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Autism center gets $40,000 donation
PANAMA CITY — Children with autism are getting critical therapy thanks to George Butchikas' contributions.
Butchikas, founder of George Butchikas Foundation for Autism, donated $40,000 to the Early Childhood Autism Program (ECAP) at Florida State University Panama City Wednesday. The annual gift will be used to fund ECAP's scholarships, to which the foundation has already given $385,000 since 2001.
The scholarship starts with families who least can afford to pay for autism services, then, moves upward to help families that can afford to pay a portion.
"The average cost per year is $60,000 to raise an autistic child," Butchikas said. "Most people don't even make $60,000, so you can imagine that therapy is not even going to be an avenue for them to even look into."
Although his daughter Camille Butchikas is now 26 years old and demonstrates the success of therapy, "We want to continue to [make contributions]; it's giving back," he said.
About one in 68 children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The developmental disease is becoming more common; one in 150 children born in 1992 was diagnosed with ASD.
Zsuzsanna Darvai's 8-year-old son Balazs Darvai peeked around corners and sang an apparent made-up tune at the Butchikas Foundation check presentation Wednesday.
With his blue-framed glasses secured to his face by a blue strap attached to each arm, he jumped around and threw and chased a colorful ball throughout the conference center.
"You cannot do a conversation with him yet," Darvai said, "but I'm sure we're on the right track."
Balazs has been in ECAP since he was 3. In the early stages of therapy, he couldn't talk; but, now he's able to use his language more appropriately, Darvai said.
One-on-one therapy he's getting at ECAP three times a week helps in what's most important to him, she said, such as clothing himself. Balazs receives the Butchikas scholarship and Darvai said she's grateful for it because the therapy has helped her son tremendously.
Notably, Darvai said, "all of a sudden," he's able to complete a 49-piece puzzle on an iPad. Previously, it took Balazs three years to master a nine-piece puzzle.
"And that's amazing because it means cognitively something came together and he understands," she added. "He makes much more sense and we're excited."
About 30 children from ages 2-18 participate in ECAP. The scholarship allows more children to have access to therapy and, in turn, more graduate students to work on their practicum, according to ECAP clinical coordinator Kassi VanderPloeg.
"Because we have the clinic, even more kids are served by his donation than kids that are just on the scholarship," she said. "We need the training, kids need the services, but funding is a problem because there are few insurances that cover it."
Seth Higby, 10, was one of the first ECAP clients to use the Butchikas scholarship.
"We wouldn't be where we're at today, it changed, not only his life, but our life as a family," said Julie Higby, Seth's mother.
Services cost about $100 an hour and it was recommended he do 40 hours a week, Higby said.
"Our insurance did not over applied behavioral analysis; we could never afford it," she added. "God helped me through it, sent all of these people to help."
Now, Higby said, Seth does what he loves and what other children love: swimming, gymnastics, jumping on the trampoline and LEGOs.
He takes regular classes at the campus University Academy since having met goals to graduate out of the program.
"I didn't foresee that," Higby said. "He's come a long way."
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To mark World Water Day 2011, WSUP (Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor) has released a Call to Action urging governments, funding institutions and other decision-makers worldwide to invest now in urban sanitation.
Sanitation-related diseases are having a profound negative impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of children in cities throughout Africa and South Asia. Investing in sanitation is one of the most cost-effective means of improving child health. We need a global programme to support investment in urban sanitation, and we need it now.
WSUP is a tri-sector partnership between the private sector, civil society and academia focused on addressing the increasing global problem of inadequate access to water and sanitation for the urban poor and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, particularly those relating to water and sanitation. www.wsup.com


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February 5, 2019 / TheNewswire / Vancouver, Canada - Guyana Goldstrike Inc. (the "Company" or "Guyana Goldstrike") (TSXV: GYA, OTC: GYNAF, FSE:1ZT) is pleased to report high-grade assays from trench TTR-18-10 at the Toucan Ridge area on its Marudi Gold Project ("Marudi" or the "Property") located in the Guiana Gold Belt, Guyana, South America.
Trench TTR-18-10
Trench TTR-18-10 final assay results from quartzite-metachert (host rock) have returned high-grade values of 23.59 g/t Au over 0.60 metres within 3.60 metres of 4.82 g/t Au. In addition, an assay result of 0.43 g/t Au over 20.90 metres was obtained from colluvium at the overburden-saprolite interface, continuing downslope from the high-grade interval described above.
Trench TTR-18-10 is located approximately 350 metres eastward of trench TTR-18-06 and was trenched for 354.50 metres with 134 samples taken. Five sections have been identified as bearing quartzite-metachert host rock. The Toucan Ridge area of interest continues for more than 1.75 kilometres to the east of trench TTR-18-05.
Please view below, "Table of Significant Gold Assay Results to Date" for a list of all trenching results on the Property to date, and "Toucan Ridge Location Map" for the location of the Toucan Ridge area of interest and related trenches.
Current Gold Zones and Mineral Resource Estimates at Marudi
The Mazoa Hill Zone contains the Company's current mineral resource estimate. The Toucan Ridge area is located approximately one kilometre north of the Mazoa Hill zone. Data analyzed suggests that the mineralized zone is open at depth and to the southeast. Mazoa Hill zone mineral resource estimates:
- 259,100 indicated gold ounces within 4,428,000 tonnes grading 1.80 g/t;
- 86,200 inferred gold ounces within 1,653,000 tonnes grading 1.60 g/t
For further information regarding the resource estimates, readers are encouraged to review the technical report "Marudi Property Mazoa Hill Mineral Resource Estimate", available under the Company's profile on SEDAR.
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About Quartzite-metachert (Host Rock) at Marudi
At Marudi, all important gold mineralization discovered to date is associated with the medial quartzite-metachert (host rock) unit of the Marudi Mountain Formation. Gold occurs within the magnetite-hematite rich quartzite and in the magnetite-silicate iron formation. Mineralization of the host rock may be affected at surface by the erosion at different levels of the strata. Therefore, all discoveries of quartzite-metachert on the Property are considered important for the potential of containing mineralization at surface and/or at depth and should be explored through trenching and drilling.
Marudi Geology
Gold mineralization at Marudi is regarded as being related to iron-formation-hosted gold ("IFG") deposits that occur in other cratonic greenstone belts around the world. These deposits can be remarkably long-lived with sizeable gold production. They have a strong association between gold and iron sulfide minerals, the presence of gold bearing quartz veins and structures, the occurrence of deposits in structurally complex terranes, and the absence of lead and zinc enrichment.
Examples of some existing IFG deposits are: the Homestake Mine, Lupin Mine, and Musselwhite Mine.
The Homestake Mine located in South Dakota USA and was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America. It has reported production of 43.9 million ounces of goldand was in production from 1878-2001. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestake_Mine_(South_Dakota)
The Lupin Mine located in Nunavut, Canada, no longer in production, produced approximately 3 million ounces of gold. (Source: http://www.kinross.com/news-and-investors/news-releases/press-release-details/2003/Suspension-of-Operations-at-the-Lupin-Mine/default.aspx)
The Musselwhite mine located in Ontario, Canada has estimated reserves of 2.29 million ounces of gold and is owned and operated by Goldcorp and will be in production until 2020. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musselwhite_mine)
About the Marudi Gold Project
The Company is developing theMarudi Gold Project located in Guyana, South America.
The project has 18-year mining license in good standing, all-season road access, infrastructure in place, with an established camp serviced by employees, service buildings, and a full-time camp manager. The Property has three known gold bearing areas: the alluvial areas, the saprolite, and the underlying hard-rock.
