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Thinking About It Won't Solve Anything
- Monday, November 9, 2009 3:55 AM
- Written By: Larry Yee
The biggest sporting event in the baseball world has come and gone. The Yankees bought their way to the 27th title in franchise history, an issue we plan on addressing in a separate post. But for now, the best way to kick off the "Thinking Fan's blog," is to suggest a few out-of-the-box MLB off-season moves that will no doubt be intriguing, possibly good for the respective teams, but that also have absolutely zero chance of occurring. (If they did, I'd have a much higher paying job.) If nothing else, these moves should be comment and thought-provoking and bring up some real issues that these teams face.
1. Jose Reyes needs to be traded.
Not what you expected at all, huh? But consider the few following facts.
Their building block on the offense is clearly going to be David Wright, the only Met that managed to remain healthy for the vast majority of the season. He's proven he can be a powerful presence in the middle of that lineup for years to come, and the Mets have already acted on the evidence to the tune of $55M over six years. The other pieces left in the lineup are untradeable; Beltran has a full no-trade clause, Castillo would be needed to fill the speed gap Reyes leaves and they very well are not about to turn and show K-Rod the door. There are no other players on this team, offensively and pitching-wise that is worth moving or can be moved at all. Moreover, Reyes has an expiring contract, even more lucrative to other teams.
If Johan Santana comes back fully healthy in the rotation, they are still left with one ace and an over-priced number four or five option in Oliver Perez. They clearly need a real boost in the pitching department, legitimate number two and three pitchers and someone to fill out the back end of the rotation, potentially in-house.
Clearly, the pitching is in much worse condition at the moment, though the hitting is not better off at all. But if this season has proven anything, it is that pitching can win games and can keep you in the race for the playoffs. They were 21st in ERA+ and six points under the league average of 100. Their hitting however, was much better league-average-wise. They hit .270, tied with the Dodgers for tops in the NL and were only two points below average in OPS+. The more deficient part of this team is obviously the pitching.
Now, onto the move itself
What would dealing Reyes accomplish? Well, with the freed-up money, if Minaya and Wilpon plan on keeping the salary around $140mN, in between '08 and '09, they would have a spare $10M to work with this year. This would give GM Omar Minaya the option to head out into the market and add an arm. They already have the expiring money from Sheffield to work with, and assuming they either pick a bat or an arm, this extra money instantly gives them more wiggle room to act in the free agent class, albeit a weak pitching one.
What's more, there are several intriguing arms that can be had for cheap. Joel Pineiro, Brad Penny and Doug Davis have all pitched themselves into consideration, but are the Mets willing to take a chance on any of them (Ben Sheets)? The best approach may be what the Red Sox did last off-season, throwing cheap money at Smoltz and Penny and having them duke it out for a position. Granted, the Sox had a few more sure-things going in to the season, but by the end, the most consistent pitcher may have been ol' Tim Wakefield. At $10M, Smoltz, Penny and Davis could all be had, put together with the money left from Sheffield, a number of arms could land in New York, a very attractive pitcher's park. That would solve their biggest problem.
2. Jonathan Papelbon needs to be traded
Before the ire of the Red Sox Nation rains down on me, there are again, a few facts that should be considered. This is much less about correcting a broken team, like the Mets, than it is about saving money, promoting talented players and being wise with personnel decisions.
Jonathan Papelbon is not completely untouchable. He clearly showed his flaws this year through some of his struggles. His FIP shot up an entire point while his K/BB fell by two-thirds, and his Line Drive rate has increased by three percent each year.
Currently, he has a contract at $6.25M for 2010, and almost without a doubt, hitting arbitration will net him at least $10M (the amount K-Rod was awarded for LOSING arbitration) if not more, a hefty price tag. This Boston team is with flaw and it has a chance to take a very slight step down from Papelbon to Daniel Bard. Dealing for a shortstop or utility infielder will greatly increase their depth. Moreover, the
extra money will help them go after lucrative free agent, Matt Holliday.
The move to Daniel Bard will not be a great fall, either. Someone who can clearly bring the gas, Bard still needs time to develop, but this solution provides them with an acceptable (even good comparatively) solution while opening more possibilities to fill holes elsewhere with more money. Bard is also younger, further from arbitration and in my opinion, more talented, though less refined, than Papelbon.
3. Matt Cain needs to be shopped.
No one was happier finally to see Cain succeed, especially after all the possible trades and unlucky years. However, I still believe he is incredibly overrated. While his ERA showed great improvement, his FIP of 3.89 stayed around last year's 3.91 and told a different story. His low ERA was due to luck and an almost ridiculous .260 BABIP, almost 40 points lower than '08. No player screams, regression more than Matty.
With that being said, his trade value may never be higher. His peripheral numbers look awesome and his stuff is still as good as before (he held constant with his fastball velocity from last year and through this year). In recent winters, Matt Cain has been linked to names like Alex Rios, bust, formerly of Toronto and Prince Fielder, jerk, currently of Milwaukee. Both players weren't good enough returns for GM Brian Sabean, and perhaps, thankfully, he held back on the trigger. Yet, the Giants need to see what kind of market will develop for this young bulldog of a pitcher. Undoubtedly, there are potential middle-of-the-order musclemen that can be had for a relatively reasonable price in Matt Cain. On the other hand, they could take the Dan Haren approach and completely pick apart another team's minor league system. This has proven workable with returns such as Adam Jones and Carlos Gonzalez being the most clear-cut examples.
No big bat to provide 30 home runs and 120 RBI exists this year or for the next few years. They passed on both Alfonso Soriano and Vladimir Guerrero in recent years, two good decisions in hindsight. Adding Aaron Rowand really did not result in the punch they want. The in-house solutions are not what the Giants need. Buster Posey only provides OBP and a solid five spot in the order. Angel Villalona is spending his time in jail for suspected murder while guys like Nick Noonan and Brandon Crawford have taken steps back. The trade market is the only legit way the Giants will be able to bring a bat in to solve their offensive woes.
