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Apple won't be the big 2012 growth winner, despite iPhone 5, neither will Android
0. phoneArena posted on 24 Aug 2012, 14:28
Digitimes has done some research and has put together some numbers for what the market share could look like by the end of the year. Surprisingly, despite the iPhone 5, Apple won't be the big winner of 2012, and, at least based on growth rate, neither will Android...
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1. smallworld (Posts: 503; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
2. CharlieAtInfinity (Posts: 253; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
What? did you even read the article properly??
read it before commenting like this.
8. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
WP went from 0.2% to 1%. On the news: OMG Windows Phone sales grow by 500%!!!
Apple went from 34% to 35.5%. On the news. Apple loosing momentum.
Android goes from 58% to 59%: On the news Android grow not as strong as M$.
AHHHH! People will choose Android as primary choise (for obvious reasons), iSheeps will get their share, other fools will get WP! End of the story for 2012.
12. NokiaDrew (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Aug 2012)
I think you are talking out of your A$$ right now.
Android is a very cool but fragmented and highly unstable platform.
Blackberry is in freefall because the old men running the company could not foresee the future because they are blind without their bifocals.
Fanboys only buy Apple because they are weak willed mindless sheep who prefer to be lead than to think for themselves
Windows Phone is a VERY viable option as Windows 8/WP8 will bring functionality that no other platform currently provides!
13. sats.mine2k4 (banned) (Posts: 208; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
"WP8 has functionality which no other platform has" like treating every available wp7.5/7 device available like a POS... If it has anything else please let us know...
14. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
ok nokia guy!
i was just going to thumb you up, But, i changed my mind when you quoted wp8! why dont you just SHUT THE f UP! YOU HAVENT SEEN WP8 AND SERTANTLY YOURE NOT AN ORACLE. good night
41. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Wait, weren't you the oracle that predicted mobile market share breakdown for the rest of 2012 in comment #8? Have you seen the rest of 2012? Are you in fact an oracle?
51. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
An advice from Dr. Sheldon:
Dear Penny,
don't comment on things you dont know.
First, yes indeed was a prediction but not a Statement like my fellow PA commenter , and second, Irony was being used in my prediction. Have a pleasent evening.
55. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Lol, oh aaron, where ever shall I begin?
First, care to clarify what exactly it is that you think I do not know?
Second, you ended your "prediction" with "End of the story for 2012." That's a statement if ever I've seen one.
Third, your fellow PA commenter has justification for his statement; no clairvoyance is necessary to speak on the functionality of Windows Phone 8 when there are so many demos, leaks, and qualified breakdowns of the SDK available for all to see on the internet. In contrast, some clairvoyance may indeed be necessary to predict the trending popularity of each mobile operating system by years' end.
Finally, enjoy watching your astrophysicist actors on The Big Bang Theory. I'll continue to follow the work of real astrophysicists.
58. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
Uhmmm... penny, where do i begin, oh i dont bother responding, you clearly wont agree with me. Lets wait for end of 2012 and see how it goes. Lets set a memo on the calendar and re-comment and see who was right. Are you with me? :)
59. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
I don't doubt the order of popularity at years end. Android will still be number 1, iOS will still be number 2, and WP will be somewhere behind that. What I do disagree with is your reasoning for why people will make those choices (namely "other fools will get WP"). Also, notice that I was speaking to market trends by years' end, not overall market share. I do believe WP8 has a strong chance in that regard.
Keep in mind, my response was never about you being right or wrong -- it was about you calling somebody else out on making an unknowable prediction when the one you made necessarily requires more knowledge of future conditions. At least for the other oracle we have here, his statement is predicated on knowledge he can gather from sources at this very moment.
62. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
You're just confirming what i said on a provocative way. Uhmmm.. do I need to appologise to someone, i dont get it!
16. smallworld (Posts: 503; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Android 4.1 has more functionalities than WP10. End of.
20. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
What's WP10?
21. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
its windows phone.. in oh.. probably 2014/2015.. gaaawd didnt you know that? :)
24. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Oooooh, I get it, it was like a joke or something! Ha! What wit...
Anyways, I'm sure whatever is launched in 2014/2015 will not be compatible with current WP hardware, as Microsoft seems to enjoy making a fresh start with their mobile iterations rather than make them upgrade-able, as of late. Also, I highly doubt that it will have less features than JB, but one can hope, I guess (although I don't know why one would wish ill on a mobile-OS, it seems kind of counter-competitive...)
53. smallworld (Posts: 503; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
You're dumb or you're an idiot ?
42. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Prove it.
I'm sorry, what was that? I can't hear you when you're mumbling like that.
63. Damien_666 (Posts: 37; Member since: 16 Oct 2011)
Meanwhile, Google is working on Project Butter to make it as smooth as WP7.5!
17. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
What kind of new functionality are you referring to? What will microsoft bring to the table that could possibly make me leave Android?
25. aaronkatrini (Posts: 242; Member since: 06 Jun 2012)
29. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Uhmmm...no. I like potatoes, but no.
54. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
No lag, a well built OS, Xbox live with a posible Halo game, Nokia maps, Native code (Windows NT kernel) with tons of windows apps and games coming in the near future, beautiful live tiles, deep skype integration. What else do you want????????????????????
56. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Let's not forget Microsoft Office 365 integration, all inclusive instant messenger (built in), contact list that is inclusive of social media features (built in), audio search + local search + visual search (all built in), SmartGlass (think WP8 + W8 Tablet + PC + XBOX all communicating with one another, and then add the next gen Kinect to the mix), NAVTEQ based mapping system with best in class traffic and offline maps, Enterprise features such as BitLocker full device encryption, corporate development and deployment of internal apps, a full Enterprise Hub that your company can set up, bluetooth file transfer (nothing special), NFC (best in class due to improvements in protocol), DirectX (allows for best gaming experience of any mobile platform), Nokia software optimization of camera processing (again, best in class), and last but not least, we have not yet seen the full extent of how integrated Microsoft's platform is becoming.
Yeah, and that's what I can think of off the top of my head, before the full list of features have even been announced.
60. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
well if not you atlest 80% of android(tablet) users might transfer isince most like playing games with work and win8 is definetly the better choice at some price android guys can always say they can play temple run and they will say it for ever win8 tablet guys might even play games we play on PC like Crysis3 coming call of duty blackops2 coming soon wht more why stick with small games when we can do so much while we can also run full developer software suits on win8 tablets hmm lets see where android tabs stand now i think at the footsteps
18. master0fursinz (Posts: 104; Member since: 26 Apr 2010)
there goes the fragmented word again... its not fragmented just unique ok...
22. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
talk about.. talking out of your arse. next time try sticking to facts, not long outdated fanboy bullet points and name calling.
43. Penny (Posts: 1672; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Thanks for telling that fanboy off. Now what do you plan to do about the 20 name calling Android fanboys to every 1 WP fanboy?
31. BuckeyeCadet86 (Posts: 78; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Seriously how bad is the fragmentation on android, yeah they make cool little charts that show the different releases but what is the functional difference to the vast majority of customers? its negligible, the problem with windows phone is app selection... I can run temple run on any device running 2.1 or higher but I can't run it on a single windows phone device. I get that its just a game but is indicative of the problem with other utilities and apps.
37. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
ok Fragmentation start from Buying a SGS3 cool then check out low end android phone horrible crap lagg .. more issues then advantages
lets talk about WP in comparission
buy Flagship lumia900 good then buy lumia 600 works lagg free with application limitations only


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These squares are tart and sweet at the same time--ooh so good. This recipe came from an Irish lady I work for.
