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Lone Grove, Oklahoma
|Lone Grove, Oklahoma
Location of Lone Grove, Oklahoma
|Coordinates: 34°10′39″N 97°14′55″W / 34.17750°N 97.24861°WCoordinates: 34°10′39″N 97°14′55″W / 34.17750°N 97.24861°W
|United States
|• Total
|27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2)
|• Land
|27.5 sq mi (71.2 km2)
|• Water
|0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
|948 ft (289 m)
|Population (2010)
|• Total
|• Density
|184/sq mi (71.0/km2)
|Time zone
|Central (CST) (UTC-6)
|• Summer (DST)
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|Area code(s)
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Lone Grove is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,054 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area of Ardmore.
The city, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Ardmore on U.S. Route 70, is effectively a bedroom community, with many residents employed in Ardmore.
Lone Grove is built on the site of a former village located in the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory near a stand of cedar trees.[4] The town was founded and a post office was established in Lone Grove on February 4, 1885.[5][6] Prior to that the community was named "Price's Store", after local general mercantile owner T. C. "Tom Cat" Price.
During the early 1900s local businesses included three grocery stores, a barbershop, a drugstore, a movie theater, a blacksmith shop, and three doctors. Numerous oil pools, including the Healdton and Hewitt fields, were discovered nearby during the 1910s and 1920s, and the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway reached town in 1913. (Popularly called the Ringling Railroad, the line was later acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was abandoned in 1976.) During the 1920s the community grew with the addition of a two-story Masonic Lodge building, a wagonyard, a restaurant, a grist mill, a cleaning and press shop, and an automobile garage and gasoline filling station.
A fire destroyed many of the Lone Grove businesses and some homes on November 15, 1899.[5] The city's population was reported at 215 in a 1905 geological survey of the territory.[4] The Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway (aka Ringling Railroad for financial backer John Nicholas Ringling; later absorbed into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) reached Lone Grove in 1913 and was active until 1976.[5]
In the 1910s and 1920s oil pools were discovered in nearby oilfields of Healdton and Hewitt.[5]
After stopping a car for speeding, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Howard M. Crumley was murdered with his own revolver with two shots to the head, by the brothers Ray and Hubert Wilkinson, on June 28, 1970, three miles west of Lone Grove on U.S. Highway 70.[7]
February 2009 tornado[edit]
On February 10, 2009, a tornado killed eight people in Lone Grove.[8] The National Weather Service classified the tornado an EF-4 with winds up to 165 miles per hour (266 km/h).[9] According to the Lone Grove city manager 114 mobile homes were destroyed, and 46 people were injured.[10]
The tornado occurred at 7:30 p.m. (CST) killing 8[11] and leaving 14 seriously injured. Seven were killed in Lone Grove, and the other was a truck driver passing through the area. Although tornadoes are not new to the area, they are very unusual in February, and many residents were caught off guard, despite the tornado sirens. According to the National Weather Service since 1950, the state has been struck by 44 tornadoes in the month of February.[12]
Lone Grove is located south of the geographic center of Carter County, at 34°10′39″N 97°14′55″W / 34.17750°N 97.24861°W (34.177474, -97.248666).[13] U.S. Highway 70 runs through the center of town, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Ardmore, the county seat, and west 43 miles (69 km) to Waurika.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71.4 km2), of which 27.5 square miles (71.2 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.31%, is water.[3]
|Historical population
|Est. 2015
As of the census of 2000,[1] there were 4,631 people, 1,673 households, and 1,345 families residing in the city. The population density was 165.0 people per square mile (63.7/km²). There were 1,873 housing units at an average density of 66.7 per square mile (25.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.50% White, 1.86% African American, 7.90% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.
There were 1,673 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,846, and the median income for a family was $38,800. Males had a median income of $30,365 versus $17,598 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,125. About 14.0% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lone Grove city, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Gannett, Henry; USGS; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, (1905, 2005). - A Gazetteer of the Indian Territory. - Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, U.S. Gov't Printing Office. - p.43. - ISBN 978-0-8063-5261-9.
- ^ a b c d Greater Southwest Historical Museum and Carter County Genealogy Society. "Lone Grove", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed May 4, 2015.
- ^ Shirk, George H., (1987). - Oklahoma Place Names. - Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. - p.144. - ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
- ^ Trooper Howard M. Crumley. - Officer Down Memorial Page.
—Owens, Ron, (2000). - Oklahoma Heroes: The Oklahoma Peace Officers Memorial. - Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing. - p.80-81. - ISBN 978-1-56311-571-4.
- ^ Jackson, Ron, James Tyree and Johnny Johnson. - "Oklahoma tornado leaves 9 confirmed dead; three found alive, but trapped". - The Oklahoman. - NewsOK.com. - February 11, 2009. - Retrieved: 2009-02-11.
- ^ Painter, Bryan - "Lone Grove tornado topped 165 mph". - The Oklahoman. - NewsOK.com. - February 11, 2009. - Retrieved: 2009-02-11.
- ^ Johnson, Johnny. - "114 residences destroyed in Lone Grove". - The Oklahoman. - NewsOK.com. - February 12, 2009. - Retrieved: 2009-02-12.
- ^ Jackson, Ron. - "Survivors of Lone Grove tornado express shock, thanks". - The Oklahoman. - NewsOK.com. - February 12, 2009. - Retrieved: 2009-02-12.
- ^ "Twisters kill 8 people in Oklahoma, others injured". Associated Press. 2009-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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Distributional analyses mainly focus on inequality of cash incomes. However, it can be argued that also the benefits households derive from publicly provided services should be taken into account. In this article we focus on the distribution effects of the two major categories of publicly provided services in Belgium, namely education and health care services. We discuss conceptual and methodological issues related to including the value of public services in the income concept. Using data from EU-SILC, we find that including in-kind benefits for education and health care in the income concept leads to a considerable decline in income inequality in Belgium. JEL codes: D31, I14, I24, I38
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DS Version Edit
This is the guide to the DS Boss Strategy. Solo Remix's guide is incomplete, feel free to add to it!
Decks To UseEdit
It is highly recommend seeking out the Darklit Planets as soon as you possibly can. For each boss, there are different decks that need to be created.
For Stationary BossesEdit
First of all, you shouldn't use any pins with psychs such as Black Hole, or any pin that says "May not affect all enemies" or "some enemies may be immune" in the information tab, because they will not work. For some stationary bosses such as Ovis Cantus or Draco Cantus, you can disregard any danger a psych may have being slow (for example, Massive Hit, Nexus Ray, or Explosion). Time Bomb tends to work well too. Here is a deck I would recommend and that I use against Anguis Cantus (all pins should be mastered):
Pin 1: Lightning Rook
Pin 2: Lightning Rage
Pin 3: Anguis (set to sub)
Pin 4: Dope Line(set to sub)
Pin 5: Rhyme
Pin 6: Peace Full (or) Visionary Blend
Strategy: When you get a chance, repeatedly use Lightning rage on the enemy by repeatedly blowing into the mic. To pass the puck and easily get a Blazing puck pass, have the puck reach you in the middle of Lightning Rook's duration. For attacking with the puck at a high multiplier, use Anguis when puck power is at its maximum, Dope Line after Anguis (either one's charge can be stopped by releasing the sub slot button), or Rhyme (the pin) when you can't charge without interruption. Peace Full should be used with the puck in hand for a full recovery and even a quick puck pass.
For Mobile BossesEdit
Mobile bosses sacrifice the ability to resist knock-back for the ability to move. This being said, these bosses are able to be repeatedly knocked back with attacks and render them unable to strike back. Here is a deck that utilizes this fact in such a way, and is particularly useful for keeping Tigris Cantus off balance during the second stage of the fight, a strategy for which you will see below.
