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Dim's Rebel Grot Blog
Posted 29 November 2006 - 05:24 PM
I have alot of plans, which I'll mention - but first - da first pics!!!!!
My Grots are Nightgoblins - I've decided on mainly Ork Gunz, but my new inductee units will have random guns - probably mostly the older guns.
Here's my first 12 Grots:
Group Detail
Whole Unit:
See if you can spot the difference!
All my other Grots will be along those lines, mostly sluggas but some shootas here and there.
Anyway - I've had a few other ideas, so watch this space for them!!
my loota Grots have Looted from scouts - 8 Sniper Rifles 1 Rokkit Launcha and the rokkit launcha will be 3 Grots manning one of those disposable military Law Rocket Launchas - the snipers will be 3 grots each base (all these bases are the Termie bases) ripping off hitman bloody money - with a suitcase, a put together sniper rifle (probably based on the fish'ead carbines) one firing (Probably built in terrain as well) one Grot lookout using the scope (justifying the 4+ to hit) and one manning the case/helping the other grot put the rifle together.
Dred and kans:
My Dreds and kans - by popular demand will be more squigwheels - with spinny wheel spikes and big gunz.
Warboss and Bodyguard:
Not too sure, but my Warboss will be on a Ork Kan - I was thinking of a platform with a cool looking Goblin Boss model on top - need opinions on that - the bodyguard, I was thinking of the classic Ork Dreds - the barrel ones - perhaps even Converted in some other way - not sure.
Ork Boyz and Burnaz
hehe - Squigriders - to justify the waaagh and size checks as well as the stat significance - burnas will be converted to have flamers - a surprise there.
there's more, but that's been mentioned - if you missed it - it'll be a nice surprise when they're done.
This is my Army Thread - all my stuff is coming in here, so hope you all enjoy the ride...
Posted 29 November 2006 - 05:33 PM
Posted 29 November 2006 - 06:03 PM
Widget Workybitz Grot Big Mek - original comp thread found ere
These pics are very good even if I do say so myself!
All round look
Sorry, but getting a good pic of the squig is virtually impossible.
Posted 29 November 2006 - 09:21 PM
Posted 29 November 2006 - 11:48 PM
"Do or do not, there is no try." -Yoda
Posted 30 November 2006 - 08:31 AM
"Unfortunately, there is no way of enforcing a rule that sigs should be genuinely witty or profound." -- Oddballz.
A wise grot knowz da roolz of Da Waaagh and obeyz dem.
Posted 30 November 2006 - 09:33 AM
I kinda secretly hope I was the first to use the idea - I doubt it tho
Anyways - Unfortunately it's going to mostly be more grots for the moment, but I can have a go with the first few Squig riders in the near future.
The Snipers will be soon - I'm going to pester a few fish'ead using pals to see if I can get some guns for the Rifles...
I need a few pieces of advice really, might as well ask them here!
The Suitcases, not sure where to start with them, any ideas are welcome.
I'm still stuck on the warboss and bodyguard - would it look okay with a looted kan with a platform on the top with a Grot - decked out to look ard for the warboss?
EDIT: Heres a pic of the Grot I'm using for the boss possibly [The one on the right with the axe]
Bodyguard is tough - I think I might make MINI versions of the old Barrel Dreds - where to start might be a bit tough though!
Posted 30 November 2006 - 10:50 AM
The Suitcases, not sure where to start with them, any ideas are welcome.
That's easy, just a few layers of plasticard and one of the many many handles you'll have spare from your tanks.
Bodyguard is tough - I think I might make MINI versions of the old Barrel Dreds - where to start might be a bit tough though!
The ole dreads had bodies much larger then the barrels you'll get from the new imperial vehicle sprue or the old battlefield sprue
Posted 30 November 2006 - 03:12 PM
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Posted 30 November 2006 - 03:24 PM
"Unfortunately, there is no way of enforcing a rule that sigs should be genuinely witty or profound." -- Oddballz.
A wise grot knowz da roolz of Da Waaagh and obeyz dem.
Posted 02 December 2006 - 11:06 AM
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Posted 02 December 2006 - 03:11 PM
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Anyway - you can't really see, but the shield is square and it's attached to a rather large cape - I want to make him look good for 40k - options?
I'm really not keen on barrels - anyway - does the boss on the throne-like platform on top of a looted Kan sound good? And should the others be similar?
Posted 02 December 2006 - 05:32 PM
Posted 19 December 2006 - 05:09 PM
My Grot count is up to 40+ pesky buggers...
All the grots (No peeking at my itunes!)
left mob
right mob
My Slavers
Ok, I decided to do a concept model for my Squig riders (Representing Ork boys) - see what you think...
Oh and now for an old friend, whose had a bit of a face lift...
I'm going to add some ink as a finish but I think it looks better than it used to do, all those who can remember...
I've got another 20 Goblins ready to put together - I'm still after more though and I've got to make myself up a Warboss and retinue.
Things are coming along nicely though - shame I have to paint them all opinions welcome as always...