There is no exact solution to this one as there are to Papelbon and Reyes. Both cases there are salary dumps to fill holes, but in this case, the Giants may give up too much. After having dropped Tim Alderson in their farm system for over-the-hill Freddy Sanchez and bringing in Ryan Garko for Scott Barnes, much of the minor league pitching depth that was so highly vaunted is now gone. What remains is uber-prospect Madison Bumgarner, who may have disappointed some fans this year. Lincecum and Cain do provide the most deadly one-two combination in the National League, with maybe only Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee giving them a run for their money. (In a late September series, the Phillies won a series 2-1 on the back of 2-1 and 1-0 wins.) Dropping half of this tandem may prove harmful to the future of this franchise, but if Brad Penny is resigned reasonably and Barry Zito continues moving his contract from God-awful to awful to not-so-awful, the Giants may have some wiggle room here.
This year proved two things for the San Francisco Giants. Their pitching is quite possibly the best in the Major Leagues, with a very dangerous short series rotation, and that their hitting is quite possibly the worst in the Major Leagues, less dangerous than AARP softball league teams. This needs to be solved.


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|Episode Information
|Season №:
|Episode №:
|February 14, 2000
|Sister episode(s):
|"The Paper"
|Chuck Klein
Jay Lender
Merriwether Williams
|Storyboard Artist(s):
|Jay Lender
|Chuck Klein
|Fred Miller
|Derek Drymon
|See all credits for this episode.
|"The Paper"
|List of episodes
Simplified list of episodes
"Valentine's Day" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. In this episode, SpongeBob and Sandy try to give Patrick a Valentine's day gift.
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Sandy Cheeks
- Squidward Tentacles (cameo)
- Mrs. Puff (cameo)
- Plankton (cameo)
- Sadie Rechid
- Fred
- Frank (red shirt) (debut)
- Dale (debut)
- Isabelle (debut)
- David (citizen fish) (debut)
- Debbie Rechid (debut)
- Tom
- Harold
- Paco (cameo)
On Valentine's Day, SpongeBob is giving out Valentine's Day hearts. He even gives one to Plankton, which is delivered with the help of tweezers. SpongeBob and Sandy have arranged to give Patrick a hot air balloon made out of chocolate. SpongeBob tells Patrick that he has the best present ever for him, and the two go to the Valentine's Day carnival, with Patrick extremely excited for his surprise present. Meanwhile, Sandy, who is in route to the carnival in the chocolate balloon, is attacked by a flock of scallops, which causes the balloon to veer off course as she fights them off. When SpongeBob and Patrick reach the top of the Ferris wheel, where the surprise is to be revealed. However, Sandy contacts SpongeBob via walkie-talkie, informing him of her troubles and telling him that he will have to go with "Plan B". SpongeBob tells Patrick, who is so excited that he is literally shaking the entire Ferris wheel, that his present is a "friendly handshake", greatly disappointing him and making him very angry.
When Patrick sees many other people, including complete strangers (one man only asks for the time), thanking SpongeBob for his gifts to them, he is pushed off the deep end and goes on a rampage. He begins destroying the carnival and corners everyone there, including SpongeBob, seemingly with the intention of killing them all. Before he gets the chance, however, Sandy arrives, having tamed the scallops, who are now helping to keep her balloon afloat. Upon seeing this, Patrick takes a bite of his present, causing it to pop and covering the carnival in chocolate. Smiling at SpongeBob and completely forgetting his anger, Patrick joyfully says, "Aww, SpongeBob, you didn't have to get me anything."
|( ‣ ) Associated production music
|( • ) Original music
|( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
‣ Hawaiian Pussycat - George de Fretes [title card]
‣ Pikanterie - Gerhard Trede [opening]
‣ The Mob - Sam Spence [SpongeBob explaining the plan]
‣ On the Beach - Kapono Beamer [Patrick making a valentine out of a rock]
‣ The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick excited about SpongeBob's gift]
‣ On the Beach - Kapono Beamer [Patrick begs SpongeBob to tell him what the gift is]
‣ The Alpine Waltz - Dick Stephen Walter [Valentine's Day carnival]
‣ Flight in Panic 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [chocolate-eating scallops]
• Gator - Steve Belfer [Patrick trying to guess what the gift is]
‣ Death Trap - Gregor F. Narholz [scallops attacking the balloon]
‣ Hawaiian Link (a) - Richard Myhill [Ferris wheel]
‣ Vibe Link (b) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob's nervous]
‣ Death Trap - Gregor F. Narholz [Sandy fighting scallops]
‣ Night Butcher - Richard A. Harvey [Patrick's impatient]
‣ Hawaiian Link (b) - Richard Myhill [friendly handshake]
‣ Pikanterie - Gerhard Trede [carnival montage]
‣ Stack of Leis - Kapono Beamer [later...]
‣ House of Horror - W. Merrick Farran [Patrick snaps]
‣ Lovely Scenery C - Mladen Franko ["I know I deserve this, but do they?"]
‣ Dangerous A - Mladen Franko [Patrick closing in on SpongeBob]
‣ Western Panorama - Len Beadle [Sandy arrives]
• Gator - Steve Belfer [everyone telling Patrick to turn around]
‣ ? [Patrick bites into the balloon]
‣ Moloka'i Nui A - Kapono Beamer [ending]
This episode is available on DVD on Tales from the Deep, The Complete 1st Season and The First 100 Episodes.
- As of October 30, 2013, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives this episode a rating of 8.2/10 based on 88 ratings by users.tt0707314 TV.com users give this episode a 9/10 based on 188 votes.[1]
- "Valentine's Day" was ranked #8 during The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash event on July 17–19, 2009.
