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Good Morning!
My auntie has a Landis Gyr Gas Meter where she uses a card to top up her Gas, lately this lovely device even tho it has money on it has been switching off the gas, we check the meter and it says "Appliance Off" even tho there is money on the meter.
Can anyone shed any light on this, it has only been happening the last week or so.
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Forecast discussion: High pressure settled over the Northeast U.S. on Friday, giving Providence beautiful weather to start the weekend. The high helped to bring northeast winds, so temperatures were a little cooler. This was because of the easterly winds off the ocean. As we move into the weekend, the high will move our east, and winds will turn to the southwest. This will help bring some more moisture into our atmosphere during early next week.
So, the weekend will be quite comfortable, as we will have low humidity. However, as we move into the middle of the week, our dewpoint temperatures will make the air feel muggy and uncomfortable. A slow moving cold front coming down from Canada will bring the chance of isolated showers on Tuesday. As the front moves closer to the east coast, we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms for Wednesday. The front will become stalled over the region on Thursday, allowing for an increased risk at scattered showers and thunderstorms.
By Thursday evening, the blocking pattern to our east will end, and the front will begin to move offshore. There may be a few isolated showers next Friday morning, but it looks like the Fourth of July will see seasonable temperatures and dry weather.
72 hour forecast:
Tonight: Clear skies with a low of 55.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a high of 83. Winds will come from the south-southeast at 7-10 mph.
McCoy Stadium Forecast (6:05 p.m. vs. Durham): Partly cloudy, 77.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a low of 59. Winds will come from the southwest at 2-5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with a high of 86.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy with a low of 64.
Monday: Partly to mostly sunny and more humid with a high of 84.
Monday night: Mostly cloudy with a low of 67.
Extended Forecast:
Tuesday: Overcast with isolated showers/thunderstorms. Highs 85-88, lows 67-70.
Wednesday: Overcast with scattered showers. Highs 84-87, lows 65-68.
Thursday: Scattered showers/thunderstorms. Highs 82-85, lows 61-64.
Independence Day: Scattered showers/thunderstorms end by 6 a.m. with partly to mostly sunny skies. Highs 80-83, lows 60-63.

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Last week I received the following letter from a reader named "Bo" asking me for help:
I am a 19 year old virgin male. Now, to me, this seems pretty sad since it seems like people are fucking all around me. I'm almost certain, I seem pretty pathetic to you, as a woman who is sexual and had young experiences. But through my entire youth, I had been shielded and protected by my parents and therefore missed out on my teenage fuckfests. I was homeschooled, which also has a lot to do with it. To help complete the picture, I also fell into an online relationship with a girl. I ultimately was forced to end it for reasons I'd rather not get into….Regardless, I had to end it and it killed me. (as far as I know she is moving on slowly, but she was not isolated like me, she has friends and school etc.) I hope I don't seem so pathetic, but surely I do... This brings me to my question. I feel myself going crazy with loneliness and I need sex. How can a man find a girl who wants casual sex? I don't really think I am ready for a girlfriend again, because I am too emotional. But I would like find a fuck buddy. I considered prostitutes and massage parlors, but I'd rather not run the gambit of getting caught and jail... How should I ask a girl if she wants to have sex no strings attached? I know there is not a single way to handle this, but I was wondering if you could give me some advice please.
I thanked Bo for his trust in me and told him I'd get back to him after I thought about it for a couple of days.
Now that I've thought about Bo and his situation for a few days, I still feel a bit inadequate in my ability to respond to him with any kind of authority, so I'm going to do my best and hope that you, my readers of my pretty dumb things, will add your bits of wisdom in an effort to help young Bo out.
As I see it your issue has the following components: a gap in socialization due to being isolated by your parents, a raging hormonal need, and a sense that what you're experiencing is somehow not merely abnormal but wrong, and therefore worthy of derision.
And all of these things are complicated by the human condition of loneliness. Which makes for a whole lot of no fun for Bo.
Ok, first, I don't think you're pathetic. Furthermore, I think anyone who thinks you're pathetic feels that way to make him or herself feel better. We all have crap portions to our lives—no matter who we are—and some people choose to cope with the crap by looking down on what they perceive to be other people's crap. Feel free to wave the big Fuck-You finger in those people's general direction.
I also don't think you're pathetic because there are no hard and fast rules about when a person should become sexually active. I wish I hadn't done things the way I did. I did them the way I did in no small part to deal with my adolescent life crap. It wasn't the best way, but it was my way, and so I've had to learn to accept and forgive myself for my mistakes and celebrate my joy in my own way.
My boyfriend, for example, didn't lose his virginity until the spring semester of his senior year in college. Donny was 21 when he first fell in and then made love. My roommate and her sister, who is one of my best friends, and their sister are all virgins. They range in age between 24 and 32. On the other hand, one of my other best friends lost her virginity when she was 14. It's not the amount of sexual experience that puts the "adult" in "consenting adult." So don't judge yourself against totally arbitrary cultural standards.
And even more importantly, I don't think you're pathetic because you admit you have emotions. Men who admit they feel are the gold standard for masculinity. They are not the aberrant sports who should make other Steve McQueen Mitchum men embarrassed to share their XY chromosomes; they are the people who give thinking women and feeling men hope for the future.
So you hurt. So you're human. Everybody hurts. Don the marigold Buddhist robes for a moment and accept that life is suffering. Now ask, so what am I going to do about it?
Great question, I have a few suggestions.
Rock Your Body: You need to find some physical activity you enjoy and you need to do it with passion. It can be Judo, weight-lifting, spelunking, running or white-water kayaking—it doesn't matter what you do as long as you love it for as long as you love it. It doesn't matter what it is as long as you can do it regularly, or train for it regularly. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it keeps you moving your body.
Moving your body does a few things. It gives you an appreciation of your physical self that you can't have sitting on your ass. It gives you confidence. It makes you healthier both physically and emotionally. And it makes you more interesting to women. Women don't care so much how a guy is moving; we just care that he is.
We like men of action, and whether that action is hitting a ball, a bag, a gym, or a metaphoric wall, we appreciate it. So get out and move in a way you enjoy.
We Are Family: Group-feed your head. Learn something new with new people. If you're not in college, join a reading group, a writing group, a model plane society, a historical reenactment society, something. It just can't be online. Find a group of real, live human beings with real, live bodies who actually breathe the same air on a regular basis. Learn how to socialize, which you need to do, while you're doing something you're interested in.
Go Your Own Way: You didn't give a whole lot of information about your family relationships, but from the little you did give, it sounds as if you need to set yourself apart as an adult, and this is something everyone your age needs to do. I can't really tell you how to do this—because I don't know you or your situation—but you need to find a way to claim your own world. You might have to move away. Or you might just need to have a really difficult conversation. In any case, you need to learn how you are your own man in addition to being someone else's son or brother. You will find this all a lot easier once you've spend some time engaging in the first two activities.
Ok, Chelsea, great, you say, where's the sex? Buck up, li'l buckaroo, I say, I'm just getting to the sexy parts.
New Toy: Accept that in all likelihood you're not going to get laid any time in the next few weeks. So explore your options in the wonderful world of masturbation. Granted, toys for men are kind of lame. Your genitals are sort of self-evident and they don't seem to lend themselves to creative silicone alternatives to the mouth, the hand, the pussy, and the ass, all of which require an inward motion for penile satiation. It might be that in the grand scheme of gender inequality, women come out on top in the sex toy department. But you still have options.
First, get lube. If you don't have proper lube, you're doing it wrong, whatever it is you're doing. Second, explore objects like the Fleshlight or other equivalents. It might be the best $60 you ever spent. Third, you have an ass, enjoy it. Buy an ass toy. Whatever it is that intrigues you, do some reading, see what there is, and spend your disposable income wisely. If you live at home, get a P.O. box, or its equivalent.
And then change your attitude. You're not condemned to a land of onanism; you're exploring your own sexuality. The more you know about what you like, the better able you'll be to express that your future lovers.
