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MALVERN Hills district councillors who voted for increased allowances last month are "nodding dogs" whose conduct "stinks", said town councillor Mike Charles this week.
The district council controversially voted in February to increase the allowances paid to some of its leading members by up to 20 per cent.
And on Tuesday, Malvern Town Council agreed to write a letter to the district council "to express the disgust of the people of Malvern at the avarice displayed by MHDC".
Cllr Charles said: "The general public thinks that the whole thing stinks. The district council could have turned the whole thing down, as many other councils did, but they voted to put a few more pennies in their pockets. They are all nodding dogs."
Cllr Pat Mewton said that the town council was better placed to speak for the people of Malvern than MHDC, which covers a much wider area. He said: "How many of those who have benefitted from this actually represent outlying wards away from Malvern?"
Cllr Hannah Campbell, who is also a member of MHDC, defended the decision, saying: "I voted for these increases. I'm one of the working-age individuals on the council and for me to take on any extra responsibilities for the district council, I would have to reduce my working hours in my day job."
Cllr Paul Tuthill, another MHDC member, said he had voted against the increases. He said: "When a similar proposal came before the county council, it was voted down immediately." He also said parish councils in rural areas had been very critical of the allowance increases as well."
Several councillors warned against taking a confrontational stance against MHDC, but Cllr Ian Dawson, who originated the motion, said: "So many people have said to me how outrageous it is that I think it has to be said on behalf of the people of Malvern."
Town councillor voted eight to four with eight abstentions to send the letter.
Cllr David Hughes, leader of MHDC, said: "The issue was voted on by the district council, based on advice from the independent remuneration panel. The town council are entitled to their views."


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Renovate a Convent of the Missionary Sisters of Mary in Uganda
Friday, December 20, 2013
Project Code: 158-05-19
The Diocese of Lira, in northern Uganda, is in the region that was plagued by civil war for 20 years. This bloody conflict, which finally came to an end in 2007, left many deep scars and open wounds behind. Many are still traumatized and live in fear to this day. The educational level is poor, since most people were unable to attend school during the war, and there is widespread, grinding poverty. There are also many victims of HIV or full-blown AIDS. All these people need a great deal of help.The Sisters of the Missionary Institute of Mary, Mother of the Church, are doing their best to alleviate and uplift the situation, working in places where there are otherwise no doctors or nurses. In the remote district of Oyam, they bring hope to ordinary people whom no one else seems to care about. They run a hospital here with 178 beds which they took over in 1993 from the Comboni Sisters. They also run a clinic with an urgently needed AIDS center.Now the 11 religious Sisters working here face the imminent prospect of having to give up their missionary apostolate. For the building they live in, built in 1953, was already in a poor state of repair when they moved in. At the time, the Sisters hoped they could soon renovate it, but they didn't have the money, and the building has only continued to deteriorate still further. Rain pours in through the holes in the roof, and termites have invaded the building and eaten away the wood to the point that parts of the roof have already collapsed and the Sisters are in real danger by continuing to stay there. They desperately need help, and since their apostolate is so vital to the people in the region, ACN has promised them a contribution of $9,700 towards the cost of renovation of the building. Will you help us fulfill this promise to these missionary Sisters in Uganda? We are sure they will remember you in their grateful prayers.
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In a Brooklyn townhouse, Iksel's Eastern Eden wallpaper turns the family room into a bower. The Climate sectional by Dune is covered in Callahan Velvet from Lee Jofa. Throw pillows in Rose Cumming's Sabu and Lee Jofa's Hollyhock. Touches of red — in the ticking stripe on the chairs, in the swing-arm lamps and chandelier by Visual Comfort — "make the room feel festive," says designer Miles Redd.
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Out Of The Can: Bacon Grill Luncheon Loaf
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They made something that contains bacon actually
unpleasant! I knew this day would come, just not in my lifetime.
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But on a happier note, Jack in the Box has introduced a bacon-flavored milkshake.
No, seriously, they really did.
Stop laughing!
- 06 February, 2012 21:41
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Can't the buyer use the stuff akin to a toy?
Easily carved into a variety of shapes.
Clay-like consistency?
Give it to one's vile spawn on a rainy day to keep the little vermin's hands busy.
Hand the critters a long sharp knife and turn them loose to play with their toy.
Encourage creativity.
If the vile creatures turn out to have a whittling/carving talent perhaps their final creative output could be sold on eBay.
Turn what is an otherwise economic liability into an economic asset.
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Make those noisy brats infesting your hovel into true economic liabilities and of actual use to the family unit.
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Rock Paper Sectoid: RPS vs. The Alien Menace
Right then. As mentioned in my previous XCOM thread, I've been collecting volunteers for my alien smashing squad. Here's how it's going to go.
This'll be my first game, and I'll be playing on Classic Ironman, because Jake Solomon told me I shouldn't, and he's not the boss of me. Rookies will be left with their default names until they graduate to Squaddie and are assigned a class. Then I shall rename them with a suitable name from the list, alternating between RPS writers and forum members. I shall do my best to keep track of how everyone dies, and post something here in memoriam. Screenshots will be taken of anyone getting over the rank of Sergeant. Hopefully I'll get some nice bonus screenies of you all being badass.
And here's the list, stretching to from the door of the recruiting office round the hill and past the graveyard, Cannon Fodder style:
Alec Meer, reprising his role as the Heavy
Jim Rossignol goes for vantage to appreciate the terrain- may as well bring a rifle. Sniper.
John Walker; let's find out how well he really heals, in Support.
Adam Smith, Supporting those obscure indie soldiers.
Nathan Grayson, from the Colonies, arriving to the battle late, just in time to finish off the aliens and claim he won the whole thing. Assault.
Quinns, bringing that rapid fire word Assault.
Rob Florence, flings dice like bullets. Let's see if he can fling bullets like dice. Heavy.
Tim Stone will have the armour penetration all calculated out in a nice stat table for that one perfect Snipe.
Lewie Proctor leads regular Assaults on my wallet. Let's see how he does here.
