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Judson B Welsh has 35 years experience in managing banks and businesses in West Africa and is a recognized finance expert in West Africa. He is currently lead consultant on the Access to Finance component of USAID's West Africa Trade Hub and is a finance expert for Bank World.
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Vicky, what a sweet card! Can't wait to work on this in the morning!
Vicky, what a great card. Relates to the song very well! Can't wait to give this a try. Will catch up on 365 tomorrow for sure!
Oooh good one! Vicky I LOVE your example! the colors are just gorgeous :)
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Oh Vicky that stamp is perfect for this song!! Beautiful card. :-)
I have to work today, but I know EXACTLY the image I am going to use when I get the chance to play. Thanks for inspiring me, I will be thinking about it ALL day!!
Such a perfect image for this challenge! I had fun participating in this one!!
I love this song and I love this challenge. I can not believe that we are on challenge #21. I am looking forward to tomorrow's sketch challenge. Have a great day everyone.
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Interesting challenge, really got me thinking this one did. I have also completed all the challenges this week for the 1st time so have got 7 more cards made than last week, woohoo.
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What a terrific card, Vicky. I had never used my 'lean on me' stamp until now, so thankyou. I'm so happy that I've managed to get all the challenges done so far!!
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New U.S. paddler Fabien Lefevre (Bethesda, Md.) won the Bronze medal in the Men's Kayak (K-1) Saturday at the 2013 Slalom World Cup No. 1. The two-time Olympic medalist for France improved from 16th after heats and 5th after the semifinals with a penalty-free final run time of 89.14, which was 2.03 seconds behind the Gold medalist Fabien Doerfler of Germany.
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Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) wrapped up their successful weekend with a third place finish in the Women's K-2 500m B Final. The Oklahoma City training partners turned in a time of 1:53.612, 1.264 seconds behind the race's first place finisher.
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Our new building is at 5366 386th Street.
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This new 18,000 square-foot clinic west of Interstate 35, at the intersection of Falcon Avenue/County 68 and Highway 95 more than doubles the size of old North Branch clinic. In addition to expanded patient care space, the new facility includes expanded services and a drive-through pharmacy.
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"David Mamet calls me Hebraically challenged," confides actor William H. Macy, a longtime collaborator of the esteemed playwright. "I'm the ultimate [gentile]. Part of me is the imploding WASP, a role I've certainly played to death."
With his weak smile and wounded-looking blue eyes, Macy was riveting in his Oscar-nominated turn as a car dealer struggling to cover up his wife's kidnapping in the Coen brothers' 1996 film "Fargo." He was the humiliated husband of an oversexed porn star in "Boogie Nights," and a beleaguered 1950s sitcom dad in "Pleasantville."
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Sleek and attractive, the Bosch SHX3AR75UC dishwasher isn't just another pretty face; it's also a hard-working, dish-cleaning machine. You want your dishes to be at their sparkling best, and this undercounter dishwasher delivers every time. Not only is the unit a beauty to look at, but it's spacious dishwasher drawer is designed to hold up to 14 place settings.
The SHX3AR75UC has six wash cycles, including a delicate wash for use with fine china. The Sanitize Option helps the dishwasher eliminate bacteria on your food while providing better drying results. And, the dishwasher is quiet too, operating at only 50 dBA, making it the quietest undercounter dishwasher in its class.
The dishwasher drawer of this Ascenta-class washer was designed to allow you plenty of storage space to load up as it is equipped with a 300-series rack. If you find that you need a little more room to wash some of your larger pots and pans, the upper rack has a manual height adjustment. The self-latching front door will stay closed under even the most extreme washing conditions, and you will find the express wash option, which cleans your dishes in 30 minutes or less, to be extremely convenient in a time crunch.
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After one week of use I can not imagine washing with another brand of dishwasher. The GE that this replaced sounded like a Jet Engine in comparison, The first cycle I had to open ...Read complete review
After one week of use I can not imagine washing with another brand of dishwasher. The GE that this replaced sounded like a Jet Engine in comparison, The first cycle I had to open it to make sure it was running. My glasses come out sparkling and so clean. I can see why Consumer Reports rates BOSCH as the best for cleaning!
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I was really excited to to get a new dishwasher, but this one is a complete disappointment. I've had this alleged "dishwasher" for 2 months and I am ready for a new one. Right off the bat with the FIRST wash there was black crud left on silverware and some bowls & plates that looked and smelled like mold. Even using the recommended detergent & rinse aid, the strongest wash option & sanitize option, and a service visit from a Bosch tech did not help. It can't even clean a cup that had tea in it, tea stains remain in the mug. Food is left stuck on silverware. Loading is awkward at best. Taller cups fall over onto their side when you pull the rack in or out because the tines aren't tall enough. My plates have a 1/4+ inch lip around them so they don't fit well into the very narrowly spaced tines meant for plates. You must have completely flat and thin plates in order for them to fit properly. It is beyond my comprehension how this could have been a top pick by the leading consumer magazine. I WISH I had my old Kenmore back. I cannot caution you enough, please don't waste your money on this.
