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A Slice of Flutterdash - UnlicensedBrony
A series of short scenes, snippets and skits detailing a behind-the-scenes relationship between Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Based on Bookplayer's "The Appledash Project"
A Slice of Flutterdash written by UnlicensedBrony
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Six friends sat and laughed around a table in Twilight's library, where they'd set up for the afternoon to privately celebrate their victory. Compared to the massive party in their honour the day before, which the whole of Ponyville had attended, this was pleasantly tame and laid-back. As much as Rainbow Dash loved big parties, even she had to admit that it was nice to chill out and relax with just a few close friends.
"...and how 'bout discorded Rainbow Dash, huh?" said Applejack, grinning from ear to ear. "Sittin' up there with her head in the clouds, sayin' she's too cool to get involved. Huh... thinkin' 'bout it, you weren't much different from normal, were ya, RD?"
"Hey!" said Rainbow, as her friends all got a laugh at that. She couldn't help but smile too. "I'm not that bad. At least I wasn't walking into stuff because my eyes were shifting all over the place, Applejack."
"I couldn't help it! I felt like everyone was gonna accuse me of lyin'!"
"Which you were," Rarity pointed out. "Constantly. I wonder, now that you've regained your senses, can you actually tell a convincing lie?"
"Well, uh, sure I can!" said Applejack, pursing her lips and shifting her eyes as soon as she'd finished. They all laughed again.
It was good to joke around about this stuff, Rainbow thought. Sure, it'd been pretty messed up – even a little scary – at the time, and if you started thinking about it too much or too seriously, you'd give yourself nightmares. Laughing with your friends was a way to talk about it and get all those worries off your chest without getting too heavy. Thus, the jokes.
As the laughter petered out and Rainbow wiped a tear from her eye, she realised that one voice had stopped long before the rest of them. In the seat next to Rainbow, Fluttershy was quietly looking down at the table, eyes unfocused. She had a smile on her face, but she was clearly distracted, lost in thought. Rainbow knew what she was thinking about.
"You've gone quiet all of a sudden," Applejack pointed out, as she was a master of subtlety. "Somethin' on your mind?"
Fluttershy looked up at her, then glanced around at everypony else. They all met her with looks of friendly interest. "Oh, um..." Finally, she turned to look at Rainbow, smile twitching up as she did.
She didn't say anything, but Rainbow heard the question. They'd talked about it earlier and decided that tonight was the night, but Rainbow had been so caught up in the conversation that she'd almost forgotten. Not quite though. With a smile, Rainbow nodded and sat up in her seat, looking around at the others with confidence. She had to admit to being a little nervous, but she wasn't going to let it show.
"Actually, there is something," Fluttershy said, taking her time. "I've been meaning to tell you all... That is, we've been meaning to tell you something for a while now."
Having noticed their exchange, Twilight, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie glanced between the two of them with curious excitement. "Yes?" Rarity prompted.
Fluttershy's nerves got the better of her. She gulped and turned to Rainbow for support, shaking a little.
Rainbow gave her a knowing smile, then lifted a hoof and lay it on the table, offering it to her. Fluttershy glanced at it, then slowly lifted her own hoof and crossed it with Rainbow's. The gesture helped her swallow the lump in her throat.
"Rainbow Dash and I," she managed. So far so good. "We're, u-um..." She muttered the last word under her breath.
Their friends all leaned in a little closer. "Sorry, what was that?" Twilight asked.
"R-Rainbow Dash and I are... mmrph."
Everyone stared at her for a moment, then turned to Rainbow in question. Even Fluttershy spared her a sidelong glance, as if to say 'Help me.' Rainbow rolled her eyes, but squeezed Fluttershy's hoof to let her know it was okay. She smiled across at their friends and took over, figuring she might as well just come out and say it. "We're dating."
A collective gasp went up from Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie Pie. Applejack didn't gasp, but her eyebrows slowly crept up her head. After that, everypony went eerily quiet. They probably didn't mean to stare, but they did – looking at Rainbow first, then to Fluttershy to confirm it, then back to Rainbow. Their expressions were unreadable, and they went on for a lot longer than was comfortable.
'Uh, okay,' Rainbow thought, feeling her heart speed up. 'This probably isn't a good sign. We knew they'd be surprised, but...' A glance at Fluttershy, who had her eyes completely hidden behind her mane, told that she was thinking the same as Rainbow. 'They're gonna freak out. Oh, feathers. Maybe I should try to play it off as a joke.'
That idea got shot down pretty quickly, though she gave it more thought than she would've liked to admit. This wasn't a joke, it was for real. She didn't know how Fluttershy would feel about backing out and covering it up again. It was a short-term solution, sure. But if there was a problem here, pretending it wasn't there wouldn't make it go away. They had to face it.
Rainbow squared up and forced herself to wait. Whatever came, she knew how she felt about Fluttershy, and that wasn't going to change.
"Well," said Applejack, finally breaking the silence. Rainbow met her eyes, and Applejack stared back, though she looked a little unfocused. Still processing it, maybe. She let the word hang in the air for an entirely too long awkward moment...
And then she smiled.
"You rascals," she drawled. "I don't believe it. How long've you been keepin' this under your hats?"
"W-we weren't really 'keeping' it," Fluttershy mumbled, quivering. "Keeping it from you, that is. We were just waiting for the right time."
"Right," said Rainbow, her own lips curling up as she stared at Applejack's smile. It was for real – pretty much always was with Applejack – and it took some of the edge off. She cleared her throat, which had gone dry, and answered the question. "As for how long it's been going on... Uh. You guys remember that thing with the dragon last year?"
"Whaaat?!" Rarity squealed, making Rainbow cringe. "You've been together all this time and you never once mentioned it? How could you do this to me?" She put a hoof to her forehead and swooned. "All the details I've missed, the romantic firsts that have long since passed. I could understand you not telling Twilight or Pinkie of course, but to keep it from me?"
"We're just going to ignore that comment," said Twilight, deadpan. She found a smile and turned it on Rainbow and Fluttershy. "I can't believe you've been seeing one another all this time. Congratulations! Or... wait." She put a hoof to her chin. "That doesn't sound right. But I am very happy for you both. This is wonderful news!"
Rainbow beamed as the butterflies in her stomach exploded into relief. "Thanks," she said, though it didn't at all sum up how she really felt.
She didn't have a chance to figure out what exactly 'how she really felt' was, because Applejack – in her infinite tact – broke right in and said, "So when's the wedding?"
The pit dropped out of Rainbow's stomach. Fluttershy's face drained of colour. "U-um," Rainbow said, intelligently.
"Applejack!" Rarity scolded. "You can't joke about things like that!"
"Hehe, sorry," said Applejack. She leant over the table and punched Rainbow on the shoulder. "Gotta expect some teasin' though, right, RD? But, uh, on a serious note--" She leant closer and lowered her voice. "--have you two... you know..."
"Applejack, honestly!" Rarity all but screamed, going red as Applejack laughed. She was obviously pleased with herself at making the two of them extremely uncomfortable. Twilight looked between them, cluelessly, while Pinkie... Pinkie actually hadn't moved, at all – she was still covering her mouth with a hoof where she'd gasped, and she'd pretty much frozen there. The announcement had broken her.
Rainbow finally managed to regain her senses, realising that Applejack was just joking around. That only made it slightly less embarrassing. She shook her head and decided not to dwell on it. "Well, I don't know about all that," she said, hoping to gloss over both questions. "We're still in kind of an, er, exploratory phase, I guess you'd call it. That's a word, right, Twilight?"
Twilight nodded automatically. Then her eyes went wide and her cheeks turned pink. "Explora... Oh, my."
Rainbow facehoofed. "Not like that."
