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Major enhancements to ISA Server 2006 include better bandwidth controls and improved monitoring.
ISA also controls bandwidth for all HTTP and HTTPS traffic. This lets you give certain packets preferential treatment based on their destination. ISA does this with the Differentiated Services protocol, which uses a tab in the header of each packet to assign priority. Packet prioritization applies to all HTTP and HTTPS traffic passing through ISA, rather than applying specific firewall rules. After you enable packet prioritization, you configure the URLs and domains to which it will be applied.
It will also control the maximum amount of concurrent connections, half-open connections and non-TCP connections. You can configure ISA to simply drop this traffic or drop and log traffic. The default flood mitigation settings ensure that ISA Server will still function, even under flood attack. It denies malicious traffic while serving all other traffic.
Improved traffic monitoring is another ISA 2006 highlight. Many other firewalls provide no logging or make it difficult to use the data. ISA displays live traffic as it comes through your firewall, telling you if the traffic was allowed or denied and which firewall rule rendered the decision. This makes it easy to associate a denial with a specific rule. ISA 2006 generates data on log time, client IP, destination IP, destination port, protocol, action, rules, result code, HTTP status code, client username, source network, destination network, URL, server name and log record type.
You can also manually add explicit mappings to the dictionary. This saves you from having to redo all your Web code to point to public names. When an internal name is returned to the outside, ISA will replace the internal name with the external name as defined in the dictionary. The updated link translation in ISA 2006 supports additional character sets and is automatically activated when you create a Web server publishing rule.
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Whether you're relocating with young scholars or pursuing higher education yourself, you want to know that your new hometown has great schools. Those seeking knowledge will find plenty to like about Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Preschool lays the foundation for many of the skills youngsters will need in elementary schools, so it's important to start them off right. Chapel Hill's highly regarded Elizabeth Sewall Elementary School also offers pre-kindergarten, and receives high marks for its enthusiastic teachers and approachable administration. For kids who might benefit from a preschool-only experience, there's Chapel Hill Co-Op Preschool, where teachers are cheerful and well-educated, and the focus is on development, not just day-care.
Woods Charter School is a K-12 that garners rave reviews from parents and students, alike. They cite enthusiastic, supportive teachers; small class sizes; and a nurturing atmosphere as pluses. Previously mentioned Elizabeth Sewall Elementary also gets good grades post preschool, and Glenwood Elementary gets nods for its Mandarin Immersion Program, diversity, and parent-faculty engagement.
Chapel Hill's Guy Phillips Middle School is a 6-8 that boasts a great academic atmosphere, skilled teachers, and plentiful extra-curricular activities. R D and Euzelle Smith Middle School and Grey Culbreth Middle School are also notable among Chapel Hill's 6-8s.
Woods Charter School K-12 keeps kids learning and parents happy. In addition to being among Chapel Hill's best elementaries, its high school program is top-notch. East Chapel Hill High School is recognized as an Honor School of Excellence, and 90% of its students are at or above grade level. Emerson Waldorf School is an impressive private PK-12 institution whose high school program is a big contributor to their excellent reputation.
No discussion of Chapel Hill Schools would be complete without a nod to UNC Chapel Hill, which offers distinguished graduate and professional programs, and a reputation that speaks for itself. Chapel Hill is also home to the Kenan-Flagler Business School, known for its quality business education programs, and top-notch faculty.
The GreatSchools Rating is a simple tool that helps you compare schools based on test scores and other available data, including student academic growth and college readiness.
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Justin Bieber on 'Boyfriend': 'We Wanted to Show People I Can Evolve'
Justin Bieber's amazing new single 'Boyfriend' landed today and The Biebs actually touched on everything we said in our review during his chat with Z100 DJ Elvis Duran. We'd just like to point out that we picked up what the Biebtastic one was putting down.
"We wanted to catch people's attention and I know everything has been uptempo — and we wanted to slow it down a little bit and show people I can evolve," The Biebs said. He acknowledged that with his previous work, he was younger, his voice was higher and he appealed to a more teen-centric audience. Now, as he is getting older and his voice is changing and deepening, his appeal widens and his audience broadens. It's the perfect pop recipe for success.
The Biebs touched on his upcoming basketball film with Mark Wahlberg, saying that the script keeps going through revisions, since it's not good enough yet. He's a perfectionist, it'd seem. He also shared that movies have always been a part of his professional desire, since he was in plays when he was younger.
What did he say about social media, the verse source that put him on the map? Well, obviously he's a huge fan of Twitter and Facebook and confirmed that he authors all of his tweets and doesn't have someone else posting for him, like many other celebs do. He is hands on with his thumbs on his iPhone, filling his Twitter feed directly.
As for the Beliebers? He loves you guys with all his heart! "That's who built me," he said. "That's who helped me be where I am and that's why I love them so much." Aw, how sweet. He also said he hates being chased by paparazzi, since it sometimes causes him to rush past fans as he tries to evade the paps and their flashbulbs. "[The fans] sometimes feel I left them but that wasn't the case. [Paparazzi] just ruin it and the fans don't get time. I would stop and take pictures but I can't when I have cameras flashing in my face."
Those are the trappings of fame that the singer's manager spoke about.
Check out the photo of the 'Boyfriend' cake that The Biebs was presented with.
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A term used by bronies when they boast that they can do something fast. It originated from ep. 1 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic when Rainbow Dash stated that she could "Clear all the clouds from the sky in 10 seconds flat"
Hey, I just beat your best time in Mario Cart!" "Meh, I could do it in 10 seconds flat.
A common term of unknown origin, in which a person claims to be able to complete a task in 10.00 seconds. Existed long before the existance of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic
You see that tree over there? I can run there and back in 10 seconds flat.
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When soloing this it is a great idea to equip the staff (if you can) and using its active effect after killing all the weapons (note the effect will go away if you un-equip the staff).
It is a great help against all four advisor's at once as the combination of all four on one target can leave a player cc'ed for a long time.
I remove the weapon when fighting Kael'thas himself because I find the damage increase from my normal weapons better than the not being able to be cc'ed by him.


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GENEVA (AP) — U.S. airlines will lead a recovery in the global sector's profits next year, mainly thanks to cost cuts and restructuring measures taken to address weak economic growth, the industry's trade group forecast Thursday.
Carriers in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America will also enjoy an improvement in earnings, while those in Europe are expected to only break even as they continue to suffer from the region's economic crisis.
The industry expects global net profits of $8.4 billion in 2013. It anticipates $6.7 billion for this year, based on strong second and third quarters — particularly for larger carriers — despite high fuel prices and weaker demand.
The 2013 results would still be below the $8.8 billion earned in 2011 and $15.8 billion in 2010. The net profit margin, at 1 percent, would also be well below the 7 to 8 percent officials say is needed to recover capital costs.
The International Air Transport Association's annual review focused on the impact of annual world economic growth falling below 2 percent and Brent crude oil trading at $109.5 a barrel.
"Airlines have adjusted to this difficult environment through improving efficiency and restructuring," said Tony Tyler, chief executive of the Geneva-based global trade group.
Tyler told reporters in Geneva that airlines' financial performance hinged partly on their size.
"Economies of scale are helping larger airlines to cope much better with the difficult environment than small and medium-sized carriers which continue to struggle," he said.
IATA, whose 240 member airlines carry 84 percent of all passengers and cargo, said the industry's overall revenue in 2013 is expected to rise to $659 billion from $637 billion this year, while costs will go up to $640 billion from $623 billion.
North American airlines are expected to do best in 2013, posting a combined net profit of $3.4 billion, ahead of $3.2 billion in Asia Pacific, $1.1 billion in the Middle East and $700 million in Latin America, the IATA estimated.
Tyler said airlines are expected to benefit from U.S. economic growth — forecast to be the strongest among developed economies — despite talk of a "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that the government could face.
Carriers in Europe and Africa, on the other hand, are among the worst off and expected to merely break even for 2012 and 2013.
Europe's airlines last turned a profit, of $400 million, in 2011, as the region's debt crisis weighs on demand for travel, the IATA estimated.
"The carriers in Europe are particularly gloomy, I would say, based on talks with CEOs," said Tyler.
The continuing financial uncertainty hovering over the European economy, high taxes and inefficient infrastructure will continue to plague the continent's industry next year, the trade group said.
"Certainly there are opportunities for further consolidation of airlines in Europe," said Tyler, adding that major carriers such as Lufthansa, KLM and International Airlines Group, despite their own struggles, may try to buy up some of the smaller airlines.
Meanwhile, global air freight markets are "very weak," Tyler said. Cargo demand is expected to increase by 1.4 percent in 2013, not enough to make up for the 2 percent decline suffered in 2012.


