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2. Nintendo's lack of core gamer titles
While sat in the audience for Nintendo's E3 conference we could feel the anticipation. For whatever reason everyone believed Nintendo was going to show that it hadn't completely forgotten about core gamers. We sat through the painful Shaun White Snowboarding demo and the less than spectacular Animal Crossing: City Folk reveal, always believing that the big news was still to come. It wasn't. When legendary video game creator Shigeru Miyamoto took to the stage playing a saxophone using a Wii Remote in order to demonstrate Wii Music, with Robbie Drums (apparently that's his real name) appearing to be mimicking Animal, the drummer from the Muppets, our Nintendo E3 dream was over.
1. Bungie and Microsoft's countdown conundrum
Have you ever seen more hype over a non-event? Rumours over Bungie's next project and when it would be revealed had dominated message boards for months prior to E3, so when Bungie.net turned into a countdown pointing towards a big reveal during E3 the internet exploded with excitement. Who could have predicted the PR nightmare that was about to unfold? With 12 hours left on the countdown it stopped and a message appeared explaining that the announcement had been cancelled. It also pointed towards Microsoft as the reason for the cancellation. For many Bungie's big announcement was seen as a potential saviour of a very poor E3, and it was snatched away at nearly the last moment. We're not sure countdowns will ever be the same again.
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Conference: Constructing Charisma: Fame, Celebrity and Power in 19th Century Europe; April 12-14, 2007, at La Maison Française, NYU and Rutgers University, Newark.
This three-day, international and interdisciplinary conference examines fame in nineteenth century Europe, with topics including how celebrities transformed their personal standing into social and political power; how established leaders—kings, presidents, clergymen—had to operate within the new culture of celebrity by developing "charisma;" and how charisma was enacted through institutional means (media, advertising, spectacles), material culture and commodification, and the participation of fans.
The conference begins on April 12, 2007, with a Keynote Lecture by Leo Braudy: "Secular Anointings: Fame, Celebrity, and Charisma in the First Century of Mass Culture." Leo Braudy, author of "The Frenzy of Renown" and University Professor at USC, is a distinguished scholar of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English literature, film history, American culture and the history of fame and celebrity.
His lecture will be held at Rutgers University, Newark on April 12, from 5:30-7:00 pm in the Dana Room, 4th Floor Dana Library, 185 University Avenue, Newark NJ, with a reception to follow from 7:00-8:00 pm, at the Paul Robeson Gallery.
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Jeffrey Alexander, Sociology, Yale (Weber, Charisma)
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Performance reviews don't work. They are disliked by managers and employees alike. They are usually poorly written and disappear as soon as they are completed. Everyone knows this but most are not going to admit it.
Primarily, it's because everyone agrees that employee feedback is important, but HR departments don't always trust this exchange to happen without forcing everyone through a formal process. So they spend three months a year chasing up everyone in the organisation in a system that is often measured by quantity over quality. Some HR professionals even lose part of their bonuses if 100 percent of them are not completed in their business unit. It doesn't have to be this way.


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Mercedes and Pirelli must wait until Friday to learn if they will face any punishment over their involvement in last month's controversial tyre test following Thursday's FIA hearing in Paris.
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After more than six hours of intense deliberation, the president of the International Tribunal convened to hear the case, Edwin Glasgow QC, called a halt to the courtroom proceedings at 4.45pm local time.
With a number of written submissions still to consider, Glasgow confirmed the tribunal judges would need to work well into this evening before delivering a verdict.
Mercedes were brought before the hearing on suspicion that they contravened the FIA's ban on in-season testing by using their current car and regular drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the three-day, 1,000-kilometre test organised by Pirelli - Formula One's sole tyre supplier - between May 15 and 17.
Mercedes' defence team claims they undertook the test to help Pirelli explore what was behind the raft of delamination and degradation issues suffered by several teams earlier this season.
Paul Harris QC, representing Mercedes, said their actions amounted to a "laudable aim" with the purpose of addressing "a Formula One problem". He added that punishing the team for their involvement in that work would be "downright unfair".
However, that view is a little at odds with Pirelli's take on the purpose of the test, which it claims was 90 per cent focused on tyres being brought in next season.
Mercedes also claim they sought permission from FIA race director Charlie Whiting before using their current car at the test.
Yet in the hearing's opening address, FIA legal counsel Mark Howard QC confirmed the governing body did not give Mercedes permission to take part in the test with their 2013 car, branding Whiting's apparent approval "irrelevant".
The FIA claimed Mercedes are in breach of Article 22 of its sporting regulations, which outlines the ban on in-season testing. In being so, the FIA added, they are also in breach of Article 151c which prevents competitors committing "any fraudulent conduct or any act prejudicial to the interests of any competition or to the interests of motor sport generally".
Key to the Mercedes defence is their insistence that the responsibility for organising and conducting the testing programme rested solely with Pirelli.
Harris said: "Pirelli did it all. They were in charge of it all and it's obvious why - it was a Pirelli test."
Article 22 defines testing as "any track running time not part of an event undertaken by a competitor entered in the championship".
Harris added: "This was not a test undertaken by Mercedes. They are critical words in text of Article 22 - 'undertaken by'."
Mercedes' defence also rests significantly on their assertion that they were given permission by Whiting to use their 2013 car.
Running counter to that is Howard's view that Whiting was not authorised to amend Article 22 of the sporting regulations, adding that such a move could only be undertaken by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council.
In their pre-hearing submission, Mercedes revealed they had spoken to Whiting in early May to discuss the prospect of using their 2013 car, as they did not have an older car at their disposal.
Howard said the question asked of Whiting in an email from Mercedes sporting director Ron Meadows on May 2 was "non-specific" in nature.
Howard added Whiting replied to the effect that "such a test would comply with Article 22 provided its purpose was to test Pirelli tyres, but that he would check with the FIA".
Howard insisted the communication "wasn't an agreement".
Harris, however, countered by stating that Mercedes had demonstrated an "abundance of caution" by checking the legality of running their 2013 car with Whiting before doing so.
The FIA also insisted it would be "difficult to say Mercedes obtained no benefit from the test", and in his summing-up Howard added that "Mercedes may be said to have gained an unfair advantage".
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn called for "perspective" over the significance of the data gathered by his team over the course of the three days.
Brawn, who has previously revealed that the final decision to agree to the Pirelli test was his alone, said access to telemetry data was an "inevitable consequence" of the work being done, but said Mercedes sought to keep their exposure to it "at a minimum".
He conceded that undergoing a 1,000km test in a 2013 car "could be perceived as an advantage", but said that nothing was learned that had not already been established during the Spanish Grand Prix the preceding weekend.
Pirelli was summoned on the grounds that it had allegedly failed to offer the opportunity to test to othe teams.