Edit: almost forgot Richard Cobbett. He can be a Heavy, laying down suppression and deadly puns with equal ease.
And, of course, Keiron Gillen as a Psychic, for being mental.
Edit- the Editing: Brendan, Supporting the squad with clever words.
Gorzan as a Sniper.
Drake Sigar as a Sniper.
lasikbear as Support.
Splynter as Support, but only if I can find a Canadian Support soldier (can one change nationality?)
Makariel in Assault.
AlexClockwork in Assault.
Tikey as a Heavy.
Sparkasaurusmex in Assault.
Patrick Swayze in Assault.
Edit: Sunjumper as a Heavy.
Jockie as whatever I need to fill in a gap.
hellraiserzlo joins the spooky Psychic corp.
Oshada in Assault
DWZippy as yet another Assault. I expect to go through a fair number of these, so it's nice to have plenty of names.
Drayk as a Sniper.
Lacessit as a Sniper.
Hypernetic as something that isn't Support- whichever class I determine to be the most asshole-ish.
DarkFenix grabs the big guns.
MadJax as an Assault.
Dr. Honeyslut in Support. Trust him/her, he/she is a Dr. Even if he/she's looking at you funny.
siegarettes makes me think of smoke, so smoke grenades, so we're going Support.
soldant signs up to our Support brigade.
Tailswallower makes sure we have plenty of bandages on the battlefield.
SanguineAngel signs up for Support.
Woundedbum is there where the need is.
So's Flint.
If anyone cares to assign me to their time I'd love to be a Heavy, or a Support if you'd prefer.
Come back safely and covered in green blood, soldiers.
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Really looking forward to the reports :)
Sit me next to the japanese girls on the skyranger.
I'd be honored to be killed in you line of fire as well.
That said, this is bound to be a hell of a conquest.
Awww, I'd have submitted myself as a medic if I'd known about this.
I'll be sure to include you in my squad of meat puppets, because putting names to faces makes it all the more tragic when they die.
*clears throat*
Think I'd be Support...weekendwarrio.rs - We've got more games than time...
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Can't deny I'm curious as to the exact nature of my no doubt horrifically grisly death.
Now there's a perfectly normal English sentence!
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It's never too late to sign up. I'm sure some of us will be getting through a looooooooooooootta recruits.
Played 4 hours of Classic Ironman this morning and it's truly heartbreaking. I made it to May before I was Indepence Day'd off the planet. Tough, brutal, and heartbreaking, this is the Xcom way and I love it! Have started a Normal playthrough now, but looking forward to this thread :-D (Woot Im already on the list as an assault :-D)Yes, I update the below link frequently on a whisky fuelled rampage. I regret nothing.
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The cat got me up a little early, so I was able to get the opening mission done. Lovely little engagement with a handful of Sectoids entrenched on a bridge being annoyingly difficult to flank. They had a flanking reinforcement of their own that I was fortunately prepared for; reaction fire took down one, a counter-flank another and a grenade a third. The creeps on the bridge didn't go down without a fight, and three soldiers took fire and are resting in the med bay for a couple of weeks. Still, three Rookies took off their disguises to reveal themselves as Alec, John and Nathan. Alec will have to take the lead on his own in the next mission while the other two heal up.
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Wow, Alec Meer must really have it in for poor John Walker. On my second mission, instead of blowing up the two aliens as ordered, Alec took the opportunity to blow up one alien and mutilate John sufficiently to put him out of commission for 13 days. Poor John, don't worry, legs grow back.
Edit: However, after mission 3 when Alec was very nearly eviscerated by alien fire, I'm quite certain John was looking rather smug as Alec joined him in the infirmary. "If only someone was there to patch you up, eh?"
Jim Rossignol is proving quite the sneaky murderous little dirtbag, racking up a fair kill count already, all of which while being nowhere near the front lines.
Edit 2: Nooooooo, John Walker, you shall be missed (not by Alec though, ZING!). Poor guy, he was the team's only medic on what should have been an easy xp run for some rookies. After being ambushed by a pair of floaters he couldn't be helped as he bled out on the floor.
Edit 3: Sorry Squaddie Splynter, you are down and out. Crouched behind a large car in a London car park, an enemy floater took you out in one lucky shot. In happer news, mister Rossignol just made Captain, and you lasikbear are now a Corporal.
Edit 4: Disastrous mission. Quinns is dead, so's Alec, along with a random recruit. Two of the survivors are out for 14 and 15 days respectively, the last member is out for 5. Quinns got really unlucky, a critical hit from a fairly ordinary enemy struck him for 10 damage, Alec was mobbed and very nearly survived. An enemy got into melee and reduced him to 1hp, but the zombie I hadn't seen then came round the corner and finished him off. I'd have protected him, but I was being attacked from two sides and had to choose to save one or the other. I may well restart tomorrow, I've made some pretty bad screw ups (like spending lots and lots of money under the assumption things like medkits were consumable, doh!) and am also thinking the 30% cash bonus from the African base would be very nice.
Edit 9000: Yup, started again. Holy cow it's so much easier now that I didn't blow all my damn money on useless crap. A few missions in, much better idea of what I'm doing in those too, only one significant casualty so far; Lieutenant Tikey, at the time my highest ranking soldier, had a terrifically unlucky run, caught by three enemies in half-cover on a mission the day before I finished researching carapace armour. Poor Tikey, I'd grown quite attached to him after his amazing shot in the previous mission got a treble kill (killed two aliens, one of which killed a third via mind-link). Still, I now have Lieutenants Makariel, AlexClockwork and Gorzan. Sergeant "Lucky Bastard" Lasikbear (congrats, first one of my soldiers to earn a nickname from me!) is once again in support, swiftly becoming a reliable staple of both my campaigns, seemingly charmed never to be on the receiving end of anything too lethal.
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Second mission went like a charm. Got an inattentive bunch of Sectoids in a subway station, and a slow, creeping advance executed a nice defeat in detail. No one got hurt.
Throwing off their helmets are Jim Rossignol, Gorzan and Tikey. Welcome to the squad.