There has been 42,000 metres of historic diamond drilling (141 holes) completed on the project by prior operators that have delineated two zones of mineralization: Mazoa Hill and Marudi North zones. The Company has recently completed a mineral resource estimate on the Mazoa Hill zone containing 259,100 indicated gold ounces within 4,428,000 tonnes grading 1.80 g/t and 86,200 inferred gold ounces within 1,653,000 tonnes grading 1.60 g/t. The Company has recently discovered a third mineralized zone: Toucan Ridge.
This zone is the current focus of the Company's 2018 trenching program. There exists excellent exploration upside for the further discovery of mineralized zones through the development of previously and newly identified mineralized bedrock targets on the project.
For information concerning the mineral resource estimate and the project, readers are encouraged to review "Technical Report: Marudi Property Mazoa Hill Mineral Resource Estimate", a technical report prepared for the Company by Global Mineral Resource Services and is available at http://www.guyanagoldstrike.com/images/pdf/43101_Report_Guyana_Goldstrike_Mazoa_Hill_Zone_Jan_2018.pdf and under the Company's profile on SEDAR www.sedar.com.
Sampling and Assaying
All samples collected during the trenching program were delivered by Guyana Goldstrike personnel to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs), located in Georgetown, Guyana.
Actlabs is ISO 17025 accredited and an ISO 9001:2008 qualified and certified assayer that performs and makes available internal assaying controls. Actlabs has more than 25 years' experience and maintains complete analytical laboratories that perform high quality analysis for many industries around the world.
Two samples are collected from each interval in the trenches. The first sample is sent to Actlabs to be assayed either by fire assay for gold, or for gold by total metallic content, to account for free gold and nugget effect. The second sample is panned to determine if visible gold may be present; a count of gold points and dust is recorded.
All samples that are identified by the project geologist as quartzite-metachert (the typical host rock for gold mineralization at Marudi) are routinely sent to Actlabs for total metallic content. Sample intervals of any rock type that contain visible gold in panning are also assayed by total metallics.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Certified blanks and standards are systematically used in the trenching program as part of Guyana Goldstrike's quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program. One blank and one standard are inserted into sample shipments at every 20th sample. Duplicates are also inserted into sample shipments.
About Guyana Goldstrike Inc.
Guyana Goldstrike Inc. is a Canadian based junior gold company focused on the exploration, development, and operation of the Marudi Gold Project in Guyana, South America.
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About Guyana
The Republic of Guyana is located in South America adjacent to Suriname. The country is English speaking and under British Common Law with a democratically-elected government. It has an established mining act and a rich history of gold production. In 2016, 690,000 ounces of gold was produced by operators mining in the country. The Fraser Institute's 2016 Annual Survey of Mining listed Guyana as the third best mining jurisdiction with regards to investment attractiveness in the Latin America and Caribbean Basin sub-group. The Guiana Shield is the geographic gold-hosting region, and is world-recognized as a premier gold region that is highly prospective, under-explored and has geological continuity with West Africa.* In 2016, two mines in Guyana declared the commencement of commercial production: the Aurora deposit (Guyana Goldfields) and the Karouni deposit (Troy Resources).
* Independent Technical and Environmental Review Karouni Gold Project - Guyana, Behre Dolbear Australia Pty Ltd, April 29, 2016
Qualified Person
Locke Goldsmith, M.Sc., P. Eng, P. Geo, Chief Geologist and Exploration Manager for the Company, is a Qualified Person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Goldsmith has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Peter Berdusco
President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "target, "plan", "forecast", "may", "schedule" and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements or information. These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for gold, changes in exploration costs and government regulation in Guyana, status of artisanal mining activities and associated rights, and other factors or information. Such statements represent the Company's current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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KTKA and Channel 6 meteorologists will offer up insights on local weather and take your questions on what's going on outside your window.
May 18, 2010
Peak of severe weather season approaches
Severe weather season usually lasts for two to three months in Eastern Kansas. However, there have been some years with much less activity. This season so far has seen much of the strongest activity focused to our south. That is somewhat expected through mid-May.
March 1, 2010
Try your hand at predicting the weather
The contest will begin next week, so if anyone hasn't joined yet, you will have until next Tuesday (March 9th) to jump in.
February 23, 2010
Is anyone up for a weather competition?
You've probably seen us discussing how difficult forecasting can be at times for Kansas, especially during this past winter! A small change in the path of a system can mean the difference between rain, ice, snow and amount of snow. ...
January 27, 2010
Did you see the moon's halo last night?
The moon in northeast Kansas was stunning Tuesday night. Now you can find out why it was so interesting to look at.
January 18, 2010
The Fog Blog
Saying that this past week has been a little bit foggy is like saying that we were a little cold in early January. Gross understatements. However, the two are very much related.
January 13, 2010
A little information about earthquakes
Get to know a little more about earthquakes.
January 12, 2010
Understanding where 'freezing fog' comes from
A rather dense area of freezing fog shrouded nearly all of Northeast Kansas on Tuesday morning.
January 8, 2010
What was your coldest day?
I am a native of Florida, and my home town has a slight chance of snow/sleet this weekend.
November 15, 2009
An "El Nino" winter?
We are in the midst of an El Nino cycle. This occurs when the Pacific Ocean waters off of the South American coast are warmer than normal.
November 13, 2009
Cool weather, precipitation expected early next week; perhaps even — SNOW
By the early part of next week, we have a cut-off low in the jetstream flow that will be moving in through southern Kansas.
November 2, 2009
How you spent your extra hour
There have been several occasions I would love to add more hours to the day. Sometimes there's just not enough time in the day to get everything done. This weekend we got that extra time thanks to the end of daylight-saving time.
October 14, 2009
Slight warm-up on tap for end of this week
Several days of below average temperatures, including three days of record coolest high temperatures (Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday), will come to an end by later this week.
October 12, 2009
Record breaking weekend
Record breaking highs were set over the weekend, but not for how warm they were.
September 29, 2009
Storm chances looking better for Thursday
Since storms are first expected to develop late Wednesday in the high plains of western Kansas and western Nebraska, that puts a lot of uncertainty into the timing of the cold front and dryline on Thursday itself for eastern Kansas.
September 13, 2009
Wisconsin-like summer in Northeast Kansas
Why the 2009 summer reminds 6News Meteorologist Alex Harrington of summer in Wisconsin.
September 10, 2009
On this day, 49 years ago
What are the chances another major hurricane could make a landfall, on the same date, in the same town?
August 26, 2009
Building up a storm
6News Meteorologist Alex Harrington tells us just what "potential energy" is, and why you can actually sense it by stepping outside Wednesday night.
August 19, 2009
Steering Hurricane Bill
Meteorologist Alex Harrington tells us just how Wednesday's Midwest storm may help those on the United States East Coast breathe just a little bit better.
August 14, 2009
Wake up early to check out some beautiful sunrises
Meteorologist Alex Harrington sheds a little sunlight on some reasons why recent sunrises have been so beautiful.
August 6, 2009
Summer meteor showers nearing
The Perseid meteor shower has become an annual summer event for some sky-watchers. This year, Wednesday will mark the day (or night as it were).
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Robert Pattinson talked recently to French magazine Premiere about his upcoming role in David Cronenberg's movie Cosmopolis. In discussing his current acting work, he also managed to slyly imply that the Twilight movies sucked without outright biting the hand that's made him famous. Well played, RPatz.