"Well," said Fluttershy, choosing then, of all moments, to pitch in. "We are kind of--"
"Anyway!" said Rainbow. "I meant that we're still getting used to being... together. We're not thinking ahead or anything, we're just taking it a day at a time. To see if it works, you know?" She looked across at Fluttershy and smiled. "But we're pretty serious now, right?"
Fluttershy beamed at her. "Right."
Rainbow felt a rush of pride at that, and barely managed to keep herself from leaning in to kiss her. They both already knew that they were serious about each other, but admitting that to their friends, together, was a bit of a rush and a reality-check. It made her grin, at the very least, as her eyes wandered over their smiling faces. "So we just wanted you guys to know," she finished.
"Well, we're glad that you trusted us with it," said Twilight.
"Eventually," said Rarity, crossing her hooves in a pout.
Applejack shook her head and finally gave Rainbow an honest smile. "Jokin' aside, I'm real happy for the two of you. 'Specially you, Fluttershy."
Fluttershy managed to meet her eyes. "Thank you."
"Yes, I, of course, am happy for you as well," said Rarity, with a little sigh. "But I hope you realise that I am going to need a great number of details, to make up for lost time."
"If you'd like, I could tell you about it on our spa dates," Fluttershy offered. "That is, if you don't mind, Rainbow."
Rainbow shrugged. "Cool with me," she said, smiling beside herself at the support of her friends. Well, most of her friends. Quirking a brow, she turned to look at the one pony who, very strangely, had yet to say anything. "What're you saying, Pinkie Pie? You usually--" She broke off, staring. Everyone joined her.
Pinkie Pie's face had gone very red, and she was shivering in place. It looked like she was trying to hold her breath, or maybe to keep herself from exploding. Knowing Pinkie, it was probably the second one. Rainbow spoke very carefully, for fear of setting her off. "Pinkie, are you okay?"
And then, in a trademark burst of confetti, the dam broke.
Before anyone could react, Pinkie was across the table and tackling Rainbow and Fluttershy into a crushing hug. Rainbow had the wind knocked out of her when she hit the ground, then squeezed out of her again by Pinkie's hooves. When, after a long moment of struggling, she finally managed to get a breath, Rainbow burst out laughing, and the others joined her.
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
The evening drew on, and once the excitement had died down, the topic of conversation turned to other matters. They talked about Rarity's upcoming fashion line, costume plans for Nightmare Night... the same kind of stuff they'd always talk about. If knowing about Rainbow and Fluttershy's relationship had changed anything for the others, it didn't show. They accepted it, smiled about it, took it in stride and carried on as if they'd known all along. Rainbow praised herself on her choice of friends.
As night began to fall, Fluttershy had to leave to feed her animals, so she and Rainbow said their goodbyes and left their friends to clean up what little mess there was.
"I don't believe it," said Fluttershy, smiling wide. "We told them. They understood."
"Well, they are our friends," said Rainbow, as if she'd known it'd go that way all along. She had to keep up her image of coolness, after all.
"They are," said Fluttershy. She let out a sigh. "I'm so glad to finally have that off my chest. I didn't realise just how much it was bothering me."
Rainbow nodded. "You and me, both. You do realise that Rarity's not gonna stop bugging you about it now, right?"
Fluttershy giggled. "I suppose not, but I can't really blame her. It is quite exciting."
"Glad you think so," said Rainbow. "Just don't go telling her all my secrets or anything."
"I won't," said Fluttershy. "I'd like to keep some of those to myself."
"Good. 'Cause I'd be ruined if anypony found out about my stamp collection."
That made Fluttershy laugh, so loudly that she covered her mouth with a wing in embarrassment. Rainbow grinned at her. 'Still got it.' She let that hang in the air for a bit, just watching the clear sky above, and the stars. An image of the chocolate rain and marshmallow clouds from earlier flashed into her mind, followed by the memory of the rest of the town in chaos. She shook her head to get rid of the thought.
Fluttershy picked up on it, of course. "Is something wrong?"
"Ah, it's nothing," said Rainbow. "Just been a pretty weird day, is all. I can't wait to get home to bed."
"Mm," Fluttershy agreed. "I know how you feel. I'm glad everything's back to normal after what happened. I felt just awful about how I treated our friends when Discord got ahold of me."
"Hey, don't blame yourself for it," said Rainbow. "All of us did stupid stuff, but it wasn't really us doing it, y'know?"
"I know," Fluttershy agreed. "But I'm still happy I don't have to act like that anymore."
Rainbow smiled, glad she wasn't making a big deal about it. See? The jokes worked.
"You were pretty awesome back there, by the way," said Rainbow, remembering what she'd been meaning to tell Fluttershy all evening. "Catching up to me when I was under that mind-whammy thing. I mean, sure, I had Pinkie and Rarity slowing me down, but you were pulling a balloon and all so that pretty much put us on even ground. I'm impressed, Fluttershy."
And she was. There weren't many ponies who could've pulled that off, and Fluttershy was the last one she would've expected such a burst of speed from. Befriending monsters, staring down dragons, and now racing alongside the Best Young Flier... Fluttershy was full of surprises.
"I have to admit, I surprised myself," said Fluttershy, smile turning proud. "I wasn't sure I could do it. I just couldn't stand the thought of Discord winning, after all he made us do to one another."
Rainbow nodded. She knew that feeling. After she'd gotten free, she'd been more than a little mad at Discord herself. No-one ran Rainbow Dash's life but Rainbow Dash, and no-one made her treat her friends like that either. She counted her blessings that she hadn't done anything to hurt Fluttershy, because it could easily have gone that way.
That was one of those things she did not want to be thinking about, so she rolled her neck and tried to force her mind onto something more pleasant.
"Rainbow," said Fluttershy, looking thoughtfully at the path in front of her. "There's something I've been meaning to ask you. When Twilight cast her memory spell to break Discord's hold on us, did you happen to see-- Um."
"You?" Rainbow finished for her, because she'd wondered the same thing herself. When Fluttershy nodded, Rainbow mimicked her expression and looked ahead. "Yeah. Lots of you, actually. Our first kiss on that stupid picnic. The night of the Gala. When you signed that photo for me--" A creeping smile made its way onto Rainbow's face. "--It sounds weird, I know, but somehow it all felt like it was happening all over again. Like I'd gone back in time or something, and saw those memories like I was right there."
Fluttershy's face lit up. "I felt the same thing! Every sound and touch and--" She did her signature smile-and-blush. "--Everything. I think that's part of why I could fight so hard to get you back. All those thoughts and feelings came flooding back."
"It was powerful stuff," Rainbow agreed. She'd have to remember to thank Twilight for that spell of hers. Not that she needed reminding of how much she cared about Fluttershy, but to relive those moments that meant so much to them both was just plain incredible. She flashed her partner a more subdued smile. "'My best memories are here', huh?"
Fluttershy drifted across the trail to brush up against her, and stayed there. "Here's to many more."
"Oh, and by the way... 'Is it okay if I hold you down against your will for a little bit'? What was up with that?"
"Um... I'll tell you when we get home."
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Eddy13	#1 · Oct 5th, 2015 · 3 · ·
Well, I wasn't expecting Rainbow and Fluttershy's confession to come following defeating Discord, but I'm not complaining. I'm glad that the rest of the girls gave their congratulations, especially Pinkie Pie. I gotta say, Fluttershy and Rainbow's discussion over what transpired during the confrontation with Discord went like I figured, and it's pretty sweet to imagine that the memories that freed them from Discord's spell were of each other. I gotta say though, I though that Rainbow would comment something like "I'm glad we won't be dealing with that jerk anymore", which would've been hilarious given future events. I suppose the next moment will be after "May the Best Pet Win" which is loaded with FlutterDash goodness. Still, I gotta wonder if there's going to be a moment following 'Dragon Quest', given how Fluttershy rejects Rainbow's request to watch the dragon migration. That and 'Putting Your Hoof Down' should be good moments.
