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Chapter 90: Sea of Fire
Translated by Ying of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
"Yo, Ye Yin Ju. You're still not dead, huh?"
A moment of silence passed; Tong Ying furrowed his brow as he looked at the frail man in black. Even though Tong Ying hadn't dealt a death blow on that day, the force of his attack should have rendered Ye Yin Ju unable to move.
Ye Yin Ju couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Tong Ying; he subconsciously reached a hand up to support the rib which Tong Ying had broken earlier. Despite the fact that Qian Lu's treatment had somehow healed it, it still throbbed with pain.
Seeing that Ye Yin Ju wasn't answering, Tong Ying pursed his lips, unamused, but he felt a heaviness in his heart lifting. If it weren't for the curse Ye Yin Ju had placed, Gu Ting Yu might have already died by his hand. On top of that, even though Ye Yin Ju was an extremely detestable person, his death would still be a bit of a waste.
Hah, anyway, compared to his rivals in love, who were furiously competing and showing off, the dead log known as Ye Yin Ju didn't stand a chance. Tong Ying could feel shreds of empathy for the man in front of him who couldn't vocalize his feelings even if he loved the other man to bits.
As they were revolutionary comrades… The road in front of them was long.
"Are you injured? What happened?" A surprised Gu Ting Yu came over to squat beside Ye Yin Ju to examine his wounds, and Ye Yin Ju's already pale face further drained of colour.
Tong Ying felt anxious as he thought about the possibility of Ye Yin Ju ratting him out. If that happened, on one hand, the man's confession would consequently make Gu Ting Yu hate Tong Ying; on the other hand, Ye Yin Ju would be awarded with Gu Ting Yu's sympathy. Damn it… The idiot wouldn't do it, would he…?
After a long while, Ye Yin Ju merely cast his eyes downwards whilst remaining silent—only then did Tong Ying feel his heart return to its original position while selfishly thinking to himself, Ye Yin Ju, good job.
Meanwhile, Gu Ting Yu's heart was a mess as he looked on the silent Ye Yin Ju; he suddenly remembered that Tong Ying had once said that "Ye Yin Ju is about to die, for you…" In an instant, his anxiousness went through the roof as he said, "Talk!"
Both Ye Yin Ju's black hair and long clothes had been burned in multiple places and while the wounds on his body had been treated by Qian Lu to no longer bleed, the scars that covered his entire figure were still horrifying.
"…" Ye Yin Ju finally seemed to have some sort of reaction as he lifted his head, his black pupils seemingly so deep that their bottom couldn't be seen. A big calloused hand came up to stroke Gu Ting Yu's face gently and its owner said four words softly, "Your complexion… is terrible."
It was true that because of the incident with Mian, Gu Ting Yu had not been able to sleep even once with his mind at ease. Black circles hung under his eyes and his pupils which had been as gentle as water had also lost some of their shine.
They hadn't met for a few days; Ye Yin Ju didn't know if it was just his overthinking it, but he felt that Gu Ting Yu had lost a lot of weight. Humans were already skinny, their snow-white skin suiting their builds perfectly. Gu Ting Yu's bone structure wasn't large; it seemed as though an arm could easily wrap around his waist and pull him into an embrace with little effort. His wrists and collar bones were thin and skinny as they could be. The only part that had some sort of flesh on it were probably his round buttocks.
The thinking had caused Ye Yin Ju's pitch-black pupils to darken further.
After hearing those four simple words, Gu Ting Yu froze.
If a person is good to you, the things they do might not be something that you see with your eyes, but you can always somewhat feel it.
While his whole body was covered in wounds, what Ye Yin Ju cared about was Gu Ting Yu's complexion.
Gu Ting Yu couldn't speak a word, but he unconsciously lifted a hand to gently stroke Ye Yin Ju's wounds… If someone told him that these wounds were all because of him, Gu Ting Yu would believe it.
Tong Ying was standing to the side, and his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets… What was this? Gu Ting Yu was watching Ye Yin Ju with eyes full of distress, concern and guilt while shreds of some complicated light also seemed to seep through. The idiot Ye Yin Ju had only taken a few injuries… He hadn't even spouted any sort of romantic or meaningful lines, so why would Gu Ting Yu's face look as though he had fallen under a spell?!
Tong Ying went sour as a lemon; he immediately fell to ground and started howling, not caring that he was losing face——
"Damn it! … Hey! … It's so painful… I'm gonna die from pain…"As he lamented, he stole a glance at Gu Ting Yu out of the corner of his eye; as expected, as soon as he had heard his cries, Gu Ting Yu had rushed over.
"What's wro… En?" Gu Ting Yu was just about to start his inquiry when he noticed Qian Lu had beat him to stepping in front of Tong Ying. Qian Lu's mouth carried a smile as he leisurely pulled out a few silver needles.
"Where does it hurt? I'll help you, let me take a look at it! …Eh? Stop right there! What are you running for!!"
Fooling around when a dog runs after a chicken who flies away is inevitable.
Unfortunately, the rare humor was shaken to pieces by the rumbling thunder descending from the clouds above. It was the beginning of a storm.
The wind picked up the scarlet sand and rocks and threw them into people's faces, causing sharp stabs of pain.
The grey, heavy clouds in the distant were close-knit; it was as though the ink demons under the sea had expanded their territory, slowly dyeing the entire sky black.
It was sunny until a mere instant ago, but now it seemed as though night had fallen.
Everyone's heart was heavy and filled with unrest; some hid it well while other had it written clearly all over their faces. They looked towards the same direction unanimously, watching the storm stir the world up.
The once quiet volcano had started to overflow with thick opaque smoke, and its inner walls crumbled without an end. If one looked out at the scene, the volcanoes, standing tall, produced screeches like that of a boiling kettle, beginning a symphony of destruction.
Following an explosion, the debris from the volcano started to roll down the side of the mountain. Right at that moment——
The magma under the Earth's shell suddenly burst out of the surface with a blast and lit up the pitch black sky as the streams burst upwards like fiery dragons reaching for the night sky. That sort of majestic and solemn scene was something that the people watching would never be able to forget.
The world had collapsed…
From far above, the entire scene would only consist of two different colors. The scorching scarlet seemed to consume everything in the night-like pitch blackness. A fiery light extended its arms as more lava streamed out from every direction, ultimately coming together to form a blazing sea of fire.
"Leave now!!! This place… Won't last much longer…" Even Tong Ying who was the one in charge of this palace had never seen an outburst at this level in his thousand years. While it might have just been an explosion, volcanoes which acted like this had already lost any sort of control, seeming as though they would do everything in their power to take the world into destruction with them.
Coughs sounded as the volcanic ash choked Gu Ting Yu while it slowly took his ability to keep his eyes open away. The world and sky seemed to sway and shake. The sounds 'ka—ka—' could be heard as something was snapping. Scorching smoke rose from the ground, and it didn't even take a moment for the ground underneath their feet to show cracks that extended down to the core of the Earth, glowing with a fiery light.
As Gu Ting Yu fell, he only saw a flash of white, but once his mind had caught up to the present, he found that he felt as though he had fallen onto a soft and fluffy white rug.
"Bai Zhi Ao…"
The gigantic white hound gently bent downwards, signaling for Gu Ting Yu to hold onto him. Meanwhile, ten shining beams of light protected Gu Ting Yu.
The huge white dog, the grey werewolf, the green peacock, the ink-colored crow, the silver unicorn, the python with bright yellow eyes, the mermaid surrounded by water, the black cheetah, the scarlet fox and the blue sea monster.
——If destiny had already chosen a path, even if every bone in my body were to break, I was ready to use my life in defense.
For the only light in this darkness, for the only god in my heart.
In the tossing and turning sea of fire, the tiny silhouettes of their bodies were like fragile boats in a storm. They had nowhere to escape—there was no longer a road open behind them. They had transformed back into their original forms, because this was the only way they could use the maximum of their spiritual powers.
They seemed to shine with determination as they marched towards the steel suspension bridge in the complete darkness; little did they know that the scene was identical with the dream of an ordinary woman a thousand years later.
【 … In her pregnancy, a woman's body was wracked with nightmares as she slept. In her dreams, the sky had sunk towards the earth; she stood in the middle of a steel bridge while something rushed towards her. In front of the bridge, there was a castle. A huge python twined around the bridge's column, not far behind it there was a scarlet nine-tailed fox demon and a running cheetah while a glowing silver unicorn flew through the sky… There were other strange creatures, but the woman couldn't see any of them clearly; they rushed by as though she weren't there. She could feel an evil spirit awakening—it was waiting for them in the castle… She wanted to stop them from advancing because she knew that they stood no chance of beating that sort of evil power.
At the end of the group, a human figure appeared. He rode upon a huge white dog, and he seemed as sacred and inviolable as a god.
"Ding-dang—Ding-dang—" The castle's bell tower rung, and flowers covering the ground immediately wilted… The color of the sky changed, and the blackness emerging from the castle spread and enveloped the entire world. 】
If all of this had been decided when Gu Ting Yu was still in the womb of the woman, then they had already been pushed towards the holy war by a pair of invisible hands.
The gears of destiny groaned and creaked; finally, the answer to this mystery was within reach.


