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A MULTI-million pound project to improve the look of Bridgwater and promote the town's history has been met with praise.
Consultation events this month have been asking people for their views on the Celebration Mile, a pedestrian route from the station to the Docks which tidies up several areas of the town.
Sedgemoor District Council chose it as the first project in a major face lift for the town centre as part of The Bridgwater Vision plan.
Steve Harris, senior economic development officer for SDC, told the Mercury at a consultation event in Eastover that feedback has been positive.
He said: "Lots of people have been handing in questionnaires and letting us know what they think.
"This is a feasibility study which is being funded by EDF from some of the first part of the Section 106 financial contribution from Hinkley Point C.
"When the new nuclear power station starts to be built, the second part from the S106 will be released and some of that could fund the ideas mentioned in this project."
The proposals include improving signage, creative seating and lighting, enhancing green space, art on blank walls, public spaces and more. Areas featured are Bridgwater Docks, Angel Crescent, Fore Street, St John Street, Eastover and the train station.
Esther Kilner, landscape architect for ARUP, which has put together the document with SDC, said: "This has been a background project for about a year and it has now come to fruition, with the feasibility study released to the public.
"A report will be made to the council at the end of June and they can look at the plans with the feedback and discuss it fully."
The Mercury caught up with shoppers who have been viewing ideas for the Celebration Mile.
June Slowley and Tel Needle, of Middlezoy, liked what they saw. June said: "I think a one-way road system for Eastover would be good. I also agree there should be improvements to the docks area to make it into a tourist attraction.
But Tel added: "They seem to be relying on EDF going forward for part of the funding, if Hinkley C gets built."
Simon Thomson, of Kendale Road, said: "Eastover needs tidying up - it's a mess. Parking provision needs to be considered for Eastover and St John Street especially.
"My major concern is there are not enough leisure facilities in this town. We have plenty for businesses, but we need to balance that with leisure too and promote the town's history, like this project suggests.
"Bridgwater has so much potential and it can easily be made a lot better."
Andrew Humphries, who runs Andrew Humphries Jeweller in Eastover, said: "I think the council has listened to the views of the community.
"Traders made it clear we do not want Eastover pedestrianised, so the project has introduced a one-way traffic proposal instead.
"We want pedestrians and traffic to co-exist. I think that can happen if these ideas go ahead.
"The proposals concentrate on making the whole area more attractive to shoppers, such as introducing signage directing people to independent shops.
"Shops can thrive in Eastover. I've been here for 12 years and Bridgwater just needs a little bit of a polish up."
The next consultation events are: May 15, ticket hall of Bridgwater Railway Station during opening hours (unstaffed) May 16, outside Bridgwater Railway Station, 10am to 2pm.
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"When you call to prayer they make a mockery and a game of it. That is because they are people who do not use their intellect.""Say: 'People of the Book! do you resent us for any other reason than that we believe in Allah and what was sent down to us, and what was sent down before, and because most of you are deviators?'" (Surat al-Ma'ida, 58-59)
The call to prayer is read and people go to pray, and they mock that. What can you talk about with such a person? You can have no dealings with him until he abandons that attitude. Because he has no respect for religion. He is disrespectful and impudent and insolent. 'Most of you' means the majority. That means there is also a section that is not part of the majority. He does not say all of you. But if someone likes Muslims and does not mock their religion, then you can have relationships with him. But if he attacks the religion and defames it, if he disrespects it, then one can have no relationship with him and cannot make him one's ruler or marry him.


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Adnan Oktar: Satan gives such delusions which should not be taken seriously. I mean let's say we will sit on the dinner table which is already prepared, but we still discuss where to put the salad or where to place the chairs. There is no need to keep it long. It is so obvious that the Turkish-Islamic Union will be very well, and it will bring abundance, wealth, joy. I mean these are weak excuses, and we should not direct ourselves on to these. THE ELDER BROTHER TURKEY WILL EMBRACE THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION, AND TURKEY IS READY FOR THE TASK. Turkey does not have any benefit out of this task. What is surprising about a father and his son getting together to chat or have meal together? A father, I mean TURKEY IS THE FATHER AND THE LEADER OF TURKISH ISLAMIC WORLD. And it calls all of his sons to the dinner table, to eat together for the sake of joy, amusement and fest so that a cheerful environment would be established.
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WEST Midlands Ambulance Service is reminding motorists to buckle up and and hang up before hitting the road.
Almost 30 years ago it became compulsory for drivers and passengers to wear seatbelts and nearly 11 years ago it became an offence to use a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving.
Jim Hancox, a paramedic and an aircrew supervisor with Midlands Air Ambulance, said: "We see probably the more serious spectrum of patients on the aircraft as we often get called to the most serious road traffic collisions.
"We're fortunate in the West Midlands now to have three major trauma centres where we can take these patients, if they survive the initial accident, to get good care and rehabilitation.
"I'd urge everyone, every time that you get in the car, to take that split second to put your seatbelt on and put your mobile phone out of the way. That phone call, that text message can wait. The simple action of doing these two things could make the difference between going home to your family, or, ending up in a body bag."