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By Shawn
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Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series White Built-In Dishwasher:
Very quiet and cleans well. Minimal design blends nicely with the kitchen.The only small con would be in order to cancel while it's running you would have to open the door slightly since the button is on top of the door.
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excellence as usual from Bosch
By Irka
from Hillsdale, NY
About Me Avid Cook
Comments about Bosch 24" Ascenta Series Stainless Steel Undercounter Dishwasher:
very easy to follow installation instructions. I recomend being patient with the new loading arrangement as the racks are different than both my previous Bosch and a GE unit that this one is replacing. The quiet cycles are, as promised, very quiet. The only negative is the end of wash beep. Im done, Im tired, Im relaxing and then out of the kitchen comes a beep interrupting my evening. It'd be great if it just shone a little light on the floor like other models. This is an amazingly good machine for the price.
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really quiet
By none
from Chicago
About Me Gourmet Chef
Cleans perfectly,super quiet can be turned on and you can sit in room and converse.Read the directions and you won't any problems. I inslalled it in a hour tops.Abt had the best pricing and the delivery guy was great.
Why did Bosch change their rack design?
By Barrboy
from Barrington, Illinois
I bought this unit to replace the 19 year old Bosch dishwasher we had when we remodeled our kitchen. Bosch manufactures a very fine product. I loved the old one and replaced it only because the old model wouldn't fit in the new kitchen sizewise or colorwise. The new unit is also a fine product. Whisper quiet and really gets the dishes clean. My only complaint is that they redesigned the racks and the design is a very poor one. Difficult to efficiently load. However, still a good unit and I'd recommend Bosch products to anyone who asks.
Solid DW so far
By RRH
from Chicago, IL
About Me Casual Cook
So far this unit is working well for us. I've had bad luck with Kitchenaide and GE DWs so hoping for better luck. The unit is quieter than past units and cleans well. The controls are a little convoluted but I don't need the unit to do more than general washing so it's not a problem.
Great Dishwasher!
By Paul the aviator
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Was delivered quickly and in good shape. Does a great job.
Best dishwasher I ever bought!!!!
By Mom with a lot of dishes to wash
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This dishwasher is so quiet I have to bend down and put my ear next to the door to hear it running. The dishes are always clean. What more could you ask for?
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from Clarendon Hills, IL
The controls are hidden when door is closed. Except for low decibel chime at who cycle conclusion, there is no indicator when door should be opened after heating element has dried the dishes. Hence, it is a good choice to start around midnight and empty the next morning.
Works like a charm
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So far this is the best dishwasher I've had the pleasure of using. It's very quiet, it's easy to configure the load, and it cleans everything very throughly. If I have a complaint it's that it beeps incessantly when it's finished. Geez, I'll get to it, OK?
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good product
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good product w/ complex controls
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Alright, here's a list of issues with blacksmith:
-Very weak lining phase, which usually is the opposite for int heroes.
-Relies on 'luck'... making the concept more unique but also, less reliable.
-Limited use in team fights (aoe slow is a big meh, single stun, if not multicasting, very limited)
-Limited into ganking early game (prior to level 11) due to INSANELY long cooldown on fireball compared to similar spells from other heroes.
All of these make him an tier 3 hero with a stun...
My ideas as to how to improve this hero... This hero is a ganker if you ask me... here's my idea of blacksmith:
-Fireball: needs to scale better in damage. I'd put it as 75,150,225,300 damage. Cooldown needs to be more in the 6 to 8 seconds right away at level 1 (no reason to be longer then Andro's stun).
-Slow: slows by 10,20,30,40%, deals 50, 100, 150, 200 damage.
-New spell: Burning speed (Passive): If not attacked for 10 seconds (no damage suffered, not from creeps, not from heroes), blacksmith gains a speed buff of 10,20,30,40%. This speed buff last until he gets hit.
Ultimate: Fireball can multicast the same, but instead of increasing the fireball price (right now, every time you increase the ult, fireball mana cost goes up), the blacksmith most 'pay' in mana every fireball he multi cast.
Ultimate: Slow stay the same, no need to make any modification.
Ultimate: Burning speed (Passive) adds 1 hit that must be received to remove the passive speed buff. If not attacked for 10 seconds, it recharges. (Pretty much, it adds a counter on blacksmith skill, at level 1 ultimate, he must be hit twice in 10 seconds to lose his speed buff. If he's hit once and not anymore, 10 seconds later, he regains the fact that he must be his twice before losing it). At level 3 ultimate, he would need to be hit 4 times before losing it... but if you really think about it, 4 times isn't much when creeps target you.
This would, I believe, buff him to fullfill his roll of a ganker. He will still have his small and crappy mana pool leaving him limited in that sens but hey.
You want to rethink the blacksmith?
No need to remade skills of this hero. He is fine and he will be fine.
That's why your favorite hero is Corrupted Disciple and your PSR is 1335 and your last game played 4 days ago...