The most direct remark came after being asked about the Cosmopolis trailer, which caused a lot of people to express their surprise that Pattinson can actually act. After Premiere said he was good in the Twilight movies, he replied:
In some scenes maybe… I tried anyway.. I'd like to ask a question to those people who think I just started acting well: What do you think I was doing in Twilight? Do they think it's how I act naturally? No, I had to take decisions as an actor. I find it funny when I read stuff like (He uses a dramatic voice) "Will Cosmopolis finally prove that he can act?" What does that even mean?
So basically he's saying if people had a problem with the movies, it wasn't because of his acting; it's because he was acting out a shitty script in a movie being made for teenagers. Fair enough. While he probably is a much better actor than people have given him credit for, he's still trying to sort it all out:
I'm going through a phase where I'm trying to determine what I can accomplish or not as an actor. It's even more complex when you know you have a past, even though people like David don't pay any attention to it.
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A past... That sounds so tawdry. Will he ever be able to live down his turn as a mediocre vampire or will it haunt him for life? [E!, Crushable]
Rihanna has been living it up pretty intensely for a while now, and it seems to be taking its toll on her. First, she missed her dress rehearsal for Saturday Night Live last weekend after saying she was too sick to perform (even though she managed to pull it together for the show), and now it's being reported that she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night after the Met Gala. She was treated for "exhaustion" and "dehydration" before she was discharged and cleared to fly home to LA. She even tweeted a picture of her with an IV in her arm. Oh, boy. Sometimes it feels like we need a Mary Poppins figure that can swoop in and use songs and pretty umbrellas to get celebrities back in line when they've lost their way. [Radar, People]
And now for some very sad news: hairstyling legend Vidal Sassoon died today at the age of 84. Among other things, he invented the now ubiquitous bob haircut, and he started a little company that you might have heard of. He died of an unspecified disease at his home, surrounded by his family. RIP. [TMZ]
You will be relieved to know that Kim Kardashian has issued an official statement about President Obama's decision to support gay marriage:
Wow… I just heard that President Obama has officially announced that he supports gay marriage!! This is such a huge step forward in our country's fight for civil rights and I hope that today this will give hope to so many young people across the country.
We've never had a president so supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and today I am proud to be an American!! I'm so happy that our country is making history and moving forward. No more living in the past!
Now that Kim has spoken we all know how to feel about this issue. Yay, America! [Celebuzz]
Britney Spears is officially in as a judge on The X Factor. She's signed the contract and everything, and she's even going to get a cool $15 million for her troubles. A source says, "She's ready for this. She can't wait to sit down next to Simon at the judges' table and give this everything she's got." Yeah, she better be giving upwards of 110 percent at all times for that kind of payout. [E!]
- Isabella Cruise, the 19-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, had this to say about her relationship with her mother: "I love mom. She's my mom. She's great. I see her sometimes and I speak to her." Wow, sounds like there aren't too many mother-daughter mani-pedis on the horizon for these two. [Us]
- Lady Gaga rocked a giant multi-colored ponytail while walking through the Narita airport in Japan. As usual, she puts those of us who travel in yoga pants and sweatshirts to shame. [E!]
- Kate Middleton hung out in the woods with some young scouts as part of a volunteer gig. She also brought her puppy Lupo, and the two took a cuddle break on a tree stump. Naturally, there was a camera right there to capture the moment in all of its candid glory. [People]
- Because John Edwards is nothing if not crafty, he consulted with all his Hollywood pals on the wording of the statement he issued acknowledging his love child. So who did he call upon? It's quite a random crew, including Sean Penn, Madeleine Stowe, and director Paul Haggis. I am choosing to believe that Penn gave Edwards an impassioned lecture and Stowe gave him her best scheming advice in the voice of Victoria Grayson. [People]
- @JessicaBiel is now on Twitter. #omg [E!]
- Here is Peter Dinklage looking pensive on the cover of Rolling Stone. You're welcome. [Facebook]
- Listen, a lot has been happening in the world today, but now that I've heard this news it's all I can think about: TLC has announced it will air two new episodes of Virgin Diaries this summer! Let's all start cringing in anticipation. [Broadway World]
- The Brown Family is back and talking about the new season of Sister Wives. Apparently they're not going to add a fifth wife anytime soon because Kody is "maxed out." [Radar]


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Like many of you, I was shocked to wake up last Friday morning and read about the mass shooting spree in Aurora, Colorado. I used to live there, and went to that theater fairly regularly. Hell, I used to walk there before I had a vehicle of my own. To know that there had been a shooting spree someplace where I had eaten somewhere in the neighborhood of three metric tons of buttered(ish) popcorn and drank approximately seven hundred and forty-three gallons of Cherry Coke while bleeding out of my eyeballs watching "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy hits pretty close to home.
We didn't know much of anything at first. We didn't know who had done it or why, we didn't know much about the attack itself, and what we did know wasn't much more than the media publishing the ravings of still hysterical survivors who hadn't yet come down off their adrenaline high. Some reports said there was one shooter, some said two. Some said there were shooters mixed into the crowd. There was at least one report that said the shooter stalked from theater to theater inside the building, hunting down anyone who was still hiding.
As the facts started to become clear, though, we all began to form our own theories as to what had happened or who was involved. After listening to some of them over the last week, I have to get a few things off my chest.
One Armed Citizen. . .
Okay, I'm going to address this right off the bat and put this crap to rest. Before we knew anything about what had really happened, gun-nuts, braggarts, and internet tough-guys started saying the following or a reasonable facsimile thereof: "If there had been one armed citizen in the crowd they could have stopped the shooter before this whole thing began, or at least stopped him before too many people got hurt."
My friends, the above quote is 100% pure, unadulterated BULLSHIT.
The same line is said everytime there is a public shooting, from the Virginia Tech shooter to the Ft. Hood shooter. There is always a group of people who firmly believe that one guy with a pistol shoved down his shorts could have put a stop to it before if began.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a major advocate of the right to own and carry a firearm. I'm a huge proponent of concealed carry and am a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. However, I'm also a pragmatist who's actually had bullets flying at him on several occasions, and I think it is important to engage the critical thought processes God saw fit in His wisdom to grant to us when talking about these sorts of situations.
Let's talk about the idea of an armed citizen at a mass shooting in a public place. A lot of people who advocate this kind of nonsense say they'd just pull their weapon and return fire. This is incredibly stupid for a number of reasons.
Reason number one as to why this is incredibly stupid has to do with the fact that while everyone else is running away from the shooter or trying to hide, your dumb ass is facing him, not running, not screaming, and not diving behind the nearest piece of furniture. My friends, that is going to make you stick out like a sore thumb. You might as well hang a neon sign over your head that says, "Shoot me!" The shooter will immediately notice someone not running in fear, and guess where he's going to point his bullet-thrower next?
Reason number two has to do with the fact that while you may be a crack-shot on the pistol range, a real life-or-death situation is completely different. First of all, you may not have a clear shot thanks to people running and screaming in a panic. Second, your shooter is a moving target, not a piece of paper handing from a wire. Third, no matter how much of a bad-ass you think you are, your adrenaline is going to be through the roof and you are going to lose your fine-motor skills and the ability to finesse your weapon to make the headshot you think you are going to make. Even the best police and FBI shooters, who put in a hell of a lot more range time than your average concealed-carry citizen, normally have a hit ratio of about 14-15% in a life or death situation. And they're trained professionals.
