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Patch 4.3.2: Trading Card Game Items
The three new items were added in Patch 4.3.2 are found on the TCG Loot vendor in Booty Bay. They are part of the Timewalkers: War of the Ancients expansion. (Feldrake, Eye of the Legion, and Demon Hunter's Aspect)
Coruscant Datacron Locations
In this guide, we provide you with maps and complete directions to each of the datacrons hidden throughout Coruscant in The Old Republic . Datacrons are ancient devices that will provide you with permanent stat boosts, or matrix shards that can be combined to create items for your 'relic' equipment slots. On Coruscant, there are a total of 4 stat boosts, and 1 matrix shard - complete details on how to find each can be found below.
Presence +2
The first Datacron you'll run across on Coruscant is located in the Old Galactic Market district, just past the Concourse staging point. After crossing the bridge covered with guild thugs take the ramp to your left. At the top and to your immediate right will be a lift that will take you up onto the platform containing the Datacron.
Be on your guard though, there is an elite mob by the name of "Abiss Sol'Oras", so be ready for a fight.
Endurance +2
The Endurance Datacron can be found in Black Sun Territory within an area called Graffiti Square. As you enter Graffiti Square from the north you should notice a large pile of shipping crates and smaller boxes to the right. To the rear of the boxes you can use some of the smaller debris to make your way to the top of the pile. After reaching the top, jump over to the nearby balcony (long platform with railing) and follow it until you come across a pipe. Use this pipe to cross over to the adjacent balcony, to your left will be another pipe you can drop onto that will lead you onto a neon sign. Jump off the end of the sign and on to the final ledge, there you will find your green Datacron.
Cunning +2
Justicar Territory is where the third Coruscant Datacron can be found. More specifically the Justicar Shipping Dock sub area around the top centre of the Justicar Territory map. Between the two main paths entering the area are some golden brown shipping crates; jump your way to the top and then onto the nearby pipe. Once on the pipes simply follow them up to their conclusion, a platform containing the Datacron.
Yellow Matrix Shard
This Matrix Shard is located in The Works, an area you have to traverse on your way to the Jedi Temple. Although the Datacron itself is located in the west, the beginning of the path that will get you there is in the most north easterly passage. You can get to the passage by travelling south through the primary junction room, at the end will be a ramp that circles back around east towards the passage. After fighting your way through various types of Cythons, and before the passage takes a left hand turn, you'll find some boxes against the wall that lead up to a pipe. Follow the pipe along the wall and it will lead you back over the primary junction room. Here you'll find a fork in the road; take the pipe leading left to the opposite wall and follow that series of pipes. These will lead you along the left hand wall and up to a couple of platforms; the second one holds the Datacron.
Remember to take your time as it's a long walk back to the start, and odds are you'll be falling into a group of enemies.
Strength +2
Upon first entering the Jedi Temple Ruins look right for the huge tipped over column serving as a ramp to the upper level. After climbing the pillar hang a left and follow the narrow ledge until you come across a meditating Dark Sith by the name of "Anev Xydes". The Datacron can be found to the right of him, perched at the end of an extended piece of wall jutting out from the ledge.
1.0.2c Patch Notes – 1/6/2012
The exploit has been fixed now, patch is being deployed right now, servers should be up shortly.
1.0.2c Patch Notes - 1/6/2012
- Fixed an exploit that could allow players to receive more items than intended via in-game mail.
- Resolved an exploit when selling items.
Flashpoints and Operations
Karagga's Palace
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from entering the Operation.
Where to Farm Grisly Trophy's
Quest: Test Your Strength
Objective: Kerri Hicks wants you to collect 250 Grisly Trophies. Trophies are obtained as long as you kill creatures that offer experience or honor and you have the Darkmoon Field Guide with you.
For some people, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. I call those people, weak.
To be the strongest, you have to hurt someone or something. You hurt yourself as you push your body to its limits. You hurt those that threaten the well-being of others.
If you want to be the strongest, you have to fight. How bad do you want it?
I want you to crush those that would offer a challenge to you, then bring me back proof of your triumphs.
Reward: Darkmoon Prize Ticket [10]
Here are some farming spots you can try out,
- 1) Go to The Valley of Fallen Heroes in Icecrown and AOE every group of Converted Hero. Every group grant around 8-9 Grisly Trophys.
- 2) Go to Cathedral of the Darkness in Icecrown and kill the Chosen Zealots. They have around 34k hp, re-spawn is really fast and they are in group of 19 to 25.
- 3) Deepholm, kill Jaspertip Swarmers and Stone Bats.
- 4) Molten Front, go to Igneous Depths, stand on the blue runes and wait for the adds to stack up (like 10 or so) and AOE them down, repeat. You can reset the runes by going out of the instance.