Pin 1: Velocity Attack (set to sub)
Pin 2: Lightning Rook
Pin 3: Boomer
Pin 4: Lightning Rage
Pin 5: Rhyme
Pin 6: Peace Full (or) Visionary Blend
Strategy: Use Lightning Rook to pass the puck. At first, use a repeated barrage of Velocity Attacks to knock the opponent up. Then, continuously use Boomer, then either use Lightning Rage if it has little uses left or another Boomer if it has only been used 1 or 2 times. When Boomer has pushed the enemy to the edge of the screen, repeatedly use Lightning Rage. Use Rhyme as a puck passer at high 4 or 5-ish.
Another good set of psyches to use against mobile bosses is as follows:
Pin 1: Shockwave
Pin 2: Stellar Flurry
Pin 3: Entanglement
Pin 4: Splash Core
Pin 5: Turbo Reboot
Pin 6: Aqua Barrier
Strategy: Use Entanglement to wall the boss in. If it is easily stunned, it will be helpless for a Stellar Fury barrage, and if not, attack it with Shockwave to keep it in place. Place water orbs in strategic places or simply attack with them until another pin reboots. Do not use the barrier unless your health is critical or you desperately need to block an attack, and when you use it, use all of it so it can begin rebooting.
Here's another:
Pin #1: Velocity Attack (or any pin like it)
Pin #2: Shockwave (or any pin like it)
Pin #3: Vulcan Uppercut (or any pin like it) [set to sub]
Pin #4: Grave Marker (or anything like it) [set to sub]
Pin #5: Vortex Saber (or anything like it)
Pin #6: Any (preferably a healing pin just in case you take damage)
Strategy: Use either pin 3 or pin 4 (preferably 3) to momentarily stop the enemy in its tracks. When its stopped, use either Shockwave or Grave Marker to attack and further keep them from attacking. IF they begin moving again, use grave marker or Vulcan uppercut (again, preferably the latter) to stop them again, then continue pummeling them with shockwave and grave marker once more, occasionally throwing a vortex saber once in a while for good measure (and easy damage), preferably when Neku has the puck in his possession.
If you wish to use the other pins to attack them, then go ahead. When you've stopped the enemy with pins 1, 3, or 4, use any combination of pins 1 through 5 to attack, though its best to rely on pins 2-4 and use the rest for when pins 2-4 need recharging, using the remaining pins to hold the enemy off until the the original pin trio recharge and continuing the combo.
Also, you can use pin #7 either in place of pins 1-5, or in conjunction with them by using it as pin #6.
Clothes to WearEdit
There are 3 main choices here:
While you may think it would be better to go for an all out attack and finish off the boss before they can do major damage, the most times you verse bosses are when you are going for the black planet pins or for 100% completion. All out attack is a fine choice for mobile bosses that you can juggle the whole time, so as to avoid getting damage at all, but in the long run, health is a wise choice to make for any long boss fight. Post-game (or really rich normal game players) can easily afford major health-increasing clothes, and equipping 2-3 on each character will make you nigh-upon invulnerable to most bosses. With this, you can then forgo a healing pin, or keep one in, just in case you end up on the receiving end of some major hurt. Defense is also a good choice as some bosses can do major damage. Pick the character that usually takes the most damage during battle and give them some defensive clothing so that you don't have to worry about them when focusing on the other character.
There are clothes that have special abilities, such as, ones that heal when you're health starts to get low, and ones that give you fusion stars at the start of the battle. Pick clothes that have good special abilities, and increase the type of stats you want, which are sutied for your fighting style.
No.44: ProgfoxEdit
Progfox fights just like other Fox Noise, growing tails to gain new attacks. It copies a lot of the noise you have faced. However, do not let it grow nine tails. If you do, well...better hope you have plenty of defense. See, once it gets nine tails, it uses a fusion-like attack basically to transform into a demon god fox thing, and shoots a laser at you and your partner. Luckily for you, it is an extremely predictable attack. Fireballs start to spin rapidly around it as it before it transforms, and like your fusions, it freezes time on execution. Before it attacks, if you start a dash with Neku, he will be invincible. The same applies to Joshua (Progfox can be found on the first playthrough during week 2), who can sidestep it (I do not know if Shiki and Beat can block it). The screen fades white just before it attacks, so dash/sidestep when that happens. If you want to destroy the fireballs (if possible), you should use middle-long distance attack, because it harms at the contact. Other than that, it moves around a lot by teleporting, so use pins that are effective against high-speed Noise or just do your best to try juggle it. When it teleports it may leave behind fireballs that damage you when you touch them. It can transform into a frog Noise, a raven Noise, Neku, where it'll use it's own Piercing Pillar and Stellar Flurry attacks that can lower your Attack. It can also become a big stone that looks like an Easter Island head and fall on either you or your partner in much the same way the kangaroo noise do and a mushroom that hides in the corner of the screen. Finally, on the bottom screen, it can turn into a skeleton form. If you attack it, it'll heal itself. The only way to hurt the skeleton form is with a fusion attack. Overall, the only attacks that really hurt are the dropdown statue and the fusion. When it transforms into Neku, its Piercing Pillar attack can also cause a lot of damage.
No.47: Goth Metal DrakeEdit
Use all the knockback pins like Piercing Pillar so that you can to make sure the boss on the bottom screen does not attack. A floating Joshua will avoid most of the Drake's attacks on the top screen, otherwise you can block carefully on the top screen while passing the puck when possible. Use your strongest attacks while it charges, and always try to stay on his back. If you´re fighting with Beat, be careful when he use his megaflare (hardly difficult to avoid in the air). If you fight with Joshua, make him levitate.
No.66: Woolly AOREdit
This one is extremely difficult due to the fact that it constantly stomps on the ground, interrupting whatever command you use. And since most healing items take a few seconds to use, if you plan on healing, the best way to go would be to use an auto heal pin such as Archangel, and to stack it with as many Supply Boost pins as you can fit in. Also, attacks where you blow or shout into the screen work wonders, since the best strategy is to get close and avoid the moving footprint attacks. Also, since it's your partner that gets hurt the most, it's best to just move Neku close to it and blow or shout at regular intervals while paying attention to the top screen to avoid attacks. Pass the puck as much as you can, and use the fusion attacks immediately to get a minor health boost.
At first, Woolly AOR won´t attack you, so use these seconds to hurt him more, get stars for fusion attacks (whatever was the partner you use) or pass the puck all you can. Wolly AOR has only two attacks, but each of them are really dangerous. The first is hitting you with his trunk, easily to avoid by Neku (this attack always hits your partner and drags him to the floor, unless you protect or avoid). The second one is the most dangerous, and the main reason of failure in this fight. Woolly will stomp on the ground, creating shades of his feet. These shades harm on contact, and each time they move, the shake will interrupt every attack you use. In the partner zone, the stomp will drag your partner to the floor, and interrupt his comands. Normally your partner has lower attack and defense stats, so before this battle increase his attack and defense.
There is a better and easier way to kill this noise. You must wait until you end the game. Then you'll have access to the Lazy Bomber pin at the shop in Udagawa. This pin, if fully mastered, will work wonders against any enemy that doesn't move (not the same when the enemy moves, however). Lazy Bomber is a Time Bomb psych, and it will help greatly against Elephant noises, Ovis Cantus, Anguis Cantus and Draco Cantus.
If you want the pins he drops, but you cant kill him, you should use a 4-chain battle or superior. Each battle increases the probability of dropped pins, and in these, you can get stars to the fusion attacks easily, and when the battle against Woolly AOR comes, use the maxed fusion and you´ll defeat him without problem
No.80: Reaper BeatEdit
In the maingame, you don't have to bother with him - all fights are merely survival. When it comes to the post-game matches, though, the player may wish to utilize psychs that can attack in a radius around Neku, such as Tin Pin Blade, or fast psychs that can keep up with his speed. On the bottom screen, focus on dodging or countering his aerial finisher (which has a circular area of effect), while continually pounding him. On the upper screen, focus on his position, and if possible, use Joshua's levitating ability to deal damage - the ground finisher may be stronger, but it's a one-shot deal per combo, and Beat is likely to dodge to the other side of the screen before the combo finishes--Joshua's beams do not have this problem, as they stunlock.