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Oh god. Alec is dead. Jim is dead. Tikey is dead. I feel ill.
We were assaulting out first UFO. The approach went fine. Jim took a hit from a plasma pistol, but Tikey patched him up like new. The craft contained a single Outsider. The Rookie shot at it. Alec and Tikey sprayed bullets at it. Jim fired a headshot and a reaction shot. Nothing hit. It never missed. It always killed. Alec was first. The Rookie went down soon after. It came after Jim. Tikey was a hero, who ran to the hull of the UFO hoping to ambush it as it came out. He got off a point blank, deliberate shot. 52% chance to hit, after a string of 45s from everyone else. Miss. Dead.
I feel like the RNG screwed me a bit for this one. Looking forward to the mission where it evens out.
At least I died a hero
I'm honored to be a support. And these seem like some situations straight out of hell we've volunteered to walk into.
Sounds like things are going to get sticky! Loving it so far and can't wait till friday! I expect Heavy arathain to make an appearance in my game ;) Also, if you find any more assault slots opening up, feel free to stick me in there
Ouch, RPS is getting hit pretty hard by the sounds of it. Oh and if you need to fill any gaps, I'm more than usable!
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Good, more meat for the grinder! Most of the filler folk will probably end up being support in my game, I do seem to go through a fair few of those ("Lucky Bastard" Lasikbear's partners/temp replacements in support never seems to come out of gunfights looking very healthy). Heavies don't seem to pop up much in the roster and snipers just don't die, of the support and assault, assault has some fairly impressive resilience and a tendency to nail anything getting particularly near them (oh how I love the double shot ability, the premier "You. Die. Now." move), support on the other hand, they're on the front lines, they have no special armament and nothing special keeping them particularly alive (if they survive the turn of course, they can medkit up, but that's a big if).
Don't worry though guys, I've actually researched armour thicker than cardboard for you all this time! I'm sure I'll eventually have enough materials to equip more than one man with it.
Keep it up, I might even ask to become a part of the squad if the survival rate increases.Sounds Hawaiian, doesn't it?
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I'll try and remember to take a screenie or two, though most of the time I don't see the death coming. I'll have to get quicker on my screenshot key ;)
And my squad's survival rate has gone up dramatically in my newly restarted campaign. About 5 missions in with 1 casualty.


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The School of Film presents the Spotlight Series, which brings visiting filmmakers, writers and animators to campus to present their work to both public and University audiences.
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The Events Committee met to consider, amongst other business, which of the classes should go forward as a recommendation to the ISAF Council for the two new Olympic Events, the Mixed Multihull and the Womens Skiff. Both would come into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
In the Womens Skiff decision the Committee, believed to be by a clear majority, recommended the FX by Mackay Boats. The FX uses a 49er hull with a rig designed especially for Women sailors in the weight band specified by the ISAF. Key factors in the discussion were the commonality of the hull with the Mens skiff, the sailor's preference and the well engineered rig. The vote in the Committee is understood to have been very clear cut in favour of the FX which received 14 votes to 2 for the RS900, and it is difficult to see this decision being overturned in Council.
In the Mixed Multihull decision, the Committee by virtue of the Chairman's casting vote recommended the Nacra 17.
Nacra 17 is a new design that was preferred by the majority of the sailors at the recent ISAF Evaluation Trials. It is yet to go into production and was the most expensive option.
The second runner is the Viper, a smaller catamaran, but already sailing and in production. The vote was split 8-8 with the Chairman Chris Atkins (GBR) exercising his casting vote in favour of the Nacra 17, which was the preference of the ISAF Evaluation Committee who conducted trials for both Events.
The Events Committee decision in respect of the Mixed Multihull is likely to come under strong challenge at the ISAF Council Meeting, and in terms of picking the outcome the result should be seen as a tie. The key points in the decision would seem to be the fact that the Viper is already an established International class, in production and with a stockpile of 50 boats available, and significantly cheaper. It was the second preference of the Evaluation Sailors. The Viper was felt by some to be at the top end of the crew weight range, but then others felt it would favour lighter crews after a settling in period.
The Nacra 17 is a new class, yet to go into production, is longer, beamier, slightly heavier, with more sail area than the Viper (so would be expected to be faster). The Nacra 17 is also more expensive by E3000 (without discounts) than the Viper, and is over the legal road trailer width in some countries, including the European standard. (The Nacra17 beam is 2.59m compared to the 2.5m beam for the Viper - maximum trailer width in UK and Europe is 2.55mtrs). The benefits of the 'C' shaped foils, used in the Nacra17 are questioned by many multihull sailors and designers, which seemed to be a central point for some of the conclusions drawn by Evaluation Team.
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The question of Kiteboarding being put into the Olympic calendar was apparently discussed but no vote taken initially. The Events Committee recommended to the ISAF Council that they seek two new Events in the Olympic Sailing calendar for Mens and Womens Kiteboarding.
In terms of overall Olympic Regatta numbers (currently set at 380 sailors), it should be possible to juggle the sailor numbers between the events, without requiring any increase or disadvantaging any particular group. There may be some reduction in terms of so-called developing countries competing at the Olympics, however the planned move to regional qualification would actually give these countries more options to qualify than at present. The IOC are likely to be very intolerant of any request for an increase in sailor numbers to accommodate the new Events.
In late March the ISAF, the world governing body for sailing, conducted a series of trials to narrow the choice for the classes to be sailed at the two new Olympic Events. The trials conducted at Santander, Spain resulted in two preferred options being put forward to the Events Committee in each category.
For the Youth Olympics the Events Committee recommended the Techno 293 as the Board and Byte C2 as the sailboat. Again the recommendation is to be accepted by the ISAF Council
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As I sat eating a few bbq'd quail this weekend it occured to me that this may be a good topic. I'm sure I'm not the only hunter out there who like to grill his kill.
What are everyone's favorite ways to grill wild game?
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A Lake City man was sitting in a car Wednesday morning when another man walked up, opened the door and shot him in the face with a flare gun, according to a report.