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed Tuesday in riots sparked by outrage at a movie backed by Gainesville pastor Terry Jones, who's best known for burning Qurans two years ago, leading to days of unrest in Afghanistan.
J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was killed in a rocket attack on the U.S. Consulate in the city of Benghazi.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton identified a second victim as Sean Smith, a Foreign Service information management officer who was a 10-year veteran of the State Department, a husband and a father of two.
The two other victims have not been named.
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The violence, which occurred 11 years to the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was believed to have been carried out by Ansar al-Sharia, an al Qaeda-style Sunni Islamist group that has been active in Benghazi, a Libyan security official said. Officials said rioting taking place nearby may have been used as a cover for the attack.
Clinton said a film titled "Muhammad," produced in the United States, was cited as a likely cause of the deadly attack but added that "there is never any justification for violent acts of this kind."
Conservative Muslims said the film denigrates Islam and its holiest figure, Muhammad. In a clip posted on YouTube, Muhammad was shown in an apparent sexual act with a woman. For many Muslims it is blasphemous even to show a depiction of the Prophet.
According to Col. Dave Lapan, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, spoke with Jones by phone Wednesday morning and asked him to withdraw his support of the anti-Muslim film.
"In the brief call, Gen Dempsey expressed his concerns over the nature of the film, the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause," according to a statement. "He asked Mr Jones to consider withdrawing his support for the film."
Lapan said Jones did not say whether he would limit or continue his backing of the movie, "Innocence of Muslims."
Jones was unapologetic about his role in the attack.
"It basically, unfortunately, proves that it's a religion of retaliation, it's very tragical what has happened there," Jones told Local 6.
"The fact that angry protesters climbed the wall at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, ripped down the American flag and tore it apart further indicates the lack of respect that Islam has for any other religion, any other flag, any freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of religion," Jones said Tuesday in a statement released before the death in Benghazi was confirmed. "It further illustrates that they have no tolerance for anything outside of Muhammad."
Jones told Local 6 in an interview on Wednesday that both he and the filmmaker realize that mocking the prophet is the ultimate insult.
"I realize that our actions and what we said and the things that we said could be insulting, that is what freedom of speech sometimes does," Jones said.
Jones said he is in the process of downloading the 14-minute video and will send out a link to his clip to his followers.
President Barack Obama called the attack "outrageous."
Meanwhile, a local Muslim Imam told Local 6 there's only one responsible thing to do as a response to the controversial video.
""I think it's going to get worse if we don't take some actions. We can't ignore it and hide behind our freedoms of speech," said Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida. "So, the responsible thing is to take this offensive thing offline. And slow down or prevent more people from really reacting to it."
Musri told Local 6 he's not surprised Jones is backing the controversial video and that he's met him twice in 2010 when Jones was planning to burn a Quran. He said Jones is using the video to grab fame and to get people to talk about him again.
"I know he is not a man of faith. He's not a true Christian. He claims to be a pastor, but he is furthest from that title," Musri said. "The man is after fame."
Musri said in the Middle East, Jones is considered a representative of the United States.
"I've talked to many people by telephone, and said 'what do you know about the man?' They said 'oh, this is a Christan pastor, leader of Christians in America. He always speaks about America,' Mosri said. "Because he portrayed himself when he did "Judge the Koran day", he set up a courtroom in his church and he wore the robes, and he looked like a judge. People don't understand that you can do this here. People think that he must be part of the government."
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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OTTAWA -- While the Idle No More movement continued with peaceful acts of civil disobedience across Canada, a battle going on behind the scenes is eroding the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
A special chiefs' assembly is expected as early as next week in Manitoba, where the AFN's future role speaking for Manitoba bands will be debated.
The rift between Manitoba chiefs and the national native representative organization was on full display last week when Manitoba boycotted the meeting between AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Derek Nepinak was among the chiefs who were livid that Atleo attended the meeting even though Harper refused to bring Gov. Gen. David Johnston to the table or hold the meeting in a larger, neutral location where more chiefs could participate. The Ontario and the Northwest Territories delegations also boycotted the talks. Other provinces were represented, but not all by chiefs, as dozens of chiefs from almost every region boycotted the meeting.
Nepinak planned to return to Manitoba to regroup with the province's chiefs before deciding what to do next about the AFN. On Monday, he released a statement sarcastically rejecting Atleo and his followers as "the heroes in all of this" and accusing some mainstream media of elevating them.
"The truth, however, is that the true heroes are those people who have broken free from the dictates of colonial policy schemes and refused to participate in trumped-up meetings that lead to no tangible outcomes for the benefit of our communities and all the families relying on us," he said.
Nepinak's office did not respond Wednesday when asked for further information about his position.
However, a source in Manitoba aboriginal governance told the Free Press there has been a lot of behind-the-scenes work in the last five days "assessing the conduct of the AFN."
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, said a special chiefs' assembly is planned for Manitoba as early as next week, where the main agenda item is likely to be the AFN and Atleo's leadership.
"He's not going to have a mandate," the source said. "It's getting to the point where we are going to consider pulling treaty negotiations."
He said under the AFN charter, every First Nation can opt out and many chiefs don't want the AFN negotiating on behalf of their bands anymore.
When Atleo suddenly took a medical stress leave Monday, speculation flew between chiefs in Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta that it was a publicity stunt. "This has a stench of seeking pity and endearment," one chief wrote.
Atleo and Harper's office are now controlling a treaty agenda without authorization, she continued. "I will not have my treaty domesticated! The other policies that are on the table... colour them as you may -- the blue-blooded man has taken full control."
The outcome of the Jan. 11 meeting was mainly an agreement for Harper and Atleo to meet again for what they described as "high-level talks." As well, a plan for Harper to start overseeing treaty implementation from his office was hatched.
The idea that Atleo will be the one leading the treaty negotiations irks many Manitoba First Nations leaders because he is from B.C., where there are no historical treaties.
The source said Atleo has often left treaty discussions out of AFN meetings despite pleas from Manitoba and Ontario particularly to have them high on the agenda.
New Brunswick regional Chief Roger Augustine, filling in for Atleo while he is on leave, said he hadn't had any formal notice from Manitoba, but the AFN wouldn't stand in their way.
"We saw this one coming," he said. "It's quite obvious some Manitoba chiefs are not happy. I think the prime minister would probably be open to the idea of dealing directly with them (on treaties)."
Augustine said he'd have a better idea of the sentiment in Manitoba and elsewhere today when he receives a report from regional chiefs in B.C. and Saskatchewan.
"We won't hold anyone back. We'll stand by and help in any way we can. Does it undermine the efforts of the national chief? I don't think so."


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After Saturday night's win in Dallas to bring the team back to .500, the Pups were right back at it on Sunday night to take on the Thunder. Going into Sunday's game the Thunder were an impressive 11-3 on the season and a perfect 8-0 at home. No changes in the Wolves' starting lineup: Rubio, Martin, Brewer, Love, and Pekovic. No surprises in the Thunder lineup either: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, and Kendrick Perkins. Perhaps the only surprise is that Perkins is still in the starting lineup over Steven Adams. I digress.
Game Summary
Another highly entertaining match-up against the Thunder for fans that unfortunately ended in disappointment. The Wolves didn't trail in this game until an OKC 8-0 run to start the 4th quarter put them on top for the first time and for good. The Pups never recovered from that stomach punch to start the quarter and looked gassed towards the end of the game. [Read more…]


text: Dr. Paul Chelsen was appointed Wheaton's Vice President for Student Development in January 2009. Prior to this appointment he had served for thirteen years in Wheaton's Student Development division. Paul brings to his role a broad and deep understanding of residential student life at Wheaton College. Prior to his work at Wheaton, Paul served in various Student Development roles at Ball State University, Coe College, North Central College, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Paul is a 1991 graduate of Wheaton and received his MA in College Student Personnel Administration from Ball State University. He received his PhD from Loyola University of Chicago in Higher Education Administration.