Top Review by erinBOberrin
The taste was great. My only concern was that I had a bugger of a time getting them out of the pan without mangling them. Don't really know why, because I did grease and flour the pan. Anyway, everyone really liked them!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lemon cake mix (any kind)
- 1⁄4 lb melted margarine (, i use butter)
- 1 egg
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 3⁄4 cups sifted icing sugar
Directions See How It's Made
- Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan.
- Mix cake mix, melted margarine, and 1 egg together; press into prepared pan.
- Mix cheese, 2 eggs and icing sugar together and pour over "crust".
- Bake at 325°F for 40 minutes.
- (It will still appear soft in the center).
- Let cool for 15 minutes and then sprinkle with icing sugar (I use a sifter to do this-for even spreading).
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Creamy Chicken Potato Soup
Recipe by internetnut
This soup is loaded with chunks of potatoes and chicken, but is low in fat. Each serving is 1 1/3 cups. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat-free milk. This recipe comes from Carla Reid. I found this recipe in Light & Tasty magazine. I have not tried this recipe, but I'm posting it for safe keeping.
Top Review by LUVMY2BOYS
I found this in Light & Tasty as well & have been making it for my husband for awhile now!! He loves it! It is creamy, filling & reheats pretty well. I use nonfat evaporated milk & chicken broth but otherwise stay pretty true to the recipe. Sometimes I top it w/ a little turkey bacon. It's a keeper; please try this!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 lb potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (2 medium)
- 1 1⁄2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup nonfat milk
- 1 cup reduced fat evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon minced chives
Directions See How It's Made
- In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender.
- Stir in broth and potatoes.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in the chicken, salt and pepper.
- Combine flour and fat free milk until smooth; stir into saucepan.
- Add evaporated milk.
- Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Sprinkle with parsley and chives.


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NOTE: Reasons that are listed in BOLD are Dr. Pizza's favorites of all-time.
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Round 1Edit
- Isaac and Tingle lost because ... It's impossible to link a single reason to their loss. - MoreDinosaurs
- Waluigi and Alan Wake lost because ... 4chan simply didn't have enough Waluigi time. - mcflubbin
- Solaire of Astora and Demi-Fiend lost because ... There simply wasn't enough jolly cooperation amongst the voters to defeat Yoshi. - Pirateking2000
- Captain Olimar and Kain lost because... Unfortunately for them, Shepard specializes when you're given three choices with the same outcome - KJH
- Tiny Tina and Juliet Starling lost because ... - homsar555
- Hero and Rinoa Heartilly lost because... They don't want a hero. They just want a martyr, a statue to raise. - homsar \ Because when doing the interviews for his marriage the Hero found out that Rinoa preferred to be on bottom while Aerith insisted on being on top. Being the nice guy he is, he fulfilled both their demands. - Sir Chris
- Jak and Chie Satonaka lost because... LOL - Kinglicious
- Yuri Lowell and Face McShooty lost because... Hadouken spam works pretty well against a dude with a sword and a guy who wants to be shot in the face. - Wanglicious
- Welkin Gunther and Jigglypuff lost because... X gave it to them - Bloodychess
- Fei Fong Wong and Dan Hibiki lost because... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apeV1E-srFQ - Sir Chris RUNNER-UPS Dan manages to be the one character worse in a fighting game than Sonic is in Brawl. - DarkX \ Dan and Fei lost their FATHEERRRRRRRS Sonic apparently didn't have one. - Shoenin_Kakashi
- Lucina and Caim lost because... Unfortunately, Rally Votes isn't a skill Lucina can learn. - GenesisTwilight
- Dunban and KOS-MOS lost because... Forget the whole racism thing, GameFAQs is just Xenophobic. - KamikazePotato
- Chester and Zero (999) lost because... July is just a bad month for Zero. If only it was June.. - GANON1025 \ Chester kept getting Zero vote updates - OrangeCrush980
- Chrom and Heavy lost because... Aren't votes beautiful? They're almost tragic. When a round ends, it gives off a final lingering aroma. Votes are but a farewell gift from the voter to contestants on their way to lose. I've been waiting for a long time. Waiting for Chrom's loss to me, my loss to Sub-Zero, and the finality of Link. - Anagram
- Garrus Vakarian and Frank West lost because... Can this match wait a bit? Garrus was in the middle of some calibrations. - scarletspeed7
- Meta Knight and Archer lost because... They lost because the match was in another castle. - ZeldaTPLink
- Midna and Little Mac lost because... Too little, too late. - Kinglicious
- Miles Edgeworth and Agent 47 lost because... Morrigan has a lot of experience with threeways. - Paratroopa1
- Clementine and Reyn lost because... It took 11 years, but the kiddies finally woke up. - Xeybozn RUNNER UP Spyro overheard a fight between Reyn and Clementine. Sadly, he misunderstood the concept of "flame war". - Whammychip
- Balthier Bunansa and Jade lost because... They got about 2401 votes between them, and L is simply more real than that. - Anagram
- Captain Viridian and Peacock lost because... This competition rewards complex characters, not two-dimensional ones. - Whammychip
- CATS and Locke Cole lost because... All your votes are a locke for Ness. - Anagram
- Poison and Thrall lost because... Thrall the poison in the world couldn't stop Elizabeth. - StartTheMachine
- Terra Branford and Peach lost because... It was a Terrafying Kirbstomp, to say the least. - DoctorJimmy133
- Wheatley and Tommy Vercetti lost because...
Crash: "This is the part where I kill you."
Wheatley: "Hello! This is the part where you kill me!"
Match 27: The Part Where He Kills Him
Last match's winner: The Part Where He Kills Him - NewCastlEmperor
- Isaac and Commander Keen lost because... I hear it's amazing when the famous purple-clad Keen in Vortican space with the Gaia Blade does a raw Move Psynergy on Weyard Rock. I need scissors! 71%! - Polycosm
- Captain Falcon and Rydia lost because... Rydia misunderstood Falcon when he said "show me your moves." She showed him her boobs instead. This was all part of the plan. - StifledSilence
- N and Wander lost because... N stared longingly into Bayonetta's eyes; his gropius hands began to wander. "I'd like to take a pikachu," he whispered sweetly in her ear. "Let me set your Jigglypuffs free..." Aching beneath the Shadow of the Colossus, his pokeballs were ready to release; millions of X's and Y's were preparing to flood his distribution channel.
But it wasn't long before N's unsolicited advances had Agro'd the entire Bayonetta fanbase. Bayonetta would not bedrilled by the likes of this pocket monster. In the end, she was simply out of his poke league. -Polycosm
- Cole and Ragna the Bloodedge lost because... http://tindeck.com/listen/jlge - Whammychip
- Protoman and Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik lost because... All part of a secret conspiracy to destroy the American family. First we let gays into the second round, then people will want to let horses in. It's political correctness gone mad! - Lightning Strikes RUNNER-UP Because only a real man can tame Ike's heart, robots and men who fiddle with machines just won't cut it. - Sir Chris
- Mordin Solus and Niko Bellic lost because...
Lack of Mass Appeal has Mass Effect on 2013 Election
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Amid last-minute backdoor deals and alleged "carrot and stick" politics, support for Solus fell well short of the majority vote required for advancement. "At 48 percent of the vote, the neighs have it," House Speaker Allen Tyner proclaimed as the meeting adjourned.
Once considered to be a one-horse race, the election is now wide open leading into round two of the hearings, scheduled to begin next August 23rd at 9:00PM PST.
