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I speak Portuguese native, Spanish and English fluently,German intermediate and the most basic of the most basic, a bit of french lol
I speak Portuguese native, Spanish and English fluently,German intermediate and the most basic of the most basic, a bit of french lol
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i speak english, and have (very) basic understanding for spanish. i'm learning it, but couldn't speak it to save my life.
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Aside from the obvious English, I consider myself fluent (or extremely close to it) in Irish. I also know French quite well.
I speak English, Spanish, Italian, French, and some Japanese.
English ~ AMAZING
Spanish ~ Like...two words.
German ~ AMAZING (I visit family there every year...)
Japanese ~ I know how to right it
French ~ Somewhat Basic weather discussion and such.
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Native: Irish & English
Fluent: French
Nearly fluent: German
Its my ambition to become fluent in Japanese
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2) Breed quality competitive battlers!
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English and French. VERY basic German (since my mom speaks fluently, and I have German blood in me too).
Next to learn? Portuguese.
I did French as one of my A Levels, but since I haven't really practiced after that, I can only read it nowadays.
At the moment, I'm learning Japanese via an evening course at my local uni.
I'm getting quite good at it, especially with katakana and pronunciation.
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Native English Speaker, can speak decent French, understand basic Spanish, and speak very basic Danish
My swarm of Ledyba will destroy your crops bwahaha
I'm from sweden, the great country in northern Europe so naturally i speak Swedish fluently.
My English, while not fluent i have enough knowledge of the language to form a proper sentence that is not filled with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. (or so i like to think.)
Native & Fluent: Spanish and English - my parents are from Mexico, Spanish spoken at home, living in the USA I also speak English
Intermediate: n/a
Basic: Japanese - I know 100% Hiragana, 80% Katakana, 10% Kanji
Very Basic: Korean, I'm still trying to memorize the Hangul alphabet & basic Korean phrases
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Look at all the weeaboos in here. Yeah.. I speak Japanese, hell yeah!! I'm damn awesome! Even though the only word I know how to speak is Kawaii!!! desu channn >D
Anyways.. I speak Ingles.
i only speak english but i'll be learning spanish when i get into the last couple years of high school.
it's not that i have bad grammar, it's just that the shift keys on my laptop don't always work, so it's easier to just not capitalize stuff. sorry if that makes my posts hard to read.
I speak perfectly French because I'm a french canadien. I can also speak English pretty well. It's my second language. Finally, I'm learning Spanish at school, wich I'm not an expert, but I can read spanish, depends on the difficulty of the text. I know few words in Italian since my mother's father (my grandfather) came from Italy and maried my grandmother. But since he died when I was about 1 or 2 years old, I couldn't have the chance to learn from him, saddly.
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English, French, Kannada (Translate my sig), and can understand a few phrases of Telugu and Hindi. I used to know Spanish but forgot for some reason.
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I speak fluent Dutch (first language) and English (second language), pretty good French and acceptable German.
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January 1, 2011 Semantic Engineering for ConservativesBy Jim GuirardIt's easy to find examples of semantic engineering -- the use of words or phrases that mask a concept's true meaning -- among the left. Indeed, the right has long given a lot of ground in the arena of words...but that can (and should) change. To that effect, here is a partial list of semantic gems for every conservative to incorporate into his political lexicon. Communoid - communist-like; "former" communists who may still be Fascist-Left - Hitler and Mussolini were reactionary-left "national" socialists, too Gulag Guevara - the Cuban prison system, renamed for its founder, "Che" Guevara Cubazuela - the former Venezuela, which is becoming another Cuba ProgSoc - the Orwellian contraction of "Progressive-Socialist" POOTUS - Proponent of Over-Taxing US (e.g., President Barack Obama) Exurgents - imported or foreign "insurgents" (de facto "occupiers" themselves) OutForcing of jobs - disincentives which cause much of the current "outsourcing" Age of SCAMALOT - correct legacy label for Obama's scam-filled presidency Branch Carbonian Cult - correct name for the pseudo-religious global warming movement CommieCzars - Obama's unconfirmed, unaccountable, and socialistic regulatory "czars" Chavista-Bolshevista Revolution - Bolshevist and Communoid, but not so-called "Bolivarian" OPRAH Land - the Obama-Pelosi-Reid-And-Hillary Land Plantation's version of socialism Properganda - selective, self-serving information -- but which is also certifiably true Obama's Great LEAHP Backward - his policy of "Less Energy At Higher Prices" ...and several more, as set forth in both AmericanThinker and TrueSpeak.org. From OPRAH Land "BUYpartisanship" to the TPM's "ConCentrism" In the same spirit of innovation and truth-in-language (and in hopes that other right-of-center activists will actually begin using them), here are fifteen additional terms and frames of reference -- which might help us to win the ongoing socioeconomic, ideological, and political wars against our previously defined "ProgSoc," "Scamalot," "OPRAH Land," and "Branch Carbonian Cult" adversaries.
