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Originally Posted by jomo
Anything and I mean ANYTHING would represent improvement from the pre-season so since we're stuck with him right now, I'll hope along with you that the whole releasing experience has given him a cold hard dose of the truth. Go Blue!!
How can they lose then?
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
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How can they lose then?
It's a lock then! Put it in the books lol.
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Dot to Dot: Zoo Edition (Free Version) is the first in a series of connect the dot applications built by RouxBee. The game is designed to encourage exploration of the natural world by collecting and learning about the animals for your child's zoo. To foster childrens' exploration of the natural world, this game features beautifully rendered Illustrations of common and exotic animals, as well as fascinating Fun Facts about each animal. Your child will also get a sense of ownership of their Zoo through the ability to give each animal a unique name. Depending on your child's age, the game is easy enough for them to play on their own, but is also designed for co-exploration together with your child.
***This application may not perform well on all Android devices. We recommend installing the Free version of this application on your device to check compatibility.***
Collecting animals is accomplished through two types of Dot to Dot gameplay: Animals and Letters.
Animal gameplay uses the classic connect the dots experience to teach your child basic number iteration and counting to complete the puzzle. Dot To Dot learning activities also help develop fine motor skills and hand-to-eye coordination which in turn will strengthen their prewriting skills. There are 10 animals that your child can collect through Animal gameplay.
Letter gameplay uses the traditional letter tracing technique to teach your child basic letter formation and handwriting skills to complete the puzzles. This type of learning is the foundation for advancements in overall writing and reading comprehension. Once each letter is completed, your child will be given a unique new animal associated with the letter for their zoo. There are 10 animals that your child can collect through Letter gameplay.
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Bright and pretty apartment on the centre! MARIACKI 6 (8117)
숙박 가능인원5
침실 수1
면적60 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- 부엌
- 엘레베이터
- 인터넷
Accommodation summary
|Mikołajska, 30-001 Krakow, 폴란드
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|4 days ago
60m2, 2nd floor, LIFT!, 2 rooms, brand new, building beautifully renovated and redecorated, sunny, cosy, quiet,modern and comfortable furniture, great standard.
- bedroom with the double bed (can be separated into two single beds) + one single bed.
- living room with comfortable corner sofabed, TV SAT, internet
- kitchen nice and modern and fully equipped with all aplianes and dining table.
- bathroom with the shower.
- big hall with nice wardrobe.
|2 명 이상시 가격
|1581049 ₩ 1박당/
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Über diese Wohnung kann ich leider nichts sagen, denn als wir in Krakau ankamen, teilte man uns mit, dass es einen Heizungsschaden gäbe und wir eine andere Wohnung nehmen müssen. Schade, diese lag genau im Zentrum und eine frühere Mitteilung per Mail wäre auch schön gewesen. Wir bezogen eine andere schöne Wohnung, die direkt am Planty lag. Die Lage war auch gut Straszewziego Nr. 10. Die Wohnung war schön geschnitte, für zwei Personen groß genug, es gab einen Fahrstuhl in den vierten Stock. Die Ausstattung war schön, das Bett allerdings durch eine durchgehende Matraze nicht komfortabel. Die Küchenausstattung war eher spartanisch, richtig kochen war nicht möglich, allerdings auch nicht nötig, bei der Auswahl an Möglichkeiten in Krakau. Es fehlte nicht an Großgeräten, Spülmaschine, Kühlschrank waren vorhanden, allerdings fehlten Dinge wie eine Kanne für das Brühen von Tee oder ein Schöpflöffel. Das Apartment war stilvoll eingerichtet und man konnte sich dort wohl fühlen. Wir können es weiterempfehlen.
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It was great! Beautifull location and very friendly driver. Would definitely recommend
The apartment was clean and everything was working well, is really nice and it's just few meters from the main square so it was very easy to get everywhere. We enjoyed the stay. Thanks for all, totally recommend it!. Great host, quick responses during booking etc, made arrangements for key, air port transfer and check out
good, clean apartment, everything was working. very well located, only a couple of minutes' walk from the market square. only two points: the apartment did not correspond to the announcement (the pictures shown in the announcement refer to another apartment) and the second night there was a party going on in a neighbouring flat, people were really extremely loud until 3 am, shouting like crazy
Great apartment with an unbeatable view of the main square and despite activity outside quiet and relaxed inside.
One negative booked apartment transfer did not show up at the airport, but a taxi for about the same price sorted that and in future would use the integrated train link much cheaper, quicker and more convenient to get to the office to pick up the keys.
The description of this apartment did not match at all to reality.
The description says 4 bedrooms, big living room and also 2 balconies.
There was only 3 bedrooms and 1 balconies.
There was also only one tabel and six chairs in the kitchen. And I have asked Martin especially if there was space and Equipment for 12 people in the kitchen..
The coffe maker did not work okey. One toilet leaked quite a lot.
It would have been good if someone from Wimdu had met us at the apartment and shown us the apartment. Instead we had to get key from office and then make a mumbers of call to fix all trouble.
Thank you very much for your patience.
The attic was fantastic and in a very good situation, very near the center, and it is lovely.
Localitation is perfect, in the downtown and near train and bus station. Spacious flat with a nice view. Needs more kitchenware, there isnt a toaster or microwawe. Is a 3th floor without lift. The street in summer is noisy and if u sleep with the windows open is sometimes molest. The bath needs a bath screen
Incredible views of the main square and nice high-ceiling apartment directly in the heart of the Stare Masto. The furniture and other home furnishings aren't of the highest quality but the apartment is spacious and has lots of room for a group of at least 4 people. Lack of air conditioning can be a problem in the summer months and the music from the square can be distracting but this overall is an excellent choice for Krakow for the location.
