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A Dark Hunter, numerous Day Run contestants, the former leader of the Ring, even one of the Ringmaster's old friends… The 'heroes' lay in ruins before Toa Lyxek and his band, all broken, torn down to the very last threads of their lives. They had stood in opposition to the Ringmaster's plans, a small group among many. These had been the rebellion's final hope, the only ones who truly stood a chance of stopping Ruaki's resurrection, after the defeat of all the others in their respective battles, from the attempted destruction of the Director and the nanobot construct to the confrontation with the God of Death's spiritual form.
And yet, in the end, they had fallen, overwhelmed by the power of Death.
They were a testament to the nobility of Lyxek's goals.
The Ringmaster turned away from the defeated warriors, walking to the edge of the floating platform on which they had fought. Toa Kovian, barely conscious, barely clinging to life, watched the Toa of Sonics go, dread chilling him to the bone as he saw Lyxek raise his hands. From a vast hole in the sky, a product of Lyxek's plans, a massive cloud of darkness emerged, a swirling vortex of white lightning and writhing, black tentacles. The cloud moved toward the snake-like nanobot construct that the Ring had so tirelessly worked to create, engulfing the hulking form for a moment before being absorbed into it.
Red lights shone from its eye sockets, signifying Ruaki's return to life, even as the newly possessed body swung under Lyxek's control.
The time had come.
"God Rhashahk," Lyxek called. "The contract is fulfilled. Let us bring new life to this universe—life unending!"
Kovian struggled, raising a bloodied right hand toward Lyxek, though it fell to the floor of the platform as his strength failed him. The Toa of Ice found himself engulfed in a strange, bright green light as he finally succumbed to his injuries, the world falling into blackness around him, the sound of raging wind filling his ears before all went silent…
The chill sting of snow greeted him as he awoke some time later, his pale blue eyes drifting open—much to his surprise. Snow fell lazily around him, floating softly down from the glowing, blue and dark-gray sky above. Somewhere nearby, several small flames crackled quietly, though he felt neither particularly warm nor cold here.
Groggily, Kovian pushed himself up, pressing a hand to his face, immediately pulling it away when he realized that the deep gashes on it were gone. The Dark Hunter examined the rest of his body, finding that he had been completely repaired. Turning, he saw the unconscious bodies of his allies around him, all in perfect condition. The wreckage of the platform was scattered around the group, the vehicle half-buried in the snow, as if it had crashed there.
"He did it…" the Toa whispered, his voice shaking from the shock of realization. The Ringmaster had succeeded in his goals, had brought back Ruaki. What was more, he had done as intended: Lyxek had granted immortality to the entirety of the Matoran universe.
Death was no longer a factor—for better or worse…
[color=#696969;]Perpetual: A "What If?" Story[/color]
[color=#696969;]What if Lyxek had succeeded in his plan?[/color]
[color=#696969;]With the end of the Day Run, this was the question that lingered on the minds of many. Alternate universes had already explored the implications of his victory in resurrecting Ruaki and then failing to control him, causing the total destruction of the universe, but one idea was never addressed:[/color]
[color=#696969;]What if Lyxek had completely succeeded in his plan?[/color]
[color=#696969;]The answer is simple: Lyxek gained control over Ruaki and granted immortality to the inhabitants of the universe. However, his control fluctuated, causing the immortal factor to be… incomplete. What happened next is a mystery, as Lyxek and his crew vanished, leaving those who had gone to battle him to crash on the snowy plains of Kai-Nam.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Thousands of years later, Lyxek is still missing, and the face of the universe has changed for the worst. Millions of people have lost the will to live, and yet have no way of escaping their endless lives. Areas that were known for constant, violent war in the past have become living graveyards, with the worst of the worst being Zakaz. Factions have disbanded all across the board, their goals made pointless by the invocation of endless life.[/color]
[color=#696969;]None of this has been helped at all by Ruaki's influence—at some point, it seems that the God of Death completely broke free of Lyxek's control, and began wreaking havoc across the world, an unstoppable force prodding at the lives of those below him. Now he watches, creating chaos here, sending plagues into islands over there.[/color]
[color=#696969;]This is where your actions come into play. You are immortal, but you are still in danger. With the energy of the universe dying around you, will you attempt to find a way to reverse the damage that Ruaki has done, perfecting immortality and reinvigorating the universe? Will you attempt to drive Mata Nui toward a new world, one that will prove sufficient for the inhabitants of the universe to take, to get away from Ruaki's chaos? Or will you search for Lyxek, for Ruaki, and find a way to remove the curse that has been placed upon your head?[/color]
[color=#696969;]Your choices are yours alone. Choose wisely, however, lest you make a precarious situation worse than it already is…[/color]
[color=#003366;]Immortality: Not As It Seems[/color]
[color=#003366;]The beings within Mata Nui have always lived for hundreds of thousands of years; as such, long life is not unusual to them. Yet, living in such a dangerous world necessitated the use of caution in life, as one never quite knew when a dangerous Rahi, a powerful Dark Hunter, or some new army might appear, bringing with them untold death and destruction.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Lyxek's actions removed that danger—for the most part. Any person or creature, organic or robotic, that died after the events on Kai-Nam would return without fail, all injuries repaired, with only the horrible memories of their temporary death left as a reminder of what awaited them in the afterlife. Unsurprisingly, many beings were left with a newfound taste for danger, putting themselves into unwarranted battle or unsafe situations simply for the thrill of it, no longer concerned with their mortal limitations.[/color]
[color=#003366;]What they failed to realize was that, even for immortals, death demands a price.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Over time, a pattern began to emerge. The first death brought no ill consequences upon resurrection. The second death brought a smaller degree of healing, as well as a temporary sickness, temporarily weakening the newly-revived being. The third death brought only minor healing of injuries, a permanent sickness, and failed to maintain the being's ability to resist decomposition—muscles atrophied, limbs breaking off or forcing amputation. This is where most thrill-seekers and warriors stopped, their injuries forcing them to seek medical help, for fear of what lay before them in their endless lives.[/color]
[color=#003366;]However, there are always outliers, people too foolish to realize the consequences of their actions. Those who died a fourth—or, occasionally, a fifth, if they were of strong enough will—simply stopped healing altogether. Oh, their souls and minds remained anchored, but their bodies became useless, immobile—they could no longer move due to the damage to their bodies, their powers inaccessible no matter how hard they tried, their spirits trapped in shells inescapable, doomed to forever inhabit their place of perpetual demise, dying every moment only to return just as quickly. Their only hope of communication, their one remaining way to continue speaking with the living, is the occasional passage of a telepathic near their deathbed. No solution has ever permanently fixed their situation, making them a warning to all who have still found drive enough to function in this new world.[/color]
[color=#003366;]In short, despite your character's immortality, he/she still has a limit on how much they can die. They will get weaker and weaker each time they get resurrected, and after the fourth death, they are considered "dead"—their body is no longer viable and their minds are stuck there. While they cannot do anything, you can still show their thoughts and such—possibly even con somebody into helping them find a new body to take over.[/color]
[color=#003366;]As a final note, remember that resurrection takes time. How long varies from individual to individual, ranging from mere minutes to several days, and the amount of time that transpires between life and death only increases with each death. The fact that you will heal--fully or partially--from lethal and nonlethal injuries following the loss of a battle, or the loss of your life, does not mean that you will be able to finish off your opponent immediately after your body returns to normal.[/color]
[color=#2f4f4f;]We Are Your Unwilling Salvation[/color]
[color=#2f4f4f;]One may wonder how the issues with immortality were truly discovered, if they are as horrific as described. The answer lies in Ruaki's Vengeance: the Feranaki. Upon his return to full control—and, indeed, even before then—Ruaki summoned his demons to attack the people of the universe, something that only served to catalyze the degradation of the world. Many of the initial discoveries of resurrection's side-effects following Ruaki's return were directly caused by Feranaki-related deaths.[/color]