PSR means nothing, don't use it in an argument, and the Blacksmith is actually a pretty fine hero. His scaling depends on how lucky he gets with his ultimate affecting his stun, but he usually pulls off enough multicasts to turn the tide of a team gank battle in his team's favour.
Also, AoE slow is fantastic. If you time your Fireball and the Flaming Hammers correctly you can pull off a gank with a laning partner by level 2 or 3, depending on your partner's hero. Hell, you can using the slow to help the tower gank a cocky level 1 or 2 hero, though of course that's a highly situational occurence.
Your ideas may or may not be good (the movement passive is a bit interesting), but I believe they aren't needed.
Any hero that's random to this extent does no belong in a competitive game. I don't know why they ported him to begin with, probably a favorite hero of someone on the development team, to be honest.
i agree he neads to be changed because random = wrong
but 3rd skill should not be changed
all other changes are bad as well
only thing that neads changing is the ult and this is a bad suggestion of what that change should be
but but... i enjoy playing him.
Removing him is removing something as integral as plague rider or something less integral such as rampage.
His skills are fine, and its fun as hell to play. End game he's more just a guaranteed stun and portable movespeed/attackspeed buff.
Blacksmith is like an "better" version of techies. He is completely different to every other hero's. His ulti, gives you the most satisfaction out of any skill in the game
You being chased by <insert non-spectre hero>, your on abou 75hp and they are sitting on about 400 or so, and all your spells are on c/d and they are slowly gaining on you. You turn around just as fireball comes of c/d you multicast as they are finishing their attack animation, and you gib them. <------- best ulti ever.
You dont get that satisfaction from many other spells.
Blacksmith is a fun hero, bloodlust makes him viable support inconjunction with his slow. Thats a no from me.
I bet you that when they were testing and implementing the hero, they already had this list down. And a stun is a stun. Why complain?Alright, here's a list of issues with blacksmith:
-Very weak lining phase, which usually is the opposite for int heroes.
-Relies on 'luck'... making the concept more unique but also, less reliable.
-Limited use in team fights (aoe slow is a big meh, single stun, if not multicasting, very limited)
-Limited into ganking early game (prior to level 11) due to INSANELY long cooldown on fireball compared to similar spells from other heroes.
Who said he was a ganker? His late game role is to support or dps(due to his third skill). Mana problems is easily overcome by getting a Ring of Sorcery or a Hellflower for regen as well as damage. His stun is not meant to destroy everything in it's path. Definitely a support/saving stun with bonus damage. His second skill is a great for slowing in a small scale fight. As well as helps to push/defend when you're about to leave the lane. Just cast it on the creeps and gtfo.This would, I believe, buff him to fullfill his roll of a ganker. He will still have his small and crappy mana pool leaving him limited in that sens but hey.
The blacksmith has like the most ridiculous Strength gain in the game. Grab a heart, and your first skill is now a 5.1 second cool down stun+damage and you'll have very top-tier health pool. Stun not long enough? Use your slow, use Ghost Marchers, chase and stun again. 5.1 second cooldown is pretty damn low.
My point, he's a perfectly balanced hero. His playstyle is definitely different, though. You make up for his shortcomings with a few items. There is no need to make him a god-tier pick. I've had a good experience with him. The stun + frenzy combo has saved many allies as well as myself from impending doom.
blacksmith is fine.
L2p blacksmith.
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You get more satisfaction about being random than doing something that might actually take a minuscule bit of skill? I get more satisfaction from blowing my nose than getting a kill that I don't deserve.
My suggestion to fix him:
1st level ultimate: every 3rd cast is a x2 multicast
2nd level ultimate: every 4th cast is a x3 multicast
3rd level ultimate: every 5th cast is a x4 multicast.
This way he can be assured to be useful in teamfights by prepping the skill, but not overpowered because he's essentially guaranteed not to get more than one multicast in a fight.
DPS wise: 4/3, 6/4, 8/5, is incremental, so it does improve in that sense as well.
They might have to work on the stun length (remove additional stuns) or nerf the L4 damage a bit (275->250?), because otherwise he's doing 1100 every 5 casts, which is pretty damned powerful.
Alternatively, keep the stun duration the same but make it so the spell only does half damage on each additional cast, that would still be almost 700 damage on a 4x multicast and the stun is pretty ridiculous, 6 seconds I believe?


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Just one week until Valentine's Day...are you ready? Our house seems to be decorated from top to bottom in hearts and all things pink, white, and red which consequently makes me oh-so-happy. I really like Valentine's Day decor. There is just something so happy and fun about decor full of love and kisses :-)
I made this pretty fabric rose heart a couple of years ago for our front door and I still love getting it out and hanging it up for all our visitors (and me!) to see. White hearts make the perfect winter-y decor come February, so elegant and pretty aren't they? This year the kids helped me put together these easy hanging Heart Doily Valentine's to brighten up our windows. Don't they just make you smile?