Loot System Improvements in Patch 4.3.2
They have managed to work out what role each item is intended for so why can't blizzard?
We know this information. The item designers have plenty of spreadsheets too. If you're saying creating said spreadsheet takes an equivalent amount of time as coding a system in the game whereby item distribution accounts for the spec you're fulfilling in a dungeon, you're wrong.
If you are DPSing you get the need bonus on (your) DPS gear. Tanks on tank gear. Healers on healer gear. A little common sense with things like bears and spriests on their slightly different needs and all of a sudden the loot issues where everyone needs everything are all fixed.
Then a little common sense when there are two of an item, you treat it as any guild would, you roll and the top two get it. Not treat each piece separately.
It should have been completely obvious that everyone would need on everything they could regardless of whether they need it as your getting 20G for that shiny new weapon is much better for you than the person stuck with an i353 weapon getting a much hoped for upgrade because you will never see them again.
Blizzard fixed frost orbs from being needable soon after LFD launched. They fixed needing on BoEs in 5 mans. Why on earth didn't they fix LFR loot when it was glaringly obvious that the current LFR loot tags would not be sufficient?
New loot systems must be so depressing for GC and crew. Every time a new one comes out they must be so hopeful that their customers will all be pulling together. I wonder if they have a shrink on call each time a new one launches when they get reminded, yet again, about simple game theory, and the fact that in a group of strangers each person will do what is best for them.
We're not that naive. We knew from the start of designing the Raid Finder system that we'd need to build a smarter loot distribution system to regulate fair play. It was also really important to us to get Raid Finder working and implemented with the Dragon Soul raid. We had to be realists about it.
The loot system will be improved in upcoming updates -- including in patch 4.3.2, where it'll no longer be possible to win two of the same item for a single boss kill. But we're really happy with the implementation of Raid Finder and feel it's a great new feature for the game, and one we'll continue refining over time.
Massive Commendation Exploit Using Mail
ProfessorHamington has posted an interesting video of how you can obtain insane amounts of credits using a "mail bug", the video explains everything, do expect this to be hotfixed in no-time though!
Open mail, clicking the item, then leaving both windows open and clicking the mail and taking the item again. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
4.3.2 PTR and New File Optimization Tech
With the 4.3.2 patch we'll be testing some new file optimization tech. As you may be aware, with previous major expansion patches (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, etc.) we've carried out a time-consuming process to reorganize the game files currently installed on your hard drive to integrate all previous patch files, essentially 'cleaning up' what's on your computer and reducing the full installation size. This process used to require an amount of free hard drive space double that of the entire installation size to complete, which is why we've reserved them for large expansion-sized patches.
The new tech we're testing with the 4.3.2 PTR will process these cleanups with no additional hard drive space required beyond what the patch is adding. Because of that you may see them appear more frequently with patches.
While the cleanup is occurring you'll see a specific message on the launcher informing you the process is currently taking place. If you encounter any issues with the new process please be sure to visit our support site at http://www.battle.net/support/
Level 50 PvP Bracket, More PvP Features, Ilum Changes
Bioware has confirmed there is going to be a separate pvp bracket for level50 players, including additional new features as well.
Level 50 players will have a bracket of their own, playing in separate Warzone matches to lower level players. This is something we have wanted to do for some time and now that there is an increasing number of level 50 players we will be implementing the feature in January.
Ranked Warzone matches, and several other "optimizations" are getting rolled out soon as well,
You'll see several optimizations come online in January, and we are going to continue to tune this as time goes on.
We also have other exciting features coming in the near future including Ranked Warzone Matches, PvP Stat Tracking, Open World PvP Loot Drops, more Warzone medals for different objectives, Guard Optimizations and Target Optimizations.
Additionally we're looking at ways to enable team vs. team, more level brackets and the ability to choose which Warzone you want to play in.
Ilum is getting re-vamped (more or less),
The planet of Ilum currently allows for open world PvP even on a PvE server, but the mechanics and incentives of the planet are not in as intended yet. We're working on longer term goals for the planet and for other PvP areas, but expect to see some interim adjustments in January - such as more respawn points to focus conflicts, restricting Companion Characters from the area, and revisions to rewards. Ilum will also become a major source of Valor.
Valor buffs will increase and decrease based on the objectives your faction owns. These buffs increase the amount of Valor you receive per player kill. However they do not give anything in and of themselves, so players will still need to defeat other players for significant Valor rewards. Additionally, daily and weekly missions will require player kills to complete. Player kills for quests and Valor credit will have diminishing returns per player killed. So, the more players that are fighting other players, the better it is for everyone.
Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps Issues & Upgrade
Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps is getting an upgrade in Patch 4.3.2 as well, the proc is now going to last 12 seconds, instead of 10.
Gurthalak should not proc off of Censure. The bug was with Seal of Truth, so Souldrinker will proc less for paladins as well.