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The Open Group Launches Accreditation Program to Strengthen Global Supply Chain Security
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Monday, February 3, 2014 – The Open Group today announces the launch of the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) Accreditation Program, one of the first accreditation programs aimed at assuring the integrity of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information and communication technology (ICT) products worldwide and safeguarding the global supply chain against the increasing sophistication of Cybersecurity attacks.
Intended to assure integrity in technology development and to prevent maliciously tainted and counterfeit products from entering the supply chain, the accreditation program will ensure applicants conform to the O-TTPS standard.
Companies seeking O-TTPS Accreditation - which could be component suppliers, technology providers or integrators - can choose to be accredited for conforming to the O-TTPS standard and adhering to the best practice requirements across the entire enterprise, within a specific product line or business unit or within one or more individual products.
Organizations applying to become O-TTPS accredited are then required to provide evidence of conformance to each of the O-TTPS requirements, demonstrating they have the processes in place to secure their in-house development and their supply chains across the entire COTS ICT product lifecycle, including the design, sourcing, build, fulfilment, distribution, sustainment, and disposal phases.
O-TTPS accredited organizations will then be able to identify themselves as Open Trusted Technology Providers™ and will become part of a public registry of trusted providers who help ensure they "Build with Integrity" so their customers can "Buy with Confidence".
The Open Group is also announcing the O-TTPS Recognized Assessor Program, which assures that Recognized Assessor (companies) meet certain criteria as a third party assessor organization and that their assessors (individuals) meet an additional set of criteria and have passed the O-TTPS Assessor exam, before they can be assigned to an O-TTPS Assessment. The Open Group will operate this program, grant O-TTPS Recognized Assessor certificates and list those qualifying organizations on a public registry.
Organizations can download the O-TTPS v1.0 and the O-TTPS Accreditation Policy from the Trusted Technology Section in The Open Group Bookstore.
To learn more about becoming an accredited Open Trusted Technology Provider™ or an O-TTPS Recognized third-party assessor visit: http://www.opengroup.org/accreditation/o-ttps.
Edna Conway, Chief Security Officer, Global Supply Chain, Cisco Systems and Vice-Chair of The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum, said: "The robust and cross-industry method through which the O-TTPS Accreditation Policy was developed has delivered a transparent, credible process with integrity."
Andras Szakal, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, IBM U.S. Federal IMT: said: "Secure by Design is a key tenant of the IBM secure engineering process. The Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard and Accreditation Program will help guide and recognize trusted technology vendors like IBM that value Secure by Design best practices. IBM is a proud founding member of the OTTF and has successfully piloted the accreditation program. In January 2014, IBM obtained O-TTPS accreditation for the Application Infrastructure and Middleware (AIM) Software Business Division, which includes the flagship WebSphere product line."
Sally Long, Director, The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum, said: "Being able to identify accredited organizations not only benefits commercial customers and governments, it also benefits COTS ICT providers, who can identify and choose to work with accredited component suppliers – thus enabling a holistic approach that is essential to raising the bar for all constituents in the supply chain."
Notes to editors
Tainted and counterfeit products pose significant risk to organizations because altered or non-genuine products introduce the possibility of untracked malicious behavior or poor performance. Both product risks can damage customers and suppliers resulting in failed or inferior products, revenue and brand equity loss, disclosure of intellectual property, and damage to critical infrastructure. The increase in sophistication of cyber-attacks has forced technology suppliers and governments to take a more comprehensive approach to risk management as it applies to product integrity and supply chain security. Customers are now seeking assurances that their providers are following standards to mitigate the risks of tainted and counterfeit components, while providers of COTS ICT are focusing on protecting the integrity of their products and services as they move through the global supply chain.
- For more information on The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum click here.
- To view a video featuring OTTF Vice-Chair and Cisco's Chief Security Officer, Global Supply Chain, Edna Conway discussing the work of the OTTF, please click here.
About The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF)
The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) leads the development of a global supply chain security program in order to provide buyers of IT products with a choice of accredited technology partners (component suppliers, providers and integrators). The Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) identifies best practices for technology integrity and supply chain security. The O-TTPS Accreditation Program assures conformance to the standard, distinguishing Open Trusted Technology Providers™, and fostering a secure and sustainable global supply chain.
The OTTF provides a vendor-neutral environment where security, supply chain, and acquisition professionals can lead the development of industry best practices and accreditation programs, utilize The Open Group's broad reach to build global recognition for them, and network with a world-class community of experts and peers to grow professionally. We welcome the participation of all who want to influence the direction of the OTTF.
About The Open Group
The Open Group is an international vendor- and technology-neutral consortium upon which organizations rely to lead the development of IT standards and certifications, and to provide them with access to key industry peers, suppliers and best practices. The Open Group provides guidance and an open environment in order to ensure interoperability and vendor neutrality.
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Technical Developments to Watch:
- EUR/USD consolidating in a tight range at 1-year lows ahead of ECB
- GBP/USD nearing top of 2-month bearish channel near 1.6630
- USD/JPY rally stalled at 104.12 resistance, but support remains near 103.00
- AUD/USD in play, rates still trapped in .9200-.9450 range
** All data and comments in this report as of Friday's European session close **
- EUR/USD stabilized in the mid-1.3100s after gapping to new 1-year lows last week
- MACD shows bearish momentum, but Slow Stochastics now in oversold territory
- Chance for an oversold bounce remains, but rallies likely to be short-lived toward 1.3250-1.3300
The EUR/USD gapped to a new one-year low under 1.3200 to start last week, but rates merely consolidated in a tight range from there. The outlook for this week is similar to our outlook from the previous few weeks: the downtrend remains strong, as shown by the continually falling MACD, but the Slow Stochastics are in oversold territory, raising the risk of an oversold bounce this week. Conservative traders may look to fade any bounces into resistance at the 20-day EMA near 1.3250 and bearish trend line around 1.3300.
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Since you're reading this on the Internet, it may sound odd to learn that television is still the main source of news for the majority of Americans - 55% according to Gallup polling. It's not just the retiree demographic either. Half of adults aged 18 to 29 and half aged 30 to 49 told Gallup they turn to TV as their primary source for news. The Internet came in next as a main source of news for 21% of Americans. Nine percent said newspapers and just six percent cite radio, but those who do skew highly educated.
But how do people define news? Do talk shows count? Also, how much original reporting is being done for television and Internet outlets? Historically, newspapers have worn out the most shoe leather while reporting on the day-in and day-out of our world. How will that continued deterioration of print readership affect journalism in the U.S.?
Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of Gallup
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MISSOURI (KFVS) - Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to make the public aware that May is Motorcycle Safety Month. Favorable weather seems to be an invitation to motorcyclists to go for a ride.
It's important for motorcyclists to take an active role in their safety.
Please keep these suggestions in mind when you're on the road:
- Be visible. Motorists often have a hard time seeing you. Keep your headlight on, day or night. Use reflective strips/decals on your clothing and on your motorcycle. Be aware of other vehicle's blind spots.
- Dress for safety. Wear a helmet and eye protection. Wear bright clothing. Wear thick or leather clothing for protection. Section 302.020 RSMo. states, in part, "Every person operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle or motortricycle, as defined in Section 301.010 RSMo., upon any highway of this state shall wear protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective headgear shall meet reasonable standards and specifications established by the director."
- Think safety while riding. Give yourself space to react to other motorists' actions. Use lane positioning to increase visibility. Watch for turning vehicles. Signal your next action in advance. Pretend you're invisible and drive defensively.
- Know your bike. Get formal training and take refresher courses. Practice riding your motorcycle before going into heavy traffic. Know how to handle your motorcycle in all types of road conditions.
Car and truck drivers need to share the road with motorcyclists and keep the following in mind:
- Drivers should actively watch for motorcyclists.
- Motorcycles may look farther away than they are due to their smaller size. It is also difficult to judge the speed at which a motorcycle is traveling as it approaches.
- Motorcycles are hidden easily in a vehicle's blind spots, or masked by objects or backgrounds. Thoroughly check traffic before changing lanes!
Motorcyclists may slow down by downshifting or easing off the throttle. So, you may not see a brake light. Allow extra distance between you and a motorcycle
- A motorcycle's turn signal does not cancel after the turn like a vehicle's signal does. So, pay attention, the motorcycle may not be turning.
- A motorcyclist will often adjust their position in the lane in order to be seen more easily and to avoid debris, wind, or passing vehicles. Allow the motorcyclist to share the lane; don't assume they are being reckless.
- Stopping distance for motorcycles is similar to that of cars. But, slippery pavement can make stopping quickly difficult. Please allow more distance behind a motorcycle in these types of road conditions.
Preliminary 2016 statistics indicate there were 2,138 crashes involving a motorcycle. In these crashes, 1,933 were people injured and 121 people were killed.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri's roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober. "Don't Violate The Trust."
Copyright 2017 KFVS. All rights reserved.