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I liked the look of the rows of hearts begin slightly off with each other...I think it filled my windows better. More hearts per square inch :-)
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Here it is, under Sugimori art, Sylveon
Sorry it took so long, was going to do it on Thursday when I got the art, then I decided to wait til Friday for movie trailers, but they never came and then I forgot in general
Here it is, under Sugimori art, Sylveon
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Awesome, I really like Sylveon's design and the size seems to be perfect, maybe I'll try it out. Thanks, Serebii!
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Nice job. Keep 'em coming Serebii!
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Keep up the good work!
What am I saying? I want to see the legion of Sylveon avatars.
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I really like it! Thnks Serebii!
9might not use it now due to the barage of them right now lol)
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Thanks, but I won't use it. I suspect that it will be overused, and I wanna stand out.
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Cue Sylveon related signature. Thanks Serebii~
i wont use it, i hate the look, but nice to see that its added.
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Cool, though I'm not gonna use it...I remember when I saw a friend box filled with Fennekins...
I'd use it normally, but nothing can replace Cynthia with her ice cream~ >
I'm that one unlucky person who has never, EVER, encountered a shiny.
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Nice, I'll use it great job, serebii. ^^
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looks nice
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I'm sticking to Umbreon. xD Sylveon is fine, but nothing will replace the awesome powers of Umbreon. xD
Awesome eh, x]
Probably never use it though.
nice i try to use it some time since im the ultimate eeveelover ^_^ i wanted to change my avatar after awhile anyway
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The Garden Bourton House Garden opened to the public for the first time on a single Sunday in 1987 in aid of the National Garden Scheme. Twenty years later, the garden received the prestigious HHA/Christie's 'Garden of the Year' Award, a tribute to the inspiration (and perspiration!) of everyone involved in its creation over the years. In 1983, Mr & Mrs R Paice became the owners of Bourton House and began the task of turning a neglected wilderness into the perfect garden setting for the courtyard of ancient Cotswold stone buildings. Over the years, the garden evolved, new projects were planned and new challenges faced. They were fortunate to have the help of a splendid gardening team, originally headed by Paul Williams followed in 1999 by Paul Nicholls, our current long-serving Head Gardener. Imaginative topiary was introduced including a knot garden, parterre and topiary walk; natural springs used to create water features; an unusual shade house constructed and ever wider herbaceous borders created to accommodate more exotica. Today, the garden continues to evolve, constantly surprising visitors with its inspirational planting, stunning colour combinations and rare, unusual and exotic plants. In 2010, Bourton House Garden came under new ownership but remains open for the enjoyment of garden visitors, many of whom return year after year! To read some of the comments from our 2012 Visitor's Book, please read on …. To visit our Gallery of Garden Photographs, please read on …. Bourton House Garden is participating in Hudson's Heritage Explorer Pass Bourton House Garden has once again been the focus of the Japanese TV cameras! After featuring in a major Japanese TV series and as a location for the book 'Daydream' with top actress and model Yasuko Matsuyuki, Bourton House Garden opened its gates in late September 2012 to a film crew from NHK Japan. The crew arrived with young presenter and model 'Hanae' to film the garden in its autumn glory; to interview Head Gardener Paul Nicholls and pick up some tips on tools and techniques! The crew were amazed to find the garden looking so beautiful and so full of colour late in the season. They were particularly impressed with the massive hanging baskets on the front of the Tithe Barn and the many creatively planted pots and containers that are a feature of the garden in the late summer and autumn. Paul spent time with 'Hanae' demonstrating the art of planting a container, giving her plenty of ideas to take home to put into effect in her own small patio garden. The programme was broadcast on 8th October 2012 and will hopefully encourage more Japanese tourists to visit the Cotswolds in 2013. |


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Founded in 1985, the Yale Camerata is a vocal ensemble whose more than sixty singers are Yale graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, and experienced singers from the New Haven community. The Camerata performs a widely varied spectrum of choral literature, with a special commitment to choral music of our time. The Camerata has collaborated with the Yale Glee Club, Yale Philharmonia, Yale Symphony, Yale Band, Yale Chamber Players, Yale Collegium Musicum, the New Haven Chorale, and the symphony orchestras of Hartford, New Haven, and Norwalk. The ensemble has also performed for Yale Music Spectrum and New Music New Haven. The chamber choir of the Yale Camerata has performed at the Yale Center for British Art and at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. In 1999 the Chamber Chorus traveled to Germany to perform the Berlioz Requiem with choirs from Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Israel, Great Britain, and the Ukraine, and in 2001 the group spent a week in residence at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London. The Camerata has been heard on Connecticut Public Radio and national broadcasts of National Public Radio's program "Performance Today." Guest conductors have included Robert Shaw, Jaap Schröder, George Guest, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Neville Marriner, Helmuth Rilling, Krzysztof Penderecki, Nicholas McGegan, and Dale Warland. With the Institute of Sacred Music, the Camerata has commissioned and premiered works of Martin Bresnick, Daniel Kellogg, Stephen Paulus, Daniel Pinkham, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, among others. The chorus has sung first performances of works by many composers including Francine Trester, Julia Wolfe, Tawnie Olson, and Kathryn Alexander.