The specific bug was that paladins running Seal of Truth had two chances with every swing to trigger the proc with Gurthalak or Souldrinker. They now have one chance.
For other classes, the sword overall does the damage we intend, but it's variable, so a few spectacular numbers are occasionally posted. Those shouldn't be accepted as typical. Likewise, random burst can sometimes cause high damage in PvP, but we don't think those situations with Gurthalak are reliable or severe enough to be a balance problem.
Method: Dragon Soul After Thoughts
Congratulations to KIN Raiders who managed to take World first this tier. I would however like to share some of my 'whines' in regards to this tier of progress. Dragon Soul is the worst raid instance to date in regards to the competitive PvE Race (alongside ToC). The 8 day ban was ridiculous, destroying the race for world first and removing some of the 'prestige' from first kills when guilds were playing in a race without key competition. The 8 day ban led to a Heroic reset of gear and experience being lost but an additional surprise was in-store when the 8 days were up; all "legit" LFR gear had also been removed (30-35 LFR runs wasted, good bye trinkets etc). Combined with the gear issue was the problem that players had taken time off work/life specifically for the first 1-2 weeks of heroic progress - now we had several players, including myself twiddling their thumbs for 8 days and then having to return to work when the progress actually started. As a side effect the delay also led to some Christmas raiding which although not as bad as Tier 11, was still annoying (we ended up taking 2-3 days for Xmas).
Anyway, the first 6 bosses were okay and then you reach Spine and realise how much of a DPS check this boring boss is (can you kill the tendons in 2 or not? Well not with an 8 day ban... cya next reset). Upon finally killing Spine you reach the worst and easiest end boss in the history of WoW - Madness of DW. Disappointing tier, and not surprised many guilds swapped to 10man to by-pass Spine (much easier). Need to wait another 4-6 months now and hope MoP delivers.
Now that my whine is over! Below are a few short thoughts from some of Method's players;
What did you think about Dragon Soul?
Imsupersdw (Balance Druid):
After having to skip Firelands for personal reasons, I came back with huge expectations for the last tier of the expansion. Doing the "jump" from t11 to t13 I was expecting some hard/balanced encounters, and a really nice race for the world 1st spot. Needless to say that this tier was a huge letdown, bugs everywhere, really easy and straightforward encounters with a couple of them clearly favouring class stacking(again).
Noxe (Rogue):
Blizzard killed this progress. Ridiculous call with all bans and extremely poor design of Deathwing encounters.
Strydem (Holy Paladin):
It was like a TV show, which you watch till the end just because you have wasted so much time on it already.
Enderox (Balance Druid):
Aside from the ban, it's definitely not the best raid instance in WoW history, of all the fights, despite difficulty, Madness was the best... and that's saying something. No it was certainly not as promising as Blizzard wanted it to be.
Phlare (Holy Priest):
I've always liked instances which are open and not closed in, with rooms and locked doors, so I found this tier pretty enjoyable. The bosses themselves were okay, Nothing more. I can't say that Blizzards excitement about this patch was understandable.
How did you feel when Method downed Heroic Madness?
Imsupersdw (Balance Druid):
Again, huge letdown. This "can't" really be the final boss of this expansion, doing something around 40pulls to kill the end boss of the expansion makes no sense at all, specially when you look at the amount of tries everyone did on the end bosses from the previous tiers. It just didn't have that ''epic'' feeling knowing that you were done with progress once again.
Sparkuggz (Warlock):
55 attempts to down the overhyped endgame boss for this entire patch? Even ragnaros took over 500 wipes to go down... Very disappointing endgame content.
Noxe (Rogue):
Was glad that it's over. Zero excitement, only relief.
Enderox (Balance Druid):
Let's move on to the next progress tier, shall we?
Phlare (Holy Priest):
Honestly not much, usually during progress bosses you get that adrenaline rush and your whole body is pulsing when you get a kill, but this time there was to much else that crippled our progress (ban among other things) that it simply was more of a task to just be done with then to enjoy.


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By akh, 3 months ago
hamradio aprs
APRS is a tactical digital communications system used between amateurs radio, to exchange positions & messages, here I blog my experience decoding/encoding APRS with a small Arduino as it may help some of you too.
Some transceivers are incorporating this functionalities but most of them don't, a lot of new technicians start with cheap Baofeng radios (30$) which don't provide advanced functionnalities but here is a way to solve that.
I've first looked at Bertos project, a realtime os for micro controllers as Atmel 328p (Arduinos), you can see my 1st attempt there:
This was the receiver only, a simple divider, the "hard" part was to understand the Baofeng/Kenwood mic jacks.
It takes me a long time to figure out that the Baofeng was too slow to trigger the squelch, so the Arduino missed the beginning of the message, hopefully I have a Kenwood too ...
