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Time After Time . . . "Life is like playing the Violin in public and learning the song as you go on," A few years ago I would have heard that and went, "Yeah right!" Now I've learned how true it is. I am a blonde teenager living in North Dakota off moments that took my breath away. Crazy -The one word I'm pretty sure everyone I know would use in describing me. I'm an outcast, eating in the back of the lunchroom with my weird friends that have also been through Heaven and Hell like I have. Singing out loud, dealing with a drunk mother, and being in love since 12 1/2; That's my life! In the end, what I've learned is no matter how much I deny it, I need people. My name is Jessica Lee B. and this is who I am. If you're still interested, head to the prelude, the entry before the first. February 5th, 2009.
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An independent Scotland would be "over-reliant" on oil and gas, according to the Conservatives.
Research by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions (CPPR) found that, excluding the extraction of North Sea oil and gas, in 2011 the Scottish economy grew at +0.5%, half the rate seen for the UK.
If North Sea economic activity were apportioned on a geographic basis then Scotland's GDP including oil and gas extraction is likely to have fallen by over 3% in 2011, the report said.
North Sea output fell "considerably" in 2011, with oil and gas production down 18% and 22% respectively, according to the study.
Scottish Conservative finance spokesman, Gavin Brown MSP, said: "A separate Scotland would be over-reliant on oil and gas.
"This can prove risky, particularly with the wild fluctuations in prices we have seen in recent years.
"At some point in the future it will run out and of course we will no longer be able to rely
on it at that stage.
"Furthermore, the SNP have failed to take into the account the billions needed to decommission the North Sea oilfields."
Scottish Labour said that Scotland is stronger working in partnership than in competition with its neighbours.
The party's finance spokesperson Ken Macintosh MSP said: "The reality is that if Scotland separated from the rest of the UK, we would have a very significant spending black hole and the economy would be in a more precarious position.
"The reason for that is simple: more money is spent in Scotland than is raised in Scotland, and has been for the last quarter of a century.
"What the SNP seem unable to acknowledge is that oil and gas are volatile and declining commodities, and that a separate Scotland would be less insulated from shifts in global commodity prices."
Finance Secretary John Swinney MSP said: "The fact is that the Scottish economy outperformed the UK as a whole in terms of GDP growth over the last two quarters of 2011 - and we have a higher employment rate and lower unemployment in Scotland compared to the position south of the Border.
"More than half of the value of North Sea oil and gas reserves have yet to be extracted - by definition 'exceptional' interruptions in output in 2011 do not reflect the future - and in any event this report is referring only to production rather than value. In the current year, 2011/12, North Sea revenues are forecast to surge to over £11bn.
"Scotland needs the full economic and financial powers of independence so that we can do even more to boost the economy and jobs."
More About Referendum
- Report warns Scotland faces £4bn oil funding gap in first year
- Quarter of Scots support independence after White Paper launch
- Industry leaders want more detail on independence 'business plan'
- Scottish Government orders extra copies of independence blueprint
- STV shows interactive Google+ hangout debate on Scottish independence
- Welsh Secretary brands Scottish independence 'mission impossible'
- Salmond under fire at Holyrood after Spanish PM's Europe comment

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Overview and Opinion: Having climbed several Sugarloaf routes, including the classic North Face, I found this one to be my favorite so far. Now here's the catch: I am not 100% sure what I have described below is the original route or a variation (if anyone reviews this write-up and can set the record straight, I would appreciate knowing if this is the correct way). The old topos, guides, etc. are somewhat hard to follow. Either way, the route we climbed is great and has many classic pitches and some thrilling runouts on mostly solid Tuolumne-style granite. The 250 ft hands-to-fists crack on the second and first half of the third pitch is excellent. The sixth pitch is probably harder than 5.6 (I will go out on a limb and say 5.7) and should not be taken lightly due to there being only two options for pro after turning the roof (one of which is a manky, rusty 1/4 in bolt that doesn't seem like it would hold a hard fall). Because of this pitch, I think an 'R' is due. Despite the moderate 5.7 rating, this pitch is not for beginner leaders; most of the rest of the route protects well. The route has a fair bit of traversing, making the route length longer than the formation is tall. Overall, this climb makes for a great adventure and should be on everyone's short list.
The route starts on the west side of the peak, below the obvious recess called 'The Eye'. See the beta photo detailing the start.
1 set of stoppers and double cams up to #2 Camalot + 1 #3 (pitches can be made to be long and there are a few gear anchors... the extra pieces were appreciated). A shank of webbing to replace sun-rotted, old stuff (good advice for any route in the Organs)
All pitch lengths are approximate. We used a 60 m rope. Pitch 1 (180 ft, 5.6): Climb up past a bush and into a right facing dihedral. After 20-30 ft, exit left over the dihedral at a horizontal crack. Pass a tree and climb a fingers crack until reaching a large tree in a big notch in the face. Pitch 2 (200 ft, 5.6): Excellent, continuous hands-to-fist crack. One of the best cracks of its grade in the state. Set a gear belay when you run out of rope. Pitch 3 (120 ft, 5.5): More of the fist crack. Below the bush, leave the crack by heading right and climb on knobs and chickenheads until a large ledge. (edit: 12/4/13) I have heard that it is easy to join-up with the top part of North Face route from here. Doing so would probably require a short, easy scramble toward the east. But not having done this connection, I can't vouch for the length or difficulty, nor describe which pitch on the North Face that you would be connecting into. However, with this option, you could join two great routes and avoid the runout pitch higher up on this route � only to be replaced with other runouts on the North Face route. Pitch 4 (120 ft, 5.5): Traverse right and slightly upward until it is easy to downclimb to the obvious live tree. Pitch 5 (200 ft, 5.0-5.6): Mostly easy scrambling on a chossy ramp system until the last 40 feet which is a 5.6 climb up left facing flakes. Belay at the dead tree (the tree is hard to see from the ground and lower pitches). This pitch is a blight on an otherwise excellent climb; don't let it discourage you. Pitch 6 (190 ft, 5.7 R): Climb up to the roof which protects with a small cam (0.3 Camalot) or stopper. Escape the roof/arete to the right on positive holds (the roof is not the crux). Climb up the face on interesting features. After about 20 ft, traverse right to the rusty old 1/4 bolt (needs to be upgraded) making some delicate moves on the way. Continue right and up for some more runout climbing until a solid cam placement can be found (0.5 Camalot). From here the climbing is almost straight up to a 3 bolt anchor. Pitch 7 (130 ft, 5.6): Climb up a right-angling seam. It takes small stoppers. Clip another old 1/4 bolt and climb up and left onto easier, featured terrain. Pass a small roof (18 inches) and continue straight up to a right facing dihedral system. Belay off gear. Pitch 8 (100 ft, 5.5): Climb the dihedral to a comfy ledge. Pitch 9 (160 ft, 5.5 at first, then 4th class): Climb straight up for about 30 feet, then traverse right on positive incuts until an easy ramp is attained. 4th and 3rd class from here to the summit. Descent Options: October 15th, 2012 Update: Mountain Project contributor Bill Lawry recently consolidated the descent information from the comments sections on several of the Sugarloaf routes. It looks like a users' consensus might be forming in favor of the South Spur�South Rap. Click Here for updated information. I have rappelled both the east side and the South Spur�West. They each have their advantages and disadvantages. The east side is straightforward after you find the first set of anchors, but then you have to scramble all the way down the steep east side gully and back up to your packs. The South Spur-west option (take care scrambling down the knife-edge ridge) takes you down on the side of the mountain where your packs are. It has some new, high-quality bolts and leaver biners. Unfortunately the second set of bolts is placed about 10 feet above a comfortable looking ledge (you have to hang). It seems like this was done for single rope descent. After using this anchor, we chose to swing into a crack system (to the right when facing the rock) and did our third rappel off of a well-located anchor comprised of 3 stoppers. This offered a straight-down rappel to the ground with a clean pull. Having given up on the bolted rap line, I can't vouch for whether or not it is complete. I have read that both rappel options can be done with a single rope, but I have always used two (it's comforting).
