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package sarama

import (
	"fmt"
)

// TopicConsumer consumes a single topic starting from a given offset.
type TopicConsumer interface {
	// Messages returns the read channel for the messages that are returned by
	// the broker.
	Messages() <-chan *ConsumerMessage

	Errors() <-chan error

	Close() error
}

type consumedPartition struct {
	forwarder         *forwarder
	partitionConsumer PartitionConsumer
}

type topicConsumer struct {
	topic              string
	client             Client
	master             Consumer
	consumedPartitions []consumedPartition
	messages           chan *ConsumerMessage
	errors             chan error
	offsetCorrection   bool
}

func NewTopicConsumer(client Client, topic string, offsets map[int32]int64, offsetCorrection bool) (TopicConsumer, error) {
	partitions, err := client.Partitions(topic)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	master, err := NewConsumerFromClient(client)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	consumer := &topicConsumer{
		topic:            topic,
		client:           client,
		master:           master,
		messages:         make(chan *ConsumerMessage, client.Config().ChannelBufferSize),
		errors:           make(chan error),
		offsetCorrection: offsetCorrection,
	}

	for _, partition := range partitions {
		err = consumer.initPartition(partition, offsets[partition])
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to init partition  %v: %v", partition, err)
		}
	}

	return consumer, nil
}

func (sc *topicConsumer) initPartition(partition int32, offset int64) error {
	oldestOffset, err := sc.client.GetOffset(sc.topic, partition, OffsetOldest)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	newestOffset, err := sc.client.GetOffset(sc.topic, partition, OffsetNewest)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	resumeFrom := offset

	if !sc.offsetCorrection && (oldestOffset > resumeFrom || newestOffset < resumeFrom) {
		return fmt.Errorf("offset for %v/%v is out of range of available offsets (%v..%v)", sc.topic, partition, newestOffset, oldestOffset)
	}

	if oldestOffset > resumeFrom {
		Logger.Printf("given offset for %v/%v is unavailable (oldest > resume_from). Auto correcting to oldest available offset: resume_from=%v oldest=%v", sc.topic, partition, resumeFrom, oldestOffset)
		resumeFrom = oldestOffset
	}

	if newestOffset < resumeFrom {
		Logger.Printf("given offset for %v/%v is unavailable (newest < resume_from). Auto correcting to newest available offset: resume_from=%v newest=%v", sc.topic, partition, resumeFrom, newestOffset)
		resumeFrom = newestOffset
	}

	partitionConsumer, err := sc.master.ConsumePartition(sc.topic, partition, resumeFrom)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	forwarder := newForwarder(partitionConsumer.Messages(), partitionConsumer.Errors())

	go forwarder.forwardTo(sc.messages, sc.errors)

	sc.consumedPartitions = append(sc.consumedPartitions, consumedPartition{
		forwarder:         forwarder,
		partitionConsumer: partitionConsumer,
	})

	return nil
}

func (sc *topicConsumer) Messages() <-chan *ConsumerMessage {
	return sc.messages
}

func (sc *topicConsumer) Errors() <-chan error {
	return sc.errors
}

func (sc *topicConsumer) Close() error {
	for _, consumedPartition := range sc.consumedPartitions {
		consumedPartition.forwarder.Close()
		consumedPartition.partitionConsumer.Close()
	}

	if err := sc.master.Close(); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	close(sc.messages)

