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Calcutta: George Bailey would be creating history when he takes the field for the first Twenty20 international against India on Wednesday. The Tasmanian skipper would become the first Australian after Dave Gregory in 135 years of international cricket to be chosen as a captain first and cricketer second, according to reports in The Daily Telegraph.
I really havent thought that much about it, Bailey said of his unique place in history. When youre out there youre just playing.
Im always thinking about fields or bowlers or what not. Once youve been captaining for a certain period of time thats just how you think about the game.
The debutant, however, has vowed to continue the momentum of Australias Test domination.
When youre playing for your country, I dont think youll take it easy... Every game is about having your foot on their throat, he said at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Although its a different format, I think its important to continue the momentum of the Test team, not only in the cricket they play but also the standards theyre setting off the field, the way theyre training and the great feel around the group, he added.
Bailey, also, doesnt intend to offer any concessions to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was his captain in the IPL while playing for the Chennai Super Kings.
I dont think well be making any concessions. Im looking forward to saying good day to him but hopefully thats at the end of the game and hes saying well done Bails, well played. Thats as far as that goes, Bailey said.
The Tasmanian said despite the fewer number of matches in the Twenty20 format, the two sides know each other pretty well.
We had a little chat before about a lot of their players and nearly everyone in that room has played at some stage with those Indian players. Weve seen a lot of them over the years and theyre probably feeling the exact same way. Thats been one of the great things about the IPL, he said.
Theres probably not as many secrets there as you would like between two international teams but what you have is healthy respect for how one another plays and a real knowledge for the contest youre about to be in.
Bailey wants to bring the influence of the seniors into the Twenty20 squad as well.
Weve spoken about the great energy that theyve provided and the great start and feeling among that group. They feel like theyve set a real standard and weve talked about that as a Twenty20 group as well, allowing the one-day side to have that feeling when they get together as well.
Incidentally, Veteran pace spearhead Brett Lee obviously figures high in Baileys sense of estimation.
I think his numbers of the most recent Big Bash were outstanding especially for someone who bowls in key periods at the top in that powerplay and then in death.
He embraces that role as the frontline leading fast bowler in our team and his experience is outstanding. The thing I love about him is how competitive he is. He just loves the contest and loves to lead from the front.
On the challenges that lie ahead for him, both as captain and batsman, he said, In terms of preparing its the same sort of thing, youre preparing to play personally, before admitting: Im nervous about both [captaincy and debut].


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Hi Gerel. I finally got the RL filter working. It's not easy to deal with state. :-/ Thanks. On the filter itself, I concluded that the minimum cache needed for the encoder is of 5 bytes (for writting). It is ok. Here I send the patch for the filter, a test, the memcpy() replacements and some other minor fixes. Some comments follow. address@hidden pdf_stm_f_rl address@hidden pdf_stm_f_rl + address@hidden Test pdf_stm_f_rl_001 +Create a memory-based writing and reading stream and attach +a RunLength filter decoder and encoder to each one. address@hidden @strong address@hidden Success condition +The decoded data should be correct. address@hidden table address@hidden deffn Please write the tests for the filters as use cases in torture/unit/base/stm/pdf-stm-read.c (for decoders) and in torture/unit/base/stm/pdf-stm-write.c (for encoders): we are implementing unit tests for the public functions. + if (encode_rl_char (st, out) < 0) + return PDF_OK; Please use curled braces in the 'then' body of an 'if' even if it is composed only by just one statement. Also, can you please split your patch? Filter implementation, unit tests and memcpy. You know, my brain is too limited to process such a big chunk of information :PPPP
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The artwork of Nathan Spoor reads like a dreamscape conceived by MC Escher and Dr. Seuss in an Ashram on Venus. I could read any of Philip K. Dick's short stories and hold up his paintings as a backdrop to my imagination. The profusely talented LA artist let me ask him some questions, and responded with a goldmine of information. He also dropped some never before seen works on me. It's that new new; ain't even come out yet. Since I couldn't hope to capture the grandeur of Nathan's work at a measly 400 pixel width, clicking on the images will take you to the larger version. Click that shit like crazy. Now sit back and enjoy the world of Nathan Spoor from LA to Texas and In Between.
1. Age/Location/Art Education?
I'm 32, live in LA, went to a few schools, spent all my time painting.
2. What brought you to (or keeps you in) So Cal?
Well, I'd had an inkling that Los Angeles was the place I wanted to pursue making some great art, or making a name doing so. I got to set up my first show with my friend and brother Bill Lucas, and mutual friends at Loja Designs on Abbot Kinney during the Venice Art Walk. From that exposure I was asked to do other exhibits and met people who introduced me to people, etc. The ability to do shows in alternative spaces always appealed to me, though. The opportunity for a buddy of mine and I to do our Senior show in college at a local museum's expansion floor kick-started all of that I think. Well, we were doing art shows out of our apartment, which was hilarious.
But back to SoCal. I think basically the vibe and the weather drew me here. Plus there are so many opportunities to show work out here. And not just in galleries or museums. There's just always a place to show work if you can imagine it. Plus, the challenge of standing out on a wall is a rush. Not only does your work have to resonate with the viewers, it needs to speak to them, to reach out and invite them in. Since my work takes form in a narrative way, it has that storyteller's appeal. So I get some great input on what it means when people find a moment to tell me all about it. So I guess that gives it an extra dimension, being able to connect with other souls, reinvesting itself and carrying on beyond the moment.
But what keeps me here is a true love for what I'm doing and the people that support me and are on this journey as well.
Being in Los Angeles is a relationship. Sometimes it's rocky and sometimes it's amazing, and for a successful relationship you have to embrace your loved one for all their natural or accrued attributes.
3. How has living in Texas affected your work?
Well, living in TX was great as a kid. But I think it had more to do with having parents that were into having kids and being a family. I had access to tons of extra paper too, which helped a lot. Dad would bring boxes of trash paper home for me to draw on, which is basically paper that had printing on one side of it, and was blank on the other. Most of my childhood memories include drawing all the time, riding bikes to fields and places where imaginations could run wild, road trips with lots of stories about when the parents were kids and also made-up things that Dad would create.
Then in Jr. High the skateboarding bug bit hard. So then I was drawing on book covers and skate decks, and thinking of the next trick I was going to try to pull that day after school, and what songs I wanted to record off the radio to listen to on my walkman for the bus ride to school the next morning. Skating and art were so interconnected, because basically they both seem to gravitate on the reality that your only limitation is yourself.
I don't know, I could go on and on about the things that I've been through and how that's shaped me as a person. But I guess the art part of that was always consistent. The drive or connection to creating things has remained connected throughout the growing process, and the real interest in making great art has only gotten stronger.
I always feel like a Texan, even though I feel Los Angeles and I have a really interesting romance going on. Texas is the place I feel more rested and welcome. People there are very loving and nurturing. I'd love to have more of a cultural outlet there to really plug into. Maybe it's in Austin, maybe even Dallas. That's so subjective really, because culture exists differently for everyone, and on so many levels. But I think when there's something Texans can appreciate, they will. Just like anybody else, say, on the East Coast, in the Uk, Tokyo or Australia or anywhere that there are people that want to bathe in creative thoughts and ideas.