Posted 19 December 2006 - 05:14 PM
Posted 19 December 2006 - 10:51 PM
Warboss Skarug da most kunnin bug 'unta dis side of da ooniverse
R.I.P Eddie, VIVA LA RAZA!!
Posted 21 December 2006 - 12:03 AM
"Unfortunately, there is no way of enforcing a rule that sigs should be genuinely witty or profound." -- Oddballz.
A wise grot knowz da roolz of Da Waaagh and obeyz dem.
Posted 21 December 2006 - 06:41 AM
Posted 21 December 2006 - 11:45 PM
Thanks fer reminding me ace, I'm trying to assemble them first so that I have to rope myself into painting all of them - got another 20 NGs on standby to put together, buying another box - then I'll probs be doing common goblins or sticking with NGs - not totally sure there tbh.
They look very cool. Too bad you won't finish them till your fourty.
i really like the tank. i also think that the grot with the chained up grot on the end of the pole is awesome
Those grots are from the fantasy range in the Squig blister, although i think that the thing on the end of the pole is a snotling, not a grot - not 100% though, and it don't matter that much really. He's goading along the squig - I call em teasers, it's how they rope the squig into running faster - unfortunately, if the wheel breaks and the squig gets out, guess which of the crew gets eaten first (second if you count the snotling...)
Flattery will get you everywhere
i have always like grot armies and i think ures is one of the best ive seen
on the squig-rider. It's just where I figured you go with it. One thing you might want to add is to armor them up a tad more than your other grotz, sort of a heavy cavalry kind of look... since ork boyz have an armor save but grotz don't. Attack squigs do so they're fine without barding.
Yeah that's not actually a bad idea MGD, I have a tonne of shields. Although, I have plans for both shoota and slugga boyz, and what I have planned for the shootas not sure what armour I can use, although I want to keep it a surprise til I've made the first blighter - think you'll all like...
What armour did you have in mind, helmets an shields? A few rivit things could probs add some - and I'm mixing in Wolf Riders too, and they look armoured.
The Lootas will be very soon actually - I'm stuck on what gobbos to use, common or night? but aside of that the rest is planned. Need some plasticard soonish - I'm starting on my cuttas soon.


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I tried this out and it seemed rather sketchy. It's cumbersome to set up and very prone to errors that lead to the component no longer being in a state where you can edit it.
However - it did lead me to a much nicer solution of just writing the procedures to use table valued parameters, combined with a recordset and a script task I now have some nice working merge functionality from SSIS.
Can you blog on the nicer solution? Or Jamie can you pick up that response and give us a demo of that?


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It all depends on who's in power. The Republicans had their justification for reckless spending, the Dems now push theirs. BOTH parties are, despite PR statements, hopelessly addicted to unsustainable levels of spending, like a drunken fratboy with his daddy's credit card. That's how they buy votes.
Drunken frat boy with his daddy's credit card. Is that GWB we're talking about? :)
Despite all their hatred of "socialistic" ideas, they are just as socialist as anyone else.
They would never give up a publicly-funded military for example.
And what about all that money they gave to NASCAR in the recent budget showdown? (Seventy million dollars - if you called NASCAR enthusiasts socialists they would turn you into a pretzel)
I agree even though the military is specifically defined as government supported in the Constitution. Both parties, unfortunately since FDR/Truman have been obsessed with the impractical and ultimately destructive goal of 'managing' the world with a worldwide military footprint, something we cannot afford economically, or with lives.
As a side point, the NASCAR incident shows the danger of going by sound bites. I was pretty appalled by it too but it's not quite what one would think from the headlines. First it was not new but an extension of an existing tax rule, it applied to a wide range of entertainment complexes, and it was actually a relatively common exemption that allowed tracks to depreciate their facilities at a faster rate than conventional manufacturing buildings. Yes it was still pork but not quite as bizarre as one would think.
But that brings up the very big problem of pork. Inthe Sandy relief bill, large amounts of local pet projects were thrown in by both parties. There are only a very handful of congress people who actually refuse to put pork into bills.
But NASCAR is vital to national security. The ability to drive fast cars in circles will help us chase Al-Queda when they start running in circles around a paved track.
The left only screams when there's a Repub in power. With a Democratic Senate and President, they fall completely silent.
Both major parties talk the language of freedom, but neither one actually behaves that way. Freakin hypocrites. The enemy of your enemy is not your friend.
i noticed a sticker on electric box at intersection said 'thanks for shit sandwich george' w/obama photo
ha.. he pandered to these schmux
(refer to my latest blog post.. form hell! yikes
Never voted for Bush..and to call him a "righty" would be false. No one EVER considered him a conservative..a rebulican, maybe. He was a big government socialist just like today's regime. The "patriot act" was the biggest power grab and loss of liberty this country has seen. Did anyone stand against it? Democrats? Republicans? NOPE. I think the only vote against the patriot act was Dr. Ron Paul. The rest of the country took it at face value and said "we need it" becuase of 9/11. Well, like they say "if you aere willing to give up liberty for security, you deserve neither"..
Bush brought us Obama..hopefully the failings of Obama will bring us something better. But, that is doubtful since we are already on the slippery slope.
