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Forget all the other noise, all the other indicators that we got this week. Forget all the speeches we heard this week from Fed officials and central bankers and finance ministers talking about how they feel about things.
Let's just look at how the bond market, and in particular the U.S. Treasury market, feels about things.
The bond market is an incredibly current, incredibly useful way to gauge sentiment about the U.S. economy. When times are good, bond traders worry that inflation is a problem and yields go up (bond prices and yields move inversely). When times are bad, investors flock to treasuries because they are safe place to be. At those moments, interest rate hikes and inflation seem pretty far off, so they are not a factor.
Now let's think back on the quarter that just ended. A lot of it goes along with the 'when times are bad' label.
During the past quarter we learned that the U.S. housing market was double-dipping back down (some people don't like to use that kind of language, but that's what is happening, at least if you look at prices). A lot of the U.S. economy looked better—jobs and spending and all that—but companies looked like they were still nervous about investing. Worst of all, the U.S. government sector just started to adjust to much tougher times, with states and local governments cutting back on workers.
And worst, worst of all was the earthquake in Japan, the third largest economy in the world. That hit on March 11th; three weeks later, we still do not have a great idea of how much damage there will be world-wide, but we know it will cut into global growth to some extent.
And sure, the bond market worried about all of that for a bit. In the days following the earthquake and its aftermath, bond yields did fall. Still, after that the market reversed course. The 10 year U.S. treasury ended up at 3.45 percent, up from 3.30 percent at the beginning of the quarter.
So the verdict: growth is the order of the day, and maybe inflation too. Indeed, although house prices may be down and the official indicators may be tame, inflation is starting to creep into some other indicators. Notably, the prices paid component of the U.S. purchasing mangers index is now at its highest level since 2008.
So where do we go from here?
Never mind the past quarter; bond markets around the world have been on a tear really for years. A couple of things may change things in coming quarters, however.
For one, the economic data from the U.S. seems to be getting steadily better. Even the unemployment rate, traditionally the very last thing to show improvement, has dipped 1 percentage point since November.
Second, and way more important, the U.S. Federal Reserve is supposedly getting out of the bond purchase business. The second round of the Fed's quantitative easing program (QE2) ends in June, and few now believe they will extend the bond purchases. That's a big negative for the markets.
What does that mean? Well, almost for sure it means that U.S. market interest rates are headed higher. That in turn means that mortgage rates and some lending rates are headed higher too. That might even be the right thing to have happen: if inflation is really an issue, then you want to cool things down.
Thing is, inflation is only one issue, alongside things like 'growth' and 'recovery' and all that.
Let's hope that the spike in interest rates is gradual enough to that this fragile U.S. upturn can continue.


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Every year the art of flamenco descends on Madrid during this festival, which features some of the top names in cante, dance and guitar.
Theatres in the city of Madrid and up to 10 districts throughout the Madrid region host a range of flamenco shows for a little over a month. A unique opportunity to enjoy the passion and intensity of this art. In addition to the major flamenco stars, each year the festival also showcases a number of promising newcomers.
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If you haven't seen or heard about Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon yet, then the trailer (below) will make you want to buy it, right now. The game is set in the "near future" of 2007, and has the main character voiced by 80s action star (The Terminator, Aliens) Michael Biehn.
There's a bunch of cyborgs, toxic wastes, neon lights and a huge VHS feel to the trailer - which all adds to its awesome feel. It looks like Ubisoft are having a bunch of fun with this game, and by the looks of it, it could've been its own game and dropped the Far Cry 3 name completely. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon launches next month!


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Kathryn is a certified Birth Doula whose passion for women and babies has touched the lives of countless families during their birthing experience. Kathryn has always had a passion for sewing and crafting. It was a natural transition to combine her knowledge of the birthing process with her creative mentality to put Birth Day Suit Maternity's complete line of custom labor and delivery hospital gowns in to action.
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Birth Day Suit Maternity is run by a mother/daughter powerhouse! When Kristy was pregnant with her first baby, she joked that she was concerned her baby would be scared of her when he first saw her from looking "rough" after labor, so with that, she made her own maternity hospital gown. She strutted her stuff throughout the labor and delivery ward halls, loving how the attention she was getting helped distract her from a long 36 hours of labor! When her baby was 3 months old, Kristy and Kathryn decided that this product was a true need for all mommies-to-be, and it became their mission to help dress laboring women across the world! They created their maternity design studio and have been sewing ever since!
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Kristy has a degree in Fashion Merchandising and has always been involved in the fashion industry. She is a wife and mother to one wild toddler and one 'fur baby'. Ever the fashionista, Kristy knows the importance of how clothing affects the way one feels….and feeling confident and beautiful is exactly the mindset a new mother needs to have. Honoring and beautifying the mother with the simple gift of a Birth Day Suit Maternity hospital gown is an act that would never be forgotten.
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Gracin VanFosson, 7, of Timberville, tries on a pair of running shoes at Payless Shoe Source in the Harrisonburg Crossing shopping center on Saturday. Members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County were given $20 coupons to purchase new shoes through a grant awarded by the footwear company. (Photos by Michael Reilly / DN-R)
Meghn Parr (left), a sales associate at the store, helps Ayshiya Siler, 6, of Elkton, pick out a pair of shoes.
Lori Kizner (bottom center), Boys and Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County board member, checks out the new shoes on Josi Shifflett,7, (left) and her sister, Chloe, 9, while their mother, Jessica Humphrey holds her son Jakob, 16 months. Mike Matthews (back left), Payless Shoes district manager, Bill Carter (left), Boys and Girls Clubs executive director, and Geo Bonilla (back center), Boys and Girls Clubs director of operations, watch.
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Family Violence Intervention Programs (FVIP) are 24-week education programs designed to help abusers take responsibility for their violence. The programs are designed to help batterers understand that the use of power, control and violence are barriers to a healthy relationship. Groups discuss non-violent alternatives and the role that power and control plays in their intimate relationship. Certified Family Violence Prevention Programs provide group education sessions for court ordered family violence defendants, TPO respondents and volunteer participants who want to change their beliefs and actions.
Attending FVIP classes is not a guarantee that an abuser will change, but it may make an abuser more aware of the role of power and control in the relationship. Attending anger management classes, couples counseling or substance abuse counseling is not the answer for domestic violence. Domestic violence is rarely a problem with anger. Instead, it is a problem of one person trying to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Anger management classes do not address the power and control that is behind domestic violence.
If an abuser is court ordered into a FVIP, a Victim Liaison will contact the person abused to offer assistance to them. Victim Liaisons are not representatives of immigration offices. They are domestic violence victim advocates who are trained to identify different tactics of abuse, have knowledge of resources and can help you and your children be safe. Click here to learn more about Family Violence Intervention Programs in Georgia.
Maybe the abuser is your friend, a family member, co-worker or gym partner. You've noticed that the abuser interrupts, criticizes, cheats, yells or scares the victim. You hope that when they're alone, it isn't worse. The way the abuser treats the victim makes you uncomfortable, but you do not know what to say or do not want to make it worse.
What can you do? Say something. If you stay silent, your silence is the same as saying abuse is okay. Because you care, you need to do something… before it is too late.
"Do you see the effect your bad words have?"
"Did you mean to be so rough? That's not cool."
"I'm really worried about your partner's safety."
"I'm surprised to see you act that way. You're better than that."
"I care about you, but I won't tolerate it if you abuse your partner."
"This makes me really uncomfortable. It's not right."
"Loving someone doesn't mean abusing them."
"Love is not abuse."
"People should never hit or threaten the people they love."
"Kids learn from their parents. Is this how you want your kids to treat others?"
"How would you feel if your child chose someone who acted like this?"
"Call me if you feel like you're losing control."
"Maybe you should try counseling by yourself to figure out what's behind your controlling behavior."
"Domestic violence is a crime. You could be arrested for this."