As a reminder, Beat's aerial finisher moves Beat on the other side of Neku before attacking. This may be trouble with slower pins, such as Lightning Rook.
No.81: Uzuki YashiroEdit
When you fight her solo, Yashiro likes to switch between screens when you hit her on the bottom screen, leaving her shadow in her place. However, she also likes switching out when you hit her shadow on the bottom screen, meaning that if you use pins with fast attacks and boot times, you can keep her too busy switching screens to actually attack you. She fights by shooting you with bullets from her gun and creating a light blue star that hits you directly. She can also create a purple or pink colored star that can split into multiple stars and cause a lot of damage. Don't worry if you have a Light-Puck powered character on the screen opposite to where Pinky is, you can still attack her shadow and do damage to her. The only catch is that her shadow is harder to see than herself. She can also heal herself using her wings if you leave her alone for a short while. This is actually a great chance for you to attack her.
In addition, you can equip pins such as "Vortex saber", "Vulcan Uppercut", "Grave Marker", and "Velocity Attack" for when her shadow appears on Neku's screen, in which case, have Beat defend (or attack) the real Uzuki on the top screen. Use Vulcan to stop it, then follow it up with grave marker and vortex saber. If she runs away, use velocity attack to catch up with her and stop her once more. This way, you should be able to keep the shadow from attacking and/or switching out. As a beneficial side effect, using short range pins such as the ones mentioned above will do more damage than if they had hit the real Uzuki, the reason being that the shadow and all enemies like it are weak against short-ranged attacks.
No.82/84: Koki Kariya and Uzuki Yashiro (Non-Berserk [Week 3 - 4 Days Left] and Berserk)Edit
This is one of the toughest fights in the game due to the fact that, as a properly "synced" duo, Kariya and Uzuki have their own light puck when both are in battle and they have a fusion attack too. Use evasive action for Beat when Uzuki gets the puck, and try and interrupt Kariya's attacks when he has the puck. If you aren't hit for a while, it goes away just like your light puck. On the bottom screen, use the same strategy as you would use for Kariya. A decent strategy is to keep chasing Kariya on the bottom screen, this will make him constantly try and move away from Neku, and never actually attack. On the top screen, defend whenever necessary and try to rack up a good fusion combo. Keep at it and they should go down pretty easy. Lollipop and Pinky use the same attacks they did when you fought them previously, so you know what you're up against. The most surprising thing you will see during this battle is their fusion attack.
No.83: Koki KariyaEdit
Use long range pins at all times on Lollipop and make sure to move out of the way (dodge on the top screen) when Kariya shoots a yellow blast from the air since it explodes and has a large blast radius and inflicts a lot of damage. Kariya also attacks by shooting normal energy blasts on the ground, creating a lightning orb around himself, and throwing shuriken stars. If you're not paying attention to Kariya, you can be warned about upcoming attacks by hearing him say "Ready To Clock-Out?".
You can also use the second strategy mentioned above for Uzuki on Kariya.
Another strategy is to use a Pyrokinesis pin and move it back and forth on Kariya. It constantly damages him making him go the other way.
No.85/92: Sho Minamimoto/Leo CantusEdit
Part 1Edit
At first, Sho Minamimoto will appear at the very center of the top screen, making it impossible to attack him. When he sends out Taboo Noise, immediately take advantage of them to max out Joshua's fusion. After defeating two or three waves of Taboo Noise, Pi-face comes out of hiding so you can wail on him. He basically attacks you by shooting shuriken stars in a spinning motion. Don't use any direct attacks, because he teleports away whenever you touch him with the stylus; instead, use area attacks such as Vortex Blade or Pyrokinesis. When he goes to Joshua's screen, send him up and attack Minamimoto some more.
During the whole fight, Pi-Face sends out Taboo noise to deal with your otherwise unoccupied character. Use them to keep the light puck going.
Part 2Edit
Once you do enough damage, Pi-Face becomes Leo Cantus. He behaves mostly the same except he has some new attacks. He likes kicking you around a lot and charging at you as well. He also picks up Joshua and slams him on the ground sometimes. So you should use the same strategy except for two things:
- First, he's very easy to dodge with Joshua. Just go up, then down, and repeat until you see an opening.
- Second, Leo Cantus behaves like a Taboo Noise, in that you can deal almost no damage to him without the light puck. Now it really becomes crucial to keep it going.
Another Strategy is to always be on the opposite part of the screen with Joshua, (when Leo Cantus is on the ground, levitate and attack and when he is in the air, go on the ground and use your normal moves) and keep attacking until he moves up or down, but you have to be quick, especially when his HP is below 50%.
Another Strategy to beat the first half of Leo Cantus (before he gets to half health) is to get him on bottom screen with Neku, and have Joshua beat all enemies except one on top screen. If it's a crab, if you don't attack, there is no way for the crab to hit you! Provided you didn't damage the last enemy very much, you can wait until the light puck expires (or not if you want to risk killing the last enemy), and attack the enemy to pass the light puck to neku so he can hit Leo. Then, on bottom screen, if Neku stays a little in front of his kicks, he will kick in place for a while, leaving you open to attack with ranged pins, such as big bang / big crunch, piercing pillar, natural puppy, etc.
No.86: Sho Minamimoto (Taboo)Edit
Use some kind of knockback attack pin (Lightning Rook is best because of its homing capabilities) then attack Sho in the air with a projectile attack to deal extra damage. If you can't quite land a hit, use microphone attacks. Use a healing pin like Splish Splash Barrier if your dual HP gets low. Use Beat's fusion pin if you get it. In his taboo form, Sho may seem very tough and hard to hit because he teleports a lot. His only real attack is summoning shuriken stars, however the pattern in which he summons them may differ from time to time.
No.87: Megumi Kitaniji and Shiki MisakiEdit
Most of Megumi's attacks hit a large area, but are quite weak, so if you have enough defense, you don't have to worry about those attacks. Dash away when Megumi is about to use his Serpent Arm attack; it does a lot of damage and knocks Neku back. When he says "Time be still", quickly use an attack with knockback or juggling capabilities to interrupt his time freeze, like Piercing Pillar. If you are not able to stop the time freeze (either because you couldn't get your pin off in time or you don't have that type of pin), always ready yourself for a quick dodge because Megumi will follow up the attack with his Serpent Arm. Megumi also attacks by creating fireballs, energy stars, and shooting a light beam at you.
Another technique is to continuously attack him without giving him time to attack, to do this have at least 2 pins that have short loading time, or lasts for a long time, cause then when yours first pin is reloading, use your other pin to cover for it until it finishes loading.
Finally, be careful with Beat, for as Shiki does a lot of damage to him since it's not easy to make him dodge/block her attacks when your focusing on Neku, I surgest regularly checking how he's doing every now and then and also healing of course.
No.88: Vespertilio CanorEdit
The Canor series of Noise are pretty simplistic. Here, have Shiki attack the bat Noise on top, while having Neku just move around on the bottom screen. While the lights are off, Neku is barred from attacking the Noise. By attacking specific bats, the lights will slowly turn on. Activating one side fully (by clearing all bat Noise on the lights) will render the boss vulnerable on the bottom screen, and cause it to send more bats to the top screen. Destroying all of the bats covering the lights will render the boss very vulnerable, stunning it and doubling the damage of all attacks it takes. Eventually, if the battle takes too long, the boss will summon (while invincible) a cloud of bats, which immediately latch onto the lamps, obscuring the stage.
No.89: Pteropus CanorEdit
Practically the same as Vespertilio, but this time with Beat. The same strategy applies here, but make sure Beat's cards don't get too long, and late in the battle, the Noise will turn into a golden bat which sometimes swaps screens.