Great route description and topo Gary. I will look forward to trying it this Fall. Thanks
I believe this describes the variation. I used a simple topo from some of the Sugarloaf pictures and mistakenly confused this description for the original line. I should have used your info here with these new topos. I'll get to the top next time. Ended up climbing a bolted line above a dihedral. Rapped down right before the hand/fist crack, bummer.
There are two sets of rap anchors on the south ridge from the summit. One (easier to see) to the right, and one to the left. I've not tried the ones to the right, but have heard some strange tales (like "they appear to have been set for 70m rope", etc.) So, I suggest the ones on the left. a two rope rap gets you to the saddle, scramble down to the right and a short single rope rap gets you to the walk off. You can do the first rap with a single rope, using an intermediate anchor (3 fixed wires but somebody recently cleaned up the webbing)).
Anyone have any firm beta for the new rap anchors? We used them on during our first descent off the loaf. Not confirmed, but the first rap looks like a single 70m will easily reach. The 2nd took two full 70's to touch dirt. We stayed left-west of the gultch didn't see any intermediate anchors. Gets you down fast though.
This is a quality written description of the route. And I think it very well matches the topo drawn in the latest Falcon guide for climbing NM. Nice work, Gary. A couple minor comments ... P4: Is described as traversing right and slightly up until a downclimb to the tree. I'd describe it as climbing mostly up until can traverse right to the downclimb. P6 & P7: The physical locations of the mid-pitch bolts are good. Just keep an open mind about what sequence of rock features to use in getting past them.
Fantastic route, and as expected, this route description and pics made staying on route simple. The only way this deviates from the Ingram description of 1965 is in the breakdown of pitches, but it essentially climbs the same line.
Climbed this route today 7/15/12, Gary's route description is excellent, but I'll add a few comments nonetheless. Pitches 2, 3, and 4 can be combined with 70m ropes, and possibly with 60's. Climb the crack until you run out of rope (or almost if on 70's), belay in the crack. Then leave the crack immediately off the belay by climbing off of the right facing corner onto the ramp, then angling up and right on the ramp towards the live tree. (two long pitches) Pitch 6 can be split in order to save the leader some rope drag on the run-out climbing above the roof, by belaying on gear immediately under the roof. (two short pitches) Above the P6 roof, instead of heading straight up and traversing to the bolt, angle right slightly and go directly to the bolt. We found that we had to go slightly left to the bolt anchor after finding some gear placements above the bolt. The small roof on Pitch 7 has a fixed nut under it at the moment. Didn't seem like anyone would be able to clean it anytime soon. We ran out the ropes on Pitch 7 all the way to the comfy ledge (lots of rope drag). Pitch 9 description doesn't sound right (maybe we were on the wrong ledge, but I don't think so, two options: 1) climb left to a right facing corner (a little bit of choss in the corner), then follow the corner to a large roof, move right under the roof and continue up the corner to some easy moves just below the summit. 2) climb straight up from the comfy ledge, aiming for the right side of the aforementioned roof. You'll find some small protection in a few seams, but also some pretty thin moves between the placements. Edit: Now that I look at this picture www.mountainproject.com/v/106767420, I clearly see what we did differently, the right facing corner and roof are clearly visible above and left of the last belay. Apparently there are three options ;-) One last comment...the two 1/4" bolts on pitches 6 and 7 (in Gary's route description), are more psychological than anything else, I believe someone in our party said "they wouldn't hold a fart". Have fun!
The roof in Pitch 6 is surmounted more sideways than upward. From there go directly up, eventually (after some 20 feet or so) reaching a less steep terrain. Angle right to a single old bolt. From there move a few feet to the right and step up over a slight bulge to reach a right slanting groove with ample holds. Follow it another 20 feet or so to a shallow, right-facing corner where protection may be placed. Look up to the left of the top of the corner for bolts. My thanks go to the climber who added a new bolt there.
If you'd like to climb the first, protectable portion of the Left Eyebrow with its long, attractive crack but would rather not do the run-out crux pitch, there is a way. Extend Pitch 3 all the way to the bush above the long crack. This bush is on the North Face route and is marked on both topos.
I've heard of some folks having trouble finding the easy ramp on the last pitch. Indeed, my partner's lead stalled at that point for quite awhile trying to figure out what to do. So, once up the ~30 feet above the comfy belay ledge, the ramp is indeed quite bit over to the right but is out of sight due to the curvature of the rock. Plus, the right-traversing postitive in-cut steps end in relatively unprotected terrain a couple moves short of where the difficulty eases. It sort of demands a fair amount of belief in and commitment to your route finding skills; pretty challenging if only solid on lead up to the rating of that pitch (i.e.., 5.5).


