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Andy Hobranded content, capitaland, education, Filmmaking, Long An, short film, vietnam
Telling a story about a brand's involvement is CSR is seldom told in a narrative short film but we were given that opportunity with Capitaland.
The Capitaland Hope Foundation was the philanthropic arm of Capitaland. They have engaged in major CSR developments by building schools in rural Vietnam to support education n the province.
This was an exciting project for our team as it is not often the client is willing to embark on a short film to communicate their CSR. Directed by Bertrand Lee, this has to be one of our soulful projects in the second quarter.
This is a film about giving hope of new beginnings though education. It tells the life journey of a boy losing a race and being inspired to go on by the teacher. In the end, the boy grew up and in a sublime twist of fate, he takes on the role of inspiring a boy who loses a race in the present.
The film aims to inspire the community to always remember your roots and give back to community when you can. It is great to see a brand focusing on the story to deliver a meaningful message to the community.
This project represents our beliefs on some many levels. Tell a story to the people who matters and let the people tell the story of the brand.
Moreover, the film was shot in 2 days with 6 locations. Kudos to the amazing team who supported to wrap on time!
Watch on 'The Race of Life' below.
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Yesterday I wrote a guide to what I call P-PBI (Ports-PBI) which links Ports to PBI, and allows ports to handle and register the file locations, this should cure many problems people complain about... problem is im not sure if it would work 100%. It should work, but I as of yet haven't had time to test it.
Keep up the good work on this. I just tried the PC-BSD VMWare version today and I like the PBI system, but I want to use it on my plain, text-only freebsd system. Don't drop this project, parts and PBI's need to become one.
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If the association has not elected an interim officer as secretary for the association before its incorporation, the members of the management committee must appoint or elect a	secretary for the association within fourteen (14) days after incorporation.
If a vacancy happens in the office of secretary, the members of the management committee must appoint or elect a secretary within fourteen (14) days after	the vacancy happens.
The secretary must be an individual residing in the State who is:
A member of the association elected by the association as secretary; or
A member of the association's management committee appointed by the committee as secretary; or
Appointed by the management committee as secretary (whether or not the individual is a member of the association).
The management committee may appoint and remove the secretary at any time.


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Средняя общеобразовательная школа № 103 — общеобразовательное учебное заведение г. Одессы. Расположена по адресу: ул. Болгарская, 31, в центре Молдаванки.

Одна из самых многонациональных на Украине, учащиеся около ста национальностей. Преподавание ведётся на русском языке. В школе свыше 600 учащихся.

В 2012 году школа отметила своё 75-летие.

Директор — Татьяна Гончарова.

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 Архиепископ Пензенский и Кузнецкий Филарет.
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The Crown Season 2 released December 8, 2017 on Netflix.
This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
*Jason Watkins will play Harold Wilson.
Last episode of The Crown on Netflix aired on December 8, 2017.


The Israelites stood on the brink of the Promised Land. But after leading them through the wilderness for forty years, Moses died. It was his successor Joshua who led them into Canaan, to the battle of Jericho, and what lay beyond.
God reassured Joshua that He would be with him in the conquest of the land. But why did God command the complete destruction of the Canaanites? What should we think of this "holy war"?
In today's message from his video teaching series Dust to Glory, R.C. Sproul retells the dramatic story of the conquest of Canaan. God gave the Israelites miraculous victory over pagan cities—in the case of Jericho, with only trumpets as their weapons.
God's command to destroy the Canaanites was meant to preserve Israel as His holy nation and protect the people from paganism. The Israelites' failure to complete this task as commanded would have drastic consequences.


Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Trailer Finally Released!
With less than a month before Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle opens in Japanese theaters, Toho has finally released the first trailer for the Planet of the Monsters sequel.
Like the first film, the theme song titled "The Sky Falls" is by XAI.
The lack of theatrical promotion seems to indicate that City on the Edge of Battle will also see a smaller theatrical release and that Toho intends to put most of its focus on the pending Netflix release.
The film will hit Japanese theaters May 18th, 2018.
What do you think of the new trailer for the second anime film? Let us know in the comments below.
20 Fan responses to Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Trailer Finally Released!
Man..... the visual spectacle alone looks like it'll make the film worth it.
Also, that last shot looks like Godzilla Earth got blasted with some super mega weapon that vaporized everything EXCEPT him, and even he's still lit up like molten metal.
Looks awesome. Can't wait for the actual film to come out.
I like how the atomic breath has been upgraded once again. It seems that the beam is now able to split up and attack multiple targets at once. I'm also digging the upgraded mechs. Looks like the nanometal will be used on more than just MechaGodzilla.
I'm not sure if that's the atomic breath splitting or actually Mechagodzilla's armor deflecting it in several directions after being struck by it.
That's also a good guess. That's probably more likely to be honest.
Looks cool! But the mouth animation looks kinda off for some reason. Maybe is just me.
It looks great! cant wait!
It seems as though Mechagodzilla itself won't be seeing battle, at least not immediately. I mean, the damned mech's barely much more than a head and a frame by the time Haruo's group finds its vault.
I don't know if the lack of MechaGodzilla in this trailer is an indication of its participation in battle or the film overall. Seems more like the trailer is just cut that way to reserve it.
It's not Mechagodzilla's presence that I'm talking about. In the scene where he's presumably uncovered, he's literally just the head and a skeletal frame; the Houtua tribe seem to have been scrapping his nanometal for a LONG time.
I just realized I forgot to mention something: No spoilers.
I don't think there's any chance of Mechagodzilla not seeing action in the movie. Toho themselves have stated multiple times that the film will be "the greatest battle between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla ever" and the film's tagline is even "The last hope of mankind <Mechagodzilla> is activated." The trailer is clearly just trying not to spoil any of the fight scenes, aside from that brief shot which may be Godzilla firing his atomic breath at Mechagodzilla.
I also think Mechagodzilla is intact when the characters find him, he's just buried under rubble and metal girders.
Doesn't look like it to me. He's nothing BUT rubble and metal girders when the characters come upon him.
I'm not saying he won't see action, just that he needs some serious reworking from the state he's in right now.
The trailer doesn't give a very long look at Mechagodzilla, but he looks to be roughly in the same state as in the teaser poster, where he's just deactivated and buried under rubble and steel girders. All the metal and spikes on his back are definitely still there on the poster, and I didn't see anything in the trailer to suggest he's been stripped down to just a skeletal frame. I just saw metal arches and girders on top of him much like in the poster.
I JUST checked the trailer again. It looks as though we're BOTH kinda right.
The room that they opened up only contained Mechagodzilla's head, unconnected to the rest of the body underneath those girders. However, we see later shots of what looks to be the rest of his body, although it's not quite attached to that disembodied head anymore; it even looks like it's in another room entirely.
It's hard to tell what's attached to what, the shots go by so quickly and in the individual shots I can only see Mechagodzilla's head and back separately. They could still be attached to each other, but the way the trailer is shot never shows them in the same frame.
INB4 Mechagodzilla combines akin to Revenge of the Fallen's Devastator, lmao. And that final shot is just godly.


No, not the movie, although we do have the movie in our collection, too. This review refers to the 2012 Young Adult novel by the same name. Frozen, by Mary Casanova, tells the story of Sadie Rose, a young orphan who lost the power to speak the night her mother died under mysterious circumstances. Sadie Rose's battle with her faulty memory lead to a burgeoning independence, even as her memories of the past put her in increasing danger.
Of particular interest to local readers are the Minnesota connections in the novel. The book is set in the 1920s on Rainy Lake and features fictionalized versions of real-life individuals, including lawmakers and early environmentalists. In the afterword, Casanova provides a tantalizing glimpse of some of the sources that inspired the novel.
And as a bonus – Gustavus Adolphus College makes an appearance in the last few pages of the book! For a moment, this reader thought she had stuck some work papers into the book by mistake. Although the college makes only a brief appearance, it's still always exciting to see local sites pop up in novels.