"You could end up in jail if you don't find a way to deal with your desire to gain and maintain control. Then what would happen to you and your family?"
The abuser may not listen and may feel angry, deny the abuse, ignore you or make excuses. A common response is to blame the victim, but there is no excuse for abuse. Even if the conversation is uncomfortable, it is important to communicate that abuse is never okay. Since abusing a partner is a choice, abusers can learn how to make the choice not to abuse again. There is professional help that gives abusers an opportunity to learn about why they use power and control to abuse their partner and learn new behaviors.


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Jay Stallings, CEO of Washakie Medical Center
Jay Stallings began as Interim Chief Executive Officer for Washakie Medical Center in Worland, WY, in April 2014. He took the helm permanently in July 2014.
He comes to Worland from Mesa, AZ, where he served as associate administrator at Banner Desert Medical Center/Cardon Children's Medical Center since 2003. He also has experience as an adjunct faculty member and executive in residence with the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, the Rural/Metro/Southwest Ambulance, Arizona Region and Tucson Medical Center/Health Partners of Southern Arizona.
Jay is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in German and Political science. He also received a master's degree in business/leadership from Grand Canyon University. He is a native of southeast Idaho, born in the Snake River Valley community of Rexburg and lived the majority of his youth near Idaho Falls. He worked agriculture throughout his early years in potatoes, alfalfa, grain and sugar beets. In his teens he worked the harvests, moved irrigation pipe and held summer jobs in the sugar factory and in livestock operations. While in college, Jay spent a summer digging and forming concrete irrigation ditches near Worland and Greybull, which was his first experience in the Big Horn Basin.


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The 9-year-old Cimarron River Rattlers from Liberal advanced to the championship game of the Midwest Plains Regional in Yankton, South Dakota Saturday. The Rattlers trailed 5-0 until the fourth but rallied to win 9-6. Braxton Hyde was the offensive MVP.
The Rattlers beat Scott County, Missouri 11-0 earlier in the day. Brody Sumner was the offensive MVP and Braxton Hyde was the defensive MVP. The Rattlers play in the championship Sunday morning at 10 a.m. against Fargo, North Dakota or Sikeston, Missouri.
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What happens when you explore type without the typographer's eye in mind? What happens when you take type out of the centuries old, black and white, static world of type specimens? CDKVW is a YouWorkForThem short that takes five various fonts into the depths of the unknown and against various natural elements. Composed and filmed… Read More
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Works citing "Improving Physician Performance Through Internet-Based Interventions: Who Will Participate?"
According to Crossref, the following articles are citing this article (DOI 10.2196/jmir.7.4.e48):
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- Razik R, Mammo Z, Gill HS, Lam W. Academic screencasting: internet-based dissemination of ophthalmology grand rounds. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology / Journal Canadien d'Ophtalmologie 2011;46(1):72CrossRef
- Wall TC, Marsh-Tootle WL, Crenshaw K, Person SD, Datla R, Kristofco RE, Hartmann EE. Design of a randomized clinical trial to improve rates of amblyopia detection in preschool aged children in primary care settings. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2011;32(2):204CrossRef
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Newport County 1-0 Gateshead
Gateshead boss Ian Bogie was left fuming after Dorset referee Justin Amie put a dent in The Heed's play-off hopes.
Amie controversially sent off defender Carl Magnay for a challenge on Newport's Elliott Buchanan just before half-time with the home side already ahead.
It was to be a fatal blow though the ten-man Tynesiders, who host Luton Town on Tuesday, battled gamely in the second half without reward.
"At the very worst it should have been a yellow card for Magnay," said Bogie.
"It was an awful decision and we also had a couple of penalty claims for handball turned down.
"It is hard enough trying to win a game with 11 men when you are trailing away from home without unjustly having a man sent off.
"We had a real go with 10 men in the second half.
"We penned Newport in and they only had one real threat at goal which Paul Farman dealt with
"I couldn't have asked for anymore from the players and we've now got a massive game at home to Luton Town on Tuesday that we must win."
It turned out to be a nightmare first start for former Chelsea reserves centre back Magnay who was deputising for the injured James Curtis.
Magnay will now be banned for three games as will Liam Hatch who picked up his 15th booking of the season after dropping back into defence following Magnay's dismissal.
It was only the second time The Heed had failed to score in 40 league games this season and the 4th time in a row they had seen a man sent off against Newport.
David Pipe appeared to handle Alan O'Brien's third-minute cross and then County had appeals for handball turned down at the other end.
The only goal of the game came in the 12th minute when The Heed defence failed to deal with an Andy Sandell corner and Ryan Charles scored from near the line.
Hatch volleyed over from six yards after a Jon Shaw knockdown before Magnay saw red for an innocuous challenge on goalscorer Charles.
Farman made an excellent save from Sam Foley's 20-yard volley in a rare County threat after the break.
Late pressure then almost brought an equaliser but Micky Cummins miscued when well placed and sub Josh Gillies shot straight at Exiles keeper Karl Darlow.
Newport County: Darlow, Warren, Hughes, Pipe, Sandell, Foley, Minshull, Porter, Jarvis, Charles (Rose 85) Buchanan
Subs (not used): Thompson, Rodgers, Knights, Read.
Goals: Charles (12)
Gateshead: Farman, Baxter, Dummett, Chandler, Magnay, Clark, Brittain (Gillies 59), Cummins, Shaw, Hatch, O'Brien (Gate 60)
Subs (not used): Deasy, Odhiambo, Carruthers
Bookings: Hatch (58)
Sendings off: Magnay (41)
Attendance: 1,261
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Seriously, I felt like doing something random. That, and the DA Muro button was annoying me with its "Try It!"
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Vaya!! buen trabajo! A mi me costò mucho hacer el primer dibujo en DA Muro porque hay un delay entre el movimiento en la tabla y lo que registra la pantalla
Ah si? Que curioso, a mi no me paso eso. Es la primera que oigo de eso. Pusiste en "save" el Muro por lo menos para despues?
This would make a nice banner. I like it
Well, you did better with Muro than I did when I tried it. That little button was annoying me as well.
Yeah, Muro is really confusing. One just has to try to pwn the thing
Did you save the pic though? I'm kinda interested in how far you got now
Did you save the pic though? I'm kinda interested in how far you got now
Nah, I was just really messing around with the features. I really wish PS had some of those brushes though, like the "Web" brush. I did a half-assed pic of Ryan, but it sucked because well, you know I don't use a tablet and I'm left-handed to begin with, so right hand mousey won't let me draw good.


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1996 Toyota RAV4 End Links
All of the 1996 Toyota RAV4 end link pieces for your Toyota car's suspension system that you need can be found at I Love Body Kits. From 1996 Toyota RAV4 pillow ball tension rods to 1996 Toyota RAV4 rod ends and more, you can find a large collection of aftermarket 1996 Toyota RAV4 end links for all of your 1996 Toyota RAV4 suspension system needs.
These types of pieces are often overlooked because they're usually not known by name to the casual car user. If you decide to take on upgrading your 1996 Toyota RAV4 car's suspension system by yourself, however, you'll need to make sure you put every odd and end back in place, and by having all of the right aftermarket 1996 Toyota RAV4 end links, you should be able to without delay.


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www.LowEndGuru.com This video shows how to manually calibrate the battery of the Acer Aspire One in an attemp to avoid critical battery failures that may trigger the "Black Screen of Death" problem. Step 1 Charge the battery completely. Step 2: Deactivate all hibernation and alarms. Set the power scheme to "always on". Let the battery discharge completely. Step 3: Charge the battery again. (Username WBarts offered a little tip: "You should Remove the battery from? the cpu once drained and reinstall. Then Charge it up to full." I don't know it fhis is necessary, but it deffinetly won't hurt.) This procedure can be repeated up to 3 times for a more thorough calibration. This process will not harm your battery. Sources: www.eastwoodzhao.com www.laptops-battery.co.uk www.youtube.com
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Thanks, ladies! I'm really loving Svale and Weide! Especially Svale, but I have a thing for bird names.Ashley | namenerd | Christian | storyteller
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Isabelle Aurora Grace | Caleb Elias Joseph | Arianne Eleanor Daisy | Everett Joshua Charles | Grace Odilia Lily
Grant Frédéric Conrad | Adele Sofia Eloise | Casper Nathaniel Eden | Audrey Lila Pearl | Samuel Gaspard John
Thinking about Emmeline Poppy Cécile and Amias Noah Alexander today.
