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I know that there is no way I can ever really catch up with the news, but I'm addicted to trying. The problem is that even in the time it will take me to complete this article, eight or nine more things are going to be said or will take place that will make this piece every bit as dated as the Charleston.
For instance, no sooner do I say that I'm glad Donald Trump is sticking around then he turns around and attacks John McCain. Normally, I wouldn't mind. After all, aside from being an out-spoken foe of Obama's conciliatory approach to Iran and ISIS, McCain has been a total washout as a senator. In spite of having limited arm movement thanks to five years of torture at the hands of Jane Fonda's good friends, the North Vietnamese, he has spent the last 30 reaching across the aisle to embrace the likes of Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy.
Making matters worse, in 2008, by refusing to link Obama to Rev. Wright and his racist church, McCain all but took a dive in the election, ushering in the worst administration in America's history.
But instead of mentioning any of that, Trump had to let us know that he disapproves of soldiers who suffer the misfortune of being captured by the enemy. It was a totally indecent thing for a man who, himself, avoided the risk of becoming a POW by securing a series of student deferments, to say.
A few minutes later, Trump changed his mind and said that perhaps John McCain had been a hero, after all. I'm surprised he didn't give himself whiplash.
But that's the problem with Trump. He rarely seems to fully engage his brain before speaking. It gives people the impression that he only has second thoughts, never those all-important first ones. A similar thing happened when he announced his intention to run, neglecting to specify that the Mexican killers and rapists he was referring to were those who were illegal aliens.
Trump seems to suffer from a weird version of Tourette's syndrome. But instead of being unable to stop himself from muttering obscenities, he can't seem to stop insulting his Republican opponents. That's not to say that some of them don't have it coming, but it is best left up to people like me and Ann Coulter, who aren't running for anything, to ridicule them. It is way past time that Trump stopped displaying the same contempt for Reagan's 11th Commandment that Obama has for our Constitution.
I'm just saying it would make for a nice change if Trump would occasionally say something nasty about Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Obama, instead of constantly supplying their side with talking points. As things stand, I can no longer cut him any slack for contributing to Hillary's Senate campaigns. How can I keep writing it off to the cost of doing business in New York when the only politicians he seems to despise are Republicans?
♦ Moving on, it is high time that we not only allowed, but insisted, that members of the military carry side arms at recruitment centers and also on base. I understand that some bad apples may occasionally misuse guns, but those, like Major Hasan, are the ones who never seem to have a problem arming themselves.
Besides, how dare Obama deny those brave souls who volunteer to defend our lives the ability to defend their own? As you may have noticed, Obama never voices an objection to him and his family being protected by men with guns.
But, then, this is the same schmuck who has decided that whereas our Marines can't be trusted with firearms, he's ready, even eager, to trust Iran with nukes and ballistic missiles.
♦ By this time, I assume we've all seen the woman who oversees "medical" services for Planned Parenthood munching on her salad while casually offering a discourse on the best way to dissect an embryo. I suspect that even some abortion activists were revolted by the video, but not, I'm guessing, very many.
The thing that I find truly obnoxious about the Pro-Choice crowd is that they are often the same degenerates who break into a cold sweat over the survival of snail darters, polar bears and delta smelt.
♦ Worse yet, liberals are quick to pull out their crying towels if they suspect that serial killers experience the slightest bit of discomfort while being executed, but are nonchalant when it comes to the Nazi-like butchery performed during a typical abortion.
Liberal lunkheads are always defending Islam by pointing out that no more than 10% of 1.2 billion Muslims are willing to kill in the name of Mohammad. But, one, they never tell you how they arrive at that percentage or, two, why it is they never count the cheerleaders in the mosques and streets of Dearborn and Tehran.
Something else they slide by is that even just one-tenth of 1.2 billion is 120 million people, a number larger than that of any nation in Europe, except for Russia, and nearly as many as the combined populations of England and France.
♦ Speaking of Europe, a reader, Charlie Saucier of Metairie, Louisiana, reminded me that Greece is only one of the four most socialistic nations in Europe that have seen or are about to see their socialist economies take them to the brink of financial disaster. The other three are Portugal, Italy and Spain. Once you stick Greece in the mix, their initials ironically spell out PIGS.
♦ One of the oddities to come out of the sex scandal swirling around Bill Cosby is that during the 70s, he would sometimes go by the name of Seymour Rapaport. It made me wonder if, when he'd hit on a young woman and she'd ask him if he wasn't the rich and famous actor/comedian, he would say, "No, we resemble each other, but my name is Seymour Rapaport, and I'm a Jewish accountant from Skokie."
At least that might explain why he had to knock them out with drugs before they'd have sex with him.
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Bhavana, the actress who has decided to be extremely choosy about the roles she picks, will play the central character in the upcoming movie Swapnathekkal Sundaram.
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Reportedly, Swapnathekkal Sundaram revolves around the struggles faced by a villager woman, to cop up with the lifestyle of her husband, who is a city based businessman. The movie will also portray the strong bonding between a mother and son, in a different angle.
Bhavana will play Anu, a villager woman and Sreekanth will essay Rahul, her husband. Philips And Monkey Pen fame Gourav Menon will play the role of Sreekanth and Bhavana's son in the movie. Archana Kavi, Kalpana, Vijayaraghavan and Indrans will play the other pivotal roles in the movie.
Swapnathekkal Sundaram is penned by Krishna Poojapura. The movie is expected to start rolling immediately after Bhavana completes the filming of her current projects. The actress is currently filming for Ivide, directed by Shyamaprasad. The movie, which stars Prithviraj and Nivin Pauly in the male leads, is reportedly an out-and-out crime thriller.

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Skip to comments.ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO TINT (David Reinhard)
Posted on 10/11/2007 10:47:01 AM PDT by jazusamo
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Things must be improving in Iraq, because you don't read or hear about it as much these days. If things were getting worse -- or staying the same -- you can bet the big networks and newspapers would be out spreading the news. The prestige media would be declaring Gen. David Petraeus' surge a bust and dissecting its failure in lavish, even loving, detail.
Now the best anyone can come up with is another story about Blackwater, which simply doesn't pack the wallop of Abu Ghraib and Haditha. Moreover, the recent fixation on a U.S. security firm operating in Iraq is too obvious. (Come on, guys, everybody sees what you're doing.) Abu Ghraib and Haditha became incantations of a war gone bad. The mounting war dead became an invitation for throat-clearing "quagmire" pronouncements. Abu Ghraib, Haditha, deteriorating security in Iraq -- yeah, those were the days.
