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Nutrient Timing: The Basics
What matters more, quantity or quality? The answer isn't what you think.
by Craig David
It's a Saturday morning, and you and your training partners are three hours into a bike ride. You stop at your usual small-town grocery store to refuel. One friend pulls a bright-pink PopTart out of his jersey. The other exits the store with a banana, a packet of trail mix and a bottle of coconut water.
The athletic body is in constant motion, and thus in constant need of fuel. We can either focus on calorie dense fuels—such as our friends' PopTart—or nutrient dense fuels, as in the latter example. Which is better?
The experts have told us for years that in order to lose weight and/or perform better we have to cut calories. Others emphasize the need for adequate calories as the key to improving. How does an athlete strike the balance between maintaining their weight and eating for performance, especially as key races draw closer?*
At first glance, nutrient-dense fuel seems to be the better option. We then have to consider training volume and what is expended through exercise. Perhaps then, a calorie-dense diet may be the best option. Things get even more confusing when we start to look at what type of fuel is being burned during training versus outside of training. For example, we know that higher intensities require more carbohydrates—here, the nutrient-dense option doesn't seem to work. At lower intensities, our bodies can burn a higher percentage of fat, making the calorie-dense option less attractive if we want to shed a few pounds of fat.
The answer to the connundrum is somewhere in the middle: you need both nutrient-dense and calorie-dense foods. The kicker is when you eat them.
Why you need nutrient-dense foods
If you look at how our body processes calories, our blood sugar plays a key role in whether we use or store excess calories as fat. Science tells us, and I would agree, that if you can maintain stable blood sugar levels, your insulin won't be so fast to store fat. Nutrient dense foods help create an environment that allows your body to rely more heavily on stored fat since as you aren't constantly bombarding it with unnecessary carbohydrate.
To make this link clear, if your blood sugar is constantly having to process a continuous load of starch or carbohydrate, then insulin is constantly at work directing those calories to either the muscle for storage or, when spilling over, to increase fat stores. In this situation, higher levels of insulin prevent your body from being able to burn its stores.
This is a great argument for making sure we get plenty of nutrient dense foods in. But here's what most people miss: even though we can be successful at eating more nutrient dense foods during the day, omitting some of the heavy starches and refined foods, and then see a decent decrease in waist circumference, we can't sacrifice the quality of our training...which is where the calorie dense foods come in.
Why you need calorie dense foods
So here's the kicker: though they may not be as "wholesome" as nutrient dense foods, calorie dense foods during, before and after training can actually help you lose weight and perform better. Why? Because our body needs energy quick in times of need. Appropriate to the duration and intensity of your workout, calorie dense foods will help you achieve a higher training quality, as well as recovery faster. As a bonus, they'll give you the ability to train longer and harder, which will help keep excess weight even better. Calories need not, and should not be, limited during training. You wouldn't only put half a tank of gas in your car for a 12-hour road trip would you?
After you've adequately fueled your training sessions, then you can re-introduce more of those nutrient dense foods to maintain an adequate "trickle" of nutrients to the bloodstream. This is the signal your body is needing and looking for, as if saying "That was a long ride, because you helped me recover, I'll keep your metabolism going!" This is the "post metabolic burn" that is so dependent on your training and recovery practices. It's also what can give your body the post-workout, fat-burning boost you've been looking for, when it's combined with a nutrient dense diet. (More on this to follow.)
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Will you lose weight with other popular strategies such as fasted training or eating low calorie foods? Sure, but you could also be risking losing the lean muscle mass that allows your body to train day in and day out, while also flirting with increased soreness, muscle fatigue, mental exhaustion and potential sickness.
In short, eat plenty of calorie dense foods with a high-carbohydrate content before, during, and immediately after training. For the rest of the day, eat nutrient dense foods. This timing of your meals will sustain performance and allow your body to burn off the excess fat.
The meat and potatoes
So how exactly do you execute a balanced nutrition strategy like this? Here are some best practices.
1. Don't miss breakfast, whatever you do. The first meal of the day will kick-start your metabolism and help keep your blood sugar stable so you don't overeat.
2. Hydrate consistently. Don't be afraid to use an electrolyte if you're training every day.
3. Stash some nuts/dried fruit, beef jerky in the desk drawer or your car. Once you start paying attention to your blood sugar, you'll realize how often you need them.
4. Don't train on an empty stomach. Try to get in a light snack roughly 90 to 120 minutes before training. If you want to burn fat, you've got to have some carbs to get the fire going!
5. Focus the majority of your starchy or sugary carb intake in and around training so your body has a quick source of energy to keep you going.
6. Get assessed so you know what your basal metabolic rate is (outside of exercise, it's our largest caloric expenditure). Understand how many calories you're expending. Don't guess!
7. When you're putting together your three main daily meals, divide your plate into thirds: 1/3 protein, 1/3 healthy fat, and 1/3 vegetables, fruits and grains. This is the nutrient dense part of your day. Keep it steady and enjoy the energy that goes along with it.
8. When fueling for workouts, the rule of thirds becomes less important. Choose healthy foods, but ones with carbohydrates and calories that will digest more easily, such as bananas, sports drinks and gels. Find something that works with your stomach.
Strive to make this type of timing and balance a habit and you'll find that you can actually eat more (in terms of calories), lose weight and perform at your best.
Craig David is a Certified Sports Nutritionist who writes for the Training Peaks blog. He is the owner of Max Muscle Sports Nutrition in Boulder, CO.
*This article is directed towards athletes, who are training regularly and are interested in losing weight for performance purposes. People who are not following an intense training schedule and are simply after weight loss will have a different set of rules entirely.


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How do I know if my engine oil pan needs to be replaced?
The primary problem that engine oil pans encounter is that they develop leaks. On the exposed underbelly of the car or truck, the oil pan can be struck by rocks or other road debris. That kind of damage creates cracks or punctures in the pan that will leak oil. Road salt may also corrode the engine oil pan, and old age can lead to rust over time. The high heat inside the engine can warp the oil pan, which can also cause leaks. The oil pan may also be damaged by timing chains or belts that come loose after being damaged. Heat, debris, and age can also wear down the engine oil pan gasket, which will also cause leaks.
It should be fairly obvious by now that oil leaks are the telltale sign of a damaged engine oil pan. If there is oil in your parking space, then you may need a new engine oil pan or oil pan gasket. If you are unsure if it's from your vehicle, you might try putting a piece of cardboard underneath the oil pan, as leaks will be easier to identify against the cardboard. If you look underneath the vehicle, you may find oil on parts below the engine. The forward motion of the car or truck will blow the oil backwards. If you want to find the source of the leak, it will likely be forward of the oil present.
Your engine should recycle the same volume of oil over and over again. If you find that you need to fill the oil frequently, then you probably have an oil leak. To confirm this, check the oil level with your dipstick, fill the oil as necessary and check it again later, the next day perhaps. If you need to fill the oil again, then there is a leak somewhere in the system, most likely in the engine oil pan. If your oil pressure gauge is showing low oil pressure, this may also show that you're losing oil.
Can I replace an oil pan myself?
Yes, replacing the engine oil pan (or its gasket) is very straightforward, although it can be messy. You'll need to get a catch pan ready and drain the oil before removing the old oil pan. If you are replacing the gasket alone, you'll want to clean the pan with a solvent. Still, it may be wise to inspect the oil pan itself for cracks or punctures while you have it off.

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Excavation of THORN/SPINE FOSSIL beds usually labelled Neuropteris by our team.
The thorny stems we have found in 2007, 2009 and now 2012 along several hundred meters of exposed strata, where none of the rock shows any evidence of a previous soil structure only adds to the picture of flood type deposition - rapid and not millions of years.