	return nil
}

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Hospital Board approves an affiliation agreement with U. of W. residency program
Press release by Celeste Thomas
Chelan, WA – Lake Chelan Community Hospital (LCCH) will become the state's sixth host hospital and training site for a Family Medicine Residency Rural Program, the hospital Board voted at a special meeting Thursday, June 7. Beginning in August 2020, physician residents from the University of Washington's residency program will practice at LCCH in partnership with Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH). There will be two physicians in Chelan the first year, followed by another two in 2021, for a total of four in the valley.
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"This program is a natural outgrowth of our two agencies' deep commitment to Chelan and to people who choose not to live in big cities," said Dr. Malcolm Butler, CVCH Chief Medical Officer. "It is a testimony to cooperation between CVCH and LCCHC that our medical community can win such a coveted training program."
"What an opportunity for Lake Chelan Hospital," said Steve Patonai, LCCHC interim CEO. "The community will benefit from this affiliation in many ways. Physician residents will bring new ideas, and it will raise the bar for all caregivers in the hospital, as well as improve patient access. It will also be a valuable recruiting tool."
Interim CEO Steve Patonai says the community will benefit from this program.
Seventy percent of residents stay within 30 miles of where they trained, explained Dr. Keri Bergeson, who will serve as the program's rural site director. Bergeson, a family physician at CVCH, developed and championed Chelan's affiliation with UW's residency rural program. She has practiced in the valley for four years and worked tirelessly on the residency project since 2015
Dr. Kari Bergeson was the main proponent for pushing Chelan's affiliation with the University of Washington's rural shared residency program.
"Our biggest goal is to increase the number of physicians we have working the valley," said Bergeson. "We are facing a critical shortage of family care providers and hope this become a solution to that problem."
Chelan's program will provide residents, new doctors who have graduated from medical school, with the necessary clinical skills and community engagement training to make a difference in the health of their local community, said Bergeson. When they finish their residency, two more will join the program, keeping a continual flow of new physicians in the valley. Other Family Medicine Residency Rural Programs in Washington state include Cle Elum, Chehalis, Colville, Ellensburg and Port Angeles.
"We are thrilled with the hospital Board's decision to partner with us," said Bergeson, who explained that a residency program in Chelan is a great fit because of the many diverse services offered here. While developing the program, CVCH engaged three nationally recognized consultants, all of whom agreed Chelan is the perfect spot for such a program.
"Practicing in a town like Chelan is night and day different than practicing in Seattle or Spokane, and the best way to train doctors for this lifestyle and practice style is to train them right here," said Butler. "Dr. Bergeson is wonderful. She brought a university to town!"
Hospital Board Chair Mary Signorelli is excited about the prospects of working with the University of Washington's rural residency program along with the hospital's joint partner, Chelan Valley Community Health.
Mary Signorelli, LCCHC Board Chair expressed enthusiasm about the project. "With our Board moving forward with the UW and CVCH on this agreement, a brand-new day is dawning. All of us in the Chelan valley will, for many years, see an added dynamic to the future of medicine right here at home. This is truly an historic time for us."
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4 virtual visits to explore Brittany
By Pascale Filliâtre , Published: 20 April 2020, 05:00
© RONNE Hervé / Tourisme Bretagne — The interior of Saint-Etienne de Saint-Brieuc Cathedral.
While waiting to admire the spots in person, Brittany is inviting you to explore its most beautiful landmarks. Castle, cathedral or convent, these cultural spots unveil their every magical detail 360° thanks to technology. Come along and discover the rich history of France's Emerald Coast through its cultural treasures (and from your living room!).
The capital of Brittany as if you were there
© Noé C. photography / Tourisme Bretagne — Half-timbered houses, typical of Rennes' historic center.
Even from a distance, you can experience the magic, from the little Medieval alleyways borded by half-timbered houses, under the gilding of the great hall of the Parliament of Brittany's lost steps, in the verdant pathways of Thabor Park and in the heart of the rainbow colors of the Place des Lices' market. Thanks to virtual reality, Rennes and its culture are available to travelers staying at home. As a bonus, the capital of Brittany unveils its most emblematic places via 360 ° videos (through the tourism site). Are you getting goosebumps yet? Come along and live in Brittany for the moment!
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Saint-Brieuc Fortress-Cathedral
© Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Saint-Brieuc. — Saint-Brieuc Cathedral virtual visit.
Did you know that the Saint-Etienne Cathedral of Saint-Brieuc in the Côtes d'Armor is one of the few fortified churches in Brittany, and one of the nine historic cathedrals in the region? Closed for 10 years for renovations, it will reopen in the summer of 2020—but, we can already take a virtual tour through 27 360 ° panoramic scenes! Zoom in on the stained glass windows, marvel at the back view and the vastness of the nave. Without effort (or sweating!), propell yourself to the top of the impressive Brieuc Tower, behind archer's windows and loopholes. Get as close as possible to the big 4-ton bell and admire the organ desk, a work of art signed by the famous organ builder Cavaillé-Coll. To the belltower!
In the heart of the Breton Renaissance, the Château de Kerjean
© SPIEGELHALTER Erich/Crtb — A view of Château de Kerjean from Saint-Vougay.
Gleaming copper pots hang from the walls of the large kitchen. In the house, an exceptional collection of regional furniture recounts the golden age of Brittany and in the chapel, the magnificently carved framework attests to the exquisite taste of the lords of the time. Welcome to Château de Kerjean in Northern Finistère, one of the most beautiful Renaissance residences in Brittany. With the click of a mouse, wander around at your own pace and explore every corner 360°. Then, save the best for last: a visit on the ramparts, with breathtaking views of the beautiful surrounding park.
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In the good sisters' company at Couvent des Jacobins de Rennes convent
© Noé C. photography / Tourisme Bretagne — The Couvent des Jacobins de Rennes.
It's the last place we're talking about in Rennes, the capital of Brittany, a rehabilitated heritage treasure that became the city's new convention center in 2018. Erected in the Middle Ages, the Convent of the Jacobins, its abbey church and its cloister reveal their secrets during an immersive and erudite guided tour (in French). Discover the "before and after" of the site, the historical anecdotes and the backstage of the archaeological excavations which led to the notable discovery of 5 mysterious lead coffins. Come along and get a taste of some haunting details before coming to Brittany!
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Also read: 5 museum exhibitions to visit from home and 2 days in Rennes: Perfect short break ideas for the whole family
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Wreckfest is Coming to Nintendo Switch on June 21
Ule Lopez • Mar 22, 2022 03:06 PM EDT
Wreckfest is a game that's been out on Steam for a few years now. It's a well-received demolition derby-themed racing game that has an 86% Very Positive review score on Steam. It's had two season passes of content added, adding tons of new vehicles to the game, and has also seen release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series.
That leaves one of the few remaining platforms without it, being the Nintendo Switch. Well, as of today, that will be changing, as Wreckfest has an official announced release date. THQ Nordic and developer Bugbear Entertainment will be releasing Wreckfest on June 21st, 2022 for Nintendo Switch. THQ Nordic also has a new trailer to go with this, and you can watch it below.
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The game's core features, aside from realistic demolition and lots of car customization, include big 16-player lobbies that will make the jump to Switch, as well as offline tournament modes. The game, unfortunately, will take a hit in the performance side of things as it will only run at 30 frames per second, likely due to the Nintendo Switch's hardware limitations.
All of the game's DLC released on other platforms will also be made available on Nintendo Switch, including both of the Season Passes. So, that's going to be a good deal for some players. To quote THQ Nordic, they describe the Season Passes as follows:
The Nintendo Switch version offers two season packages: Season 1 package includes 20 crazy and iconic vehicles, 20 insane roof decorations, and a car customization pack with new armor, rims and more. Season 2 package grants you access to 12 additional cars.
The game also has a price tag attached to it as part of this release, starting at $39.99 USD. Wreckfest is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC via Steam, and Google Stadia. The title will release on June 21st, 2022 for Nintendo Switch.
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The development of social cohesion in the fifth century
When we hear about the "barbarians" and the period of the "fall of the Roman Empire" for the first time, we normally think about two things: Firstly, that these peoples (the northern neighbours of the Romans) were homogeneous and self-recognised entities, that is, groups who defined themselves as barbarians; and secondly, that they "destroyed" the Roman Empire. As it often happens with these kind of assumptions, modern research has demonstrated that these two processes (the formation of the barbarian confederacies and the fragmentation of the Western Roman Empire) were much more complex than was first perceived. For example, we still do not know very well how these contingents came to be united, or how and why they remained together for long enough to be later known by an ethnic name in our sources. What we could assert nowadays is that many of these processes were influenced by the Roman State, particularly in Western Europe, through mechanisms related to the Roman military apparatus: many of these foreigners sought to offer their military services to the Empire, especially from the end of the fourth century and during the fifth. In other cases, it was the Roman Empire itself, which sought to recruit these individuals through different mechanisms to use them in future campaigns. For the barbarian, this meant that he would receive food, and payment, and possibly promotions if his performance was good enough. One of the main objectives of my research is to clarify the connection established between the recruitment of the so-called "barbarians" by the Western Roman Empire during the fourth and fifth centuries, the service of these individuals, and the development of their social cohesion.
Social cohesion, as we understand it, is a concept that can be used to comprehend the manner in which individuals and groups with different backgrounds can unite or remain together against potential threats or to endure difficult moments in their history. In Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, we get traces of the working dynamics of social cohesion in our narrative sources, in episodes in which a group or a community had to resist during a critical situation in order to survive. In this regard, it is possible to associate this notion with diverse factors that could shape such cohesion. For example, we can mention two basic elements that might influence the construction of a group: economy and violence. The first element could motivate a group of individuals to fulfill a goal related to the satisfaction of their basic needs. Here it is possible to quote the example of the Visigoths who were led by Alaric at the beginning of the fifth century. The Visigothic leader had to ensure that his followers would have access to food. In order to achieve this, Alaric negotiated with both the Eastern and Western Roman imperial courts, from 395 to 410, resulting in numerous alliances, the breaking of treaties, and aggressions.
Concerning violence, it could be represented as an external threat such as a common enemy. This could foster the unity of the group members in a given context: they would need to work together in order to confront such a threat, and thus, to survive. In some ways, this process could be related to the case of Gainas, a Gothic leader who was in command of barbarian soldiers and held the ranks of comes rei militaris and then magister militum in the Eastern Empire at the end of fourth century. Gainas participated in a complot to depose Eutropius, the Prepositus Sacri Cubiculi at the court of Constantinople, around 399. During his complot, he tried to seize Constantinople but was stopped by the population. This case is interesting since Gainas lost many of his followers during his failed attempt to take the Eastern capital, and nevertheless, we still hear about the way in which he tried to escape death with the rest of his supporters. In this regard, we could glimpse that social cohesion was motivated not just by means of money and wealth: violence played a major role for the cohesion of this group, for sure, but there must have been something else that bound the members together. This "something else" could be defined as the identity of the group: in this case, it must have been a military identity developed within the group led by Gainas since he already commanded barbarian troops for Emperor Theodosius (379-395) at the Battle of the Frigidus, in 394. Their bonds must have been reinforced after many years of service, plus, they must have had signs and symbols which could reflect that identity. This was another way in which social cohesion could be displayed, and we certainly have another example in the case of the Arborychi (who are usually identified with the Armoricans). Writing during the middle of the sixth century, Procopius informs us that these Arborychi were former Roman soldiers stationed in Gaul, and that they held a rivalry with the Franks. Since the later could not subdue the Arborychi, they decided to establish an alliance by means of intermarriage: Procopius highlights this fact, alleging that both groups professed Nicene Christianism, and that both of them had the Visigoths (who were Arians) as a common enemy. Here we see again the pattern of the self-defense against a common threat that I described above, plus the differentiation in religion, emphasised by Procopius. Finally, a group of Roman soldiers joined the community of Arborychi and Franks. These soldiers were also Nicene Christians and they were characterized as the bearers of a military identity which was reflected in their banners, their military attire, and their customs which, according to Procopius, the soldiers had transmitted to their descendants.
In many cases both elements, violence and economy, were related regarding the service of the barbarians within the late Roman army: many of these individuals joined the imperial army seeking to improve their economic status, thus, they became involved in the military life, as a part of their occupation. Therefore, they had to participate in military campaigns to stop other barbarian groups or the forces of a usurper (in most cases during the fifth century, a dissatisfied military officer who was appointed emperor by his troops), and hence, they had to endure the hardships of battles. Moreover, as the Roman army was a multi-ethnic entity, all of these soldiers had a share of experiences that consolidated their bonds, thus, they were part of a military identity that was displayed by symbols and rituals (as in the case of the Arborychi), and names (i.e. the names of the Roman military units).
