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Part III (A Welcome to the New Mods)
, 14th May 2011 at 08:06 PM (377 Views)
FYI, I love all of the forums on here. This is an obvious parody. Also, welcome and congratulations to the new mods!
In the concrete jungle of Brisbane, Australia, five people with black umbrellas converge on a street corner with a café. The rain is pounding, falling in sheets.
The first face visible is Iteru's. He has short brown hair, light complexion, and piercing green eyes. Wearing a light blue zip-up sweatshirt, he shivers slightly from the cold, wet wind.
Arriving opposite of Iteru is Mintaka. She has long, brown, straight hair that falls softly on her shoulders. In business attire, she waits somewhat impatiently.
Crossing the street to join the other two is Angad. His green spring jacket is characteristic among the black business clothes of the cubicle army.
Following Mintaka is Hallow♥. She is wearing a knee-length floral-patterned dress, and a fuchsia overcoat for warmth. Her cheeks are bright red from the wind.
The fifth black umbrella is revealed to be bluesun. His brown hair falls flat against his head, and the front bangs almost reach his eyebrows. He wears a black hoodie and blue jeans.
The five stand there silent, the rain pounding against their monochromatic umbrellas.
A man walks up, of average height, with brown hair and brown eyes. He gestures to the café.
Archaic: Follow me.
The six of them walk into the café, shaking off their umbrellas in the small overhang before entering the café. Archaic sits down at a booth, and motions to the waiter. The waiter runs off behind the counter, and starts preparing drinks. The five of them file into the booth with Archaic.
Archaic: I've brought you all here for a reason: I need your help.
The five look bewildered at each other . The waiter arrives, and brings five hot chocolates. Hallow♥ and Iteru grab them heartily and begin to drink them. The other three grab the small tea cups and saucers and begin to drink slowly.
Archaic: I'll explain in a minute. But this is your last chance, after this, you cannot go back. Are you in?
The five nod their heads, tentatively at first, but then confidently.
Archaic: Come with me.
Archaic stands up from the table and walks into the light yellow hallway that contains the bathrooms. The other five follow.
Facing the men's room, he opens the door and ushers the five in. Hallow♥ and Mintaka are cautious, but enter slowly.
Archaic walks to the farthest stall, and motions for the other five to follow.
Archaic: You see, no one ever uses the stalls in the men's room, so we can hide this here.
He grabs the bottom of the toilet, and slowly raises the toilet into the wall, rotating it at the base of the toilet in the back. A portion of the wall rotates back to accommodate the toilet. The floor of the toilet replaces the hole in the wall, and a fairly large hole with a metal chute is where the toilet used to be.
Archaic: This is one of the entries to my world. It's completely safe. Just waaa..... [His voice slowly dies out as he slides down the chute.]
The five look awkwardly at each other .
Mintaka: Well I suppose one of us has to go first.
She slides down the chute .
Iteru: I'm next.
He jumps in, and disappears from sight.
Angad, bluesun, and Hallow♥ look at each other, shrug their shoulders, and jump down the chute, one after another.
At the bottom of the chute, the five are seen in a giant mound of feathers. Mintaka and Iteru are fighting static electricity to remove the feathers. The other three brush them off. Archaic is standing on the concrete walkway on a side. Behind him are two large mahogany doors, with BMGf inscribed intricately upon them, the letters ascending diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right.
The five stand behind him. Archaic pushes open the door dramatically. Behind the door is a large room, filled with shiny, high-tech equipment. The five new mods stand in shock, their mouths agape .
Archaic: Welcome to Bulbagarden! Let me show you around.
Archaic walks over to the first door .
Archaic: This is the Rules & Announcements forum. [He opens the door. Inside, super-moderators stand working slavishly over a piece of paper.] This is where all the smart-asses come to complain when they think they know the rules better than you. Trust me, they don't.
Hallow♥: And if they complain about us?
Archaic: Don't worry, they won't. [He flashes a sly smile.]
He closes the door and walks to the next .
Archaic: This is The Garden Grotto, where people come to introduce themselves.
He opens the door, and a bunch of people are standing there silently, just waving to each other.
Archaic: They're... kind of weird, to be honest. But this concerns none of you.
He moves on to the next door .
Archaic: This is Pokemon News from Bulbanews.
He opens the door . the dark lord trombonator is sitting behind a news set, about to start a report.
the dark lord trombonator [loudly]: BREAKING NEWS! DENGEKI DS HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW DS GA... [he becomes drowned out as Archaic shuts the door].
Archaic: They're nice, but, they report too much. I can go get coffee, and it's a front page story.
Moves on to the next door .
Archaic: This is the Current Event: Pokemon Black and White forum.
He opens the door. Inside, a large store is revealed, featuring infinite rows of the new pokemon games on the shelf.
Archaic: They bought the games months ago, but they stayed in the store and just sit there and talk about them. Don't quite understand why.
He closes the door and moves onto the next .
Archaic: This is the Pokemon World, where the members just walk around and look at things, and then talk about what they looked at and over-analyze it.
He closes the door, and continues onto the next .
Archaic: Ah, so bluesun, this is one of your forums.
He opens the door to reveal a bunch of incredibly nerdy children staring at computer screens playing World of Warcraft .
bluesun: It looks like you guys have it under control.
Archaic: Yes it does, but just wait until someone uses hax. [Smiles slyly, and closes the door.] But you can stay with us for the moment, because you get two forums.
bluesun smiles happily, and sticks out his tongue to the rest . Mintaka sticks her tongue out at bluesun in retaliation.
Archaic walks up to the next door, and removes a series of padlocks from off the door. As he opens the door, the hair of all six of them blows back due to all the hot air. Inside, Commander Pigg, Musashi, and Dogasu are chasing various members around with banhammers.
Archaic: This forum is yours Iteru. As you can see, things can get... a little tense in here. [He hands Iteru a large banhammer.] You'll need it.