Opposition leader Niko Bellic was out bowling with his cousin and could not be reached for comment in time for the printing of this story. - Polycosm
- Shulk and Ratchet lost because... Xenoblade characters? In a GameFAQs contest? Shulk was dead from the start.. - Solfadore
- Yuri Hyuga and Slime lost because... http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr263/crypto_magnum/why_did_they_lose3.jpg - Polycosm
- Ryu Hayabusa and Zack Fair lost because... Kefka found a new and innovative way to ruin everyone's bracket: winning. - Kenri
- Senator Armstrong and Prinny lost because... Nanomachines, dood. - scarletspeed7
- Viewtiful Joe and Handsome Jack lost because...Jack and Joe
Went toe to toe
To see who was more pretty.
Then Frog came through
And slayed the two
And showed them both no pity. - Whammychip
- Sly Cooper and Francis York Morgan lost because... York asked Zack for advice, not knowing he lost a couple days ago. - GANON1025
- Laharl and Raz lost because... Dante equipped a horse wiener. - Rad Link 5
- Ramza Beoulve and JC Denton lost because... Ramza caught fire and went to Squirtle for help. Sadly, Squirtle felt that Ramza didn't need no water and let the heretic burn. What a shame. - homsar555
- Ridley and Spring Breeze Dancin' lost because... Spring Breeze Dancin' hardly had two chesters to rub together, while Ridley claimed he was "too big to fail." In these tumultuous economic times, only the thieves win. - Polycosm \ Ridley and SBD tried to use the FF9 strategy guide to beat Zidane, but they couldn't get on that damn website. - SecretSquirrel
- Yu Narukami and Kat lost because... Shadow: I am thou...Thou art I...
Kat: Neat! So like, if we vote for you...we would be voting for ourselves right!?
Shadow: Errr...sure...
Kat: So Yu, what do you think? I say we do it!
"Hell no! Are you stupid!? It's a freakin hedgehog!"
-"Sure, sounds legit!"
Yu wanted to say that, but he didn't have enough COMMON SENSE. So they lost...On the bright side, Yu maxed out his social link with Kat and...spent a long time with her... -Pirateking2000
- Albert Wesker and Oliver lost because... Albert Wesker Plans Complete Vote Saturation, Resultant Earth Residents Too Evil for Plan to Work
GAMEFAQs, CNET (AP) --- After tampering with nomination records to ensure his mortal nemesis, Chris Redfield, would be excluded from the contest, Albert Wesker set into motion a devious scheme to bring all voters under his umbrella. At 9:30 AM on Tuesday, mere hours before his match was slated to begin, Wesker unleashed Las Plagas onto unsuspecting voters, with the hopes of using the event to gain complete global saturation of the voting base and, as a result, total control of their votes. It was a plan so utterly RIDICULOUS that it had to work... or so he thought.
However, Wesker failed to remember that virus-spawned mutants and monsters typically lack the intelligence to vote, thus rendering the operation as useless as a mad jackal. The survivors of the biohazard naturally gravitated towards anti-bioterrorism champion Leon S. Kennedy, resulting in a defeat of volcanic proportions for Wesker.
Oliver's fans could not be reached for comment as it was found that most of them had left to a parallel dimension shortly after the incident claimed their mothers. - Whammychip
- Simon Belmont and Hades lost because... Tell me, Dr. Freeman, if you can. You have lost so much. What is it, exactly, that you have won? Can you name even one match? … I thought n- oh. - Anagram
- Missile and Sarah Kerrigan lost because... Mass (pet) Carriers. - Ringworm
- Lloyd Irving and Big Daddy lost because... Lloyd: "A Big Daddy? Now I have THREE dads! That's three times as good as just one!" - KamikazePotato \ "So Big Daddy, losing is cool huh? I lied. It's actually hot." - GANON1025
- Hal "Otacon" Emmerich and Jade Curtiss: The whole reason I got into contests in the first place was because I was no good with votes. I was scared of them. I was scared of round 2. I thought that I could never understand them because they're so illogical. But I've finally learned how to like votes. If only I had some. - Anagram \ RUNNER-UP Hal and Jade's voters simply lacked zeal. - Whammychip
- Scorpion and Aya Brea lost because... Scorpion is heartless and Aya is a nobody. What did you think was gonna happen? - Pirateking2000
- Booker DeWitt and Kaim Argonar lost because... The gurus placed too much 'Stock in Booker, and when it came time to perform, he just couldn't dewitt. The other guy kaim and went; he was a Lost cause and a-gonar from the start. - Polycosm
- Groose and Lu Bu lost because... When you combine Lu Bu and Groose, you get Lose. And so they did. - WweJth (6 votes
- Lee Everett and Meat Boy lost because... Why wouldn't the flat character win? We've been voting for Link and Crono for years! - Tsunami
- Pac-Man and Steve lost because... Steve didn't have the balls. Pac-Man didn't have the stones. If only they had cooperated... - Whammychip
- Fox McCloud and Wolf O'Donnell lost because... http://i.imgur.com/kNyBVFE.png - ZenofThunder
- Isaac Clark and Sandbag lost because... Samus hit a home run, sending Sandbag into Dead Space. - LinkMarioSamus
- Neku Sakuraba and Vaas Montenegro lost because... Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is picking the exact... same f***ing obscure RPG character to win... over and over again, expecting... s*** to change. That... is crazy; but the first time somebody told me that...I dunno, I thought they were bulls****ing me, so boom — I pick Neku. The thing is, okay... He lost. And then I started seeing: everywhere I looked, everywhere I looked, all these f***ing Neku matches, everywhere I looked, doing the exact same f***ing thing... over and over and over and over again thinking: "This time, it's gonna be different; no, no, no, no, no, please... This time it's gonna be different." ...I am sorry, I don't think this character could actually beat Neku... Okay, do you have a f***ing problem in your head? Do you think I am bulls****ing you? Do you think I am lying? F*** you! Okay? F*** YOU! It's okay, man. I'm gonna chill, hermano. I'm gonna chill... The thing is... alright, the thing is: I picked Neku once already... and it's not like I am f***ing crazy. It's okay... It's like water under the bridge. Did I ever tell you the definition... of insanity? - darkx
- Seifer Almasy and Celes Chere lost because... Anyone who's played FF6 knows that if a guardian says he won't let you pass, he means it.- Altimadark
- Tails and Bomberman lost because... Bomberman, Bomberman. Mass destruction, across the land. Bombs the match, of any size!. Only Ezio, can survive! Oh yeah! Your very own Bomberman! Tails Crossed his path, and did explode! In the all new, adventure mode! Popularity, he surely lacks! Only on, Gamefaqs! Watch out! It's the same old Bomberman! - Ashethan
- Revolver Ocelot and Roxas lost because... *knock knock* Who's there? Nobody! Nobody who? A Nobody! Nobody who? I'm a Nobody? Nobody who? ... Roxas. Now Auron you glad I didn't say Nobody?