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Adam Phillips of Biteycastle.com has finished creating yet another amazing animation. His description of it is as follows:
Bitey's short-sighted arrogance lands him in a world of hurt and the fastest creature in the world is brought to a slow, painful crawl.
It's really an inspiring piece of animation – the effects, "camera" work, and characters are simply amazing. I heartily recommend watching it.
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The countdown to Christmas is on! Four days people! If you have a beauty junkie in your life I found five beauty gift sets I think they'll like…all under $35. I personally own two of them and currently want the other three!
Most of these are limited edition holiday sets you can't get any other time of the year. You have one for the jet setter, the lip gloss lover, the palette collector, the nail polish junkie, and the MAC addict in your life. I'm just trying to make your holiday shopping a little bit easier!
Limited – edition set includes:
- it's potent! brightening eye cream to fade dark circles, 3.0g Net wt. 0.1 oz
- the POREfessional PRO balm to minimize the appearance of pores, 7.5 mL, 0.25 US fl oz.
- hoola bronzing powder, 3.0g Net wt. 0.1 oz.
- BADgal lash mascara, 4.0g Net wt. 0.14 oz.
- stay don't stray stay-put primer for concealers & eyeshadows, 2.5 mL, 0.08 US fl oz.
- ooh la lift instant under-eye brightening boost, 2.5 mL, 0.08 US fl oz.
- chachatint mango-tinted lip & cheek stain, 2.5 mL, 0.08 US fl oz.
- sun beam golden bronze complexion highlighter 2.5 mL, 0.08 US fl oz.
- bella bamba a 3D brightening pink face powder, 3.0g Net wt. 0.1 oz.
- "that gal" brightening face primer, 7.5 mL, 0.25 US fl oz.
Kisses from Clinique $29.50
Holiday Gift Set Contains:
6 Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss minis (.17 oz / 5 ml):
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Currant
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Raspberry
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Lilac
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Grapefruit
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Apricot
- Superbalm Moisturising Gloss in Rootbeer
Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Atomic Pink Lip & Eye Palette $30
*Featuring three Eye Shadows including limited edition shade, Eclipse (that doubles as an eyeliner too); two Lip Colors, including Atomic Pink, a limited edition shade sure to make lips pop; plus, a mini Lip Gloss that easily clicks right into the compact.
Sephora by OPI Tinsel Town Collector's Set $33
*This set contains:
- 16 x 0.125 oz Nail Colour in I'm Wired (opaque electric coral red), Already Famous (sheer pewter with medium champagne and silver glitter), A True Romantic (sheer cool light pink), What Aura Gonna Wear? (opaque hot pink), And a Cherry On Top (opaque vivid maraschino), S-Age Is Just A Number (opaque chrome gold with two tone effect), I Think I Cayenne (opaque metallic red-orange), Read My Palm (opaque light jade green), Just a Pinch of Glitter (opaque charcoal fine glitter with chunky silver glitter), Just a Little Dangerous (opaque metallic amethyst), I Don't Bite (opaque soft purple with fine holographic glitter), Thyme For a Mani (opaque light khaki), Meet Me At the Disco (clear with medium silver and iridescent glitter), Leotard Optional (opaque mocha beige), Merry Me (opaque red with micro red glitter), Break a Leg Warmer! (opaque charcoal gray)
- 0.5 oz Nail Colour in Only Gold For Me Top Coat (clear with chunky and micro gold glitter)
MAC Glam It Up: Viva Glam Holiday Kit $30
*A clasp-top clutch of glossy black leopard print vinyl over red satin keepsakes two signature lip luxuries – Nicki Minaj's scene-stealing pink satin finish Lipstick and Ricky Martin's colourless Lip Conditioner. Limited edition.
Disclosure: Two of the products in this post were provided for review purposes only. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.


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A Very Special Holiday (All of Them) Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza Starring the Chuckleheads Set for Today
The Charlotte improvisational theatre group, the Chuckleheads, present their A Very Special Holiday (All of Them) Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza at The Ballantyne Art Center, 11318 Community House Road, Suite 303, Charlotte, tonight, December 8 beginning at 8:00pm.
Tickets are: $10, when purchased at www.planetimprov.com or you can get added to the guest list at 704.301.1564 or email@example.com or $15 when purchased at the door.
The show will be holiday-themed versions of improvisational comedy (ala Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Improv-a-ganza, and the Second City,) musical games/activities, game show elements, and the heavy-duty audience participation that are staples of Chuckleheads' shows.
The doors at The Ballantyne Arts Center will open at 7p.
"Fabulous holiday-themed prizes" will be raffled off during the show as a fundraiser. The Chuckleheads are the house improvisational troupe of the 501c3 non-profit corporation, Actor's Crib, Inc.
Drinks and snacks will be available at The Ballantyne Arts Center before the show.
Parking is free in the lots beside and across the street from The Ballantyne Arts Center. They highly suggest that you park in the lot adjacent to the AAA Car Care facility adjacent to the building that houses the Ballantyne Art Center.


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Christie Administration Withdraws Appeal Of Gay Marriage Ruling [POLL]
The Christie administration is withdrawing its appeal of a ruling allowing gay marriage in New Jersey.
Christie spokesman Colin Reed tells the Star Ledger that the state Supreme Court's ruling "left no ambiguity about the unanimous court's view on the ultimate decision in this matter when he wrote, 'same-sex couples who cannot marry are not treated equally under the law today.' "
Reed added that the governor maintains his objection to the court deciding the matter. He has always supported the issue being a ballot question for the voters to decide. The governor "will do his constitutional duty and ensure his administration enforces the law as dictated by the New Jersey Supreme Court," said Reed.
Reaction to the decision was warmly received by gay marriage supporters. "This is the day we've been fighting for. This is the day we won. Marriage equality is the law of the land in New Jersey at last," Troy Stevenson, Executive Director, Garden State Equality," posted on their Facebook page. The group will hold a press conference on Monday afternoon.
"New Jersey is now a state that grants equality to all committed families and we are a better state for it," said Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senator Raymond J. Lesniak in a joint statement.
Democrat candidate for governor Barbara Buono said the decision came about thanks to "determined effort by brave individuals and a unanimous decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court" to end what she calls Christie's " bigoted views that are contrary to the values of our state.
Republican Support
The ruling also received support from the Republican side of the aisle."The court's decision allowing same-sex couples to marry is final. This has been a long-struggle where both sides have strong feelings, but the matter is settled. I wish success to all couples being married under the new law," said Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick.
"I have long urged Gov. Christie to drop his fight against civil rights, so I am pleased he has done so, even if continues to emphasize how he disagrees with the idea of equal treatment under the law," said Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver. "New Jersey has many reasons to rejoice today.
The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's ruling that allowed gay marriages to be held in New Jersey starting today but the issue of its legality in New Jersey was still to be decided.