Iteru: You know, I'm starting to have second thoughts...
Archaic: Too late!
He pushes Iteru in, closes the door quickly, and puts the padlock in place .
Archaic: Well, that was a close one!
Walks to the next door .
Archaic: If you are easily offended, you may want to avert your eyes.
Mintaka and Hallow♥ turn around .
Archaic: This is the shipping forum.
Inside, everyone is kissing something. A pikachu is kissing a ketchup bottle. Ash and Misty are kissing, with Gary kissing ash's head. Angad and bluesun are visibly disturbed.
Archaic: Most of it is harmless, but it can get a little scary at times...
Moves onto the next door .
Archaic: Here we go, Angad, here's your forum.
He hands Angad a banhammer. He opens the door. Inside, there are people fighting with swords and shields. Angad's eyes brighten, and he seems excited .
Angad: I get to mod the battles? Cool!
Angad runs in and takes THE CHAIR OF POWEEER!
Archaic closes the door and continues on.
Archaic: And here's your last stop, bluesun.
He hands bluesun his banhammer, and opens the door. Inside of this room, a bunch of people are sitting around handing things to each other.
Archaic: This is the Bulbagarden Trade Center. Just ake sure the trades are fair and NO HAX.
The room darkens.
bluesun [somewhat scared]: ….okay.
[I]The room lightens.[/I
Archaic: Have fun!
He closes the door and moves onto the next. He opens the door.
Archaic: This is The Real World. This is where the members go to escape the real world to talk about pokemon, but they talk about the real world instead. I know, it doesn't make much sense.
An arrow flies at them out of nowhere. Archaic quickly closes the door. The arrow thuds into the wooden door.
Archaic: Things can get a little tense in there sometimes. But if you fire carefully, you won't hurt too many people.
Archaic walks up to the final door.
Archaic: This here, is the forum for you two. We were quite short on staff.
[He opens the door. A party within.
Archaic: This is the Outside the Box forum.
He hands Mintaka and Hallow♥ banhammers.
Archaic: Try not to get yourself killed too much.
Mintaka and Hallow♥ look worriedly at each other. Archaic pushes them in and shuts the door.
Archaic: Finally some peace and quiet. My plan is in place. Things are in motion. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO RULE THE WORLD.
Kasumi [from a distance]: KEEP IT DOWN HONEY I'M TRYING TO WORK.
Archaic [yelling back]: SORRY SOMETIMES I GET CARRIED AWAY WITH MY WORLD DOMINATION SCHEMES.
Kasumi: WELL DOMINATE MORE QUIETLY
Archaic: OKAY. [A brief pause] They know nothing. MWAHA-HAHA-HA-HAHAHA-HA-HA!!!!!


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I've been staring at my empty screen for over an hour.
I have comments on my last post that I have yet to respond to.
I have so much to say, yet my mind is blank.
I'm working on my 3rd glass of wine right now, and I can't even feel it. I'm just trying to make my feet and back stop aching so it won't hurt when I get up to refill my glass and go pee next time…
I'm getting too old for this shit.
As some of you may know, I've been working in a sporting goods store at the local mall for the holidays because I couldn't find a job since I lost my decent paying one in August because I'm a dumbass. (Luckily for me) My best friend's husband manages the store, and she was willing to trade him everlasting sexual favors if he hired me for the holidays.
Thank The Easter Bunny that he's a weak man, because he knows me well.
I feel like I owe her my soul or something, but I don't have one of those. I traded it to Satan when I was in the first grade for a McDonald's cheeseburger and a My Little Pony.
Maybe I should make her some cookies or something…
In retrospect, I probably should have also made a better deal with Satan.
I am so physically and mentally exhausted right now that I can't even think. My brain shut off about 4 hours ago (two hours before my 12 hour shift ended at 8pm), and hasn't started working again since.
People were asking for one team, and I'd show them another.
I don't really know much of anything about sports; aside from the logos, and the fact that I really like the way that the pants look on a lot of those football players. And that I think that football has way too many rules.
They should start an extreme football league where the rules include, but are not limited to: wear protective gear; no throwing feces; no vomiting on other players; steroids are encouraged; all half-time shows must include midgets, monkeys, and cheerleaders driving monster trucks (or tanks); and buy one, get one free beers at all games. (Please feel free to add any rules you think would be relevant in the comment section. If I get enough of them, I'll write up an entirely new league of awesome. And maybe get ambitious enough to make a fantasy fantasy extreme football league that we can play in together. But probably not, because that sounds like a lot of work.)
I wish I had the mental capacity at the moment to expand on the football thing, because the stuff I've mentioned to the guys while we watch the games is pretty funny. I just can't do it right now.
I went to the store after work for cat food and wrapping paper, and it took me ten minutes to find the damn cat food WHILE I WAS IN THE FUCKING CAT FOOD AISLE! Staring at a 16lb. bag of Meow Mix, wondering where I could find food for Moo. (yes that's his name. He's a feline bovine).
How sad is it that I was thinking about cheese when I realized that I was standing in an aisle entirely dedicated to cats? (I really wish that I were exaggerating about this. I was literally staring at it wondering where the cat food was. It was horrible. If I hadn't been so out-of-my-mind-and-body exhausted, I would have been embarrassed. Even though I was completely alone in the aisle the entire time.)
My brain "feels" like mush. I can't actually poke around in there and feel my brain, as I've not acquired any recent open head wounds. Although, I'm pretty sure it literally feels like mush, so that's probably a bad analogy.
Put it this way: when I try to concentrate on thinking, I literally get nothing. It's just empty. That never happens to me. To be honest, it's a little scary. There's always something floating around in there. Even if it's just a blue-faced flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz in a diaper shaking a rattle while sucking on a pacifier with a mustache attached to it.
Because that's funny. Probably only to me, but still… The thoughts are there.