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2005 American Idol top 12 finalist. Great looks, but a mediocre voice.
Mikalah Gordon was among the first of the top 12 finalists to be knocked out.
by pinkboxerguy August 31, 2005
A 2005 American Idol Contestant who made it to the top 24, hopefully making it to the top. Her unique and "jumpy" personality is what American Idol needs, and her voice far more than adequate for this competition.
Mikalah did a great job singing at her try outs. Depsite the fact that she's hot, did you see how fast she was bouncing?!
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Just wanted to wish Gav (Mojo-Fett) a very happy birthday, have a good one matey
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How old?
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Too old..
Cheers guys! means allot...
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Happy birthday buddy. Without you I wouldnt have improved my painting skills.
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[quote user="TheEnigma"]In my spare time, I like to check out scouting reports and thoughtful analysis on the players that our divisional rivals draft.
Today, let's take a look at RG3.
After reading this, I think it's very possible we will see RG3 bail on the Redskins after his rookie contract and possibly play for someone like the 49ers when they finally decide that Alex Smith is in fact not a franchise QB.[/quote]
I love how all the downsides aren't necessarily on RG3, but more on the Redskins organization. Epic win sir...


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RE: RE: st: wrapping title with by option
"Maarten Buis" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: RE: st: wrapping title with by option
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:38:11 +0200
Thanks Nick,
It's a pity, though I agree with most of the points you made (I think all of them, but there are so many I might have missed one I disagree with).
Maarten L. Buis
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Subject: Re: RE: st: wrapping title with by option
My reading of this is to agree that you can't do what Maarten wants
using the -by()- option. This is, from one point of view, a limitation
of -by()-. However, from most other points of view, sacrificing large
amounts of precious space to separate graph headings is poor, or at
least unfortunate, design, and you shouldn't want to do it.
Looking at the graph in question, produced using R, I wouldn't try to
replicate it, as I think it needs a new design. I haven't read the
paper, so I am just focusing on this graph in isolation.
What Maarten is trying to mimic are two titles:
Percentage of Graphs Percentage of
and Tables Combined, Graphs Within
by Category Each Category
I can pick various nits:
1. Too much use of upper case. Upper case is needed for proper names,
but there are none here. It takes up more space than lower case with
nice fonts. In any case, Too Many Capitals amount to Shouting.
2. Repetition of "Percentage".
3. "percent" [sic] would be fine to indicate units, but it should be
moved to the bottom of the graph, where there is space to spare, and
used just once. Then the "%" arbitrarily added to two axis labels
(Stata terminology) can be removed.
4. "by Category" and "Within Each Category" look superfluous. It's a
fine goal that graphs be self-explanatory, but these words don't add
anything to my understanding of the graph.
That leaves two titles, "graphs and tables" and "graphs", which should
be unproblematic in Stata.
I've started, so I'll finish:
5. In my view, ticks imply position on a numerical scale. The vertical
axis is categorical and the ticks just make the graph busier. Cut!
6. As with #1, the mix of upper and lower case on the vertical axis is
distracting and unnecessary.
7. The label "Summary Stats" is slangy and inappropriate in any
(international) professional journal. To my ears, it is divisive. Slang
that some people use is not preferable to proper professional language.
"summary statistics" would be better. (There's enough space given other
8. One value, 100%, is shown as a point symbol that lies on the vertical
axis. I prefer the convention of a small offset so that all data points
lie within the plot region.
9. Most importantly, I am not clear that juxtaposed panels with
different scales are the best way of allowing comparisons here.
Presumably, the authors want us to compare two sets of numbers, but
their format does not make that easy or effective.
R is a wonderful language, and it can produce superb graphics, including
many things that Stata cannot (yet) do easily. (The reverse will also be
true, but I don't know enough about R to be able to say what one can do
easily in Stata but one couldn't do (easily) in R.) So, I don't want to
knock R. That said, the amount of R code used for this example by the
authors is dismaying. But if I can decode one comment on the Gelman
blog correctly, theirs is not a very good example of R use.
I just glanced at the next figure, which is a mosaic plot. Mosaic plots
are a very ingenious idea, but the key issue is, as always, Do they
work? When they are easy to decode there is an even easier alternative
form and when they are difficult to decode they are not much use,
except that you are regarded as awkward or negative if you point that
out. The root idea is encoding categorical frequencies by _areas_, but
decoding areas is inefficient, as Bill Cleveland showed clearly twenty
and more years ago. Mosaic plot users seem to realise this, as they
typically colour-code different kinds of areas to try to draw attention
to what you should be noticing. Colour encoding can be even less
efficient than area encoding for showing _quantitative_ contrasts unless
handled very carefully. It may well be that I have yet to see the point,
but I find most complicated mosaic plots no more transparent than the
original tables.
In the authors' Figure 2, mosaic plots are used for showing two 2 x 2
tables. No-one knowing anything about my work could accuse me of being
against graphics, but I do suggest that such tables usually don't need
much graphical back-up. Nevertheless, simple plots such as those
produced by my -tabplot- and -tableplot- (downloadable from SSC) are an
easier alternative to mosaic plots here. In each the idea is that of a
tabular array of bars, so that categorical frequencies are encoded by
bar _heights_.
Admittedly, graphics for categorical data remains a problematic area. As
with multivariate graphics, there are lots of ideas, each with
enthusiastic proponents convinced that theirs is the true path to
follow, but each failing to convince many others. Some of the ideas in
Cleveland's books remain under-used.
Cleveland, W.S. 1994. The elements of graphing data. [read first]
1993. Visualizing data.
both from Hobart Press, Summit, NJ (which, like Edward Tufte's operation,
appears to exist only to publish the author's books).