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Our winner two weeks ago was Russell S. from Staunton, VA, and he chose the handsome Bayside Moc shoes.
My Picks This Week
First, I recommend checking out Vinyl Me, Please. It's a super cool monthly subscription service that sends you the 5 pillars of VMP's awesome each month: 1. a hand selected, new release or vintage vinyl album, 2. a cocktail pairing for the listening, 3. a limited edition piece of art inspired by the album, 4. a weekly, curated, tailored-to-your-taste digital playlist, and 5. some new music geek friends. (I don't think the friends arrive in the box.) Tuff-writer pens are another cool item this week. These tactical pens really mean business — made in the U.S. from aerospace grade aluminum and TSA approved, they're built to withstand more than 750 PSI, so you can use them for jotting down grocery lists as well as stabbing would-be terrorists in the chest. Also worth a look are the workwear-inspired jackets from Mantix.
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Any item currently available in the Huckberry Store (with the exception of the Joey Roth speakers). Be sure to check out the current line-up of items as it changes every week.
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Leave a comment sharing what you'd like to win.
- Sign up for Huckberry to gain access to their store. You have to sign up because the store and the discounted prices are not available to the public. Just so we're clear, if you sign up for Huckberry, you're opting into receiving weekly emails from Huckberry on their exclusive deals. You can unsubscribe anytime you want.
- Take a look around, pick one item you'd like, and leave a comment on this post sharing your selection.
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- If you are an email subscriber, do not reply to this email to make your entry. You must click on the title of this post, which will take you to the post on our web page. You must make your comment on the post on our web page to be entered.
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We'll then draw one random comment to select the winner. This lucky gent will get the item they selected and shared in the comments. Good luck!
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Eagles Fans May Be Happy For The Fall Of T.O.
Remember when Terrell Owens arrived in Philly in 2004........... after 8 top flight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, "T.O." arrived with the Eagles having caught 370 passes over the previous 4 seasons, along with 51 touchdowns and numerous Pro Bowl selections. The 2 years around our area saw the best and the worst in a talented but seemingly disturbed talent who burned his bridges leaving here for the Dallas Cowboys. Today, attempting to recover from a severe injury suffered about a year ago, Owens may have hit rock bottom.


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BENEFITS cheats in West Somerset are being warned that if they try to con the system they face court action.
The warning follows the conviction of an Exford man who cheated the public purse by lodging false claims with West Somerset Council.
Richard Hunt, 40, of Tudballs, Exford, admitted fraudulently claiming £2,602 in housing benefit and council tax rebate from West Somerset Council.
He was charged with failing to declare an increase in his income and that his wife had started work during his claim for benefit.
He appeared before Taunton Magistrates' Court last week and was given a 12-month community order, told to carry out 40 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £60 victim surcharge and £95 costs.
As well as being sentenced, Hunt will also be responsible for repaying the overpayment of benefit.
Cllr Kate Kravis, West Somerset Council's lead member for finance, said: "We are keen to help and support those in genuine need.
"However, we will prosecute anyone who claims benefits dishonestly, defrauding the public purse.
"It is not fair that taxpayers pay for benefit theft. We will continue working hard to prevent benefit theft and bring those committing it to justice."


text: Following the 0.5.1 release this morning, download caching support for the Phoronix Test Suite has been pushed into the git tree (http://www.phorogit.com/index.php?p=phoronix-test-suite.git). This caching support is ideal for users with multiple systems or for users just wishing to backup their downloaded files in order to save bandwidth in the future. By running "*phoronix-test-suite make-download-cache*", it will copy all files downloaded locally by the Phoronix Test Suite and places them inside *~/.phoronix-test-suite/download-cache* by default. However, you can override this location using the *DOWNLOAD_CACHE* environmental variable. By running *DOWNLOAD_CACHE=~/downloads/ phoronix-test-suite make-download-cache* it will save the files to ~/downloads/ and likewise if running *DOWNLOAD_CACHE=~/downloads/ phoronix-test-suite install universe*, it will use this custom directory for obtaining files previously downloaded. It's hooked in where if the file can be found in the cache and its MD5 sum is verified, it will just copy that file instead of downloading it from the Internet. Running make-download-cache on an existing cache will just update the files where the MD5s have changed or where the files were previously not downloaded. This feature relies upon the recent downloads.xml introduction for the test profiles, in order to manage the download URLs and MD5 check-sums. In addition, through the downloads.xml file it can determine what files have been downloaded (instead of files in turn being extracted from a downloaded file or created by one of the test scripts). Previously you could have (and still could) just copied the ~/.phoronix-test-suite/installed-tests/ directory to another PC or backup medium, but I don't view that as a viable. In the copying process some files could be corrupted, file permissions changed, and it would just take immensely longer to do since *everything* is then being copied. Here if you just make the download cache and then copy the resulting directory to another test system, it's just the downloaded and compressed files, so it takes up less room, is a much cleaner process, and eliminates many headaches. Michael