- This episode is #2 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. His description says:
"The first great Patrick episode! I love how Patrick instantly goes from having his feelings hurt to an Incredible Hulk-like rage. Bill Fagerbakke really came into his own in this one."
- This episode and "The Paper" only tend to air in the United States on or around Valentine's Day making this episode extremely rare and difficult to watch.
- In the Dutch version of this episode, when the guy asks Patrick for the time, Patrick actually tells him the time (3:15 PM) instead of saying "Patrick needs love, too!".
- Patrick's quote "HEART ON STICK MUST DIE!!!" has become a famous Internet meme.
- When the scallops pop a hole in the balloon the first time, air is coming out, but when Patrick pops it a second time, chocolate sauce explodes out of it. But it is possible that it was a little air left. If there wasn't air in the balloon, it wouldn't fly.
- There is a game on the SpongeBob website based after this called Love Hurts!.
- When Patrick threw that guy and became crazy, he banged his stomach and acting like Kerchak from the Disney movie Tarzan, and the Marvel character The Incredible Hulk in both rage and speech.
- When SpongeBob and Patrick are on the ferris wheel, SpongeBob's shoes looked like heels.
- When SpongeBob is on the radio to Sandy, he says "You can bring it in now." However if she did, it would not be following his original plan of positioning Patrick on top of the Ferris wheel.
- This is first time a microorganism (excluding Plankton) was shown in the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
- The antagonistic role that Patrick plays is generally considered by some SpongeBob fans as his most antagonistic, besides in New Student Starfish and Dumped.
- In the original scenes with the "Valentine's Day Carnival" sign Mount Climb-up-and-fall-off is not seen, but when Patrick mentions it it can be seen.
- When Sandy is on the chocolate balloon, her suit seems to be smaller.
- When Sandy fights the scallops, the balloon's basket seems to be missing, showing only the string attached to it.
- While SpongeBob is delivering the valentines, at the beginning of this episode, the sky is pink; for the rest of the episode, the sky is blue.
- The rides at the carnival change place throughout the episode. For example, the "heart-on-stick" ride is to the right of the ferris wheel at the beginning of the episode, but at the end when everyone is on the pier, the rides are still in the position it was at the beginning of the episode, even tough the pier is on the other side.

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Okay, Update!
I finished outlining the worldmap. It's all hand-drawn digitally with my tablet. Originally I planned on drawing a huge map on A3 papers (420 X 297 mm), 3 sheets wide and 5 sheets high. I transformed that to photoshop and created a document with the appropiate measures. Overdid the resolution though (200 px/cm).
Went ahaed anyways and divided the thing in 15 units. Then drew 14 single sheets and inserted them as layers into the big one.
So now I have an outline of my world, almost exactly as I want it to be. Looks like this:
I named the continents, just so it doesnt look too barren.
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One week after leaving Daytona International Speedway where he made an unforced error and crashed, Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished second. Last week at Talladega SuperSpeedway, Earnhardt also spun on his own. This week the series rolls onto the similarly-configured Kansas Speedway.
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SILAS RIENER: It looks more like a collage of different
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selected particularly for the Princeton students;
which comprises dance repertory from the 1960's
to the 2000's in Merce's work. And that's
what I've done both for the Princeton Art
Museum Event on February 14th and the Spring
ASAWARI SODHI: Talking to a lot of my friends about the Merce
Cunningham work, just because things like
digitally generated movements, that's something
you don't encounter every day.
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know in order to do this successfully. I don't
know, it always seems easier to start from
scratch than to have to really blow everything
apart, reassembling things in ways you'd never
SILAS RIENER: Even if you're coming out of the hinge to
go down, which is fine with me, go from here
to the next thing and that, I think, will
give you the stability, yes, exactly.
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Silas, pretty much in my dance experience
most dance teachers are retired performers.
Silas is so much in his prime, fresh out of
the Cunningham Company, and can really demonstrate
this work that he was performing just last
year or the year before. It's really different
than any other teacher I've ever had.
SILAS RIENER: There's going to be audience all the way around
at the museum. There's no proscenium, there's
no lights...
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each step, and how he took Merce's original
notes, how he transitioned from each movement
and the timing...it's so intricate, and
I think it's really amazing how he transformed
that and set it all on us, who, a lot of us
I don't think have ever done it before.
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at the Berlind Theater.
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also be works by Mark Morris, Zvi Gotheiner,
Karole Armitage, Laura Peterson... it's a
lot of good stuff.
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Hill explored options to improve access.
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Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara is an Indian soap opera produced by Rajshri Productions, which airs on Star Plus. It started airing from 18 June 2012 at 10 pm. The show dropped down but due to some twists and turns the show again maintain its position in top. The story showcases a deep-seated topic that addresses what really impacts the way the younger generation looks at and deals with relationships in their adult lives. The story show explores how the family environment and the upbringing play a major role in deciding how the child will cope with relationships in the future - Whether he/she will have faith in love and relationships? The story showcases the journey of the protagonists Aditya and Pankhuri who have polar opposite views about relationships. Aditya has lost faith in the institution of marriage and relationships because of his parents' separation. On the other hand, Pankhuri believes that the right partner completes a person. What happens when the two meet?. For more info visit Pyaar Ka Dard Hai


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Founded and guided by His Highness the Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) brings together a number of development agencies, institutions, and programmes that work primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. AKDN is a contemporary endeavour of the Ismaili Imamat to realise the social conscience of Islam through institutional action. AKDN agencies conduct their programmes without regard to the faith, origin or gender. For more information about the ethical framework of the AKDN's work, please see AKDN: An Ethical Framework.
The Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects of Development
AKDN agencies operate in social and economic development as well as in the field of culture. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), the Aga Khan Academies (AKA), the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) and the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS) operate in social development. Two universities are also part of the Network: the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the University of Central Asia (UCA). An affiliate, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), provides emergency response capabilities in the event of disasters and services to help people make the transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-term development.