4. How has living in LA affected your work?
Well, I'll say this much. Either you have it in this city or you don't. You can fake it, but people are going to tear you apart after a while. I think one of the reason's I like LA is that it makes everything so much more intense. There's an energy here that isn't anywhere else in the world. NY attracts its own special brand of individuals, just as every city anywhere. But there's something about LA that really makes what I've been working on since I moved here more vivid, more imminent in its delivery. It's as if the portal to that great river of creativity is somehow strongest for me in this place at this time. Everything about this city affects everything about your life. It's not that it intrudes or overwhelms you, because it certainly can, but it's just such a bizarre and curious beast that will allow you to cohabitate in its atmosphere as long as you're willing to roll with whatever happens. It's schizophrenic and frantic, but also a very loving and giving host. If you're awake enough to be sensitive to its moods, you can do quite well here.
5. Where do you get your inspiration?
Well, that's a good question. Notice I said that instead of having an answer? If I could put inspiration into words I would be a very accomplished writer. If I could put it to music then I would be a great songwriter and musician, perhaps a great composer. As it is, I paint, and the images that I try to help bring about are the effects of being sensitive to manifestations that I'm not completely able to understand.
As it is, I can tell you that the process I use to glean images is called Suggestivism. It's basically a way of relaxing the mind enough to accept the next level of conscious thought or awareness. Generally, this involves brief breathing meditation (mostly laying flat on the back, eyes closed, takes roughly 10-20 minutes, but can occur sitting or standing once it evolves) and then the ability to latch onto whatever scene appears from the In Between. I've gotten several glimpses of the In Between, and I have to admit that my works are a pretty simplistic attempt to capture any of its amazing nature.
But with that comes the knowledge that I'm actually searching for something. There's always some specific item that I have to focus on, and it's generally a feeling or thought that is required to finish a thought in a painting. I've noticed that there are some specific themes that recur and different progressions. This is mostly due to me growing in ways that affect the painting process as well.
All in all, the inspiration is not of my doing or will. It's become my wish to be a better hand for whatever message can be knit into a visual moment. Everything inspires somehow, but the real direct influence for the paintings is an organic and mysterious journey indeed.
6. What's the origin of your style? How would you classify your work?
I used to have a great answer for that. I actually spent time thinking about how to classify my work. But then I realized that there weren't any real categories that I would fit into, not that exist already. Non that don't seem to crowd or impair the fluid nature of the form.
But let me go into the origin thing first. I've felt my origin as a painter actually set itself apart when I realized that my days here were limited. I really needed to make good use of my time, and who knows how many days they have left to make a difference? I guess I saw myself differently when I first experienced and decided to pursue painting in college around '93. Or I saw the possibilities of the medium. I felt that in my hands, something meaningful was possible. Somehow I could do something that could inspire or invite others in to a safe place to have an intimate conversation about things that meant something to them. To make a long story short, that suggestive nature grew, into making pieces using a small part of that brain machine with a metaphysical tool, or process, to mine for provoking imagery.
If something of mine has to be qualified or packaged, I tend to lean toward the more romantic concepts of framing the themes and ideas. The use of Suggestivist theory has enhanced the narrative properties of the work to a new mythological level for me. So maybe it's a New Mythology?
7. What occupies your mind aside from art?
Mostly writing. I guess I could limit it to artistic avenues, but I think about lots of things. Schedules, naps, food, exercise, finding balance. Mostly I'm thinking of painting though. Working on as many as a dozen works on canvas with ideas for several others doesn't leave a lot of room sometimes. But it's so interwoven into my life that there isn't really any separation. When I'm not painting, I'm painting. When I'm working out or driving, I'm painting and even writing. I think most of the creative process, the majority of the work, isn't even on the canvas.
Ok, but besides art? I don't know, even if I'm having the best sushi ever I'll play with the things on the plate and make a picture of something. I can't seem to be apart from occupying my mind with art.
8. What are you working on now? Any shows coming up?
Yes, right now I'm curating a show in Rome with an incredible group of artists that opens in May.
After that, the amazing Dan May and I have a show together at Copro/Nason Gallery in June.
I have a couple sneak peeks of work for that. But keep in mind that I'm no photographer, so the pics are totally amateur.
The town where my parents live wants to do an exhibition this fall, so I'll have some new works in Snyder, TX from Sept - Nov.
I'll have a few pieces available with Corey Helford Gallery also, and am preparing for a solo there next August.
The first one is a partially finished piece that Dan and I are working on.
I'd sent Dan a rough beginning of a landscape with a hill in some water and he started doing his insane detailing skills. Then I got an ideas for a prophet guy on a cloud with a light that was being transferred to a couple of nurses posing as sphinxes. I don't know what it totally means, but I saw it and called Dan and asked if he would send it back since I had an idea. He was totally cool about it, and we're having a lot of fun working together to do this show. So these shots show where it was as of the last week of April, about 1/3 finished.
(not titled yet / 24 x 42 inches / acrylic on canvas)
The next couple are the bigger pieces for the show.
The Emissary (below) [ed. - click for detail]
36 x 36 inches / acrylic on canvas
Existing Only in the Light (below)
22 x 54 inches / acrylic on canvas
This one is another new one that no one's seen yet.
The Age of Innocence (below)
20 x 26 inches / acrylic on canvas
9. Top five things to eat and places to get them in LA?
1) Sushi (only the top couple in my neighborhood, not the whole city. there are hundreds of sushi spots and several of them are incredible):
- expensive/amazing: Katsu Ya (Ventura Blvd / Colfax)
- budget/delicious: Sushi Dan or Sushi Mac
2) Pizza slice: Abbot's Pizza Company (Abbot Kinney / California)
3) Desserts: My Little Cupcake (Ventura / Radford) & Aroma Cafe (Tujunga / Moorpark)
4) Asian: Buddha's Belly (Beverly / Gardner)
5) Burger: In 'n Out (it's there when you need it)
There's also lots of great street vendors, farmer's markets and stores like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods that have awesome food.
And you can't beat fresh seafood from certain places by the ocean!
10. Top five things to eat and places to get them in Texas? I'm originally from Louisiana so there'd better be somewhere with some killer sweet tea.
1) Home cookin': anything Mom makes
2) The Grill: anything Dad is doing
3) Burgers: Sweetwater's - Denton, TX / Snuffer's - Dallas, TX
4) Real smoked BBQ: Joe Allen's - Abilene, TX
5) this slot is open for all the great places to eat in TX. part of the fun is the adventure and enjoying where you end up and talking to whoever is around you that's old or local.
11. Sketch something for us really quickly, whatever comes to mind first, then scan it or take a photo, so we can see your raw style.
Below is a sketch of a new painting I started, Suddenly. Sketches are generally pretty small, this one's business card size ( approx. 2 x 4 inches). Lola took a picture the day I started it. The painting is 34 x 61 inches. I started with blue undertones, since the majority of the painting hinges on the use of blue, white and crimson. Then there's a picture of what it looks like a couple weeks into it. You can sort of see the progression of the idea within the tree on the left. The leafy section of the tree is now some sort of receiver or dimensional viewfinder. In the sketch version there's not much going on, it's pretty quiet in there. But in the painting, the image in the tree is much more complex. It hosts a glowing city made up of different elements from architecture, fun parks, rockets, stairs, etc. The ground is now filled with glass domes and holes in the grass with steeples coming up. It's basically got all its elements already, but there will be a girl on the hill area where the tree roots are, and a rainbow of some sort leading the tree in the inlet there out to sea.