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Last chance for Online Military Records!
Almost every genealogist has an ancestor who spent some part of his life in service to our country. Today these individuals are immortalized in collection upon collection of digitized military records.
Jump into the fray with an hour-long webinar from expert presenter David A. Fryxell, who will discuss such conflicts as the Colonial Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War and many more.
Some sample tips from this workshop include:
Want to learn more, see demos of the sites mentioned here, and have your questions answered by our presenter? There's still time to register for the live webinar—Online Military Records takes place Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 pm Eastern time (4 pm Pacific).
Can't make Thursday's presentation? No worries! Every registrant receives a copy of the recording to watch as many times as you wish, along with a PDF of the slides/handouts for reference.
See ShopFamilyTree.com for more details about this and other Family Tree University webinars.
Note that when you add information from Facebook to your
Ancestry.com tree, you grant Ancestry.com permission to use the
information according to its Terms and Conditions and Privacy
• Iowa is the 29th state, attaining statehood in
December 1846. Birth and marriage records began in 1880 and death
records in 1891. There are some online indexes (and even record
images) you can use from home—at least to get enough information
to request original records. We'll help you use these online
sources, and tell you where to go for the originals.
• Iowa is one of the lucky states with great state censuses. In
the webinar, we'll talk about when they were taken, what
information they include, where to find them, and how to use them.
You'll see examples of one of the greatest censuses in the country
(in our opinions:) and the three pages of information on each
enumerated individual.
• Land has always been one of Iowa's most important assets. The
first sale of most land was from the federal government to
individuals. Using the Bureau
of Land Management's General Land Office database and other
sources, we'll show you how to find land records and what they
mean to your research.
• The Iowa Genealogical
Society is large and active. We'll have some tips on
researching using the society's library in Des Moines. If you have
Iowa roots, this is one society you should join.
To help ensure that new members understand the site's
mission, newly registered members now receive a temporary and
limited Guest Membership. Those who want to become permanent
members can volunteer to participate in the community as a Wiki
Genealogist (requires signing an honor code), or they can ask if a
Wiki Genealogist will help connect their family to the shared
Most genealogists rely primarily on records to root out their relatives. However, the Internet has opened the doorway to other digitized documents. In particular, I'm referring to an oft-underutilized family research resource: Published Genealogies.
The new First Steps course from Family Tree University, Finding Family History Books About Your Ancestors, will show you where to find these manuscripts and what they might contain.
Genealogy is not a new pastime. During the colonial period, genealogy was seen as an attempt by early settlers to secure a measure of social standing within the British Empire. The truth is, people have been conducting family research for centuries, and many of these individuals might have published family trees--a resource that you now have the opportunity to plunder. From articles in genealogical society journals to entire books outlining specific lineages to searchable online databases of user-contributed family trees, this new course shows you how and where to look for the work others have already done, allowing you to save time and add branches to your family tree.
You'll learn to search for manuscripts on databases such as:
The first session of this 2-week long course starts on Monday, Oct. 15. Click here to learn more about our course First Steps: Finding Family History Books About Your Ancestors (and save %20 on your registration with coupon code FTU1012).


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August 01, 2012 — Coral Gables, FL — The University of Miami Frost School of Music is pleased announce the 29th season of Festival Miami—Florida's premier live music festival.
Festival Miami features a diverse blend of exciting performers showcasing their talents alongside brilliant students and faculty artists. The dynamic program includes 20 concerts organized into four themes: Great Performances, featuring legendary artists and captivating repertoire; Creative American Music, a mélange of contemporary music, from Broadways stars to talented young composers; Jazz and Beyond, guaranteed to open your ears and engage your senses; and Music of the Americas, a musical immersion encompassing two hemispheres. In addition, visiting artists conduct free lectures and master classes to share their insight with audiences. Festival Miami begins October 2 and concludes November 4.
"Music of the Americas" begins on October 5 and 6 with Nuevo Tango in Miami, a two-night tribute to the musical legacy of Argentine bandonéon artist and composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). On October 16, Trio da Paz interprets Brazilian jazz with adventurous playing and improvisation. Cuban sensations Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez perform an exciting fusion of Cuban music, salsa, Afro beats, samba, jazz and rock on October 27, and on November 3, three-time Grammy winner Jon Secada performs an intimate cabaret-style show highlighting his numerous hits.
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**I found this article about 30 minutes ago. Please, Please, Please leave a comment and tell Mrs. Richardson what you think about her article. I sure did. Click on the title for the link.
The negatives of plus-size
The Daily Iowan
We are in the midst of the hottest time in fashion. February begins the Fashion Week parade that jumps from New York to London to Paris, complete with the walking pieces of art that will hit (mostly elite) stores in the spring. Implicit in your thoughts on couture designers and bright runways are the models. While the exact shape of the model changes to express the zeitgeist of the decade, the actual size has basically stayed the same. This year, however, more than one designer has chosen to include the generally dreaded (in the fashion world at least) plus-size model. Rumors abound from London and New York about the opposition to this new inclusion.
So what is all the hubbub about? Despite my very secure self-identification as a feminist, I find myself a bit out of sorts where this topic is involved. While I oppose the idea of size-0 models as the only representation of the female form on the runway, I don't think I am a fan of the size-12 models either.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/1/2013 (1673 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I recently received an urgent email from a reader named David Rattray, who raised a troubling issue.