As usual we encountered much other evidence of rapid surges of burial which included this polystrate giant reed like tree trunk in rather bad condition after a cliff fall removed the front half. Stuart Macleod is in front for scale. When these trunks come fully out their cross sections are often amazing as they can be full of amphibian, fish and land plant fossils. Further indication of
sedimentary drowning by flood mud.
The proving of this extended thorn/spine bed along the cliffs north of Sydney Nova Scotia on Monday 24th September, by Stuart Macleod and John Mackay has implications the evolutionists run from or yell abuse at or dismiss. The current 'official' age of these cliffs with Carboniferous coal beds is around 300 million years old. But its easy to prove that geologists don't really care how old the coal seams are – but they really really do care how old they aren't! What do I mean? The ages of these rocks have changed many times since Darwin's mentor and founding father of modern Geology Charles Lyell set out to "free the Science from Moses," and the '300 or so million' is just the latest date from whoever is the currently accepted authority. And that's the real point of these spiny fossils – who is the accepted authority in history?
The majority of the worlds earth history buffs – geologists/palaeontologists etc hate to be reminded that since the Creator was there in the beginning, and He made a world without thorns, therefore any rocks containing fossil thorny structures must post date the first created man. Remember that God told Adam as judgement for Adam and Eves sin, the ground would henceforth produce thorns, thistles and weeds. This would also mean that any rocks with fossil thorns must be less than 6 or so thousand yrs old, which is the only age geological authorities insist these rocks must not be. Not because of the number 6000, but because of the challenge to their authority. That's why even high school students learn that fossils are defined as '10,000 yrs or older.' It rules out the authority of the biblical Creator by definition. Convenient eh? Makes evidence irrelevant doesn't it, which is exactly what they accuse creationists of. So keep up your support of our Research Projects as we 1. expose the total lack of evidence for the most foolish theory that has grabbed he attention of millions – Darwin/s Evolution. AND 2. your support makes it possible to also collect the great evidence of creation and flood.
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The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department is asking the community to support a $7.5 million initiative to upgrade its facilities.
The department held two meetings last week to inform residents about a proposal to expand and renovate the Main and Lido firehouses and demolish the 80-year-old Ye Olde Firehouse, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
The department would use $500,000 from the district's building account, officials said, but they are asking the public to approve a $7 million, 23-year bond to cover the remaining costs. A vote will be held on July 9, from 4 to 9 p.m., at the Main and Lido firehouses.
The Board of Fire Commissioners said that the renovations are necessary, and called the plan "fiscally prudent." Some residents, however, say it is too expensive, and they are angered that the board did not seek the input of the public before deciding on a plan.
Commissioner Andrew Richter said the department began planning to upgrade its facilities before Sandy. But the storm was a "game changer," he said, illustrating how much its facilities were lacking.
In addition to the work on the firehouses, the plan calls for the construction of a new and smaller command center to replace Ye Olde Firehouse.
The $3.75 million renovation to the Main Firehouse, the department's headquarters, would expand it to almost twice its current space with the addition of a second floor that would include a meeting room, a company room, a conference room, a radio room, a bunk room, an office and a handicapped-accessible bathroom. The plan also calls for an enlarged apparatus bay, a new elevator and data services upgrades.
The Lido Firehouse would also more than double in size, with upgraded facilities, handicapped-accessible bathrooms, bathrooms with showers on the second floor, a new company room and a new office and bunk room, as well as an enlarged apparatus bay. Richter explained that none of the department's buildings currently have showers, so when firefighters leave a call, they have to shower at home.


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Kansas City has had two crippling snow storms in five years, yet few homeowners have backup generators.
"We've had enough long-term power outages here that people after 1996 were talking seriously about it and then they forgot it," said John Tann, president of Tann Electric, which handled about 250 service calls during the ice storm. "This might make them think more about putting up a permanently installed backup system or a temporary backup system. They can roll a generator outside, bring a cord in, throw a transfer switch and be powered back on."
Tann said this disaster reminded him of the ice storm of 1996, which also left many homes without power for several days.
"Kansas City had the same problems in 1996, but the difference between that ice storm and this one is the sheer magnitude," he said.
The snowstorm in October 1996 created similar tree damage and power outages. However, the entire storm recovery effort cost $5.8 million in 1996, while the cleanup for this year's storm could cost the city from $15 million to $20 million.


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Writing in the Shadow of the Monolith
Tales of the Mountains and Steppes
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Stikhi (Poems)
Selected Poems
Chast'rechi (Part of Speech)
Forbidden Fruit
Sandro iz Chegema (Sandro from Chegem), Novy Mir
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To Be Preserved Forever, in English
Khranit' vechno, in Russian
Vremena (Times)
(Three Tales), Novy Zhurnal (The New Review)
Blondin obeego tsveta (The Blond of Both Colors)
Istoriia zhenit'by Ivana Petrovicha (The Story of Ivan Petrovich's Marriage), Continent
Collected Tales (in Russian)
Seven Days of Creation
Kalina krasnaia (Red Snowball-Tree)
Shkola dlia durakov (A School for Fools)
White Grass
Prigovor (The Sentence)
Telenok bodalsia s dubom (The Calf Butts the Oak)
Lenin v Tsiurikhe (Lenin in Zurich)
The GULAG Archipelago Two
Dolgoe proshchanie (A Long Goodbye)
"The Exchange," Russian Literature Triquarterly
Drugaia zhizn' ("Another Life")
Zhizn' i neobychainye prikliucheniia soldata Ivana Chonkin (The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin)
Ivan'kiada (Ivankiada)
"An Incident in the Metropole," Continent
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In cases where Russian texts are cited, the Russian is given first with the English in parentheses after. A number of these authors have been published in English in Moscow, by Progress Publishers.
The Russian literary scene is bizarre. The funniest new satirical work by a Soviet writer is Vladimir Voinovich's story of his own real-life battle to get into a two-room apartment which is coveted by another "writer" (only publication: Taiwan Belongs to China) who wants the extra square meters for a toilet (an American toilet at that) which he purchased while at the UN. The finest novel in the last twenty years (Sokolov's A School for Fools) is by a Russian born in Ottawa who left Moscow this fall to become a gardener and lumberjack in the Vienna Woods. Solzhenitsyn has written a book about Lenin that his friends say is too autobiographical. The best-selling Soviet poet is a blind man who writes like Rod McKuen. The best Russian-language literary journal is published in Munich; the best Russian poet lives in Ann Arbor; and the first Agatha Christie in Russian has gone on sale in Jerusalem.
Because of this odd literary diaspora, a trip from Petersburg to Moscow provides only part of what one needs to know for a full picture of the current literary scene. But nearly every winter for seven years I have made the journey, and did so again in November 1975. Since these visits began in 1969 the community of Soviet writers has gone through several stages. From 1969 through 1971 there was still hope that things could be improved gradually. Then most people thought that the process of de-Stalinization, while it might have its detours and dead ends, could not be totally reversed—and that every year would see the publication of poetry and prose which couldn't have appeared the year before. Beginning in 1972, however, particularly after Nixon's visit and the internal crackdown which accompanied détente, the major topic of discussion in many families was whether to stay or to emigrate. By the end of 1975 many of the literary intellectuals who wanted to emigrate had managed to do so; those who remained had made a conscious decision to stay, either because of principles or for practical reasons.1
Things (including editors and censors) are getting tougher.2 Voinovich and others say that the level of the literary journals is perhaps lower now than under Stalin. The mood of the liberal intelligentsia seems demoralized and apprehensive. In spite of this writers keep writing in the face of bureaucratic meddling and foreign indifference.