Reason number three is if a shooter opens up and you are actually smart enough to take cover with everyone else before you pull your weapon, there stands a VERY good chance that once you do you are going to be in a world of hurt. Not necessarily from the shooter, but from the people with whom you just took cover. You see, THEY don't know you are about to act in their defense. All they know is some lunatic is shooting people, and now here's another guy with a gun in the same spot they went to in order to get away from the bullet-spraying asshole in the next room. At the very least, chances are the people you're hiding with are going to start screaming like crazy, which will draw the attention of the gunman. At worst, they're likely to take action on their own and attack you themselves. Believe it or not, after the initial fight-or-flight kicks in and people chose flight, they often revert to fight after they've been cornered. You pulling out a piece in their supposed "safe spot" stands a very good chance of triggering that fight response.
Reason number four is the police response. Let's say you've got yourself a crazy gunman who's blasting every moving thing in sight. Now let's say you're stupid enough to immediately respond and, against all odds, you actually either take the gunman down or force him to surrender (hey, it can happen. . .by the way, are you in the market for a bridge or some bottom-land?). Now in rush the police, and what do they see? Your dumb ass with a gun in your hand. Unless you immediately drop that weapon and hit the floor, you're likely to end up with a few new holes in your torso, courtesy of the Boys in Blue.
Now, let's think about what happened last Friday. The shooter came in through the emergency exit after the movie had already started and everyone's attention was on the Big Screen. He tossed in a gas or smoke grenade (we still aren't sure which one as of this writing) or two, then started shooting into the crowd. He was heavily armed and was wearing fully body armor. The theater was a dark room full of hundreds of people packed tightly in narrow rows of chairs all bolted to the floor.
By the time ANYONE would have been able to assess the situation with a clear enough head to be able to draw and return fire, there would have been hundreds of people now climbing over those rows of seats that are bolted to the floor, trampling each other, jumped over each other, and generally running like hell to get away with their very lives. In a dark room obscured by smoke or gas.
I can't think of a worse time, place, or condition in which to try and aim at someone and pull a trigger.
I have had a couple of people say that if more people carried it would have prevented this, not because they would have blasted the guy, but because if there had been a chance that a lot of the people in the theater were packing then this guy wouldn't have tried it in the first place. There's some merit to that, I do believe. The fact that he was covered head-to-toe in protective gear tells me he didn't have a death wish and had no intention of going out in a blaze of glory. The fact that he surrendered to the police without resistance tells me the same thing. Had there been a good chance of him walking into a room full of heat, would he have done this anyway? Maybe, maybe not. The guy is batshit crazy, so who knows.
The Shooter Himself and Modern Stereotypes
When I arrived at work on Friday morning the discussion immediately centered around the previous night's shooting. There were a few coworkers of mine who hadn't heard anything about it yet, so I relayed what I already knew. What greatly disturbed me was the response I received when I mentioned that the guy was wearing body armor. What was said by damn near every single person I talked to was something resembling the following line: "That sounds like a damn Soldier."
Really? This is what we've come to?
A few years ago the Department of Homeland Security put out a memo stating the groups of people who were most likely to be home-grown terrorists. The Republicans and Independent Conservatives (and a number of Democrats, now that I think about it) were absolutely furious that near the top of the list was the entry: "Former Soldiers returning from one or multiple overseas deployments." The idea that we had sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and obey the orders of the President, honor our oaths while we were deployed several times into two very unpopular (and very questionable) wars only to be labelled as potential terrorists left a taste in my mouth so sour that it almost drove me out of military service completely. It was really hard to continue to do what I do for an employer who felt that way about me and my brothers and sisters.
But I got over it and moved on, secure in my belief that no one believed that we were that big of a risk to the nation. And then the mere fact that a mass shooter wearing a bullet-proof vest caused the people around me to immediately think that he was a Soldier or former Soldier. Never mind that bullet-proof vests are available for purchase to damn near anybody. Never mind that the shooter was using commercially available weapons and ammunition.
Now, I'm not going to sit here and claim that the possibility this guy was a brother who cracked and went batshit crazy never entered my mind, because it most certainly did. What bothers me the most, however, is the fact that that very possibility was the very first thing to pop into the minds of several different people of several different backgrounds that Friday morning.
I'm familiar with some of the moonbat conspiracy theories out there concerning the military and the government. I'm active on a few internet political forums where there is always a couple of people who firmly believe that the military is getting ready to forcefully subjugate the American populace and place all dissenters into concentration camps run by FEMA (I'm not making this up, Google that shit. People actually believe that is coming). The push behind those ideas changes depending on who is in office. For instance, just a few years ago it was going to be done by Bush by sparking a crisis in Iran resulting in an invasion coupled with a few "revolts" here at home in order to justify him declaring martial law and therefore avoiding the expiration of his second term so he could remain in office indefinitely (not making that up, either). Nowadays its either because the Obama Administration is dead-set on mirroring Europe's economic policy and is driving us toward a singular form of socialsim, or because Obama is a patsy to the New World Order (fronted by the UN) and is planning on overthrowing the Constitution in favor of a One-World Government (also not a figment of my imagination). It didn't bother me too much, though, because these sorts of stories were limited to a relatively small subset of the population.
But in the last couple of years I've noticed a change. For example, last year I met someone I had been chatting with online for years. He and I had become good friends, and I was on a road trip close to where he lived and sent him an e-mail letting him know I'd be coming his way. I suggested making a side trip and meeting him for lunch. We set a location and a time, and then I told him I'll be in uniform. His response? "Oh, I'm not intimidated by people in a military uniform, man, don't worry."
I hadn't told him I'd be in uniform to warn him in case it made him uneasy, I'd told him so he'd know what to look for. We hadn't met before, and I'm not especially photogenic. I figured it'd be easier for him to look for the idiot in ACUs than anything else. The thought that a Soldier in uniform in a public place would make someone uncomfortable or wary never entered my mind, and, frankly, why should it? It wasn't that long ago that people were running up to me to shake my hand, after all.
And that's just one example of many. I've had business owners of places I frequent tell me they would much rather I change clothes before coming in if I'm going to be a regular. I've had people take a few steps back when they hear that I've been in combat zones a few times, especially when they find out that "things have happened" while I've been there.
Slowly but surely I've noticed that the idea that our Soldiers are here to protect us and fight for us has been slipping away and is being replaced by the idea that Soldiers are dangerous people. That saddens me to no end.
Gun Control
Now for the section of this piece that's going to result in me having poo flung my way for a few weeks. Gun Control.
I've mentioned before that I'm a lifetime member of the NRA and that I'm a major advocate of gun ownership and concealed carry. The first time I mentioned that I'm sure a lot of you formed this image in your heads of me acting like Ted Nuggent and carrying around six or seven handguns on my person while having a veritable arsenal at home. I'm sure some of you even pictured me standing next to a three year old boy (holding a rifle) next to a deer carcas strapped to the hood of my pick-up truck. Well, you couldn't be farther from the truth (except for the truck, I have a four-door Frontier).
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a couple of years ago that the Second Amendment to the Consitution of the United States grants an individual right to bear arms. Meaning, of course, that Americans have a personal right to own a firearm. That being said, however, I'm a big fan of regulation and restriction on the sale and possession of something that can kill people with the flick of a finger.