Now the nation's naysayers are left with this: The U.S. military reported last week that troop deaths in Iraq went down for the fourth month in a row, and the Iraqi government reported that civilian deaths declined by half in September.
What to do? Well, CBS and NBC gave the new casualty figures a few sentences on their evening news programs, and the major papers played the news far from their front pages. Only ABC led with the story. In fact, the Washington Post's media critic, Howard Kurtz, wondered about the short-shrift the media gave this news after four years of "continuously depressing" news. On CNN's "Reliable Sources," he asked the Washington Post's Robin Wright and CNN's Barbara Starr whether the news should have received more attention. Perish the thought, they both said -- we're not sure there is a trend yet.
OK, four months is not a trend. But Kurtz then asked the obvious question: If those casualties figures had gone up, wouldn't that have made front pages? "Oh, I think inevitably it would have," replied Starr. "I mean, that . . . by any definition, is news."
OK, bad Iraq news is news, good Iraq news is not.
Even the bad news out of Iraq isn't what it used to be. Recall Haditha. In the spring of 2006, Rep. John Murtha said that Pentagon sources had told him Marines there had murdered 24 Iraqis "in cold blood" and that the cover-up of the November 2005 massacre "goes right up the chain of command." It was, for a season, the "event" that told ever so many all they needed to know about what was wrong in Iraq. Murtha said it happened because our forces are stretched too thin. It was going to be this war's My Lai -- a dark incantation summing up the whole rotten mess, a one-word dirge of our immediate disgrace and inevitable defeat. Haditha, Haditha, Haditha!
All that was missing were . . . actual facts, completed investigations and court proceedings.
Last week Haditha became not-so-much news. That is, it became good news, which, in the media's strange calculus of Iraq, is not big news.
A senior military investigator recommended dropping murder charges against Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, the last ranking enlisted Marine charged in the case. Lt. Col. Paul J. Ware recommended the charges be downgraded to negligent homicide if the case went to court-martial. Earlier he had recommended that all charges be dropped against the two Marines accused of murder in Haditha. His conclusion in all three cases: insufficient evidence.
The New York Times reported the latest Haditha news back on Page 8. In May 2006, the paper had a Page One story declaring that "Military Expected to Report Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians." Front-page charges, back-page exonerations. "Last year, when accounts of the killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha by a group of Marines came to light," The Times' Paul von Zielbauer wrote Saturday, "it seemed that the Iraq war had produced its defining atrocity."
Perhaps Haditha did produce this war's defining atrocity, just not in the way so many once imagined. Rushing to accuse Marines of murdering two dozen Iraqi innocents "in cold blood" and alleging a cover-up "right up the chain of command" before the facts are known -- using the alleged massacre to serve your pet theories on the war's conduct or your anti-war stand when the conflict is going poorly -- this could be the war's "defining atrocity" if the progress on the ground reported recently is sustained.
I know, let's get back to Blackwater.
David Reinhard, associate editor, can be reached at 503-221-8152 or email@example.com.
Thank you, David Reinhard!
Haditha Ping!
"it seemed that the Iraq war had produced its defining atrocity."
The MSM knows that it has created the lasting, and erroneous, impression that Hidatha was the Iraq war's My Lai, and the deception is calculated and deliberate.
OK, bad Iraq news is news, good Iraq news is not.
That is absolutely true - and that is why journalism is not objective. It is why journalism is inherently anticonservative.
Hi jaz! Did you read on another thread that at in Border's parking lot yesterday, a clean cut young man knocked on my window saying he liked my Duncan Hunter bumper sticker, and began raving about DH. I opened my window and asked if he would like to have a bumper sticker, and, of course, he did.
To make a long story short, I learned that this young man has just retired from 22 years in the Navy. He was on the Missouri when President Bush visited that ship twice. He said that the media has the story on Iraq all wrong. We are doing great in Iraq, and our people serving there are exceptional, determined and enthusiastic people. HIs 18 year old son just enlisted so he could go over there.
I got some bumper stickers, a brochure and a contribution envelope out of the trunk and gave them to him. We talked for a time, exchanging names and phone numbers to work together for Rep. Hunter, and he thanked me for "the gift of meeting me". That was so humbling to hear someone say! I think God sent me another angel yesterday! :)
Good news, doll, thanks for posting.
Another fine piece by Reinhard. Thanks for the PING
The Times' Paul von Zielbauer wrote Saturday, "it seemed that the Iraq war had produced its defining atrocity."
What a despicable excuse for a human. This just cements my feelings about the NYTimes; it is a rag not worth my time.
>> Things must be improving in Iraq, because you don't read or hear about it as much these days.
Not unlike that sinking feeling when you know it's over. In this case, Freedom is the one looking to the future in the quiet of her enemy's despair.
Gonna have to send Mr. Reinhard a big Atta Boy for this one!
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Axion Power International, Inc. (OTCMKTS:AXPW) is up more than 130% on its December open, and high volume looks set to push the company further as we head into the holiday period. There's not really been any fresh news on which we can pin the gains, but a couple of developments last month seem to be dictating sentiment, and the overflow impact into this month suggests markets are ready to pull the trigger as and when we get any new news from Axion going forward.
With this in mind, and in anticipation of a release catalyzing further market cap growth, let's get up to date with where the company stands, see how the latest developments fit into its current operational picture, and try and outline what we're looking at next as a value driver.
For those not familiar with Axion, it's an energy storage company based out of Pennsylvania. Specifically, it designs, creates and sells carbon/lead type batteries which its customers use to store, and then use, power for various applications.
Financially, it's a pretty sad story.
Back in 2013, Axion generated a little over $10.1 million revenues. By the end of 2014, this had dipped to $4.6 million. Full year 2015, revenues came in at just $600K. This year, to date, the company has sold just $35K worth of its batteries, and it's spent more than $1 million to do so.
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A new CEO is in place, as mentioned, and he's got a branding background, so he's hoping to address the issues that caused Axion to get left behind previously, and get the company back on a path of revenue growth.
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On November 21, the company announced that two remote solar powered off-grid applications were set to shift from bench top testing to deployment in the field with Mountain View Solar (mtvSolar) in Berkeley Spring, W.Va. and RAR Engineering in New Castle, Pa. The first, the mtvSolar deal, involves a lighting system that the latter had been testing for three months prior to the promotion from test to deployment. The second is a water remediation system, in which an Axion battery will serve as a sort of back up generator for when the primary system can't handle the load. Neither are massive deals, and they aren't game changing for the company, but it's validation that Axion's technology is up to date, and we see that as important above and beyond the numerical value of the deals themselves.