Girls, Girls, Girls: Meet some in low-pressure environments. You want to meet a girl? Go where they are. Real live girls are known to populate places such as gyms, restaurants, libraries and malls. Go there. Even better, get a job there. You need money; you need to meet a chick; work where there are chicks or where chicks go. I know of more than one busboy who dated a waitress, hostess or customer. I know of more than one guy who worked at the Gap and found a girlfriend. I know more than one couple who met in the library stacks. Plus, you're not meeting girls; you're working out or working. It's win/win.
Wookin' Pa Nub: Don't. Not just yet. Look, it would be really easy for me to give you advice about how to write an ad for Craig's List or any other Internets hook-up site that would get you laid quicker than Jamie Foxx in a strip bar. But I'm not going to because it seems to me the problem you've got is one of being isolated, not one of getting fucked.
It would be immoral for me to counsel you to experience NSA sex. You need strings, lots and lots of strings, to lots and lots of people, the vast majority of whom you will neither fuck nor will you want to. Once you have that stringy network of people, then you can decide whether or not you want to have meaningfree sex—something that I do believe has real value in people's lives—because if it goes badly, and it might, you'll have people you can rely on to help you.
Friends first, sex later. And don't put yourself on anyone else's timeline. It's not a race. Donny was twenty-one when he had sex for the first time, two years older than you are now. He always says he didn't lose his virginity because he knew exactly when, where and to whom he gave it. I hope that when you lose yours, you will have as happy and memorable an experience.
chelsea girl


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Revelation: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ
Paul Dreyer
Seven seals. Seven trumpets. Seven bowls. The 144,000. The four living creatures. The twenty four elders. What does these mean and more as well as how they fit together in God's future plan when His Son Jesus will be revealed. This commentary contains an overview of the book of Revelation.
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Kent Baer is in his seventh season at Stanford and third as the Cardinal's defensive coordinator. Baer, who also coaches the linebackers, was promoted to defensive coordinator by Tyrone Willingham on February 2, 1999. He came to Stanford in `95 after serving as a defensive coordinator for 12 seasons at Arizona State, California and Utah State. He was named to Willingham's staff at Stanford University on February 9, 1995.
While at Stanford, Baer has coached some of the finest defensive players in school history, including recent graduates Riall Johnson and Willie Howard. Johnson, an outside linebacker, became the first player in Pac-10 history to lead the league in sacks in back-to-back seasons (1999-2000) while Howard, a defensive end, became only the fourth defensive lineman in school history to earn First-Team All-Pac-10 honors in consecutive seasons. Other defensive greats who have played under Baer are ILB Chris Draft, currently with the Atlanta Falcons and DE Kailee Wong, a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Baer, who was the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Arizona State for three seasons (1992-94) prior to coming to Stanford, is a 28-year veteran of the coaching ranks. He has coached at the University of California (1987-91), University of Idaho (1986), Utah State University (1977-85) and the Yokosuka Seahawks (U.S. Navy) from 1973-76. Baer is a 1973 graduate of Utah State.
Baer worked under Bruce Snyder for 14 years; six at Utah State, five at Cal and three at ASU. His Sun Devil defense in 1992 allowed just 268.8 yards per game and was ranked seventh in the nation. All-Americans Shante Carver, Craig Newsome and Brett Wallerstedt were all mainstays on Baer's ASU defense.
Prior to moving on to Arizona State, Baer was Cal's defensive coordinator for five seasons. He was part of Snyder's staff that led the Bears to a 17-6-1 record in 1990 and '91 with victories in the Copper Bowl (1990) and Citrus Bowl (1991). Baer helped lead Cal to a 10-2 record and a No. 8 national ranking in '91.
In his one season at Idaho, Baer was the defensive coordinator for a Vandals team that went 8-4 and earned a berth in the NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs. Another member of that staff, Bill Diedrick, rejoined Baer on the Cardinal coaching staff as its offensive coordinator in 1998.
At Utah State, Baer coached outside linebackers for six seasons (1977-82) before becoming the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for three years (1983-85). In two of his three years as defensive coordinator, the Aggies led the conference in total defense.
Baer also brings an international coaching flavor to Stanford, having served as the head coach of the Yokosuka Seahawks (U.S. Navy) team in Japan for four years (1973-76) before returning to his alma mater. While coaching in Japan, he was the athletic and recreation director for the entire U.S. Navy there, including the 7th Fleet, with over 100 employees working under him.
For the past 11 years, Baer has coached in and coordinated the Heisei Bowl in Nishinomiya, Japan. The game features two of the best Japanese college teams from the Osaka area and 12 college players from the U.S. Each team receives six players and two coaches from a U.S. college team.
Baer was a standout linebacker at Utah State (1969-72), where he lettered for four straight seasons. He broke the school record for tackles with 116 in 1972, a mark that stood for 10 seasons. He graduated in 1973 with a degree in physical education and recreation. Baer enjoyed a fine prep career at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah.
A native of Logan, Utah, Baer has three sons: Brian, currently a graduate assistant coach at Stanford, Aaron James (A.J.) and Steven.
Coaching Assignments
|Yokosuka Seahawks (U.S. Navy)
|Head Coach
|Utah State
|OLB ('77-82), Def. Coord. ('83-85)
|Defensive Coord./Linebackers
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|Arizona State
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Bowl Experience
|Copper Bowl
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|Al Smith, LB
|Utah State
|Greg Kragen, DL
|Utah State
|Steve Hendrickson, LB
|Chidi Ahanotu, DL
|Ken Harvey, LB
|Jerrott Willard, LB
|David Ortega, LB
|Shante Carver, DE
|Arizona State
|Craig Newsome, CB
|Arizona State
|Brett Wallerstedt, ILB
|Arizona State
|Chris Draft, ILB
|Jon Haskins, ILB
|Riall Johnson, OLB
The Baer File
- Full Name: Kent L. Baer
- Date of Birth: May 2, 1951
- Hometown: Logan, Utah
- High School: Sky View High School (Utah)
- College: Utah State, 1973
- Graduate Degree: Utah State, 1974
- Children: Brian, Aaron James, Steven
- Playing Experience: LB, Utah State, 1969-72


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Brandi Glanville is doing all she can to prepare for the premiere of "LeAnn & Eddie," the reality show following the lives of her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and his wife LeAnn Rimes. As reported by Life & Style magazine on Thursday, July 3, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star has already sought legal advice because she believes that Eddie and LeAnn have talked badly about her on their show, which is in violation of her divorce settlement with Eddie.
The divorce settlement states that neither party can bad-mouth the other publicly. According to an insider, Eddie insisted on the clause because he was worried that anything that Brandi said could hurt his acting career. While he insisted on the clause, it's now working against him because Brandi is now using it to come after him and LeAnn. Brandi believes that they have completely violated the clause by speaking badly of her on their show.
A preview clip of "LeAnn & Eddie," which premieres Thursday, July 17, showed the two talking about Brandi a lot. LeAnn believed that Brandi was behind a tabloid report that they were getting divorced and that Eddie turns to her when things are bad in his marriage. One scene showed LeAnn getting upset at Eddie after he refuses to refute the divorce story while on the red carpet. Mysteriously, the clip vanished from VH1's website shortly after it was posted.
However, the clip was left online long enough for Brandi to see and react against it. She jokingly tweeted that apparently she'll be on three shows this fall and linked to the VH1 preview clip. The three shows that Brandi mentioned would be "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," "Celebrity Apprentice" and "LeAnn & Eddie." Instead of being upset, Brandi Glanville's tweet from late May seems to indicate that she knows that any mention of her by LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian on their new show will just increase her fame even more.
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Album tracklist unveilings are a weird proposition, exciting, intriguing and ultimately totally meaningless. It feels like you're getting insight into the new album by your favorite artist, but really, it's just a bunch of words that you hope to be able to over-analyze and derive some sort of insight from, though likely none exists to be gleaned.
Is there much to be learned from the recently leaked tracklist to One Direction's hugely anticipated sophomore album Take Me Home? Nah. It's not like a 2 Chainz album where there's a ton of guests and notable producers on every track–as far as we can tell, it's just 1D through and through—and all the song titles sound like they could be One Direction song titles, with no curse words, political ruminations or gender pronoun flipping.
Still, you wanna see the titles, don't you? We understand.