Correctly Labeling a National Vote of "NO CONFIDENCE" Of equal importance to all of these new labels combined is the well-known but seldom-spoken term of "no confidence" which best describes the true meaning of the November 2, 2010 midterm congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative elections -- in which even Barack Obama himself admitted to having received a major "shellacking." Other descriptive terms for the ProgSocs' stunning loss of 63 or more House seats, six Senate seats, ten governorships, and almost seven hundred state legislative seats are repudiation, rejection, tidal wave, slap-down, landslide defeat, tsunami, revulsion, stomping, wipe-out, whipping, eviction, massive reversal, condemnation, ass-kicking, and the like. While all of these terms are essentially true and politically correct, none of them meets the high standard once set by that great man of words, Mark Twain -- who said something to the effect of that the difference between exactly the right word or label and one which is fairly correct but not quite on the mark "is akin to the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." In this case, the optimally correct term is that of an emphatic vote of no confidence -- which is the universal codeword for public rejection. In fact, in the typical parliamentary systems of government across the world, it is a verdict so powerfully negative as to require that the government in office resign and submit to new elections. In the broad scope of politics and public opinion, such a verdict speaks not to one or more specific issues -- health care, the environment, energy sufficiency, terrorism, unemployment, taxes, etc. -- but serves, instead, as a blanket condemnation as deep as it is wide. In layman's terms, it is not so much a feeling, but a definitive conclusion that "enough is enough!" And by coincidence of timing, the early November G-20 Conference in Seoul, South Korea resulted in much the same negative verdict with regard to QE2-style (print-borrow-tax-and-spend) Obamanomics at the international level, as well. In the psychology of the ancient Chinese dynasties, the equivalent of this widespread loss of confidence would have been a quiet but insistent conclusion that the troubled dynasty in power had "lost the mandate of Heaven" and must be replaced -- in much the same way that a "progressively worse" Barack Obama and his reactionary-left entourage will surely be replaced in America's next no confidence verdict in November 2012. A D.C.-area attorney and national security strategist, Jim Guirard was longtime chief of staff to former U.S. Senators Allen Ellender and Russell Long. His TrueSpeak.org website focuses on truth in language and truth in history in public discourse.
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In an historical docudrama that was made for television, Sidney Poitier performs the role of Nelson Mandela, while Michael Caine plays the South African president Frederick Willem De Klerk, the man who instituted the reforms that would abolish apartheid, who released Nelson Mandela from nearly 30 years in prison, and who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 with Mandela for creating the transition to a nonracial democracy in South Africa. The negotiations between Mandela and De Klerk for an ordered, legal, and peaceful transition to a full democracy are the bulk of this film's content.
- Genre(s): Drama,Epic and Historical
- Run Time: 109min.
- DVD Release Date: 06/07/2005
- Director(s): Joseph Sargent
- Starring: Sidney Poitier , Michael Caine , Tina Lifford , Ian Roberts
- Themes: Fighting the System,Social Injustice,Political Unrest,Righting the Wronged
- Tone: Earnest,Literate,Poignant,Tense,Stirring
- Keywords: Africa, President, South-Africa, history, racial-tension, segregation
- Language: English
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Today was an extension of the holiday season. Christmas has come and gone. My hangover from New Year's has finally faded into memory just as Martin Luther King Jr's speeches have faded from the radio waves. What better timing for the best holiday of all? After months of buildup the skies finally fell with a twenty-four hour and counting dump of powdery white.
Bear Turds: A Snow Day Ski Snack
Tried out this incredibly easy recipe this weekend and we had a blast! I just love the name because it's really odd...It's Bear Turds. Imagine offering this to someone, "Here, have some Bear Turds. You will really like it!" Lol.
So G was highly skeptical about making these things call Bear Turds, but I convinced him that it is going to be good. And we made it per recipe minus the sugar since we thought the PB has enough for our taste, and it turned out subtle but great!
Of course, being a chocoholic, I modified the recipe to include Nutella for the second batch. ;) And that came out super good! And we also added coconut to it because we don't ever get snow and we wanted some... Ahhh...good times!
Thanks walksonstilts for sharing and will be making this Bear Turds again really soon because according to G, "I never thought I will say this, but these Bear Turd things are pretty delicious!"


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Found on Fabolous' mixtape (The Funeral Service) and the Young Money mixtape (The Congress), this track echos Fabolous' sentiment for the rap game: for the paper first, and the love of the game second. Add on the always edgy and equally controversial Nicki Minaj with the piano heavy beat from Gucci Mane's song, Lemonade, and you have a very catchy song full of the characteristically strong punch lines from Fabolous. Give it a good listen and you will find that Nicki Minaj really likes to place a certain part of her body on various parts of your face.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- transitive v. To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- n. A harmonica.
- v. To hunt something with a harpoon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
- transitive v. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A missile weapon used in capturing whales and large fish, and either thrown by hand or fired from a gun. See harpoon-gun.
- To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. spear with a harpoon
- n. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon, possibly from harpe, clamp, claw, from Latin harpa, sickle, from Greek harpē.
(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpagē, "hook"), from ἁρπάζω (harpazō, "to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate"). (Wiktionary)


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Beastman The Not So Human Role – Role - Role - Role - Role
17+2.1 47-50 17+2.0 310 20+2.3 1.5
Background Story .
Overview .
Consume Hero is consumed by his own feral instincts, turning into an uncontrollable monster.
Wind Counter Hero spins around his own axis at an insane speed, searching for prey.
Third Hero.
Something Something Hero.
Synergy .
Halfman is a unique hero in that his main gimmick is that the player can forsake direct control of the hero for a much stronger hero.
Halfman was born an abomination. He was half human and half demon, each side battling for dominion within his body. This eternal battle has made Halfman insane and uncontrollable, but it has also given him immense power.
Carry / Ganker
Halfman is supposed to be a hard-carry or semi-carry which can easily jungle from the start.
Unknown Entity.
Demon Sight
Collective Inhumanity
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I have to reply to this hero.
He is very very unique! I really dig the idea of uncontrolable abilites. "High rewards come with great risks!"