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Title: Patrimony
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Pages: 255
Genre: Science Fiction
Series: The Humanx Commonwealth, Book 25
Synopsis: "I know who your father is . . . Gestalt." A shocked Flinx hears these dying words from one of the renegade eugenicists whose experiments with humans twenty-odd years ago shocked the galaxy . . . and spawned Flinx. So Flinx and his minidrag, Pip, venture to Gestalt, an out-of-the-way planet that may supply the key to Flinx's shadowy past and strange powers. Unfortunately for Flinx, Gestalt also hosts a resident bounty hunter who's just learned about the stupendous reward offered for a certain dead redhead. Flinx gets a chance to test his adversary's skills when our hero's skimmer is blasted out of the sky and into a raging river in the middle of nowhere -- a nowhere of impossible terrain and ravenous, carnivorous beasts.
Review: Well, Flinx is back. I knew he would be. It's not that I don't like him, but I just don't love him. I don't really feel sorry for him, although I suspect I'm supposed to. He's just sort of whiny, with a whole 'poor little rich boy' thing.
Still, the story was solid and the bounty hunter was fun. Gestalt is an interesting planet with very wonderful native beings. All in all, it's really about the science fiction to me. And, this is good science fiction.
Rating: 7 / 10

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How We Met: After seeing me out one night, he looked me up on Facebook and asked for my number. I knew him from highschool so there was no real need for an introduction! He asked me on our first date to the filming of his friend Cory Marquardt's country music video, where we hit it off. He knew my country music weakness and played it to his advantage.
how they asked: My parents gave us a piece of land, we are now building our dream home on it just down road or a 10 minute trail walk away from them. This house means the world to us, my dad and brothers are building our dream from the ground up. From the time we put the first shovel in the ground I said once the house was closed in, that I wanted to have a sleepover. So I planned our first night for the long weekend. On our walk over that night, all along the trail from my parents there were envelopes stapled to trees. Numbered 1-10 I opened them as we crossed them. Inside each one was something he loved about me (I teared up when he said one day I'll be a great mom). The last one was stapled up to the wall in our soon to be master bedroom. After opening it he got down on one knee and popped the question. For the first time in our relationship he surprised me (I'm a planner). So many emotions and sentiment went into this proposal and he pulled it off!! Now we aren't only building our dream house, but building a beautiful life together! I cannot wait to marry my best friend!!


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Death leads in this dance, popular in the Middle Ages when people were dying like rats; with rats; oh, rats! It was introduced in allegorical form in 14th Century religious texts as a warning or maybe a whistle through the pervading darkness. Imagine the shake, rattle and pop as all those skeletons shimmy away in the graveyard. Or, you could picture it as a far more somber procession, as many an artist did, with the Great Equalizer leading the high and mighty, the lowest of the low, the young, the old, the pope, the beggar, to their graves in a ghastly conga line.
One of my favorite riffs on the old Dance of Death comes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Der Totentantz:
Der Türmer, der schaut zu Mitten der Nacht
Hinab auf die Gräber in Lage;
Der Mond, der hat alles ins Helle gebracht;
Der Kirchhof, er liegt wie am Tage.
Da regt sich ein Grab und ein anderes dann:
Sie kommen hervor, ein Weib da, ein Mann,
In weißen und schleppenden Hemden.
or as Clément translates …
The warder is watching at the midnight
all the graves that lie scattered below:
The moon has swathed all in a silvery light.
The churchyard, like day, seems to glow.
See! One grave then another, then another, opens wide
And the women and men step outside,
Trailing grave clothes and shrouds, white as snow.
But a danse macabre, a totentanz, a dance of death, must have music!
For that I give you two of my favorites: Franz Liszts's Totentanz or Saint-Saëns's Danse macabre.
Oh, the music—especially Enrico Pace playing Franz Liszt! I swoon. I die. I dance.
—Erin Orison, DEAD LOVE/The Daily Slice


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Family Suites
"Family Life at its best"- Spacious Family Suites with king size beds on ground floor/first floor with private furnished terrace or balcony in an elegant tropical flair including a spacious separate kids part with sofa beds and a separate kids bathroom/ toilet. Ideal location for the family in the tropical garden close to the Kids club area.
Room sizes 85sqm | King size bed | 42'' LCD Smart TVs | Complimentary WiFi | Individually controlled air conditioning |
Capacity: Maximum Occupancy: 2 Adults & 3 Chd (Below 12yrs) OR 2 Adults & 2 Teens | Children Or Teens In Own Room: Minimum 2 And Maximum 3.
Separate shower, toilet, bath | Tea and coffee making facilities | Complimentary toiletries | Slippers | Bathrobe | Telephone | Minibar | Hairdryer | Electric sockets.


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a gem on the spanish Costa del Sol, can be said to be Spain's equivalent of the St. Tropez. This elegant resort has long been a favorite among the rich and famous and the city is visited each year by hundreds of thousands of international visitors.
Thanks to its unique location on the Mediterranean Sea, the mild climate, stunning beaches, cosmopolitan environment, entertainment, cultural offerings, glamour and high living standards Marbella is considered to be one of the world's leading tourist destination.
has an endless supply of world-class restaurants, luxury hotels, fashionable shops, spectacular golf courses and a large number of lively bars and clubs where you can enjoy yourself until the sunrise.
IPTA has chosen to put the personal trainer courses in Marbella thanks to their superb training opportunities.
Marbella is a given destination for fitness lovers, joggers and elite athletes.
Many of Europe's best athletes and teams hold their training camp in Marbella.


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Loews has bought the InterContinental O'Hare hotel that opened in 2008 and soon ended up in the bankruptcy court.
Loews has paid $120 million to acquire the property and will soon reflag it under their own brand. It is unclear at this time when this will happen.
You can access InterContinental O'Hare's website here and Crain's Chicago Business article about this sale here.
Here are some tidbits from the article:
As it builds one hotel in downtown Chicago, Loews Hotels & Resorts is buying another one to go with it near O'Hare International Airport.
The New York-based hotel chain is paying about $120 million for the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare, a 556-room hotel in Rosemont that opened as the financial markets crashed in 2008 and wound up in Bankruptcy Court, according to people familiar with the transaction.
Loews plans to slap its name on the hotel at 5300 N. River Road, part of a broader national expansion by the chain that includes a 400-room hotel under construction in Streeterville. That hotel, at Illinois Street and Park Drive, is expected to open next February.
The InterContinental was a victim of bad timing, opening in September 2008, just a week before Lehman Bros. filed for bankruptcy and world financial markets went into a freefall, dragging the hotel sector down also. Less than a year later, the hotel's developer, a venture led by Harp Group Inc., also filed for Chapter 11 protection, unable to pay off about $140 million it borrowed to finance construction of the $180 million building.
The sale to Loews illustrates how much better the hotel market is today. Harp agreed to sell the InterContinental for just $42 million in 2010, as the market was starting to pull out of its slump.
But the hotel's lenders, including New York-based Amalgamated Bank, persuaded a bankruptcy judge to reject that sale, and they repossessed the property in late 2011. Since then, Chicago-area hotel occupancies and room rates have rebounded almost to pre-recession levels, which, along with the strong financial markets, has boosted hotel values.
This is basically an airport hotel and the room rates around the O'Hare don't command anywhere near the same rates as in the downtown. The rates at the InterContinental O'Hare have been one of the lowest for an InterContinental hotel in the Northern America. I believe that I have stayed at this hotel once in the late 2000's.


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order Perciformes
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Related to order Perciformes: Acanthopterygii, Perchlikes
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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|order Perciformes - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
animal order - the order of animals
Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii - teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
Percoidea, suborder Percoidea - in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
perch - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
Anabantidae, family Anabantidae - small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
family Percidae, Percidae - active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
family Trichodontidae, Trichodontidae - two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
family Ophidiidae, Ophidiidae - eellike marine fishes
Brotulidae, family Brotulidae - chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
Carapidae, family Carapidae - pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
Centropomidae, family Centropomidae - a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
Esocidae, family Esocidae - pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
Centrarchidae, family Centrarchidae - sunfish family
freshwater bream, bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
family Serranidae, Serranidae - marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
Embiotocidae, family Embiotocidae - viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
family Priacanthidae, Priacanthidae - small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
Apogonidae, family Apogonidae - bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
family Malacanthidae, Malacanthidae - short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
family Pomatomidae, Pomatomidae - food and game fishes related to pompanos
family Rachycentridae, Rachycentridae - family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
Carangidae, family Carangidae - large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
Coryphaenidae, family Coryphaenidae - large active pelagic percoid fish
Bramidae, family Bramidae - deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
Branchiostegidae, family Branchiostegidae - small family of marine fishes having covered gills
Cichlidae, family Cichlidae - cichlids
family Lutjanidae, Lutjanidae - snappers
family Haemulidae, Haemulidae - grunts
family Sparidae, Sparidae - porgies; scups
sea bream, bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
family Sciaenidae, Sciaenidae - warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
family Mullidae, Mullidae - goatfishes or red mullets
Mugiloidea, suborder Mugiloidea - fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
family Kyphosidae, Kyphosidae - sea chubs
Ephippidae, family Ephippidae - small family comprising the spadefishes
Chaetodontidae, family Chaetodontidae - butterfly fishes
family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishes
family Labridae, Labridae - wrasses
family Scaridae, Scaridae - parrotfishes
family Polynemidae, Polynemidae - threadfins
family Opisthognathidae, Opisthognathidae - jawfishes
family Uranoscopidae, Uranoscopidae - stargazers
Blennioidea, suborder Blennioidea - blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
Ammodytidae, family Ammodytidae - sand lances
Callionymidae, family Callionymidae - dragonets
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.


