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Download Bass Tuner apk 1.0.3 free for Android smartphone
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The Original Bass Tuner for your android device! Tuning the bass by ear affects musicality, so go ahead and pluck some notes. Try and match our perfectly pitched strings for the common EADG tuning
Tap the note for the bass string to play on repeat. Tap it again to stop. Try this for each note until you've matched the sound. (Use headphones for fine tuning and loud environments). Test your pitch accuracy with a digital tuner afterwards for optimum results.
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Kenny Coraci
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Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 09/01/2006, Docket: RP06-463-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 254 Original Sheet No. 254 : Effective
B. Cash-Out Provisions
It is the responsibility of the Imbalance Party to eliminate end-of-month
imbalances not resolved through the above book-out provisions by cash settlement
with Transporter. Transporter and the Imbalance Party shall settle in cash all
remaining Receipt Imbalances, NNTS Imbalances and Delivery Imbalances unless
otherwise mutually agreed. Transporter will send each Imbalance Party a statement
detailing the quantities resolved through the book-out provisions and the
unresolved imbalance quantities and payment of the amount due Imbalance Party or an
invoice for the amount due Transporter, in accordance with the following:
1. Imbalance Due Transporter
In the event of a Delivery or NNTS Imbalance when actual deliveries exceed
scheduled quantities or a Receipt Imbalance when actual receipts are less
than scheduled quantities, Transporter will invoice the Imbalance Party for
such excess delivery or deficiency of receipts in accordance with the
following provisions:
(a) Such invoice will be based on the Sales Posted Price for the month
multiplied by the applicable factor as follows:
Imbalance Level Factor
0% - 5% 1.00
Greater than 5% - 20% 1.10
Greater than 20% 1.20
Imbalance Level shall be calculated by dividing the imbalance
quantity by the sum of the total quantities scheduled for delivery
or receipt.
For imbalances due Transporter, the Sales Posted Price shall equal
the highest of the simple arithmetic averages, as determined below,
of the daily midpoint spot prices for gas delivered to Transporter
at Florida Gas zone 1, Florida Gas zone 2 or Florida Gas zone 3 as
reported in Gas Daily. The simple arithmetic average for each index
for each month shall be determined by adding the daily midpoint
prices for the flow dates beginning with the sixth calendar day of
the month in which the imbalances occur through the fifth calendar
day of the month following and dividing the sum by the number of
days. In the event that these prices are no longer available or the
basis upon which such prices are reported or calculated in such
publication changes substantively, Transporter will file to change
its tariff and may, at its discretion, select representative prices
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As the ideal holiday getaway on your doorstep, situated in the breathtaking island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, there are many reasons why you should visit the Hotel de France for your next break.
Whether it's fun with your family, a retreat to recharge your batteries, spoiling that special someone, a golfing vacation or a gourmet break, you'll be inspired at the Hotel de France.
Only a short journey from most UK and European hubs, Jersey's safe, clean beaches, extensive attractions and activities, rich heritage, beautiful countryside, and local mouth-watering cuisine has an unrivalled appeal.
So, why should you escape to the Hotel de France in the delightful island of Jersey for your next break? Take a look around our website to find out more.
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Wii Travel Bowling Bag from Brunswick
Wii Bowling Travel Bag: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
When I first got my Wii, I was lugging it in a totally sub-par bag with no protection to friends' houses so we could tourney together since my place was way too small. And if anyone has ever lived in fear that the sensor bar was going to be crushed in the car drive over, knows what I mean when I say I wished I had a proper bag. Since there are now plenty of replacement parts and even wireless sensors, I don't worry about it as much. But still, having a nice Wii bag would be awesome, since I'm still the only one out of my pals to own a Wii.
So when I saw these Wii Brunswick Travel Bags ($45) while out cruising the Best Buy aisles last night, I was totally hyped up to grab one. Is it just me, or are these Wii Bowling Bags totally geek chic?


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OXFORD Hawks were outgunned 4-1 at home to Chichester Priory Park in the South League Premier Division 1.
Their only crumb of comfort came via a Sam Chilvers goal as Chichester consolidated their third place in the table.
Oxford finished the first half of their MBBO Regional Division 1 season with a 2-2 draw away to PHC Chiswick. In a cagey encounter, there were few clear-cut chances at either end.
Oxford took the lead from their first short corner, Matt McKeown firing home, but Chiswick were soon level.
After the break, Oxford soon found themselves in arrears but battled back to take a point when Dan Bleach snatched the equaliser.
Wallingford put in a disciplined and patient performance to take all three MBB&O Regional Division 1 points in a 3-0 win at home to Sonning. The home side looked comfortable throughout, enjoying much of the possession and the breakthrough came via Row-an Wheeler's first goal of the season. Further goals from Ed Allen and Tom Charleston wrapped up the victory.
Witney signed off in style by winning 3-0 at fellow promotion prospects Newbury & Thatcham in Regional Division 2.
Goals from Justin Peel, Gareth Pritchard and Ben Wells ensure Witney go into the Christmas break second in the table.
Bicester kept themselves in the hunt for promotion from MBB&O Division 1 with a thrilling 5-4 win away to Wycombe 3rd.
Adam Drewitt gave the Foxes an early lead but defensive lapses allowed Wycombe go in 3-1 up at half-time. Jonny Reid's reverse stick shot made it 3-2, but Wycombe looked well set when they bagged their fourth goal.
Bicester refused to panic and Andy Brown controlled the midfield well, alongside Harry Gaunt. Reid reduced the arrears and then completed his hat-trick, before CJ Birtles finished superbly to clinch the points and send Bicester happily into the Christmas break.
Other results.
MBBO Regional Div 1: Oxford Hawks 2nd 6, Slough 4. MBBO Regional Div 2: Oxford 2nd 3 (A Small 2, N Greenwood), Ramgarhia 4; Oxford Hawks 3rd 1 (S Dawson), Sonning 2nd 1. MBBO Div 1: Oxford 3rd 2 (A Bull, C Grey), Banbury 2nd 4. Div 3: Oxford 4th 2, West Hampstead 4th 4; Oxford 5th 1 (O Armstrong), Eastcote 4th 2.
MBBO Open Div 6: Oxford 6th 0, Wycombe 5th 1; Oxford 7th 1 (G Cadman), Slough 3rd 1.
Div 9: Oxford 8th 3 (J Fisher 3), Banbury 4A 7; Oxford Hamsters 0, Bracknell 1.
Div 10 West: Oxford 9th 1 (J Flather), Wall-ingford 5th 9.
Wessex Masters League Div 1: Oxford Bulls 3, Salisbury Striders 2.
Other matches: Witney 2nd 4 (S Summers, M Godwin, T Yallop, og), Wycombe 4th 2; Abingdon 2nd 0, Witney 3rd 12 (N Dunnington 4, A Birnie 2, N Vigar 2, D Nasralla, D Hulme, H Squire, P Button); Witney 4th 0, Reading Rovers 2; Oxford Hawks 4th 3, Wallingford 3rd 0; Oxford Hawks 5th 3, South Bucks 3rd 3; Oxford Hawks Senators 1, Old Georgians Fire 3; Oxford Hawks Falcons 2 (S Griffiths, D Hughes), Epsom Vagabonds 4; Windsor 3, Wallingford 2nd 2.


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Where Delphic's first album 'Acolyte' was a mesmerising guitar/synth blend that was arresting as it was accessible, the follow-up, 'Collections', sheds their distinct sound in favour of disappointing mediocrity.
Album opener 'Of The Young' apes Muse's recent offerings and features a tribal rhythm that strives for a four-to-the-floor call to arms. But it's just too dull, too generic, to warrant any sort of rousing energy that the likes of 'Clarion Call' did so well.
This lack of oomph sets the album up from the start. Lead single 'Baiya' carries the ironic lyric: "I was dead before I hit the floor" – only two tracks in and the album seems to seal its own fate as an instantly forgettable collection of songs that are uninspired, oddly paced and without much lyrical merit.
'Changes' plods along, changing gear so often that by the crescendo finish you've lost interest, acting as the first indication of some very cheap RnB influences that permeate the entire album. From here there's the almost-got-it but ultimately disappointing 'Freedom Found' and weird guitar breakdowns in 'Atlas'.
It gets weirder still on the home stretch. There's the threat of a diva solo on 'Don't Let The Dreamers Take You Away', finishing with some God-awful rapping on 'Exotic'.
'Collections' sounds like Delphic are embarrassed of their previous work and are trying to fit into a popular clique where they just don't belong.
This might seem unkind, but only because I know this is a band capable of better.
It's an old tune but Delphic set the bar high and were always at risk of the difficult second album pressure. Ultimately, in trying not to sound the same as before, they've lost their identity.
Some of the sounds here are quite cool in isolation but the execution just feels like a bit of a mess. Fortunately, the calibre of their previous work means we're not going to give up on them just yet.