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) with its affiliates the Tourism Promotion Services, Industrial Promotion Services, Aviation Services, Media Services and Financial Services, seek to build enterprises in parts of the world that lack sufficient foreign direct investment. It also makes bold but calculated investments in situations that are fragile and complex as a way of stimulating further investment and development. The Fund and the Foundation also encourage government policies that foster what the Aga Khan first called an "enabling environment" of favourable legislative and fiscal structures.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) co-ordinates AKDN's cultural activities. Its programmes include the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Historic Cities Programme, the Aga Khan Music Programme and the Museums and Exhibitions Unit. The Trust also provides financial support for the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the on-line archive of materials concerning Islamic architecture, ArchNet.org.
While each agency pursues its own mandate, all of them work together within the overarching framework of the Aga Khan Development Network so that their different pursuits can interact and reinforce one another. Their common goal is to help the poor achieve a level of self-reliance whereby they are able to plan their own livelihoods and help those even more needy than themselves. A central feature of the AKDN's approach to development is to design and implement strategies in which its different agencies participate in particular settings. To pursue their mandates, AKDN institutions rely on the energy, dedication, and skill of volunteers as well as remunerated professionals, and draw upon the talents of people of all faiths.
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Development models require time to demonstrate their effectiveness and to enable local communities to take on full responsibility for their own future development. The AKDN agencies, therefore, make a long-term commitment to the areas in which they work, guided by the philosophy that a humane, sustainable environment must reflect the choices made by people themselves of how they live and wish to improve their prospects in harmony with their environment. Sustainability is, thus, a central consideration from the outset.
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St. Jude is the Catholic patron saint of hope and impossible causes and one of Jesus' twelve Apostles. The National Shrine of St. Jude and the St. Jude League provide the path for petitions of need and gratitude to be delivered directly to the altar of St. Jude at the National Shrine. As in all the decades past, we place the people's intentions at the altar weekly, and offer their requests in our Masses and our prayers. The devotees of St. Jude throughout this country form an inspired prayer community.
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Peoria's history, population, vision/mission statements, sustainability efforts, redistricting, and construction projects. Info on the P83 district, schools, the Peoria Leadership Institute seminar, and diversity.
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|USPTO Names the Davenport Public Library to Support Intellectual Property Information Needs of Inventors and Entrepreneurs
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First Center Focused on Electronic Access and Training for Patent and Trademark Information in the Nation
WASHINGTON - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the designation of Iowa's Davenport Public Library as a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). As the 81st library in the nationwide network, Davenport marks Iowa's return to the PTRC program and serves as the first center in the nation geared away from the "paper depository" concept towards electronic access and training for patent and trademark information.
Replacing the State Library of Iowa, the former PTRC for the state, the Davenport Public Library will provide a place for Iowans to access patent and trademark information with the help of USPTO trained librarians. USPTO's Patent and Trademark Resource Center – formerly known as the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDL) – is a nationwide network of public, state, special and academic libraries authorized to disseminate patent and trademark information and to support inventors, intellectual property attorneys/agents, business people, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, historians and the general public who are not able to come to USPTO's offices in Alexandria, Virginia.
Services at the libraries are free and include assistance in using patent and trademark information, training on USPTO databases and hosting public seminars on intellectual property topics for novice and experienced innovators. A list of the current PTRC libraries can be found on the USPTO website atwww.uspto.gov/go/ptdl.
The all electronic Patent and Trademark Resource Center will open to the public and celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, September 8, 2011. There will be a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. at the entrance to the Main Library, 321 Main Street. Mayor Bill Gluba, the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce, and other elected officials will be on hand to celebrate the opening. Training with Tom Turner from the USPTO will be from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Members of a panel of local resources who work specifically in the patent, trademark and intellectual properties realm will begin at 2 p.m. If you wish to participate in the training on Thursday, September 8, please R.S.V.P. to Karen Neal at 563.326.7841.
The Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) program began in 1871 when federal law first provided for the distribution of printed patents to libraries for use by the public. A list of all the current libraries can be found on USPTO's website at www.uspto.gov/products/
To stay current with the USPTO, subscribe to regular e-mail updates at www.uspto.gov/subscribe.
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Mass Effect 3 Retrospective
Enjoy personal reflections from producers, writers, engineers, voice actors and more that brought this universe to life!
Mass Effect 3 - Citadel DLC Trailer
When a sinister conspiracy targets Commander Shepard, you and your team must uncover the truth, through battles and intrigue that range from the glamour of the Citadel's Wards to the top-secret Council Archives. Uncover the truth and fight alongside your squad -- as well as the cast from the original Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, including Urdnot Wrex!
Mass Effect 3: Omega - Official Trailer
Join Omega's infamous leader in her fight to retake the notorious black market station. Navigate Omega's seedy underbelly as Aria joins your squad and you witness her legendary biotic powers and unrelenting ruthlessness first-hand. Help Nyreen Kandros, the valiant turian leader of the Talon mercenary group, as she fights to free the enslaved people of Omega. Face down fearsome new enemies, including the Cerberus-manipulated Reaper, the Adjutant.
Mass Effect Trilogy Trailer
With over 75 hours of content and more than 300 awards, one of gaming's most acclaimed franchises is available for the first time in a premium foiled box set. Experience all three Mass Effect games for $59.99.
Mass Effect 3 - Retaliation DLC Announcement Trailer
Available to download at no additional charge, Mass Effect 3: Retaliation ups the challenge by adding treacherous environmental hazards to existing maps and will introduce the infamous Collectors as a new enemy faction in multiplayer.
Mass Effect 3 - Leviathan Launch Trailer
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan expands upon the events of Mass Effect 3, with gripping and emotional storytelling, compelling new characters, and powerful weapons and upgrades. Discover more about the origins of the Reapers as you race across the galaxy to find the Leviathan. Travel to new systems, wield the AT-12 Raider Shotgun and M-55 Argus Assault Rifle, and unravel the dark history of the Reaper Race before it is too late.