The interior of the car caught fire and the man was treated at a hospital for his injuries, the Lake City Police Department reported.
Enrique R. Cutts, 27, told police he was in the front seat of his mother's car parked at 361 NE Martin Luther King Street around 5:30 a.m. when Cory M. Douglas, 28, shot him, police said. The car caught fire, but was quickly extinguished.
When police arrived, Cutts was standing outside the car bleeding. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Investigator Tammy Cox found Douglas at his Lake City home, where he was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief and booked into the Columbia County Detention Center on $20,000 bond.
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I had this listed on here when this special edition was offered by 20ltd, but it isn't anymore. Now it must be directly ordered from David Mellor Design Studio (if available). It's a limited to six, numbered stainless steel menorah (it holds the 8 candles and 1 Shamash or 9 candles) that rises from a black granite base inscribed with O LUX BEATISSIMA (O' Blessed Light). It comes in two sizes, tabletop or floor standing and the accent color can be chosen by the buyer. Amazing. Also, obscenely expensive.


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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I read in your column about the person who likes sex twice a day. I'm also like that with a few additional playtimes on the weekend. My husband, a healthy guy of 29, should be up for that, but now we're married two years, he only wants it two to three times a week "like normal people." Don't tell me to take care of things for myself. I want a real man for sex! We have no kids (his fault; he wears condoms 100 per cent of the time) so I go out a lot to the casino just to calm down from the rejections and he complains about the money I spend. It's my disposable income. Today, he told me to go see a doctor for something to calm down my libido. He said I was a nympho. That's the last straw. Why the heck should I? Nothing wrong with me. He's the problem and I told him he probably needs testosterone in the worst way. I don't really love him anymore, but it would be embarrassing to split up after our big expensive wedding. -- Stay or Go? Transcona
Dear Stay or Go: A spouse who is constantly pestering a partner can cause a strong feeling of revulsion. That's what's happened here. You're after him for sex 16-17 times a week! That's excessive for busy people, not on honeymoon or holiday. Since you two are young and not having children, and seem to be falling out of love, why continue? Neither one of you is willing to compromise, so consider dissolving the relationship before you get pregnant. You'd be best with a highly sexed man who wants children. You two were not meant for the long run.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I've observed over many decades there really are a few people like Torn, who love more than one person, for different reasons. In this case, she's in love with two brothers and has gone back and forth between them. My advice for Torn would be this: Make a list of pros and cons about each brother. Make it really detailed (I like the way he takes off his shoes). Have lots of paper on hand. It will be a long list for both of them. By the time she's finished, she should know what to do. -- An Observer, Winnipeg
Dear Observer: It's not as simple as deciding what she wants. The lives of these two brothers have torn apart, and now she's at it again. The oldest brother could never bring himself to marry again, after she left him for his younger brother. When the younger brother is out of town years later, she sets it up to see her first husband over a broken water heater. She is a cruel self-indulgent woman. Frankly, it's hard to care what happens to her as she plays with the hearts of two brothers. It's too bad both guys can't dump her and walk off into the sunset as family, but that's not going to happen. I'm betting she'll stay with the younger guy after messing around with the older guy and upsetting him again. She just satisfied a curiosity -- a cat playing with a mouse.
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Sir Fredrick - Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - linkI would have really liked to see them compare the current draw from the wall, to see how the PSUs compare in terms of energy efficiency. Reply
Anonymous User - Friday, August 22, 2003 - linkSwitching power supply means the unit can be switched between American 60 Hz, 120 v, and European 50 Hz, 240 v input. Reply
Jeff7 - Monday, June 18, 2012 - link"Switching power supply" refers to precisely what the article says. The "switch" refers to the manner in which the incoming power is handled, not to a physical component on the unit.
Plenty of switching power supplies, also called SMPS (switch-mode power supplies), are available without any switches.
Beside me is a switcher supply that accepts 100-240VAC and puts out 12VDC. There are no switches on it.
Some of the circuitry I work with uses small switcher supplies, which take 12-36VDC and put out a solid 12VDC output.
I also work with boosters, which are a kind of switching power supply topology that's capable of putting out a higher voltage than what comes in. These particular ones can take 12VDC and put out about 17.5VDC.
And, I'm looking at a power supply for integration into a new product, and it can handle anything from 85-264VAC at 47-440Hz. Again, no switches on it.
Some of the older or cheaper switcher supplies *do* indeed have the selector switch on them to let them accommodate different voltages. But that's not what makes them "switching" power supplies. The name "switch" being the same is simply a coincidence. Reply
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Anonymous User - Thursday, August 07, 2003 - linkPFC, power factor correction, is not just about noise. The square wave shape of current draw of non PFC corrected supplies adds a significant 3rd order harmonics element to the line. This usally is gets diverted by the impedance of power company transformers to flowing in the Neutral line of the power system, which in the past carried almost no current. This nuetral line was installed at a SMALLER size than the mains. There have been buildings burned up in Europe, (which has an older infrastructure) because of this. Also, drawing higher peaks instead of sinusoidal current is less efficient and adds more loss the the wires and transformers, shortening their life and adding more pollution to the world, (ie. more power has to be generated to make up the loss, resulting in more smokestack emissions). Reply


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They didn't come right out and say it, but the future starts now for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
How else does one try to explain the news out of Monday's post-mortem from head coach Tim Burke that Buck Pierce, Winnipeg's No. 1 quarterback on paper, is healthy enough to play, but won't play this week?
Pierce has missed the last seven games with an injured tendon in his left foot (he was hurt July 13). Now in his eighth CFL season, he gives the club the best chance of winning, considering his two-plus years in Winnipeg, but won't even dress when the team heads to Calgary for a Friday night affair.
"As far as health goes, he could play," said Burke, announcing Joey Elliott would get another start against the Stamps. "We just feel like it's not enough time to get ready."
Pierce practised last week and will be more involved in the workouts this week, Burke said.
"We want to have the best people out there, but it's just not fair to Buck to put him in that situation with one day of preparation to try to go out there and get us a 'W,' " the coach added. "The best thing for him and the team is one more week."