Leningrad is a colder, more imperious city than Moscow. Literary trials are more frequent there (just last year Vladimir Maramzin was on his way to the Archipelago—and now, thanks to a humane solution, he is in Paris, working for the new magazine Continent); the sense of community among the writers is much…
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- Facebook COO says she leaves work every day at 5:30 p.m.
- Pete Cashmore: That should be acceptable for everyone, not controversial
- Employers and employees have to make living a healthy life socially acceptable, he says
- Cashmore: "The measure of our work is in our productivity, not the number of hours we put in"
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently set off quite a debate in the tech world when she told an interviewer that she works a 9-to-5 schedule:
"I walk out of this office every day at 5:30 so I'm home for dinner with my kids at 6, and interestingly, I've been doing that since I had kids," Sandberg said in a video posted on Makers.com. "I did that when I was at Google, I did that here, and I would say it's not until the last year, two years that I'm brave enough to talk about it publicly. Now I certainly wouldn't lie, but I wasn't running around giving speeches on it."
Here's the essential questions raised by the tech executive's comments and the debate that followed: In a competitive industry where your work is never truly complete, has it become socially awkward to leave work at a time that used to be the standard?
And are those working eight-hour days that end at 5 p.m. being quietly judged by their co-workers? Whatever happened to "work-life balance"? Worse still: Are those who work these "standard" hours being overlooked for promotions?
Sandberg's timing would suggest that such biases exist. She only felt comfortable talking about her work hours once she had entered the highest levels of management.
What's clear is that many in the technology industry hope to take the shame out of having a balanced life. Mashable reader Dave Plantz said of Sandberg's story:
"Good for her! Life is way more important than work and I refuse to have to go to a funeral for a loved one before remembering that. I'll take family over developing the 'next big thing' anyway. I can always create new things, but I can't keep people forever."
Reader Jason Hunter added that we shouldn't hold different social norms for single people:
"But, let's forget about having family or being married for a minute. 5:30 as an on average time for going home should be acceptable for everyone -- single or not single ... family or no family -- assuming you don't come into the office everyday at 11 a.m."
The conversation reminds me of media mogul Arianna Huffington's thoughts on sleep: Not only do modern workers not get enough of it, but boasting about how little sleep you had last night has become a badge of honor. Those getting plenty of sleep must not be working hard enough, some assume.
And how about the blurred line between work and home life in the modern world? Sandberg admits that after dinner with her kids, she's back to checking e-mail -- it's clear that "being at work" is no longer necessary for "doing work."
The challenge here: Given that we're able to check our e-mail at all times, we assume that working at all times is the new social norm.
Ultimately, I think the measure of our work is in our productivity, not the number of hours we put in. Alas, few of us are in a position to change perceptions -- it's up to both employers and employees to make living a healthy life socially acceptable again.


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CHICAGO - A pair of convicted bank robbers escaped from a Chicago jail Tuesday by taking out the bars of a window and climbing down a rope made from scraps of cloth.
Central District Police Sgt. Michael Lazzaro said the men likely escaped the Metropolitan Correctional Center between 5 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The FBI identified the men as 37-year-old Jose Banks and 38-year-old Kenneth Conley, who were believed to be traveling togethe. They were reportedly last seen Tuesday morning in the Tinley Park area. Federal arrest warrants were issued Tuesday evening.
Police surrounded a home in Tinley Park just before noon looking for the men.
Banks -- known as the "Second Hand Bandit" -- was convicted last week of stealing more than $600,000 during armed robberies. His cellmate, Conley, was convicted of stealing $4,000 last year from a bank in Homewood, Ill.
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Lazzaro said the men escaped out a window using what one officer described as a rope made out of fabric scraps.
The rope was seen still hanging down the side of the building Tuesday before being pulled up just before noon.
According to the complaint affidavit, Banks and Conley were cellmates and were present during a physical head count at 10 p.m. Monday.
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Following their escape, investigators said they found metal window bars tucked inside the inmates' mattresses, fake metal bars inside the cell and clothing in the shape of a body under the bed's blankets.
FBI officials said Banks and Conley should be considered armed and dangerous. Chicago police and U.S. Marshals searched several locations, including a Greyhound bus station, but came up empty.
Prisoner escapes, found in N.J. hospital vent less than an hour later
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal detention center in Chicago's Loop operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, has been the site of escape attempts before.
The brother of "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan pleaded guilty in 2010 for trying to escape the jail using a rope made of bed sheets. Matthew Nolan planned to rappel down the side of the building using a 31-foot rope of bed sheets hidden in a mattress.
Fugitive who escaped from prison more than 31 years ago finally caught
In 1985, two men escaped by shimmying down a 75-foot extension cord they threw out the window.
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Chinese media is full of reports today about Lei Zhengfu, the party boss of Chongqing's Beibei District, and a sex-tape apparently showing Lei with his 18-year-old mistress that is currently being shared online.
According to Reuters, Lei has been fired from his position after an internal investigation by the Communist Party.
The video, reportedly shot in 2007, had been circulating online since at least Tuesday. Lei had previously told reporters that the video had been faked, but an investigation by Chongqing's Discipline Inspection Commission reportedly found the video had not been manipulated.
The journalist who broke the story, Ji Xuguang, has claimed on his Weibo account that he has more evidence against Lei, but cannot post it because of its explicit nature. Claims of corruption by Lei are also doing the rounds.
Chongqing is, of course, the enormous city in Southwest China that was once led by ousted party leader Bo Xilai. The downfall of Bo — apparently after his wife murdered a British businessman— also brought a large amount of attention to Bo's personal life, with rumors of movie star mistresses and an official report that said he "had or maintained improper sexual relations with multiple women".
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Then, some point prior to BotCon 2010, more info about the game kept coming out. Any suspicions I had about it being a prequel to some Generation 1 fiction (as was originally believed by many) began to somewhat flicker, as word about this game being some sort of foundation for a new "mega-continuity" became known. But, I still wasn't certain of what that meant.
By the time of BotCon 2010, I had then come to the awareness of a certain novel titled "Transformers: Exodus – The Official History of the War for Cybertron". Hearing such a title led me to assume that it was merely the War for Cybertron game in a novelized form. An assumption that I would later find out to be a severe fallacy on my part.
After having this book recommended to me at BotCon, I picked up a copy of my own at a later point, but only began to read it once I found the time. Prior to reading it, however, was when I had discovered that my previously-made assumption about the book was incorrect. I began to read some opinions about this book and many other people agreed that it was drastically different from the game it was based on. This notion intrigued me greatly.
After having finally taken the time to read this book and then experience the WFC console game, I developed an urge to decipher this book's continuity, picking out what all made this book's story different from that of its game counterpart. However, as the months went on (that's right, this project has taken me several months to complete) this task soon became much more than that.
What started out as compare/constrast deal between the Exodus novel and the WFC console game grew to incorporate aspects from other TF franchises as well. Now, I've gone and compared/contrasted key elements from Exodus with those in WFC, the G1 cartoon, the two Beast Era cartoons, the three Unicron Trilogy cartoons, the live action movie fiction, and the Animated fiction.
And thus, I give you "Exodus Vs."
Basically, this is a look at how the Exodus novel differs from the other listed series, showing off how unique it is in its own right, while also presenting how other series themselves are unique from the book's story. As such, this comparison give key evidence to show Exodus exists as its own distinctive entity separate from other these series.
However, since there is about a bajillion different series and versions of series out there, I have only included the WFC console game, the G1 cartoon, the two Beast Era cartoons, the Unicron Trilogy cartoons, the Movie fiction (films and IDW comics) and the Animated fiction (cartoon, IDW comics, and Almanacs) in this comparison since those are the ones I know the most about.