On some occasions, social cohesion was also imposed by the Roman state. This was reflected in the recruitment of non-Roman individuals, and their use by the imperial authorities. The Roman army, as I mentioned earlier, was a multi-ethnic corpus which constructed its identity through hardships and the development of bonds and loyalties within its ranks. In this regard, we find information concerning foreign soldiers leading other foreign soldiers (as the case of Gainas) or "Roman" leaders commanding "barbarians" with different backgrounds and places of origin. Thus, the Roman state indirectly created cohesion among these groups by making them work together to carry out certain tasks. Moreover, social cohesion was developed among larger barbarian contingents serving the Roman state, on certain occasions. Such is the case of the relationship between Burgundians and Visigoths: both contingents fought against the Huns under the command of Flavius Aetius in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, in 451. Some years later, the Visigoths launched an expedition into Spain to stop the plundering of the Suebes; the Visigoths counted with the aid of the Burgundians to carry on this task. Thus, it is possible to see in this case a kind of cohesion that had originated in the context of the late Roman army and resulted in the collaboration of these two contingents. On the other hand, it should be remembered that both gentes were settled in southern Gaul during the fifth century. Hence, we could suppose that during the final decades of the fifth century, relations and cultural exchanges between Burgundians and Visigoths continued to a certain extent.
As we can see, social cohesion was fluid during Late Antiquity: it could imply diverse factors which could foster the unity of diverse groups and sub-groups of individuals, particularly, those relating to armed groups. In this manner, the creation of communities and the development of the Post-Roman kingdoms at the beginning of the Early Middle Ages were processes which were heavily influenced by the politics of the Roman State during the fifth century as well as the particular agendas of the barbarians who settled in the former imperial territories of the West.
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Fernando Ruchesi is working at the Facultad de Humanidades at the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste in Argentina and currently writing a book on "The Barbarians, the Late Roman Army, and the Development of Social Cohesion (4th to 6th centuries AD)". He was visiting fellow at the Institute for Medieval Research in 2012/13, 2015 and from April to June 2018.
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Tartaros arc Natsu and Gray.
Current Gilthunder, Hauser and Grimor.
No butting in, this is between me and newcomer. Keep your opinions to yourself.
When voting starts, make sure you vote is at least longer than a sentence, and have a reason behind it, not simply "he won because i say so" something like "he won because he countered points better such as when so and so brought up this....."
@newcomer There. Thread made. You can make the first move.
Gilthunder seems like he'll be the real threat to the FT team. Tag.
I could be underestimating what he was capable of by adding hauser and griamor, but Natsu and Gray are a good test to see if that's the case. They have some advantages in some areas. But let's just see how the debate goes. @newcomer letting you know again that the thread has been made.
@deathhero61: dang I am sorry man I literally just now got notified from your post. I will have my post up by at the very latest Saturday.
Don't apologize, at all, i have a huge habit of making late posts. So i really don't blame you.
@deathhero61: Alright thanks, my phone has been acting weird lately deleting some notifications and giving some to me days later so if it takes me like a day to respond, please don't take it personally.
Just making sure that you are still interested.
@deathhero61: definitely I am just really busy during the week so I should have it up by tomorrow unless something happens.
Also how many rounds are we doing?
@newcomer: Two post each. You make a post, then i make a post, then you make a post then i make a post. Both of us on our second post put a concluding statement i guess. Then we open for voting, have you ever done this before?
@newcomer: If you want i can go first if it's troubling you to get a post in. Plus i highly recommend you do comicvine on a computer. CAVs on phones aren't exactly pleasant.
"Natsu Dragneel is a mage of the Fairytail guild wherein he is a member of team Natsu. He is the younger brother of Zeref having originally died 400 years ago, being subsequently revived as his brother's most powerful etherious. Natsu is also among the five dragon slayers sent to the future from four hundred years past, having an additional purpose in the assistance of the defeat of Acnologia." Wiki.
Here natsu lifts up a giant mechanical dragon made entirely of metal, and then throws it. That is 100 ton+ feat.
Natsu's casual punches are building level.
Here before the series even began people in the Fairytail guild were well into the supersonic range. Erza was shown deflecting bullets with such precision and timing that she could play pool with the bullets. Bullets on average travel at over 2 times the speed of sound. Erza before the series began was near hypersonic speed. Natsu bos was capable of keeping up with her meaning bos natsu= high supersonic.
Here natsu is shown as invisible to another character (lucy) that is supersonic in reactions. This puts natsu in the hypersonic range for being completely untraceable to a supersonic character.
Here laxus is shown traveling as a bolt of lightning. Natsu has beat laxus in a fight meaning he has lightning reactions at least. Laxus also reacted to a natural bolt of lightning so this is not pis.
Early bos natsu is shown having suvived an attack(albeit injured) stated to have power comparable to a meteor.
Here natsu tanks a huge explosion thats bigger than a giant ship.
Here natsu tanks this attack which destroys the entire area of the arena. This arena was bigger than a city. Meaning as of this arc natsu= city level.
Here natsu survives this attack which is bigger than the island ruins they were in, and completely vaporized the area it encompassed. This makes natsu near island level in durability base.
Natsu has too many abilities tto list so I will just list the ones that matter.
Natsu uses fire dragon slayer magic meaning they can eat there elements and get stronger from it and in natsu's case fire and lightning. They are also nearly immune to there respect elements.
Natsu being a fire mage can release fire from any part of his body and doing so can produce a variety of effects.
Natsu's fire imbued punches are this powerful bos.
Here natsu completely overpowers one of the twin dragons attacks in dragon force. The twin dragons roars are powerful enough to cover city sized areas and natsu overpowered it. Meaning natsu's roar=city level.
Natsu using fire dragons sword horn completely shatters through this mechanical dragon.
The mechanical dragon tanked an attack comparable to the size of mountains. Meaning natsu's attack=mountain level.
With this attack natsu is able to overpower both twin dragons roars meaning this attack is multi city level.
Natsu being a dragon slayer has very accute senses. For opponents too fast for him he can use his other senses to keep up.
Natsu's senses are so good he could here a person getting robbed from miles away.
Natsu's observation skill is so great he can completely see through his opponents fighting habits.
Lightning flame dragon mode is a form natsu first entered when he ate Laxus's lightning. In this form his physicals are drastically increased as well as his magic power, he also gains great resistance and use of lightning in this form.
Natsu is now powerful enough to have his hits destroy many buildings and the surrounding area, easily city block level.
Natsu's attacks in this form now cause lightning to strike after the initial strike.
Natsu's dragon roar in this form is strong enough to put a hole into an island, this means natsu in this form is near island level.
Dragon Force is a form natsu entered up to 3 times up to the tartoras arc. In the tartoras arc he was able to enter it through sheer anger. In this form his physicals and magic power are increased.
In this form natsu's casual punches can send someone through a huge building.
In this form natsu can blitz mard geer someone who outpaced lfd natsu and gray. His attacks can also severly injure mard geer and incinerate surrounding rocks from his attack.
Natsu's attacks in this form can completely decimate a tower thats hundreds of feet tall.
Natsu in this form was able to blitz and defeat jellal a guy who single handedly beat the oracion seis.
Alright this is only the first part of my post so please wait until I post the second to respond.
Gray while not being known for over the top strength feats like natsu he is still no slouch and has even been considered natsu's equal at some points. Here with natsu gray's punch is shown completely shattering the ground and creating shockwaves.
Here with some help from natsu gray is able to completely shatter a magical giant root that completely dwarfs them and the force from their punches is also shattering the ground.
Current gray is easily above pre series erza and arguably above tartoras arc erza. Here erza is seen casually deflecting bullets with such precision that she can play pool with the bullets. Bullets on average travel at over 2 times the speed of sound, this is easily a high supersonic/ low hypersonic feat. Tartoras gray is easily hypersonic.
Here gray is shown blitzing Lyon something even a raging Natsu couldn't do. This also puts him in low hypersonic bos.
Gray has also shown to be able to flash freeze someone that could beat and outpace natsu. This puts his speed well into the hypersonic range.
Gray is highly resistant to lightning, he could take multiple lightning strikes from laxus after he destroyed some of his lightning palace.
Gray is also highly resistant to flames from being rivals with natsu. Now he can tank fire without a scratch.
While not known for tanking attacks, it doesn't mean he can't. Here he tanks an attack that dwarfs island sized ruins. This is immense durability.
Gray uses ice make magic which lets the user manipulate and create ice and ice constructs from his imagination.
Gray's ice can also freeze air, that is a freezing point of -361 degrees Celsius. Extreme cold (can your team handle it.
Gray has also shown to flash freeze hypersonic opponents at the beginning of battle too.
If his opponents prove too fast for his regular hypersonic ice he can make it aoe too.
Ice clones, they are used to fool opponents and can be used in quick succession.
Ice devils Zeroth long sword, it was powerful enough to kill one of zerefs demons in a single hit.
Ice devils rage, a breath attack that shoots out jagged ice spikes and can freeze opponents on contact.
Possibly gray's strongest attack, it was powerful enough to kill someone that could tank natsu's strongest attacks.
Some of the constructs gray can create include: walls, swords, cannons, cages, lances, shields, and basically anything else he can imagine.
@newcomer: I'll have a post this week, i expected your post a little sooner, and now it's eight and i got other things to attend to. Not that i was rushing BTW.
@deathhero61: sorry, comic vine ate my post twice yesterday so I couldn't do it then and during the week I am busy until 6:30 at night so this is the only time I could've done this.
Its too bad Natsu is only low hypersonic. He was way faster he could probably beat Luffy.
@royrodgersmcfreely: well natsu is a bit over hypersonic but no, pre skip luffy is faster than natsu sadly. I personally think with equalized speed natsu would destroy luffy.
@newcomer: Despite the universe they come from, my team are quite the underdogs here. Particularly due to Natsu's capabilities. But who knows, maybe i am wrong. Either way, my team will in fact pull the win.
Gilthunder is not only the disciple of Meliodas, but he is also the son of the former Great Holy Knight Zaratras and is a high ranking Holy Knight. Since he was a kid, he aspired to be as powerful as his father and The Seven Deadly Sins. And sought tutelage from Meliodas. At one point, Gilthunder witnessed something he shouldn't have, the murder of his own father, and his very well being was threatened for over a decade and had absolutely no choice but to hunt down The Sins. But prior to that, Meliodas taught Gilthunder the way of the knight and gave him a "spell" that pulled him through the years which was to say out loud "I am stronger than any of the seven deadly sins" whenever he was feeling weak and sad. And that's how Meliodas knew that Gilthunder himself was in a situation he couldn't get himself out of. Eventually Meliodas released him of his curse and he was finally free to avenge his father's death by helping Meliodas take down Hendricksen.
To start off, Gilthunder's Magic and Power was enough to seal an entire town of it's water supply.
The entire town pitched in to pull the sword out, but to no avail. The job eventually fell to Multi-Tonner Meliodas. Who casually pulled it out.
After finding out said news, he charges a spear with lightning, and tosses it over 7 miles with enough force to wipe the village Meliodas was residing in off the map.
Gilthunder is also capable of creating restraints. Meliodas and Diane broke out of it easily, but they are on another tier of physical capabilities in comparison to Natsu and Gray. So it can be a temporary distraction in order to get more hits in.
Natsu has decent physical strength, but where he always excelled was his striking strength, which won't help him against restraints like those.
Here is Hauser and Gilthunder wiping out an army of 3000 thousand with ease.
Gilthunder can also generate lightning to increase his speed and ride on it. Similiar to how Laxus does with his own speed. In the scans below Gilthunder outright blitzes Meliodas. You're probably thinking, isn't Meliodas way too strong for Gilthunder? Meliodas isn't using his demon powers for one, and secondly, his full strength has been sealed by merlin and the druids.
Hauser is also a high ranking Holy Knight who was a childhood friend of gilthunder and griamore, and was one of the first characters to come to the realization that the sins weren't who they were claimed to be. He has the ability to manipulate wind and can easily create destructive tornadoes. He was trained by Dreyfus a high ranking holy knight.
A fighting style like this would be efficient against either of the team. Here is Hauser's showing of whirl shock, a buzzsaw blade of wind. Diane easily shrugged it off due to her durability, but that ain't happening with Natsu and especially not Gray.
Something like this would easily cause problems even for the likes of them. I have counters to Natsu's destructive potential, thanks to Hauser, but i have to save that for later.
Griamore is the weakest of the trio, and has the least feats. His abilities focus on defense, so he would have to rely on his own brute strength, which by feats isn't all that impressive. However his wall is more than enough to help out his two pals. Griamore is also a holy knight with great power.
He used his ability wall to briefly protect himself from Diane's attacks.
The fact that it could last that long is rather impressive considering her level of power.
Gilthunder blasts them, Hauser makes them lose their footing, Griamore provides defense.
Natsu is honestly the MVP of your duo. Gray is a threat, but not so much that he couldn't be handled by Hauser by alone.
My team has the speed advantage. Gilthunder can keep up with sealed Meliodas on somewhat equal grounds thanks to skill and speed.
Natsu despite the showings he has that prove his skill, he is practically a brute. If anything Gray is the skilled and versatile of the two.
Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!
Hit me with that tag when voting starts.
@newcomer: Sorry i took so long, i am juggling two other CAVs right now.
@deathhero61: no problem. I will most likely have mine up by the weekend, it is the only time I can do this.
@deathhero61: im so sorry, I have been really busy lately having at most ten minutes on cv, but I should have enough time to do it tomorrow. Again sorry, I usually don't take this long.
@deathhero61: Alright here I go.
"To start off, Gilthunder's Magic and Power was enough to seal an entire town of it's water supply." "After finding out said news, he charges a spear with lightning, and tosses it over 7 miles with enough force to wipe the village Meliodas was residing in off the map."