Harris contested that by saying there had been several verbal and written request made by Pirelli to the other teams to that effect, and also pointed out that Ferrari had undertaken similar tests - albeit using a two-year-old car - in 2012 and earlier this year.
Pirelli's lawyer Dominique Dumas repeatedly asserted that the FIA had no jurisdiction, referring to the company as a "supplier amongst many other suppliers", but Howard said Pirelli was still bound by the terms of Article 151c covering acts "prejudicial" to the sport.
The verdict, when it arrives tomorrow, could have significant ramifications after Mercedes' largest group of shareholders reportedly claimed earlier his week the company should look to quit F1 in the event of a severe punishment.
Mercedes face a wide range of possible sanctions, running from a fine through to exclusion from the championship.
In closing the Mercedes defence, Harris said any punishment should be at the lower end of the scale, "but that if there is to be anything more severe, I would urge that it is suspended".
Pirelli's future may also be influenced by the outcome. The company has yet to finalise a deal to provide tyres to the championship from 2014, and a stern sanction could throw its involvement in the sport into serious doubt.
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A significant benefit of the City Rail Link project, compared to any of its possible alternatives, is the relief it will provide to Auckland's roading network – particularly in the city centre. As Auckland grows by up to a million people over the next 30 years it's clear that we won't be able to provide that proportion of growth in the capacity of our roading network. So it will be essential to squeeze as much out of a part of the transport network that currently has spare capacity – the rail system.
Work done by NZTA back in 2010 looked at the number of bus movements on city centre streets in 2041 with and without the City Rail Link project. These are presented below – firstly without CRL being built:
As anything above 130 or so buses an hour creates significant operational problems, even with impressive bus priority measures, it's fair to say that the city centre would be completely and utterly swamped with buses in this scenario. Even with CRL, the study shows that many routes would be overwhelmed, but not by nearly as much:
Since this analysis by NZTA, a lot of work has gone into further refining the bus network so that the number of buses can be realistically minimised to take advantage of the additional rail capacity provided first by electrification and then by CRL. So it is likely that the numbers will be lower than what's shown in this study – especially with the CRL.
More recently, the Draft City Centre Future Access Study highlighted the enormous pressure which would come on the city centre's roading network over the next 10 years in particular – especially if the CRL is not built by 2022 as planned:
Rush-hour traffic in central Auckland will slow to walking pace if the central city rail tunnel isn't built, a confidential report warns.
The draft report by transport engineers Sinclair Knight Merz puts further pressure on the Government to back the project.
By 2021, most bus networks near and in the city centre will be at capacity or overloaded in terms of what can be provided on existing roads, the report says.
Private motor vehicle speeds will have halved from 16km/h in the morning peak to 8km/h.
The rail network will have reached the maximum number of services possible.
And by 2041, the bus network will be "significantly over capacity" and the average morning peak car speed in the city centre will be 5km/h.
Car journey times to the city centre from the west and south will increase by 30 to 50 per cent, adding an extra 30 minutes each way from the South Auckland growth area.
And there's more doom and gloom:
The draft also warns that by as early as 2021 growing congestion would "limit Auckland's potential growth" by increasing travel times for city centre workers and reducing efficiency for freight and commercial road users using the port, moving around the city centre, or passing through.
The growing congestion would also push employment out of the centre, reducing productivity and resulting in a less competitive economy.
By 2041, the report said, traffic jams would be keeping 15,200 employees and students out of the city centre and would reduce speeds for commuter, freight and commercial vehicles by 75 per cent.
Because buses inevitably compete with cars for streetspace, any solution to Auckland's impending problems that relies on buses will significantly reduce the amount of capacity available for general traffic.
Therefore, perhaps ironically and certainly not surprisingly, the best way to ease pressure on Auckland's roading network in the future – particularly in the city centre – is to boost the capacity and attractiveness of the rail system to get people off the roads altogether. Which is exactly what the CRL does.


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Q: I run a nursing home and I'm very proud of my staff. They tend to the needs of the residents with love and compassion that goes far beyond their official duties. However, I am deeply concerned, and have been for a long time, about the abandonment of our residents by their own families.
Many families don't visit at all and some come only infrequently. There's just no way for our staff to make up for this hole in the patients' lives. I'm hoping you might encourage readers and their friends to visit their family members and the parents and grandparents of others who are living out their last days in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
This small kindness would make a huge difference in the quality of life for these dear elderly and infirm people. – Anonymous
A: Thank you for your kind but troubled note. The biblical commandment to visit the sick is a high and holy one for people of every faith, and I wholeheartedly endorse your gentle rebuke of those who do not visit nursing home patients enough.
I fully understand that the old practice of bringing Grandma or Grandpa into your home to live out his/her last days is no longer possible for many families. In a two-income household, there is no adult at home during the day to meet the needs of immediate family, much less care for an elderly parent.
It's also a fact of modern life that quite often children and grandchildren don't live in the same city as their parents and grandparents and this makes visiting a rare and expensive effort. However, I do agree with your concerns in general.
The limits of modern life also impose upon all children and grandchildren with loved ones in nursing homes a special and sacred obligation to find time to visit them, feed them, laugh with them and bring them up to date on family happenings. I know how much this means to them. I see many of them when I visit my dear friend Father Tom Hartman here, or when I visit my mother in Milwaukee.
When family members start letting visits slip by, it's hard to break the habit. Out of sight and out of mind is an aphorism which is often sadly true. The old question of why one mother can care for five children, but five children cannot care for one mother continually rears its head.
Let me say, however, that such neglect is not universal. Many families do take time to visit their parents and grandparents in nursing facilities. Their visits do bring a deep measure of joy and serenity to patients.
We live in a world where new is good and old is … well, just old. One of the many reasons the Bible gives me such comfort is that it reminds me, in God's words, of an older world in which the elderly were the honored possessors of wisdom and authority.
In the Book of Leviticus we read: "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD." (Lev. 19:32-KJV) The deeper meaning of this simple verse to me is that we should do more than just think respectfully of the aged; we should do something that shows our respect.
Visiting them in nursing homes, and definitely calling regularly, is something we can do for those who are responsible not only for the color of our eyes but also for the content of our characters. Perhaps we can't change this world, but we can change this day for someone waiting for us – for someone who is waiting for anyone.


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Now what: The stock wasn't cheap to begin with, so more margin pressure isn't good for investors. Shares now trade at 23 times earnings, and impact of another coupon program could be big. I don't think there's a reason to buy the stock today and would wait and see how margins play out in coming quarters.