I have omitted all other comic series since I haven't read enough of them to include them. And I've also left out such cartoons as RiD since there wasn't as much backstory put into them as these ones. And I've also left out the Japanese version stuff since I mostly wanted to keep this focused on the American side of things. If I can find the time to get better familiar with some of the things that I've omitted, I can always come back to this and fill them into their proper places on this list.
And, to make this a little easier, I have taken the time to make this comparison "Color Coded for Your Convenience". Though, do note that there are a LOT of *SPOILERS* below. So, if you have not seen a decent amount of any of the following series, ignore the color of that/those series ad read only the colors of those that you have seen.
Beast Era
Unicron Trilogy
So, without further ado, let us proceed into "Exodus Vs."
Exodus vs. WFC
Main character Autobots
- Orion Pax/Optimus Prime, Alpha Trion, Jazz, Prowl, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Jetfire
- Optimus/Optimus Prime, Zeta Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Sideswipe, Jetfire, Air Raid, Warpath, Silverbolt
Exodus vs. WFC
Main character Decepticons
- Megatron, Soundwave, Shockwave, Starscream, Catalycon, Trypticon
- Megatron, Brawl, Barricade, Starscream, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Breakdown, Trypticon
Exodus vs. WFC
Minor character Autobots
- Omega Supreme, Ultra Magnus, Sideswipe, Defensor, Revo, Cliffjumper, Springer
- Omega Supreme, Jazz, Arcee
Exodus vs. WFC
Minor character Decepticons
- Rumble, Ravage, Laserbeak, Barricade, Lugnut, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Frenzy, Ratbat, Contrail, Drixco, Devastator, Bruticus Maximus, Onslaught, Hotlink, Autoclave, Nacelle, Bitstream, Blackout
- Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak
Exodus vs. WFC
Unaligned "neutral" characters
- Sentinel Prime, Halogen, Chromatron, Gauntlet, Hydrau, Drivetrain, Sigil
- Pretty much everyone was either Autobot or Decepticon-aligned
Exodus vs. G1 vs. Animated
Orion Pax's occupation
- Orion Pax was a data clerk who worked at the Hall of Records in Iacon.
- Orion Pax was a dock worker who worked at an energy warehouse.
- Optimus wasn't originally Orion Pax, instead having first been nameless upon entering Boot Camp (where he received his "Optimus" name), then later attended the Autobot Academy before being reduced to Space Bridge maintenance.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Space Bridge technology
- In ancient times, Cybertron had been linked with other colony worlds (including Gigantion, Velocitron, and the Hub) via a network of Space Bridges.
- The use of Space Bridges had become obsolete, with one sole bridge remaining; its inactive structure now floats in space between the two moons and the Asteroid Belt.
- Space Bridge technology was first conceived by Shockwave in 1984.
- The Hub was not part of this Space Bridge network.
- While the cosmically-scaled Space Bridges linking the many planets of Cybertron, Earth, Velocitron, Jungle Planet, and Gigantion together no longer existed, smaller-scaled Space Bridges still existed and functioned for standard common use.
- The Dynasty of Primes had the ability to conjure up Space Bridges at will, while later model transformers were not equipped with such features and instead began to rely on Space Bridge nodes for long distance travel.
- Originally, the Space Bridges were Autobot-exclusive creations, as they were a key factor in defeating the Decepticons during the war.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Megatron's opinion of Shockwave
- Megatron did not trust Shockwave at all and firmly believed that Shockwave would one day turn against him as Shockwave's loyalty would surely falter (despite Shockwave eventually becoming Megatron's second-in-command).
- Megatron fully trusted Shockwave, as he was one of Megatron most loyal and most favored of all Decepticons.
- Megatron viewed Tidal Wave (called Shockwave in Japan) as a very loyal, yet simple-minded, soldier.
- Megatron viewed Shockblast as a powerful addition to his troops, but also did not fully trust him due to his arrogant behavior and sociopathic nature.
- Megatron saw Shockwave as his old friend and comrade prior to the Autobot/Decepticon war.
- Megatron considered Shockwave to be his "most loyal servant," despite his awareness of Lugnut's fanaticism of him.
Exodus vs. the Unicron Trilogy
The presence of Minicons/Mini-Cons on Cybertron
- Minicons are basically any small-sized Transformer, being no more unique than just that.
- Minicons were on Cybertron prior to the war.
- Minicons remained on Cybertron during the war.
- Mini-Cons are tiny Transformers created by Unicron and possess a tremendous power that, when attached to a larger "bulk" Transformer, evolves the weaponry and abilities of the larger Transformer.
- Mini-Cons first appeared on Cybertron at the height of the war, escalating the war to a "cataclysmic upheaval" and eventual stalemate in power.
- Seeing themselves as the cause of the war, the Mini-Cons decided to leave Cybertron, with the Autobots fully supporting their decision.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Soundwave's minions as Mini-Cons/Minicons
- Soundwave's minions are referred to as "Minicons" (his Hall of Fame bio also calls them both this and "Deployers" as well).
- Soundwave's minions are not Mini-Cons, as no official retcon has established such.
- Soundwave's partner Laserbeak is directly stated to not be a Mini-Con. Nor does his toy bear a Mini-Con Powerlinx port.
- Soundwave's minions are not described as being Mini-Cons.
- Soundwave's minions were created on Earth in the 22nd Century and bear no identifiable relation to Mini-Cons (other than be kinda small).
Exodus vs. the Unicron Trilogy
Megatron's opinion of Mini-Cons/Minicons
- Megatron did not trust Minicons at all, including those belonging to Soundwave.
- Megatron voraciously wanted to possess each and every Mini-Con in existence, craving the power that they possessed.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. Animated
How Orion Pax and Megatron first met
- Orion Pax first learned of Megatron(us) via listening to Grid transmissions from the gladiatorial arena pits in Kaon.
- Orion Pax and Megatron first come in contact with each other via a secret conversation transmitted over the Grid.
- Orion Pax kept in touch with Megatron, conversing frequently with him via Grid videolink.
- Despite all these conversations he had with him, Orion Pax had yet to meet Megatron in person.
- Orion Pax and Megatron first meet in person when Orion pays his first visit to Kaon.
- Orion Pax first learns of Megatron by hearing about "some new kind of robot that can fly," and then seeing Megatron flying over his warehouse.
- Orion first meets Megatron when Megs touches down at the warehouse and introduces himself.
- Orion Pax had never personally met or known Megatron up until that exact moment.
- During his Academy days, cadet Optimus faced against a simulation of Megatron, viewing his image up close for the first time.
- Optimus and Megatron met each other for the first real time when Megatron tried to steal the AllSpark from Optimus' ship.
Exodus vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Jazz's occupation
- Jazz was a cultural investigator who would come to the Hall of Records to analyze data from the Communications Grid, and had befriended Orion Pax during these tasks.
- Jazz was a member of the Cybertron Security Force serving under Prowl.
- Jazz had trained under Master Yoketron as a member of the Cyber-Ninja Corps, and later became a member of the Elite Guard.
Exodus vs. the Beast Era
The Covenant of Primus
- The Covenant of Primus contains actual pages that Alpha Trion writes down on with the Quill.
- The Covenant of Primus has no real pages, instead containing a standard-sized cassette tape that plays text onto a screen inside its covers.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. Animated
Events leading to Cybertron's Golden Age
- The Original 13 Transformers had fought the brutal War of the Primes, which forged and divided their allegiances and had destroyed them, scattering them across the stars.
- The Golden Age had immediately followed the War of the Primes, and was an era involved in Space Bridge use.
- There were no wars between the War of the Primes and the Golden Age. There had been an invasion by the Quintessons and a presumed attack by Unicron, but no war.