But I do have to point some things out, and get some clarification.
Q: I am afraid I am gonna call OP on this. For the simple reason: All one on one encounters with Halfman (no mobs, neutral or allies near) will be in his favor. I get that he is uncontrolable, but the strength of the spell when there is only one enemy around is out of proportions. Damage to smack you enemy, speed to keep chasing, and insane lifesteal to win the fight if he dares to take you one. I would run around the enemy jungle when this is lvl 4 and just smack their soloing heroes over big time. You might need to consider some changes there. Might just be me that feels that way.
On the other hand. AWESOME mechanic. :P Love it.
W: Big issue here aswell. Let me take you through why: My friend plays Arachna. She bottles a doubledamage rune. We find target she uses and voila now there are two heroes with 600 range, +damage aura, +doubledamage. :P That is nuts. I would point to the fact that Parasites Ultimate ability steals the buffs (which is powerfull). My suggestion would be that you can copy buffs from neutrals, range from allies, and duration-negation of buffs on enemies, and then up the duration according to either (long when stealing from neutrals [might even empower it], medium duration when allies, and decent duration when enemies.). That would synergise with being a woods hero, give the advantage when you need range and got an ally near, and if the enemy got an annoying buff, you can take it out for a time.
E: I like this spell. Simple. Cool. But, and sorry for all the but's, but this one I need to say: You target magebane the moment he blinks away. He instantly recalls to well. Uses his Chalice. Poof. You die to well. That situation you need to make sure is NOT possible.
R: Simply stunned by that ultimate. Brilliant fun and I can already sense the frustation this ultimate is gonna give ragers out there. Love it! Good job!
about consume in general. I like that you can "sacrifice" your other 2 normal abilities to get some sort of control over halfman. Though I would make them more simple, like the first makes you target the enemy hero targeting your ally if any, and the second to attack the target you click with no blink effect.
Might be me that got the point of the consume effect mixed up??
The synergy with consume and ultimate is nice though!
hope you could use the feedback!
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Consume seems kinda weak when it doesn't give you any form of protection against any CC (or slow). Plus, how does it interact with an enemy getting further away from you? Will it swap to the next closest unit?
The secondary effect on permeable mass also seems a bit impractical - on one hand you want to use the ability to improve damage uptime/output, on the other it might force you to swap your target. In addition, for a hero that seems very carryish this seems a bit odd.
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That ult is from another hero of yours, right?:P
Thanks Lhune!
Sorry for my bad English!
Thanks for the feedback!
So one of you think Consume is OP and one thinks it weak. Hmm, I'm not sure myself, but it definatly needs to be tweaked. Reduce lifesteal and add more movement speed perhaps? Needs more opinions on this one. And Skyve, when Consumed is cast, Halfman will lock on to closest enemy hero at casting point and attack that unit until is out of sight, disjointed or dead. If either of these happen, Halfman locks onto the newest closest enemy unit within sight.
Permeable Mass is very OP if your team gets a double damage or you have a Hammerstorm on your team. Might just remove the buff-gaining completely. And yes, Skyve, you make a very good point on the secondary effect. I'll make it so that it attacks closest enemy unit to Halfman and not closest enemy unit to target.
Babylon: Demonic Sight only triggers if the target DEALS damage, not when he TAKES it, so your scenario is not applicable. Although I guess a TB could do what basically what you just said. But that would be really good play by the TB so I do not see a problem ;D High risk / High reward.
I like some parts of the picture you suggested, but I'm just not a big fan of horns and wings and stuff like that. The arm-thing was pretty badass though, something along the lines of that would be awesum.
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I'm not too big of a fan of the hero's name. I'm usually fine with creative names, but Halfman sounds like a cheesy Batman villain IMO. (Two-Face?)
EDIT: More like a Megaman boss, now that I think about it.
Consume: Lasts too long IMO. A lot can happen in 8 seconds, and you more than likely will want to back off slightly during those 8 seconds. You might as well put a "kill me" sign on your back while this is active. Reduce the cooldown as a result as well. Otherwise a great idea for a skill!
Permeable Mass: So do you end up looking exactly like the target hero in addition to all the other effects? (A la morphling ultimate?) Probably one of the best anti-carry spells possible, and allows you to stay out of fights if you mimic a high-range hero. I think it can last 8 seconds at all levels. I mean why would I want to use this spell for only 2 seconds? Exactly who is that going to fool?
Watched: Cool. I love counter-moves. This one seems to work perfectly with your other skills, and seems balanced. Nothing wrong here.
Collective Inhumanity: So is the enemy hero targettable at all while eaten? I don't think the charge system is really necessary. Just increase the duration by level. As the skill stands now, there is absolutely no reason to focus the monster, even if you can one-shot it. You'll just have to kill it again a second or two later. The skill also doesn't synergize with your others at all (assuming you can't attack someone that's merged.) Perhaps I'm misinterpreting this skill, but it seems like a fantastic idea that's not implimented very well.
You've got quite the hero here! (in a good way.) It seems like each individual skill is creative and mostly balanced, but the Ultimate confuses me quite a bit as to how it would synergize with the rest of the skillset.
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I agree that Halfman is a rather corny name, but I like it because of that. HoN already has it's fair share of corny names and it's part of the charm. People remember a name like Halfman.
Consume: Absolutely, 8 seconds is a bit too long. And you really do put a "kill me" sign on yourself with this skill, but that is somewhat the point :P
Permeable Mass: Yes, you look exactly like the target. But it does not have any anti-carry component as it can only be cast on allies. The scaling needs to be tweaked, I agree.