But right now… When I try… Nothing.
So I'm just going to continue to drink my wine and ramble, in the hopes that something remotely interesting (or at least slightly funny) comes out of my fingertips.
*pouring another glass of wine*
Don't get your hopes up.
If I were functioning "properly" right now, I'd have at least five amazingly shitty illustrations to keep you entertained, but I'm way too tired to eff with it.
Sorry. I'm disappointed in me right now, too.
On the other hand, (at the start of my fourth glass of wine) I'm spelling better than I normally do. I've only had to correct one word that I normally misspell. *GO ME!* I didn't even misspell misspell. I fucking rock right now!
I've seen SO many amazing things while working at the mall, and so many freakishly intriguing people that it really makes my heart smile and my pants wet.
Take that however you want to. Either way, you're probably right.
Today, I saw a lady with a mole on her face that was about a quarter of an inch wide and at least 3 inches long. It was covered in a grey fuzz. I could not stop staring at it. It looked like she had waxed a strip of fur off of Gizmo (my chinchilla) and pasted it to her cheek in a horrible attempt to look like an NFL player before she went shopping. But then she realized that she forgot the other half of it, and was embarrassed, but the glue had already adhered to her cheek and she didn't realize the it was the extra strength kind that lasts for at least three days, and I came home and caught her before she could get a strip for the other side, so now she's just stuck looking like a nard.
I wanted to touch it. I really wanted to ask her to pet it.
Gizmo is soft, and her mole hair stuff looked like him.
I assumed that they are one and the same.
But I didn't ask.
Instead, I asked her if I could help her find anything, and then proceeded to assist her without making a complete ass of myself like I normally would…
I was SO proud of me for acting like a grown-up!
Sometimes being an adult sucks.
I'll have more of my "whimsical nonsense" to spread about the interwebs later this week (and hopefully the new picture for my page that I've been lying to myself about), but right now, I think I need my heating pad and some Ibuprofen.
And some more wine…


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I thought a lot about it and decided that the reblog button in tumblr is the most important piece of media that I came across last year. Here's why.


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Hey all....
I think I've finally come to the end of the road for Flight Simming.
I really did enjoy it the last 10 years that I have been doing it, but I just have lost interest at the moment. It's been fun here in the forums, and for the most part, the members are a great bunch and a lot of help.
If I do return, I'll be sure to be back here posting away again in the screen shot forums.
See, since these headaches, 20-30 minute flights just don't cut it for me anymore. The engine noise even on low get to me with the vibrations from the sound, and well, it just kind of ruins the whole hobby.
I'll still fly my Realflight G5.5, so may post shots from there over in the screen shot forum from time to time.
In the mean time everyone, continue to enjoy the hobby, I'm outta here. (For now, anyway, and I do mean it this time ;-)) but in a good way. By no means is this a gripe, or complaint towards anything. It's been one fun ride.
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The Mormon War
The Mormon War
Beginnings of the Conflict
The commandment to gather to Missouri had been given to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833, but Joseph Smith and other Church leaders were still centered in Ohio, so the gathering of the Saints was not fixed on Missouri. However after being driven out of Kirtland, Joseph and the others gathered to Far West, Missouri, and by 1838, the Mormons were arriving in droves. In a matter of eight months, the Mormon population in northwestern Missouri had grown from between three and four thousand to more than nine thousand, with thousands more expected to come. Though relations between the Mormons and the Missourians had been peaceful upon the first arrival of the Saints, several factors led to tension. The numbers in which the Saints were gathering was overwhelming the citizens of Missouri, and, due to false rumors about the Mormons, many people did not want to live in the same communities as they did. Property values plummeted and tensions rose. In addition, actions of a group called the Danites, who took it upon themselves to purge and cleanse the Church of the unfaithful, heightened uneasiness.
The attitudes of some of the Mormons certainly didn't help matters. It had been revealed to Joseph Smith that the area they were now in was the original location of the Garden of Eden, and was also the area Adam and Eve had lived in after being expelled from the Garden. The Mormons believed all of this to be sacred ground. The Lord had given them a commandment to build up His kingdom and had promised the Saints the land would be theirs. Some of the Saints unfortunately took this to mean they had rights to all of the land there, and, though they were willing to pay for it, their attitudes affected their neighbors.
At this time Missouri was very much on the frontier of the United States. There were fortunes to be made by some, and politics played an important role in the relations between the two parties. Though Mormons were free to vote however they chose, and were more than willing to vote for any candidates who were friendly towards them, they did tend to vote similarly. Missourians felt they would soon take over everything by sheer number and that they would soon control the government, though the Mormons had no inclination to do this at all. They simply wanted to live peaceably and build up the kingdom as they had been commanded to do.
The Danites
Due to dissenters in the early stages of the Church, certain members felt the need to purge the Church of the unfaithful and to renew commitments to live the gospel fully. In the past, dissenters had played large roles in stirring up anti-Mormon feelings, resulting in the Saints being driven from their homes. Desirous to avoid being persecuted and driven even more, there was a somewhat antagonistic attitude among some of the Mormons towards any who seemed unfriendly to them. A group called the Danites formed, pledging itself to create a righteous community and to protect it. Unfortunately, this attitude stirred up more hard feelings, and the Missourians began to band together, convinced they would have no peace until and unless the Mormons left.
The Danties took other matters into their own hands when they chose to expel dissenters from their community. A few members were tried by the Mormons and were found guilty of selling their land contrary to the revelations Joseph Smith had received (for their personal gain rather than for the good of the community), had violated the Word of Wisdom, and had tried to undermine Joseph's authority by falsely accusing him of having committed adultery. These men were found guilty and were excommunicated. The Danties took it upon themselves to expel these men and their families from the community. Several of the Mormons were upset by this unlawful action, causing more tension within the Church as well as without. While the man principally credited with forming the Danites, Dr. Sampson Avard, is also accused of forming and leading this group to gain personal power, no mention was made of his faults until after things got out of hand. Avard did begin twisting the cause of the group, claiming their members were beyond the reaches of the law and that they should rescue any Danite from governmental trial to be tried instead by their own people. This goes strongly against the teachings of the Church, specifically Article of Faith #12, which states all members of the Church are subject to the government under which they live.