- Two Cybertronian Wars had taken place prior to the Golden Age.
- The first was the slave revolt against the Quintessons, who were the original masters of Cybertron and not invaders.
- The second war occurred shortly after the first, with the Autobots defeating the Decepticons with the stealthy art of Transformation. The Golden Age occurred after that, and Guardian Robots were used to maintain peace.
- The First Cybertronian War was fought against invaders from "beyond the sky".
- After only this first war, the Golden Age began.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Optimus Prime's immediate predecessor
- Sentinel Prime immediately preceded Optimus Prime
- Zeta Prime immediately preceded Optimus Prime (NOTE: Hasbro retconned these two into being the same individual, formally known as "Sentinel Zeta Prime.")
- Sentinel Prime and Zeta Prime are two separate individuals. Sentinel preceded Optimus, and Zeta preceded Sentinel, whereas the two are the same guy above.
- Sentinel Prime immediately preceded Optimus Prime.
- Optimus Prime was not Autobot Supreme Commander, and thus had no immediate predecessor.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. the Movies vs. Animated
The lineage of Primes to reign before Optimus
- Sentinel Prime seems to have been the only Prime in existence following the War of the Primes to come before Optimus, as he brought forth the Golden Age and then established the Caste System afterward, bringing the Golden Age to its end.
- There was a long line of Primes that came before Optimus: Primon, the Alpha Prime --> Prima --> Prime Nova A.K.A. Nova Prime --> Guardian Prime --> Zeta Prime --> Sentinel Prime --> Optimus Prime
- The only other Autobot leader known other than Optimus Prime was Rodimus, but he did not bear the Prime title and was of equal rank to Optimus.
- There had been an entire Dynasty of Primes to come before Optimus
- Optimus was not Autobot Supreme Commander and thus did not have any lineage of predecessors. Plus, here, the highest rank of leadership was called "Magnus", with "Prime" being a lower rank.
- However, those who were known to have bore the Magnus rank include Zeemon Magnus, Nova Magnus, Powered Convoy "P.C." Magnus, and Ultra Magnus. Sentinel Prime became the "acting Magnus", but hasn't officially received the rank yet.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. Animated
Orion Pax's closest friends
- Jazz was Orion Pax's best friend, and had been long since before Pax was renamed "Optimus Prime".
- Dion was Orion Pax's best friend, while Ariel (later "Elita One") was Orion Pax's girlfriend.
- Sentinel and Elita-1 (not "Ariel" or "Elita One") were Optimus' closest "friends" back in his boot camp and academy days.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. Animated
How Optimus/Orion learned how to fight
- Orion Pax had to teach himself how to fight, training with Jazz and other data clerks along the way.
- Alpha Trion had rebuilt Orion Pax into Optimus Prime as an already combat-savvy warrior.
- Optimus Prime had learned hand-to-hand combat from training under the Decepticon-turned-Autobot Scavenger.
- He then learned Metallikato from training with Landmine later on as well.
- Optimus had attended Autobot Boot Camp under Kup Minor, and later attended the Autobot Academy.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Megatron's opinion of Orion Pax/Optimus Prime
- Megatron viewed Orion Pax as his friend and ally.
- Megatron referred to Orion as his "brother" out of respect for him and their friendship.
- Megatron firmly believed that Orion Pax/Optimus Prime had ultimately betrayed him, using Megatron's charisma and ambitions as a means to drive Orion/Optimus' plan to obtain power of his own.
- Megatron called Optimus "the prodigy," and wanted revenge on him for something that happened between the two of them long ago.
- Megatron only wanted to steal the energy from Orion Pax's warehouse and didn't care for Orion Pax at all.
- Megatron does not even know or recognize Orion after he's rebuilt as Optimus Prime.
- Megatron was obsessed with Optimus, seeing himself as the Yin to Optimus' Yang. Eternal rivals destined to oppose each other for all time. With Optimus gone, Megatron would have no further challenges for him to face and beat.
- Megatron and Optimus Prime were both brothers and co-rulers of Cybertron.
- Megatron would tend to bicker with his brother over differing opinions from time to time, but still maintained a somewhat balanced form of government.
- Megatron did not even know Optimus Prime's name, seeing him as nothing more than another Autobot obstacle in his plans.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Beast Era vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Cybertronian birth
- All Cybertronians were born from the AllSpark, carrying out the will of Primus inside the Well of All Sparks.
- Once a Cybertronian emerges from the Well of All Sparks, they are immediately assigned to a specific caste.
- The AllSpark, which gives birth to new Transformers inside the Well, was ejected from Cybertron, preventing any new Transformers from ever being born.
- The original Cybertronians were created by the Quintessons, with their bodies forged from the Plasma Energy Chamber and granted life by Vector Sigma. Later generations of Cybertronians were apparently birthed by being built by pre-existing Cybertronians.
- New Transformers could simply be mechanically constructed later in the war, with or without Vector Sigma's life-granting abilities.
- Protoform technology plays a key role in Cybertronian birth, as a Protoform is the earliest stage of a Transformer's life and is granted a Spark from the Allspark (lowercase S) dimension (which Vector Sigma had access to).
- The Allspark (lowercase S) contains a limitless supply of Sparks, as it bears every Cybertronian Spark of those who have lived and will live.
- Transformers were birthed by the power of the Sacred Implement known as the AllSpark.
- The AllSpark was ejected from Cybertron. Without it, Cybertronian birth wasn't happening.
- The Sacred Implement called the AllSpark is the source of all Cybertronian life, coupled with the Protoforms nurtured inside Stasis Pods stored inside the Matrix Chamber.
- The AllSpark was launched from Cybertron into a Space Bridge to be lost in a random, unknown location. However, the Vector Sigma computer served as an alternative life-granting device.
Exodus vs. the Beast Era vs. the Movies vs. Animated
- "Proto-forms" are birthed from the AllSpark in the Well of All Sparks.
- In the past, Proto-forms would escape from the Underworld to the surface. But in the era of the Caste System, they would be educated inside the well, where they would be taught how to transform and be assigned to a specific caste.
- "Proto-form" is the term used to refer to one's Robot Mode.
- Protoforms are the earliest stage of a Transformer's life, being produced presumably from the Matrix and Pit facilities.
- Protoforms are kept within Stasis Pods until they are granted sparks, given altmode programming, and become fully-functional transformers.
- Protoforms are often used for transporting Transformers through space.
- Protoforms are a Transformer's most basic form, being nurtured within energon wombs.
- Protoforms take on an exo-structure to use as their normal Robot Mode appearance, generated from the process of trans-scanning an altmode.
- A Protoform is basically what one would call a "naked" Transformer, lacking its exo-structural armor components that would be the Cybertronian equivalent of clothing worn by Earth humans.
- Protoforms are mined from the living protomatter found deep in the Sonic Canyons of Cybertron.
- Each Protoform is then placed into and nurtured inside Stasis Pods that are stored and basked under the light of the Matrix Chamber, guarded by the Cyber-Ninja Corps.
- Once they are placed into pre-built robot shells called "moulds", each is then granted a spark by either the AllSpark or the ancient Vector Sigma computer.
Exodus vs. Animated
The Well of All Sparks
- The Well of All Sparks is the birthplace of all Cybertronian life.
- The Well of All Sparks is repeatedly referenced as being some sort of afterlife that all Transformers go to after their death (similar in concept to the Allspark, [lowercase S] of the Beast Era).
Exodus vs. WFC
Barricade's physical appearance
- Barricade was black and white with red optics.
- Barricade was gray and purple with yellow optics.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
The term "Autobot"
- It was Orion Pax who coined the name "Autobot", shortened from his "Autonomous Robots" idea.