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Moving to a new city can be a daunting task, especially if you are moving across the country. Having a real estate agent by your side can be beneficial in a number of ways. Yet many individuals still insist on doing the work themselves, from finding a new home to moving in and setting up the new space. Why not work with a realtor so you can take a little stress off your shoulders? Read on to see just how a real estate professional can assist you with your next move.
Familiar with the Area
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Search Criteria
In most cases, you will be looking for particular features during your home search. You will have a set amount to spend, a certain amount of bedrooms and bathrooms as well as other features you wish to have in your new home. While you can search for this criteria yourself, a realtor has the tools and know-how to find the right homes, options offering you just what you are looking for in the location type you wish to live. Realtors know the area and stay on top of new home listings to provide you with quick access to homes you may be interested in.
Setting Up Your New Home
When moving to a new city, you are essentially starting over. You have to set up every aspect of your home from cable to internet and electricity. A real estate agent can assist you in this process. Have all aspects set up for you so that you are ready to move in once you begin the journey from your old home to the new one. A realtor knows where the utility office is located as well as cable company and other essential home businesses. Your agent can provide you with a tour so you can get to know the city and set up your home as needed.
Overall, a real estate agent is a beneficial tool at your disposal when moving to a new city. Take advantage of the knowledge and experience a realtor has to be able to find a home based on your particular needs including location type. Take the stress off your big move by allowing a realtor to handle the big stuff. Visit your new city to preview homes and find the right option for you and your family by hiring an experienced realtor. You will feel less stress and find the perfect home in no time!


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The wholesale industry across North America finds itself filling a vital part of the American economy, in a supply chain role between manufacturers and retailers. No business is without problems, of course, and there are occasional obstacles to business success. Accidents happen, and when they do, the smart wholesaler needs to be prepared. Whatever niche you fill, wholesale insurance in New Jersey or Nevada is probably for you.
Reasons to Buy Wholesale Insurance
Good wholesale insurance is tailored to the specific nuances of an industry, and the whole sale industry certainly has many unique traits. Among these are high volume shipping and the need to maintain large inventories. This includes food products, so timelines are critical. With shipping, vehicle problems come up, and shipments can be late on occasion. It is not only frustrating, but it can sour relations between business parties. Occasionally there may even be thefts from a warehouse. That's why a good insurance agency is important. Warehouse insurance in New Jersey makes a lot of business sense.
How a Good Agency Helps the Wholesale Policy Holder
Good insurance agents learn their client's business. That way, the agent understands the needs of the company. That's when they can really start tailoring policies for the needs of the insured. General liability and cargo insurance are probably givens, but good agents selling warehouse insurance in New Jersey, for example, might find policies that deal with product recalls or dependent business interruptions. Besides finding the actual policies, they will work with you to determine the best amount of coverage.