Collective Inhumanity: The point with the charges is that you are supposed to have somewhat control of yourself while you are using this spell and it basically means you can disable more than one hero in a teamfight, which makes it very potent. This might be achieved by giving him the ability to jump into another enemy while he is the monster instead of giving him charges however. Yes, I will work something like that out.
As for the synergy with Collective Inhumanity, it carries over Consume and the monster inherits most components of Halfman, which makes it a good carry spell in and of itself which does not directly synergize with the rest of the hero, but I feel that not all ultimates need to have a very stream-lined synergy with the rest of the hero, especially with high cooldown ultimates that are very strong.
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Oooo ! Really Original Hero ! Just the Interskill interaction is less showable ...
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St. Patrick's Day parades still not over!
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Just when you thought that St. Patrick's Day had ended, Brooklyn proves you wrong! I went to the Brooklyn parade in Park Slope today, which is smaller but just as serious an affair as the giant Manhattan parade. Many families were celebrating, and though there was drinking, it seemed relatively controlled. In other words, no green puke. Enjoy!


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Excellent article worth Googling/reading "Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software"
Not my memory; today's PR mentioned the exact date, so I searched ZBB's PR archives.
The 9/82010 PR was all about SunPower. How did this turn into iTron????
Sentiment: Hold
Google "Rainbow Rider electric hybrid buses hit the skids" "Cummins purchased the design from VTM last fall. VTM, as a business, has ceased operations. ... The new product is in the validation and verification stage. Becker said Cummins Crosspoint is testing durability, reliability and software code. "Most of the design changes are in software," Becker said. "There's more technology and CPUs [central processing units] on vehicles now than there probably ever will be." If timelines go well, the Cummins Crosspoint product could be launched this year. Becker said the company hopes to offer everyone experiencing complications similar to Rainbow Rider a solution."
Rats ... that should be "feasibility analysis" LINK
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection February 27, 2013 DEEP Announces First Round Results of Nation's First Statewide Microgrid Grant and Loan Pilot Program 27 of 36 project applications move to final funding round The "feasibility analysis" has details on specific projects. Both of the ZBB related/referenced projects (that I know of, both associated with Schneider Electric) made it: CTTransit Hartford UConn Depot Campus I suspect Schneider carried a lot of the water/weight. Wonder if they may become a source of "financing" for ZBB at some point ... Sadly YaDumb won't let me post links
Google Capstone BPC ... you will that BPC has sold a fair amount of Capstone Turbine Equipment. So they could have done worse ...


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"It's too confusing."
"I don't understand what's going on."
"What just happened?"
"Why did they do that?"
These are a lot of the complaints you get from the non-hockey fan while they watch a game. Hockey's different from most other sports: most people didn't grow up playing it and many didn't grow up watching it. It's the fastest paced game in sports and watching a game on TV is completely different than watching one live. There are a lot of rules and whistles, and the puck is hard to follow for those who only watch the occasional game. It's not surprising that they find the game frustrating.
And so since the rules weren't confusing enough, the NHL is toying around with the idea of making it even more confusing with some proposed rule changes. Now of course, some of these suggestions don't really have any chance of being written in the rulebook, but if that's all you can come up with, maybe you might want to reconsider the need to make changes at all.
We already have the "new" NHL and the changes that it brought. Tell me, what other sport uses a trapezoid as a shape on the playing surface? Sure, it might help fourth graders learn their shapes better (Hockey also has faceoff circles, the red line, blue line, and goal line, "the box," and Jack Edwards' ferociously concave skull), but it's getting ridiculous. Just let the players play. Play a pure game. The people who say they don't watch hockey because of x, y, and z are still not going to watch hockey even if you give in and make the stupid rule changes they think they want. Please, keep your actual fans happy, not the non-fans.
So before I rant and rant about who the rule changes are for, let's take a look at some of the proposed rule changes:
No-Touch Icing
This actually has a following among hockey fans. The idea is that when the puck is iced, icing is called as soon as the puck crosses the goal line. The defending team would no longer have to touch the puck. The reason is because the race to cancel the icing causes injury on occasion. It's a valid point–when you have two players barreling towards the boards at full speed and stretching out right before they hit the boards, it's not the safest play. But isn't that one of hockey's more exciting plays, especially late in a close game? And in case you didn't notice, there are a ton of plays in hockey that could cause injury. That sounds harsh, but I feel like there could be a slippery slope if you adopt a rule like that. I think cracking down on hitting players in a defenseless position while trying to touch the puck up on icing should be enough to help with the injury issue.
It's currently the rule in college hockey, but I say no thanks. The same goes for the hybrid icing. No thanks.
No Line Change for Team Committing Offside
I get why the NHL put the rule in that doesn't allow the team that ices the puck to change lines. At the root of it, they did it to increase scoring, but at least it otherwise makes some sense. Icing the puck was an easy "panic button" for teams, so it's not a bad idea to force the players that pushed the button to stay on the ice. But for being offside? Where's the logic behind that? It's not like teams are going offside on purpose. And when the refs deem that they do, they're penalized by taking the faceoff in their own zone. Already taken care of, guys.
Icing Called While Shorthanded
This one is also pretty dumb. As if being a man down for two minutes isn't a penalty enough already. Powerplays are supposed to give you a better chance of scoring, but not almost guarantee that you score. I feel like that's where the league is trying to take things.