- The "Autobot" dates back to the Second Cybertronian War, before Orion Pax.
- The term "Autobot" is a shortening of "Autonomous Robotic Organism", being the actual name of the dominant race of Cybertron.
- The term "Autobot" emerged in the ancient past after a long line of previously-established factions, following the Guardians, the Protectons and the Protectobots.
Exodus vs. the Movies vs. Animated
The term "Decepticon"
- The term "Decepticon" was apparently coined by followers of Megatron's ideals (though it is hinted that Megatron himself may have had something to do with the founding of this name).
- The term "Decepticon" originally came from The Fallen in the past when he created a small army to stand against his brothers, the other Primes.
- With The Fallen having been the first Decepticon, he came to tempting Megatron with his philosophy and the term later came to be applied to a splinter group of the Autobot race under Megatron's command.
- The term "Decepticon" emerged as the name of a sub-faction of the Destron faction long before Megatron was in command.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
The Matrix's whereabouts
- The Matrix of Leadership was last known to reside in Altihex.
- The Matrix of Leadership has been lost for quite some time (apparently not having been in the possession of Sentinel Prime either).
- The Matrix of Leadership eventually came into the Core's possession.
- The Matrix of Leadership was in the Core's possession.
- The Matrix of Leadership had been passed down from each Autobot Leader. Sentinel Prime possessed it up until he was killed by Megatron. Then, it was given to Alpha Trion for safekeeping.
- To protect the Matrix of Leadership from falling into the clutches of The Fallen, the last of the Seven/Thirteen Primes stole the Matrix and hid it in the Tomb of the Primes.
- The AllSpark Matrix was not created until the 22nd Century, having been constructed from the remains of the previous AllSpark with the Magnus Hammer.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Movies
Starscream before the war
- Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker served as Sentinel Prime's bodyguards right before the war.
- Starscream was said to have attended the Cybertron War Academy, of which he claimed to be the pride of.
- Starscream was commander of the Cybertron Defense Force.
Exodus vs. WFC
The initial relationship between Megatron and Starscream
- Megatron and Starscream met face-to-face for the first time in the badlands, having apparently having met each other prior, before the war even begins.
- Starscream is in league with Megatron before the war even begins.
- Starscream is not a Decepticon and does not even know who Megatron is until much later in the war.
- Starscream doesn't ally himself with Megatron until after he witnesses Megatron's control over Dark Energon.
Exodus vs. Itself
Starscream's scientific status and history
- Starscream had had a scientific career within Crystal City.
- Starscream was not a scientist.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Unicron Trilogy vs. Animated
Soundwave's loyalty
- Soundwave's loyalty wasn't fully tied to Megatron, but to whomever he saw held to best control over Cybertron's future. It just so happened that Megatron proved to Soundwave to be that someone.
- Soundwave possessed an undying loyalty to Megatron, practically worshipping the ground Megatron walked on.
- Soundwave bore a firm loyalty to his home planet, Planet X, and later pledged his servitude to Unicron, who, in exchange, promised to restore Planet X to its former, non-destroyed state.
- While Soundwave had agreed to become a Decepticon, he never directly served under Megatron and seemed to have his own personal agenda, serving only himself.
Exodus vs. G1
How Rumble and Frenzy speak
- Rumble and Frenzy can speak, but prefer to speak in beeping chirps on covert missions.
- Rumble and Frenzy don't speak in "beeps". They speak normally at all times, under any circumstances.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Megatron's origins
- Megatron was birthed from the Well during the reign of the Caste System, becoming a mine worker identified as "D-16".
- Megatron did not originally have a name, and so had taken one from one of the Original 13, Megatronus.
- Megatronus' name was changed to "Megatron" by the chanting of the arena crowd shortening his name to end his name on a stronger syllable.
- Megatron had once lived under the management of the crime bosses who ran the gladiator pits, until he disposed of them all and took control of the pits himself.
- Megatron was created between the Second and Third Cybertronian Wars, having been built individuals who appear to be the Constructicons.
- Megatron was Lord High Protector of Cybertron, ruling in equal rank alongside his brother Optimus Prime.
- All that's known of Megatron prior to becoming Decepticon Leader is that he overthrew the faction's former leader, Megazarak, and then took control onward from there.
Exodus vs. Animated
Ratbat's history
- Ratbat was a Minicon councilor in the High Council; one of the three councilors to survive during the war.
- Ratbat, along with Laserbeak, was a creation of Soundwave's built on Earth in the 22nd Century, both having followed such prototypical minions as Buzzsaw, Sunder, Garboil, and Wingthing.
Exodus vs. G1
The Quintessons on Cybertron
- The Quintessons came to Cybertron as invaders wanting to enslave its existing populace, but were driven off by the Elite Guard.
- The Quintessons were the original rulers of Cybertron, having created the race of Cybertronian robots that would become the Transformers.
Exodus vs. G1
The leader who drove the Quints off Cybertron
- The Elite Guardsman who would become known as Sentinel Prime led Cybertron against its Quintesson invaders
- A rebel known as A3 led the slave revolt against the Quintesson masters of Cybertron.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
How "Optimus Prime" came to be
- Orion Pax becomes "Optimus Prime" via a simple name change by the High Council and during the post-Golden Age time of the Caste System.
- Optimus is officially named Prime by Alpha Trion, long after he was given the same name as a de facto title, and only after Sentinel Prime's passing.
- Optimus Prime was never referred to as "Orion Pax" before his Prime promotion. He was only ever called just "Optimus". Nothing more, nothing less.
- Optimus assumes a temporary command after he learns of the loss of Zeta Prime, but is not yet renamed as Prime.
- Optimus is given the title of Prime (for the first time) by the High Council after Zeta Prime's passing. Before, Optimus had stated that there were no Primes, indicating that he had not ever been one up until that point.
- Orion Pax is rebuilt into an entirely new form by Alpha Trion, who gives him the name of "Optimus Prime." This process of his occurs during the Golden Age.
- Optimus (not Orion Pax) inherited the title of Prime from Sentinel Prime
- A nameless Autobot cadet was given the name "Optimus" in Boot Camp by Kup Minor, for his cheerfulness and optimism.
- Cadet Optimus was given the rank of Prime by Autobot Supreme Commander Ultra Magnus after pulling a few strings and seeing potential in the youth.
Exodus vs. Animated
Ultra Magnus before the war
- Ultra Magnus was sergeant of the Council Guardians and later became the leader of the Wreckers.
- The young cadet Ultra was given his name by Impactor Major (who was presumably ranked Minor back then) in Autobot Boot Camp.
- Later, as Ultra Prime, he was sworn in as Autobot Supreme Commander with the rank of Magnus, due to growing war tensions instigated by Megatron.
Exodus vs. WFC
Starscream's attendance on Trypticon station
- Starscream barely ever went to Trypticon Station during the war.
- Starscream was once Sky Commander until he was betrayed and demoted to guarding the station at all times.
Exodus vs. G1
Crystal City's destruction
- Crystal City was destroyed by the Constructicons as Devastator.
- More Constructicons aside from those who were merged into Devastator helped attack Crystal City.
- Several Autobots defended Crystal City before it fell.
- Crystal City was destroyed by being torn apart and collapsed, leaving it as nothing but a big husk of ruins.
- Starscream fought during the battle that destroyed Crystal City.
- Crystal City's ruins were shattered even further by Trypticon's impact later on.
- Crystal City was destroyed by the Constructicons in their Vehicle Modes
- The City had no one defending it, as its guardian, Omega Supreme, had stepped away while it was destroyed instantaneously.
- Crystal City was destroyed by being blown up, leaving nothing but a few chunks of debris sprawled on the ground.