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"It was a really big surprise for me when Gordon Strachan left Celtic," Zaluska said in the Daily Record.
"Previously, it didn't seem there was any reason for him going so no one even speculated on the subject. I have to say I was pretty shocked.
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- To Fit Chest: 18 (19, 21) in.
- Finished Chest: 22 (23, 24) in.
- Length from shoulder: 12-1/2 (13-1/2, 14-1/2) in.
- 2 balls 9700 Baby Pink (MC)
- 1 ball 9600 White (CC)
- Crochet Hook: 5mm (US H-8)
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Launched only last year and measuring 62-metres in length with over 2000m2 of sail area on carbon spars, she is the largest privately owned double-masted schooner in the world. Now the YPI-managed Holland Jachtbouw masterpiece, ATHOS, will be giving yachting aficionados the glimpse they have all been waiting for as she appears officially in public for the very first time taking part in the superb Super Yacht Cup in Palma.
"She is an all Dutch affair," says Head of YPI Management (and Dutchman), Franc Jansen. "She is one of the finest sailing yachts ever to come from Holland Jachtbouw and designers Hoek Naval Architects."
Packed with technical innovation, ATHOS is one of a very select band of sailing yachts (Royal Huisman yachts TWIZZLE and ETHEREAL being two others) to have DPS (Dynamic Positioning System) installed.
"She is an amazing yacht built by people passionate about sailing," says Franc. " We are all very much looking forward to getting her out there for the regatta and seeing how well she does."
Watch this space in the next eNewsletter for photos and results of the event.
- Type: Schooner
- Built by: Holland Jachtbouw
- Length: 62 mtr (203.4 ft)
- Beam: 10.88 mtr (35.7 ft)
- Draft: 3.52 mtr (11.55 ft)
- Year Built: 2010Hull construction: Aluminium
- Superstructure material: Aluminium
- Guests cruising: 10 persons
- Guests sleeping: 10 persons
- Crew: 9 persons
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Radio is not a media support normally associated with the world of superyachts and superyacht owners. But when that radio happens to cover the whole of the French Riviera from Monaco to St Tropez...and in English - capturing some of the world's most influential leaders, business people, entrepreneurs and landed gentry as listeners - it's a support that can't be ignored.
Riviera Radio has been broadcasting across the Riviera for almost 25 years and is widely accepted as being the radio of choice for many of the 200,000 expats for whom the region now provides a primary or secondary residence.
YPI Head of Marketing, Mark Duncan was for many years the station's Sales & Marketing Director. "It has a unique audience, the like of which doesn't exist anywhere else in the world," he explains. "Our crew division, YPI Crew, has been using it as part of its communication strategy for almost 10 years and with great success."
Franc Jansen, Head of YPI Management, wanted to reach owners and captains to tell them more about the advantages of professional yacht management today – inspired by YPI Crew, he was keen to test Riviera Radio.
"Because it is one of the few English stations in the area," he explains, "it is one so many of our clients and captains from all over the world listen to when they are in the south of France. So I really wanted to give it a go."
Initial feedback to the campaign, a combination of 30" spots and interviews broadcasting until after the Monaco Yacht Show in September, is very encouraging .
"It's another way of getting the message of super yachts and luxury yachting out to people who are interested but have not yet had the time to find out more," says Mark. 'If only one person were to discover just how amazing luxury yachting is…I think we have succeeded."


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The final Sacrament of Initiation, Confirmation is typically given after Baptism and First Communion.
7th & 8th graders enrolled in religious education
Mary Immaculate offers a 2 year preparatory program for students interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Enrollment begins the summer before 7th grade and includes weekly catechesis, an annual retreat and service projects. [Learn More].
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Gary Guion
Gary Guion considers himself to be a very hands-on manager when the time is right.
Gary Guion currently serves as President of the D&G Investment Group, Inc., a real estate, private equity, and commercial construction contracting company he founded in 2004. Concurrently, Gary Guion presides as a Partner with GGFH Holdings Inc a real estate development operation with 22 various real estate projects, and a private equity investment. GGFH is also in the process of creating a foundation dedicated to supporting victims of Alzheimer's. As a partner, he maintains responsibility for all firm operations, including finance, human resources, equity and debt raises, accounting, and risk management. Among a number of accomplishments while serving in this potion, Mr. Guion facilitated $10 million of equity raised for as a firm within the first six months. He joined D&G Investment Group in 2003. Gary Guion has occupied an array of executive positions over the course of his career. He attended the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, where earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2002. Following this, Mr. Guion took a position as Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers, out of Boston, Massachusetts, serving in the company's Risk Management Solutions department until 2004. Between 2007 and 2009, he also worked in real estate and structured finance through Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, where his team evaluated more than $3 billion of various opportunities across the United States and Mexico, ultimately closing 45 transactions worth over $750 million. Gary Guion maintains a rich private life. In addition to his ongoing responsibilities with the companies he manages, he also engages an array of recreational pursuits that include intramural basketball, mountain biking, weight training, and a variety of other athletic activities. A proud family man, he loves spending time with his wife and son. At the same time, Mr. Guion contributes to numerous philanthropic initiatives. A supporter of Crystal Charity and Habitat for Humanity, he also functions as a Silver Sponsor with the Cattle Barons through the American Cancer Society. Additionally, Gary Guion is a member of the Park Cities Baptist Church.


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Alexandra Burke has reportedly been spotted kissing Danny Cipriani.
The 'All Night Long' singer was seen flirting with the rugby star in the VIP section of London's Chinawhite club on Wednesday night, reports The Sun.
A spokesman for event organisers Londonparties said: "They were laughing and giggling all night and it was obvious where it was going to end.
"They did some grinding on the dance floor before returning to their table - and that's when Alexandra made her move. She pulled Danny off the sofa and gave him a full-on snog."
Another source told Heat World: "Alexandra and Danny were all over each other. They couldn't get enough of each other, kissing each other's necks and flirting like love-struck teens."
Although the pair arrived at the club separately, a spokesperson for Burke confirmed to the Daily Mail that they had previously attended dinner together.
Burke and Cipriani allegedly left just after 3am in separate cars headed for the same destination. Burke later tweeted: "Hmm life is sweet! Life is such a flirt!"