Last we checked, the Bombers (2-8) needed wins yesterday. Still trailing the lowly Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a game and now six points back of those in the West Division eyeing a crossover playoff spot (Edmonton and Saskatchewan), Winnipeg is running out of games to get into the post-season picture.
The odds are long, sure, but this is the CFL. Make the playoffs, and who knows what could happen.
Given the victory urgency in Bomberland, Burke's rationale doesn't hold water. We're not talking about some no-name rookie QB who's just been air-lifted into Winnipeg and needs to sleep with the playbook to get up to speed in a couple of days. Pierce knows which way is up, he's well-versed in offensive co-ordinator Gary Crowton's playbook and has seen enough enemy defences in his time to handle himself accordingly.
It's hard to imagine Pierce not running into traffic on St. James to prove to the coaching staff he's strong and fast enough to play, but yet he's told to take a seat for another week.
The numbers also fly in the face of sitting a healthy Pierce: Since taking over in 2010, Pierce is 11-13 (.458) as the starter. Nothing to write home about, sure, but compare that winning percentage to when Pierce isn't starting under centre: Winnipeg is 5-17 (.227).
And there's the Pierce riddle confounding the Bombers over the last two-plus seasons. The odds for success go up when he plays; he just doesn't play enough to provide the needed stability at the spot.
The Bombers are in a pickle. The argument for Pierce playing and being the brightest light for the playoffs is equaled by the need for the club to see what they have in Elliott. Winnipeg needs to plan for the future so they're biting the bullet and taking their lumps with an inexperienced guy.
In four starts, Elliott is completing 59 per cent of his throws and hasn't thrown a TD pass in more than three games (192:42 of action). On top of that, the Winnipeg offence hasn't scored a TD since the 10:45 mark of the third quarter in the B.C. game -- a span of nine-plus quarters.
How much of that is Elliott? How much of that is Crowton's play-calling?
How much of that is the Bombers quarterback curse, if such a hex exists?
No doubt Pierce will get the next start versus Hamilton (Sept. 21) and maybe a few after that -- just to satisfy fans who clamour to remember what happiness feels like -- but Monday's announcement reveals the intention of the club moving forward. Starving for wins, Winnipeg is in danger of missing the playoffs for the third time in four years and has chosen to not play its best option at the most important position on the field.
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Akron -- Starting times for Summit County Council regular meetings have changed.
Council Jan. 7 voted 8 to 3 to change its meeting times from 5 to 4:30 p.m., effective immediately. The 4:30 p.m. time matches the starting times for Council's committee meetings, which are every other Monday on the nights the full Council doesn't meet.
Members Tim Crawford, Gloria Rodgers, and Bill Roemer voted "no" to the change, while members Frank Comunale, Jerry Feeman, Nick Kostandaras, Sandra Kurt, Tamela Lee, Paula Prentice, John Schmidt and Ilene Shapiro voted "yes."
The change in time will help save the county money in both overtime and compensation time paid to workers who must attend the meetings, said Feeman, Council President.
"About 99 percent of the time, the folks who come to our Council meetings are other employees making their case on monies to be spent in their particular area," Feeman said Jan. 8.
Of those attending, most are county employees who work from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to Feeman. Cases dealing with individual citizen issues, such as zoning, rarely come before Council.
"So, the employees who have to stay, to make their case, are actually working overtime or comp time," Feeman said.
Council staff performed the study about six weeks ago to see what times the other 88 county Council meetings began. Only two counties started their meetings at 5 p.m., Feeman said. The remaining counties began their meetings between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
But Roemer believes starting times should be later "to allow constituents to come and participate." He said a later starting time would allow more constituents, who work during the day, to attend meetings, Roemer said.
"At 4:30 p.m. it's hard to get people who work to come to Council meetings," Roemer said. "It's up to us [Council] to make it easier for the constituents."
Rodgers agreed with Roemer and said she would have left the Council time at 5 p.m. and moved the 4:30 p.m. starting time ahead 30 minutes, to 5 p.m.
"The key is accessibility to the public," Rodgers said. "We are not here to serve government employees -- we are here to serve the public."
Roemer also believes the earlier start time will possibly prohibit quality candidates, who work a full-time job, to run for Council in the future, he said.
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Roemer said several people have approached him expressing a desire to attend Council meetings, but say they are not able to get from work and through downtown Akron traffic by 4:30 p.m.
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Park School Family Weekend Events Scheduled
Please join us for the following Park School Family Weekend activities.
Friday, October 25
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Drew: The Man Behind The Poster
Park School Film Feature Presentation
Park Hall Auditorium
Introduction by Adam Peruta, Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication, and Alison Shields, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Law. The faculty will frame the film by discussing the role of brand design and brand nostalgia.
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster is a feature-length documentary highlighting the career of artist and illustrator Drew Struzan, whose most popular works include the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Star Wars trilogies. Telling the tale through exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Thomas Jane, Sam Witwer, Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and many other artists, critics and filmmakers, this film spans the journey of Drew's early life and career in album cover art, through his success as one of the most recognizable and influential movie poster artists of all time, to his most recent 'post retirement' life and works of fine art.
Saturday, October 26
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Coffee with Dean Gayeski, Faculty and Staff
Park Hall Lobby
Share coffee with the Park School family including Dean Diane Gayeski, faculty, and staff. Students are encouraged to show their families where they take courses and work on co-curricular activities, and to introduce their professors.
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Park School on the Road
Park Hall Auditorium
Parents of students who are majors or minors in the Roy H. Park School of Communications are invited to a presentation about Ithaca College's James B. Pendleton Center in Los Angeles, the ICNYC Program, the IC Program in London, and highlights from some of our international internship and travel opportunities.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Documentary Screening: Sole Survivor
Park Hall Auditorium
Co-Producer Alexis Jaworski will introduce her documentary, Sole Survivor, a film that tells the complex story of four people who became sole survivors of commercial airline disasters. Alexis Jaworski is the sister of Erik Jaworksi, a junior Documentary Studies and Production major.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Need Advice? Life After Ithaca - Young Alumni Panel
Park Hall Auditorium
Hear from a panel of young alumni as they discuss their budding careers and how the things they participated in at Ithaca College helped them along their way. You'll also learn how parents and students can get involved in the IC Mentoring Network from Gretchen VanValen M.M. '90, associate director for alumni relations and Carrie Brown, Executive Director of Alumni Relations.