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text: At Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:24:11 -0500, "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <shap at eros-os.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 21:24 +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > Let's start with the L4 mapping hierarchy model. In this case, there > > exists exactly one mapping tree per delegated resource. To allow for > > the above additional requirement, we would need to admit for a > > "cross-link" from the invoked capability to the fetched resource. > > > > The costs for this seems to be one additional pointer plus constant > > overhead per delegated resource. This would be accounted together > > with the other data from the delegation. > > No. The cost of this is one additional pointer plust constant resource > **per transfer**. Every map operation in L4 allocates a resource in the > L4 mapping database. Yes. The above should have been "per resource delegation", rather than "per delegated resource". In this model there are no "transfers", only revocable delegations. This is already true for L4, and the associated resource issues have to be solved (L4.sec?) independently of the question of membrane-like functionality. I tentatively suggest that the extra cost on top of this if membrane-like functionality is required is a constant overhead per delegation, that can be attributed to the receiver of the delegation in the same manner as the other costs for the delegation. Do you still disagree? Thanks, Marcus


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If you're tired of the fun but loud Dance Mat Typing, or if you would like a program with fewer graphics and more explanation for your older students, I found the course for you...
Peter's Online Typing Course takes you through learning "touch typing" (that's what typing without looking at the keys is called) through a series of lessons.
I took the left-hand numbers lesson tonight while reviewing the site for you, as that's my slow area, and in only a few minutes of typing and testing (you type what it says to type while the site times you), I improved quickly.
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Drugmakers angle for advantage in treating diabetes
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"There is a large amount of people who don't know they have diabetes," said Dr. Stuart Weinerman, chief of endocrinology at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, New York. "There is an even larger group of people that have diabetes and don't control it adequately."
IMS also forecast growing use of oral diabetes medicines due to their convenience and efficacy.
"The aim is to preserve the option of oral therapy for as long as possible," said Boehringer's Smith.
Boehringer is also developing a member of a new class of drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors, which are designed to block glucose from being absorbed into the bloodstream through the kidneys, allowing more sugar to be excreted with urine.
New data on another experimental SGLT2 inhibitor, dapafliglozin from Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca , showed that it was effective in a two-year study. But more bladder and breast cancers were found in patients treated with the drug.
"The probability of these drugs causing cancer is very, very low ... the duration of the trials was too short," said Zonszein.
Lilly also featured information on Byetta, an injectable GLP-1 drug co-marketed with Amylin Pharmaceuticals , which is suing Lilly over its deal with Boehringer.
Amylin presented data at the conference showing no significant link between use of Byetta and heart rhythms, which is important since U.S. regulators have asked for a heart risk trial of the company's once-weekly GLP-1 drug, Bydureon.
That data is expected soon and Amylin said it plans to refile for U.S. regulatory approval of Bydureon in the second half of this year.
Drugmakers are also working on improved versions of insulin, the blood-sugar controlling hormone that is missing in people with type 1 diabetes and can be needed by patients with the more common type 2 diabetes.
Novo Nordisk , the world's biggest insulin producer, showed that its experimental long-acting insulin, degludec, lowered blood sugar levels with less risk of hypoglycemia, compared with Sanofi's Lantus.
Degludec is formulated with spacer molecules to provide a more steady rate of absorption than current insulins, said Alan Moses, Novo Nordisk's chief medical officer.
"It lines up like pearls on a string ... the insulin just basically drops off one molecule at a time from the ends," he explained.
Sanofi's diabetes division head, Dennis Urbaniak, said the French drugmaker aims to hold its market share with Lantus.
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S I didn't have a snack today didn't really need it.
L I had a chicken thigh and leg and a salad with strawberries, apple, lettuce( I was out of spinach), tomato and purple onion. No need for dressing because the strawberries gave it lots of flavor.
D Started with a wonderful salad I made with Mushrooms, apple, mixed greens, bellpepper, tomato and purple onion(I love purple onion you will notive i put it in EVERYTHING). a cilantro and lime chicken breast with some grilled zucchinni and half a sweet potato.
I think I did pretty damn good today!
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Sounds like a good challenge after I'm done with Kilimangaro.
So I am working on the long-haul planning for a future Pacific Crest Trail hike. That is 2200 miles from Mexico to Canada.
It will be a few years from now before I can actually go anywhere, but as you can imagine, it can take that long to plan for this trip.
Any long haul hikers out there who want to chime in with primal/paleo tips or suggestions?
Sounds like a good challenge after I'm done with Kilimangaro.
Get familiar with dehydrating food. Jerkies, fruits, veggies, pemmican, etc. You may even consider researching and making your own MREs (I know TAWFUNGUY does it). Also, invest in good, versatile equipment that can handle the change in weather patterns.
I'll leave more nuanced stuff to those who have actually done long-distance hiking.
Are you a college student, trying to navigate college while being Primal? Do you know any other PB college students on a tight budget? Heck, for that matter, are YOU trying to live Primal on a budget? Enroll at Primal University!
For after all what is man in nature? A nothing in relation to infinity, all in relation to nothing, a central point between nothing and all and infinitely far from understanding either.
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Sounds like something that I've been thinking about for a long ass time now... I should follow this thread very closely...
Ohhh, massive jealousy. I recently read "Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the PCT" and was totally captivated at the idea of the hike. I've nothing to offer really, other than my admiration for the idea.
Wouldn't it be fun to get a bunch of Primal people together to do this hike?
Awesome plan! There have been a few people doing long hikes on here, but not the PCT.. that's supposed to be one gorgeous hike! See jedigrok and the AT & more hiking advice. I also saw a post on here by someone new who did the AT, but pre-primal.
I think the key is to find a good balance of staying lightweight & high in nutrition. It would be ideal if you have a support system back home; someone who could make jerky, pemmican, dried fruits/veggies, and ship them to you along the way. I've found that my own homemade stuff doesn't last too long without refrigeration, so if you don't have that support system you may need to buy shelf-stable which will either be expensive & good quality or cheap & less than ideal. I hear some people make pemmican that can last for the long haul, but I haven't had that luck (maybe they can chime in here).
Some folks run mostly on fat, etc while hiking, but I tend to up the carbs a bit, especially in higher altitude (as I'm a flat-lander). Otherwise, my legs ache too much. Anyway, I'm not a thru-hiker (yet), as my plans for the CDT were called off for this year (boo), but I'm surrounded by boxes of supplies to remind me daily.
Good luck with your planning... and thanks for starting the thread. Would like to see more info on this as always
Jen, those are some really great links. Thank you. In the short term, I am looking at shorter hikes, like the John Muir Trail (215 miles / 21 days). All of the same advice still applies, just on a much smaller scale.
