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OBJECT REPRESENTATION AND MAGNETIC MOMENTS IN THIN ALKALI FILMS by Douglas C. Garrett A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHYSICS) August 2008 Copyright 2008 Douglas C. Garrett
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Malsburg, Christoph
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|This thesis is broken into two parts a computer vision part and a solid state physics part. In the computer vision part of the thesis (chapters 1 through 5), the concept of an architecture is discussed with a review of what is known about the brain's visual architecture as it applies to object representation. With this in mind we review the two main types of architectures that are used in computer vision for object representation. A specific object representation is then implemented and optimized to solve a problem in object tracking. This representation is then used to derive the fiducial points of a face usinfg two distinct methods. One using evolutionary algorithms and another by a Bayesian analysis of the feature responses drawn from a gallery of faces. The evolved fiducial representation is tested as a facial detection system. It is shown that the Bayesian analysis of facial images gives an entropy measure that can be used to further improve detection results in the facial detection system. In addition, two similarity metrics are explored in the context of facial detection. It is found that a normalized vector dot product substantially outperforms the Euclidean distance measure.; The solid state part of the thesis is composed of two self contained chapters. An effort has been made to reduce the redundancies between the material but some will necessarily remain (i.e., short descriptions of the experimental setup). Both chapters deal with the phenomenon of magnetism of atomic impurities in and on thin metal host films. The important difference between the chapters, besides the the results, lies in the experimental technique used to measure the magnetism.; In chapter 6, thin films of Pb are covered in situ with sub monolayers of V, Mo and Co in the range between 0.01 and 1 monolayers. If the surface impurities are magnetic they will reduce the superconducting transition temperature of the Pb film. From the reduction of T_{c} the magnetic dephasing rate of the surface impurities 1/τ_{s} and their magnetic cross section σ_{s} are calculated. We find that single V surface impurities are magnetic while single Mo and Co impurities are non-magnetic. Co surface clusters are magnetic.; In chapter 7, thin films of Na, K, Rb and Cs are quench condensed, then covered with 1/100 of a mono-layer of Ti and finally covered with the original host. The magnetization of the films is measured by means of the anomalous Hall effect. An anomalous Hall resistance R^{AHE} is observed for Ti on the surface of K, Rb and Cs and for Ti inside of Cs. Essentially the R^{AHE} varies linearly with the magnetic field and is inversely proportional to the inverse temperature. A small non-linearity of R^{AHE} suggests a Ti moment of about 1μ_{B}.
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I've been playing Frozen Synapse on Windows through Steam for ages with no problems at all. However no for some reason the sounds are playing up. When a machinegunner fires, I'll hear maybe every third shot. It seems whenever a second sound (such as a rocket) is made, then it is played over the first sound. So with all the units moving around I just get bits and pieces of the sounds I should be hearing.
I've also noticed that the music changes track whenever several sounds should be playing at the same time: So if a shotgunner and an MG guy fire, then I'll only hear the shotgun and the music will change. It's really strange because it hasn't happened to me before. I've verified the steam files and it told me that 64 were corrupted. But even when it re-downloaded those files it made no difference. Neither has reinstalling the game sadly.
I've seen a couple of other old threads reporting the same thing but none have got a solution. Is anyone able to shed some light on this?
Well luckily I'd previously made a steam backup of the game, which I was able to restore. I then had the "Frozen Synapse has stopped responding" error when i launched the game, but verifying the game cache seemed to fix that. After all that the sounds seems to be working fine.
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Pumpkin Waffles: Thanksgiving-themed Breakfast Recipe
Waffles are always a hit at breakfast. And dressing them up with pumpkin is a wonderful way to celebrate Thanksgiving. I prepared my usual waffle batter, but this time, I added pumpkin purée, molasses and freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg. I prepared several batches for tomorrow morning; it will be a great way for the family to start off the day.
In my opinion, a good dusting of powdered sugar and a nice hot cup of chai are all you need to enjoy these waffles. But I've reserved a little surprise for the family: I'll serve the waffles with candied pecans, whipped butter and hot syrup.
Yields: 20 waffle wedges1 egg, at room temperature
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2¼ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1¼ cups whole milk
¼ cup half and half (or milk)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
1¼ cups pumpkin purée, canned
¼ cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
1 tablespoon date molasses (or any dark molasses)
½ teaspoon freshly grated cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
powdered sugar, for dusting
For the vanilla: Using a paring knife, scrape and gather all the grains of the vanilla bean (see tips).
For the dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Sift all the dry ingredients.
For the pumpkin waffle batter:
Preheat the waffle iron.
In a deep saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter into the milk over very low heat. Remove from the heat as soon as the butter is melted. Let the milk cool completely. Add the pumpkin purée and vanilla grains; stir well.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg with granulated sugar until thickened. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and molasses. In 3 stages, slowly add the flour, the buttered pumpkin milk, half and half and other dry ingredients. Finish with the brown sugar. Using a spatula, mix until the batter is uniform.
Melt the rest of the butter and add olive oil. Mix well.
Grease the waffle iron with the butter/oil mixture. Pour about ½ cup of waffle batter into the center of the waffle maker. Do not overfill or it will spill out the sides. Bake the waffle for about 4 minutes. Cut the waffle in 4 wedges.
Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Bon appétit!
Sifting the dry ingredients helps to get rid of lumps of flour and also to aerate the mixture when liquid is added. It's very important for all your baking so you get a moist result.
After scraping the grains of vanilla, don't discard the remaining vanilla bean. Just place it in a jar and cover it with regular granulated sugar. Let it sit for a few weeks and you'll have nice, fragrant vanilla sugar.
I prefer waffles sweetened lightly, but feel free to add up to ¼ cup of sugar to your taste.
You can stack the remaining waffles, placing little squares of parchment paper between each waffle. Put the waffles into a zip-top bag, then freeze them. You can store them up to 3 months in your freezer. Simply defrost them by toasting. We'll definitely prepare more waffles and freeze them for Thanksgiving. Can't wait!
I use a regular round shaped waffle maker. I'm not a big fan of the flip version. It gets messy and the result is just the same.
If you want to serve all the waffles at once, you can keep them in a 170°F oven to prevent them from getting soggy.Published By: on November 6, 2013.


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Redmond has put to rest a big question for those who have preordered copies of Windows 7 E in Europe: despite the whole Windows 7 E fiasco, they will still be getting full version copies. "While Microsoft will now have upgrade, full packaged product SKUs of Windows 7 available in Europe, we will continue to honor the pricing offers made in Europe before this change is implemented," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. "Users who have preordered a full license to Windows 7 will be able to receive that license."
On June 25, 2009, citizens in the US, Canada, and Japan had the opportunity to order Windows 7 upgrade versions of both Home Premium and Professional editions for discounted rates. On July 15, 2009 it was the turn of citizens in the UK, France, and Germany. However, since Windows 7 E was to come without Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft decided it had no time to create upgrade versions of Windows 7 E and would therefore only give out full versions, at the price of the upgrade versions. Preorders have since sold out.
Microsoft first announced Windows 7 E in June 2009 and said that both OEM and retail versions would not include a browser. OEMs would be able to add the browser back in, as could consumers by getting IE8 via CD, FTP, or retail channels. Windows 7 E was, however, killed off prematurely, resulting in bit of confusion for those who had preordered Windows 7 E.