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Hidamari Sketch Vol. 3 (Sunshine Sketch)
Only noticed a review for Vol. 2 so new thread it is.
I finished this last night, after holding off on it for quite awhile. I didn't really want to take so long to read it, but seeing as how Vol. 4 won't be out until... oh god, January 2010?... I wasn't in a rush or anything. As usual Yen does a great job, minus the whole "sophomore/junior" thing, which has always been a huge pet peeve of mine, but it rarely comes up in the book itself. I also think the way they decide when to and when not to do a translation note is a bit odd. Do we really need to define kotatsu in every volume, while not including notes about some rather less obvious things? Still, if you're reading something like Hidamari Sketch, you probably know enough to get by fine. I still think some indication that there even is a translation note would be great, as opposed to flipping to the back every time you think you missed a joke. Just put a little "tl" in the bottom of each 4koma that has a note or something. Anyway, minor nitpicks, and I'd rather them keep true to the jokes and me miss a joke or two rather than have things be altered significantly and never be given the chance to get the original joke at all. As for content, I kind of wish the stories in the manga gave dates of when things happen so I could match them up to the anime more easily. (I wonder if the anime based the dates off context guesses or if they collaborated with Ume.) I noticed a number of things from the anime, but also some things I don't think have been animated yet. I don't think we've seen the first skit in the book, which is one of my favorites in the whole thing. Even putting aside the fourth wall breaking humor ("Nothing happens around here that would make a good manga." ...Hah!) I seriously found Yuno's robot 4koma to be the wittiest, most adorable goddamn thing ever. Plenty of other stories are great too, like Yuno and Miyako's sketching trip to the shrine, Yuno's parents visiting, the Olive salon, riding a bike, the whole polaroid segment, etc. There were some slightly more serious ones too, where a bit of an emotional element creeps in - Miyako's cat (aww, crying Yuno), Yuno's crisis of self-confidence when her sketch places poorly in the competition, Hiro and Sae's fight (Miyako: "I see. It's your fault." ::bluntly:: XD). I actually thought that new characters were in this volume, but that must be later. I suppose them not being on the covers should have tipped me off. I do feel like the great secondary characters weren't quite used as much as they could have been. Yoshinoya got a lot of page time, and was always hilarious, but the one Natsume scene reminded me of just how terribly underused she is. And Aoki Ume's comment at the end points out that the landlord didn't make it into this volume once! Kuwabara needs a few more scenes. But we got some fun with Yuno's parents at least. It's Natsume I miss the most though. Actually, I miss someone else more, but I think they're anime-only. As usual one of the real highlights of the book is Miyako's delightful bluntness and lack of tact, as well as Sae and Hiro's relationship, but in the end I always, always come back to the adorable Yunocchi as my favorite. The way Ume draws her and all her facial expressions just goes straight to my moe centers and flips a switch into overdrive. Especially the poorly-placing sketch bit. Ohhh Yuno. Fight Yunocchi, fight! You can do it! Oh how I love her so. I actually read this over four nights, each day rereading the parts I read the night before, same as I did for Vol. 2. Partly because it was just so fun, but also because... it's so short! Sigh. I can't believe the next volume is still 5-6 months away. I wanted to make this last as long as I could... Need more! And hurry up and announce a season three, Shaft!
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Would be awesome if a hypothetical third season ended up including the new characters.
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Speaking of translation notes, I thought it was interesting how they didn't give any for "Magi Sae." (p. 111) I guess they only give notes for Japanese cultural stuff...Western stuff you're supposed to know. Which makes sense. Still, I wonder how many Anglophone readers didn't get it. |
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BIG BOMBS: The Castle Romeo nuclear test in 1954 produced 11 megatons of explosive force, roughly 110 times the power of the W76 warhead
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The threat of total nuclear annihilation seems to have receded since the demise of the Soviet Union. China, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, the U.K. and even Russia are U.S. allies or, at worst, nonbelligerent competitors with (Russia notwithstanding) limited nuclear arsenals. North Korea and Iran, although both enemies of the U.S., do not as yet possess the weaponry to inflict massive nuclear harm on this nation. In fact, the most pressing nuclear threat appears to be a "dirty bomb"—a conventional explosive packed with radioactive material—or a small nuclear explosive smuggled into the country.
Despite the threat reduction, however, the U.S. retains the weaponry to fight a total nuclear war: roughly 10,000 warheads and bombs. A third of these are warheads—dubbed W76—which, since 1978, have been deployed atop submarine-based ballistic missiles or stored in what is known as the Enduring Nuclear Stockpile, according to Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Washington, D.C.-based Federation of American Scientists (FAS), an organization founded by the creators of the original nuclear weapon in 1945 that has been monitoring the nation's nuclear arsenal ever since. The W76 generates 100 kilotons of explosive force when detonated, the equivalent of 100,000 tons of the chemical explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT). It is designed to obliterate so-called "soft targets," such as ports, garrisons, or factories.