Verification Line
This would add a second line behind the goal line in the net that would be placed so that if the puck crossed over it, that would mean that it crossed over the actual goal line. It would look kind of stupid, but I do think it's a good idea. It'll help during replays of goals and give the league a smaller chance of messing things up. You need indisputable visual proof that the puck is in the net, so any extra help is a good thing.
Overtime: 4 on 4, then 3 on 3
If this eliminates the shootout, then I'm for it. I hate the shootout with a passion.
The proposition is 4 minutes of 4 on 4. If no goals are scored, then you'll go to 3 minutes of 3 on 3. I would imagine that they'll still have a shootout if it's tied after all of that, but really, I just don't know what's so bad about a tie. 3 on 3 is fun to watch, but the players aren't getting paid to play pond hockey. And 7 minutes of possible overtime? Again, I bring up the trapezoid.
Make the Back of the Net Shallower
This will increase the space behind the net, which is a better way to open up the offense. Or at least it's more subtle. And it won't confuse anyone. The only downside is that it will make the puck shoot out of the net faster, which will make it a little tougher on the refs to call a goal on the ice. But I don't foresee it being any real issue.
Changes Only Permitted on the Fly (and after goals and changes in manpower)
This once again falls under the category of Why? Forcing players to stay on the ice despite being exhausted will only lead to sloppy plays and injuries.
Remove Trapezoid
Whoever brought this one up: THANK YOU! Those in favor of the trapezoid say that the teams with goalies who handle the puck well have an unfair advantage over other teams. Well, don't teams with better players have an advantage over teams with bad players?
I've always found it very entertaining when a goalie takes an adventure and goes waaaaay out of his net to play the puck, especially when he doesn't handle it well. And even the good puck handlers make mistakes that lead to scoring chances, so really, letting them go wherever they want will help the league achieve what they want: more scoring chances.
So those are a few of the proposed ideas that the NHL has come up with this offseason. Don't get excited (i.e., angry), the chances of them making any drastic changes are very slim. They're just testing some ideas out. They may mostly be bad ideas, but ideas nonetheless.
What are your thoughts? Are they good rule changes or bad? Should we ask what the NHL is smoking or should we get with the program and mess around with the rules?


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" Fantastic facilities and wonderful staff at the Palace made this a terriffic holiday. We upgraded to superior room on arrival for extra €175 for the week and believe it was worth it. The buffett breakfast was everthing anyone could want, including bucks fizz.
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Located in central Sliema, The Palace is near the airport and close to Sliema Promenade, Grand Masters Palace, and Mediterranean Conference Centre. Nearby points of interest also include National Museum of Archaeology and Great Seige of Malta and the Knights of St. John.
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Dining options at The Palace include 2 restaurants. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves hot and cold buffet breakfasts each morning in the restaurant (surcharges apply). Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna. The property's full-service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5-star property has a business center and offers a meeting/conference room, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. Complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access is available in public areas and the hotel has an Internet point. This Sliema property has event space consisting of a conference center, banquet facilities, a ballroom, and exhibit space. The property has a casino shuttle, which is complimentary. Business services, wedding services, concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance are available. Valet parking is complimentary. Other property amenities at this Art Deco property include a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/café, and a fitness facility.
149 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Palace feature minibars and coffee/tea makers. All accommodations have patios. Beds come with premium bedding. Bathrooms feature handheld showerheads. They also offer makeup/shaving mirrors, designer toiletries, and bathrobes. Wireless Internet access is available. In addition to desks and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct-dial phones. Televisions have premium satellite channels and pay movies. Rooms also include safes and windows that open. Guests may request a turndown service, in-room massages, and wake-up calls. Housekeeping is available daily.
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The hotel was very nice, breakfast was not 5 star standard though. The fusion restaurant was very good in the hotel. Unfortunately we had a room facing the church bells that rang every 15 mins throughout the night.
The transfer from the airport to the hotel was dreadful, we waited a full hour at the. Airport until they decided to set off and the taxi man from Williams garages was very rude.
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We had a very clean well furnished room on the third floor. Very enjoyable stay with a very comfortable bed. Air conditioning worked fine. Fridge not very cold but this was only a minor point. We set the TV to English language but were not able to understand any of the French/German or Italian stations as no sub-titles etc available.
We were able to access BBC World Service & CNN for major news reports.
However, this did not detract from the holiday.
The church bells chiming every quarter hour was surprisingly loud to begin with but we hardly noticed it after a couple of days and were not kept awake at all.
Hotel staff very friendly and helpful. Buffet breakfast each morning was excellent with a wide & varied choice appealing to all tastes.
All in all, lived up to it's billing as a 5 star hotel.
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" Top Tip: Found the local bus terrible especially with over crowding. Negotiate prices with ferry and trip organisers.