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President Anthony Carmona says he is disturbed by statistics from the Children's Authority that there have been 13,000 acts of abuse against children in the last two years.
You are here
Boy tells classmates of mother's murder
A male relative of 37-year-old Kaeisha Malino is assisting police with their investigation into her death. Malino was found dead at her home in San Juan Monday morning. An autopsy done yesterday said she was beaten and strangled. Around 10.30 am on Monday, Malino's father went to the San Juan Police Station to report that his grandson had told him Kaeisha had been strangled at her home, and her body had been left in the building. She lived at Fidel Circular, Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan.
Sgts McMillan and Anslem Hosein and Cpl Seecharan went to the house and found the body, which they said had several marks of violence. Police said the child went to school on Monday and was telling his classmates his mother had been killed by the relative. Malino's killing has taken the murder toll to 108. The toll for the same period last year was 102.


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Lakewood fraud suspect to remain free
A federal judge on Monday allowed a woman charged with money laundering in a securities fraud case to remain free while her case plays out.
Jessica Cusimano surrendered her passport and assured Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. that she will not travel outside the federal court district for Western New York. She also said she will continue residing in the Chautauqua County community of Lakewood.
Cusimano is the first of three defendants to appear in court after the Internal Revenue Service named them in a criminal complaint revealing a "pump and dump'' scheme in which consulting companies, newsletters and email blasts were used to artificially inflate the value of penny stocks. The main players in the scheme, according the IRS, were Cusimano's husband, Eric, who is to appear in court Friday, and Jamie Boye. An appearance date for Boye is not yet known.
Jessica Cusimano, also known as Jessica Yadira Lopez, is not charged with securities fraud but with participating in transactions that would mask the source of her husband's income. According to the complaint, a nearly $50,000 pontoon boat purchased by her husband in 2011 was registered in her name. She applied for an insurance policy on the craft under the name Jessica Lopez and said she was single, the IRS said.
The Cusimanos, who have residences in Texas and Chautauqua County, were arrested in Panama this month and handed over to federal agents at JFK Airport in New York City.


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The old adage that it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round is doubly true for music. Within the Napster catalog, you'll find everything from gay gangster rap to TV theme songs, but even these seemingly disparate niches fit into a certain range of acceptability. The albums collected here from wolf noises to Charlie Manson's folk collection are, to put it bluntly, on some other sh*t. Are they important works or even great works of art? No. Not by any stretch of the imagination. But they are most certainly intriguing.
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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD, Mamaroneck, NY, USA
The New York Coalition For Healthy School Lunches is revolutionizing how public schools in New York and specifically New York City (the largest school system in the country),feeds our children. The organization is simple and yet it's goals are huge, to feed EVERY child in New York State healthy plant-based entrees. The organization takes on schools like mine, in the inner city, and educates the staff, kitchen staff and most importantly students on making healthy choices, giving voice to choosing fruits, nuts, whole grains, and vegetables for meals. Students and staff hear a daily "healthy eating tip" announced on our loud speaker called their "Wellness Wakeup Call", to retrain and teach everyone that eating right can prevent many, many diseases. Moving students away from fast-foods, sugar-based drinks, and fried meats, we are encouraging the children and staff to become more conscious of what they put into their bodies. Factory-farming is one of the main contributors to global warming, in fact, as we move away from our addiction to meat, we are actually saving the planet! So, the COOL SCHOOL FOOD PROJECT run by the the New York Coalition For Healthy School Lunches is just that, cooling global warming through plant-based entrees. I have worked with this organization closely to bring my school, PS 106K in Bushwick, Brooklyn on board. We are now offering one plant-based entree per week in our school and hope that we can do this at least twice a week in the future and even more. In addition, teachers are moving away from candy and cakes and are offering veggies and whole grains for their parties, our students are becoming more and more health conscious and we are affecting the lives of our staff, students and community as the students bring this message home to their parents. The New York Coalition For Healthy School Lunches is taking on obesity, global warming, good nutrition by targeting school lunches, this is a simple yet monumentous task, however, schools in New York City are taking up this challenge and we're coming on board. I am happy and so proud to be part of this organization! It's SO exciting to see our kids take charge of their health and of course the planet!
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this is a dream come true for me. I love this organization and want it to meet and exceed its goals.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
amazing, dedicated, and knowledgable. All important very important qualities
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change the country and impact global warming in a HUGE, HUGE way!
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Mobility and Human Development
This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to simultaneously analyse agency and structure. Rather than applying dichotomous classifications such as between forced and voluntary migration, it is more appropriate to conceive of a continuum running from low to high constraints under which migration occurs, in which all migrants deal with structural constraints, although to highly varying degrees. Besides being an integral part of human development, mobility also tends to affect the same structural processes of which it is part. Simplistic positive-versus-negative debates on migration and development can be overcome by integrating agency-structure dialectics in the analysis of migration impacts. This paper argues that (i) the degree to which migrants are able to affect structural change is real but limited; (ii) the nature of change in sending and receiving is not pre-determined; and (iii) that in order to enable a more focused and rigorous debate, there is a need to better distinguish and specify different levels and dimensions at which the reciprocal relationship between human mobility and development can be analysed. A critical reading of the empirical literature leads to the conclusion that it would be naïve to think that despite their often considerable benefits for individuals and communities, migration and remittances alone can remove more structural development constraints. Despite their development potential, migrants and remittances can neither be blamed for a lack of development nor be expected to trigger take-off development in generally unattractive investment environments. By increasing selectivity and suffering among migrants, current immigration restrictions have a negative impact on migrants' wellbeing as well as the poverty and inequality reducing potential of migration.
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Man charged with domestic assault, violating no-contact order
Paul Arthur Wichmann, 43, of Callaway has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony third degree assault -- substantial bodily harm, felony domestic assault and felony violating a domestic abuse no-contact order and gross misdemeanor interfering with an emergency call.
According to court records: On Dec. 8, deputies were called to remove Wichmann from a residence in Callaway. His girlfriend had allegedly been beaten about the face and pushed down a flight of stairs twice.
Although Wichmann had allegedly seriously beaten her in the recent past, the woman let him into her house after he called and said he had nowhere else to stay.
He started drinking straight whiskey and the next morning woke up angry and allegedly begin assaulting the woman, beating and kicking her for about two hours.
When she picked up the phone and told him to leave or she would call police, he allegedly took the phone away and hit her some more.
He had screwed each door shut so nobody could enter or leave except through a sliding glass door in the kitchen. She hid until he left the kitchen, then ran to a friend's house. She was transported to Innovis hospital in Fargo with a possible skull fracture.
He is also charged with DWI, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and vehicle theft, as well as assault charges from a recent attack involving the same victim.
District Judge Joe Evans set bail or bond at $200,000 on all three court files.