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Mass Effect: Paragon Lost Premiere Trailer
Vega leads an elite Special Forces squad into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed at a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his soldiers must protect the civilians from a ruthless invasion determined to capture the population for unknown purposes. Learn more about the Mass Effect universe with an unprecedented glimpse into the haunted past of Mass Effect\'s newest hero!
Mass Effect 3 - Extended Cut Interview with Casey Hudson, Mac Walters, and Jessica Merizan
Through additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Extended Cut will include deeper insight to Commander Shepard\\\'s journey based on player choices during the war against the Reapers. The Extended Cut will be available to download at no additional charge on June 26th* on Xbox 360 and PC and PlayStation 3.
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Take the battle online this weekend with the latest addition to Mass Effect 3's critically acclaimed multiplayer experience, the Resurgence Pack; out now at no additional cost!
Mass Effect 3 - Resurgence DLC Trailer
The Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack adds new unlockable content: deadly weapons, new consumables, and powerful characters for each class in multiplayer, including the Asari Justicar, Batarian, Geth, and Krogan Battlemaster. Additionally, the Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack also includes 2 new maps, Firebase Condor and Firebase Hydra. Download this pack on April 10th and take the battle online in the critically acclaimed Mass Effect 3 multiplayer experience.
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Mass Effect 3 - International Space Edition Recap
Fans in San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, London, and Paris chased the packages in real time as they descended back to Earth for a chance to win their very own Mass Effect 3: Space Edition. To successfully dispatch Mass Effect 3 into orbit BioWare partnered with Project Aether, a program at the University of Houston designed to promote accessible space exploration for high school and college students. Check out this video to see history in the making!
Mass Effect 3 - The War Begins Trailer
Mass Effect 3 is available now on the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC.
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Mass Effect 3 will react to each decision you make as you play through a truly unique experience of your own creation. The war for Earth has begun, decide how it ends.
Mass Effect 3 - Fight (Live-Action TV Trailer)
The war to Take Earth Back begins on March 6, 2012 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.
Mass Effect 3 - Space Edition Trailer
Blastoff will take place in San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and cities in Europe, giving gamers all over the world the opportunity to track and collect these limited early copies as they touch back down on Earth. The lucky fans who win this intergalactic scavenger hunt will be the first to own Mass Effect 3 before the game hits store shelves on March 6 in North America and March 9 in Europe.
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Mass Effect 3 - Take Earth Back Trailer
The war to Take Earth Back begins on March 6, 2012 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.
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Mass Effect 3 is due for release March 6, 2012 in North America.
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Mass Effect 3 is due for release March 6, 2012 in North America.
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Mass Effect 3 is due for release March 6, 2012 in North America.
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Mass Effect 3 is due for release March 6, 2012 in North America.
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Mass Effect 3 is due for release March 6, 2012 in North America.
Mass Effect 3 - Voice Cast Reveal
Jessica Chobot makes her in-game debut as Diana Allers, and Freddie Prinze Jr. is Shepard's latest recruit, James Vega.
Mass Effect 3 - Special Forces Multiplayer Trailer
Mass Effect 3 is in stores from 6 March onwards on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Try it for yourself when the demo becomes available on February 14th!
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Go into the pre-order incentives for Mass Effect 3 and what it takes to record video games voice overs in the latest BioWare Pulse episode.
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When the enemy has overwhelming numbers bring the M55 Argus Assault Rifle into battle and unleash rapid-fire bursts to even the odds. If the enemy gets too close, stop them dead with the AT12 Raider Shotgun and its superior firepower.
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Mass Effect 3 is the third installment of the Mass Effect franchise. It is currently set for release on March 6, 2011.
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An ancient alien race, known only as Reapers, has launched an all-out invasion leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. You are Commander Shepard, a character that you can forge in your own image. You determine how events will play out, which planets to explore, and whom to form alliances with as you rally a force to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. How you wage this war is completely up to you: go into combat with guns blazing or use cover to plan a more tactical assault. Utilize your squad to full effect or take a lone wolf approach. Rain death from a distance or go toe--to-toe with enemies using devastating melee attacks. Mass Effect 3 will react to each decision you make as you play through a truly unique experience of your own creation.
The Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod v0.3
It features custom videos and slides, re-engineered gameflow, original as well as re-arranged voice acting, new music, etc. The next version (0.4) is due very soon with major improvements.


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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Bakelite and Boyscouts
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I love the way she recycles clothes because I do the same thing. Also, love the teakettle and glass; I'm currently looking for a Moroccan style tea set but that tea kettle is just great!
- August 21, 2012 at 3:05 PM
She is absolutely one of the most top-notch GORGEOUS women on this site. :-)
- August 21, 2012 at 5:48 PM
- Terri said...
the Scouts shirt WITH PATCHES in genius!
- August 21, 2012 at 9:27 PM
- Joni James said...
I love her menswear interview I believe I saw here some time ago. She's very stylish, confident and inspiring.
- August 22, 2012 at 2:48 AM
- karen said...
I love her look, but I love even more that her husband was a Boy Scout in San Gabriel, CA - (see the patch) and that she sports that lovely red hair. And she's COMFORTABLE. We could all take a lesson.
- August 22, 2012 at 8:35 PM
- Fashion Inciter said...
Really cool, I love how she explains what she wears and why, vs. the girls she was talking about. I think being original always goes along with being yourself. Very nice pictures, awesome post!
- August 23, 2012 at 6:08 PM
- Karletta said...
I had the pleasure of reading Alice's book last year. A great read and insight into NYC life, loss, gain and what happens when you know that it is time to move on...
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We might get started a few minutes late, but the Grand Championship 3rd set of matches will start in about ten minutes!
We've got streaming comentary with Gon and Rom here.