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Hanson to Brew New IPA Beer, MMMHop
All three of the musical Hanson brothers are of legal drinking age, if you can believe that. That's why Isaac, 31, Taylor, 28, and Zac, 26 have decided to brew their own beer line, appropriately named MMMHop after their 1997 smash hit, 'MMMBop.'
"It's vital our fans have trust in everything Hanson do," Zac said while visiting Oxford University on Monday. "In fact we are soon going to be selling our own beer, I'm not even joking. MMMHop IPA anyone?"
Despite the fact that he swears he's not even joking, somehow, we find ourselves questioning whether or not this is legit. Either way, can you picture yourself ordering a Hanson beer at the bar? Send a whole pitcher this way — in other words, count us in for at least a few rounds of MMMHop!
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To pick your best buys for the farm, you could wade through reams of data from companies. You could wait for university data and hire a consultant. Or you could take a shortcut — just ask other farmers what they like. To get you started, here are some of the products Team FIN farmers bought without regret.
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This summer I installed an Ag Leader PF 3000 Pro yield monitor with moisture tester on my 1998 R62 Gleaner combine. I paid about $4,600 for it. My hired man and I installed it in less than a day. The instructions were great, and any special tools needed for the install were included. The system performed flawlessly all season. I've never bought an aftermarket product that worked that well. I've got some great yield maps that I will have to evaluate over the winter.
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The best money we've ever spent on equipment for the farm is the circular tub/working chute/palpation chute we bought from Linn Enterprises in Linn, KS. It was certainly not the cheapest one available, but the rugged construction and some of the design features on it have made handling cattle extremely easy ever since. Linn put solid sides on its circular working chutes that extend much higher than the sides of other chutes. If the cow can't see out, she will realize her only option is straight ahead. We put it in sometime in June 1999. Last month, we preg checked, vaccinated and poured 145 cows and heifers in two and a half hours. Afterwards, my vet asked how long I'd had the system. I said, "Since June 1999, and there have been no regrets ever since!"
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Two tools come to mind. First, I like the ½-in. drive, 18v Milwaukee cordless impact wrench that I tried for a Team FIN test. I ended up liking it so much that I bought it. I use it every day and it saves a lot of time wrenching! The second thing is a set of gear wrenches. These are truly one of the best purchases I have made in the last couple years. I gave a set to all of my employees because they always had mine when I wasn't looking!
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The family that plays together, stays together! On Friday, April 5, Angelina Jolie treated sons Pax and Knox to a little playtime at New York City toy store FAO Schwarz, where the boys were spotted gleefully surveying the huge selection of games and other goodies.
The 37-year-old Maleficent actress looked chic and sophisticated in black Christian Louboutin boots, aviator sunglasses, and a full-skirted black coat cinched at the waist with a wide leather belt. Her boys, meanwhile, were outfitted in equally stylish but slightly more casual duds. Pax, 9, rocked jeans, sneakers, a puffy black vest over a black shirt, and goggles. Knox, 4, looked all grown up in gold shoes, jeans, and a shiny, red and beige varsity jacket. With his sporty clothes and blonde hair, he looked a little like older sister Shiloh.
Jolie — who arrived in New York earlier this week for the 2013 Women in the World gala on April 4 — spoke about her children in a recent interview with British movie publication Total Film. (She and fiance Brad Pitt are also parents to Maddox, 12, Zahara, 8, Shiloh, 6, and Knox's twin sister Vivienne, 4.)
"The great thing about having a bunch of kids is they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop," the mom of six told the mag. "That's who you are!"
The Oscar winner went on to say that she and Pitt, 49, work hard to maintain "a very normal, very grounded home" for their family. Which is not to say there's no magic in their lives. "I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds," she said of her kids and her relationship with Pitt.
"It's like my children. Especially when you adopt in some countries. All my other children were just, 'This is the child that's been chosen for you,'" she explained. "I suppose it's like a child you give birth to, as you can't have a say in it. I see that when I look at my kids. It just seems to be right. It's hard to understand how it could unfold so beautifully."
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Local sportscasters predict the winner and loser of the 2003 NCAA championship game.
March 24, 2003
Last Wednesday, each of the sportscasters on the five Summerset television stations, including the one on KMON-TV, announced his picks to win and lose the NCAA championship game that concludes the 64-team March Madness. No two pick the same two teams to reach the final game, and no two pick the same team to win the tournament; interestingly, each predicts that the winner chosen by one of the others will lose to his choice in the final game. Given the stat sheet below, can you solve this March Madness Logic Puzzle by determining each sportscaster's full name (one first name is Chris), the TV station and channel on which he appears, and his picks to win and lose the 2003 NCAA title game?
The five local sportscasters are Bob, the one on KPAS-TV, the man on channel 11, the sportscaster who picks Arizona to win the championship, and the one who picks the Texas Longhorns to lose in the final game.
Dave, who isn't Bryant, picks Kentucky to lose in the title game.
The channel 7 sportscaster, who isn't Iverson, isn't the one who has Pittsburgh losing in the final.
Last year, Alan and the man on channel 2, which isn't KPAS-TV, both correctly predicted Maryland would win the title.
One sportscaster picks Texas to win while a rival has Arizona losing; the channel 13 announcer has neither of those two teams as one of his final game picks.
Iverson predicts Oklahoma will win the 2003 NCAA championship.
Ed and O'Neal, who is on KFUL-TV, are being sent to cover the Final Four by their TV stations.
Dave isn't the prognosticator who picks Texas to win it all.
Because they are both in the Midwest Region, only one of Kentucky and Pittsburgh can reach the final game.
Bryant isn't the one who is on channel 5.
Bob, who isn't Iverson, isn't the man picking the Pittsburgh Panthers to win.
The sportscaster on KPAS-TV, which isn't channel 13, doesn't have Arizona as his losing team.
O'Neal, who isn't Dave, isn't the one predicting a Kentucky Wildcats championship.
The one--not Malone--picking Kentucky as the final game loser isn't the man on KORT-TV.
Alan's pick to lose in the title game isn't the Arizona Wildcats.
The KBAL-TV announcer, who isn't Jordan, isn't the one picking the Oklahoma Sooners to lose in the NCAA championship game.
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Where: George Mason University, Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall South, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Washington, D.C.—Our Task, an independent, nonprofit network of young adults, will honor the United Nations Environment Programme and three sustainability think tanks—Earth Policy Institute, Global Footprint Network, and Worldwatch Institute—with the 2013 Our Task Global Thinking Award. The presentation will occur at the Earth 2100 Conference.
Our Task members are concerned about the Earth they will soon inherit. "The current global Plan A—more of the same—will be a disaster for young people everywhere and for the whole community of life on Earth," said Chase Stahl, an "Our Tasker" at George Mason University. "We are studying the "Plan Bs" being developed by scholars and activists and developing our own 'Youth Plan B' to outline how we would like to manage human affairs when it is our turn."
The Global Thinking Award recognizes the pioneering "Plan B" work of these organizations:
- The Earth Policy Institute, for its World on the Edge report, which outlines specific steps needed to prevent global environmental and economic collapse.
- Global Footprint Network, for its science-based National Footprint Accounts, which measure humanity's demand on the planet's ecological resources against the ecosystem's ability to meet those demands. The data appear in numerous studies and publications, including World Wildlife Fund's popular biennial Living Planet Report.