Skylight77
Skylight77	#2 · Oct 5th, 2015 · 3 · ·
6492356 That was an oddly long reaction time for Pinkie Pie... I had expected something else to happen, but now I'm not quite so sure...
Still, I gotta wonder if there's going to be a moment following 'Dragon Quest', given how Fluttershy rejects Rainbow's request to watch the dragon migration.
A few episodes later:
"Come on knight Fluttershy!"
"It's show time!"
Sage of the Leaf
Sage of the Leaf	#3 · Oct 5th, 2015 · 4 · ·
The thought that Rainbow Dash could have done something to hurt Fluttershy is a very open, interesting thought that allows reflection upon their feelings for one another. This chapter made me feel better


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Rockingham Districts Hockey Club
Home of the Redbacks
To be an inclusive sports club, that is financially secure and promotes, through hockey, the benefits of sport and friendship at all levels of ability and for all ages. We aim to be recognised both locally and at state level as making a positive contribution to the health and social wellbeing of its members and the wider community.
RDHC has been Rockingham's leading senior hockey club since 1979. With the amalgamation of the Rockingham District Junior Hockey Association in 2007 and the move to the new Lark Hill facility in 2008, the club became the largest hockey club within the district. With a membership of over 450 members, we have teams in Hockey WA competitions ranging from J5/6 to Premier Division 3, including Mens weekend and Ladies mid-week Vets. We cater to players of all skill levels from beginners to advanced. We conduct our own Minkey/Grads (from ages 5) competition locally.
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We have a synthetic turf, grass fields and a clubroom facility, purpose built for our club. The facility includes a medical room, meeting room, parenting room, bar and canteen and social facilities. We have successfully hosted National and International events.
RDHC is excited for 2020: a new decade to celebrate the successes of the Rockingham District Hockey Club by continuing to promote the growth of the club and the sport.
A major milestone for the club will be achieved, as October 2020 brings about the replacement of our original synthetic turf. Improved water canons and additional training circles have been included in the plans to increase the longevity of the new turf. It will join the other improvements implemented around the club, including our new scoreboard (2019) and roll blinds installed for supporter comfort.
With measures in place to make sure fiscal responsibility of keeping our facilities state of the art is upheld, RDHC is eagerly looking forward to retaining and growing our member base, providing excellent development opportunities for our Juniors, remaining competitive within the HWA competition and continuing to support our broader Rockingham district by offering a safe and progressive environment for the hockey community, their families and other lovers of sport. We aim to build on our positive social atmosphere beyond the turf, by making our clubrooms a noted place to socialise.
Our 2020 Board is making member satisfaction their priority, whilst trying to promote the ABC motto ACT, BELONG, COMMIT. We encourage all our members to have a hands-on approach to their club, by volunteering in areas of the club that they feel comfortable.
A collection of facts from past yearbooks, composed by 2020 Club President Alan Mills
The Rockingham Ladies Hockey Club was formed in 1969, when Laurel Carter gathered a team together. The club eventually expanded to three teams with the home ground at Shoalwater Oval. Games were played on Sunday mornings and opposing teams came from as far south as Dwellingup and Kwinana from the north.
The Men's hockey club was formed 1974, after an advertisement in the local paper inserted by Laurie Doncon and Terry Tate, who were the instigators of their first team. They played in the Murray Districts competition against teams from, Mandurah, Pinjarra, and Harvey. Some primitive grounds in those days resulted in players dribbling the ball into cow dung then hitting it as the opponent tackled. The resulting adornment of cow dung on the uniform at least distracted the flies from the barbeque following the match.
In 1974 the Men joined W.A.H.A. and excelled into the ensuing years, winning the Guth Ardarth pennants and making grand final appearances on several occasions.
1978 saw the Ladies and Men's clubs join forces and grow to more than 100 members with the first games under the combined banner played in 1979 . The Men after playing homes at Anniversary Park and Bungaree Primary School, were finally after some years, granted a home ground on the Rockingham Oval.
The Ladies played in the Murray Districts Association until the Coastal Districts Association was formed. Then in 1980, a team of dedicated players went to the metro to try their skills and succeeded in bringing home premierships in the following three years. A grand effort. This did not last long as WWAH would not give us home games. The Ladies went back to playing in the Coastal association.
In 1987 the club was incorporated and in 1989 moved from the toilet blocks, into our first clubroom built by members, after a big push to get constructed by then president Laurie Doncon. Over the next couple of years, thanks mainly to Martin Reddan who stuck at it, RDHC organised to have its own bar license. This and our own clubrooms remain today one of the main reason for our success as a club.
In 1993 the club was moved to a brand new, much bigger premises, at Stan Twight Reserve. During that time, because Rockingham is "so far" away from other clubs, the umpires failed to turn up to many games each weekend. The Committee at the time received 8 volunteers whom did WAHA umpiring accreditation and then WAHA allocated our volunteers to all home games. They received tremendous support and praise from visiting sides but after two seasons this project was dropped because of continuous debates by members with the umpires socially afterwards.
By 1995, RDHC trained at the naval base turf on Garden Island. This continued until 9/11, 2001, when the Island went on shut down due to the terrible events in the USA.
1995 also was the most successful year the club had to date, winning the Byrne Judge Trophy, awarded to the most successful Club in the WAHA. This was presented to the president at the time, Alan Mills, by Mark McGowan whom has since been RDHC's Patron for now almost two decades.
The Committee in the early 90's spent a lot of time and effort drawing plans for turf facilities, offered at Council Ave, Shoalwater Reserve and Gascoyne Ave Reserve before 1995 when the Lark Hill project was offered. A chance meeting between Alan Mills and Rhonda Ford, when they corned a couple of councillors at a winter sports event, expressed concerns that our top sides of the day had to travel to Joondalup for home games and that artificial turf was hockey's future, made way for our turf facilities to be included in the Lark Hill Project.
1997 saw yet another milestone made possible by supportive club members. The club borrowed money to add to a grant to build our own flood lights for training at Stan Twight. This was completed by many members but main controlling aspects where completed by Neville Ford and Ken Heedes.
2007 was the year of the historical joining of the RDHC Junior Association with the RDHC Senior Club. This was only achieved by hard work from both committees of the different groups and a change in the Seniors constitution to govern the rights of Juniors becoming members of RDHC. That season too, the Men's 1B's for the first time made finals. Congratulations was offered to John Wright (Coach) and the entire playing group.
After over a decade of planning, four presidents (Alan Mills, Brad Ball, Graham Creedon, and Peter Janczyk) and many dedicated committee members later, the turf we know at Lark Hill became a reality in 2008. 2009 was first full operational year on turf. With all RDHC teams now playing in the HWA association, RDHC had become arguably the best hockey facility in WA.
Our new turf and facilities were celebrated in 2009, when RDHC hosted the Japanese Women's Tenri University side, who played against our Ladies tops side. Our Ladies also played in the Willow Bridge League, the highest level for our Ladies to achieve to date.
In 2010 RDHC hosted two friendly games, Australia verse New Zealand, and one test match, The Hockeyroo's verses The Blacksticks.
2020 will see another chapter in the club, when the turf will be resurfaced, another monumental achievement reached in the history of our club.
We continue to look onward, upward and further, to ensure Hockey always has a home in Rockingham.
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Chemistry – Zinc acetate occurs as white crystals or granules. It has a faint acetous odor and effloresces slightly. One gram is soluble in 2.5 ml of water and in 30 ml of alcohol.
Zinc sulfate occurs as a colorless granular powder, small needles, or transparent prisms. It is odorless but has an astringent metallic taste. 1.67 grams are soluble in one ml of water. Zinc sulfate is insoluble in alcohol and contains 23% zinc by weight.