No.90: Cornix CanorEdit
First off, clear the two Noise however you feel like. Leave Shiki to deal with the lesser Noise. This is a good time to have the volume up, as before the boss goes down to the lower screen, it makes a very distinctive shriek. Pyrokinesis and Psychokinesis pins are useful when you first face this Noise, as the former doesn't really need any sort of aiming, and the lesser Noise sometimes drag obstacles to the bottom screen for you to use. If the Noise gets away with picking up an object, it generally moves up to the top screen to strafe Shiki, from left to right. Shiki is allowed to destroy the object, but she will take damage unless she blocks. If the Noise safely gets up to the sky with an object, it will generally attempt to drop it on Neku. However, this is very easily dodged. You can also use your fusion attack if you want to destroy the object that it tries to drop on you. The best times to use your fusion attacks are when Cornix Canor is passing by on your screen. Not only will this damage it, but it will also destroy the object that it is holding.
No.91: Ovis CantusEdit
Equip: - Force Rounds - Cure Drink - Thunderbolt or any other long-range pins that don't require you to move. Stand in either the bottom-right or bottom-left hand corners of the screen, and rapidly and constantly tap the boss, which should constantly activate all of your pins. His first attacks will be unable to hit you. However, he can create a special black hole which absorbs all of your psychs. In other words, while this black hole is present, avoid using any of your attacks or else you'll just waste your time attacking. Neither Neku's nor Shiki's attacks will work when he uses it. As his HP lowers, he will begin using new attacks, such as spitting out blue energy balls, or side swiping the battlefield. Dodge these if possible, but return to the corners of the screen. If you aren't comfortable with Shiki's attacks yet, repeatedly hammer the left button. This will allow her to constantly attack, faster than in auto-play, while you can focus on Neku. (to make it faster you can hit both the left and Y button to make combos at least four times faster)
After you end the game you'll gain access to Lazy Bomber, a really good pin for static bosses and noises like Ovis.
No.93: Tigris CantusEdit
Part 1Edit
Initially, Tigris teleports when Beat tries to attack, but can be hit by using Air Cancel after the initial combo panel, and then finishing the air combo when she reappears. If Neku leads the Taboo Noise into the large white area on the bottom left of the bottom screen, Tigris will recieve damage and be stunned long enough for Beat to use a direct combo. However, if normal Noise is sent into the area, Tigris will be healed, and obstacles that are sucked in will damage Beat. This phase lasts for the first half of her yellow HP bar.
Part 2Edit
Tigris is now easier to hit on the top screen (and shows up on Neku's screen, due to his location comparative to Beat). When Beat uses a finisher on her, the clone she has on the bottom screen will turn into Tigris herself. When she appears on the bottom, attack her relentlessly and quickly. If you don't, she will disappear from the bottom screen (leaving the dummy Tigris) and go back to the top screen. If you do, she will be unable to attack you for the rest of this stage of the battle. If you somehow have a Fusion ready to go, unleash it before you drain her yellow HP bar for best effect. You may also want to use any healing pins.
Part 3Edit
During part 3, Neku won't be able to use any of his pins because Tigris takes them away. This includes the Fusion Pin and all of your Fusion Stars. Then Tigris will attack Neku by moving into his shadow to cause damage, while attacking Beat with a combination of clones and her standard attack. Have Neku move into Tigris' shadow to hinder her (by destroying the clones she creates) and have Beat attack Tigris repeatedly on the top-screen.
Part 4Edit
Tigris Cantus will disappear from both screens, leaving only her clones. On the bottom screen, go in the direction opposite Neku's shadow (because Tigris is depicted as a light source in this part of the fight). When you find a light, hit it with Rhyme. Tigris (as a light source) will then appear on the top screen so you can hit her with Beat. After a while, Tigris will go back to the bottom screen. Keep repeating these steps until you beat Tigris Cantus.
No.94: Anguis CantusEdit
Focus on the head of the snake at all times; when it is on the top screen, use Shiki's aerial combo to inflict a lot of damage. When it is on the bottom screen after taking enough damage focus on the head again using Neku's most powerful psychs (projectile weapons are advised since Anguis can do a lot of damage to you if you are too close to the head). Take advantage of the fact that the head cannot harm Shiki or Neku unless it is on their respective screen. Skilled players may be able to take advantage of the fact that Shiki cannot be harmed for most of her finisher, and time it so that she is either winding up or performing the finisher just as the attack comes in.
His fireballs are each different colors, three of them dealing a status ailment. Red deals Attack Down, blue deals Defense Down, and purple inflicts HP Drain. Later, he may create an orange bubble which, if you allow yourself to be caught by it, will drag Neku into range for a deadly bite. Enough damage will break the bubble.
Note that when Anguis' head is on the top screen, Neku can only attack the quickly-withdrawing body. When it's on the bottom screen, Shiki is still permitted to attack, as the body remains on her screen. This also applies to the next part. There is also a safe spot from the flames, but is fairly hard to reach, despite the fact that the body on the upper-left or -right can push you into that position for the rest of the battle (barring the orange sphere).
Same strategy as Shiki's part except make sure to use Beat's ground combo since it is stronger and try to get rid of all your cards quickly if they are close to hurting Beat.
No.95: Draco CantusEdit
Megumi now absorbs Joshua, Shiki, and Beat to beef himself up. They'll be incapacitated for most of the fight. Focus on Neku, attacking one of the 5 heads at all times. Eventually, Shiki's "Level 2 Fusion" cinematic comes up, which signifies that you can press buttons to create a light puck. The same things happen with Beat and Joshua as you continue causing damage to Draco Cantus. Note that failing to execute the button command will cause Draco to regenerate a significant amount of HP. However, the game will remind you to look up at the top screen by either the aforementioned screen (which also breaks any orange spheres on the field), or a flash of light and sound. Push the button you are told (right, left or up) to get a permanent puck. An alternate possibility is to continually press all of the buttons (right, left and up).
Any pin that can hit more than one head at the same time is recommended, such as Vortex Saber or Lightning Arrester. Time Bomb (Lazy Bomber specially) will make the battle a really short one.
Also any pin that can heal you and shield you at the same time is highly reccomended for healing, like Splish-Splash Barrier.
Once his HP bar is depleted a four-starred fusion pin appears on the screen; press it to end the fight.
No.96: Panthera CantusEdit
Preparation: Know Your Enemy and What To DoEdit
This fight is really long and tough. Panthera Cantus is a combination of Leo Cantus (bottom screen) and Tigris Cantus (top screen). The "Leo" version will attack the same way that Leo Cantus would. He basically just kicks and charges into you. The only difference is his attacks are stronger, faster, and much more frequent. The "Tigris" version creates clones of itself to block your attacks on the top screen and attacks by launching a shadow at you. Just as with the Leo version's, the Tigris version's attacks are stronger and happen a lot more times than usual.
Top ScreenEdit
On the top screen, you will be fighting a blue-colored version of Tigris Cantus. In order to win, you need to, carefully, decide which partner you're going to use. Okay, so let's say Joshua is your favorite, but you're not good at playing with him. If you still want to use him in battle then you should train with him until you think you're ready. If you don't have a favorite or don't care which one you choose, then pick the partner that you're the best at using.
Joshua - Immediately, when the battle starts, have him levitate into the air. Spam attack the boss and try to concentrate on getting a fusion.Use Joshua's extra combo map attack (which can only be used by equipping a thread item like Pi-face's Jeans) so that you can attack both sides of the field for massive damage. This is useful in getting rid of the clones the boss creates. Try to do this as quickly as possible because this is the hardest boss fight in the game. If you see one of the clones trying to attack then immediately teleport down to save time. However, if you're playing on Ultimate/Hard difficulty, the tactic would change. It would be better to dodge as much as you can as Joshua (If Panthera [blue] goes up, move Joshua down, if Panthera is down, move Joshua up), and instead of trying to use the beam where he hits both sides (you can if you're brave), you would want to use short, correct combos to get more fusion stars. The higher fusion ability is better because of the instant healing and damage being dealt on Panthera. Sometimes the healing badge on Neku may not be ready to use so using a fusion would be your best choice. This tactic may take a while, but should be as long as your first time fighting Draco Cantus. Focus on picking threads that increase Joshua's fusion stars and attack. Leave the defense and health to Neku since he can't levitate and dodge attacks like Joshua can.