Panel Moderator: John Bradac, Director of Career Services
Panelists include:
- Marc Phillips '13, Marketing Associate at Xasis (representing Roy H. Park School of Communications)
- Zach Klinger '11, MBA '12, Business Development Manager at ChannelEyes (representing School of Business)
- Amanda Schlenker '09, Occupational Therapist at Child's Play Occupational Therapy (representing School of Health Sciences and Human Performance)
- Mike Reinemann '13, Band Director (representing School of Music)
- Lee Ann Hill '13, Intern at City of Ithaca Department of Public Works (representing School of Humanities and Sciences)
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A TERRIFIED man feared a giant Asian hornet as big as a humming bird was going to sting him when it flew in through the window of his home.
Jonathan Bruns was shocked to find the giant insect, bigger than a 2p coin, buzzing about his home in Acton Hall, just off the A449 north of Worcester. The jury is out on whether the creature is the Asian hornet which arrived in France in 2005. However, there has yet to be any confirmed sightings of Asian hornets in the UK. If confirmed, this would be the first sighting. Concern has been raised about the potential impact of the Asian hornet on native species in the UK as they are highly predatory and attack and kill honey bees.
The 36-year-old aerospace manufacturing quality auditor captured the large insect with partner Colin Meldrum at about 7pm on Thursday night. Mr Bruns has been stung multiple times by hornets while growing up in Washington state in the USA as a teenager, describing the experience as 'very, very painful'. They trapped the insect in a tupperware box, poured water on it and drowned it.
He said: "I was afraid. This is twice the size of the biggest hornet we have ever seen and looked exactly like an Asian hornet. I was talking to my partner upstairs in the hallway and I was looking over at him when behind his head flew this large thing. I grabbed him and pulled him away. We both went 'Oh my gosh!' We both got nervous and my partner said 'that looks dangerous'.
"Flying, with its legs spread out, it looked as big as a humming bird or a very large humming bird hawk-moth. It would really concern me if we have Asian hornets around here - they are supposedly extremely poisonous.
"We didn't want it burrowing into the wall or building a nest." Your Worcester News was not able to confirm with wildlife experts whether the insect was an Asian hornet at the time we went to press although a representative from the Worcestershire Biological Record Centre at Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, said 'it doesn't look like the invader to me'.


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Remembrances of Chris Keffalos and his family from his days in Bloomfield, New Mexico Posted for: CHRIS ALBERT KEFFALOS: I grew up in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and knew the Keffalos family well. Chris was three years ahead of me in school, in the same class as my older sister Denise, and his younger brother Mike was one year behind me. I can still remember Chris's ready smile, quick wit, and his energetic, flamboyant style of playing the snare drum, especially in the Bobcats Marching Band. I was privileged to play in the Bobcats Band with Chris on a few occasions. I recall with almost crystal clarity attending Chris's funeral with full military honors. I was just at the end of my Sophomore year, and the reality of war and death came suddenly very close to me that day. It is my understanding that Chris was decorated posthumously for the courage and valor he displayed in the action leading to his death. I further understand that because of Chris's unselfish and courageous actions, other young men survived that action who otherwise might not have been so fortunate. I believe that we owe Chris and other men and women like him an unspeakable debt of gratitude for their tremendous sacrifices in serving our country and helping to preserve our freedoms and those of others less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you, Chris, and thank you, Mr. and Mrs. George Keffalos, and thank you, Mike; your sacrifices and your losses have not gone unnoticed.
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Christ. Mar 30 2013
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Christ. Mar 30 2013
I do not know if this the correct way to express a concern or not. Nevertheless, here it is: Why do you say that Christ was born born in the in 1 AD when actually he was born in 2 BC, as recognized by several scholars. Basically per bible's prophecies, he was born 2 BC and not AD. Thank you for the opprotunity.
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The scholars I've read put the birth a bit earlier than that, based on Herod's reign, somewhere between 6-4 BC. Someone, of course, miscalculated the date, as they thought that 1 AD was the year. In today's politically correct world, the scholars have changed to BCE (Before the Common Era) and CE in order not to offend those who are not Christians. Many Christians, of course, continue to use AD and BC. The date discussion can be found in many commentaries and can get pretty complicated, since we have no birth certificate.
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FelixCat: I see you are a first time contributor. Welcome and post often. I am not aware of any Bible prophecy that predicts the date of the birth of Jesus. The date of Jesus' birth is uncertain and does not seem to me, a Christian and Bible scholar, to be very important.
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The day after Bill Arnold decided to retire from Shell — after years as a senior executive in energy, government and banking — he found himself in an email conversation with the Jones School about Marc Epstein's project in Rwanda. Within a few minutes, after mentioning his upcoming retirement, there was discussion about the possibility of a teaching position.
"The rest, as they say, was history," says the Professor in the Practice of Energy Management. "After interviews with the deans and each member of the search committee, and then the preparation of a draft syllabus for a course on Geopolitics of Energy, and finally the delivery of a presentation to faculty and students. I took a long weekend fishing in Colorado before leaving Washington and moving into McNair 247."
That auspicious beginning in 2009 evolved into a new phase for him — teaching Geopolitics of Energy and Managing in a Carbon-Constrained World to full-time and professionals students, teaching other courses in executive education, and acting as faculty advisor for Rice Energy Finance Summit. With a colleague from Shell, Bill initiated the International Energy Simulation, an ILE workshop. He can also be seen at many Jones School events with a camera slung around his neck taking pictures of staff, faculty and students.