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Transformers is owned by Hasbro/Takara.
Authors note: middle section edited for content.
At the Space Bridge Port on Cybertron...
Lugnut dropped Jazz, Blurr, and Shockwave on the ground and then transformed back into robot mode. He punched in the coordinates that Sentinel had given him and after that, a blue sphere of light came on. He scooped everyone up and got ready to toss them in the space bridge.
"Lugnut wait! These are the same coordinates where Megatron ended up!" Jazz spoke up.
"I don't care!" Lugnut responded.
"But you can go through here and rescue him!" Jazz asserted.
Knowing where Jazz was going with this, Shockwave added, "He's right! You can go rescue Megatron, and when you do, he will be most grateful and hail you as a hero! He may even make you his new second-in-command!"
Lugnut froze as he processed this, but Sentinel's reprogramming made him remember how Shockwave always got more praise from Megatron than him, his large optic grew dark in anger.
"NO! He'll just praise you instead for suggesting the idea! You can burn in the pit with him!" Lugnut seethed. Then with a loud roar of rage, he threw Shockwave as hard as he could into the bridge.
Shockwave screamed as he flew in at a high speed.
Lugnut threw Blurr in next, but not as hard as Shockwave. Jazz was just tossed in. Because of the different speeds they were thrown at, each bot ended up in a different place in the shattered glass universe.
On the Other Side of the Bridge...
Blurr and Shockwave landed far from each other, but Blurr's speed helped him catch up to Shockwave.
"Are-you-OK?-Are-you-hurt?-Please-tell-me-you're-OK!" Blurr asked worriedly.
"What do you care Autobot!?" Shockwave shot back.
"Of-course-I-care-about-you,-don't-you-see-what-it-means?-Did-our-times-together-not-mean-anything-to-you?" Blurr questioned.
"Is your processor fragged? I was only pretending to love you when I was Longarm, but I'm not Longarm Prime! I am Shockwave, and love is a weakness! It is also illogical for an Autobot and a Decepticon to be bonded! Now go away!" Shockwave shouted.
Blurr's eyes leaked lubricants as he ran off crying. And then Shockwave started to cry too because he really did love Blurr, but because of his loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticon cause, a relationship would never work out. When he had realized he had developed feelings for Blurr, he fought them as hard as he could, but they never went away.
Flashback to his secret conversation with Megatron...
"Thank you again Shockwave, another successful failure for the Autobots! Yet you looked so heroic when you appeared to be fighting against us!" Megatron said over the video comlink.
"Yes, though it did pain me to be shooting at one of our own." Shockwave replied.
"Oh please! Starscream had taken much worse hits than what you gave him, he'll be fine!" Megatron brushed off.
"Yeah." Shockwave responded while thinking about whether to bring up the issue he had been having lately with Blurr.
"Something bothering you Shockwave?" Megatron asked.
"How did you...?" Shockwave questioned.
"I can see it in your optics, you look like you have something to say, but your hesitant. Spit it out! What is it?" Megatron demanded.
Shockwave sighed and explained, "OK, but don't say anything until you hear me out first. First off, I was only trying to gain the trust of a fellow Elite Guard member so I could get access to more vital information."
Megatron's facial expression changed to a frown and he asked, "Stop dancing around and get straight to the point, what did you do?"
Shockwave thought, "It's now or never" and quickly explained, "I interfaced with Agent Blurr a few times, but the last time we did has done something different to me. I feel the need to be with him!"
Now Megatron looked angry and shouted, "WHAT!? You bonded with him? How could you? Are you forgetting your mission?"
"Never! You know my loyalty is with you! I would never betray the Decepticons! I did all I could to avoid an accidental bond! The barrier must've broke! I'm sorry my Lord!"
"Are you sure? It seems to me like you have...feelings for this Autobot!" Megatron stated.
"I can't help it! I tried to fight it! But I can't! They say you can't help who you fall in love with." Shockwave silenced his vocalizer when he blurted out his true feelings.
"WHAT!?!? Have you forgotten what I have said about Love?" Megatron roared.
"Never my Lord! But how about if I use it to bring Blurr to our side? I can show him the light of what we are really about and make him realize that everything he's been told about us by the Elite guard and the council is a lie. I know he'll do it, he loves me, I can feel it." Shockwave proposed.
"Absolutely Not! I will not accept an Autobot amongst my ranks!" Megatron stated.
"But what about Blackarachnia? She was an Autobot, and yet she is amongst your ranks right now!" Shockwave pointed out.
"Well that's only because she was already Decepticon-like when Blitzwing found her, but this Autobot you speak of is still an Autobot! And don't even think about trying to change him! Whatever rendezvous you have going with him, end it now! And if you don't...I'll kill him!" Megatron ordered.
"Yes my Lord, it is over." Shockwave reluctantly obeyed.
"Good! Just remember, love is a weakness. It is for Autobots, not us!" Megatron stated.
Shockwave turned off the comlink and then he cried.
End of Flashback...
Shockwave thought back to how hard it was to avoid Blurr, how he had poured himself into his work to avoid him. He almost felt relieved when Sentinel revealed his true identity to Blurr hoping it would make him stay away for sure, yet he still wanted him! But he wouldn't have long to mope as he was soon surrounded by the Autobots of this universe.
"Well, well, well! I don't believe it! It's the other traitor!"
Shockwave looked at this bot in shock because he recognized him as Ironhide, only he was more Decepticon like.
"Yeah! And we got the first one right here!" Said SG Bulkhead, who had Blurr in his grip.
"What the slag? You guys aren't the Autobots, your colors are all wrong!" Shockwave exclaimed.
"What do ya mean our colors are wrong? We are Autobots! And you are a traitor for posing as one, and for turning this one against us!" SG Ironhide shouted.
"Hold on Hide! You sure these are the same guys? Look at their insignias, they're the wrong colors!" asked SG Brawn, who was even more menacing than his counterpart.
Ironhide looked them over and saw that Shockwave's Decepticon insignia was purple and Blurr's Autobot insignia was red.
"Hmm...then this means they must be from the other world that the other Megatron is from! Oh well! Revenge is revenge, might as well take it out on the ones that are close enough to those traitors!" Ironhide declared.
"Megatron is here?" Shockwave asked.
"Yes he is! And he's been a good little bitch to Optimus and I! But you're gonna be my little bitch! And your little girlfriend too!" Ironhide laughed as he dragged Shockwave who tried to grip the large rocks nearby to get away.
But Brawn punched that rock and broke it in little pieces.
"You're not going anywhere! I can't wait to rip into your aft, though after Ironhide is done with you...your aft is gonna be wide open!" Brawn purred sinisterly.
"Shockwave!" Blurr shouted as Bulkhead dragged him away in a different direction.
"Ooo! Bumblebee is gonna be so happy when I bring you to him! He's been wanting your counterpart for so long, at least he can have the next best thing!" Bulkhead gleefully exclaimed.
Jazz had landed on top of a cliff, which was far above where Blurr and Shockwave landed. He watched in horror as they were both dragged away, feeling powerless to stop these Autobots which he could tell were even more sick and and twisted than their Decepticons.
"I'm sorry Blurr! But I will rescue you somehow! But how?" Jazz said to himself.
"How about you stay where you are Autobot scum!"
Jazz froze as he felt a gun on the back of his neck. He figured if the Autobots in this world were bad, then the one pointing the gun had to be a Decepticon, who would be the good guys. Of course they wouldn't know that he is a good guy like them, and he'd probably do the same to them if they had ended up on his world.
"Put your hands above your head where I can see them!"
"OK! Let's be cool! I'm putting my weapons down, and my hands on my head." Jazz obeyed as he kept his cool while setting his weapon down.
"Stay put!" barked the Decepticon in a deep baritone voice, and then ordered another, "Grab his gun."
As Jazz's weapon was grabbed, he could feel optics looking him over and then heard a feminine voice.
"Hold on...he looks different!"
"Are you sure?"
"His colors are way different and he seems to be...civil."
"Let's get a closer look." he said, then ordered Jazz, "You! Turn around now!"
Jazz did as he was instructed, and then was shocked to see who was ordering him around. The mech sounded like Thundercracker, but his colors were the same except that his armor was black with blue features, but his optics were sapphire blue. The femme that was with him surprised him the most.
"Arcee?" Jazz replied in shock over how different she looked here, her armor being dark red and having black features, and she had ruby red optics.
"You know who I am? But how? You look like Jazz, but you look different! Why? Start talking!" She commanded.
"We were tossed into the space bridge in our Universe with the coordinates that led us here, but in our world, those coordinates are illegal! Get this, in our world, the Autobots are the good guys, and the Decepticons are the bad guys! You dig?" Jazz explained.
He watched as SG Thundercracker and Arcee whispered to each other.
"I think he's telling the truth. This has to be the counterpart to Jazz here." Arcee whispered.
"He does seem more...upbeat, unlike the cold-sparked one." Thundercracker stated.
"We should take him to headquarters just to make sure." Arcee said.
"Agreed!" he responded, then he turns to Jazz and says, "Alright, you're coming with us, but I'm putting stasis cuffs on you!"
"OK man, I understand y'all don't trust me. I'm willing to cooperate with ya." Jazz obeyed.
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Meanwhile at Decepticon Headquarters, located on the Moon...
Jazz had been interrogated by SG Thundercracker and his fellow clone SG Sunstorm, who was also skeptical of him.
"I'm telling ya man! I ain't from this universe! Everything here is the complete opposite of my universe!" Jazz explained again.
"And I'll you again that that is a load of scrap! You expect me to believe that a mirror universe exists?" Sunstorm questioned.
Jazz threw up his hands in the air and said in defeat, "Fine! Don't believe me! Just throw me in the brig!"
Thundercracker and Sunstorm exchanged glances, puzzled that he was just surrendering himself like this.
"That's enough you two, I believe him."
"But commander! This could be a trick!" Sunstorm remarked.
"True, but I have proof that this Jazz is telling the truth." said SG Starscream.
"Proof of what?" Sunstorm asked.
"That there really is a universe that is completely parallel and sometimes the opposite of each other." Starscream answered.
"O...K, and where is this proof?" Sunstorm asked.
Starscream was used to Sunstorm's criticisms, which he appreciated as it made him a better leader, but sometimes those criticisms made Sunstorm a stubborn seeker.
"Well...first of all, the space bridge had recently been activated from the other side, and second, the frequency coming from the other side of the bridge matches up to our own universe's frequency like a mirror image, see!" Starscream explained as he showed the two graphs side by side.
Sunstorm looked down at it and said, "Hmm...well you're the expert at this science stuff, so I'll just take your word for it."
"Now Sunstorm, don't just do that. Let's get to know this Jazz in a better environment, then we'll know for sure if he truly is from the other side." Starscream suggested.
Starscream turns toward Jazz and says, "I'm so sorry about this! I'm..."
"Starscream?" Jazz finished.
"Yes. So you've met the me in your universe?"
"Yeah, except he's the opposite of you." Jazz answered.
"Hmm...I don't suppose he's a leader like me?" Starscream asked.
"You're the leader? Wow! Definitely not! The other Starscream's been trying to take over the con's from Megatron!" Jazz explained, then he points at Thundercracker, "and these guys must be clones too, this one is an egomaniac"
"Really?" Thundercracker brushed off.
Jazz then pointed to Sunstorm and said, "and he's a sycophant."
"Well that's definitely the opposite of me, I don't kiss anyone's aft!"
"No, you just criticize everyone just to boost your ego!"
"You're one to talk! No one's got a bigger ego than you!"
Jazz looked at Thundercracker puzzled and pondered, "Still the same as the other guy, I thought everything in this universe was the complete opposite?"
"Yes, that is what most people think about mirror universes, or parallel as some call it. But like with a mirror, sometimes the reflections can look the same." Starscream explained.
"Hmm...that does make sense. There is someone here that seems similar to their counterpart. Of course I'd like to be re-introduced since we kinda got of the wrong foot and all."
"Who would that be?" Starscream asked.
"That would be Arcee. I'd also like to hear how she came about in joining you guys." Jazz answered.
Thundercracker didn't look too pleased, but he spoke up, "I'll go get her, but I must warn that her story is not a very pleasant one."
"Hey, I ain't gonna make her tell me anything she doesn't want to." Jazz informed him.
Thundercracker nodded in acknowledgment and walked out.
"Come on, let's go to the recreation room, I think you'll be more comfortable there. You must be thirsty, would you like some energon?" Starscream asked.
"Oh yeah! Thanks!" Jazz said.
After getting settled in, Jazz gladly accepted his cube and drank down the much needed refreshment. However a pang of guilt hit him because he knew that wherever Blurr and even Shockwave ended up, they weren't being treated like this. He figured that if the Autobots here really are bad, then the interrogation with Thundercracker and Sunstorm would probably be considered heaven to them.
Thundercracker returns with Arcee.
"Hey, I'm sorry about pointing the gun at you." Arcee said.
"Oh it's aright. I take my counterpart here ain't as friendly as me?" Jazz accepted as he shook her hand.
"Far from it! Your counterpart is one of the worst Autobots." Arcee stated.
"Like how bad is he?" Jazz curiously asked.
"He's very cold-sparked. He also hates everything that is different from him." Arcee answered.
"That's terrible! I definitely ain't like that. I love different things, cultures, and sentient beings. Oh yeah, I LOVE organics too!"
"Even humans?" Arcee asked.
"Yep! Even humans. So...what about you? You seem to be a sweet spark like my Arcee."
"Sweet spark?" Arcee chuckled and said, "Well...I can be to my mates, but on the battlefield...you do not want to face me!"
Thundercracker smiled as she leaned into him.
"Yes, he's my mate. I did have Blitzwing too, but he was killed by the Autobots." Arcee said sadly.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Jazz acknowledged.
"It's hard sometimes, but the sparkling we had together helps keep me strong." Arcee replied.
He replies, "Sounds like our Arcee, she was also very strong."
Arcee looked taken aback and asked, "Was? You mean your Arcee died?"
Jazz waved his hands and replied, "No! No! She's still online, I mean our Arcee is in a stasis lock on spark support. Though..."
He sighed.
"What is it?" Arcee questioned.
"It was induced by us." Jazz replied sadly.
"That's exactly what happened to me! I had a code for Omega Surpeme, but I refused to give it over so I wiped my own memory. So they put me in stasis lock, but they kept my heat cycles turned on and every time my heat cycle came, the Autobots purposely teased me as a form of torture by never satisfying them." Arcee explained.
Jazz frowned cause her story was too similar to her counterpart. So he told her the story.
Cybertron in Jazz's Universe...
Ratchet was forced to resort to wiping her memory to protect the code to Omega Supreme, and even though Arcee was repairable, Ultra Magnus decided to keep her in stasis in order to prevent the Decepticons from trying to obtain the code again. Unfortunately her heat cycles were never turned off. Even though Ultra Magnus was told by Red Alert how neglecting them could have consequences on Arcee and her state of processor, it was his decision not to satisfy them because he didn't see it as necessary. But when he caught Red Alert satisfying them herself to relieve Arcee, she was terminated as the Elite guard's medic and reassigned to Rodimus Prime, who had also been demoted and led the second ragtag team of the Autobots.
Meanwhile before Starscream's Clones leave for Earth...
The seekers had broken into the Elite Guard's base.
"We did it! Now let's see what we can find here." said Slipstream.
"Hmpf! If you ask me, it was a little too easy to get in!" Thundercracker spoke up.
"Or...their security is not so Elite!" Slipstream replied.
"Well I think that this place is brilliant!" Sunstorm complimented as he looked around.
"Can we hurry up, I'm scared!" Skywarp nervously requested.
Slipstream groaned and answered, "You're always scared!"
Thundercracker was about to make a comment until a scent caught his censors. He paused and found that it is coming from one of the infirmaries. He tried the button to open the door, but it was locked. Lucky for him, Skywarp was nearby so he grabbed his shoulder.
"Ahhh!!!" Skywarp screamed.
"Quit screaming, it's just me!" Thundercracker hissed. Then he calmly requested, "I want you to warp us into that room."
"In there?" Skywarp pointed.
"Yes! In there!" Thundercracker answered.
"But what if there's something scary inside?" Skywarp shivered.
"Warp us in there, or I'll show you scary!" Thundercracker shouted.
"OK! OK!" Skywarp yelped, and then he grabbed Thundercracker and warped them inside the infirmary.
Skywarp covered his optics in fright, but when he saw who else was in the room, he uncovered them completely and looked in wonder at Arcee, who was on spark support. Like Thundercracker, he too noticed the scent and then felt something stir underneath his pelvic plating.
"What's going on? Why do I feel funny?" Skywarp asked.
"That...is called arousal, and that is caused by the sight of the most beautiful femme in heat!" Thundercracker explained as he made his way over to Arcee and brushed his hand on her face.
Despite being in a spark coma, Arcee smiled in response to the gentle touch.
"See! She likes it too." Thundercracker pointed out.
Skywarp looked her over and he too thought she looked beautiful. But then he got scared when Thundercracker's hands ventured further down her body and rubbed her pelvic plating, which caused Arcee to moan.
"Oh yes! You like this, don't you? I am Thundercracker! And I can make you overload a dozen times!" he boasted. Then he looked over at Skywarp and grabbed his hand.
"What are you doing?" Skywarp asked.
"Giving you a chance to touch her." Thundercracker answered.
Skywarp tried to pull his hand away and asked, "What if she wakes up?"
"Don't be such a coward! Come on! It's not like we're gonna rape her. Besides, I want her awake before we interface, it'd be a lot more fun, especially to hear her call out my name." Thundercracker said.
Skywarp slowly moved his hand in and lightly brushed his fingers on her arm. Thundercracker grabbed his hand and moved it onto her chassis. Skywarp kept it there and slowly moved it up and down.
"Now, doesn't that feel nice?" Thundercracker asked.
"Uh...yeah! She's not scary at all! She's...pretty!" Skywarp relaxed.
Arcee began to mewl as Thundercracker continued to brush his fingers on her plating. But his fun was interrupted when the door slid open to reveal an angry Slipstream.
"What are you guys doing!?" Slipstream yelled.
"Ahh! We're not hurting her!" Skywarp yelped in fright.
Slipstream looked over and saw Arcee on the slab and her optics boiled in anger.
"We're suppose to be looking for Shockwave, and you idiots just had to listen to your cables! Now get over here or I'll rip them off!" Slipstream threatened.
Skywarp ran out of the room in fear of her making good on her threat. Thundercracker just smirked and replied, "Oh come on, we were just having fun! Besides you, I haven't seen another lovely femme."
"You'll have plenty of time to plug your cable into one when the war is over! I should've just left you here and let you get caught, but let's go before the guards get here!" Slipstream ordered.
After they left, Arcee called out in a soft voice, "Thundercracker."
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Last year I shared how we paid cash for our van. Since buying a van we have purchased another car for cash. I know these days having a car payment seems like a way of life, but let me encourage you, not having a car payment is an even better way of life.
Do we drive brand new cars- No
Do we drive reliable, clean, and paid for cars- Yes
If you want to rid your life and your budget of a car payment here are 5 simple ways (or not so simple) to make that happen.
Pay Off Your Current Vehicle
When we owed money on our vehicle we started adding extra money every month to the payment. To make sure we paid extra we made the deductions automatic. Any extra money that came in went to the payment.
When Your Vehicle is Paid For, Keep Driving It!
After you pay off your vehicle, don't trade it in for a newer model, keep driving it. According to The Simple Dollar, the average American family spends $300 a month on a car payment. If you drove your paid for vehicle for 2 years and saved that car payment money you would have over $7000 CASH saved for a new vehicle.
Sell Your Current Vehicle and Buy a Clunker
Last year we started looking for a "get around car" nothing fancy, just something for my husband to drive to work. We researched the most reliable older vehicles and narrowed our search. After looking for a few months my husband found a car for $500! This was in the D.C. area, where prices are not cheap. Since purchasing the car we have put another $300 into maintaining and making repairs. We have owned the car for 10 months and spent a total of $800. That equals an $80 a month car payment, which is significantly less than the national average of $300. Even if this car lasts us a year or two we have accumulated a large savings for another vehicle.
Drive Your Vehicle Until it is Ready for the Junk Yard
We never had new cars growing up. My dad's philosophy was to drive a car until you have to pay someone to take it out of your driveway. That meant we would have the same car for years. But it was years of not having a payment. Yes, there were repairs (although my dad always found inexpensive mechanics) but they were less than payments. By the time our cars were ready to be towed out of the driveway (and yes, this did happen) my parents had saved enough money to replace our vehicle for cash.
We bought a two year old minivan in 2000. We took out a loan (we didn't know any better then) and paid it off in 3 years. We continued to drive this car for 6 more years. During those six years we were able to save our $250 car payment. When we finally sold the van (for about $1000) we had saved around $18,000 for a vehicle. Do you know that you can buy a really nice used car for $18,000? I know this because I am driving it right now. While our minivan wasn't the prettiest thing to look at we kept driving it because it worked, and it was paid for, and we were looking towards the future.
Go Without
When I wrote about owning only one vehicle a few years ago, people told me it just wasn't possible. I still disagree. For years we were a one car family, and I have many friends who are still a one car family. Can it be inconvenient, yes, does it require sacrifice, yes, will you miss out on things, probably. But if you need to get your finances under control this is one way to do it.