It is hard to reconcile the Church's teachings with the actions of individuals or even groups at this time in Church history. While some actions can neither be condoned, nor excused, it is perhaps important to remember how much the Saints had been persecuted and driven; how much they had suffered; how much they had sacrificed. They had been peaceful and had turned the other cheek (Matt. 5:39) many times. They were determined to not be driven any more. They resolved to protect their families and their homes.
After Sidney Rigdon, a prominent Church leader, gave a fiery speech encouraging the Saints to defend themselves against their enemies, members of Carroll County resolved to expel the Mormons for having settled at Dewitt, which many Missourians were upset about. The Carroll County citizens determined to do things as peaceably as possible (though still unlawfully). They seemed to hope by talking about it so much, and through threats of expulsion, the Mormons would just leave. At this time support through most of the state not directly concerned with the issue was inclined to be on the side of the Mormons. Though other citizens sometimes did not have sympathies for the religion itself (or what they had heard the religion was), they still respected the rights offered by the Constitution more than the personal wishes of non-Mormon citizens to not live with Mormons.
Mormons Not Allowed to Vote in Gallatin
On August 6, the day of state and county elections in Gallatin, Missouri, tensions reached a boiling point. When a group of Mormon men went to vote they were blocked by an angry group of men. Dick Weldon, who was drunk at the time, insulted and assaulted a Mormon shoemaker named Samuel Brown. Fists began to fly and soon all thirty Saints and forty or fifty Missourians were fighting. No guns were used, and no one was killed, but many were hurt. The Mormons came out the victors, but were still surrounded by angry Missourians, and the Mormons left without voting. Exaggerated reports soon spread to both sides, and several Mormons gathered together that night to prepare for an attack that never came—at least not until much later.
Because tensions were still so high, a group of Mormons visited Judge Adam Black, who was reportedly heading mobs trying to expel the Mormons, requesting he sign a document stating he would have no relations with the anti-Mormon mobs. He believed his word should be enough guarantee, but Joseph wanted something concrete to show the Saints to try and ease their fears. Though he was not forced to sign the document, Black felt he was being bullied by the group (mostly of Danites), he feared for his family, and so he created his own document, which he signed. The Mormons were satisfied and let him alone. Black and others soon brought charges against Mormon leaders for their conduct, but the trials seemed only to resolve in building tensions higher on both sides.
Things continued in a cyclical pattern for some time. False charges were raised against the Mormon leaders to try and get them out of the state. The Mormons appealed to all forms of government for help. They wanted matters peacefully settled, but when no help was offered, they felt compelled to form militia to protect themselves. The conflict spread to other counties and soon required the attention of the governor. Governor Lilburn W. Boggs was known to be anti-Mormon and was inclined to believe the worst reports he heard of them. He organized a large militia to march and went himself to help sort the matter out.
Previous to the governor's arrival, two generals, David R. Atchison, and Alexander W. Doniphan, arrived with their men and began to sort things out. They discovered the claims against the Mormons were false and that the Mormons were acting defensively. They sent word to Gov. Boggs that they had sorted matters out, but that if he would still come and speak to the people, they believed that would be of much more use than the presence of the militia. However, when Boggs arrived and discovered most of the trouble to be coming from the non-Mormons, and received the report too late that his gathered army was no longer needed, he returned home without speaking to the people.
Siege of DeWitt
When matters continued uneasily, non-Mormons concluded they would have no peace unless the Mormons left. After telling the Mormons they would leave, however, and even sold some of their land to them, the Missourians resolved once and for all to drive them out of Carroll County. A two-week siege began on the town of DeWitt, and forces gathered on both sides. When the Saints sent A. C. Caldwell, a non-Mormon, to once again petition Boggs for aid, Caldwell returned saying Boggs had refused and said it was a waste of government time and money and that the people would have to sort things out themselves. Boggs later denied this, but with both sides believing this to be his stance, the Mormons had no choice but to surrender. The terms agreed on were that the Missourians would pay the assessed value of the Mormons' property and compensate them, but all the Mormons would have to leave the county. The Mormons were forced to leave, but were only partially compensated.
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Actively dividing eukaryote cells pass through a series of stages known collectively as the cell cycle: two gap phases (G1 and G2); an S (for synthesis) phase, in which the genetic material is duplicated; and an M phase, in which mitosis partitions the genetic material and the cell divides.
G1 phase. Metabolic changes prepare the cell for division. At a certain point - the restriction point - the cell is committed to division and moves into the S phase.
S phase. DNA synthesis replicates the genetic material. Each chromosome now consists of two sister chromatids.
G2 phase. Metabolic changes assemble the cytoplasmic materials necessary for mitosis and cytokinesis.
M phase. A nuclear division (mitosis) followed by a cell division (cytokinesis).
The period between mitotic divisions - that is, G1, S and G2 - is known as interphase.
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Why is knowledge of the cell cycle important?
Mitosis is a form of eukaryotic cell division that produces two daughter cells with the same genetic component as the parent cell. Chromosomes replicated during the S phase are divided in such a way as to ensure that each daughter cell receives a copy of every chromosome. In actively dividing animal cells, the whole process takes about one hour.
The replicated chromosomes are attached to a 'mitotic apparatus' that aligns them and then separates the sister chromatids to produce an even partitioning of the genetic material. This separation of the genetic material in a mitotic nuclear division (or karyokinesis) is followed by a separation of the cell cytoplasm in a cellular division (or cytokinesis) to produce two daughter cells.