There are a lot of things I think need to happen concerning firearms and the law. Number one, I think all firearms should be registered and "fingerprinted" (ballistics testing), and all gun owners should be licensed. Personal sales should be accompanied by the paperwork needed to transfer ownership of the firearm. I also think that no extended magazines should be for sale to the general populace, and I also don't think that certain types of ammunition should be available for civilian use, either. Also, I firmly believe that the sale of ammunition needs to be tracked in some sort of federal database (this dillhole bought over 6000 rounds over the course of a few months; that's a lot of dakka) and a red flag pop up when someone is buying an obscene amount. I also believe in the licensing of people who press their own ammunition and the restriction of the tools and resources needed.
I know I run afoul of the Second Amendment on some of the above, but that's how I feel on the matter. I think the background checks we currently do are sufficient, provided the retailers actually do them, but you can't run a background check on a face-to-face sale between private owners. And most states allow face-to-face sales between private owners without any paperwork or registration. I think that is a MAJOR hole that needs to be patched over, personally, and the only way I can think to do that is with what I suggested, above.
However, a hell of a lot of people are going to disagree with me on this, on both sides of the equation. There are people who believe the government has no right whatsoever to know what firearms they have. I disagree, because you have to register an automobile with the government in order to legally use it for its intended purpose, and its intended purpose doesn't include taking the life of a sentient being. On the flip side, you're going to have people who think that guns themselves need to be tightly controlled and more laws need to be passed further limitting what is available for civilians.
First of all, I need to go cliche on you all and point out that gun control laws aren't going to stop criminals from getting guns; they're criminals, for crying out loud. Even though the Aurora shooter purchased his guns legally, do you honestly think he wouldn't have been able to get his hands on what he wanted if they hadn't been available for legal purchase? He was a neurosciences grad student. He was smart enough to figure it out. Not to mention he wired his apartment to blow using commercially available chemicals and supplies. You think he wouldn't have rigged more and used them in the theater if he'd had to? Come to think of it, he probably could have done more damage with a bag full of molotov cocktails.
Second, yes, I understand this fool used a 100-round drum magazine in his AR-15, and,frankly, it's a good thing he did, because it could have been a lot worse. The drum jammed, and they are notorious for doing so. It's the reason such magazines aren't used by the military. We should consider ourselves lucky he didn't research it that well and didn't decide to load up on standard 30-round magazines. With just a little bit of practice you can change out a 30-round magazine in less than a second with one hand, and as long as they're kept in good shape they'll never jam on you. That said, I'll repeat what I said above by saying that the 100-round drum should never have been available to a civilian, nor should any other extended magazine.
Third, most gun control legislation is written by people who don't know a thing about guns. Some of it makes sense, such as the restriction on folding stocks that turn pistol caliber weapons into rifles or, worse, turn rifles into concealable weapons. I get that. What I do not get is banning rifles with a bayonet lug on the barrel, or banning magazine-fed rifles with a pistol-style grip. I've even seen proposals to ban weapons made of anything other than wood or metal. My friends, these are laws meant to ban weapons that look scary instead of banning anything that is more dangerous in the hands of a madman. Contrary to popular belief, the "AR" in AR-15 doesn't stand for "Assault Rifle," and just because a weapons looks like a battlefield weapon system doesn't mean it's going to spray eight hundred rounds a minute at your local playground.
Last week someone dyed their hair bright orange and waltzed into a movie theater loaded for bear. He killed ten people on the scene, wounded dozens more, and two more people died after it was all over. He wasn't a PTSD-ridden former Soldier, he wasn't a Muslim extremist, he wasn't some pro-anarchy anti-government wing-nut. He was someone who went batshit crazy, and we'll probably never understand the details. At least he was taken alive, which is one thing we can't normally say about these kind of incidents.
What I ask all of you, however, is to not succumb to the knee-jerk reactions that generally follow this type of incident. Tighter restrictions on available hardware wouldn't have prevented this; he'd have gotten what he wanted anyway, or he would have made his own. Stricter background checks wouldn't have prevented this; his background was clean as a whistle. Mandatory delays between purchases wouldn't have prevented this; he bought his weapons over several months.
This is a Presidential election year, and everybody gets politically stupid during this season. Let's all try and keep our wits and focus our rage on who really deserves the blame for this: the guy with the orange hair in the court room.
This is a Free Country. Freedom carries certain risks. Freedom doesn't mean safe, it means free. You can be free, or you can be safe. You cannot be both. You cannot have one without sacrificing the other. We trade our freedoms for safety all the time. The question is, how much of one are you willing to trade for the other?


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Dear Sir or Madame.
Kelly Consulting is a small firm with one employee but I often contract out parts of a bigger job -- design, programming, and/or education if required. Most of the time, I do the work myself.
My typical engagements have involved some level of technical systems programming.
For example, I helped companies move from one release of the IBM i OS to another. I help them use conversion tools to move from non-IBM to IBM code. I help them to migrate from System/38 or System/36 to AS/400 (IBM i).
I also have built systems applications to solve specific needs of clients. For example, I designed and programmed and implemented a security system using CL and RPGIV so that one of my clients could add additional security controls to either prohibit certain security officers from performing certain functions or logging and sending messages to management when they attempted to do something that was not in their job d.
I also designed and programmed a system that enabled transactions to be entered into an existing application from the engineering department using MS access. I used both , "At EOF" facilties as well as database triggers to assure that the foreign transactions went through the same edits as the green screen code without having to touch the original application and without requiring the source code for the original application.
I designed and wrote the code for a UPS system to intelligently control the shutdown of the IBM i system in the event of a lightening hit.
I still provide the types of services above as well as business application design, business programming, Web design, and Web setup on IBM i.
My rate for systems programming is $95.00 per hour. This has been my normal consulting rate for several years now, regardless of the type of work.
This rate also applied to hours and days traveling to and from a work site that is remote from my office.
I have worked on business applications written in CL and RPG/RPGIV, and limited COBOL over the years. I have taken on projects or helped IT shop personnel change application code to add or modify functions. In the past all of these situations were performed at my normal rate applied.
However, application programming is typically easier than systems programming or systems design.
I Have been asked by clients recently if there were projects in the shop that did not require systems and specialty design expertise, but were application programming, would I be willing to charge a lower rate. I have thought this over and my rate for such projects would be $70.00 per hour.
Feel free to contact me at your convenience.
BTW, I have written a number of articles for IT Jungle (www.itjungle.com) and I have written forty-nine books, most of which are on IBM i topics. These AS/400 / IBM i books are available for sale on the www.bookhawkers.com site.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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Hey, Brian:
Our company has been following your sometimes promising, sometimes depressing, articles and responses regarding a natural modern interface to the System i and RPG. If IBM wants to build these interfaces for its other platforms, that's fine too, but I don't really care about those--at least right now. Though I would like the "Good Brian" to be correct in his opinion of the IBM reorganization (see IBM's Reorg: The Good Me or the Bad Me?), what I have seen from IBM leads me to believe that the "Bad Brian" got this one right. Since I am not sure to whom at IT Jungle to write my questions on this topic, and since your articles inspired the thought behind these questions, I am writing to you. I hope the "Good Brian" can give me some guidance.
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Joomla! 1.5 added many new features. Joomla 1.6 was developed as a major change. It took three years to complete. Since then, the Joomla Team has been adding function on a semi-annual to annual basis. Joomla 1.7 moved to J2.5, and then to J3.x. Currently the stable release is Joomla 3.1.5. This site is running on Joomla 3.1.5.