You'll also want to log into the Tourney Arena to watch it live, it will ask you to make a file to enter, just put together a dummy file and go in.
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Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. -- A man who led investigators on a three-day manhunt in South Carolina may be close to accepting a plea deal for his charges.
State Solicitor Duffie Stone's office is scheduled to meet with law enforcement on Thursday to discuss Perry Sullivan's case.
It all started last August when a Stephens County, Ga., deputy was transporting Sullivan from Colleton County, S.C., back to Stephens County. They pulled over in Allendale, S.C., when the inmate claimed he was feeling ill. That's when Sullivan broke from the handcuffs and allegedly beat the deputy. He is then said to have taken the deputy's car and weapon before running off.
He was captured days later when he carjacked an SUV in Sycamore, S.C. Off-duty Williston Police Officer Joey Patsourakos happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able to arrest him.You can read the officer's story here.
The hearing for Sullivan's plea deal could come as early as next week.
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One year on from the Rena disaster, independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) is still concerned at the ongoing environmental impacts of the oil spill, unrecovered containers and the shipwreck...
New Zealand
A gooey brown virtual oil slick is covering the National Audubon Society website - take your chance to clean up the virtual oil spill by taking action to protect the environment.
United States of America
A survey to assess the penguins' population has started. The latest counts suggest the breeding population hasn't suffered as much as anticipated.
No effort should be spared to clean up the oil and debris from the Rena as the toll on wildlife continues to rise, Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) said Tuesday...
New Zealand
The last two months of 2011 brought some good news for Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) in the wake of the country's worst ever maritime environmental disaster in October.
Hundreds of dead birds have already been found along the Bay of Plenty coastline as a result of the Rena oil spill disaster but these represent just a fraction of the affected wildlife, Forest & Bird have said.
Forest & Bird have said the unfolding oil spill disaster in the Bay of Plenty is a stark warning about the potential catastrophe that could result from deep sea oil drilling in our waters.
Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) have said urgent action is needed to avoid an environmental disaster and to minimise seabird deaths as a result of the oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast.
400 penguins remain in the rehabilitation centre on Tristan as their feathers are still in too poor condition for release.
All washed penguins are being kept in newly created pools to swim and feed in the run up to their release back into the wild.
More equipment arrives on Tristan to help save the oiled penguins.
The first rockhopper penguins are washed at the newly erected wash-bay facility.
Experts arrive on Tristan to help save thousands of Northern Rockhopper Penguins affected by the oil spill.
On this page you can follow progress of the number of penguins leaving the 'rehab' centre and returning to the wild.
The first 24 penguins of more than 3,600 admitted to the 'rehab centre' have been released back to the wild.
The Nightingale Island disaster fighting fund will be used to help the penguins and other wildlife affected by the oil.
A penguin rehabilitation centre has been set up on the main island of Tristan da Cunha, as fears grow that more than 10,000 have been hit by oil.
Where's Andrew TV arrived on Nightingale Island on March 23, 2011. This is what he saw.


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Hi, welcome to GTA Wiki. Thanks for contributing to the Talk:Most Wanted page, and for taking interest in the wiki. Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything, or as alternatives, leave a post on a forum, or refer to the Help pages. -- The Tom (Talk) 13:48, October 10, 2012
Hey, Jean.
Yeah, well, I try.
It is indeed funny watching him like "Spare me, please " and then watching him running away screaming "Aaaaaahhh" and then getting himself splatted onto the concrete, by a beater car, like it happened to me.
Oh, and Jean...
Watch both sides of the road...
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 17:13, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Man, you're evil, haha.
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 17:16, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Clarence is an ungrateful chump. Seriously, if you spare him, he'll try to kill you.
And before I leave this conversation, I'm a patroller, so if you notice a vandal or something kinky, warn me, ok?
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 17:41, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Hey Jean.
I'll let the admins know. I've tried to restore them myself but for some reason I can't.
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 16:29, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
Hey Jean.
When you first told me of the Skinheads' pictures, I tried to solve it myself, but as I couldn't, I asked McJeff (bureaucrat) if he could help. Maybe he didn't see it.
Anyway, Istalo removed them. There was no other thing to do, other than that.
About the beta ambulance, give me the link to the page, so I can sort it out.
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 17:41, December 13, 2012 (UTC)
Ok, good thing you fixed both the Ambulance thing and the images on the Skinheads' page.
Well done.
So long,
Mikey Klebbitz (talk) 18:20, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Thanks alot.
SecretAgentTommy (talk) 07:09, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Are you the one in TBoGT multiplayer I played with? I was called VisanDodo8.Dodo8 Talk
16:38, December 29, 2012 (UTC)
Sorry then. I saw someone with a similar name. Sorry again.Dodo8 Talk
17:38, December 29, 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, you can create such page if you want to. -- ILan (XD • Edits • Home ) 17:04, April 13, 2013 (UTC)
No can do...
That picture of yours is illogical, it does not happen in the game whatsoever, the SFT arent enemies of CJ, why put that? and why would you mention a glitch in a important figure of GTA SA? Im trying to make the articles less childish, sorry! Massionet51 (talk) 07:21, April 28, 2013 (UTC)
Just do it here! You can mention the pic in trivia and post a direct link to Territory Glitch , I let you do that but putting it in SFT is kind of illogical. Massionet51 (talk) 12:43, April 28, 2013 (UTC)
If you ware the one who deleated the fact that Grove Street Families returns to GTA V then i got proof if you're mental and can't see that they all wear green and can't see the connection jeez.
It's uncomfirmed but it's an obvius thing and adding it twice will not get me banned but will result in the lock of the page smart ass, however this would be even more obvius except if youre totaly (allright i'm not going to be rude) so here Franklin is seen shooting two ballas gang members
And at the begining he says a line to his friend "So you giving me a lecture about being a good enough gang banger" hmm I don't know what he means but I will ask rockstar.