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'Tea party' pols sell out the tea party
Exclusive: Steve Baldwin names who endorsed Romney after taking cash from his PACs
By Steve Baldwin
In March of 2011, former Rep. John Leboutiller predicted in a News Max article that, "the tea party will select the 2012 GOP nominee."
At the time, it was a safe prediction given the strength of the tea-party movement in the 2010 elections and the influence it was expected to have on the GOP presidential primaries just over a year later. But something went terribly wrong in the meantime. Many politicians heavily supported by the tea-party movement seem to have switched sides, pursuing their own agenda at the expense of the conservative movement and the tea party.
Take Christine O'Donnell, for example. O'Donnell lost her bid for the U.S. Senate in Delaware but continues to have a following among tea-party activists. Inexplicably, she recently endorsed Romney, stating she is doing so because she thinks "infrastructure and executive experience are important." She also claimed, "He's been consistent since he changed his mind."
One wonders if the $5,000 O'Donnell received in 2010 from Romney's Free and Strong America PAC had any influence on her decision.
Similarly, the tea-party movement was heavily involved in the election of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, but she endorsed Romney last month, claiming in her endorsement remarks, "He knows how to create jobs and turn the economy." Haley also received some big bucks from Romney; to be precise, she took $36,000 from Romney's various PACs over the last few years, more than any other gubernatorial candidate.
Then there's Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, a long-time favorite of tea-party activists. Chaffetz is actually a member of the Romney "Truth Squad" that goes around harassing Newt Gingrich everywhere he speaks. Chaffetz claims Romney is a fiscal conservative and that due to his budget cuts in Massachusetts, tea partiers "love" him. But Chaffetz also loves Romney's money since he received almost $7,000 from Romney's PAC since 2008.
Lastly, Romney seems to have even compromised the tea-party hero of Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio. Like others, Rubio professes neutrality in the GOP primary but finds frequent opportunities to proclaim, "Romney is a conservative." And, by the way, Rubio has accepted over $7,000 from Romney's PAC.
What's astonishing about these tea party-supported politicians is the level of apparent ignorance they all exhibit regarding Romney's record. Clues evidencing Romney's RINO ways abound; just take a look at his consultants, advisers and donors. He's Bob Dole and John McCain all over again. Moreover, Romney doesn't seem to have any core convictions. Indeed, contrary to O'Donnell's remarks, Romney hasn't been consistent about anything other than promoting himself. At last count, he's flipped-flopped on over 30 major issues.
With respect to his economic record, Chaffetz and Haley seem clueless as to the real facts: Romney's was one of the worst in the country. He certainly didn't govern as a fiscal conservative. Indeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Romney's job-creation record was 49th in the country. Why? Tax hikes on corporations and other private sector burdens resulting from his cap-and-trade and Romneycare policies.
As for abortion, some tea-party backers appear to be parroting Romney press releases. Do they not know that Romney – since his alleged pro-life "conversion" in 2004 – has engaged in numerous pro-abortion actions? For example, the Romney administration gave millions of tax dollars to Planned Parenthood for the construction of an abortion clinic and dramatically expanded state funding of abortion by ensuring that it was covered by his Romneycare plan.
Indeed, Romney led the nation in advancing three of the left's primary policy goals: gay marriage, cap-and-trade and government control of heath care. And now he may be the GOP nominee? This is pathetic. These politicians had the power and influence to unite conservatives all over the country behind a conservative candidate, but instead they took part in misleading voters about the real Romney record.
The tea-party movement should be outraged and should hold these politicians accountable for this betrayal. Romney typifies everything that's wrong with the GOP and possesses the same type of RINO worldview that led to the rise of the tea-party movement. To these politicians, power and influence are more important than the future of America. If the Republican Party nominates Mitt Romney, who then loses to Obama, it will be due partly to a total lack of leadership by many of the same "conservative" politicians the tea-party movement helped elect.
Steve Baldwin is a former member of the California Legislature and former executive director of the Council for National Policy. He is the author of "From Crayons to Condoms," published by WND Books.


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|2013-02-01, 22:52
|Link #5462
New OP/ED didn't really strike any chords with me, and I almost prefer the former OP song, but a change was coming nonetheless. And this looks like a song specifically written for Fairy Tail, too. Maybe it will grow on me, like some OP/EDs do, but dunno.
Erza's fight was about as well-animated as I could have hoped for. Decently good. Levy's lines toward the end made me shiver almost as much as it did in the manga. Hopefully this will have quelled some people's desire to see Erza use her other armors more.
MPF round was amusing... Mavis is such a troll, scaring the daylights out of Makarov, heh. I really like her attitude. I liked seeing Orga and Sabertooth get surprised at Erza, Jura, and Cana. And it's about time Fairy Tail started gaining points and making themselves look like a force to be reckoned with.
Laxus vs. Alexi next, his father's guild. Will be interesting....
|2013-02-01, 23:55
|Link #5463
User of the "Fast Draw"
Got to love Mavis. She will do whatever it takes to win . Lend out one of Fairy Tail's legendary magic in order to win a competition? Sure, she will .
Of course Erza's fight was just pure fun. Maybe would have liked less cutting to reactions and even more pure fighting, but this was pretty good. Got to show off plenty of her armors and different combinations between armor and weapon. Just shows how incredible Erza is. This just took a bit longer than she expected.
Nice to see Fairy Tail go 1 and 2 through this round. Drops the vaunted Sabertooth down to 4th in that competition.
Seems like the battles will be interesting as well as Raven Tail making their move.
New OP/ED was alright, will have to give it a few weeks to decide how I feel.
|2013-02-02, 00:24
|Link #5464
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
The new OP is okay, but the ED was bit slow for my taste. I want them upbeat songs again by the male band.
Erza part was bit dragged out and the animation is decent, sadly I wish it was up to par w/ Yukino and Kagura fight at the minimum. However, it is good to see her old armors again.
The magic reader was fun to watch, comedic and exciting to see each person figures. Everyone has a different magical striking. Too bad no celestial magic users.
Erza tits of armor saved her from this monster.
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|2013-02-02, 00:47
|Link #5465
Gordita's for Everyone
Join Date: Oct 2008
wasn't really a fan of the new opening and of course its FT so it has spoilers.
The erza part with the monsters was nicely done filler.
The magic counter part was boring. I'm still mad that ogra's lightning is yellow when its supposed to be black.
The preview lol. Oh god the spoilers.
|2013-02-02, 01:31
|Link #5466
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Puerto Rico
|2013-02-02, 01:52
|Link #5467
Awe of She
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
And now, we have 100 reminders why Erza is Awesome-ness incarnate.
Spoiler for what could have been done:
Sexy beast Milianna... Can't hate a genki neko girl like her, can we?
And Kana...she was great here. I wish they would have slowed down the stripping part though... Moar drunk Kana please.
|2013-02-02, 01:53
|Link #5468
Tofu Driver
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: On Winding Roads.
Age: 28
So many highlights in this episode.
OP/ED was okay... FT still haven't found anything that tops the 1st OP yet imo.
Erza's RPG game was entertaining. Love the music. Can't wait for OST Vol 4. Anyone know when its coming out?
Animation could have been better tho.
Spoiler for Something seems a "little" off:
Cana is true to the testament: The less you wear, the more powerful you get.
And that Master Mavis... That cheater...
Spoiler for Who dares disqualify this face?!:
i Approve *_*
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|2013-02-02, 03:18
|Link #5471
The Lost Lamb
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: in Darkness
well i wasn't really excited about Erza's fight because as usual she is overpowered and will win no matter what the challenge, the only thing that got me up for the fight was that she was equipping different piece of armor from different sets, and Levy's narration at the end of the challenge.
and there was a shinning moment for Cana there,totally unexpected, just loved it,(specially when she took off her top )
don't know if anyone saw the hint there, but i am looking forward to fight between Orga and Laxus
(it was in the preview)And in the next ep Laxus enters the ring against his father's guild, just can't wait for it
|2013-02-02, 03:33
|Link #5472
Disputatio exaro nex
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Turkey
Age: 35
This was the best episode together with Erza vs Azuma fight, it was great to see that they properly did it after the ultra lazy 2-page on the manga. Animation, drawings etc was lacking unfortunately but I'll take what I can. If it was up to me, I'd have it made into a 90 min movie!
|2013-02-02, 05:05
|Link #5473
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
|2013-02-02, 06:13
|Link #5475
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 29
Fun episode...
Milliana: Neko punch, 365 ftw!
Orga: What 365, check out mah over 3,000! We da best!!
Jura: Yeah lemme focus a bit, over 8 thousand, kthxbai.
Kana: I think I'm trippin'... 9,999!
-everyone else: FUUUUUUUU!- (Kana x Hibiki was fun though)
Pandemonium was epic, nice presentation with an appropriate music score to follow it through. New OP is probably better, new ED pales in comparison to the previous one =/ Interesting preview, it's Laxus show time
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It was really nice watching her fight.