In some single-celled organisms mitosis forms the basis of asexual reproduction. In diploid multicellular organisms sexual reproduction involves the fusion of two haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote. Mitotic divisions of the zygote and daughter cells are then responsible for the subsequent growth and development of the organism. In the adult organism, mitosis plays a role in cell replacement, wound healing and tumour formation.
Mitosis, although a continuous process, is conventionally divided into five stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
Prophase occupies over half of mitosis. The nuclear membrane breaks down to form a number of small vesicles and the nucleolus disintegrates. A structure known as the centrosome duplicates itself to form two daughter centrosomes that migrate to opposite ends of the cell. The centrosomes organise the production of microtubules that form the spindle fibres that constitute the mitotic spindle. The chromosomes condense into compact structures. Each replicated chromosome can now be seen to consist of two identical chromatids (or sister chromatids) held together by a structure known as the centromere.
The chromosomes, led by their centromeres, migrate to the equatorial plane in the midline of cell - at right-angles to the axis formed by the centrosomes. This region of the mitotic spindle is known as the metaphase plate. The spindle fibres bind to a structure associated with the centromere of each chromosome called a kinetochore. Individual spindle fibres bind to a kinetochore structure on each side of the centromere. The chromosomes continue to condense.
The chromosomes align themselves along the metaphase plate of the spindle apparatus.
The shortest stage of mitosis. The centromeres divide, and the sister chromatids of each chromosome are pulled apart - or 'disjoin' - and move to the opposite ends of the cell, pulled by spindle fibres attached to the kinetochore regions. The separated sister chromatids are now referred to as daughter chromosomes. (It is the alignment and separation in metaphase and anaphase that is important in ensuring that each daughter cell receives a copy of every chromosome.)
The final stage of mitosis, and a reversal of many of the processes observed during prophase. The nuclear membrane reforms around the chromosomes grouped at either pole of the cell, the chromosomes uncoil and become diffuse, and the spindle fibres disappear.
The final cellular division to form two new cells. In plants a cell plate forms along the line of the metaphase plate; in animals there is a constriction of the cytoplasm. The cell then enters interphase - the interval between mitotic divisions.
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Meiosis is the form of eukaryotic cell division that produces haploid sex cells or gametes (which contain a single copy of each chromosome) from diploid cells (which contain two copies of each chromosome). The process takes the form of one DNA replication followed by two successive nuclear and cellular divisions (Meiosis I and Meiosis II). As in mitosis, meiosis is preceded by a process of DNA replication that converts each chromosome into two sister chromatids.
Meiosis I separates the pairs of homologous chromosomes
In Meiosis I a special cell division reduces the cell from diploid to haploid.
The homologous chromosomes pair and exchange DNA to form recombinant chromosomes. Prophase I is divided into five phases:
Leptotene: chromosomes start to condense.
Zygotene: homologous chromosomes become closely associated (synapsis) to form pairs of chromosomes (bivalents) consisting of four chromatids (tetrads).
Pachytene: crossing over between pairs of homologous chromosomes to form chiasmata (sing. chiasma).
Diplotene: homologous chromosomes start to separate but remain attached by chiasmata.
Diakinesis: homologous chromosomes continue to separate, and chiasmata move to the ends of the chromosomes.
Spindle apparatus formed, and chromosomes attached to spindle fibres by kinetochores.
Homologous pairs of chromosomes (bivalents) arranged as a double row along the metaphase plate. The arrangement of the paired chromosomes with respect to the poles of the spindle apparatus is random along the metaphase plate. (This is a source of genetic variation through random assortment, as the paternal and maternal chromosomes in a homologous pair are similar but not identical. The number of possible arrangements is 2n, where n is the number of chromosomes in a haploid set. Human beings have 23 different chromosomes, so the number of possible combinations is 223, which is over 8 million.)
The homologous chromosomes in each bivalent are separated and move to the opposite poles of the cell.
The chromosomes become diffuse and the nuclear membrane reforms.
The final cellular division to form two new cells, followed by Meiosis II. Meiosis I is a reduction division: the original diploid cell had two copies of each chromosome; the newly formed haploid cells have one copy of each chromosome.
Meiosis II separates each chromosome into two chromatids
The events of Meiosis II are analogous to those of a mitotic division, although the number of chromosomes involved has been halved.
Meiosis generates genetic diversity through:
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I'm sure you know that by now that word of your indiscretions with your former housekeeper has gotten out. And just when we thought it couldn't get any worse, it turns out you also bore an illegitimate child with your employee of twenty years. Way to keep your sperminator in your pants jerk-face.
The first thing that comes to mind is, "What were you thinking?!"
I get the whole "paying for sex thing" that all you rich douche bags like to partake in, but the housekeeper? Really?! Isn't that what hookers and call girls are for? Let me remind you of the woman you sacrificed your family for:
Not to be a hater, but come on. I really didn't see this coming.
There's a reason why Maria didn't hire this girl to clean your house, ok?
Also, if I keep hearing about how you didn't know she gave birth to your son until he was well into his toddlerhood, well… I might just vom all over your man-boobs. Just what was going through your mind when the housekeeper you had been boning wound up preggers?
Arnold- turn your eyes over here. Now look me in the blog and tell me: You really didn't know that this kid was your son?
That's what I thought.
The part that really, really kills me though is how hard Maria stood by you when all those stories were coming out about you groping women back in the 80′s. Because let's be honest here: It didn't seem all that far-fetched. BUT… Maria's a classy lady and we believed her (more or less), and we supported her decision to stand by her man.
But now you've gone and thrown it all in her face and made her look like a fool. Well buddy, no one is more the fool than you. You've disgraced your family, ruined your political career, and broken the heart of a member of one of the most-respected families in American history.
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Tunnel History
Image Gallery
A collection of images gathered from the tunnel's use as an air raid shelter in World War II to the present day (click image to view gallery).