Maarten Buis
--- Austin Nichols wrote:
> One option to add a second line is to use -subtitle("extra line",
> suffix)- but this is clearly not a general solution, since it adds the
> same second line to each graph. It seems that the -by()- option
> inevitably does not give one sufficient flexibility--but that option
> just automates the construction of multiple graphs that could also be
> produced separately and combined, so one general solution is to just
> do it manually. Note that -levelsof- and -foreach- are overkill here,
> but easier to extend to cases where there are more than two by-groups.
Austin, thanks for your reply. The reason I am trying to avoid
-graph combine- is that almost never looks nice whenever the axis
labels/titles aren't equally wide. In this case I am trying to
reproduce this graph:
http://tables2graphs.com/doku.php?id=03_descriptive_statistics#figure_1 ,
so no y-labels in the second graph. You can tweak it by using the
-fxsize()- option, but is quite fragile (you'll have to re-tweak the
graph whenever you change the y-labels or whenever you use a
different font). This is undesirable since this is intended as a
code example that others might be able to use on their own data. The
-by()- option automatically takes care of this problem, as can be
seen in the example below.
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scatter pri mpg, by(for)
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Award-winning service contractors offer tips on how to retain top employees and run a more profitable business
Jim Kleiser, franchisee owner of Mr. Electric in Vancouver, Wash., started his own business with a service truck in his garage. In less than 18 months, it has grown to an eight-van, $1.2 million operation. We are very blessed to have grown from a cold startup to where we are today, says Kleiser, who previously worked as a marine electrician in the Navy shipyards and as an industrial electrician for


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Philipsburg Rotary Club aims to bring more families to town
BUTTE, Mont. - The town of Philipsburg, located about 77 miles southeast of Missoula, is looking to make a big splash in the media world.
The Rotary Club of Philipsburg has started a yearlong campaign aimed toward attracting younger families to the area.
The town started as a 19th-century mining camp with its population peaking around the turn of the 20th century, and growing smaller and smaller ever since.
"What we've been faced with is dwindling population and dwindling school enrollment and it's not something tourism fixes," said Jim Jenner, a filmmaker and area resident.
"We need to invite some families that would like to be here and could bring a job with them," Jenner added.
NBC Montana spoke with a local business owner who has seen success in Philipsburg. She explained her beliefs on how she's been able grow her business locally.
"We get a chance to visit with people so it's not as busy or hectic as a much more populated area," said Shirley Beck, who owns the world renowned Sweet Palace candy store.
Project organizers also point to the schools as an advantage, saying that the under-populated classrooms allow for more one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.
Steve Immenschuh recently retired as the sheriff of Granite County. He tells NBC Montana that's why he decided to stick around town with his kids.
"Only because of the really low student-to-teacher ratio which is about ten-to-one," said Immenschuh.
Even though the campaign has just started, residents say they expect the campaign to be successful, especially after how they worked diligently turning the town in to a world class tourist destination.


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Navy Flip-Flopping on Marriage?
By James Dohnert
Navy officials recently changed course on guidance that would have allowed for same-sex marriages on military bases. In a memo last month, Chief of Chaplains Rear Admiral M.L. Tidd outlined guidance that would have allowed for gay and lesbian marriage ceremonies to be held in Naval facilities in states that allow same-sex unions. But the Navy suspended movement on the matter after critics warned that the plan would have violated the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
"There was some attention on the Hill," Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told reporters Wednesday morning. "That raised the issue so that the (Pentagon) legal counsel then again took a look [and] determined it needed further review."
The Navy's sudden change of heart ignited emotions on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate, with supporters of the guidance calling for congressional intervention and some opponents even going as far as to call the issue "silly".
"At a time when the economy still needs attention, Osama bin Laden was just killed, and revolution and conflict continue to rage across a fragile Middle East, having policy makers spend valuable and limited time on whether a few gay couples may or may not use a Navy facility for a private ceremony at some point in the future is just plain silly," Servicemembers United Executive Director Alexander Nicholson told CNN.
But despite the criticism, supporters such as the head of the Center for Military Readiness, Elaine Donnelly, are calling for immediate action, ""Congress should not be misled by the Navy's equivocation. This weather-vane policy is likely to change back as soon as all the branches of service get on board and Congress looks the other way."
While it is unclear what tactics the other branches of the armed services are planning going forward, it remains an issue fully within their purview according, to Human Rights Campaign spokesman Michael Cole-Schwartz: "The Navy was right in their analysis last month that nothing stands in the way of operating facilities without discrimination, and further review will no doubt validate that position."
But what do you think? Should gay and lesbian soldiers be allowed to use Naval facilities for same-sex marriage ceremonies? Is the issue a pressing one? Add your comments below or on our Facebook page.
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An unconventional tactic might one day ease concerns that spent fuel could be used to make a bomb
Mujid Kazimi
The use of thorium in power reactors has been considered since the birth of nuclear energy in the 1950s, in large part because thorium is considerably more abundant than uranium in the Earth's crust. Roughly speaking, there is about three times more thorium than uranium. Unfortunately, thorium atoms cannot themselves be easily induced to split—the basic requirement of a fission reactor. But when a quantity of thorium-232 (the common isotope of that element) is placed within a nuclear reactor, it readily absorbs neutrons and transforms into uranium-233, which, like the uranium-235 typically used for generating nuclear power, supports fission chain reactions.
Thorium is thus said to be "fertile" rather than fissile. In this respect it is similar to uranium-238, which makes up more than 95 percent of most nuclear fuels. A conventional reactor breeds various isotopes of plutonium from uranium-238, and some of that plutonium in turn undergoes fission in the reactor, adding to the power the uranium-235 provides.