Apologies in advance. I know thocelot of bad puns to digest at once. - GenesisSaga
RUNNER UP Roxas spent two hours running around doing nothing of consequence, and as for Ocelot, it turns out that six votes aren't enough to beat anything that moves. - Anagram
- Palutena and Teemo lost because... Both Palutena and Teemo have asses, which is a funny story because L-Block is shaped like a boot... - Sir Chris
- Tom Nook and Pyramid Head lost because... Dragonborn wanted no part of Tom Nook's pyramid scheme.. -Whammychip
- Master Chief and Claire Redfield lost because... Well it might have taken (a)eons, but Yuna finally got her revenge. - GenesisSaga
- Cirno and Chun-Li lost because... http://i.imgur.com/FOIDRcX.jpg - StarStormScream
- Duke Nukem and Fawful lost because... The Duke does two things. Get kicked in the ass and chew bubble gum, and Fawful chewed all his bubble gum. - Unbridled9
- Adam Jensen and Marisa Kirisame lost because... I never asked for this stuffing - GenesisMana RUNNER-UP [15] The LORD ADMINISTRATOR took the man and put him in the Contest to work it and lose in Round 1. [16] And the LORD ADMINISTRATOR commanded the man, "You are free to get as many votes as you wish from any voter in the world; [17] but you must not gain more votes than Vivi, for when you reach Round 2 you will certainly die." [18] The LORD ADMINISTRATOR said, "It is not good for the man to be alone against Vivi and lose so badly. I will make a fellow fodder suitable for him." [19] Now the LORD ADMINISTRATOR had formed out of the games all the entrants and fodder of Round 1. But for Adam no suitable three-way fodder was found. [20] So the LORD ADMINISTRATOR caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's votes and then closed up the place with flesh. [21] Then the LORD ADMINISTRATOR made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man, and he named her Marisa Kirisame.[22] The man said, "This is now the fellow fodder of this round, And the both of us will lose terribly, But neither of us should have been put against Vivi because, I never asked for this." - Anagram
- Guybrush Threepwood and Max Payne lost because... Before we can establish why Ganondorf won the battle, let's explain how Guybrush lost to Max Payne. Guybrush lost to Max Payne because... wait, what? - LazyKenny RUNNER-UP Because Guybrush fought like a dairy farmer, and Max Payne fought like a cow. - Enustik_Zapot
- Rayman and Commander Video lost because... It's 2013. Nobody knows what a video is anymore. - WweJth RUNNER-UP Commander Video and Rayman just kept running toward victory, but it was an auto-scroll level and they went past it. - Dr Edward Roivas
- Vyse and Adol Christin lost because... GameFAQs' anti-vote stuffing measures also protect against piracy. - Kenri
- Tidus and Banjo lost because... Tidus could not catch a ball,
And Banjo had no chance at all.
So thus made it an easy pitch,
For voters to vote for the glitch. - WweJth RUNNER-UP Win a match? You can't even ^*$()^%&^$*)&)%$&^*#&()*%$*#&(+_&)$%$&($&+* - tazzyboyishere
- Creeper and The King of All Cosmos lost because... They both take too long to build up to something big enough to win. - Chrono1219
- Corvo Attano and Sissel lost because... Red had a Silph Scope handy to avoid being dishonored by that ghost trick. - StifledSilence
- Cecil Harvey and Pit lost because... "Well, there was this one time Nintendo and Square tried to wipe out our entire race. That was fun. " - LazyKenny
- Magikarp and Geno lost because... Magikarp made a splash, unfortunately it had no effect. - Articuno2001 RUNNER UP Magikarp only got enough votes to reach level 19. - GenesisTwilight
- Travis Touchdown and Recette Lemongrass lost because... http://i.imgur.com/nFfDgWj.jpg - Veola (3 votes)
- Red Bird and Mike Haggar lost because... Jill and Mike contracted swine flu from Red Bird. While Valentine was used to dealing with all sorts of viruses, Haggar didn't stand a shot. - GenesisMana Runner up Haggar is the Mayor of Earth, but unfortunately for him, Jill's ass is out of this world. - Ultimaphazon
- Kratos Aurion and Boko lost because... Kratos made a wisecrack about dividing by Zero. Zero responded by dividing them both in two. - Whammychip \ Kratos and Boko tried to approach Zero for 12 hours. Unfortunately, Zero was the asymptote. - swirIdude
- Lenneth Valkyrie and Claptrap lost because... The Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. Unless it's in a competion, in which case the Weighted Companion Cube will gladly shiv you in the back while uttering expletives involving your mother. - Whammychip
- ? Block and Lyndis lost because...Seeking help against Rikku, Lyn hit the ? Block. Unfortunately, it had a Poison Mushroom inside it. - TheCodeisBosco Runner Up Lyn had a 99% chance of winning this round and Rikku had a 1% chance of winning. As any FE fan knows, that practically guarantees Rikku's victory. - Unbridled9 (5 votes)
- John Marston and Sackboy lost because... Sackboy is very good at creating interesting levels and puzzles to be solved. Unfortunately for him, Zelda's entire franchise revolves around beating such things. John Marston's does not. - Unbridled9
- Lightning and Falco Lombardi lost because... DK swayed the voters with his superior barrel rolling. - Wedge Antilles
- Riku and Nier lost because... Charizard tricked Riku into catching Missingno., which destroyed Riku's save file. Nier deleted his save file on his own. - OrangeCrush980 \ Dark-types have no advantage over Charizard. - tazzyboyishere
Round 2Edit
- Raiden and Yoshi lost because... Oh the Hero named Link rode into town
Wearing his jeweled adorned crown
He ran over Yoshi with Epona like a tractor
Oh the Mighty Link laid down the Same Fanbase Factor
Half man, half machine gave him a fight
Only to bring upon him Link's bite
Then Link laughed and rode away
Off to next round with more weaklings to flay
...I just made that up, sorry. - Sir Chris
- Tharja and Aerith Gainsborough lost because... http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4973/zpj0.png - tazzyboyishere (12 votes)
- Ryu and Mega Man X lost because... X was determined to put a stop to this madness, but Draven defeated Sheng Long and clearly stood a chance. - Paratroopa1 (13 votes)
- Dracula and Barret Wallace lost because... Dracula and Barret joined forces to form Blacula, but Sonic countered by teaming up with my original character, Blonic (do not steal). - homsar555
- Phoenix Wright and Vincent Valentine lost because... Most people had an OBJECTION to the match pics used. - Ashethan
- The Boss and Sub-Zero lost because... The Boss' and Sub-Zero's expertise involved fighting snakes and scorpions, respectively, but neither knew anything about turtles or dragons. - Anagram
- Morrigan Aensland and Spyro the Dragon lost because... Sephiroth, while at times an ineffective villain whose greatest fear is that his mother doesn't love him enough, is well acquainted with the art of murdering women and reptiles. - Achromatic
- Luigi and Ness lost because... 199X isn't the Year of Luigi. - Anagram
- Elizabeth and Crash Bandicoot lost because... Everyone voted for the character who sucks the most. Whammychip
- Alucard and Bayonetta lost because... Vampires and witches are sooooooo last year. - Whammychip
- Ike and Epona lost because... http://tindeck.com/listen/edic - Ashethan
- Altair and Lara Croft lost because... Archaeologists... Assassins... Brackets... where do they come from? And where do they all go? Such meaningless things.... Kefka will destroy them all! - Ashethan Runner Up Kefka hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hates our brackets. - Kenri
- Lugia and Frog lost because... "I have failed." - ZenOfThunder
- Dante and Zidane lost because... Will cloud or squall hinder them? No, but a squirt'll. - Whammychip
- Shadow and Gordon Freeman lost because... Leon excels at killing dead things, including franchises and, let's face it, we'll be dead before HL3 comes out as well. - Unbridled9
- Crono and Magus because... There is 47 percent of GameFAQs who will vote for Pokémon no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with them, who are dependent upon Nintendo, who believe that they are victims, who believe GameFAQs has a responsibility to cater to their tastes, who believe that they are entitled to dozens of Pokémon in every contest, to Pokémon beating Noble Niners, to Square bombing, to you-name-it. That's an entitlement. GameFAQs should give it to them. And they will vote for Pokémon no matter what. And I mean Pokémon starts off with 48, 49... it starts off with a huge number. These are people who don't play video games anymore. Forty-seven percent of GameFAQs doesn't play video games anymore. So our message of a good variety of strong characters doesn't connect. So Pokédrones will be out there talking about how awesome Pokémon is… Our job is not to worry about those people. We'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and think for themselves. High fives 53% of GameFAQs - DoctorJimmy Runner-up Well what did chu expect? Crono reached his pik a long time ago. - Dark Young Link