The U.S. plans to retire many of these weapons as part of its nuclear arsenal reductions under the Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions. But the U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Defense (DOD) would also like to replace some of them. And in early March, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California won the initial competition to design the nation's first new nuclear warhead in 20 years. The new weapon would not fulfill a new strategic role in a changed world, but rather replace a portion of the W76 arsenal, due to concern over the aging warheads' ability to retain their full destructive potential in storage.
A government-commissioned independent review by a panel of scientists known as JASON estimated that the plutonium primaries in the current warheads will last a minimum of a century in storage, however, and, therefore, recommended that no action be taken other than routine maintenance, such as replacing surrounding circuitry and parts as they age—a core function of the Lifetime Extension Program the W76s are currently undergoing. Despite the panel's findings and the imminent refurbishments, the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program, an effort to replace the W76 launched three years ago by the DOE to allay reliability fears, continues.
In an effort to keep the modernization program alive, the Nuclear National Security Administration (NNSA)—a a semiautonomous agency of the DOE in charge of the nation's nuclear weapons—has offered a variety of other rationales, ranging from national security to creating a more environmentally benign weapon. The U.S. Congress is now weighing the fate of the program and whether to fund it as part of efforts to determine what the U.S. nuclear arsenal will look like in the 21st century.
Same Old, Same Old?
During a press conference and subsequent interviews, NNSA officials stressed that the design for the W76 replacement warhead is not a new one. Rather, it is based on a formerly tested weapon that includes a host of new surrounding features. "It's new in the sense that we've never done this before, but it's not new in the traditional arms control sense," says NNSA's John Harvey, director of policy planning staff. "It will have the same form and function as the current weapon."
In fact, the reason the Livermore design triumphed is because it is based on a former design, one detonated underground before the U.S. moratorium on such experiments in 1992. "[The pit] was nuclear tested four times," says Bruce Goodwin, Livermore's associate director for defense and nuclear technologies. "It's the exquisite test pedigree of the baseline for this design that gives very high confidence that it will work as expected."


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This is a one pitch route that climbs a good crack in the back of a low-angle dihedral. It is just to the left of The Unsaid and is a great warm-up for any climbs in the area. The climbing is fun on positive holds and is always well protected.
Standard trad rack. Bolt anchors at the top allow for top-roping subsequent ascents.
Eds. The anchor may be a rope stretcher to rappel with a short downclimb with a 50m rope to the ledge 30 ft up. Consider 2 ropes or a 60m rope. Also, if you belay from the ground, do not lower with a single rope!
This a great route for its grade. I would give it 3 stars. The route eats a standard rack, so its good for a beginning [Eldo] leader. You often have the option of shoving in a cam or using more creative nut placements from good stances. Bring some longer runners for lower placements and for the option of tying yourself in at the anchors. You can do a short 5.4ish pitch down and right of the climb in order to reach the belay ledge if you feel like doing something only slightly more interesting than scrambling up.
anybody know what the bolted route is that goes on above washington? I jumped on it and definitely hit my ceiling for the day. Must go at 5.12 something? Thanks
The 3 bolt line above Washington Irving is listed as "Atom Smasher 12c" in the latest edition of Rossiter.
I agree. A great climb for the beginning Eldo leader. It was my first Eldo lead. Protecting the first bulge is a tad tricky, but definitely doable. There are two sets of [bolts] at the top that you can used to rap off, or top rope [The Unsaid].
This route was the subject of an amusing episode in John Long's book "Close Calls : Climbing Mishaps & Near-Death Experiences." If the pseudonym-protected subjects of the story peruse this site, would they care to reveal themselves?
Super fun route with some committing moves for a 5.6, but as said before the route eats the pro up and is a touch harder than Calypso for the same grade. deserves three stars
Don't need anything bigger than a #2 Camalot here; a full set of nuts and a few tricams would probably suffice.
Easier than Duh Dihedral but still requires a couple of thoughtful moves, though the cruxes are easy to protect. Definitely worth doing if in the area.
Great route for new trad leaders but one suggestion: be very aware of what you are placing gear into. There is a section approximately half way up that has some very loose blocks and hollow flakes. It is easy to place gear in this section but just as easy to pull it out! Also, if you belay from the ground this route is way longer than the 100 feet listed in the description.
I agree with James, you don't need anything bigger than large hands for this route. It protects very well with passive gear, too.
Definitely a good route for beginning trad leaders (like me) wanting an intro to Eldo. This was/is harder than any .6 I'd done previously. It makes you think. I placed everything from a tiny stopper (#4) all the way up to a #4 Camalot. I'm sure I was over protecting though, since I'm kinda new to leading trad. Fun route though overall.
Fun climb with good mix of holds. Easily protected, didn't need anything larger than #3 Camalot. Seems much easier to make the short climb up onto the ledge than to belay from the ground; we had about 5 ft. left to the middle marks (w/o stretch) when I led on a 60m, so from the ground I don't think you could lower/TR from it safely.