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Faulkner issued a statement this evening saying he disagreed with the audit finding."I respectfully contest the finding presented in the audit," Faulkner said in an email. "Prior to making the proposal to the Autauga County Board of Education, research by the board's attorney was done to validate the legality of the proposal. Case law as well as an Attorney General's opinion supported the proposal for the buyout. This research done by the Board's attorney was then presented to the BOE for consideration. The proposal passed unanimously. All parties agreed that the proposal was in the best interest of the Autauga County Schools. I would never do anything knowingly to defraud the citizens of Autauga County."
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Seale said the board had broad authority to act in the best interest of the public and for education.
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Seale said that after Faulkner resigned, Agee was brought on board as an interim superintendent to deal with some pressing issues facing the school system. Agee had been principal at Prattville Junior High.
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"Why don't you take Millie?" I suggested. In early May, our black shih-tzu Millie passed her Hand In Paw evaluation and is now an official animal assisted therapy dog. It's her job to make folks feel better—at least for a bit—so what better practice than with family members? I gave Millie a quick bath, packed her little bag and sent the two on their way, hoping this was a good decision. Tim's folks had no idea that this visit included an adorable black bundle of cuteness, and we weren't at all sure how this would go over.
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There's nothing like a shiny '57 Chevy to make people dream of driving a hot car and a "cool" set of wheels.
Unless it's a '62 little red Corvette or a 1948 MG TC family heirloom such as the one maintained by Jim Ellis or a black 1949 Cadillac Coup de Ville eyed wistfully by Gloria Mercado-Fortine, member of the William S. Hart Union High School District board.
On Sunday, scores of vintage cars lined Main Street, between 5th Street and Lyons Avenue, for the Old Town Newhall Association Classic Car Show.
"I love this," said Mercado-Fortine, as she popped the Caddy's rear light to reveal a hidden gas cap.
With the street shut down for classic cars, hundreds of observers turned out to look under the hood and fall in love with the thought of getting behind the wheel of their dream car.
Veronica Hanford fell in love with a green mid-'60s "rag top" Jaguar.
"That's sex on wheels," she said, turning away from a 1967 hippy-era "Samba" Volkswagen bus fitted with a surfboard tied to its roof.
Chris Loo said she too fell in love with a Jaguar crafted more than a half-century ago.
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Book Review 316: H.P. Lovecraft: Nightmare Countries
April 6, 2014 - Harry Eagar
H.P. LOVECRAFT: Nightmare Countries, by S.T. Joshi. 160 pages, illustrated. Metro
When he died in 1937, surely no one could have expected that H.P. Lovecraft would be treated to a two-decker biography, like Henry James or Mark Twain. "Nightmare Countries" is not that book (which was "I Am Providence: the Life and Times of H.P. Lovecraft" by the same author). "Nightmare Countries" is more of a fanbook, coffee table style.
Certainly if any author ever did aspire to a two-decker bio, he could not have done better than Lovecraft did. Possibly the worst case of logorrhea in American letters, Lovecraft wrote an estimated 80,000 letters, many of over 50 pages, in a life that ended at 47.
Not bad for a man so socially inept that he could not attend public school or hold a job or even go outside for most of his life.
In addition to a messed up life that was turned around by the love of a good woman and the New Deal, Lovecraft's biography opened up to me part of the underbelly of American popular literature that I had not heard of.
Starting before World War I, Lovecraft was an important figure in a tiny but fascinating movement, the amateur press associations. Apparently as aspect of the striving of immigrants (from overseas or the sticks) who were unsure of themselves in the mainstream, the associations lasted a long time, so they must have fulfilled some need.
These associations -- there were two, and Lovecraft was president of both -- operated much like social media networks today, only using the mails. Their members displayed an attractive humility absent from today's bloggers and tweeters.
Parallel to the amateur press associations were the unorganized fan networks around the pulp story magazines, like Weird Tales. These were lively societies, occasionally breaking out into personal contacts.
They also produced fanzines, some of which had impressively lengthy runs. Here Lovecraft excelled. From his days in short pants he was editor/publisher of personal magazines. Many well-known writers did the same when they were children, but few lasted more than a few issues. Some of Lovecraft's continued for decades.
After his marriage failed, Lovecraft got out more and began an extensive series of tours up and down the East Coast. A WASP of traditional prejudices, it is possible that getting out of Providence and seeing how real people lived may have provided the spark that turned him from a reactionary into a socialist.
That and his increasing poverty.
Although read only by hoi polloi during his life and scorned by the likes of Edmund Wilson after his death, Lovecraft now looks to be established as one of the very few writers who will find lots of readers in every generation.
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Fay always reached out to help others. When she met Eddie, in her heart she knew she should not get involved with him. He was timid, shy, reserved. He needed a good friend. When he unexpected declared his love for her, well, he swept her off her feet! They enjoyed each other's company. He didn't behave ungentlemanly. When he proposed, she made a snap decision and said, "Yes."
What Fay didn't expect was a downturn in the economy that hit Eddie like a brick wall. He couldn't cope with unemployment and under-employment and turned into someone she didn't know any more. He was hurting so much she thought he needed someone to lighten his burdens for just a little while until he got back on his feet, regained his bearings and they could be happy again.
Those things never happened. A lot of people, especially women, thought he was a sweetheart. They didn't see him in action at home. Fay found herself trying to keep the household going alone. Eddie went to work only because Fay insisted he had to. At home he was emotionally vacant, uninvolved. Fay realized he took up space like a table, a chair, a plate. She didn't know what to do about any of it.
Fay tried to talk to Eddie. She tried to convince him they had floated too long. They needed a plan. Here's where they were. Where did they want to go? How were they going to get from Point A to Point B? She put it as simply as she could. He said nothing. Did he comprehend what she was talking about or not? She decided to stop taking care of everything, like he had, hoping he would care enough to react. Nothing. Then she heard the term: Codependency.
"If you find yourself romantically inclined toward an addict or someone in recovery, before taking the plunge, take a step back to really consider things," advises Morningside Recovery, an agency in California. "For instance, if you believe addiction is a weakness of character or you're looking for something casual, or you think you can fix your partner with love, don't get involved."
Fay remembered telling her best friend she didn't want to be involved with Eddie. He wasn't an addict but he had some emotional baggage which she wouldn't know about for many years. Love does not conquer all, and there was that word: Codependency, also known as "relationship addiction." This is a one-sided, emotionally destructive relationship, often abusive, as well. It is learned from parents or other family members.
Fay thought about her parents and their relationship. Mom had done everything she could to fix everything but Dad had been so uninvolved with the family, rarely at home.
Codependents are partners in a dysfunctional family, although originally it was partners of addicts. A dysfunctional family is one in which someone(s) feel anger, fear, pain or shame that is ignored or denied. There may be other underlying problems as well, says Mental Health of America (online.)
Fay urged Eddie to go to counseling with her.