[color=#2f4f4f;]Nowadays, the Feranaki are no longer as large of a threat as they once were. The primary body is gone, with only pockets remaining in random locations, typically hidden away in forests or caves, waiting for the day when Ruaki gains interest in them again and calls them back to him.[/color]
[color=#2f4f4f;]Meanwhile, people are beginning to realize the parasite's usefulness in the current situation. While the Feranaki are horrific creatures, there is a rumor going around that the fate of the Fourth Death could be avoided if the person in question is infected by an Infection Form. At the very least, the Immortal Factor seems to grant the "dead" a resistance against the Feranaki's mind control, even if it does not stop the physical mutations caused by infection. While these theories have yet to be truly tested, word is that there is quite a bit of evidence to support them—so perhaps hope still remains for the trapped minds of the broken…[/color]
[color=#2f4f4f;]Feranaki come in a variety of forms, which are briefly described below:[/color]
- [color=#2f4f4f;]Infection Forms: Small, balloon-like creatures, with dozens of small tentacles spilling out from their undersides. Infection Forms are the root of all the others—they burrow into dead bodies to create the Common Form, and hundreds or thousands can join together to merge into the Breakers and Leviathans.[/color]
- [color=#2f4f4f;]Common Forms: Dead bodies reanimated by Infection Forms. Generally, they are a corpse—of any species—with numerous deformations forced upon their bodies, including the twisted movement of their head and neck away from their natural positions, the presence of an Infection Form protruding from their chest, and a mutated left arm that has been transformed into a set of massive tentacles. Always decaying, Common Forms have been known to be incredibly strong, with some possessing the elemental powers that they had in life.[/color]
- [color=#2f4f4f;]Breaker Forms: Massive, hulking creatures that stand roughly fourteen feet tall. Breakers appear to be made of plant matter, though in reality this is the combined mass of Feranaki matter, usually merged Infection Forms. For an unknown reason, Breakers are highly susceptible to fire-based attacks.[/color]
- [color=#2f4f4f;]Leviathan Forms: Leviathans are monstrosities. They stand forty to a hundred feet tall, with massive frontal legs that serve as their primary method of movement. Typically bearing large crests on their heads and massive jaws, Leviathans are incredibly powerful and difficult to destroy, particularly due to their regenerative abilities. They are able to "swallow" beings through openings on their feet, infecting them and ejecting them as Feranaki from their backs. Thankfully, Leviathans are very rare sights.[/color]
Who Are You?
The following is an admissions profile. Should you wish to join Perpetual, simply fill it out and post it in the profiles topic for approval.
Username: This will help keep characters' owners straight.
Name: The name of your character. Keep it BIONICLE-ish.
Species: Custom species are allowed upon submission for review. Makuta and Karzahni/Artahka's species are not allowed, at least not without talking to me about it first.
Gender: Obvious field is obvious.
Description: Separate paragraphs for appearance and personality, preferably. If you have a picture for your character, feel free to link to it as opposed to describing them.
Equipment: Your characters primary tools—weapons, doodads that help them do stuff, whatever is their equivalent of a Sonic Screwdriver. Just… equipment stuff.
Mask: Your character's mask, if he/she has one. Anything but the Avohkii, Kraahkan, Olmak, and Legendary Masks are allowed. The Mask of Emulation and the Tryna will have limited powers because the former has been abused to no end in the past and the latter is somewhat not as useful here, given the circumstances. Custom masks are allowed with approval.
Powers: This covers your character's element and other powers. Anything is allowed, including custom elements, though Time and Life are not (the exception being if you have a power similar to Voporak's time field or Thok's animation power.)
Vehicle: If your character has a vehicle, describe it—its appearance, its weapons, etc. If you have a picture, you can link to it. Some vehicles are also known to use above-average AI, allowing them to display Rahi-like behavior; if yours has such equipment, describe its personality as well.
Biography: Your character's past—where he/she is from, whether or not they've died at all, all that jazz.
[color=#696969;]The World is Gone[/color]
[color=#696969;]The world is at your fingertips, changed as it may be, and so we will not go into great depth about the places you already know. However, below are descriptions of those that have been drastically altered, as well as locations that are not so easily researched.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Perhaps through sheer force of will, Metru-Nui is perhaps the least affected island in terms of depression regarding immortality. However, Feranaki attacks were concentrated here during the initial outbreak, leaving much of the city damaged or destroyed and with few workers left with the strength to rebuild. Those that remain continue to quietly keep things running, in the hope that Mata Nui will see their suffering brought to an end.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Being a natural war zone, Zakaz very quickly transformed into a mass grave of the living. As soon as the addition of the Fourth Death was added by Ruaki, activity on Zakaz began to decline, until finally the entire island went silent. Visitors to the island now find themselves surrounded on all sides by endless corpses, the minds inhabiting them screaming out every moment. Almost as a mockery of their physical state, a group of travelers arrived several years later with the intention of setting up the weapons of the fallen as grave markers next to their owners' broken bodies. The "tribute" has yet to be undone.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Already a quiet place, the snowy island of Kai-Nam is completely deserted now. Bad memories plague those who witnessed Lyxek's plans unfold, and those who had lived there and survived Lyxek's activities no longer wish to be there. The remains of the Day Run facilities, of the Ring, Guild of Tyis, and KNPD bases, and other notable locations, are still present, though have not been touched in years. A massive hole, slightly off from the middle of the island, marks the only entrance into the once-legendary Garden, a place now devoid of what life it used to possess.[/color]
[color=#696969;]"The Place of Yearning," as it is now called, Gynel was the original location of the Day Run—then called the Night Run. It was also the original home of the Feranaki, at the time prompting the Brotherhood of Makuta to blockade the island. Now, however, no ships surround it, and the land is devoid of any activity that is not affiliated with mourning. The decaying bodies of those that perished during the final Night Run tournament hundreds and hundreds of years ago, on the mountains and in the forests, serve as a painful, nostalgic reminder of what death truly means.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Surprisingly, Stelt has possibly fared the best in the new chaos of the universe. Being a generally apathetic land to begin with, the inhabitants of Stelt simply don't care about the ways in which things have transformed—in their eyes, the dread and dead bodies are simply another kind of trash to remove from the streets, not much different from what they had dealt with before.[/color]
[color=#696969;]There is no better way to destroy hope than by destroying the very foundation of society. This is something that Ruaki took to heart when he released the Feranaki, setting them upon the factories of Xia like a swarm of locusts in a field of corn. The entire island was razed, production ceasing to a total halt, the land becoming a phantom of what it once was. By destroying Xia, Ruaki effectively removed the world's market; for that reason, it is difficult to come by new, quality armor and equipment.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Sometimes called "The Breadbasket," the region known as Quel, the north of the Northern Continent was, and still is, known for its making of food. With the Immortality Factor in play, gangs rule the countryside, happily looting and then killing unsuspecting traders, only to be killed themselves by a larger gang. Metal, wood, and most other things of that nature are scarce, and bring a large price.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Tren Krom Peninsula[/color]
[color=#696969;]The Peninsula is now filled with beings hoping to use the harsh landscape as protection from their foe. They ignore the fact that it's as deadly to them as it is to their foes, and hide among the rocks and Acid Falls. De-Koro still upholds its 'No Toa' policy, while expanding to to 'Matoran only.' They remain one of the few places that's calm, and very, very silent.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Though it is located near Kai-Nam, Artania is vastly different in terms of its tone and geography. A lush, jungle island rich with diamonds and other rare crystals, Artania managed to remain as one of the few lands fairly untouched by Ruaki at the start--not that it does not hold its own darkness. Inhabited by the Toa-like beings called Artanians, life on Artania was a constant struggle against a creature known as the Relinquished, a mysterious being capable of absorbing others into its own body. As people tend to avoid this particular region of the universe nowadays, little is known of its current state.[/color]