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Ah, it's been a while. Sorry, that went awol at my educational life. You know, university, new faces, new (and tough) stuff to learn, now exams in the way, all that caused lack of artistic inspiration. But now I'm back (sort of), may be throwing some new material here and there, delete some old stuff (not much though, I'm too sentimental) and generaly be more active ^_^ And oh my God am I seeing this right, I'm 5 years on DeviantArt now! It all passed so quickly, I remember celebrating my first year here and now all of a sudden BAM! FIVE YEARS. That's just another reason to be more active here. Hopefully when I'm done with exam session I'll be able and willing to focus on art.
Btw, speaking of awol at places, AOD is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this month! Aaah, I really need to draw something for that occassion, considering that this is my fav Tomb Raider game!
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Andy Griffith never talked to Aunt Bea. It was Andy Taylor! Get your facts straight!
Do not fret everyone! The NJ Department of Education will review this vendor purchase and I am sure the DOE will overrule it. Which means the district will be fined $20,000.
What were they thinking? Spending $20,000 on a speaker or spending $20,000 on computers or textbooks!
Here comes the Department of Education!
Third time a charm! Looks like the board got it right this time! Don't forget to send a copy of the Doctrine of Necessity resolution to the School Ethics Commission. It is required!
Hey njhallie good morning! Sorry I could not respond to your comments.
So, a board member filed an ethics charge against the super and now he can vote for her leave. It seems to me that the Commissioner of Ed will see right through this ploy and overule again, the second vote of the board.
Let's see who is correct? You or me!
Oooo! Put me in the corner! Hey! Wait a minute! Why me in the corner?
Look at the April 25th article. It seems to be that Lebreault voted yes to put her on leave. How is he conflicted when he voted yes?
Maybe you should try out the dunce cap on for size--LOL
Nice try Yippie! No cut and paste job by me. Original statements I wrote on April 29th, May 2nd and May 8th all before the Commissioner's letter. Look it up! And I agree about Summer, you were kind of harsh in your criminal statement.
Again, I predict the Commissioner will void the second vote as not being in compliance with the Doctrine of Necessity!
As mention in previous posts, the Doctrine of Necessity can only be adopted when a quorum of the full membership of the board (5 ) members, have a conflict on the item of interest. The vote on the Doctrine of Necessity held last week was improper, and the Commissioner will probably rule it so, as only 4 members of the board have a conflict with voting on any personnel matter pertaining to the Superintendent.
The conflicted board members should have never been given the green light to vote on the Superintendent's leave.
Tsk! Tsk!
Whether you are for the Superintendent or against her you must realize that the Commissioner did the correct thing because of the board's action.
You need 5 votes for a personnel issue. It is that simple. The board was wrong the first vote and they knew it and that is why they held the second vote.
Only problem is that the second vote was improper too. The board misused the "Doctrine of Necessity" resolution. To enact the Doctrine of Necessity the board had to have a majority (5 members) of the board in conflict.
Only 4 board members were in conflict so the Doctrine resolution was improper.
The Commissioner did not take side because of the personality. He took sides because of improper actions.
I told you so!
Mr. Moran
I just read where the Perth Amboy BOE adopted the Doctrine of Necessity so that those 4 board members who have a conflict can vote on the Superintendent's leave.
Oh, No! Perth Amboy--you goofed again!
The "Doctrine of Necessity" can only be used when a quorum of the board (5 members) has conflicts of interest on the matter. Only 4 board members have a conflict, not 5 members!
The "Doctrine of Necessity has been misapplied and used improperly. Tsk! Tsk Board Attorney!
Superintendent Caffrey knows this and she is going to sue!
Mr. Moran
What do you mean "voted again?"
Was there another since vote the 5 abstentions?
Just asking?
The vote by the board of education to put the Superintendent on leave was improper. You need 5 affirmative votes to do so. There were only four votes. Forget about the abstentions as they do not count.
You watch!
There you Mr. Moran!
Obviously two intelligent people agree that the vote was improper!
It may be your next story!
Linda thanks for the heads up! All I have to say then is Tsk! Tsk! On the attorney!
Once again, the issue is not the abstentions; it is the number of affirmative votes of the full membership of the board of education. The board to take personnel action such as this still needed 5 affirmative votes or otherwise the resolution for a forced leave does not pass.
Were there five affirmative votes to adopt this personnel issue? NO!
Tsk! Tsk! On the attorney!
She will be back or she will be sued! It is time to revisit the vote!
Mr. Moran, it is stated that the Superintendent is meeting with her lawyers to review legal options. She may not have to look far. The vote by the board was not proper!
The vote to put her on leave was 4-0 and 5 abstentions. If I am not mistaken all personnel actions such as this require a majority vote of the full membership of the board.
Mr. Moran,anyway you look at it, a majority vote of the full membership of the Perth Amboy board of education is 5 affirmative votes.
What about abstentions you ask? Any attorney worth her/his salt will tell you that abstentions count as a non-vote. The five board members in Perth Amboy chose not to get involved in this issue so they abstained from voting.
Just to let everyone know, if you look at NJSA 18A:17-15 it take a majority vote of the full membership of the board to hire her, it will take a majority to put her on leave.
She will be back and very soon!
One of the smartest politicians in the US is Chris Christie! He knows that not one Republican candidate will have enough delegates at the convention and that means a possibility for a candidate to emerge from the "ranks." And who is that candidate?
Chris Christie!
And Chris Christie will need a running mate. And who will that candidate be?
Sarah Palin!
You heard it here first! A Christie-Palin candidacy in 2012.
Just a question!
What did Christie get, if anything, when he left the employment of the Federal Government?
Just a question!
What benefits did Christie get when he was employed by the Federal Government?
Did he turn down any benefits at all?
Who can do the research?
Does the word "Carpetbagger" come into play for Rothman? Let's see he once lived in Englewood but moved so that he could run for Congress. Now that he has been redistricted, he is moving back to Englewood. How to the people feel in Englewood? You know "You can never go home!" He is bringing on the tough fight between the Dems and Pascrell's people will not forget. You see Rothman would like to be US Senator when Lautenberg retires.
No US Senator for you Rothman. Take your best shots at Pascrell!
Let me get this straight1
The woman tried to stab someone; claim that she was raped; tried to strangle herself, but only after she took a crap, they decided to have her evaluated.