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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
This brief summary is intended to acquaint you with the major labor laws and not to offer a detailed review. For a full description of these laws, you should consult the Federal and State statutes and regulations themselves.
Ignorance and good intentions won't help you in the face of an employee lawsuit. The law requires you to treat employees in a certain way, and any failure to do that can lead to serious trouble, whether it's intentional or not.
The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates the federal minimum wage and includes requirements for overtime and how many hours employees can work. You also need to make sure your compensation structure and workplace treatment is not discriminatory across all employees regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or age. You also can't dismiss employees or applicants you are disabled without first trying to make reasonable accommodations for their needs. Both state and federal regulations prohibit you from discriminating based on a variety of factors.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act mandates minimum acceptable standards for keeping employees safe, even in inherently dangerous fields.
There are also laws to protect employees from harassment at work. Lawsuits for harassment can be common and it's something employers should be aware of.
There are a lot of laws out there but they all get at the same basic thing: treat your employees fairly and with respect. A more detailed look at labor laws is as follows:
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay, which affect most private and public employment. It requires employers to pay covered at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay. Some employees are exempt from the overtime pay provisions, some from both the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions and some from the child labor provisions of the FLSA.
Commissioned sales employees of retail or service establishments, well compensated computer professionals, drivers, driver's helpers, loaders and mechanics whose duties affect the safety of operation of the vehicles in transportation, farmworkers on small farms, young workers employed in small farms, with parental consent, salesmen, and mechanics employed by automobile dealerships, employees of certain seasonal and recreational establishments, and executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees are exempt from the minimum wage and/or the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.
Safety and health conditions in most private industries are regulated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or OSHA-approved state programs, which also cover public sector employers. Employers have a general duty to provide their employees with work and a workplace free from recognized, serious hazards.
There are Federal and State statutes and regulations to mitigate the financial burden resulting from a workplace injury. These include wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits. Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies or state and local government agencies should contact their state workers' compensation board. The US Department of Labor administers the disability compensation programs for federal workers and their dependents.
Employee Pension & Welfare Benefit Security
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employers who offer pension or welfare benefit plans for their employees. The main intent is to make sure that retirement programs are adequately funded. Employers and plan administrators must fund an insurance system to protect certain kinds of retirement benefits, with premiums paid to the federal government's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) deals with the relationship between a union and its members. It protects union funds and promotes union democracy by requiring labor organizations to file annual financial reports, by requiring union officials, employers, and labor consultants to file reports regarding certain labor relations practices, and by establishing standards for the election of union officers.
Most labor and public safety laws and many environmental laws mandate whistleblower protections for employees who complain about violations of the law by their employers. Remedies can include job reinstatement and payment of back wages. OSHA enforces the whistleblower protections in most laws.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Certain persons who serve in the armed forces have a right to reemployment with the employer they were with when they entered service. This includes those called up from the reserves or National Guard.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
This law bars most employers from using lie detectors on employees, but permits polygraph tests only in limited circumstances.
Garnishment of Wages
Your wages may be garnished if you owe child support, student loans, or back taxes, or a court judgment has been entered against you. A wage garnishment is when a court issues an order requiring your employer to withhold a certain amount of your paycheck and send it directly to the person or institution that you owe money, until your debt is paid off.
The Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers of 50 or more employees to give up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for the birth or adoption of a child or for the serious illness of the employee or a spouse, child, or parent.
Veterans' Preference
Veterans and other eligible persons have special employment rights with the federal government. They are provided preference in initial hiring and protection in reductions in force. Claims of violation of these rights are investigated by the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS).
Government Contracts, Grants or Financial Aid
Recipients of government contracts, grants or financial aid are subject to wage, hour, benefits, and safety and health standards.
Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) provides migrant and seasonal agricultural workers with wage protections, housing and transportation safety standards, farm labor contractor registration requirements, and disclosure requirements. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempts agricultural workers from overtime premium pay, but requires the payment of the minimum wage to workers employed on larger farms (more than seven full-time workers). Children under 16 are forbidden to work during school hours and in certain dangerous jobs. Children employed on their families' farms are exempt from these regulations.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act holds mine operators responsible for the safety and health of miners, provides for the setting of mandatory safety and health standards, mandates miners' training requirements, prescribes penalties for violations, and enables inspectors to close dangerous mines. The safety and health standards address numerous hazards including roof falls, flammable and explosive gases, fire, electricity, equipment rollovers and maintenance, airborne contaminants, noise and inhaled dust.
Plant Closings & Layoffs
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) offers employees early warning of impending layoffs or plant closings.
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Length: 80 min & 45 min
Director: Steffen Krones
Production: ravir film
After a profound experience on the Lofoten Islands, filmmaker Steffen Krones from Dresden begins to build buoys to track the paths of plastic waste through german and international waters. In the process, he meets scientists and companions who support him in his project. Steffen travels north with the buoys - a road trip that opens his eyes to the condition of our waters and the need for substantial change.
A German beer bottle washed up on an island of the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic Ocean, inaccessible by foot. Where did it come from? All the way from Germany? Or was it a careless tourist who disposed of it in the ocean? Back in Dresden, the subject continues to concern filmmaker Steffen Krones. Not only does he rack his brain about the mass of things washed up, but also about their origin and history. Is Dresden and its waters connected to the Arctic Circle?
In his documentary, Steffen embarks on a personal journey northwards, following the paths of the river trash. Together with his friend and neighbor, the aspiring industrial designer Paul Weiß, he begins to build GPS buoys capable of travelling as far as the North Sea. With the support of renowned marine biologists and scientists such as Dr. Lars Gutow and Dr. Melanie Bergmann, he attempts to document the course of plastic waste first in the Elbe River and finally in the North Sea; thereby investigating the correlation to the continuous pollution of the Arctic Ocean.
At the same time, we learn more about Kris – an Inuit and friend of Steffen's who, as a tour guide in the Arctic Ocean, wants to show tourists the beauty of nature, but also the devastating impact of human behaviour through plastic pollution. Both men are united by the desire to put an end to the pollution of nature by plastic waste. Their stories, their ups and downs in the struggle for a solution intertwine and show that we are all part of the cycle and each individual has the power to make a difference.
Who is behind the project?
Steffen Krones (Director)
is a German director and filmmaker. Born in Dresden, skateboarding led him out into the wide world and brought him to film as well. In collaboration with other filmmakers (such as Sebastian Linda, Torsten Frank or Sven Sauer) he created award-winning videos, short films and documentaries. One of them was the documentary "The Journey of the Beasts", which won many festival awards and was presented as a MUST SEE on ARD. As a freelance filmmaker he works across media and genre for film, television and internet productions.
Uwe Nadler (Producer)
is one of the company directors of ravir film GbR and works mainly in the areas of production, direction and camera. Between 2002 and 2009, he studied geography and media informatics at the Technical University of Dresden. Already before and during his studies, he worked as a cameraman and producer on various cinematic projects – mostly in the field of visualizations, later also in the field of documentaries. His interest and focus lies on documentary projects with artistic and socio-political relevance.
Mathias Schulte Ontrop (Producer)
Mathias, born in 1980, is a local from Bergisch-Gladbach. Already during his sports studies in Cologne, he started working in event management and organized mainly outdoor and adventure events for well-known companies and clients.
In this context, and later in his role as Senior Executive Producer at the photo and film production company Natural Born Explorers, he traveled and worked in a wide variety of countries. Steffen and he met during the filming of the "Jack Wolfskin" commercials.
Mathias works as a freelance photographer, producer and event manager in Cologne. His specialization in outdoor and travel formats makes him an expert in cross-national film productions with a focus on nature and the environment.
Axel Rothe (Camera)
Axel Rothe, born in Darmstadt in 1993, has been successfully supervising commercials & feature films in image and color design and technical-artistic implementation as a visual engineer for over 7 years.
His company Van Rothe, based in Berlin and Leipzig, provides crew and technology from the camera department to film productions in Berlin and MDM area.
As a lecturer he teaches color grading, camera & lighting design and new digital workflows in his workshop series "Creating the Look Academy", which is held in Berlin as well as Leipzig.