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Apr 14, 2012 - 2:09 am
I noticed a swelling in my hand yesterday as I was driving into work. Also as I was in exercise class I noticed when I reached up or out with the effected side's arm I felt sort of a pinch type pain. I asked a co worker to judge my arms to see if one looked larger than the other. She noted that the hands, wrists, and forearms were slightly larger. But we also questioned whether this was normal due to me being right handed. So I am unsure. I don't remember injuring my hand or wrist. I figured the pinch when stretching arm might be related to the further "cooking" of tissues related to having radiation. What do you think?
Apr 14, 2012 - 3:42 am
No guessing get to a doctor and get it checked out! I delayed checking into it thinking it was nothing and ended up with a staph infection and became horribly sick! Lymphedema untreated can be serious please have it checked out so you do not have unnecessary problems. Here is a site that has a lot of information you may find helpful.
Apr 14, 2012 - 5:34 am
I think you are right. I will call the doctor's monday or see if the lymphedema clinic at the cancer center is open on Saturday. This way if it is not lymphedema no harm done. If it is lymphedema I will save myself and the insurance company a lot of hassle. Thanks for answering and giving me the website.
Apr 14, 2012 - 5:38 am
I'm with RE....get it checked out.....swelling of any kind Is a sign that something is wrong...don't wait...
Please keep us posted..
Apr 15, 2012 - 10:49 am
.. when it comes to lymphedema.
My question: Do lymphedema - come, and go? I have been noticing a different
Thank you for any information. Checking out the website.
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Apr 15, 2012 - 11:20 pm
Glad I could be helpful Vicki. In regards to if lymphedema comes and goes it is my understanding that it does not come and go, the swelling may lessen at times but once you have it you have it forever and have to be careful with the treatment of the effected limb which is why it is so important to know when or if you have it. My doctors have explained that the goal is to keep the swelling down as much as possible and to keep it clean and free of wounds. I hope you get relief soon!
Apr 23, 2012 - 3:58 pm
I hope the PT can help you.
Apr 20, 2012 - 3:37 am
It is a mild case of lymphodema and I will be going to see a physical therapist tommorrow regarding it.
Apr 20, 2012 - 4:03 am
I'm glad you checked it out and are going to PT. I am always looking at my arms and comparing them, I kind of drive myself crazy worrying about lymphodema. Hope you get some fun exercises and a good massage when there.
Apr 21, 2012 - 2:54 pm
I've had lym. for 12 years. I've had a compression pump,wraps,sleeves and gloves for all those years. I ignored it at 1st until I got stung by a bee and became gravely ill. You must know one thing now that it has you it will never go away. There are stages of better and worse. Change of seasons is always hard. Humidity levels and high and low atmosphereic pressure greatly affect it. Don't ever ignore it. I did that for the 1st 2 years which is part of the problem I have. Not good or accurate information was also a part. Go to the therapy and I pray you get a good therapist and one that specalizes in this. That truly makes a big difference. I drive 60 miles from home to therapy when I need it because what is available at home I can do myself and it does nothing for me. This like all things related to cancer is different for everyone. Be brave careful and God Bless!