These feats are impressive but as I have shown above, Natsu and Gray's magic power is far above town level so this should not be a problem.
"Gilthunder is also capable of creating restraints. Meliodas and Diane broke out of it easily, but they are on another tier of physical capabilities in comparison to Natsu and Gray. So it can be a temporary distraction in order to get more hits in."
They are on another tier physically but thats not to say natsu and gray can't break out of them.
Here natsu is able to break out of similar restraints. So it should provide no trouble at all.
For further confirmation, natsu is able to lift and throw a giant dragon made entirely of metal, easily a 100+ ton feat. Natsu and gray are physically close so gray should also be able to break out without too much trouble also.
"A fighting style like this would be efficient against either of the team. Here is Hauser's showing of whirl shock, a buzzsaw blade of wind. Diane easily shrugged it off due to her durability, but that ain't happening with Natsu and especially not Gray."
Actually because of his fighting style is why he's the weak link and will likely be defeated early on. Natsu and gray will have no trouble dealing with this wing user.
Natsu can draw the air towards him leaving houser open to be defeated.
Let's not forget about Gray, he is also able to defeat hauser. He can easily flash freeze houser and his wind effectively taking him out the battle.
"Although he just barely did so, he managed to react to a blitz from Diane"
This is impressive, but I don't know if its good enough to say he can react to natsu and gray at the same time.
"He used his ability wall to briefly protect himself from Diane's attacks."
Also impressive but while Diane is physically superior to Natsu and gray, its not to say her raw strength is superior to Natsu and Gray's magic power. Considering she broke it with a casual punch Natsu and gray should have no trouble.
"Gilthunder blasts them, Hauser makes them lose their footing, Griamore provides defense."
Natsu can overpower Gilthunder while gray defeats Hauser all the while breaking through Griamore's defense and ultimately defeating him too.
"Natsu is honestly the MVP of your duo. Gray is a threat, but not so much that he couldn't be handled by Hauser by alone."
I beg to differ, gray can flash freeze hauser and his wind instantly effectively defeating him and moving on to griamore.
"My team has the speed advantage. Gilthunder can keep up with sealed Meliodas on somewhat equal grounds thanks to skill and speed."
I will concede to this Gilthunder should be slightly faster for that sole feat, but natsu's senses and superior skill should be enough to handle gilthunder alone while gray takes the other two.
"Natsu despite the showings he has that prove his skill, he is practically a brute. If anything Gray is the skilled and versatile of the two."
I agree gray is the more skilled and versatile but Natsu's senses and fighting ability make him the better fighter.
My team having the overall power and stat advantage(with the exception of Gilthunder) will eventually overpower and defeat your team.
Gilthunder is the mvp of your team but not so powerful that Natsu can't handle him while gray defeats Hauser.
Since Griamore is providing defense he will not be consistently battling like the others, Natsu and gray will be having to deal with his defenses so after gray flash freezes Hauser he will go after him while natsu fights Gilthunder not having to worry about defenses.
Eventually after a hard battle my team will wear down the trio and take them down one by one.
Not impressive at all, come back when Gray can launch a blast so potent and powerful the blasts can be seen from across a city and the shockwaves can be felt from miles away.
Although Gilthunder's lightning was indeed amped in the last few scans, he got stronger since then, so it is very likely this wouldn't be an issue, plus he has feats similiar to this.
Natsu and Gray are not really equal to be honest, they were presented that way, but in reality Natsu is actually way stronger. It's like the Zoro vs Sanji relationship. We both know Zoro is stronger than Sanji. Being perfectly honest with you.
This isn't impressive considering some of the not so superhumans of the guild could survive taking them as well and not die, but at most being knocked unconscious.
Of course not, but they aren't breaking out of them as easily as they did, and using the restraints would be a useful distraction in order to get clean hits that they wouldn't be able to dodge.
You really need give proper credence to why Gray can perform such a feat as well, when Gray has never been about physical strength, and he has never shown feats such as this in the first place........ to add, throughout that entire fight Wendy was amping Natsu to hell, along with the fact that Natsu tipped him over in a bad position, it's not like he dead lifted the dragon, plus considering how he needed amps throughout the entire fight and couldn't pull something like this throughout the fight while amped, it's kind of a a**pull. Not that it matters, because Gilthunder has seriously injured Meliodas before, and has fought on somewhat equal grounds ON PANEL with Meliodas and Meliodas was slashing small mountains in half. With a twig...... and slashing the mountain so fast with so much force that the mountain took damage before the twig vaporized.(with a shockwave) Furthermore the gap that was created from the slash was large enough for Diane and the others to walk through, this tops anything that Gray and Natsu has done.
That's not how hauser's powers work. Plus Natsu didn't even do that on purpose........ Natsu was failing to take down Erigor the entire time until happy used the plot against him. And take a look at how he manipulated his abilities against Geera's ability to create explosions. And unless you are trying to argue that Natsu is more powerful than Dreyfus and Helbram then Natsu ain't winning. In Gray's case, show me Gray doing that with winds as powerful as Hauser and you got yourself a case. But Hauser is far more powerful than the demon Gray was fighting.
Gilthunder was fast enough to avoid the twister. And Hauser could react to his blitz. To put the twister strength in perspective, Dreyfus is physically strong enough to send 12 ton Diane flying into a nearby city.
Natsu maybe, but Gray doesn't have that level of striking power........ and if Griamore wanted to he can literally have Gray trapped inside one of his walls, and he wouldn't be able to do a thing about it. Or he can have both of them trapped in a wall, and with Natsu's impulsiveness would probably do the same thing Geera attempted to do and in result harm both of them. If gray was stuck in one by himself, his magic power would be hard to use in such a confined space. And he hasn't shown the striking power needed to actually break out of it. Geera can level a town with her powers, it's pretty impressive that Griamore's walls can stall her.
Sorry i am sounding like a dead horse right now, but Diane has also kept up with Meliodas and has put him on his toes.
She punched Meliodas into oblivion for "cheating" on her with a bunch of woman(thanks to good old ban and his tricks.) Causing further damage to the byzel rock.
Meliodas gets up like it was nothing. However Diane swiftly starts her assault and with her punches alone causes great winds to pick up, and as soon as Diane and Meliodas start to clash the entire Byzel rock starts to shake. As the fight continues, Meliodas begins to wonder how she still has so much strength despite her shrinking.
And then she slowly starts to change back.
Question is, how? Their physical capabilities are practically on par, except that Gil and Hauser and possibly Griamore have the huge advantage in speed and skill. And the range of their attacks and the effectiveness of their teamwork easily outclasses Gray's and Natsu's.
Although Meliodas blitzed and KO'd Griamore, he still shows impressive speed (Griamore stated that his wall ability can tank meteors, he must have tested this himself obviously, that means that he had to have reacted to a meteor to know that his own shields can protect him from such impacts so that says a crap ton about Meliodas considering how hard he speed blitzed him.) in the time it takes a cup to fall from a table. And in the time it takes for Elizabeth to raise her head to see what's going on which would take like half a second if not less the instant she thought she heard a loud sound. This easily craps on their feats of speed.
.On top of the fact that Meliodas has redirected natural lightning, and Gilthunder can actually ride on the lightning strikes he generates.
Here's a couple of scans of the trio fighting a red demon.
Their teamwork was still good.
And also when Erigor can do this to a powerful demon, then he can compare to Hauser.
No, he really can't. Hauser is faster, his winds are far more powerful than the person Gray beat, and his range and power is ridiculous. Heck i wouldn't even be surprised if Hauser by himself could hold his own against both Natsu and Gray considering how he has handled multiple powerful opponents at the same time in the past.
I really hate to be that guy, but FT is notorious for having little to no speed feats. This is why in most threads they lose almost always against characters such as Luffy, Ichigo, KCM Naruto and etc. they lack speed. And there is absolutely no way Natsu has superior skill to Gilthunder. Being trained by Meliodas, and keeping up with him in combat alone and giving someone like him a huge amount of trouble should tell you how skilled he actually is. And slightly faster is an understatement, he is insanely faster.
Then right after, proceeds to blitz Hendricksen over and over.
But before i elaborate on this, i never had a chance to correct the things you said in your introduction.
Actually no.....the only time Natsu had a feat like this was during the tenrou arc, however, that was only a temporary boost in power, afterwords when Natsu tried it again, it had less power and natsu even mentioned that.
Actually, that's not the case at all, Erza for the most part has always been above Natsu.....she more or less has similar if not better feats, she has far more speed feats and better reflexes, and even more durability. Natsu only has her beat in pure physical strength. BTW those scans of Erza deflecting bullets was later in the series. On top of the fact that Natsu has never shown reflexes such as Erza's same applies to Gray.
That's actually not true at all, Laxus was beating him senseless, Natsu needed help from Gajeel in order to even stand a chance............(even then they still lost while working together in seconds) Natsu even questioned why Laxus gave him the power, and how he was much weaker than Laxus is. In fact Laxus was about to end Natsu if it wasn't for Gajeel....... which even then, is still PIS because Natsu was losing the entire time and then suddenly beat him. The instant Laxus started getting serious, it wasn't even a fight anymore. He blitzed and knocked Natsu around.
And Laxus is still far more powerful than Natsu is as of now........so no. Natsu is still a slowpoke.
Laxus outright blitzed Hades, a guy who was dancing around, Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy and Wendy by himself.......... so that should tell you something about how inferior Natsu actually is.
And you do realize Gilthunder is also capable of traveling as a bolt of lightning(technically) and move that fast?
Lucy doesn't have supersonic reactions......... she never has.
Actually, no it really wasn't.........if the arena was bigger than a city how would it fit inside of the city it resides in? Read the dialogue, it said he destroyed the floor of the arena, not the entire arena.
Even if you were right, this was a one time feat. Laxus gave Natsu all his magic and although the natural ability to access the form remained, the amount of power he had then no longer exists as i shown above in his fight against Max.
I would be impressed if it wasn't for the fact that Gilthunder performed a more impressive feat against Hendricksen exactly like what you described.
To clarify you have your time frame all mixed up....... if you wanted to play that card, i could say that Gilthunder would end this fight by himself because out of all the holy knights gave Meliodas the toughest fight, and that's impressive because Meliodas destroyed a country(despite the fact that the version of Meliodas Gil was facing was nerfed.) Natsu fought Jellal before he beat the oracion seis. So obviously he got more powerful since then.
Natsu wasn't really raging, plus he was extremely close to blitzing Lyon, on top of the fact that he nearly tagged him as well until someone interfered and prevented him from doing so.
It killed someone who was already on the brink of defeat after getting pulverized by Natsu in dragon force which by the way he cannot use at will.
Okay lets pick this apart.
Hauser is Gilthunder's partner and has always been pretty close to Gilthunder. Unlike the huge difference between Natsu and Gray.
Actually, yes he is. His fighting style is literally like Laxus but more precise and swift. And guess who can never beat Laxus under normal circumstances?
Actually, not necessarily, he can fight, and he has ways of killing with his ability as shown previously. And he is pretty effective with his abilities as a whole.
As shown he can effectively fight alongside others against powerful opponents.
Now finally, you said they would take them down one by one. Let's see what's wrong with that?
Superior teamwork and far more efficient at combining abilities against opponents.
Superior Area of Effect when it comes to attacks, so the misfits are more likely to avoid and defend against attacks than they are.
Hauser is a hard counter to Natsu while Gilthunder is a very good matchup against Gray. Griamore would literally be helping both of them whenever he could, whether it would be in direct combat or simply defending them.
Back to what i said about team work and AOE. Natsu and Gray have literally no way of countering an attack of this magnitude.
Gray isn't freezing this. An attack like this will be ragdolling them and would be seriously damaging to them.
And even if they could escape an attack like this (which they honestly can't.) Griamore can keep them in line.
Griamore traps hendricksen, and although he had the strength to break out, that still left him open to one final attack. This can easily happen to Natsu or Gray.
Gilthunder's lightning can pack quite the punch. So even Gray could easily get taken out. I haven't seen many lightning resistance feats from Natsu either.
Natsu honestly may just have the advantage in striking strength, but physically, Gilthunder is up there and Hauser isn't too far behind.
Gray is a bag of tricks, but even he has limitations as shown in his battle. His recent power up made him formidable, but he isn't all to impressive based off feats.
Gilthunder and Hauser can blitz, and they have the means to do so, and the power to potentially secure an easy win.
Hauser's ability to manipulate wind is a hard counter to Natsu considering his fight against Erigor, while Gray cannot last long in a fight against Gilthunder. Although he has the means, Gil could end the fight pretty quickly before Gray could do a thing.
Griamore can fight as well, and the way he uses his defensive powers can be extremely useful, offensive or defensive wise. Hauser can control the pace of the battle, Gilthunder can overwhelm the FT duo, while Griamore can provide a solid defense or make it easier to hit their targets.
Natsu and Gray do not work well together and aren't as used to working together as the 3 Misfits are.
The 3 Misfits work better together than Natsu and Gray, have potentially damaging attacks that can seriously make any advantages Natsu and Gray have naught, and have the speed advantage. Hauser can counter Natsu's Dragon Slayer, while Gilthunder and Griamore could take out Gray. So many possibilities. This match up is likely in their favor. They may be the underdogs of this fight, but they can win. And potentially easily to. I await your final post.
@newcomer: Ready for your final post? After you get that last post we can open voting.
@deathhero61: yeah sorry, I will have it up tomorrow I am juggling 2 other CAVS I need to make a post on but I have been busy as of late.
@newcomer: It's been 5 days, you only need one final post and we're done and we can tag for votes.