On August 1st, 2013, The Joomla Project announced the immediate availability of Joomla 3.1.5. This is a security release addressing a critical level security issue. The Production Leadership Team's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. You may learn lots more about Joomla! development at the Joomla site. Besides that, Brian Kelly has written seven books about Joomla and these are available for pruchase at www.letsgopublish.com and www.bookhawkers.com
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Leaving off from last episode, Tyson's Sceptile had launched a solar beam while Ash's Glalie had countered with an ice beam. The two attacks collide in the middle of the battlefield, causing a massive explosion. The announcer wonders which Pokemon will come out on top when the dust settles. Tyson looks out over the field when his view clears as Ash calls out to his Pokemon. Both Sceptile and Glalie are knocked out on the battlefield. Their trainers call out their Pokemons' names in shock as the ref calls the first battle a draw. The scene shifts to the scoreboard where both Pokemons' pictures darken.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket's boss is now showing them an old run down vendor stand lodged in between two buildings. He tells the group that this will be their new spot to sell food. Jessie and James wonder how they are going to sell things at a beat up stand like that and their boss says that it's their job to fix it up first. He then waves goodbye and leaves them to their task. James folds his arms and says they should get to work, but Jessie is fed up. She runs over to the stand and throws a tantrum, smashing her hands against the countertop. To her surprise, the whole thing topples over and breaks apart as dust rises.
Jessie stands in the debris exclaiming that it isn't fair that they have to do honest labor while the twerps get to watch the Ever Grande Tournament. James then notices that Meowth is missing and asks Jessie where he went. Jessie is just as clueless as her companion.
Back at the battle, Ash has called on Torkoal while Tyson has sent out a Shiftry. Torkoal launches a flamethrower but Shiftry leaps above the attack. Torkoal aims the attack upwards, but Shiftry dodges it again. Meowth is watching from the audience, wondering when he'll get a chance to see Tyson's Meowth in action.
Shiftry smashes its foot into Torkoal's neck for a massive mega kick. Ash knows he has to think of something fast. Torkoal has the defense to withstand attacks, but not for an unlimited amount of time. Shiftry leaps into the air and sends a shadow ball at Torkoal, blowing the tortoise Pokemon back. It manages to plant its feet and launches another flamethrower at the grass type Pokemon. Shiftry dodges again, but Torkoal pushes itself into the air with its back legs and directs its flaming streak down at the surprised Shiftry. It takes the fire attack dead on and sails back-first into the grassy field below. When the dust settles, Shiftry is unable to continue.
Torkoal is given the win for the battle and Tyson clenches his teeth. Ash congratulates his Pokemon and it begins to steam. Brock and Morrison both think Ash did well and May remarks that he could win this. Max, however, knows that Tyson has a lot of strong battlers to come.
Tyson's next Pokemon choice is a Hariyama. Ash asks Torkoal if it can continue, to which it nods and preps for battle. Ash orders a flamethrower, but Hariyama deflects the fire with a barrage of arm thrusts. The bulky Pokemon moves towards Torkoal as it does, causing Ash's friends to worry. Brock begins to explain that Hariyama's thick fat ability allows it to withstand fire type attacks with little damage.
Hariyama busts through the fire and brings its hand down on Torkoal for a karate chop. The blow sends the fire type straight into the ground and out of the battle. The ref gives Hariyama the win and Max wonders what Ash will do next.
Ash responds by sending out Corphish. The water type starts things off with a bubble beam, but Hariyama leaps into the air and tries to use another brutal karate chop on its new opponent. However, Ash thinks fast and tells Corphish to dodge. It scuttles under Hariyama's legs as the hand crashes down. Now behind the sumo Pokemon, Corphish preps for a crab hammer. Hariyama uses a dynamic punch and both Pokemon's hands collide. An explosion blows the two back. Hariyama lands on its feet and skids to a stop, but Corphish rolls across the field and lands back up and unable to continue.
The ref signals a victory for Hariyama as Corphish's picture darkens on the scoreboard. The announcer states that since three of Ash's Pokemon have been defeated, a small intermission will take place. Meowth is eager to see Tyson's Meowth when the battle resumes. In the locker rooms, Morrison yells at Ash, demanding that he battle better. Ash doesn't seem too worried though, and asks Pikachu if it's ready to battle its hardest. Pikachu looks prepped.
Meanwhile, Jessie and James have left the task of rebuilding the vendor stand. They have stumbled upon a Pokemon storage center and plan to take whatever they can find.
The battlefield for the match has now turned into a rocky arena. Both competitors are back on their sides of the stadium as the announcer remarks that the battle will now resume. He states that Ash has three Pokemon left to Tyson's four. Ash starts by sending out Swellow. Tyson counters by calling on Hariyama once more. Ash orders a peck and Swellow speeds toward its opponent. However, Hariyama manages to clap its hands around the bird's beak before it connects. Ash's friends are in awe of how fast it managed to counter.
Hariyama leaps into the air and spins, throwing Swellow down for a vital throw. It hits against a rock, but flies back up right afterwards. The swallow Pokemon speeds towards the fighting type again, and Tyson orders up a dynamic punch. As it brings its glowing fist towards Swellow, Ash orders an aerial ace. The bird Pokemon disappears before reaching the bulky Hariyama and smashes into it seconds later. Hariyama topples over to the ground and is unable to get back up.
Brock remarks that Ash really did well with the type advantage strategy. Tyson then brings out his next Pokemon, a Donphan. It starts things off by smashing its nose against the ground and whipping up a sand storm that envelopes Ash's Pokemon. Ash's friends know he has to think fast. Ash has Swellow blow the sand away with its wings, and Tyson orders a rollout attack.
Donphan curls into a ball and uses a rock as a ramp to launch itself into Swellow. The bird Pokemon falls to the ground and Donphan lands nearby, smashing its foot against the ground. It rolls up again and hits Swellow a second time. Swellow is soon being smacked around by the rolling Pokemon as Ash wonders what to do.
Donphan goes to finish off the fallen bird with a final rollout, but Ash tells it to stop the rolling Pokemon. Swellow, who is in a sitting position, extends its talons and snags Donphan by the ears as it rolls right into it. The swallow then flies into the air and tosses Donphan against a rock, taking the ground type out of the match. Donphan's picture darkens as Ash's friends breathe a sigh of relief. Tyson recalls his Pokemon and sends in a Metagross.
Brock mentions that this is a steel type and Max adds in that Swellow's flying type attacks won't do much to its hard metal body. Morrison states that Ash thought of a way to beat his Metang, and he can do it again with Metagross, to which Max and May look a little nervous.
Metagross envelopes the stadium and Swellow with a powerful psychic attack. Swellow struggles in the psychic energy and Ash tells it to use quick attack. It rushes towards the Pokemon and smashes against it, but is blown back. Metagross then finishes it off with a hyper beam to the face. Ash recalls Swellow with clenched teeth. He pulls out another Pokeball and notices that Swellow's attack made a chip in the forehead of the massive steel type. He knows that he can use this weakness to his advantage.
Ash calls out Grovyle, causing Max to wonder how a grass type can stop a steel one. Morrison is a little annoyed by this as well. Grovyle rushes towards Metagross by leaping from rock to rock. It then launches a bullet seed right at the crack in the Pokemon's hide, but Metagross seems unfazed. Grovyle ups the frequency of the attack, and Tyson tells his Pokemon to retaliate. It hovers across the field and uses a hyper beam. Grovyle leaps away and the attacks shatters a rock behind it.
Grovyle launches another bullet seed barrage at the crack and Metagross skids backwards in pain. Ash's friends realize his strategy and watch excitedly, hoping it will work. Soon, the chip in Metagross's forehead begins to spark from the oncoming attacks. Ash tells Grovyle to use leaf blade, but Metagross stops it by smashing its hand into it for a massive meteor mash. Grovyle slides across the battlefield and smacks the back of its skull against the rock, knocking it out. Metagross is declared the winner and Grovyle's picture darkens on the scoreboard. Ash has only one Pokemon left now!