[color=#696969;]Do note that this is not a complete list of locations. Should you wish for an original location to be added, simply send me a description in the style of the entries above--a name and a small paragraph detailing what the island is like nowadays--and it will be considered for addition into the location list.[/color]
[color=#003366;]1. First and foremost, all BZP rules apply—as usual. If you haven't read them, they can be found here.[/color]
[color=#003366;]2. To emphasize two specific parts from the above, do not spam and do not flame. For the uninformed, spamming is the posting of pointless messages—in this case, posts that don't apply to the RPG. Don't do it. Flaming is the intentional act of OOCly attacking or provoking another member. Don't do it. You will be punished.[/color]
[color=#003366;]3. Heed the words of the staff. In the case that either you think a staff member has made an unfair call or they may have blatantly disrespected you, take it up with me and we'll sort it out.[/color]
[color=#003366;]4. Don't majorly control another player's character unless they have asked you to. To be specific—A. Don't kill another player's character without permission; B. Don't severely injure another player's character without permission; and C. Don't make another player's character do something huge without—you guessed it—their permission. If you want to do that with your own characters, by all means go for it.[/color]
[color=#003366;]5. You must be approved in the profile topic before you begin playing.[/color]
[color=#003366;]6. Do not God-Mode or meta-game. For those not in the "know": meta-gaming is, essentially, making your character know something that you only know OOCly – like, for example, reading a conversation between two characters nowhere near your character and then having your character know of it. God-modding is pretty much just playing unfairly in battle—never tiring, being impossibly strong, etc. Both are looked down upon, and neither will be tolerated, even against NPCs. As an extension of this, Nova Blasts are not allowed.[/color]
[color=#003366;]7. Please be realistic. BIONICLE and earth physics may not completely apply, but you can't jump a mio into the air – it's just not possible without help. Along with this, you may have a fast vehicle, but don't zip off from one place to another in one post. And make NPCs act like they should—if you insult a Skakdi, you're going to get attacked.[/color]
[color=#003366;]8. Please use the OOC and IC systems when you post. Examples of each are as follows:[/color]
[color=#003366;]IC: Toa Likil fell down a hole, breaking his leg.[/color]
[color=#003366;]OOC: helpplox.[/color]
[color=#003366;]9. I do not have a specific character limit in mind. Please do not attempt to create an abundance of characters if you cannot handle them, however. Further, if you prove yourself untrustworthy (such as by creating a boatload of ridiculously powerful characters,) I will not hesitate to cut them down and I will not hesitate to put a personal limit in place. So, stay logical—for both our sakes.[/color]
[color=#003366;]10. Be fair—establish yourself as a trustworthy person and act on that. By this I mean don't purposely undermine someone else's character just to win a battle. It's a game; if you have to resort to OOC cheating to win a battle, then you've got issues. You will also be punished.[/color]
[color=#003366;]11. Have fun! Don't take this too seriously—it's a game. Games are games are games. They won't affect you.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Related Topics[/color]
[color=#003366;]-The Undying World (Perpetual Discussion Topic)[/color]
[color=#003366;]-Those Who Live (Perpetual Profile Topic)[/color]
[color=#003366;]Emphasis On Death And Battle[/color]
[color=#003366;]I am going to say this once and once only: You will lose and you will die in this RPG. It is unavoidable. Completely. It will happen. Accept this now before the game starts. Having failed to get numerous people to accept the loss of battle in the past--in Day Run, in Night Ride, in Rise of the Rockets--the concession of defeat is one of my primary motivations for this game. While there are obviously consequences for losing and dying, as usual, the risk here is not as great as in some places, and not as lax as in others; therefore, there is no reason to not utilize the system based around death and loss that is a staple of this RPG.[/color]
[color=#003366;]So, having said that, I will request that you keep this in mind as you join. Do not make me force this on you, because I will if it comes down to it, regardless of whether or not I want to.[/color]
This is just to issue a quick "thank you" to a few people, specifically the players in Day Run for seeing the game through over the past year and a half, as well as to you, the reader, assuming you read this entire entry.
And, heck, even if not, thank you for reading this message--it means a lot to me. =P
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You. PF isn't dire.Originally Posted by AussieDominance
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2,000 too many, TBH.Originally Posted by AussieDominance
What? Just saying what we're all thinking...
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Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
Out of curiosity, why is everyone being so harsh on AD?
You remember when i was harsh on you because you weren't all that good a poster awhile ago?Originally Posted by Turbinator
Since you've upped your game everything's been cool between us whereas AD just seems to prefer to stay a mediocrity.
Oh I see.Originally Posted by Matteh
But what I am surprised about is that when I first joined, I remember AD seemed such a knowledgeable and respected poster.
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So in other words everyone is giving him crap because he's a crap poster. Fair enough.Originally Posted by Matteh
Don't know where you got that from. Rarely posts in CC, and rarely posts more than one or two lines if I'm correct.Originally Posted by Turbinator
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Atlantic senior Ronni Williams is The News-Journal's Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Atlantic's Ronni Williams could have jumped ship a long time ago.
After all, the versatile 6-foot-2 standout was on the radar of numerous major college programs, and transferring to a higher-profile school in Orlando may have helped her cause.
But that's not Williams' style.
She decided to stick with her hometown school and is reaping the rewards.
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Closer to home, the Daytona Beach native is the first player to be named the News-Journal's Girls Basketball Player of the Year for four straight seasons.
That second accolade, which she adds with the announcement of the 2013 all-area teams, would not have been possible if not for Williams' loyalty.
"I believe in finishing what I start," said Williams, who averaged 20.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 3.2 steals per game as a senior, while leading the Sharks to the Class 4A Final Four.
"Yes, it was hard," she said. "At one point, I did want to pick up and move to Orlando, but I went and prayed to God, and my heart just said to stay here, which was the best decision for me."
Williams – the second-ranked wing player in the nation, according to the ESPN Hoop Gurlz Super 60 rankings – could have easily moved to Orlando because that's where her father, Rodney Williams, lives. But Williams, then a rising senior who also was playing summer travel ball with Orlando-based Central Florida Elite, stayed with Atlantic.
"Why not make history in your hometown?" she asked, rhetorically.
Williams said part of her reasoning was to set an example she hopes other elite players in Volusia County will follow.
"Hopefully, when some of these college coaches came to see me, they saw some of the other good players we have," Williams said. "Some of the college coaches told me that they had never recruited any players from Daytona Beach, and some of them only knew of Daytona because we have the beach."
Williams led the Sharks (23-7) to an appearance in the state semifinals this past season. She scored a game-high 29 points in a 53-50 season-ending loss to Coral Springs Charter last month. She was the Class 4A player of the year and runner-up for the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball honor, which is presented annually to the state's top overall high school player, regardless of classification.
Williams, who eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for her career on Atlantic's Senior Night, has not slowed since basketball season. She's on the Sharks' track team and continues to work out with Central Florida Elite.
Her high school basketball career should officially come to an end after two postseason all-star games. After the McDonald's game (7 p.m. April 3, ESPNU), Williams is scheduled to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association all-star game (5:30 p.m. April 6) in New Orleans. She'll become the first UF signee to play in the game, which dates back to 1992. Then, Williams' focus will turn to preparing to join the Gators and coach Amanda Butler, who won a hotly contested recruiting battle over Georgia and Florida State.
There are no more high school games for Williams in Volusia County, however. And for that, there is at least one grateful coach.
"It seems like she's been at Atlantic for eight years now," DeLand coach Brittany Cymbolin said with a laugh. "It just feels like every year, 'Well, this kid can graduate now.' And now she is, and I wish her all the best."