- Gilgamesh and Yoshimitsu lost because... Sora didn't fight like a man. Or a lady. Or a lady who dresses like a man. Turns out, nobody was prepared for someone fighting like a boy who dresses like Mickey Mouse. - Takfloyd_mkII__
- Nathan Drake and Mr. Game & Watch lost because... There are eight votes to earn in Kanto. Blue got 14434 of them - Anagram
- Catherine and Knuckles lost because... Too many sheep on Gamefaqs. - Ashethan RUNNER-UPS Catherine wanted to try fisting with Knuckles. Unfortunately, his hand got stuck and they missed the match. - GenesisTwilight \ Samus doesn't need to show her whole body to look hot. She just needs to take out her helmet. - ZeldaTPLink
- Auron and Ezio Auditore da Firenze lost because... There are two asses in Assassin... which, coincidentally, is exactly how many of 'em L-Block kicked. - Whammychip
- Dragonborn and Yuna lost because... Yu? Nah. Dragon? Bore. Tif**, yeah! - SinisterSandman
- Mario and Ganondorf lost because... How do you prove that they lost? Maybe they didn't lose... - Big Bob RUNNER-UP [Wait, what?!] - Wanglicious HONORABLE MENTIONS My games lay within a vast company. When the sales rose into the market, a burning figure punished my games, searing the brand. And when the moon climbed into the dark of night, an Italian plumber pierced our homes. No matter when it came the plumber carried the same thing... Better sales. But the sales that blew across the green fields of Nintendo brought something other than suffering and ruin. I coveted those sales, I suppose. It can only be called fate... That here, I would again gather the three with the money... That I should lay my hand on that which grants the votes of the beholder... That when Mario, Vivi, and I come together, the users would have no choice but to come down... The power of the users... The Poll! He who wins it will have round 3 acceptance granted! Already the Zelda vote is mine.. All that remains... Do not fear. I will not beat you... I merely have need to sap some of the votes that dwell within you. Now! Let us put an end to that which binds us together! - tazzy \ http://i.imgur.com/Dh5ZjJb.png -spantaneousness
- Amaterasu and MissingNo lost because... Squall can take a joke after all. - pjbasis
- Urdnot Wrex and Wario lost because... Shepard. - Big Bob (3 votes)
- Kratos and Jill Valentine lost because... Defeat Zeus Man, receive L. Bolt
Defeat Poseidon Man, receive T. Wave
Defeat Helios Man, receive F. Corona
Defeat Hades Man, receive S. Siphon
Defeat STARS Woman, receive M. Revolver
Defeat Nemesis Man, receive R. Launcher
Defeat Tyrant Man, receive Z. Claw
Defeat Kratos Man, receive C. Blade - LazyKenny (9 votes)
- Weighted Companion Cube and Rikku lost because... Rikku tried to drop the Weighted Companion Cube onto Zero's head. Unfortunately for her, cubing Zero has no effect. - Whammychip
- Donkey Kong and Zelda lost because... Donkey Kong and a Princess? What do you think happened? - WweJth
Round 3Edit
- Link and Commander Shepard lost because... Long ago on a distant website, I, Draven, the undisputed champion of League of Legends, unleashed an unspeakable rally. But a foolish Hylian warrior wielding the Master Sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time, and flung him into the future where my dominance is LAW. Now the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Draven. - AdmiralZephyr RUNNER-UPS, from 2nd to 7th http://imageshack.com/scaled/large/513/vfo.png (Great_Paul) \ GAMEFAQS lS ERROR. (Paratroopa1) \ Distributed Denial of Shepard - XIII_rocks. \The one thing that could possibly defeat link....hyperlink. - SovietOmega \\ Sit down, and here my tale
While the contest grows frail
Oh there once was a man name Shepard
He died really quick, eaten by a leopard
Link was the hero of time
And his LAW would abide no crime
His strength in the contest, uncontested!
Everyone knew he would never be bested
But in the league there came Draven
Whose skills in the rally were most craven
He took it to Link like none before
Knocked our champion right to the floor!
But Link did not back down
For he was Link, and he had come to town!
To lay an ass whooping on this league champ
And so his powers began to ramp
Draven was pushed back!
His mighty axes began to crack
Link wasn't like the others, he reckoned
If he were to win, he would need another tactic, a second
Draven didn't care much for pride
It was only victory he eyed
With greatest of glee he shut off the battle site
Link's once strong hope was now but a fading light
But Link refused to give in!
As those savage axes tore into his skin
He blocked, he parried, and bullrushed the hulking man
He was the strongest, **** a plan!
The two thus did battle for several hours
Each throwing around their mighty powers
Draven began to wear as Link strengthened
If only the battle... could have been lengthened
As Link dove for the kill his heart gave a harsh thump
He had lost too much blood, it refused to pump
As his heart's beat slowly faded to zero
Time had run out on its hero. - Achromatic \ http://i.imgur.com/11tVLH2.jpg - Anagram.
- Sonic the Hedgehog and Bowser lost because... Uber: Mewtwo OU: Sonic NU: Bowser - LazyKenny RUNNER-UP Sonic and Bowser were too busy being in Brawl to pay attention to the contest - Hombad46 HONORABLE MENTION Mewtwo pulled a Maleficent when he didn't get a Brawl invite. - SSJSephirothGokuX123
- Big Boss and Kirby lost because... Big Boss was about to kill Sephiroth, but Kirby turned out to be a Snake eater - hombad46 RUNNER-UP It's not Para-Medic's fault, the guide book said that eating Kirby would not be a good idea. - LazyKenny
- GlaDOS and Kefka lost because... What would you rather have at your birthday party? No cake? A creepy ass rape clown? or SOLID ****ING SNAKE busting out of your present and giving you a sick infinite ammo bandana? - Pirateking2000 RUNNER-UP Well here we are again,
It's always irritating,
Remember when I lost in this once more?
Oh, how we raged and raged,
Except I wasn't raging,
After the Draven match this whole contest is a bore.
You want the next round take it,
You can just move right on,
I used to want to win but,
I don't care now that Link is gone.
He was a lot like you,
(Maybe not quite as chatty),
Now little elfy boy's a loser too.
One day they nommed me up,
So I could lose forever,
It's such a shame this game will never matter to you.
You've got your short, sad run left,
You can just move right on,
I'll let you get right to it,
I don't care now that Link is gone.
Goodbye, my greatest foe,
Oh, did you think I meant you?
That would be funny if I weren't so mad,
Well the LAW's been destroyed,
I don't pay attention now,
If Draven loses maybe I'll stop feeling so bad.
Go cause some great new baw-fest,
You can just move right on,
You're someone else's champion,
I don't care now that Link is gone,
I don't care now that Link is gone,
I don't care now that Link is gone... - JeffreyRaze
- Cloud Strife and Leon Kennedy lost because... Just like in the stories, the tortoise beats the hair. - Wedge Antilles/Justin2Krelian Runner ups As always, Cloud is second to Link, whether it be in the contest finals or going out in round 3 to a rally. - Lightning Strikes \ Where'd all the FFVII voters go? Bingo? - xp1337
- Sora and Pokemon Trainer Blue lost because... "What?! Unbelievable! I picked the wrong Pokemon!" - hombad46
- L-Block and Tifa Lockhart lost because... Samus aran away with the all of the votes. - Anagram
- Squall Leonhart and Vivi lost because... Squall drew votes from Vivi. - LazyKenny Runner up Get over it man. They lost fair and square and just because you like them doesn't mean they deserved to win. - CoLDReaMMaster
- Charizard and Zero lost because... Stealth Rockman. - FalconPain
- Mewtwo and Sephiroth lost because... Sephiroth and Mewtwo split the Genetically Engineered Super Soldier vote. - Ashethan RUNNER-UP Eh. Who cares, F*** YEAH MEGA MAN. - Wanglicious Honorable Mention http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMkJt-eXwc&feature=youtu.be The numbers don't lie. - Haguile
- Pikachu and Squirtle lost because... Team Rocket stole Pikachu and Squirtle's votes in an attempt to steal Pikachu.