Cipriani, who split from long-term girlfriend Kelly Brook last month, has previously been linked with Lindsay Lohan, 90210's Jessica Lowndes and Ashley Cole's former love interest Sarah Purnell.


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"In The End, Part 2", known as "Countdown to a Comeback! Astral Is the Secret Plan!?" in the Japanese version, is the fourth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on May 2, 2011 and in United States on November 5, 2011.
Yuma challenges Mr. Kay, who is behind it all. Yuma notes that each time Mr. Kay reduces his LP with "Terror-Byte" Astral's body weakens, causing him to slowly vanish! To make things worse, the Explosive Virus Time Bomb Mr. Kay has set is slowly reaching its countdown.
Mr. Kay Sets a card and ends his turn. "Gogogo Golem" then returns to Yuma's side of the field. Yuma is surprised because he didn't expect Mr. Kay to use his monsters. At that moment, a warning is heard alerting them that in twenty minutes the virus bomb will be released. Astral begins his turn and Yuma reminds him again that it's his turn. Caswell Francis comments that Yuma has been talking to himself the whole time and asks Tori if he's okay. Tori tells him that he's fine and that it's just his "Bring it to 'em" mode.
Yuma begins his turn and draws a card. Astral tells Yuma to Summon "Ganbara Knight" but Yuma warns Astral not to butt into his problem. However, Astral reminds him that a "Number" monster is riding on the Duel and that, if they don't get it, Astral will be obliterated. Yuma just says he doesn't give a care about him. Then, Astral says Yuma isn't strong enough to win on his own, which makes Yuma extremely angry at Astral. Yuma says he'll no longer do a single thing Astral tells him to. Astral doesn't understand exactly what Yuma means by not doing anything he tells him and Yuma explains that, if Astral tells him to move his right hand, he'll just move his left hand. After that, since Astral chose "Ganbara Knight", Yuma Normal Summons "Achacha Archer", which leaves Astral baffled. Through its effect, Mr. Kay takes 500 points of damage. Yuma is happy since he delivered damage but Astral says that doing that came with a huge price. Astral explains that, if Yuma had Summoned "Ganbara Knight", he would have had two Level 4 monsters and, therefore, could have done an Xyz Summon to bring out "Number 39: Utopia". Yuma realizes he messed up but tries to cover it up by saying he already knew that. Mr. Kay activates his Trap Card, "Damage Vaccine Ω MAX", recovering the damage he took. Mr. Kay then says he yearns for a perfect victory and won't let Yuma injure even a speck of his LP.
Caswell starts to panic, saying that even if he was used, he was still the one who launched the virus bomb and that, to summarize, he'll be blamed as the culprit. Tori looks at the clock, showing seventeen minutes and thirty seconds left and says they're running out of time. Kari continues to search for the switch for the virus bomb in the labyrinth and swears she'll stop the bomb. Back at the Duel, Yuma ends his turn. Mr. Kay begins his turn and activates the effect of "Number 34: Terror-Byte", detaching an Overlay Unit to gain control of "Gogogo Golem". Astral says that, if Yuma had Summoned "Utopia", Mr. Kay would have nothing to steal because "Terror-Byte" can only control monsters with Levels and Xyz Monsters don't have Levels, but rather Ranks. Astral then tells Yuma his Duel is defective and that he would be better off just obeying him, to which Yuma just tells him to shut up. Yuma says, although he'll take damage, in his next turn, "Gogogo Golem" will return to his field and he can then Summon "Utopia". Mr. Kay just laughs and says he's not a foolish Duelist who uses the exact same strategy he used the previous turn. Mr. Kay activates two Continuous Spell Cards, "Infected Mail" and "Cracking". Tori asks Caswell what exactly are Continuous Spells and he says that, unlike Normal Spell Cards, Continuous Spells, as long as they remain on the field, will always have their effects active. Mr. Kay explains that, through "Infected Mail", he can choose a Level 4 or lower monster and attack the opponent directly with it but, after that, the monster is destroyed. Mr. Kay attacks Yuma with "Gogogo Golem" through "Infected Mail". After the battle, "Gogogo Golem" is destroyed and Mr. Kay activates the effect of "Cracking", inflicting an extra 800 points of damage to Yuma. Mr. Kay calls this technique the "Terror-Byte" combo and Yuma comments that that combo is going to give him some problems.
Yuma sees Astral fading a bit and Astral explains that, when his LP are depleted, so will his own life. Yuma remembers the time when Astral warned Yuma that, if he loses, he'll lose something of great value. Tori wonders what's wrong with Yuma since he seems a bit down and Caswell praises him to cheer him up, calling him an unrecognized genius and telling him that, if he unlocks the dormant talent within him, he'll definitely win. Yuma is pleased at hearing this and says he'll do his best. Astral says his Observation nº 6: "Humans work their hardest when they are praised." and tries to do it himself. Astral talks about Yuma's "eternal combo of recovery", the way he jumps over boxes, drowns in the pool and how he changes his character at whim; and that, summarizing it, he's quite intriguing. However, Yuma doesn't like hearing this and angrily asks Astral if he's looking for a fight. At that moment, the room they are in starts to shake and moving upwards. Kari finds the final door where the switch is and finds out that, to stop the virus bomb, she needs to defeat a Crashbug Avatar inside. Kari accepts this challenge and sends her own avatar to a karate fight.
Back in the tower, Mr. Kay says that the place they're in will be the front row seats to watch the virus bomb's success. Mr. Kay Sets a card and ends his turn. Astral thinks to himself that Yuma is bound to lose to him but that he must win at all costs. Astral then recalls what Yuma said about not doing anything he'll say and sees it as an approach. Yuma begins his turn and draws "Goblindbergh". Yuma Summons it and, with its effect, he's allowed to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from his hand. Astral tells Yuma to Summon "Zubaba Knight" but Yuma refuses and Summons "Ganbara Knight" instead. Realising he has two Level 4 monsters on the field, Yuma overlays "Ganbara Knight" and "Goblindbergh" and Xyz Summons "Number 39: Utopia". Astral tells Yuma not to set the Trap Card in his hand, but as Astral predicted, Yuma does so anyway and ends his turn. Kari has just left the Crashbug Avatar with 50 LP whereas Kari has 1000 left. She thinks the battle is won but Crashbug can still rise.