This was a great route for my first time climbing and first pitch. Easy to protect from what I understand.


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The Academy's Response to the Members' Special Mot...The Royal Academy of Dance offers a wide range of courses, classes and workshops for young people
Dear Member,
As you know, at the Annual General Meeting held on 26 April 2012 Members were asked to consider a Members' Special Motion relating to the new work for Grades 1-3 and Intermediate Foundation / Intermediate. The Motion was passed, and I am now writing to let you know what steps we have taken to consider the Motion, and to explain how the Trustees, on behalf of the Academys Members, propose that it should be implemented.
At a meeting on 21 June, the Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed a detailed proposal from the Creative Team, which sets out an integrated system of training exercises and music as the Academys approach to meeting the requirements of the Special Motion. This approach is based on the premise that training exercises should be developed by the teacher interactively with a particular class and the students within that class, in accordance with their physical and psychological levels of understanding and ability. Such exercises will always therefore be dependent on the teachers own creativity and their ability to inspire and elicit creative ideas and expression from their students. In other words, a training exercise should be constructed on the principle that the teachers judgement is paramount.
In order to ensure that teachers are equipped with the requisite skills and knowledge to enable them to do this successfully, the Academy has developed a comprehensive portfolio of teaching qualifications from Certificate to Masters level. Since their inception, these courses have been designed to provide genuine teacher education rather than a training system. From July 2013, the introduction of a Continuing Professional Development Scheme will provide further support for teachers. In this way, the Academy has developed structures for teacher education, both initial and ongoing, which are truly integrated with the underlying philosophy of the new examination syllabi.
It is important to remember that the examination syllabus was designed from the outset to incorporate systematic chronological development through all levels, resulting in an integrated and graduated system of exercises and dances both within each level and between different levels. For example, within a single Grade, movements at the barre prepare for and prefigure movements in the centre, and between Grades, movements at one level support and anticipate movements at the next.
Alongside the creation of Grades 1-3, Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate, the Creative Team planned and developed courses to support teachers as they began teaching the new work. These courses began in 2011 and are designed to equip teachers with a secure base from which they can expand and develop their knowledge in relation to the syllabus content. From July 2013 they will be integrated within the Academys Continuing Professional Development Scheme.
The Creative Team welcomes the opportunity to develop further resources to support the new examination syllabi. Together with the Faculty of Education, they are in the process of devising an integrated system of resources to support lifelong learning for teachers. Additional courses and materials that cover key concepts of training in classical ballet and character dance, relating directly to the content of the syllabi, are currently in production.
Courses will include Character, Choreography, and Syllabus Surgery (for Grades 1-3) and Variations (for Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate). Resources will be added to the product range, including a DVD for Character which will contain a commentary providing an understanding of the style, musicality and artistry required for the choreography and suggestions for build up of steps. Classwork CDs with examples of music for use as free work for training purposes will be introduced for Grades 1-3, Character and classical work and Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate. The CDs will contain a choice of music for each exercise with different tempi, metres, accents, dynamics and other musical characteristics to accommodate different levels and stages of training. Finally, The Foundations of Classical Ballet Technique will be filmed on DVD, defining the basic elements, positions and movements, why they are important, and how they are to be performed, and including suggestions for enchaînements that may be used as training exercises.
The following appendix provides a full overview of the proposed integrated training system, of which the above is a summary. This is however not a definitive list, as more courses and resources will be added when needs arise and in the creative process, and the final format of resources may differ from the outline given.
At the forefront of the Academys ethos is a belief in the value of a wide-ranging and varied approach to teaching and learning. To encourage this, the Academy has developed, over a number of years, a range of courses, workshops and resources which not only support the examination syllabus which forms the basis of a significant portion of the day-to-day teaching of its Members, but which also promote wider knowledge and understanding of ballet and current teaching practices. Accordingly, the Trustees are pleased that so much of what we were already planning supports the requirements represented by the Special Motion.
Finally, it may perhaps be helpful to reiterate and clarify that the Trustees did not support the Members' Special Motion, for no other reason than their firm belief that an Annual General Meeting, with its focus on matters related to governance, is not the appropriate forum for discussion of detailed operational matters, especially when there are so many other channels of communication available to Members who wish to express an opinion, offer ideas or voice concerns. However, the introduction of proxy voting as a part of our revised Charter some four years ago was an important step in enabling the worldwide Membership of the Academy to have a closer involvement with the Academys affairs, and while it will never be possible to please every Member, given that there will be times when greatly differing views are expressed (and this diversity is one of the Academys strengths), I am sure you will feel that this current matter has resulted in useful debate and a practical, workable and very comprehensive outcome.
With best wishes,
Kerry Rubie
Royal Academy of Dance
1. Members' motion
To consider a resolution that the Creative Team produce training exercises and (piano) music as part of an integrated system to support the new work for Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate examinations and Grades 1-3 (especially the Character Dances), and incorporate training exercises as part of a system of training to be launched with the rest of the syllabi in future, submitted in accordance with Bye-Law 16.