A brief history of the Victoria Tunnel
On this page you will find a brief history of the Victoria Tunnel. Phil Thirkell, a volunteer with the Victoria Tunnel Education Project and a member of the Ouseburn Heritage Group has carried out in-depth research into the history of the Tunnel.
You can also find a more detailed history of the Victoria Tunnel on Phil Thirkell's website here.
Newcastle's Hidden Heritage
The Victoria Tunnel runs beneath the city from the Town Moor down to the Tyne. It was built in 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery to riverside staithes (jetties) ready for loading onto ships. In 1939, it was converted into an air-raid shelter to protect hundreds of Newcastle citizens during World War II. A programme of repairs in 2007-8 was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the TyneWear Partnership, and part of the Tunnel is now open to the public.
Porter & Latimer, the owners of the Leazes Main Colliery are granted permission to build the Tunnel. Work begins the following year.
Construction finishes and the Tunnel is opened with a cannon salute and a party for the workers in the Bigg Market.
The pit closes, the equipment is sold and the Tunnel is forgotten about.
The river end of the Victoria Tunnel is demolished when the Glass House Bridge is built.
Gateshead entrepreneur, Thomas Moore establishes the Victoria Tunnel Mushroom Company. He tries to farm mushrooms in the river end of the Tunnel, but the business fails to grow and closes the following year.
War breaks out and the Tunnel is outfitted as an air raid shelter: several new entrances are built; bunk beds, benches, electric lighting and chemical toilets are installed to make it more comfortable; and blast walls are erected inside the Tunnel to make it safe.
The war ends and all the entrances except this one are blocked up. The Tunnel is again left in darkness.
Part of the Tunnel is converted into a sewer running from Ellison Place to Queen Victoria Road.
Newcastle City Council secures Heritage Lottery and Single Programme funding to restore the Tunnel and open it to the public.
The Ouseburn Trust took over operating guided tours - see our booking form above or email email@example.com for more information
The Tunnel runs down Claremont Road, past the Hancock Museum and under Barras Bridge then beneath Northumbria University City Campus,the central motorway, Shieldfield to St Dominic's Church on the corner of Crawhall Road and New Bridge Street. From here it travels under St Ann's Estate to Ouse St, and originally on to staiths on Mariner's Wharf. Click here for a map of the Victoria Tunnel Route.
Tunnel Facts
Date Opened: |
7th April 1842 |
Original Length: |
2.5 miles (4km) |
Original Height: |
7 feet 5 inches (2.3m) |
Original Width: |
6 feet 3 inches (1.9m) |
Drop: |
222 feet (68m) |
Deepest Point Underground: |
85 feet (26m) |
Engineer: |
William E Gilhespie |
Length Accessible Today: |
766 yards (700m) |
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Film Forum
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Tell Him Petey!
Take that Vinny!
The Film Forum Rules!
Nuff Said!
Vincent, do not insult me by condescension, lazy or careless assumption, or pedantry. There is no need to GUESS at my age. I am 48 years of age, and saw my first films at age 5 in 1960 or 1961 in what you would call the "real" Ridgewood and RKO Madison Theaters (q.v. on this site) in Ridgewood, Queens, NY, NY, which had separate ticket prices for orchestra, loge and balcony. Among my first few films in those "real" theaters were "Morgan The Pirate" starring Steeve Reeves and "Swiss Family Robinson" in the summer of 1961 when I was 5 going on 6. Two or three years later I saw shows at Radio City Music Hall of "The Singing Nun", "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "The Chalk Garden". I saw "True Grit" and "Winning" at Radio City in the summer of 1969. I KNOW what a real movie palace is as opposed to what Jay Leno has referred to as "a concrete bunker at the end of the shopping mall".
My hobby of urban archaelology is, in part, about finding and collecting images of these old, now mostly gone, movie palaces, in part, by "cross-pollinating" and cross-referencing this site with nycsubway.org, which is often the only place I can find images of these older theaters, such as Loew's Valencia, RKO Bushwick, Loew's Gates, the Colonial, the Dekalb / New Casino, the Decatur, the Empire, the Monroe, to name a few in Queens and Brooklyn.
I asked you what you meant by a "real" theater" so as to know EXACTLY and UNAMBIGUOUSLY what you meant, as I cannot read your mind.
I found Film Forum at 57 Watts Street to be adequate to the material I saw presented there. I consider 209 W Houston to be adequate also, even though I preferred the larger screens of 57 Watts. I did not experience, and therefore know nothing about, the screen sizes at the earlier 80 Wooster Street location. I was a frequent patron of Thalia Soho in the late '80's and early 1990 and therefore remember the screen size at 15 Vandam (tiny !)
Have you expressed your wish to the management at Radio City ? If not, its probability of being fulfilled will most certainly remain ZERO. If you do, it will have some chance of being fulfilled, however small. Your results, as you know, will most probably be in proportion to your efforts. I wish you success, but, in the meantime, will take what I can get.
Peter, If you have to ask me how is Film Forum not a "real" movie theater well then I guess you've never been to one. I guess you're pretty young and grew up going to the plexes. Let's just say that Film Forum is nothing but a collection of small screening rooms and they in no way do justice to Bruce's programs and the quality prints he often shows.
This wish has as much chance of fufillment as my wish of seeing the Music Hall present a summer festival of film classics along with a complete stage show with the Rockettes, ballet company, symphony orchestra.
Reads good, Vincent. How is Film Forum at 209 W Houston not a "real" movie theater ? How close is Bruce Goldstein to fulfilling your wish ?
Bruce Goldstein is the best. He is second to none. I only wish he had a real movie theater in which to show his programs. If I had my wish there would be a American Cinemateque in the old Mayfair in Times Square along with a smaller theater where he would curate to his and our hearts content.