- Worldwatch Institute, for its thoughtful work on the cultural and institutional changes needed to achieve sustainability, especially State of the World 2010.
- The United Nations Environment Programme, for its pathbreaking report, Towards a Green Economy, which identifies massive misallocations of capital and provides a new method of measuring progress toward sustainability.
"All of us now—especially us young people—face combined environmental challenges concerning climate, water, poverty, and extinctions," said Monica Moore, Program Coordinator at Our Task. "These 'global thinking' organizations are helping us all to confront this 'global problematique' and to make the transition to a mutually enhancing relationship between humans and Earth."
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Strome steps up among Islanders prospectsby Brian Compton
The New York Islanders have struggled mightily in recent years, as they've entered each of the past five NHL drafts with a lottery pick and haven't qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2007.
However, there is hope in Islanders Country as general manager Garth Snow continues to stockpile young talent with the idea of building an annual Stanley Cup contender. He added another valuable piece at the 2012 NHL Draft in June, selecting defenseman Griffin Reinhart with the No. 4 selection. Reinhart became the first of seven consecutive blueliners selected by the Isles on draft weekend.
"It really wasn't a protocol set out at the start of the weekend," head amateur scout Trent Klatt told the team's website after the draft. "This particular draft was very heavy-laden defensemen. As it worked out, as names were crossed off, it fell into place that's the type of players we were going to take."
Reinhart will receive the opportunity to play for the Islanders out of training camp, as will a few other prospects. Those who don't make the club will certainly have an impact on the Islanders in the near future.
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30 in 30: New York Islanders
Shoreline in sight for IslandersBy Brian Compton - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
After five years as one of the League's least successful clubs, the New York Islanders look to improve this season as their core of young players continue to develop. READ MORE ›
1. Ryan Strome, C: The Isles' first-round pick (No. 5) from 2011 enjoyed another tremendous season with the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League in 2011-12, tallying 30 goals and 38 assists in just 46 games. Strome, who also represented Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships (he had three goals and nine points in six tournament games), added another seven goals and 16 assists in 20 postseason contests. Still only 19 years old, it will be either New York or Niagara again for Strome this season.
"I feel like it was a good year for me," said Strome, whose overtime tally on Aug. 14 clinched Canada's series victory in the Canada-Russia Challenge. "Obviously, going back to junior I got to play in the World Junior Championships, which was big. [I have] another year of maturity and I've got some time to grow still.
"I'm very happy with where I'm at right now. I'm just trying to continue to get better each day."
2. Kevin Poulin, G: A fifth-round pick (No. 126) from 2008, Poulin spent the majority of 2011-12 with Bridgeport in the American Hockey League, where he helped the Sound Tigers win the Northeast Division. In 49 games, the Montreal native went 26-18-4 with a 2.79 goals-against average and .912 save percentage. Depending on the health of Rick DiPietro, Poulin -- who already has 16 career appearances on his resume -- could be ready to become a full-time player in the NHL this season.
3. Griffin Reinhart, D: In desperate need of size and skill on the blue line, the Isles didn't hesitate to use the fourth selection at the draft in June on this 6-foot-4, 206-pound defenseman. Reinhart, who is the son of former NHL player Paul Reinhart, had 12 goals, 24 assists and a plus-23 rating in 58 games for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Western Hockey League this past season.
"You can see the skill level he has and why he was a top-five pick in this year's draft," Isles coach Jack Capuano said. "He's a good-sized kid."
4. Brock Nelson, C: After racking up 68 points in two seasons with the University of North Dakota, the former first-round pick (No. 30, 2010) decided to turn pro in the spring of 2012. The 6-foot-3 center joined Bridgeport in the AHL, where he will almost certainly play this season.
5. Anders Nilsson, G: The Swedish netminder made an immediate impact in North America this past season, as he split the goaltending duties in Bridgeport with Poulin. Nilsson won 15 of his 25 appearances with the Sound Tigers while boasting a 2.42 GAA and .921 save percentage. A third-round pick (No. 62) in 2009, Nilsson also had a 2.75 GAA in four games for the Islanders, including a shutout.
6. Casey Cizikas, C: After earning 45 points (15 goals, 30 assists) in 52 AHL games, the gritty two-way forward earned himself a call-up to the Islanders for the final 15 games. Cizikias, who was New York's fourth-round choice (No. 92) in 2009, will battle Marty Reasoner for the role of fourth-line center in training camp. He can win faceoffs, kill penalties and contribute offensively.
7. Calvin de Haan, D: Will this be the year de Haan makes the jump to the NHL? A first-round pick (No. 12) in 2009, the offensively-gifted defenseman has been slowed by injuries but did appear in 56 games for Bridgeport in 2011-12. With spots available on the Isles' blue line, de Haan will receive every opportunity to make the big club out of training camp.
"I want to get there as soon as I can -- but at the same time, I want to have an immediate impact," de Haan told NHL.com. "If it takes me a couple more years to develop, that's fine with me. I just want to be the best player I can and be an impact [player] right away.
"It takes time. Maybe I won't start the year in the NHL, but my goal is to finish [there], for sure."
8. Scott Mayfield, D: Another big defenseman (6-foot-4, 203 pounds) who will return to the University of Denver for his sophomore season. As a freshman, Mayfield -- New York's second-round pick (No. 34) in 2011, showed both skill (12 points) and a willingness to stand up for his teammates (76 penalty minutes). It's not out of the question that Mayfield opts to turn pro after this collegiate season.
9. Kirill Kabanov, LW: The Islanders took a gamble on this Russian winger at the 2010 Entry Draft, and so far Kabanov is showing he may have been worth the risk. He spent this past season with Shawinigan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he tallied 55 points (21 goals, 34 assists) in 50 games before adding four goals and 13 points in 11 postseason contests. Now 20 years old, Kabanov will play for Bridgeport this season.
10. Matt Donovan, D: This speedy blueliner from Oklahoma did not look out of place during his first season as a pro in Bridgeport, collecting 10 goals and 45 points in 72 games. Donovan, who helped the United States win gold at the WJC in 2010, will compete against the likes of Calvin de Haan and Aaron Ness for an NHL job in training camp.
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Defense: Manning a humanitarian
FORT MEADE, Md. — The defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning argued to a military judge Friday that the Army intelligence analyst acted out of humanitarian instincts, not out of animus towards the United States, when he leaked hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and military reports to WikiLeaks.
The closing argument at Manning's court martial here also amounted to an aggressive defense of WikiLeaks itself, which Manning's lawyer David Coombs described as a legitimate news organization on par with mainstream press outlets.
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"WikiLeaks is no different than the New York Times, no different than the Guardian, no different than Der Spiegel," Coombs said. "Certainly the enemy can go [to WikiLeaks], just like they go to the New York Times."
If the government's theory prevails, "then anytime a soldier talked to any media outlet that might go on the internet… then someone has basically aided the enemy," Coombs warned. He said the government's arguments threatened "the watchdog function of the press…the way we hold our government accountable."
The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, began deliberating in the case at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. She is expected to rule on Manning's guilt or innocence on the contested charges since Manning waived his right to the military equivalent of a jury. Lind indicated she plans to announce any verdict a day prior to delivering it in court.