Mr. Kay begins his turn and draws a card. He activates the effect of "Terror-Byte" again, gaining control of "Achacha Archer". Then, through the effect of "Infected Mail", he can use "Achacha Archer" to attack Yuma directly. Yuma panics, thinking there's nothing he can do, but Astral reminds Yuma that "Utopia" has a great effect of his own. Yuma activates the effect and sends the overlaid "Ganbara Knight" to the Graveyard to negate an attack. Astral explains that Yuma is safe because, since "Achacha Archer" didn't attack directly, he isn't destroyed and, therefore, "Cracking" won't activate. Also, Astral points out to Yuma that Mr. Kay has used up all of the Overlay Units that "Terror-Byte" had, so its effect can no longer be activated. Mr. Kay comments that he thought Yuma was just dumb but apparently isn't and Caswell also says that Yuma seems much smarter than usual. Tori wonders if it's because of the Dueling Spirit Yuma sees. Mr.Kay tells Yuma not to think he didn't read through that strategy. He also adds that the conditions for his perfect victory have been set. Mr. Kay activates the Trap Card, "Bug Switch", switching a monster from Defense Position to Attack Position and, since "Crashbug X", "Crashbug Y" and "Crashbug Z" are in the Graveyard, he can Special Summon "Super Crashbug" in Defense Position. Yuma is relieved because he thought it would be in attack. However, through the effect of "Super Crashbug"', all Attack Position monsters have their ATK and DEF swapped as long as "Super Crashbug" remains on the field. Mr. Kay attacks "Utopia" with "Terror-Byte" and Astral tells Yuma to not dodge that attack. Yuma sends the last Overlay Unit of "Utopia" to the Graveyard to negate that attack. Mr. Kay Sets a card and ends his turn. "Achacha Archer" returns to Yuma's side of the field.
Yuma draws a card and says that, if he doesn't defeat Mr. Kay this turn, "Utopia" will be finished. Astral gives advice, saying that, he may be wrong, but using "Zubaba Knight" and "Achacha Archer" to Xyz Summon "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon" could be a good idea. Yuma, who remembered that he had another Numbers, Summons "Zubaba Knight" and overlays "Achacha Archer" and "Zubaba Knight" to Xyz Summon "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon". Yuma puts the blame of his 0 ATK "Leviathan Dragon" on Astral, saying that only happened because he butted in. Yuma then remembers that Astral would never tell him to do something stupid and realizes that he lied so that Yuma could bring "Utopia" to the field. Astral tells Yuma to activate the Spell Card "Thunder Short" and that, if he does, his victory is set. He adds that, this time, it's not a lie and that, if he doesn't activate "Thunder Short", Astral will be obliterated from this world. Yuma activates "Thunder Short" and, through its effect, inflicts 500 points of damage for each monster his opponent controls. Mr. Kay activates a second "Damage Vaccine Ω MAX", recovering the LP he lost. Yuma thinks that the Spell Card was just pointless but Astral tells him to use the Trap Card he had set before. Yuma activates "Overconfidence", destroying "Super Crashbug". The ATK of all monsters returns to normal. "Leviathan Dragon" destroys the 0 ATK "Terror-Byte", while "Utopia" attacks directly, defeating Mr. Kay.
Yuma, Tori and Caswell celebrate the victory, but Yuma still asks Astral how come he knew that Mr. Kay was going to recover his LP. Astral says that, since he was seeking a perfect victory, he decided to bet he would try to recover the damage from "Thunder Short". Astral takes "Terror-Byte" from Mr. Kay, recovering another piece of his memory. With this memory, Astral sees a galaxy with blue and pink colors and remembers that he came to this world from the Astral World. Tori wakes up Mr. Kay and Yuma tells him to hurry up and stop the virus bomb but Mr. Kay says he can't because he doesn't have the deactivation switch. Meanwhile, Kari has finally managed to defeat the Crashbug Avatar with only ten seconds left but, even so, the timer didn't stop and reaches 0. However, instead of the state of mass panic Yuma and his friends were expecting, the only thing that happens is that a building with its lights off goes on. With this, Mr. Kay tells his students to look at the sky with the D-Gazers on. They do so and see in the sky the image of a giant "Crashbug".
Mr. Kay explains that the night view in the city makes the matrix code of that image, responding with the Duel Gazers and materializing the Crashbug's picture. However, the code was incomplete because of the lights off in the building. Yuma asks Mr. Kay if all that perfection talk was just about putting light on a building and Mr. Kay says it was, leaving his students completely baffled. After that, Caswell gives Yuma his "Crashbug" card and tells him to read its text. While he does so, many other kids see Crashbug throwing bombs which create fireworks: "Crashbug, an electrical fairy that lives off of the other bugs. It becomes extremely powerful because it lives off its bug friends. It's said that those who witness its full moon-like appearance may forever live in happiness." Caswell says that, to summarize, their teacher just wanted everyone to live forever in happiness. Astral says his Observation nº 7: "My memory pieces, the Numbers cards... They grow the desire and darkness that dwells inside those they come into contact with."
Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Mr. Kay
Duel continues from the previous episode
Turn 3: Mr. Kay
Mr. Kay Sets a card. At the End Phase, control of "Gogogo Golem" returns to Yuma.
Turn 4: Yuma
Yuma draws "Achacha Archer" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1200/600). Its effect activates, inflicting 500 damage to Mr. Kay (Mr. Kay: 4000 → 3500 LP). Mr. Kay activates his face-down "Damage Vaccine Ω MAX", gaining LP equal to the damage he just took (Mr. Kay: 3500 → 4000 LP).
Turn 5: Mr. Kay
Mr. Kay draws. He then activates the effect of "Number 34: Terror-Byte", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Terror Byte": 2 → 1 ORU) to take control of a face-up Attack Position Level 4 or lower monster Yuma controls until the End Phase. He targets "Gogogo Golem". Mr. Kay activates two Continuous Spell Cards - "Infected Mail" and "Cracking". "Infected Mail" lets him select a Level 4 or lower monster he controls each turn. That monster can attack directly, but will be destroyed at end of the Battle Phase. "Cracking" will inflict 800 damage to the owner of a monster when that monster is sent to the Graveyard via a card effect. Mr. Kay targets "Gogogo Golem" with "Infected Mail", letting it attack Yuma directly (Yuma: 3200 → 1400 LP). It is destroyed, and "Cracking" inflicts 800 damage to Yuma (Yuma: 1400 → 600 LP). Mr. Kay Sets a card.