Shiki - Shiki has a beautiful invincibility frame at the end of her ground combo that will prevent her from taking any damage as long as you finish the combo on time (it's when she jumps into the air at the end). Stay on the ground with Shiki, and don't go for air attacks. When Panthera is on the ground, start the combo, and judge if you need to use the shortest combo path, or if you can take the middle, or longest one. Block when you don't think you can complete a combo in time. When you whittle the boss' health down to half, be prepared to start blocking a lot more. This method works on all modes, though on easy and normal you can be more aggressive and go with the longer combo paths. The threads are up to you, but Mr. Mew is recommended. Unless Shiki's attack is high, you're going to have problems causing a large amount of damage. So any threads you have her wear should give her a lot of Fusion Stars (with Shiki's Card System, you should get you're Level 3 Fusion Attack faster if she already has some fusion stars at the start of battle) and increase her attack.
Beat - Remember that blocking is the key to finishing this battle. Just block Panthera's (blue) attacks and wait for an opening to strike. If you don't block then you're going to take a lot of damage in only a short amount of time. The threads you wear should increase your attack, defense, and health to a pretty high level. It's easy to lose this fight with Beat as your partner, especially if you're too busy paying attention to Neku. Also, try to wear some threads that give Beat some Fusion Stars. This will help you get your fusion faster, so you can save it for when you really need it.
Bottom ScreenEdit
Neku's side of the fight is much more annoying for some people. First of all, depending on which strategy you're going to use, the threads you wear will determine the outcome of the battle. If you're going on the offensive (attacking with your partner) with Neku then wear threads than increase his health and attack. Defense is important too, but you're probably going to take some damage in the middle of your attacks so having a lot of health will allow you to ignore it for a while before you eventually have to heal. If you decide to attack at close-range then pick some pins that allow you to attack quickly so you can make an escape if you need to. Also, pins with a knockback are good in this situation. If you decide to attack at long-range then use pins that allow you to stay away from Panthera (red) so that you don't have to worry about being hit. Pins such as Thunderbolt and Piercing Pillar would work. No matter what range you decide to fight at, ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST ONE HEALING PIN. The healing pin should fill your HP bar well and have a lot of uses. Monkey Leisure (which can be used 6 times when fully leveled up), is a good example.
If you're going on the defensive (using your partner to attack, while you either run around dodging and/or only attack once in awhile) then you should wear threads that increase your defense and health. Make sure you have at least one good healing pin. You should also have one good attack pin just in case you need to cause some damage quickly. If you do decide to wear an attack pin, then it should be able to do a quick combo that can cause a lot of damage.
Below are some decks recommended for your use.
A good idea is to equip Neku with:
1. One Jump From Eden
2. One Skip From Eden
3. One Hop From Eden
4. One Step From Eden
5. Eden's Door
6. Splish Splash Barrier/ Visionary Blend
This will allow Neku to become invincible when the Light Puck attaches on to him. It also allows you to concentrate on your partner's fight. If your partner is ever low on HP, pressing and holding on the Neku will trigger the barrier. It's not a good idea to use up Black Saturn/Splish Splash Barrier because if it gets spent, the Light Puck will travel to your partner which will cause Neku to lose his invincibility. If that ever happens, dash around like crazy until you can finish a combo on with your partner to send the Light Puck back down to Neku.
A different approach is to use Wolf, Velocity Tackle (Or Velocity Crash), and two other healing pins. Peace Full (mastered), and Monkey Leisure (mastered) are good choices due to the number of uses they have. Adding support pins that add extra uses or increase health regained would also be good, seeing as how your sole attacking pin is Wolf/Velocity Tackle/Velocity Crash (which isn't a bad thing).
Step 1. Touch Neku.
Step 2. Drag Neku.
Step 3. Keep dragging him, and try to juggle Panthera with Wolf/Velocity Tackle/Velocity Crash.
Step 4. Heal if necessary.
Step 5. Never stop doing steps 2 and 3 unless you need to do step 4.
Another approach to this battle relies on mostly Gatito pins. Equip the Over the Top set, Speed Factor, Black Uranus, and whatever you feel like for the sixth pin (either Tin Pin Thrift to take advantage of SOS or a healing pin in case one screen takes a cheap shot and you see an opportunity to use it). The combination of Over The Top and Turbo Reboot will allow Black Uranus to recharge in just a little over the time it takes for a juggle to finish (meaning, the enemy lands). While this requires much attention unconsciously as you need to keep slashing upward on Panthera, it allows you to focus on the top screen, dodging or attacking as the situation changes.
A similar approach replaces Speed Factor with Her Royal Highness (which increases the amount of times a pin can be used by 30%) and makes the remaining pin Black Venus. This allows you to use 2 attacks from Black Uranus followed by 24 attacks from Black Venus in a never-ending combo, as the time it takes for the pins to boot is less than the time it takes to use them up. If done correctly Panthera never hits the ground. Joshua is a good choice, as you will find it easier to avoid the top screen attacks (due to his levitation ability) and on higher difficulties should not attack at all as his finisher leaves him vulnerable to attacks from behind. If you're using another partner then blocking at the right time will make this battle go more smoothly, but you have to pay attention. This is important because there is no space for a healing pin in this pin deck, meaning there isn't any room for careless mistakes. This means that the action on the top screen should be all about dodging up and down to the horizontal plane that Panthera isn't on, or blocking Panthera's attacks.. Like the previous strategy, this also allows you to focus solely on the top screen while slashing and tapping Panthera and is a relatively easy way to beat him without taking a single point of damage.
Solo Remix (INCOMPLETE) Edit
This is the Solo Remix section of the guide, this guide covers iOS and Android Bosses.
Pins To Choose Edit
Pin 1. Yoshimitsu
Pin 2. Velocity Crash
Pin 3. Black Venus
Pin 4. Any Pin with Vulcan Uppercut
Pin 5. Lightning Anger
Pin 6. Any Healing Pin, preferebly one with 3 or more Uses
Why use different Decks than The DS Version? Edit
With the Solo Remix, the Stride Battle Cross System has been removed, due to the absense of the Dual Screen. Along with that, the Light Puck is also removed. You gain Fusion Attacks by increasing your Sync Rate by 100%. A replacement of the Puck is the Cross Combo system, where if you attack after a partner attacks, you will do Bonus Damage. Cross Combos will Raise your Sync Rate significantly compared to a normal Partner Attack. The focus of most attacks is to deal as much damage as possible to each boss, to Decrease the amount of time spent on each boss. Psychs with a Combo Attack are the prefered method of attacking.
No.66: Woolly AOR Edit
Due to the removal of the Stride Battle Cross System, now your partners are invincible. Since it's a stationary boss, you only need to stay away from it, and shoot everything you have. Tin Pin Sunscorch and Sexy Beam actually do wonders against it. Just make sure to avoid the red glyphs and you'll make short work of this boss. Bring along a Healing pin and one to auto heal yourself just in case.
Final Time Attack Edit
In Final Time Attack, you will face 11 Bosses of The game. Completing it on Hard or Ultimate will get you a record time, which if you get a Star Rank on your Final Time Attack's Record Time, you will get the "Fastest In The 'Buya" achievement. For the Final Time Attack, the quickest way to get a Star Rank is to use your Max LV Fusion. Getting the fusion is the easy part, but pulling off a successful Fusion (Multiplier 4.0+) is the difficult part. When using Beat as your partner, you can easily get past Bosses with an easy LV 5 Fusion Attack.


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The new business won't be replacing the jobs that IBM has cut anytime soon, but they have given hope that this area can adapt itself to changing economy and draw people with the right skills.
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Hip-Hop Kings favourite Awkword returns with a new offering in single format titled "The People's Champion Part II". Fans will be aware of Awkword's album "World View" and the World View Bonus Disc, which this track is featured on. Awkword teams up with Akir and Y-Love for The People's Champions Part II which has been uploaded to Awkword's AudioMack page. Fans can still download Awkword – World View Bonus Disc from the link above. However, you can listen to Awkword ft Akir and Y-Love – The People's Champions Part II on the audio player below.