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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 086
|The Art of the Duel
|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
|Japanese OP
|Japanese ED
|English OP & ED
|"Get Your Game On!"
|Animation director
|Sung Min Nam
|Air dates
|May 24, 2006
|January 6, 2007
|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes (season 2)
|"Rah, Rah, Ra!"
|"Blinded by the Light, Part 1"
|Featured card
|"Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman"
"The Art of the Duel", known as "The Duel Stage's Passageway" in the Japanese version, is the eighty-sixth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. It first aired in Japan on May 24, 2006 and in the United States on January 6, 2007.
Jaden Yuki Duels Orlando as part of the Genex Tournament. Orlando is a Kabuki stage actor and Professional Cosplay Duelist.
Featured Duel: Jaden Yuki vs. Orlando[edit]
Turn 1: Orlando
Orlando draws "Kabuki Stage - Big Bridge" and subsequently activates it. Now once a turn, if a monster is attacked, that monster's controller can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from their hand in face-up Attack Position at the end of the Damage Step. Orlando then Normal Summons "Yoshitsune the Goblin of Beauty" (800/800) in Attack Position.
Turn 2: Jaden
Jaden draws "Elemental Hero Sparkman" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/1400) in Attack Position. "Sparkman" attacks "Yoshitsune", but the effect of "Yoshitsune" activates, switching the latter monster to Defense Position. "Yoshitsune" isn't destroyed as it can't be destroyed in battle while it's in Defense Position. As a monster was attacked, Orlando activates the effect of "Big Bridge" to Special Summon "Armed Samurai - Ben Kei" (500/800) in Attack Position.
Turn 3: Orlando
Orlando draws. He then switches "Yoshitsune" to Attack Position. He then activates "Monk Halberd", equipping it to "Ben Kei" and increasing its ATK by 500 ("Ben Kei": 500 → 1000/800). Due to the effect of "Ben Kei", it gains one additional attack for every Equip Card that is equipped to it.
Orlando then activates "Dramatic Pose" to decrease the ATK of "Sparkman" by 500 ("Sparkman": 1600 → 1100/1400) and increase the ATK of "Ben Kei" and "Yoshitsune" by 500 ("Ben Kei": 1000 → 1500/800; "Yoshitsune": 800 → 1300/800). "Ben Kei" attacks and destroys "Sparkman" (Jaden 4000 → 3600). Jaden then activates the effect of "Big Bridge" to Special Summon "Elemental Hero Wildheart" (1500/1600) from his hand in Attack Position.
Orlando's hand contains "Shizuka the Heavenly Dancer" and "Dramatic Pose". "Ben Kei" attacks "Wildheart". Normally the attack would end in a Double KO, but Orlando activates the effect of "Monk Halberd" to destroy itself and prevent "Ben Kei" from being destroyed by battle ("Ben Kei": 1500 → 1000/800), so only "Wildheart" is destroyed. Since "Monk Halberd" was destroyed by its own effect, its final effect activates, inflicting 500 damage to Jaden (Jaden 3600 → 3100). "Yoshitune" attacks directly (Jaden 3100 → 1800). Orlando then activates the effect of "Kabuki Stage - Big Bridge" to send it to the Graveyard and activate "Kabuki Stage - Cherry Blossom Mountain" from his Deck. Now when a monster is Normal or Special Summoned, it will be switched into Attack Position. Also when a monster declares an attack, the attack target will be chosen randomly.
Orlando then Normal Summons "Shizuka the Heavenly Dancer" (300/600) in Attack Position. He then activates "New Year Drum", equipping it to "Shizuka the Heavenly Dancer". On Orlando's End Phase, the effect of "Monk Halberd" and "Dramatic Pose" expire ("Ben Kei": 1000 → 500/800) ("Yoshitsune": 1300 → 800/800).
Turn 4: Jaden
Jaden's hand contains "Elemental Hero Avian", "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix", "De-Fusion", and "Feather Storm". Jaden draws "Polymerization" and subsequently activates it to fuse "Elemental Hero Avian" with "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" and Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman" (2100/1200) in Attack Position.
"Flame Wingman" attacks, but due to the effect of "Kabuki Stage - Cherry Blossom Mountain", Orlando chooses "Shizuka" to be the attack target of "Flame Wingman". The effect of "Shizuka" then activates, increasing Orlando's Life Points by 600 (Orlando 4000 → 4600). The effect of "New Year Drum" then activates, Special Summoning "Battle Claw Fox" (800/1200) from Orlando's Deck in Attack Position and making it the new attack target of "Flame Wingman". "Flame Wingman" destroys "Battle Claw Fox" (Orlando 4600 → 3300). The effect of "Flame Wingman" then activates, inflicting damage to Orlando equal to the ATK of "Battle Claw Fox" (Orlando 3300 → 2500). Orlando explains to Jaden that "Flame Wingman" will be destroyed during the End Phase since it battled "Battle Claw Fox". Jaden then activates "De-Fusion" to send "Flame Wingman" to the Graveyard and Special Summon "Avian" (1000/1000) and "Burstinatrix" (1200/800) from his Graveyard in Attack Position.
"Burstinatrix" attacks, but due to the effect of "Kabuki Stage - Cherry Blossom Mountain", Orlando chooses "Shizuka" to be the attack target of "Burstinatrix". The effect of "Shizuka" then activates (Orlando 2500 → 3100). The effect of "New Year Drum" then activates, Special Summoning "Battle Claw Fox" (800/1200) from Orlando's Deck in Attack Position and making it the new attack target of "Burstinatrix". "Burstinatrix" destroys "Battle Claw Fox" (Orlando 3100 → 2700). "Avian" attacks, but due to the effect of "Kabuki Stage - Cherry Blossom Mountain", Orlando chooses "Ben Kei" to be the attack target of "Avian". "Avian" destroys "Ben Kei" (Orlando 2700 → 2200). Jaden Sets a card. On Jaden's End Phase, the effect of "Battle Claw Fox" activates, destroying "Burstinatrix".
Turn 5: Orlando
Orlando draws "Pot of Greed" and subsequently activates it to draw two cards. Orlando then activates the effect of "Cherry Blossom Mountain" to send it to the Graveyard and activate "Kabuki Stage - The Rough Seas" from his Deck. Now during each player's Main Phase 1, the turn player can add 1 Level 5 or higher Monster Card from their Deck to their hand. Orlando then activates the effect of "The Rough Seas" to add "Gengis Ghan - The Emperor Dragon" from his Deck to his hand. Orlando then Tributes "Shizuka" and "Yoshitsune" to Normal Summon "Genghis Ghan the Emperor Dragon" (2800/2300) in Attack Position. "Genghis Ghan" attacks "Avian", but Jaden activates his face-down "Feather Storm" to swap the ATK and DEF of "Genghis Ghan the Emperor Dragon" ("Genghis Ghan": 2800 → 2300/2300 → 2800). "Genghis Ghan the Emperor Dragon" then destroys "Avian" (Jaden 1800 → 500). Orlando Sets a card. On Orlando's End Phase, the effect of "Feather Storm" expires ("Genghis Ghan": 2300 → 2800/2800 → 2300).
Turn 6: Jaden
Jaden draws "Elemental Hero Bubbleman". Since "Bubbleman" is the only card in Jaden's hand, he Special Summons "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" (800/1200) in Attack Position via its own effect. Since "Bubbleman" was summoned while Jaden had no cards on his side of the field, its effect activates, allowing Jaden to draw two cards. Jaden then activates the effect of "The Rough Seas" to add a Level 5 or higher monster from his Deck to his hand. Jaden then activates "Miracle Fusion" to remove from play "Flame Wingman" and "Sparkman" from his Graveyard and Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman" (2500/2100) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Shining Flare Wingman", it gains 300 ATK for each Elemental Hero in Jaden's Graveyard. There are three ("Shining Flare Wingman": 2500 → 3400/2100).
"Shining Flare Wingman" attacks "Genghis Ghan", but Orlando activates his face-down "Thousand Strings" to negate the attack and decrease the ATK of all face-up monsters to 0 for this turn ("Shining Flare Wingman" 3400 → 0/2100; "Bubbleman": 800 → 0/1200; "Genghis Ghan": 2800 → 0/2300). Jaden then activates "Quick Summon" to Tribute "Shining Flare Wingman" and "Bubbleman" and Tribute Summon "Elemental Hero Neos" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. "Neos" attacks and destroys "Genghis Ghan" (Orlando 2200 → 0).
- On Turn 3, Orlando was shown to have "Dramatic Pose" in his hand. This is an error as that should be "New Year Drum" since Orlando's hand becomes empty after he plays "New Year Drum".
- In the Japanese episode, Shining Flare Wingman's ATK is shown at 3100 when it should be 3400 as Wildheart is also in Jaden's Graveyard at the time it was Summoned. This was fixed on the Japanese DVD version. The dub only got to 3375 though.
Featured cards[edit]
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
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Sri Lanka Crush Zimbabwe in Tri-Series Final
New Delhi, Monday, November 28 – Sri Lanka and West Indies cricket team were on tour of Zimbabwe to play the tri-series, which concluded a day ago at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. In front of heavyweights, chances of Zimbabwe to enter in the finals seemed low. But uncertainty of the game made viewers see Sri Lanka and the hosts in the grand finale.
In view of the fact that the two nations had points more than West Indies, the fight for trophy turned interesting. With two victories, a defeat and no result in one match, Sri Lanka earned 11 points. Being the table toppers, they heaved a sigh of relief. Zimbabwe held no. two spot with eight points. West Indies could only get seven points, which ended all possibility of qualifying for the final show. The journey of three teams in the tri-series began from November 14 and came to an end on November 27 after Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe in the finals.
Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. The home squad included Hamilton Masakadza, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Tarisai Musakanda, Peter Moor, Graeme Cremer – the captain, Tendai Chisoro, Brian Vitori and Donald Tiripano. Those to sit on bench were Tinashe Panyangara, Carl Mumba, Elton Chigumbura, Chamu Chibhabha, Brian Chari and Chris Mpofu. Sri Lanka Playing XI, on the other hand, included skipper Upul Tharanga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Sachith Pathirana, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal and Asela Gunaratne. At the same time, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru Kumara were in extra.
While contesting in the last match, both sides wanted to excel in all departments. The players of Sri Lanka tried to give their best and let their opponents succumb under pressure despite losing the toss and getting invitation to bowl first. Peter Moor – the wicket-keeper – was dismissed by Lakmal on a single. Hamilton Masakadza was lbw by Kulasekara at a score of 10 (4 x 2). Tarisai Musakanda lost his wicket to Jeffrey Vandersay at a score of 36. His innings included three 4s and a biggie. Craig Ervine was caught & bowled by Jeffrey Vandersay while batting at 25 runs (4 x 3). Sikandar Raza was lbw by Sachith Pathirana at 5 runs, together with a four.
Sean Williams played with least risk as he focused more on getting singles and twos instead of going with boundaries and sixes. This can be understood from the fact that his knock of 35 runs in 54 balls only comprised a four. Asela Gunaratne got his wicket. Malcolm Waller was out thanks to excellent effort by Sachith Pathirana soon after delivering a ball. He scored 14 runs (4 x 2). Graeme Cremer lost his wicket to Jeffrey Vandersay at 9 runs. Asela Gunaratne got wickets of Tendai Chisoro at 5 runs and Brian Vitori on a duck. Donald Tiripano was not out at 10 runs. A score of 160 runs was not at all sufficient to stop Sri Lanka from winnings.
The home side could only bat for 36.3 overs. Had they batted for the entire overs, considerable runs would have been in their pocket. But that did not happen that almost took away chance of defending the small target. 10 extra runs were given by Sri Lanka bowling lineup. Gunaratne and Vandersay took three wickets each, while Pathirana got a couple of wickets. Nuwan Kulasekara and Suranga Lakmal got one wicket each. Shanaka did not get any of it. Zimbabwe scored 43 runs in mandatory powerplay. When Sri Lanka came to attain the target, Dasun Shanaka, Sachith Pathirana, Kulasekara, Jeffrey Vandersay and Lakmal did not need to bat as the job was already done by the top and middle order batsmen.
Post receiving early jolt in the form of Dhananjaya de Silva, who was lbw by Vitori on a naught, Sri Lanka innings was slightly stabilized. However, Kusal Perera was out by Vitori at a score of 14 (4 x 2) and Niroshan Dickwella also by the same man at 16 runs, which comprised two boundaries. Kusal Mendis and Upul Tharanga played their knocks that ensured success of their team. Cremer dismissed Mendis at 57 runs (4 x 10 0). Upul Tharanga was not out at the same score. His innings comprised six fours and a biggie. Asela Gunaratne was not out at 16 runs. Not to forget that Sri Lanka scored 166 runs in 37.3 overs, snatching away the chance of winning from Zimbabwe, who did not succeed to capitalize the home conditions and crowd support. Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards went into the pocket of Kusal Mendis.
The latest series win of Sri Lanka puts emphasis on the point that good team efforts make the squad taste success. Thumping victory of the visiting team on Zimbabwe unquestionably have boosted confidence of the Sri Lankan cricketers, who must be looking forward to a great show in the upcoming series as well. Eyes can't be closed to the fact that success at any stage keeps morale up. It must be a good learning experience for Zimbabwe as well. This could be the time when improvement can be done in all the departments of this unpredictable sport. Here is to describe that even a blunder cost match to a few teams in the past. In place of making any mistake, it is far better for players to opt for learning approach, which will help them shine better in future.
Winning a match through implementation of some workable tactics and plans helps the teams gain focus on the points that allow them to earn grip in the contest. Giving room to the opponents at any stage can do the damage for one of the teams. More than a few players in Sri Lanka team are new and young. Experience is to be gained by them that will be useful in the long run. As a matter of fact, if opportunity is well utilized then it can give many players a chance to hone cricketing skills and be a threat for the rivals. Same is applicable for Zimbabwe as well. Bowling by Sri Lankan players has always been interesting. A victory is alone adequate to give players courage and confidence of making impossible things possible.
Since the action in tri-series ended recently, viewers are ready for a big dose of entertainment in the coming weeks. Sri Lanka are to take a tour of South Africa late next month. Support for Proteas is going to be massive as they being the host. However, the tourists will try to keep self-belief up, do the right stuffs on the dot and not commit mistakes post landing on the foreign soil. Undoubtedly, Sri Lanka wish to adapt the unfamiliar conditions as early as possible so that starting the Test series on a positive note can turn easy and provide them the lead. Their stint is going to be long as three Test, three T20 matches and five One Day International matches are to take place. As of now, Sri Lanka look forward for some rest to gain momentum and energy for upcoming contests.