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Watch and listen to highlights of Paul Reubens talking about the career arc of Pee-wee Herman
Kids of all ages! Pee-wee Herman was great and still is great, all of these years later.
If you haven't seen the revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway live in person (or on HBO this month), you really should. I was lucky enough to see the HBO taping (and you can spot me briefly in audience shots at the beginning and end of it), and watching it back on TV was a bit surreal. I think the stage show plays a little better live than on tape. Probably the same held true for those who watched the original 1981 edition.
But what was even greater was seeing Paul Reubens as himself talking about being Pee-wee during the SXSW festival in Austin earlier this month.
Here are highlights from his conversation there, in which he reveals that a failed SNL audition prompted him to go full speed ahead with Pee-wee (and that his SNL slot went to Gilbert Gottfried), and though you don't learn much about the new Pee-wee movie that he's writing with Paul Rust for Judd Apatow, you do hear Reubens discuss how basic his first Pee-wee movie was, and how his 1981 HBO show served as his de-facto "pilot" episode of his Saturday morning kids show, and how Reubens used his infamous mugshot to comedic effect for other roles.
You can also listen to Reubens talk with Scott Aukerman from the live Comedy Death-Ray Radio podcast at SXSW.
Mar 25, 2011 3:22:31 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman gets Conan and the gang to re-enact the story of Ash Wednesday and Lent
Pee-wee Herman is not just all about balloon tricks, although he did show Conan O'Brien last night what he can do with a balloon.
He also got Conan, Andy, La Bamba and more to join in his re-telling of the story of Ash Wednesday and Lent, but in his own words. Oh, and he arrived onstage via water skis. And introduced his new device for avoiding phone calls. You can see Pee-Wee Herman on Broadway, on HBO, on Saturday March 19, or if you're at SXSW, you can see and listen to him in conversation on Sunday, March 13. I even moved my own SXSW panel later that day just so we all could see him!
Mar 10, 2011 12:04:50 PM | Conan O'Brien, Pee-wee Herman
Watch a teaser of HBO's reboot of Pee-wee Herman, plus an extended clip from the original live stage show
HBO has set a date for the new version of Pee-wee Herman's show, straight from Broadway to your TV. The new and improved Pee-wee Herman on Broadway will debut on March 19, 2011. Roll the clip!
And if you're too young to remember the 1970s, then brace yourselves, because director Marty Callner (who filmed the new Pee-wee special, as well as the old) has shared nine minutes of glory from the original show that Paul Reubens and friends put on at The Roxy in L.A. in the late 1970s. Before everyone else knew who Pee-wee Herman was. Look at how young he was! Look at Phil Hartman! Awww.
Roll it!
Jan 31, 2011 1:23:38 AM | Pee-wee Herman
Things you might not see on HBO in March: Notes from Pee-wee Herman's grand Broadway finale
At least one review of Pee-wee Herman's Broadway run this winter complained that his show was, in essence, preaching to a choir of lifelong fans. If you loved Pee-wee then, you'd love him now.
But any critic who didn't love "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway simply had no love to give. The joy of seeing Pee-wee wasn't predicated upon seeing the rest of the original gang back together again -- although, to be certain, audience members cheered upon seeing the original Miss Yvonne (Lynne Marie Stewart), Mailman Mike (John Moody) and Jambi (John Paragon) take the stage. Anyone could have a blast at this show. All you had to do was remember the child-like wonder and exuberance you felt when you were a child. I know that was true for myself last night at Pee-wee's Broadway finale, because I didn't grow up watching Pee-wee. I didn't watch Saturday morning TV when his show was on. I didn't watch his movies in the cinema. My experience with Pee-wee was seeing him make late-night appearances on talk shows, or even on HBO with occasional rebroadcasts of his original 1981 stage production.
Three decades later, "The Pee-Herman Show" is an ambitious and creatively inspired update to the original play, incorporating multiple characters and topical jokes for boys and girls of all ages to enjoy.
HBO taped last night's Broadway finale and will air it sometime in March, Pee-wee told the audience.
Some other things you may not see on HBO, as the taping process afforded Pee-wee close to two hours of bonus time to chat with the audience and goof around. Since you likely won't see much of this, they aren't spoilers, right?
1. Pee-wee said that in elementary school, a female classmate of his refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance for fourth, fifth and sixth grades because she was Canadian.
2. Pee-wee said that at one of the Broadway performances, a six-year-old girl sitting in the front row provided two additional moments of hilarity by not entirely understanding jokes early and late in the show. Unless she did understand them all too well. Hmmm.
3. At the curtain call, that young hottie you don't recognize is Lexy Fridell. She provided the voices for Chairry, Magic Screen, Ginger, Fish and Flowers.
4. You'll also see Lexy Fridell in a separate scene alongside Caesar Samayoa (who was the understudy for several characters), and in it, everyone in the audience is only pretending to clap and cheer. Pee-wee said we could all have great careers as extras in film and TV.
5. There's a guy inside Conky 3000?!? When they needed to go back later and film a pickup for one key shot, it took a few minutes getting the guy into the robot suit.
6. During the wait for the reshoot, a puppeteer controlling Pterri taunted other characters with some naughty dance moves.
7. Pee-wee brought up a stagehand who had a ring much similar to Pee-wee's abstinence ring, only not quite as plastic.
8. Pee-wee bantered with several audience members and told us his favorite joke currently involves his response to many fans.
9. A middle-aged man did get Pee-wee's attention, however, by boasting that if Pee-wee would lend him another abstinence ring, that he'd propose to his girlfriend. Pee-wee did. He did. And she said yes.
10. Pee-wee polled the audience to find out how they followed him via social media. Twitter got the loudest response, followed by Foursquare, with Facebook trailing well behind.
11. But if you've unlocked Pee-wee's badge on Foursquare and are in NYC on Sunday, well, then you're going to be in for a treat.
12. Pee-wee let fans know that if they stuck around, they could wait for him in the breezeway outside the theater near the Stage Door. True to his word, Pee-wee emerged and talked to fans until close to midnight (see above photo taken by one fan). He talked about the importance of art. He thanked fans for supporting him so much in his comeback. And he asked fans to be kind to one another. Who knew that you could have met Pee-wee outside the Stage Door every night this winter?
13. Me. You may not see me. But if you look at row J on the aisle in the orchestra, then you may just see me!
Jan 7, 2011 4:44:27 PM | Pee-wee Herman
HBO's buzz on airing Pee-wee Herman's Broadway show; get your Christmas fix online at peewee.com
Back in 1981, HBO put Pee-wee Herman on the pop-culture map by airing his first stage production from Los Angeles. Now that Pee-wee's 2010 comeback has come completely full circle with a successful Broadway run, the pay-cable network will be broadcasting his new take on the Playhouse, three decades later. HBO will tape the show immediately after Pee-wee's Broadway run ends on Jan. 2, 2011, and air it early next year.
HBO shot footage with Pee-wee and his celebrity friends at his Broadway premiere. Roll it!
And since this is Christmas, I'd be remiss if I didn't clue you in to the fact that peewee.com features a link to stream Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special from 1988. So if you want to see Pee-wee perform alongside his original Playhouse gang, plus special appearances from Oprah, Charo, Dinah Shore, Joan Rivers, Magic Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Little Richard, k.d. lang, Grace Jones, the Del Rubio Triplets, Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and a singing group of men dressed up as Marines in the days definitely before "don't ask, don't tell," then what are you waiting for? What better way to put a smile on your face at the end of this Christmas?!
Dec 25, 2010 10:02:02 PM | Pee-wee Herman
For 4:44 for FourSquare, Pee-wee Herman brightens the spirits of New Yorkers in this walkabout
Just to put a smile on your face for the next four minutes and forty-four seconds, click on this clip of Pee-wee Herman walking the streets of New York City. He may be 58, but he still brings out the kids in all of us, it seems.
Pee-wee's Broadway show, in previews now, officially opens on Thursday.
Nov 8, 2010 1:29:31 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Watch Pee-wee Herman host WWE RAW, get the Big Show in costume and play Twister with the Divas
You may think that on this Election Day, it's important to ask U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon why she hasn't mentioned that her husband, Vince, is brain-dead in a coma -- possibly because he's seeking medical attention from Freddie Prinze Jr. (see the shocking video evidence!) -- but something else happened last night on WWE RAW.
Pee-wee Herman hosted! He popped up during the show first backstage, in a segment with Mark Henry and the Divas in which they play Twister, and we learn that Mark Henry does not know his right hand from his left hand.
Then Pee-wee took to the ring -- RING! -- and challenged the Miz, with a little help from his "cousin," The Big Show.
Nov 2, 2010 12:40:05 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Are you too hip to be square? Follow Pee-wee Herman as he tours New York City before his Broadway run
As we get closer to the Broadway debut of Pee-wee Herman, Pee-wee is generating interest with his fans and followers via Twitter and now Foursquare, checking in at various places around New York City this week. Here he is at a parking garage near Little Italy and Chinatown. Oooh. He also says he's going to Katz's Deli at noon. Will you be there, too?
If you missed it last weekend, Paul Reubens sat down to talk about the origins of Pee-wee as part of the New Yorker Festival. I missed it, so I relied on the official New Yorker recap, as well as the longer take from Whitney Matheson at USA Today's Pop Candy.
We've also begun seeing TV ads for the show. One ran during SNL. Here it is to help you get excited. Are you excited yet? Roll it!
Oct 7, 2010 11:45:47 AM | Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee hitches a ride with Funny or Die to Sturgis
Remember all the way back a couple of weeks ago when Pee-wee Herman filed a correspondent report for Jay Leno about his trip to the Sturgis motorcycle rally? Whether you've seen that or not, here's a second perspective on Pee-wee's weekend with the hogs of Harley-Davidson, courtesy of Funny or Die. Similar, yet totally different.
Aug 23, 2010 5:38:42 AM | Funny or Die, Pee-wee Herman
Video: Watch Pee-wee Herman at the 70th anniversary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Pee-wee Herman attended the 70th anniversary of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Yes, he filed a video short for Jay Leno. But the details are unimportant. You can check out Pee-wee's own photos from the event via his Twitter/yfrog photostream.
Here are the video highlights. Roll 'em!
Aug 12, 2010 3:34:26 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Move over Comic-Con, @peeweeherman unveils poster for his fall production on Broadway
While nerds are waiting in line for hours upon hours to look at a few minutes of a movie trailer or see movie and TV stars in person from hundred of feet away (I'm sure the weather is lovely in San Diego for Comic-Con, at least), Pee-wee Herman has unveiled his brand-new poster for his upcoming fall production on Broadway. Yay!
For more information on seeing Pee-wee on Broadway, visit his official site. His limited six-week NYC engagement begins Oct. 26.
Jul 23, 2010 5:53:32 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Judd Apatow to produce new Pee-wee Herman movie with Paul Rust co-writing the script
Pee-wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens) announced last night that Judd Apatow would be producing his first new movie in decades, with comedian/actor Paul Rust (a UCB mainstay who in some ways embodies a younger next-generation version of Pee-wee) on board to co-write the screenplay with Reubens. No director is attached yet.
Reubens made a big comeback over the winter with a restaging of "Pee-wee's Playhouse" in Los Angeles -- a Broadway run is set to start in October -- and he'll also be bringing Pee-Wee to the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August for what's billed as the "world's largest 'Tequila' dance."
Reubens told the New York Times' Dave Itzkoff in an interview today that Apatow wants him and Rust to write a movie that puts Pee-wee in "a reality-based world and a liner road movie," much like his first "Big Adventure" film in 1985. "That appears to be what we're doing," Mr. Reubens said, "although it's at such an early stage right now that there still exists the possibility that this could turn into the 'Playhouse' movie. I don't think we know the answer to that yet."
Jul 1, 2010 3:45:54 PM | Judd Apatow, Paul Rust, Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman promotes his Broadway run with a balloon trick for Conan at Radio City Music Hall
If you went to the second night of Conan O'Brien's two-night stint at Radio City Music Hall, you may have been wondering if you'd get a repeat of Conan's dance-off (not pants-off) with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Well, they didn't get that, but they did get a number of celebrities, and a surprise performance by Pee-wee Herman, who has his first Broadway run opening in October. Pee-wee went through the audience looking for groupies to take backstage with him and Conan, then took to the stage to demonstrate a balloon trick. Just watch Pee-wee in action. If that doesn't get you excited to see what he'll do when he takes his show from Los Angeles to New York City, then I don't know what to tell you.
Pee-wee is coming to Broadway! Roll the clip!
Jun 4, 2010 2:10:32 PM | Conan O'Brien, Pee-wee Herman
Broadway will be getting a little more Pee-wee Herman and friends this fall! #peeweebroadway
Paul Reubens and his stage producer Scott Sanders announced today that Reubens' hit stage comeback show of alter-ego Pee-wee Hermans will be Broadway-bound this fall, with a six-week limited engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St. -- Previews bowing Oct. 26, an official opening on Nov. 11, and running through Dec. 5. Tickets go on sale June 1.
Pee-wee alerted his fans on Facebook and Twitter just before the announcement, telling followers: "Time for my secret announcement! Just a couple minutes! Get ready to SCREAM REAL LOUD 'cuz there's even a word of the day for you!"
Turns out the secret word is two words. He suggested "my pals on Facebook" enter GLOBEY at http://www.peewee.com/broadway/ for pre-sale ticket access, while "you awesome fans in the twitterverse" should enter the word SCREAM.
After finding out that at 57, Reubens not only could still pull off the role of Pee-wee, but that fans would pack a theatre and love the results -- he had a sold-out run in Los Angeles earlier this year -- he now has to wait until the fall to see if he can duplicate his success in New York City. As he told the New York Times in an interview today, he's already impatient: "The pressure of Twittering and Facebook posting between now and when I open is just daunting."
May 20, 2010 4:57:30 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman gets an iPad. Better than the "original" presentation by Steve Jobs?
Perhaps you heard that Apple announced its latest "tablet" super-sized version of the iPhone, except it's not a phone, but it still runs on 3G courtesy of AT&T, and it's called the iPad. So many jokes. So. Many. Jokes. Most people made the same joke. But what would happen when Pee-wee Herman got his hands on one of the first available iPads and showed it off to his friends, including one Magic Screen? Roll this "chosen one" clip from Funny or Die and find out?
Meanwhile, more people than you might think hit iPad into Google and found out that MADtv already spoofed a potential Apple iPad product a few years ago, with Arden Myrin using it as a tampon. Someone else used the computer technology to make it the real deal, though, so Steve Jobs actually was in on the joke this time. Roll the clip and you'll see what I mean.
Jan 29, 2010 8:07:48 AM | Arden Myrin, Funny or Die, MADtv, Pee-wee Herman
Watch the first few minutes of Pee-wee Herman's new stage show: Looks like "fun"!
Pee-wee Herman's big comeback began earlier this week with previews of his brand-new stage show, which runs through the first week of February at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The TV show Extra broadcast the first few minutes from his dress rehearsal, in which we see the Playhouse characters welcome Pee-Wee, and also serenade him with pop-culture jingles. Oh. Also. The secret word of the day. It looks like fun, doesn't it? Roll the clip!
Related reading: There's a lengthy feature on Pee-wee in this week's LA Weekly.
Jan 14, 2010 8:44:29 PM | Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman apologizes for changes and delays to his comeback show
If you are or were a fan of Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens' iconic man-child creation, then which situation would displease you more: Having your travel plans dashed (and paying cancellation/exchange fees) because Reubens delayed his comeback show for two months? Or...spending however much money you paid to go see The Pee-wee Herman Show in November and being utterly disappointed for the rest of your life? I know those aren't the only two options, but still. C'mon, people. The Los Angeles Times talked to fans who are angry about this. Get some perspective.
For his part, Reubens as Pee-wee took to the Internets last night to apologize to his fans, saying this on the Pee-wee Herman Facebook page:
My team has been working hard all day to get to the bottom of the problems some of you are having getting new tickets. Please make sure you are calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-653-8000. The process involves a refund of your old tickets then the opportunity to purchase new tickets for comparable prices and comparable seats at the new venue. This whole process began today at 10am PST and will continue until 10pm PST on Thursday, October 14th PST. If you do not exchange your tickets by this date and time you will receive an automatic refund. If you are being told anything different tell them Pee-wee sent you!! I know the customer service reps are being inundated with calls from all my fans and it is taking everyone time to choose new seats. They promised me everyone will be taken care of. Thank you for your patience!
Here's the deal. Reubens announced he finally was putting the Pee-wee suit and bow tie back on for the first time in decades, and it stirred up all sorts of memories. And fans began buying up tickets, so much so that it became obvious he'd have to extend the length of the show or go into a bigger venue. The decision was made to find a bigger theater. At the same time, though, could he still pull off the character? His first big splash was in primetime with Jay Leno:
This was a bit awkward, but I think we can chalk that up more to Leno, really. I'm not surprised, however, that Reubens and everyone involved would want to make sure that if this comeback is getting this much attention from fans, that they want to make sure the show is going to reward these fans. So waiting a couple of months more may be worth it for all parties concerned.
The Pee-wee Herman Show now is scheduled for Jan. 12 through Feb. 7, 2010, at Club Nokia @ LA Live.
Production notes: Scott Sanders has joined the team as lead producer, while Alex Timbers is now directing the show, an adaptation from the original production by Reubens, Bill Steinkellner and John Paragon. Joining this production is Miss Yvonne, Mailman Mike, Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie, as well as Pee-wee's talking chair, Chairry, Pterri the pterodactyl, Conky the robot, Magic Screen, Randy, and more. Many of the show's original artists, both on stage and behind the scenes are involved in this re-imagined production. David Korins, the show's scenic designer, will work with Gary Panter, one of the most influential artists of his generation and designer of both the original stage production and CBS's Pee-wee's Playhouse. The show's original musical composer, Jay Cotton, is busily writing new material.
Oct 8, 2009 1:17:58 PM | Pee-wee Herman