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Statistically speaking: Will Pirates be snake-bitten by sliders?
A four-game set with the Diamondbacks looks like a prime opportunity for the Pirates to boost their playoff odds.
After all, the Bucs' offense has been 5 percent better than the MLB average once you account for league run-scoring and park factors — sixth highest in the majors and the franchise's top mark since 1991. Arizona's pitching staff, by contrast, has the game's fourth-worst adjusted ERA (11 percent below average)
But the Diamondbacks might not be such an easy target. Several Arizona hurlers excel at throwing the one pitch the Pirates haven't been able to conquer: the slider.
The Bucs are crushing most every pitch type this season, posting positive run values against fastballs (+21.9 runs above average), curveballs (+11), changeups (+2.7) and cutters (+0.8). It's a different story versus sliders, though. They're the fifth-worst team against that offering, besting only anemic offenses in Boston, Cincinnati, Miami and the Cubs.
Slip sliding away
Team Run Value vs. Sliders
Cubs -31.4
Marlins -24.7
Reds -24.6
Red Sox -23.8
Pirates -21.0
Source: Fangraphs
Not coincidentally, the Pirates have seen the second-highest rate of sliders (16.6 percent of total pitches) in the majors. Pedro Alvarez has scuffled the most, registering the worst run value among NL third basemen except for Mike Olt and Chris Johnson.
Batter Run Value vs. Sliders
Pedro Alvarez -4.6
Gaby Sanchez -3.3
Russell Martin -2.2
Jordy Mercer -1.9
Chris Stewart -1.1
Alvarez and the Bucs could end up flailing against Friday starter Vidal Nuno, who throws the seventh-highest rate of sliders (29.8 percent) among all starting pitchers. He's also a left-hander, and the Pirates haven't exactly pummeled southpaws (a .670 OPS+, fourth worst in the majors).
Bullpen arms Brad Ziegler and Oliver Perez could also torture the Bucs' lineup. The submarine-tossing Ziegler has the fourth-best slider run value among relievers (+6.7), while lefty Perez (+4.3) also places in the top 20.
David Golebiewski is a freelance writer.


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The Left Responds to BEST, Ignoring Watts (Updated)
07/29/2012 8 Comments
Russ Steele
Here are some samples from our local lefty bloggers and commenter on the BEST/Muller Op-Ed at the Sierra Foothills Report. They seem to be totally unaware of Anthony Watts analysis of the data sources that Muller used in his BEST study. Data that is flawed in two ways, bad siting and faux warming adjustments. Detail are shown in this graphic:
My comments are in brackets [ ]
Ben Emery, on July 29, 2012 at 9:38 am said:
Those who deny Global Warming/ Climate Change are on the wrong side of history and will cost future generations dearly. Short term gains at the expense of long term health, it is very small minds that cannot expand the thoughts of life past their own.
[ Ben, think about the possibility that the planet is really cooling and we are on the cusp of another ice age, but our leaders are planning for warming, they are burning the corn need to feed the hungry and starving when more droughtd come. History has shown there are long term droughts during the coldest periods during the little ice age. If we are burning what little corn survives what will we feed the the starving? ]
Tom Kenworth (@TomKenworth), on July 29, 2012 at 10:05 am said:
Even Sarah Palin has flipped on this issue, as the evidence has become to compelling, with the broiling of the midwest, and Greenland's ice cap going going..go…. It's like in Spain, some four centuries ago, "golly, Columbus was right after all. How could we have known?"
[Tom, what is your evidence that Sarah Palin has flipped? Alaska village populations are declining and the native are unable to cope with the increasing cold and snow for the last couple of years. Alaska glaciers are growing. While the midwest is warmer than normal for a few weeks, the 1930s were hotter for much longer. Greenland has a one week melt about every 150 years, +/- 20 years. It was only a few mm of water on 2 miles of ice. Not much of a melt. More details here: http://iceagenow.info/2012/07/1-mm-water-top-miles-ice/ ]
Ed Peritz, on July 29, 2012 at 11:35 am said:
Inconvenient to accept on many levels; from the bedrock tenet of capitalism–growth/expanding markets–to daily consumer choices, sixty foot stinkpots vs, sailboats, a vehicle with decent milage vs, a huge 9 passenger Extinction which nobody can park, etc. Like I've been asking for years, how could the effects of the Industrial Revolution not change a once pristine environment? No denier ever had an answer, just evasion, then on to ridicule and personal attack.
[ Ed. I would provide a comment If I knew what you were trying to say. ]
Steve Enos, on July 29, 2012 at 11:49 am said:
Nice to at long last see some Koch Brother's money spent in a positive manner.
"Koch-funded study has found that the IPCC "consensus" underestimated both the rate of surface warming and how much could be attributed to human emissions"… this seems real clear.
[ Steve, what is real clear is that the data used for BEST calculations is flawed. If you start with garbage data, you end up with garbage answers. Look at the graphic above. ]
John Vodonick, on July 29, 2012 at 4:12 pm said:
I think that its time for some of our local pundits to express an opinion on the issue now that climate denial funds have proven that climate change exists. I would really like to know what they believe now.
[ John, here is my opinion. The data in BEST was collected from a flawed sensor set, and the data was adjusted by NOAA to show warming, doubling the actual temperature change. Garbage in, garbage out. More details here: https://2012nevadacounty.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/new-surface-station-study-real-temperatures-half-of-noaas-adjusted/%5D
gregzaller, on July 29, 2012 at 5:43 pm said:
Russell Steele says:
07/29/2012 at 1:34 pm
Andy Revkin wrote in Converted' Skeptic: Humans Driving Recent Warming
Muller's database will hold up as a powerful added tool for assessing land-side climate patterns, but his confidence level on the human element in recent climate change will not. I'd be happy to be proved wrong, mind you.
[ Greg, he will be proven wrong. Muller actually wrote in the Op-Ed, you really should read it.
I still find that much, if not most, of what is attributed to climate change is speculative, exaggerated or just plain wrong. I've analyzed some of the most alarmist claims, and my skepticism about them hasn't changed.
Hurricane Katrina cannot be attributed to global warming. The number of hurricanes hitting the United States has been going down, not up; likewise for intense tornadoes. Polar bears aren't dying from receding ice, and the Himalayan glaciers aren't going to melt by 2035. And it's possible that we are currently no warmer than we were a thousand years ago, during the "Medieval Warm Period" or "Medieval Optimum," an interval of warm conditions known from historical records and indirect evidence like tree rings. And the recent warm spell in the United States happens to be more than offset by cooling elsewhere in the world, so its link to "global" warming is weaker than tenuous.
My bet is still open the left will first ignore Watts Study and not comment. Eventually they will have to attack it or accept the fact warming is much less than recorded and the human contribution in "very small" almost undetectable.
Update (07-30-12, 08:00) Mr Frisch makes it clear that he has bought into the flawed work of Dr Muller and does not find any value in Anthony Watt's work with a team of citizens scientist.
stevefrisch, on July 30, 2012 at 4:22 am said:
I do find it humorous that the BEST study depends on work by Dr. Robert Muller and quotes the worlds top climate scientists, while the skeptics case relies on a quote from former communications director for Rush Limbaugh Marc Morano and former meteorologist Anthony Watts, whose claim to fame is appearances on the Glen Beck and Sean Hannity shows and reconstructing temperature data using retires RV'ers like at least one of our local pundits.
Anthony Watt is also known for saying about the Muller BEST study on March 6th of this year on his blog, "… I'm prepared to accept whatever result they produce, even if it proves my premise wrong. I'm taking this bold step because the method has promise. So let's not pay attention to the little yippers who want to tear it down before they even see the results."
I guess Mr. Watt is taking back his pledge to abide by the findings of the Muller BEST study since his entire business model is based on Koch funded Heartland Institute grants and the largess of curmudgeons who set up thermometers next to their Airstreams and call it science.