So for a Baofeng using this kind of APRS decoder, you have to disable the squelsh completly, and set the volume very high it has to reach a proper signal on the arduino around -3v/+3v.
For the AFSK modulation, the Bertos project use a DAC made with 4 resistors.
Later, I've discovered the wonderful work of Mark Qvist MicroAPRS, mostly the same circuit as the Bertos project but with an awesome documentation of the code, it's a pleasure to read & learn.
So I've started to work on a circuit using a Bluno Nano an Arduino Nano with Bluetooth Low Energy, as an iPhone developer, this piece of electronics is just incredible and gives me the capabilites to connect my circuits to iphone Apps.
It's working but hardly a mobile solution :)
I'm currently designing a PCB for that.
I'm using Frizting to design and then export to OSHPark for the PCB manufacturing, it's far from perfect but I will improve the circuit and publish it soon !
This plus an iPhone app and you'll rock APRS !
73 de KK6NXK
By akh, 3 months ago
hamradio radio radio amateur
When I was a young child, I remember listening to an old radio receiver with my grandfather, looking for morse transmission.
30 years later, I take the opportunity to get my radio amateur license in the US, it was not difficult (Technicial license is easy), especially cause US radio amateurs are using the metric system (almost all the time ...), the only difficulties were to learn some terms and simple formulas from french to english and to know some parts of regulation by heart (I have never been able to learn by heart).
A lot of people keep asking me why are you doing this? Do you want to speak to a microphone to a stranger?
First why not, it's not the craziest thing I've ever done :)
Then they probably have forgotten that every single piece of technology today are using radio waves, from your 4G phone to wifi to Bluetooth, learning and understanding that is really useful.
For example Radio amateur bands overlap some of the "civil" bands, it gives some extended privileges to a radio amateur to experiment with long distance wifi transmissions.
So it's not just about voice but data too.
Another aspect is electronic, a lot of radio amateur are sharing hardware and electronic circuits to build your own receiver/transceiver, before it was cool on the Internet.
Learning electronic to build something real is a lot more rewarding than it was at school...
Even without a license this is a brand new world to explore, receiving satellite images of the Earth is one of the many possibilities you can get entering radio world.
This is the beginning of a new knowledge branch to conquer !
See my work on an APRS bluetooth Modem
73 de KK6NXK
By the way in french it's radio amateur and not amateur radio :)
By akh, 8 months ago
freebsd dedibox
FreeBSD 10 is out and it's time to replace your Linux boxes
SC gen 2 is a VIA U2250 with 2Gb memory.
Start the rescue shell in amd64 12.04 Ubuntu, connect to the box via SSH with the temporary password
sudo -s
cd /tmp
wget http://ftp1.fr.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/10.0/FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-amd64-20140216-r261948-disc1.iso
apt-get update
apt-get install qemu-kvm
sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -no-kvm -hda /dev/sda -cdrom ./FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-amd64-20140216-r261948-disc1.iso -net nic,model=e1000 -vnc :1,yourpassword -boot d
This install qemu and run the FreeBSD installer from the downloaded CD.
Run a VNC client on your computer and connect to your dedibox ip, you should watch FreeBSD boot from the CDROM.
Complete a normal installation, at the end it will ask if you want to run a shell answer is YES and then type this to reinstall the bootloader.
If you are using UFS (default)
fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 /dev/ada0
If you are using ZFS:
gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ada0
Type exit and reboot to the normal mode.
Happy FreeBSD !
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By akh, 8 months ago
freebsd pi
FreeBSD images for arm are now built from the FreeBSD Foundation ! So it's an easy process to get it on your Pi.
Download your image from the ftp repository
Insert a 4Gb or more SD card in your PC and copy the FreeBSD image into it, here are the commands for a Mac:
sudo diskutil list
sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
sudo dd if=/Users/akh/Downloads/FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20140127-r261200.img of=/dev/rdisk1 bs=1m
sudo diskutil eject /dev/disk1
Boot your pi with the card and welcome to FreeBSD !
If you are using the wifi dongle from Adafruit this may help:
echo legal.realtek.license_ack=1 >> /boot/loader.conf
echo wlans_urtwn0="wlan0" >> /etc/rc.conf
echo ifconfig_wlan0="wpa DHCP" >> /etc/rc.conf
And set your wifi password with wpa_passphrase
wpa_passphrase yourssid yourwifipassword >> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
By akh, 1 year, 4 months ago
iphone 7shape
As an iphone developer contractor, I've released some applications on the Apple Store for my customers but not on my own.
Here is my 1st personal (30 hours) toy project: 7shape a 7 minutes workout training application, based on an NYT blog post.
I've spent 20 hours on website release, marketing, 3D for the human trainer and application design, and last 10 hours to create the app and release it to Apple ...