Turn 6: Yuma
Yuma draws "Goblindbergh" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1400/0). Its effect activates, letting Yuma Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from his hand. He Special Summons "Ganbara Knight" (0/1800) in Attack Position. Yuma overlays his Level 4 "Ganbara Knight" and "Goblindbergh" to Xyz Summon "Number 39: Utopia" (2500/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. He Sets a card.
Turn 7: Mr. Kay
Mr. Kay draws. He then activates the effect of "Terror-Byte", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Terror Byte": 1 → 0 ORU) to take control of "Achacha Archer". Mr. Kay uses the effect of "Infected Mail" to let "Achacha Archer" attack directly, but Yuma activates the effect of "Utopia", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Utopia": 2 → 1 ORU) to negate the attack. He detaches "Ganbara Knight". Mr. Kay activates his face-down "Bug Switch". As he has "Crashbug X", "Crashbug Y" and "Crashbug Z" in his Graveyard, he may switch "Terror-Byte" to Attack Position to Special Summon "Super Crashbug" (0/3000) in Defense Position. As long as it remains face-up, the ATK and DEF of all face-up Attack Position monsters are switched ("Terror-Byte": 0/2900 → 2900/0, "Utopia": 2500/2000 → 2000/2500, "Achacha Archer": 1200/600 → 600/1200). "Terror-Byte" attacks "Utopia", but Yuma activates the effect of "Utopia", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Utopia": 1 → 0 ORU) to negate the attack. He detaches "Goblindbergh". Mr. Kay Sets a card. During the End Phase, control of "Achacha Archer" returns to Yuma.
Turn 8: Yuma
Yuma draws. He then Normal Summons "Zubaba Knight" (1600/900 → 900/1600). Yuma overlays his Level 3 "Zubaba Knight" and "Achacha Archer" to Xyz Summon "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon" (2000/0 → 0/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. Yuma's hand contains "Double or Nothing!" and "Thunder Short". Yuma activates "Thunder Short", inflicting 500 damage to Mr. Kay for each monster he controls (Mr. Kay: 4000 → 3000 LP). Mr. Kay activates his face-down "Damage Vaccine Ω MAX", regaining LP equal to the damage he just took (Mr. Kay: 3000 → 4000 LP). Yuma activates his face-down "Overconfidence", destroying "Super Crashbug" since Mr. Kay gained LP. The ATK and DEF of all Attack Position monsters return to their original values ("Terror-Byte": 2900/0 → 0/2900, "Utopia": 2000/2500 → 2500/2000, "Leviathan Dragon": 0/2000 → 2000/0). "Leviathan Dragon" attacks and destroys "Terror-Byte" (Mr. Kay: 4000 → 2000 LP). "Utopia" then attacks directly (Mr. Kay: 2000 → 0 LP).
Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Card in italics debuted here.
|Japanese character name
|Japanese voice actor
|English character name
|English voice actor
|Yuma Tsukumo
|Tasuku Hatanaka
|Yuma Tsukumo
|Eli Jay
|Miyu Irino
|Marc Thompson
|Kotori Mizuki
|Mikako Komatsu
|Tori Meadows
|Eileen Stevens
|Akari Tsukumo
|Nami Miyahara
|Kari Tsukumo
|Rebecca Soler
|Ukyo Kitano
|Tomoaki Maeno
|Mr. Kay
|Darren Dunstan
|Todoroki Chaiman
|Taishi Murata
|Jason Anthony Griffith
| Daichi Endo, Manabu Sakamaki, Yasuaki Takumi,
Kuniko Ishijima, Kana Omuro


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VERACRUZ, Mexico, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's economy will likely grow between 4.3 percent and 4.5 percent next year, President Juan Manuel Santos said during a summit in Mexico on Tuesday, a rate below the government's forecast for a 4.8 percent expansion.
The government has estimated a 4.7 percent expansion for this year. Falling oil prices are weighing on the economy.
Reporting by Anahi Rama and Alexandra Alper


text: Alright I've got two Toro walk-behinds, a 52 and a 36. Ones a 19hp the other a 17hp, both are hydro drive, pistol grips. Both mowers are brand spankin' new, less than 2 hours on both. Electric start and Turbo Force floating decks on both too. I just started my company and I thought I would keep things small time, felt like I didn't need a rider or stander cause the hefty price tags, and I didn't want to buy used. Well, I have landed a few standard size city lots, but now I've got the chance to take over some serious acreage and I'm worried that I'll be pushing the walk-behinds to their limit. The problem is I can't afford to just outright buy another mower, and the local Exmark and Wright dealer wants to sell my stuff on consignment because THEY dont want to give me the real value of the mowers since their so new. So their you have it, if anyone is looking to trade a decent, not too used rider or stander for one of two BRAND new walk-behinds, please let me know. I am very flexible and easy to work with. Oh yeah, both mowers have full manufacturer warrantee for 2 years from February. Please keep in mind that I, like most of you, am very busy this time of year. By that I mean serious inquiries only, please, I will gladly post or email photos to anyone with genuine interest. Thanks!


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Plant Health Improvement Agents (PHIA) Market : Share, Forecast and Demand 2014 - 2020
Plant health improvement is maintenance of plants for sustainable growth of biofuel feedstock and fungi. There are various agents such as symbionts, pathogens and biocontrol agents which can harm the growth of plants, dramatically affecting proper growth of plant species. Protection of plant health has become major responsibility for the governments, growers, traders and general public.
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In recent era quarantine measure (separate and restrict the movement of persons nothing but state of enforced isolation) are taken to keep the foreign pest away from the area where they can cause damage to crops, trees and other plant species. Restriction of import and movement of plant and plant produce is one of the quarantine measure followed by the government and the farmers.
Various plant health improvement agents are used to improve the health quality of the crops, plants and other plant species. On the bases of their uses the plant health improvement agents market can be bifurcated into synthetic fertilizers (nitrogen-based nutrients), micronutrients (Chelates) and plant growth regulators (minerals such as zinc, manganese and magnesium). Synthetic fertilizers have the largest market share for plant health improvement agents followed by micronutrients and plant health regulator.
North America has the largest market share for plant health improvement agents, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific. Asia-Pacific region is expected to become threat for North America as major market of plant health improvement agents. Asia-Pacific market is expected to witness double digit growth in the forecasted period owing to the technological advancement in the developing countries such as China and India.