Uh! OK!
This may sound strange but shouldn't the story been about Passaic, the first school district in the state to have no school for the holiday?
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Changes in UK society are being reflected in divorce cases with social media, celebrity culture and bestselling books like Fifty Shades of Grey playing a growing role in marriage break-ups.
"We are witnessing a definite shift in the reasons why people are getting divorced and I think this is due to a combination of social factors," said family lawyer Clare Ellison, who heads the Southport office of law firm Kirwans on Hoghton Street.
"The traditional divorce scenario of the husband playing away from home and being caught out by lipstick on the collar is being overtaken by couples simply realising through lifestyle changes that they have grown apart. In these circumstances divorce is the common sense solution.
"Generally each of us has a wider social network than ever before thanks to technology such as smartphones and the popularity of Facebook and Twitter. Inevitably this increases the chance of us feeling dissatisfied with our lives or tempted to try something different.
"Women have more social and financial independence than previous generations which draws them into new circles such as fitness clubs, friends groups or business networks and introduces them to possible romance - even though they may not be looking for it.
"It can also bring their lives into sharp focus, making them realise home truths about their marriage. Either way it can weaken a marriage. Women are also having their eyes opened by social media and the 'mummy porn' genre of writing.
"As we have seen in the recent publicised High Court divorce case, Fifty Shades of Grey and similar books can potentially trigger divorces by making women realise what they've been missing out on in terms of their sexual relationship, although equally it can re-ignite a marriage too."
Divorces rose rapidly in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s reaching a peak of 165,017 in 1993 before reducing steadily to a 35-year low of 113,949 in 2009, according to the Office of National Statistics. Latest figures show that 119,589 couples got divorced in 2010, a rise of 4.9%.
The average age of couples getting divorced has risen from mid-30s in the 1990s to 43 for the husband and 41 for the wife, with marriages lasting an average of 11 years up to divorce.
The majority of divorces (74%) are filed by couples after 10 to 20 years of marriage, but some couples seek divorce after just a year or so.
"Young people can be swayed by what they see on TV. Short-lived marriages of celebrities like Katie Price can lead some people to regard marriage as disposable or a temporary status.
"We are seeing young couples who arguably jump into marriage too fast knowing they can get out because they have seen celebrities do likewise."
The Marriage Foundation founder Sir Paul Coleridge recently warned young couples against treating celebrities as role models, saying that the "aspiration for happiness built on celebrity lifestyle is dangerously flawed." Research showed that 40% of 572 celebrity couples who married since 2000 were divorced within ten years - twice the UK average.
Despite the UK continuing to suffer economic problems, many struggling couples are either deciding to stick together or being forced to through poverty, says Clare.
"Family finances in times of recession can put tremendous pressure on a relationship and lead to a breakdown. However, rather than pursuing divorce as an option, there is evidence that couples are either working harder as a team to get themselves through their hardships or, perhaps more likely, they are resigned to the fact that financially it is not worth their while to divorce.
"Selling a property at the moment can be a drawn out process and couples may also be in a position of negative equity due to the effect of the recession on the property market."
Looking to the future Clare Ellison sees the law allowing 'no fault' divorces whereby couples attach no blame for the marriage split.
She said: "There could be less animosity if no fault divorces are introduced. Couples who decide that they got it wrong will be able to move on with their lives as quickly as possible without being drawn into the blame game.
"In some cases, the law can aggravate a relationship by seeking to brand one party as the 'cause' when really the couple are not interested in point-scoring, they just want out quickly.
"Technology will continue to play an increased role in divorces, especially in providing suspicion or evidence of an extra marital affair. Social media or text messages will be increasingly cited in divorce papers as will GPS or satellite evidence of a person's whereabouts recorded by their mobile devices.
"We are already seeing Facebook regularly being quoted by divorcing couples - not necessarily as a main reason for divorce but as a significant factor. It was reported recently that Facebook is cited in one third of divorces where unreasonable behaviour is a factor.
"Fast changes in society and our lifestyles are being mirrored in divorce cases."


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My second Project Life video went up over at Two Peas this past weekend. You can find the video and my supply list here. I focused on using printables this week.
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You would like to know how to make Recycled Magic Wallets? Here is the answer I wrote on YouTube:
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments! You made a young designer very happy!
I'm in favour of open source projects and I would like to see many, many Recycled Magic Wallets in use; I'd like to give out a tutorial. But I'm afraid I can't afford this yet:( Sorry, I need to get sth out of it as I try not to go back doing meaningless jobs for money. I hope you understand.
My question: what or how much would you be willing to give in return?
Tanja alias Mayari
I hope you can understand what I mean. This copy might sound a little rude. I didn't mean it that way. It is just a little frustrating. As a designer I put so much energy into this product. I made countless prototypes to make it perfect. Now it hurts a little just giving the "how to" out for free at this early stage where I could need every help (yes, also money).
However, did you see that there is a tutorial on YouTube already. I know it's not the same as the Recycled Magic Wallets but it might give you an idea.
If you have any skill you could offer me, any connections or any other way to help making the wallets and Mayari's re*creations more popular (maybe someone who would like to sponsor me) please get in touch! It doesn't always have to be money (although money can buy/help a lot) - just something valuable that you can give in return. Sharing to me means equally giving and taking. Thank you so much for your understanding!
I hereby promise you, that once I have no worries about my own finances (yes, I have them finding no job - even in rich Switzerland) and once I have been able to work together with a woman's project in a poor area of the world (this could be somewhere in the Philippines, my mom's home) producing and inventing new re*creations, I will give out tutorials for earlier projects, like the Recycled Magic Wallet for you to make it yourself. But this is all still in my dreams, maybe it's a crazy dream, a difficult dream and people come up with x reasons why I can't make it and I know it's very, very, very not easy - but it's possible! Please bear with me, follow me (on facebook) and be the first to find out when this time has come.


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Nothing about free samples. just free newsletter????
I saw that too, maybe they will mail them after....dunno
They misspelled promotions as "promitons"(!)? I am not gonna plug in my name on a website that can't even spell-check their own site.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (5/22/13) – On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the FBI saluted two special agents killed in a training accident as devoted husbands and fathers and as men of valor who "walked willingly into places most of us dare not go" while serving on the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT).