It's a free app and available on the Apple Store, have fun.
My next personal project will be a game, stay tuned ;)

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Leaders of South Korea, Germany discuss inter-Korean reunification, boosting Seoul-Berlin tiesUpdated: 2014-03-27 03:43:07 KST
We begin this morning in Germany where President Park Geun-hye is on her state visit.
With the issue of reunification high on her agenda, the South Korean president met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday.
For details on those talks and what else the president has been doing in Berlin let's now connect live to our correspondent Choi You-sun who is traveling with the president.
As expected, the reunification issue on the Korean peninsula took up a large portion of their discussion.
At a joint press conference, Chancellor Merkel said Germany, which has gone through unification itself, is responsible for supporting the two Koreas' will to reunite, and that Seoul and Berlin are discussing the issue.
When asked about President Park's recent description of reunification on the Korean peninsula as a "bonanza," Merkel said Germany's unification was, in fact, a bonanza.
Herself from the communist east, Merkel said she witnessed the lives of more than 17 million East Germans change after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
She advised Koreans on both sides of the border to be open to and understanding of each other, and prepare for the economic aftermath of reunification.
President Park also garnered Merkel's support behind her trust-building policies towards North Korea, at the same time urging Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program.
On the economic front, the two leaders agreed to sign a cooperation agreement related to innovation, such as fuel cell production and electric car batteries.
There will also be more cooperation between the two sides' small and mid-sized firms, in vocational training, and science and technology.
Sounds like they got through a lot. What else has President Park been been up to in the German capital?
Earlier in the day, she met with German President Joachim Gauck, who has shown a great interest in inter-Korean reunification.
President Gauck was a human rights and democratization activist in the former East Germany.
Both leaders shared concerns about human rights violations prevalent inside North Korea.
President Park also visited the Brandenburg Gate, a landmark in Berlin symbolic of German unification.
Here, she is thought to have reflected on her reunification drive.
And if you look at President Park's itinerary in Germany, you can see that reunification is the main theme of this visit.
On Thursday here, she will meet with former German officials who played leading roles in German unification and ask for their advice.
The following day, the president is scheduled to speak at a university in Dresden, where she's widely expected to lay out details of her reunification policy.
Alright You-sun, thank-you for that.
That was our presidential office correspondent Choi You-sun reporting on President Park's discussions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about inter-Korean reunification and boosting Seoul-Berlin ties.
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Tags: Big Bang
Big Bang Taeyang, Wings Tattoo on the Chest
YG Entertainment revealed a concept photo of Taeyang for the upcoming album. In the photo, Taeyang is portrayed with large wings and the word, "Alive" tattooed on his chest and wearing an oxygen mask. He is also wearing a boxy jumper and metal chain,s along with his signature mohawk hairstyle, which grew even higher this time. Big Bang;s mini album will be released in late Feburary and the group will begin its world tour "Big Bang Alive 2012″ from March 2nd, stargin from Seoul. ...
Running Man Ep85 (All Running Man VS All Big Bang)
Location : South Korea
Main : Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Jong Kook, HaHa, Kang Gary,
Ji Suk Jin, Lee Kwang Soo, Song Ji Hyo
Mission : To win all missions
Detail : All Running Man VS All Big Bang (ROUND 2 and FINAL ROUND)
Big Bang Team was loss in the last episode, so all Big Bang members want to win in this episode. Especially, GD need to revenge HaHa in this week.
Please watch Running Man EP.85 (BIG BANG REVENGE) as below....
Big Bang's Taeyang tattoos wings on his chest
Big Bang's Taeyang has announced Big Bang's comeback, showing off his masculinity.
On February 15, Big Bang released an album jacket picture of Taeyang after those of T.O.P's and Daesung's, ahead of the release of their new mini album on February 29. In the picture, he is showing off his healthy body with his distinctive Mohican hairstyle and his jacket wide open.
Taeyang has a tattoo on his chest and is put on a respirator like T.O.P and Daesung. Along with his charismatic eyes, Taeyang is showing off his winglike tattoo with a phrase that reads, "ALIVE," which is a title of Big Bang's fifth mini album. ...
Super Junior Shindong Transforms into Big Bang G-Dragon?!
On March 25, Super Junior's Shindong shared a photo that amused both Super Junior and Big Bang fans. He tweeted, "Wow! Fantastic Baby! Dong Dragon! (GD SORRY)." He also attached a photo of himself donning a "similar" hairstyle to G-Dragon's.
In the photo, Shindong wore his cap backwards and attached a long strand of toilet paper to one side of his face. He tried to recreate G-Dragon's latest hairstyle, where he has his long hair down on one side. ...