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No society is an island
The terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, is a reminder of how seemingly highly localised militancy can suddenly become an international danger.india Updated: Sep 24, 2013 01:59 IST
The terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, is a reminder of how seemingly highly localised militancy can suddenly become an international danger. When it comes to terrorism, no society is an island. Al-Shabab has repeatedly traded blows with neighbouring governments over the past half decade. The Somali militant group has responded with the odd bomb blast. But the Westgate Mall assault is by far the most frontal attack by al-Shabab and one that deliberately had a pan-Islamicist colouration: an Israeli-owned mall frequented by foreign tourists and diplomats.
Al-Shabab affiliated itself to al Qaeda in 2012 and its present leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, has purged the militia's ranks of commanders who felt al-Shabab should see itself as a Somali group first and then an international jihadi group. Somalia's militant Islamic problem has now metamorphosed into an international threat.
The broad collapse of al Qaeda in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and the killing of its leader, Osama bin Laden, have contributed to a false belief that international Islamicist terrorism is in its twilight. But as the equally violent terror bombings in Peshawar and near Baghdad that preceded the Westgate Mall attack indicate, local terrorist violence remains potent and can become potentially internationalised quickly.
Since the US troop withdrawal from Iraq, that country has spiralled downward into sectarian violence that is now claiming about a 1,000 lives a month. But it is al Qaeda that is leading the Sunni battle in Iraq. In the same way, it is the Tehreek-e-Taliban that is leading the anti-minority violence in Pakistan.
There are other similar, localised wars going on in Yemen, Nigeria and elsewhere. All of these are traditional sectarian or even tribal origins that have been taken over by Islamicist terror groups. All of them have the ability to spill over into the international arena as the line between a local war and global terror blurs.
This is one reason why the talk of an end to the global war on terror should be taken with a bit of salt. Bin Laden's accomplishment was to combine a half-dozen local jihads into an international network by targeting what he saw was a common strand among all of them — a hatred of the US and its foreign policy.
The result was the 9/11 attack. It may no longer be possible to replicate something as spectacular and monstrous. But there does not seem to be any shortage of local militant leaders who have a similar aspiration. Al Qaeda showed the way, it can be said, and it is a path that cannot be erased from a terrorist's imagination. Which is why it is important that what exists in terms of transnational cooperation against terror needs to only be sustained but developed further.