Increasing awareness about the importance of plant health paired with increasing horticulture knowledge is driving the global plant health improvement agents market. Additionally, rising healthcare costs coupled with healthier eating habit of the individual have increased demand for high values nutritious products such as proteins, nuts, vitamins and minerals. This is pushing the demand for plant health improvement agents use in horticulture. Also, farmers need to maximize their productivity yield per acre and to produce more with fewer resources is further increasing the demand of smart fertilizers, micronutrients and plant growth regulators.
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Islam Helped to Shape CIA Nominee John Brennans World View By Patrick Goodenough January 9, 2013
(CNSNews.com) As a college student in the 1970s, John Brennan, President Obamas nominee for CIA director, traveled in Indonesia where he recalled in a speech in New York in 2010 despite my long hair, my earring and my obvious American appearance, I was welcomed throughout that country, in a way that is a reflection of the tremendous warmth of Islamic cultures and societies.
Brennans Feb. 13, 2010 address to a meeting at the Islamic Center at New York University, facilitated by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), provided an insight into his views on Islam, a faith which he said during the speech had helped to shape my own world view.
Travels around the world over more than three decades had taught him about the goodness and beauty of Islam, said Brennan, whose 25-year career at the CIA until 2005 included a stint as station chief in Riyadh.
Like the president during his childhood years in Jakarta, I came to see Islam not how it is often misrepresented, but for what it is how it is practiced every day, by well over a billion Muslims worldwide, a faith of peace and tolerance and great diversity.
In the speech, during which he drew applause after speaking in Arabic for more than a minute, Brennan used terms evidently designed to appeal to his audience, such as Al-Quds for Jerusalem, Palestine and as the Quran reveals in keeping with the Muslim belief that the Quran was revealed directly by Allah to Mohammed through the angel Jibril (Gabriel).
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COS Riyadh is quite a visible position. I'm sure he met regularly with the royal family, intel chiefs, generals and all the high muckety-mucks in that benighted land. Haven't seen a whole lot of change in Saudi policy since then. I knew a couple of previous COS, and those guys definitely worked their way up from "The Arab Street."
What is with this guy? 0bama reminds me of a hyper-rebellious teenager who keeps trying every outrageous thing he can think of to get a reaction.
Maybe it's somehow genetic. His mother seemed to be the same way.
What is it with this guy???
Well John it is not 1970.........
islam is killing people all over the world and Indonesia is not a safe or nice place to be if you are not a muslim.
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MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL movie review by Nick M.
"Click clack, click clack, click clack, click clack" is the noise you hear, after two minutes of opening credits, as king Arthur and his porter "ride" (trotting while banging coconuts together) through Brittan. They come to a castle taken over by the French and it fuels a conversation about how coconuts got to Britain, being of tropical origin they come to the conclusion that an African swallow carried them there while it was migrating. This movie is of course Monty pythons holy grail, a low budget film spoofing king author and the Holy Grail. Monty python's Holy Grail is directed by terry Gilliam and terry Jones and released in the United States May 10th 1975. the film was mostly shot in on location in Scotland near various castles, Since the movies budget was pretty low (229,575$) most of the castles that appear in the movie are "Doune castle" shot from different angles or with cardboard models propped up on the side to make it look like a different castle. Monty python and the Holy Grail had a great mocking humor, and various other ridiculous things that made it one of my favorite movies of all time. Read more »
The Giver book review by Graison J
The Giver says, "the world didn't fit how people wanted it so they changed it" this is relevant to the book because the whole book is about the boy trying to figure out why they changed the world. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a world where people have everything controlled for them. Jonas is put into a situation where he can feel the emotions and memories that others can't. The main characters are Jonas and The Giver and there are some other smaller characters like Jonas' mother, father and sister plus some of his friends. The strengths of the book are: it definitely entertains, shows true emotion, and portrays a good message.
The Dark Knight movie review by Graison J
Alfred says," some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan is about Batman's fight to stay on the good side even though tempted by his rivalry with the joker. The main characters are Batman/Bruce Wayne, The Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Rachel Dawes, and Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The strengths of this movie are that it was humorous yet serious, shows how The Batman has to make important decisions like everyday people, and the way the actors played the characters.
Melanie Martin Goes Dutch- Book Reveiw by Alyssa Van Wagner
This cute story is narrated by the main character and is in the form of a personal diary. This is just a fun read kind of book. Melanie Martin of course is the main character whose family travels to Amsterdam on a study of art.
Melanie's mother is an artist, and has been chosen to make the trip. She invites her whole family and they end up on a journey that takes them all around and sh0ws them incredible things that Amsterdam has to offer.
Melanie's best friend Cecily is invited to go on the trip with Melanie's family. This whole trip is to take place over the summer.
Through the duration of the vacation, Cecily's mother is getting surgery done because she has cancer. This causes Cecily to feel somewhat sad during a lot of the trip. Cecily and Melanie go on an adventure of a lifetime. Many things happen, including their luggage being lost. This causes them to have to wear the same thing pretty much everyday until they get their luggage back. They do go out and buy a few clean outfits for them to wear while their luggage is being located. They have a good first few days none the less. Read more »
SUPERSIZE ME movie review by Alyssa V.W.
Supersize Me is a crazy comedic documentary of a man who tries to show the nation how bad fast food is for you by eating nothing but McDonald's for a month straight. This Documentary can teach us alot of what we ignore until the weight ends up on our shoulders, and more literally, our hips! Read more »
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As I did with previous texts like The Runaway Bunny and The Giving Tree, I am taking a stab at one of the most revered children's book heroes of all time, Theodor Seuss Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. I would almost venture to say that he may be the most revered author anywhere, as Jack London and William Shakespeare don't get nearly as much love and repeated readings as the verse master Seuss. That said, Dr. Seuss, as respected and venerated as he may be, has courted controversy with the assertion of his social and political ideals into his children's books. No book of his is more divisive and notorious than 1971 environmental chronicle of The Lorax. Read more »
THE JOY LUCK CLUB – Film Review by: Breanna B.
"In America, I will have a daughter just like me. But over there, nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husbands belch. Over there, nobody will look down on her because I will make her speak only perfect American English. And over there, she will always be too full to swallow any sorrow." The Joy Luck Club is based on the book, The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan. It is a story of four Asian women and their daughters. These women met in feudal China through their church. Each week, they came together to play mah-jong, hoping that they would become lucky and win. This wish for luck was their only joy. The women all move to America and have a daughter. This movie tells of the struggles that the mothers had while living in China and how their lives affect those of their daughters.