Big Bang T.O.P. Wows with Blue Hair, Blue Suit, and Hot Pink Eyebrows
On yesterday's episode of SBS "Inkigayo," Big Bang wowed the crowd with their performance of "Bad Boy" and "Fantastic Baby." They swayed their fans with "Bad Boy's" sweet melody and rhythmical beat and followed it up with an intense and charismatic performance of "Fantastic Baby."
Viewers were especially attracted to T.O.P.'s fashion and style. He matched the color of his suit with his minty-greenish blue hair color and finalized his style with hot pink eyebrows. ...
Big Bang Gets Bruised Up for New Magazine Photo Shoot
On February 17, Big Bang's photo shoot for Vogue Magazine was posted on an online community board. Taking a radical transformation from their usual chic and trendy photo shoots, Big Bang took a different approach in this photo spread, which is titled "Big Bang in the Ring."
From the four photos we have so far, Seungri and Daesung get into a boxing match as T.O.P. plays the referee. G-Dragon and Taeyang are the managers of each "boxer," who seems to have gotten quite bruised up from their "fight." Fans have been particularly impressed by the ripped bodies of Seungri and Daesung, as they seem to have seriously worked on their abs during their break. ...
Big Bang GD Hugs 2NE1 Minzy and Tells Her to Brag to Her Friends
On April 3, SBS aired the second episode of "Strong Heart – YG Family Special," where 2NE1's Minzy shared stories of her labelmates, titling it the "YG X-Files." She started, "When G-Dragon oppa was performing 'Heartbreaker,' he had a bad case of narcissism. I was at the hair salon, when all of a sudden, he hugged me from the back. Then he whispered into my ear, 'Tell your friends that I hugged you.'" Surprised, G-Dragon replied, "I said that?" Minzy continued, "Bad boys always pretend they didn't do what they did," causing those on set to burst into laughter." ...
Big Bang's T.O.P says, "My nickname is dork"
The nickname of Big Bang's T.O.P is attracting many people's attention.
In the episode of SBS TV's Kang Shim Jang that aired on March 27, YG Entertainment singers made a guest appearance and entertained the viewers with their anecdotes.
In the episode, T.O.P said, "I sometimes lose my temper. Then, I cannot control myself. For example, I lose my temper when people call me by my nickname. My nickname is dork."
T.O.P also got laughs saying, "When I made a guest appearance in Family Outing in the past, Daesung revealed my nickname on the show. I lost my temper at that time." ...
Big Bang's fandom, "VIPs" make it to round 4 of Billboard's "Fan Army Face-Off"
Billboard had hosted a "Fan Army Face-Off", in which Girl's Generation's "Sones" made it to round 3 of the face-off and Big Bang's "VIPs" made it to round 4.
The face-off was started on the 7th of July, in which Billboard asked their readers, "which fan army is the strongest?", in which among 30 other pop artist's fan 'armies', including Justin Bieber's "Beliebers", One Direction's "Directioners", Beyonce's "Beyhives" and many more, Big Bang's "VIPs" and Girl's Generation's "Sones" were the only K-pop fandoms to have been included in the polls. ...
Big Bang's T.O.P's first photo book exhibition to be held next month
Big Bang"s T.O.P"s first solo photo book exhibition, which was originally scheduled for this month but was postponed in light of the Sewol tragedy, will be held in June.
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The Temple of Literature was built in 1070 in honor of Confucius and graduated thousands of doctors,...
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This is the site of Vietnam's first national university. The 'temple' moniker attests to how inextricably linked learning and religion were back in the year 1070 when it was built by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. This was actually a temple dedicated to the cult of Confucius, who broke the monopoly over education previously held by Buddhism. At almost 1,000 years old, it's one of the few remaining examples of traditional Vietnamese architecture still standing in Hanoi.
For contemporary Vietnamese, it functions as a shrine to Confucius himself, whose influence is still very much a part of Vietnamese culture, and it serves as a testament to Vietnam's long history of striving for educational excellence. The temple was initially reserved for mandarins and high-ranking civil servants, but later outstanding students of no particular rank were also educated here.
The Temple of Literature is set on a large, rectangular complex encompassing five walled courtyards connected by gateways, among green gardens and reflecting pools.
The first area of interest is the Well of Heavenly Clarity beside which are 82 tortoise-carrying stellae, (there were originally 117), which list the names, places of birth and achievements of graduate students who accomplished exceptional results during the Le Dynasty. The names on some of the stellae have been scratched out -- these are scholars who subsequently met with some sort of disgrace or royal disapproval, and were expunged from the record.
Each of the buildings had a specific purpose and meaning, though some have been given over to exhibits charting the history of the temple. The pamphlet handed out to visitors on arrival is fairly helpful, and blissfully free of grammatical errors (befitting a sight dedicated to education) but in order to really get a sense of what you're looking at, a guide is highly recommended; enquire at the ticket office.