That last monster was more challenging.
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- 1 Financial crisis of 2008
- 2 Lukashenko
- 3 Arinze won't become pope
- 4 CPAC straw poll results
- 5 Bullied and banned by liberal sysop for speaking the truth.
- 6 Username Change
- 7 Questions
- 8 Protocol
- 9 Best Wishes to you & yours
- 10 Template:Personal remark removed
- 11 Andy
- 12 Economics lecture six
- 13 No Nobel Prize was given for relativity
- 14 Grammar error on MPR
- 15 Liberalism
- 16 E=mc2
- 17 Glad you liked my ideas on upgrading the atheism, evolution and homosexuality articles
- 18 A little help
- 19 User:GregG/Other RSS
- 20 Possible bug (non-urgent, just odd)
- 21 Darkbludd
- 22 request for SkipCaptcha
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- 24 Dead-end pages: Homework answers
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- 32 European sovereign-debt crisis
- 33 Watertown
- 34 Video games
- 35 Name Change
- 36 Talk:Gun control#New Infographic
- 37 User:Conservative and my userspace, redux
- 38 Account Creation
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- 40 Official Complaint Regarding Conservative's Continued Damaging Actions to This Site
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Financial crisis of 2008
There was just two months work in this article reverted without explanation. The article is 5 years out of date and in need of updating. It is loaded with Prof. Jensen's hope that government Keynsian stimulus's are the solution to the crisis -- which has now been emphatically rejected by both the European Union and the United States through sequestration. Can we get meaningful discussion on any problems, or can the reversion be restored and I can continue, along with my work in Category:Budget terms, Fannie Mae, and other articles related to the crisis. Thank you. OscarO 22:20, 6 March 2013 (EST)
Hello I have seen that only administrators can upload pictures. So can you please uploud a picture of the dictator Alexander Lukashenko? Like this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Lukashenko_2007.jpg --Alex00 12:34, 11 March 2013 (EDT)
- There are limitations on use of that photo, which make it not worth the trouble for the relatively obscure figure.--Andy Schlafly 12:49, 11 March 2013 (EDT)
Arinze won't become pope
I notice to you the post that I have written on the talk page of cardinal Arinze, explaining why he won't become pope at all, I assume that since nobody answered me and you kept uphelding that Arinze will be elected on the main page's head... you didn't read it. --Swordsman 12:52, 13 March 2013 (EDT)
CPAC straw poll results
Mr. Schlafly, your headline for the CPAC straw poll contains the line "...as the older RINOs strike out.", is this meant to imply that you believe that the other candidates under consideration were RINOs? If that's the case, I couldn't help but notice that of the other 22 candidates on the ballot, only 2 appear on our RINO list here at Conservapedia (Chris Christie and Mitch Daniels). Would you like me to add the other names to the list? --DonnyC 19:58, 16 March 2013 (EDT)
- No, the headline doesn't mean that every non-winner is a RINO. It means the RINO faction of the party struck out, including critics of Rand Paul and folks like Mitt Romney.--Andy Schlafly 22:03, 16 March 2013 (EDT)
Bullied and banned by liberal sysop for speaking the truth.
On the Steubenville rape case page, I, BenCG, correctly pointed out that the rape case was stalled by local Democrat officials, only to have justice brought by the Republicans at the state level. Apparently I offended the liberal sensibilities of liberal evolutionist and atheist User:Brenden. I can understand dealing with liberal bias and ignorance on Wikipedia. But to have to deal with it on Conservapedia at the behest of liberal sysops is disgusting. Brenden refuses to accept the facts surrounding the Steubenville rape case and, like an atheist, refuses to accept credit given to Republican AG Mike DeWine for his good, Godly work in bringing the perpetrators to justice. BenCG2 14:16, 18 March 2013 (EDT)
- BenCG, your edits to the Steubenville rape case were in no way in good faith. I trust anyone with some sense can tell that the entire point of the article was not to complain about politics, but rather to explain the disgusting crime that took place. BenCG, instead of lying and manipulating people, why don't you go do something productive?brenden 00:07, 23 March 2013 (EDT)
Username Change
Hi Andy, would you be able to change my username to DickV so as I conform with the first name, last initial policy ? Cheers. 09:22, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
- That's unnecessary at this point - the policy is for users who have not made substantive edits.--Andy Schlafly 09:28, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
Andy, the users who have not made substantive edits are the ones that get burned by the rule! You probably know that Mr. V, along with another of others, are occasionally beaten up for the appearance (emphasis on appearance) of hypocrisy in blocking people over the naming rule while not himself complying with it. He was simply lucky that no one was zealous in applying the rule when he was new. He is making a good-faith effort to fix this appearance of hypocrisy. Please let him do so. SamHB 22:47, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
- I must admit I always assumed Vergne was the surname. Still if someone wants to change their name it can do no harm can it? --DamianJohn 22:51, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
- So will you change my username please ? Dvergne 23:17, 22 March 2013 (EDT)
Hi Mr. Schlafly,
I am a relatively new user here at Conservapedia, but since I am very familiar with how MediaWiki works, I was able to "adapt" to here easily. I have a few questions about Conservapedia which probably only you could answer.
- Are there any plans for the MediaWiki version of this wiki to be updated? The version currently is 1.16.0, but the latest version of MediaWiki is 1.20.3!
- Is Conservapedia:Image upload requests still being monitored? If not, I would appreciate it if you or another user with the upload tag could take a look at my upload request.
- Finally, is there a page protection policy here? After searching through the help pages and guidelines, I couldn't find one. I think we need one since I noticed that Evolutionary biology careers is fully protected with no reason given, and there has been an outcry on the talk page.
Thanks, DashP 14:27, 20 March 2013 (EDT)
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
Regarding this edit, may I suggest that you discuss any such reorganization of the article on the talk page first (as did I) before you make it. Also, some people may view marking the edit as "minor" may be misleading. Many thanks, Wschact 15:00, 24 March 2013 (EDT)
Best Wishes to you & yours
May many blessings be yours on this day of remembrance. :-) Taj 02:36, 31 March 2013 (EDT)
- Happy Easter from me too --Alex00 08:11, 31 March 2013 (EDT)
- Happy Easter, Mr. Schlafly! GregG 09:12, 31 March 2013 (EDT)
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Dear Mr. Schlafly,
Can you please edit the template to move the
[[Category:Templates]] category inside the
noinclude element? This way, pages using the template are not categorized as Templates, which is what is happening now. Thanks, GregG 22:16, 31 March 2013 (EDT)
- Good suggestion, improved accordingly.--Andy Schlafly 23:05, 31 March 2013 (EDT)
Would you be able to unprotect the april fools day article and talk page ? For some reason User:Conservative decided to protect them both. On a more positive note, I hope your and your family had a happy and reflective Easter. Dvergne 11:45, 1 April 2013 (EDT)
- Done per request.--Andy Schlafly 11:52, 1 April 2013 (EDT)
- Thankyou for doing that. Added a few more examples. I am currently writing / improving the Thorium article and adding information about thorium reactors. I have a few diagmrams which show the energy and mass loss throughout the process. If I want to get them uploaded here where should I go and what should I do. Cheers Dvergne 12:07, 3 April 2013 (EDT)
Economics lecture six
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
Can you please have a look at Talk:Economics Lecture Six#NBA example? Thanks. GregG 19:33, 1 April 2013 (EDT)
No Nobel Prize was given for relativity
Andrew Schlafly, you have repeatedly stated that no Nobel Prize was given for relativity, Nobel Prizes have been awarded for applying relativity to electromagnetism, etc. So what's your spin (pun intended) on Paul Dirac's award in 1933? --AugustO 09:55, 2 April 2013 (EDT)
- Are you talking about Dirac's shared prize with Erwin Schrödinger for quantum mechanics? Quantum mechanics disproves the theory of relativity.--Andy Schlafly 11:27, 2 April 2013 (EDT)
- "Quantum mechanics disproves the theory of relativity." And how precisely is that? As an engineer -both by education and profession- I've never heard such. Please proceed to elaborate on your assertion. --DonnyC 13:56, 2 April 2013 (EDT)
- Quantum mechanics disproves relativity in several ways, such as the action at a distance that occurs in quantum mechanics despite the theory of relativity insisting that is impossible.--Andy Schlafly 20:39, 2 April 2013 (EDT)
Andrew Schlafly, when you know near to nothing about a subject but nevertheless insist on making general claims like quantum mechanics disproves the theory of relativity, your readers have difficulties to discern whether those are intentional follies (belated April Fool's Day pranks) or unintentional ones (examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect). Heck, I even added links to the article on Paul Dirac which could have helped you!
Yes, Paul Dirac got his prize for his contributions to quantum mechanics - but for reconciling Special Relativity and Quantum Theory!