Cymbolin said Williams' versatility made her difficult to defend.
"It's hard to guard her because she's versatile," Cymbolin said. "I think, especially this year, her ball-handling skills have improved so much that it made her an even bigger threat than she already was."
Like so many who have followed Williams' success through high school, Cymbolin is anxious to see the player's college career take off.
"I'm a big fan of (Florida coach) Amanda Butler, and I'm really interested to see where she uses Ronni," Cymbolin said.
Williams played every position on the court for Atlantic, but is now training for her future. She expects to play shooting guard or wing, and her workouts are designed to make her better at those positions.
Despite having an immense amount of talent, Williams has always worked hard to become a better player, according to Atlantic coach George Butts.
"I think the time she's put in the weight room, the time she's spent to get better skill-wise, is something that not only made her better every year, but that fueled everyone else on the team to do their best," Butts said.
"She's a little different on the court than off it," added Butts, who also is Williams' pastor at New Heart Christian Center in Daytona Beach. "She's intense."
And that intensity sometimes led to Butts and Williams "bumping heads."
"She and I would always get at it," Butts said with a laugh. "I'd just be pushing her to the next level, and after every game, she'd come up to me and say something like, 'You think you're bad, don't you?' and we'd laugh. She's just a great kid."


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all-new ford f-150 receives prestigious motor trend 2009 truck of the year awardâ"¢
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 16, 2008 – The all-new Ford F-150, America's best-selling full-size pickup delivering class-leading capability and unsurpassed fuel economy, today was named 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year™.
"The new F-150 is a thorough, thoughtful upgrade of a highly successful formula," said Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief, Motor Trend. "The 2009 model improves on the core attributes that have made the F-150 a best seller for decades, ensuring it will remain a strong player in the segment despite the challenging economic environment."
The 2009 F-150, new inside and out, is the new benchmark in its segment, appealing to a growing number of core truck customers. Improvements include a new high-strength, lighter-weight chassis that delivers even more horsepower, unsurpassed fuel economy and class-leading towing and payload capacity.
To earn the Motor Trend award, F-150 bested its competitors in a series of rigorous tests evaluating the vehicle's engineering, technology, design, safety, dynamics, performance, build quality and value.
"Motor Trend editors used our truck the way our customers do – by putting it through extremely tough tests," said Derrick Kuzak, group vice president, Global Product Development.
"This award is so meaningful to us because it means so much to our customers," he added. "Motor Trend Truck of the Year is one of the most recognized automotive awards by consumers, and Ford is extremely proud to receive it."
The 2009 award marks the third consecutive time an all-new F-150 garnered the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award. The pickup received the magazine's prestigious award for two previous ground-breaking new models in 2004 and 1997.
"Motor Trend's awards throughout the years are a validation of what has been the key to our success: listening to customers, anticipating their needs and providing them with innovative solutions and features before they ask for them," said Matt O'Leary, F-150 chief engineer. "Our goal with each redesign is to top the last one, and we're doing that with the 2009 F-150."
F-Series is on track in 2008 to extend its streak of truck leadership to 32 straight years as well as being America's best-selling vehicle — car, crossover; SUV, truck, or van – for the past 27 years.
The new 2009 F-150 sports an array of smart technologies – from industry-first SYNC to Ford Work Solutions. SYNC provides hands-free, in-car communication. Ford Work Solutions is an innovative suite of options including an in-dash computer with Internet access, Tool Link to track tools, Crew Chief technology to dispatch workers and reduce vehicle operating costs and Cable Lock to improve security of tools and equipment.
F-150 also features conveniences such as the Box Side Step and Tailgate Step that help customers easily gain access to the truck's pickup box.
During the past five years, the "core trucker" – those who use their truck's towing and hauling capability for work and leisure – has grown to 40 percent from 30 percent of the light-duty full-size pickup market. Ford dominates this expanding sub-segment.
The new F-150 delivers class-leading towing capability of 11,300 pounds and hauling capacity of 3,030 pounds – a combination no other competitor can match.
For 2009, F-150 also has improved its fuel economy by an average of 8 percent across the entire lineup, thanks to a wide range of engineering enhancements.
The fuel economy gains reach as high as 12 percent versus the prior model year on F-150 models equipped with the high-volume three-valve, 5.4-liter V-8 engine. Plus, the F-150's SFE package – which is available on highest-volume XL and XLT series – delivers unsurpassed fuel economy of 15 mpg city and 21 mpg highway.
The new 2009 F-150 is built at Ford's Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant.
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Authorites say a couple accused of abusing their 17-month-old daughter gagged the toddler with a blanket until she died July 11.
According to Eden police arrest warrants obtained by McClatchy News Service, Antonio Maurice Gwynn, 22, restrained the child, Toni Maurie Gwynn, in a car seat for more than 15 hours without food or water on the day she died. The warrant stated that after 12 hours, he pushed a blanket into her mouth to keep the toddler from crying, �and thus restricted the airway causing the child�s death.�
An arrest warrant for the child�s mother, Heather Marie Gwynn, 22, stated she caused �serious bodily injury� to her daughter.
The couple lived previously in Alamance County.
On Tuesday evening, Eden police arrested the couple, who went into hiding for several days after being interviewed by police about the circumstances surrounding their daughter�s death. Antonio and Heather Gwynn had fled to a family member�s vacant trailer in Caswell County. The family member located the couple while making a routine check on the property, located on Stoney Creek School Road, and contacted authorities.
Antonio Gwynn was charged with second-degree murder and felony child abuse, and is being held in the Rockingham County jail under a $3 million bond. Heather Gwynn is being held under a $1 million bond on charges of felony child abuse.
They made their first appearance in Rockingham County District Court on Wednesday afternoon, each being assigned attorneys. McClatchy reported that Judge James Grogan explained to Antonio Gwynn that if convicted of the charges, he could face up to 88 months in prison for child abuse and up to 484 months in prison for second-degree murder.
Antonio Gwynn was charged in Alamance County with breaking and entering and injury to real property in August 2007, when he was 16 years old. He was convicted of the two misdemeanors September 12 of that year, and charged again 10 days later with injury to real property, being convicted several days later.
In July 2011, he was charged with two counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense and convicted of both in January 2012.
The two have lived at 1328 Beaumont Court, Burlington and 1402 E. Harden St., Graham, and police say they�ve also resided in Mebane, Snow Camp and Reidsville.
According to Eden police, at 2:18 on July 11, officers, rescue squad personnel and EMS responded to 503 Prospect St. in Eden in reference to a 1-year-old not breathing.
Emergency responders performed CPR on the Gwynns� daughter and transported her to Morehead Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police initiated an investigation into the child�s death and �conducted detailed interviews with the parents concerning the circumstances around the death of their daughter,� according to a statement. Detectives also asked the parents to conduct a reenactment of the events leading up to the child�s death. The Rockingham County Department of Social Services was assisting with the couple�s two other children, a 4-month old and a 4-year old. According to Eden police, the couple�s court date is set for August 6.


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So I wasn't sold on the iPhone when I walked into the Apple store. There was the laundry list of deficiencies that had been circulated pre-release: slow network, no third party apps, no expandable memory, no replaceable battery, no GPS, and no real keyboard. The keyboard was actually my greatest concern, because I figured that some of the items on the laundry list could be addressed with software and/or policy updates from Apple, some could be addressed with hacks, others might turn out to be not that big of a deal. But that keyboard was there to stay.
After enjoying the initial euphoria of the iPhone interface and included apps, I settled down to the keyboard. I really liked it. Though my fingers often hit the wrong keys, the iPhone's magic compensated for my errors, and gave me rather fast, relatively error free typing. I'm a decent touch typist on a full keyboard, maybe 80wpm. I have never used a Blackberry or Treo for an extended period, so I didn't have any muscle memory for a small thumb keyboard to overcome. On the handheld side, I've been a long-time proponent of handwriting recognition. Back in the day I was a devoted fan of my Newton MP2100. And once I mourned its demise for several years, I became quite the graffiti artist on a succession of Palm devices.