The hitch with using thorium as a fuel is that breeding must occur before any power can be extracted from it—and that requires neutrons. Some engineers have proposed using particle accelerators to generate the needed neutrons, but this process is costly, and the only practical scheme at the moment is to combine the thorium with conventional nuclear fuels (made up of either plutonium or enriched uranium or both), the fissioning of which provides the neutrons to start things off.
The breeding of uranium-233 from thorium is more efficient than the breeding of plutonium from uranium-238, because less of various nonfissile isotopes is created along the way. Designers can take advantage of this efficiency to decrease the amount of spent fuel per unit of energy generated, which reduces the amount of waste to be disposed of. There are some other pluses as well. For example, thorium dioxide, the form of thorium used for nuclear power, is a highly stable compound—more so than the uranium dioxide typically employed in today's fuel. So there is less concern that the fuel pellets could react chemically with the metal cladding around them or with the cooling water should there be a breach in the protective cladding. Also, the thermal conductivity of thorium dioxide is 10 to 15 percent higher than that of uranium dioxide, making it easier for heat to flow out of the slender fuel rods used inside a reactor. What is more, the melting point of thorium dioxide is about 500 degrees Celsius higher than that of uranium dioxide, and this difference provides an added margin of safety in the event of a temporary power surge or loss of coolant.
Knowledge of such advantages has repeatedly spurred nuclear engineers to conduct experiments, and some groups have even gained experience running commercial power reactors on thorium-based fuels. For example, a gas-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor called Peach Bottom Unit One, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, used a combination of thorium and highly enriched uranium in the mid-1960s. Another gas-cooled reactor at Fort St. Vrain in Colorado was run on a similar thorium-based fuel between 1976 and 1989. Tests with relatively simple mixtures of thorium oxide and highly enriched uranium oxide also began with water-cooled reactors during the 1960s, at the "BORAX" (Idaho) and Elk River (Minnesota) facilities and at the Indian Point (New York) power plant. And between 1977 and 1982, more complicated combinations of thorium and either uranium-235 or uranium-233 were also employed in a water-cooled reactor at Shippingport, Pennsylvania, in an experimental program seeking to develop a fuel that produces more fissile material than it consumes. Interestingly, Shippingport, which began operation in 1957, was the very first nuclear power plant built in the United States for the commercial generation of electricity.
Work with thorium-based nuclear fuels has by no means been restricted to the United States. German engineers, for example, have used combinations of thorium and highly enriched uranium, or thorium and plutonium, in both gas- and water-cooled power reactors. Thorium-based fuels have also been tried in the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Russia, Canada and Brazil. But despite these considerable early efforts, most nations long ago abandoned the notion of using thorium to power their nuclear generating stations. One country that has maintained interest is India, which began fueling some of its power reactors in the mid-1990s with bundles containing thorium. Although one of the reasons for employing thorium was simply to even out the distribution of power within the cores of these reactors, Indian engineers also took the opportunity to test how well thorium could function as a fuel source. The positive results they obtained motivated their current plans to use thorium-based fuels in more advanced reactors now under construction.
India's attraction to thorium-based fuels stems, in part, from its large indigenous supply. (With estimated thorium reserves of some 290,000 tons, it ranks second only to Australia.) But that nation's pursuit of thorium, which helps bring it independence from overseas uranium sources, came about for a reason that has nothing to do with its balance of trade: India uses some of its reactors to make plutonium for atomic bombs. Thus India refuses to be constrained by the provisions that commercial uranium suppliers in countries such as Canada require: They demand that purchasers of their ore allow enough oversight to ensure that the fuel (or the plutonium spawned from it) is not used for nuclear weapons.
Previous work on thorium elsewhere in the world did not lead to its adoption, largely because its performance in water reactors, such as the first core at the Indian Point power station, did not live up to expectations. Given this history, it may come as something of a surprise that thorium-based nuclear fuels are once again being considered, this time as the means to stem the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons. Using thorium to prevent the buildup of plutonium requires that the fuel be configured differently than in most of the experiments of years past. Those trials incorporated highly enriched uranium (something that is currently discouraged because of worries over proliferation) and presupposed that the spent fuel would be reprocessed for the extraction of its fissile contents. Neither practice is now envisaged. The thorium-based fuel assemblies currently being designed are different from past examples in other ways too. For example, they can withstand greater exposure to the heat and radiation experienced inside the core of a reactor, which allows more of the fertile thorium-232 to be converted into fissile uranium-233. So what's being talked about now is definitely not your father's thorium-based nuclear fuel.
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Map titled 'Craigie's Queensland Road Series', used by Mr William Oliver on his tour to Queensland, circa 1910s. This map folds out to a larger size, from its red book-sized cloth hardback cover.
This object forms a part of the Olive Oliver collection. Olive, a wealthy woman from Melbourne, was William Oliver's daughter. Olive was born in Armadale, Melbourne in 1879 and died there in 1961. She did not marry or have any children. Olive travelled to the United States of America, Britain and Europe in 1911 with her father, William, her brother, William Donald ('Don'), and her friend, Gretta Nicolls. However, unlike most of the travel brochures, maps, railway time tables, postcards and guidebooks in this collection, Miss Olive Oliver did not collect this particular map during her round-the-world tour in 1911. Rather, it probably originated from travel in Australia that she undertookwith her family at another time, or perhaps from travel that her father took alone.
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Road map of Queensland, adhered to cloth in fold out form. Red cover.
Olive Oliver Collection - The sea chest, diaries, travel brochures, guidebooks, maps, postcards and other ephemera in this small collection document Miss Olive Oliver's international travel experience as a wealthy, unmarried Australian woman in the early 20th century, and taps into issues of gender and national identity.