Storage/Stability/Compatibility – Store zinc acetate crystals in tight containers. Unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer, store zinc sulfate products in tight containers at room temperature.
Pharmacology – Zinc is a necessary nutritional supplement; it is required by over 200 metalloenzymes for proper function. Enzyme systems that require zinc include alkaline phosphatase, alcohol dehydrogenase, carbonic anhydrase and RNA polymerase. Zinc is also necessary to maintain structural integrity of cell membranes and nucleic acids. Zinc dependent physiological processes include sexual maturation and reproduction, cell growth and division, vision, night vision, wound healing, immune response, and taste acuity.
When administered orally, large doses of zinc can inhibit the absorption of copper.
Uses/Indications – Zinc sulfate is used systemically as a nutritional supplement in a variety of species. Oral zinc acetate has been shown to reduce copper toxicity in susceptible dog breeds (Bedlington Terriers, West Highland White Terriers) with hepatic copper toxicosis. Zinc sulfate is also used topically as an astringent and as weak antiseptic both for dermatologic and ophthalmic conditions.
Pharmacokinetics – About 20-30% of dietary zinc is absorbed, principally from the duodenum and ileum. Bioavailability is dependent upon the food in which it is present. Phytates can chelate zinc and form insoluble complexes in an alkaline pH. Zinc is stored mostly in red and white blood cells, but is also found in the muscle, skin, bone, retina, pancreas, liver, kidney and prostate. Elimination is primarily via the feces, but some is also excreted by the kidneys and in sweat. Zinc found in feces may be reabsorbed in the colon.
Contraindications/Precautions/Reproductive Safety – Zinc supplementation should be carefully considered before administering to patients with copper deficiency.
No documented adverse effects associated with zinc therapy during pregnancy apparently exist, but neither have adequate, well-controlled studies been performed.
Adverse Effects/Warnings – Large doses may cause GI disturbances. Hematologic abnormalities may occur with large doses, particularly if a coexistent copper deficiency exists.
Overdosage/Acute Toxicity – Signs associated with overdoses of zinc, include hemolytic anemia, hypotension, jaundice, vomiting and pulmonary edema. Suggestions for treatment of overdoses of oral zinc, include removing the source, dilution with milk or water and chelation therapy using edetate calcium disodium (Calcium EDTA). Refer to that monograph for possible doses and usage information.
Drug Interactions – Large doses of zinc can inhibit copper absorption in the intestine. If this interaction is desirable, separate copper and zinc supplements by at least two hours. Penicillamine and ursodiol may potentially inhibit zinc absorption; clinical significance is not clear. Zinc salts may chelate oral tetracycline and reduce its absorption; separate doses by at least two hours. Zinc salts may reduce the absorption of some fluroquinolones (e.g., enrofloxacin).
b) For zinc-responsive dermatoses found in Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Great Danes, and Doberman pinschers: Zinc sulfate: 10 mg/kg PO with food either once daily or divided q12h. Alternatively, zinc methionine: 2 mg/kg PO once daily. Correct any dietary imbalances (high calcium and phytate). Lifetime therapy usually required. If vomiting occurs, lower dose or give with food.
a) an Asian elephant with skin lesions responded to 2 g zinc carbonate /day (Schmidt, 1989).
Abstract: Zinc deficiency in an Asian elephant caused a secondary immune deficiency, and skin lesions which included superinfected vesiculobullae above the toenails and hyperkeratosis on the extensor surfaces of both elbows and on the tail. The elephant responded to therapy with an immune stimulant drug, but the chronic recurring skin lesions did not heal until after zinc supplementation was added to the diet. Additional excerpt: Dramatic improvement was noted within two weeks after the elephant was started on 2 g zinc carbonate per day. Lesions resolved by eight weeks. Subsequently, the dietary zinc level was adjusted from 21.56 mg/kg of feed to 53.6 mg/kg of feed on a dry matter basis.
Veterinary-Approved Products: None (for systemic use).
Several vitamin/mineral supplements contain zinc, however.
Zinc Acetate is available from chemical supply houses.
Zinc sulfate is also available in topical ophthalmic preparations.


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Emory University, B.A. in Political Science and Ethics
Arizona State University, J.D., with the highest pro bono distinction
Arizona State Bar Admission
Ankita Gupta
ankita@state48law.com
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Law School: Arizona State University
Team: Utah Jazz
State 48er since April 2021
Ankita is a lead attorney at State 48 Law Firm who graduated from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law with the Highest Distinction for her pro bono work.
Prior to attending law school, Ankita served for a year in the AmeriCorps and taught kindergarten to underprivileged children in one of the most impoverished parts of Washington D.C. While in law school, Ankita worked as a certified limited practice student at the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office and as a law clerk at the United States Senate. Ankita gained invaluable experience in family law, working as a judicial intern for the Honorable Katherine Cooper while Judge Cooper was on her family law rotation at the Arizona Superior Court. Ankita's work with troubled families and familiarity with the law enables her to keep your children's best interests in mind while advocating for you throughout your matter.
Known for her strong argument and drafting abilities, Ankita works at both the trial and appellate court level, with a win in the appellate court as recently as August 2021.
Outside of work, what do you do for fun?
Outside of work, I like to do puzzles, recently, wooden puzzles from Liberty Puzzles in Colorado. I also like to send people spicy memes, binge watch Netflix (Money Heist, anyone?), and eat entire family sized bags of chips in one sitting. To counteract, I also like (or force) myself to run and to hike with my puppy, Max.
What is your favorite part about living in Arizona?
My favorite part about living in Arizona is the sunsets.
Why did you choose family law?
Many of my family members are doctors and I wanted to be one too. AP Chemistry was not for me, so I found a way to use my skills – reading, writing, and speaking – to help people in my own way. I chose family law, in particular, to help people during a scary, confusing time in their lives and to advocate for and give a voice to people who cannot always find their own.
From the team:
Clients who work with Ankita give positive feedback about how informed they were throughout the process and how she can strongly present her arguments in motions and pleadings by incorporating details that others may glaze over. This attention to detail in her writing allows her to strongly advocate for her clients and their children.
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Arizona Women Lawyers Association (AWLA)
Office of the Legal Advocate, Capitol Division
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Katherine Cooper
Maricopa County Public Defender's Office
Recipient of the S. Rex Lewis Scholarship
Volunteer Lawyers Program: Law Student of the Year
AmeriCorps, Washington D.C.
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Final Thoughts: Vikings Return Home Desperately Trying to Avoid 0-3 Hole
Team Reporter
EAGAN, Minn. — We've been waiting a long time for this one.
In fact, the official tally is 636 days — the length of time between games at U.S. Bank Stadium with a full crowd.
But the familiar and energetic buzz will be back on Sunday as the Vikings host the Seahawks in Week 3. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:25 p.m. (CT).
Vikings players and coaches said this week they cannot wait for their home venue to be rocking.
"It's a big deal. Honestly, I took it for granted my whole career, even going back to high school, just having fans around," said Vikings safety Harrison Smith. "Once you play without them, you realize how real fans are when it comes to impacting the game. Even if it's an away game, it's good to have fans there. It's just better. It's better energy, it's better for the game."
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer added: "I think the whole team feeds off the fans that are there. The crowd noise helps with the opposing offenses obviously, but I believe the whole crowd, hopefully they're as excited to get back as we are. They haven't been back in over a year, so this will be fun for them and fun for us."
Including the playoffs, Minnesota posted a 24-9 record (.727 win percentage) from 2016 to 2019 when U.S. Bank Stadium was full. Last season in an empty venue? Minnesota went 3-5 at home.
The Vikings will surely lean on their home crowd for a boost as they try to avoid an 0-3 start. And the numbers show that's a record that hardly ever means a playoff berth.
According to stats provided by NFL Media Research, there have been 152 teams that have started 0-3 since 1990. Only four of them (2.6 percent) made the playoffs.