And here's a much more direct sketch to painting progression. Most times I use a sketch to have some foundation or anchor so that I don't forget what I just "saw". There's nothing more frustrating than only having access to a really good idea, or the next step in some progression, and not taking the time to at least get a rough sketch of it. This one was recently turned into an amazing canvas print by Gary at Copro/Nason. It's so incredible how much like an original prints can look.
For more of Nathan's work visit www.nathanspoor.com or you can see a great video of him here.


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This really great sport route is found in the main part of the Grocery Store Walls. The climb features sustained crimpy climbing using some pockets, cobbles, and two finishing jugs. This route is a higher quality than the majority of The Wood's climbs. Climb it.
Five bolts to two cold-shuts.
I used to climb this route with some regularity about seven or eight years ago. I quit doing it after a 1/4 inch bolt pulled right out in my friend's finger tips. That single bolt wasn't essential to protect the route, but the experience was rather disconcerting. Does anyone know if the bolts have been replaced?
I don't think any of the bolts are 1/4 anymore. Heads up between the first and second bolts, though - groundfall territory. A very good, sustained route that doesn't really offer a rest until you're lowering from the anchors.
When I put up this route there was not a single bolt on the line. Just after that a bolting ban was imposed.
This climb feels nice, continous, very cool.
Does anyone know if the bolts on this climb are kosher? This summer I noticed the hangers were spinning on a few and I'm going to be in town for Thanksgiving weekend and I'd like to lead it, let me know...Thanks!!
I led this last April and didn't test out any of the bolts beside the anchor bolts. Nothing remarkable that I remember as far as being a bad bolt or a spinner, so they should be ok. It would be a good idea to check first on TR or rappell if there's suspicion though. I think that some of these bolts have been replaced since the originals but can't be sure.
it's tough to judge this one until you have spent some serious time on it. there are a number of variations that could drop the rating on this, and it is easy to wander on a top-rope, but as long as you [consistently] check yourself in relation to the route, i think you can get an accurate 5.12 c rating. there is one sloper-hole that is just to left of the central line about 25 ft up. i would [recommend] using this with both your left hand and flag it with your left foot while moving past this extended crux. happy climbing!
It is not often I come out and say things like this but 12c is insane... I have no idea what would get you there....-tom
Yeah, I would have to say that 5.12c is a pretty far leap for this climb. It's hard for me to compare this climb to 'Bat out of Hell' at Cave Rock. I was surprised by the 5.11c recommendations, and I know it cannot be 12c because I cannot lead 12c, yet I pulled this one off. Not that any of this actually matters it's still one of the best climbs in the canyon.
I never stated that Bozo No No was 12c. If I inadvertantly typoed such a rating I apologize. I would say that Bozo is more like 11a/b.
I don't know how I have been credited with giving Bozo a 12c rating.My guide lists it as 11a.It looks like Dan Mottinger added this route to the website as 11a and subsequently people have added 11c as the rating.Rex Mammel made an entry here on 04, 08, 2002, claiming the FA in 1992.I had thought that this was a Chis "Drag" Drysdale route. Is Rex Mammel a pen name for Chis Drysdale?Am I wrong in my belief that Chris did the FA?\
The first bolt on this puppy is spinning like there is no tomorrow...and had separated from the wall considerably.... The rest were fine though. Awesome line! Really, really fun!
Great climb but a hail storm stopped me at the third bolt. Hope to finish it soon.
First bolt is hard to clip, as it spins very loosely. Could be suspect to failure in a f2 fall, but I could hang on it pretty safely. Run out at the crux but you can head right towards the crack for easier climbing.
The climber is on Bozo No No, not Rain Dance. You can see the crux crack of RD in the right of the photo.
Seems a little easier than 5.11-, maybe 5.10c/d? Or maybe it's that you don't need a secret decoder ring to find the holds, so it seems easier than other 5.11 in the canyon.
I thought 5.11a/b was pretty accurate for this route. I climbed it in pure afternoon heat, and the pockets/crimps felt nicely greased up making this a pretty exciting onsight. I was also pleasantly surprised with the quality of this route - good, sustained, positive crimping/pocket pulling for 50 feet. The bolts seem fine - the hangers may spin, but the bolts are in pretty good condition. 5 bolts to rings. Excellent line!


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Title: | Maintenance performance indicators (MPIs) for benchmarking the railway infrastructure: A case study |
Author(s): | Thomas Åhrén, (Division of Operation and Maintenance Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden), Aditya Parida, (Division of Operation and Maintenance Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden) |
Citation: | Thomas Åhrén, Aditya Parida, (2009) "Maintenance performance indicators (MPIs) for benchmarking the railway infrastructure: A case study", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 2, pp.247 - 258 |
Keywords: | Benchmarking, Costs, Maintenance, Performance management, Railways, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Purpose – For railway infrastructure, benchmarking is an effective tool that can support the management in their pursuit of continuous improvement by the use of maintenance performance indicators (MPIs). Hence, there is a need to study the MPIs and link them with benchmarking. The purpose of this paper is to present case studies dealing with the application of benchmarking and maintenance performance indicators for the railway infrastructure. Design/methodology/approach – Case studies were conducted at Banverket (the Swedish Rail Administration) and at Jernbaneverket (the Norwegian National Rail Administration), which is responsible for the Norwegian part of the Iron Ore Line between Kiruna in Sweden and Narvik in Norway. The results from the two case studies are compared and analyzed. The benchmarking data for the railway infrastructure are retrieved, classified and analyzed for best practice improvement. Findings – MPIs can successfully use benchmarking as a tool for improvement by learning from within or from other organizations for continuous improvement, which is a rather new phenomenon in the railway industry. Research limitations/implications – Each railway infrastructure is unique due to its geographical locations and constraints, besides the organization, management and other resources. These factors need to be considered while benchmarking the railway infrastructures. Practical implications – The results obtained in these case studies can be used by the railway infrastructure managers for continuous improvements. Moreover, other relevant MPIs required by the railway infrastructure managers can be benchmarked in a similar manner. Originality/value – The paper presents a structured method for continuous improvement of railway infrastructure by using MPIs for benchmarking. |
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I have one message for the Senate, the House and Obama himself: It's not too late to remove this malignant tumor on the body of healthcare.
No one is ready for this "reform," not even the Obama administration itself.
While the nation uneasily prepares for the October 1 deadline for implementation of Obamacare, a potentially fatal rift has materialized in the most unlikely place – inside the Obama Administration itself, demonstrating once again how unready the country is for this law.
When liberals collide on issues it's easy to just sit back and laugh it off.Their "movement" is so full of special interest, special pleaders and special causes that the biggest problem the administration has is keeping every special interest happy.
Unions, for example, are upset because Obamacare is having intended "unintended" consequences for their membership.
Union leadership, including Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. sent a highly publicized letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi "demanding" changes to the healthcare law.
Surprisingly, the unions were rebuffed by the White House on labor's demands.
So, despite an enormous investment in political and financial capital to build public support for Obamacare, liberals just can't be of one mind on how to implement it.
If it's true that the healthcare scheme was one of the most poorly thought out pieces of legislation, the implementation is likely to be sloppier still.
For example, the administration's Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are suing to block mergers among many of the nation's hospitals-- hospitals that are only trying to accommodate the changes the law promises to bring. In short they just want to stay in business under the changed environment of Obamacare.
This requires some industry consolidation.
Yet, the Obama FTC is jamming on the brakes to prevent the industry from achieving this critical mass required for hospitals to run efficiently under Obamacare.