He tells Pikachu to get in their and finish the job. Pikachu leaps onto the field and glares at Metagross. It uses a thunderbolt on the crack, and Tyson orders a psychic. Pikachu uses its tail to bounce off the ground and hit's the crack again with an iron tail. The crack is now sparking like mad and Metagross is in a lot of pain. It tries to shake the rodent off, but Pikachu has a firm grip. It launches a thunder attack, electrifying the massive Pokemon and knocking it out. Ash's friends cheer, but Brock mentions that Tyson saved his best Pokemon for last as well.
Tyson tosses a Pokeball to release his Meowth in Boots. Meowth goes wild from the stands, finally seeing his idol in action. He begins to cry, stating that Meowth in Boots will show the arena what Meowths can do.
Meanwhile, Jessie and James are busily snatching up all the Pokeballs in the storage room. They place them in a bucket that Wobbuffet is holding and the three begin to sing. Suddenly, their boss kicks down the metallic doors and walks inside. He discovers that they aren't working and goes into a flaming fit, freaking the two Rockets out. Meowth in boots goes in to slash Pikachu, but the rodent dodges and uses thunderbolt. Meowth counters with its own thunderbolt, and the two attacks collide. Ash's friends are surprised that Tyson taught its Pokemon such diverse attacks. Both Pokemon launch another set of thunderbolts, creating a funnel of electricity in the middle of the battlefield. Meowth watches excitedly from the stands. Pikachu tries to use quick attack, but Meowth in Boots uses double team, causing the electric type to run right through a copy.
Meowth in Boots then tries to iron tail Pikachu, but the yellow Pokemon meets it with its own iron tail. Pikachu uses a thunderbolt/quick attack combo which connects with Meowth in Boots, but the feline Pokemon manages to slash Pikachu in the process. Pikachu falls back panting as Meowth in Boots does the same. Both Pokemon launch thunderbolts at each other again, which collide in an impressive display of light. Meowth is now watching with clenched teeth.
Both Pokemon then use iron tail on each other, causing them to fall back and into the rocks of the battlefield. The trainers yell and their Pokemon weakly get up. They pant at each other for awhile when Meowth in Boots suddenly begins to fall. Meowth's mouth opens wide from the sidelines, but Ash's Pikachu slumps to the ground before Meowth in Boots and is unable to get up. Meowth in Boots manages to stay suspended on its arm. Tyson is declared the winner of the match!
Meowth begins to cry tears of joy from the sidelines and Tyson smiles with victory. Ash picks up his fallen friend and thanks it for a great battle. Tyson approaches and tells Ash that he put up a great fight. Ash says the same for him and the two shake hands. Morrison cries from the audience, saddened by the fact that his friend didn't move on to the finals. May embarrassedly tells him to calm down. Max remarks that Ash only made it as far as he did in the Johto League, which is a little disappointing. Brock, however, states that Ash learned a lot from the Ever Grande Tournament.
Meowth continues to ball from the sidelines when Jessie, James, and Wobbuffet rush by screaming. Meowth calls to them and they come back, asking where he's been. Suddenly, their boss, charred from his flaming outburst, approaches and states that he doesn't tolerate his employees slacking off. With a massive punch, the Rockets are sent sky high.
That evening, Tyson is presented with the champion's cup for the Hoenn League. While Ash was defeated in the top eight, Tyson went on and won the entire league! Goodshow hands him the trophy and he waves to the audience. Everyone applauds and May and Max wonder what is in store for them after this. Brock cuts in, saying there are many battles waiting outside the Hoenn region. Max is a little disappointed that he can't be a trainer yet, but says he'll be there to see Ash until he can.
Morrison congratulates Ash for getting as far as he did, and Ash pokes fun at his loss to him. Morrison says he will train hard and beat Ash next time. Ash says he'll be ready and the scene then shifts out to show the sun setting behind the mountains of Hoenn…
Thanks to GoldenNoctowl for writing this for us
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2001 October 9
Explanation: How did large rocks come to be scattered on the surface of asteroid Eros? Eros stands out not only because of its proximity to Earth but also because it was visited recently by NASA's NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft. After arriving at Eros in 2000 February, the robot probe was maneuvered to a controlled landing earlier this year. Although NEAR-Shoemaker is no longer active, scientists are still poring over the images and data, finding new mysteries, and drawing new hypotheses about the ancient tumbling space mountain. For example, analyzing the locations of rocks has led to the hypothesis that many of them originated in a single large collision that occurred possibly about a billion years ago. Still unknown, however, includes why Eros has unusual ponds of blue dust.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
Jerry Bonnell (USRA)
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1982-S 50C Washington, DCAM PR66DCAM Certification #41967558, PCGS #9601
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The 1982 George Washington silver dollars were introduced in order to commemorate George Washington's 250th birth date.
Obverse: On the obverse of the coin George Washington is portrayed on top an elegant horse. His name (George Washington) is prominently arched above the obverse of the design. The inscription 250th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH-1982 is arched towards the bottom of the coin.
The word Liberty is also on the obverse of the coin, located towards the left of the central design. The initials "EJ" are located behind Washington's lower back. The "D" mint mark is located to the right of the coins design and right above the date 1982.
Reverse: On the reverse of the coin, Mount Vernon (George Washington's home) is displayed. Arched above the building are the words "United Sates of America" and "In God We Trust." Below Mount Vernon there is an eagle holding a ribbon between its wings which indicates "E Pluribus Unum." On the eagle's right claw it holds several branches with leaves while on its left claw it holds a bundle of arrows. Towards the bottom of the eagle the words Half Dollar are inscribed.
History: The last time the U.S. Mint produced a commemorative coin was in 1954, when it produced the Washington-Carver half dollars. Due to the 28 year hiatus, the Denver Mint anticipated a large demand for the new 1982 George Washington commemorative silver dollars.
Overview: Mint state coins were only produced at the Denver Mint. However, the San Francisco Mint did produce proof coins as well. The proof coins contain an "S" mint mark, the same date of 1982 and the same exact design as mint state coins. The 1982 Washington commemorative silver dollar have proved to be a very popular coin, as they were the first coins introducing the modern commemorative series.
The Maximum Authorized Mintage was set at 10,000,000 coins for both Uncirculated and the Proof versions combined. Mint Pre-Issue Price $8.50. Regular Price $10.50
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I completely stole this from the Byronic Man, but I've been blogging for 20 straight days, I'm suppose to pack up and move out my house 20 days from now, and this sentence will peter out without a third 20 thing.
Byronic Man does this awesome Ask Sexy Stalin feature that makes you laugh and feel uncomfortable at the same time when you realize you're seeking advice from a mass murderer who is quite hot frankly. Byronic Man featured one of my questions the last post and I am set to win an amazing What Would Sexy Stalin Do bracelet.
I probably should have waited until I received it before I stole his idea. Well reindeer sweater, I guess I'll have to find another bracelet that will perfectly accessorize with you.
Anyway, I have my own homicidal maniac who also happens to give killer advice with the emphasis on killer.
Hugo, the man of 1,000 faces.
So now begins a new segment on Speaker7: Ask Hunky Hugo™.
You can ask Hugo anything, and I mean ANYTHING. The weirder the better. As Hugo likes to say, the more he knows about you, the easier for him to control you.