Special Agent Christopher W. Lorek, 41, and Special Agent Stephen P. Shaw, 40, died May 17 during a maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The agents were in the process of fast-roping from the aircraft onto the ship when the helicopter encountered difficulties. The agents tragically fell a significant distance and suffered fatal injuries.
At the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Chapel at Quantico—together with family, friends, and colleagues of the two agents—Director Mueller heralded the men as members of an elite team that "assumes the greatest risk as part of their everyday job."
Agent Lorek joined the FBI in 1996 in a professional support role. Two years later, he became an agent and headed to Milwaukee for his first field office assignment. He graduated HRT operator training in July 2008, and most recently, served on the team that rescued the 5-year-old boy taken hostage in Alabama.
"Intelligent, thoughtful, and always up for a challenge, with a ready smile on his face," the Director said of Lorek, a native of Maywood, Illinois, who is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 11 and 8.
Agent Shaw entered the FBI in 2005 and graduated from HRT operator training in November 2011. He earned recognition for his leadership skills and his willingness to take on even the most menial of tasks for the benefit of his team.
"He seemed to genuinely like and take an interest in everyone around him, regardless of rank or situation," Director Mueller said. "He was quick to make you feel like you were his best friend…his brother." Born in Santa Paula, California, Agent Shaw is survived by his wife, a daughter who turns 4 this week, and a son, age 1.
Trained in military tactics, HRT members put themselves in harm's way to help safeguard the nation and to save lives, serving as federal law enforcement's counterterrorism tactical team. 2013 marks the HRT's 30th anniversary.
"True and unerring valor was a gift given to both Chris and Steve—a gift that was tested time and again, through their commitment to the FBI, to the Hostage Rescue Team, and to the citizens they served," the Director said.
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He still had a four-shot lead.
He was one round from capturing two trophies worth $11.44 million, including the FedEx Cup.
The Swede just made the final day of the PGA Tour season a little more interesting over the last two hours of a dreary Saturday morning at East Lake. He had a nine-shot lead at the turn and walked off the 18th green with a three-putt bogey and his lead back to where it was at the start of the day.
"Of course, I want to win two," Stenson said after a 1-under 69. "If I can't win two, I'll be very pleased to win one. If I'm winning nothing, it will probably be not so sweet from this position. But I didn't have anything when I came here, so we'll see what we'll leave with."
Stenson appeared to have both wrapped up when he got up-and-down from a bunker on the par-5 ninth for a tap-in birdie to reach 14 under, nine shots clear of Dustin Johnson. Everything changed as the rain began to fall.
Stenson made four bogeys on the back nine -- it might have been worse if not for a pair of 12-foot putts he made on the 14th hole for bogey and the 17th hole for par. Johnson was five shots better on the back for a 67, matching the low round of a tough day for scoring and got into the last group.
"I think I'll choose to look at it from the bright side, even though the weather is not that bright at the moment," said Stenson, who was at 11-under 199. "Started the day with a four-shot lead and I still got it. So that's all that matters really."
Johnson and Steve Stricker, who had a 68 and was at 5-under 205, were the only players within six shots of him.
Johnson was the last man into the 30-man field at East Lake, and he left Chicago on Monday not sure whether he would get in. Now he at least has a shot to start and end the season with a victory. Johnson's other win this year was at Kapalua in the Tournament of Champions.
"If I keep driving it straight, then I'm going to give him a run tomorrow."
Stenson, the No. 2 seed in the FedEx Cup, is still in great shape to go home with a lot of money -- $10 million for winning the FedEx Cup, $1.44 million for winning the Tour Championship. Even if he were to finish third, he still would be in good shape to win golf's biggest payoff.
Tiger Woods, the No. 1 seed, didn't make a birdie until he chipped in on the 14th hole. He rallied for a 69, the first time he has broken par all week. Woods was at 3-over 213, 14 shots behind in a tie for 26th.
Among the other FedEx Cup possibilities today:Sunday:
Stricker, who had a 68, could win the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship. He could win with a runner-up finish, provided Stenson finished lower than ninth and Zach Johnson -- in the group at 4-under 206 -- was worse than seventh.
Zach Johnson, the No. 4 seed, still had a shot at the $10 million even without winning. He was seven shots behind, but one scenario is for him to finish runner-up and Stenson to finish third.


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Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of 28–42 cm. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri 'guuguubarra', and is onomatopoeic of its call.
Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter – good-natured, but rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the renowned Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae); and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-winged Kookaburra (D. leachii).
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Gus has been a baseball scout so long he can judge a batter by the sound when his bat connects with the ball. Did he always have this ability, or did it develop in recent years when his eyesight began to fail? The Atlanta Braves are on the edge of retiring him, but not if Gus (Clint Eastwood) has anything to say about it. He leads a lonely life, driving between small cities, sitting in the stands of minor league clubs, living in budget motels, but he loves it.
His boss and friend, Pete Klein (John Goodman), senses Gus' problems and appeals to the old man's daughter to check him out on the road. She is Mickey (Amy Adams), estranged from her father for years. She caves in and tracks him to the sunburned bleachers he occupies with other scouts and a handful of fans. He's focusing on a phenom named Bo Gentry (Joe Massingil), who is pudgy, but that doesn't slow him down because he slugs homers with the frequency of Babe Ruth.
This Bo isn't a nice guy. "Hey, Peanut Boy!" he calls to a vendor who tosses him a bag of peanuts. Bo doesn't see any need to pay him for the snack. Gus growls when he's joined by Mickey, who for that matter isn't too thrilled to see him. She's a hot-shot lawyer in a big Atlanta firm, in line for a partnership. But she sees her dad could use some help, and we learn she never wanted to be a lawyer, anyway. All she's ever loved is baseball.
We settle now into a routine of discount motel rooms and bars and grills, as they cross paths with Johnny (Justin Timberlake), a pitcher who was originally recruited by Gus and then blew out his arm; he's now scouting for a season on the way to what he hopes will be an announcing job. Johnny and Mickey grow sweet about each other, and Gus begins to soften until it's time for a heart to heart with his daughter. That doesn't come easy for a man with a thick skin.
Eastwood's appeal here is bedrock authority. He knows baseball, and he knows he knows it. Amy Adams, the embodiment of lovability since "Junebug" (2005), takes a standard role and makes us value it. Timberlake finds the right note for a basically one-note character. John Goodman embodies the guy who you hope has your back in the front office, and has a tense scene here where he makes a very hard call.