A native of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Bill grew up in a textile town and held a summer job in a mill built in the 1880s, working the steel spindles in huge dying vats. Needless to say, it was the summer jobs during college that were most meaningful to him. After his freshman year at Cornell he joined a group with plans to travel to Central America to do community development work. From that experience he learned about Amigos de las Americas, a private international development organization based in Houston with more than 250 volunteers in Honduras and Guatemala. He spent three summers with them as field director. In his final tour with Amigos he met his wife Cathy, a fellow volunteer, who was from Houston and whose parents and sisters all attended Rice.
After spending a post graduate year at the University of Amsterdam in Holland, he returned to the U.S. for his first job with Citi Bank in New York City and was drafted three weeks later. When asked about his two years in the Army, Bill is modest about his accomplishments, especially the story of how he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
In Germany, near the end of his tour, he noticed a real problem with personnel. "The Army's system for specialized training, typically nuclear weapons specialists, was impractical. Soldiers trained 52 weeks in the U.S., in preparation to serve overseas, and when they got here there were no jobs." He began collecting and analyzing data from all over Europe and worked out a proposal for a new system that more efficiently matched training in the U.S. with needs overseas. The proposal earned him recognition for meritorious service and the Army Commendation Medal.
What does he like most about what he's doing now? "I like to be well-prepared for the students and help them further develop their critical management skills. I also enjoy the support from students, staff, faculty and the dean." He takes the role of being a good steward of the students' time very seriously. Of his work with the REFS students he says, "They showed so much respect for each other. I was greatly impressed by that."
As for something people might not know about him, he says with a chuckle, "I spent a few hours with Saddam Hussein." He is also writing a novel, which is tucked away in a tattered envelope in his desk in McNair Hall. "I started seven or eight, no, 10 years ago. It's called Garden of Fire. Which I found out later is the translated meaning of Azerbaijan."
Bill holds a BA in economics from Cornell University and both an MA in Latin American Studies and a Master of Business Administration/International Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He and Cathy have one daughter, Elizabeth, who is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in New York. She and her husband Richard have a daughter Cate and are expecting twins.


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I think it's gonna be water...the irony being that the necessary component for all life will be what brings about our demise.
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I think it's gonna be water...the irony being that the necessary component for all life will be what brings about our demise.
nah, it's neo-classical economic theory and the idea that you can have Infinite growth on a finite planet... better read up on this one fellas..bc it's the one driving this train of destruction
^^^Totally...but I'm a weirdo and would like to believe the planet will cleanse itself of us first.
Litter in the Pacific is the least of their worries right now. The Fukushima radiation will have far worse implications.
Aqua-culture farming. We have to raise more fish and take less from the ocean. Commercial fisherman could be put to work on massive coastal fish farms. This would let the ocean regenerate a little. We should create trash rockets or rockets filled with our garbage and shoot them out into space will they will freeze into giant space garbage asteroids. This will make the liberals happy. We should create a bio-weapon that kills everyone in China and India because they are the number one trash producers. This will make the Tea Party folks happy.
There. Problem solved. How f@cking hard was that?
Brilliant Chavez, especially the trash into space and removal of the Chinese and Indian populations.
SS advocating genocide? wowza
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Greetings for Port St. Lucie. Day one of many. Pitchers and catchers report. They just have to check in. No organized workouts.
In the clubhouse. Johan Santana is here. Saw Mike Pelfrey, John Maine and Joe Smith.
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ECS Shows Off Thin Mini-ITX Boards and AIO Touchscreensby Jarred Walton on 1/12/2013 2:43 AM EST
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Taristin - Saturday, January 12, 2013 - linkWith the low profile IO panel, and laptop memory slots, these boards look more like the intel-designed ThinITX standard. Are they? Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, January 12, 2013 - linkYou're right -- I don't follow ITX as closely as other areas (e.g. laptops), so I didn't realize "Thin Mini-ITX" was yet another standard. Reply
Taristin - Saturday, January 12, 2013 - linkPersonally I think it's a little ridiculous to keep making so many new "standards" as it only makes it more complicated for the consumer when it comes time to research and assemble their systems. Reply
extide - Sunday, January 13, 2013 - linkIn the second photo, in what looks like the form-factor of a laptop optical drive. Is that an entire PC in the space of a laptop optical drive? What is that?! Reply


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Rumor: Raven to develop map packs for CoD: Black Ops
Sources close to G4 are saying that not only has an unannounced stealth-action James Bond title been put on hold over at Activision, but that it was being developer by Raven and the team working on it has been moved over to Call of Duty: Black Ops, to create map packs for it.
Singularity - Cause and Effect video
The newest video for Raven Software's FPS Singularity may be called Cause and Effect, but it really just shows us how cool it would be to bust some shit up and then put it back together again with the handy-dandy Time Manipulation Device attached to your wrist Apparently, you can also use it to suck […]
Buy Singularity, get Prototype for free
Singularity's out on June 29, and to get you even more excited for the time-traveling shooter, for a limited time you can get Prototype free as a purchase incentive.
Singularity pushed off, Acti claims no date set
Looks as though Raven FPS Singularity's been shunted off into summer 2010, with Activision now claiming no date was ever given for the game.
Activision releases PC demo for Wolfenstein
Activision has just sent word that a demo for Wolfenstein on PC has hit the net. Surely you can find this through your favorite file site, but we know for sure that it's over on FileFront. If you have been itching to try it out, now's your chance. Earlier it was announced that it had […]
August NPD: Wolfenstein sells 106k on all formats combined
Raven's Wolfenstein's moved 106,000 units in the US, a combined figure for all formats, Gamespot reports. Not the best. It's worth noting that Raven laid off 30-35 staffers the day after the game shipped. Still. It's got the best German accents in any game ever. And we should be thankful for that.
Report: Wolfenstein developer reduces staff by 30-35 people
Raven Software has made 30-35 employees redundant at its Wisconsin studios. Activision has confirmed the lay-off to Kotaku, but declined comment on the exact number of people affected. "With the recent completion of both X-Men Origins Wolverine, based on the summer blockbuster movie, and Wolfenstein, the next chapter of the famed franchise, Raven Software is […]
Wolfenstein Quakecon trailer - watch it now
Shack's posted the Wolfenstein launch trailer posted at Quakecon last night. As Nathan kept saying in our liveblog, it's green. It's also pretty cool, so be sure to look. It's out later this month for PC, 360 and PS3.