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Bit of a mouthful eh! Let's break it down. Paleo=old, climat=climate, ology=study of. Therefore paleoclimatology = OldClimateStudyOf. Or, in plain English: Palaeoclimatology is the study of past climates. Over the 4.5 billion years or so that the earth has been around the climate has both slowly and abruptly changed. Through massive glaciations that might have covered the entire earth so super-scorching hot house conditions with no-ice and deserts covering large parts of the planets. We've had tropical rainforests at the poles, ice at the equator and everything in between.
The earth's climate varies on multiple scales through loads of forcings. Changes in the output of the sun, composition of the atmosphere and the locations of the continents play important roles. Life itself has been altering the climate, both for its benefit and destruction for billions of years. Volcanoes and asteroids provide sharp shocks to the system. Wobbles in the earth's orbit control the waxing and waning of ice-sheets. The atmosphere and oceans transport heat and moisture from equator to pole. The history of the earth's climate is rich and diverse. Its endlessly fascinating and the study of it forms a large part of the Earth Sciences.
Paleoclimatology has always fascinated me as an important aspect of the Earth Sciences. Back when I was interested in Dinosaurs, I didn't just wanted to know about the animals, I wanted to know where they lived, in forests, in deserts. Did they get rained on a lot? But it wasn't just the dinosaurs, what did early humans, caveman, live through. How were their lives different to ours. The earth's climate has been responsible for many of the major changes in earth's history. Many mass extinctions have been caused by perturbations to the climate. What did the giant mega eruptions from giant volcanoes like Yellowstone do to our climate. Did they cool us down, heat us up. So many questions about the history of our planet. A history than leads all the way up to us, the world around us. Our landscapes, our lives and even ourselves are a product of all that has gone before, and with climate playing such a large shaping role, the study of paleoclimate is brilliant and interesting.
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"The Unlucky Minority" – the first of two music videos from Swedish sleaze metal band Sister debuts today!
Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have just released their first music video off their brand new album HATED for the track The Unlucky Minority. Hosting the worldwide premiere of The Unlucky Minority, which was shot and edited by Jimmy Johansson of Super Lino Puro Productions, is BlankTV. Check it out HERE.
Here's what the band had to say about their new video: "We filmed this video for The Unlucky Minority in one evening without any major plans really but with alotta sweat and beers instead! Keep it simple and keep the SISTER approach to it all. This video represents us and just like the album, we've captured the raw and dirty feeling in it. This is a straight rock n' roll video with no fucking around. Just pure SISTER. The video was shot and edited by independent film maker Jimmy Johansson (creator of Arkusan Martinsson, Brutt, Brunsås the movie) an 'old friend/drinking pal/roommate to the band' who has followed and hung out with the band since the beginning."
SISTER, who hails from Stockholm/Jönkoping Sweden, formed in early 2006 working hard to build up a name as a strong act both live and in the studio. SISTER consists of 4 members- Jamie on vocals, Lestat on guitars and backing vocals, Rikki on bass and backing vocals, and Cari on drums and backing vocals- who combine the sounds of Punk, Glam, Rock, and Metal with an end result sounding something like the bastard child of GG Allin and Guns N' Roses.
SISTER's Metal Blade debut HATED came crashing through the metal scene, beer in hand, June 7th, 2011 (N. America). Here's what folks have had to say about the band's Metal Blade debut HATED, which can be summed up as a party anthem for headbangers and rockers everywhere.
SISTER is:
JAMIE – vocals
LESTAT – guitar & backing vocals
RIKKI – bass & backing vocals
CARI – drums & backing vocals
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Cartoon by Bruce McKinnon
The Star: Halifax cartoonist's response to Kavanaugh hearing goes viral
MacKinnon said he was compelled to draw the cartoon, which was published in the weekend edition of The Chronicle Herald, to illustrate what he believes to be a crucial example of how allegations of sexual abuse are treated in North America.
"In a year that was so dominated by the #MeToo movement and the changes that I think we all hope will come from that, this seems to be an almost watershed moment and a very pivotal one for America".
"I think it's important that people face up to it. It is disturbing. But it's exactly the scenario (Ford) described.
"So if we don't talk about it, if we turn away from it and pretend it isn't there, we're not going to solve the problem."
"I was surprised by the response and really encouraged by the fact that there was so much discourse that came from it, so much open debate," he said.
"There was a lot of nasty stuff out there too, no question. It does underscore the deep divide and the real polarization of opinion here and in the U.S., but that's what an editorial cartoon is for: to provoke debate, and hopefully, in the larger picture, some things get worked out."
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It's the double sized conclusion to Agency X's inaugural story arc. Who will be on the team? Just how many contacts does Colonel Vazhin have? And the secret of Illyana's misbehavior revealed. The team finally comes together in a brawl for all the marbles, and Berlin will never be the same! Continue reading
Agency-X #5: Strange Love
Kurt and company try to find some answers through necromancy, and Sally & Dani confront Vazhin's organisation head on, as they find out he has more than just Bullseye at his disposal. It's an action-packed shoot-out in Berlin, as Dani gets her wish! Continue reading
Agency-X #4: In Blood
Kurt and Illyana are on a search for answers, but when Illyana turns to the dark arts, will the answers they find lead them to their doom? Continue reading
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The next chapter in Agency-X is here! As new allies emerge, so do new villains. Will Dani and Sally make it out of their newest mission alive? Continue reading
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bill-swift - March 24, 2012
As we have scientifically documented, Courtney Stodden and her grandpa/husband are on a mission to destroy all that is (remaining) good and holy in America.
There ain't that much left to hit, but the 17-year old skeez with the 40-year old hard-life stripper body set her eyes today on the wonderfully traditional iconography of roller skating. Not roller blading, that horrible hipster phase from the 1990's that cost me half my friends by way of social exile, but roller skating, that wholesome All-American recreational sport popularized in the 1950's and perfected in Xanadu. But, no longer wholesome, now that Courtney and her stat-rap husband have seen fit to skank it up with bits and pieces of unctuous fame-mongering.
Yet, undeniably, there is that body. I mean, under-aged and all, so we mustn't destroy its innocence.
You can check out the entire set of Courtney Stodden bikini pictures on roller skates exclusively on Celebuzz.
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Back last year we interviewed the CEO behind Enyx Studios, at the time getting ready to launch Halloween 2017, there game A Haunting: Witching Hour.
It was released with the hope of people enjoying the idea at the work, unfortunately for some it fell through.
Tessa and I sat down and did a video recording of our time with one of the latest updates, which included a new type of entity. This time, this entity took the form of a little girl that was missing one shoe, also wearing a sheet over herself.
Now Don took to social media, which has been quiet as of late. And released the following announcement.
The initial launch of A Haunting was not what I originally envisioned for A Haunting so I am happy to announce it is getting rebooted to follow the original storyline I came up with over 2 years ago. A lot of changes were made to that original script to fall within budget restraints and other things, but I've decided to remake A Haunting to be what it was originally meant to be.
This time around, this will be one of the most unsettling VR experiences to date. It will not be for the faint of heart and will certainly not be something for children to play. It will push all the boundaries and will leave some having nightmares.
I will be posting more details, but the reboot will follow the story of 5 film makers who travel to Shady Hollow to do a documentary about the curse of the Hollow Creek Witch.
We did get a 3 hour long chat, with Don Hileman as well. Lots of info at the time about VR, his game development and much more.
If you're interested in the reboot of a haunting, make sure to keep up with everything on Steam. Or follow or like Enyx Studio's for more.


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By ZACHARY COE/Montana State News
The Long-term Educational Administrator Program (LEAP) was founded in 1997 to give select Japanese higher education staff members the opportunity to travel to the United States.
The program is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and is meant to help improve English skills, create career opportunities and provide an impressive internship opportunity for those involved.
Japanese students that choose to follow through with this program are doing so in order to enter a familiar education system. According to World Education News & Review (WENR), the Japanese school system is "…modeled on and heavily influenced by its American counterpart."
During the 1947 occupation of Japan, the American influenced Fundamental Law of Education was passed to give the education system a 6-3-3-4 (years in each level of education) structure that is nearly identical to its American counterpart.
This familiar structure is an obvious pull factor that lures students to America, but the growing competition within well-respected university enrollment is another factor that makes the U.S. appealing. According to WENR, in 2005, over 3 million students applied for enrollment in roughly 1,200 universities and colleges in Japan.
These colleges, by Japanese standards, are considered the weakest part of the education system. In a study done by MEXT, nearly 97 percent of Japanese high school students graduate on time and with honors. Comparatively, the United States only graduates 70 percent of its students in its mandatory four years of high school. The problem that exists, up to this point, is how such an impressive population of students distinguishes themselves.
Once in college, students breeze through the simple work on an average of three years, causing a massive backup in job opportunities across the country. This issue has become so troublesome that the education board is constantly pushing for a higher credit requirement for graduating students, which also creates an emphasis on programs that send students abroad to expand their knowledge and skill set.
This is why the LEAP program sees such a high volume of Japanese students. They are able to reenter an education system that they thrive in, create more resume opportunities, and improve other vital skills to return to the highly competitive job market in Japan with some added assets gained in a helpful and familiar program.


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It is Tuesday. Almost 10:pm. Walking back from yoga class feeling very grateful for my life and loving my black hair lightly brush against my face as I walk thinking how nicely it is growing out long again, I must admit, I am in a funk. I can't even manage to finish this spray painting project on the 'Oscar the Grouch' garbage bin for my lemon tree. For some reason it makes me think of Sesame Street. I have been spraying it with varieties of spray paint for weeks. Then a skull, once silver, now hot pink with a bit of orange. Certainly neither of which are Sotheby's worthy. Bad art often leads to good art though. My art studio is full of stuffs. Organized chaos. Saw horses and tools. Sanding matching and a Skill saw. Blank canvases. Ramekins. Which I don't use for this post. Paints. Cake stands. Bolts of fabric. Foam boards for lighting on the roof. 81 rough drafts for blog posts on a laptop. Dehydrated scobies in two of my four jars. Drop cloths, spray paint, tripods, sewing machines, tablescape dishes packed on shelves. A sheepskin and dressing room lighting. Et cetera. Right now, it is 10:pm. I only want to go to yoga these days. Approaching the building door to my art studio offices, a moment of inspiration comes. I remember something. Bruleed orange. I had seen it on the Food Network earlier, in the Executive locker room at EQUINOX. This is where I watch TV. Before or in between workouts. I haven't had a television in years by choice. Netflix and Hulu on my laptop, yes. Most of my television watching happens in the locker room or a bar, if there is a game or a horse race showing. Ree Drummond makes a bruleed orange this day. The Pioneer Woman. I haven't ever had a brûléed orange. Tonight is as good a night as any.
Not bad for my first test. Sugar and brown butter most things isn't a hard sell for me. I'm in. Add a bit of salt and an orange, yes please. Best of all, I am inspired again. Thank you Ree Drummond.
The Recipe:
1 large orange
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon sugar
Special equipment:
a kitchen blowtorch
- Slice the orange in half and blot dry with a paper towel. Rub each half with the butter and sprinkle with the sugar. Torch with a kitchen blowtorch until caramelized. Serve with a sharp spoon, such as a grapefruit spoon.