- Starscream was not present during Crystal City's immediate destruction.
- There were no ruins of the city remaining, just some crumbled pieces of rubble.
Exodus vs. G1 vs. the Movies vs. Animated
The # of Constructicons that form Devastator
- It is believed that the Devastator who destroyed Crystal City had seven components.
- If there are enough Constructicons present, two Devastators can be formed.
- Only six Constructicons form Devastator, and there's only one Devastator.
- A varying amount of Constructicons can form Devastator. Sometimes six, sometimes seven, sometimes even as many as nine!
- There are only three Constructicons, but none of them can combine.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. G1
The Combaticons
- Bruticus Maximus was awakened from teracycles of suspended animation by Megatron.
- Shockwave was the one who made the Combaticons combine into Bruticus Maximus.
- Brawl exists, but he's not stated to be a Combaticon. Nor is he given any backstory of his own.
- No Bruticus character appeared in the WFC console game.
- The Combaticons were once the "Renegade Decepticons" whose Personality Components were removed by Shockwave under Megatron's direct orders. Their history gives no indication that they had ever been anything other than "Renegade Decepticons".
- Starscream was the one who made the Combaticons combine into Bruticus.
Exodus vs. Itself
Combaticons or not?
- Bruticus Maximus and Onslaught are referred to as "Constructicons".
- The Combaticons are later mentioned in the book.
Exodus vs. WFC
Ironhide's view of Optimus as his leader
- Ironhide had to warm up to the idea of Optimus being his leader.
- Ironhide had always felt confident in Optimus becoming the Autobot leader.
Exodus vs. WFC vs. the Movies vs. Animated
Bumblebee's initial relation to Optimus
- Bumblebee became an Autobot under Optimus Prime's direct command immediately after coming online, being mentored by the likes of Jazz and Ironhide.
- Bumblebee was not a member of Optimus' team until after Optimus learned of Zeta Prime's defeat. Neither one of them knew each other either.
- Bumblebee was a guardian of the AllSpark at the Temple of Simfur and not tied directly to Optimus Prime until the war began.
- Bumblebee became a crew member of the Orion under Optimus Prime's command after having been kicked out of Autobot Boot Camp.


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Is The US Using Prism To Engage In Commercial Espionage Against Germany And Others?
from the well,-that-would-be-different dept
As we noted last week, one of the key claims following the revelations about the Prism program was that it was aimed at those outside the US, and that US citizens were caught up in it only incidentally. A further leak concerned the Boundless Informant analysis tool, one of whose maps showed which regions of the world were subject to most surveillance. Along with obvious hotspots like Iran and Pakistan, Germany too was among those of particular interest, as was the US (whoops.) A story on reason.com offers a clue as to why that might be.
The blog post focuses on an incident from the time when the whistleblower Edward Snowden worked for the CIA, rather than the NSA. Here's the original text in the Guardian:
By 2007, the CIA stationed him with diplomatic cover in Geneva, Switzerland. His responsibility for maintaining computer network security meant he had clearance to access a wide array of classified documents.
In that quotation, there's the nugget of information that the CIA was not targeting terrorists on this occasion, at least not directly, but "attempting to recruit a Swiss banker to obtain secret banking information". That raises an interesting possibility for the heightened interest in Germany, as revealed by Boundless Informant.
That access, along with the almost three years he spent around CIA officers, led him to begin seriously questioning the rightness of what he saw.
He described as formative an incident in which he claimed CIA operatives were attempting to recruit a Swiss banker to obtain secret banking information. Snowden said they achieved this by purposely getting the banker drunk and encouraging him to drive home in his car. When the banker was arrested for drunk driving, the undercover agent seeking to befriend him offered to help, and a bond was formed that led to successful recruitment.
Given that the NSA is gathering information on a large scale -- even though we don't know exactly how large -- it's inevitable that some of that data will include sensitive information about business activities in foreign countries. That could be very handy for US companies seeking to gain a competitive advantage, and it's not hard to imagine the NSA passing it on in a suitably discreet way.
Germany is known as the industrial and economic powerhouse of Europe, so it would make sense to keep a particularly close eye on what people are doing there -- especially if those people happen to work in companies that compete with US firms. In other words, just as as the CIA was looking to obtain "secret banking information" in Switzerland, it seems quite likely that the NSA also comes into the possession of similarly sensitive commercial data during its German trawls.
If that were confirmed, it would certainly change the debate somewhat. The standard justification that massive surveillance is indispensable in the fight against terrorism if lives are to be saved, would be replaced by the rather weaker one that it's rather handy being able to spy on Germany since its industrial secrets can be pilfered. It will be interesting to see whether any future revelations about the NSA's activities shed more light on this area.
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1. A User Form that allows the details of a Property to be added, modified and deleted. This form should allow the user to cancel, and also allow user to confirm before the details are changed to the "Property" worksheet. If it's a new listed property, then the details should be added below any existing properties. You should set up your worksheet to contain some sample data, and assume that this data is already there before this form is used.
Note: The Property ID is generated automatically by the system and increments by 1 each time.
2. A User Form that allows user to select from a range of criteria (suburb, bedrooms etc.) and display all the available listed properties for lease. Name this worksheet as "Listed Properties" (you may pre-created this worksheet). A button on the worksheet for user to print preview this worksheet. The worksheet must display the following details:
• Property ID, Date listed, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Address, Type, Weekly rental fee.
3. A User Form ('New Lease' ) that allows the details of a new lease to be entered:
i. Once the New Lease form is opened, a new worksheet (named as "Lease Temp") should automatically be created to temporarily hold details of the lease.
ii. The form should display an auto-generated Lease Code (in chronological order) when the form is opened; a list of tenants and a list of properties from which to select. Other necessary information to be entered by user can be checked from the Lease History sheet.
iii. The form should also display the security deposit (which is equivalent to at least one month's rental fee) plus GST (10%) amount which should be included as a separated field on the form.
iv. The form should contain an 'Accept' button which will add the details of each lease to the lease ("Lease Temp") list created in step 1. Please note that it is possible to rent more than one property by the same tenant because the tenant may also rent one for his/her family.
v. The form should allow the user to cancel and return to the previous form. The temporary worksheet "Lease Temp" will also be deleted.
vi. The form should include a 'Transfer' button which transfers the details of the new lease(s) from the temporary lease sheet to the Lease History sheet, updates the status of the property in the Property sheet, and then deletes the temporary sheet and returns to the main menu form.
Note: Each newly lease will have a unique lease code.
4. A User Form named 'Generate Owner Monthly Statement', which allows the user to input the rental start date, and creates monthly statements for the rental period. The information should be obtained from the Owner, Property and Lease History worksheets.
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Each sheet presents the details of the income and expenses made from the rental period. For instance, if the user enters 2/8/2016, then three statements (for L1003, L1004 & L1006) will be generated (based on the given data set in the Lease History sheet). The information to be shown on the statement worksheet is given below:
• Rental start and end period for the statement (e.g. 2/8/2016 to 1/9/2016)
• Date in which the Owner's Statement was created
• Owner's details (Owner Code, Owner Name, and Address etc.)
• Rental property address
• Commission Amount for the period
• GST which is 10% of the Commission Amount
• Lease Amount for the period
• A button for user to print statements to a pdf file
Other requirements:
• You must make use of decision structures and repetition structures.
• You must include data validation to ensure the user only enters valid information, and report meaningful error messages if they don't.
• You should use appropriate indentation of your code so that it is easily readable
• You should include appropriate documentation in your code
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PHOENIX — A Phoenix, Ariz., Outback Steakhouse restaurant violated federal law by firing an employee on the basis of his disability and/or because he needed a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit against OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC d/b/a Outback Steakhouse and OS Restaurant Services, Inc., server John Woods, who suffers from traumatic brain injury, worked as a server from November, 2009 until approximately January, 2010, when he was fired. The EEOC charged that Outback terminated Woods' employment because of his disability and/or because he needed a reasonable accommodation.