I admit that they said that and i knew that that's why you're removing it but it's obvius and i don't think there's much chance that it's any other gang hower I wont add it untill I find bigger evidence but this is actually really big but just for you I will ask rockstar and since they showed us the clothes I hope that they will confirm it.
So it has been confirmed by Game Informer, and by the way I wanted to mention that Rockstar said "Chartacters" not Gangs :) but anyway some tought the brand of a shirt might be the green gang, but it's obviusly grove st. you can read the article here it has some nice new screens aswell: http://www.gameinformer.com/games/grand_theft_auto_v/b/xbox360/archive/2013/05/02/touring-the-open-world-of-grand-theft-auto-v.aspx (Rentedhitmanben (talk) 17:44, May 2, 2013 (UTC))
Uploading Images
Hey there! Please keep Wikia clean and take a second reading the Image Policy because you never have Licensing selected on any of your images and they have inapropriate names. Thank you. (Rentedhitmanben (talk) 18:45, May 15, 2013 (UTC))
Thank you for your reply, but don't forget to upload them with correct names, here's a list to help you:
|File:Northeast view of Viceport in GTAVC.jpg
|FIle:Rhino in Chinatown Wars.jpg
|File:DesertEagle GTASA icon.png
|File:LIOTTA, RAY.jpg
Can you tell me what he has exactly said? -- ILan (XD • Edits • Home ) 11:31, May 19, 2013 (UTC)
- He has been banned from chat. Forever. You won't see him on this chat ever again, if he'll continue to misbehave on the wiki tiself, he gets a block. -- ILan (XD • Edits • Home ) 11:53, May 19, 2013 (UTC)
Hey! Thanks for subscribing to me on Youtube! I subscribed back to you too. VaultBoy Tom (Talk to me this way) 14:17, May 19, 2013 (UTC)
- Hehe, yes :) but my english is poor (i helper Google translate), so i write generally Polish wikia :P. I fell into occasionally... greets Kompowiec2 (talk)
why did you remove the picture i uploded to gang wars in gta sa i was just trying to show people what it was like plus i got those pictures form googleSHADOW MAFIA (talk) 22:17, May 26, 2013 (UTC) SHADOW MAFIASHADOW MAFIA (talk) 22:17, May 26, 2013 (UTC)
You keep forgetting...
I have told you a few times to upload images with their correct names and with the correct license. Here's a chart for the correct names:
|File:Northeast view of Viceport in GTAVC.jpg
|FIle:Rhino in Chinatown Wars.jpg
|File:DesertEagle GTASA icon.png
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Framework (CMS 1.5 and 1.6)
From Joomla! Documentation
A software framework is a reusable design for a software system (or subsystem). This is expressed as a set of abstract classes and the way their instances collaborate for a specific type of software. Software frameworks can be object-oriented designs. Although designs don't have to be implemented in an object-oriented language, they usually are. A software framework may include support programs, code libraries[1], a scripting language[2], or other software to help develop and glue together the different components of a software project. Various parts of the framework may be exposed through an application programming interface (API).
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As promised, the data:
Easter Egg Box - 3kG
100 cards (each card is worth 30G, as opposed to Lotto 10G)
- 1st run -
5*: Alphonse, Brave Hero/Dilate, Orphan of the Archive. (3)
4*: Emana, Diondora. (2)
3*: 6 cards.
2*: 25 cards.
1*: 54 cards.
Eggs: Eleven, including one Evil Argyle.
Total Recycle value: 1900G (nice, huh?)
- 2nd run -
5*: Durendal, Eskatia (2)
4*: Distrier, Scarlet Lily, Lei Fang? (3)
3*: 5 cards.
2*: 26 cards.
1*: 54 cards.
Eggs: 11, including one Evil Argyle.
Total Recycle value: 1730G (that missing 5* hurt us the most)
Similar recycling percentage to regular lottos (slightly below) but with a slightly better chance of acquiring valuable cards.
It's easy to keep a few cards and still get close to half the Gran value of the Box.
Other pulls I've done of this Box show very similar results: you keep some cards, recycle everything else, and the leftover Gran will be enough to do 12-15 EX pulls.
Completely worth it if you're aiming for the Egg sets or want a better shot at that Noze, Bringer or Verlaat.
EDIT: I cracked a couple of Easter Packs (not boxes) and got one 5* card in each one. It doesn't mention anywhere on the descriptions you can actually get 5* from those packs, so now that you know, take advantage of it.


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38 U.S. Code § 8502 - Disposition of unclaimed personal property
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8501 of this title, the Secretary may dispose of the personal property of such decedent left or found upon such premises as hereafter provided in this subchapter.
(b) If any veteran (admitted as a veteran), or a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the penultimate sentence of section 1781 (b) of this title, upon such person's last admission to, or during such person's last period of maintenance in, a Department facility, has personal property situated on such facility and shall have designated in writing a person (natural or corporate) to receive such property when such veteran, dependent or survivor dies, the Secretary or employee of the Department authorized by the Secretary so to act, may transfer possession of such personal property to the person so designated. If there exists no person so designated by such veteran, dependent, or survivor or if the one so designated declines to receive such property, or failed to request such property within ninety days after the Department mails to such designate a notice of death and of the fact of such designation, a description of the property, and an estimate of transportation cost, which shall be paid by such designate if required under the regulations hereinafter mentioned, or if the Secretary declines to transfer possession to such designate, possession of such property may in the discretion of the Secretary or the Secretary's designated subordinate, be transferred to the following persons in the order and manner herein specified unless the parties otherwise agree in writing delivered to the Department, namely, executor or administrator, or if no notice of appointment received, to the spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings of the veteran. If claim is made by two or more such relatives having equal priorities, as hereinabove prescribed, or if there are conflicting claims the Secretary or the Secretary's designee may in such case deliver the property either jointly or separately in equal values, to those equally entitled thereto or may make delivery as may be agreed upon by those entitled, or may in the discretion of the Secretary or the Secretary's designee withhold delivery from them and require the qualification of an administrator or executor of the veterans' estate and thereupon make delivery to such.