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December 18th, 2013 10:02 PM #15
Haha I've always thought améliorer is such a pretty word! French words work well in general though - especially flower words:
Tilleulmuch love and i are waiting for you;
Annabel / Leander / Caprice / Emmett / Twila / Emin / Eilidh / Billie / Ishbel / Fenella ''Nell'' / Wilfred ''Wolf'' / Rufus / Wilbur / Maude / Ossian / Baez / Rosemary ''Romy'' / Amias ''Ami''
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Cairdeas is an Irish synonym for amity that I hope to turn into a name someday!Personal Favorites: Mira Cairdeas and Darrow Paine
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December 18th, 2013 10:57 PM #19
I have so many GPs that are words in other languages!
Copacul (coh-pah-coul)- Romanian for tree- there's a song by Angela Gheorghiu called this
Azalea sounds good when translated into most languages, though I can't remember the translations themselves! I was bored once and looked it up :P
Libiamo, as in the song from La Traviata. But it literally means "let's drink" in Italian, so definitely not usable!
Cotoletta, the name of a food- the Milanese version of Wiener schnitzel.
I love the names of a lot of random places and airports I haven't been to, like Calabria (an Italian region) and Arlanda (Stockholm airport).
Oh, and pasta names! I made a whole thread about those once.~Love names, literature, royals and horses~ <3
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Girls: Azalea, Cordelia, Elizabeth, Rosalind, Scarlett, Felicity, Juliet
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Whenever I'm with my friends I seem to get in arguments about iPods - most likely because I have a reputation as a hater!
Anyway, my basis revolves around:
a) inflexibility when using Apple software?
b) I've know people who have had many break?
I seem to get frustated that the product is triumph for the marketing department and are bought blindly. Also things like line to phono leads being branded as iPod leads and bumped up in price.
Please tell me everything bad about them to substantiate my defence.


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As activists continue to pour resources into the four states that will vote on marriage equality this November, Freedom to Marry is taking their fundraising efforts to major cities across the country.
Freedom to Marry is hosting a joint "National Engagement Party" in six cities: Los Angeles; Palm Springs, Calif.; San Francisco; Miami; New York and D.C., on Saturday to reach a $250,000 fundraising goal. The group has already raised $241,829.
Saturday's D.C. event will be hosted at the Kalorama home of Drew Murphy and Michael Golder. Murphy, a senior executive at NRG Energy, and Golder, a psychiatrist, have been together for 25 years. The co-chair of the reception is Todd Weiler, a veteran and former Pentagon official.
Guests at the D.C. event will include Scouts for Equality founder Zach Wahls and Freedom to Marry National Campaign Director Marc Solomon.
Wahls has become one of the LGBT-rights movement's most visible straight allies after testifying against a proposed state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in January 2011. The son of lesbian parents, the video of his testimony quickly went viral. Wahls, who is also an Eagle Scout, has since founded Scouts for Equality in order to fight the Boy Scouts of America's ban on out gay members and leaders. In September, he also addressed the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
The fundraiser is just one of several events being organized by marriage-equality supporters in the run-up to the November election.
Last night, Marylanders for Marriage Equality hosted a reception at the Hotel Palomar near Dupont Circle to raise money for pro-marriage-equality efforts in Maryland.
In September, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and journalist David Frum hosted a cocktail reception at his home in Wesley Heights in support of marriage equality in Maryland.
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"During 2007, approximately 1.1 million cases of chlamydia were reported to CDC; more than half of these were in females aged 15 to 25 years."
It often causes few or no symptoms and if not treated with antibiotics can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, chronic pain and ectopic pregnancy, which is a pregnancy outside the uterus — something that can kill the mother or the baby.
Men and women alike can be infected with chlamydia and can re-infect one another if only one sexual partner is treated. It can make men sterile, too, but only rarely.
Chlamydia can be passed to a newborn and can cause pneumonia and conjunctivitis, or pink eye.
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By Kasandra Martinson
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's basketball broke its three-game win streak with a 76-47 loss to San Francisco on Friday night at the Save Mart Center.
The Bulldogs (6-4) shot a season-low 29.1 percent from the field in the loss and saw the Dons get 16 points off of fast breaks.
In a strong start, the game began with eight lead changes and three ties. After being knotted at 21-21 with nine minutes left in the first half San Francisco went on a 14-2 run in the next five minutes to gain a 35-23 lead.
The Dons went on the lead the rest of the game to walk away with the win, handing the 'Dogs their largest loss of the season.
The Bulldogs were out-rebounded 39-23 in the game as Dons forward Taylor Proctor led San Francisco with a game-high 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Fresno State was led by senior Bree Farley who scored 10 points off of 3-for-5 shooting from the 3-point line.
The Bulldogs forced 15 turnovers in the game and junior forward Alex Sheedy led the defensive charge with three steals. Sheedy also added a team-high five rebounds.
Looking forward, the Bulldogs have a week off before hosting Stanford for their final game of their five-game home stand next Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. for the men's double-header at the Save Mart Center.
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ZF-11116: A bug report with a correction.
I met a bug on Zend Framework 1.11.3 while using Zend_Config_Writer_Array::write().
This method generates a PHP file containing an array() with all data from an ini file, here is the code from my "public/index.php" :
$config = new Zend_Config_Ini(APPLICATION_PATH . "/configs/application.ini"); $writer = new Zend_Config_Writer_Array(array("config" => $config, "filename" => $cache_filename)); $writer->write();
In fact, my idea is to create a compiled PHP structure to prevent parsing the "application.ini" file at each execution, next to this I created the Zend_Application with this parameters :
$application = new Zend_Application( APPLICATION_ENV, $cache_filename );
With this code, I have an exception on the default controllers directory wich was not defined.
This is caused by an issue on the Zend_Application class at line 404, the 'php'/'inc' case return the config structure without taking account of the $environment variable (contrary to the other cases, indirectly by $config->toArray() at line 410), this gives an array incompatible with the rest of the process.
So the only fix I made on my side was at line 404 :
return $config[$environment];
All seems to be ok on my version since this modification.
Best regards, Cédric Tailly
Your fix makes the assumption that the configuration file is subdivided internally by the possible values of APPLICATION_ENV, which is not always the case. If you are using the php/inc suffix on your configuration files then Zend_Application assumes you will create a separate file for each value of APPLICATION_ENV and pass in the proper filename at runtime.
That said, making this change would likely break backwards-compatibility for existing applications, so I would suggest bringing this issue up with the maintainer of Zend_Application (or it's successor) in ZF 2.0 to see if it can be addressed there.
Ability to cache parsed configuration files has been added to ZF2


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Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette has a preview of UMass' game against Ohio on Saturday at Gillette Stadium. One focus of the story is UMass' ability to convert scoring chances in the red zone.