Lind heard prosecution arguments for most of Thursday, before Coombs's presentation during the day Friday and a hour-long rebuttal Friday afternoon from the chief prosecutor, Army Maj. Ashden Fein. The judge has tentatively scheduled a sentencing phase of the court martial to begin next Wednesday.
Manning entered guilty pleas in February to 10 of the charges against him, conceding that he sent a substantial trove of data to WikiLeaks. However, he and his attorneys have continued to contest the remaining charges as legally or factually flawed, including the most serious charge: aiding the enemy. That count carries a potential life sentence.
The charges Manning has pled guilty to carry a maximum sentence of about 20 years in prison. He has been in custody since his arrest in Iraq in May 2010.
Despite Manning's admission that he was responsible for the largest breach of classified data in U.S. government history, Coombs insisted Friday that his client had been selective. The lawyer said past examples were not comparable because computer technology makes it easier to download and transfer vast amounts of data.
"This was not a lot of documents," Coombs argued. "The amount of the documents in this case actually is the best evidence [Manning] was discriminate in what he chose… If he was indiscriminate, if he was harvesting, we would not be talking about a few hundred thousand documents, we'd be talking about millions."
Coombs also played up what he contended were a series of scattershot inconsistencies in the prosecution's case. He noted that, while the prosecution argued WikiLeaks was not a legitimate journalistic outlet and could be counted on to reflexively post everything it received on the internet, one of the internal Army reports Manning was charged with leaking referred to the group as a news organization and noted that it did work to verify the authenticity of materials it received.
"They recognize WikiLeaks as a news organization," Coombs said.
The defense lawyer also noted that in the closing arguments Thursday, Fein argued both that Manning was careful about covering his tracks, and that he was thrilled by the notoriety he had achieved by providing information that WikiLeaks disclosed.
"You can't really seek anonymity and seek fame at the same time," the defense lawyer said.
While Coombs argued that claims that his client was a traitor were unfounded, the defense lawyer was vague about the intelligence analyst's purpose in releasing the documents.
"He had a good motive. His motive was to spark reform, to spark change — to make a difference," Coombs said. "If he were a traitor, if his focus was to hurt the U.S. or to help WikiLeaks, you would see a lot more disclosures…you wouldn't see things that relate to loss of human life."


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After more than 30 years of the crisis, about 35 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS or UNAIDS. In the United States, about 1.1 million people are positive and nearly 50,000 people contract the virus each year—with African Americans and Latinos disproportionately affected. Men who have sex with men—especially African American, Caribbean, Latino and African men—are experiencing the highest increases in new infections both at home and across the globe.
"Due to a confluence of factors, young gay men are often left out of research, policy and programs that are designed for adult gay men, he general pool of youth, or the overall population." reports TheBody.com, the world's largest HIV/AIDS news and resource portal. "What is the current state of the global epidemic among young gay men and how do we address it?"
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Hakushu Sherry Cask on its way
Whiskywall has a piece about the Hakushu Sherry Cask bottling to be released at the end of February. There will be 4,300 bottles at about 9,000 yen each. For more info and some purchasing pointers take a look at Whiskywall`s post.
Incidentally, the Suntory press release lets slip the following titbit: Hakushu sales volume surged 111 percent in 2011 compared with the previous year, largely because of a marketing campaign selling mint-garnished highballs to young women (the market segment that calls the pipers tune, right now). Might just go off and make myself a mint highball right now
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How large were the Heavily Peated and Bourbon releases? What do you think the chances of it reaching EU would be?
- February 11, 2012 at 3:38 PM
I am just taking a stab here but this is not a terribly limited release and I would have thought it might get to the EU. Suntory are not, unlike on some other releases, mentioning a specific plan to promote this abroad, as far as I can see.
- February 11, 2012 at 5:58 PM
Better get the hopes up then. Still waiting for word on the latest Yamazaki Sherry cask to reach our shores. Just so damn slow.. Got my Chichibu ordered and secured at last!
Not so many Japanese retailers thats willing to ship to Sweden or EU even for that part.. Shame!
- February 11, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Caylee Marie Anthony (August 9, 2005 – June 16, 2008) was a two-year-old girl reported missing in Orlando, Florida in July 2008, whose remains were found in a wooded area near her home in December 2008. Her 22-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, was acquitted of first degree murder, but convicted of lying to police officers, in a televised trial in the summer of 2011 that was described by Time magazine as "the social media trial of the century."
Caylee was reported missing on July 15, 2008 by her maternal grandmother, Cindy Anthony, who told the emergency dispatcher she had not seen the child for 31 days, and that Casey's car smelled as though there had been a dead body inside it. Although the mother and child lived with the grandparents, the grandmother said Casey had taken the child away for a few weeks, on what was alternately described as a business trip or holiday. It was not until July 15, she said, that Casey had admitted she had not seen her daughter for weeks.
Casey at first told detectives the child had been kidnapped by her nanny on June 9, and that she had spent the time since then trying to find her, too frightened to alert the authorities. It was soon discovered that the child had no nanny, and this became one of a series of stories Casey was forced to admit she had fabricated. With the child still missing, Casey was charged with first degree murder in October, pleading not guilty. Two months later, on December 11, the child's skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near the family home, wrapped in a blanket and hidden inside two bags. The police reported there was duct tape attached to the skull, which the prosecution later alleged had been wrapped around the child's nose and mouth before she died, making it the murder weapon. The prosecution, led by Linda Drane Burdick, sought the death penalty.


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A jewelry maker from Chicago, Stevie Koerner, accuses Urban Outfitters of plagiarizing her designs (via @felixsalmon).
Koerner's United/World Of Love line features silver necklaces with the charm of a state, country or other well-known destination with a heart cut out of it. So does Urban's. The description for each piece of jewelry on Koerner's Etsy page says "I heart" and then the name of the place. Urban named its line "I Heart Destination Necklaces."
This is not the first time small designers have accused Urban of stealing their ideas.
Unfortunately fashion plagiarism is easy to get away with. Even accusing a corporation of plagiarism can get you nabbed with a libel suit, as happened recently to an Australian bikini designer.
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PHOENIX - Mat Latos matched his career high with 13 strikeouts and the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the finale of their three-game series in Arizona with a 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff home run and Brandon Phillips added a two-run shot in the first inning off Randall Delgado (0-1).
That was plenty of offense for Latos (7-1), who allowed a run on six hits with one walk in 7 2-3 innings.
Latos, coming off his first loss in 21 starts, didn't strike out anyone in the first two innings, then fanned 13 over the next 5 2-3.
After blowing a save in Cincinnati's 4-3 loss on Saturday, Aroldis Chapman gave up a run in a shaky ninth but still got his 19th save.
The loss snapped Arizona's four-game winning streak.
In Milwaukee, Brian McCann hit an early grand slam and the Braves got solo home runs from Chris Johnson and Jordan Schafer in a victory over the Brewers.
Beaten 2-0 by the Brewers on Friday and Saturday, the Braves entered the game scoreless in 24 consecutive innings. The streak came to a quick end when McCann smacked a two-out shot to left-center in the first inning off Alfredo Figaro (1-2) for his 10th career slam.
Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez sprained his left shoulder when he fell awkwardly near the center-field wall while making a leaping catch of Andrelton Simmons' drive in the fourth. Gomez, hit in the left knee by a pitch earlier in the game, immediately left the field clutching his shoulder.