Standard Tracklist:
1. Live While We're Young
2. Kiss You
3. Little Things
4. C'mon, C'mon
5. Last First Kiss
6. Heart Attack
7. Rock Me
8. Change My Mind
9. I Would
10. Over Again
11. Back For You
12. They Don't Know About Us
13. Summer Love
Bonus Tracks (Available on the Deluxe & Yearbook Editions)
14. She's Not Afraid
15. Loved You First
16. Nobody Compares
17. Still The One
Maybe "Still the One" is an Orleans cover? Maybe "Rock Me" takes on Great White? Maybe "Summer Love" is the group's second interpolation of the signature Grease tune? In all cases, probably not. Still, we may as well get familiar with these song titles now, since we're sure to be spending a lot of time with them in the not-too-distant future. (We're gonna guess that "C'mon, C'mon" is gonna be the best one. Not sure why, but it sounds promising.)


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Disease Proof
Erroneous information on hemorrhagic stroke from The New York Times
The New York Times is a well-respected publication, and its readers expect accurate information from both the publication and its associated web content. So I was stunned to read not only incorrect but potentially dangerous information in the New York Times Hemorrhagic Stroke In-depth Prevention Report, part of the Times Health Guide. A large section of the report was devoted to anti-platelet and anti-coagulant medications, when these drugs do not prevent hemorrhagic strokes – in fact, they have the opposite effect; they increase the risk of death from hemorrhagic stroke. The information on anti-coagulants in the NYT report refer only to ischemic stroke, not hemorrhagic stroke. Anticoagulants should not have been mentioned here, unless as something to avoid. In fact, prior aspirin use has furthermore been cited as a predictor of death from hemorrhagic stroke.[1] Also, any anti-platelet or anti-coagulant medication (not only aspirin) will carry a risk of bleeding, and therefore is not an appropriate preventive measure for hemorrhagic stroke.
The report also failed to communicate the fact that ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke do not share the same risk factors. Although high blood pressure is the foremost risk factor for both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, other common risk factors for ischemic stroke are not risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke – especially high LDL cholesterol. In fact, studies have found that low saturated fat and animal protein intake and low serum cholesterol, which would reduce risk of heart attacks and ischemic stroke, are associated with increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke.[2] Although the report mentioned that statin use may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, it failed to explain that low cholesterol does not protect against hemorrhagic stroke, and may increase one's risk of hemmorhagic stroke, especially in the presence of high blood pressure.
For prevention of hemorrhagic stroke, keeping blood pressure in a safe range is of paramount importance. This is especially important for those who already are eating athero-protective diets, rich in whole plant foods and minimizing animal products and processed foods to reduce risk of heart disease, ischemic stroke and cancer. A health-promoting diet, salt restriction, and exercise – not anti-coagulant medications – should be emphasized, as lifestyle strategies to maintain favorable blood pressure reduce the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.
I hope that my comments will prompt The New York Times to revise and correct its report on hemorrhagic stroke prevention.
More information on hemorrhagic stroke.
1. Saloheimo P, Ahonen M, Juvela S, et al. Regular aspirin-use preceding the onset of primary intracerebral hemorrhage is an independent predictor for death. Stroke. 2006 Jan;37(1):129-33.
2. Iso H, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE, et al. Prospective study of fat and protein intake and risk of intraparenchymal hemorrhage in women. Circulation. 2001 Feb 13;103(6):856-63.
Iso H, Sato S, Kitamura A, et al. Fat and protein intakes and risk of intraparenchymal hemorrhage among middle-aged Japanese. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Jan 1;157(1):32-9.
Yano K, Reed DM, MacLean CJ. Serum cholesterol and hemorrhagic stroke in the Honolulu Heart Program. Stroke. 1989 Nov;20(11):1460-5.
I noticed in my drug/lab book that Chamomile, Garlic and a few other herbs are contraindicated for use in conjunction with anti-coagulants. Can anyone comment whether or not these should be used for those of us on a cardio-protective diet?
From the article footer:
"Review Date: 9/16/2008
Reviewed By: Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc."
Something tells me your outnumbered by the doctors who want to keep eating a lot of meat.
Those smug SOBs that run that paper have been wrong on alot more than that! I dont have that trash paper in my house and really distrust any person who uses it as their bible for reference. This from a person who grew up on James Reston . Theyre so houghty I doubt they will acknowledge their mistake as serious as it is.
In any event Im glad a person like you with real knowledge of the differnce between types of strokes and causes thereof called them out on it.
My experience with the times is that if you really know something in some particular field and it comes up in the times, the Times in all likelhood will get it wrong. This is one more example.
Inn my book the only thing its good for is a chuckle one can get from those wacky wedding announcements the rich and famous or wannabe rich and famous put in it.
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Tees Valley YFC
- Address
- Unit 9, Sowerby Way, Durham Lane Industrial Park
- Town / City
- Stockton on Tees
- Post Code
- email@example.com
- Website
- http://www.tvyfc.co.uk/
Tees Valley YFC has grown to become one of largest Youth for Christ centres in Britain, taking the Good News relevantly to young people through schools and church work, estate outreach work, and local missions. The Centre engages with young people in their own school settings through religious education classes and mentoring, as well as lunch and after school clubs. Our staff & volunteers also work in local churches and community projects building relationships with young people outside of the classroom.
On evenings and weekends TVYFC's staff and volunteers build relationships with young people through sports outreach, social action, and mission work. TVYFC believe that Jesus was a great example of how to serve the local community, encourage others and live a life filled with purpose and love. Our staff and volunteers hope to live lives that reflect this, making Jesus known to those we come into contact with.
Tees Valley YFC has hosted over 10 mission teams from across the United States this year. The mission teams have worked alongside our projects and local churches to help run mission weeks and youth events in the community.
We are currently helping to run 3 cafe churches, and are so encouraged by the number of young people coming along to these nights and hearing the Good News in an environment they feel comfortable in.
Mike Taylor
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Rachel Holland
- Connect:
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Hi from Middlesbrough! It's hard to know where to start, because God is opening up a lot of new avenues for us to express the Kingdom better, here in the Boro.


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Gazetteer of the Wizarding World
Eeylops Owl Emporium - Egypt - Elephant and Castle - Ellis Moor - England - Ethiopia - Eton - Europe - Exmoor
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Diagon Alley - London - England - Europe
A shop in Diagon Alley selling owls (more...)
Location: Map of Diagon Alley
Egypt, in northeastern Africa, is a country steeped in magical history. When Ron travels there with his family, he relays stories of unbelievable curses the old Egyptian wizards put on tombs, and Hermione calls the ancient wizards "fascinating" (PA1). Even in more recent times, Elphias Doge's around-the-world tour upon leaving Hogwarts included a stop to see the Egyptian alchemists (DH2).
Bill Weasley worked as a curse breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Egypt before taking a desk job in London instead in OP4. It was while Bill was working in Egypt that the entire Weasley family visited him and toured the pyramids (PA1).
Elephant and Castle
London - England - Europe
One of the many places that Willy Widdershins pranked Muggles with an exploding toilet (OP7), Elephant and Castle is a small neighborhood in southern London, based around two roundabouts with a short connecting street.
Ellis Moor
United Kingdom - Europe
Ellis Moor is not known to exist in the Muggle world, but it has a Quidditch stadium (more...)
Part of the United Kingdom and, along with Scotland, the place where the entire Harry Potter series is based.