Such alleged conduct violates Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), which prohibits private employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC d/b/a Outback Steakhouse and OS Restaurant Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-01754-NVW) in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The lawsuit seeks back pay, compensatory and punitive damages for Woods, as well as appropriate injunctive relief to prevent any further discriminatory practices.
"Recent amendments to the ADA make clear that the protections for persons with disabilities should be broadly applied," said Mary Jo O'Neill, regional attorney for the EEOC's Phoenix District Office. "The ADA, as amended, was intended to ensure that workers with disabilities have equal employment opportunities. Terminating an employee because he is disabled or because he needed a reasonable accommodation is unlawful."
EEOC District Director Rayford O. Irvin added, "We will vigorously pursue our mission of fighting employment discrimination on all fronts. The EEOC continues to fight for the rights of people discriminated against because they are disabled."
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. The EEOC's Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction for Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and part of New Mexico (including Albuquerque). Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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State assemblies are unpredictable things — just ask former Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams.
Saturday's Republican Party state assembly in Boulder promises to be a fascinating one. Seven Republicans are running for governor and a chance to unseat Democrat John Hickenlooper. Two candidates submitted signatures and five are going through the assembly process. Candidates need 30 percent to get on the ballot so do the math.
"What's your prediction for governor?" delegates asked each other over and over again Friday, when congressional and legislative districts met to nominate candidates.
Wadhams recalled the 1996 GOP assembly when there was an open seat for the U.S. Senate. Congressman Wayne Allard and Attorney General Gale Norton were considered the top candidates, but there was plenty of speculation that Norton would keep Allard off the ballot.
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Cellphone Video From South Korea Ferry Disaster
Cellphone video emerged from the South Korean ferry disaster on Thursday, as the president of the company that runs the ferry appeared for an emotional public apology. Via The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update.
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... the rule I the eye ... as rescuers continued to search for survivors of the sunken South Korean passenger ferry on Thursday ... cellphone video begin to emerge from rescued passengers to and then on board the ferry during a disaster here passengers in life jackets braced themselves against passageway Wall ... as the ship sits on its port side in the water ... in this clip ... passengers cling to railings on that day while they await rescue ... this video reportedly shot by a student on board the boat ... says fellow students in life jackets seeking shelter inside personal storage cubby holes below deck cabin ... the president of the company that runs the fairy appeared in public for an emotional apology ... but ... Blasio's had to be ... the ferry left from a port near Seoul on Tuesday for the resort island of JG ... with four hundred semi five passengers on board ... including three hundred twenty five high school students on vacation ... as of Thursday morning one hundred seventy nine people have been rescued ... and nine were confirmed dead ... this is the Foreign Bureau ... WSJ's global news update ...


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If you are looking for hypnosis in Cockfosters, maybe you would consider travelling the short distance to Watford for your hypnotherapy requirements.
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Connecticut School Shooting Update: Sandy Hook Elementary students, teachers head back to school
(CBS/AP) NEWTOWN, Conn. - Nearly three weeks after the tragic shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 20 students and six educators dead, the survivors are heading back to class.
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Classes are starting Thursday at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where the students' desks have been taken along with backpacks and other belongings that were left behind in the chaos following the shooting on Dec. 14. Families have been coming in to see the new school, and an open house is scheduled for Wednesday.
"I'm nervous about it," David Connors, the father of 8-year-old triplets who escaped the rampage at the Newton school, told The Associated Press. "It's unchartered waters for us. I know it's going to be difficult."
But Connors says he felt reassured after recently visiting the new setup at the former Chalk Hill school in Monroe. He said his children were excited to see their backpacks and coats, and that the family was greeted by a police officer at the door and grief counselors in the hallways.
Teachers will try to make it as normal a school day as possible for the children, schools Superintendent Janet Robinson said.
"We want to get back to teaching and learning," she said. "We will obviously take time out from the academics for any conversations that need to take place, and there will be a lot of support there. All in all, we want the kids to reconnect with their friends and classroom teachers, and I think that's going to be the healthiest thing."
Connors said his children are excited to go back to school but predicted they might be nervous as the first day approaches. He hopes the grief counseling services continue, he said.
"It's going to be a long road back," Connors said. "Back to what I guess is the biggest question. Everyone keeps throwing that word around the new normal. What does the new normal look like? I think everybody kind of has to define that for themselves."
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Random Walk: Wall of Patents
A walk along the second floor of Cummings Hall is now also a stroll down memory lane. A Wall of Patents documents the flow of inventions from research and course project work done by Thayer School faculty, students, and staff since the 1970s. The first, U.S. Patent 3,605,843, was granted September 20, 1971 to former professor and prolific entrepreneur Robert Dean Jr. and Hypertherm founder Richard Couch Jr. '64 Th'65. Their invention: a cashew nut sheller. The most recent, U.S. Patent 7,994,786 B2, granted August 9, 2011 to Professors John Weaver, Ian Baker, and Eric Hansen, protects an innovation aimed at treating cancer: System and Method for Use of Nanoparticles in Imaging and Temperature Measurement. From a total of 134 U.S. patents, 94 are held by faculty, 20 by students, and 20 by teams of faculty, students, and staff. Another 39 patent applications filed since 2009 are awaiting their place in Thayer history.
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Annie Lennox: Singing Out Against HIV
After you've won four Grammys, eight BRIT Awards, put out multiple platinum and gold albums and even won an Oscar for your music, what's left to do?
For Annie Lennox, the answer is become an HIV advocate.
Inspired by a Nelson Mandela speech, in 2007 Lennox founded SING -- an activist group that uses music to raise both awareness and money to help women and children living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. She brought together Madonna, Celine Dion, Faith Hill and 20 other internationally acclaimed female musicians as well as members of the South African AIDS activist group, Treatment Action Campaign, to back her on a powerful HIV-awareness anthem titled "Sing." It was released as a single from Lennox's Songs of Mass Destruction album and sales of the "Sing" record and merchandise have raised over £100,000 so far.
Profits from the HIV-awareness anthem and Lennox's other appearances go to help Treatment Action Campaign, one of the most vocal and important HIV/AIDS activist groups in South Africa, funding its efforts to provide access to HIV testing, treatment and education. Treatment Action Campaign is also a strong advocate for women's rights, and 80 percent of its members are women, which fits perfectly with Lennox's goal of helping women in particular.
SING is not Lennox's first involvement with HIV activism. In 1990, she recorded a version of the song "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye" for the compilation Red Hot + Blue, put out by the Red Hot Organization to raise money for HIV.
SING also records awareness videos, showing personal stories of women and children affected by HIV in South Africa. You can see SING's activist videos at its YouTube channel. Click here for SING's official Web site. To purchase "Sing" from the iTunes store, click here.


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HOUSTON - A vendor at Houston's Minute Maid Park has been fired after a fan filmed him taking a tray of snow cones into a stadium bathroom and putting it on the floor of the stall while using the facilities.
The fan shared the video with KPRC-TV (http://bit.ly/10UGkM3 ), which aired the report Wednesday night.
New Astros president Reid Ryan says: "The Astros were notified immediately by our partner ARAMARK of the incident involving a vendor on Monday night. We commend the swift reaction displayed by ARAMARK of terminating the employee immediately upon learning of the incident that evening."
ARAMARK, which runs food services at the ballpark, call it an isolated incident and says the vendor's actions were "a clear violation of our food safety practices and are not reflective of our standards."


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