Schafer had four hits, including a double. McCann also reached base safely four times in five trips.
The Braves, who lead the NL East despite getting shut out a major league-high 11 times this season, snapped an eight-game losing streak at Miller Park dating to April 2011.
Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-run homer off winner Paul Maholm (8-6). Five Braves relievers held Milwaukee scoreless over the final four innings. Craig Kimbrel earned his 21st save in 24 attempts.
In San Diego, Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to lift the Dodgers over the Padres.
Gonzalez, the former Padres star, broke a 1-all tie with a drive to right field off closer Huston Street. Ramirez hit the next pitch to right-center to help the Dodgers split the four-game series. It was the second home run in two days for both players.
Street (0-4) has given up 10 home runs in 26 1-3 innings.
Brandon League (3-3) got the last out in the eighth and Kenley Jansen earned his fourth save.
Padres starter Andrew Cashner allowed one run in eight innings. Juan Uribe broke a scoreless tie with a two-out double in the seventh that drove in Gonzalez.
Carlos Quentin homered against reliever Peter Moylan in the bottom half.
In Philadelphia, David Wright homered, tripled and matched a Mets record with four extra-base hits to back Matt Harvey's splendid start in a lopsided victory over the Phillies.
Wright went 4 for 5 with two of New York's season-high seven doubles to help the Mets take two of three in Philadelphia after winning a five-game series at first-place Atlanta.
Given a rare heaping of run support, Harvey (7-1) allowed two hits in six innings and struck out six to earn consecutive wins for the first time since mid-April. The 24-year-old righty threw a season-low 72 pitches -- his outing was cut short by a 20-minute rain delay in the seventh.
Harvey also hit an RBI double to deep right-center and scored in a three-run fifth that made it 4-0.
John Lannan (0-2) unraveled in the fifth after a three-base error by center fielder Ben Revere.
In Washington, Michael Cuddyer homered in his first at-bat to extend the longest hitting streak in the majors this season to 21 games, and the Rockies hung on to beat the Nationals.
Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with four RBIs to break a tie with St. Louis third baseman David Freese for the year's top streak, and the Rockies right fielder is two games shy of matching the franchise's best run.
Cuddyer also extended his Colorado record for consecutive games reaching base to 40.
Nolan Arenado homered to help the Rockies build a 7-0 cushion for Jorge De La Rosa (8-4), who went six innings.
Ross Detwiler (2-6) allowed a season-high seven earned runs and nine hits in 3 2-3 innings.
Justin Ruggiano hit a leadoff homer to get Miami started and added a two-run shot in the ninth, leading the Marlins to their 10th win in their last 11 games at San Francisco.
Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) held the Giants in check into the seventh inning and Marcell Ozuna hit an RBI double and a solo homer as the Marlins beat Matt Cain (5-4) and a struggling San Francisco bullpen.
The defending World Series champions dropped three of four at home to the team with the worst record in the National League, scoring just eight runs in the four games.
The Giants did end a 90-inning home run drought when Hunter Pence led off the seventh with his 12th to cut Miami's led to 3-2.
In Chicago, Ryan Sweeney had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer, as the Cubs routed the Astros.
Sweeney drove in runs in each of his first four at-bats, capping the stretch with his homer. He also had two doubles and a run-scoring grounder.
Anthony Rizzo added a two-run homer and finished 3 for 3 with four runs and four RBIs.
Chicago scored its most runs and had its most hits (16) this season. All nine starters reached base for the Cubs.
Jeff Samardzija (5-7) went seven innings to win his second straight. He gave up four runs, three earned, and did not walk a batter for the first time this season.
Jordan Lyles (4-2) lost for the first time since May 12.


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Featuring talks by Barbie and Colin, the night was hampered by the noise of the football. despite being a decent venue for us, in that we have a nice cordoned off area, it doesn#&39;t fair well when we have to compete with a major game. However, the talks went down well and we got a new recruit!
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Ready Or Not.
Dille's are on our Way!
The stress of packing, sorting and organizing
is over even if I am ready or not.
The nice thing about going back to the States is that if I forgot it,
generally I can just buy it new there.
So we are loading the last of the bags and the kids.
Heading over the causeway to Bahrain.
(Wish us luck- we hear it's a nightmare this weekend!)
From there we're off to Kuwait, and then DC Bound.
In less than 24 hours we will be on Freedom soil.
Can't wait!
Cross your fingers and say a little prayer we survive.
It's been a long time since we've flown with a 16 month old.
Happy Summer and start making plans to come visit and see us!
Hugs, A


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No one and no one group has been spared the wrath of the current economic slump. Not surprisingly, however, the unemployment rate for blacks is much higher than that of whites and the rate of increase in unemployment for black workers has been greater than the increase for whites. Here's a chart that shows unemployment in North Carolina by race since the recession began through the most recent quarter and even into the 2nd quarter of 2010 when unemployment is expected to peak (using Moodys.com projections).
The unemployment rate for blacks when the recession began (4th quarter 2007) was 8.2%. By the 3rd quarter of 2009 that rate had climbed to 14.9%, an increase of 5.9 percentage points. The unemployment rate for whites was 4.0% in the 4th quarter of 2007 and by the last quarter it had reached 9.6%, an increase of 5.6 percentage points. Otherwise stated the gap in unemployment between whites and blacks was 4.2 percentage points when the recession began and is now 4.5 percentage points.
So what are the policy implications of this? First and foremost it is critical to provide basic supports to these workers and their families. The good news is we can do that and stimulate the economy at the same time. Congress is considering extending the length of time that unemployed workers can claim unemployment benefits – this would support these families directly and every dime will be spent in local communities. For more on the campaign to convince the Congress to do this you can go here.
Next to job creation which is a much trickier subject although there are plenty of ideas out there. Americans don't seem quite ready to discuss the need for an old-fashioned yet very efficient WPA style public employment surge so we'll leave that one out for now. The Center for Economic Policy Research has put forward one idea for spurring private job creation that is worth considering. CEPR proposes that the federal goverment should create a job sharing tax credit that would reduce layoffs and increase labor demand. Here's how they describe their proposal:
Job sharing is a mechanism that could maximize the employment from each dollar of stimulus. The basic point is simple: job sharing would use tax dollars to pay firms to shorten the typical workweek or work year, while keeping pay constant. If workers' purchasing power is held constant even as they work fewer hours, then labor demand will be held constant. This should cause employers to want to hire additional workers to make up for the fewer hours worked by their incumbent work force. For example, if the firm had all of its workers putting in 5 percent fewer hours, then it should want to hire approximately 5 percent more workers. Or, alternatively, if an employer was facing the difficult decision to layoff workers, this tax credit would provide an incentive to decrease total hours worked, rather than letting individual workers go. 2 The effects of this tax incentive could be dramatic. If employers of 60 million workers reduced work hours by an average of 5 percent, then it should lead to the creation of 3 million new jobs – before taking into account any multiplier effect. In principle, these jobs could be created quickly and would be in the private sector. (A similar payment, comparable to the tax credit, could also be extended to state and local governments.)
You can read the full report here.


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For years and years my favorite pillows have been those made of old tapestry scraps – preferably backed with a dark brown velvet as shown above. The pattern of the tapestry is especially beautiful when paired with linen upholstery or slipcovers.