Major Locations in England:
- Brockdale Bridge
- Budleigh Babberton
- cave
- Godric's Hollow
- Great Hangleton, including a police station
- Little Hangleton,
- the Gaunt House
- a graveyard
- the Hanged Man
- the Riddle House
- Little Whinging (click here for a list of locations within Little Whinging)
- London (click here for a list of locations within London)
- Malfoy Manor
- Ottery St. Catchpole, including:
- the Burrow
- a paper shop
- a post office
- Stoatshead Hill
English Counties Referenced in the Books:
Brookshire, including Crawford
- Cokeworth, including the Railview Hotel
- Cornwall, including Bodmin Moor and Falmouth
- Devon, including Chudley, Exmoor, Ilfracombe, Ottery St. Catchpole, and Topsham
- Dorset, including Millburn and Wimbourne
- Hampshire, including Little Dropping and Portsmouth
- Herefordshire
- Kent
- Lancashire, including Blackpool Pier
- Norfolk
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire, including Nettlebed
- Somerset, including Bath, Exmoor, and the Modesty Rabnott Golden Snidget Reservation
- Surrey, including Little Whinging and a zoo
- Wight, Isle of
- Wiltshire, including the Malfoy Manor
- Worcestershire, including an Herbe Garden
- Yorkshire, including Barnsley, Ilkley Moor, and probably Great and Little Hangleton
Other Locations in England:
More: Magical Creatures of England; Map of Wizarding Britain
Ethiopia is a large country in eastern Africa, and in fact the only country on the continent that was never colonized by European powers. It was formerly known as Abyssinia, and today is a Quidditch-proud nation, thanks to its team in Gimbi (QA8).
Location: Map of African Quidditch Teams
Berkshire - England - Europe
Eton College is a famous private boys' boarding school in England. Justin Finch-Fletchley once told Harry that his name was down for Eton before he found out he was a wizard and elected to attend Hogwarts instead (CS6). [Photo courtesy www.etoncollege.com]
Other Locations in Europe:
More: Magical Creatures of Europe; Quidditch Teams of Europe
Devon/Somerset - England - Europe
Named for the river Exe, which flows through it, Exmoor National Park contains at least one Quidditch stadium (more...)


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WADSWORTH — The orange barrels are on the move again along Interstate 76.
I-76's westbound entrance ramp from state Route 94 and the westbound exit ramp to state Route 57 were reopened this week.
But the entrance and exit ramps linking I-76 to state Route 261 were closed Monday for at least two weeks and the interstate's westbound exit ramp to Route 261 is scheduled to close July 22.
One lane of the I-76 exit ramp to Route 94, near The Galaxy restaurant, is scheduled to close Aug. 6.
The road closings are all part of a $17.7 million project aimed at rebuilding I-76 in Medina County.
The project began in summer 2012 on the eastbound lanes. This year, work began on the westbound lanes of I-76, between Route 57 and the Summit County line.
Work on the Route 57 ramps have been completed, along with bridge work on Leatherman Road between Blake and Greenwich roads, and Hartman Road. All these roads are open.
The Ohio Department of Transportation's District 3, headquartered in Ashland, is responsible for this project. Shelly & Sands Inc. is the prime contractor, in charge of maintaining detour routes and signage for directing travelers.
For more information, visit www.wadsworthcity.com. For traffic updates visit ODOT's website, www.ohgo.com.


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Sengoku Refuses to be Sunk by Censure Vote
The threat of a censure motion from opposition lawmakers was enough to push the justice minister out of the Cabinet last week, but Japan's top government spokesperson – and the man coincidentally filling in as justice minister – won't submit his resignation letter as easily.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's lanky right-hand man Yoshito Sengoku said Monday he will not step down from his post at chief cabinet secretary despite the successful passage of a censure motion against him in the upper house Friday.
"I could say that I have absolutely no plans to resign," said Mr. Sengoku at a Monday press conference, according to Kyodo. "I will only fulfill my duties."
Mr. Sengoku has opposition lawmakers wringing their hands over his flubbed handling of the boat collision of the year between a Chinese fishing trawler and Japanese patrol boats. What happened on his watch that made politico onlookers red in the face? Well, for starters, there was Japan's flip flop stance on releasing the captain of the fishing boat followed by the ruling government's unwillingness to share video footage documenting the collision. But tempers hit the fan when someone – whose online handle, "Sengoku38," happened to be an ode to the spokesman – leaked segments of the film onto YouTube.
But Mr. Sengoku has reason to be a little self-assured. Although the motion passed in the upper house on Friday, the ruling party defeated the motion in the more powerful lower house Nov. 15. The upper house also brought a no-confidence motion against Transport Minister Sumio Mabuchi.
And the Japanese public has split views on the powerful Cabinet member. About 41% of respondents said the two lawmakers should keep their jobs, 40% answered the pair should resign, according to a joint weekend survey by Nikkei Inc. and TV Tokyo Corp released Monday.
But one thing is for sure, the recurring theme of resignation among Japan's top government ranks isn't doing the ailing Kan administration any favors.


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Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
Horton Hears a Who! Theme of Friendship
We certainly wouldn't mind being friends with good ol' Horton. In fact, if there's one thing we could say for certain about the star of Horton Hears a Who!, it's that he's an awfully good friend, even to a speaking speck of dust that he's just met. Before their official introductions are even over, Horton has agreed to help protect the Whos—and he sticks by his promise through thick and thin, even when it means having to go through (literally) millions of clovers to find them again.
Questions and Answers
Q: Why is Horton such a good friend?
A: We're pretty sure it's just in his genes. Or maybe he knows what it's like to be thought of as small (even when you're huge!), so he wants to help these little guys out.
Q: How can the Whos trust him?
A: Why wouldn't they? He's clearly a very nice guy. And just because he's about a zillion times bigger than him, they're not judging.
Q: Why doesn't Horton fight with the kangaroo at the end?
A: Just because the kangaroo was mean to Horton, doesn't mean Horton is going to be mean back. He's the bigger creature—figuratively, we mean.


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Gold Is Declining, and the 'Buying Stampede' Is Continuing
Jeff Saut
Most market indicators continue to suggest that no major top is in the works.
Barnard Baruch, Park Bench Statesman
(1944), Carter Field writes:
Baruch liked gold mines. There is always a market, he pointed out, for their product, and at a satisfactory price. Gold, he insisted, is one of the very few things in the world that approaches the status of a permanent investment. Baruch told the story of a Rothschild who set up a "permanent trust" consisting of five different currencies. By the time Baruch heard about the trust, it had shrunk to one-fifth its original value. "But gold doesn't yield any interest," a friend protested after listening to the story. "True," replied Baruch, "but consider the fabulous wealth of some of the Indian princes and rajahs. I had dinner with the Maharajah of Kapurthala on one occasion in Vittel, France. Several of us talked afterward about his wealth, and someone said that among the treasures of these Indian moguls were gold coins brought to the East by Alexander the Great, hundreds of years before Christ."
Their gold and jewels had earned no interest during these more than 2,000 years, but they still had their capital. Suppose they had attempted to provide income from it. They might have been no more far-seeing than the Rothschild I mentioned. If they had tried speculation there have been many times in each century that they might have gone broke. No, save for gold, jewels, works of art, perhaps good agricultural land, and a very few other things, there ain't no such animal as a permanent investment. Even in agricultural land, Baruch pointed out, there is some risk. Lands that made men rich in rice cultivation years ago in Baruch's own state of South Carolina are not nearly so valuable now that rice is produced more economically in other sections. City real estate is subject to all sorts of hazards, as he learned when he no longer needed his big Fifth Avenue mansion.
A "permanent investment" – what an intriguing concept. When I first entered this business in 1971, one of my mentors, namely Lucien Hooper (writer, securities analyst, and philanthropist), often spoke of permanent investments. In fact, he once told me, "You should put one quarter of your investment portfolio in stocks, one quarter in bonds, one quarter in precious metals, and one quarter in farmland." His reasoning was that such a non-correlated asset allocation would grow and preserve capital through any multi-generational economic cycle. Lucien also often opined:
What always impresses me is how much better the relaxed, long-term owners of stocks do with their portfolios than the traders do with their switching of inventory. The relaxed investor is usually better informed and more understanding of essential values; he is more patient and less emotional; he pays smaller annual capital gains taxes; and, he avoids behaving like Cassius by "thinking too much."