It seems, like many men, whenever David steps into the shower, he finds himself confronted by a confusing array of hair- and skin-care products.
Since it will mean less work for me, I will allow David to explain this problem in his own words.
"As the proud owner of a newly renovated shower and bathroom," he wrote, "I find that there are now many different bottles containing (and I am guessing here) many different cleansing formulations designed to be applied at critical points in the showering process.
"As a guy, I find this overwhelming. I firmly believe that basic skin care begins with a bar of Irish Spring and a facecloth. Men can easily operate these two items in the three minutes before the hot water runs out."
In his email to me, David also rightly points out it is almost impossible using "mature eyes" to read the teeny, tiny writing on all the (bad word) bottles in his shower and locate the one bottle that has the word "shampoo" hidden on it.
"There are entire paragraphs about complex beta protein agave fruit scrubs and warnings that it is not intended for internal use (if you are drinking in the shower, you have other issues).
"I cannot tell you how many times I have washed my hair with conditioner. I once washed my hair with Eco-Wash, only to find out later this product, technically speaking, is meant for dogs. It worked pretty well. I smelled like a freshly groomed poodle all day. Our dog does not shower daily, so I have no idea why it is in there."
In conclusion, David declared: "It would be interesting to know if a portion of your readership (read men) are wrestling with similar issues."
Well, David, the answer is no; you are the only one. Ha ha ha. OK, I am kidding around in a light-hearted manner about an extremely serious issue. Next to determining which goaltender to select for his office hockey pool team, this is probably the most serious hygiene issue facing modern man today.
Fortunately, there is a simple explanation for this problem, David. But I have no idea what it is. Ha ha ha. OK, again I am kidding. The problem here is that, like many men, David lives in a household run by a group of people we will refer to as "women."
These confusing grooming issues do not occur in male-only households. Most guys require only one product for keeping themselves clean. It comes in a basic-black plastic bottle with a label stating: "GUY WASH FOR GUYS WHO LIKE TO WASH!" Because many guys have a hard time reading tiny words, the letters on the label are roughly the size of Zdeno Chara, the 6-9 defenceman with the Boston Bruins.
It is also acceptable for a standard guy to clean himself with a traditionally masculine product like soap-on-a-rope, especially if it is in a manly shape, such as a NASCAR vehicle or a power tool.
The truth is, skin care and hair care are not encoded in the male DNA. Some guys -- I am thinking here of teenage guys -- do not even think it is necessary to clean themselves until a tiny portion of their brain informs them that persons of the opposite gender will not find them attractive if they smell like the bottom of a mouldy hockey bag.
As my friend Dave is already aware, it is a different story in a household run by women.
In our home, which contains two women in the form of my wife and daughter, if you were to line up all the hair- and skin-care products in our various bathrooms, they would stretch (hold on while I do the math) a very long way.
Based on a quick survey of our bathrooms, a modern woman requires an extensive array of organic, super-hydrating shampoos, conditioners, lotions, unguents, emollients, oils, creams, washes, frostings, flat-iron sprays with straightening mist, curling sprays for glossing and defining, and ultimate-control sprays for hold and flex.
My wife and daughter also find uses for exotic items such as Hawaiian Ruby Guava Body Wash, cranberry and pomegranate sugar scrub, and something called Sprunch Spray.
What I'm trying to say here, David, is that yes, this is a confusing and potentially terrifying area for modern men to deal with on a daily basis. So just hold tight to your Irish Spring and your facecloth, because thinking about it too much will curl your hair.
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A woman in Georgia blamed a supernatural culprit for the theft of her pricey resume.
Debbie Michelle Zamacona, 40, told police a ghost stole her curriculum vitae, which she valued at an eyebrow-raising $5,000.
READ: 'ParaNorman' creators spill behind-the-scenes secrets
A paper documenting her criminal history and a black and blue blouse were also missing, according to the police report filed by the Barrow County Sheriff's Department.
When asked if she knew who the suspect might be, Zamacona said it was one of two apparitions, the Augusta Chronicle reported.
She had a bit more trouble figuring out the value of the items taken, telling police she "wasn't good at math" when she rattled off the $5,000 estimated value of her resume.
READ: Man says his Titanic ship model is haunted
Officers did note there was no obvious point of entry.
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THE county council has been criticised for spending thousands of pounds on a brick wall at an Accrington roundabout.
Wooden fencing was replaced at the roundabout near St Anne's and St Joseph's Primary School in Sandy Lane, with a wall and arrows pointing drivers in the right direction.
But local councillor Tony Dobson said he has been receiving calls from furious residents who have branded it a waste of money.
He said the low wooden fencing was put up to stop children playing football across the roundabout five years ago.
He said: "The council has spent £18,450 putting a wall in and some signs saying where to go at a roundabout.
It has arrows pointing in the right direction.
"£18,450 when we are meant to be struggling for cash is wrong."
Oliver Starkey, highways manager for Hyndburn, said: "The fencing on this roundabout was originally put up to prevent parking as there was an issue particularly with parents visiting the nearby school causing an obstruction to buses.
"Local councillors had, over a number of years, supported a scheme to replace the fencing with a more permanent and attractive feature and a design was developed for the low stone wall.
"The wall also adds to the appearance of the roundabout because it can carry illuminated chevron markings which would otherwise be sited on posts.
"Around £10,500 of funding was identified from part of the highways budget which is set aside for discretionary local schemes supported by county councillors, with a further £4,000 contributed by Hyndburn Borough Council's area committee."
Coun Dobson said he had paperwork that shows the work cost £18,450.
However, Lancashire County Council said the work cost £14,500.