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text: Jan 16, 2013 16:32 Photo by Gillian SonnierMake Wishing Cookies for Epiphany, Jan. 6, or anytime you have a craving for a yummy cookie flavored with cinnamon, ginger and molasses. Photo by Gillian SonnierMake Wishing Cookies for Epiphany, Jan. 6, or anytime you have a craving for a yummy cookie flavored with cinnamon, ginger and molasses. Advocate story Comments Advocate-tested recipe Wishing Cookies Makes about 50 cookies. Recipe is reprinted with permission from "Full Plate: Generous Servings of Ozark Hospitality" by St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Ark. For the cookies: 11/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 tbls. 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ginger 1⁄8 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 tbl. molasses 1/2 tbl. water 1/4 tsp. lemon or orange zest For the Lace Icing: 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 tbls. milk, or as needed 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. 2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg together in a medium bowl, blending well. 3. With an electric mixer beat butter at medium speed until softened. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. 4. Add egg, molasses, water and zest, beating well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well until mixed. 5. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours, or until easy to handle. 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1⁄8-inch thick. Shape into stars using a star-shaped cookie cutter and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove and cool. 7. For Lace Icing, while cookies are baking, blend confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make it thick enough to press through an icing bag. 8. Pipe a design on each cookie using a decorating bag fitted with a writing tip, or transfer icing to a zip-top plastic bag, snip off one corner and squeeze icing over the tops of cookies. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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This post is another one of my periodic entries focused primarily on the wine industry. If you are a consumer, you may find this of less interest.
I've been blogging about wine here for more than 8 years, as many of you know, all the while, working pretty hard at my real job to pay the bills and put food on my family's table. Periodically (actually, all the time) I get asked, "so when are you going to give up that day job and become a full time wine writer." My answer is always disappointing to most of these folks, who kindly are excited about me following my passion. I tell them a little bit about the economics of wine blogging, and then I vaguely reference the size of my mortgage payment in San Francisco, and that just about does the trick.
But that doesn't mean I'm not hard at work trying to find ways to improve the financial performance of Vinography without compromising my objectivity and independence. I pass up plenty of opportunities to write paid advertorials, to advertise wine brands big and small (my wife punches me every time LVMH wants to buy a sponsorship and I decline), and I obviously can't sell wine. Could I do all those things? Of course, and some bloggers undoubtedly do, but rightly or wrongly, I've decided that I have the most fun, and feel the best about myself trying to be as independent as possible. I do have to make some compromises along the way. I accept wine samples (with full disclosure), I go on press trips (only sponsored by government or regional marketing associations), because I can't afford to pay my way for either.
Despite the rather narrow confines of my ethical policies, I continue to look for opportunities to produce some monetary value for all the hours I sink into this blog.
With that in mind, today I'd like to announce a new program in place at Vinography, and a new set of guidelines for how I will be operating my relationship with wine marketers and PR folks.
Starting today, I will only be accepting press releases, event announcements, or PR pitches from agents registered in my PR database. Registration, which costs $25, can be done using this form.
In addition to the registration fee, I am asking for a payment of $1.75 for each press release, pitch, or announcement you choose to send me. Once registered, this amount will be automatically deducted from the credit card on file, which you will supply when you register.
Samples, of course, can continue to be sent, though I prefer to be asked before you send them.
In addition to the above, I am instituting a series of penalties that will be levied against wineries and their marketing agents for violations of this new PR relations program.
1. If your winery or your PR agency signs me up for your e-mail newsletter without asking my permission, just because you happened to get my business card at a tasting, or because you found out my e-mail address, I will automatically deduct the equivalent of .75 points from each score I give your wine. That means if you were going to score somewhere between a 9 and a 9.5 on my approximate ten-point scale, you would now score somewhere around 8.5.
2. If you send me samples according to my policy and then you e-mail me, call me, or SMS me asking me if I have received those samples, instead of just checking the damn tracking number yourself, I will charge you $20 per package. If you are not a registered PR partner, then I will deduct a full point from the scores of the wines when I review them. And you can be sure I will review them. With a vengeance.
It's taken me some time to work out the intricacies of this program, and to get my systems both set up to process the financials, and to deal with the transition period that will inevitably take place as PR and marketing professionals get used to this new system.
To ease that transition, I've contracted a Philippines-based call center who will be reaching out to 19,435 PR professionals who aren't reading Vinography religiously every day, and are simply just blindly sending me press releases about the openings of new steakhouses in Orlando florida or the new acai berry cocktail mixer recipes their third-rate bartender customers have invented. Using Gmail based-filtering, all such press releases will be forwarded automatically to my call center team, and they will respond with a phone call to suggest participation in this new program.
I'm very excited about this program, both because of its potential to produce some modest additional income without compromising my ethics, as well as its ability to deepen and improve my relationship with the PR and marketing community.
This new program goes into effect today, April 1, 2012. I welcome your questions about it. Please add them in the comments below, so that I can respond publicly and everyone can benefit.
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Shopping is not all that Cherry Creek North offers visitors this summer—the 6th annual Cherry Creek North Food & Wine will take place August 9th on Fillmore Plaza. Visitors are invited to sip and savor their way through the 20 participating Cherry Creek North restaurants and various wines, spirits, and beer at the festival-style event. Food & Wine will feature Indian, Mexican, American, Peruvian, and Italian cuisines from:
- Aviano
- Bombay Clay Oven
- Cherry Creek Grill
- Continental Deli
- Dazbog Coffee
- Enstrom Candies
- Harman's Eat & Drink
- Hillstone
- NoRTH
- Opus Fine Dining
- Piatti
- Pikkas Peruvian Cuisine & Bar
- Second Home Kitchen & Bar
- So Perfect Eats
- Starbucks
- Sugarlicious
- True Food Kitchen
- Vinue Food & Wine Bar
- Whole Foods Market Cherry Creek
Last year's winners included:
NoRTH for Best Culinary Presentation
Judges' selection based on a combination of table presentation (i.e. décor, staff appearance, etc) and food presentation (how items are plated/presented to guests).
Harman's Eat+Drink for Best in Show
Judges' choice for best tasting food or dessert, a single menu item from a participating restaurant.
Vinue won Tasters' Choice
Guests' choice for best tasting food or dessert, a single menu item from a participating restaurant.
A portion of the proceeds from Cherry Creek North Food & Wine benefits Cherry Creek Arts Festival, a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to provide access to art experiences and provide art education. Tickets are on sale NOW starting at $60ea, which includes unlimited food, beverage, and live music: http://bit.ly/1nLVMEU. This annual event is always a sell-out so get your tickets early!


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Wednesday, February 14, 1996
CONTACT: Penelope Miller (202)332-9110 x 358
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released its 47-page FTC complaint at a Washington, D.C. press conference this morning. CSPI also released copies of an informational mailing it has sent to 20,000 U.S. pediatricians as part of its ongoing campaign to improve baby food labeling and nutrition.
"Gerber has made it an article of faith that its baby foods are nutritionally equal -- or even superior -- to competing brands. In fact, many of Gerber's products are watered down with cheap fillers," charged CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson. "Some Gerber baby foods, including its best-selling brand, contain just half as much real food as competing products.
"Gerber is cheating babies and ripping off their moms and dads in order to make millions of dollars in extra profits. It's time for them to cease and desist this disgraceful corporate conduct, or at the very least, to stop lying about it in their advertising."
Parents are greatly concerned about their new babies diets," added Dr. Charles Attwood. "In my opinion, Gerber is compromising its products nutritionally and this is obscured by highly misleading advertising. Babies and parents alike deserve better than this." Dr. Attwood, a Louisiana pediatrician, is the author of Dr. Attwood's Low-Fat Prescription for Kids. He spoke at CSPI's press conference.
CSPI's petition to the FTC cites false or misleading claims in more than a dozen of Gerber's recent advertising and promotional materials, as well as noting numerous examples from Gerber advertising beginning in 1950. Jacobson singled out three recent Gerber claims for particular criticism:
A Gerber magazine ad claims that the company's practice of diluting some of its baby foods with chemically modified starch, water, and sugar "provide[s] added value -- without sacrificing nutrition." In truth, nutrition is clearly sacrificed. For example, Gerber's most popular product, Bananas with Tapioca, contains only about half the banana content of Beech-Nut's Bananas, and equivalent competitive brand. Gerber's version contains lower levels of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, protein, and phytochemicals.