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When Sony launches a system you can rest assured that Namco will be releasing a
Ridge Racer
game alongside it. It was one of the key titles that brought the original PlayStation to the mainstream, one of key titles at the PS2 launch and now,
game to have for the PlayStation Portable.
In case you're not familiar with the franchise, Ridge Racer is an Arcade racer with a heavy emphasis on drifting. Terms like "apex" and "braking" really aren't applicable to this title; it's all about hitting the turns as fast as you can and letting the momentum carry you through. Namco realized this and decided to go with the least complex control scheme possible; X is the gas, square activates the brakes, triangle and circle shift gears, L changes cameras and the R button activates the nitro. Vehicles can be controlled with either the analog nub or the digital pad; we found that both methods of control were highly effective with the nub getting a slight advantage.
From the moment you step into a race you'll know this is the real deal. Before Ridge Racer, portable racing games had been in the Stone Age, essentially putting players on a turntable in front of a blue screen. With RR you're actually on the track and the recreation of the sport as well as the sensation of speed is just amazing. When the game says that the car is going 150mph the images on the screen convey the same message. This is where the game really succeeds, providing a sense of exhilaration that was never possible before in the handheld realm.
For a portable racing game there's a surprising amount of depth. The core means of progression is the worldwide tour mode. Placing highly in these races will unlock more tracks and more cars that are available in other modes. There are more than 20 different tracks available from the various titles in the franchise, even the underappreciated
Rage Racer
. All of the tracks have been beautifully replicated, from the drastic changes in elevation to the hairpin turns, each one is more memorable than the next.
From the moment the game starts up you'll say to yourself, "wow, portable games aren't supposed to look this good." But believe it, this game is key in positioning the PSP as the dominant force in the handheld market. Just compare it with the significantly inferior DS version and you begin to get an idea of not only the power of the system, but the system in which Namco's focus resides. If the crisp textures and the roadside architecture doesn't amaze you, the polygon-heavy vehicles and real-time reflections most certainly will. And there's always something going on around you, whether it's a helicopter taking off or a plane flying overhead, the developers do an amazing job of delivering an environment that is filled with life. Throw in some excellent special effects, such as sparks when the chassis hits the ground and an amazing blur effect, and you have an impressive game that really demonstrates the graphical prowess of the PSP.
But it's not just all bells, it's whistles too. Put on a pair of headphones and you'll be treated a portable racing experience like never before. Thanks to the PSP's multi-channel capability, you'll hear opponents creeping up on you as they crawl into your rear view mirror. The engine sounds are clean and the rest of the audio is excellent with the exception of the announcer who does his best to annoy the gamer. The soundtrack is comprised of music from previous RR games so if you were a fan of those you'll love these as well.
One of the parts where the game suffers is in the AI. All of your opponents adhere to the old "runnin' on rails" theory that was all the rage in
Mario Kart
on the SNES. Luckily things change quite a bit when you're matching up in the Wi-Fi mode as you can take your game against seven other players. Gameplay is only available through Ad-Hoc mode (local system to system wireless) although we're sure that online gameplay is available through some Wi-Fi tunneling.
We've played our share of portable racing games but none of them have ever gone this far to command our attention. After playing Ridge Racer we can never look at portable racing games the same away again. It's official, the next generation of portable gaming is here.
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German scientists have developed a low-friction metal coating that purportedly protects against corrosion and lubricates without grease.
The new nanocomposite is designed for coating metals and metal alloys such as steel, aluminum and magnesium, say materials researchers from INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials in Saarbucken, where the coating was developed.
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To make the coating, the team "embedded platelet-like solid-state lubricants and platelet-like particles in a binder," he adds. "When the composite is applied onto a surface, a well-arranged microstructure forms, in which the various particles arrange in an imbricate structure," overlapping like roof tiles.
A so-called transfer film then forms between the coating and the counterpart, which allows "an almost frictionless sliding" of the surfaces on each other, researchers said.
The coating's unique proportion of components gives it a very low friction coefficient, Becker-Willinger says.
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Meanwhile, he adds, the coating's imbricate structure acts as a barrier to prevent the penetration of humidity or salts to the metal surface, so it protects against corrosion.
The composite shows a corrosion resistance of more than 1,000 hours in a neutral salt spray test on low-alloy steel, he said.
The coating eliminates the problems of grease- and oil-containing lubricants, which combine with dirt and dust and soon clump and stick, researchers say. That means extra cleaning and greasing for cog wheels, threads, machine parts, engines, cranks and other metal. Nanomere contains no grease, avoiding that problem, the team says.