In past missives,
I have referenced Lucien's "December Low" indicator
. To wit, "Pay attention to the December low. If that low is violated during the first quarter of the New Year, watch out!" Earlier this month I again referenced the "December Low" indicator and stated that it probably would not come into play given the current "buying stampede." Lucien Hooper also studied how long the previous year-end rally carried into the new year and discovered the longer it lasted the more bullish it was for the entire year. If that holds true, 2013 ought to be a lollapalooza. But last week that view came into question when the
(INDEXSP:.INX) surrendered almost 2% of its value in just two days, prompting me to write in Friday's
Morning Tack
"The stock market always does what it is supposed to do, just not when it is supposed to do it" ... is an old stock market "saw" that has withstood the test of time, and the past two sessions have been no exception. Indeed, after its closing reaction high of 1530.94 last Tuesday, the S&P 500 has shed 1.86%, bringing on questions like, "Hey Jeff, is this the start of the 5% - 7% correction you have been expecting for the past few weeks?" While I have not been watching the markets as closely as normal, my sense is that it probably is ending the "buying stampede" at session 34. That does not mean we should get bearish; and the reasons are fairly simple. First, we have already seen a roughly 2% decline. Second, a 5% decline from the recent high would target a price of 1454.39, which would be only marginally below the 1465 – 1475 major support level. Third, at yesterday's intraday low of 1497.29 the SPX had nestled back into minor support between 1495 and 1500. So, here is how a pullback pattern typically develops. We should see a correction that stops somewhere in the 5% to 7% range (probably closer to 5%). Then, we should get a rally back toward the recent high (1530). If on that move the SPX fails to make a higher "high," then the markets will be subject to a more significant decline and we will have time to implement some downside hedges. My sense, however, is that the SPX
make a higher "high" and the correction will be over.
The media's
causa proxima
for the two day two-step has been a more hawkish tone in the FOMC minutes, softer than expected housing figures, and an unexpected decline in the Philadelphia Fed Index report (-12.5 vs. -5.8). Yet, when I pursed the numbers last night here in Palm Desert, single family home sales actually increased. It was the multi-family units that accounted for the softer than expected report. Also worth noting is that for sale home inventories were the lowest since 1999. In fact, the overall sales figures likely would have been better if not for several markets facing a depleted supply of "move-in ready" homes. Moreover, there was nothing I saw in the Fed minutes suggesting the Fed would raise interest rates anytime soon. Accordingly, I am not inclined to get bearish right here.
Speaking to the "buying stampede," while I thought it had ended, with last Friday's rally it remains intact at session 37. To be sure, it requires three consecutive down days to end an upside stampede and as of yet that just has not happened. That said, Friday's Fed-induced rally (James Bullard) looked more like a recoil rebound rather than the start of another rally leg. Indeed, February 20 turned out to be a 90% Downside Day, meaning down volume comprised 90% of total Up/Down volume and points lost were 90% of total Points Gained/Points Lost. Such 90% Downside Days tend to raise a short-term "red flag" following an upside skein like we have seen since the back-to-back 90% Upside Volume Days of December 31, 2012 and January 2, 2013. Another cause for pause is the fact the nation's gasoline price has crossed above $3.75 per gallon. Since 2004, when this has happened, a sell-off in the equity markets was soon to follow, as can be seen in the chart below where the red line overlaying the SPX's blue line represents when gasoline was over $3.75 per gallon and the resulting action of the SPX.
Yet while the energy complex has been somewhat perky, the metals complex has been collapsing, particularly gold. A few weeks ago, I actually tried to catch that "falling knife" when gold declined to what I thought would be a major support zone. Silly me. So last Tuesday I had to write, "One place that quote pertained to last week was gold, which I thought would hold in the $1620 - $1640 support zone. With last Friday's close of $1610.60 (April future) obviously that 'call' was wrong and as always the first loss is the best loss; or as my father says, 'If you are going to be wrong, be wrong quickly with a
de minimis
loss of capital.'" Last week, gold's decline accelerated, producing a "death cross" whereby gold's 50-day moving average (DMA) crossed below its 200-DMA. While this is a negative over the longer-term, it has proved to be a bullish occurrence in the short-term. When taken in concert with the capitulation alert, which was recorded last week, it makes me want to buy the
SPDR Gold Trust
(NYSEARCA:GLD) for a trade.
The call for this week
: The Buying Power, and Selling Pressure, indicators continue to suggest no major "top" is in the works. Ditto the Advance/Decline line traded to a new high before the mid-week pullback, also confirming the upside. The major averages continue to reside above their respect 50-DMAs and 200-DMAs -- and those moving averages are rising, another bullish sign. Then there is
Berkshire Hathaway
(NYSE:BRK.A), which is somewhat of a proxy for the stock market, as it traded to a new all-time last Friday. That said, last Wednesday proved to be a 90% Downside Day suggestive of at least a pause, or perhaps a pullback. Still, with Friday's rally the "buying stampede" remains in force and today is session 38. Friday's Fling, however, felt more like a recoil rally rather than the beginning of a new rally leg, at least to me.
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Tires were an issue for some drivers during the 60th Annual Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway last evening. The drivers who did experience tire issues lost a couple of laps under green and then had trouble getting the lap back.
Most notable of the evening were Clint Bowyer driver of the #15 AAA Insurance Toyota, Cole Whitt driver of the #26 Scorpyd Toyota, Reed Sorenson driver of the #36 Chevrolet and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. driver of the #17 Nationwide Ford, all seen the front right tire go down that resulted in all three cars catching on fire.
Sorenson was the first car to catch fire but Bowyer was the first driver to exit the race after his tire and subsequently the #15 caught on fire on Lap 160, leaving the pits still on fire resulting in the paint had burning off and the right side melted the plastic on the car. Ending his night on Lap 166
But Bowyer's problems started shortly after the green flag wove, Bowyer started in the third position behind Kyle Larson, who won the pole after qualifying was rained out. Larson got a jump on second place driver Brad Keselowski , when the #42 Axe Peace Chevrolet, came down in front of Bowyer going into Turn 1 on the first lap of the race creating the first caution before Lap 1 was complete.
Bowyer said he got 'payback' for spinning Larson by having tire problems throughout the night, likely due to an aggressive camber issue. He failed to finish the race after his tire and then the car caught on fire on Lap 160
"First I want to say sorry to Kyle, I really hate that happened," Bowyer said after retiring from the race. "I really like Kyle (Larson) and I'm a big fan of his. Him and the 2 car (Keselowski) kind of spun their tires and I just got such a big run on him when he moved up. Then I was like, 'Okay, I guess I'm going to go to the lead,' about that time he come down and I tried to get on the brakes and just got into him. I'm so glad he didn't hit the wall. Last thing I wanted to do is ruin his day."
A few drivers found their night had ended after their cars caught fire from the cords or rubber getting hung up on the brakes or in the ducts.
Sorenson, who completed 225 laps, said, "Seems like the rubber got to the oil lines and the brake lines and that was what was burning was the oil and the fuel, I got out of there as quick as I could and to try and not inhale all that smoke. It's definitely not what you want to be inside of."
Even with Kyle Busch finishing third he said it was the wrong tires and worse than the tire they had driven with at Richmond last year. Busch's team made the decision to pit for tires with 14 laps to go, starting in 16th with the restart leaving 10 to go.
"It looked like they had 80 laps on their tires," said Busch. "And I had stickers on, and I think they only had eight laps on their tires. Really crazy the way that ended up and just drove past everybody on the outside."
"It's just too hard and too hard of a compound for here," Busch said. "We were all basically on ice here, it was just like having a hard tire out there. "
Next weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Talladega Super Speedway, where anything can happen.
Suggested Links
- Joey Logano drives to victory at Richmond International Raceway
- Kevin Harvick makes a late pass on Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the victory
- Joey Logano wins the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Blown engine for Kevin Harvick ends his day early
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecks teammate Jimmie Johnson during a fiery crash


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Vandal Savage
Voiced By: Clancy Brown
Classification: Power Character
Biography: Vandal Savage has, for thousands of years, plagued the earth with crime and violence since before the beginning of recorded human history. As a caveman during the Prehistoric Era, he was exposed to a meteorite that enhanced his physiology along with his strength, stamina, and speed.
Intro: A group of three Regime soldiers lead Savage to the arena, who looks to be under arrest, but then Savage breaks his bonds, killing the soldiers and takes one of the guard's handguns, saying to the opponent "Now... Shall we begin?...", ready to fight.
Post-Round Taunt: Simply cracks his neck a bit, taking a step back, saying "Pitiful..." or gives a small, but evil laugh...