Some of the temple is comparatively new. The housing in the back was lost in a fire a few decades ago, and the current structures are of more modern vintage in the spirit of the old buildings. There is also a statue dedicated to Chu Van An (after whom at least one street in every Vietnamese city is named) who is considered the greatest scholar in Vietnam's history -- the bronze likeness dates back to only 2003.
At the rear of the gardens is a large sanctuary with an impressive Confucian statue, and in the forecourt of this sanctuary traditional music is played when a sufficiently large crowd gathers.
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The Temple of Literature was built in 1070 in honor of Confucius and graduated thousands of doctors, all of whom have their honored place on stone tortoises, where their names are carved. Full of interesting symbolism: the five courtyards, the five essential elements, the five virtues represent the special place, number five has in Buddhism and Confucianism. Cranes perched atop tortoises on either side of the altar may be taken as symbols of the union of heaven and earth; there is high and low, wind and water, sky and earth, they all seem to preserve such valuable balance between ying and yang. The Confucius shrine will impress you for its gleaming gold and shinny colors and the sweet fragrance of incense burning. The mystical atmosphere will probably have you praying or having transcendental thoughts even if you are atheistic. Next to it, you will find the big bronze drums full of carved symbolism, which were made for Thang Long 1,000 years celebration. The gardens offer a relaxing atmosphere within the city, and as you walk along you may find dragon gargoyles on the top of the roofs, a massive drum, some beautiful Vietnamese girls in their Ao Dai traditional dress with whom you might even have a picture taken. We had a fun and enjoyable visit with the guide we booked at the ticket office for only a few thousand dongs.
Before you leave, do not forget to touch a tortoise, the symbol of longevity, and you will enjoy a long healthy life!
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Here, courtesy of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), is one of those court cases which most people who aren't involved in the specific issues it touches on (homeschooling/home education, political asylum) will probably never notice at all - but which has profound implications.
In one sense, its a simple case: Germany forbids homeschooling of school age children in all except a very, very few exceptional circumstances. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike wanted to homeschool their children and wouldn't take no for an answer. After being threatened with jail time and having their children taken to school by the police, the Romeikes left Germany for the USA. When they got here, they applied for political asylum, claiming the German government's treatment of them and other homeschooling families amounts to political persecution. The immigration judge agreed, and granted them asylum. The US government disagreed, and sucessfully appealed the ruling. They appealed, and now the case is before a Federal Appeals Court (1 step below the Supreme Court, where it could well end up if both parties are determined not to give up).
"Simple" - but profoundly important. At its heart are some of the most important questions for any society:
Who do children belong to - society or their families?
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Germany bans homeschooling to "counteract the development of religious and philosophically motivated parallel societies." (German Supreme Court). With incidents of "home-grown terrorism" occuring, and concerns about communities totally disconnected from their societies, this is understandable. But is there not a equal or greater danger from a state that asserts the right to enforce one society and mode of thinking?
I should probably "lay my cards on the table". My wife was home-schooled throughout her education, as were her younger siblings (her elder siblings went to public school for a while, and were later homeschooled). In fact, my parents-in-law were heavily involved in the political campaign in the 1980s that made legal homeschooling much easier in Iowa. We are currently homeschooling our 5 year old daughter. As the compulsory education age in Iowa is 6, this year our decision to homeschool her is an entirely private matter. If we continue, we will have to choose which of the 3 methods that Iowa law allows for state oversight of homeschooling we will follow. We probably will continue, but that's not absolutely certain. Several of the most intelligent (and best read) people I know have been homeschooled. I also, however, know people whose current level of education and knowledge is very much in spite of being homeschooled, rather than because of it.
I believe homeschooling can provide a great education. I do not, however, believe that it is always the best thing for every child and family in every circumstance, or that I have a moral or religious obligation to homeschool.
But here's the point: for those who do feel that it is a religious or philosophical obligation, or who simply decide it is what is best for thier child - should the government be able to prevent them?
At its heart, this is a classic question of the balance of liberty and obligation between the individual or family and the rights of society represented by the State. Does society have a right to control the education of children? Personally, I think not. Children, ultimately, belong to their families, and only secondarily to "society". The alternative opens a door for colossal abuse of State power. It may help to have a village to raise a child, but the village does not have the right to demand the child is raised as it wants if the parents disagree. The role of the village is to help the parents raise the child, and to prevent the parents massively abusing their parental authority in such ways as physical abuse.
Of course, there is also a culture clash here, between the more individualistic view of rights of the Anglo-American tradition and the more communitarian trend of continental Europe. The German argument, as I understand it, is essentially that homeschooling can lead to the develoment of "parallel societies" with values fundamentally opposed to the nation they are living in. As I said, this is a valid concern. In an age of terrorism, such groups could and can be a very real threat to the safety and security of those around them. Homeschooling means that fundamentalist Muslims will find it easier to raise their children to be jihadists and suicide bombers. Political extremists on the right will be able to raise little neo-Nazis, and on the left the next Baader-Meinhof group...