So there I was waiting for a car sharing service to take me from my storage place to my temporary residence. The app told me that he would be there in 3 minutes. Its is always this quick and that is why I love the service so very much. I had a medium sized container with me, so I was hoping that an SUV would show up and have more room than necessary to take me and my container to my destination.I glanced back at my confirmation and sure enough an SUV was on its way. I had manifested that and I was so happy.
The app allows you to track the vehicle in real time, so I knew exactly where it was. I knew that it was just around the corner. I knew that it would have to make a U turn because I was on the opposite side of the street. So I decided to call him with the number provided and alert him that he would have to make a sharp left or U turn very shortly at a certain stoplight. He picked up the phone and told me that he was here. I saw him pull over across the street directly diagonally from where I was. The app then told me that he would leave me in 45 seconds if I did not get in the car. He then told me that he could not turn around because of traffic and that he probably was going to cancel the trip.
In the next few moments, a certain sensation went through my body. It was somewhere between disbelief and frustration.The distance of the turn that he would have had to make to get to me was so small, after the traffic was gone. Unfortunately though, he cancelled my trip and kept driving straight ahead. There was nothing that I could do. The app asked me if I wanted to reserve another car and I did in seconds. My recovery time was instantaneous and I was literally in another car within 4 minutes. This is the magic of NYC accessibility and quickness.
This situation related directly to people in my opinion. We all know that what takes more work usually makes us stronger and more prepared in the end. However, most people pick comfortability up front and that usually leads to a very narrow scope of life and/or adventure. This has been my experience as I study myself and those around me. I have not completely mastered this technique. All that I know is that when the going gets tough, running for the hills make the tough seek you out stronger. I have definitely experienced this in my own life.