"The importance of Dirac's work lies essentially in his famous wave equation, which introduced special relativity into Schrödinger's equation. Taking into account the fact that, mathematically speaking, relativity theory and quantum theory are not only distinct from each other, but also oppose each other, Dirac's work could be considered a fruitful reconciliation between the two theories."
As an engineer you are not expected to be well versed on this subject, but if you want to contribute without looking like a know-nothing, you should make yourself familiar with the facts. Keyword: Quantum electrodynamics (QED)
--AugustO 11:29, 3 April 2013 (EDT)
I see that you have changed the claim "To date, a Nobel Prize has never been awarded for Relativity" to "To date, a Nobel Prize has never been awarded for confirming Relativity." I'd argue that the Nobel prize of 1936 for Carl David Anderson is a prize awarded for confirming Relativity, as the existance of the positron is not a consequence of quantum mechanics per se, but of Dirac's fusion of quantum mechanics and special relativity (QED). --AugustO 13:06, 10 April 2013 (EDT)
Grammar error on MPR
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
(This is cross-posted from User:Conservative/mail)
On MPR, we have the sentence "Obama Is [sic] spending $100 million dollars [sic] to try to undue [sic] God's confusion of language among other things." Not only is "Is" incorrectly capitalized, there is also a redundant use of the dollar sign and the word "dollars", and "undue" is not a verb. I have no idea what is meant by this prominent sentence.
Can you please fix this? Thanks, GregG 08:21, 3 April 2013 (EDT)
- Excellent suggestions, Greg. Corrected now.--Andy Schlafly 08:57, 3 April 2013 (EDT)
Hello can you please expand the Template:Liberalism with Corruption and animal rights? --Alex00 10:43, 3 April 2013 (EDT)
Dear Mr. Schlafly: I do not understand the edit that you just made to the E=mc2 article. Is your concern the placement of the extended discussion in the lead paragraph rather than a separate section, or did you disagree with the sourced statements about conservative views on the civilian use of nuclear energy to generate electricity? Thanks, Wschact 09:37, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
- The clearer, more informative introduction is preferred. Also, E=mc2 is not related to nuclear energy.--Andy Schlafly 10:11, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
- Andrew Schlafly, what's your theory from where the energy of nuclear fusion or fission does come? --AugustO 05:51, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- I think we have a very polite but important difference of views here. As explained in E=mc2, the equatiion deals with energy and mass, it has no specific applicability to "light" per se. The equation was used to engineer both the A-bombs and the H-bombs as well as to predict the amount of energy released in all 109 nuclear reactors that currently generate electricity in the US. Of course, there are many more such reactors in other countries. the US Navy (and other countries) operate submarines powered by nuclear reactors. There are also small radiation sources powering various satellites in orbit. Assuming that E=mc2 were false "liberal claptrap", all of these would be designed and engineered by people who have no idea of how much energy will be released within them. This lack of scientific foundation for the nuclear engineering field would have profound implications for everyday life. Could you please direct me to a reliable source outside of Conservapedia that supports the other view? Many thanks, Wschact 08:06, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- Andrew Schlafly, what's your theory from where the energy of nuclear fusion or fission does come? --AugustO 05:51, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- Engineers are not even taught the liberal claptrap "E=mc2", and for good reason. The science fiction equation has nothing to do with anything in engineering.--Andy Schlafly 10:10, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- Agree! --Joaquín Martínez 10:54, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- Do we have any references to support the idea that E=mc2 contradicts the Book of Genesis? Do we have any references to support the idea that E=mc2 relates "light" to anything? Most nuclear engineering courses cover the physics and E=mc2. Thanks, Wschact 23:13, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
- Agree! --Joaquín Martínez 10:54, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
Glad you liked my ideas on upgrading the atheism, evolution and homosexuality articles
Glad you liked my ideas on upgrading the atheism, evolution and homosexuality articles. I will be implementing this in the next 30-90 days. This could certainly enhance their prominence on the internet.
Also, a reminder about reading the articles by the person who wants to help upgrade our collection of abortion articles. If you could read his articles, then we could beef up the Conservapedia Pro-life Project. Conservative 06:52, 6 April 2013 (EDT)
A little help
I was reviewing the news when I discovered that Senator McConnell's office was bugged. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-mitch-mcconnell-bugged-strategizing-ashley-judd/story?id=18914051#.UWVSpytvvuc What I found interesting was how the MSN was spinning the story. You may remember that James O'Keefe was loudly shouted down by the MSN for supposedly bugging another Senator's office in 2010. Yet, there is no outrage here. Instead, the story is spun to protect "poor ol' Ashley Judd". I think this is a valuable point to be added to Conservapedia. My question is where? It seems to have linkages to Liberal Double Standards, Hollywood Values, Media Bullying, and Liberal Deceit but I'm having a hard time distilling the story in a pity way. Any suggestions? Thanks, WilliamWB 07:58, 10 April 2013 (EDT)
User:GregG/Other RSS
Can you please restore this page that was deleted by User:Conservative without explanation (and in violation of Conservapedia:Guidelines#Civility)? Thanks, GregG 23:10, 10 April 2013 (EDT)
- What pages does the "Other RSS" capture?--Andy Schlafly 18:02, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
- You can have a look at the deleted revisions (at least if I understand how sysop tools work on MediaWiki). They contained copies of (if I recall correctly) content from User:Conservative/FYI, User:Conservative/Gentlemen FYI and another page in User:Conservatives userspace that I can't remember at the moment.
- By the way, I just noticed that you responded to my early voting and voter ID page in January. Thank you for your helpful suggestions. I will consider making changes to the page (especially in light of Virginia's and Arkansas's tightened voter ID laws and North Carolina's voter ID bill). GregG 21:16, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
Possible bug (non-urgent, just odd)
I've been working on adding links to pages on the Dead-end page list here: http://conservapedia.com/Special:DeadendPages and the current top entry (in alphabetical order) is simply a piece of text rather than a link. It says "28_U.S.C._�_1746" which as far as I can tell is a reference to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 but that is not a Dead-end page. I assume it is the special character (§) which is somehow causing the error. Just thought I'd bring this to your attention. Thank you for your time, Fnarrow 17:57, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
- Great catch. I'll try to think of some way to fix that problem. But thanks in part to your edits, there are less than 700 dead-end pages now!--Andy Schlafly 18:00, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
No problem, I'm still working my way through them. Fnarrow 18:04, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
Found another one... a page about the chain of stores A&P is impossible to access... at least it is to me. I tried everything I can think of and always land on the page for A. Sorry to bother you again, Fnarrow 18:22, 11 April 2013 (EDT)\
- The same issue occurs with AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion and C++. I think this is due to Conservapedia's server not being set up to handle special characters in URLs in the way that Wikipedia does. GregG 21:18, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
I've had to revert darkbludd's extensive vandalism several times i wish there was a button that would send an alert to an online mod, to examine his activity to see if it merit's either a talking to or a banning. Plus u guys are awesome with a simple undo option :)
request for SkipCaptcha
Mr. Schlafly, I was hoping I might be granted SkipCaptcha rights. I believe my edit history shows that I am here in good faith and doing my best to make articles here the best they can be.--DTSavage 22:09, 11 April 2013 (EDT)
Bashar al-Assad
The article Bashar al-Assad is not written from a conservative view. Should it be deleted or revised? --Alex00 11:57, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
- With a quick glance, I didn't see anything wrong with the entry. This is not a neoconservative website.--Andy Schlafly 12:07, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
- I mean the article says he is anti-american. But just watch this video by the rebels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQQAZ7gZaok --Alex00 08:09, 21 April 2013 (EDT)
Dead-end pages: Homework answers
Thank you for answering my first question about deleting those or not, but now I have another... Would it be alright if I added a "See Also" section to the bottom of each of those pages (I know your busy man, so the pages are Here and Here if you forgot what I'm talking about) and linked them back to the homework question pages they referred to? My ultimate goal is to completely clear that list and I can't think of another way to get those off of it. Any alternative ideas for links on them would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Fnarrow 14:20, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
- I would think that wikifying a term in a question would be an easier way to remove it from the dead-end list, but a "See also" is fine too if you prefer that.--Andy Schlafly 14:34, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
I'll do it your way, I just didn't want to alter someone's homework in any way until I asked. Thanks! Fnarrow 16:09, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
- Wikilinking part of a question would not alter any part of the answer.--Andy Schlafly 19:23, 12 April 2013 (EDT)
Is Newt Gingrich a RINO backer? He supports illegal aliens and believes in global warming.--Alex00 11:24, 14 April 2013 (EDT)
- No, I don't think Newt is a RINO Backer, though Newt occasionally has supported some liberal views.--Andy Schlafly 11:16, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
Dead-end Page Un-Protect Requests
Here are a list of pages that I've found on the dead-end page list which are protected, if you could please un-protect them so I can remove them from the list it would be greatly appreciated.