Outro: Savage says "Evolution has not been kind to you..." as he puts his foot on the dazed opponent's neck, then he raises his foot up before slamming it down, but cuts to Savage shown from the waist up, grinning evily as we hear bone and flesh being smashed, before saying "But it has been kind to me...".
Special Moves:
Savage Spear: Savage charges at the opponent, spearing them to the ground. (Meter Burn: After tackling the opponent, he grabs them by the neck and throws them into the air, open for a free hit or combo.)
Handgun: Savage fires two shots from his handgun. (Meter Burn: Savage three extra shots.)
Hammer Blow: Savage does a brutal hammer strike with his fists, driving the opponent to ground. (Meter Burst: Instead of hitting the opponent to the ground, Savage puts the opponent on their knees before doing a running sitdown powerbomb to them.)
Years Of Practice: Savage puts his arms up a bit. If he is hit with a High or medium attack, he'll parry the move before throat punching the opponent, kneeing them in the stomach and throwing them over his shoulder.
Ragdoll: Savage grabs the opponent by the leg and starts slams them on the ground two times. (Meter Burn: After the two slams, he throws the opponent in the air, making them open for a free hit or a combo.)
Stranglehold: Savage grabs the opponent by the neck, shaking them around hard before dropping them to the ground.
Forward: Slams the butt of his handgun three times into the opponent's face before shooting their kneecap, then kicks them away from him.
Back: Slams the butt of his handgun three times into the opponent's face before shooting their kneecap, then gets behind them and pistol whips the back of their head to the ground.
Character Trait:
Perks of Immortality: Savage puts his arms out, giving a bit of a roar as he heals up, regenerating health. The longer the button is held, the more health Savage regenerates.
Super Move:
Savage Beatdown: Savage charges at the opponent, grabbing them by the head. If it connects, he'll start slowly crushing their head before dropping them with a brutal chokeslam, smashing them into ground, then he starts savagely beating their face with his fists mutliple times before stepping hard on their head, kicking them away, saying "Pathetic trash!"
Ending: Forced into a dark hole, under constant watch, Vandal Savage had been forced to Stryker's Island due to the Regime's failed attempts of killing him. Savage wasn't bothered, simply waiting for the right moment to escape. It came after the Insurgency attacked the island to save the other universe's Batman. Freed, he went and killed those behind his imprisonment before putting in his new world order...
Clash Quotes:
Standard Quotes:
"You think you got what it takes?"
"I am immortal!"
"I committed the first murder!"
"You are nothing!"
"My foot will crush your throat!"
"Foolish mortal, you die!"
Vandal Savage- "How must i greet your appearance?"
Ares- "With your death!"
Vandal Savage- "A pawn in my escape..."
Batman- "Funny, don't remember seeing you."
Vandal Savage- "You can't beat an immortal!"
Batman- "Let's prove it..."
Vandal Savage- "I must thank you for my escape..."
Batman (Insurgency)- "You're going back..."
Vandal Savage- "Time to play 'Skin The Cat'!"
Catwoman (Regime)- "Sorry, hate that game!"
Vandal Savage- "Ah, more machine that human..."
Cyborg (Regime)- "Like you were ever human..."
Vandal Savage- "Funny, heard Superman killed you."
Green Arrow- "That's what people here told me."
Vandal Savage- "Deluded mortals with your armor..."
Lex Luthor- "This armor helped me hurt Superman!"
Vandal Savage- "Was hoping to see your Luthor."
Lex Luthor (Insurgency)- "I warned Clark about you..."
Vandal Savage- "It's the boy who killed Nightwing..."
Nightwing (Regime)- "I am Nightwing!"
Vandal Savage- "Ah, the son of Ra's whore of a daughter..."
Nightwing (Regime)- "Dare you to say that again!"
Vandal Savage- "You're not from this universe..."
Scorpion- "I admit, you're observant..."
Vandal Savage- "Your doppelganger couldn't kill me."
Superman- "Well, at least we got that in common."
Vandal Savage- "I been waiting 5 years for this."
Superman (Regime)- "You die, now!"
Vandal Savage- "You can never kill me..."
Superman (Regime)- "Give me enough time and i will..."
Vandal Savage- "Even more of a bitch than usual..."
Wonder Woman (Regime)- "You watch your mouth..."
Vandal Savage- "Lying in his bed, knew you were a slut..."
Wonder Woman (Regime)- "Liar!"
Vandal Savage- "Try using fear without fingers..."
Yellow Lantern- "Try dying."
Ares- "Still fueling my power with war?"
Vandal Savage- "Someone has to."
Batman- "Still alive?.
Vandal Savage- "Always..."
Batman- "Give Ra's al Ghul a run for his money."
Vandal Savage- "He is nothing compared to me!"
Batman (Insurgency)- "Not surprised they locked you up."
Vandal Savage- "They couldn't finish the job."
Catwoman (Regime)- "Gonna scratch that ancient face of yours!"
Vandal Savage- "Try as much as you like..."
Cyborg (Regime)- "Gonna make you scream for death..."
Vandal Savage- "Then sorry to disappoint."
Green Arrow- "Man, prison hasn't been nice to you."
Vandal Savage- "It didn't bother me as much."
Lex Luthor- "My, have the mighty fallen..."
Vandal Savage- "I will rip your tounge off for that!"
Lex Luthor (Regime)- "You're going back into your hole."
Vandal Savage- "Give me time, i'll escape again.."
Nightwing (Regime)- "Gonna make sure you don't come back!"
Vandal Savage- "Try, i'll always come back!"
Nightwing (Regime)- "You're cancer of this Earth!"
Vandal Savage- "Said the same about your grandfather..."
Scorpion- "Let us fight in Mortal Kombat!"
Vandal Savage- "You can't kill me, i'm immortal!"
Superman- "Look worse than my universe's Savage."
Vandal Savage- "Five years in prison will do that."
Superman (Regime)- "You will burn!"
Vandal Savage- "Already happened, doesn't work."
Superman (Regime)- "I will find a way to kill you!"
Vandal Savage- "You'll be dead by then!"
Wonder Woman (Regime)- "Let me try to kill you..."
Vandal Savage- "Try being the key word..."
Wonder Woman (Regime)- "Superman will enjoy this."
Vandal Savage- "Bet you say that every night to him..."
Yellow Lantern- "Fear me!"
Vandal Savage- "Nothing scares me these days."
- Clancy Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in most cartoon appearances of the character along with voicing Mr. Krabs in "Spongebob Squarepants" and playing the Hrugan in "Highlander"
- Vandal Savage's backstory and appearance here is influenced mostly from The New 52 "DC Universe Presents" serial killer version of him. Basically think him wearing Superman's Lockdown costume, but more suited for him, with his name on it and such.
- While only having one projectle attack, Vandal Savage is primarily a close-range fighter.
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Things just got "Savage" :Cue Rimshot:
Oh and before i'm asked, the clash quotes to Regime Wonder Woman, yeah, expect that ALOT. Just... Fucking hate her.
Try to look for references!
Oh and before i'm asked, the clash quotes to Regime Wonder Woman, yeah, expect that ALOT. Just... Fucking hate her.
Try to look for references!
That would be perfect. THey should have brought Vandal Savage into the game. It would really be cool.
Maybe not the moveset I would have come up with, but I'll be damned if it doesn't capture his personality about perfectly.
And I love the numerous nods to Savage being a superior immortal to Ras XD
And I love the numerous nods to Savage being a superior immortal to Ras XD
True, but I tried mixing both his Pre and Post New 52 styles to him, hence the more brutal fighting style and personality.
After watching a marathon of Justice League episodes, Vandal has made a spot on one of my favorite villains.
You do him justice.
You do him justice.
:Thinks: Knockout... Send me link to said character! (Kinda don't know who she/he is.) XD
Oh and day off?
Oh and day off?
No, my shift is from 2-11 tonight. :>
She is the one in the Green. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout…
She is the one in the Green. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout…
Sucks. So, we still good for Saturday?
Another great one.
And yeah, that Regime Wonder Woman is a real bitch, unlike Prime Earth Wonder Woman, who at least gives a damn.