Ironically, the FTC is talking about making sure we have enough hospitals to maintain competitiveness, even as the Obamacare design is inevitably leading to fewer hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and labs.
As was intended, even if it was not admitted when Obamacare was under consideration.
A big program like Obamacare can only truly create cost efficiencies for healthcare providers if they are able to manage data- and thereby outcomes- by consolidating data, rather than leaving data segregated in various locales.
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Black Dragon Clan | |
Weapons | Kukri, Butterfly Swords, Hookswords, Eye Laser, Balison, CZ-75, HK21E, M72 LAW |
Origin | Mortal Kombat Series |
Activities | Causing Anarchy, and an occaisional profit. |
Service | 18th Century - Present Day |
Battle Status |
Victorious against Los Illuminados |
According to legend, the Black Dragon split from its parent organization, the Red Dragon. The reason the Black Dragon was founded was a deep-rooted discontent with the strict codes of honor and stealth that pervaded the Red Dragon.
While the Black Dragon garnered notoriety around the world, the Red Dragon marked every renegade for death, and the United States government formed the Special Forces to deal with the activities of both clans. In the events leading up to the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Kano and his Black Dragon soldiers lured Sonya Blade and her unit to Shang Tsung's island. Though Sonya was at a severe disadvantage with her unit massacred and forced to compete in the tournament held there, the tournament would also be the beginning of the end of the Black Dragon's current incarnation.
The Red Dragon was persisent in eradicating all those who had once belonged to the Black Dragon, however. When the Deadly Alliance assumed power over Outworld, Mavado, one of the Red Dragon's operatives, defeated the swordsman Kenshi for them, and in exchange was given the opportunity to fight Kano, although it's unclear whether or not this transpired. Reportedly, he had already killed Kabal in combat. But unknown to him, Kabal was saved from the brink of death by Chaosrealm cleric Havik. Though Kabal had renounced his life of crime, Havik was able to rekindle his anarchist ideals. After taking revenge on Mavado, Kabal reforged the Black Dragon more as an ideological than a purely criminal organization, and vowed to learn from its past mistakes. Together with his two new recruits, Kira and Kobra. he travelled to Outworld to assist Havik in his schemes and test the strength of his new gang. Kabal's aims seem to go further than Kano's. While Kano was content to be a common gang leader, Kabal wishes to tear down society. Kano was captured by the Red Dragon and was going to be used as a test subject for combining humans with dragons, but he escaped before they could finish. Jarek also returned apparently alive after his ordeal with Jax, who dropped him into a ravine, having plunged his weapon into the sides of the cliff as he fell to escape death. It is as yet unknown if he has returned to the Black Dragon, as his current agenda involves perfecting his fatalities enough so that he may take revenge on the traitor that sold him out (an agenda apparently aided by Quan Chi, who informed him that the final battle of Armageddon would prove to be the perfect venue to test out his fatalities).
After the rebuilding of the clan by Kabal, the clan's goals was leaning more towards anarchy than simple crime, such as drugs and street crimes. The group works to benefit the Chaosrealm, and still hold the same ideals of deception in combat. The group usually dresses in a black leather of some kind, and weilds weaponry of teh Shaolin Monks, despite teh fact that their leader, Kano hates the Shaolin lifestyle.
Common Weapons...Edit
Short Range | Butterfly Swords |
Medium Range | Hookswords |
Long Range | Eye Laser |
Special Weapons | Balisong |
Black Dragon Clan vs. Los IlluminadosEdit
Kano was seen in a small village in Spain, as it seemed to be completely vacant. Kano held Hookswords on his back, and butterfly swords inside of his boots, as he found a lone chest behind a shack. He opened it, and saw a very pricey looking ruby. He smiled with a wicked grin, however, in the distance, he heard... "Muerte, muerte, muerte" All of a sudden, he hears a chainsaw rev, as Kano looked behind him, to see a a strange man wearing a sack for a mask The member of the Los Illuminados tried to decapitate Kano, however, Kano ducked and avoided the weapon. He started to run off, as the chainsaw weilder tried a vertical slash, as he torn apart part of a wooden fence.
Kano ran back, but turned around. He focused his inner power, to form a laser out of his metallic eye, as the cult member used his chainsaw to deflect the attack. However, the eye laser hit the gas tank of the chainsaw, causing a small explosion. Kano smirked, thinking he killed the homicidal maniac, however, the Los Illuminados member, sat up, which a burned face, but still fighting, fired a cross bow bolt, and hit Kano in his left thigh, as the Black Dragon leader collapsed to one knee.
Kano reached behind him and drawn his hookswords, as the Los Illuminados member began to fire the second bolt, however, Kano deflected it with the shaolin weaponry. Kano pulled the arrow out of his thigh, as the cult member got to his feet, and grabbed a pitchfork, which was stuck into the Earth, as he started to run at Kano with it, looking to gig him like a fish.
The clan warrior avoided a thrust of the pitchfork and backed up a step or two. The Ganado thrusted the pitchfork again, however, Kano caught his weapon with one of the hooks, and spun the weapon away and out of the cult member's hands. Kano then linked both swords together, and spun around, doing a thick powerful slash to the torso of the cult member. However, the cult member was not dead, and highly enraged. He drew out a pair of Kama, and does a powerful kick to Kano's chest, knocking him down, and causing him to lose his hookswords. The cult member threw a Kama, however, Kano rolled away from it.
He rolled back and stood up, drawing his butterfly swords, as the opponent gathered another Kama. The two weapons clashed, as they used their dual weapons against each other. Kano managed to get a slash in to the opponent's face, however, the Illuminado was still alive. Dr. Salvador managed to get a blow in on Kano's right arm, making him drop one of his Butterfly swords. Kano pushed the Ganado away, and then whipped out his balisong, which mystified the cult member, until Kano does a lightning fast stab to the cult member's stomach. he then follows up with a stab to the heart, and finally a stab to his forehead. As the cult member fell down, dead, as the plaga was destroyed. With the final breath, the cult member faintly cried out for Lord Saddler, as Kano raised up his blades and yelled in victory.
Winner: Black Dragon Clan
Black Dragon Clan | Stats |
Butterfly Swords | 128 |
Hookswords | 275 |
Eye Laser | 164 |
Balisong | 6 |
Final Score | 573 |
Los Illuminados | Stats |
Kama | 94 |
Pitchfork | 46 |
Crossbow | 151 |
Chainsaw | 136 |
Final Score | 427 |
Final Thoughts: The Black Dragon Clan were simply stronger fighters, with much more efficient weaponry.


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Gabe Sidebe Looking a little slimmer!
Paula Patton looking fab as usual
Director Lee Daniels with Mariah Carey (looking less like a hooker!) and Lenny Kravitz
This girl always looks fantastic
Ms Rai is always stunning
Former Miss France 2005, Cindy Fabre
Figure skater Surya Bonaly
Us actress and singer Jennifer Hudson looking fantabulous! I love the way she conducts herself
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Congolese street musicians Benda Bilili
US director George Lucas arrives with partner Mellody Hobson
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Government admits defeat on EU cuts
The Government has already admitted defeat on a key vote following another big Tory mutiny over Europe.
31 October 2012
Transparency urged over arms firms
More than 3,500 senior military officers and Ministry of Defence (MoD) staff have moved into arms firms in the past 16 years, according to figures compiled by The Guardian.