"Nutritionally You Can't Buy A Better Baby Food Than Gerber" and "Giving Baby the Best," the headlines of recent Gerber promotional pamphlets, are patently false, according to CSPI. Many varieties of Beech-Nut, Earth's Best and Growing Healthy baby foods -- which are not adulterated with starches and fillers -- are markedly superior to comparable Gerber varieties.
Many Gerber ads and print materials now include the slogan "Four Out of Five Pediatricians Who Recommend Baby Food Recommend Gerber." While technically correct, this claim obscures the fact that more than 80 percent of the pediatricians surveyed did not recommend any brand of commercial baby food at all. At least one Gerber promotional pamphlet mailed to consumers uses the question "Why Do Four Out of Five Pediatricians Recommend Gerber?" as its cover headline' even the qualifying phrase "who recommend baby food" is buried in tiny type on a back page.
Gerber Food Products is now a division of the Swiss pharmaceutical ompany Sandoz. According to Advertising Age, Gerber's 1994 baby-food advertising (the most recent figure available) totaled $16.7 million, more than double the previous year. Gerber's advertising and promotional activities are targeting toward the roughly four million families who have children each year. The company uses magazine advertising, spot television buys, coupons, brochures, direct mail, and even a site on the Internet for marketing purposes.
In its petition, CSPI asks the FTC to halt Gerber's deceptive advertising practices; to penalize Gerber financilly; and to require the company to run corrective advertising to set the record straight.
A petition CSPI filed last April with the Food and Drug Administratio asked the FDA to require that all baby-ffod labels prominently list the actual percentage of the product's main ingredients. That petition is still pending. A similar "percentage labeling" rule, urged by CSPI, was actually proposed by the FDA in 1976 but was abandoned under industry pressure.
Founded in 1971, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is a national consumer-advocacy organization specializing in food and nutrition issues. CSPI accepts no government or corporate funds. It is supported almost entirely by the 750,000 subscribers to its Nutrition Action Healthletter. CSPI first reported on the nutritional content of commerical baby foods in its April 1995 report "Cheating Babies."
ATTENTION EDITORS: Michael Jacobson is available for interviews on this subject by contracting Art Silverman at (202) 332-9110, ext. 370. Journalists may obtain a summary of CSPI's complaint to the FTC, as well as a complimentary subscription to CSPI's Nutrition Action Healthletter, by calling Fran Foster at (202) 332-9110, ext. 358.
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Board of Advisors
Farnum Brown, PhD (Chairman and founder) is Chief Strategist and lead portfolio manager for Arjuna Capital, a sustainable wealth management platform of Baldwin Brothers, Inc. As the founder of Open MIC, Farnum pioneered investor interest and activism on the issues of privacy, access and openness on the Internet. For the past 26 years Farnum has managed investment portfolios for many of the leading progressives in the music and film industries. He serves on the Boards of Directors of the Future of Music Coalition and the Public Media Company and holds bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jamie Daves is the Managing Director and Founder of Platform Equity. Before founding Platform, Jamie partnered with former Vice President Al Gore and entrepreneur Joel Hyatt to found and develop Current TV, a national cable network targeting young adults. As a founding partner of Current, he was instrumental in developing the innovative creative positioning and programming format, raising over $80M in financing, and completing the acquisition of Newsworld International from Vivendi Universal. In addition to his background as a business and creative executive, Jamie has had over a decade of experience in the public sector. During the Clinton Administration, he was Special Assistant for Policy and Communications under the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, William E. Kennard. While at the FCC, he advised the Chairman on a wide range of policy matters including the digital conversion of broadcast, broadband open access, and the implementation of the initiative to connect schools and libraries to the Internet. Prior to joining the FCC, Jamie served in a number of policy and political roles including National Field Director to the Democratic Leadership Council and National Youth Director for both the Democratic National Committee and the 1992 Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign. Jamie is a nationally recognized leader in the non-profit sector and co-founded The Full Circle Fund, a venture philanthropy organization that has directed over $10M to Bay Area non-profits. He received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has a bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Jason Devitt is a co-founder and CEO of Skydeck (www.skydeck.com [1]), a service that helps individuals and companies manage their cell phones and their cell phone bills. Jason developed the idea for Skydeck while an entrepreneur-in-residence at iHatch, a venture capital firm that focuses on the mobile market. Previously Jason co-founded Vindigo, one of the first companies to publish content and applications for mobile phones in the United States. Products included Mapquest Mobile, MovieGoer, and the Vindigo City Guide. Jason led the company from inception in 1999 to more than $10 million in revenue and profitability in 2005. Prior to founding Vindigo, Jason spent four years working for the technology-driven investment firm D. E. Shaw & Co. in London and New York, where he structured OTC equity derivatives. Jason grew up in Ireland and has a Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering and a Diploma in Law from UCD and the King's Inns in his hometown of Dublin.
Rebecca MacKinnon is a Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation [2], where she conducts research, writing and advocacy on global Internet policy, free expression, and the impact of digital technologies on human rights. She is author of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom [3] (Basic Books, January 2012). MacKinnon is also cofounder of Global Voices [4], an international citizen media network. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, MacKinnon worked as a journalist for CNN in Beijing for nine years and was Beijing Bureau Chief and Correspondent from 1998-2001, then served as CNN's Tokyo Bureau Chief and Correspondent from 2001-03. From 2004-06 she was a Research Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society [5], where she began her ongoing research and writing about the Chinese Internet in addition to launching Global Voices with colleague Ethan Zuckerman. In 2007-08 she taught online journalism at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre [6]. In 2009 she conducted research and writing as an Open Society Fellow [7], and in the Spring of 2010 she was a Visiting Fellow at Princeton's Center or Information Technology Policy [8]. She also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists [9] and the Global Network Initiative [10], a multi-stakeholder organization dedicated to promoting and upholding respect for free expression and privacy in the Internet and telecommunications sectors. MacKinnon received her AB magna cum laude from Harvard University and was a Fullbright scholar in Taiwan in 1991-92. She currently lives in Washington DC.
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Michael Connor is an award-winning media executive, entrepreneur and journalist with extensive experience in television, print and the internet. In November 2004, he acquired Business Ethics magazine, the premier U.S. publication in the field, and served as its Publisher and Executive Editor. He later assumed top editorial and management positions at The CRO, a membership organization for corporate responsibility officers. He is also host of Good Company with Michael Connor, a one-hour weekly program that focuses on issues of corporate responsibility and sustainability, broadcast nationally on Lime/Sirius Satellite Radio. Michael began his career as a journalist, first as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and later as a Correspondent and Senior Producer for ABC News. He subsequently held executive positions at Dow Jones & Co., where he led global development of the company's TV and multimedia operations and served as CEO of Dow Jones's pan-European business TV network. Michael is a board member of City Futures Inc., an organization that is home to the Center for an Urban Future, a progressive policy think tank, and City Limits, an urban affairs news magazine. He also sits on the board of Location One, a non-profit devoted to convergence between visual, performing and digital arts in a time of rapidly changing technology. Michael is a graduate of Holy Cross College and lives in New York City.


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- Autonomous region: Extremadura
- Province/Island: Cáceres
Built in the Gothic style, the 14th century tower is attached to the Saavedra House. Its two Gothic windows are worthy of special attention: the first has an ogee arch supported by columns enclosed in a rectangular frame, while the second has a round arch decorated with the Sande coat of arms. The façade is adorned with a coat of arms depicting five fleurs-de-lis, representing the Aldana family. It is now home to a restaurant.
- Construction: Tower
- Artistic period: Gothic
- Historic period: 14th century


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Photo Gallery | Defensive Press Conference | Cardinal Channel Episode 4
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The challenges for a defense facing a dual-threat quarterback are always great, but in the case of Stanford in the Orange Bowl, they are immense. That's because the Cardinal must stop Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor, who is one of the nation's best in that role.
"With a guy like this, you always have to defend two plays when they call a pass," Stanford defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. "You've got to defend the passing play they've called in the huddle, and the route and protection. And then you have to defend the play that he might create on his own."