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I believe I was at 75 mgs when I stopped. I think I went down to 50 for one or two nights, then 25 for one or two nights, and then I think I took some 10mg capsules for a few days. Also I used small doses of Neurontin to help with some of the anxiety--maybe that would help you. I didn't have much trouble coming off of it except for a little dizziness. I have TRD and Pamelor works well for my mother so it made sense to try it. Of course it was the only med that ever came close to finally treating the depression, but I had that pesky little side effect of a resting heart rate of 130 bpm. Also I had similar side effects to yours-- a kind of constant edginess (I think I read a post of your's saying something to that effect) and quick temper, and constipation. I wasn't on it for 10 years though, so I imagine stopping will be different for you. How does your doc say to do it? You could even titrate down 10mgs at a time and stay with it for a few days until you're less uncomfortable. Since then I have tried to augment various meds with low doses of Imiprimine, Trimiprimine and one other that starts with an A (can't remember just now). Imiprimine made me anxious, Trimiprimine was like being hit by a truck and the last one was too sedating. I should also mention that I had a difficult time adjusting to the Pamelor; it took weeks before I stopped crying and feeling really horrible-- like all my emotional states were being amplified. Like you, I am very sensitive to all meds. I am currently on Lexapro and sometimes use Trazadone to sleep, but I plan to try Nardil as soon as I can make the adjustment. My doctor seems to think this will probably work for me. Barring of course, any harrowing side effects. What are you going through trying to come off the Pamelor? Good Luck, Kara
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Here I have some of the questions that I have got during this time. If there are something that you are missing, please send me a mail about it.
How to see the difference between C.t.jonesii and C.t.tropidosternum ?
The C.t.jonesii is much smaller than the larger C.tropidosternum, see here.
How to sex them ?
The male are more broad between the rear legs than the female.
How big terrarium do they need ?
If you have one or two the length should be about 80 cm long and 40-50 broad and 40-50 high, the height is to have som tree roots/pieces for them to climb on since they like climbing, and the large area is for them to run on. If you have more lizards you will have to enlarge the bottom area, I have 5 lizards and use 120cm length, 60cm broad and 50 cm high.
The lighting ?
I use halogentubes of 100-150 W, they are at a distace of 30 -40 cm from the basking points.If you do not have D3 drops you have to use a UV tube, Reptisun or Zoomed.
The inside of the terrarium ?
I use mopane and mangrove roots and have put mosquito netting on the walls for them to climb on, there are 2 basking points on top of some roots. I use fine sand on the bottom.Waterbowl which they almost use every time they change their skin so it is full of sand. I use to mist them one or twice a week.
The temp ?
They need a background temp of about 20-25 degrees Celsius during day and 15-20 degrees Celsius during the night, the basking spot could be about 30-40 degrees Celsius.
What do they eat ?
They eat almost everything that moves and could be eaten, the do not like bugs from zoophobas, they are too hard to eat. So they got; crickets, zoophobas, mealworms, waxmott catepillars (their favourite) and grasshoppers. And during the summer everything that I can catch. They get food 2-4 times a week, mainly crickets dusted in multivitaminpowder, you have to do dust the food everytime you feed them.
I have got small ones, what do they eat and what do they need ??
They eat small crickts and they need a hot place too lay below and the most important is CALCIUM and D3 vitamin, either from UV-tubes or from drops tp use in the drinkingwater. You need to dust the food in multivitamineralpowder at least once a week, and feed them as often as they take the crickets.


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Venice Biennale 2012: Awards ceremony, big winners: Alvaro Siza, Japan and Urban Think Tank
A few minutes ago we attended to the awards ceremony at the Biennale, after which it opened officially to the public (until Nov 25th).
David Chipperfield, director of the 13th Biennale, and Paolo Baratta, president of the Biennale, presented the awards for Lifetime Achievement, National Participations and International Participations.
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was already announced, and it went to Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza. Alvaro couldn't attend the ceremony due to a broken arm, so Ines Lobo, curator of the Portuguese pavilion, accepted the award on his behalf.
For the National pavilions, the jury decided to give three mentions: Poland, Russia and USA. The Golden Lion was awarded to the Japan Pavilion, with the exhibit "Architecture, possible here? Home-for-All" curated by Toyo Ito, with the participation of Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, Akihisa Hirata and Naoya Hatakeyama. Toyo Ito dedicated the award to the victims of the tsunami.
As for the International Exhibitions, the special mention went to Cino Zucchi, the Silver Lion to Grafton Architects, and the Golden Lion to "Torre David / Gran Horizonte", the installation by Urban-Think Tank, Justin McGuirk and Iwan Baan.
More photos after the break.
Venice Biennale 2012: Venezuela Pavilion
Venezuela's participation at the 13th Venice Biennale is presented through a series of reflections about the urban situation – the city of the 21st century.
La ciudad socializante vs la ciudad alienante is aimed for the general audience, not just the architects, presenting a series of graphic-chromatic notes and sketches by Domenico Silvestro, who was very kind and showed us the pavilion. You can see him on the photos below.
Venice Biennale 2012: Radix / Aires Mateus
In the exteriors of the Arsenale we found Radix, the installation designed by Portuguese office Aires Mateus (Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus), an elegant contemporary response to the architectural setting of the Biennale.
The installation recognises the nearby docks of the Arsenale designed by Jacopo Sansovino between 1568 and 1573, which is flanked by arched walkways that inspire this structure. Radix is an arch supported on three points with the fourth corner hanging over the water, turning the otherwise massive steel structure into a lightweight balanced volume.
More pictures after the break.
Venice Biennale 2012: Pasticcio / Caruso St. John
Pasticcio, the exhibition curated by Caruso St John, invites a group of seven contemporary European architects from different countries and generations, whose practice in engaged with the language and the history of architecture, both recent and ancient. Their work tries to establish continuities with an architecture before modernism.
The group is formed by BIQ stadsontwerp bv, Bovenbouw Architectuur, Hermann Czech, Hild und K, Knapkiewicz Fickert, and Märkli Architekt.
Themes include a consideration of proportion, ornament, typology, and interest in making interiors, in colour and in working with existing buildings, but the works are linked in spirit rather than in form or programme. The intention is to show how potent and diverse a contemporary architecture grounded in continuity and a common culture can be.