CoolGuyCarl, I couldn't agree with you more. I will merely add that, in 1988, the William Castle material was a "Gimmickorama" in the fall, after, and separate from, the summer sci fi / horror festival that year. I attended that festival in 1987, 88 and 89, to be a kid again, and to enjoy, and be in awe of, all that great '50's sci-fi and horror I grew up with, know by heart, and love so much.
Seeing Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Hunke at the February 1988 Beat Festival was great also.
I don't think there was a sci fi / horror festival in the summer of 1990. When I returned to Film Forum in late August 1991 for the Hammer "Curse of Frankenstein" and "Horror Of Dracula" it was at its new location at 209 W. Houston and wasn't the same anymore. Perhaps because I had changed, and was now about to be married. Ditto mid-September 1992 when I returned for "The Blob" and "World Without End" and had been married a year. The ambience wasn't the same as it had been at 57 Watts Street, no more excited and talkative lines of fans waiting outside one show in advance, up against original color lobby cards mounted on the wall.
My last time to Film Forum was November 1 or 2 1998 to see "Lenny Bruce : Swear To Tell The Truth". Some of the old ambience seemed to have returned then.
My only beef with Film Forum was a cut in 1987 from Forbidden Planet : when the monkey steals fruit from the Morbius table and Robby gently zaps him away.
The Film Forum is the best revival house in the city and has showcased some of the best films of the past century. With their retro showcase of Film Noir, 70's films and Sci-Fi Horror Festivals, the Film Forum beats out any other Reveival house in New York (and dare I say…The World?). Film Forum got me through my Film classess at Brooklyn College with their Annual (not anymore-but why not bring it back?) Sci-Fi/Horror Summer Festival where they have shown everything from the William Castle Gimmick classics to the recent Anime explosion of the 90's. Film Forum is where I took my wife on one of our first dates to see "Dr. Strangelove". It is also where I saw the classic Pacino film "Cruising" for the first time. It is also where my friend Frank and I got to see Brooklyn Classic "The Warriors" over and over again. There should be a Film Forum all over the world.
When they screened the Donavan Affair they had a full cast reading of the script with sound effects. I was there and it was really something. They just had a 3D festival and it was great to see films in that format.
The Film Forum has always been an independent operation, from its beginning at 80 Wooster Street to 15 Vandam Street (which was later the home of the Thalia Soho; co-founder of the former Bleecker Street Cinema Jackie Raynal's short-lived Le Cinematheque; and is now the Vandam Playhouse) until the late 1980s at 57 Watts Street (the since-demolished structure having once served as, I believe, either a garage of some sort or a fire station) and now at 209 W. Houston, which I'm pretty sure WAS a garage in a previous life.
This theatre has some of the best programming in American, much of it under the tutelage of Bruce Goldstein. I should add some accolades to the ones above by mentioning the enormously popular and virtually complete Fellini festival they put on, the retrospective of the films of Frank Capra…which included an exceedinly rare 1929 film called THE DONOVAN AFFAIR, for which the soundtrack was lost. It was shown here anyway. I believe that the dialogue was read aloud from a script! The Film Forum is not a trend follower but rather a trend setter.
I also have one of the old programs in my desk drawer at work, from the 1989 summer sci fi horror and fantasy festival.
I think an at least ten story office building. I would have to go take a look to be sure. It's not hard for me, as it's close to my place of work. Perhaps Film Forum itself can give you more information.
We should do an entry then for that theatre, whats in it's place now?
Yes, the old Film Forum was a twin. I am not sure if Walter Reade programmed one side. I remember one screen (Film Forum 2)was revivals and the other (Film Forum 1) was avant-garde, foreign, anything else non-revival and unusual, like the Beats Festival in February 1988 where Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Huncke showed up in person !
I was trying to remember information on the old Film Forum, was it a twin and didnt Walter Reade program one side?
The original gimmick of "The Tingler" was "spine-tingling percepto", (seats wired for mild shocks),that of "House On Haunted Hill" was "bone-chilling 'emergo'"(skeleton comes out of screen and passes over audience's heads). Both were done at the old Film Forum on Watts St. west of 6th Avenue, late Sept. 1988 "Gimmick-O-Rama", which was somehow more fun than the new one on W. Houston just east of Varick. Glad to read they're still doing "Tingler" and "House" in the summer sci fi fantasy and horror festival in the new location.
I quite agree, it's one of NYC's BEST theaters !
The film forum is a triplex with three small screening room type theatres. The lobby is the best thing about it, and the popcorn is always fresh and you can buy coffee and cookies. One screen is always revival and often features brand new prints. The Film Forum has revivied The Tingler a few times during its summer schlock festival and actually wired the seats. They also ran The House on Haunted Hill in Percepto. The only complaint here is the screens are small, but this is one of the last places to see revival films in a town that once had more then a dozen theatres doing it.