The 135th anniversary of New South Wales' southernmost lighthouse will be celebrated on November 3 when the historic Green Cape Light Station's 1,000,000 candlepower light flashes again across the waters of Disaster Bay. The powerful light will shine 40km out into the Tasman Sea for the whole night to mark the event while locals celebrate with a sausage sizzle. "It's 10 years since the light was last turned on when we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Green Cape Light Station," National Parks and Wildlife Service Sapphire Coast manager Andrew Wall said. "The station will be open to the public from 5.30pm to 8.30pm with the light being lit from 7pm until the sunrise the next day. We're hosting a free sausage sizzle and all community members are invited. "Remember to bring a torch if you plan on staying into the evening." The Green Cape Lighthouse is at the tip of Green Cape, a headland forming the northern boundary of Disaster Bay, south of Eden. It is Australia's first lighthouse built in concrete standing 29 metres high and is the second tallest lighthouse in NSW. The lighthouse was designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883 by Albert Aspinall who had to build a miniature port at Bittangabee Bay to bring in equipment and material for the lighthouse. The lighthouse started operating in 1883, when it was the largest mass-concrete structure built in NSW at the time. It was decommissioned in 1992 and added to the NSW Heritage Register on February 1, 2013. NPWS in conjunction with Lighthouses of Australia has been granted permission from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to operate the heritage lighthouse at Green Cape for the anniversary.
The 135th anniversary of New South Wales' southernmost lighthouse will be celebrated on November 3 when the historic Green Cape Light Station's 1,000,000 candlepower light flashes again across the waters of Disaster Bay.
The powerful light will shine 40km out into the Tasman Sea for the whole night to mark the event while locals celebrate with a sausage sizzle.
"It's 10 years since the light was last turned on when we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Green Cape Light Station," National Parks and Wildlife Service Sapphire Coast manager Andrew Wall said.
"The station will be open to the public from 5.30pm to 8.30pm with the light being lit from 7pm until the sunrise the next day. We're hosting a free sausage sizzle and all community members are invited.
The Green Cape Lighthouse is at the tip of Green Cape, a headland forming the northern boundary of Disaster Bay, south of Eden. It is Australia's first lighthouse built in concrete standing 29 metres high and is the second tallest lighthouse in NSW.
The lighthouse was designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883 by Albert Aspinall who had to build a miniature port at Bittangabee Bay to bring in equipment and material for the lighthouse.
The lighthouse started operating in 1883, when it was the largest mass-concrete structure built in NSW at the time. It was decommissioned in 1992 and added to the NSW Heritage Register on February 1, 2013.
NPWS in conjunction with Lighthouses of Australia has been granted permission from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to operate the heritage lighthouse at Green Cape for the anniversary.
Discuss "Green Cape to light up the night for 135th birthday"