Venice Biennale 2012: Alvaro Siza
Alvaro Siza, winner of the 13th Venice Biennale Lifetime Achievement, created this structure in the gardens of the Arsenale, right next to another structure by Eduardo Soto de Moura that we will feature on a separate article. This follows the longtime collaboration of the two Portuguese masters.
Alvaro Siza's structure establishes a relationship with a different aspect of Venice – that of the dense urban environment. Three faceted walls generate two intimate spaces in the middle of the garden designed for the 12th Biennale in 2012 by Piet Oudolf, a tribute to the compact urban tissue of Venice, which frames particular views of the exteriors of the Arsenale.
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Venice Biennale 2012: Dialogue in Details / Toshiko Mori
Curated by Toshiko Mori. All architecture must inevitably contend with history and gravity. These two forces are both fundamental and universal; to confront them is accordingly not only to take the crucial step in any attempt to reinvent the contemporary language of architect but to connect to a vast lineage of historical precedents, creating a platform for developing the discipline's future as well as reflecting on its past. In Toshiko Mori's case a series of dialogues with five American masters transpired from projects that required her to work next to, in addition to, or in reference to their creations.
Through these projects they discovered that close studies at the level of the detail create moments of complex interchange, both literal and historical, disciplinary and existential. The details presented here are wall sections, the interface between interior and exterior. This minimal one has always been contested: the twentieth century strove for a transparent boundary that could expose interior through psychoanalysis, while the twenty-first century attempts to erase that boundary through virtual space. And so these five pairs of "totems" express common technical and tectonic concerns even as they mark the historical transition of architecture from the pas, through the present, into the future.
The exhibit consists of 10 detailed sections of major architects such as: Frank Lloyd wright, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph.
More photos after the break.
Venice Biennale 2012: Possible Greenland / Denmark Pavilion
The Danish Pavilion for the 2012 Venice Biennale will feature a collaboration between Greenlandic and Danish Architects called "Possible Greenland". The exhibition will address the current development of the Arctic Region as Greenland undergoes a shift towards political independence and business development in the midst of dramatic climate changes. "Possible Greenland" attempts to look optimistically at the climate changes that are causing ice melts throughout Greenland. The shifting planes result in the exposure of vast mineral resources that can kickstart new industries and allow new urban cultures to emerge.
It is interesting to see how global warming is making Greeland a new center, as water around can now be navigable. But we have been warned. While 38 billions worth of oil can be exploted in the area, a disaster can cost way higher (the Deepwater Horizon spill costed 60 billion). The exhibitions approaches every angle to think about the possible future of Greenland. Visitors are exposed to all this facts in a series of diagrams, projects and videos, including a traditional Greenland house with smoked fishes which give the exhibit a particular atmosphere.
More details about this exhibition can be found in our previous article. More photos after the break:
Venice Biennale 2012: Walk in Architecture / Republic of Korea Pavilion
The pavilion aspires to shed new light onto the status of Korean Architecture allowing the outside world to acquire a deeper and more in-depth understanding of what is currently relevant in the field of architecture in the country. "Walk in Architecture" expresses an idea and at the same time its paradox; it treats architecture as a place or a subject, like "Walk in Venice" or "Walk in a forest". Walk is a collective action which combines associations: when you walk you think, you meditate, you observe, you dream, you wonder.
The exhibit is is supported by thin wooden supports, holding drawings, diagrams and video displays. Great examples from a country where pedestrians are taking more space than cars. This takes place at the Korean Pavilion at the Giardini, designed by Seok Chul Kim and Franco Mancuso in 1995.
ArchDaily at the Venice Biennale 2012
Dear readers,
I'm writing this post from Venezia, Italy, where ArchDaily has been for the past few days and will stay the whole week covering one of the most important architecture events: The 13th Biennale di Venezia.
This year the Architecture Biennale is directed by British architect David Chipperfield, who under the title Common Ground looks at the meanings of the spaces made by buildings: the political, social, and public realms of which architecture is a part.
The title 'Common Ground' also has a strong connotation of the ground between buildings, the spaces of the city. I want projects in the Biennale to look seriously at the meanings of the spaces made by buildings: the political, social, and public realms of which architecture is a part. I do not want to lose the subject of architecture in a morass of sociological, psychological or artistic speculation, but to try to develop the understanding of the distinct contribution that architecture can make in defining the common ground of the city.
The list of participants in this version of the Biennale include world renowned architects like Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, OMA, Alejandro Aravena, Alvaro Siza, Eduardo Soto de Moura, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, and Norman Foster, among others on a list of 200 offices.
During these days we've had the opportunity to visit and photograph several of the national pavilions and individual exhibits, and interview their curators. This coverage will start to be featured at ArchDaily in our dedicated page starting today. You can also follow us in real time in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@archdaily), where we have already uploaded part of our coverage.
Please forward any comments, requests for meetings or information related to the Biennale to firstname.lastname@example.com or using our contact form.
More photos after the break.
Venice Biennale 2012: Sneak peek
The 13th Venice Architecture Biennale is about to start, opening to the public on August 29th. ArchDaily is already in Venice preparing our intensive coverage during the press preview starting Sunday. On this video by the Biennale you can see a small part of the team's efforts preparing this fascinating event.