- World History Homework Five
- World History Homework Six
- World History Homework Three
- World History Homework Two
- World History Homework Twelve
- Writing Lecture One
Thank you for your ongoing help with this project, it might just be me, but I've always felt that dead-end pages were the cancer of any wiki. Fnarrow 13:45, 14 April 2013 (EDT)
- I added some links to these pages (I was looking for something useful to do) is that enough to get them removed from the "dead-end" list? Thanks, Taj 02:45, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
- Done. --Joaquín Martínez 08:19, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
Taj, Joaquín Martínez. Thank you. Fnarrow 17:51, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
- You are most welcome! :-) I hope my edits were helpful. Do you need any more assistance with "dead-end" articles? (I am assuming adding an internal link will remove them from the list). I don't want to get in the way if you already have a procedure in place and have already planned on what to do when, but please let me know if you would like me to do a few (I am kind of slow, though, just to let you know). Thanks, Taj 18:40, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
Found some more protected ones...
- Economics Homework Ten - Model
- Economics Homework Thirteen - Model
- Economics Homework Three - Model
- Economics Model Answers Six - 2013
- Essay: Atheist holidays filled with goodwill, charitableness and good cheer
- Essay: Great and inspiring art by atheists on atheism
- Essay: New York Times web traffic according to Alexa, 4-30-12
- Essay: The meat grinder of atheism and evolutionism
and Taj sorry for the delay, I just saw your offer. I don't have any special process in place, I just go to the list (edit console->special pages->Dead-end pages or Here if you prefer a direct route) and click on the first option that I can edit and add some internal links to existing pages. Any help you (or anyone else) wants to offer would be more than appreciated. Thanks Fnarrow 16:08, 17 April 2013 (EDT)
- Ok, I'll do a few too. :-) I guess every little bit helps! Taj 03:19, 22 April 2013 (EDT)
Weight of gold
Hi, Andy. I worked on troy ounce a bit. [1] --Ed Poor Talk 11:03, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
- That's great additional info!--Andy Schlafly 11:16, 15 April 2013 (EDT)
Sorry to bother you (again... lol) but my curiosity has been peaked again. As far as I can tell, I have not been blocked or anything, yet one time last week and for a substantial portion of the last two days I found myself unable to edit anything. I could see other people making updates on the "recent changes" page, so I know the site wasn't down or completely locked, but could not access anything myself. I sent an email to the Cpwebmaster address last time it happened, but received no response. Thanks for any advice/solutions you can give me. Fnarrow 15:27, 17 April 2013 (EDT)
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
I noticed that the template wasn't protected, so I made a quick fix to it. Can you protect it now? Thanks, GregG 20:18, 17 April 2013 (EDT)
- Great suggestion. Protected the entry ... and thanks for mentioning this.--Andy Schlafly 21:52, 17 April 2013 (EDT)
Hello can you please unblock Kentucky Fried Chicken so that I would be able to write this article. --Alex00 08:26, 18 April 2013 (EDT)
- I would also like this to happen as I would like to work on the article as well. Dvergne 09:40, 18 April 2013 (EDT)
The article Suharto is liberal propaganda.--Alex00 09:44, 18 April 2013 (EDT)
European sovereign-debt crisis
Hello I see you are writing Economics lectures but there is nothing about the European sovereign-debt crisis in Conservapedia. I am not very interesting in Economy. So can you please write something about it.--Alex00 13:25, 18 April 2013 (EDT)
It seems the terrorists where muslims who illegally made their way to america. I think this warrants a story. Apparently according to reports on twitter, the older brother was majorly into videogames such as battlefield and call of duty. Dvergne 07:41, 19 April 2013 (EDT)
Video games
Andy, I find your obsession with the issue of video games and their contribution to real life violence compelling. I'm curious: What do you think should be done about it? Should violent video games be censored in the US? JunoD 22:45, 19 April 2013 (EDT)
Name Change
Any chance of me being able to get my username changed to DickV
Talk:Gun control#New Infographic
As you are one of the main contributors to the Gun control page, I'm writing here to ask you to follow the link I posted in the heading of this section and read the data I found. I think it could be very helpful to the article, but as I said there I'm far from an expert in interpreting that kind of data. Thanks, Fnarrow 11:56, 20 April 2013 (EDT)
User:Conservative and my userspace, redux
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
Last night User:Conservative deleted two pages in my userspace without explanation (see [2]). This bullying (for lack of a better word) by User:Conservative has got to stop. I would appreciate your assistance. Thanks, GregG 21:02, 21 April 2013 (EDT)
Account Creation
Hi, I tried to create an account for my sons so they could start contributing to the project, however I keep on getting an alphanumeric error saying the characters I am using are not alphanumeric. DicksonV seems pretty alphanumeric to me. Dvergne 08:33, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
User:Fnarrow is undertaking the Herculean task to clean up the Special:DeadendPages. At User:Conservapedia's contact page, he made the following reasonable request:
The above pages are all yours and currently stuck on the Dead-end page list because they are protected. When you get a chance, could you please add a wikilink in each of them to help me get them off of there? It would be much appreciated. Thanks, Fnarrow 16:22, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
- Essay: Atheist holidays filled with goodwill, charitableness and good cheer
- Essay: Great and inspiring art by atheists on atheism
- Essay: New York Times web traffic according to Alexa, 4-30-12
- Essay: The meat grinder of atheism and evolutionism
User:Conservative's answer:
No. I have other priorities. Sorry, but I will not accommodate this request. Conservative 16:55, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
I chimed in:
I'd ask you to reconsider your position: it should take you less time and less effort to add a wikilink to these pages than User:Fnarrow to construct the list and to link to the pages! You could do it when you can't find sleep at night. User:Fnarrow invested much time in the project to clean up Special:DeadendPages, helping Conservapedia to look more professional. You should support this IMO. --AugustO 17:06, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
As I have the habit to save my contributions, this was preserved when User:Conservative deleted his contact page, shouting out "NO" to these request!
Please, could you either
- add a wikilink to the pages
- advice User:Conservative to do so
- unprotect the pages
--AugustO 18:59, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
Official Complaint Regarding Conservative's Continued Damaging Actions to This Site
Note: Sorry to repeat most of what AugustO posted above, but I was suddenly locked out in the middle of trying to post this earlier. Thankfully, I too save my contributions in word. I would like to offer this recent experience I had with Conservative demonstrating his lack of co-operation with those attempting to improve this site. As you know, I have been working to eliminate Special:DeadendPages and took advantage of his finally open message page to post the following request:
Conservative, a favor please...
- Essay: Atheist holidays filled with goodwill, charitableness and good cheer
- Essay: Great and inspiring art by atheists on atheism
- Essay: New York Times web traffic according to Alexa, 4-30-12
- Essay: The meat grinder of atheism and evolutionism
The above pages are all yours and currently stuck on the Dead-end page list because they are protected. When you get a chance, could you please add a wikilink in each of them to help me get them off of there? It would be much appreciated. Thanks, Fnarrow 16:22, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
- No. I have other priorities. Sorry, but I will not accommodate this request. Conservative 16:55, April 2013 (EDT)
- I'd ask you to reconsider your position: it should take you less time and less effort to add a wikilink to these pages than User:Fnarrow to construct the list and to link to the pages! You could do it when you can't find sleep at night. User:Fnarrow invested much time in the project to clean up Special:DeadendPages, helping Conservapedia to look more professional. You should support this IMO. --AugustO 17:06, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
Thank you for your support AugustO. Conservative, I also implore you to reconsider as sure you can see that I'm trying to do what is best for th site as a whole. Should you choose to give up a few seconds to assist me in this, I'd also ask that you please delete the following page:
It is also protected by you and is nothing more than a broken redirect. Thank you, Fnarrow 17:29, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
The interaction was concluded when Conservative deleted the whole conversation with and edit comment of "NO!" as can be witnessed in the "recent changes page. I know that at least most of the editors on this site want nothing more than to see it succeed, but actions like those repeatedly exhibited by Conservative show that not everyone feels that way. Thank you for your time Mr. Schlafly, I hope we can all come to a satisfactory conclusion on this matter as I know I am not the only editor who feels this way. Fnarrow 21:23, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
- I hate to re-open a can of worms here, but I really do feel that this page is once again relevant. In the past week, User:C has unilaterally deleted no less than 5 active discussions, blocked 1 dissenting user, snarkily and counterproductively told a user to go bother someone else, instead of spending 5 minutes on fixing dead end pages, and then spent the rest of his edits trolling on the Talk:Main Page, calling other users "evolutionists", etc. Please do something about this. brenden 14:14, 24 April 2013 (EDT)
The deletions of GregG's pages should stop. GregG is a good contributor here.--Andy Schlafly 15:14, 24 April 2013 (EDT)
- No offense intended, but that is only a very minor part of the problem... Fnarrow 15:20, 24 April 2013 (EDT)
- ADDENDUM: Conservative has now gone beyond childishly refusing to add wikilinks to pages which he has protected in order to keep "the best of the public" from contributing and has begun undoing the work I've already done, thereby adding pages back onto the list as I attempt to eliminate them. Please do something to stop this immediately or I will be forced to leave this site. I truly believe in what you are attempting to accomplish here and I want to help, but I will not put up with being bullied while trying to do so. Fnarrow 00:55, 27 April 2013 (EDT)
Mr Schlafly,
Drop me an email at samcoulter71 "at" hotmail com. I notice you're still having trouble with spambots. We have a trick at AW that stops them creating pages once they sign up. You might find it useful.