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reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
Ok, like I said I'm working on a 74' scout and which has bin parked since 2007. It was inspected and driven in 2007 but the owner past away and it took his daughter a while to part with it. 1974 Scout II 304/345? V8 4-speed Automatic front disc brakes - guessing front and rear dana 44 Anyway after getting it trailered home and putting newer tires that hold air, I started to explore under the hood and see what I had got myself into. The spark plug wires were cut in half, most of the wiring and vacuum lines were cut in half or disconnected, brakes don't work, dead battery, RUSTED floor pans and so on. This where I am now so please any help would be greatly appreciated: I replaced to battery and checked my dash switches. All the lights, high and low beam, horn, interior fans, wipers all work. I removed the spark plugs cleaned the threads and sprayed a little penetrating oil in the cylinders to loosen them up. I turned yje engine by hand a few different times and its smooth as butter. The starter looked and sounded rough so I took it and got it check out and it was good I just had to clean it and tighten the nuts on the posts. I turned the key and she spins nice. NOW, I checked the fuel lines from the carb back and it lead me to an electronic fuel pump that looks 3 days older than dirt and the wires are cut to and I'm not sure where it should be wired to cause that ain't stock. I also found the mechanical fuel pump still installed on the block. I bought a new mechanical fuel pump to install BUT..... I'm not sure if that is a wise decision (tell me what you think). I just want it to run stock not a power house or off road truck - I just wanna drive it. I want to know if the mechanical fuel pump is going to work well and do I need a pressure regulator (was there one factory?). AND what new fuel line should I run? and where should I put the filter? (5/16 steel). Also biggie - What am I getting my self into at the fuel tank if I drop it? and is it hard to do? (Any vent lines or brackets to watch for? is the filler neck a pain?) How and what to use if it needs cleaning? and would a new sending unit be good? The Carb has a metal tag that has Auto Lite on it so I'm guessing its aftermarket. What are some things I should do to it and what should I be looking for when diagnosing its performance? I hope someone, anyone reads this and cares to respond haha. I've done a lot more cosmetic not listed and I tend to work on my scout about 2-3 hours a day now that I work second shift but I'm taking my time and I want to do it right the first time. I can post as many pictures as you like just ask. I will be posting a few pictures of components that I'm not sure what they are if ya'll could help with that too. Thank You guys/gals for reading and if you could reply to this thread that would be awesome to me just to your out there lol. Thanks again - Josh Last edited by ScoutTech; 06-17-2011 at 01:25 AM. |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
First ask yourself: do I honestly have the knowledge and ability to tackle such a restoration? What are my goals for this vehicle and what is my budget and schedule?
Second thing you need to do is start banking time and cash, you'll need both. Then contact one of the Scout/LL dealers and procure the factory service manuals. VERY IMPORTANT! While you are doing the above, search and read BP for answers to many of your questions. I bought a running '76: tires, brakes, dizzy, filters, seals, lubricants, etc. added another grand real fast. I still have to tackle the springs/bushings and various body issues. Good luck! |
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Thanks for the reply 76,
Yes I know I have the knowledge and experience for the job. I've worked as and hobbied in mechanics for years and been welding for a couple years. I've got several manuals from stock to aftermarket and binderbooks on the way. I've got time 5 days a week during the day and money is being saved, my wife really wants to drive it hahaha. I know there are a lot of folks out there that have performed many of the individual tasks I'm going to be tackling and any wisdom ya'll can share with me to make this restore go a little smoother is just awesome. So any pointers like 76 had or any hands on/mechanical help is all truly welcome. Thanks again -Josh Last edited by ScoutTech; 04-15-2011 at 08:31 PM. |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
Concerning your fuel distribution issues, I would bag the electric fuel pump and install the new mechanical. Also, replace your fuel lines, adding a clear filter before and after the mechanical pump. Not sure which side your fuel line enters your carb but if its on the drivers side, be sure to run steel braid line past your intake manifold. In my '74 SII I kept having vapor lock issues. Per the suggestion of the fine folks here I replaced the stock rubber line with high temp steel braid and it made all the difference. Replace your PCV valve and any vaccum hoses that look worn or dry rotted. As to your carb, I beleive I speak for most here in saying, determine it's exact model and buy a rebuild kit or at the least, disassemble it and clean it vigorously. Last, BUY THE MANUALS! Good luck in your endeavors and keep us updated. Best, CMBN |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
Let's start with the detective work: why were the plug wires cut? Why was an electric pump installed?
Maybe daughter didn't want dad to drive any more? The fuel pump could have been an attempt to combat a vapor lock issue. In any case, dropping the tank isn't that hard, it's putting it back where you have to watch for pinched lines. Flush it out, and coat it if necessary. Check your sender, float and all lines. Probably need an o-ring for the sender, minimum. My PO installed a fuel filter between the pump and carb, I think I would have put it before the pump. Since you have a new mech pump, I'd bypass the elec one, first. You shouldn't have to install a fuel pressure regulator. Look and see if you have a line ticket, if not get one, it will tell how your Scout was equipped when new. IIRC, the LT is often found on/near glove box. The engine displacement is on the side of the block, might take some scraping to read. |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
4-speed auto? Did the PO swap in an adapted 700r4? The factory auto trans would be an IH app Torqueflite 727 3speed auto with high gear being a direct 1:1 ratio.
Yes run two filters fore and aft of the mechanical pump. I actually run a third close to the fuel tank. Overkill? Prolly. Who the hell cares? I sure don't. The engine displacement is stamped into a machined boss on the side of the block near the fuel pump location. It is hard to see and likely covered with tons of guapo.
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Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
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Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
Ok great thanks guys,
Combine, I think I may just do the carb replacement. haha 76, I'll check for the line ticket in a minute. As far as the plug wires goes that seems relevant but I also wonder if some kids go into it since it sat vacant with doors unlocked for years. I had a typo it is a 3-speed auto lol - Thanks scoutboy I would love to help and recieve help but I can't promise anything just yet lol. Got a lot of scout and house work on my hands if ya know what I mean. But I'm sure I will be hitting you up on that offer in the rear future. Thanks Jordan. Here are some pictures I just took: I know people always ask but where exactly is the displacement stampted on the block? location? Thank you everyone -Josh |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
That's an Autolite (or Motorcraft now) two barrel, one of the easiest carbs in the world to rebuild and a carb that works great on Scouts. I'd keep it, but if you decide not to, I'd buy it from ya in a heartbeat. As for the component next to the carburetor, that is the 'well' where the original choke assembly sat for the OEM carburetor, which was probably a Holley 2210. The electric thingamajig I've seen before, but I'm not sure of, so I'm not even gonna guess...
1979 Scout II soft top- CA truck, waiting for paint 1969 IH 1000D pickup, engine transplant in process |
Re: reviving a 74' Scout II and I'm Green!
LOL Ok, Thanks Dennis that explains alot.
Yeah I was just researching on that Carb now. So with your feedback I'll probly just rebuild and save some cash. Thanks again -Josh |
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