As far as the "surplus" goes, we all know that was just smoke and mirrors from Slick Willy.
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Sir John Falstaff is in financial difficulties. On top of that, Justice Shallow and his youthful cousin, Slender, have come to Windsor because he has conned them out of money. Falstaff decides to woo the wives of two of Windsor's leading merchants, Page, and Ford, to get money out of them. He sends his page, Robin, to each of the wives with a letter. The wives compare the letters and find that they are identical.
They decide to teach him a lesson and devise a plan. They invite him to Mistress Ford's house at a time when Ford will be out bird shooting. Falstaff'scompanions, Pistol and Nym, tell Ford about Falstaff's intentions and Ford, a naturally jealous man, resolves to catch his wife out. He disguises himself as a shy man, Master Brook, with a passion for Mistress Ford, and goes to Falstaff and offers him money to woo her on his behalf. Falstaff tells him that a meeting has already been arranged and agrees to Master Brook's request.
Slender has made friends with a local clergyman, Parson Evans. Slender has fallen for Page's daughter, Anne, who is already secretly meeting a young courtier, Fenton, of whom Page disapproves. Anne's mother, Mistress Page, is determined that she will marry the French doctor, Caius. When Caius hears about Slender's suit he challenges Parson Evans to a duel. The landlord of the Garter Inn confuses matters by setting different places for the duel, which results in the antagonists making up their differences.
Falstaff arrives at Mistress Ford's house but his wooing is interrupted by Mistress Page's announcement that the men are returning. They hide Falstaff in a large laundry basket and he is carried out. Ford searches the house. Falstaff is tipped out on a muddy river bank. The wives, amused by the incident, decide to repeat the incident and invite Falstaff to come again. He is reluctant but Master Brook persuades hnbim to accept and his visit is again interrupted by Ford's return. Ford searches the laundry basket but this time Falstaff is disguised as the elderly aunt of one of the servants. When Ford finds nothing in the laundry basket he loses his temper and angrily beats the 'aunt' out of the house. The wives laughingly tell their husbands about the trick and Page suggests that they should publicly humiliate Falstaff to stop him from preying on honest wives.
Mistress Ford invites Falstaff to meet her at night in Windsor Park, disguised as Hearne the Hunter. Parson Evans organises Anne and some children to dress as fairies. Anne plans to elope with Fenton, while her parents are plotting her kidnapping by Caius and a secret marriage to him. They all meet in the park and Falstaff is pinched and taunted by the fairies. Anne escapes and returns as Fenton's wife, while Cauius and Slender both find that they have eloped with boys. The play ends with the Pages giving their blessing to Anne's marriage and everyone laughing at the evening's antics and the humiliation of Falstaff.
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There are several others in the play named and not necessarily seen.
Like Antony and Potpan and Nell and Susan Grindstone amongst the Capulet servants.
All of them knaves according to Capulet's commands.
Also the son and heir of old Tiberio and the afore-mentioned young Petruchio.
The party guests named in the letter the servant can't read. Illiteracy and literacy being sharply delineated by the Petrarchan love of Romeo and the grounded first true love of Juliet. Artifice vs Nature.
'Signior Martino and his wife and daughters;
County Anselme and his beauteous sisters;
the lady widow of Vitravio;
Signior Placentio and his lovely nieces;
Mercutio and his brother Valentine;
mine uncle Capulet, his wife and daughters;
my fair niece Rosaline; Livia;
Signior Valentio and his cousin Tybalt,
Lucio and the lively Helena.'
A fair assembly indeed as in the ball took place and one assumes they are among the mingling guests,
Valentine the absent brother of Mercutio.
And just where the hell is Rosaline, except on about five or six key characters lips and on the invitation. A Capulet and Juliet's cousin. Sister to Tybalt, no; Lord Capulet's side of the family and fair?
Then those musicians first, second, and third: Simon Catling, Hugh Rebeck and James (Jack) Soundpost. Usually assigned character descriptions as 1st 2nd 3rd Musician when they are readily identifiable and have specific monikers. The music of love in the play being firmly grounded in words and not music, as in the callous musicians hanging out for a free meal while the supposedly dead Juliet lies upstairs. No music with her silver sound for heart's ease unless you pay for it. The Friar had promised them a gig he knew would not be going through.
It's funny that the servant names are very English and not very Italian.
The watchmen likewise first second third. No names but there are more than just two companions commanded by the first:
'go some of you whoe'er you find attach' suggests several to search the immediate vicinity and arrest suspects,
'go tell the prince' is to Paris' page
'the Capulets' 2nd watchman
and 'the Montagues' 3rd watchman
and then some others search.
Who's left? The ghosts of Mercutio and Tybalt?
So how many are there?
The citizens too who are sick of the feuding and interrupt the first street brawl.
All help to populate this civic fiction, this two hours traffic of our stage.
My favourite bit of aurally nominally truthful text is Juliet's:
My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words
Of that tongue's utterance, yet I know the sound:
and indeed their recently spoken and shared sonnet amounts to about 90 words for Romeo.
Art thou not Romeo and a Montague?
What's in a name?
Sound and fury signifying nothing. Or everything. Or something.