To be perfectly honest, any handheld input method is going to fall short of a full-size keyboard, so we're dealing with degrees of suckiness here. But the iPod's on-screen adaptive keyboard is good enough as to be almost not sucky. I sometime mangle words, and they're not fixed, and I have to backspace and peck it out slowly. Overall, though, a good experience. The keyboard is pretty good. And I had that figured out within fifteen minutes, so I got out the credit card and I bought the iPhone.
On a side note, here's a handy tip: I find it annoying to have to shift to another screen to use a period, comma, or apostrophe. But I discovered a cool feature that's not immediately obvious. When using the punctuation keyboard overlay, you can hold your finger down after hitting the ".?123" button, slide your finger over to the punctuation mark you want, then let go, and the keyboard springs back to the default letter overlay. Still not as fast as using a more complete keyboard layout, but I love both proper punctuation and small gadgets, and this will have to do. So score one for the iPhone.
One of the biggest problems some people have had with the iPhone has been Apple's deal with AT&T, but that one was a no-brainer for me. I'm actually getting ready to move into a new house, and the only carrier with decent service at that location is AT&T, so I had already decided to make the switch, and was just waiting for my Sprint contract to expire. So I know AT&T is evil and has sold out its customers to the NSA, and opposes net neutrality. But all the carriers suck, and this carrier lets me take phone calls at my house. Also, as for their "fewer dropped calls" claim, I have found that it stands up, at least compared to my experience with Sprint.
What do I love about the iPhone? It's just the right size, allowing for a big bright screen but small enough so I don't feel like I'm Maxwell Smart talking into a shoe phone. The screen is awesome. It has wi-fi. The iPod software is very well-designed. It's great for watching videos. Visual voicemail is the best thing to happen to voicemail since you stopped needing a cassette tape in the machine. I tend to hoard messages, and I hated having to listen to a bunch of saved messages to get to the one I wanted. The widgets like Weather, Google Maps, Calendar, etc, are cool. The email app is very usable, as is the web browser. And pretty much everything about how the iPhone works as a phone, from the address book, to the on/off switch for the ringer, to the virtual keypad is refined and user-friendly and place it at the pinnacle of mobile phone design.
But I'm a gadget freak, long-time mobile computing junkie, and a professional software guy and user interface designer. There have got to be some things about the iPhone that really could be better, right? Oh yes.


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Ede-based illustrator Nico Schuurman is fascinated by personal tales as well as 20th century Dutch history. He combined these interests in his comic 'Grebbelinie 1940 - Bloedspoor', a historical account of the Dutch defence line against the German army during World War II. Schuurman published his story on the StripSter website, and a book collection was published through Boekscout.nl in 2012. A second book, dealing with Ede during Operation Market Garden, was released in September 2014 ('Ede 1944 & Market Garden'). Schuurman has published several other comic stories on the StripSter portal since 2008, including stories starring his characters 'Rongo' and 'Tork'. An album of 'Tork' called 'De Onbekende Planeet' was published in August 2015.


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Volume 18 Issue 26 | November 11 - 17, 2005
Sweets and the City
By Bonnie Rosenstock
This week, life in the Big Apple will be a little bit sweeter as the Eighth Annual Chocolate Show returns to tantalize taste buds from Thursday, November 10 to Sunday, November 13, at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building, 125 West 18th Street. The scrumptious show will feature 75 brands of chocolate for sampling and purchasing from old favorites like Guittard, Neuchatel, Felchlin, Knipschildt and Schokinag.
Local participating choclatiers include Tribeca Treats, retail and wholesalers of catered handcrafted desserts, and Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven, a real-life chocolate factory cum retail store at 350 Hudson Street, where you can watch Mr. T deftly turn cocoa beans into chocolate bars. Peanut Butter & Company, at 240 Sullivan Street, a modest sandwich shop which makes six kinds of peanut butter, will also weigh in with chocolate-covered inspirations.
Chocolate Bar, 48 Eighth Avenue in the Village, in collaboration with Yoyamart, the childrens toy store at 15 Gansevoort Street, is debuting its new line of chocolate bars for the holidays with labels designed by ten fine artists and toy designers nationwide. The ten-bar box includes milk chocolate with Rice Crispies, dark chocolate with almonds, salty pretzels in dark chocolate and milk chocolate toffee crunch. Five percent of retail sales will go to the Third Street Music School Settlement on East 11th Street.
One sinful Chocolate Bar creation is the Elvis, made with banana, marshmallow and peanut butter in dark chocolate, named after Presleys favorite food combination. The new trend in chocolate is expanding the palette, adding exotic spices like wasabi or cheese, notes owner Alison Nelson. Were a little bit different. We try to remake classic flavors without destroying them, she says.
Vere, a wholesale chocolatier just launched in late October, will premiere its exquisite line of dark chocolate products, which include several kinds of truffles (vegan, fruit and nut, coconut), melt-in-your-mouth brownies, peanut and coconut clusters, and yummy bars. Vere (Latin for truth) values health, taste, and ecological concerns in the creation of its products, which have a high cocoa content and are low carb, low glycemic, high fiber and jam-packed with antioxidants. The company uses an heirloom cocoa bean from Rainforest Alliance-certified cooperatives in Ecuador. (Translation: its sustainably grown and responsibly harvested by local farmers who receive fair prices.) The state-of-the-art factory has taken up residence at 12 West 27th Street to capitalize on the burgeoning chocolate renaissance that is currently taking place here, says president and founder Kathy Moskal, who is also co-founder of HUE, the fashion legwear brand.
Speaking of fashion, the ever-awesome Chocolate Fashion Collection will also be on display. For the fourth year in a row, designer Diana Kane and Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez, owner and pastry chef of Lassi, an Indian restaurant at 28 Greenwich Avenue, will collaborate on their signature pun wear. Last year they created an Oscar de la Renta-style sleeveless party dress of dark and white chocolate, complete with dark chocolate moose antlers set atop the models head. The dresss name, appropriately, was Chocolate Mousse. Poor girl, chuckles Carlucci-Rodriguez, who would not reveal this years pun. We keep it a secret until the very end, she says.
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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 10 July 2012—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $99,957 grant to OCLC for a new initiative, "The Big Shift: Advancing Public Library Participation in Our Digital Future." The purpose of the grant is to more fully understand the challenges that U.S. public libraries face in providing e-book content to borrowers, as they ensure that all Americans continue to have access to commercially produced content through their local public libraries, even as formats change.
OCLC will partner with the American Library Association (ALA) and the Public Library Association (PLA) to review the e-book landscape and jointly develop recommendations for managing the e-book environment, in order to ensure adequate public access to these emerging resources.
Research indicates that libraries are at a tipping point in e-content investment, as the percentage of e-book and e-journal collection expenditures continues to steadily outgrow print books and journals each year—and is likely to increase exponentially with the rapid growth in e-book adoption.
- The number of public libraries that offer e-books has doubled in the past five years—to 76 percent from 38 percent, according to a new ALA report. Thirty-nine percent of libraries also offer e-readers for check-out to their patrons.
- E-books dominate public library concerns, and are the most popular new initiative of this year, according to an OCLC membership survey.
- In 2011, public library e-book collections increased a staggering 183 percent, according to Library Journal's EBook Penetration & Use in Public Libraries.
- From 1999—2009, e-resources as a percentage of total collection expenditures more than doubled, from 5.4 percent to 12 percent, according to IMLS.