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text: Nov. 15 TEXAS----execution Killer in Houston crack house shooting executed A habitual drug user was executed this evening for the slayings of 2 people at a Houston crack house 12 years ago. "I would like to apologize to the victims' family and all the grief I have caused them," Robert Dale Rowell said in a brief final statement as the mother, sister and brother of one of his victims watched through a window. "I would like to say I love the girls next to them," he said, referring to 6 women he selected to watch him die. Several of them sobbed. Then he said, "Praise the Lord. Let's go warden. That's it." Rowell, 50, snorted twice as the drugs began taking effect. He was pronounced dead 9 minutes later at 6:24 p.m. CST. Rowell already had been to prison, where records showed he fatally stabbing a fellow inmate while serving a sentence for robbery, and was free under mandatory supervision when he was arrested for the 1993 shooting spree that sent him to death row. His execution was the 1st of 2 scheduled in Texas on consecutive nights this week. He was the 18th prisoner this year to receive lethal injection in the nation's most active capital punishment state. Condemned inmate Shannon Thomas was to follow him to the death chamber gurney Wednesday night for a triple slaying in Baytown on Christmas Eve in 1993. The U.S. Supreme Court last month refused to review Rowell's case and no late legal attempts were made to spare him. Raymond Mata, 38, and Irvin Wright, 52, were killed May 10, 1993, when Rowell showed up at Wright's house before dawn complaining about paying too much for some crack cocaine. Mata also was living their with his wife, Angie Perez. "He always had a dope problem," said Kelly Siegler, the Harris County district attorney who prosecuted the capital murder case and used Rowell's extensive criminal history to persuade jurors to send him to death row. Wright was beaten with a claw hammer. Then all three were herded into a bathroom where they were shot in a bathtub. Perez was seriously wounded but survived to testify against him. Rowell was arrested a short time later at an auto repair shop where he worked. Police found a .22-caliber revolver with six spent cartridge casings and a bank bag belonging to Wright. Rowell declined to speak with reporters as his death date approached. Witnesses at his trial described him as depressed, introverted, psychopathic and a chronic drug user who turned violent while under the influence of drugs. Rowell 1st went to prison in 1974 at age 18 with 10- and 12-year concurrent sentences for armed robbery. He was paroled 4 1/2 years later. A 1980 robbery spree that included a shootout with a Houston police officer at a restaurant ended with his arrest while he hid under a car in a parking lot and got him a 30-year sentence. 2 years later, prison records show he fatally stabbed a fellow inmate at the Ramsey I prison in Brazoria County, earning him a manslaughter conviction and another 8-year prison term. In June 1991, however, he was released under mandatory supervision only to be arrested 2 years later for the crack house shootings. Rowell becomes the 18th condemned inmate to be put to death in Texas this year, and the 354th overall since the state resumed capital punishment on December 7, 1982. Rowell becomes the 115th condemned inmate to be put to death in Texas since Rick Perry became Governor of the state in 2001. Rowell becomes the 51st condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 995th overall since executions were resumed on January 17, 1977. There are 6 more executions scheduled across the country this month, and if all are carried out, the nation will execute its 1000th condemned inmate in Virginia on November 30. The death penalty was re-legalized in the USA on July 2, 1976. Thomas was to follow Rowell to the death chamber 24 hours later. One other execution is scheduled in Texas for December. If carried out, the 20 lethal injections would be 3 less than a year ago. A record 40 were carried out in 2000. (sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin) ARKANSAS-----impending execution Arkansas Parole Board Recommends Execution Go Forward The state parole board says the November 28 execution of condemned killer Eric Nance should go forward as planned. The board rejected arguments from Nance's attorneys that he is mentally retarded and cannot legally be executed. His lawyers also say DNA tests could exonerate him of attempted rape, an underlying crime that was used to convict Nance of capital murder in the 1993 death of an 18-year-old Malvern woman in 1993. The panel voted 6-1 to recommend that Governor Huckabee turn down Nance's clemency request. Huckabee spokesman Alice Stewart says the governor takes all executions seriously and will take the recommendation under advisement. Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge James Moody is to hear a request from Nance's lawyers Wednesday for a stay of execution. The 45-year-old Nance was convicted of the murder of Julie Heath, whose throat was cut. (source: KAIT news) UTAH: Death Penalty Sought Against Suspect in 1984 Slaying Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a 2nd suspect in the slaying 21 years ago of convenience store clerk Bradley Newell Perry. Arraignment of Wade Maughan, 50, on a capital murder charge has been continued to Dec. 5, Deputy Box Elder County Attorney Kevin McGaha said Monday. Maughan was interviewed in Washington state by Box Elder detectives about Perry's murder earlier this month, and he was transported to Utah on Friday. The county attorney's office is also seeking the death penalty for Glenn Howard Griffin, 47, of Logan, who was charged earlier. Police arrested Griffin after they said they matched his DNA with blood on a dollar bill found at the crime scene when Perry was slain. Perry, 22, was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death on May 26, 1984, at the Texaco Short Stop convenience store on U.S. Highway 89. Authorities considered more than 300 suspects, processed hundreds of fingerprints and investigated countless tips over the years, with more than 13 agencies working on the case. Earlier this year, they got a call from the Utah Crime Lab, which reported that Griffin's DNA, a sample of which was taken when he entered federal prison in 2004, matched blood on a dollar bill a perpetrator, pretending to work at the station, gave 2 customers immediately after the slaying. The blood on the bill and the man's clothes made the customers suspicious and they contacted law enforcement after leaving. The customers said the man left the store in a truck with another man. Griffin and Maughan are being held at the Box Elder County Jail without bail. (source: Associated Press) WISCONSIN: Senator Wants To Reinstate Wisconsin's Death Penalty Teresa Halbach's slaying has one state senator pushing to reinstate Wisconsin's death penalty. Sen. Alan Lasee introduced a measure in February that would allow voters to decide whether Wisconsin should bring back the death penalty. The referendum only applies to cases of multiple murders. Lasee said the Halbach case is so gruesome he wants to amend the referendum so it would apply to any vicious murder with DNA evidence. (source: Channel3000) MASSACHUSETTS: Mass. lawmakers reject bill to restore death penalty Massachusetts lawmakers rejected on Tuesday a bill that would have revived capital punishment in a liberal U.S. state that has not put anyone to death since 1947, defeating a proposal by its Republican governor. Gov. Mitt Romney, who is considering a run for the White House in 2008, proposed the bill in April with "virtually foolproof" provisions untested in other states that he said would have ensured Massachusetts only executed the guilty. It was roundly defeated by 100 votes to 53. "There is no guarantee under this bill, or under any other death penalty bill, that we wouldn't execute an innocent person," said Rep. David Linsky, a Democrat who worked as a state prosecutor for 14 years. "Executing an innocent person is not something a civilized society should even consider doing," he added. The bill would have applied capital punishment only in certain 1st-degree murder cases and required "conclusive scientific evidence" such as DNA or fingerprints that links a suspect to the crime scene, the weapon or a victim's body. It would have demanded a sentencing jury to find there was "no doubt" about a defendant's guilt, a tougher standard than the current "beyond a reasonable doubt." Romney unveiled the bill weeks before the May 13 execution in neighboring Connecticut of convicted serial killer Michael Ross -- the first person executed in New England in 45 years. Massachusetts is one of 12 U.S. states without the death penalty. The governor's opponents said that by not allowing capital punishment the state already ensures that innocent people are not executed. Josh Rubenstein, northeast regional director of Amnesty International USA, said Massachusetts has not executed anyone since 1947 and there was no reason for that to change now. "The bill is supposed to rely so much on scientific evidence that reduces the possibility of human error. But it doesn't eliminate human error," said Rubenstein. "There were many problems with this bill." A 1997 push to reimpose the death penalty in Massachusetts failed by a single vote in the state House of Representatives, but Rubenstein said he is confident there is greater opposition to such a measure now. (source: Reuters) OHIO----clemency denied for impending execution Board recommends denying clemency in 2 deaths In Columbus, the Ohio Parole Board recommended Tuesday that Gov. Bob Taft deny clemency to a man scheduled to die by injection this month for the 1985 murders of his mother-in-law and 5-year-old stepdaughter. John R. Hicks strangled his mother-in-law, bought cocaine with money he stole from her and later returned to her Cincinnati apartment, high on the drugs, to kill his stepdaughter. Hicks, 49, is scheduled to die Nov. 29. In a report issued Tuesday, the board acknowledged that Hicks' judgment had been impaired by drug use, but they said the brutality of his crimes overruled the lapse in judgment and his good behavior in prison. Earlier this month, Hicks described the crimes to a parole board member, crying as he recalled his close relationship with the victims, 56-year-old Maxine Armstrong and 5-year-old Brandy Green. He blamed his cocaine use and said he strangled Armstrong so he could rob her and buy more drugs. He returned to the apartment after buying $50 of cocaine to kill Brandy, who he feared could identify him as Armstrong's last visitor. He attempted to smother her and finally bound her mouth and nose with duct tape. In a hearing last week, defense attorney Marc Mezibov said the jury had not understood the extent of Hicks' cocaine problem or what effect it had on his actions. But Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Ronald Springman said investigators had found no signs of mental illness. "Hicks is asking for mercy, but he gave no mercy to the victims," he told the board. A court-appointed psychologist said Hicks had not suffered from a cocaine-induced psychosis when he committed the murders. Hicks had acted purposefully when he returned to the apartment and smothered Green, he said. Ohio has executed 18 men since reinstating the death penalty in 1999. Hicks' execution would be the fourth this year. On the Net: Clemency reports: http://www.drc.state.oh.us/public/clemency.htm (source: Associated Press)


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Sadie didn't last long in his only outing for the Pretoria side in this year's Super Rugby series, playing just 15 minutes against the Sharks before going off with a shoulder injury.