"There's nothing wrong with me," he said.
She realized, too, that she had become a survivor, hiding her feelings, her needs, her self, mostly because she'd been raised to believe it was sinful to be selfish enough to think of what she needed before others in her life were taken care of.
- Learn to deny, ignore, avoid difficult emotions
- Detach themselves, don't talk, don't touch, don't feel, don't trust and don't confront
- Identity and emotional development are inhibited
- Attention and energy are focused on the needy one who is uninvolved in the relationship
- Sacrifices self and needs for the one who is sick or addicted
- Has low self-esteem
- Looks for things outside of self to make them feel good
- May become addicted to substances
- May develop compulsive behaviors: workaholism, gambling, indiscriminate sexual activity and martyrdom.
- What did you learn from your family?
- What are you teaching your children and younger members in your family?
- Who are you, and why are you here?
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Friday, November 12, 2004
I'm so excited! To relieve my floor, I now have a proper place to spill my culinary adventures. I've been thoroughly enjoying various food blogs I've been running across while researching various recipes. And quite frankly I've been going through a serious case of blog envy. I can't wait to get a couple snap shots in here and there.
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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
|The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
|Los Angeles, California, United States
|Psychedelic rock
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Shaun Harris
Danny Harris
Markley A Group
|Past members
|Bob Markley (producer, vocals)
Shaun Harris (bass, vocals)
Danny Harris (guitar, vocals)
Michael Lloyd (guitar, vocals)
Ron Morgan (guitar)
John Ware (drums)
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1966, based in Los Angeles, California. They released five albums under the band name and one under Markley A Group. The group disbanded in 1970. Despite never achieving mainstream success during their existence, the band has garnered interest over the years.
In 1960, Bob Markley, the adopted son of an oil tycoon and a law graduate, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. He was already a local TV personality in Oklahoma for a show called Oklahoma Bandstand. In Los Angeles, Markley was signed by Warner Bros. Records. He released singles titled "Will We Meet Again" b/w "Tia Juana Ball" and "Summer Comin' On" b/w "It Should Have Been Me". All of the tracks were either written or co-written by Markley. However, none of these efforts were met with major success.
At around the same time Shaun and Danny Harris, sons of composer Roy Harris and pianist Johana Harris, also moved to Los Angeles. By 1963 they had both begun playing with a teen surf rock band, The Snowmen. When they started attending Hollywood Professional School in 1964, they met up with Michael Lloyd. He was a pianist and guitarist who had been playing in several surf groups such as The New Dimensions with Jimmy Greenspoon later of Three Dog Night. Lloyd then moved on to a pop group called The Alley Cats.[1] Shaun Harris worked with Lloyd in a group called The Rogues and recorded a single influenced by the song "Hey Joe" which was creating a sea change in the pop music world. The Harris brothers and Lloyd decided to form a new band initially called The Laughing Wind. They recorded demos for a mutual friend, record producer Kim Fowley. Fowley already knew Markley and suggested that the band try some of his lyrics. However, Markley was close to 12 years older than the Harris brothers and Lloyd.
In 1965, Fowley arranged a private party in Markley's mansion at which The Yardbirds with Jeff Beck[2] performed and which the Harris brothers and Lloyd also attended. Markley was impressed by the large number of teenage girls attracted by the band. The much younger musicians were impressed by Markley's financial resources and potential ability to fund good quality equipment and a light show. Fowley encouraged them to join forces and with the addition of drummer John Ware, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was formed. The general approach was intended to parallel that being developed on the east coast by Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground.[3] Markley used his legal background to ensure that he held all rights to the band's name.
The band's recording debut in 1966 Volume One, featured Lloyd, the Harris brothers, Dennis Lambert (guitar) and Danny Belsky (drums), with Markley on some vocals. Most of the material was completed before the time Markley became involved. The rudimentary album included contemporary hits and original compositions and was recorded in a self-made studio on San Vincente Blvd, just outside Beverly Hills. The album was originally issued on the tiny FiFo Records label in Hollywood. An original copy of this album complete with sleeve sold for more than $15,000 in the early 2000s.[4]
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With the many contacts in the music business that all members had and their impressive light show, the group became popular around Los Angeles and were signed by Reprise Records for a three album contract. Their first "proper" album, Part One, ranged from anthemic pop songs and acoustic ballads to harder-edged psychedelic numbers. It reflected the tensions between the band's musicians and Markley, who effectively controlled the band's output but who was regarded by the others as musically untalented.[3] Markley contributed rambling pseudo-psychedelic lyrics and spoken sections. The album included inputs from co-producer Jimmy Bowen, songwriters Baker Knight and P.F. Sloan, drummer Hal Blaine and pianist Van Dyke Parks. Disputes between Markley and Lloyd also led to the inclusion of guitarist Ron Morgan who over time became a full-fledged member of the band.
Sensing that Lloyd was unhappy with these disputes, Fowley introduced him to Mike Curb. They hit it off and Lloyd decided to work on a few studio projects that led to his later appointment to a position at MGM Records. He was offered six months of time at Hollywood Boulevard studios. He produced many projects starting in late 1967 and 1968. These included the groups The Smoke, October Country and The Laughing Wind among others which all benefited from Lloyd's songwriting, arranging and production.[5]
The Harris brothers and Morgan continued on with Markley and recorded Volume Two – Breaking Through and released it in 1967. It was a more ambitious and coherent album with all of the tracks credited either in whole or in part to the members of the group. It featured Markley's anti-war rant "Suppose They Give A War And No One Comes?" – partly based on a speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The album contained a long version of the song "Smell of Incense" which was also released as a single featuring Morgan's lead guitar work. Markley's lyrics started to reveal his feelings about young girls.[3]
The final Reprise album, Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil is generally regarded as the group's high point. However, the naïve peace-and-love message of some of the songs sat uneasily beside the ironic cynicism of tracks like "A Child of a Few Hours Is Burning to Death". The songs showed a tension between the Harris brothers' melodies, Morgan's strident lead guitar and effects and Markley's sometimes bizarre lyrics regarding children.[3] The song "As the World Rises and Falls" continues the haunting tension and simplicity of the previous Markley, Morgan compositions to new heights. By this time, the band effectively consisted of Markley, Morgan and Shaun Harris, with Danny Harris having withdrawn due to illness.
Independent labels[edit]
The Harris brothers both disillusioned with Markley and with the group's lack of commercial success, reunited in 1968 to form a touring band called California Spectrum[6] with Lloyd's involvement. However, this was not a success and they returned to record a further West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band album, Where's My Daddy?. This album was released in 1969 on Amos Records owned by Jimmy Bowen. It was credited to a line-up of Markley and the Harris brothers, although both Lloyd and Morgan also contributed. In 1970, a final album emerged Markley A Group which although presented as a Markley solo album, had the active involvement of the whole band including Lloyd and Danny Harris on Forward Records owned by Mike Curb. After this time, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band ceased to exist.