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I had an idea for a fiction where government used all its resources and alphabet agencies against a political candidate before an election, then continued their agenda after the candidate won the election. No wait, it isn't fiction at all.
Okay, so if it did actually happen, then it is the biggest story out there. Everyone would want to know about it. But why would the press not be reporting on that? Oh, well maybe they are in on the same agenda and plot? That would only make it even more of a story.
Wait, if that is the case, the entire thing is also a cover up. You know, they say the cover up is always worse than the crime. So I guess that means we have a real doozy here!
To ice the cake, who could think of a better narrative than branding that candidate, now president, a mob boss in their trumped up investigation started under the code name Crossfire Hurricane? It makes sense to label their target the greatest threat while they unleash the powers of US government, and those wielding it, against an incoming candidate and then a sitting president. Why not?
What began to be clear is how this whole thing formed into lopsided competing narratives. You had all that they were saying in concert, as if choreographed, about how bad he was and sinister his motivations must be for America. Surely that narrative is the only thing that could justify all they had done against him. Because if it was not true that might turn Crossfire Hurricane into the mother avalanche of US power against an innocent man. We could never have that story come out, much less be true.
Yes, it is a gas, for all the people involved who created and rolled out this entire plot against Donald Trump. Strangely, from the beginning they had tried to conceal their real target by telling Trump he was not actually under investigation. Another bold lie to hide the obvious and meant to further their agenda against him. Sure, it's a gas.
Now who says we don't investigate political opponents in this country or turn the apparatus of government on them ? It's a gas.
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Bellaton is a premiere subdivision offering Estate homes and cottages in Daphne, Alabama. This elegant sidewalk community provides wonderful amenities and gorgeous custom homes. The main entrance is conveniently located on Hwy 181 just a little over 5 miles to I-10. This neighborhood is ideal for commuters to Mobile or Pensacola. It is also very close to shopping and restaurants, yet far enough from the bright lights that you can see the stars in the sky on a clear night. All of this convenience and still only 45 minutes from the white sand beaches of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
In Bellaton there are established and new built homes all developed by D.R. Horton. Designed in three phases, when completed there will be a total of 167 lots. With a variety of floor plans, the smallest homes have a minimum of 3 bedrooms and are at least over 1700 square feet. The largest plan offer a 6 bedroom layout and is well over 4000 square feet. They all offer superior upgrades such as granite counters, high-end stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, crown molding, and bonus rooms.
Bellaton offers a large well maintained lagoon pool with zero entry. The pool is surrounded by a large sunning deck that is beautifully framed by tropical landscape including palm trees and fountain grass. At the pool's entrance, you will find a courtyard area that includes restrooms and showers with a covered porch and grilling area. Along with the pool is a splash pad. There is also a common clubhouse with a fitness center and billards. You will find multiple community lakes on the property including one that is 3.56 acres. With these lakes, several of the homes come with waterfront view. There are multiple common area which totals 18.25 acres. Each year, the residents get together for Halloween and Christmas parties, and they created a private Facebook Group to keep residents informed of different events throughout the year.
With Daphne being a great community for raising children, it is no surprise that there are great schools in the area. The Baldwin County Public Schools for Bellaton are Daphne East Elementary, Daphne Middle and High Schools. Along with the Public Schools, there are several award-winning private schools including Christ the King Catholic School and Bayside Academy. All of these properties are within a 5 mile radius of this home's front door.
The heart of the city is often referred to as Olde Towne Daphne. Quiet roads are shaded with moss draped oaks, giving the feeling of a small town full of charm. Daphne boasts numerous parks that are open to the public. Near Olde Town Daphne, several parks feature piers extending out into Mobile Bay, walking trails, boardwalks, pavilions, sports fields, beach front areas, playgrounds and more. Deep-rooted history, family friendly atmosphere, charming homes and beautiful landscape make Daphne a great place to call home.
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- Daphne East Elementary – 3.0 miles
- Daphne Middle – 3.5 miles
- Daphne High – 4.6 miles
- Christ the King School – 4.7 miles
- Bayside Academy – 5 miles
- I – 10 – 5.5 miles
- Downtown Mobile – 17 miles
- Pensacola International Airport – 49 miles
With an inviting entry, large lots, and stunning architecture, Bellaton is a very attractive and highly sought-after neighborhood. There are many new homes as well as excellent condition resale Homes for Sale in Bellaton.


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Wishing for a whiter smile in the Moorhead area but not sure how to get it? New to tooth whitening lingo? At Designer Smiles, we educate clients on the variety of teeth whiting treatments; from whitening trays to teeth bleaching to Zoom whitening. We do smile whitening at our Fargo, ND practice every day.
Almost every toothpaste claims to whiten teeth, but as we age our teeth gradually turn yellow or gray, despite all the whitening toothpastes we use regularly. Tooth enamel, while one of the hardest substances in the body, is porous. Over time, the food and drinks that comes in contact with our teeth cause staining and discoloration. You probably have already discovered that a toothbrush cannot clean these microscopic pores.
Carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide are the two main teeth whitening ingredients. They can penetrate the outer layer of your teeth to remove the build-up, and help restore whitening to teeth. Call Designer Smiles at (701) 566-5063 to schedule an appointment and we will explain the difference between these tooth bleaching ingredients and how they may affect your whitening results.
At-home teeth whitening products are probably not a good choice if you have dental crowns or veneers. You could end up with extremely uneven results or possible damage to your existing cosmetic dentistry.
We know the best Moorhead area teeth bleaching options and can recommend the perfect white smile solution for you.
At Designer Smiles, we hope to see you soon. Give us a call at (701) 566-5063. We are located at: 3525 25th St S, Fargo, ND 58104.


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So, moments ago, Microsoft just wrapped up their media event for the new Xbox, titled Xbox One. Answers to some big questions were left out of the presentation, such as price point, release date (they did confirm this year), and… Read More »
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All about Call of Duty: Black Ops. A little review of the game, and then some of the basic cheats.
Today's video cheats are for CoD: Black ops. As you know, this has some interesting cheats and easter eggs, and they're fairly easy to get to. Of course, they don't work in multi-player, but that's okay. The first video shows… Read More »
Call of Duty Black Ops is one of the most popular games on CheatCodes.com this month. And that's for a couple of reasons: first, it's an awesome game, and second, it's got some good cheat codes and fun unlockables. Entering… Read More »


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The St. Jude donation widget is up early and located on the left hand side of our homepage, www.TSG.tv . For $50 you can lay claim to a set of starters (ex. Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard) or for $20 any non legendary Pokemon. Legendary Pokemon will be auctioned off during the marathon. When you donate be sure to leave a comment with the name of the Pokemon and the nickname that you would like it to have. Remember its first come first serve. You can see the available names by going to this page http://pokemon.tsg.tv/list.php. We will do our best to keep this updated around the clock. Remember all the money you donate goes to a great cause, www.stjude.org . If for some reason the comment page does not work for you when you donate, you can email us your nicknames to firstname.lastname@example.com with a print screen of your receipt.
For more details on the event, check out our blog post: http://blog.tsg.tv/2014/06/pokemon-marathon-details-2/
Event starts Friday June 20th at 6pm central


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Whole Foods Drops Support for the Apple Watch in Latest Update
Earlier in June, Apple officially unveiled watchOS 4, which adds a lot of new features to the Apple Watch.
It looks like Whole Foods isn't all that excited about the software update. As reported by 9to5Mac, the latest update to the Whole Foods iOS app sees the removal of watchOS support. The release note for version 8.3.18 says:
"Bug fixes, plus nighty nighty to Apple Watch and iOS 9 support."
Whole Foods has not provided a reason for pulling support for the Apple Watch. The grocery giant seems to be following in the footsteps of other companies like Target, Google, and eBay who have already pulled support for Apple's wearable device.
Google, for its part, confirmed the removal of Google Maps was only temporary. However, other companies seem to have pulled support for good.