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What a great week last week was. My big planned event was a meeting of the ACM/IEEE CS 2013 committee in Seattle WA. As it turns out that meant I was able to attend the closing gala for the Microsoft Partners in Learning US Forum. I'll have a separate blog with links to that event. It is enough to say that it was very exciting to meet some of this year's winners who will be going on to represent American teachers in the world-wide forum in Prague later this year. It was also great to see some old friends and outstanding teachers who I have either known for a while (some of them were US Forum judges) or met in the last year or so. Some very innovative things going on! But for now here is a large collection of other links I have collected over the past week.
From the Computer Science Teachers Association you can now download the September issue of the CSTA Voice: Back to School!
Girls Who Code is a summer program being run in New York City to introduce girls from around that city to computer science and programming. They are doing Windows Phone app development using Touch Develop.
Did you follow the landing of the latest Mars rover – Curiosity? Well if you did or even if you just know a bunch of space crazy students the latest version of Kodu is for you. Last week Microsoft announced (and launched) Kodu:Mars Edition. Download it at http://www.kodugamelab.com .
While a lot of the news last week was Windows 8 being released to manufacturing that was not the only big product announcement. Visual Studio 2012 was also released to manufacturing. A virtual launch event is coming in September BTW. But yeah, Window8 is released and the store is open for business Get your app in!
Are you on the west coast and interested in Windows 8 development? If so, Randy Guthrie announces Windows 8 App Workshops for Academic Audiences Scheduled for the Western US. Check them out and learn a lot.
Also about Windows 8, Chris Bowen lists The Top 10 Windows 8 Secrets of App Success. Chris knows his stuff and his post has been getting a lot of attention. Well worth reading.
For those of you interested in game development and Windows 8, my manager Bob Familiar has released three posts in a series on Windows 8, XNA and MonoGame.
- Windows 8, XNA and MonoGame – Part 1, Overview
- Windows 8, XNA and MonoGame - Part 2, Getting Started
- Windows 8, XNA and MonoGame - Part 3, Code Migration and Windows 8 Feature Support
Free books are always popular. Here are two collections of them for your reading and learning pleasure.
- Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more.
- Another large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks and Resource Kits for you, including: SharePoint 2013, Office 2013, Office 365, Duet 2.0, Azure, Cloud, Windows Phone, Lync, Dynamics CRM, and more.


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Transfer news: Arsene Wenger confident of signing but rules out Julian Draxler
Arsene Wenger is "80%" certain of making a deadline-day signing - but it will not be Schalke's Julian Draxler.
Last Updated: 02/02/14 10:47am
The Arsenal manager has seen his midfield options dwindle significantly in recent days following Mathieu Flamini's red card at Southampton and injury setbacks for Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere.
Ramsey will miss up to six more weeks, and Wenger plans to enter the market with a run of games against Liverpool (twice), Manchester United and Bayern Munich in the offing.
But, speaking as the window entered its final few hours, he again dismissed reports of an imminent move for £37m-rated Draxler.
"The Draxler situation has been created by the newspapers, not by me," he said. "You ask me 'what is the situation?' I say nothing is happening on that front. He will stay at Schalke.
"At the moment we need more midfielders. We are open-minded, active and look at the opportunities.
"We still try to bring at least one body in because we are hit now by the red card of Flamini, the setback of Ramsey, the fact that Wilshere is not available, though I hope that will be short-term.
"We are short and I am confident we will bring someone in today. It is 80-20."
Schalke chief Horst Heldt insists that Draxler is staying with the club for the rest of the season and 'probably' beyond.
"I am very sure that Julian will play in the second half for us - and probably beyond," sporting director Heldt said.
"We are not interested in letting Julian go and he has also not come to us with the wish to leave the club.
"Of course, there is always interest in him and if someone was to come and make a serious offer for him, then we would have to deal with that professionally.
"That applies not only for Julian, but for any other player."


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A confluence of historical events has formed the most favorable opportunity for peace and prosperity in Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948. Support from the United States could well facilitate the process.
In December 2001, Sri Lanka's war-weary citizens voted into office a majority government led by the United National Front (UNF) party. A right-of-center political party that favors a free-market economy, the UNF is committed to a broad-based civil government that includes the Tamil minority. It also is willing to negotiate substantive autonomy for certain regions with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a violent insurgent group that the United States has labeled a terrorist group. The United States should fully support the peace efforts and maintain its current levels of military assistance to Sri Lanka, but it should not remove the terrorist designation for the LTTE until a peace settlement is reached. In addition, it should encourage the economic reform process now underway in Colombo.
Why Hope for
Peace Has Grown
The Tamil Tigers are battle weary. After decades of civil war, the LTTE realizes that its terrorist tactics and suicide bombings have discredited its cause. Starting with the United States in 1997, a number of countries have designated the LTTE a terrorist group, blocking its ability to raise or move funds in other countries. Additionally, the attack on the United States on September 11 inspired a sea change in attitudes worldwide against tolerance of groups that use terrorist methods to achieve political goals. Bereft of international sympathy, battling a larger and increasingly professional Sri Lankan military, and detecting softer domestic backing and dwindling financial support, the Tamil Tigers agreed to a cease-fire in February.
The government of Sri Lanka is also tired of two decades of war that left 64,000 people dead. A public outcry for peace, led by the beleaguered business community, encouraged the ongoing peace process. Government war expenditures, including funding the ever-growing army and its costly operations, have overburdened the economy, which shrank last year for the first time since independence. Only a substantive and durable peace agreement with the Tamils will permit the government to cut defense spending.
Despite some provocative political posturing from the LTTE leadership and a few violations of the cease-fire, the UNF led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has been able to maintain the integrity of the cease-fire. It also has fast-tracked the Norwegian-sponsored peace initiative. Amid rising expectations of a lasting peace, both sides will meet in Thailand from September 12-17 for formal peace talks. Public support is so overwhelming that the opposition People's Alliance has climbed on board, backing greater devolution of power to allow some autonomy for majority Tamil regions. Although the devil will be in the details of the final peace agreement, the government appears to have a considerable amount of latitude within parliament and with the public to grant such concessions to the Tamil Tigers.
The prospects for peace have combined with the government's 2002 budget, presented in March, to greatly improve investor confidence. The budget demonstrates the government's commitment to economic liberalization. The reforms include tax rationalization, additional deregulation, and privatization. This year, the government will grant no new tax exemptions, and the scope of the existing exemptions will be narrowed to two main categories designed to encourage private investment. Land reform dominates the privatization process. The government owns 80 percent of the land but is selling commercially viable properties to the private sector at market prices.
Other areas still need work. The government employs 12 percent of Sri Lankan workers--the highest ratio in Asia--and consumes 10.4 percent of gross domestic product. It also dominates the utility, health care, and financial sectors. Only in manufacturing does the private sector have the lead, but its narrow base is principally in textiles and clothing.
Economic reforms and a peace settlement will not be enough to revitalize the Sri Lankan economy this year. Without a peace agreement, there can be no demobilization of the Sri Lankan military. Investors are warily optimistic, but previous peace talks in 1985, 1991, and 1995 all collapsed. Wickremasinghe, who firmly believes that American assistance is vital to the peace effort, came to Washington in July with the message that U.S. military assistance and economic aid are vital to securing peace and reviving the Sri Lankan economy.
To assist the peace process and economic recovery, the Bush Administration should:
- Continue military assistance. The current security assistance program is friendly but modest. Assistance for 2003 consists of $252,000 for International Military Education and Training and some visits of Special Forces teams to train with the Sri Lankan military. If the peace talks break down, the Bush Administration should increase all forms of military assistance substantially, including the sale of lethal equipment.
- Retain the LTTE on the list of foreign terrorist organizations . This designation gives Washington some leverage with the Tamil Tigers. If a lasting peace agreement is signed and the LTTE transforms itself from a terrorist group to a political party, the State Department can remove it from this list. If the talks fail and the LTTE returns to its terrorist tactics, then the United States should side firmly with the government.
- Step up trade and economic assistance . Continuing the economically contradictory policies of foreign aid while maintaining high tariffs and quotas will do nothing to invigorate Sri Lanka's economy. Instead, Washington should lower tariffs and eliminate quotas on its apparel and agricultural industries. Debt relief should be considered, but only if it is conditioned on continued privatization and Sri Lanka promises to forgo future assistance.
The government of Sri Lanka is on the verge of obtaining a landmark peace agreement from the violent Tamil Tigers. The United States should support the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Sri Lanka, continue providing military and economic assistance until the Tigers have signed the agreement, and remove the terrorist label only when peace is secure.
Dana Robert Dillon is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation.