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Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks wunderkind point guard, has soared to the top of the sports world with his dazzling play. Lin has almost singlehandedly shattered a number of stereotypes – especially about Asian-Americans and Ivy League athletes.
"Linsanity" has become a cultural phenomenon that has stretched from Manhattan to Beijing -- the NBA has never seen anything quite like it.
One of the many interesting facets to Lin's extraordinary story of course has to do with his ethnicity and nationality. Lin was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Taiwan. He is also a devout Christian, which adds to his huge appeal.
However, mainland China also "claims" Lin as one of their own -- indeed, Lin may soon supplant the recently retired Yao Ming as the most popular basketball player in the Middle Kingdom.
Therein lies an interesting quandary – Lin is an all-American lad who probably only cares about his family, faith and basketball.
But 10,000 miles away, Taiwan and China are engaged in a kind of "metaphysical battle" for Lin's identity.
China has long regarded the island of Taiwan as a breakaway province and has sometimes threatened to take it over by military force. Taiwan, although its people are overwhelmingly of Han Chinese descent, generally resent any intrusions by the Mainlanders and is committed to remaining a distinct and separate entity.
International Business Times spoke with two experts on China and Taiwan to discuss the Jeremy Lin phenomenon and how it relates to East Asian political issues.
Dr. George Wei Tsai is a political scientist at the Chinese Culture University in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Dr. Melissa J. Brown is a Frieda L. Miller Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass,; and also the author of Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities (University of California Press, 2004).
IB TIMES: Jeremy Lin is being hailed by both China and Taiwan. Why would some Taiwanese resent Beijing's "claim" on the NBA's newest star?
TSAI: This is due largely to deep-rooted hatred and suspicions, which were caused by the anti-Communist education of the past in Taiwan; as well as by China's efforts to block and isolate Taiwan from participating in international activities in recent years.
Some people here in Taiwan hate seeing Beijing trying to "steal" Taiwan's fame. Another factor is the advocacy of Taiwanese independence.
BROWN: Because it's part of Beijing's claim that Taiwan is part of China, ignoring its de facto status as separate country (separate government, currency, etc).
IB TIMES: Demographically, Taiwan's population is overwhelmingly Han Chinese. But do they make a strong distinction between Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese?
TSAI: There are some differences between our two sides. Taiwan has had some touches of Japanese and American influences -- we are more internationalized in a sense. However, we are still mainly Han Chinese and we have successfully preserved some of the good qualities of Chinese culture and traditions here, which we feel very proud of. In addition, over the last 50 years Taiwan did not suffer from political upheavals.
BROWN: Very roughly, throughout the world, including in Taiwan and China, there are clear distinctions in terms of visas for citizens of Taiwan (ROC) and The Peoples' Republic of China (PRC).
But there is an established ideology, dating back to 1949-50 and bought into by the U.S., the United Nations and many other international bodies that Taiwan is supposed to be part of China.
Within Taiwan itself, they make a very clear difference between their own citizens and PRC citizens. One complication arises because among ROC citizens, there is a group of Han called Mainlanders which refers to those who came to Taiwan in the 1940s and 1950s along with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime.
At that time, Taiwanese referred to the Han people whose ancestors went to Taiwan before Taiwan was a Japanese colony (1895-1945). Chiang's Kuomintang (KMT) ruled Taiwan under martial law from 1947 to 1987, and they insisted Taiwan was Chinese as were all its citizens.
Anyone who supported democratic rule for Taiwan -- or who advocated for changing the name of the country to the Republic of Taiwan -- was imprisoned (including Chen shui-bian, who would serve as Taiwan's president from 2000-2008).
Once martial law was lifted, many expressed these views and declared themselves Taiwanese. Today, some grandchildren of Taiwan Mainlanders consider themselves Taiwanese (as a national identity). But even many Mainlanders who think of themselves as Chinese view Taiwan as very distinct from the PRC.
IB TIMES: When did the great waves of immigration from Mainland China to Taiwan occur? Has there been much migration since the 1949 Communist revolution in China?
TSAI: The first wave was during the Qing Dynasty a few hundred years ago and the other wave was in 1949.
After 1988 when Taiwan opened up to the other side, there were some mixed marriages and as such many Taiwanese businessmen are now living and working on both sides.
There are at least 300,000 Mainland Chinese married to people in Taiwan and over 1-million Taiwanese residing in China now.
BROWN: The Japanese colonial government of Taiwan did not allow immigration from China -- Taiwan was part of the Japanese empire from 1895-1945. About 200,000 Taiwanese men fought or served as "coolie" labor in the Japanese Imperial army during the Second World War.
After 1949, there was very little migration between Taiwan and China.
Even sending mail between the two was forbidden until the 1980s.
Only recently, in the last 10 to 15 years, has there been "marital migration," i.e., Taiwanese men marrying women from the PRC and bringing them back to Taiwan.
IB TIMES: Since 1979, when the U.S. formalized relations with Beijing and withdrew formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, what has been Taiwan's attitude towards the U.S.?
TSAI: It has been weird, but Taiwan did not really form an anti-American attitude even though we felt we were betrayed.