16 October 2012
Tory anger at Civil Service bid to brief Miliband on being next PM
Senior Tories protested furiously today after it emerged that Whitehall mandarins want to help Labour leader Ed Miliband draw up his next manifesto.
20 August 2012
Modernisers win battle for 1922 group as chairman calls for unity
Warring Tories were today urged to "pull together" following a bitter battle for control of the party's backbench 1922 committee.
17 May 2012
Blinded mother describes her loss
A mother-of-two whose boyfriend throttled her unconscious and gouged out her eyes has said he "robbed me of one of the most precious things in life".
14 April 2012
Big Society 'needs own minister'
Prime Minister David Cameron's Big Society policy is doomed to failure unless a dedicated minister is appointed to help end confusion and get smaller charities involved, MPs have warned.
14 December 2011
My eye-opening lesson in how Britain works
How does this country work? How do the wheels of democracy turn for the benefit of us all? This week, I was given a clue when I appeared before the House of Commons Public Administration Committee. It is looking into the need to boost charitable funding in the UK, which, considering the dire state of our public finances, should be one of the most urgent inquiries of all.
05 May 2011
Tory Right frustrated at David Cameron's 'soft line' on EU
David Cameron was today warned by the Tory Right that he is "testing the patience" of the party by refusing to take a tougher stance against European integration.
24 November 2010
Former PM set for Commons return
Gordon Brown will signal his return to the political fray on Monday by making his first Commons speech since leaving Downing Street.
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Betty Hogg has seen few changes in the 46 years she's been volunteering at the Sandhills Women's Exchange. The organization's mission of helping others to help themselves is not among them.
The exchange was formed in 1922 by women in Pinehurst and Northern visitors who wanted to help the wives of local farmers sell their handmade goods.
"Way back then, the women had a talent and no way to sell it," Hogg said.
After a year on a resident's porch, the exchange moved to its current location in a log cabin on Azalea Road.
The front room of the cabin was built about 1800 as a detached kitchen. The exchange added to it as needed until it reached its now size of 10 rooms.
Today, the exchange offers an opportunity for local craftspeople to sell their handiwork on consignment. The sales area features fine baby clothes, jewelry, wreaths, sweaters, scarves and baskets made from local longleaf pine needles.
"We have people with a lot of talent," Hogg said.
Hogg, who will turn 94 next month, doesn't hesitate when asked what her favorite merchandise in the exchange is.
"I'm a great-grandmother," she said. "I love all the baby items."
Hogg said the leisurely atmosphere in the exchange lunch room lets people visit while they eat. She said she loves to eat chili on fall days in the exchange's log cabin.
"It just makes it cozy and warm," she said.
Hogg said she has helped price items, served as a cashier and worked in the sales area as a volunteer. On the two days a month she volunteers now, she usually helps bag items and wraps them if they are intended to be gifts.
"It's a wonderful group of women to work with," she said. "You look forward to working with them."
Pat Counter, who has volunteered as a waitress for several years, said she enjoys working at the exchange.
"It's a nice community of people here," she said.
Karen Lehto, president of the exchange, said about 35 volunteers work from a couple of hours a month to a couple of days a week. The only paid staff person is the cook.
"We're very much like a family," she said.
The exchange has some antiques and collectibles. The group is raising money for a new septic system by selling donated brooches. The average price is $20, Lehto said.
Women in the exchange research the brooches before selling them. Some date back to the 1950s.
"It's kind of a nod to the sisters who have come before us at the exchange," she said.
Stu Kilpatrick, 80, makes wooden bowls on a lathe to sell at the exchange. He has made Christmas ornaments from a dogwood tree that was removed from Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 Course and wine bottle stoppers that feature the logo of the historic back-to-back 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open golf tournaments.
Kilpatrick, who retired as director of combat engineering for the Army, said he started selling his items at the exchange several years ago.
"It's not really a business," he said. "It's a hobby. All I do is try to make enough to stay even and buy a tool once in a while."
Lehto said the consignors range in age from their 60s to near 90.
"It's helping others help themselves," she said. "Most of our consignors do this for a little extra income."
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Hollywood B.O.: The Devil Whimpers
I haven't posted much on box office lately. Got bored with it, I guess. Began to do other things with my Sundays. More power to me.
So I missed the near-historic performance of "The Devil Inside" in the first week of January. Opening weekend, it was No. 1 at the box office with $33 million, even though moviegoers had a slew of great, end-of-the-year releases to choose from. (Fuckers.) But "Devil" was the only new film opening, it was horror, and the horror fans came out for it. (Fuckers.)
Then they didn't. That's the thing with horror. Opening weekend: BANG! Second weekend: whimper. For "Devil," it was a near-historic second weekend of whimper:
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Gigli | $3.7m |
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Friday the 13th (2009) | $40m |
-80.40% | $7.9m | 3,105 | $65,002,019 | 2/13/09 |
Star Trek: Nemesis | $18.5m |
-76.20% | $4.4m | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | 12/13/02 |
The Devil Inside | $33.7m |
-76.20% | $8.0m | 2,551 | $53,153,016 | 1/6/12 |
It tied for the third-largest, second-weekend drop of any film opening in more than 2,000 theaters. The movies ahead of it? The Bennifer-related disaster that was "Gigli"; and the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th. "Devil" tied with the umpteenth version of a "Star Trek" sequel. It dropped 76.2 percent. That's like bungee jumping. Gnarly.
"The Devil Inside"'s second weekend wasn't helped by a 5% critics rating and a 23% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its current IMDb rating? Where 7.0 is generally considered "good"? 3.6.
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When it comes to the "Holocaust," terms like "gas chambers" or "gas ovens" dominate the public's mind. "Gas vans" are usually absent from the discourse. What percentage of the general populace has ever heard that the Nazis are said to have deployed mobile gas chambers as well, which historians usually call "gas vans"? This lack of knowledge is excusable, because even in orthodox historiography the "gas vans" have played only a minor role. To this date no monograph has appeared on the topic written by a mainstream historian, and the papers published about the topic are dismally superficial and show a total lack of any critical attitude. Witness testimony is not scrutinized, documents are not subject to source criticism, and physical, tangible evidence is never even considered.
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In order to get to the truth of the matter, Alvarez has scrutinized all known wartime documents and photos about this topic; he has analyzed a huge amount of witness statements as published in the literature and as presented in more than 30 trials held over the decades in Germany, Poland and Israel; and he has examined the claims made in the pertinent mainstream literature. The result of his research is mind-boggling.
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Hello to all,
A friend of mine asked me to take a look at his Motordome machine for him. It had been working, then was powering on, but not starting the game. He told me he tried to check the fuses on the power supply board, and when he tried to test the first fuse, there was a sizzle sound, followed by a burnt component. I pulled the psu board out and upon inspection found R2 (2.2 ohm 1/4W) cooked and the LM323 reg shorted on the input side. I replaced those components, reinstalled the board, and got good readings on all psu voltages. The CPU board however, did not have the green power on LED lit. The sound board gives 3 flashes. I had a spare 6803 chip and also replaced the dead battery (which was probably the only thing wrong in the first place). I then was able to get the power on led to light, but no flashes. I have not had a chance to go into it deeper yet, and I would like to make up a power supply so I can power it up on the bench, but I have been preoccupied with life's other problems. I am thinking when the regulator shorted it may have taken out some of the 74 series chips and/or the PROM's or more. . Are there any quick checks I can do to narrow it down a bit once I can power up on the bench? Thanks for any help you can give |
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I ended up replacing the control board and eproms, and the game is now functioning. I will make up a rig so I can power the original up on the bench. The only thing left is that there is no sound.