Wolfenstein: Designer will pay for your copy should the game outsell Madden 10
Raven Software designer Manveer Heir has tweeted that if Wolfenstein outsells Madden 10 in August, he will personally reimburse you for your copy of Wolfenstein. We saw this yesterday and honestly thought it was a joke. Apparently, not. Here's the tweet: Here's the deal folks: if Wolfenstein outsells Madden 10 in August I will personally […]
Wolfenstein gets origins featurette
Acti's released a background dev trailer for Wolfenstein – as seen after the break – showing where the franchise came from, what's going on with Raven's imminent update and delivering the revelation that "Nazis" and "monsters" are "cool". Have a nose. The shooter's out for PC, PS3 and 360 next month. Thanks, Joystiq.
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Activision's put out the second edition of its Wolfenstein web comic, the next part in the series we didn't report on in the first place. We've failed you, Wolfenstein fan. Get both videos after the break. We'll never be so slack again. That's a lie, actually. The game's out in August. Thanks, Joystiq.
Singularity delayed to Q1 2010
Raven and Acti Blizz have delayed Singularity until the beginning of next year to keep it our of Modern Warfare 2's all-smashing super-snowplough. Sensible. "The level of excitement for Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 coming out of E3 well exceeded our expectations and therefore we have decided to move Raven's upcoming sci-fi first person action […]
Wolfenstein system specs released
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id: No Hitler in Wolfenstein
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Activision: It's "absolutely critical" Singularity gets a demo before release
Activision's producer for Singularity, Kekoa Lee-Creel, has said that it's "absolutely critical" for the game to have a demo released before it hits retail. "The shooter market is saturated, it's tough to break in right now when there's a lot of great, well-established franchises," he told Develop. "We're definitely on track to release a demo. […]
Wolfenstein trailer shows glowy Assassin
Acti's put out the latest Wolfenstein trailer, this time focusing on the Assassin. After the break. He's great, and all, but surely if you're an assassin you might want to not glow? This is supposed to be out this month, but there's no fixed date. Still "summer".
Singularity's E3 trailer has gameplay, guided bullets
Singularity's E3 trailer's after the break, and it includes a good chuck of gameplay, time-warping, puzzles and some kind of "follow the bullet" thing. For killing people, like. The game's set on an ex-Soviet island, and involves lots of people dying. It's out later this year.
Wolfenstein particle cannon trailer is awesome
There's a trailer of Wolfenstein's particle cannon after the break. It allows you to reduce Nazis to dust with a green beam. Why would you not like that? It's out for PC, PS3 and 360 this summer.
Raven: "We'd love for there to be more Singularity games"
Singularity creative director Jon Zuk has admitted ambitions for more games to follow the fledgling FPS, but said Raven is "presumptuous" enough to assume the new IP will spawn sequel. "Of course we'd love for there to be more Singularity games," Zuk told VG247, "but right now we're concentrating on making this first game as […]
Wolverine boss keen on Deadpool game
Wolvering dev lead Dan Vondrak has told UGO that he's keen on making a Deadpool game. This is probably pretty cool. "That's very easy, that'd be Deadpool," he said when asked which comic character he'd like to tackle next. "We're huge fans of Deadpool. When we made X-Men 2, we made sure to put Deadpool […]
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Before I begin, I apologize if this is the incorrect portion of the forum to post this in. If there is a correct subsection that this needs to go in, please let me know, I'll delete the post and submit it in the right subsection.
As you may have gathered from the topic above, I have reason to suspect that Kevin Flynn's disc is not necessary for another user to exit the Grid. I know that a lot of people think that Sam Flynn needs his father's disc to get out of the system in the film, but there is evidence suggested in the film that shows its not the case.
The following diologue from is from TRON: Legacy, from the scene shortly after the Rectifier begins moving towards the portal, while CLU's speech is still going on (it's shortly before Sam goes to the control tower to get Flynn's disc back):
Sam: Dad, we have to get your disc.
Flynn: We gotta get to the portal. You shut them down from outside.
Sam: But if I make it out, you won't last in here! Quorra won't last!
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Sam: Would you let it go? I'm not going home without you!
Flynn: Sam...
Sam: The same team. Remember?
Flynn: I knew you were gonna say that.
Sam: Meet me on the flight deck in five and get us some wheels.
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Sam: I'm a User. I'll improvise.
Now, here's the question I have to ask: If Sam needed Kevin's disc to get out, then why wouldn't Kevin Flynn have told Sam during that scene that they needed it? But, he didn't say anything about it being needed, and he was insistant that they proceed to go to the portal without his ID Disc. This shows that Kevin Flynn's Disc is not necessary for Sam Flynn to get out of the system, as Flynn says "You shut them down from the other side." Since Sam is a user and he has his disc, he is able to exit the system. I feel that most people mistake Kevin Flynn's ID Disc's "the master key" label to applying to other users, when it could only apply to Kevin Flynn (since its his disc) or any program or ISO who uses it to get out of the system (as we see with Quorra). Other information that backs this up is the fact that Sam Flynn tried to go to the portal by himself without his father's disc. Now, most people would say, "Sam probably didn't know." That maybe true, but in conjunction with the above dialogue, it implies that another user who is on the Grid woudln't need the master user's disc to get out (and that the only reason why Sam went for the disc was because he didn't want to leave his father on the Grid, sitting at the portal where CLU would probably capture or kill him). And looking at the back story presented, which it is suggested that Flynn intended to open the server up for the world to be used, it doesn't make sense to open it up to everyone if Flynn is going to be needed on the Grid 24/7 to allow other users to get out because his disc is the only one that would allow it.
I know it seems sketchy, but it makes more sense to me in that regard. It accounts for why Sam attempted to leave the Grid on his own without his father's disc. So, I'm tossing the theory out here to see what you guys think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CB2001 (talk • contribs)


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