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Women's Basketball Coaching StaffFlames Home > Women's Basketball Home > Coaching Staff > Coach Detail
Ben GalleyAthletic Trainer
College: Liberty ('09)
Start Date: 9/4/2012
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Ben Galley is in his third year on the Lady Flames' staff, serving as the team's athletic trainer. An Assistant Athletic Trainer at Liberty, Galley also works with the cheerleading program.
Galley, who owns National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certification as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), came to Liberty from the Bethlehem, Pa., area. He spent two years there (2010-12), working as a clinical outreach athletic trainer at local school districts.
Galley graduated from Liberty with a bachelor's degree in athletic training in 2009. The following year, he earned a master's degree in athletic training from California (Pa.). While studying at California, Galley served as a graduate assistant ATC at Southmoreland High School.
A native of Greensburg, Pa., Galley and his wife, Katie, were married in June 2010.


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The new RohanRhythm tuneable mridangam combines traditional strapping with a convenient nut-and-bolt system of fastening. The design has many advantages over the traditional design:
Easy tuning with a wrench
Pitch range of up to five whole steps (C to A) compared to +/- 1 whole step with the traditional instrument
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Weaved rope retains traditional elegance of the through-and-through strapping
No sharp hooks to impede performance
Traditional mridangams can be retrofitted with the new design
For more information on the design, visit Rohan Krishnamurthy's website.
It is played resting on the shoulder, the chest or tucked in the armpit. This ancient instrument comes with 3 gut strings, sheesham fingerboard, bow and padded gig bag. It measures 23 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches deep (including the bridge). Bow is 27 1/2" long and the rosin for bow (VR200 D'Addario Rosin) is sold separately.
Please note: Rebecs are de-tuned and the bridge is removed prior to shipment to reduce the chance of damage to the instrument. Before you can play instrument, you will have to set the bridge in place and then tune it, you will also have to prepare the bow. The bridge is free floating and will be held in place by the tension of the strings. To find the correct placement of the bridge: Put the three strings into the notches of the bridge and stand the bridge on the face of the soundboard between the two sound holes. Then measure from the bottom of the nut, to the front of the bridge; the measurement should be 13-inches. The bridge should be perpendicular to the strings, so the measurement should be 13-inches under each string. Be careful that the bridge does not move while you are tuning.
Important Specifications. In Inches:
Body/Bowl: 17.5 L x 6.5 H x 12.25 W
Neck at Nut: 2.12 W
Neck at Body Joint: 2.62 W
Nut: 2.12 W
Strings at the Nut: 1.75 W
Strings at Bridge: 3 W
Scale Length: 23.62 (60cm)
11 sheesham tuning pegs; recommended Tuning:
It has a 2 1/2 octave range (2C-5G) with no drones. The two reed banks, bass and male, share one air chamber; so both banks play at the same time. The reeds are tuned to 440 +/- 3 cents prior to shipping.
The two-fold bellows can be played right or left handed and provides a sustain of over five seconds with the lower notes.
Item Dimensions in inches: 16.7L x 12W x 9.2H
Accessories Include: a padded gig bag with a shoulder strap and handles.
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Photography proved it could capture permanent images more precisely than an artist's hands. Yet, as soon as the early scientists discovered this image making process, others began to experiment with the abilities of the camera to capture a precise moment. Early motion images showed pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages frozen in unusual postures. The mechanics of the camera would further evolve to capture what the eye could not see.
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Local mystery writer Sandra Parshall was interviewed for BookCast by Fairfax County Public Library Director Sam Clay. BookCast is sponsored by Dominion Resources through the Fairfax Library Foundation. She recently discussed her new novel, Broken Places, at the Oakton Library.
Sandra Parshall is a former reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun as well as papers in West Virginia and The Spartanburg Herald in South Carolina where she was born and raised. She has covered everything from school board meetings to a mining disaster; health care in prisons; poverty in Appalachia; and the experiences of Native Americans living in the city.
She published her first work of fiction, The Heat of the Moon, featuring veterinarian and sleuth Rachel Goddard in 2006. It won the 2007 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Broken Places is the third in the award-winning series.
Set in rural Virginia, Broken Places deals with the murder of the husband and wife publishers of the local paper, former activists with the War on Poverty who settled in the area.
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OK given to build natural gas fueling station for biomass trucks
Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:22 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:22 p.m.
An Orlando company plans to open a compressed natural gas fleet fueling station for trucks delivering wood to Gainesville's biomass power plant now under construction.
All In One Fuels would operate six pumps and build an office on 62 acres at the Phoenix Commercial Park on U.S. 441 south of Alachua.
The Alachua County Development Review Committee on Thursday approved the final development plan for the project.
All In One Fuels was founded in 2010 to build compressed natural gas stations for customers such as the city of Clearwater and Waste Management.
The local station will be the first owned by the company.
President and CEO Jim Hayhurst said the company has secured fuel purchase contracts with customers that will deliver wood to Gainesville's biomass plant scheduled to come online later this year.
All In One also will provide a maintenance facility and lease compressed natural gas trucks to customers, he said. It will employ 15 to 20 people.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are 545 compressed natural gas stations in the U.S. Florida has seven, the closest being in Tampa and Tallahassee.
"We plan on building a dozen more around the Southeast," Hayhurst said.
Compressed natural gas is the cheapest alternative to gasoline, according to the Department of Energy. A chart at the energy department's website shows that CNG costs $2.12 to provide energy comparable to a gallon of gasoline as of October 2012. CNG also produces lower carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions.
The fuel does not have the driving range of gasoline or diesel since less energy can be stored in the same size tank.
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Pieces in place for power boost in Miami
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Chances are the Marlins won't go from worst to first in the big leagues in the home run category this season. But the way the lineup is shaping up, there is enough power to make things interesting.
Giancarlo Stanton remains the most feared hitter in the lineup. He's already belted as many as 37 home runs in a season, and he is one of the strongest players in the game.
Offseason moves have surrounded Stanton with some other impact bats. Garrett Jones has been batting cleanup behind Stanton against right-handed pitchers. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Casey McGehee also have enjoyed 20-plus home run seasons. Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich also are capable of double-digit home run totals.
"We can keep people honest," Stanton said. "That's a difference in the late innings. You have to worry about [power] more. I feel like before, from the seventh inning and on, it was like, 'Throw them strikes. They're not going to beat us with the home run. Make them get two or three hits to win.' Now, it's going to be a little different mindset. That's what I envision."
The Marlins entered Thursday with 10 Grapefruit League homers, which is tied for 15th out of 30 teams. Last Spring, they had 24 homers, which was 27th overall.
A year ago in the regular season, Miami finished with an MLB-low 95.
The pieces are in place to boost that number.
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MALMESBURY boss Simon Winstone says his side are in a no lose situation ahead of their clash with Brimscombe & Thrupp at the Flying Monk.
The Vics secured their first point of the Division One West campaign in the 2-2 draw at Letcombe on Saturday and now face the league leaders tomorrow.
And while Winstone admits that his team will not be fancied to record their maiden victory of 2012/13 against the high-flyers, he says that actually helps their cause.
"There weren't be too many people who will think we're going to win the game, so we've got nothing to lose," said Winstone.
"Maybe having no pressure will work for us. As long as everyone works hard we'll be happy with that.
"Brimscombe won 4-0 against a Premier side (Reading Town) in the cup in the week and it will be a tough game, but we've got to play them sooner or later.
"We've got to make it hard for them and work hard. You have to go out with the belief you can win the game otherwise what's the point in playing?
"We've had games this year where we've played well and got nothing, but as long as we give a good account of ourselves, that's all that matters."