There have been 323 teams since 1990 that started 1-2, with 80 of them (24.8 percent) rallying to make the postseason.
A 1-2 record still means tough odds — and the impact of a 17th game this season remains to be seen — but the Vikings know how much is riding on their home opener.
"Obviously, we have an 0-2 record," Peterson said. "The fans are desperate for a win. We're desperate for a win. So, we know that they're going to give us all the energy that we will need."
The Vikings have been right there, with their two losses by a combined four points.
But moral victories only go so far in the league, and Zimmer said it best this week:
"It's time to get some wins."
Here is what Eric Smith, Lindsey Young and Craig Peters of Vikings.com will be watching in Week 3:
Consistency on 3rd downs | By @Eric\_L\_Smith
Here's a good stat: the Vikings defense currently ranks second in the league in third-down percentage. Minnesota has allowed just six conversions on 23 total attempts (26.1 percent).
If the Vikings are to finally get a win against Seattle (its offense ranks 20th with a 38.1-percent success rate), the Vikings defense will need to continue that hot stretch.
Vikings Co-Defensive Coordinator Adam Zimmer said Thursday that the critical down is when U.S. Bank Stadium is usually at its loudest.
"Well, I think on third downs, especially, when we're rushing the passer and we can get off on the snap and they have to rely on silent counts and things like that," Adam Zimmer said. "Where we can go on their movement instead of them knowing what the snap count is and getting off on the ball.
"I think that's huge. I think it hurts the communication. Seattle's running a lot of no huddle," he added. "That can hopefully hinder some of their communication and things like that."
But on the flip side, Minnesota's offense ranks 31st in that same stat. The Vikings have moved the chains just eight times on 26 chances, a success rate of just 30.8 percent.
In Week 1, penalties and miscues forced the Vikings into too many third-and-longs. Minnesota converted just twice in 10 tries against Arizona a week later, but it's worth noting the offense had a few drives where they didn't even get to third downs.
Minnesota's offense won't have to worry about opposing crowd noise now that the Vikings are at home.
They would be wise to take advantage of the conditions against a Seattle defense that is in the middle of the pack. The Seahawks rank 17th overall as opponents have converted 40.7 percent of the time on third downs.
Beware of the deep ball | By @LindseyMNSports
Through just the first two games this season, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has thrown touchdowns of 63, 68 and 69 yards, two of which have been caught by receiver Tyler Lockett. Wilson also has completions of 27, 30 and 51 yards. Of those three, Lockett accounts for two (27 and 51) and receiver DK Metcalf recorded the 30-yard grab.
Lockett and Metcalf have combined through Weeks 1 and 2 for 22 catches for 391 yards and four touchdowns.
Adam Zimmer said it's clear that Wilson and Lockett are on the same page with one another.
"[Wilson will] give him a subtle signal and Lockett will just kind of nod at him, and he'll know what he wants him to do," Zimmer said. "When you're with a guy that long, it's kind of like Harrison Smith and Anthony Barr. They might not have to communicate everything, they just know, 'Hey, I need you to do this' or 'I need you to do that,' so playing with a guy for that long is huge as far as the chemistry of getting to the right route – or he makes a route adjustment that's not in the playbook but Russell anticipates it and then they hit a big play."
Smith is 0-7 against the Seahawks since being drafted by Minnesota in 2012, and he knows the West Coast team will again pose a major challenge for the Vikings defense. Smith noted that Lockett and Metcalf have "very different body types" but both have the ability to make impactful plays at any time.
"Both have a lot of speed and have great judgment of the ball," Smith said. "You see some catches that Metcalf has made but also Lockett, throughout his entire career, over the shoulder catches. There was one last week that was pretty wild. So they're both big threats."
Practice Photos: September 22
View photos of Vikings players from practice on Sept. 22 at the TCO Performance Center.
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Don't let one play become an insurmountable stretch | By @pcraigers
This is a bit of a repeat from a year ago, but it remains true as Minnesota prepares to face Seattle for a fourth consecutive season.
Last year, ahead of the Vikings trip to the Pacific Northwest, I recapped how a bad stretch during each of the four previous meetings under Mike Zimmer had been impacted by a critical stretch during which mistakes mounted and the Seahawks capitalized. Here's a shortened refresher.
Dec. 6, 2015 in Minnesota: A 7-0 Seattle lead became 21-0 by halftime after the Seahawks scored twice in the final 2:11 of the second quarter.
Sound familiar and recent? The Vikings gave up 14 inside the 2-minute warning of the first half in Cincinnati and 10 more last week at Arizona.
Jan. 10, 2016 in Minnesota: Wilson recovered his own fumble and found Tyler Lockett for a gain of 35 two plays before the game's only touchdown.
Dec. 10, 2018 in Seattle: Wilson escaped for a 40-yard run on the way to a touchdown. The Vikings fumble on a strip sack two plays later was returned 29 yards for a score.
Dec. 2, 2019: After Seattle tied the game at 17 early in the third quarter, Minnesota fumbled to set up a field goal. The Seahawks then scored on a 60-yard pass. Two plays later, Kirk Cousins was intercepted, which set up another touchdown.
Oct. 11, 2020: Giving up a pair of fourth-down conversions on the final drive grabbed the headlines, but this one turned from a 13-0 Vikings lead in the third quarter after Dalvin Cook left the game with a groin injury. Seattle came back from an 87.8-percent win probability (according to ESPN), with a four-play touchdown drive, a fumble recovery that was followed by a two-play touchdown drive and a one-play touchdown run that immediately followed an interception.
The Vikings have to close each half strong and avoid letting a bad play turn into a bad series of game-defining plays in order to nab their first win of 2021.
Notable Number: 20
According to data provided by the NFL, Wilson and Cousins each have 20 games with a 100-plus passer rating since the start of the 2019 season. That stat leads all NFL quarterbacks in that span.
Wilson currently leads the league with a 146.9 quarterback rating, while Cousins is eighth overall at 112.9.
Additionally, the pair has the most touchdown passes without an interception so far this season. Wilson has six touchdowns and Cousins has five.
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HTC's next phone lands in a week – but what is it?
Sean Keach Contact via Twitter | September 13, 2016 12:33 pm BST
There's a new HTC phone launching on September 20, but it's not the Google Pixel. So what is it?
HTC has announced a launch event for a new smartphone, set to take place on September 20 at 08:00 (BST). Just like the HTC 10 reveal, HTC will be streaming the event live here, so you can follow the action as it happens.
It's expected that we'll finally see the launch of the HTC Desire 10, which is part of the less well-known 'Desire' series. It's a mid-range line-up that generally features affordable (read: plasticky) phones with middling specs. That's no bad thing, as even mid-range hardware in 2016 is fairly powerful. Do any of us really need flagships anymore?
So what should we expect? Well, according to prominent leaker Evan Blass, HTC is planning to show off two handsets: the Desire 10 Pro and the Desire 10 Lifestyle.
Meanwhile, HTC is trying to push the #BeEdgier hashtag, which tells us very little. Maybe we'll see a curved Samsung-style 'Edge' display. Maybe it'll just be a metal trim. The image sent out with the invitation shows gold edging, so maybe the side of the phone just looks really nice.
What we're more sure of is that the phone launching on September 20 isn't the Google Pixel. Google's upcoming HTC-built phone (the Nexus replacement) is currently pegged to arrive on October 4, and will likely involve a Google-led event. Sorry for the wait, folks.