At a press gathering Thursday morning at the Marriott Harbor Beach, Fangio and his players provided some keys on what it will take to limit Taylor and the Hokies' offense on Monday night.
The consensus was this:
• Sure tackling
• Stay disciplined
• Shut down the pass on third down
Breaking each key, we'll start with the one Fangio has stressed the most.
Sure tackling:
"The biggest thing is, How well do we tackle?" Fangio said. "Are those running backs making us miss? Are they dragging us for that extra three or four yards, or are we getting them down before that happens?
"How are we handling the quarterback in open spaces? Are we getting him down, or is he making us miss and turning it into a schoolyard game where he really excels?
"To me, it's going to come down to tackling. These guys are so talented that if we don't have our best tackling game, we could be in for a long night. It could be that they're going to score a lot of points."
Part of the reason for Fangio's concern is the toughness of Virginia Tech running backs Darren Evans (817 yards), David Wilson (616), and Ryan Williams (473).
"I don't know that there's another team in the country that has three backs of this quality," Fangio said. "I think all three of those backs will be in the NFL someday.
"What's impressive is they run hard, they've got the speed to bounce it outside but yet they're inside-the-tackle runners also. These guys move the pile after contact. You'll see them -- the contact is made, but these guys bleed you for the extra three, four yards. It's not really a missed tackle, but they're dragging the guy. To me, that's the mark of good running backs."
Stanford's defenders understand the task at hand.
"We have to make sure we tackle on every play," cornerback Michael Thomas said. "The trouble is when we don't, when you put a shoulder into them and not wrap up, that's when they bounce off and use their breakaway speed to take it to the house."
Stay disciplined:
With the versatility and unpredictability of Virginia Tech's offense, the need to control the gaps and stay patient with their assignments will be of the utmost importance for Stanford's defenders.
"They're kind of a cross between a conventional offense -- quarterback under center, run, play-action passes -- like our offense is," Fangio said. "But, at a moment's notice, they'll be into the shotgun and running the gun reads and the option games and the fly sweeps.
"You might get a game where they're just going to try and hammer the ball at you and challenge you physically, or you might get a game where they're going to spread you out and run a bunch of the option stuff. They give you a lot to prepare for."
Of course, the player that makes it work is Taylor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. Taylor has accounted for 28 touchdowns (23 passing and five rushing). He has passed for 2,521 yards and run for 637.
"He's tough to contain," Fangio said. "He's very athletic, with a strong throwing arm. He's a playmaker. When you watch him play, he's like the point guard of a great basketball team; the guy just makes plays many different ways."
Said middle linebacker Shayne Skov, "Virginia Tech's run game drives off Taylor. We obviously have to have some awareness of where he is in the pocket and try to keep him there."
Said outside linebacker Chase Thomas, "Anytime you're facing a dual-threat quarterback, your pass rush techniques that you've had all year long go right out the window. You have to start from scratch and maintain those pass rush lanes and be a little bit more cautious, and don't let them break contain."
Shut down the pass on third down:
Assuming Stanford is successful in the first two keys, the third will become critical.
"They've been able to convert a lot of third and longs," Stanford outside linebacker Thomas Keiser said. "And you can't let them do that if you want to win."
Like Stanford, the Hokies are extremely balanced. They have run for 2,716 yards, but have also passed for 2,628.
Fangio said he believes Taylor "Throws the ball better than I think most people give him credit for. They've got balance both from the run-pass standpoint and they've got balance from the schematic standpoint.
"Obviously it's a quarterback/running back driven offense," Fangio said. "But their tight end (Andre Smith) also is an integral part to what they do. He's a good blocker. They like to throw him the ball, particularly down in the red zone (he has five touchdowns). I think the receivers as a unit are very solid.
Taylor "has a very accurate tight spiral," Stanford cornerback Richard Sherman said. "He has the ability to hit guys 60 yards on the run and he can get the ball anywhere."
Stanford knows the challenge will be daunting for its defense.
"You don't score over 40 points as many times as these guys have (six times), without talented players and a good offensive scheme," Fangio said.
With the challenges that Virginia Tech presents, it becomes vital for Stanford that it follows the No. 1 key of safety Delano Howell: "Trust each other."
The best of schemes won't mean a thing unless Stanford follows Howell's directive.
"We have to set the tone when we take the field," Skov said. "We have to play aggressively and physically and believe in each other, just the way we have all year."
-- David Kiefer, Stanford Athletics


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A callous monarch who views all as mere pawns in his attempts to rule over the world.
The Emperor is one of the villains fighting for the side of Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. Representing Final Fantasy II, he is a man capable of performing immensely powerful magic. With an iron fist, he will stop at nothing to achieve his objectives. As one of the higher-ranked villains, outranked only by Garland and thus his second-in-command, he plots with Ultimecia to take control of the world, rather than most of the other villains, who seek to destroy it. His desire to rule all in a war-torn world stands in opposition to his nemesis, Firion, and his dream of a world free of war and oppression.
While Firion is his nemesis in the original Dissidia, his main rival in the 012 storyline is Yuna, whom he blames and subsequently resents for stealing Tidus from Chaos's side, although he was able to recruit his father, Jecht, in his stead.
The Emperor can produce magnetic energy mines, focus explosive magical energy on his staff, and create Lightning-elemental crests that fire projectiles or ensnare enemies, alluding to his original incarnation's powers from Final Fantasy II. He also has the power of telekinesis.
The Emperor's outfit is based on his Amano artwork from Final Fantasy II, which also matches his in-game sprite. He wears gold and purple armor decorated with small spikes, purple and white stripes, and demonic faces including one on his back obscured by his hair. His gauntlets sport extended claws. On his head sits a purple crown with a snake head emerging from it, and he has a purple cape and long blond hair.
The Emperor's first alternate outfit "Silver Despot" is a palette swap based on an Amano artwork of the Final Fantasy II cast, coloring his armor white, black and purple.
The Emperor's second alternate outfit "Violet Robe" is based on his appearance in the Final Fantasy Origins FMV, giving him a primarily black robe with dark purple details, high shoulders, knee-high boots and a large purple sash around his waist. The Emperor's hair is styled differently, stylized to resemble a single larger pair of horns, and his hair is longer.
As a bonus downloadable outfit, "Arubboth" or "Emperor of Arubboth", the Emperor takes on the form of the Emperor of Heaven as seen in the Soul of Rebirth bonus quest. The Emperor wears a pale yellow and gold robe with light purple linings that bares his upper torso and shoulders. He has a different hairstyle and several white wings. His eyes are also perpetually closed. In EX Mode, not becoming a demon like in the Emperor's other outfits, a golden crest extends from behind his shoulders as seen in his Emperor of Heaven sprite, even though his EX Mode is still called "The Power of Hellfire".
The Emperor's manikin version, Imitation Despot, is colored yellow with orange highlights.
The Emperor's personality from Final Fantasy II is expanded on. He is calm and almost never loses control of his emotions, as he believes his plan will succeed without fail. He only once lost control of his emotions, which was when he was defeated by Firion and the other Warriors of Chaos late into the thirteenth cycle, where he expressed shock that he could be beaten twice. Even then, he regained his composure and stood resolute that he would return from the dead soon so long as Chaos still existed before perishing. His intelligence is demonstrated when he formulates the plan to kill Cosmos for good and end the war in Chaos's favor using the Crystals. He is treacherous, creating dark crystals to ensure his own survival, having anticipated that Chaos would attempt to commit suicide when killing Cosmos. Despite this, he vows to return as long as Chaos lives upon being defeated. Mateus abhors nihilistic viewpoints, evidenced by his reaction when Garland compares him with Kefka. He had an interest in Terra Branford, as the aforementioned conversation had him expressing disappointment that Terra was going to be commanded by Kefka again, and in the previous cycle, he offered to have Terra come under his command after Kefka had trouble regaining control over her due to Kuja's actions.