2. Definition of training exercises
In devising resources for training exercises (as outlined in Section 3 further below), it is important to make clear that these should be interpreted in conjunction with the wider understanding of teaching, learning and teacher education promoted by the Royal Academy of Dance.
The panels definition of training exercises is as follows, and is based on principles shared in teachers syllabus courses for Pre-Primary/Primary in Dance, Grades 1-3, Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate.
Training exercises are:
Developed by the teacher interactively with the particular class and children within the class, in accordance with their physical and psychological level of understanding and current ability and therefore
1. Dependent on teachers judgement of what is appropriate, based on
- Broad understanding of child development (physical, motor, cognitive and affective)
- Knowledge of the childrens current ability
- Knowledge of the vocabulary and assessment criteria at each level of the syllabus
- Understanding of pedagogical principles
- Awareness of current practice
- Practical constraints such as studio size, floor, barres and other resources
2. Grounded in clear communication and encouragement
3. Developed using a teachers toolbox to include
- Simplification of complex movements into individual elements
- Use of music, rhythm, words and sounds to aid understanding
- Use of imagery
- Incorporation of student feedback and ideas
- Repetition
- Variation
- Graduated complexity
For example, in the learning of a specific movement from one of the dances,
1. Assess current stage of students training, and thus the movements that need to be individually trained.
2. Practice facing the barre
- use of support to assist acquisition of quality of movement
- use of multisensory imagery, incorporating suggestions from students, and personal experience of teacher
- use of different types of music to explore dynamic of movement including rhythmic content
- use of graduated tempo to assist with learning of movements
3. Elicit feedback from student to ensure learning has taken place, if it has then:
4. Take it into the centre to consolidate what has been achieved at the barre. If learning has been achieved:
5. Add arms, with options according to ability and based on teachers judgement: e.g. if they are able already, let them do the choreography as set, otherwise hands on waist, or basic port de bras, or natural arms etc. If learning has been achieved:
6. Change alignment, thus adding more elements towards the final complete exercise.
7. Keep assessing progress, adding more elements (e.g. arms) until final choreography has been achieved.
3. Integrated system of resources
3.1 Practical Courses
3.1.1 Character
The aims of this course are to:
Develop understanding of the appropriate training of the basic technique for each level
Develop understanding of the different styles and qualities of movement
Enhance the appreciation of the music including rhythms and phrasing
Develop confidence in performance
3.1.2 Choreography Course
The aims of this course are to:
Discuss, explore and expand knowledge and understanding of choreography through the study and realisation of teachers own creativity
Develop the necessary skills to devise suitable material for training exercises, group dances and Solo Performance Awards
3.1.3 Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate Variations
The aims of this course are to:
Develop approaches to teaching that enhance understanding of technique, artistry, musicality and creativity in relation to the content
Explore ways of creating build up exercises in relation to the choreography for the Variations
3.1.4 Grades 1-3 Syllabus surgery
The aims of this course are to:
Provide feedback from examiners on the technical, musical and performance aspects of the new work as observed in examinations to date
Discuss, explore and develop strategies to strengthen all areas of the work
Consider the relevance and interpretation of the assessment criteria in selected exercises and dances
3.2 General Resources
3.2.1 Character DVD related to Grades 1-3
The DVD will contain a commentary providing an understanding of the style, musicality and artistry required for the choreography
It will contain suggestions for build up of the steps that may be used to train the various movements
3.2.2 Character CD
The CD will contain examples of music in the style of the character work in each grade which the teacher may use for free work for training purposes in the classroom. Depending on demand, a book of piano music matching the CD may be published.
3.2.3 CDs for classwork (Grades 1-3/Intermediate Foundation/Intermediate)
CD1: Piano music with approximately three choices for each exercise which can be used to follow the format of Grades 1-3, i.e. three warm-ups, three pieces suitable for pliés or port de bras style music, three appropriate for tendus and so on through to music for allegro.
In contrast to some of the music on the syllabus CD, the music on the resources CD will be in regular paired phrases of 8, 12 or 16 counts to provide a simple framework for teachers to develop or quickly improvise custom exercises based on the level and stage of training of the students in the particular class. In each case, the selections will be varied in different ways, for example by tempo (slow, medium, fast), or by metre (2/4, 6/8 or 3/4 for example), accent, dynamics and other musical characteristics.
The music is presented in class order for ease of use. However, sample class plans will be provided that show how particular pieces of music can be 're-purposed' for different types of exercise.
CD2: Similar to CD 1, but with a mixture of piano and other instruments, voice and percussion. Although intended to align with the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate syllabus, it will be suitable for free classes at any level.
3.2.4 Foundations of Classical Ballet Technique DVD
The DVD will present the foundations of classical ballet technique, defining the basic elements, positions and movements, why they are important, how they are to be performed. It will also include suggestions for enchaînements that may be used as training exercises.
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