During the first few decades of the 20th century, the world was opening up to the independent or 'New Woman', with many women being granted new economic and legal rights. There were unheralded opportunities for travel and recreation, as well as work, particularly for middle- and upper- class women. In light of this, the collection in general highlights the types of recreational activities popular at the time for wealthy women tourists, such as shopping, socialising, dining and sightseeing. In particular, Olive Oliver's diary also provides fascinating insights into her own particular holiday choices and experiences, and her selection of ephemera souvenirs evocatively highlights her itinerary. The changing role of women in society is evident in the key role that women play in the graphic design of the travel ephemera and postcards in this collection, as well as in the content of some of it. For instance, Miss Oliver was tapping into contemporary popular culture relating to women's emancipation as she travelled around the world. This is particularly evident in some of the postcards that she collected featuring women at work at a major insurance company in New York.
More than just an insight into women's travel and a record of one particular person's holiday, however, the collection is also a signifier of place and national identity in early 20th century Australia. Being located a long way from much of the rest of the world, Australians have long had an interest in travel outside their own national and state borders, and this collection is a reminder of this interest. The collection highlights the importance of travel in the lives of Australians who had immigrated from places such as Britain and Europe. Although Australia's own local tourism industry was expanding in the early 20th century, there was still a strong lure to return 'home' to the 'old world'. There was also a strongly held attraction for the 'grand tour' to Britain and Europe, and trips to new world countries such as America, to expand the cultural education of Australians. The emphasis on travel to countries from which new Australian settlers were traditionally drawn highlights the cultural outlook and identity that Australians engaged with at this time, which was typically British and Eurocentric. This outlook and world-view has persisted from the days of settlement through to recent decades, when it shifted somewhat as interest in travel to our Asian neighbours developed and the origins of immigrants became broader.
Finally, the survival of this collection for almost a century until its acquisition by the Museum highlights the importance that this international tour had in Miss Oliver's life, and the collection will be a remarkable resource for better understanding early 20th century travel.
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Donation from Lois Comeadow, Dec 2009
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Pasted label, fron, black text: "W. OLIVER. / TOUR TO QUEENSLAND".
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
125 mm (Width), 14 mm (Depth), 200 mm (Height)
State Library of Victoria, [Link 1]*&CNT=15, accessed 16/07/09 Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society, [Link 2] accessed 16/07/09 Australian National Maritime Museum, [Link 3] accessed 16/07/09 Family News and Research Data, Oliver Society, Issue No. 21, 2005, p.14 Emails from the donor. [Link 4]
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A trophy list for something called Mamorukun Curse! has turned up over on the generally reliable Exophase. Although UFO Interactive haven't done anything more than tease the possibility, it's believed to be a localisation of G.Rev's Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide Version, otherwise known as Mamoru-kun Has Been Cursed. The run-and-gun bullet hell […]
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Hi Everyone
Though I would put some pictures up of my first test fit of the boba fett costume ive been working on, finally its all coming together and near finished, all the bits comprise of a list below and its been loads of fun doing this, but its not easy doing a few costumes all at once so from now on its one at a time till there all done, anyhow here are some pics so enjoy and let me know what you think of it. As I said this is my first test fit so I can tweek some things before I put it into the 501st for checking so I can troop with it.
Suit comprises of the following parts
FP Helmet
Boba Maker Chest, Cod, Neck and Back armor
Bobby Fett Jetpack
Mark Cheng Boots
Boba Trooper Gauntlets and Shin Tools
and last but not least the knee armor but I cant remember who I got these off but they are Rubber and very cool.
Enjoy and let me know what you all think of it.
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ColorWare was founded on the idea that electronic devices could be more appealing than the standard colors offered by the original manufacturer. ColorWare products are creative and fashionable, giving their customers something unique that sets them apart from all the rest.
ColorWare is the only company in the world where you can create your own bespoke electronic device. The range of products spans from headphones to computers, portable PC's, phones and gaming consoles.
At ColorWare, quality control is rigorous. Great care is taken throughout every step of the process to ensure the highest level of quality from start to finish. Each ColorWare product is disassembled by hand from the original manufacturer. Once the product is disassembled, all parts are compartmentalized. Then the product is hand sprayed with a base coat. Once painted, It is baked at a low temperature to ensure the item dries thoroughly and evenly. Finally, the product is given an X2 coating that is also hand sprayed. This coating is a proprietary, scratch resistant, liquid plastic. The product is again baked, then polished and detailed and sent back to the production area for reassembly.
Not only is the process durable and unique, but each step is completed at the ColorWare facility in Winona, Minnesota.
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- 2000
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- 2001
- Expanded operations in Miami, Florida with AlienWare
- 2002
- Launched website for online retail
- 2003
- Returned to Minnesota, launched their first Apple products: iPod, iBook, PowerBook
- The T.V. show, Screen Saver Launch, reviewed custom gaming consoles
- 2004
- First Corporate Branding project with Jaguar featured an iPod
- 2005
- First "Color Week" - ColorWare offers 25 colors
- First Blackberry phone offered
- 2006
- First retail agreement with Target.com
- Retail agreement with Sam Goody
- First iPhone offered
- 2007
- First design studio introduced
- ColorWare executives interview on National Television
- Noted in Inc. 500's list of fastest growing, privately held companies
- 2008
- Second "Color Week" - added 6 colors
- Launched the Stealth iPhone
- Added 19 new products
- Added digital art application
- Added a machine shop
- 2009
- Created first limited edition Stealth MacBook Pro
- Third "Color Week" - 11 colors added
- Launched Beats by Dr. Dre headphones
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- 2010
- Added HDTV, Segways and Dyson Air Multipliers
- Launched ColorWare custom Grip for iPad
- 2011
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- Added a Soft Goods category
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- 2012
- Expanded and quadrupled the size of their facility
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- Offered Special Edition Illusion Beats by Dr. Dre
- 2013
- Launched two limited edition products including the KitchenAid mixer and Shred Beats Pro headphones
- Expanded facility and built a state of the art machine shop
- Fourth "ColorWeek" - 12 colors added
- Partnered with Sennheiser
- Updated website
- ColorWare brought back the "Send In" option
- 2014
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- Launched ColorWare Limited Sennheiser HD 800 G
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- 2015
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The idea of creating custom-made, on-demand electronic devices was developed in 1998 by CEO Justin Cisewski. With the help of his family members, the process of customizing different consumer electronics was perfected, and in 2000, ColorWare was founded.