Previous cyclesEdit
The Emperor originally served as a simple warrior, but eventually he grew tired of being used, so he decided to overthrow Chaos and conquer the world. However, he was observant enough throughout the cycles to realize that challenging Chaos head-on would not benefit him due to the latter's status as a god, so he decided to put his machinations on hold until an opportunity arose.
Twelfth cycleEdit
The Emperor aids Garland while fighting the Warrior of Light and Lightning. Later, the Emperor, alongside Ultimecia, ends up working alongside Kefka Palazzo in an attempt to ruin Kuja's chances of defecting to the Warriors of Cosmos side, Kefka also engineering the ambush on Kuja as revenge for Kuja also ruining his control over Terra Branford. After Kuja ended up being forced to attack the Warriors of Cosmos, the Emperor seemingly bought Kuja's supposed fake defection and attempt at luring the Warriors of Cosmos into a trap, but nonetheless warns Kuja against angering any members of the Warriors of Chaos, lest he end up having his defeat arranged by them. Expressing displeasure in Yuna awakening Tidus's memories, the Emperor attempts to kill her, but Tidus takes the fatal blow meant for her.
In the middle of his battle with Yuna, the Emperor falls back after seeing Jecht's sacrifice and spirits him away. Later, the Emperor meets with Golbez under the impression that someone in their camp mentioned the crystals to Cosmos's warriors, who should not remember the events of a previous cycle, as well as planning to take advantage of the dormant shard within Jecht as well as that he plans to eliminate the Warriors of Cosmos under one fell swoop by having the Warriors of Chaos attack Cosmos directly. To that end, bringing the unconscious Jecht before Chaos, the Emperor offers the god to convert Jecht to their side despite Garland's utter distrust that the Emperor had other motives. The Emperor later joins the group under Garland to stop Lightning's team from advancing, battling Yuna before falling back.
Thirteenth cycleEdit
Allying himself with Ultimecia in a plan to destroy Cosmos and end the cycle of war in Chaos's favor, the Emperor convinces Jecht that he will be able to return to his homeworld with Tidus if he helps him. The other villains follow the Emperor's plans, which include testing the heroes' resolve and eventually allowing them to claim their Crystals.
After a fight with Golbez, he learns from Exdeath that Golbez had been fully exposed as a traitor, although he plans to wait it out.
The Emperor and Ultimecia approach Sephiroth and offer him a role in their alliance, but are rejected. The Emperor notices Bartz spying on them but allows him to escape, having sensed the Warrior of Light approaching, and instead dispatches Exdeath to pursue Bartz. Though the Emperor attempts to bribe his loyalty by presenting a fake Crystal, the Warrior of Light sees through the deception. After the Warrior tells him that the Crystals are not earned by mercy, but by strength, the Emperor attacks him.
He loses and disappears, but not before he questions the Warrior's resolve, telling him that he will know the whole truth of the battle soon enough. He later meets with Garland, discussing that Terra will soon end up back at Chaos' hands, although he expresses displeasure that Terra will be at the hands of Kefka as a result. When Garland implies that he is similar to Kefka in terms of scheming, the Emperor rebukes him, reminding him that unlike Kefka and his nihilistic motives, he possessed the goal of actually escaping the cycles of conflict and "starting anew." At some point later, Kefka ends up meeting with the Emperor about what Sephiroth is planning. Kefka does not seem to care, as he feels that Sephiroth is not really special due to the fact that he is "Yet another sadistic maniac with a god complex". Kefka seemed to react with surprise when he learned from the Emperor that Sephiroth apparently killed himself in front of the Emperor in the last battle. They then decide to keep an eye on Sephiroth.
When Jecht and Tidus confront each other, the Emperor halts them and tells Jecht that Tidus wishes to fight him out of hatred, which goes against their plan. Jecht departs and the Emperor battles Tidus himself, telling him he cannot find his Crystal if he fights for hatred. Shortly after, Golbez speaks to Jecht and questions his role in the Emperor's plan, implying the Emperor will ultimately betray his trust. Later, Jecht learns the Emperor's true plan and refuses to assist him any further, and attacks him. Tidus and Firion witness the fight, and Tidus leaves to follow Jecht and fight him.
Taking advantage of Firion by himself, the Emperor questions the youth's goal in comparison to his friends, who have abandoned him to fulfill their desires. When Firion says he wishes to end the war, the Emperor mocks him, and Ultimecia appears to battle Firion. Though she loses, both Ultimecia and the Emperor accuse Firion of being too weak to fulfill his dream, and tell him he is nothing more than Cosmos's tool.
In spite of the Emperor's words, Firion is newly inspired by Cosmos and continues on. The Emperor encounters Firion again at the Dimensional Fortress, taunting him by saying that his dream is too foolish to come to realization. The Emperor subdues Firion, but Tidus and Cloud arrive to defend their comrade. The Emperor flees, inviting Firion to come battle him alone and prove himself. The two meet in Pandaemonium, and battle, and Firion is victorious and claims his Crystal. The Emperor begins to fade, but taunts Firion about his goal to end the war once again, claiming his dream will be crushed and Firion will be begging for the Emperor's rule.
After Chaos kills Cosmos, the Emperor reveals Jecht's true nature as a former warrior of Cosmos, and that he manipulated Jecht to fight Tidus to create Crystals attuned to darkness that will allow him to survive after Chaos destroys existence, leaving him reign over the remnants of reality and become the new god. The Emperor later reveals himself to the other Warrior of Cosmos, to which he explained to Firion when he remarked with surprise at his survival that he came back from the afterworld, as well as mentioning that the world is in dire need of a new ruler. Firion lashes that its because of fiends like the Emperor that conflict never fades.
The Emperor then implies that things are going to get worse afterwards upon returning the other Warriors of Chaos are now acting outside the group to achieve their individual goals. He also remarks that the future is not the Warriors of Cosmos's to give or take, and remarks that they'll be his opening act until the beginning of his reign before he teleports away. He is later confronted by Golbez, both of their schemes exposed, who claims that he believes the Warriors of Cosmos have the power to destroy Chaos and restore the worlds to their former state.
Later, after all but Garland are defeated, the Emperor meets the Warriors of Cosmos and reveals how it was his plan that ensured they gathered the Crystals so Cosmos could be killed in order for the cycle to end and the Emperor able to rule over existence after Chaos is killed. Nonetheless, he severely underestimated the resolve of the Warriors of Cosmos, an underestimation that resulted in his death. Though defeated, he claims he will return once again as long as Chaos exists, and fades away with an anguished cry.
Official QuestsEdit
In "Tidus's Quest 012: A Dream in Chaos", the Emperor allows Tidus to battle him to recover some of his memories in the 12th cycle, allowing Tidus to remember Jecht is his father whom he hates. He also plays a small role in "Sephiroth's Quest 012: The Hero's Memory", being a witness to Sephiroth's suicide. In the 13th cycle quest "Sephiroth's Quest 013: Shape of the World", the Emperor witnesses Sephiroth awaken with his memories of the 12th cycle intact, and tells him Cloud is now a Warrior of Cosmos.
The Emperor is described as a Trap Master, and his arsenal consists of various traps, such as exploding mines and crests of energy which can paralyze the opponent. Most of his attacks, including his Flare HP attacks, allow the Emperor to continue moving and attacking to pressure the opponent, or give him time to charge up his signature Starfall attack. As a downside, his victory largely depends on the terrain and plane - in smaller areas his traps are more difficult to avoid, but in larger areas he has more room to lay said traps and for his Flare spell to track enemies. Most of his Bravery attacks can be blocked or dashed through, and some can be reflected to damage the Emperor. Of particular note is that if the opponent uses a guard-crushing attack to reflect the Emperor's Flare, it will begin to track the Emperor himself instead.
In Dissidia, The Emperor is fought in Destiny Odyssey I, II, and X, Shade Impulse, Distant Glory, and Inward Chaos.