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This week, we've been following some of the stars of Skins, the MTV remake of the popular British TV show about sex, drugs, family, friends, and everything in between. The new series has been controversial in the U.S. because it shows underage actors taking drugs, having sex, and, in one case, running down the street naked with a full erection, which has parents everywhere clutching their pearls. Yet it's actually a toned-down version of the British Skins, which has displeased racier viewers and kept the show from achieving Jersey Shore-size ratings.
Regardless of where you stand, Skins' young stars are experiencing their turn in the spotlight. Meet James, Sofia, and Jesse, three actors who have the whole country a-Twitter right now:
- James Newman
- @jamesmilonewman
Why You Should Follow: He plays charming, handsome Tony, the king of the school and leader of his pack of friends; he always has a scheme brewing, whether he's trying to get his best friend laid or trying to score some drugs for a party. On Twitter, James Newman – a first-time actor, like much of the Skins cast – has charmed his followers as well, sharing stories and pictures from the set, defending the show to its critics ("To be clear, if the acting on the show is bad, that was all satan. He edits as well"), and fielding questions, compliments, and complaints from his fans ("all 15 of you"). Though he may be living the sweet life, going to parties with "573 of my closest friends" and enjoying new notoriety as the star of one of MTV's hottest shows, Twitter proves he's still just a regular guy in the end – watching endless episodes of Arrested Development, looking at girls' pictures on Facebook, playing fantasy football… and okay, yeah, spending his days at work learning how to dance.
Best Tweet of the Week: "Where did everybody get these sweet new soapboxes? Not fair, I want one."
- Sofia Black D'Elia
- @sblackdelia
Why You Should Follow: D'Elia plays Tea, one of the biggest changes to the Skins story in what has been a pretty faithful adaptation from the U.K. version. Tea, a lesbian, was written to replace Maxxie, a gay teen – so D'Elia has the challenge of developing a character that hasn't been portrayed before, without scenes from the British Skins to inform her acting. When the episode "Tea" aired, she spent the entire day on Twitter with her fans, getting them pumped up ("Two hours till 'Tea,' so get trending. Your voices are the ones that should be heard, we are #MTVSkins") and then responding to their messages afterward: "To everyone who generously tweeted such lovely (at times outrageous) things about the ep – you rock my world. Thank you so much." She's all about communicating with the Skins audience, just as long as they get their facts straight – to one anonymous heckler, she said, "Our producer ruined the legacy of Skins? Our producer CREATED Skins. Good one, though." She's also all about "burgers, beer, and football," so look out for plenty of tweets about all three this Super Bowl weekend.
Best Tweet of the Week: "Today would be all about Saturday morning cartoons and playing outside till the sun went down. #WhenIWasLittle… Instead, today is about waking up at noon and going on the internet till I get hungry. #IWishIWasLittle"
- Jesse Carere
- @xjessecarere
Why You Should Follow: Sometimes a guy just needs to get a few things off of his chest. For break-out actor Jesse Carere – who plays troubled party animal Chris on Skins – this means tweeting embarrassing confessions about his addiction to The Bachelor, his crush on Barbara Walters, and his love for the online role-playing game Club Penguin. He encourages his fans to share their confessions as well – after all, as he put it, "Our Twitter relationship needs to be reciprocal… I embarrassed myself for an hour, now it's your turn." (He also urged @MTV to make a Carere-style confession, but something tells us he had a little less luck with that.) When he's not playing "Truth or Dare" with his followers, he's posting pictures of his adorable dog, humble-bragging about the cool swag he gets from MTV, tweeting his way through episodes of the British Skins (which just started its fifth season last week), and pondering whether or not a beard would help him "pass for 21." Bonus points: He thanks fans personally for their shout-outs, and always finds time to answer their questions when he's hanging out in green rooms or avoiding the snow outside.
Best Tweet of the Week: "Someone needs to teach me how to dougie."


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We are now either in MECQ or GCQ which is a big step. Yet, there is still no school and children cannot go out. Elements invites your children/grandchildren to join this competition. This drawing competition is intended for the children of Pierre Frey customers and friends , all around the world. The 25 winners will see their drawing enter the collection in autumn 2021. Each winning drawing will be readapted by the Studio and then produced in wallpaper. This competition organized by La Maison Pierre Frey is a charitable action. It will... Read The Rest →
It's Mid-May, where has all of the time gone? Despite the showroom being closed, Elements has been busy. First off, Elements would like to thank all those who replied to our survey, your feedback is invaluable and will guide us on our path to re-open more relevant, responsive and effective. At the beginning of April we were approached by Terry S.A., exclusive distributor of Havaianas in the Philippines and owner of CommonThread and Aura Athletica, to collaborate in making reusable masks. I gathered fabric (100% cotton, cotton/poly, solution dyed acrylic)... Read The Rest →
This week good news!
Elements has started to ship again from Europe and the USA. With the lockdown, all of our pending orders have been waiting for the day we could begin shipping again. This involved the mills, the warehouse of the manufacturer, the forwarders, just to mention the European and American side; and then we needed to find air cargo space to get the goods to the Philippines when most airlines are operating at only 3 – 4% of their pre-covid capacity. While we have no idea when shipping will become "normal" again,... Read The Rest →
As we begin preparing for May 18th when we will open our showroom again, we are filled with excitement, anxiety and commitment. The showroom will have been closed for over 9 weeks: no fresh air, no air-conditioning, no human activity. We will need to open windows, turn on airconditioning units and water taps, and clean out the showroom – all with only 50% of the staff. We will do this and we will come out of this even better, with a little time. When we think about the "new normal",... Read The Rest →
Continuing from Newsletter: Issue 16, We now feature the Lorenzo Castillo collection of textiles and wall coverings from Gaston y Daniela. Lorenzo hails from Madrid and started out as an antiquarian before becoming the revered, international interior designer. His passion for color, texture, drama and history can be seen in his collection(s) for Gaston y Daniela. Within his interior design projects, there is a beautiful harmony of elements from the 16th and 17th century up to modern textures and materials. He is inspired by the past and creates interiors for today. ... Read The Rest →


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Philanthropic Concierge
June 4, 2018 at 8:48 pm Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Have you had the opportunity to stay at an amazing resort? Perhaps a five star hotel? Traveled first class on a long haul flight? Took a cruise for more than 30 days in the best suite on board?
If you haven't, most of our best donors have.
While we may not share their experience, we can imagine or know the level of service they receive and expect.
If that is where they are coming from, how can we serve as as their philanthropic concierge? Our goal is providing them with five star donor engagement experiences with our institution.
Note: All of this must be focused on donor interests and guidance. We also have donors who are very conscious of nonprofits "going over the top" and "misspending their contributions". We use our listening skills and donor indicators to be the best philanthropic concierge providing five star experiences appropriate to each donor.
The highest level of concierge is Les Clefs d'Or (Golden Keys) Society of Concierges. They may have "out of the world requests" but the bottom line is customer focus and service.
No request is too large or small for the concierge! The motto for the concierge team of The Pierre is that the impossible will be done immediately and the extraordinary will take a few moments longer. Maurice Dancer, chief concierge, The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel
As philanthropic concierges we can't or shouldn't respond to "out of the world requests" but we can provide best in class, donor centered experiences. Experiences that are meaningful to the donor (and their families) and bring them closer to their philanthropic interests and passions. And allow our organization to stand out in the mind of the donor. For me, this goes beyond "donor stewardship".
For our very best donors in our portfolios we can create a five star experiences:
- Create individualized donor engagement plans that anticipate what donor would want to know and from whom.
- Think about where you might meet a donor that makes the connection special. Is there a place in your organization that can be an experiential and donor focused.
- At an animal rescue – can you walk a dog while you talk to the animal behaviorist and learn the story of that dog as an example of the work.
- At a hospital – is it possible to sit with the professional who is reading a CT/MRI/PET scan and talk with them about how and why the equipment the donor funded changes and saves lives?
- At a cultural institution – can they meet a dancer/painter/actor on stage or in a their work space to hear about their journey and how a current work came about? Going "on tour" has been a staple of cultural institutions – how can we level up from there?
- At a university – can you connect a donor with a professor/student/alumnus in a classroom/laboratory to have a chat?
- Get feedback from the donor. (Hotel concierges are rated all the time.) What worked and didn't as well as what they'd like to see next. Who else would they like to invite next time?
- How can we differentiate the donor and CEO/program staff meeting from other institutions?
What would be a five star experience at your institution? How can we can provide five star experiences for our best donors that are meaningful, unique and that donors share with others,
"You won't believe what I got to do today/who I got to meet – it was amazing!"
Just like their five star vacation experience – something they'll be talking about until the next time you call with an invitation, opportunity or next gift.
We need to meet and exceed donor expectations of how they want to be treated by our organizations. It is worth this effort to stand out from the crowd, engage the donor and keep them wondering, "What's next?" in our work and their philanthropy.
Entry filed under: Fundraising, Nonprofit fundraising. Tags: Donor stewardship and engagement, Five star donor experiences, HNWI engagement, How to be philanthropic concierge, major gift cultivation and solicitation.
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Reviewing the reality of death through celebrities and everybody else that died in 2016
All the living know that they will die but not with certainty on when it will happen. This is reality that awaits every living person without anyone's influence. Not one person, even a doctor can stop a person from dying. Death is not a choice but a given and it… Continue reading


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Even though it hasn't been officially announced, it's becoming increasingly clear that Clayton Kershaw will not be the Opening Day starter for the Dodgers for his ninth year in a row.
Kershaw has been the ace of the staff for almost a decade, but unfortunately has been sidelined in recent years by back issues. Currently, he's dealing with a shoulder issue, possibly from pushing himself too hard to try regain his vanishing velocity. He has seen improvements in his throwing sessions lately and seems to be trending in the right direction. Regardless, he has yet to throw a bullpen since he was paused in his spring training regimens, and thus will not be ready for Opening Day.
So since he will not be ready for the first game on March 28 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, who should be the Dodgers' Opening Day starter?
Walker Buehler is the pitcher that pops into most people's mind first. He is the heir apparent to the Dodgers' pitching throne, and his hopefully be the ace of the staff for years to come. The Dodgers are holding Buehler back this spring, as Buehler had a big workload last year, more than they were anticipating, and are being cautious with him after his Tommy John surgery in 2015. He just threw his first bullpen of the spring yesterday. I have no doubt there will be plenty of Opening Day starts in his future if it is not this season.
Hyun-Jin Ryu lines up with his bullpen and schedule to be available to start Opening Day. Ryu has been solid in his two starts so far this spring. Although plagued with injuries throughout his Dodgers' career, he's been a workhorse when healthy, and would be a solid pick for Opening Day starter.
Kenta Maeda has also put in the time to make a case for Opening Day starter. He's logged 435.1 innings in 100 games over three years for the Dodgers, both in the starting rotation and out of the bullpen. He's had his contract manipulated so it's been team friendly, with bonuses and options, and Maeda has handled it all with aplomb. An Opening Day start could make up for the times he was relegated to the 'pen throughout the playoffs.
There's a new thought in the Majors to use a relief pitcher as a starter. So in that vein, why not give Kenley Jansen the start? Okay, I know that would never happen, but it's fun to think about.
But we all know who the rightful Opening Day starter should be if it's not Clayton Kershaw, and that is Rich Hill. After dealing with blister issues after his trade from the Oakland A's in 2016, Hill has taken his place as a excellent addition to the Dodgers' pitching staff. We all know his journey back the bigs and the tragedy in his personal life. He has the best leg kick in the league, and a fire on the mound that is invigorating. He is intelligent and thoughtful off the mound, and for all those reasons and more, is deserving of the Opening Day honor.
A tweet from Eric Stephen shows that Hill will be 39 years and 17 days old on March 28th, the oldest Opening Day starter the Dodgers have had since 1945. No one on the staff deserves it more, and we should be treated to some "Evenflow" to start the season off on the right foot, or left leg kick.