Sam --SamuelFC 11:34, 26 April 2013 (EDT)
Why the complaints about me will go nowhere
Brendon is upset about my anti-homosexuality news stories on the main page and my reversal of him trying to water down one of the Conservapedia articles.
GregG, Fnarrow and AugustO don't like my anti-Darwinism activity at Conservapedia.
Other liberals have complained about me in the past and it went nowhere. What makes you folks so special that your efforts are going to succeed? This is just one of the many liberal Pickett's Charges that will go nowhere fast. Conservative 01:16, 27 April 2013 (EDT)
- I won't bother asking for a retraction since I know you won't give it, so I'll just give a rebuttal for myself as I do not know Brenden,GregG or AugustO personally and wouldn't presume to speak for them. Her are my points, I don't care if you believe them or not, I'm just putting the facts out there for the best of the public to come to their own conclusions.
- You say past protests have gone nowhere, yet Aschlafly expressly told you above to stop deleting GregG's pages. However, since you referred to it as "Pickett's Charge" a battle in which the Union Army suffered massive losses in spite of their decisive victory, so I will agree that it was an appropriate analogy so far.
- I am not a liberal, I am a Conservative Libertarian as I have clearly stated Here. I know they both start with the prefix "liber-" but I assure you they are two different things. I have wikilinked each of the terms in this point for your convenience.
- I honestly couldn't care less about your "anti-Darwinism" beliefs. My only problem, which I have clearly expressed Here and in other pages which no longer exist, is your placement of the links to your blog. We need to have a "In the Blogs" or "Around the Web" section on the Main Page where these posts can go as they are not news.
- That is all for now, have a wonderful weekend. Fnarrow 11:24, 27 April 2013 (EDT)
- User:C, my only complaint with you, is your extensive use of MPL for personal content, and your tactics of silencing questions about you, deleting active discussion pages, and your "Holier-than-thou" approach in locking your talk pages, and demanding that any queries/complaints about you are directed to some other user. brenden 14:46, 27 April 2013 (EDT)
A few things:
1. I explained to Andy that Greg's obsessiveness in tracking/cataloging my edits was odd and a little annoying, but I will just ignore it. They say every man should have a hobby and I just accept the fact that GregG has an odd hobby.
2. There are a few things that are occurring in my off wiki activities that will be taking up more and more of my time. As a result, I think I will be making less main page citations to the Question evolution! campaign blog. For example, in the last week, I believe there were 3 main page citations to the blog. Of course, I reserve the right for this to change as I certainly don't want to give the impression that I am backing down to Darwinists. :) Plus, I like to keep an air of unpredictability/inscrutability and always keep my Darwinist detractors guessing. :)
3. The Apostle Paul said to be at peace with all men if possible.
Also, in early April of 2013, I got this message from a Conservapedian:
"It seems like there have been too many people coming to the wiki just to make personal remarks and insults and try to stir up arguments. It looks to me like a bunch of bullies have been targeting you recently. I hope you are able to ignore them as much as possible."
I will reopen my message page. Lately, there have been some Conservapedians choosing to leave petty and non-urgent posts to this message page. Again, I will endeavor to be at peace with Conservapedia Darwinists, non-Christians and those who are not conservative on social issues, but should this recent spat of unimportant messages occur in my message box by a few Conservapedians, I will shut the message box down. Conservative 16:42, 27 April 2013 (EDT)


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China claims 'increase' in cyber attacks from overseas
A report from a government-run online security group in China claims that there has been a "massive increase" in cyber attacks from "foreign hackers".
It was released by China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team and Coordination Centre, state-run media said on Monday.
It said cyber attacks affected 8.9m computers in 2011, up from 5m in 2010.
China is often accused of cyber attacks on foreign government agencies and firms. Beijing routinely denies this.
A recent report from a US congressional panel said that China's cyber warfare skills could pose a threat to the United States military.
According to Monday's report from the CNCERT, 11,851 foreign internet protocol (IP) addresses had controlled 10,593 Chinese websites in 2011. It said Japan was the top source of attacks, followed by the US and South Korea.
Wang Minghua, deputy director of CNCERT's operations department, was quoted by the state-run China Daily as saying that foreign hackers changed the content of 1,116 Chinese websites, including 404 that were run by government agencies.
"This shows that Chinese websites still face a serious problem from being maliciously attacked by foreign hackers or IP addresses," he said.
He added that there could have been more instances of hacking, but it was difficult to trace.
The report also claims that the cyber attacks were aimed at online banking users.
Zhou Yonglin, a CNCERT director, added that in some cases, the hackers "had intended to access state networks and steal confidential information".


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PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) — Conrail crews had reports of signal problems at a New Jersey railroad bridge weeks before a train derailment Friday, and were studying the problem the day before the crash and resulting chemical leak, federal investigators said Sunday.
Seventy people went to a hospital following the derailment. More than 100 people are expected to remain out of their homes this week while crews try to remove the hazardous material, vinyl chloride, from a ruptured tanker.
The National Transportation Safety Board cannot examine the scene until the chemicals are removed. But the agency this weekend began reviewing records with a focus on both the signal problems reported recently and a 2009 train derailment on the same bridge.
Conrail regularly moves tons of hazardous material over the low bridge, which was originally built in 1873. The bridge straddles Mantua Creek, a tributary near the Delaware River in the industrial town of Paulsboro. The bridge operates like a garden fence, with a section that swings sideways to open for boat traffic, then closes and locks into place to accommodate freight trains.
The NTSB will focus its probe on the locking mechanism and signal devices. The signals are triggered by sensors on the bridge, not by dispatchers.
"This is a very complex (bridge) operation," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said at a news conference Sunday. "There is a lot of tonnage that goes over this bridge and a lot of hazardous materials."
Conrail crews in recent days and weeks had been reporting problems with the signal, and the rail company had been looking into the problem the day before, she said.
The veteran two-person crew operating the CSX train Friday was familiar with the route and had run it the three previous nights. They had started their shift at 3 a.m. in Camden and were surprised to get a yellow signal when they approached the bridge at about 7 a.m. They used a keypad device, similar to a garage door opener, to try to get a green light, to no avail. The pair then stopped the train for several minutes, examined the tracks, and got permission from a dispatcher to proceed, Hersman said.
The two locomotives and five tanker cars made it across before the crew looked back to see the bridge "collapse" and a pileup of cars in the creek. The one that ruptured had been struck by another tanker, she said.
Recordings of various data so far support the crew's account, investigators said. However, authorities are not yet sure whether the bridge deck actually collapsed or shifted.
Residents who went to a hospital Friday were treated for respiratory problems and eye irritation. None of the injuries was believed to be serious.
A team of NTSB investigators arrived in the region Saturday with scanners and other equipment to study the wreckage site, but they cannot get to the scene until the vinyl chloride is pumped out. The Coast Guard, Conrail and other agencies were coordinating that cleanup. But they were not sure how much of the gas in the ruptured tanker has liquefied, or how long it might take to remove.
"It could be a sludge, or even a solid. That will slow down any pumping operation," Coast Guard Capt. Todd Wiemers said Sunday.
There's a risk of another chemical leak until that work is done. So officials plan to keep the evacuation order in place through Saturday in a 12-block area that includes 48 homes, a private elementary school, a Head Start center and a few small businesses.
Three public schools in other parts of town will remain open.
"We'd rather have the kids in a controlled environment," Paulsboro Fire Chief Alfonso Giampola said. "Should something go awry, we know where they are."
As of Sunday, about 100 people were staying in motels, while an unknown number are with friends and family, said state Assemblyman John Burzichelli, a former mayor of Paulsboro.
Once that job is complete, the other wrecked tankers will be removed by crane.
The bridge usually supports at least three major trains each day serving refineries and other customers in the area.
The NTSB plans to review how the bridge was rebuilt after the coal train derailed there in 2009. That wreck was blamed on a bridge misalignment.
Investigators also want to learn if the tidal surge or debris from Superstorm Sandy may have caused problems at the bridge, although the area was not among those hardest hit by the storm.


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I recently came across more proof that lawmakers blocking progress are weakening the institution of Congress.