Is there anything prettier than this? Two large plain pillows paired with a pillow made from an antique piece of tapestry on a slipped loveseat? Shannon Bowers. Lampshades, Watkins Culver, Houston.
Here's my own version – an antique tapestry scrap, gold braiding, and brown velvet. No one makes prettier antique tapestry pillows than B Viz – almost anytime you see a pillow like this in a magazine, it is sourced from B Viz.
A client walked into my house the other day and saw my brown velvet pillows and ordered some for her own living room that I am currently helping her update. It got me thinking about velvet pillows and velvet in particular - wondering what the instant appeal was? Looking through old pictures from my portfolio, I was surprised how often I have used plain velvet.
I think this was the first time in recent history I used plain velvet pillows. Today, I would make these pillows bigger. These are probably 20" – but now, I prefer 24" or 26" pillows. Also, I wouldn't use welting either.
For this client, we used silk velvet – which is such a luxury.
For this client, I used a cotton velvet – I love the density of a cotton velvet. There's less sheen to it.
And here, again, I used a cotton velvet. I like to pair the plain velvet pillows with one patterned one. Nothing like using a formula!
Here instead of velvet pillows, I did the sofa in velvet. The client had picked the taupe and blue fabric on the chair as their main fabric – the plain cotton velvet was used to quiet the room down.
I used this very inexpensive loveseat covered in velvet from Urban Outfitters in a teenaged girl's bedroom a few years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the room! This piece was such a steal – and it made a big impact in the teenager's room.
My sister in law's sister (got that?!!) has this fabulous antique French sofa upholstered with a silk velvet. The velvet is actually so old, it's rubbed off in places where it has gotten the most wear over the years. To me, this adds to the charm and beauty of silk velvet.
Some favorite uses of velvet: In this little girl's room that Sally Wheat designed, the cotton raspberry velvet ottoman makes the room. I can't wait to copy this for a client!!!
In Windsor Smith's study – she used a raspberry silk velvet on one chair and a gold silk velvet on another. Love, love, love this room!!!
This blue velvet ottoman seen in Elle Decor is gorgeous. What a closet!!!
Pure Style Home's Lauren Liess used this apple green velvet on a sofa in her living room. So fresh! Originally she was going to have a slipcover made for versatility, but I think she may have abandoned that idea.
I love this aqua velvet ottoman Brooke Giannetti of Velvet and Linen used in this master bedroom! Again – I love cotton velvet for it's matte like finish.
Velvet curtains? The simplicity of Ina Garten's apartment makes the silk velvet curtains a stand out. Just don't use red velvet for curtains!!!
I've never used velvet for curtains before myself – but who can ever forget Scarlett O'Hara ripping up her green velvet curtains to make a dress to impress Rhett Butler?
I know how often I say that linen is my favorite fabric, but I surprised myself when I realized how much I actually like velvet! I suppose the lesson is to think outside your box sometimes???? Next, I'll be saying I don't like seagrass.
NOTE: New Skirted Roundtable is up with Diane Dorrans Saeks, noted author. Listen HERE.


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| Elesa
カミツレ Kamitsure
|"The Shining Beauty"
Artwork from Black 2 and White 2
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Blonde*, Black*
|Nimbasa City
|Trainer class
| Gym LeaderBWB2W2
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
|Black and White, Black 2 and White 2
|Leader of
|Nimbasa Gym
|Bolt Badge
|Specializes in
|Electric types
|Game animation debut
|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
|English voice actor
| Sarah Natochenny (B2W2AT)
Mela Lee (Generations)
|Japanese voice actor
| Miyuki Sawashiro (B2W2AT)
China Kitahara (Generations)
|Anime debut
|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
|English voice actor
|Eileen Stevens
|Japanese voice actor
|Yumiko Kobayashi
Elesa (Japanese: カミツレ Kamitsure) is a model who is the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City's Gym, known officially as the Nimbasa Gym. She specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. She gives the Bolt Badge to Trainers who defeat her.
In the games
Elesa makes her debut in Pokémon Black and White, serving as the Nimbasa City Gym Leader. This Gym is the fourth that the player may challenge. The player can challenge her to a battle after riding a series of roller coasters to her location, a process involving the flipping of multiple switches so the tracks take the player to her.
Elesa specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. She utilizes a strategy that involves using Volt Switch between her two Emolga, and later Zebstrika. Upon defeating her, she will reward the player with the Bolt Badge and TM72 (Volt Switch).
Outside of battle, Elesa is a supermodel. She appears when Bianca attempts to convince her father to allow her to become a Pokémon Trainer. Elesa aids her, convincing Bianca's father to give his daughter the permission to follow her dream. When the player leaves Nimbasa City, it is Elesa who appears briefly on Route 5 and tells the bridge guard to lower the Driftveil Drawbridge so the player may cross it. She then appears at N's Castle, where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages while the player goes after N. While not strictly relevant to the plot, Elesa also visits Cynthia in the summer at Undella Town in her villa, as do the other female Gym Leaders and Elite Four members.
Elesa is good friends with fellow Gym Leader Skyla. In between the events of Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, she confided in Skyla about changing her image. She reveals that she is conscious about the reserved image she displays, and has a fondness for bad puns.
In Black 2 and White 2, Elesa returns as a Gym Leader. The player has to go back to the old Gym and talk to one of Elesa's models where Elesa used to be to have access to the new Gym which is an actual catwalk and fashion show. The TM Elesa gives away remains the same. After gaining access to the new Gym and defeating Elesa, she walks the player back down the catwalk to the entrance. She later participates in the Pokémon World Tournament.
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Gym battle
Easy Mode/Normal Mode
Challenge Mode
Pokémon World Tournament
Elesa uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Zebstrika.
Driftveil Tournament
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Pokémon Black and White
- Nimbasa City
- "Sweetie, you keep going on your travels."
- "My name is Elesa. I'm this town's Gym Leader. I also happen to be a model."
- "You know, there are many people in this world. There are people whose way of thinking may be completely different from yours. Sometimes, this means you may get hurt."
- "But it's important to keep trying, to learn about the differences between yourself and others... To learn that being different is OK. And you shouldn't worry. Trainers always have Pokémon at their side. Pokémon are wonderful. It's not only how cute they can be, but also how much you can depend on them..."
- "I'm sure he traveled as a Trainer himself, in the past... Being a parent must be hard."
- "Did I meddle unnecessarily? You looked troubled, so I decided to chime in."
- "By the way, if you're Trainers, please stop by the Pokémon Gym. I'll teach you a little something about how tough a journey can get."*
- "I'm sorry, <player>. I'll be waiting on Route 5."*
- Before battle
- "Did the fantastic speed leave you dizzy? My beloved Pokémon will be the next one to make your head spin!"
- During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)
- "You and your Pokémon... are shining brilliantly!"
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "A properly dramatic victory requires a dash of danger and a pinch of peril."
- Being defeated
- "I meant to make your head spin, but you shocked me instead."
- After being defeated
- "My, oh my... You have a sweet fighting style. I mean, you're a great Trainer! Excuse me, I...uh... Oh, here! I want you to have this!"
- "If you have four Badges, including this Bolt Badge, Pokémon up to Lv. 50, including traded Pokémon, will obey you. Also, here's this move I like. Feel free to use it, um, if you want to."