From their humble beginnings, the Cisewski family began testing different paint finishes on computers and cellphones, while working out of a small warehouse. They focused all their attention on a few select products so they could perfect each step, from disassembly to painting and reassembly. Because the business was based on high quality customization standards, customers knew they could trust ColorWare and the business began to grow exponentially.
In 2000, ColorWare contacted Alienware and began painting gaming consoles and PC's for them. Before long the Minnesota-based company moved to Miami, Florida to work with Alienware. The partnership lasted about two years before the Cisewski family decided to take their business back home to Minnesota. The Cisewski's believed wholeheartedly in their business and they wanted to be free to experiment with other product offerings, paint coatings, and art applications.
In Minnesota, ColorWare began to add new products, new colors, and new departments to their company. They landed prominent retail promotions with Target and Sam Goody. Soon, ColorWare was a recognized name; checking in at number 108 on the list for fastest growing companies in Inc. 500.
In 2008, a machine shop was added to the business. The machine shop created fixtures to support the customization process. And later, ColorWare began creating original custom products including, the Grip for iPad, and the Wedge, a stand for tablet PC's.
In 2012, ColorWare quadrupled the size of their state-of-the-art paint facility. A clean room was also constructed to provide up-to-date art application processes. Currently, ColorWare provides colorization for more than 30 products and continues to build a ColorWare custom line of products uniquely their own.
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Hello, and welcome to ColorWare's new blog—Now In Color. ColorWare is a tech-savvy, fashion-minded brand that offers a unique customization service on a variety of tech products. Because of our intriguing art application processes, high quality photographs and videos, as well as our unique products and services, we designed Now In Color with more stimulating content. We have a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to bring you credible and insightful information. Now In Color includes a comprehensive range of culturally relevant content such as tech, art, design, automobiles, sports, fashion and travel.RSS Feed
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The X2 coating is the final step in our proprietary coatings process. It is a layer of clear coat, or urethane that protects the product from the environment. This coating is much like the finish on an automobile, impervious to minor scratches, water, and UV rays from the sun.
To achieve this highly durable finish, the X2 coating is applied similarly to the primer and base coat process. The urethane is hand sprayed in a controlled environment providing healthy, clean air with a full downdraft ventilation system in each booth. The clear coat, like the paint, is cured before assembly.
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Multiplayer character Customization
First of all i totally love the multiplayer mode and the the game overall, however i feel that the Character customization in Multiplayer is lacking. Sure there are plenty of hats, masks and helmets to choose from but do they really matter that much in terms of customization? i think that most basic part of customization is the character model, skin color and hairstyle is good options but being able to choose the gender of my character is imperative.
If im playing a first person game and im only going to be seeing my hands anyway then i dont care, but if it's a third person game and i'm forced to see my character all the time shouldn't i be able to control it a bit more than just if i want to wear a cap or beanie?
I think it would be great and i hope they add more options in an upcoming patch, even if the options is only added through some kind of Downloadable Contet i would still buy it because the multiplayer in this game is one of the best i've played for some time.
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Far enough if you have a unique appearance and complain about customization, but if you're a generic white guy looking then there are plenty of other games you could play. Not that you should have a problem playing as different race or gender once in awhile. Unlike us that have to do it ALL the time.
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Anyways, yes. I'm tired of playing as a black guy. I always want my character to resemble me. So if there was a white guy with a buzz cut, I'd like that, and I'd choose that.
Racist much? There's more white than black guys in the MP, stop being dumb.
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SECC Book Sale at Sombrilla Plaza
Prices slashed: Buy a book at Oct. 23 sale to help support SECC
By Wendy Frost
Director of Communications, College of Business
(Oct. 22, 2009)--As part of the effort to raise money for UTSA's State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC), the final day of the SECC Book Sale will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23 at Sombrilla Plaza on the Main Campus. Prices will be slashed for the final day in order to clear the shelves. Proceeds will go to SECC.
"The book sale is a first-ever fundraiser for the SECC," said organizer Barbara Millis, an SECC tri-chairman. "The first two days of the sale went very well, but we're cutting the prices for the final day, and there will be some fantastic bargains. We hope the UTSA community will rally to purchase all of the remaining books."
Have a heart and take part in UTSA's 2009 State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC), which runs Oct. 1-31. SECC is the annual workplace giving campaign for State of Texas employees. With a 91-percent participation goal, remember -- "We're not done 'til we're 91!"
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Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate are two supplements that have been shown in numerous clinical studies to benefit joint health. They both go to the root of the problem. MSM is a dietary sulfur shown to provide joint comfort.*
Glucosamine plays an important role in the biosynthesis of numerous compounds that form many of the body's tissues. Normally, the body generates glucosamine sulfate from glucose. However, factors that inhibit its production -- such as age or trauma -- can result in a deficiency that impacts cartilage, ligaments, tendons, mucous membranes, synovial fluid, blood vessels and more.*
Glucosamine is also a necessary ingredient in the cushioning material of connective tissue, the synovial fluid. It helps maintain the thickness and elasticity of synovial fluid in joints and vertebrae. Without it, joints can become damaged. Bones and cartilage can scrape against each other.*
Numerous studies of glucosamine have shown beneficial results and have lead physicans around the world to recommend glucosamine sulfate for joint problems.*
In one controlled study, 30 patients suffering from chronic joint problems received glucosamine sulfate injections for 7 days, followed by oral glucosamine sulfate supplementation for 14 days (1,500 mg/day). Symptoms improved during the initial phase of injections, but after 21 days, the total symptoms improved by 71%.*
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Originally Posted by FBomb
Speaking of posters I lack respect for.....
i can dig it!