In recent years, Taiwanese people generally have a more balanced attitude toward the U.S. and dare to express our discontent. People understand that we are not a running dog for the U.S. and that America cannot dictate us to do this or that.
BROWN: The attitude in Taiwan towards the U.S. has been mixed and shifting over time. It helps that the U.S. is still a huge trading partner with Taiwan and that we [Washington] sell them F-14 jets etc to defend Taiwan.
American presidents tend to lean toward China, while the U.S. Congress (especially the Republicans) tends to lean toward Taiwan.
IB TIMES: China sometimes makes threats that it will take Taiwan by force. Are these threats taken seriously by Taipei or are they shrugged off?
TSAI: Military threats are something Taiwanese people are very concerned with, although not on a daily basis and it doesn't ruin people's daily lives.
After Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008, the tensions with Beijing were reduced and the possibility of a confrontation has been diminishing.
However, the fact that there are more than 1000 Chinese missiles pointed at Taiwan makes this a very serious issue.
IB TIMES: Does Beijing have some kind of representatives in Taipei?
TSAI: No, China does not have representative office in Taiwan, and neither do we have one on the mainland. However, China has a quasi-official tourism organization in Taiwan, as far as I know.
BROWN: China cannot put an embassy in Taiwan because that would mean conceding that Taiwan is a "foreign" country. Moreover, Taiwan isn't about to let China set up a people's government office or a public security bureau on their island.
Indeed, when Chen Yunlin, a PRC representative, visited Taiwan in 2008, 2009, and 2010 to negotiate the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), there were huge protests in Taiwan.
IB TIMES: Is there freedom of movement between Taiwan and China?
TSAI: Yes, there is free movement across the Taiwan Strait now.
BROWN: Visas are still required for movement between the two countries – it is easier for Taiwanese to get into China than for the Chinese to go to Taiwan. Chinese citizens must have an exit visa to leave the PRC as well as an entry visa for wherever they want to go.
IB TIMES: If China does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country, what kind of "diplomatic relations" do these two entities have?
TSAI: Since China will not recognize Taiwan as an independent state, there is no question of establishing "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. The word "diplomacy" implies that Taiwan is a sovereign state which is something Beijing will never accept.
IB TIMES: Politically, what does Jeremy Lin mean to Taiwan?
TSAI: To me, Lin means nothing to us. He is purely American, as an U.S. Congressman told President Ma in person. At best, Lin is an Asian American, who happens to have the Taiwanese origins and that's it.
BROWN: Many Han people in China and Taiwan consider people of patrilineal Han descent to be fundamentally Han. They often call Chinese-Americans ABCs, meaning American-born Chinese where the emphasis is that they are Chinese (in the ethnic or Han sense) rather than ethnically American.
Thus, they look at a person like Jeremy Lin -- born and raised in the U.S. -- as still fundamentally Han. They don't understand that such a person is socially, culturally, and politically American, regardless of his/her genes, and despite the racism and discrimination encountered in the U.S.
IBTIMES: How can you say that Lin is ethnically American?
BROWN: Lin's being Asian-American/Taiwanese-American/Chinese-American -- overlapping categories within the category of American -- does not make him any less ethnically American. We all have multiple identities, including multiple ethnic identities, though governments and political activists trying to mobilize people on the basis of an ethnic identity don't want us to realize that. My research about identities fully supports an understanding of Jeremy Lin as ethnically American.
IB TIMES: What is behind Taiwan's "claim" on Jeremy Lin?
BROWN: I think the rationale for Taiwanese claims to Jeremy Lin would run something like this: His father is Taiwanese, so patrilineally he is Taiwanese. If it is true that his maternal grandmother was a Mainlander (i.e., came from China with Chiang Kai-shek), she is still a "Taiwan Mainlander," not a PRC citizen.
More importantly, from a traditional viewpoint, the maternal line doesn't matter in assessing Han identity.
I don't think that most people in Taiwan understand that Lin is really American anymore than most people in China do. Lin knows all this and is being extremely tactful when he says things like: I'm really proud of being Chinese, I'm really proud of my parents being from Taiwan.
The word Chinese in English is ambiguous about whether it refers to ethnic or national identity, leaving room for the PRC press and fans to translate it as they choose. However, he also clearly states that his connection is to Taiwan.
IBTIMES: Did Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball star who played in the U.S., resonate with the Taiwanese?
BROWN: Not as far as I know. I believe his first visit to Taiwan was in 2010 to raise funds for his charity.
IB TIMES: Jeremy Lin is also an evangelical Christian. What portion of Taiwan's population is Christian? Is it a growing movement?
TSAI: No, we are not a religious people, and the Christian population here is very small.
BROWN: Most people in Taiwan are Buddhist or participate in the folk religion (often subsumed under the label of "Taoism"). A stable minority of people in Taiwan are Christian, of various kinds (Catholic, Mormon, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian, etc).
I'd guess about 5 percent of the population are Christian, certainly not more than 10 percent at a maximum. It's not a huge growing movement, but Christians are not persecuted either. Taiwan's first elected president, Lee Teng-hui, was also Taiwanese Christian; also Chiang Kai-shek himself was nominally Christian.