Related: Samsung Galaxy S8
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Sean Keach
Deputy News & Features Editor


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HomeBEDWARDINE ROAD HOUSING PLANS SET TO GET GO-AHEAD (even though ward councillors are unable to be there to object)
BEDWARDINE ROAD HOUSING PLANS SET TO GET GO-AHEAD (even though ward councillors are unable to be there to object)
August 25, 2019 jerrygreen85 Community, Council News, News, Planning and property newsBedwardine Road SE19, BRE (Building Research Establishment) guidance, Brick by Brick (Croydon), Croydon council, North Croydon Conservation Area Advisory Panel
Controversial plans to build three blocks of flats in Bedwardine Road are set to be discussed by a Croydon council planning committee on Thursday – even though the area's three ward councillors are unable to attend and give their views on the application.
A report to the committee says all units are proposed for private sale but does not appear to mention the name of the applicants in all three cases – Croydon council's own Brick by Brick development company which is 100 per cent owned by the borough.
Three separate reports say the applications are being reported to the committee at the request of Cllr Stephen Mann (Lab, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood) and also "in view of the fact that representations in excess of the committee consideration criteria have been received" – councilspeak for more than a designated number of people objecting.
In a statement campaigners say: "More than 80 local residents have voiced their objections to Croydon council's proposed development of three blocks of flats on Bedwardine Road SE19.
"Our objections are based primarily on the following grounds: overdevelopment and contravening of Croydon's own local plans, failure to respect the nature of the Upper Norwood Triangle conservation area and lack of parking provision and the inevitable increase in congestion in a road which is already full to capacity parking-wise and increasingly used as a cut through.
"We have now heard that the planning application will be heard in committee on Thursday 29th August when most of the residents concerned will still be away on holiday and none of the local councillors will be available to represent us.
"We feel strongly that the lack of representation for our concerns is undemocratic and that the nine days' notice given for the meeting in the summer holiday period was insufficient.
"We are not against building flats on our road and recognise that there is a need for more housing in Croydon, but we feel we have been misled from the beginning – we were told that these flats would provide some social housing) and that at no point have our concerns been listened to, despite our many and valid objections."
A Croydon council spokesman told News From Crystal Palace: "Whether through the planning portal, by email or via the web site, all comments made by residents are taken into consideration by planning officers and the planning committee.
"We give those interested in specific applications at least five working days' notice of proposals coming to committee, as in this instance.
"Where ward councillors are unable to make the meeting, another councillor from the same ward of a neighbouring ward can speak for them to ensure representations are heard."
An officer's report to Thursday night's meeting of Croydon council's planning committee (6.30pm, Croydon town hall) includes the following on the first of the three applications – for land adjoining 91 Bedwardine Road:
The application for demolition of garages/storage sheds and erection of a three-storey building to provide three flats together with landscaping, refuse and cycle storage as well as other associated works is recommended for permission subject to the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the following planning obligations: Affordable housing delivery; and the restriction of car parking permits for further residential occupiers of the development.
3.5 Three separate planning application have been submitted (including this one in relation to three individual sites). These are standalone planning applications which should be considered as such, although there are noted to be planning considerations which will need to be cumulatively assessed such as the proposals impacts upon parking.
3.6 There is no relevant planning history directly related to this site, however there are two other applications submitted by the same applicant which are relevant to this proposal. These are:
Garage Block And Land Adjoining 53, Bedwardine Road, Upper Norwood:
19/00343/FUL – Demolition of existing garages/storage sheds and erection of a three storey building to provide six flats together with landscaping, refuse/cycle stores and other associated works: Pending Decision
Garage Block And Land Adjoining 21 Bedwardine Road, Upper Norwood:
19/00346/FUL – Demolition of garages/storage sheds and erection of a three storey building to provide six flats together with landscaping, refuse and cycle storage as well as other associated works (amended description): Pending Decision
There have been 79 individual responses, 77 of which object, two of which support. A petition signed by 16 people also objects to the scheme,.
6.2 Cllr Stephen Mann has objected to the scheme, making the following representations: Overdevelopment; Conservation Area Impact
6.5 The North Croydon Conservation Area Advisory Panel has made the following representations:
The proposed in-fill development should not dominate its setting and this proposal would be visually dominant.
The loss of gap between buildings would result in the loss of the effective division between building styles.
The design is overly fussy.
The loss of parking could result in greater pressure on street parking.
The proposal should be considered against the other two applications to fully consider the cumulative impact on the overall street scene.
8.8 The site is directly adjacent to the Harold Road Conservation Area and as well as in a location which could affect the setting of the Upper Norwood Triangle Conservation Area. The existing garages on site are not a positive addition to the streetscene and therefore, their demolition and replacement with a high quality building has the potential to enhance the sites location adjacent to the two conservation areas
8.17 The properties most affected by the development would be the immediate neighbours (91 Bedwardine Road and 71 – 89 Bedwardine Road),
91 Bedwardine Road
8.18 This single family dwelling-house adjoins the site to the south-east. There is approximately a three metre separation between the flank elevation of this adjoining occupier and the proposed building. Whilst there are a number of side facing windows located within this adjoining occupier, these are either non-habitable or secondary windows.
As the proposal would continue to allow acceptable daylight and sunlight in accordance with BRE guidance to all habitable spaces, with all proposed flank facing windows conditioned to be obscured glazed/non-opening and that that the proposed balconies include privacy screening, overall there is not considered to be a detrimental impact upon this adjoining occupiers amenities.
71 – 89 Bedwardine Road
8.19 The proposed building would adjoin the stairwell of this adjoining flatted block and whilst it would not project beyond the rear elevation it is noted to project beyond their front elevation. However, all of these flats would continue to be provided with acceptable daylight and sunlight in accordance with BRE (Building Research Establishment) guidance and outlook as the proposal development is set below and with the proposed fenestration conditioned to be obscured glazed. Therefore, overall the proposal is not considered to detrimentally impact the amenities of this adjoining occupiers.
8.28 Whilst this application is a stand-alone application due to the other two applications on Bedwardine Road currently also for consideration, the cumulative impact of these proposals has been considered. Across the three sites, 13 garages would be demolished and a maximum of 14 car parking spaces would be removed to facilitate the development. It should be noted that the garages are not built to current standards and as such are generally not large enough to park a modern vehicle in. Most of the car parking spaces are located in front of garages and so give rise to tandem parking.
8.33 The site is on the edge of a District Centre and there is a significant amount of on-street parking. Considering the parking stress levels set out above, officers consider it pertinent to restrict future occupiers from applying for future parking permits should a Controlled Parking Zone be introduced in the future. This can be secured by a legal agreement.
8.41 The development would be CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) liable. This would contribute to meeting the need for physical and social infrastructure, including education and healthcare facilities.
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Recently, many fighters from the North east region have been signing contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). With many New Jersey fighters moving on to bigger promotions, who is the top fighter in the Garden State without a UFC contract?
A fighter who makes a lot of sense is a bantamweight from Ramsey, N.J. by the name of Jimmie "El terror" Rivera (14-1). Rivera earned his thirteenth straight victory this past weekend when he dominated Cody Stevens at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 35 at the Borgata hotel, spa and casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Previous to his most recent victory, Rivera defeated Sedimar Honorio at World Series of Fighting 5 via unanimous decision. Rivera is also the owner of four wins inside the Bellator cage, most recently defeating Jesse Brock and Brian Kelleher.
Rivera tried out as a featherweight for season 14 of "The Ultimate Fighter." Rivera was defeated by Dennis Bermudez and did not make it into the house. Since the show, Rivera has moved to bantamweight and has not lost since.
Although Rivera has not fought many UFC caliber fighters, he has defeated many of the best fighters the Northeast division has to offer. "El Terror" also earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC bantamweight, Jared Papazian at King of the Cage: Empire in February of 2011.
Rivera is very well rounded with terrific striking, great cardio, solid wrestling, and a good ground game. Eleven of his victories have come by the way of decision.