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The Hatter always was a little...strange. After all, Mad is his middle...no first name! (Which we're sure carries much more weight.) It's one thing to be mad, though, at least he's a little cheerful then. Now the Mad Hatter himself has taken a bit more of a lonely path down the road to madness. It's a little less colorful and a lot more bleak. One could say he's taken a sort of dark turn. He likes his tea without sugar now and his laughs are a little more diabolical than ever before. His riddles have a bit more of a deadly punchline, even if you get it right. Alice better be a little more careful next time she comes back. Wonderland is taking a turn for the dark side. Before long it might have to change its name to fit the mood.
Leave your friends a little uneasy around you this Halloween with the Dark Mad Hatter Costume. This costume comes with everything you need to get this lonely, mad look for Halloween. The striped pants have an elastic waist for comfortable fit. The vest has, fittingly, mismatch front panels and the accompanying black jacket has edging and sleeve cuffs with a checkerboard pattern. A black and patterned foam top hat and half black, half white spats and gloves are also included to take it to the next level! Just grab your favorite cup of tea and slap on a bit of a silly grin (not quite like Cheshire cat's though) and perplex your friends with the strangest behaviors that you no longer even understand. It's all an unpredictable world of madness when you fall into the rabbit hole.
Great costume - we won the couple's costume contest!
Well made and inexpensive costume.
bought this to wear to the rally. It was a hit. So many people stopped us for photo ops!
The good and the bad, but mostly good!
So getting set up for Halloween here and have had a couple of days for my costume to "sink" in.
Disappointments: Might as well get to this right away. The hat is not like that in the picture. The hat in the picture is sharp and has form. The hat that I received was for the most part "square" or "blocked" and the rim was flat and did not follow the lines in the picture even remotely. I had read other reviews where they said that the hat came flat in the box and some had trouble straightening it out. I fixed that by using a pendaflex folder and cutting it to the size of the inside of the hat. Stands up great, nice and tall and the hat still looks nice, even though it's not like the picture.
The tie is not nearly as full as that in the picture. I would say that the tie that I received was about half the size or less. It's still workable, but not nearly as robust.
The good part: It's a cool costume. I'm sure that I will get lots of complements. The vest was a little small but everything else fit as I expected based on the size. I got the Large (42-44). I'm 6' 190 lbs. 34 in waist, 44 chest (I must have grown! Measure yourself before you order!). The vest seemed to be smaller in scale than the jacket, which seemed to fit okay. The material is nice and good quality.
I was able to iron it fairly well using the silk setting on my iron. I was careful to go up in temperature until I got the desired result without damaging the material.
I continue to be pleasantly surprised with our orders! They are fun and made with a quality that I was not expecting; my family is exited about Halloween again and I am so happy!
great quality, awesome costume! Came with everything but makeup & wig (wasn't needed!) Looks great with the Dark Alice costume!!! Thanks for another great purchase!!!
awesome costume , fit my husband perfectly! It came in the mail really fast and its good quality, for sure going to get the whole families costumes for here next year!!!
Came with striped pants-not shown in photos. Hand covers, tie, shoes covered! My husband looked great !
I won a couple of costume contest!!
Good quality, fun outfit. Over the top considering its reasonable price.
This is an amazing costume! So many pieces and so fun! Had the best time wearing this. Everyone loved this costume.
This is an amazing costume, color, hat, everything, I´ve already fit it, perfect:)). I´m ready for the Tenerife´s Carnival!!!!