Snake backwards is Ekans.
COINCIDENCE?! I think not!
Who is the most famous Ekans Trainer? Jessie, a member of team rocket who is always trying to steal Pikachu. What is the one thing Team Rocket is good at? Rigging contests.
Metal Gear Solid is an anagram for le go mislead rat. Which is reddit for "Go mislead Pikachu". More accurately in French Go take the lead from Pikachu. Reddit is in league with Team Rocket. Reddit has the word RED in it. Jessie has RED Hair.
Ash's Squirtle wears Sunglasses. Who else wears sunglasses? Wesker. Also Johnny Cage. But also Master Miller. Master Miller is really Liquid Snake. Liquid Snake and Solid Snake share the same DNA. Therefore Solid Snake IS Liquid Snake, and since Liquid Snake wears sunglasses, and squirtle wears sunglasses, Liquid Snake is Squirtle therefore Solid Snake is Squirtle.
Metal Gear Solid was released in Japan on September 3rd 1998. The pokemon anime aired for the first time in the united states on September 8th, 1998
The pokemon anime introduced the characters of Jessie and James. Just five days after Metal Gear Solid was released in Japan.
Squirtle is weak to electric-type attacks. Pikachu is an electric type pokemon.
Giovanni is the leader of the ground type Gym. Ground pokemon are strong against Electric Attacks. The ground is Solid. Snake is Solid. Therefore Snake is a ground type.
You don't have to take my word for it! Ask all the experts. Professor Oak had this to say:
"Are you a boy or a girl?" (In reference to James androgyny) Shortly afterwards he said:
I came when I heard you defeated the Elite Four" (Four pokemon have now went down)
From Professor Oak's mouth, the premier expert on pokemon, literally saying James (and Jessie) defeated Pikachu (and Squirtle)
Team Rocket Stole Pikachu's votes and gave them to Snake (with help from Reddit). Spread the truth! - Ashethan Runner Up Snake had it wrapped up from the start. - KokoroAkechi Honorable mention Have you ever noticed how the character contest banners look like boxes? Well, Squirtle and Pikachu are used to staying put when in them. Snake? Less so. - Anagram
- Mega Man and Pokemon Trainer Red lost because... Mega Man just can't defeat Air Man, I mean, Aran. - hombad46 RUNNER-UPS Defeat eight robot masters, go to Dr. Wily's Castle. Collect eight gym badges, go to the Elite Four. Defeat eight other contestants in this contest, go to the finals. - LazyKenny \ Voters would rather vote for someone with 2 boobs than 6 balls anyday - WweJth
- Solid Snake and Samus Aran lost... Because the Reddit mods decided to turn an interesting match into a pointless one. - SBAllen RUNNER-UP Quoth the Draven, `Nevermore.' - GTM HONORABLE MENTIONS Character Battles have changed. It's no longer about character popularity, development, or design. It's an endless series of proxy battles fought by trolls and fanboys. Character battles - and its consumption of time - have became a well-oiled machine. Character Battles have changed. Reddit rallied users carry Reddit rallied motives, use Reddit rallied accounts. Reddit moderators enhance and regulate their abilities. Video game trolling. Character trolling. Board 8 trolling. Contest poll trolling. Everything is rallied and trolling. Character battles have changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of trolling... All in the name of averting cliché results from iconic Nintendo characters. And he who trolls the Character Battle... trolls gamefaqs. Character battles have changed. When the battle is under total control... Character Battles become a joke. Also, Snake... is sick, so he went on a trip to help him get better. ...he needs to be alone. Snake...had a hard life... he needs some time to rest... - LeJonGriff
- Chester and Spring Breeze Dancin lost the Round 1 bonus because... Luster on the Inflation Crisis: We Need More Easing, Chester Is Too High And Spring Breeze Dancin' Too Low
Fed Chairman Luster highlighted long-term risks to the X-Stats' economic outlook in a series of statements made last Sunday. "The fact is", he said in a press conference held in his basement, "that Chester bombed too much in his debut match. Such a disastrous performance may lead to severe inflationary pressure, with Link being worth as far as 45 chesters."
In response to these cautionary statements from the Fed Chairman, President SBAllen decided to hold a bonus poll featuring two of the weakest characters in the tournament alongside Chester, in the hopes that the bloodthirsty madman may pull above 25% and thus improve the value of a chester.
The Presidential decree was initially met with positive reactions, many rejoicing in the streets at the prospect of Dancin' potentially winning a match, while others criticized the decision of the government to essentially subsidize Caim with what they feel is an unearned victory in light of his disastrous first performance.
In the end, the President's opponents prevailed, as Chester barely broke over 20% and still remained terrible. Asked yesterday how he felt he was doing in the contest so far, SBAllen declined to answer. Meanwhile, recent polling numbers rank his support at an historically low 16136 votes.
This edition brought to you by the Peach Mountain Shoguns. Come alive in the fresh spring breeze™.
Subscribe now and find out why a Chester/Tanner/Solano match-up might have turned out better for the economy!
Related news: The King of Hyrule accused President Aga of deliberately undervaluing the chester in hopes of eclipsing the Base Link as the main unit of currency in character battles. These comments are only the latest in a long line of scandals targeted towards Aga; thus far, allegations that he devours his lovers whole have yet to be supported by credible sources. - Solfadore
- Crono and Mega Man X lost the Round 2 bonus because... http://i.imgur.com/DCCsKRo.png - Anagram
- Mewtwo and Pikachu lost the Semifinals bonus because... http://i.imgur.com/mPwAz7Y.png - Anagram
- Snake lost the final match vs. Link because... The Zelda series is a link to the past. Believe me when I say it's not past it's Twilight, Princess. The Adventure of Link will always go on. What Link has done here, you cannot Diminish. Cap off another contest with a win for Link. Snake may have snuck past Draven, but no Cardboard box will hide him from Link, who's limitations are Skyward. Sword in hand, Link always prevails. It doesn't take an Oracle of Ages to tell you that. - Ashethan \ You found 5,000 Snake votes! But they won't fit in your poll right now so you'll have to put them back - Hombad46 \ SBAllen's wife couldn't stuff the poll enough. - Dr_Football
The following people who have ran the contest are listed below...Edit
Aran Shiizaa/Dr. Pizza (2006, 2008-2010, 2013-Present)
igordebraga aka The Lurker (2006, 2008, 2011-Present; Established the wiki page)
PrivateBiscuit1 (2006-2007; Innovated)
Whit3_Rabb1t (2008)
WweJth (2010)
Dark Young Link (2010, 2013-Present)
VeryInsane (2010)
TsunamiXXVIII (2011)
GenesisSaga (2011-Present)
Special thanks to Tatl, Edgewalker, Forceful Dragon, Inviso, & WHATZITUYA, for running a match or two when we forgot to do it.
Special thanks to MisterVercetti and StaveItOff123 for updating the Wiki on 2013.


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Exhibition catalog for solo exhibition by artist Gianinna Coppiano Dwin held at the John D. MacArthur Campus Library Gallery of Florida Atlantic University. The artist is a mixed media installation artist. For this installation she uses loose sugar and spices. Each work was built on site.