(c) If the property of any decedent is not so delivered or claimed and accepted the Secretary or the Secretary's designee may dispose of such property by public or private sale in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(d) All sales authorized by this subchapter shall be for cash upon delivery at the premises where sold and without warranty, express or implied. The proceeds of such sales after payment of any expenses incident thereto as may be prescribed by regulations, together with any other moneys left or found on a facility, not disposed of in accordance with this subchapter, shall be credited to the General Post Fund, National Homes, Department of Veterans Affairs, a trust fund provided for in section 1321 (a)(45) of title 31. In addition to the purposes for which such fund may be used under the existing law, disbursements may be made therefrom as authorized by the Secretary by regulation or otherwise for the purpose of satisfying any legal liability incurred by any employee in administering the provisions of this subchapter, including any expense incurred in connection therewith. Legal liability shall not exist when delivery or sale shall have been made in accordance with this subchapter.
(e) If, notwithstanding such sale, a claim is filed with the Secretary within five years after notice of sale as herein required, by or on behalf of any person or persons who if known would have been entitled to the property under section 8501 of this title or to possession thereof under this section, the Secretary shall determine the person or persons entitled under the provisions of this subchapter and may pay to such person or persons so entitled the proceeds of sale of such property, less expenses. Such payment shall be made out of the said trust fund, and in accord with the provisions of this section or section 8501 of this title. Persons under legal disability to sue in their own name may make claim for the proceeds of sale of such property at any time within five years after termination of such legal disability.
Source(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1257, § 5202; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 208(a),Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2860; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(k)(9),Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(94),Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3299; renumbered § 8502 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(f)(11),June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(c)(1),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 103–446, title XII, § 1201(i)(11),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4689; Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(e)(9),Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2464.)
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–135substituted "the penultimate sentence of section 1781 (b)" for "the last sentence of section 1713 (b)".
1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–446substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs," for "Department,".
1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 5202 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted "8501" for "5201".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "1713(b)" for "613(b)".
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" and "Secretary's" for "Administrator's" wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–54amended subsec. (b) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40by inserting a comma in second sentence before "namely,".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" and "Secretary's" for "Administrator's" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in two places.
Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted "8501" for "5201" in two places.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(A), in first sentence substituted "such person's last" for "his last" in two places, inserted "has personal property situated on such facility and" before "shall have designated", substituted "to receive such property when such veteran, dependent or survivor dies," for "to whom he desires his personal property situated upon such facility to be delivered, upon the death of such veteran", and substituted "the Administrator" for "him" after "authorized by".
Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(B)(i)–(iv), in second sentence substituted "by such veteran, dependent, or survivor" for "by the veteran", struck out "if he has" before "failed to request", and substituted "the Administrator's" for "his" and "in writing delivered to the Veterans' Administration" for "as provided in this subchapter,".
Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(B)(v), which directed that second sentence of subsec. (b) be amended by substituting "children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings" for "child, grandchild, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother or sister", was executed by substituting the new provisions for "child, grandchild, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, or sister", to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the fact that a comma appears after "brother" in the former provisions.
Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(C), struck out third sentence which read as follows: "In case two or more of those named above request the property, only one shall be entitled to possession thereof and in the order hereinbefore set forth, unless they otherwise agree in writing delivered to the Veterans' Administration."
Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(D), in fourth sentence substituted "the Administrator's designee may in such case deliver the property either jointly or separately in equal values, to those equally entitled thereto" for "his designee may in such case select the one to receive such possession," and "in the discretion of the Administrator or the Administrator's designee" for "in his discretion".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(E), substituted "the Administrator's" for "his".
1982—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–258substituted "section 1321 (a)(45) of title 31" for "section 725s(a)(45) of title 31".
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–581inserted "or a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this title," after "(admitted as a veteran),".
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 ofPub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.
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Summary:Three sisters in San Francisco discover that they are the foretold "Charmed Ones," the most powerful good witches the world has ever known. Prue, the beautiful and driven oldest sister, Piper, the earthy and creative middle sister, and Phoebe, the free-spirited youngest, could not be further apart in how they view the world and each other, but they must band together to battle the dark side of the supernatural world and keep their otherworldly witchcraft a secret. Following Prue's death, another distant sister, Paige, is revealed and joins with Piper and Phoebe to restore the power of the three.


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It's my favorite time of year- Shark Week. In celebration, I've decided to compile my favorite shark-related facts. Let's do this:
1. Up until the 16th century, sharks were known simply as "sea dogs". It wasn't until 1569 that the word "shark" came into use. The word is derived from the Yucatan Mayan word, xok, which means "he who wears sunglasses".
2. Out of 440 species, only 4 species are dangerous to humans: the great white (as seen in the movie "Jaws"), oceanic whitetip, tiger, and bull sharks.
3. The Megalodon, an ancient shark, is proposed to have reached a sizeof 20.3 meters, or 67 feet. The largest living shark, the whale shark, only reaches 12.65 meters, or 41.50 feet in length. Thankfully, the Megalodon went extinct during the last ice age (or did it?).
4. When sharks sleep, half of their brain is left awake. This means that they can still hunt, even when resting.
5. Unlike other fish, sharks give birth to live young, instead of laying eggs.
6. Not all sharks are meat-eaters. The largest shark, the whale shark is a vegetarian.
7. Sharks are capable of virgin births. That is, a female can fertilize their own eggs without the help of a male. How's that for feminism!
8. Every shark attack is kept in the International Shark Attack File, which can be read here.
9. Sharks replace their teeth, on average, every 8-10 days.
10. Over the course of 12 days in 1916, there was a series of shark attacks along the Jersey Shore. No word on whether fistpumping was involved.