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Bubble wrap is one of our favourite materials to craft with. It's fun, dynamic (it's also very cheap to buy or can be recycled from packaging), and combined with paint, the prints are fabulous! As you can see from our Bubble Wrap Spring Blossom Tree – it's perfect for creating tree leaves and blossom!
Seasonal change is often a hot topic in my home. My kids are simply fascinated by the changing appearance of trees; so it's not surprising that many of our art projects are inspired by trees as this is a great way to learn and interpret seasonal changes.
To get started, simply mix the paint to make brown and paint a basic tree shape.
Alternatively, try drawing around your child's hand and arm to create a 'handprint tree'.
Cut out a small of bubble wrap.
Aim for an amount that will be suitable for your child's hands – it will quite simply make it easier for them to use.
Using a paint brush, paint the individual bubbles with a mixture of white and pink paint.
This is a great activity for developing fine motor skills!
Turn the bubble wrap over, place it onto the tree and press down firmly.
Remove the bubble wrap to reveal the print.
Repeat and layer until the tree is covered with blossom and ta-da, you're arty crafty kid will be left with a gorgeous Bubble Wrap Spring Blossom Tree!
I hope the love it and have had a great time making their Blossom Tree!
For more Spring inspired activities, take a look at our Finger Print Blossom Tree, Rainbow Paper Plate and Easy Butterfly Art.