"Now is the time to work together so that the rise of e-books does not result in a society where content is actually less accessible than it was in the era of print," said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth. "As a society, we depend on the free flow of information and ideas to strengthen our economy and our democracy. I am confident that we will find new strategies that embrace exciting new digital innovations and continue to deliver essential library services."
"Our members tell us that the primary concern in public libraries today is keeping communities connected to information and communication technologies, and to content as it shifts to digital formats," said Cathy De Rosa, Global Vice President of Marketing for OCLC. "We appreciate continued IMLS investment in research and support for public libraries as they work to ensure equal access for all."
This award builds on an IMLS-supported public library discussion hosted by Martin Gómez at the Los Angeles Public Library in November 2011. Grant activities will include:
- Investigating the nature and extent of challenges public libraries are facing in this area, and identifying possible solutions
- A convening of public library leaders and others to set specific strategies to ensure public access to digital content
- Reporting on strategies that all public libraries can use to advance their own work in local communities.
Gómez (University of Southern California), Patrick Losinski (Columbus Metropolitan Library), Brian Bannon (Chicago Public Library), and Vailey Oehlke (Multnomah County Library) will provide guidance on the program's activities, which will be closely coordinated with the ALA's Digital Content & Libraries Working Group, co-chaired by Sari Feldman (Cuyahoga County Public Library) and Robert Wolven (Columbia University).
"ALA looks forward to the opportunity to share the knowledge that we gained in the past year with this new e-book effort," said ALA President Maureen Sullivan. "We also expect this effort to provide valuable research to strengthen ALA's advocacy to enable libraries to obtain e-books under reasonable terms."
PLA involvement in this effort provides the opportunity to solicit input from thousands of public librarians across the nation. "Our librarians are on the front lines of the e-book revolution and we must provide them as many tools as possible to successfully navigate this terrain," said PLA Board Member Vailey Oehlke. "We look forward to the new insights developed from this project that we will leverage in PLA advocacy."
About IMLS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, we help communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning. To learn more about IMLS, please visit www.imls.gov.
About the ALA and PLA
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with approximately 60,000 members in academic, public, school, government, and special libraries. The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. For further information, visit www.ala.org.
The Public Library Association, with more than 11,000 members, is one of the fastest growing divisions of the ALA. Founded in 1944, PLA is a member-driven organization that exists to provide a diverse program of communication, publication, advocacy, continuing education, and programming for its members and others interested in the advancement of public library service. For further information, visit www.pla.org.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
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text: Thank you all so much. I wont ever let anyone keep me from breast feeding my son when needed. I know my parents are both supper supportive as well. I just wish my husband wasn't such a huge stick in the mud over it. For a while he complained that I was all ways feeding our son and I was going to make him over weight. I pointed out our son was 13 pounds and my friends son who's 1 month older and FF is 20 pounds. So even though I BF every hour and half to two hours depending on our sons choice he is not over weight hes very healthy. He finally stopped with that but last night he was telling me at a memorial for someone in his unit a lady started breast feeding right there and how so many felt that was so wrong. It started a hole debate of how he felt that she should have left or given the child a bottle where I saw no issue with it. I told him that here in CA. I could feed our son uncovered if I wished it and theres nothing him or anyone eles could do about it. He feels that men will hit on me for showing my breast I tired to point out that uncovered i wouldn't be showing any more really than if i was to have a low cut shirt on that his son would be blocking out a lot if it and women at the beach would be showing a ton more skin than I would be. I pointed out that I do feed in public covered but now his son is older and refuses to be covered what am I going to do tell our 5 month old sorry your going to have to starve because you wont keep the cover over us and daddy will get up mad if you pull it off. We than went around and around about bottle v breast again. I know I didnt get my point across but 2 am phone call I am not at the top of my game So I hope when he and i are able to talk again I can get him on board with this as well. Sorry for the long rant. I am very thankful to have everyone here who do BF who can answer silly questions and are sooooooooooo supportive. Just knowing there are others out there helps a lot in standing my ground on my choice to BF. You all have also helped make the choice to BF for as long as my son wants to easier knowing so many of you have BF for longer than 6 months and even a year helps me see how I am not alone in wanting the very best for my son and I.


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Costello Tagliapietra Hair & Makeup | Fashion Week Fall 2013
Psycho Glamour With Swagger at Costello Tagliapietra
For Fall 2013, designers Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra of Costello Tagliapietra drew their inspiration from the future. Using a color palette filled with purples, blues, pinks, and greens, the beauty style was a reflection of an uptight woman who is finally trying to have some fun. The makeup look was created by Maki for MAC, hair was developed by lead stylist Nelson Vercher for the Rita Hazan Salon and nails were polished by Michelle Saunders for Essie.
The look: Highly texturized hair fastened in a low ponytail, metallic purple nails, and bright, matte fuchsia lips
The inspiration: Psycho glamour, but also pretty and slightly sensual
Who would wear it: Anyone with swagger. Think of someone like Natalie Portman, who is intelligent about her beauty
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Meg's Eclectic Mix of Old and New
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- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- The space is an eclectic mix of old and new and everything colorful. I've had a lifelong love affair with Fiestaware and my collection has been mined from thrift shops over a period of 15 years. The chandelier is an antique store find that my mom purchased for me in Talking Rock, Georgia and the large framed piece above the fridge is an 1880s bird's eye view of Savannah where I went to school.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- When I saw the space it was down to bare studs and I worked with the landlord to really make the teeny tiny studio my own, focusing much of my energy on the kitchen.There is a lot of light as there are two large windows, but that doesn't make for much cabinet space. Instead, I chose open shelving from Ikea to maximize on space and light and to show off my Fiestaware.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- I've gotten really into urban small batch canning in this kitchen. There is a great farmers market in a large park a couple of blocks away and Saturday mornings, I like to get a fresh pint of whatever looks good and make a runny jam to mix in with yogurt and granola.


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There's a city block-sized gear buffet going on in downtown Denver. Get a glimpse of the goods in this massive gallery of snowboarding products slated for sale next season. Just a little tease to wet the palate, you know?
Check out more outdoorsy gear from the 2013 Outdoor Retailer show and stay tuned for more from SIA.


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Apple Accused Of 'Violating The Rights' Of Iconic Swiss Railway Clock
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SBB is the sole owner of the trademark and copyright of the railway clock. The railway company will now get in touch with Apple. The aim is a legal, as well as a financial solution. It is not right that one [Apple] simply copies the design.Apple has a bit of a history of playing fast and loose with the artwork it uses. Remember the story of the iPad background image? And there are plenty of reasons to suggest that Apple should be able to do this. But, considering how aggressive it is in enforcing its own trademarks, you'd think that it would be a lot more careful before doing things like this. Of course, you have to also wonder... if Apple weren't so aggressive with its own trademarks, would SBB be so insistent on a "legal" and "financial" solution?


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Acting on a tip, the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office was able to recover six stolen saddles valued at approximately $10,000.
Early Sunday morning, the MPSO received a call reporting that seven saddles had been stolen from the Old Bonita Road area.
Six of the saddles were recovered from various locations as of Thursday afternoon.
Upon obtaining a warrant, MPSO deputies apprehended Anthony Tolbert. Bond for Tolbert, who was charged with illegal possession of stolen property, was set at $1,000.
Other arrests are pending.
Officers working the case were Sgt. Libby Brixey and Inv. Mitchell Jeselink.
Major Rose Worley commended the deputies for solving the case so quickly.


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Dalai Lama: Poison plot by China to kill me
In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, the Dalai Lama revealed he had been given reports that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to poison him while posing as adherents seeking his blessing. The nature of the attack was to come through a contact poison that the women might have in the hair or on their scarves.
The Dalai Lama lives in a temple in a high security area in Dharamsala, India.
The Dalai Lama also stated that there was suspicion of Chinese interference in the finding of his reincarnation(who would then take over after the Dalai Lama's death). If the correct person is prevented from ascending after him, it could make him the last Dalai Lama, giving China free rein over Tibet.