The owner of the machine said that he had to turn the volume pot all the way up and that it was still very weak, so I am hoping that it is just a bad/dirty volume pot. I have not had a chance to check it yet. I could not locate the pot in the schematics or parts lists, so can anyone tell me the value and if it is a linear or audio taper? Thanks |
I doubt it is the volume POT. More likely the audio amp.
I finally got time to check the weak sound problem, and when I powered the machine up, it had decent sound. However, the next power up it was very weak again. So, as I had a ball in play, I gently tapped on VR1 and the sound came back for that instant. I powered the machine down and worked VR1 back and forth several times and reset it to where it was originally (approximately mid range). The sound worked flawlessly after that through several power cycles.
The volume is very stable with the coin door pot set at mid range, and gets very loud at max (which is all the way counter-clockwise, the pot wires must be reversed). If it doesn't hold up, I will replace VR1. So it seems the machine is back in action. Now all it needs is some new rubbers and a good cleaning and polishing. |
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Dr. Castillo is the rudest, most obnoxious boor and tolal neanderthal. The way he spoke to Erica Kane, saying I wasn't speaking to you in that condenscending tone made my blood boil. And then to add insult to injury, they just had her walk meekly out of the room. Yeah? Since when does Erica Kane just meekly walk away from anyone? Especially from a boorish, nobody like Dr.' I am the greatest' Castillo? Where is the tiny tornado Erica Kane? She's no meek shrinking violet who just slinks out of the room. Why no great retort from Erica?
And why was it his business to tell Kendall David was awake?
After pairing Kendall with such a class, sophisticated act that was Zach Slater as portrayed by Thorsten Kaye, the folks at AMC expect the viewers to accept this neanderthal as a romantic lead for Alicia Minshew? This is why Ryan doesn't work, they are one and the same charaters, chauvinistic pigs both of them.
Just give him his club and leopard skin, that's all that's missing.
AMC your shrinking ratings are still largely female who expect some courtesy and respect and the knowledge that we do have a brain and self esteem and would not be treated so disresepcfully and childishly.
Geez, you want us to like this guy, give him some humanity... and no, his saving lives does not suffice for humanity. He truly needs to want to help someone for them and not because he can say 'see what I did!'
Hey I don't want a saint but geez....
AMC is so boring and bad, it's been 7 days since anyone posted on this board about it. Now that's bad.Don't worry about Dr. Macho. If AMC ever gets a clue and realizes that he's obnoxious, that he's not Kendall's type, or that the nonstop promotion of him by the actor who plays him, by the HW and by the network is not working, they'll just have Dr. Macho take off his shirt. It's apparently his best talent, and I can promise you, he'll be doing that alot once summertime comes. The fact that the acting is mediocre (I'm being kind) and the character himself is a jackass won't mean much to ABC or AMC. My own opinion is that Jordi V. is not leading man material, and that he should be supporting, with Stephanie Gatschet and Crishelle Stause. I actually think Dr. Macho should be paired with Madison or even Greenlee, or even Amanda if AMC has the guts to really shake Jake and Amanda up. He fits in better with them and has chemistry with each of these women. But no, we'll be force-fed Kendall and Griffin until Alicia Minshew decides to return to NYC or AMC is cancelled, whichever comes first.I miss Zach, and I miss Thorsten Kaye, but even if I didn't and he were on AMC right now, under contract, I wouldn't see the appeal of Dr. Macho, especially played by this actor.
I completely agree with both your posts. JV is not leading man material. Putting his character in Alicia Minshew Kendall's orbit only emphasizes that fact even more and Thorsten Kaye's Zach Slater's absence is more and more evident every episode. Alicia Minshew is a strong enough actress, whose alter ego Kendall can easily carry a s/ l on her own as a single mother/ business woman. She doesn't need an albatross like Dr. Macho around her neck. Their scenes together are difficult to watch, because they're awkward and forced and neither the characters nor the actors have an ounce of chemistry. Griffen does have chemistry with Amanda, Greenlee and Madison. Start him off with supporting players in the cast and let him develop a following, instead of throwing him at a lead actress of Alicia Minshew's caliber and expect the audience to accept it, especially after her six year very successful pairing with someone of Thorsten Kaye's acting credentials. Kendall/Griffen has FAIL written all over it and AMC can Ill afford another major dud.
I have not missed TK/Zach more than after reading AMC's plans for February sweeps. Without his presence on the show there is nothing that draws me in to watch. Instead of throwing Kendall at this boring lack luster character, have her investigate Zach's crash and discover that he may be alive and begin to search for him with Tad's and Jesse's help. Now that story would be worth watching with a payoff at the end of TK returning to the show.
OK. I miss TK and I miss Zen. Let me get that out of the way.,But even if I take that out of the equation and put on my logical and unbiased hat, it's impossible not to notice that JV is not a good leading man for AM. AM needs a stronger actor to be paired with and frankly, I am tired of AM/Kendall being asked to carry the show. She either gets stuck in unpopular storylines hoping her popularity will carry them. Or she is asked = as she is now - to give appeal to a character for which there is little.IMO it's just a big mistake to bring in a character to be paired with anyone - without AMC letting the new character act with a number of people and see where the appeal is and his strength (if any) lies.... before they write his storyline. To have someone brought in by the writers - who worked with this actor in another show - and assume that chemistry, acting styles and talents will match someone specific before they even hit the screen is egotistical and not in the best interests of AMC. It smacks of Jamie Luner's LIza having sex on a pool table with the most popular character in PV and when her character does not latch on, AMC wonders why. AMC never learns from past mistakes it seems.And yes, not for nothing - the fact that they are writing Griffin as another Ryan - like one was not enough - does not help. His arrogance, his know it all attitude, his "I am so furious that Kendall missed an appointment with me WASTING my time" - and then goes off to find her (like any doctor would ever go look for a patient wasting even MORE time) makes him totally unappealing and a joke.Oh yeah..and the "connect the dots I can figure out the storyline months in advance" writing is not helping either.


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This is a bad time to be accused of insider trading. The government's batting average for putting folks in prison on those charges is pretty high … 1,000 to be exact. Since 2009, every person charged in the Southern District of New York has either pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial. The latest person on trial is Doug Whitman (54) of Whitman Capital, a small hedge fund with about $100 million under management.
The government's case was based on the eyewitness accounts of three people who cooperated with the government and have entered guilty pleas of their own. Two of those testifying, Karl Motey and Roomy Khan, were some of the first people to agree to cooperate with the federal government in its insider trading cases that have brought down billionaire Raj Rajaratnam (Serving 11 years in prison) and former McKinsey executive and Goldman board member Rajat Gupta (awaiting sentencing after being found guilty at trial). Neither Raj or Gupta testified at their trials, though both their lawyers claimed that they would as their trials began.
Khan and Motey both pegged Whitman as a knowing recipient of confidential inside information on Google, Polycom and Marvell Technology. Whitman, who took the stand beginning on Monday, said that he suspected Khan had inside information on Polycom, but backed away from trading on the stock at one point. In addition, Whitman had known that one of Khan's contacts had inside information on Google. However, "You didn't cut off contact [with Khan] did you?", prosecutor Christopher LaVigne asked Whitman. "No sir," he answered. At least there was some honesty in the testimony.