Malmesbury will be without Max Sparrow and Richard Gee and Winstone added: "We're a bit short, which isn't going to be to helpful, but we'll pull some up from the reserves.
"Some of the reserve players have done well before so there's no reason why they can't again."
Elsewhere in the division, lowly New College take on fifth-placed Hook Norton at the Webb's Wood Stadium, while Fairford clash with Lydney.
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MissingNo. (Japanese: けつばん Ketsuban) is a name shared by several glitch Pokémon in Pokémon Red, Blue, and also Yellow. The name is most commonly used to refer to a Normal/ -type glitch Pokémon whose sprite consists of corrupted data or a Normal/999 in Pokémon Yellow. It is arguably the most well-known glitch Pokémon in the game series.
In the early Pokémon video games, the programmers had to use variables to refer to different Pokémon by number. Variable sizes must be powers of two. The smallest variable they were able to use was the size of one byte—that is, capable of holding any value from 0 to 255 with zero counting as a slot. (The next smallest size could only hold 0 to 127, which would not have been enough for all 151 Pokémon.) Because there are only 151 legitimate Pokémon in Generation I, this left 105 slots unoccupied. 37% of these are occupied by empty slots named Missingno., 53% are trainers (this is the reason why "wild" trainers are sometimes found on the coastline of Cinnabar Island), and the rest are other glitch Pokémon.
Unlike most glitch Pokémon, whose names consist of data cobbled together from random locations, Missingno.'s name is clearly a deliberately-added abbreviation of "missing number". This is because "Missingno." was added as a name for the empty slots to avoid the game crashing if a glitch Pokémon was encountered.[1]
Typical characteristics
The Missingno. most commonly encountered during glitches is a Normal/Bird-type Pokémon, whose sprite is a backwards letter "L"-shaped chunk of "fuzz". Bird is a beta type that was deleted from the game; it functions identically to Normal. The sprite results from the game treating non-graphical data as an image. This form of Missingno. almost always knows Sky Attack and Water Gun; of particular note is the fact that it knows two Water Guns. The fossil and ghost sprite Missingno.s have the same moveset as the most recently viewed Pokémon. You can get it in the Red, Blue, and Yellow versions[2], though in Yellow, Missingno. was encountered a different way. Missingno.'s stats will change depending on the player character's last party Pokémon.[1]
Other forms of Missingno. use the fossilized Aerodactyl and Kabutops sprites from the Pewter City museum. The fourth form uses the sprite shown when one encounters a Ghost Pokémon in the Pokemon Tower without having the Silph Scope. These are actually separate glitch Pokémon that share a name; they can be distinguished both by their sprite and by their differing characteristics. "Fuzz" Missingno., for example, uses a fixed moveset, whereas the fossil and ghost Missingno.s' moves change depending on the last Pokémon in one's party (among other things).[3] The fossil MISSINGNO.s also tend to turn into RHYDON upon capture, if a player character hasn't yet viewed their (empty) Pokédex entries (by, of course, capturing them).[2]
Though they are all distinct, all known Missingno. forms have several properties in common. They all share the Pokédex number 000. Encountering Missingno. will increase the quantity of the sixth item in a player character's inventory to above 128.[2][3][1] (This is because the bit used to keep track of whether MISSINGNO. has been caught is also part of the byte used to track the quantity of the sixth item in a player character's inventory.)
The sprite MISSINGNO.s use in the party screen is composed of random 8-by-8-pixel tiles shown on-screen. This means that it is often composed of chunks of terrain and NPCs. Viewing a MISSINGNO.'s stats screen causes a similar scrambling effect: most, if not all, all in-battle Pokémon and Trainer sprites become scrambled.[3] Viewing the stats of a normal Pokémon fixes the problem, or if MISSINGNO.'s level goes to 100 it will also fix but if you look at MISSINGNO.'s stats it will revert.
Old Evolution
MISSINGNO. does not evolve into any Pokémon. However, a different glitch Pokémon with a similar sprite and properties, but different name ('M) does evolve into the Pokémon Kangaskhan.
MISSINGNO. Today
Contrary to popular belief, MISSINGNO. does not appear in any game outside of the Generation I games. However, similar Pokemon known as ????? (Generation II), ?????????? (Generation III), and DPBox (Generations IV and V), which look slightly similar and fill similar roles, appear in successive games.
Encountering Old MISSINGNO.
There is a glitch[4] (called the "Old Man trick") in Red, Green (Japan),and Blue that allows a player character to battle nearly any Pokémon they wish, depending on the characters of their name. The player character should start by viewing the Old Man's Pokémon catching tutorial in Viridian City. Immediately afterward, the player character should Fly to Cinnabar Island and Surf on the east coast (the half-land half-sea tiles). They should not, at any point, swim onto a fully-water tile. Depending on the characters in the player character's name, they may eventually encounter MISSINGNO.
This glitch works because of a programming oversight. When the Old Man's tutorial is displayed, the game needs to change the player character's name to "OLD MAN", so that the in-game dialogue states that "OLD MAN threw a Poké Ball!". However, it would be rather unfortunate if the player character's chosen name was permanently changed to "OLD MAN". Such a scenario is easily avoided, however; the game simply copies the player character's chosen name to an area in memory that is not currently being used. After the tutorial, the name is copied back, replacing "OLD MAN".
Unfortunately, Game Boys do not possess a lot of free memory. In an effort to make the most of all available RAM, the game copies the player character's name into the space used to keep track of what wild Pokémon can be seen in the current location. The programmers reasoned that such an action normally wouldn't cause any glitches because the correct data for wild Pokémon available is written to this area in memory whenever the player character travels to an area where it is possible to catch wild Pokémon.
There was one critical mistake that the developers made, however. The Cinnabar Island map, like the maps of all cities in the game, does not contain any wild Pokémon data. However, the east coast tiles were coded to trigger wild Pokémon battles. The effect is that when the player character travels from a city to Cinnabar Island directly, the wild Pokémon list is not rebuilt. This means that when sailing on Cinnabar's east coast, the player character will encounter whatever wild Pokémon were available at the last area they were traveling in. (This is a useful trick for catching Safari Zone Pokémon; after exiting the Zone, fly immediately to Cinnabar and Surf on the east coast. You'll be able to battle Kangaskhans and the like on your own terms.)
However, when performing the Old Man Trick, the wild Pokémon data holds the player character's name, rather than the wild Pokémon available at the last location the player character explored. When a wild battle occurs on Cinnabar's east coast, the game will read the player character's name as wild Pokémon. The effect is that the text characters in the player character's name will determine the species and levels of wild Pokémon on the coast. Not all available text characters correspond to normal Pokémon, meaning that this glitch may be used to encounter glitch Pokémon, MISSINGNO., included. Another thing to note is that most legitimate Pokemon can be encountered with this method, including Mewtwo, and even some "wild" Trainers that have glitched parties and may crash your game. Hunting these without experience with glitch Pokemon is inadvised.
This effect is relatively easy to exploit. The species are controlled by the third, fifth, and seventh characters of the player character's name. The second, fourth, and sixth characters of the player character's name determine the levels of wild Pokémon encountered via the Old Man Trick. The characters "w",[3][4] "x", and "y" will yield the Kabutops, Aerodactyl, and Ghost forms of MISSINGNO., respectively. If the graphics start to scramble, look at one of your Pokemon's Pokédex entries. The gameplay should perform normally.
MISSINGNO. can also encountered by using a cheating device.
- MISSINGNO.'s Japanese name (けつばん Ketsuban) means "missing number".
- MISSINGNO. is the most well-known glitch Pokémon.
- MISSINGNO. and 'M are the only glitch Pokémon to have Normal as a secondary type.
- MISSINGNO. is known to scramble Hall of Fame data.
- MISSINGNO. is the only Pokémon to know the same move (Water Gun) twice, if Smeargle learning Sketch doesn't count.
- MISSINGNO. only appears in Generation I. Similar Pokémon appear in other games, see above.
- MISSINGNO. in Pokémon Yellow is a Bird and Normal dual type.
- Supposedly, if the player character eventually catches MissingNo., the save file has a minimal chance to be compromised and deleted, since Missingno. is not supposed to exist, but this is a hoax.
- Occasionally Missingno will transform into another Pokémon after catching it.


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The German Studies Program sponsors a full range of language courses, as well as two English-language seminars per year on German topics. Students may pursue a major or minor in German Studies, or a minor in German.
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