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@Katdaddyjay 17h
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Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
Is this where the line forms to "shoot you in the face"? I seem to recall you asking for that reminder as we were basking in the glow of the ticker tape parade
Just doin my part to keep this board "interesting"
I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
Originally Posted by primetime
Hard to put a 2 time NFL Champion coach on the hot seat, even the pundits at ESPN aren't touching that.
Maybe a warm sitz bath?
Last edited by RoanokeFan; 11-15-2012 at 02:12 PM.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
Maybe a wsrm sitz bath?
Originally Posted by rainierjef
You invoke the Bomb. harden your skin.
My skin is strain hardened, heat treated, and TAGF tainted.
Anything and everything I say is a calculated move.
My friend, you have underestimated me
Last edited by CowboysSuck; 11-15-2012 at 02:13 PM.
Originally Posted by FBomb
Just doin my part to keep this board "interesting"
I thought I'd lose my lunch the day you wrote that lol
Originally Posted by FBomb
It has to be a national spokesperson, not an unmedicated Jakk Stroud,
funny...I always thought Jakk was "over" medicated....
"Measure Twice......Cut Once"
You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch
Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
Maybe a wsrm sitz bath?
The only person in need of a sitz bath will be me.
after I eat enough little debbies to numb the pain of another season collapse
Originally Posted by GameTime
funny...I always thought Jakk was "over" medicated....
Oh he is.....but when he doesn't take them h's OTHER personalities take over. It's very interesting to watch.
Now if you will excuse me, I am off to monitor a sophomore "strain hardening" lab here at the university.
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The Moscow International Ballet Competition is currently taking place, and an audience favorite, Vladimir Kuklachev from Israel, who is coached by the much-lauded former Bolshoi dancer Valery Panov, was just eliminated. One of the posters on Ballet Talk -- full disclosure: I'm a mod there -- who is attending the competition, compared him to Candeloro, in that what he was doing wasn't entirely comparable to other competitors.
In the BBC Singer of the World competition just completed in Cardiff, Nicole Cabell, by all reports, an excellent technician, won the main prize. A Korean soprano, a huge audience favorite, Ha-Young Lee, was eliminated Thursday by finalist Luís Olivares Sandoval, a tenor from Chile. (What's with all of this great talent -- especially tenors and filmmakers -- coming out of Latin America recently, or at least, getting recognition recently? It's awesome.)
There was a huge uproar from many posters on the BBC discussion board for the contest
but one poster, shp from Sherborne, thought her presentation scores were appropriate:
Another poster countered the uproar:I agree that [Lee] had a good voice, but she was painful to watch and would need to rethink her presentation if she was actually cast as ViolettaLee did win the Audience Award. Maybe that's what the ISU should do: let the judges award the World Championship gold, and the crowd award the Audience Award.Peter from London
I'm afraid I didn't get to see [Lee] on Friday, but I think that it is a little rich of everyone to question the Jury's decision. Opera is an art form based on tradition and long training. The jury consists of some of the greatest living singers and their opinion should be respected. There is so much ignorance when it comes to opera and the taste of the wider public has been sullied by the indiscriminate publicity machines of the record companies. Were, for example, Lesley Garrett and Renata Tebaldi to have come up against each other in the competition I could well imagine the audience vote going to the plucky, "exciting", Lesley. The jury would vote differently.


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School-indoctrination video retrieved!
posted at 12:15 pm on September 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Yesterday, Allahpundit wrote about this creepy attempt at indoctrination at B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington Township, NJ, but Michelle wrote this morning that the June 2009 video had been removed from YouTube. I kicked myself for not having captured it when I had the chance, but I also figured someone else would have done so. It turns out that I was right, and I found the video of children singing a song to their dear leader on another YouTube channel:
Oops! Sorry, wrong Dear Leader, wrong indoctrination song. Here's the one we want, but I also want to point out more creepiness in the song:
Allahpundit noted the reference to the hymn, "Jesus loves the little children," which might be more suitable for a Sunday school class in homage to the Lord rather than a public school performance in honor of The One. The trouble is not just the lifting of the lyrics but the fact that the new song heralds Obama as some sort of deity figure:
Barack Hussein Obama
He said Red, Yellow, Black or White
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mm!
"In his sight"? That sounds rather … Biblical, doesn't it? It's language almost exclusively used in religious contexts, especially when it comes to human equality. After all, the point is not whether people are equal in the sight of Gracie Lou Freebush of Hackensack, but in the eyes of an Almighty, whom most people acknowledge as Creator.
Having children chant about Obama as if he were a deity is what leads eventually to the kind of conditions depicted in the first clip. I don't mean that as an accusation that Obama wants that, but it's that kind of cult of personality that creates conditions for political disasters like fascism and dictatorships. People who think of themselves as free citizens and politicians as public servants should be embarrassed by this kind of worship — and the parents of these children should be at the school today demanding an accounting for the cult-like indoctrination attempted by these administrators.
Note: Please do not post contact information for the school or the teachers in the comments. Any such posts will be deleted immediately. Let the parents handle the situation; as conservatives, we should be supportive of local control.
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|2013-06-16, 13:07
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I think that is why Law joined the Straw hats. They will be the unknown variable in the mission. You can't plan and know everything in advance all the time. There will always be unforeseen issues. The Straw hats are best that way. I would not be surprised if Straw hats are Plan B.