Putting a defendant on the stand to testify is risky business. Famed white-collar defense attorney Barry Slotnick told me, "I've gotten more acquittals than losses in most of my cases," he said, "but in most cases, my client doesn't testify." Slotnick, who is not a part of the Whitman defense, said that while many attorneys state that their client will testify, there are many considerations before giving such advice. "You know in some cases that there is just no way they [witness] can take the stand and there are times when you know you can win with without it," Slotnick said. "In this case, I thought he [Whitman] had a strong case without talking." So I had to ask if he thought Whitman helped his case, "maybe." I love talking with lawyers!
The case against Whitman is a bit different than others brought to trial. First, Whitman is the only person to take the stand in his own defense. Second, Whitman seemed to be a diligent trader going about gathering information from varied sources. I know there are few people out there touting the virtues of a good trader, but there are some good ones. Third, while there were tapes, there were no tapes of specific trades ("like, here are the earnings, go buy the stock"). Slotnick clarified something about this case that caught his attention since the trial began, "The law is not terribly clear on what exactly constitutes insider trading and in this case it may not be so clear. This case just may be one the government wants to bring to see if it falls on deaf ears or is it something the jury gets excited about." Whitman is hoping the former.
One last prediction from someone who has been in the courtroom more than most judges, what does Slotnick think of Whitman's chances? "I don't think he'll be convicted."
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Will You Spend $25,000 on Shoes Before You Die?
Well, that's what a new study says about women and the price of their shoe purchases over a lifetime.
Over on StyleList, I read about this new study by British insurance company GoCompare.com, which found that women spend an average of £34.99 (about $53) per pair, which adds up to £244.93 (almost $370) per year, and $16,410 over 67 years, according to the paper.
Wow, those shoes can really add up!
Also according to the study, four out of ten women in the study admitted to judging other women based on their shoes, and more than half of the women felt no guilt about buying new shoes. That's right ... er, I mean, oh my!
Plus, the average woman owns 19 pairs of shoes (close, I own 21 pairs) and buys seven pairs of shoes per year (hmm, I've only purchased three pairs that I can remember; I think I'm behind here ...).
Well, I wouldn't want to let anyone down regarding these findings. This post contains three picks toward 2010's seven pairs and my personal lifetime goal of $25,000.
Anticline Wedges ($158) at Anthropologie
Banker Lamp Heel ($64.99) at ModCloth
Kenneth Cole Reaction Cedar Dew ($79 $59.99) at Piperlime
How many pairs of shoes do you own? Are you doing your part to keep this study honest?
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I can't understand why my wife spends so much on her shoes... and she can't understand why I spend so much on my Jeep... ha ha. http://www.shoesreport.org/
I always buy cheap shoes, and only keep 1 or 2 pairs... so I won't lol.
I hate buying shoes.My husband gets so tired of looking at my junky shoes and he will buy me some but other than that I have $2.00 flip flops and an old pair of K Swiss for work that I have had for about 3 years!


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Talk to Mavuin in the basement cellblock. Hail him and follow the dialogue. He will ask you to plead his case before the Tribunal, aggreeing will grant you a character flag. Head to the area with The Tribunal, and ask them about Mavuin. Following the dialog, saying "I am prepared" to each Tribunal will give you description of the six trials. To do this one, say "I am ready to begin the trial of flame." Make sure you are actually prepared when you say that because your group will be teleported to the event area where you will only get a few seconds before things start. This one puts you in one of the open rooms with a pillar in the middle. Four mobs will spawn, either imps or fire elementals. Elementals are mezzable, imps are not. During the fights, three different AE's will be cast throughout the room: Searing Heat (debuffs fire resistance by 100 for 6.5 minutes) Fiery Death (DD for 400hps and 1-slot dispell) Wave of Heat (DoT for 200hps per tick). After four waves you will have to defeat Punisher of Flame. Finishing this trial yields you the Mark of Flame. Now talk to the Tribunal. You say, 'What evidence of Mavuin?' You have received a character flag! The Tribunal tells you, 'You have completed a trial - impressive for mortals. You can tell Mavuin that we will hear his plea. We will seek him out as time befits us.' Head back down and talk to Mavuin. You say, 'Hail, Mavuin' Mavuin tells you, 'So you have pleaded my case to the Tribunal, I am most thankful. I hope that they will listen to my case soon and release me. The knowledge that I promised you is this. The followers in the Plane of Tranquility are trying to find information on what has happened to Zebuxoruk. What I know is that he has been captured for a second time. If you want to find out more information I believe you should seek an audience with Karana and Mithaniel Marr. I can only assume that they were present at the time of his capture and know why this has taken place. Also seek from Marr a way to translate the divine language. Only with it can you understand the writing of the gods. There is no more that I can tell you, but thank you once again for your attempt in returning my freedom.' You have received a character flag! This will flag you to be able to enter the Plane of Storms and Plane of Valor. Need missing dialogues, /loc of quest mobs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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By Blair Potter September 12, 2011
The Fairmont Pittsburgh has appointed Edie, a white Boxer/Labrador Retriever mix, as the hotel's official Canine Ambassador. Edie – whose name is inspired by Andy Warhol and his "superstar" Edie Sedgwick – provides guests with a warm welcome in the lobby and is readily available to accompany them on walks around the hotel.
Edie was born in March 2010, the same month that Fairmont Pittsburgh opened its doors. She began training in the assistant dog program at Circle Tail Inc. in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, as a puppy. After completing over a year of training, Edie's friendly and outgoing personality proved to be better suited to the hospitality industry, where she gets to meet new people every day.
At work five days a week, Edie is stationed in the lobby where she relaxes on her cozy bed near the concierge desk. She wears a nametag, keeps an appointment book and even has her own email address so that guests can keep in touch. Edie is looking forward to hosting her own events at the hotel with other canine companions and getting involved in the community at schools, nursing homes and local events. At the end of the day, Edie heads home with Julie Abramovic, public relations manager, where she spends her free time going for even more walks, playing at the local dog park and chewing on her favorite toys.
Fairmont Pittsburgh is a pet-friendly hotel and encourages travelers to bring their own furry friends when they visit. Dogs arriving at the hotel are offered healthy treats made by Executive Pastry Chef Naomi Gallego, along with walking maps and complimentary pet beds and dishes.
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Letters to the editor
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Road work is a deterrent for future visits; Tourism will help put Longboat at No. 1
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Longboat can be, should be No. 1; Our Fetish with Inflation: What Others are Saying about Dollar, Gold
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To send in your letters, please e-mail them to firstname.lastname@example.com, or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.
Vote no on Amendment 4 for health of our economy
November 1, 2010
In the upcoming Nov. 2 election, Florida voters will determine the passage of Amendment 4 to the Florida Constitution. This statewide 'Vote on everything' amendment will have a devastating impact on our state's economy and quality of life and would require citizens to decide hundreds of technical land-use planning issues at the ballot box.