Rivera continues to impress many in each and every one of his bouts. Rivera is in need for tougher competition because that is where he belongs. Rivera belongs in the UFC with the ranks of other successful New Jersey fighters like Jim Miller, Frankie Edgar, George Sullivan, and his teammate, Louis Gaudinot. The UFC returns to Atlantic City in July, providing an opportunity for a few fighters with hopes of signing a UFC contract, why not Rivera?


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Talk: The General
1 Regenerate into a woman "Again"
2 Regeneration vs Incarnation
4 "The General"
Regenerate into a woman "Again"[edit source]
Is there proof he's been a woman before? 23:32, December 5, 2015 (UTC)
If I'm not wrong, she said "back to normal". Which means, she used to be woman. --DCLM ☎ 23:40, December 5, 2015 (UTC)
Yes. Upon regenerating and learning she had become a woman, she said, "Back to normal, am I?" - DarkXaven 00:00, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, she said her last incarnation was the only time she was a man Valeyard12.5 ☎ 21:24, December 12, 2015 (UTC)
Regeneration vs Incarnation[edit source]
I've noticed a lot of confusion on which incarnation Ken Bones is. He is the eleventh, but when asked by the Doctor "Regeneration", the General states "Tenth", meaning he has regenerated ten times. His/her next incarnation is his twelfth, she would be the product of his/her eleventh regeneration. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by Valeyard12.5 (talk • contribs) .
Actually this is something to question. Obviously in-universe it can be considered a rather open statement - is the General on his tenth regeneration or is he about to have his tenth regeneration? - but Moffat did write in the DW Magazine that Ken Bones played the tenth incarnation. What's the best course of action for this? --The Thirteenth Doctor ☎ 20:41, January 8, 2016 (UTC)
There have always been confusement in the difference between those two words, but regeneration has nothing to do with incarnation. The issue can probably be pointed to the fact that the word "incarnation" has not been used on the show. Tenth regeneration is indeed the eleventh incarnation. --DCLM ☎ 20:54, January 8, 2016 (UTC)
Well, to be accurate, the term "incarnation" has been used on the show. In The Twin Dilemma, the Sixth Doctor compared himself to his "last incarnation" aka the Fifth Doctor. Unfortunately, this example of its use is no help to us with the confusion. So, instead, I'll fall back onto the last time the Doctor asked that question. In The Five Doctors, the First Doctor asks the Fifth Doctor, "Regeneration?" The Fifth Doctor responds with, "Fourth." Based on that, then the Ken Bones General would indeed be the eleventh incarnation. --DarkXaven ☎ 11:30, August 28, 2016 (UTC)
Well-dug-up, DarkXaven, but you're missing another important point that The Thirteenth Doctor was trying to make: regardless of what "tenth regeneration" means in terms of number of versions of the General (what is commonly known as "incarnations"), there's the question of whether the General is stating that his last regeneration was his tenth, or if the regeneration he's about to undergo when the Doctor shoots him is his tenth. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 09:26, September 14, 2018 (UTC)
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The first gender-swapped regeneration was the Doctor Who Comedy special from the 1990's with Rowan Atkinson, and latterly; Joanna Lumley as the Doctor. 176.250.139.80talk to me 19:13, December 5, 2016 (UTC)
Correct, however that special namely The Curse of Fatal Death is generally considered "non canon" known here as invalid. -- Denchen: Lord of all that is invalid ☎ 19:15, December 5, 2016 (UTC)
"The General"[edit source]
Is there any word on whether "the General" is a Time Lord name a la "the Doctor", or just his/her rank in the army? Because if it's the former as I've always then assumed, then the page has no business being called "Kenossium", any more than "The Monk" is titled "Mortimer". --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 09:26, September 14, 2018 (UTC)
I think it can assumed that that just refers to rank. After her name is revealed as Kenossium in The Clockwise War, everyone, including the Doctor, refers to her by name from then on. So it seem like "the General" is just rank. But if anyone finds any contrasting evidence... GloverMist ☎ 09:39, September 14, 2018 (UTC)
Per Tardis:Character names, the article name "should be the name by which the character was most commonly known in the Doctor Who universe". Shambala108 ☎ 14:15, September 14, 2018 (UTC)
It was a bit of a toss-up when I originally raised the point, but the General's use in The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Four leaves no doubt that "the General" is a title used to refer to this individual specifically, both by characters and behind the scenes — not just a job-based descriptor.
Talk:The Monk#Article_title.2F_Name_change established that when a handful of stories purport to "reveal" the birth name of a Time Lord usually known by a "title", but the majority of uses of the character still call them "the [X]" instead, we should go with the title.
This accords with the way the character has been named in the credits for all of their appearances thus far, even ones postdating the reveal of the name "Kenossium".
Therefore, this page belongs at 'The General', not 'Kenossium'. However, a redirect will remain at the Kenossium namespace. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 07:18, October 2, 2020 (UTC)
Retrieved from "https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:The_General?oldid=3018688"


An Arctic breeding species but likely turn up off shore along the Dorset coast out of the breeding season.
An arctic nesting species that is occasionally seen of the Dorset coast on migration.
An arctic breeding species occasionally seen off the Dorset coast on migration.
Although associated with northern areas of the British Isles they can be seen off of the Dorset coast from time to time.
A rare breeding species in Poole Harbour and a scarce wintering species, especially around Weymouth.
Not a breeding species in Britain but liable to turn up on the Dorset coast at any time.
An arctic breeding species that can occasionally be seen on migration off of the Dorset coast especially after autumn storms.
A familiar gull of the Dorset coast where there are shingle banks and beaches where they nest.
A species (or sub-species of the herring gull) of northern mainland Europe that may be spreading its range into Britain.
The largest of the gulls usually seen along the coast of Dorset with a very distinctive black back.
An occasional winter visitor to the Dorset coast; smaller than a herring gull and different colouring to the black-headed gull.
Once a breeding species in Dorset but now a winter visitor off-shore.


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Singapore University of Technology & Design
Designed by UNStudio and DP Architects, the academic campus for the Singapore University of Technology and Design reflects an in-depth understanding of the changing requirements of learning institutions today. Connectivity, collaboration, co-creation, innovation and sociality are at the basis of UNStudio's design thinking on New Campuses. The new academic campus for the SUTD is located on a site of approx. 83,000 m2 and is close to both Changi airport – Singapore's principal airport – and the Changi Business Park.
The SUTD is Singapore's fourth public university.The Singapore University of Technology and Design offers four key academic pillars: Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) and Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD). The SUTD is a driver of technological innovation and economic growth, with the new academic campus acting as both a catalyst and a conveyor for advancement by bringing together people, ideas and innovation. Through collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a further partnership with Zhejiang University, the SUTD combines the best practices and values of the East and the West. The new academic campus directly reflects SUTD's curriculum, using the creative enterprise of the school to facilitate a cross-disciplinary interface: interaction is established between the professional world, the campus, and the community at large. The design for the academic campus offers an opportunity to embrace innovation and creativity through a non-linear connective relationship between students, faculty, professionals and the spaces they interact with.
The new SUTD academic campus will facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction among all four pillars of academia which is interlaced with the Humanities, Arts and Social Science curriculum and research. Following the master plan, the academic campus is designed through two main axes: the living and learning spines, which overlap to create a central point and bind together all corners of the campus.
UNStudio proposed a flexible space for exhibitions, events and interaction at the central node: this Campus Centre forms the intellectual heart of the campus and directly links the main programmatic anchors of the Auditorium, the International Design Centre and the University Library.