- "Volt Switch lets the Pokémon switch with a different Pokémon after attacking. Of course, if you don't have another Pokémon in your party, you can't switch."
- "You're going to Driftveil City next? Of course. There is a Pokémon Gym there, after all. Oh... I bet you won't be able to get there. You know what? I'll fix it so you can cross. Wait for me on Route 5."
- "What you'd like to do... What your Pokémon would like to do... Don't you think it could be amazing if those are aligned?"
- Post game:
- "I think the real me is the one who battles with Pokémon as a Gym Leader. A model's job is to make someone else's vision look like a reality. It's interesting but it's not easy..."
- Route 5
- "Oh, you two are friends... That's nice, how you're helping each other get better by competing. OK, let's go."
- "This is Alder, the Unova region's Champion."
- "Let's roll. The Driftveil Drawbridge is just ahead."
- "Now to contact him... It's me, Elesa. Please lower the drawbridge. I have a couple of Trainers here who want to challenge you. OK... Thanks. Now, watch this! I have a TV gig, so I've got to go. The Gym Leader of the next town may take some getting used to... Do your best, both of you."
- N's Castle
- "Ignoring Team Plasma... That would be a terrible thing for us Gym Leaders to do."
- "I do not appreciate stubborn people."
- Cynthia's villa
- "I must say it's difficult for people to draw out a Pokémon's charm if they don't have any themselves."
- "You know Nimbasa City? You know it runs on energy generated by Electric-type Pokémon? ...Just kidding!"
- "Getting wrapped up in worries is bad for your body and spirit. That's when you must short out your logic circuits and reboot your heart."
- "Without a word... Without even a whisper... My Pokémon connect me to other Trainers, transmitting the current of my feelings."
- "Put bluntly, swimsuits are nothing but cloth, right?"
- Badge Case
- May you always continue to be a person who brightens your surroundings.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Nimbasa Gym
- Before battle
- "Welcome to the main stage! My beloved Pokémon and your Pokémon shall compete! We're going to see whose star shines brightest!"
- During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)
- "You and your Pokémon's moves are simply dazzling!"
- Being defeated
- "You shocked me through and through! You melted my heart!"
- After being defeated
- "Well… Now you… you're an even more wonderful Trainer than I expected. Your sweet fighting style swept me off my feet! Take this!"
- "If you have four Badges, including this Bolt Badge, Pokémon up to Lv. 50, including traded Pokémon, will obey you. Also, here's this move I like. Feel free to use it, um, if you want to."
- "Volt Switch lets the Pokémon switch with a different Pokémon after attacking. Of course, if you don't have another Pokémon in your party, you can't switch."
- On the catwalk
- "Wait! Please walk with us."
- "A shining example of a Trainer… Since that's what you are, you should be able to collect all the Gym Badges and reach the Pokémon League! Then, you and your Pokémon will shine even brighter!"
- Post-game
- "A model always has to make other people's dreams a reality without losing sight of herself. It's similar for Trainers and Pokémon. Trainers have to give everything they have to make their Pokémon feel like they can win, no matter the situation. When I realized that, modeling became that much more fun."
- Memory Link - Taking it to The Next Level
- "Skyla, can I ask you a favor?"
- "I've decided I need a PR makeover! I wanted to try out my new ideas with you, Skyla!"
- "That's right! Here's the thing. I make what everyone thinks is cool into a reality, right? Well, I get to do what I want to do, and while being a model may be difficult, most importantly, it's fun! But the hard parts are really hard. I mean, everyone judges me simply based on my appearance. People say I'm reserved, and that I don't look like the type who would tell jokes!"
- "So, I've been thinking about it constantly since then!"
- "A sophisticated joke!"
- "How should I put it... My looks suggest that I'm not a lot of fun. But I'll tear down that mistaken image with my own hands! I'll say something silly and give someone an opportunity to call me out, so we can all have a good laugh!"
- "OK, get a load of this! Throw that misbehaving Klink in the clink!"
- "Cofagrigus is so cool! Don't you *cough* agree, Gus?"
- "You bought those Fossils from Clay? Did you buy them on Clay-away?"
- "Exactly! If I were to make bad puns when I'm supposed to be telling a joke, doesn't it give people even more of an opportunity to tease me and start a funny back-and-forth?"
- "Really? I guess I'll just rethink my fashion first."
- "You bet! And don't call me Shirley!"
- Before battle (first round)
- "My beloved Pokémon are going to make your head spin!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "I am me, and Pokémon are Pokémon! I feel that strongly when I battle with Pokémon moves, and that's why I do it. Now, my beloved Pokémon are going to make your head spin!"
- Before battle (final round)
- "C'est fini! When I'm certain of that, I feel an electric jolt run through my body! I want to feel the sensation, so now my beloved Pokémon are going to make your head spin!"
- Being defeated
- "I meant to make your head spin, but you shocked me instead."
- If the player is defeated
- "That was unsatisfying somehow... Will you give it your all next time?"
- After being defeated
- "My, oh my... You have a sweet fighting style."
- After winning
- "You're a shining star of a Trainer, but my Pokémon shone brighter!"
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "My Pokémon work hard for me, so I want to do what I can for them. And I want them to bathe in the glamorous spotlight as well. In that sense, your Pokémon were gleaming very brightly!"
- Badge Case
- "If you shine with an inner light, all that surrounds you will be illuminated by it!"
National Gymquirer
- Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Shocking Supermodel... Hmmm, that sounds like a Gym Leader I know. Well, let's see... 'The Gym Leader Elesa said that Nimbasa's Pokémon can dance a nimble bossa! Nobody laughed, but I thought it was really funny! What do you think?' Hmmm... It really seems like Elesa needs to come up with a sneakier pen name. Well, whatever! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
| Official artwork from
Black and White
| Official artwork from the
Best Wishes series
| Nimbasa Gym screen artwork from
Black 2 and White 2
| Artwork with Emolga for White Day
by Megumi Mizutani
| Sprite from
Black and White
| Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| Overworld sprite from
Black and White
| Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| VS sprite from
Black and White
| VS sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| Badge showcase sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
In the anime
In the main series
Elesa debuted in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, when Ash and Bianca went to one of her modelling shows in order to request a Gym Battle. Elesa was excited to see Ash's Pikachu and even left the runway just so she could get a closer look. Bianca later battled her to convince her father to let her continue to travel in a three-on-three match, but her Pokémon were easily defeated by Elesa's powerful Zebstrika. When Ash challenged Bianca's father to a battle, Elesa acted as the referee.
Elesa battled Ash in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!. Although Ash proved to be a far tougher opponent than Bianca had, she still gave the young Trainer a tough time in her Gym. However, Ash was able to pull through and earn himself a Bolt Badge.
She reappeared in a fantasy in Climbing the Tower of Success!, and in flashbacks in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times! and Curtain Up, Unova League!. She also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
This listing is of Elesa's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Elesa's Zebstrika first appeared in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, where it was used in a Gym battle against Bianca's Shelmet, Minccino and Pignite. Zebstrika proved itself to be extremely powerful, knocking out all three of Bianca's Pokémon with little effort.
In Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, Zebstrika was used against Ash's Palpitoad during his challenge for a Badge. However, as Palpitoad was part Ground-type, Wild Charge would not work and Flame Charge did little damage. Although Zebstrika's Double Kick was powerful against Palpitoad, it was hit with Palpitoad's Supersonic, leaving it confused. A combination of Mud Shot and Hydro Pump finally knocked it out.