[ Here are some comments that might shed some light in the issue for Mr Frisch:
Anthony Watts's paper is a game changer, in my view, with respect to the use of the land surface temperature anomalies as part of the diagnosis of global warming. In direct contradiction to Richard Muller's BEST study, the new Watts et al 2012 paper has very effectively shown that a substantive warm bias exists even in the mean temperature trends. The new paper shows that a major correction is needed in Muller's BEST study. Anthony also has shown what dedicated scientists can do with even limited financial support. Despite the large quantities of funds spent on the BEST study, it is Anthony Watts and his team who have actually significantly advanced our understanding of this aspect of the climate system. Well done Anthony! –Roger Piele Sr., Climate Science, 29 July 2012
The global warming movement is losing steam. The state of anxiety that was once present among the electorate has ratcheted down. This is why Richard Muller is "striking" now. The professionally outraged will remain outraged that "nothing" is being done. But the man-in-the-street won't be able to sustain his worry — even to the point of some saying, "Yeah, this guy Muller is probably right. But so what? I can live with a little heat. Winter's are too damn cold anyway." The majority would just as soon forget about it. —William M Briggs, 29 July 2012
BERKELEY EARTH STUDY REFEREE REPORTS: On September 8 2011 I was asked by Journal of Geophysical Research to be a reviewer for a paper by Charlotte Wickham et al. presenting the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature ("BEST") analysis of the effect of urbanization on land surface temperatures. This work is mainly associated with Richard Muller and his various coauthors. I submitted my review just before the end of September 2011, outlining what I saw were serious shortcomings in their methods and arguing that their analysis does not establish valid grounds for the conclusions they assert. I suggested the authors be asked to undertake a major revision.
In October 2011, despite the papers not being accepted, Richard Muller launched a major international publicity blitz announcing the results of the "BEST" project. I wrote to him and his coauthor Judy Curry objecting to the promotional initiative since the critical comments of people like me were locked up under confidentiality rules, and the papers had not been accepted for publication. Richard stated that he felt there was no alternative since the studies would be picked up by the press anyway. Later, when the journal turned the paper down and asked for major revisions, I sought permission from Richard to release my review. He requested that I post it without indicating I was a reviewer for JGR. Since that was not feasible I simply kept it confidential.
On March 8 2012 I was asked by JGR to review a revised version of the Wickham et al. paper. I submitted my review at the end of March. The authors had made very few changes and had not addressed any of the methodological problems, so I recommended the paper not be published. I do not know what the journal's decision was, but it is 4 months later and I can find no evidence on the BEST website that this or any other BEST project paper has been accepted for publication.
On July 29 2012 Richard Muller launched another publicity blitz (e.g. here and here) claiming, among other things, that "In our papers we demonstrate that none of these potentially troublesome effects [including those related to urbanization and land surface changes] unduly biased our conclusions." Their failure to provide a proper demonstration of this point had led me to recommend against publishing their paper. This places me in an awkward position since I made an undertaking to JGR to respect the confidentiality of the peer review process, but I have reason to believe Muller et al.'s analysis does not support the conclusions he is now asserting in the press.
I take the journal peer review process seriously and I dislike being placed in the position of having to break a commitment I made to JGR, but the "BEST" team's decision to launch another publicity blitz effectively nullifies any right they might have had to confidentiality in this matter. So I am herewith releasing my referee reports. The first, from September 2011, is here and the second, from March 2012 is here. Ross McKitrick, July 30, 2012.
There you have it.]


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Antakumundu Aa Taruvata, a new youthful entertainer from director Indraganti Mohana Krishna and producer Damodara Prasad, is getting ready for release. The film's music will be launched on 25th of this month. The event will be held at Shilpa Kala Vedhika in Hyderabad. Kalyan Koduri has given the music.
Yesteryear beauty Madhubala is all set for her comeback as hero's mother in the movie. Sumanth Ashwini and newcomer Isha are the lead pair in this urban lovestory. Damodara Prasad's Ranjith movies produced super hit A la Modalaindhi recently. The film is co-produced by Vivek Koohibotla and Jagan Mohan Reddy V.


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The other day a friend mentioned that she was shopping for a new desk for her nine year old son. She mentioned that his current bedroom set was originally purchased at Ethan Allen and that she "did not want to go that route again." Over the years, I have heard that a lot. Parents have spent a bundle on furniture for young children and then regretted it. I was the same way.
It is very exciting when a couple has its first child. Grandparents overspend. Parents overspend. Friends give great gifts. The baby's bedroom looks wonderful! Two years later, the baby is a toddler and needs new furniture. The baby furniture is then donated to charity or given to somebody else who is having a baby. In rare instances, the family planned for the transition and has another baby on the way so that big brother or big sister can pass his or her baby furniture on to the new arrival.
Kids are going to grow up. They grow up fast. They break things. It is inevitable. Both of my kids had really nice bedroom sets at every phase of childhood. My elder son destroyed most of his furniture over time. My younger son has taken better care of his furniture, but it really has proven to be too big for his room so a lot of it has been removed as he has required more space.
Of course, the same can be said of clothing. Kids will outgrow their clothing rapidly or they will find ways to destroy it. Buying designer name clothing that will serve a purpose for only a few months is wasteful. I suspect that just about everyone who reads this column already knows that.
The thing is…I doubt many kids will read this column.
In a day and age in which kids tend to have far more expensive belongings than ever before, a child can feel left out or can actually be left out, if he or she does not enjoy some of the status that his or her peers enjoy. I just can't bring myself to encourage spending on things that will serve a purpose for almost no time. As a result, I turned towards more durable goods that I knew they would enjoy for a long time and that they could continue using for years as long as they did not break them.
I did not hesitate to buy a good laptop when my elder son first needed one. When my younger son wanted an iPod for Christmas, I did not skimp on memory or function. I knew both boys well enough that I felt confident that they would both care for their consumer electronics and use them. That has proven to be the case for years. More importantly, because they both had their toys, I could feel better about not spending huge sums of money on their bedroom sets, which are nice and practical but not expensive. I also felt better about saying no to designer brands when the brand was the only justification for desiring a purchase.
How do you spend when you are spending for kids? Should kids enjoy bedrooms that are practical or luxurious? Do you spend more on your kids than you do on yourself? What things should all kids own?


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The stuff kids really need for high school
Here are some easy tips to help you upgrade your childs supplies for high school. more
Christmas wreaths don't have to scream Christmas! Get creative and make something to suit your theme or colourway. Depending on the style you choose, you might even get away with using them on special occasions like weddings and christenings.
glue gun, ribbon, buttons and foam wreath
Randomly glue the buttons onto the foam wreath going inside it slightly as well as on the outside to cover it entirely. You'll need to work quickly as the glue dries fast - it's best to space out the large sizes and the most decorative and fill the rest with a mix of small and medium-sized buttons, placing them close together so there are minimal gaps.
Once done, tie ribbons around the top and loop them several times, gluing the loops in place until you have a flower. Tie one more piece of ribbon around the top of the wreath behind the ribbon flower and use that to hang.


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A HEAVILY subsided section of a road in Flackwell Heath has been closed, sparking fears that parts of the ground in the area are unsafe.
After continued complaints to local authorities, a section of Carrington Avenue, off Chapel Road, has been closed after a council worker performed a spot-check this afternoon.
The Neighbourhood watch co-ordinator for the road, Anne Moody, said: "The man who came out to inspect the road actually activated people to come and close the road off before he even got out of his van after seeing how bad it was."
"It has been going on for a long time, we have all been sending messages but it has taken them ages to actually do something."
Residents say the road has slowly been getting worse for the last 18-months and it is now becoming quite concerning.
Mrs Moody said: "We have been pushed off a bit, all the people at the roads department were very nice, but we never got anywhere.
"But it looks like everybody has got their act together and are actually going to do something."