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D-backs' four-run fifth too much for Dodgers
Brandon Allen's two-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.Chad Billingsley was cruising along, having retired the first 13 batters he faced befor
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--RHP Jailen Peguero, who had a 16.20 ERA this spring over four games, will be released by the Diamondbacks on March 20. Peguero, 28, has a career 7.50 ERA in 25 games for Arizona the past two years. --RHP Max Scherzer, the nominal No. 5 starter, threw to... more
Unlike in 2008, when they signed OF Trot Nixon as camp opened, the Diamondbacks have four starters -- Eric Byrnes, Conor Jackson, Chris Young and Justin Upton -- for three outfield positions. They believe the competition will keep each fresh and focused.... more
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Praise for 'The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right'
A New Book by Columbia Law School Professor Michael Graetz and Journalist Linda Greenhouse Uncovers the Roots of Supreme Court Conservatism in an Overlooked Era
New York, June 7, 2016—Early reviews are extolling the insights of The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right, the new book by Columbia Law School Professor Michael J. Graetz and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse. Graetz—the author of seven books, an eminent scholar and teacher, and a former official in the U.S. Treasury Department—is the Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law. He has argued before the Supreme Court. For nearly 30 years, Greenhouse covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times.
The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right, published today by Simon & Schuster, challenges the accepted portrayal of the Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986 as pragmatic and accommodating, a moderate or transitional period when "nothing much happened." On the contrary, explain Graetz and Greenhouse, American law moved to the right with President Richard Nixon's four appointments to the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Warren Burger. A new conservative majority reacted to the previously liberal Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, curbing and rolling back landmark rulings on civil rights and civil liberties, while granting a First Amendment right to "commercial speech," which would enable businesses to invoke the Constitution in opposition to government regulation. The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right shows how the Court reached its most lasting decisions, laying a legal foundation for the conservative Rehnquist and Roberts Courts.
"A major contribution to the history of the Supreme Court" is how Kirkus Reviews described Graetz and Greenhouse's "groundbreaking" book, in a starred review. In another starred review, Library Journal found the book "an insightful and well-researched examination," and Publishers Weekly called it "the best kind of legal history: cogent, relevant, and timely, given the focus on the Court's role and power after the death of Justice Scalia."
Elegantly told for a general-interest audience, The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right was born in seminars the authors led at Yale and Columbia law schools, and enriched by the comments of Columbia Law School faculty. Graetz and Greenhouse consulted the justices' personal papers to flesh out the lives, thinking, and deliberations behind the Burger Court. Over the course of an argument divided into five parts—Crime, Race, Social Transformation, Business, and the Presidency—Graetz and Greenhouse make a convincing case that the Burger Court's rulings continue to shape the decisions of today's Supreme Court.
The Birth of a Conservative Court
In his 1968 campaign for president, Richard Nixon promised to appoint "properly conservative" justices to the Supreme Court, and he selected Burger for his standing as a law-and-order judge, a reputation gained over 14 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The Burger Court was tough on crime. It reauthorized the death penalty in 1976, and a decade after that the Court cut off challenges to the death penalty based on disparate racial impact. It limited the power of federal courts to supervise the quality of state court decisions, and added exceptions to the "exclusionary rule," which had made illegally obtained evidence inadmissible, and the Warren Court's Miranda requirement that criminal suspects be informed of their rights.
"Burger's Court abandoned the Warren Court's quest for equal criminal justice," Graetz and Greenhouse write. "Instead, in the chambers of the Supreme Court, as in the nation at large, protecting the public and punishing the guilty came to the fore."
Graetz and Greenhouse point out that the Burger Court's rulings on school desegregation not only failed to integrate schools but closed off other possible improvements. In 1973's San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the Court ruled the Texas public education financing system, based on the collection of local property taxes, did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by failing to distribute funding equally among schools. In the following year's Milliken v. Bradley, the Court said that desegregation measures, such as busing, must stop at the school district's boundary. Graetz and Greenhouse point out these decisions left poor school districts unable to desegregate or to make a constitutional case for equal state funding.
In 1978 the Burger Court held that racial quotas were unconstitutional in school admissions, but it allowed universities to take race into account for the goal of creating diversity. "By transforming the rights at stake into a university's right to have a diverse student body," Graetz and Greenhouse write, the Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke "essentially disabled minority applicants from advancing any legal claim (in the absence of intentional discrimination, of course)." The authors argue that Bakke has set the stage for affirmative action to be struck down by a future Court.
Surprising Deliberations Behind Decisions
Graetz and Greenhouse use the justices' papers to describe the deliberations behind the Burger Court's decisions. In 1973's Roe v. Wade, the Court allowed women to terminate pregnancies, but the authors found the rights of doctors were the primary concern of three of Nixon's four justices. Seven years later, in Harris v. McRae, the Court rejected the argument that the government had an obligation to pay for poor women's abortions, and Graetz and Greenhouse note that today, as some states shut clinics, women without financial resources may be unable to exercise their right to get an abortion.
In 1986, a public health panic surrounded the AIDS crisis, and in Bowers v. Hardwick the Burger Court rejected the claim by a gay man that the constitutional right to privacy should extend to sexual relationships between consenting adults. Criminal sodomy laws remained on the books in more than a dozen states for 17 years, until the decision was overturned in Lawrence v. Texas.
The Burger Court granted First Amendment protection to commercial and corporate speech, bringing powerful forces into political campaign finance. In 1976's Buckley v. Valeo, the Court allowed unlimited independent campaign spending. A year later, it ruled in National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti that corporations have a First Amendment right to spend money in politics. Graetz and Greenhouse write that these decisions set a precedent for 2010's Citizen's United, which removed political spending limits for corporations and unions: "The vast swath of the public that expressed surprise at the Citizens United decision—how can corporations have First Amendment rights?—were obviously unfamiliar with the fact that the Burger Court had decided that question thirty-two years earlier."
Note: to schedule an interview with the authors, contact Elizabeth Gay at Simon and Schuster: 212.698.7544 or [email protected]


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The floats of Metro MAnila Film Festival was revealed in this video. "Sa Roxas Boulevard nag-abang ang mahigit kalahating milyong matiyagang nanuod sa taunang Metro Manila Film Festival float parade.Sakay ang mga pambatong artista may kanya-kanyang gimik sila na representante ng walong floats."
You can watch this live video replay of MMFF floats parades of 2012.
Let us watch and support for the all movies of Metro Manila Film Festival. These has been done annually during yuletide season as for us, holidays were not yet finished as we experience that through the end of the year where new years 2013 is fast approaching.
All movies are all open at all cinema outlet. Lets all support them. You and your family will be delighted and be satisfied with the MMFF movies for this year 2012. Just choose the movie you have to watch or you can have it all alternately. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!


Avaya Inc. is looking to tap into Philippine-based application developers to create vertical solutions for some of its new products, including its one-X line of SIP (Session Initiated Protocol)-based IP telephony solutions.
As part of its ASEAN roadshow, the company gave a preview of its one-X products during a local briefing, including one-X Quick Edition that resulted from Avaya's acquisition last year of Nimcat Networks, which makes peer-to-peer communications software.
One-X Quick Edition can connect up to 20 SIP-based IP phones and does not require a central server or a PBX. It also has a mobile edition that works on Nokia S60 smart phones and allows users to be accessible via a single number and voicemail system.
Avaya introduced one-X during the recently held VoiceCon Spring 2006 in the U.S. Targeted at the SMB (small and medium-sized businesses) market, the company announced one-X products will be available locally second half of 2006.
"These products are crucial to the ASEAN market," said Rosemary Durand, Avaya's regional director for product management in Asia Pacific.
The company also announced DevConnect, a program that taps into local independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop solutions for vertical segments such as call centres, manufacturing and financial services.
In the Philippines, Avaya has a significant installed base in the contact centre market. With one-X, the local office is looking to address other markets as well.
"Local ISVs can help in back-end integration of business applications like Oracle or SAP with our one-X products," said Ed Doctolero, Avaya Philippines country manager.
Avaya has three ISV partners in the Philippines. These partners developed CRM (customer relationship management) applications running on Avaya products, said Doctolero.