The Harris brothers and Lloyd remained lifelong friends and worked together on many projects after the disbanding of the group. Lloyd stated recently "Although Markley created tension in the group that was part of the creative process. We were young and did not know how to cope with it. However, he was a very intelligent man who really wanted appreciation for the artistry that the group was producing. He would be at the studio early writing his lyrics in anticipation of the other band members putting the words to music. Markley would have appreciated how the group has seen a bit of a revival in recent years, especially in the UK and Australia."[2]
Later happenings[edit]
Markley worked as a record producer, released an unsuccessful album, and later fell into ill health before dying in 2003. Lloyd became the Vice President of A&R at MGM at age 20 in 1969. He went on to win a Grammy Award with Lou Rawls and to produce hits for Frank Sinatra, The Moody Blues, Dionne Warwick, The Monkees, The Osmonds, Sammy Davis, Jr., Shaun Cassidy, The Righteous Brothers, Leif Garrett, Debby Boone, Pat Boone and Air Supply to name just a few. Lloyd produced the best-selling soundtrack to Dirty Dancing. He has earned more than 100 gold and platinum records and has also done the scoring, music supervision or had songs placed in 38 feature motion pictures. He is a partner in Curb Records.[7] Shaun Harris released a solo album in 1973,[8] and worked with Barry Manilow, but eventually retired from the music scene to set up a successful children's film festival. Danny Harris also released a solo album in 1980 and worked as a folk musician and actor. He died on the set of Saving Mr. Banks due to a heart attack on October 1, 2012. Morgan went on to join Three Dog Night and then The Electric Prunes before his death in 1989.
Band members[edit]
- Bob Markley (August 25, 1935, Tulsa, Oklahoma – September 9, 2003, Gardena, California)[9]
- Shaun Harris (born March 2, 1946, Colorado Springs)[10]
- Danny Harris (born March 19, 1947, Colorado Springs – October 1, 2012, Cambria, CA) [10]
- Michael Lloyd (born Michael Jeffrey Lloyd, November 3, 1948, New York)[11]
- Ron Morgan (June 8, 1945, Colby, Kansas – 1989)[12]
- John Ware ( )?
Studio Albums[edit]
- Volume One (1966)
- Part One (1967)
- Vol. 2 (Breaking Through) (1967)
- Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil (1968)
- Where's My Daddy? (1969)
- Markley A Group (1970)
Compilation albums[edit]
- Legendary Unreleased Albums on the Raspberry Sawfly label (1980)
- Transparent Day Sampler on Edsel Records ED 180 (1986)
- The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Companion (2011)
- FiFo Records
- "Sassafras" b/w "I Won't Hurt You" (1966)
- Reprise Records
- "1906" b/w "Shifting Sands" (1967)
- "Help, I'm a Rock" b/w "Transparent Day" (1967)
- "Suppose They Give a War and No One Comes" b/w "Queen Nymphet" (1967)
- "Smell of Incense" b/w "Unfree Child" (1968)
- Amos Records
- "Free as a Bird" b/w "Where's My Daddy?" (1969)
Comments from musicians[edit]
Pete Overend Watts founding member of Mott The Hoople and British Lions wrote of his first listen to the Part One album "As soon as I played the opening track - the wistful "Shifting Sands" I knew I'd stumbled across something very special. A plaintive ballad in A minor, echoed sad fuzz guitar - open space, great recording quality, but what really grabbed me was the voice. I'd never heard a voice like it at that time. Most of the West Coast groups had powerful, loud, rock singers - The Doors, Moby Grape, Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane etc. This voice was nothing like that - it was gentle, eggshell thin, almost brittle, very young but with an emotional quality and a worldliness that was uncanny and could deliver lyrics in an understated but extremely powerful way. It's still my favorite voice. On the second track "I Won't Hurt You" I was literally blown away. There was this incredible voice again this time right up-front almost whispering over a minimal backing of one muffled acoustic guitar and a beat - which apparently is a heartbeat (eerie). The opening lines "I've lost all my pride - I've been through paradise and out the other side" - and he sounded like he had! The bell-like simplistic stereo guitars in the break are a stroke of genius - then back to the muffled last verse - the contrast is wonderful. One point about this song and it occurs in several of their others is the way the lyrics don't quite scan correctly - it's almost like they've tried to fit too many words into a fixed number of bars - it can't be done - but they do it - and it sounds brilliant!" [13]
Sean Lennon stated in an article titled "10 Lost Psychedelic Classics" about the song "Eighteen Is Over the Hill" in Rolling Stone. It is the opening track of the album Volume 3: A Child's Guide To Good And Evil. "I can understand why this band is overlooked, because their records are very hard to listen to – they're really out there. They almost make Frank Zappa seem mainstream. But then they have these moments where it just works. This is one of their best songs." [14]
- ^ name="southernfm.com.au"southernfm.com.au - accessed September 2014
- ^ a b southernfm.com.au - accessed September 2014
- ^ a b c d "West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band". RockMuse.com. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ The Acid Archives, book by Patrick Lundborg, 2006
- ^ The Smoke - accessed September 2014
- ^ Acid Archives - accessed September 2014
- ^ taxi.com - accessed September 2014
- ^ Jason Ankeny, Review of Shaun Harris, Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015
- ^ Discogs.com - accessed December 2010
- ^ a b Electricflower.ucoz.com - accessed December 2010
- ^ Filmreference.com - accessed December 2010
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed December 2010
- ^ shindig-magazine.com - accessed September 2014
- ^ rollingstone.com - accessed September 2014
External links[edit]
- West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, a comprehensive webpage from RockMuse.com
- Interview with Michael Lloyd from http://www.harmony-central.com
- Article by Peter Overend Watts from http://shindig-magazine.com


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Normally, I try and bust out at least 1-2 deep posts a week about the Bills and Sabres. However, at this moment, I can't. I'm just not feeling up to writing something about them today. It's been a rough six week for our heroes in the (716). I really can't blog about the impact of Kelvin Sheppard's 14 tackles or how Zack Kassian lost his teeth.
Lately, I've been in a very cynic mood. And no, it has nothing to do with the Bills and Sabres. (Alright, that's a white lie, but go with me)
I'm going through a lot of doubts about life in NYC. Let's just say that I'm going through a deep thought process about what I wanna do next in my life. The 500 mile road I've been traveling hasn't lead to a dead end yet, but the trees and houses seem to look the same after every mile. Instead of looking for a new map, I'm still driving down that road and wondering if I should turn this car around.