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Remembering 'Silence of the Lambs' director Jonathan Demme's NJ inspirations
Remembering director Jonathan Demme and his 'degrees' of NJ (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Fans are mourning the loss of director Jonathan Demme. The native New Yorker has died at the age of 73, after battling both cancer and heart disease. Demme won an Academy Award for the iconic thriller Silence of the Lambs. As I scanned through his impressive legacy of films and music documentaries and videos, I noticed a good deal of New Jersey connections. Here are the strongest NJ ties in remembering Demme:
1. Jonathan Demme directed Philadelphia and asked Bruce Springsteen to write a song for the powerful drama. He then directed the video for "Streets of Philadelphia," for which the famously NJ rocker won an Oscar.
That was just one of a few videos collaborations for Springsteen and Demme. Others include E Street Band performances on "Murder Incorporated" and "If I Should Fall Behind."
2. Jonathan Demme co-directed a video for the 80's protest song/album, Sun City. Artists United Against Apartheid was led by Steven Van Zandt, and eventually included his E Street cohorts Clarence Clemons and Bruce Springsteen. Little Steven was among the first stars to memorialize Demme on Twitter, calling him a great filmmaker and a beautiful soul.
3. Jonathan Demme helped capture a landmark beach concert in Wildwood with country star Kenny Chesney. With a live crowd of at least 20,000, the 2012 concert special was billed as American Express Unstaged: Kenny Chesney Live Concert.
4. Jonathan Demme worked with Millburn native Anne Hathaway in the family drama Rachel Getting Married.
5. Jonathan Demme's last feature was directing Somerset County native Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash.
Proud Jersey Girl Erin Vogt's first reporting gig involved her Fisher Price tape recorder. As a wife and momma of two kiddies, she firmly believes that life's too short to drink bad coffee. A fan of the beach, Dave Grohl and karma, in no particular order.
Follow her on Twitter and on Facebook as ProudJersey.
Source: Remembering 'Silence of the Lambs' director Jonathan Demme's NJ inspirations
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William F. Neale, managing partner of engineering...
William F. Neale, managing partner of engineering firm
William F. Neale, retired senior managing partner of a consulting engineering firm, died Sunday of heart failure at the Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park.
Services for Mr. Neale, who was 79 and lived in Carney, will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Towson Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake and Highland avenues.
Mr. Neale retired in 1978 from Whitman, Requardt and Associates, in which he had been a partner since 1956. He first worked for the firm in the mid-1940s.
He had worked from 1934 until 1942 for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and he worked briefly for a contractor before joining Whitman, Requardt. He left the engineering firm for a time in the early 1950s and served as chief engineer in the Baltimore County Department of Public Works. From 1988 until his second retirement earlier this year, he worked for another engineering firm, Purdum and Jeschke.
He was a former president of the Engineering Society of Baltimore, the Maryland Association of Engineers and the local unit of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He had been chairman of the board of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.
A former scoutmaster for a Sea Scout Unit, he served on the regional executive board of the Boy Scouts of America. He was honored with the national organization's Silver Beaver Award.
Born in New Haven, Conn., but reared in Baltimore and in Gratitude on the Eastern Shore, he was a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute and the University of Maryland, where he BTC earned a civil engineering degree and was a member of the rifle, swimming and basketball teams. As a young man, he played semi-professional basketball.
Fond of fishing, hunting and sailing, he built some of his own sailing and hunting boats and traveled to the West and to Alaska for big game.
His first wife, the former Laurene Patty, died in 1971; his second wife, the former Norma Bell Powers, died last fall.
He is survived by three daughters, Patricia R. Battye of Parkton, Sandra S. Lyons of Princeton, N.J., and Shirley A. Neale of Carney; a son, Roger T. Powers Jr. of Riderwood; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Teresa Cohen, a retired professor who was the first woman faculty member of the mathematics department at Pennsylvania State University, died Monday of pneumonia at Sinai Hospital.
Services for Miss Cohen, who was 100, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Oheb Shalom Cemetery, 6130 O'Donnell St.
The Baltimore native was a graduate of Friends School in Baltimore and the oldest surviving alumna of Goucher College. She earned a master's degree and a doctorate in mathematics from the Johns Hopkins University, one of the first women in the country to earn a Ph.D. in math in 1918.
Miss Cohen, who joined the Penn State faculty in 1920, retired as a professor in 1962. She remained at Penn State for another 25 years as a volunteer, tutoring students in mathematics. She was awarded the Lion's Paw medal by the Penn State Alumni Association in recognition of her years of service. She was the oldest living member of the Mathematics Association of America.
She is survived by a sister, Hilda Fineberg of Pikesville; two nieces, Marthamae Schlow of Vero Beach, Fla., and Marjorie L. Katzenberg of Pikesville; a nephew, Robert L. Levy of Pikesville; five grandnieces and grandnephews; and six great-grandnieces and grandnephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Teresa Cohen Tutorial Endowment Fund, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Mathematics, University Park, Pa. 16802.
Laurence R. Godey
Lawyer and executive
Laurence R. Godey, a lawyer and assistant secretary of Monumental General Insurance Group, died Monday of pneumonia at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
A Mass of Christian burial for Mr. Godey, 63, who lived on Gaywood Road in the Gaywood area, will be offered at 10 a.m. today at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 6428 York Road.
Mr. Godey had started working for a predecessor company, First Federated Life Insurance Co. in 1972 after working for the Maryland National Bank.
Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of City College and Loyola College, earning his law degree from the University of Maryland in 1955.
He served in the Army in the late 1950s.
He is survived by his wife, the former L. Jean Hinnant; two sons, John Thomas and Laurence F. Godey Jr., both of Gaywood; a daughter, Elizabeth Leonna Godey of Conway, N.H.; and a sister, Elizabeth G. Stierhoff of Towson.
Lewis J. Tich
Plumbing firm owner
Lewis J. Tich, a retired plumbing firm owner, died Saturday of heart failure at Franklin Square Hospital Center.
A Mass of Christian burial for Mr. Tich, who was 77 and lived on Brendan Avenue, will be offered at 10 a.m. today at St. Wenceslaus Church, Ashland and Collington avenues.
He retired about 10 years ago as owner of Lewis J. Tich Plumbing and Heating. The son of a plumber, he had been in the business for many years.
During World War II, he also worked at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. shipyard at Sparrows Point. A member of the Loyola Order of the Moose,
he also did volunteer work at Franklin Square.
He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia E. Crowley; a son, Jerry Tich of Joppatowne; two daughters, Peggy Miller of Oklahoma City and Jane Holmes of Silver Spring; a sister, Marie Seager of Essex; a brother, J. Stanley Tich of Bethlehem, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Lena F. Snyder
Retired city teacher
Lena Frances Snyder, a retired Baltimore elementary schoolteacher, died July 28 at the Meridian-Long Green Nursing Center.
Memorial services for Mrs. Snyder, who was 83, will be held at 3 p.m. Aug. 30 at Faith and St. Mark's United Church of Christ. The family suggested memorial contributions to the church at 4839 Hazelwood Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21206.


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Carmen Voigt-Graf
Visiting Fellow, Development Policy Centre
MA (FU Berlin), PhD (Sydney)
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Carmen Voigt-Graf is a Visiting Fellow at the Development Policy Centre in the Crawford School of Public Policy. Her main research interests are migration, labour mobility and labour market analysis. Carmen has a PhD from the University of Sydney and has previously held academic positions at ANU and at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. She has worked on a range of development and economic issues in the Pacific, including as Senior Fellow at Papua New Guinea's National Research Institute and as Economic Adviser with the Office of the Chief Trade Adviser in Vanuatu. Carmen has consulted for various development partners in the region.
Pacific Island Countries
Labour market economics
Employment and skills development
Transnationalism and diasporas
Regional Trade Agreements


At the conclusion of the Red Mass on Wednesday, February 17, Mr. Dale Recinella was presented the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross. Mr. Recinella has demonstrated great zeal for the Catholic Faith and for the works of the Church, particularly during his seventeen years of faithful ministry to the incarcerated and their families, and the families of victims. He is well respected at Florida State Prison which houses Death Row inmates. In addition, he has exhibited obedience to the teachings of the Church and devotion to the Holy Father. Therefore, at the request of the bishops of Florida, Pope Francis has bestowed the Papal Honor of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross upon Mr. Recinella. The Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal is given for distinguished service to the Church, and is the highest Papal Honor that a lay person can receive in the Catholic Church.


This year again we frow manny old and rare sorts of tomatoes. To to find, which of them you like best, look at the pictures and descriptions.
Like alll green sorts it is very aromatic.
Just one slice on my bred and a little salt - mhmmm!
and sour and very tasty!
because it is cupped like a sweet pepper.