A much higher percentage of Chinese-Americans and Taiwanese-Americans are Christian.
I think Lin's Christian faith is a better indicator of his being American than of being a link to Taiwan.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 76 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
I need to Renovate my practice from the inside out. I am a 28 year old chiropractor who took over a practice that has been there for 50 years. It also seems that nothing has been designed for the practice in that amount of time.
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- Colors: Warm and inviting (possible olives/ browns/ creams- On the Back: Injury or stress at any age can misalign bones (vertebrate) in the spine. This can result in stress on the nervous system, muscle spasm, postural distortion, back/neck pain, headaches and spinal decay. Nerves going to all parts of the body can be affected. Correcting the spine can alleviate stress, pain and discomfort, allowing the body to heal and function properly.
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Cee Lo's Cat Purrfect Has a Twitter Account
Cee Lo Green's companion on this season of 'The Voice,' Purrfect the Cat, has her own Twitter account, with more than 47,000 followers and superstar friends. Purrfect's Twitter feed lists her place of residence as "Cee Lo Green's lap," and through her 400+ tweets so far, we've learned that she grooms furiously before each show, she hates laser pointers, and she's a fan of napping and Betty White.
Purrfect shares the feline perspective, offering words of wisdom and witty observations:
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"I'm just surprised what's become of the cat being a part of the show, basically an unofficial co-host and coach helping me," Cee Lo told behind the scenes host Christina Milian. "It's gonna be my secret weapon, why I win this season. Purrfect has everything to do with that."
Purrfect even has her own Facebook wall and page on the NBC website. Though NBC's page refers to Purrfect as a male, Cee Lo told Milian she's a lady. On Purrfect's NBC page, users can download pictures of the cat, pose next to the cut-out image and send in their photos.
An insider told E! News about the kitty's history. "Purrfect is a rented cat that happens to be a rescue," the source said. "It was Cee Lo's idea to have a cat this season; however, due to his travel schedule, he is not able to care for an animal full-time. Cee Lo liked the idea of working with a rescue as he loves animals."


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Fourth Media Technologies logo needs to be designed keeping up with the web 2.0 trend. The logo should have a symbol and typography and should depict high tech innovation. We need a very clean and fresh looking logo.
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Fourth Media Technologies is a software development and consulting firm with over 8 years of experience in serving clients globally. We are considering a complete makeover of our company logo.
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The 49-year-old Boston native followed his father, Peter, and older brother, Bob, into the racing game. He saddled his first winner when he was 18, worked as a jockey agent in the early to mid 1990s and returned to training to win stakes races with horses like Yourmissinthepoint, Ave's Flag, Mani Bhavan, Miraculous Miss, Master of Disaster and Roman Emperor
Forecasts call for colder temperatures and the possibility of light snow or rain on Sunday, but Salt Water Reign has handled sloppy and fast tracks and she is especially fond of Aqueduct's inner track, where she has a 4-1-2 record from seven starts.
"She's put together back-to-back wins," said Klesaris, who was at Calder Race Course in Florida on Friday to attend the Under Tack Show for the Fasig-Tipton Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. "This is a little bit of a step up for her. When she was younger, she held her speed longer, but now, she has learned to rate and she always runs well on that track."
Charles A. Murray's Cammy's Choice will ship in from Philadelphia Park for trainer Ed Lehman. The 5-year-old Take Me Out mare sports a 5-6-1 record from a dozen career starts and will carry top weight of 123 pounds.
"Shipping is not really her forte," Lehman said. "She can get very aggressive and wound up, but she handles it. She puts so much into her races that she needs time between starts. Usually, she is right back on the bridle about three weeks after she races.
"The other day, she worked in 35 and that's her. When she's training well and feeling good, she'll do that any day. She is a very consistent filly, and she can handle just about anything. I actually would prefer a wet track, just something that she can grab hold of. She doesn't like those cuppy, powdery tracks. They are too loose and you can never tell how a horse will handle them. Even if it is muddy or sloppy, as long as she can get footing, she'll be fine."
Cammy's Choice will ship in on race day, and will be ridden by Roberto Alvarado Jr.
Trainer Bruce Levine will go with the coupled entry of Lights Off Annie and Main Street.
Main Street, a 4-year-old Street Cry filly, has not raced since January 2, when she ran fourth at a mile and 70 yards. Lights Off Annie has won three of five starts and turns back from a fourth-place finish at a mile on February 11.
Megadeed has won two of three starts since David Duggan took over her training. The 4-year-old Precise End filly will be ridden by Eddie Castro and will break from the rail.
Let's Fly Away completes the field for the Broadway, where she will seek an end to a five-race losing streak.
The field for Sunday's 30th running of the $65,000-added Broadway:
1. Megadeed David Duggan Eddie Castro 119
2.a Lights Off Annie Bruce Levine Rajiv Maragh 119
3. Cammy's Choice Edward Lehman Roberto Alvarado Jr. 123
4. Let's Fly Away Ramon Hernandez Sheldon Russell 119
5. Salt Water Reign Steve Klesaris Rosie Navpravnik 121
6.a Main Street Bruce Levine Ramon Dominguez 119
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The UN Security Council is weighing a vote later this week to impose fresh sanctions on Iran over its uranium enrichment program. The UN's watchdog agency has warned that the program, which Iran calls peaceful, may still include a military component. This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency heard evidence that Iran had secretly developed nuclear arms after 2003.