"It is a bit concerning, the road has dropped, there are cracks in it and it even looks like it's going into the pavement now."
Residents told the BFP they believe that after inspecting and closing the road, boreholes will now be dug to see how deep the ground is below the surface.
The gradual dropping of the road has been a worry for numerous residents with one couple saying they have been driving the long way around to their house rather than risk going over the dip.
Robin Gardner said: "I think it is unsafe, who knows what is underneath it, one day somebody could be driving along or walking and go down there.
"It is all very worrying especially after what happened recently in Walters Ash."
In a letter sent to the Gardner's in October last year, Transport for Bucks said: "We are aware of the stability problems on the estate.
"In the summer we excavated another section of the road that was suffering the same problem. We did expect to find a large void. What we found was that the base had just sunk.
"The area was land filled before the building of the houses so there are many spots that are soft. At some stage we will inevitably have to raise the road up to level.
"At this time it is being monitored until work is necessary for safety."
Residents are now hoping work will begin quickly on the section of the road.
Earlier this year a sinkhole opened up in Walters Ash swallowing a car.
Whilst the reason for the subsidence is not currently clear the previous incident has raised resident's concerns further.


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Wall Street's mergers, acquisitions continue, but it's no big deal
NEW YORK--More companies are getting together these days, but it's no big deal.
Corporate mergers and acquisitions were up for the first six months of this year in the United States, but only if you measure a certain way: The number of deals announced grew to nearly 5,900 through June, up from about 5,100 in the first half of 2011, according to research firm Dealogic.
Measure by what really counts, the dollars, and all that activity looks far less impressive: The average deal announced in the first half was valued at US$68 million, down from US$102 million a year ago.
"I wish I had better news," says Amanda Levin, who tracks mergers and acquisitions at Mergermarket, a research firm. "It's all doom and gloom."
Blame the economy and uncertainty.
Businesses don't know how long the debt crisis in Europe will last, who will win the presidential election, what will happen to corporate tax rates and where gasoline prices will go next.
Financing is cheap for potential buyers, with interest rates at historic lows, but businesses may not see a rush to secure financing because the Federal Reserve plans to keep rates low for at least two more years.
The M&A slowdown isn't for lack of cash: Companies are sitting on near-record piles of it, socking it away ever since the Great Recession. The Federal Reserve calculates that nonfinancial companies have stored US$1.7 trillion in cash and other liquid assets, up 17 percent from three years ago.
Businesses seem content to hold on to their money.
"People don't like to make big decisions, the consequences of which they will have to live with for a very long time, when there is so much uncertainty," says Anil Shivdasani, a professor in the business school at the University of North Carolina. "And in those situations, doing nothing is often seen as the safer route."
It's not just the United States. Mergers and acquisitions around the world are down 16 percent by volume in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2011, according to Dealogic. It measures M&A volume by adding up the prices that buyers expect to pay in announced deals. In the U.S., mergers and acquisitions are off 23 percent and had their slowest first half since 2003.
There have been signs of life lately: In just the past two weeks, Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to buy the half of Corona maker Grupo Modelo it doesn't already own for US$20.1 billion in cash. Campbell Soup said it planned to buy healthy-foods purveyor Bolthouse Farms for US$1.55 billion. And health insurer WellPoint said it would buy Medicaid specialist Amerigroup for US$4.46 billion.
Still, what Mergermarket calls "megadeals," deals worth more than US$10 billion, are down 20 percent across the globe so far this year. Megadeals made up 12 percent of announced deals in the first half. Three years ago, they made up 30 percent.
Even private-equity firms, whose express purpose is to buy companies, are taking a break. And it's not that would-be buyers don't have cash to spend — they do. They just don't have any confidence in what's to come.
Mergers, when two companies combine, and acquisitions, when one company buys another, are inherently risky: Will the two sides play nice? Does either company have hidden losses or other dark secrets? Will the combo be too big to manage?
The riskiness of deals is exactly what makes them an important window on the economy. More M&A signals that companies are hopeful about the future and confident in their own strength. If the latest M&A data is any indication, companies are neither particularly hopeful nor particularly confident.
Dealogic estimates that private-equity firms have sold off more than they've bought in M&A deals so far this year. That's happened in only two other six-month periods since the firm started keeping records in 1995.
And forget about Europe: As a result of the European financial crisis, deals targeting Spanish companies plunged 82 percent by volume in the first half of this year, to their lowest six-month total since 1997. Deals targeting French companies skidded 67 percent.
Even emerging markets, where many companies have turned for growth in recent years as the U.S. and Europe cooled, are losing their shine. M&A volume fell in Brazil, Russia and India, overshadowing an increase in China.
"People have come to realize how difficult it is to integrate companies" from emerging-market countries, says Tom Sauermilch, partner and co-head of the M&A practice at law firm McDermott Will & Emery. "Lots of management time is devoted to them, you have to be very patient — culture, travel, and compliance" are the big challenges.
Still, there are a few pockets where business is brisk.
Stephen Guy, managing director at KPMG Corporate Finance, says two groups of U.S. companies are driving what M&A business there is. The first consists of owners of smaller private companies who want to sell before higher capital-gains taxes kick in Jan. 1 that would make it less lucrative to sell in the future. The second involves large companies that want to prune units that are less profitable or no longer fit their strategy.
But Guy also said that sellers have lower expectations for what they can get, even compared to just 18 months ago.
"They're pretty pessimistic about the next 12 months," Guy says, "so they're thinking, 'Better take what I can get.'"
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TrueNorth Avionics has introduced a more compact Wi-Fi cabin-networking device, dubbed TrueNorth Express+, that "easily, effectively, securely and affordably" manages all wireless cabin communications. Using a built-in Ethernet-to-Wi-Fi link, TrueNorth Express interfaces with all FCC-approved airborne wireless devices, from handsets, intercoms and smartphones to in-flight entertainment devices such as DVD players, music players and game consoles. Amac Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland, is performing the first installation, on an executive Boeing 777.
TrueNorth has also introduced HD Voice, a high-definition enhancement of its Simphonē OpenCabin. The Canadian company claims "a significant quality improvement over other phone systems on calls made via the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband and Swift64 Satcom links. Airbus Corporate Jet Centre in Toulouse, France is the launch customer on its ACJ line of business jets, to be followed by installation in a Boeing 777 by Amac.
TrueNorth is also gaining entree into the helicopter industry with FAA approval of its Simphonē OpenCabin telecom system in the AgustaWestland AW139. The system incorporates such capabilities as Iridium Satcom voice, BlackBerry and PDA data-over-Wi-Fi and cabin/cockpit intercom via True North's network audio interface unit. The first helicopter installation was by Air Concepts International of Teterboro, N.J.


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Movies I liked enough to own in no particular order: Life of Brian, Spaceballs, Gremlins, The Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Holy Grail, Detroit Rock City. Also Rocky Horror is awesome.
I have a few TV shows I try to watch regularly: Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock. I also enjoy Modern Family, Arrested Development, and Flying Circus.
Bands and musicians I enjoy include: Queen, Bowie, Velvet Underground, Fleetwood Mac, Mika, ELO. I listen to a lot of Pandora. Lately, I have been listening to Today's Hits to try to stay current.
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Reality tv designed to make the characters look awful
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Angels Photography by George Kollar
de George Kollar
Acerca del libro
The chief creatures of God are angels and men.
All angels share the court of heaven and surround the throne of the Almighty.
These eternal beings are a link between heaven and earth, God and men.
In the bible, from Genesis to Revelation holds written testimony that angels exists.
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- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Vertical estándar, 20×25 cm
210 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación nov. 26, 2011
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Photographer George Kollar is a native of Johnstown who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His relationship with photography spans four decades. A graduate of Ivy School of Art, Kollar has always used photography to reflect his personal experiences. He records what he feels and joys over accidential discoveries. Subject, composition, and print quality has given his photographs an honest impact. Kollar is an active member of Associated Artists, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, and Silver Eye Center of Photography. Many of his award winning photos have been shown regionally and nationally.
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