Mayors from across the nation met in Washington, D.C., for three days last week to discuss a host of issues and possible solutions against a backdrop of congressional inaction. This came as President Barack Obama stated his plans to use "a pen and a phone" to "make sure that we're providing Americans the kind of help they need." And further, voters are recognizing that the problem in Congress starts at the state level – and many hope their legislatures will do something about it.
Scott Smith, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and mayor of Mesa, Ariz., put it bluntly: "Rather than look to Washington for assistance, mayors have been forced to turn to local partnerships to continue to accomplish more with less."
Smith is a Republican who plans to resign his mayoral post in April to seek his party's nomination for the Arizona governorship. He sounds nothing like the federal office-holders and candidates who seem to specialize in partisan rhetoric. Smith told USA Today he would miss his fellow mayors, describing them as a "pragmatic bunch who care more about finding solutions than about focusing on ideological differences."
The USCM released a study that underscored the importance of our cities to our economy. Conducted by IHS Global Insight, a Massachusetts company that researches and analyzes economic trends, the study found that:
• The national economy's gross domestic product (GDP) will leap from last year's 1.9 percent to 2.7 percent in 2014 – and continue climbing into 2015 with a GDP increase of 3.2 percent.
• Growth in consumer consumption (the driver of the economy) will be up sharply in 2014 from 2 percent to 2.8 percent in 2014.
• At the city level, 356 of the 363 U.S. metropolitan areas are expected to experience "real economic growth" (inflation adjusted) in 2014.
• Almost one-fifth of U.S. metro areas are projected to experience real economic growth in 2014 of 3 percent; 62 percent (226 metro areas) will have a 2 percent growth rate.
• 297 metro areas (82 percent) will see jobs growth in 2014, and 40 percent will see unemployment skink to 6 percent.
• On the national level, the U.S. unemployment rate is expected to fall to 6.5 percent in 2014, and break the 6 percent barrier in 2015, dropping to 5.9 percent.
We should praise our mayors for their innovative approaches, their willingness to put solutions and citizens over ideology and party, and their commitment to programs that help people. Congress could learn a lot from them.
• Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News.


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Mark Gilbert expects you'll meet a pair of gay best friends at the Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
The first is "G.B.F," the festival's curtain-raiser concerning the hottest fashion accessory among status-seeking teen queens at a high school: the recently "out" comic-book nerd Tanner (Michael J. Willett), and a surefire source of school popularity. The second is the festival itself, your three-day companion to charming, LGBT-centric fare unspooling Oct. 10 through Oct. 13 at the Classic Gateway Theatre and among the local bars and nightclubs staging post-screening afterparties.
"Now that gay is cool, everyone wants to have a gay best friend. This movie is a total spoof of high-school-clique culture," says Gilbert, the festival's chair, of "G.B.F.," the stereotype-skewering comedy screening at 7 p.m. Thursday. "I think we have an incredible lineup this year. It's so diverse, from fun films that will make you laugh to those that cover the gamut of who we are as a South Florida community."
The festival's fifth edition, presented by HBO Latin America, features screenings of 37 feature-length and short films from 10 countries, including 14 South Florida premieres. Here are a few highlights.
"Reaching for the Moon" (5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12). Brazilian director Bruno Barreto's biopic of lesbian poet Elizabeth Bishop (Miranda Otto), who visits Rio de Janeiro to unclog her writer's block and meets charismatic architect Lota de Macedo Soares. The post-screening gala Mingle in the Moonlight (7:30 p.m., $20), benefiting Aqua Foundation for Women and the festival, includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres at Northern Trust, 1100 E. Las Olas Blvd.
"The Rugby Player" (4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12). Scott Gracheff's documentary about Miami-raised gay hero Mark Bingham, the athlete who with help from passengers overtook United Airlines Flight 93 from hijackers on Sept. 11. A meet-and-greet (6:30 p.m.) with Gracheff and Bingham's mother, Alice Hoagland, will take place at Sidelines Sports Bar, 2031 Wilton Drive, in Wilton Manors.
"Southern Baptist Sissies" (6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13). Del Shores' filmed-live stage comedy is about four Texas boys grappling with their homosexuality and the doctrines of the church. They try "praying the gay away," says Gilbert, who considers the film among his favorites. A Sissies Pre-Reception (5-6 p.m.) with actor and producer Emerson Collins will be held at Chill Wine Lounge, 1828 E. Sunrise Blvd.
"Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth" (7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13). Pratibha Parmar's portrait of the poet, human rights activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Color Purple" features interviews with Danny Glover, Quincy Jones, Yoko Ono, Steven Spielberg and Gloria Steinem. The Closing Finale Party (9-11 p.m.) will take place at Alexan Solmar, 408 NE Sixth St.
The Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will begin Thursday, Oct. 10, and wrap Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd. Tickets cost $7-$12 for regular screenings, $15-$30 for opening- and closing-night films plus parties. Call 305-751-6305 or go to FLGLFF.com.


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Monarchs hope to have it their way with Kings throwback uniformsBy IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 23. 2014 10:14PM
The Manchester Monarchs' return to home ice this weekend won't be pretty.
The Monarchs (26-12-6) host Worcester tonight at 7 at Verizon Wireless Arena. On Saturday, Portland comes to visit for a 7 p.m. game on "Los Angeles Kings Night." Manchester will wear a jersey formerly worn by its NHL affiliate.
And what a jersey it is.
Considered by many fans to be one of the worst NHL sweaters ever and dubbed the "Burger King" jersey for the king's head on the front bearing a striking resemblance to the fast food king himself, the Monarchs will don the Kings' third jersey from 1995-96.
Over the summer, the Monarchs asked fans to vote on which former L.A. jersey the team should wear for Kings Night. The choices were the classic gold and purple sweaters with the jewel-adorned crown from the 1970s, the purple-based redesign from the early 2000s ... and "the King."
Popular hockey blog Puck Daddy on Yahoo.com urged fans to "force" the Monarchs to wear that last option and vote for the king...and people listened. Coming in with 75 percent of the votes, the garish jersey won out easily."We were overwhelmed with the response the jersey vote received and we owe a lot of thanks to Puck Daddy for helping spread the word about our Kings Night contest, as well as Monarchs hockey across the country," said Monarchs vice president of public affairs Kim Mueller. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the winning jersey may not be attractive to everyone, but it was worn in so few games in Los Angeles that it has become a collector's item. The Monarchs players are excited to wear them and we're glad we can provide what has turned into an iconic jersey for fans to add to their collections."The jerseys will be auctioned off after the game with proceeds going to the Monarchs Care Foundation.Monarchs head coach Mark Morris said he doesn't care so much about the jersey as he does about the player wearing it."What is it? Have it your way at Burger King?" Morris joked. "I'm not sure about that selection, but it's just material. It's the heart inside the jersey, that's my only concern."
The Monarchs are once again dealing with roster shakeups. Veteran defenseman Jeff Schultz and scoring prodigy Tyler Toffoli were called up to L.A. Wednesday while forwards Tanner Pearson and Linden Vey were sent back to Manchester.
Additionally, Cameron Burt and Maxim Kitsyn were assigned to Ontario of the ECHL. And then there was second-leading scorer Brandon Kozun, who was traded to Toronto for Andrew Crescenzi, a 6-foot-5 checking specialist.
"I'm not privy to all the information that came out of that trade but I was of the impression that he was looking for a fresh opportunity after being here four seasons," Morris said. "He thought a change of scenery would reinvigorate his opportunities to possibly get a look at the NHL level."
Crescenzi was expected in town today but it was not known if he would be ready to play this weekend or need some practice time to acclimate. It's not an offense-for-offense swap as Kozun had 10 goals and 19 assists and Crescenzi had one of each.
Coming off a tough road trip to Newfoundland where the Monarchs dropped two of three games against the IceCaps, Manchester had another challenging week with shortened practice time and another crash course in chemistry with new line combinations coming out of all the transactions.
"It's par for the course," Morris said. "There's a lot of moving parts there and we'll do our best to try and solidify our lineup and get everybody up to speed."
Following Saturday's Kings Night festivities, the Monarchs will close the weekend on the road at Worcester Sunday at 3 p.m.


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Levon Aronian
|Photograph copyright © Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu
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The CRL Exam will be held immediately following the Reliability Leadership Road Map and the cost is $299.
The Uptime® Elements™ Academy Online Learning Management System (LMS)
When registering for this event, you will have the opportunity to sign-up to The Uptime Elements Academy online learning management system which is available anytime, anywhere. This is an excellent way to self-study, at your own pace for the CRL Exam. Assessments are provided after each element to test your comprehension of the material.
The Certified Reliability Leader™ Body of Knowledge Book SetWhen registering for this event, you will have the opportunity to order the Complete Body of Knowledge book set. This set of books, along with all notes written on the actual pages of the books, is allowed to be referenced during the exam. In fact, they are they only thing allowed to be referenced. You will want to devote some time each day to reading a few sections of the books.
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