The Member of the Wedding Book Review by Amanda Yoder
"Yesterday, and all twelve years of her life, she had only been Frankie. She was an I person who had to walk around and do things by herself. All other people had a we to claim, all other except her…"
Carson McCullea wrote many novels, essays, short stories and plays. Numerous of her works were fiction or nonfiction. One of her works. The Member of the Wedding, turned out to be a prize-winning Broadway play. She also wrote many other great novels such as Reflections in a Golden Eye, Clock without Hands and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Read more »
Dreamer Movie Review by Amanda Yoder
"You are a great champion. When you run, the ground shook, the sky opened and mere mortals parted. Part of the way to victory, where you'll meet me in the winners circle. Where I'll put a blanket of flowers on your back."
However,Dreamer is a inspired by a true story. Taking bits and pieces from the real story of Mariah Storm, a horse who broke her leg, then had recovered, made her way back to the races with success. Dreamer was not based solidly on the real story of Mariah Storm, the rest was known to be called "pure imagination." Director of Dreamer, John Gatins, was known to take real life stories and filming them into "Hollywood hogwash." Other films such as Coach Crater and Hardball. Dreamer today is known as of an example of "true fiction." Read more »
PLAIN TRUTH book review written by Cassandra L.
In Jodi Picoult's seventh novel we dive into a world where individuality is frowned upon. Into a world where community and family is everything. When a high powered defense attorney is thrown into the middle of Amish Lancaster County you'll be shocked and riveted by a murder mystery unheard of. Katie Fischer is an Amish girl working on her parents dairy farm and is the prime suspect for the birth and murder of a newborn child. It's her lawyer's and far off cousin, Ellie's, job to prove she's innocent. With the state's prosecuting attorney constantly nipping at their heels and more layers are peeled away from Katie Fischer's very private lifestyle it's very hard to continue to believe her innocence of the charges made against her. Read more »


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I heard it's not comfortable but some girls say it's better than normal panties.
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No, it's not comfortable. I'd rather sleep with nothing on then a thong. I think I've maybe fallen asleep with one on once when I was drunk, but that's it. I would never choose to wear it to bed.10|10|0
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On the Bloomington campus, numbers for the 2015-16 school year were similar to the 2014-15 school year in most categories.
Overall, there were 237 reports of student sexual misconduct, down 15 from the previous school year. Generally, increases are seen as a good thing because research shows the vast majority of sexual misconduct goes unreported, said Emily Springston, IU's Title IX coordinator. But she doesn't see this particular decrease as a bad thing.
Reports of student sexual misconduct had been increasing on the Bloomington campus for some time. There were only 46 total reports made during the 2011-12 school year. That number went up to 94 the next school year and increased to a total of 114 for the 2013-14 school year.
The 252 reports made during the 2014-15 school year were made at a time when several efforts to increase awareness of sexual misconduct procedures converged, Springston said. Now that programs such as Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault are in place, Springston said, she's not concerned about the decrease.
"I would not read too much into the number moving down," she said. "It's not going down by a significant amount."
Each report was classified into one of the following five categories: sexual assault/contact, dating/domestic violence, stalking, exploitation and sexual harassment. Exploitation did not get its own category in the 2014-15 report. "We've seen a rise in sexual exploitation," Springston said, explaining the creation of the new category.
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I have been talking to a girl for sometime now and everything has been going well. We went and had dinner and saw a movie on Saturday night and everything went well. I got her something for Valentines day but she did not get me anything. She said she didn't because she was afraid that if she got me something and I didn't get her anything then I would feel bad. I did not care if she did get me anything I just wanted to get her something to show her how I felt.
We were texting Sunday (Valentines Day) and she was working on homework. That was the last time I talked to her. I don't know if maybe getting her something could have, in a way, scared her off or what. She goes to school and has a job so that would take up some of her time. Should I just wait for her to text me next because I have already tried Sunday night and Monday afternoon and never received a response. Is she maybe playing hard to get or just lost interest in me?
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This is going to sound harsh. It takes literally 15 seconds to write a text and send it. (I am talking about her, not you.)
She may not be into you.
So I suggest you find a girl who will love your teddy bear and flowers, and who has time in their "busy schedule" for a great guy such as your self. You are never too busy for someone your are crazy about.
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Tata Motors have received an order of 2700 buses under the JnNURM - II scheme. The orders include 487 buses for The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and another 780 buses for the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC).
These URBAN buses from Tata have a new front design and are designed with safety and urban commuting in mind.
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The buses will be equipped with CCTV cameras, to monitor movements inside the bus and they have wider passenger aisles, wider window panes, and wider and lower entry-exit doors for making public transportation easier for the masses.
The new Tata URBAN buses will come with Intelligence Transport System (ITS) which will connect via electronic destination display boards, that will give information regarding expected time of arrival at bus stops and route announcements in the bus.
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Just a day before the world marks the second year of the abduction of 276 girls kidnapped from the Chibok Secondary School in Borno state on April 14, 2014, global news channel, CNN has published a video showing the girls alive.
The video is said to have been recorded by terrorist group, Boko Haram, on December 25, 2015 and was presumably sent to government negotiators as a "proof of life."
In the video, 15 girls face the camera with their backs to a yellow wall, wearing dark flowing robes. They individually state their names in response to questions from a voice behind the camera. They show no obvious signs of maltreatment but exhibit some fear and hesitation.
As the camera focuses on each of them, a man behind the camera whose voice CNN identifies as that of Boko Haram spokesman, Abu Zainara, asks: "What's your name? Was that your name at school? Where were you taken from?"
At the end of the two minute clip, one of the girls, Naomi Zakaria, makes a final and apparently scripted appeal to the federal government to help reunite the girls with their families.
"I am speaking on 25 December 2015, on behalf of all the Chibok girls and we are all well," she said.
The video has been seen by some officials of the federal government, according to information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who was interviewed by CNN. The minister confirmed that there were ongoing talks with people who claimed to have leads on where the girls were being kept but could not confirm if the government was negotiating with the terrorists.
Selected parents of some of the girls held captive were also shown in the video clip and were able to identify each of the 15 girls shown in the video, one of them, Rifkatu Ayuba pointed out her daughter, Saratu. Another mother, Mary Ishaya, also identified her daughter Hauwa in the video.
The parents have appealed to the government to do all it can to ensure the release of the girls.
According to CNN, the video was released by someone keen to give the girls' parents hope that some of their daughters are still alive, and to motivate the government to help release them.