticipation and trying to stay ahead of it. Does John really die in the end? Oh, you'll just have to find out.
I can see where the Hitchhiker's Guide comparisons are coming from, even though Wong's sense of humor is a lot crasser than Douglas Adams. Like that classic, John Dies is essentially a fistful of spitballs flung at the wall, and many don't stick, but it has the same spirit of inventiveness and rambunctious fun. And there are some trenchant social observations -- towards the end, the plot used videogames in a way that made my mind go "whoah".
I'm glad I listened to the audio version. Smart-stupid wit often works best when it harkens back to its ancient oral tradition and, in this case, Stephen Thorne's conspiratorial tone and impeccable delivery are a perfect fit for the material.
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"Made me feel old"
Every decade has its twist on the various genres. This is very new-gen. I suspect it is better than I can appreciate in my older-than-I-feel 50's, but it's a nice insight into the future of horror! Or should that be fantasy? Or maybe comic suspense? I guess that's the whole point.
Quirky, yes. Suspenseful? Sort of. It's so over-the-top I never really worried about any of the characters, first because I could not relate to them and second because I never once thought of them as real people. That doesn't mean they weren't sympathetic, in their own way (think nephew you don't much like but have to be nice to cause your sister's their mom).
There are no cliches in this book, at least not yet. There are plenty of didn't-see-it-coming. I'm not sure if I'll read more from this author, but I sure won't rule it out!
"Supernatural meets Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Wong does an amazing job of creating terrifying, heart-pounding supernatural suspense with excellent description and action, then catches you completely off guard by making a joke in the middle of the action. The characters are well drawn out and likable and the story is convoluted but fun to follow along with. I love the fact that Wong really plays with the "unreliable narrator" concept with this novel. The narrator does a great job of conveying the sarcastic-ness of the prose; my only complaint is that his voice for John is a bit too close to Jack Nicholson and can be distracting. I hope we get more from this author in the near future.
Huge fan of numerous genre's. Love the paranormal, doomsday / end of the world and post-apocalyptic is my favorite. Also love thrillers, comedy and just about anything...
"Funniest book in years."
This is by far in my top 5, I will listen to this again and again. Funny, fantastic narrator just plain wrong in all the best ways.
The screw ball comedy, the most absurd and unexpected things happening and the great personality of the characters (outstanding writing) makes this funny, perfectly paced and keeps you smiling; when it doesn't have you looking over your shoulder for a floating jellyfish)
Great range, I felt like his character was talking to me directly. His performance accentuates the humor and is what made this one of the best audio books I have ever listened to.
I laughed a LOT. Very funny if you can appreciate the humor
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This is a most unlikely story, hopefully an impossible future scenario where, as a result of disaster after disaster, America is an impoverished nation and North Korea is a world power. The Korean forces have attacked and occupied a large part of the US, via Hawaii and San Francisco, halting at the Mississippi.
The game begins with an American ex combat pilot being dragged from his house and thrown onto a bus, with other detainees, on a journey to an interrogation centre in Korean military occupied territory, you take his part. As you can imagine there is a feast of atrocities perpetrated on American civilians witnessed from the bus on the way there. These are the sort of inhuman treatments you are used to seeing footage of in third world countries, but even worse and far more graphically bloody.
Now captive, in your own country, deep behind enemy lines, the resistance forces decide you must be rescued. A pair of resistance fighters are sent in and accompany you through suburban America, leading you to a safe house. The fights you take part in are a team effort with your partners actually killing things and calling out targets for you to fire at.
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William F. Shughart Discusses the Import-Export Bank on The Gary Nolan Show
Recorded: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Sr. Fellow William F. Shughart II appeared on The Gary Nolan radio show to discuss the Export-Import bank. In a recent syndicated Op-Ed, Shughart wrote that the Export-Import bank distorts prices and it interferes with the free flow of international commerce.
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It's that time of year again. The time to wake up early or stay up late to get in lines and beat the rush to get the best prices on tsome of the year's most popular items.
Well, if you're looking for an alternative to typical Black Friday shopping, you've come to the right place.
The New York Times reported that last year, online shoppers spent $816 million on Black Friday, which was 26 percent more than the year before. Online stores raked in more than $2.3 billion over Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday, according to comScore.
Those numbers are expected to go up this year.
If you want to join the growing trend and get the Thanksgiving deals without the hassle of missing out on your turkey or standing in lines, here are a few tips on how to Black Friday prices online from the New York Times.
1. Bargains Start Early: Check online for deals as early as the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Amazon.com starts its deals on Monday and offers them until the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
2. Shop On Tuesdays: Studies show that the best prices, year-round, for online goods come on Tuesdays.
3. Never Pay Full Price: Use 40 percent off as a benchmark for online deals. You can expect online discounts to be about 5 percent better than in-store discounts. Comparison sites, like TheFind or ShopStyle can help you find the best discounts.
4. Be A Haggler: In-store haggling is becoming easier as stores try to keep customers from shopping for cheaper options online. If you find a better price online, ask whether the cashier will match it.
5. Wait Till The Last Minute: Online electronics are the cheapest the week before Christmas--especially TVs, laptops and cameras.
6. Never Pay For Shipping: Nine of ten retailers will offer free shipping on certain purchases, and a third offer free shipping on all purchases, according to the National Retail Federation.
For more tips on shopping online this holiday season, check out the full New York Times story.


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Sonnen vs Wanderlei on TUF Brazil.
Sonnen vs Wanderlei on TUF Brazil.
Is the Sonnen-Evans fight still on?
Given that this doesn't start filming till the end of the year I would say yes but at this point I'm not sure.
Cant imagine many of the Brazilian fighters will want to be on Sonnen's team.
Im gona come at you like a SPIDERMONKEY.....you hear that a SPIDERMONKEY
Love how Dana has said he'll a shed load of security.
Should of been Brazil vs America.
New book coming out soon a fighters guide to dog walking.
yep, Sonnen/Evans is still on. Then it's Sonnen/Silva next regardless of wether or not Sonnen wins or losses against Rashad.
This still isn't enough to get me to watch TUF again.
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I'm sorry, but I don't know where we can do that. I'm still searching... Maybe someone else would know how to do that?...
I would vote. Where can I cast my vote.
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Michael DEFINITELY gets my vote...........go Michael go!!! Would love to see him belt this one out!!! x
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I posted an article on the boards about this Michael has a fair chance of being chosen, I've since read that they R considering Noel Galager, personally I don't think NG has a strong enough voice for this. "What do you think" I hope they choose Michael they'd be fools if they didn't, that's my biased opinion LOL!!!
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How? there is no voting option, if there is I am there!!!
Let's try bringing Michael to sing a soundtrack of a new James Bond movie "Skyfall".
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