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Comic-Con 2011: Futuristic Weapons for 'Men in Black III' on Display
by Alex Billington
July 25, 2011
Source: SlashFilm
Despite some odd production delays and hiatuses, Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III is still in the works, and set to hit theaters May 25th, 2012 next year. While there wasn't a Hall H presentation for the sequel, Sony did plant some rather interesting Men in Black tidbits around Comic-Con. I caught a photo of the giant Neuralizer (above) in my Preview Night gallery, but it was our friends at SlashFilm who discovered the Studio Art Technology booth and got shots of a complete collection of weaponry used in the movie. A handful of futuristic prop guns, similar to the infamous weapons from the first two movies, were on display.
Thanks to SlashFilm for posting a gallery - go there for more. Click on any to be taken to the original photo.
My guess is that the last photo of the weapon with small green brain (I think?) in the middle of it looks like something the villain uses - plus having a brain in it is pretty cool. That double-barreled one also looks like a bad guy's weapon, but the rest are pretty sleek/badass upgrades to the normal shiny MIB gear. It's cool to see this stuff, but we have no clue how they fit into the film yet since we haven't even seen a trailer or poster.
Men in Black III is once again directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, also of the first two. This is said to be set in the year 1969 and involves Agent J (Will Smith) time-traveling back to that year, where he meets up with a young Agent K (Josh Brolin) for some plot involving, most likely, our landing on the Moon. The movie is finished shooting and Columbia has it scheduled for May 25th next year, so we'll keep you updated on it.
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2nd annual Nite to Unite tonight
The Hubbard County Sheriff's Office will be hosting the 2nd Annual Nite to Unite and invite the local and surrounding communities to the festive event.
Nite to Unite will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 6pm to 8pm at the Hubbard County Law Enforcement Center's east parking lot.
This is a great time for people to meet and interact with law enforcement officers from the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office and the Park Rapids Police Department. Also present will be members of the Park Rapids Fire Department and North Ambulance.
The Sheriff's Office will also include members of the Posse Unit, Boat & Water Patrol, SWAT/ERU Team, Explorer's Program, ATV Patrol, K-9 Unit, Sentence to Serve, Corrections, Communications, among others.
Also included will be a dunk tank (free will offering to the canine program), drunk goggles display, child identification fingerprints, and a K-9 Demo.
No need for supper as ham-burgers, turkey dogs, potato salad, chips, and pop will be on hand from 6-7 pm free of charge. Sheriff Frank Homer encourages everyone to bring the family, get to know your local law enforcement officers, and have a lot of fun.
Sponsoring this year's event will be Aviands Food & Service Management, Nei Bottling of Bemidji, and R&R Rental.


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(2) The departure of the aural carrier frequency of a TV station may not exceed ±1000 Hz from the actual visual carrier frequency plus exactly 4.5 MHz.
At a date not later than nine months after release of the Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration in MM Docket No. 00-10 (the proceeding that established the Class A TV service), all licensed Class A stations must operate with a carrier frequency offset. See
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Hello looking for some info if anyone has any about John McCready(somerset,pa.) b. abt.1796 married(abt.1827?) to Barbara (????) McCready(Ohio) b. abt.1802. they are parents of Curtis, Samantha J.,Mary, Martin P., and Eliza. living in Iowa district 29 lee county 1850.
I am trying to find out Johns parents and Barbara's maiden name. thanks any help would be great!


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Hail The Child King! - Poem by tolu ogundare
Oh let, I pray, this moment be
More than a day of feast to me
Let out the news full of life
The child that was born is still alive
Sing the news and make it loud
The song, if sung 'll sling your cloud
Sing the song full of life
The child that was born is still alive
And so I hear the bells ping
To the song that angels love to sing
So deep and loud the lines repeat
As all of heaven partake in it
There is more to what we can explain
Than what all universe can contain
How the word of God became flesh
To deliver us from this same flesh
Tho' He tarries He won't delay
He's coming back for us one day
Terms and conditions will then apply
And all that the scriptures simply imply
Topic(s) of this poem: Love
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Age of Decadence surprised me. As I wrote in the forums earlier, I was expecting a classic, Fallout-style RPG. I feel that at its heart, AoD is something different, although a lot of inspiration is certainly derived from these classics. It is, for me, a hybrid of classic RPGs and interactive fiction, and strikes me in some ways as a re-imagination of RPGs from the P&P template, tossing away many of the tried and true conventions of the genre sometimes to great effect, sometimes to its own detriment.
Where I feel that AoD excels over any other game I played so far (admittedly there are some classics I still havent played), is the sheer amount of alternate paths it provides through the game. A lot of love and thought have gone into that aspect, and I have very much enjoyed trying out different characters and skills just to see where it would take me. The Teron demo alone provides a lot of entertainment in that respect. However to appreciate it, you HAVE to replay. Some single playthroughs may be very short (I think you can breeze through the demo in < 30 minutes, maybe less, for some paths) and doing so may leave you wondering what the fuck just happened. It will only be after multiple playthroughs (both different backgrounds and different skillsets) that you start to see the whole story, and have a chance to appreciate the love and care that went into the branching story design.


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Looks like the rain is mostly passing to the north, but just in case...
The leaves are really coming down today in this wind; at the Lodge, it's raining golden leaves right now.
At 9 am, it is 57 degrees and rising
98% humidity and steady
29.85 inches of mercury and steady
Fire danger is LOW
It is windy and cool. The brook is running.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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The Arnold Tractor Tire Chains for 18-1/2 in. x 8-1/2 in. x 8 in. Wheels work with most tire brands. The chains are designed to provide better traction while working through snow, water and more and are made with stainless steel to help ensure strength.
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Sentences for NW Iowa robberies
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa man who asked for mercy in his sentencing for robbing banks has been given 15 years in federal prison.
Jeffrey Schoon was sentenced Wednesday in Sioux City. His wife, Roxena, was given more than two years in prison.
The couple pleaded guilty to robbing four banks within 20 miles of their Wall Lake home in December 2011 and January 2012.
Jeffrey Schoon told the judge in a letter that he's raised an 18-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son who has cystic fibrosis. the deal gives hope his family someday will be reunited.


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South Sudan vows to interrupt dracunculiasis transmission amid continued decline in number of cases
Geneva | 23 May 2013
The Minister of Health of South Sudan says his country is determined to interrupt transmission of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), as the number of reported cases continues to decline. Although South Sudan has been reporting the majority of all cases, progress in implementing eradication measures there over the past two years means the world is on course to defeat the disease by 2015.
Extract/Interview Dr Michael Milly Hissen [MP4 13.9Mb]
Yesterday evening, Dr Michael Milly Hissen addressed an informal meeting of ministers of countries affected by dracunculiasis at the Palais des Nations in Geneva where the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly is taking place. The meeting noted the importance of continued surveillance for all countries and areas freed from the disease because of the risks of imported cases by nomadic populations and as a result of insecurity from neighbouring countries .
South Sudan, which reported more than 96% of the total of 542 cases in 2012 (representing 521 of all cases globally in 2012) launched a full-blown campaign in 2006. Since independence in 2011, the health authorities in South Sudan have strengthened their guinea-worm eradication programme with a strong focus on case containment, surveillance and reporting.
The other three endemic countries – Chad, Mali and Ethiopia – have all stepped up eradication efforts, as have neighbouring countries that have been recently declared free of the disease.
WHO, The Carter Center and various partners made presentations on progress towards interrupting dracunculiasis transmission and the status of eradication.
During the first quarter of 2013, only six cases of guinea-worm disease have been reported, with zero cases reported to WHO during the whole month of January. The six cases – all reported from South Sudan – represent a 90% reduction, compared with the 61 cases reported during the same period in 2012.
Ghana, which once reported the second highest number of cases annually, reported its last case in May 2010. Since then no cases have emerged in Ghana and the country is now in the precertification phase.
By contrast, Chad reported an outbreak in 2010 – 10 years after reporting its last case. Mali and Ethiopia have both been reporting small numbers of cases.
To date, 192 countries, territories and areas have been certified free of dracunculiasis transmission.
Of the 14 countries that remain to be certified, four (Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and South Africa) have no recent history of dracunculiasis and 10 are either endemic for the disease (Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and South Sudan) or in the precertification phase (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Niger and Sudan).
Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly highlights
The Health Assembly resumes today to consider agenda items relating to the Millennium Development Goals, women's and children's health, social determinants of health, influenza preparedness, surveillance and response. Committees will also discuss management and legal matters as well as audit and financial matters.
During its session yesterday, the Assembly approved a draft resolution (EB 132.R1) "Towards universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019" and endorsed the action plan.
The plan aims to further improve eye health, reduce avoidable visual impairment and secure access to rehabilitation services for the visually impaired. The global target is to reduce the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment by 25% by 2019. Many Member States took the floor and welcomed the draft action plan. The draft resolution was approved without amendments.
Also yesterday, the Health Assembly adopted a resolution on the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory including east Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan.
In other developments:
- the Health Assembly approved the Director-General's financial report for 2012. Thanks to cost-saving measures and a lower than expected decrease in voluntary contributions, WHO is nearly fully funded. Discussions on the need for more flexible funding from non-State actors will need to be integrated in the financing dialogue that will start in June; http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA66/A66_7-en.pdf [pdf 1Mb]
- the Global Fund presented its new funding model to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The new approach builds on three core principles: working as a financing institution that partners with others to serve countries; providing predictability around resource availability; and creating a platform for broader public health support.