Whether you are 18 or 60, we travel that same road and wonder if it is all worth it. When you aren't sure anymore, you start losing ambition. The flame or fire is still there, but it is burning at both ends of the candle and you are left wondering if the person you thought you knew, is going to exist when it eventually disintegrates.
NYC can be a very lonely city sometimes. Everyone is always on the go and when you've been a freelancer at 20 or so different gigs, your relationships with colleagues or friends seems to be in a two month range. You work with them and you go out for drinks sometimes and then you go to the next job. Sure, you keep in touch…pleading if they know anyone that is hiring. However, it's not like…
I'm going back to Buffalo in six days for the holidays and I couldn't tell you how badly I want to get back there. I'm hoping that just like when Scott Norwood had his worst moment of his life and the people of WNY raised his morale at a rally the next day, I can maybe get a little of that love. Alright, my rally actually consists of some bar off Elmwood Avenue with friends and family. Better yet, maybe I'll take in that Tebow/Bills games with friends. Alright, so we don't have a snowball chance in hell in winning, but ticket prices will be low and my morale will be high because I'll be with friends and family.
I'm also going to the Tux/Pucks night with my younger cousin. He use to play hockey and I'm looking forward to just sitting there and trying to poke holes at his story about how he blasted Pat Kaleta into the boards when he was 16. Sure you did. Maybe that is why the F'N center is so quiet. Maybe friends are just chatting away with each other about stories of days gone by. Talking about the good old days. Friends, families, the roads we traveled.
Maybe it's my apathy towards our teams and my life, but that's what it is all about when you look at the grand scheme of sports.
Maybe some of you started friendships and relationships at these games. Sure, it's easy to say what the best or worst part are for those games, Win or lose, right? However, when you look at your friendships, the best part was that it didn't end at the game. Maybe you met your wife/husband there. It led to a first date, first kiss, first I love you. Yeah, maybe the Kiss Cam at the Arena isn't so bad after all.
The friendships evolved. Bars, theme parks, dinners, bars and more bars. We have all heard about how the Bills/Sabres have always been a communal gathering. It has been used time and time again by anyone who can write or use a microphone. Hell, at times I think our love for going to these games are used against us by the teams to put a inferior product on the field (See: Bills and Tom Golisano).
However, in my state, I'm looking for something to get away from my stresses.
I'm looking for some camaraderie with friends over beers and sports. Maybe friendships started with football, but they certainly didn't end at the games. Sure the Bills blow and the Sabres have been average, but I'm not thinking about it when I come home. I'm thinking of seeing the gang from middle school and telling the same old stories that I seem to embellish. Maybe it will be over Pinto Kenny's grill or in the car on the way to the game, but the ride will always be the same…fun.
We have three Bills games left. Yes, we can just piss and moan about how bad the season has become and how we want it to end. I assure you, I'll probably do it within a day, but when you look at the friendships we've made because of these teams, don't you wish the season never ended?


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From wiiware.nintendolife states the next Wiiware rebirth game will be-Jackal.
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Talk:Legendary duo
Own pages
Should these "legendary duos" get their own pages and template like the legendary trios? Gligar 23:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
And here's something for debate: Phione & Manaphy: a duo? Gligar 23:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- BZZT, unlike the birds, beasts, golems, and pixies, these guys have no special duo traits or stories. The birds together summon Lugia, Ho-Oh made the beasts, the golems awaken Regigigas, and the pixies were created by Arceus. TTEchidna 23:25, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Not sure which question you're trying to answer, but if you're talking about getting their own pages:
- I think if we are going to state the similar movesets we need them to have a new template and there own pages. I think it's a good idea. :)
- Similar movesets (for some of them)
- Mewtwo/Mew has movie and relations
- Lati@s (obvious, already has a page, similar movesets)
- Lugia and Ho-Oh both resided on the towers
- Cresselia and Darkrai are polar opposites (in Mystery Dungeon and DPPt at least)
- Phione and Manaphy are in the same family, similar traits, similar movesets.
Gligar 23:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- I agree with Gligar; they do need their own page.Green Zubat (talk) 20:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
WTH WTF ON LD Pg!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
WTH WHO IN TERMINIA IS DELETING MY SEAFAIRYDUO SECTION! I DEMAND AN ANSWER! NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! Giratina's Embodiment 00:24, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
- As I said, do you have proof as them both being a duo? Phione is merely an offspring and a sort of "servant" to Manaphy~Ποκεμανιακα0β 00:26, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Good point. Sorry. I didn't see your comment on the trio page.Giratina's Embodiment 18:18, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
- Oh no it's fine, don't apologize~Ποκεμανιακα0β 18:21, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
How about we make a speculation duo heading then: Speculation Trios? It would make a good idea, plus anyone who wanted could put up their speculation? I need at least 4 people backing me up on this before I'm gonna make this, and if anyone makes it before I have the 4+ 'votes', I'm gonna delete it like Pokemaniac102 did to my section. Just sign, and I'll consider it a 'vote'.
- Oo, sorry but Bulbapedia rule is NO SPECULATION~Ποκεμανιακα0β 18:36, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, sorry. Giratina's Embodiment 18:37, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
There should be one under each section like there is on the trio pages. YinYang 20:42, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Tower Mix-Up?
I thought I had better check first, but I think there has been a mix-up regarding the Tin Tower and the Brass Tower. It says that Lugia perched at the top of the Tin Tower, and Ho-oh on the Brass Tower. Shouldn't that be the other way round? Ho-oh is found at the Tin Tower in Gold and Silver. Taromon777 11:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
SeaFairy duo
If Mew and Mewtwo are a duo, Manaphy and Phione are also! Mewtwo is the unnaturaly created stronger version of Mew Phione is the naturaly created (bred) weaker version of Manaphy. The first are both Psychic the latter are both Water... There is no logic saying one are a duo and the other 2 are not.--Saiph charon 12:46, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Mewtwo and Mew, a duo?
It is a bit of an stretch, the only relation they have is flavor text: They lack similar stat distributions or even stat totals and they have different movesets and learning levels. When they were made, they were not paired like the other 3 duos, and rather worked like two related but standalone Pokemon. You can see it in gen II, when they diverge, and Mewtwo inspires Lugia and Ho-Oh, while Mew inspires Celebi (and the future event Pokemon).
Yeah, Mewtwo and Mew are related, but it is not the same relation that the other 3 examples have. In fact, Mewtwo, apart of flavor text, has more things with common with the Tower Duo that with Mew; with whom it only has in common Flavor text.