My wife and I are purchasing a 2018 RTL, the list is $31,900. my question is what if any accessories come with the bike? The dealer didn't say anything about any luggage or gps. Just saw threads about that stuff but only on earlier models. Just curious if any newer owners had any accessories included?
Always bargain for the vehicle they way you want it to be when you drive/ride away. Do your homework and add all that you want on it and deal for that. If you have a trade, bargain for the least cash difference; the amount you'll have to come up with to fill the gap between your and theirs.
I bought my 2018 RTL 4 weeks ago. Don't even think about paying anything near that $32K list price. Can-Am reduced the prices of ALL the 2019's to try to increase volume sales. Dealers are getting a MINIMUM of a $5500 rebate from Can-Am so the dealers can sell remaining in-stock 2018's at a more reasonable price compared to the NEW 2019's. Dealers in Las Vegas are averaging selling new 2018 RTL's still in stock at the $23K - $24K range. Do some Google searches and compare prices from dealers all over the country for 2018's now. It doesn't matter what your dealer says the OLD list price is. Anything near it is silly.
As to accessories, I got the Spyder with what came on it already as "standard equipment". No luggage, no GPS, no extras. Look at the Can-Am list of "standard equipment" for the 2018 RTL, and make sure everything on that list is on your Spyder. Anything more than that would be a negotiation between you and the dealer.
Here are example prices of 2018 RTL's in Las Vegas (scroll to bottom 2 on the page). Chrome is $23,999. Dark is only $22,399.
Here's the price of a 2019 RTL CHROME in Las Vegas right now (scroll to orange one on bottom of page). Less than $28,800 after Can-Am reducing the 2019 prices.
Use Google to search prices at other dealers around the country for comparisons.
2018 doesn't come with GPS or bag. Only 17's. GPS is now built into the gauge. I just purchased a brand new 2017 RT limited with comport seat, backrest, armrests, GPS and luggage, 3 year warranty BEST, total "out the door" for $23997 3 weeks ago. It had 236 miles and full 2 year warranty. If you want a to drive head north outside Washington DC there is a store called motomember up there that is the leading seller or Spyders on the east cost. He has a ton of 18's for sale for $21999. It's only a 6 hour drive north of Georgia.
The quote on a 2018 RTL in North Carolina was $26,850.
Apples and oranges if not out the door price.
As others have stated do not pay the price you were quoted. The MSRP for a 2018 RT is 29,299 so the dealer is over the MSRP. If you are looking at the RT Limited then it may be higher. At any rate BRP is offering a 5500 rebate so your price should start at 26,400 and you should bargain for a lower price. While 2018's do not come with GPS units they do have BRP connect which contains a GPS APP. However, from what I have read on this site many 2018 owners have problems working BRP connect.
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No one has the right to occupy the Vatican
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
One snippet of news from Italy that seems to have been overshadowed by the cruise liner disaster is the recent incursion of the Occupy movement into St Peter's Square. The Guardian has a report here which is in broad conformity with the reports in the Italian press. Some Indignados, as they are known, who are mainly Spanish and French, tried to set up a camp in the piazza, but were ejected by the police. One of the protestors climbed the Christmas tree (which will be in place until 2nd February, feast of the Presentation), and had to be forcibly removed from it.
The police who removed the protestors were not the Swiss Guard, nor the Vatican gendarmes, but the Italian police. The piazza is Vatican territory, but it is policed, by long standing arrangement, by the Italian forces of law and order. The action of the police was fully supported by the Vatican itself. As Fr Federico Lombardi is reported to have said: "Considering the actions undertaken and the language used, these Indignados evidently wanted to use the piazza in an improper way, not in keeping with the spirit of the place and it was therefore considered just and opportune to move them out with the co-operation of the police."
The actions in question are presumably the assualt on the Christmas tree, the fact that one of the protestors was dressed up in a mock-papal costume, and that the Indignados were shouting things like "The Pope is a criminal!" and "The Vatican should pay taxes!", as well as "The Church is corrupt!"
Fr Lombardi's point is one that all Catholics should share. The piazza is a sacred space, frequently used for religious worship, and as such no place for political demonstrations. In fact any attempted political demonstration in either the piazza or the Aula Paolo Sesto, the huge audience hall nearby, is routinely quoshed.
Back in 1978, when John Paul II was about to be elected, some supporters of Archbishop Lefevre attempted, or so the story goes, to unfurl a banner that read "Questa volta, un papa cattolico." ("This time, let it be a Catholic Pope.") They did not get very far. More recently a well known female British theologian tried to smuggle a placard into a Papal audience with the words to the effect that British Catholics wanted female ordination: she was jumped on by the Swiss Guard, or so I was told. Again, another Catholic feminist whose name escapes me wished to demonstrate on the occasion of some Synod, and she and her supporters were allowed to put a banner across a street some blocks away in the Prati district, but not in the piazza itself. When the late Georg Haider turned up at the end of the last Holy Year, so did some protestors, but they were barred from entering the Via della Conciliazione (the road that leads up to the piazza); an ugly stand off ensued.
It seems to me that the zero tolerance policy of demonstrations in the Vatican is the only one possible. If it were not in force, given that St Peter's Square is the world's most famous piazza, then it would never be free from protestors. Incidentally, the Indignados have set up camp outside the Lateran, which is Rome's Cathedral. Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano is the usual locus of left wing demonstrations in the city. Rome is the focus of many manifestazioni (as they are called): when I lived there many a Saturday was taken up by busloads of people from all over Italy coming to march through the capital, much to the indignation of the locals who found the disruption irritating. Not only did the traffic come to a standstill, but the demonstrators would routinely deface buildings with their slogans, using their spraypaint under the very eyes of the police. (Rome and graffiti, don't get me started…..) My guess is that most Romans will see the Indignados in a similar light.
What do the Indignados want? According to the Italian press, one of the few to speak Italian said:
"Siamo venuti a manifestare qui per riappropriarci di una piazza che come tutte le altre deve essere del popolo. Il nostro è stato anche un gesto simbolico per sottolineare che 'l'istituzione-Vaticano' ha tante ricchezze e non paga le tasse, non paga la crisi"
This translates as: "We have come to demonstrate here to take possession again of a piazza which like all the others ought to belong to the people. Ours is also a symbolic gesture to underline that the Vatican institution has great wealth and does not pay tax, and is not paying for the crisis."
This is standard Spartism, but it is the last bit that puzzles me. Why should the Vatican pay for the crisis, and what does that mean in practical terms, anyway? It is also highly ironic because if people had listened to the Vatican , there would not have been any debt crisis in the first place.
Fr Federico Lombardi
St Peter's Square
Debate: Should the Vatican put more energy into public relations?
The Vatican is often criticised for paying little or no attention to PR. At the same time many believe that a slick, modern PR office would hinder its mission
The Vatican's media machine is broken
Only the Pope can address the real problem with the Holy See's outdated media operation
Fr Raymond de Souza
Vatican to care for homeless woman who gave birth at the edge of St Peter's Square
The woman has been offered a place at a women's shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity
Junno Arocho Esteves


The G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) and beta-arrestins, families of molecules essential to the desensitization of G protein-dependent signaling via seven-transmembrane receptors (7TMRs), have been recently shown to also transduce G protein-independent signals from receptors. However, the physiologic consequences of this G protein-independent, GRK/beta-arrestin-dependent signaling are largely unknown. Here, we establish that GRK/beta-arrestin-mediated signal transduction via the angiotensin II (ANG) type 1A receptor (AT(1A)R) results in positive inotropic and lusitropic effects in isolated adult mouse cardiomyocytes. We used the "biased" AT(1A)R agonist [Sar(1), Ile(4), Ile(8)]-angiotensin II (SII), which is unable to stimulate G(alpha)q-mediated signaling, but which has previously been shown to promote beta-arrestin interaction with the AT(1A)R. Cardiomyocytes from WT, but not AT(1A)R-deficient knockout (KO) mice, exhibited positive inotropic and lusitropic responses to both ANG and SII. Responses of WT cardiomyocytes to ANG were dramatically reduced by protein kinase C (PKC) inhibition, whereas those to SII were unaffected. In contrast, cardiomyocytes from beta-arrestin2 KO and GRK6 KO mice failed to respond to SII, but displayed preserved responses to ANG. Cardiomyocytes from GRK2 heterozygous knockout mice (GRK2(+/-)) exhibited augmented responses to SII in comparison to ANG, whereas those from GRK5 KO mice did not differ from those from WT mice. These findings indicate the existence of independent G(alpha)q/PKC- and GRK6/beta-arrestin2-dependent mechanisms by which stimulation of the AT(1A)R can modulate cardiomyocyte function, and which can be differentially activated by selective receptor ligands. Such ligands may have potential as a novel class of therapeutic agents.


hi all, does anyone know when cam belt should be changed.
can't find anything in the car papers.
The official VAG change interval on second generation CRTDI engines such as the CAYC used in yours is only listed as every 210000Km, in other words circa 130K miles with no time period listed. The interval time generally accepted for diesel engines after 2009 is 5 years. Personally anything over 100K miles would make me seriously worried about failure which on these units is utterly catastrophic and can easily write the car off as financially unviable.