This is true. But the problem with the German solution is it assumes that the State, or at least the democratic collective, will always be the reserve of tolerance, moderation and wisdom. And Germans, of all people should know how easily the democratic state can be subverted and corrupted. Guaranteeing the right of people to be, as individuals, families and groups, distinctly different from the prevailing culture increses the danger of extremism. Yes. But that right, as a fundamental legal principle, increases the difficulty of the State itself turning extreme, and enforcing its extremism if it does. To go back to my examples above, universal compulsory government education may lower the risk of Jihadists, Neo-Nazis and Baader-Meinhofs. But in the long term, it increases the risk of government-compelled Fundamentalist Madrassas, Hitler-Jugend and Pioneers
This particular case is complicated by the politics of asylum and immigration - if the US government is compelled to grant asylum to the Romieke's, they may well have many more asylum apllicants from countries that restrict homeschooling. And of course, no country that cares anything about what the rest of the world thinks of it (i.e., just about everywhere other than North Korea...) likes to have asylum granted to one of its citizens by a major world power. Especially Western European countries, which tend to view themselves as obviously the most civilised and liberal places in the world*...Apparently an official of the German government has already accused the US of "treating us like a banana republic" for even cosidering the case.
But what concerns me most af all as a parent in America is the domestic implications. In a Common Law legal system, judicial precedent is all important. If the Romeikes lose this case, the precedent will be established that it does not impinge on any fundamental right if the government prohibits homeschooling entirely. This will make it far easier for any future US government to do so without legal challenge. It will also probably ease the way for a great many other restrictions on the right s of parents to take decisions for their own children. The Romeikes case involves every parent in America.
German Homeschool Case May Impact U.S. Homeschool Freedom
The first HSLDA report I refferred to. Michael Farris brings out very clearly the legal and philosophical issues at stake.
HSLDA report on the history of the Romeike family and their asylum application.
Federal Government Tries to Block Homeschooling Refugees
First Things gets on the case - interesting analysis of the governments position.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Homeschoolers
Time magazine article from the beginning of the case - includes some history of the law and concept in Germany.
*Who says Western European countries are the most civilised in the world? Well, Western Europeans do, and they are the most civilised, liberal and best educated people in the world, so they must be right, of course... Because they are the best educated and least prejudiced people in the world and so...
UPDATE April 23 - A critique of the HSLDA position, and a fairly detailed legal rebuttal of that critique, from some better bloggers than me... http://www.manofthewest.net/blog/2013/04/some-follow-up-on-the-romeike-home-school-asylum-case.html


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Nearly 52 percent of community college students in the United States begin their freshman year in at least one remedial class. These courses, which help students acquire knowledge and skills they should have acquired in high school, do not count toward their degree requirements. As a result, students are taking longer than ever to obtain their degree, if they obtain one at all.
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Should The Mavs Trade Dirk Nowitzki?
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DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) – After failing to reach the postseason last season for the first time since 2000, the Dallas Mavericks appear destined to be a fringe-playoff team once again in 2014.
Mark Cuban has attempted to lure in a number of big-time free agents — Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Deron Williams, etc… — but has yet to land a big fish to pair alongside All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.
So how can the Mavs improve and escape this pattern of mediocrity?
Mike Bacsik has a radical suggestion: Trade Nowitzki.
Listen to his reasoning in the video above. Agree of disagree? Vote below.
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183 Stokely Drive has a Walk Score of 6 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
Nearby parks include Wilder Monument, Lytle Monument and Heg Monument.
Nearby schools include Oakwood Christian Academy and Cherokee Ridge Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Food Lion of Chickamauga, ATM (Kangaroo Express) and Scarlettes Gourmet Pantry.
The closest coffee shop is McDonald's. Nearby restaurants include Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut and Melon Patch.


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2636 14th Ave W has a Walk Score of 60 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
This location is in the North Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle. Nearby parks include Sound View Terrace Park, West Howe Park and Bayview Playground.
Nearby schools include Residential Consortium School, Coe Elementary School and Alcuin School.
The closest grocery stores are Quality Food Center, Corner Store and Whole Foods Market.
Nearby coffee shops include Starbucks, Q Cafe and Gourmet Latte. There are seven restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Time 4 Pho, Josefina's Mexican Grill and Red Mill Burgers Interbay.
2636 14th Ave W is near Bayview Playground, David Rogers Park and Ella Bailey Park.
There are good bike lanes and the terrain has very steep hills. 2636 14th Ave W is somewhat bikeable, there is minimal bike infrastructure.