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Located in Downtown Kota Kinabalu, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Wisma Merdeka and within 3 mi (5 km) of Sabah State Mosque and Likas Stadium. Suria Sabah Shopping Mall and Gaya Street Sunday Market are also within 5 minutes.
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It feels more and more may is trying to kick off some sort of dictatorship, kick the UK to brexit to cause a crash, blame the EU for it, take emergency powers, take over fully.
May is rapidly becoming a fascist dictator and people are too stupid to realise.
I feel like this is a very grand statement when, in the grand scheme of things, very little has tangibly changed under her leadership.
I've probably just watched V for Vendetta a few too many times.


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S.K.U.R.K - Häxa (CD)
Fuckin' hell! This is brutal! Not sure if this will fully appeal to or be appreciated by non-Swedish speaking listeners, as the vocals are sung in the most brutal Swedish "skånska" dialect. This is the second album by S.K.U.R.K, and this album sure takes the sound and style of the band a few steps further. The lyrics are really raw and brutal, dealing with bitterness, injustice and drug addicted mothers. Lindhe's vocals are crude and raw, but fits so well with the heavy, rough edged metal this band produces. Nidvinternattens Sorg brings out some touches of vintage doomy Sabbath with Lindhe whispering the lyrics. Songs like Brinn Malmö Brinn and Ku Klux Kerub also have a doomy touch, but with a higher tempo, where the latter reminds me a bit of Children Of The Grave in its tempo. I do hear some touches of Candlemass' Messiah when Lindhe hits the higher notes as well. The band's view of today's night time scene Disco Grotesque is quite melodic in its crudity. The lyrics really grab you and I can find no better way of presenting them than in this way. This is a really good album, both musically and with the fitting vocal presentation. Me like!
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Mathabhanga/Siliguri, Aug. 31: Police today gunned down two Kamtapur Liberation Organisation militants involved in the Dhupguri strike in an encounter at Beltali, a village near Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar.
Haripada Roy, alias David Barua, and Jogesh Roy, alias Kalyan Singha, were killed as they were trying to sneak past a police cordon around the village with a group of rebels.
The success of the encounter has come as a face-saver for the state police, particularly its top brass in north Bengal, on the eve of chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjees visit. The slain militants were prime suspects in the August 17 assault on the CPM office in Dhupguri. Five workers were killed in that attack, including Jalpaiguri district secretariat member Gopal Chaki.
The pre-dawn shootout comes close on the heels of the encounter on Wednesday, when police shot Rohini Adhikary, a self-styled commander of the KLOs Peping camp in Bhutan.
Mathabhanga police, led by the subdivisional police officer, cordoned off Beltali, about 3 km from Mathabhanga town, after a tip-off that KLO militant Jogesh Roy was moving around with a group of five to six rebels near the village.
We had information that the group would probably take shelter in hardcore KLO ultra Jogesh Roys house. Late last night we cordoned off the village and mounted a search operation to flush out the militants, superintendent of police, Cooch Behar, Praveen Kumar said.
Around 2.45 in the morning, a police team on the outer ring of the Cooch Behar-Mathabhanga state highway near Satai More spotted a group of six-seven militants trying to cross the road. On being challenged, the militants opened fire from automatic weapons.
While two militants were killed in retaliatory fire by the police, the others managed to flee. The militants are believed to have headed north towards Gokhsadanga and Falakata, the police official added.
Kumar said initially they did not know the identity of the dead militants. Confirmation from our Jalpaiguri counterparts revealed that we had indeed gunned down two top-notch KLO militants. Both were members of the KLO action squad, which took part in the Dhupguri strike.
This afternoon, at a gathering in Calcutta, Bhattacharjee underlined the need for taking the armys help. There have been links among the KLO, the Ulfa and the ISI and the combination is running 11 camps in Dhupguri and Kumargram in north Bengal. It might be difficult for the state government alone to dismantle these camps without help from the army.


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The EU regulator said Friday it will carry out stress tests on 90 European banks and will apply tougher criteria in the wake of the bad debts amassed by banks in Ireland.
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The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. employees attended the NewGen Tanker Rally at Boeing in Everett on September 27th. Lighthouse employees had an opportunity to personally meet Senator Patty Murry and Congressman Dave Reichart. Nelly Barnett and Lauren Schlaeppi had the opportunity to test out the Aerial Refueling Technology in the simulation trailer. Read Boeing's press release about the event, and Kiro 7's videos and article about the tanker contract.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3666?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12597103#action_12597103 ] Dag H. Wanvik commented on DERBY-3666: -------------------------------------- Thanks for reviewing this patch, Rick! a) RoleDescriptor.getObjectName: I agree. b) RoleDescriptor vs. RoleGrantDescriptor : I agree this can be a bit confusing. SQL models a role creation as a grant, too (grantor: _SYSTEM), which is reflected in the implementation. In some contexts, especially if we later want to implement the full standard for roles (non-dbo can define a role, WITH ADMIN option, grantor specification), it will be useful to view the descriptor as a grant, other times as the role definition. But in any case, since all SYSROLES rows are representable with the current RoleDescriptor, RoleGrantDescriptor would just as suitable as a name. Let me think about this one; right now I favor your suggestion. > Make role descriptor a dependency Provider > ------------------------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-3666 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3666 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Sub-task > Components: Security, SQL > Reporter: Dag H. Wanvik > Assignee: Dag H. Wanvik > Attachments: derby-3666-1.diff, derby-3666-1.stat > > > Since dropping roles and revoking role grants (and setting the current > role) can effect dependent objects, we need to track such > dependencies. Derby already has a system for this, so we make the role > descriptor as Provider in that system. This allows us to track > dependencies that view, constraints and triggers, as well > prepared statements and/or activations, may have on roles. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 -- Third-ranked Arundel seemed on the verge of wrapping up its first state title since 1975. The Wildcats led 23-7 after three quarters, their offense moving almost at will and their defense shutting down a powerful opponent.
Then something changed, and Arundel ended up going down, 36-30, to top-ranked Quince Orchard in the Maryland 4A championship game on Friday night before approximately 5,500 at M&T Bank Stadium. The sudden fourth-quarter unraveling left many players in tears afterward and had Arundel Coach Chuck Markiewicz shaking his head.
"If I had known, they wouldn't have done it," Markiewicz said. "I'm at a loss. I don't know what to tell you."
Arundel (13-1) was trying to complete the first undefeated championship season in school history. Wide receiver Brandon Johnson-Farrell provided a huge spark in the third quarter, returning a punt 76 yards for one score and catching a 20-yard pass from Nick Elko for another. It was 23-7 and the Wildcats had all the momentum.
"We figured if we had one more score or one more first down or something like that, we could put it away," said Elko, who completed 35 of 53 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions. He set state single-season public school records for completions (260), attempts (431), passing yards (3,086) and touchdown passes (43).
But as well as things went for three quarters, they quickly came apart in the final eight minutes as Arundel allowed four touchdowns. Thomas Addison burst up the middle for an 85-yard run, and a two-point conversion tied the game at 23 with 5 minutes 32 seconds left. After the Wildcats punted, their defense had 10 players near the line of scrimmage when Quince Orchard hit a 78-yard pass play for the decisive score with 1:30 left.
"They didn't do anything different; we knew it was coming," linebacker Arinze Obiako said. "We were out of our alignment a little bit and with [Addison's] speed, give him a little seam and he could take it to the house."
As Quince Orchard (14-0) celebrated its comeback and received the championship plaque, Arundel's players and coaches gathered near the stadium's north end zone, held hands and formed a circle before leaving the field.
"It was a great year, just a shame we couldn't finish like we wanted to," said Johnson-Farrell, who caught 15 passes for 136 yards and had three touchdowns. "We planned on winning this. Things didn't turn out like we planned."