Zebstrika's known moves are Flame Charge, Double Kick, Wild Charge, and Quick Attack.
|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
|Voice actors
|Kensuke Satō
|Marc Thompson
| Elesa's Emolga first appeared in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, where she was used second in her Gym Battle against Ash. Using a combination of Attract and Aerial Ace, she was able to knock out Ash's Palpitoad. Next, she went up against Snivy. As both Pokémon were female, Attract could not work; however, after dodging Snivy's attacks and recovering from a Leaf Storm, Emolga was able to defeat Snivy using Aerial Ace and Acrobatics—moves Snivy was weak against. Finally, Emolga was sent up against Pikachu, but since the recent battles had taken their toll, Emolga was knocked out with a Quick Attack.
She reappeared in a fantasy in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
Emolga's known moves are Attract, Acrobatics, Aerial Ace, and Electro Ball.
|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
|Voice actors
|Misato Fukuen
|Misato Fukuen
| Tynamo was the last Pokémon Elesa used against Ash in their Gym Battle in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, and is called by Elesa as her "Electric Queen". Ash was confused by the unusual Pokémon that, despite being fish-like in appearance, could float in mid-air. Elesa worked around Tynamo's inability to learn more than a few moves by training her so her Tackle was extremely powerful, causing Pikachu to struggle. However, after Pikachu pulled himself together, he started to use Thunderbolt on the entire battlefield. With her view obscured, Tynamo was knocked out with just one Iron Tail. She reappeared in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
Tynamo's only known move is Tackle.
|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
|Voice actors
|Kiyotaka Furushima
|Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
Voice actors
In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, Elesa appears when Nate walks into the Nimbasa Gym with his Emboar. She is shown waiting for him onstage and then questioning whether his Pokémon or her own Pokémon will prevail. Before challenging Nate to a match, she throws off her coat as fireworks are set off around her.
This listing is of Elesa's known Pokémon in the Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer:
| Zebstrika was seen alongside its Trainer at the Nimbasa Gym.
None of Zebstrika's moves are known.
|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
| Emolga was seen alongside its Trainer at the Nimbasa Gym.
None of Emolga's moves are known.
|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
Voice actors
In Pokémon Generations
Elesa appeared in The Uprising, in which she was seen outside N's Castle trying to stop the Seven Sages. Together with several other Unova Gym Leaders, she battled the many Team Plasma Grunts to prevent them from achieving Team Plasma's goals.
| Elesa's Zebstrika helped to fight off the Team Plasma Grunts.
Zebstrika's only known move is Discharge.
|The Uprising
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pocket Monsters BW manga
Elesa makes an appearance in Pocket Monsters BW as the fourth Gym Leader Red encounters.
| Emolga is Elesa's first known Pokémon where it was usually seen standing with Elesa.
None of Emolga's moves are known.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
She is briefly seen with other Nimbasa City officials when talking to White and negotiating with the BW Agency about the Pokémon Musical since Nimbasa City was starting to dwindle with its tourism, although Elesa didn't appear to be very interested. Later, when the Musical was being set up, Elesa was seen dressing up her Zebstrika in support of it. She informs Black that their Gym battle will have to wait until the Musical ends. Later, Black and Elesa have their Gym battle despite the fact that Black becomes stuck in her Gym's coaster car. Eventually, Black manages to defeat her but before he can take the Badge, he is sent to the outside of the Gym from a thunderstorm caused by the Legendary Pokémon Thundurus.
Elesa, along with her fellow Gym Leaders, appears at the Celestial Tower to discuss what to do about Team Plasma. Later, she and the other Gym Leaders battle the Shadow Triad in Nacrene City to protect the Dark Stone from being stolen. Despite their teamwork, Elesa and the other Gym Leaders fall to the Shadow Triad's trump card, the Forces of Nature. Elesa, along with the other Gym Leaders, is kidnapped and taken to a dark room, where they had their memories of the kidnapping erased. When Caitlin used her Psychic abilities to communicate with the Gym Leaders, she had them relay a message to Black.
During Team Plasma's attack on the Pokémon League, Elesa is hoisted up on a crucifix along with the other Gym Leaders so that they and the League can be mocked. Soon after, she is freed by Shoko's Patrat and assists in the battle against Team Plasma.
| Zebstrika is the first Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. Zebstrika was first seen as a drawing when Black was reading a book while deciding on strategies to defeat Elesa in their upcoming Gym Battle. Later, it was seen in person along with Elesa's other Pokémon while it was seen being dressed up in preparation of the Pokémon Musical. Zebstrika was used against Black in the Gym battle where it defeated his Tula after exploiting its Motor Drive Ability to raise its speed. Eventually, Zebstrika was defeated by Black's Nite. In a flashback that occurred in the same chapter, it was revealed that Elesa owned Zebstrika when it was a Blitzle during her youth.
It was later seen in The Battle, where it participated in the battle against the Seven Sages.
Zebstrika's known moves are Flame Charge, Volt Switch, and Wild Charge*, and its Ability is Motor Drive.
|To Make a Musical
| Emolga are the second and third Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. One Emolga was first seen as a drawing when Black was reading a book while deciding on strategies to defeat Elesa in their upcoming Gym Battle. Later, they were both seen in person along with Elesa and her Zebstrika while she was dressing up her Zebstrika in preparation of the Pokémon Musical. One Emolga was used in the Gym battle against Black where it fought his Nite and was eventually defeated.
Emolga's known moves are Volt Switch, Aerial Ace, and Acrobatics.
|To Make a Musical
In the TCG
- Main article: Elesa (Legendary Treasures RC20)
Elesa was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Japanese Shiny Collection Concept Pack, it later debuted in English in the Radiant Collection subset of the Legendary Treasures expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration based on the Yusuke Ohmura artwork of the character. With a similar effect to Department Store Girl from the Arceus expansion, Elesa allows the player to search their deck for three Pokémon Tool cards; the cards are revealed and added to the player's hand before the deck is shuffled.
- Elesa's Japanese Leader title is シャイニング ビューティ.
- In Black and White, Elesa has two Pokémon of the same species with identical movesets. She shares this trait with KogaRBFRLG, JasmineGSCHGSS, and JanineGSC.
- Elesa is the only female Electric-type Gym Leader.
- Elesa is the only returning Gym Leader from Black and White to receive a redesign in Black 2 and White 2.
- In the Memory Link event Taking it to The Next Level, Elesa says the line, "And don't call me Shirley!", a reference to the film Airplane!.
|カミツレ Kamitsure
|加密列 (カミツレ) Kamitsure, chamomile, which comes from a corruption of the Dutch term for the plant, kamille, when transcribed to Japanese as カミッレ kamirre. Also from 雷 kaminari, thunder.
|From Electric. Possibly from Tesla.
|From the flower genus Inezia.
|From kamille, chamomile.
|From Camelia.
|From camomila, chamomile.
|카밀레 Camille
|From her Japanese name.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|小菊兒 / 小菊儿 Xiǎo Jú'ér
|Possibly from 洋甘菊 yánggānjú (chamomile) and 模特兒 / 模特儿 mótè'ér (model).
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|Same as Mandarin name.
|Transliteration of her Japanese name.
Related articles
|Gym Leaders of the Unova region
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.