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It's not everyday that a person can put their life on hold. But that's exactly what Matthew Relei did.
The 2009 Sonora High graduate hit the pause button on his college education and football career at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Relei was honoring the code set forth and encouraged by BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall who says a player should structure his life with importance and focus in five areas: Faith, Family, Knowledge, Friends and Football.
With faith as first priority and football last, Relei decided to commit his own time to serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America.
However, leaving for a mission at the start of the 2010 season meant that Relei's spot on the Cougars football team would be up in the air if he ever decided to return. He wasn't a scholarship player, so nothing was guaranteed.
In 2009, Relei earned a position on the football team after impressing coaches at open tryouts on campus. With more than the 100 players present, Relei was one of a dozen or so invited to be an official member of the team for fall camp.
"Matt was a great leader, probably one of the best leaders that we've had," said Sonora football head coach and Relei's former defensive coordinator, Bryan Craig. "An outstanding player. He was an impressive young man."
As a Wildcat, Relei was a two-way starter, at quarterback and linebacker. He also handled the punting duties. In his senior year in 2008, the team captain received the Valley Oak League Utility Player of the Year award and was also named Defensive MVP.
Relei redshirted as a walk-on in 2009 at inside linebacker, using the time to bulk up and learn the defensive system. He became a valuable member of the defensive scout team. He even dressed for a game against TCU, but never played.
After his redshirt freshman season, Relei made the decision to walk away from everything, to serve those in need in a developing country.
"I approached my coaches and the university," Relei said. "BYU is a church-run school. They definitely are supportive of those that are willing to give up two years of their life and serve a mission."
So Relei packed his bags and headed for the Atacama Desert in northern Chile on Sept. 8, 2010. The Atacama Desert is known by National Geographic and climatologists as "the driest place on Earth."
"The conditions are pretty rough," Relei said, who traveled by foot in the heat everyday on his mission wearing a dress shirt, tie and pants.
During his two years, Relei was able to support locals needing help - mentally and physically.
"I met a lot of people that were really kind of down and out," Relei said. "It was just awesome to see the message that we carry to them - a message of hope, a message of love. It teaches them that they really are valued. That message alone helped a lot of people change their life, and really have hope for their future. You can see a 180-degree turn."
Relei helped with community service projects and constructing houses.
But it was hard for Relei to keep his listed 6-foot-1-inch, 227-pound frame in tip-top football shape. In his set schedule, he was only allowed 30 minutes each morning to exercise.
"It was extremely difficult to maintain good condition," Relei said.
But walking door to door also aided Relei to stay somewhat in form. He walked several miles daily and his meals usually consisted of beans, chicken and rice.
"I got used to the food," Relei said. "The food was good."
For Relei, the two years he spent in Chile was a life-changing experience. He now has a new perspective on life.
"It's just a great opportunity where I was able to step back to forget who Matt Relei was, and focus on others," Relei said. "To help them feel more love and help them be better people."
"I loved the Chilean people," he added. "The Latin culture is just awesome because they are people of love."
When Relei returned from his two-year mission in the middle of September last year, he wanted to continue his football career. So he re-enrolled at BYU and constantly worked out in the gym. He just had to get back into football shape.
"Physically, sometimes when they come back, it can be challenging to get back in shape," BYU Associate Director of Athletic Communications Brett Pyne said. "It takes a little while to get back to that level of a Division I caliber athlete."
Because Relei was a walk-on to begin with, he had to earn his way back onto the Cougars football team. That meant facing open tryouts with more than 100 players for a second time in January.
And he didn't let down.
"To be able to come in and make a difference in a tryout and show people what you're willing to do and can do, and get an opportunity through that route is an impressive thing," Pyne said.
The Cougars coaching staff extended an invitation to Relei to be a team member for spring ball. And he finally felt at home after nearly three years off the field.
"It was awesome to be able to strap on the pads," Relei said. "To run around and try to smack things. It was a good feeling to be back on the gridiron."
This spring was beneficial to Relei. He was able to relearn all of the Cougar's defensive packages and schemes.
Relei's path to playing on Saturdays this fall is still a stretch, considering he's a walk-on. But he understands what it takes after returning from his mission.
"I believe that it is difficult - you have to definitely make a name for yourself," Relei said. "It just boils down if you're willing to put in the work and will to give it your all and make the sacrifices to contribute to your team. Then it can be done. It's a tough road. It's not easy."
What is going to assist the 23-year-old Relei, as he challenges for time on the field, is that he's not that young 19-year-old freshman anymore.
"I think I'm more matured," Relei said. "Most definitely my body's more matured as well. I think I'm more mentally tough and have more personal confidence."
Relei reported to fall camp last Thursday, Aug. 1 and the BYU football team held their first practice Aug. 3. Relei's not listed on the preseason two-deep depth chart, but he knows this month will determine where his football career is headed.
"This fall camp will be a great indicator of how I can better help the team," Relei said. "I would love to get in special teams action; love to get some playing time at inside linebacker."
Relei's also practicing how to long snap, since it's a team need and an area of concern.
"He'll do anything for you," Craig said. "He'll do it just to be a part of that team."
But football isn't everything in Relei's life. He appreciates that now after taking his trip to South America. He still structures his life around Mendenhall's five values and credits his success to his family.
"They definitely been my No. 1 fan - my supporting cast," Relei said. "Without them I wouldn't be the person that I am today; wouldn't be where I am today."
And Relei is still reaching out to others.
"For all the kids out there that have dreams, don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it, or that it can't be done" Relei said. "I'm a firm believer that we personally are our own worst enemies, but if we believe in ourselves and are willing to put in the work then we can achieve it. Hard work is the main ingredient to the recipe."


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For Chadwick, the old saying proved true Saturday. It's not how you start, but how you finish.
The Dolphins were on the receiving end of 47-30 Prep League loss to Pasadena Poly that spoiled their homecoming. It was their first game after forfeiting their previous contest due to a violation of the school's Chemical Health Rule.
"Adversity is something you learn from," Chadwick coach Gary Willison said, "We faced a lot of it this week but it's a challenge we're embracing and we're going to win a lot of battles through it,"
Despite Chadwick (5-3, 0-2) trailing 33-7 at halftime and 47-14 to start the fourth quarter, Willison praised his team for not giving up and battling to make the final score a bit more respectable.
"We were able to relax a little bit and play football," Willison said of the Dolphins' second-half effort, "We just lost to a very good team."
Poly (7-0, 3-0), ranked No. 2 in the Northeast Division, came out firing as it scored on it opening drive on a 30-yard pass from Michael Bowman to Vincent Porter. Chadwick responded with a seven-minute drive that was capped by a 1-yard scoring run by Cole Freeman with 8:41 in the second quarter.
Poly then turned up the heat by scoring four more times before halftime, including a 23-yard catch by William Genske with no time left. Chadwick could only watch as it was forced to punt on every drive save for one ending on an interception.
The Dolphins showed some life to open the second half as they scored an eight-play drive capped off on a 33-yard pass from Peter Mavredakis to Conor Range. Yet Poly came right back and scored on a 14-yard run by Joseph Edwards.
After another Poly touchdown to open the fourth quarter, Chadwick regrouped to score on an 11-yard run by Mavredakis and 2-point conversion by Cameron Bartlett. The Dolphins recovered a fumble and added another touchdown on a 7-yard catch by Range.
Freeman finished 10-for-12 passing for 131 yards while Range had a team-high 66 yards on three catches.
Bowman finished with 362 yards (19-for-26 passing) and five touchdowns passes to five different receivers. Griffin Carter had a team high 105 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Chadwick also gave up seven sacks to Poly.
"(Poly) came out here and played a great football game and there's no question about it," Willison said.


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22 January 2000
An unhealthy glow
SUN worshippers could soon be slapping on a cream that screens them for skin
cancer. Developed in Scotland, the cream makes tumour cells glow, allowing them
to be spotted by a very sensitive camera.
Australians have a 70 per cent chance of developing skin cancer in their
lifetime, and even the sun-starved British have a 15 per cent chance. The new
test, which was devised by a dermatologist at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and
physicists from the universities of Glasgow and St Andrews, will make it easier
to catch skin cancer at an early, treatable stage.
The cream contains a compound called 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA), which
accumulates in cancer cells and is converted to a fluorescent chemical called
protoporphyrine IX. So while collagen in skin glows a healthy green in
ultraviolet light, cancer cells containing protoporphyrine IX glow red. Because
the fluorescence is too faint to see with the naked