Relations between China and the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhists have been strained at best. There have been 30 self immolations in the last year by Tibetans in protest against Chinese attempts to destroy Tibetan culture and religious adherence. While there have been reports of protests, Chinese soldiers are reported to be everywhere to prevent a rebellion.


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|2006-09-19, 12:42
|Link #62
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Clinton, Maryland
Second, the fact that it's being geared towards younger viewers isn't as bad as it sounds, since, if done right, you still have a good epic story even if you take away most of the more ecchi fanservice (which, save for the swimsuits and the "henshin-esque" panty shots that Asuna and Nodoka sometimes have when they "adeat", I'm not really into).
|2006-09-19, 16:26
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|2006-09-19, 18:39
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I surmise simple implied nudity is not a problem since it really isn't (inside Japan at least). ... provocative situations will probably be minimized (not that there were many outside of a few bathing scenes) and when actual romance is implied (aka Nodoka or whomever) it'll focus on the relationship.
|2006-09-19, 19:08
|Link #65
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Well, you are talking about 5:30 PM. The target audience is younger (tweens and teens). This will be airing at roughly the same time as Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters Genex, Naruto, Eyeshield 21, Sergeant Frog, and ZegaPain. I'd guess that ecchi just will be tossed out of the window in favor of magical battles and filler episodes if this is a huge hit in that timeslot. I bet this is going to evolve into Harry Potter the anime.
|2006-09-19, 20:08
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Meh on skin service, what I'm most afraid of is that *any* romance will also be tossed --- we'll be lucky if we get bonding ala "comrades in arms". No more perverse comments from Evangeline or heartstopping Nodoka moments or Chach blushes.
Now I'm *really* hoping I am just blowing smoke.. but the 5:30p slot doesn't make me comfortable, especially if the sort of things Orion lists are the staple fare.
Even Harry Potter has romance....
|2006-09-19, 20:38
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Tejas
Age: 42
I'd just like to say that this "magical battles and filler episodes" has far more in common with Negima than Harry Potter. If it is just "magical battles and filler episodes", then that would be pretty happy for me - since that's what I felt the first season was missing. And that is a huge part of the manga.
|2006-09-19, 21:27
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Sky Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
The Manga, currently, is a strong stylistic successor to Toriyama Akira's Dragonball Z.
Done correctly, Negima!? has the potential to fill the void of the "Epic Martial Arts Anime" left by the departure of Inu Yasha, Naruto and DBZ itself.
|2006-09-19, 22:16
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Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Naruto and his buddies were around 12 yo IIRC at the start of the anime and has aged since then. In the beginning, no romance was in this anime. At the most, it was juvenile crushes. This title airs at 7:30 PM currently.
Negi is a 10 yo teacher in a show that will be aired at 5:30 PM. Romance may not be even hinted in this title because of his age and profession. (This is actually an otaku level theme considering Negi's age and profession imo.) Target is now the short attention span age group that buys games imo. Then, there's also the parents who may complain. Fights are safer. If it was aired later, then it has a higher likelihood of happening imo.
In OVA 1 trailer, he was looking a little DBZish in his fighting moves. It would be sad if it continues down this path. (No offense to DBZ fans.)
Of course, we won't know until it airs.
Edit: My Japanese is nonexistent, but from what I can see this may be TV Tokyo's current schedule for Wednesday September 20th.
5:30 - 6:00 PM Spider Riders
6:00 - 6:30 PM Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters Genex
7:00 - 7:30 PM Eyeshield 21
7:30 - 8:00 PM Naruto
1:00 - 1:30 AM Inukami
1:30 - 2:00 AM .hack//Roots
So, if I'm on the right track, then Negima?! TV inherits Spider Riders time slot and viewer demographics.
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|2006-09-19, 22:33
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The Terror of Death
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Land of igloos
I just now got a hold on the OVA preview...and I must say I'm quite excited about this "remake" of sorts. I love the manga (I have up to 11, which is all that's been released here) and I tried to watch the original anime series...but I could never get into it. One could say I've been having trouble getting into animes in which I've read the manga beforehand (Tsubasa, XXXHOLiC, Getbackers, etc)...but I must admit that one of the main reasons that I could not get into it was definitely the animation. It just...looked so poorly done. That might be shallow of me, of which I won't deny, but it just turned me off so completely. I thought it might've looked better in motion than in screenshots but sadly...it still did nothing for me... >_>;
But with the new animation, which looks quite similar to the manga, I'm quite excited about it. October's gonna be a good month with Death Note, D. Gray Man and Negima!?.
|2006-09-19, 22:52
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This is my ____ face
New! Neo Pactio Cards... Each student can get three cards now, according to:
The cards can fall under one of the categories: Aamaa (Armor), Kosupure (Cosplay), and Suka (?!?!??!?!?!). I have no clue what 'suka' means. Scout? Skirt? Scallop?
|2006-09-19, 23:44
|Link #72
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Like I said... we'll see. I'm not saying the manga is romance filled.. because it isn't ... if they keep the balance similar to the manga (mostly adventure and magical combat with spritzes of innocent romance and first crushes along with an occasional Evangeline remark) then its good for me.
Ronin Aquila's post may have been intended as praise but it doesn't alleviate my concern (those shows do not appeal to me at all) -- but perhaps Negima will occupy some interesting middle ground that all sorts of anime fans can enjoy.
|2006-09-20, 00:00
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Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
The main draw for me will be Evangeline wtfpwning things. Assuming the animation/voice/plot quality is acceptable to good, my interest will probably be in proportion to the amount of pwning she does.
|2006-09-20, 18:40
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Senior Member
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|2006-09-20, 21:33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: State of denial
Age: 61
Tripling the number of Pactio Cards? Only one good reason I can think of for doing that, especially if what has been posted earlier about the new show's younger target demographic is correct... Negima!: The Collectible Card Game. It will be coming soon - bank on it.
BTW, I've been lurking because I've only recently started reading the manga, and I never saw the first anime. So I don't really feel that I can contribute much to the discussion yet.
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|2006-09-22, 09:39
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Sky Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
A good percentage of the episodes (45%) were non-combat related, and much of the filler not present in the original manga was added to further develop the characters, in particular the genuinely touching father-son relationships.
|2006-09-27, 04:20
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I've uploaded a TV commercial for the upcoming Negima!? anime here.
When I saw this clip 10 days ago at the Negima! OVA event, it looked pretty good (obviously so, being a promotional commercial), but seeing it again, the Gansis/SHAFT designs work okay for me. Storywise, I pretty much expect Negima!? to start off from the start of the manga.
One more week to go!
Please take a look at the other new fall titles I've recorded and upped as well.
Finally, would appreciate if a mod could add the "?" to the title.
Edit: Thanks, xris!
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|2006-09-27, 05:01
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
|2006-09-27, 05:17
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
Apart from me being a Negima-fanboy, but this is looking to be brilliant. Its one to think to see the new art-style in posters & what not.. but to see it in full motion, it just works perfectly.
Gah, can't wait to see the Thousand Master again~
|2006-09-27, 05:35
|Link #80
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Asia
Although it was a short trailer, it looked really great. I'm a Setsuna fan so anything with more Setsuna in it will make me happy. Nicer animation. *__* I actually liked the music from the previous Negima adaptation, so hopefully this one will have music just as good (or better if everyone else didn't like the previous one).
Please have a decent storyline ~~~ (if it really will be changed)
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Link returns in an all-new Game Boy Advance adventure. When the sorcerer Vaati turns Princess Zelda to stone, the king of Hyrule sends Link on a quest that takes him ...
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time can be recommended wholeheartedly. It looks fantastic and features responsive controls, some original play mechanics, a good story, and plenty of thrilling adventure.