And while he makes his long-awaited return on Saturday against the defending champion Reds, there is some rising expectation as to what he can bring to the Bulls backline this weekend.
This expectation jumped a few notches after coach Ludeke indicated he believed this weekend's match would be won in the midfield.
"Everything happens in the midfield," Ludeke said, "and if you control it, you control the game. If your midfield combination can defend under pressure and get you over the advantage line, then the whole team does well. It is these basic things that we look for.
"We are a team that plays an effective, basic game plan and we look to build momentum before we do anything fancy, we know the rewards will come later and that's what we look for in the combination."
Much is expected from Sadie on the field this season and it is widely accepted that he will be a Bok contender if he fulfils his potential.
"We back our structures and Johann is a good player who has special skills and can see a gap in the opposition with ease. We saw this with him as a junior and at the Stormers. He defends well and he knows how to finish off a move, and finds gaps easily. Those are traits we look for in any player."
Ludeke said even though the Reds had injuries, he was still wary of the threat they posed as defending Super Rugby champions.
"They're the Super Rugby champions and we respect that. We know how it feels when teams come for you. They played well this season and last week was a close contest," he added.
"They play a lot like the South African sides, they have a very direct style and are good at the breakdown. We are aware of their strengths but we also need the result on the weekend. We will want to put points on the board as quickly as possible and look to bolt from there."
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Leafy has done a Seconds before the Cataclysm video to remind us of what has been lost in the unfolding Cataclysm. For myself, I took a mini-ttrip around Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms last night, something of a farewell tour and last hunting expedition for Maebh.
Mae has something of a problem. She's a pet snob. Though she started her career as a hunter with run of the mill bears and cats, no sooner had she aquired a Ghost Sabre (still her main pet) than she decided that all her pets would be Rares. Prior to 4.0 the limit on hunters pets kept her aquisitiveness in check, but the expansion of stabling to 20 slots has caused her to cackle ... and spend long periods flying in circles hunting her prey.
In addition to Ghost, she had a spider (Naraxis, from Duskwood) and two spirit beasts - Arcturis (from Grizzly Hills) and Gondria (from Zul'Drak). Several others joined her menagerie on a temporary basis - Big Samras, the Sewerbeast, Olm the Wise - but ended up being dropped in favor of ofther shiny new toys (such as King Mosh from Ungoro Crater and Soriid the Devourer).
Over the last few days, she's gone on something of a collection binge. In part this was killing time before today's main event, but there was a solid reason too: the Shattering and Cataclysm will be removing certain mobs. This may well include some Rares - Petopia reports some rares as missing in action - not confirmed as removed, but not seen on the Beta server. Mae wanted to aquire some of those, so there was something of a rush to grab them before the Shattering.
At the weekend she aquired Logue'naq and King Krush in Sholazar basin (within 5 minutes of each other) - they're not on the 'last chance to see' list but they are pets she's been after for a while (only Skoll rates as highly on her wants list), then grabbed Uhk'lok in Ungoro and Timber (on the MIA list) in Dun Morogh. While hunting turkeys for Pilgrim stuff in Tirisfal she ran into the spider Sriskulk and collected her, then set about hunting the worm Grubthor in Silithus. She failed miserably on that and settled for adding the core hound Kurkan (from Azuremist Isle) to the collection.
Hunting Felwood for Olm the Wise (to re-add the 'mia' bird to the collection) also netted the wolf Death Howl and a second trip to Silithus not only turned up Grubthor but also the scorpid Krellack. Together with a re-captured Naraxis and a couple of other "pretty" non-rares (Scion of Quetzlun and a cursed offspring of Harkoa). That takes the menagerie to 18, leaving a few slots for her remaining prey.
Now the Shattering has occured, Mae has new prey. She wants a puppy so will tame either an Onslaught Bloodhound or a Blight Hound (since she can't tame a Worgen ...). She also wants a fox and here there's a rare, Ashtail, to fit in with her snobbishness. Come Cataclysm there'll be two new spirit beasts to hunt too, as well as the new shale spider class. Fun times ahead.


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The Madrid Ministerial Council meeting of the OSCE is over. After a valiant effort by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister Moratinos of Spain and his team, quite a number of ministerial decisions were agreed. The incoming Chairman-in-office for 2008, Minister Ilkka Kanerva of Finland, can expect strong support from the EU and indeed from the European Commission. In her statement at the Ministerial, which followed directly after the EU intervention delivered by Foreign Minister Amado of Portugal, Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner underlined that she will spare no effort to support the OSCE.


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