I hate the regime Wonder Woman too
Yeah, when she was first announced, i thought to myself "Okay, a evil alternative Wonder Woman, okay, has been done, but let's see how she is.", then i read her in the Injustice comics before playing the game and DEAR CHRIST, they made her into... Well, a huge "C U Next Thursday."
But how you liked this Injustice version of Vandal Savage?
But how you liked this Injustice version of Vandal Savage?
He seems badass as usual and I like his backstory I can`t see him bowing down to the regime and I doubt Batman would want him in the Insurgency plus Clancy Brown voicing him would be a terrific idea
Yeah, Savage would be in on it for himself, but still personally goes after the Regime for what they did to him. And damnit, i wanted Clancy in the game, this makes up for it. XD
I like his backstory here. I wouldn't have minded any of his previous voices, but Clancy Brown voicing him makes a nice touch even having a little bit of actor allusion involved.


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- What is the Technology Demonstration Program?
- Who is eligible to apply?
- What is an eligible project?
- What is the application and approval process?
- What are the evaluation criteria?
- What are the reporting requirements during and after the project?
- Annex - Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale
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What is the Technology Demonstration Program?What is the Technology Demonstration Program?
The Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) provides non-repayable contributions in support of large-scale technology demonstration projects in the aerospace, defence, space and security sectors. Demonstration projects, led by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or a Tier 1 company, require the integration of many technologies and the coordination of activities and resources from multiple project members. Projects funded through this program are expected to be the basis for next-generation manufacturing and services in Canada. The program will support technological development in areas that have significant potential for broad-based and long-term economic benefits to Canada.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s1
Who is eligible to apply?Who is eligible to apply for the Technology Demonstration Program?
Eligible Recipient
Eligible recipients must be either an OEM or a Tier 1 company (supplying directly to an OEM). The eligible recipient must be a for-profit corporation, incorporated pursuant to the laws of Canada and carrying on business in Canada.
The applicant must demonstrate its ability to fund, lead and manage a large research and development (R&D) project that includes other industry and research members. A contribution agreement will be signed between the applicant and the Crown (at which point the applicant becomes a recipient). The recipient is responsible for managing the project, submitting claims, receiving the government contribution, flowing resources to project members, and reporting on results.
Eligible Project Members
Large-scale demonstration projects require collaborative effort involving various firms, universities, colleges and/or research institutions. Applicants must bring together project members, including at least one small or medium-sized (SME) Canadian-based corporation (fewer than 500 employees) to promote the development of the supply chain and at least one accredited Canadian university, college or affiliated research institute to promote knowledge transfer. The R&D must be performed in Canada. Limited funding from the program may support R&D outside of Canada when necessary for the project's success and when the R&D cannot otherwise be undertaken in Canada.
The recipient of an approved project will be responsible for receiving the government contribution and distributing a specified amount to the project members in order to maximize the contribution of all members and potential spillover benefits. The program target is 50 percent. The actual amount proposed in the application will be included as a contractual commitment in the contribution agreement.
The recipient will be required to have an Intellectual Property (IP) agreement in place and endorsed by major project members, prior to the disbursement of any funding under the program. This pre-disbursement condition will be satisfied upon receipt of an IP agreement that outlines ownership and rights sharing arrangements that enable the project members to exploit the IP in a manner that achieves the benefits articulated in the proposal.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s2
What is an eligible project?What is an eligible Technology Demonstration Program project?
Demonstration projects are expected to include activities up to the completion of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. See Annex for a description of the TRL scale. Demonstration projects cannot generally be directly commercialized upon project completion. Further technological development and investment is generally required to tailor, adapt, test and validate results for specific product/service applications.
The TDP may award a non-repayable contribution to support one large scale project per year, up to a maximum of $54 million. The program will cover up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs over the multi-year life of the project. The duration of the R&D project is generally expected to be five years; on a case-by-case basis, a project with a shorter or longer duration will be considered.
The recipient will be expected to match the government's contribution (through its own investment and/or other source of funds). Assistance from all government sources (federal, provincial, territorial, municipal) shall not normally exceed 75 percent of eligible costs.
A significant portion of the project cost is expected to cover direct labour related to undertaking the R&D. Other eligible costs include materials, equipment, and overhead at a rate of 75 percent of direct labour. Proposals may request significant support for R&D infrastructure, particularly shared facilities accessible by all group members during the project that are broadly available afterwards to serve as ongoing innovation hubs. In the case of significant investment in infrastructure, the recipient will be expected to have a plan that allows the project's infrastructure to be maintained and made available for use after the project is completed.
Applicants will be expected to have a post project strategy to further develop the technology that emerges from TDP projects into product specific applications in order to achieve commercialization potential.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s3
What is the application and approval process?What is the Technology Demonstration Program application and approval process?
There will be an annual call for applications in April of each year. The table below provides more details on the 12 month application and approval process.
|Application Process and Timeline
|Statement of Interest (SOI)
|3 months
Review of SOI and Invitations
1 month
|Project Proposal
|3 months
Due Diligence
2 months
2 months
|Contribution Agreement
|1 month
Statement of Interest
To apply, a Statement of Interest must be submitted by a specified due date. The Statement of Interest will be assessed by a committee of government officials from science-based departments against each of the evaluation criteria identified on the next page, with particular emphasis on anticipated economic benefits to Canada. Following this assessment, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit a full Project Proposal. Refer to the SOI Application Guide for more details.
Project Proposal
Project Proposals must be submitted by a specified due date. Proposals will be assessed against each of the evaluation criteria identified on the next page. Industry Canada will draw on internal and external experts when undertaking its due diligence, involving a site visit and meetings with the applicant and project members. Following due diligence, applicants will be informed of the status of their proposal. The Minister of Industry will exercise his or her discretion on which project to fund. The Minister will seek Treasury Board and Cabinet approval prior to authorizing contributions in excess $20 million. Refer to the Project Proposal Application Guide for more details.
Contribution Agreement
Following project approval, a contribution agreement will be prepared for signature by the recipient and the Crown laying out the respective responsibilities and obligations of both parties.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s4
What are the evaluation criteria?What are the Technology Demonstration Program's application evaluation criteria?
Statements of Interest and Project Proposals are assessed against the following criteria.
- Economic Benefits to Canada
- The applicant must demonstrate that the project is expected to benefit the lead corporation and each of the members of the project, be the basis for the next generation of manufacturing and services in Canada, and have the potential to generate material economic benefits for Canada in the longer term.
- Broader Benefits to Canada
- The applicant must demonstrate whether the project is expected to generate social, environmental, health, security or other benefits to Canada.
- Collaboration
- The project must be led by an OEM or a Tier 1 company.
- The project must include at least one Canadian small or medium sized enterprise and one accredited Canadian university, college or affiliated research institute.
- Innovation
- The applicant must demonstrate that the project is technologically feasible; that it can reasonably be expected to result in new technological capabilities that are essential to achieving the proposed benefits.
- Management and Technological Capability
- The applicant must demonstrate that the lead corporation and the project members have the required managerial and technological capability and track record to successfully undertake the project.
- Financial Capability
- The applicant must show that the lead corporation and its members have the financial capability to complete the project.
- The applicant must demonstrate that funding by the Technology Demonstration Program will lever incremental private sector investment in R&D.
- Post Project Commitment
- The applicant must show a commitment on the part of the lead corporation and its project members to further develop the technology for potential commercialization and sustain the infrastructure after project completion.
Given the nature of this program, more applications may be received than can be funded. In general, applications with the largest number of project members, highest degree of potential benefits to the members, largest potential spillover economic benefits to Canada, strongest plan, most leverage in terms of private sector investment, and strongest post project planning to further invest for commercialization purposes, will be more favourably evaluated.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s5
What are the reporting requirements during and after the project?What are the Technology Demonstration Program reporting requirements during and after the project?
R&D Phase
During the R&D phase, the recipient must submit financial claims for reimbursement of eligible costs incurred on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, or at other frequencies as determined by a risk assessment. With each financial claim, the recipient must provide a report that documents the progress of the project.
Project review meetings will take place at least once a year at the recipient's location. Additional project reviews may be scheduled at the discretion of Industry Canada based on risk, size of the project or other factors.