Paint the town red and green
This year, we won't just be on the lookout for the most festive holiday lights on the Key. We'll be on the prowl for anything that embodies the happiness of the holidays with our new "Spirit of the Season" contest. -
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Singles Awareness Day
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"Singles Awareness (or Appreciation) Day" (S.A.D.) is a humorous holiday, celebrated on February 14 (although some prefer the 13th or the 15th to get away from the commercialism associated with the 14th). It serves as an alternative to Valentine's Day for people who are single, that is, not involved in a romantic relationship. Some people who observe S.A.D. do so out of spite for Valentine's Day, as a Hallmark holiday, or for other reasons.[citation needed]
On Singles Awareness Day, single people gather to celebrate or to commiserate in their single status. Some want to remind romantic couples that they don't need to be in a relationship to celebrate life.[citation needed]
Common activities during Singles Awareness Day include, single events, traveling, volunteering, treating oneself to popular activities, gathering of family and friends, and gift giving for oneself. One increasingly popular activity is to travel to Brazil and witness the Brazilian Carnival, coupled with the fact that Brazil doesn't celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14, but in June. Both factors provide a temporary getaway from the Valentine's holiday and substitute it with another celebration.
On this day many people wear green, as it is considered to be the 'opposite' of red.[citation needed] Another popular option is an absence of color (black), to symbolize an absence of celebration.
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- Holiday Insights a page on Singles Awareness Day
- St. Valentine's Day, SAD used as alternative name for VD
- Singles Awareness, a website urging people to instead observe the holiday on February 15
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THE bells of Rome's 400 and more churches rang out in a happy clamour at midday on Sunday to announce that the Holy Father had proclaimed the first saint of the Holy Year — St. Emilie de Rodat, faundress of the Institute of the Holy Family.
Forty-five thousand Romans and pilgrims cheered His Holiness as he entered St. Peter's at 9.15 a.m. to begin the threehour ceremony.
There was such a notse as the Pope, surrounded by his court and seated on the sedia gestatoria under a great canopy, was borne up the basilica and blessed the crowds, that even the Cardinals in the long procession of clergy could not refrain from smiling.
And when the Sovereign Pontiff had made his infallible pronouncement, "We declesre and decree Blessed Emilie de Roclat a saint "there was another tremendous burst of applause.
A group of the new saint s spiritual daughters. Sisters of the H.1Iy Family, cheered with such vigour that they did not notice that the rest of the people had stopped, and went on with their shrill solo.
Two Africans standing beside them politely averted their gaze to the lights in the dome.
Nearby, however, a Vatican prelate had raised his eyebrows at the hearty applause of some schoolgirls
from England. "This is the first time," he said later. " that I have ever seen the English get enthusiastic about anything."
Feast day
Those nuns and the English girls —and everyone else—made the most of their voices again when the Pope, hav:ng proclaimed St. Emilie's feast day as September 19, and having cerebrated Mass in her honour, returned to the sedia and again passed through and out of the basilica.
Two other people in St. Peter's had good reason to cheer. They were the two Romans whose sudden recoveries from what doctors thought to be mortal illness were accepted by ths Sacred Congregation of Rites as the miracles necessary for the success of St, Emilie's canonisation cause.
One is seven-year-old Rita Falcone, who was suffering from peritonitis aggravated by pneumonia and intestinal paralysis.
The other is 24-year-old Terese Appetecchia, who appeared to be dy'ng of tuberculosis.
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Extension > Garden > Yard and garden > Dealing with flooded gardens
Dealing with flooded gardens
As a result of recent flooding, many questions have been raised about the safety of consuming produce from gardens that were under water for a day or two. How concerned do you have to be about using garden produce after a flood depends, to a large degree, on whether that flood water was "clean" or contaminated with sewage or industrial pollutants. Raw sewage contains bacteria that can cause illness if contaminated fruit or vegetables are eaten.
The most conservative answer — one that eliminates any and all risks — is that you discard all produce that was covered by contaminated flood water. Another choice would be to use root crops such as carrots, potatoes, and parsnips, but scrub them thoroughly, and cook them. Boiling kills any harmful bacteria or other microbes present. Leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, or spinach should be discarded because it's not possible to scrub them, and they have many ridges and crevices that could contain contaminated silt or bacteria.
Vegetables that result from flowers produced on growth that develops after flood waters subside should be OK. To increase safety, cook them thoroughly, too, or at least wash them well and peel them, if possible, before eating. This could include tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, sweet corn, squash, cukes, and similar vegetables.
Examine produce carefully before picking it. If it is soft or cracked, or has open fissures where contamination might have entered, throw it out. Produce from plants that survive flooding with water that was not contaminated should also be discarded if they are bruised, cracked, or otherwise blemished. Root crops from "clean" flooding should be OK if the upper parts of the plants survive essentially undamaged.
Do not use produce from plants that yellow and wilt, regardless of the type of flooding... It's not worth the possible risk.
When planting gardens that have been covered with considerable floodwater it is best to take a soil test, as the nutrient content of the soil may have been changed by the flood waters. Soils that have been covered with floodwaters should be tilled at least 6 inches after they have dried out before planting a new crop.


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House of Cards
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SHAKE UP Soon enough, Frank could be sitting in the Vice President's seat -- as long as those meddling journalists stay out of his way.
More House of Cards recaps
- EPISODE 11 | Episodes 11, 12, and 13: The Triumph and the Kill
- EPISODE 09 | Episodes 9 and 10: We All Fall Down
- EPISODE 07 | Episodes 7 and 8: The Rise of Peter Russo
- EPISODE 05 | Episodes 5 and 6: Strikes, 'Slugline' and the Worst Bath Ever
'House of Cards' season finale recap: Episodes 11, 12, and 13: The Triumph and the Kill
Characters face endings and beginnings as the first season of Netflix's experiment draws to a close
| Published Feb 1, 2013After the Shakespearean heights House of Cards has tried to hit throughout its first season, it's curious to see the show's maiden voyage conclude so anti-climactically -- with a "dramatic" close-up on Frank's phone and a muted shot of Frank pulling ahead of Claire on their late-night job. Get it? Because he's in the running to become Vice President?
The season's true climax, of course, came a few episodes earlier, when Frank straight-up murdered Peter Russo -- and staged his death to look like a suicide. Though I was certain that Russo would be a goner before the season ended, I couldn't have guessed that he'd die at Frank's hands... and honestly, I'm not sure how crazy I am about this development. Wouldn't Frank know not to commit such a heinous crime in a garage that must boast 24/7 security surveillance? Wouldn't he think it more prudent to simply wait and let Peter drink himself to death? And wouldn't knowing what his boss just did be a little too much, even for someone as inexplicably loyal as Doug?
Let's put a pin in that for the moment and go back to the beginning of Chapter 11, which begins, fittingly enough, with everyone realizing that Russo's campaign is utterly bankrupt. This means that there's a hole in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race, one that can only be filled at this late date by a sure thing: Vice President Matthews, who's unhappy enough with his current job to consider Frank's idea. (It's so crazy, it just might work!)
Just a few string-pulling sessions later, Frank meets with Linda, who's the first one to understand his true grand scheme: Underwood wants Matthews to go back to Pennsylvania so that he can secure the vice presidential seat for himself, then use his experience to spearhead his own presidential campaign in 2020. (Or possibly 2016, if he manages to tank the Walker industry from the inside.) After some quick calculating, Frank decides to come clean to Linda about his plan -- and tell her that he thinks the two of them could make quite a team.
Meanwhile, poor Russo just falls further and further off the wagon. He drinks himself into a stupor, then manages to drive all the way to his ex-wife's house. He calls his daughter, who says that he should leave; his son won't even talk to him. Man, those kids are really going to regret this conversation in the morning.
NEXT: The decline and fall of poor Peter