The IAEA assessment, issued last Friday, provoked controversy because United States intelligence agencies concluded last year that Iran had stopped a nuclear weapons program in 2003. Iran denounced documents submitted to the IAEA as "forgeries."
The US has been pushing for tougher UN sanctions on Iran and the Bush administration has long argued that Iran is trying to build atomic weapons. Still, opposition from other permanent members of the UN Security Council is expected, and the outcome is likely to be a mild range of measures that rebuke Iran.
In its Friday report, the IAEA said that Iran had continued to enrich uranium in defiance of the Security Council resolutions, the Associated Press reports. The report also said that previous issues that raised suspicion had been largely resolved, but questions remained over possible military applications that Iran, so far, has been unable to answer satisfactorily.
The BBC says that material presented to the IAEA's 35-nation board on Monday included designs for a nuclear warhead and information about how it would fit onto a missile. The dates of these purported weapons experiments went "beyond 2003," according to Simon Smith, the British representative to the agency.
Rasoul Movahedian, the Iranian ambassador to Britain, told the Financial Times that the US was trying to sabotage its cooperation with the IAEA. He said that spurious documentary claims of weapons plans were being sprung on Iran at the last minute, contrary to an earlier agreement with the nuclear agency.
The Washington Post reports that representatives from major powers met Monday to discuss strategy on Iran, including possible new European-favored incentives for cooperation. Britain, China, the US, Russia, France, and Germany agreed to push for a UN Security Council resolution this week to authorize the third set of sanctions since 2006, though unanimity is unlikely because of differences in the 15-member council. The five permanent members have veto power; otherwise nine votes are sufficient for the resolution.
The six powers that met in Washington yesterday are concerned that any dissent on the Security Council would lead Iran to believe it has begun to crack international resolve, officials present at the talks said.
Libya, a nonpermanent member of the Security Council, has publicly expressed its doubts about supporting the UN resolution, and Western diplomats believe that South Africa, Vietnam, and Indonesia may also dissent, Reuters reports. Minor changes may be made to the final resolution, but milder sanctions seem unlikely at this stage.
The Iranian envoy to the UN has already rejected the proposed sanctions. The ambassador, Mohammad Khazee, said he saw no reason to suspect its uranium enrichment, reports Bloomberg. The proposed UN text calls for countries to monitor financial dealings with Iran, bar the travel of designated officials, and inspect Iranian cargo that might contain banned goods.
The New York Times reports that Mr. Khazee denied that Iranians would be deterred by additional sanctions, saying: "We have learned to live with them." He took aim at the documents supplied to the IAEA by Western sources that appeared to show a warhead that could carry a nuclear device. He said a terrorist group had forged the documents and claimed that those named as involved in the program had no such access, despite the assertions of Western powers.
Asia Times Online says in an editorial that the IAEA has set the bar unreasonably high by effectively asking Iran to prove the absence of its alleged military programs. Academic Kaveh Afrasiabi writes that the US may be using "systematic disinformation" against Iran, as it did over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. He argues that the IAEA, which is led by director-general Mohammad ElBaradei, has exceeded its legal mandate.
In an editorial, Israel's daily newspaper Haaretz says UN sanctions won't have much effect on a defiant Iran and that the real question for Israel is the position of the next US president on the Iranian nuclear issue. Israel believes that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon within the next two years, in contrast to the US intelligence estimate that such a threat is several years away. As long as Iran is developing fissionable material and has missile capability, the threat remains, it argues.


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2013-14: Finished her senior year season with season-best times in the 50 free (23.86), 100 free (52.18) and 100 breaststroke (1:09.11) at the America East Championships… Helped the 200 medley relay win the gold medal, 400 medley win the silver medal, and the 200 and 400 free relays capture bronze medals at the conference championship meet… The 200 and 400 medley relay teams broke the UMBC school records at the America East meet… Earned a dual meet win against George Washington in the 50 free (24.80)… Holds the second-fastest time in the 50 free, third-fastest time in 100 free, and sixth-fastest time in the 200 free in the UMBC record book… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2012-13: Won gold in the 50-yd. freestyle and silver in the 100-yd. freestyle at the America East Championships at Maine… Also placed fourth in the 200 free at the conference meet… Helped guide the 200 medley, 200 free, and 400 free relay teams to gold medals at the America East meet… Set a career-best time in the 50 free (23.51) during her gold medal swim which ranks second all-time at UMBC… Her 200 free time of 1:50.91 ranks fourth all-time in program history… The 200 medley (1:42.70) team broke the school record at the conference meet and the UMBC Aquatic Complex record (1:46.06) against East Carolina on Jan. 26… Won six dual meet events during the season… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2011-12: Helped the 200-yd. free relay win gold and set a UMBC record (1:33.67) at the America East Championships... Also anchored the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams to gold medals at the conference meet... Won an individual silver in the 100 free in a career-best time of 50.87 which ranks second all-time in UMBC history... Also won a bronze medal in the 50 free after setting a career-best during the prelims with a time of 23.64, placing her third in the UMBC record book... Won the 100 free at Howard... Also helped the Retrievers win seven relays during the dual meet season... Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2010-11: Helped the 200-yd. freestyle relay win gold and set a pool record (1:34.40) at the America East Championships... Also helped win the 400 free relay and individually placed fourth in the 50 and 100 free and 11th in the 200 free at the conference meet... 200 free relay at the conference championships broke UMBC's program record... Swam on the 400 free relay (3:25.99) that broke the meet record at the Patriot Invitational... 50 free (23.67), 100 free (51.50) and 200 free (1:51.96) at the America East meet rank third, fifth and eighth, respectively, on UMBC's all-time list... Selected to the America East All-Conference Team... Named to the America East Honor Roll.