So, this is at least worth of a mention in the article. An article, I have to say, way less solid that the Legendary trio one, and based quite a bit more that it in fan theories. Eriorguez 17:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
Should we make separate pages for each duo/trio/group?Pringles 04:07, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Lunar Duo
I noticed that of the true duos, only the Lunar Duo has one pokemon that is in the game and one from an event. Is that worth noting on the page, or no? It seemed a tad too trivial for me to do it without asking. PowerPlantRaichu (talk) 11:30, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
- What about Cresselia/Darkrai and Mew/Mewtwo? Really, based on our listing, the Tower Duo is the only duo that does have them both readily available in the same game. ★Jo the Marten★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 11:39, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Title change?
Perhaps it would be better to call them symmetric and asymmetric duos, instead of "true" and "other"? It just seems to play down the associations between some of them otherwise.Green Zubat (talk) 20:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Mew TRIO
We should change the Mew duo to the Mew Trio because of "New Mewtwo". MasterZ (talk) 20:17, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- NO. That is speculation. Seeing as the Pokémon has no known name currently, it is better to wait rather than speculate and make assumptions from an image. Frozen Fennec 20:18, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Mortality Duo
I added the Mortality Duo Xerneas and Yveltal to the page. If I understand this duo and Trio system, they belong here until Zygarde gets a version or two of its own? Also, Mortality Duo is more of a place holder until an official fan term is adopted. Mortality comes from Xerneas giving life and Yveltal taking life.
Anyways, I have ? down for 10 of their level up moves since that was how it is on their pages. When the levels are known, please feel free to change ? to the level. Yamitora1 (talk) 00:04, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- In that case wouldn't Life Duo be a better name since both involve life? Mortality involves death and only Yvetal deals with that. That and bonus for short word? --Sekuiyatalk 03:09, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- Mortality does not 100% mean death, it means both life and death, to be living while at any moment capable of dying.
- 1. the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- 2. The relative frequency of deaths in a specific population; death rate.
- 3. Mortal beings collectively; humanity.
- 4. Death or destruction on a large scale, as from war, plague, or famine.
- 5. Obsolete , death.
- Plus, calling them the life duo doesn't make since, since only Xerneas is the life Pokémon. It would be the same as calling them the death duo, since only Yveltal is the destruction Pokémon. Like I said, Mortality Duo is the middle ground, it can mean life or death at the same time. You're either alive or dead, if your not mortal you're either dead or immortal. Also, although Xerneas gives eternal life, it still goes into a death like state as a tree for 1000 years, and Yveltal a cocoon when its life ends. With life comes death, with death comes life. Yamitora1 (talk) 08:58, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Speaking of Mortality Duo, they deserve their own article. --Dragon146 (talk) 04:22, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
- Apparently the Pokémon Wikia is listing them as the Life Trio and these two as the Gene Duo despite X & Y having no basis on DNA but the Cartesian system. However, it appears that most of that was written down before the games release, because they implicate that Xerneas is female and Yveltal male. Then again, its a wikia...so yeah everything has to be taken with a sea of salt. Yamitora1 (talk) 20:56, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
- Is there not enough evidence to suggest that Zygarde belongs with Xerneas and Yveltal to form a trio (Aura trio or something)? We included Kyurem in the Tao group before B2W2. Dancing Dragonite (talk) 23:45, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
- Apparently the Pokémon Wikia is listing them as the Life Trio and these two as the Gene Duo despite X & Y having no basis on DNA but the Cartesian system. However, it appears that most of that was written down before the games release, because they implicate that Xerneas is female and Yveltal male. Then again, its a wikia...so yeah everything has to be taken with a sea of salt. Yamitora1 (talk) 20:56, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
Not my call, the staff seem to want to wait on that to be 100% confirmed. I added the trio to the Trio page, but it was removed, then readded but hidden until there is confirmation. At the moment, it looks like we only have a Duo in the eyes of the staff. Yamitora1 (talk) 01:36, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
- Interesting that that's how it works, and considering the naming (X, Y, Z), colour schemes, abilities, and level-up moves, it seems so obvious. But fair enough if we want the full confirmation. Dancing Dragonite (talk) 04:41, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Mortality Duo name
Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but has a fan term been dubbed and/or yet? As I stated when I "named" the duo, Mortality Duo was more of a place holder until such a event arises. Its been 3 months since the games came out, so enough time seems to have passed for some name to spread through the grapevine and inter webs.
I know the "Trio" has had Life, Axis (which I disapprove of) and various others thrown at them, but what of just the Duo itself?
Also, a reminder...Mortality does not 100% mean death. Its explained above. Yamitora1 (talk) 12:52, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Split into Mortality Duo? What's going on?
The Banner at the top of the page says "The contents of this article have been suggested to be split into Mortality duo."
What the heck is that suppose to mean, who suggested that and how does that make sense? Yamitora1 (talk) 06:42, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
- It means someone wants Xerneas and Yveltal to have their own page about their duo, much like the the other concrete duos and trios have. Kai * the Arc Toraph 13:01, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
- Oh, ok I see now. The problem is that Mortality Duo was just a place holder I came up with until the official title for the Duo was generated by the fandom. Plus there is the issue that we don't even know if they are a Duo by themselves or a Trio with Zygarde.
- Until (and even IF) "Mortality Duo" is widely accepted by the fandom, and the two are confirmed not to be a trio with Zygarde, then we could give them a article, but right not it would just be jumping the gun. Like you said, the other Duos are "Concrete" Yamitora1 (talk) 16:34, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Latios Moves
Not sure if this helps, but I have a lv 35 Latios and I took it to the Heart Scale lady and the moves she's offering to teach it are Memento, Dragon Pulse, Power Split, Telekinesis, Heal Pulse, Dragon Dance, Psywave, Heal Block, Helping Hand and Safeguard. It already knows Dragon Breath, Protect, Refresh and Luster Purge. I used some Rare candies on it, and at lv 40 it wanted to learn Zen Headbutt, It wanted to learn recover at lv 45, Psycho Shift at lv 50 and At 55 it wanted to learn Dragon Dance. So far the move list seems to be the same. Yamitora1 (talk) 07:18, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Aura Trio?
Pokemon Rumble World has achievements for completing each cover legendary trio - Land-Sea-Sky Ruler for capturing the Weather Trio, Time-Space Traveller for capturing the Creation Trio, Mediator of Truth and Ideals for capturing the Tao Trio... And Aura Traveller for capturing Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. Doesn't this show that their official name will likely be the Aura Trio, and that Zygarde is recognized to be a part of the group? --Shadowater (talk) 02:09, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
- First point: not neccesarily. Otherwise we would have land-sea-sky trio, time-space trio, and truth and ideals trio. Unless it says "aura trio" in-game, it's a moot point. Second point: I would certainly say that that would help bolster the case for them being a trio. --Abcboy (talk) 02:51, 13 April 2015 (UTC)