So let's meet Hugo, shall we?
Hugo, what are you doing?!?
Well, it looks weird. Can you please stop? I'm trying to pass you off as an expert in the same manner Oprah convinced the world that Dr. Phil should be allowed to speak.
Very true. Hey…why are you doing that?
Well, you look like a Mario brother. Do you have anything you want to say to your advice-seekers?
All right then, if you feel a creepy half-man puppet can help, please leave your questions in the comments. I take no responsibility if Hugo shows up at your house.
Dearest Reader: Speaker7 is attempting to write a post every day in November so she doesn't have to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Why is November so long? Why? Hugo loves you.


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Womens Roxy Lyla Slide Sandal - Multicolor
Add a dose of color to your summer style with the new Lyla Slide Sandal from Roxy! The Lyla Slide Sandal features colorful crossed straps, contoured footbeds with anatomically correct arch support for all-day comfort, and lightweight TPR outsoles for flexible traction. Available online at Journeys.com!
Color: Multicolor
Style ID: 70040843
- Colorful textile upper with crossed straps
- Contoured footbed with anatomical arch support ensures lasting comfort
- Lightweight TPR outsole delivers flexible traction
The year was 1990 and despite the achievements of female surfers in and out of the water, women hadn't garnered the fame or the support that guys had long enjoyed. Then came Roxy, a pioneering brand for females that recognized the changing of the tide and saw the rising swell of more and more girls chasing waves. Initially a swimwear line, Roxy quickly grew to include sportswear by 1991. The next year saw an expansion into denim and the start of Roxy's domination into all boardsports categories by introducing a capsule snowwear collection. 1993 was the birth of the iconic Roxy logo, a heart-shaped crest that paid homage to its Quiksilver roots. And then, a moment in history happened. That same year, as the Roxy crew was sitting on a beach watching the surf, they came up with the idea of the women's boardshort. Offering fit and flexibility while still managing to be feminine, the women's boardshort was an innovation that forever changed the women's surf industry. Roxy not only created an entirely new product for the market but also a new concept – fashion meets surfing – a mantra still taken to heart in the Roxy brand today. A truly authentic surf company, Roxy recognized the need to give a voice to the core of what Roxy stands for, the athletes and fans that love boardsports. By 1994, Roxy signed its first athlete, the legend Lisa Andersen, who would go on to become a four-time world champion in surf. Roxy became the platform for a new cultural movement, a calling to females everywhere and a voice to those that shred and to those that wanted to. Eventually the surf team would grow to over 100 global athletes and include iconic surfers and world champions such as Sofia Mulanovich, Kassia Meador, Jen Smith and Sally Fitzgibbons. Roxy is also home to a world-class snow team that includes the 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the halfpipe Torah Bright, 2006 bronze medalist Kjersti Buaas and many other Olympic contenders such as Lisa Wiik and Lesley McKenna. As the company grew, so did Roxy's support of the boardsport lifestyle. Roxy produces some of the biggest and best surf and snow competitions on the competitive circuit including the Roxy Jam Biarritz, the Roxy Jam Gold Coast and the Roxy Chicken Jam US. Roxy can now be found on all six continents and in over 700 company-owned stores. Roxy's breadth of product has also increased to include Teenie Wahine, Roxy Girl and other product categories such as watches, eyewear, hardgoods, accessories, jewelry, perfume, electronics, home goods, and movies. Roxy has grown to a $600 million lifestyle brand. What started out as a kernel of an idea in the water in 1990 has become the largest and most recognizable boardsport lifestyle brand for females everywhere twenty years and counting.
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More than 120 Pakistani Soldiers Lie Dead in the Snow for Nothing
By Mohammed Hanif for The Guardian
Two months before President Asif Zardari's unexpected visit to India, a newly formed political alliance, the Council to Defend Pakistan, unveiled its slogan. "What is our relationship with India?" it asked. And then in a rickety Urdu rhyme it answered: of hatred, of revenge.
The council is an alliance between recovering jihadists, some one-person political parties and the kind of sectarian organisations whose declared aim is that Pakistan cannot fulfil its destiny until every single Shia has been killed or expelled from the country.
The council is not likely to have much impact on Pakistan's electoral politics, but it is a clear reminder that there are strong forces within the country, which want a return to the days when India was Pakistan's enemy No 1. Back then all you had to do to malign a Pakistani politician was to somehow prove that they were soft on India. Things have changed. When President Zardari went to India, his bitter political enemy and the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif welcomed the visit.
President Zardari's visit on the one hand was a reminder that India is right next door. If you plan carefully, you can do a day trip, have lunch, visit a shrine and make the correct, polite noises that visitors make about their future intentions.
But the president's visit was also set against a reminder that India and Pakistan have raised their animosity to a brutal art form. As the president's plane landed in Delhi, rescue workers were trying to reach the Siachen glacier, where more than 120 Pakistani soldiers had been buried after an avalanche obliterated their military post. Siachen is often proclaimed the world's highest battlefront – as if it's a Guinness world record and not a monument to our mutual stupidity. As I write this, not a single survivor or body has been found. India offered help in rescue efforts. Pakistan politely declined, because that would compromise its military posts.
President Zardari's visit was billed as a private one, but the pageantry surrounding it was state-visit like, complete with dozens of cameras broadcasting empty skies where the presidential plane was about to appear. And, of course, the media had scooped the menu for the state lunch a day in advance.
Did the visit achieve anything? An 80-year-old Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail was released on bail. The leaders' sons and probable heirs – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Rahul Gandhi – got to hang out.
There are peaceniks on both sides who have held endless candlelit vigils on the borders. They would like the borders to melt away, for all of us to come together in a giant hug and live happily ever after just like we did in a mythical past when we were all either little Gandhis or sufis and got along fine. There is another minority on both sides that would like us to live permanently in the nightmare that was partition. There are Pakistani groups who want to raise the green flag over the Red Fort in Delhi, and there are Indian hawks who go to sleep thinking of new ways to teach this pesky little country a lesson. But the vast majority – and given the size of population and ethnic diversity, that majority is really vast – would just be happy with cheaper onions from across the border.
There is another kind of coming together: Pakistani writers and artists can attend both Indian and Pakistani literary festivals and art expos, and although it's great that they can peddle their wares to a curious audience, the rest of the population are denied that privilege. A Punjabi farmer, for example, can't sell his often perishable produce in India, a couple of hours away, but is forced to transport it a thousand miles to southern Pakistan. If India and Pakistan could take tiny steps which weren't just meant for the rulers and cultural tourists, it might make some difference. For instance, if there were only a couple of thousand Pakistani and Indian students studying in each others' countries, the appetite for a war rhetoric might wane. At the moment it can't happen because the security establishment fear infiltration. The same establishment forget that infiltrators usually don't apply for a visa, and no suspects so far have been to an IT school in Bangalore or an arts college in Lahore.
I mention education because one in 10 children who doesn't go to school lives in Pakistan. One in three children in the world who is malnourished lives in India. And these countries insist on sending young men to a frontline where there is no war, where there is nothing to fight over, and where 4,000 soldiers have died, mostly because it's just too cold. Tens of thousands return with serious mental ailments because it's so lonely and depressing. Twenty three years ago a withdrawal agreement had been agreed upon, but according to Indian defence analyst Srikant Rao, the then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi backed out because withdrawing troops wouldn't look very good in pictures. Well, troops buried under miles of snow don't look very good either.
If India and Pakistan can't leave each other alone, they should at least leave those mountains alone.