Background: Was a USA Swimming national qualifier in 2009 and a junior national qualifier in 2008 and 2009… A NISCA junior national qualifier in 2009… A 10-time Illinois State qualifier and a USA State water polo champion… Was the Comcast Player of the Game and leading scorer in the state final… Named to the West Suburban Senior Athletic Academic Team for 2009-10.
Personal: Only child of Chris and Jim Ronning… Majoring in visual arts… Born June 3, 1992


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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Jason Castro drawing trade interest
So that teams are interested in Jason Castro is no surprise. The Astros have a recent history of trading anyone who has value, and given that Castro is young - he'll be 27 next June - and will be arbitration-eligible for the first time (and won't be a free agent until 2017). So to recap: Castro is a young catcher who broke out in 2013 and will be cost-effective at least for the next three years, presumably.
But he did have that knee injury which cost him his 2011 season, spent some time on the DL in 2012 due to the very same knee, and there was the cyst on the same knee (which has already been established as a Not That Big Of A Deal injury) that shut him down at the end of 2013.
The Astros do also have Max Stassi waiting in the wings, as well as a valuable backup in Carlos Corporan. This doesn't take into account Tyler Heineman, a 22-year old catcher who has a career .311/.393/.460 line between Tri-City and Lancaster in the last two seasons, but is still likely at least one more season away from contributing at a Major-League level.
Keeping in mind that Sheriff Brian McCann and Jarrod "Leg Hair" Saltalamacchia are on the market, and teams that want a premier offensive catcher who have prospects to deal (and maybe don't want to give McCann $75m) are obviously going to check on Castro's availability. You can bet that any deal involving Castro will be a big one (return-wise, anyway) - not at all similar to the Bud Norris trade.
Perhaps Castro will have to move to a different position to protect his knee. Perhaps 2013 isn't the Real Jason Castro. Perhaps the Astros like a 22-year old Stassi just as much as they like Castro - after all, Luhnow acquired Stassi, he inherited Jason Castro. Perhaps the Astros have also lost 100 games in each of the last three seasons, each one more crushingly depressing than the last, and would like to hang on to Castro. Perhaps Castro is one of the best offensive catchers in the game. I'm not advocating one way or the other (yet), but trading Castro is a big gamble.
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Not really in favor of trading him. We are very heavy on right handed hitting as it is and he is one or if not our best hitter. I think his defense has steadily improved over the last couple years and his offense is getting better. I am hoping they will use him at 1B/DH half the time and maybe play Stassi the other half.
Unless we are overwhelmed in a deal, I would say no thanks.
- November 12, 2013 at 12:37 PM
If you look a little deeper, Tyler Heineman, might not only turnout to be a better offensive threat, but he is the Stros best defender behind the dish right now. Only 9 errors in 1175 chances for a .992 fielding percentage and has thrown out 42% of all runners trying to steal.
- November 12, 2013 at 5:58 PM
- Ed said...
I believe the Astros should focus on signing players with hard-to-pronounce names. Saltamacchia would fit right in with Wojciechowski, Foltynewicz, Urckfitz, Simunic, Wierzbicki, and any others that might be coaxed into the fold.
- November 12, 2013 at 6:56 PM
If the Astros are ever going to rebuild into a title contender they need to keep their valuable young players.
- November 12, 2013 at 7:46 PM
- Charles Kilpatrick said...
Move Castro to 1st-he's not a good defensive catcher but he's got a hell of a bat and he'll last longer that way
- November 12, 2013 at 11:13 PM
Some players should be untouchable and Jason is one of them. He was one of the most exciting players in 2013 and appears to be just breaking out. I'd definitely keep him.
- November 13, 2013 at 9:04 AM
The Astros have piles of catching talent.
There's no doubt they'll win 70+ games next season, but the real playoff window won't be till about '15.
With that in mind, it would be a good idea to shop Castro, get some solid AAA guys who project to the Majors by '15, and groom the best catcher currently in the minors.
Cost is less, the Astros get back solid pieces, and pre-arbitration time isn't wasted on a sub-.500 team.
- November 14, 2013 at 10:44 AM