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Work, Pages with broken file links, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Aion
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They were warned...not to mistake grace for weakness.
Aion is a Korean MMORPG from NCSoft, the publisher of Lineage II, City of Heroes, and Guild Wars, published in English in late 2009.
The game is based on the conflict between two factions of humans which live on opposite halves of a shattered world; the noble but arrogant Elyos and the brave but bitter Asmodians. As well as an ongoing war with each other, the two factions must contend with evil Balaur, a race created to protect and watch over the world, but now...not so much. This makes up the games unique PvPvE system, as the designers call it. Other than this, it's also notable for the fact that all characters possess the ability to fly, amongst other things.
This game provides examples of:
After the End: Although so far afterward that almost no one remembers it.
A God Am I: You, in the main storyline. Or so it seems. Daevas are considered demigods in the game's mythology, with Empyrean Lords considered to be full gods (with a small G). The overgod, Aion, is absent and the two major pantheons (the Elyos and Asmodians) are at war.
Alien Sky: Besides the fact the Tower of Eternity is visible from anywhere in the world, the sky has a shattered moon, three total moons, and the other half of the world floating ominously overhead.
Except you can never see the other half of the world, even in the Abyss.
Always Chaotic Evil: The Balaur.
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: You start your character's life by doing this. (Well, to get out of the newbie area.) The game also features several other types of ascended beings, such as ascended lizardmen (Balaur) and even ascended trees (Elim).
Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever: The stronger Balaur, based on the gigantic discarded weapons littering the abyss. Also the Guardian Deities who guard fortresses. The 1,000 highest ranked PV Pers on any given server can even transform themselves into a Guardian Deity.
Bag of Holding: Cubes(Inventories), this is an MMORPG after all. However, cubes are directly stated as being Hammerspace related.
Baleful Polymorph: A common punishment among both Elyos and Asmodians, especially for insubordination.
Battle Butler and Ninja Maid: In Kromede's Trial.
Beast Man: The Mau, a race of humanoid cat people.
The Beast Master: Spiritmasters, who summon elemental spirits to do their bidding.
BFS: Greatswords, a favorite of Gladiators not using their signature weapon, and also an option for Templars.
Bishonen Line: Armor in Aion follows the Bishonen Line theme. Armor starts off relatively plain and gets more and more elaborate and extravagant until you get the level 50 Daevenion armor at which point it becomes simple again.
New level 55 equipment goes right back to Bling of War.
Blade on a Stick: Polearms, the aforementioned signature weapon of Gladiators.
Breast Plate: Hell yes, but at least more modest than most, considering some of the female armor model have skirts and metal/leather stockings instead of pants. While Magic Skirt is present to some extent, it doesn't prevent you from *those*, since you can adjust the camera angle in such a way in the first place, EVEN TO YOUR OWN CHARACTER! By the way, the chain armor series is probably the most modest looking of the lot, so don't roll a priest if you want those kind of armor.
Bribing Your Way to Victory: To a limited extent. Most of the purchasable items are cosmetic, but a few grant tangible bonuses.
Cast From Hit Points: Siel and Israphel drained their bodies of aether and used it to keep the Cataclysm from completely destroying the world.
A few spells in game consume health instead of mana as well, such as the Cleric's Thorny Skin and the Sorcerer's Soul Absorption.
Chainsaw Good: The purchasable "Cataclysm's Jaws Weapon Skin" cosmetic item reskins a sword to look like a chainsaw.
Character Customization: The character creator allows for incredible diversity. You can make your character look like an Elf, a Dwarf, or even an Orc just by messing with the sliders, to the point where not having any separate and distinct playable races doesn't matter one bit. People have even made their characters into clones of Obama, Micheal Jackson, Cloud Strife, Rambo, and Many Others including Dobby the house-elf and Arthas. Some other people, however, use the character creator's powers for evil...
Cool Airship / Cool Starship: It's hard to classify exactly what they are, but the Dredgion Battleships the Balaur use in the Abyss are undoubtedly cool. Scary as hell, too, as they can blast Daevas right out of the sky and carry thousands of troops to be deployed throughout the Abyss as the Balaur see fit. They also serve as instanced dungeons, with the ultimate goal to kill the captain.
Council of Angels: The Empyrean Lords, even though they started out as ordinary humans, and have never lived in any kind of heaven or any other higher plane of existence.
Crystal Dragon Jesus: More like giant crystal tower Jesus.
Cute Monster Girl: Asmodians are capable of being just as bishonen/bishoujo as the Elyos.
Dark Is Not Evil: The Asmodians. While they live in a barbaric society and an even more harsh and unforgiving world, the game implies they are only doing what they must to survive. Despite their appearance, many quests show them to be very human.
Similarly Shedim Lady Lumiel. Before the cataclysm, she was said to be curious, innocent, and mischievous. Not much is known about her at present, however.
Deader Than Dead: Almost all of the first Elyos legion to travel to Asmodae via a rift were erased from existence by Zikel.
Earthshattering Kaboom: What happened when Aion broke.
Easy Amnesia: The driving point of the Elyos side of the plot and possibly part of the Asmodian one, too...
Elites Are More Glamorous: Daevas are higher in the pecking order than humans, but between Daevas and the Empyrean Lords are those Daevas who serve in the elite miltary units: Guardians (among the Elyos) and Archons (among the Asmodians).
Elemental Embodiment: Spiritmasters summon them.
The Empire: Both sides.
The End of the World as We Know It: If one side doesn't destroy the other side's stump of Aion, the world will run out of Aether and the atmosphere will disperse.
Escort Mission: Surprisingly few for an MMORPG.
Evil Tower of Ominousness: Oh, come on. It's in the title!
The Faceless: The Empyrean Lords are depicted as glowing humanoid figures, or when the light isn't drawn as brightly, they're shown from an angle in which their faces are obscured.
Fantastic Slurs: A handful have evolved out of the player community. Do you play as an Elyos? Congratulations, You're a sun-sucker. Do you play Asmodian? You're a furback.
Also, Elfs for Elyos (not entirely unwarranted) and Assmos for...well, take a guess.
Fetch Quest: Tons, naturally.
Fighter, Mage, Thief: And Priest.
Flash Step: Blind Leap, Dash Attack
Giant Flyer: Unexplained giant flying whales/fish/dragon/whatthefuckevers seem to serve more as scenery than anything else in the game. There's at least 4 flying around the Verteron zone alone.
If you ever see a chat message about a "betafish" its usually in relation to these things.
Glowing Eyes of Doom: The Asmodians aren't evil per-se, but their eyes glow red when they're killing.
God Is Dead: The shattered tower stumps are the remains of what used to be god, though there are hints in-game that Aion (God) is watching from the sidelines.
Good Thing You Can Heal: Ascended? Congratulations, you get to spend your life dying pointlessly for things like finding peoples cats, because hey, you can recover from it, right?
Good Wings, Evil Wings: Averted with the Elyos and Asmodians - they have angel wings and black angel wings respectively and are about the same in terms of good and evil. Played straight with the Balaur, who have the bat "Devil" type of wings. Note, however, that the Asmodians did have bat-like devil wings in pre-release demonstration versions of the game which can still be found on a few Asmodian enemies.
Looks like the Elyos will have glowing neon blue bat/dragon wings in next releases, as seen in the Vision Trailer.
Green-Eyed Monster: According to the Aion website's official wiki, the Empyrean Lord Israphel's jealousy of Siel, plus a desire for greater power, led to his eventual corruption. It seems to be implied that this is what led him to call for peace with the Balaur, which in turn led to the destruction of the Tower of Eternity.
Grey and Gray Morality: Neither side is traditionally good or evil, but things are much more complicated than it might seem at first.
Hard Work Hardly Works: You'd think the Elyos, living lives of comparative ease and comfort to those of the Asmodians, would be naturally more fragile, right? Wrong.
Heroic Sacrifice: Siel and Israphel sacrificing themselves in order to keep the planet from falling apart.
Hey, It's That Voice!: Zuko is one of the options for character voices.
And if you're playing with the Japanese voice pack, you've got Takehito Koyasu as the 'callous' male voice and one of the system voices, as well as Souichirou Houshi, Jurota Kosugi and Kana Ueda.
Hollow World: It used to be, but the Cataclysm blew up most of the equator making it look more like an apple core.
Idiot Ball: Yeah, sure Zikel, please attack the Balaur diplomats your friends summoned for peace talks. Cue Tower exploding in the resulting conflict and the After the End situation at present.
I Know Karate: Wield a quarterstaff and you use it like a Wuxia protagonist. And look awesome doing it.
I'm a Humanitarian: The moral consequences of this are completely ignored. The sapient (but evil) Balaur are considered a delicacy, and all the top-level, most useful cooking recipes specialize in cooking Balaur meat.
Improbable Weapon User: Spellbooks. Their standard attack is the user tearing out pages from the book to fling at the enemy. Admittedly, they're magically charged and the Violation of Common Sense is averted as the pages simply regenerate with all the writing intact, but they still fit this trope.
Immortality Begins At Twenty: Averted, you're stuck at whatever age you ascend at for eternity. One of the first Daeva Elyos meet is a child who's several hundred years old, and an Asmodian Daeva talks about the seeming sadism of being ascended when he was on his death bed and now has to watch his family grow old and die when he can't even take up his blade.
Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Lady Siel, one of the Empyrean Lords that died to keep the world from falling apart.