On a yearly basis, the recipient will be required to provide a report on progress being made toward achieving the outcomes and benefits associated with the project.
Upon completion of the project, the recipient will be required to submit a final report documenting the results and status against the overall project goal.
Post-Project Phase
For five years after the project is completed, the recipient will be required to provide annual post-project reports to document longer term benefits realized since the completion of the project. In this report, the recipient will also be required to demonstrate how it is furthering the development of the technology for potential commercialization and sustaining the infrastructure.http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ito-oti.nsf/eng/00837.html#s6
Annex - Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale
|Technology Readiness Level
Source: Based on the NASA TRL system
Basic principles observed and reported
|Lowest level of technology readiness. Scientific research begins to be translated into applied research and development (R&D). Examples might include paper studies of a technology's basic properties.
Technology concept and/or application formulated
|Invention begins. Once basic principles are observed, practical applications can be invented. Applications are speculative, and there may be no proof or detailed analysis to support the assumptions. Examples are limited to analytic studies.
Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept
|Active R&D is initiated. This includes analytical studies and laboratory studies to physically validate the analytical predictions of separate elements of the technology. Examples include components that are not yet integrated or representative.
Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment
|Basic technological components are integrated to establish that they will work together. This is relatively "low fidelity" compared with the eventual system. Examples include integration of "ad hoc" hardware in the laboratory.
Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment
|Fidelity of breadboard technology increases significantly. The basic technological components are integrated with reasonably realistic supporting elements so they can be tested in a simulated environment. Examples include "high-fidelity" laboratory integration of components.
System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
|Representative model or prototype system, which is well beyond that of TRL 5, is tested in a relevant environment. Represents a major step up in a technology's demonstrated readiness. Examples include testing a prototype in a high-fidelity laboratory environment or in a simulated operational environment.
System prototype demonstration in an operational environment.
|Prototype near or at planned operational system. Represents a major step up from TRL 6 by requiring demonstration of an actual system prototype in an operational environment (e.g., in an aircraft, in a vehicle, or in space).
Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration.
|Technology has been proven to work in its final form and under expected conditions. In almost all cases, this TRL represents the end of true system development. Examples include developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) of the system in its intended system to determine if it meets design specifications.
Actual system proven through successful mission operations.
|Actual application of the technology in its final form and under mission conditions, such as those encountered in operational test and evaluation (OT&E). Examples include testing the system under operational mission conditions.
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You are now at the world council. It ends very soon. Oh look its _____. Your allies.( name your allies ) You guys start to engage in conversation over topics about your country.
____( your name here ) Wow! You have such vast lands! Whats your main export?____ Import? ____Who do you trade with?____
Ya know if were going to be friends i have to know some more about you. How's your personality? ____ Good, i thought that i wouldn't like you.
So ____ (your name here ) what were you like when you were younger? ___( chibitalia! ) Were you owned by somebody before?____
Oh, dude i forgot to ask. Where are you totally located?____ Oh cool i see, so your close to them, eh? At your place whats the climate like?____ Awesome weather.
Man look at your outfit ( describe ) ____? So cool, they look so traditional!
Boy, with such a big world there are lots of awesome recipes and dished. Whats your country known for? ____ Cool cant wait to try it.
Man, my superior would like to meet yours. Who is he/she?____ ( make 'em up) Wow.
So not to be like thats or anything but if we were walking down the street and at first didn't see each other how would i be able to distinguish you from the rest? ____ Good to know.
One last thing? I wan't you to come over my house this week end and i would like to know. Do you have any strange hobbies, like believe in strange stuff, are a compulsive eater, stretch your a's at the end of one word all the time, or sometimes do or say things that may make me not want to invite you over ever again.?____
Ahh! look its ______! ( who is your foe or fear )Run before he/she grinds us into dust! Your allies spit and your now alone. Do you fight back or do you run like a fox with its tail between your legs. If thats your fear or enemy then who is your enemy or fear?___
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Enjoying life in their mid-thirties, Kira and her husband Mads have a large house, a great car and two wonderful children. Their world is perfectly secure and comfortable, until Kira inexplicably develops a psychiatric disorder that eventually commits her to a hospital. Upon being discharged from the psychiatric ward, Kira's sole desire is to return to the normality of family life and fulfill her role as a good wife and mother. Despite her valiant struggle to maintain equilibrium, she frequently breaks the rules and loses control of her actions. Kira's behavior inevitably causes a strain on her relationship with her husband, and begins to alienate her from her children. When she discovers that Mads had an affair during her hospitalization, Kira intensifies her effort to regain her family and restore her life. Eventually, however, her desperate attempts prove futile and she is forced to come to terms with the irreversible changes in her life.
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The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools, 2nd Edition, Elizabeth R. Ransom
The definitive book on improving healthcare quality, this book compiles the most current information on a vast array of quality issues, tools, and strategies. The bookÂ's core premise is that the key to effective improvement is centering all efforts on the needs of patients. With the future of healthcare revolving around the patient, this book will be a valuable resource for years to come.
The editors have assembled a nationally prominent group of contributors to provide the best available thinking in each area of quality. Topics covered include: collecting data and the various sources that feed into quality improvement; approaches for analyzing data to measure performance improvement; establishing measures to assess physician performance; assessing patientsÂ' experiences within important dimensions of care; developing balanced scorecards or dashboards; clinical IT capabilities needed to support efforts to improve complex clinical processes; the relationship of the law to quality improvement; leading quality-improvement efforts and managing change; and understanding the work of the two major accrediting bodies in healthcare quality.
This book is copublished with the American Society for Quality and includes Forewords by Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D.,FACHE, and Gail Warden, FACHE.
Contributors to this book include: A. Al-Assaf, David Ballard, Donald Berwick, Troyan Brennan, John Byrnes, Francois de Brantes, Susan Edgman-Levitan, Frances Griffin, Carol Haraden, Maulik Joshi, Narendra Kini, Robert Lloyd, Jerod Loeb, David Nash, Greg Pawlson, Michael Pugh, Scott Ransom, Jim Reinertsen, Paul Schyve, Stephen Shortell, Mike Stoecklein, Richard Ward, Gail Warden, Valerie Weber, and Leon Wyszewianski.
About the Author
Elizabeth Ransom, M.D., F.A.C.S., serves as chief quality officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth. In this role, Ransom leads quality improvement and outcomes activities with the medical staff. She also oversees Medical Staff Affairs, Pharmacy, Patient Safety, Utilization and Risk Management activities for the hospital. Scott B. Ransom, D.O., M.B.A., M.P.H., FACHE, is director of the Program for Health Improvement and Leadership Development and as associate professor with tenure in obstetrics, gynecology, health management and policy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Maulik S. Joshi, Dr.P.H., is president and chief executive officer of the Delmarva Foundation in Easton, Maryland. Delmarva is a not-for-profit, national, quality improvement organization. David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A., is the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor and chair of the department of health policy at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
I purchased this book for a class. It is a good overview of the history, terminology, and tools of healthcare quality. It is quite readable. It doesn't go into much depth about most of the topics.
A wealth of information. Excellent examples and websites to use. Very practical for any manager in a health related field.
This is a great book. It is a requirment for a class I am taking this semester and for once I am not going to resell it back! This book is easy to read and very informative. It has already served as a great resource for me at work. I definitely recommend.
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Monster Traffic, Then Tiger Traffic
Good morning, San Francisco Bay Area golf fans, and welcome to your traffic nightmare.
The regional subway system, BART, has closed the part of the line that links San Francisco to Oakland because of a fire. That underwater tube carries more than 50,000 daily morning riders and isn't expected to reopen until after the morning commute—which was bad news for those hoping to catch the Big Three grouping of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson tee off at 7:33 a.m. local time.
Event organizers had encouraged spectators to take BART to a station near the Olympic Club, where they could catch a shuttle. And the subway closure means crippling traffic for Bay Area freeways. The local National Public Radio affiliate described the backup at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as a "monster jam" (which quite possibly marks the first time anyone at NPR has uttered the words "monster jam").
We'll see if this affects attendance this morning. In the meantime, the Daily Fix is thankful the Olympic Club is within walking distance of his childhood home. Thanks for putting me up for the tournament, Dad.