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Commissioner Kelly's statement on Interconnection queuing practices
- Today's order reflects the priority this commission places on resolving the interconnection queueing concerns, and for ensuring the process moves forward in a more timely manner.
- The unprecedented demand for new generation, particularly renewable energy, has resulted in an overloaded interconnection queue system. In areas rich with renewable resources, this has led to concern that renewable generation that could otherwise be up and running soon, is being delayed.
- It is clear that a one-size-fits-all approach to addressing these issues is not the answer, although there are still universal principles that can be applied across regions.
- Because problems may vary region by region, each ISO and RTOhas been working on reforming its individual queue management problems. We have honored their requests to allow these efforts to come to fruition, and we hope and expect that their proposals are filed with the commission without delay.
- I believe that these proposals can serve as models for transmission providers that are not members of an RTO or an ISO. For example, in the west, we have heard complaints about significant queue backlogs; Bonneville Power Administration is far along in overhauling its approach to queue management. It may be that other transmission providers also need to reform their queue management processes. Indeed, the commission may need to consider a "phase ii" to its queue management initiative in order to facilitate reforms for these non-independent transmission providers.
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Communities in Schools in Jefferson County is seeking volunteers to help in the �Lights on After Dark� program at the Jack Robey Junior High School. Volunteers are needed to tutor and assist with scheduled activities from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Any business, organization, or individual interested in helping is asked to call 870-536-4762.
Girl Scouts � Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas is currently seeking volunteers who care about the lives of people in their community. Prospective volunteers are challenged to replace one television show a month with sharing their skills or hobbies with girls ages 5 to 17. The rewards will be priceless. For more information call Tiffany Stewart or Mary Ann Lee at 870-534-8563.
Healing Place Ministries is looking for volunteers to assist in local nursing homes and assisted living facilities, making follow-up phone calls and sending out birthday and get-well cards. For more information, call the Rev. Edna Morgan at 870-535-0101.
HOSTS (Help One Student to Succeed) is seeking mentors to work with students in math and reading in the Pine Bluff School District. Volunteers may select the day, time and location that is the most convenient for them. Greenville, Broadmoor, 34th Avenue all have HOSTS programs at their schools. To volunteer or receive additional information about the program, call Monica O�Briant at the Volunteers in Public Schools office at 870-543-4224 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Jefferson Comprehensive Care Systems Inc. � Headstart is seeking volunteers to work with special-needs students. The hours are from 9 to 11 a.m. If interested, call Lou Celia Courtney, disability coordinator, at 870-534-5913.
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COLUMBIA -- Twenty employees of the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium will return to work on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the S.C. Senate followed the House by overturning Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of the consortium's $428,000 in state operating funds. The agency shut down immediately on July 5 when Haley struck its funding from the state spending plan.
The Senate voted 34-7 to override a day after the House did so by a vote of 102-10. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans. The funds totaled $96,000 more than last year's appropriation. At that time, Haley had also vetoed the consortium funding and was overruled by the Legislature.
Haley had defended her veto of the agency's funding in an email from her campaign account.
"Do we really need taxpayers paying for an entire agency that does university grant research work for schools that already get state dollars?" she wrote.
A $6 million figure, cited by the governor, is the total in competitive grants the consortium could win for South Carolina institutions from a variety of sources.
The S.C. General Assembly created the consortium in 1978 to manage and administer the Sea Grant Program and share research, education, training, and advisory services in ocean and coastal resource fields. South Carolina's Sea Grant Consortium is among 32 nationwide. It reports to the National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The veto was among 81 the governor issued for the budget year beginning on July 1. The House overturned 51. The Senate began voting on those overrides at 1 p.m. Wednesday. A two-thirds vote in both bodies is required to cast aside a governor's veto.
A list of consortium stakeholders include dozens of local governments and counties, commercial enterprises, and other groups, including Carolina Waste Management, Coastal Expeditions Discover Upcountry Carolina Association, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Gault Seafood, Island Fresh Seafood, Local Oysters, and Lowcountry Cruises.
On Wednesday, the Senate also undid the governor's veto of $161,314 for The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, known as EPSCoR. Haley had called the funding unnecessary.


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We have a property here that is the home of a former Hot n Now. The now bankrupt burger chain owned the building, but not the property. Bad part is we can not track down the property owner to send a violation notice for the obsolete signage.
What do you do when a property owner goes missing and all the mail gets returned?
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Neighborhoods to gain health, environmental and economic benefits
(SAN FRANCISCO) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $400,000 in brownfields grants to communities in Nevada, all receiving funding through the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants program.
Across the nation, nearly $80 million in brownfields grants will be used for the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties, including abandoned gas stations, old textile mills, closed smelters, and other abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
"Cleaning up and reusing distressed properties brings new jobs and stronger communities," said Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator for EPA in the Pacific Southwest. "In addition to creating green jobs, local efforts to revitalize brownfield sites reduce threats to public health while attracting positive investments in our neighborhoods."
Lyon County, Nevada was selected to receive a brownfields assessment coalition grant. The county's coalition partners are the Cities of Fernley and Yerington. Lyon County (population 53,022) contains many sites that use, store, and generate petroleum products. In 2002, Lyon County ranked among the worst counties in the nation for waste generation and air emissions. The county also has had the highest unemployment rate in the state for the past two years, with an unemployment rate of nearly 16 percent in August 2009.
The county is one of the top four most distressed counties in the nation. Grant funds will focus on four Brownfields Target Areas located along the major transportation corridors of U.S. Highways 50 and 95A and State Highway 208. Assessment of brownfields is expected to jump-start the county's distressed redevelopment market by facilitating cleanup of contaminated sites.
The brownfields program encourages redevelopment of America's estimated 450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites. As of March 2010, EPA's brownfields assistance has leveraged more than $14 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding, and 61,277 jobs in cleanup, construction, and redevelopment.
These investments and jobs target local, under-served and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods – places where environmental cleanups and new jobs are most needed. Cleaning up our communities is one of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's priorities, which leads not only to health and environmental benefits but also economic development and prosperity.
In total, EPA is selecting 304 grants through the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants programs:
- 188 assessment grants, totaling $42.56 million, will conduct site assessment and planning for cleanup at one or more brownfields sites as part of a community-wide effort
- 17 revolving loan fund grants, totaling $17 million, will provide loans and subgrants for communities to begin cleanup activities at brownfields sites. Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low interest loans for brownfields cleanups.
- 99 cleanup grants, totaling $19.36 million, will provide funding for grant recipients to carryout cleanup activities at brownfield sites they own.
Since the beginning of the brownfields program in 1995, EPA has awarded 1,702 assessment grants totaling $401 million, 262 revolving loan fund grants totaling more than $256.7 million, and 655 cleanup grants totaling $129.4 million. As part of Administrator Jackson's commitment to this program, the 2011 proposed budget includes an increase of $215 million for brownfields with a focus on planning, cleanup, job training and redevelopment.
In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed. The brownfields law expanded the definition of what is considered a brownfield, so communities may now focus on mine-scarred lands, sites contaminated by petroleum, or sites contaminated as a result of manufacturing and distribution of illegal drugs (e.g. meth labs).
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Author: Woodward, J. B.
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From Junction City, Woodward wrote to inform Wood that he (Woodward) was "elated with the idea" that Wood might move his newspaper to Junction City and promised to do all he could to support the paper if the relocation came about. According to Woodward his town needed "a Press just as rabid and saucy as yours" that could effectively counter opposition. Reference was made to a "Geery," apparently H. T. Geery, who switched to the Democratic Party and started a Junction City newspaper. This may have been the Kansas Frontier, which was published by H.N. Short and H.T. Geery at least by the spring of 1861. (Only two extant copies exist; the first is vol. 1, no. 8, May 25, 1861.)
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