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The best method for figuring out your hard drive storage needs is this: Whatever you have now, it's not enough.
And when you add more, that won't be enough, either.
When I bought my MacBook in January 2007, it came with a roomy, 160-gigabyte hard drive. I figured it would be quite some time before I felt constrained, but that time came sooner than I expected. Until Saturday, my MacBook had about 50 GB left, which sounds like a lot but means that about two-thirds of the drive was full. I prefer a little more breathing room.
So, with about $100 of birthday money burning a hole in my debit card, I purchased a 320-GB, 5,400-RPM Western Digital Scorpio drive from Newegg.com. It arrived late last week.
While I've never swapped out a notebook hard drive before, I'd unfortunately had the need to replace the one in this MacBook. It was swapped by techs at the Galleria Apple Store in a relatively painless process, and restoring from my Time Machine backup meant I soon had all my settings, programs and data in place, almost as though nothing had happened.
That experience was so pleasant that I decided to apply the same strategy to a voluntary hard drive replacement. I'd pop in the drive, then restore from my Time Machine backup. In the end, it wasn't quite as simple as I'd hoped, but it wasn't much of a hassle, either.
It didn't begin well. Both the hard drive and the memory modules are accessed by removing the MacBook's battery, then loosening three screws and removing an L-shaped door. The screws are very small, and require a tiny 0.0 Phillips-head screwdriver, which I didn't have. I hustled on down the road to Micro Center, grabbed a cheap ($3.99) screwdriver set that included it, and returned home to get down to business.
First, I grounded myself by touching some metal. Some folks recommend wearing an anti-static grounding strap for doing this kind of work, which is a good idea.
Removing the door was simple once I had the right tool.
The drive is on the left. Pulling gently on the white tab, it slides out, encased in a U-shaped shield that protects it from electromagnetic inteference.
The shield is held on by four screws, which also require a specialized tool, a Torx T8 screwdriver. I have a ratchet kit that happens to have this particular bit, so I was in luck. I removed the screws, removed the Fujitsu 160-GB SATA drive from the shield and replaced it with the 320-GB Western Digital model, then slid the new drive back into place.
I reinstalled the door and popped the battery back into its bay. Not counting my drive to Micro Center, it took me all of five minutes.
Now, I have not installed a hard drive in a Windows-based notebook. Early portables didn't always make it easy to do a hardware upgrade, but newer notebooks do seem to be friendlier. If you think you might want to upgrade a portable's hard drive in the future, check its design to see how easy it would be. In some cases, you may even be able to download PDF copies of a computer's manual from the manufacturer's Web site.
Once the drive was in place, it was time to restore the system, my programs and data to the new drive. Here's where I ran into some hiccups.
Time Machine, the Mac OS backup program, makes hourly backups, saving only the latest changes. But compiled together, it gives you a complete backup of your Mac's drive. The steps for a restore are, in theory, simple:
• Boot the system from the Mac OS X 10.5 system DVD. Make sure your Time Machine drive is connected.
• When the installer launches, click Utilities, then Restore from Time Machine Backup.
• Choose the source of the Time Machine backup, then the destination.
• Click Restore.
That's not quite how it worked for me. The installer found my Time Machine drive, but couldn't see the new drive I installed. There was a small moment of panic. Had I improperly installed the hardware? Worse, was the new drive dead on arrival?
The Mac OS X installer includes the same Disk Utility available on a full installation, accessible via Utilities > Disk Utility. I launched it and, sure enough, I could see the drive there. Whew!
I formatted and partitioned it, then stepped through the restore process again. No joy – it still couldn't see the destination drive.
I remembered that, when the folks at the Apple Store did this, they installed the Mac OS onto the drive, then sent me home to restore from my backup. So, I went ahead and told the installer to drop a fresh copy of the operating system on the new drive. That took about 20 minutes, and when the system rebooted, I again held down the C key so it would start up from the DVD. This time, the installer saw the new drive as I stepped through the restore process. I clicked Restore.
Restoration took just over two hours. When it was completed, I booted into my MacBook just as though nothing had happened – except now I have almost 200 GB of free space instead of 50!
Despite the initial destination-drive issue, this was almost pain-free. If you've got a MacBook with a hard drive that's starting to feel a little cramped, don't be afraid to give this a try.
Now, you'll have to excuse me. I've got a lot of gigabytes to fill!
Related: Here's an excellent video of the process for installing memory and drives in an MacBook.


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By Al Jones
This looked like an easy restoration, but once in hand, it presented a few challenges. I somehow deleted the "before" pictures, so I can't share them. This sellers picture shows that it was in pretty decent shape. The shape 184 is listed as a Bent Apple on the Comoys shape chart and catalogs.
There was a white piece of the drilled, C stem logo and the button had what appeared to be a very poorly done hole repair.
The briar only needed to be reamed and soaked. There were a few dents that I steamed out with an electric iron and cloth.
For the C logo fix, I entered a local beauty shop for the first time in my life and they recommended a white gel nail polish. I applied the polish,let it sit overnight, than sanded smooth with 800 grit paper, it worked quite well and to the naked eye, is invisible.
I removed the very light oxidation with 800, 1,500 and 2,000 grit wet paper, this was followed by 8,000 and 12,000 micromesh. This removed the poor repair job to a tiny pin hole underneath the bottom. I used the black superglue and accelerator to make that repair. I cut a small v-shaped piece from an old credit card, coated that in grease and inserted it into the button to keep glue from sealing the draft hole. Once the glue set, the plastic card is removed.
The stem was buffed with White Diamond and Meguiars Plastic Polish.
The briar was buffed lightly with White Diamond and several coats of Carnuba wax.
Below is the finished pipe.


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In the last few days, I've been reading from the New Jerusalem Bible. What strikes me the most about the NJB is its numerous references to "Yahweh" in place of "the Lord."
"Yahweh drove the sea back with a strong easterly wind all night…" (Ex.14:21)
"Yahweh looked down on the army of the Egyptians…" (Ex. 14:24)
"That day, Yahweh rescued Israel from the clutches of the Egyptians…" (Ex. 14:30)
"I shall sing to Yahweh, for he has covered himself in glory…" (Ex. 15:1)
If you can get use to reading "Yahweh" instead of "the Lord", you would enjoy this translation. I am coming to enjoy it more and more. It's an underrated translation and does deserve to be more widely read in North America. Apparently, it is supposed to be the most popular Roman Catholic translation. I would place this in the mediating equivalent category because it is not as formal as the NRSV but more formal than the NLT. It also reads very well.
Here's a portion from 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
"we hold this treasure in pots of earthenware, so that the immensity of the power is God's and not our own. We are subjected to every kind of hardship, but never distressed; we see no way out but we never despair;we are pursued but never cut off; knocked down, but still have some life in us; always we carry with us in our body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus, too, may be visible in our body. Indeed, while we are still alive, we are continually being handed over to death, for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus, too, may be visible in our mortal flesh. In us, then, death is at work; in you, life. But as we have the same spirit of faith as is described in scripture — I believed and therefore I spoke -we, too, believe and therefore we, too, speak, realising that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up with Jesus in our turn, and bring us to himself — and you as well. You see, everything is for your benefit, so that as grace spreads, so, to the glory of God, thanksgiving may also overflow among more and more people. That is why we do not waver; indeed, though this outer human nature of ours may be falling into decay, at the same time our inner human nature is renewed day by day. The temporary, light burden of our hardships is earning us for ever an utterly incomparable, eternal weight of glory, since what we aim for is not visible but invisible. Visible things are transitory, but invisible things eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:7-18, NJB)
I was so impressed with the study notes that I purchased my edition of the the NJB hardcover edition, the one with the complete text with introductions and notes, edited by Henry Wansbrough, published in 1985. It is over 2000 pages thick. There's the standard edition without notes and also the classic edition with notes. The classic edition is actually a study bible and I believe it is one of the most academic study bibles out there. Unfortunately, this is a little known fact. For a translation published in 1985, I consider it top-notch. Its study notes place it in the academic category. I like it more than the HarperCollins Study Bible or the NOAB. Moreover, there are probably more study notes than the HCSB or NOAB. It's also in a different category than the T/NIV or NLT Study Bibles. In the past, I've used the New Jerusalem Bible for research and have found its notes extremely useful. I think it is simply one of the best out there and I'm not even Roman Catholic. From my experience with it so far, I really like it. I will be reading more from the NJB in the future. I would recommend it to anybody because it is truly a high quality study bible.