In Dissidia 012, the Emperor is fought in Where Memories Wait, An Undocumented Battle, Entrusted Power, Seeds of Hope, Champions of her Will, and Conclusion of the Cycle chapters of Story Mode.
Bravery AttacksEdit
HP AttacksEdit
|CP (Mastered)
|Damage type
|40 (20)
|Ranged High
|Launch a large sphere of blue fire that slowly tracks the victim.
|40 (20)
Wall Rush
|Level 20
|Charge energy to summon a barrage of fireballs around the opponent before a large meteor drives them downward.
|40 (20)
|Ranged High
|Launch a large sphere of orange fire that stays in place before it explodes.
|40 (20)
Wall Rush
|Level 38
|Charge energy to summon a barrage of fireballs around the opponent before a large meteor drives them downward.
|CP (Mastered)
|Damage type
|30 (15)
|Ranged High
|Fires a slow-moving blue sphere that tracks the enemy. Can be reflected with Melee High priority attacks to track and damage the Emperor.
|Dreary Cell
|30 (15)
|Level 13
|Creates a spark of light in the ground that expands into a crest of energy and surrounds opponent with exploding mines when they come close enough.
|30 (15)
|Magic Block
Wall Rush
|Level 20
|Charges an energy to summon a barrage of fireballs around opponent before a meteor drives them downward.
|30 (15)
|Ranged High
|Fires an orange sphere that hovers in place. The sphere is destroyed if hit with a Melee with a High priority attack.
|Dreary Cell
|30 (15)
|Level 30
|Creates a spark of light in the air that expands into a crest of energy and surrounds the opponent with exploding mines when they come close enough.
|30 (15)
|Magic Block
Wall Rush
|Level 38
|Charge an energy to summon a barrage of fireballs around opponent before a meteor drives them downward.
EX ModeEdit
The Emperor's EX Mode is Power of Hellfire, where he takes on the form of the Emperor of Hell, his form when faced as the final boss of Final Fantasy II. His body becomes bulkier, his clothing is darker with more pronounced spikes, and his face and crown become demonic in appearance. While in EX Mode he gains the ability "Blood Magic", where the Emperor will heal an equivalent amount of HP whenever the opponent's HP is damaged.
The Emperor's EX Burst is Absolute Dominion. The player must enter the commands that appear on the screen as the Emperor charges with energy. Successfully entering the commands will have The Emperor end the EX Burst with Entice, where he enters his human form and shocks the enemy repeatedly, then light gathers from all around them to consume them in a blast. Failing to enter the commands will have The Emperor end the EX Burst with Cyclone.
The Emperor can equip Swords, Daggers, Rods, Staves, Bangles, Hats, Hairpins, Clothing, and Robes. In Dissidia 012, the Emperor can no longer equip Swords, but he can equip Poles and Headbands.
Exclusive weaponsEdit
|Diamond Mace
|EX Intake Range +2m.
|Trade: 15460 gil, Wizard's Rod, Ruby x3, Healing Shard x2
|Demon's Rod
|EX Intake Range +4m.
|Trade: 29570 gil, Diamond Mace, Lapis Lazuli x5, Healing Crystal x3
|Mateus's Malice
|EX Intake Range +6m.
Minor Anti-EX Effect.
|Trade: 31920 gil, Demon's Rod, Lust for Power x5, Healing Orb x5
|Diamond Mace
|EX Intake Range +1m
|Trade: 61000 gil, Obelisk, Scarletite x1, Despot's Desire x5
|Demon's Rod
|EX Intake Range +2m.
|Trade: 158,000 gil, Diamond Mace, Electrum x1, Despot's Dream x5
|Mateus's Malice
|EX Intake Range +3m.
Minor Anti-EX Effect.
|Trade: 182,800 gil, Demon's Rod, Lust for Power x1, Despot's Hopes x5
- The Emperor's regular EX Burst attack Cyclone is a reference to the Cyclone he used to destroy the Kingdom of Fynn in Final Fantasy II.
- In Shade Impulse C2-5, the Emperor's exclaims, "How could I lose... not once but twice? Who ARE you?" This is the same as his final words in Final Fantasy II. His dialogue in Shade Impulse C2-1, "I've come back from the afterworld," is derived from when he returned from Hell.
- When the Emperor battles a mirror match, his fight introduction is, "This world can have but one emperor!" He originally said these words to Leon, who had declared himself the new emperor in Final Fantasy II after the Emperor's death. Similarly, he utters, "There can only be one ruler," in Dissidia 012, when fighting a mirror match.
- The Emperor also gives a similar line prior to his fight in Shade Impulse: "For the only one suited to rule—is I!"
- The Emperor's death cry "Ungaahhhh!" is his trademark death wail from Final Fantasy II. He makes the same cry when defeated in battle and in a cutscene in Shade Impulse. As a reference to this, Tidus's fight introduction against the Emperor is, "What's this 'Ungaahh!' business?"
- The Emperor's HP attacks Flare and Starfall are references to the Emperor's final form in Final Fantasy II, where Flare XVI and Starfall X were his sole offensive attacks besides physical blows. His Bravery attacks appear to be lightning-based, reflecting the boss battle with his human form, where Thunder X was his only offensive spell. In Final Fantasy II when fought as the final boss, the Emperor's physical attacks healed him, reflected in Dissidia by the Emperor's EX Mode bonus "Blood Magic".
- The Emperor's ground Flare fires a blue fireball, while his midair Flare fires an orange fireball. In most Final Fantasy titles the animation for Flare is orange, but in Final Fantasy II its animation is blue.
- In Shade Impulse, the Emperor says, "Death, life, even the divine shall come under my rule!" This may be an allusion to the Soul of Rebirth quest in the Game Boy Advance, PSP, and mobile releases of Final Fantasy II, where the Emperor's dark side conquers hell, while his light side ascends to Heaven and becomes the lord of Arubboth. There is possibly a similar allusion in the fact that the Emperor's final death in Dissidia involves both darkness and a small amount of light emanating from his disappearing body. It also references the death animation of the Dark Emperor in the PS1 and GBA remakes.
- When the Emperor faces Cecil and asks, "Ought you not be on our side?", it is also a possible reference to when the Empire converted Leon into a Dark Knight.
- When facing Prishe in battle, she says to him, "Straight back to hell for you!" This is likely a reference to the Emperor's first visit to Hell before returning to life.
- The DLC costume's name, "Arubboth", refers to the plane of the afterlife that the Emperor's light half took over.
- His exclusive weapon, the Diamond Mace, is a weapon available in Final Fantasy II, while the Demon's Rod is a weapon exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version of Final Fantasy V.
- In his Dissidia 012 profile, it mentioned that he recruited skilled warriors into his Empire regardless of their origins and backgrounds, referring to his recruiting Leon into a Dark Knight despite his technically being of the enemy camp.
- The Emperor's Starfall attack has the longest charge time of any attack, requiring 521 frames, or over eight seconds, to execute.
- In the original Japanese release, the Emperor had the fewest HP attacks in the game, with only Flare and the ground and aerial versions of Starfall.
- In a mirror match between two Emperors, if Flare is reflected, the original caster can use Flare again, resulting in possibly multiple Flares being present. If The Emperor were to cast Flare after reflecting the opponent's Flare, the opponent's Flare will vanish as though it were The Emperor's. He shares this trait with Lightning and her Watera spell.
- Fully charged, the final hit of the Emperor's Dynamite attack has the highest base power of any single hit in the game, not counting EX Bursts or benefits from EX Mode. It has a power of 50, doing more damage in its final hit alone than many other full attacks. In Dissidia 012, its power has been reduced to 40, tying with Terra's Fire.
- The Emperor's Dreary Cell attack in Dissidia 012 is taken from an attack he used in cutscenes in Dissidia to attack Terra and Firion, where he similarly surrounded them in explosive orbs of magic.