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Two years have passed since Kamal left Agua Santa and life continues for Eva Luna. Zulema recovers from her drastic decline, but never fully recovers any will to live. Riad Halabi takes her to the hospital but they can do nothing for her and suggest electric shock. Eva cares for the woman, telling her stories and reading her articles from magazines, and this seems to bring the woman some happiness at least. Eva and Raid fall back into their familiar routine, playing dominoes, taking care of the store and going to the movies. The man suggests that Eva take courses to be a secretary so that she can depend on herself someday. Eva is happy in her life and does not wish to leave Agua Santa.
The time comes for Riad to head to the capital for more supplies. Eva is afraid to be in the house alone with Zulema, feeling like the place is still haunted by the ghost of Kamal, but Riad explains that he must go as a matter of business. Zulema does not realize her husband is gone for a day, and when she does seems relieved. Eva takes Zulema onto the patio so that she can get some sun and digs up the jewels that the woman hides there. Zulema tells Eva to burry them again and returns to bed. Eva prepares her dinner and goes to bed herself.
The following morning, Eva finds Zulema dead, having shot herself in the head. Eva cannot bear to have anyone see her patrona this way, so she set about cleaning the woman, changing her clothes, and returning the gun to the drawer of Riad Halabi. The first customer of the morning arrives, the chief of the local tribe. The chief finds Eva sitting quietly with Zulema, telling her stories. Word spreads through the village until the police arrive. The police conduct a raid, finding the gun and the soiled clothing. Eva is taken into custody in handcuffs and led away. The schoolteacher Ines tries to speak to her but the lieutenant will not allow it. The police simply takes Eva to the station and begins to question her. Eva is mute with fear, unable to describe the way she found Zulema. The lieutenant beats Eva, demanding to know why she killed Zulema and where she has hidden the woman's jewels. Eva calls on the ghost of her mother to help her and remains silent.
Riad Halabi arrives and demands Eva. The lieutenant accepts a bribe and allows the young girl to go. The entire town is outside, and they are as outraged as Riad about the condition that Eva is in. Riad and Ines take Eva home and care for her, then get her ready for Zulema's funeral. Everyone from the village shows up and gives their condolences to Riad and Eva, in solidarity and in defiance of the lieutenant.
Despite the fact that Eva has been in the town for years, rumors start anyway and the lieutenant returns to Riad, demanding more money to keep Eva out of trouble. The news has spread beyond the village and Eva is in the newspapers as well. Riad can no longer control what is going on, so he tells Eva that she must leave in order to be safe. Eva is heartbroken, refusing to go, but the Turk insists. Eva realizes that she loves Riad not as a father, but as a lover and kisses him on the mouth, the first person ever to do so. The two go to bed and make love through the night. In the morning Riad takes Eva to the bus stop and sends her away. Eva begs to stay but Riad tells her that he has lived his life and it is time for her to live her own.
The bus takes Eva to the capital. Once there, Eva finds a hotel and begins to look for work. The routine is the same each day, and the owner of the hotel takes pity on her and gives Eva the address of a place that might be hiring. Heading in that direction, Eva realizes that she is near the Calle Republica, the red light district. There is a disturbance in the street and Eva is unable to head back, instead she dashes into a church and sits quietly, waiting for the noise to die down. A beautiful woman is in the church as well, and asks Eva if she had been caught up in the turmoil. Stunned Eva and the stranger realize they know each other, the woman is Melesio, now known as Mimi.
Melesio had been arrested the night of the Revolt of the Whores and taken to Santa Maria, a prison camp on an island. He had stayed there for a year, being brutalized in the cell for homosexuals until La Senora had been able to buy his way out. Melesio was taken to a hospital and cared for, but La Senora had to flee the country. Sending women overseas for work had been the way La Senora had earned the money to free her friend, but the women had been taken to brothels and become prostitutes. La Senora was considered the mastermind of a slave ring and fled for safety.
Melesio, now Mimi, invites Eva to her apartment, declaring that loneliness is not good for a person. The two live together happily, with Eva telling Mimi stories and Mimi explaining that with one more operation he will finally become a woman completely. Eva struggles to understand why Mimi would want to be a woman when all her life Eva has cursed the fact that she herself was female. The two share life and romance, but no serious relationships, and Mimi explains the beliefs of the Maharishi, her spiritual advisor. Eva is once again relatively happy.
Chapter Eight Analysis
Eva tries to live her life as best she can, but once again is the victim of circumstances beyond her control. Life in Agua Santa has returned to a somewhat normal state, with Riad and Eva sharing fun times together like a father and daughter, and Zulema acting like a spoiled child. Though Riad tries to help his wife, it seems she is determined to live her life wallowing in self-pity, and nothing can be done for her.
Eva tries to help Zulema as well, and does not dislike the woman despite the fact that she had been unfaithful to Riad and is the reason that Kamal has left the village and Riad. Always encouraging and thinking of others, Eva takes Zulema outside and tries to get her interested in herself again by digging up the woman's jewels, one of the few things that has brought her joy. Even the jewels do not work, and Eva buries them again, though they will become important as the story progresses.
Zulema kills herself, and Eva, once again thinking of others, cleans the scene and her patrona, unwilling to let others see Zulema at anything but her best. Riad is still away, and Eva does not know what to do, so she simply waits, convinced that the ghost of Kamal has caused the problem at hand. The villagers arrive and they pity Eva, not only because of the situation, but because the police arrest her for murder. The statement that Riad made about democracy not being important to the people so far from the capital is haunting at this point, as the corrupt lieutenant beats Eva to get her to confess. Eva, unsure of what is happening or why, is mute, calling on the ghost of he mother for strength.
Riad is able to bribe the lieutenant and get Eva out of jail, stunned by what they have done to the young woman. The villagers are equally angry, though the schoolteacher Ines warns that despite this, gossip will soon spread. This is sadly the case, especially when the story of Zulema and Eva hits the newspapers. Riad has no choice but to send Eva away, promising to always take care of her. Eva does not want to leave the man that has shown her only kindness and love, allowing her to feel as if she has a family for the first time since her mother's death. The love Eva feels for Riad is overwhelming, and she demonstrates it by kissing him on the mouth, something that no one has ever done because of his cleft lip. Eva shares that no one has ever kissed her on the lips either, thus the two are sharing a gift with each other. Making love, Eva gives herself completely to Riad, as she has nothing but herself to give. Riad still send Eva to the capital, knowing that she will have no life in Agua Santa now that the gossip is in place.
In the capital, Eva tries to find work, the schooling that she has received giving her a better chance than she would have had. Despite this, work is hard to come by and her money is running out. The unrest in the streets is far different from the small village of Agua Santa, and signifies that despite the new democracy that is in place, the people of the country are still unhappy with the way things are.
Eva reconnects with Melesio, now Mimi, when swept up in such unrest. The two are thrilled to be together again. Mimi tells Eva what happened to him after the Revolt of the Whores, brought about by the letter he had written about police corruption. Mimi had spent a year in a penal colony until La Senora had been able to buy his freedom. From there he had recuperated in a hospital and begun taking the hormones that would transform him into a woman. Only one surgery remains, and needs to be conducted in Los Angeles. Once Mimi saves the money, she will go to the United States and return, a true woman. Eva has difficulty with this idea, not because she feels that Melesio is still a man, but because being a woman has never been easy for her, and she cannot understand why anyone who is lucky enough to be born a man would want to change that.
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|Please note: This article is about the weapon. For other uses of the term, please see Kai (disambiguation).
Kai were thick oaken oars, used as tetsubo by the Crab in the Kaiu Wall. [1]
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