More photos of the upcoming exhibits at the Giardini below:
The World's Most Epic Material Library
Keeping the material library organized is a difficult task for many architects, let alone keeping it up-to-date with the latest, most innovative materials. Well, today we stumbled on this video, by The Economist, that highlights Andrew Dent, vice-president of Material ConneXion, and his thoughts on the evolution of material science. Material ConneXion has created the world's largest resource for advanced, innovative and sustainable materials and processes. Their online archive and material libraries, based in seven cities world-wide, feature over 6,500 of the world's most cutting-edge materials that are all commercially available for use.
Andrew Dent believes Material ConneXion will help bridge the gap between science and design as we move from the "synthetic century" into a "biological century", where intelligent, nature-inspired materials consume less resources and less energy.
Tehran Stock Exchange Competition, 1st Prize: Alejandro Aravena Architects & VAV Studio
During the last few years the world has witnessed dramatic changes. Our world is no longer rural, economic models are struggling, and the centres of innovation and political power have shifted.
It is this context that explains why the recently held competition for the new Tehran Stock Exchange is relevant beyond the building. The Physical Development Research Center organized a competition between 29 top architecture firms, later narrowed down to eight after a RFQ process, who each worked with a local Iranian firm. In a country experiencing a very unique economic moment, the brief of the competition aimed to challenge the typology of the stock exchange in general, as well as factors that could alter this type to address cultural factors specific to its location. Thus, the firms were asked to look at how this program has developed throughout history while also undertaking a thorough analysis of the specifities of this project.
The jury was composed by local architects Mehdi Alizadeh, Farhad Ahmadi, Bahram Shirdel, Hossein Sheikh–Zeineddin and Nader Tehrani (MIT Head of Architecture, principal at NADAAA) as spokesperson.
Alejandro Aravena (founder of Alejandro Aravena
Aravena's entry stood out from the rest as it was conceptually distinct, aligned with the brief of the competition. Other highlights of this entry are its geometry, structural base, sensitivity to climate, and relation to its mountainous landscape, which are explained further in the architect's description below:
A monolithic figure at a first glance, the building achieves a particular transparency thanks to the hollow blocks used on its skin, turning into a lamp that is transparent to the public.
The decision of the jury, while unanimous, is only a recommendation to the client, so we will keep you informed as the project moves forward.
Read the complete architect's description, with renders and drawings, after the break:
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect
"Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect" (2008) filmed by Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, and produced by Arthouse Films, Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect offers a "thought-provoking portrait of the architect".
Rooted in theory, Koolhaas, a creative genius, has produced work that completely takes the field of architecture to the next level. At his best, Koolhaas' projects are so conceptually compelling that his approach, aesthetic and building performance are unmatched. By constantly questioning the norm, Koolhaas can critically analize the existing to create a theoretical model that can be manifested into the physical realm. Although architecture came later in his life, Koolhaas has an innate ability to utilize every componenet of architecture, from circulation to structure, to strengthen his vision.
The documentary, featuring interviews from other architects and friends about Koolhaas, provides a look into his process and his influence on the field.
You can watch the full documentary on the above embed.
Olympic Park and Village in Google Earth and Maps
Google has updated its maps with hi res images of the Olympic Park and Village in Stratford (London, UK). The images were taken this past May, and let us see the whole picture of the master plan for London 2012. A big target of the investment for the games is to reconvert this former industrial zone in East London.
Question: What would Archigram have done for the 2012 London Olympics?
Share your creative responses in the comment section below:
Happy 78th Birthday Michael Graves!
(Watch our full interview with Michael Graves here)
Today we celebrate the 78th birthday of Michael Graves (born July 9, 1934).
Graves is one of America's most influential figures in architecture and design. Part of the The New York Five, he played a key role in the transition between abstract modernism and post-modernism. His designs communicate a clear point of view reflecting a sense of playfulness with sophistication. The balance of traditional elements (typically through arches, columns, and pediments) and exploration with color convey the lessons of modern architecture while referring to historical details.
He started his own practice in Princeton, NJ in 1964, and has been a teacher at Princeton University for more than 40 years. Among his recognitions we can find the Felllow of the AIA (1979), the National Medal of Arts (1999), the AIA Gold Medal (2011), the AIA Topaz Medal (2010) and Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture (2012). His works can be found in North America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Michael Graves has also done a vast amount of work in the field of industrial design, including furniture, artifacts, jewelry and dinnerware for companies such as Disney, Alessi, Steuben, Phillips Electronics, Black & Decker, and his own line with more than 100 products for Target.
We celebrate his 78th birthday with an ArchDaily logo inspired by the St Coletta School in Washington D.C.:
More from Michael Graves at AchDaily:
Happy Birthday Philip Johnson! (1906-2005)
Today, July 8th, is Philip Johnson's Birthday! (1906-2005)
The recipient of the very first Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1979 and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, Johnson has been labeled by Prtizker jurors as someone "whose work demonstrates a combination of the qualities of talent, vision and commitment that has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the environment. As a critic and historian, he championed the cause of modern architecture and then went on to design some of his greatest buildings."
On what would be his 106th birthday, ArchDaily celebrates with a special Glass House logo:
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997, The Glass House is still considered a modern marvel. Inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, the Glass House by Johnson, with its perfect proportions and its simplicity, is one of the first most brilliant works of modern architecture. Johnson built the 47-acre estate for himself in New Canaan, Connecticut.
The house was the first of fourteen structures that the architect built on the property over a span of fifty years.
Another iconic building designed by Philip Johnson, together with John Burgee, is the Puerta de Europa in Madrid, two leaning towers that have become an icon of the Spanish capital.
Quote: Tadao Ando
"We borrow from nature the space upon which we build."
-Tadao Ando


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