Chapter 711
That was a weird chapter. Robins scene was pretty much pointless. If things have truly turned out the way it seems, at least the straw hats will have no shortage of powerhouses to fight. We can finally get to see them show off their improvements. This will also be the first time we get to see a Schibukai and a Marine Admiral working together. Hopefully we get to see some series fighting.
|2013-06-16, 16:22
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I'm confused though. How come after all Doflamingo has done he still retains his title?
He kidnapped and experimented on children.
He has dealings with at least 1 of the emperors.
He had a mole in the marines (a VA and base commander no less).
He almost killed Smoker and the other G5 marines.
How can anyone working for the marines still consider this a form of justice?
However it does set up nicely for a revolt within the WG and the Marines. Also Smoker would probably be the first to jump ship.
Also the dwarfs are awesome. I hope 1 of them joins the crew. The one with Zoro has caught my interest the most, with that wicked strength she doesn't fall behind any of the other members.
Still there's also Momonosuke with his imperfect fruit, he just mixes well with the other odd balls on board... argh I'm just not sure who would be the most likely addition.
|2013-06-16, 18:19
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|2013-06-16, 21:12
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Hey, let's also remember that the dude dealt in slave trade, which had the WG's upper echelon (the world nobles) as regular customers. The WG has its fair share of corruption on their side too, so I think they'd be willing to overlook their "business partner's" dirty deeds as long as they reap the benefits in the long run. That should apply to pretty much all of the warlords, not just Dofla alone (though they'll obviously put their foot down in cases like Crocodile's, who was secretly conspiring against them).....
And as far as assaulting marines go, we already saw Dofla doing that hundreds of chapters ago, back when he was first introduced. Heck, we even saw other warlords messing around with marines before the skip, like Moria and Hancock (the former stole some of their shadows for his zombie army, while the latter petrified a bunch of officers both before AND during the summit war). So I guess unless the opponent is an admiral or FA, the shichibukai are pretty much excused from assaulting a few marine officers!
|2013-06-17, 13:18
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Then again the current arc has tons of new characters and even some old ones and it's still moving along nicely. However I fear the all out chaos chapters (like enies lobby) with everyone running around fighting left and right, it's going to be hard to keep track of all the details.
Maybe this is one of the reasons Aokiji left the marines. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a set up for a revolution within the Marines. If only Smoker was a little stronger he could be a great revolutionary.
Any way I'm really expecting some sort of back lash for the marines after this arc.
|2013-06-17, 16:02
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Well I know It is veeeery unlikely, but still I think it would be interesting if Luffy had a fleet with multiple ships. Of course that fleet would not follow them all the way, because (as it SEEMED at least) the Oro Jackson from Roger also went alone to Raftel in the end. Though at this point I don't think we even know if Roger EVER had a fleet.
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|2013-06-19, 04:24
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Besides, with the way WG is known to have cover stuff up they probably wish the entire G5 is wiped out.
Thogh that does raise question on why would WG still tolerate Dofla when he made fool of them, not so much the experiments (they probably won't mind if it means an army of DF user) but the fact that a VA is his one of his direct associates.
|2013-06-19, 15:18
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You know, I think you actually kinda answered your own question here, as far as Vergo goes. While a mole he may have been, he was still a part of G5, which has a reputation of being just as ruthless and unruly as the criminals they oppress. My guess is that the WG wouldn't really bat an eyelash if all of G5 were to disappear one day, since that unit was made up of "misfits", anyway (after all, let's not forget that Smoker isn't on the best of terms with his employers, either)......
|2013-06-20, 03:18
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Good point, then is really isn't that weird Dofla still retain his position and all of it is just a show.
Though with that being said, it also means that WG not only still regard SH as a serious threat they are also even willing to lose Law in this potential conflict.
You know, I also won't be shocked if it ends up that Kaidou has some sort of deal with WG as well through Dofla.
|2013-06-20, 09:07
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Spoiler for Wall of quotes:
While I agree that Akainu and a big portion of the marines won't bat an eyelash at these methods, not all marines are alike. Some might feel that what the marines and WG are doing is wrong and start to question their own actions. This could lead to a revolution within the marines.
I'm not saying that all of this will happen in the current arc, but it might be the set up.
Oda still hasn't really told us much about the revolutionaries or Luffy's dad and this might be the perfect time to do so. Don't forget Robin also stayed at their HQ but we never learned what exactly happened. Then there's the cover story which also revolves around a revolutionary....
Of course this is all just speculation, but I think it's just Oda making a great set up for later down the road.
|2013-06-20, 12:40
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As I told a friend of mine, the best way to determine who is going to be the next member of the straw hats is to see who has the next tragic flashback that gives them a reason to keep living on and get stronger (the Mermaid Princess nonwithstanding)
|2013-06-20, 14:48
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1. (Potential) Crewmates
2. Some villains (e.g. Buggy)
3. some associates of crewmembers (e.g. Iceburg)
4. Luffy's harem members (e.g. Hancock, Mermaid Princess, etc.)
|2013-06-20, 21:00
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I should've been more specific: flashback arcs that take more than one episode to cover, and are very tragic. I think Shirahoshi is one of the few who met those criteria and didn't join the crew (for obvious reasons)
Each of the members so far has had a very emotional flashback, though admittedly the early members were maybe only an episode long at most (I don't remember off the top of my head how long the flashbacks were for Zoro, Nami and Sanji... though I'm pretty sure that Usopp's was only one episode at max)
|2013-06-20, 21:44
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|2013-06-20, 22:29
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Which is precisely why I said Shirahoshi nonwithstanding... since obviously it was more of Otohime's story, but it's related to Shirahoshi (and it wasn't exactly Jinbe's past)
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