The Lifestream: Aether, and consequently the Aion tower.
Light Is Not Good: The Elyos zealously believe that the lack of strife they experience in their world is proof that they are blessed by God, and see the Asmodians as soulless inhuman monsters to be killed without remorse. Including civilians and children.
Similarly, the Seraphim Lord Kaisinel is a vicious Blood Knight and doesn't care much about anyone's life.
The Magic Goes Away: Well, it hasn't yet, but it's going to pretty soon if someone doesn't do something about it.
Mix-and-Match Critters: All of the natural fauna in the setting.
Older Than They Look: Daeva stop aging when they ascend, so ancient daeva can have the bodies of small children.
One-Hit Kill:
There are weapon enchantments that give you a 1% chance of dealing 3,750 damage whenever you use any attack. For reference, the average max level player has about 5,000 hp. On top of that, the damage from the enchantment is subject to spell damage bonuses, which means it'll probably deal about twice that amount if used by one of the caster classes.
Clerics have Voice of Destruction, a skill with a one hour long cooldown that literally allows you to kill up to 13 enemy players at once.
Our Angels Are Different: Daevas are exceptional Elyos and Asmodians, capable of manipulating aether to a degree previously only seen by the Empyrean Lords. In return for dedicating their existence to their people, they become immortal.
Though the Balaur were intended to fill the more traditional "Angel" role before they rebelled, as stewards and messengers of Aion and protectors of humanity, and usually have a mix between angel names and folklore monster names. And they are dragons with spaceships. Which leads us to...
Our Dragons Are Different: The Balaur were originally created as the rulers of Atreia, but quickly got drunk on their power and turned evil.
Path of Inspiration: The Lepharist movement... maybe.
Power Gives You Wings: What happens when someone becomes a Daeva.
Power Trio: The Seraphim Lords, Shedim Lords, and even the Dragon Lords all have two sets of Power Trios.
Seraphim Lords:
Ariel: Thoughtful and amiable. Is dissappointed that Azphel's recklessness ruined the peace talks with the Balaur. Leader of the Seraphim Lords. (Ego)
Nezekan: Contemplative, but decisive. Nezekan is reserved and tolerant, but adamant once he reaches a conclusion. (Superego)
Vaizel: Playful, selfish, and cunning. Often goes off on his own in disguise to hang out with ordinary humans, and sometimes neglects his duties. (Id)
Ariel: (Ego)
Kaisinel: A dark and enigmatic Blood Knight who is focused on getting revenge on Shedim Lady Lumiel for embarrassing him in battle. He's a girl in Korea. (Id)
Yustiel: The Heart of the group. Gentle and caring, she's most interested in peace and reconciliation. (Superego)
Shedim Lords:
Azphel: A decisive perfectionist who holds himself and his subordinates to high standards. Hates Ariel for being too weak-willed to continue the fight against the Balaur and believes that Ariel has failed in her duties. Leader of the Shedim Lords (Ego)
Zikel: Azphel's right hand. Once a friendly rival of Nezekan, they have fallen out of favor with one another. Zikel is violent, arrogant, and lacks self-control. Somewhat of a Reckless Sidekick, as he was partially responsible for the events that ignited the abyss war. (Id)
Marchutan: Quiet, respectful, and completely stoic. Also The Big Guy. Prefers rational planning rather than Zikel's impulsiveness. (Superego)
Azphel: (Ego)
Triniel: Composed and calculating, she prefers to strike precisely and accurately. Has a cold indifferent personality. (Superego)
Lumiel: Not much is known about her since she joined the Shedim Lords, but according to accounts from before the cataclysm, she is curious, innocent, and mischievous. Pursues magic studies with the same curiosity that a Playful Hacker applies to computer security. (Id)
Dragon Lords:
Fregion: The first Balaur to ascend and become immortal, and also the first to propose that the Balaur should be rulers over everything else. In spite of his initial enthusiasm, he now worries that the Balaur's endless desire for power may lead to ruin. (Ego)
Meslamtaeda: A Red Oni, and a Blood Knight. So Hot-Blooded that only Fregion can dare to control him. (Id)
Ereshkigal: A Blue Oni. He is especially attuned to cold and ice magic, but has learned to control all the elements, even to the point where he is rumored to be able to cause jungles to sprout up in deserts. He is dispassionate and prefers rational thinking, which is very unusual for the Balaur. While he has a reputation for cruelty, he maintains strict adherence to his own code of honor. He was the first Balaur to take up the Empyrean Lords' peace proposition, and a primary debater before the assassination attempt on Fregion and the subsequent cataclysm. (Superego)
Fregion: (Ego)
Beritra: The Quiet One. He would prefer that others not know he even exists, and prefers to hide in the shadows. (Superego)
Tiamat: He would prefer that everyone know he exists, and is motivated primarily for fame, fortune, and to prove himself. (Id)
Note that the Seraphim Lords and Shedim Lords each have one member whose personality traits best fit those of the other group as a way to show that Light Is Not Good and Dark Is Not Evil.
Private Military Contractors: The players start in one of these.
Rage Against the Heavens: The Balaur turned against Aion (God) when he refused to grant them more power over the world, ordering them to serve humans. They succeeded.
Except that they were banished from Atreya into a different dimension, and the humans are now heavily empowered and ABLE to fight back. Plus, see the above entry for "God Is Dead."
Rainbow Pimp Gear: Completely averted...unless you're into that thing. Players can change the appearance of their gear to that of any other piece of gear in their inventory. You can also dye your gear whichever color you want. That means you could conceivably make yourself look like a level 1 character, or you could keep the looks of that super-cool armor set you ditched a long time ago without having to worry about losing any stats.
Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Daeva remain at the age they ascend at until they die. This goes even if they are children.
Also a possibility for the shugo Vindachinerk, even though shugos can't become daeva. The game mentions that he was the one who created the first cubes, and that he learned how to make them from Empyrean Lord Israphel, the Lord of Space. The catch is that Israphel has been dead for several thousand years, so either Vindachinerk has somehow extended his lifetime by a ridiculous amount, or he used some kind of time travel.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Asmodian's eyes glow red in combat.
Reptiles Are Abhorrent: The Balaur.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Kromede in the Trial Of Kromede.
Samus Is a Girl: Shaga, a gladiator who fought in the Impetusium wooed many women who gazed into his eyes, and became the greatest champion who ever participated in the colosseum... until it was eventually discovered that he was a she.
Scenery Porn: Even at launch the game was considered one of the prettiest MMORPGs on the market, but from the looks of what's shown in the Aion Vision trailer this looks like it's going to be ramped up to eleven.
Shattered World: Atreia was split into two chunks, Elysea and Asmodae.
So Beautiful It's a Curse: Kromede was considered so beautiful that people thought Aion itself sculpted her face. She was constantly showered with marriage proposals, politely turning them all down. She later became a Shadow Judge, but was eventually investigated for corruption. Her downfall was caused by the people hurt by her not returning their love giving the court evidence against her. However, the Kromede's Trial dungeon seemed to show that most of the latter part was inaccurate at best.
Space Jews: Shugos have a secretive culture based around trading and capitalism. One Shugo mentions that he has recently lost his fortune and is now "a young shugo with an old shugo's fur". An in-game book says "A Shugo will never cheat another Shugo, but taking advantage of other races seems to be encouraged." It also says "...Some go so far as to say that Shugos are responsible for all evil in the world. Some particularly vicious rumors claim that Shugos drink the blood of human infants..."
Squishy Wizard: Sorcerers and to a lesser extent, Spiritmasters.
Staying Alive: Daeva can always resurrect their bodies if they're killed near an Obelisk. If they aren't near an obelisk, however, they run the risk of actually suffering a Final Death, or wandering around forever as a disembodied spirit.
In-game, this means you're never far from an Obelisk. Even if you attacking the Balaur in their home dimension.
Stone Wall: The Templar are the primary tanking class. Gladiators and the Priest branches aren't quite as durable, but they can work as substitute tanks.
Teleporters and Transporters: Devas use a Portal Network to get around quickly. Apparently, humans that try to use it Tele Frag themselves. In addition, there's the Sorcerer "Blind Leap" skill which teleports them backwards, and the Illusion Gate skill which opens a portal to their faction's capital city.
Undead Child: Boggarts
Utopia Justifies the Means: The mission statement of the Lepharists.
Verbal Tic: The Shugo, nyerk!
Actually, "nyerk" isn't so much of a verbal tick as it is a very offensive curse word in their own language making it an Unusual Euphemism rather than a Verbal Tic.
More accurately, their 'akakakakak' they occasionally add to the end of their sentences.
The Very Definitely Final Dungeon: The Divine Fortress, in the center of the Abyss. Built inside the sun-like corpse of god, and visible from both worlds.
Video Game Cruelty Potential: Assassins. One of their skill sets involves carving runes into their target's flesh with their weapons. Runes which then proceed to explode.
Waterfall Into the Abyss: Asteria Fortress in the abyss has plenty of these.
Whip Sword: Every melee weapon type has a selection of long-range extendable whip versions.
Who Wants to Live Forever?: If a human ascends while old and frail, they are going to stay old and frail for eternity. Likewise, children who ascend do not have the chance to grow up.
Winged Humanoid: Plenty.
Stationary Wings are averted, however. Except when gliding instead of flying, a Daeva's wings flap normally.
Womb Level: The Dreadgion
Wutai: Most areas involving the Mau.
You Will Not Evade Me: Templars can pull entire groups of enemies towards them using energy beams.
Zettai Ryouiki
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