Which protocol is a transport layer protocol?
Every router today is TCP/IP enabled, which is an industry-standard protocol that you use on the Internet and for local addressing.
You are helping a friend set up a public-facing web server for a home office. Your friend wants to protect the internal network from intrusion.
Set the web server in a perimeter network.
Set the web server to block access on ports 80 and 443.
Configure the firewall to block access on ports 80 and 443.
Set the IP address of the web server to be within the LAN.
Match each network type to its corresponding definition.
To answer, drag the appropriate network type from the column on the left to its definition on the right. Each network type may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Each correct match is worth one point.
This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. All session data is encrypted between all machines while using telnet.


Ever wondered the amount of planning that goes into a kid's birthday party. Imagine the last minute hick up of the cake not arriving on time or the kid throwing a fit as the blue balloon is not the exact blue colour matching Elsa's gown in Frozen! Or the 3d (3 dimensional) car cake actually arrives as a picture car cake and your toddler is in tears and there starts the nightmare.
Planning a kid's birthday is nothing short of meticulously planning a vacation abroad or a trek to the Himalayas. So let's keep some pointers in mind.
Always make sure that you click pictures and save links and discuss in person with the baker the exact design and colour combination and theme of cake- whether a picture cake, a 3 dimensional cake or a tiered cake , jungle, animals, accessories it could be anything. Also for any changes please make sure calling the baker at least 2 days/48 hours in advance. Always keep the delivery time an hour before the Birthday party unless you are collecting it personally then plan well considering traffic, distance, etc as we don't want to be late to our own party right!
Make sure that your kid chooses the theme clearly be it Sofia, minions, Frozen, any Disney princess, cars, transformers, any marvel comic heroes or zoo, any sports, anything and all the decorations right down till the table top covers to the cupcakes, eye masks should all go along with the particular theme and colour combination. After all it is the centrepiece at the party.
It goes without saying that the invites definitely need to match your theme also clearly mention the age and the birthday girl or boys name and the time and address. Also the invited should be sent a month in advance to check for confirmed invitees. Nowadays mostly invites are whatsapped or e-mailed so make sure to send the Google coordinates of the location and RSVP so you know what numbers to give the party planner or if at home then the caterer and how many return gifts and games, etc can be planned. Do specify if it's a kid's only or with parents too. Let them know the duration of the event if on an outside venue.
Personally I would recommend giving a bulk order for adults and kids; both vegetarian and non-veg. Also select the menu that would suit all palettes. Kids menu should of course be simple and their common favourites are a must. Who doesn't love fries and burgers and nuggets and juice?
They do not necessarily need to be an object you could have an instant click photo of the birthday celebrant with each guest and their families with a photo booth, also props to accompany. Simple useful objects as per age group like Dial changing watches for 5 to 6 year olds, books for 7 to 8 year olds, personalised stationary, chocolate goodie bags with a toy and many event planners offer options or have their standard goodie bags. But always make sure that you select it as per age of the child who is the guest.
The celebrant of course will wear clothes as per the colour coding or theme that they have chosen but this also includes the parents. Be a sport and dress up as per the theme. Also the birthday invites should specify the dress code for the party, if any that the guests need to follow.
There should be enough games only to entertain the kids like three or four that are simple and music is involved for kids. Two games additionally maybe if time permits for the parents. The gifts for the winners of the games could be anything that would suit your budget and taste lovely water bottles, luggage kiddie cartoon tags, soft toys, projector watches, Sticker and stamping books or anything as per the theme.
The person who keeps the party going is the host especially the one anchoring for the evening. Should be funny and engaging and on their toes. Getting everyone involved and making everyone have a gala time to remember.
There can be various activity booths like face painting booths, play area, beauty treatment, costume dress up photo sessions, fashion show, pizza making, etc . Make sure there is dancing, lots of lovely trendy music and food flowing at the table along with water and drinks. Of course the birthday boy or girl and their group of friends should be looked after diligently. Please hire a good photographer/ videographer to capture these beautiful memories in time.
Whether you hire a place that will plan it for you or a hall with a party planner and caterer or a private party at home or just a dinner with loved ones make sure to make it a memorable one for the little one as they will grow up and fly away so make memories and click pictures. Make every occasion a special one to remember.
A Graduate from St.Xavier's Mumbai, Pooja is an absolute Mumbaikar at heart! A Bengali married to a Maharashtrian, her family is a true integration of cultures. Pooja is a proud mommy to a beautiful little girl! She is currently living in Dubai with her husband and her little princess.


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Race Equality Network
Oxford University Development Office
Development and External Affairs
The Race Equality Network was formally launched on Thursday 29th October 2009 at Wadham College. Dr David Mills, from the Department of Education delivered a presentation on "Learning differently, teaching inclusively". The keynote speech was delivered by Karen Chouhan, Director of Equanomics and one of the Joseph Rowntree visionaries.
The aims of the network are:
* To provide an opportunity to network and socialise
* To promote understanding between people of all races and cultures
* To provide a discussion forum for cultural issues/matters
* To support each other and share ideas both face-to-face and online
1 Race Equality Network: Our Network Keynote speech of the launch of the University of Oxford Race Equality Network, delivered by Karen Chouhan, Director of Equanomics and one of the Joseph Rowntree visionaries. Karen Chouhan 05 Jan 2010
2 Learning Differently, Teaching Inclusively Dr David Mills presents from an academic viewpoint on the University of Oxford's efforts to promote an inclusive environment for learning. David Mills 05 Jan 2010


Here's a way to get your own little piece of the cloud for free. Microsoft is now offering 5GB of free online storage through Windows Live Skydrive. Are we sensing a little bit of the Christmas giving spirit?
We first saw the SkyDrive offer when we were reviewing the new face of Windows Live. Included as part of their new social features, SkyDrive provides you a virtual drive in the cloud to store and share your documents. If you need to travel a lot or work between home and the office, this feature may just interest you.
To create Shared Folders, the people you have to have access must also have a Windows Live Account. By default, when creating a share folder you see a list of people in your Messenger list (if you have one). You can select from this list and/or add to it by adding an email address of the person you want to have access. You can also identify these people as having read-only access or editor access. These people will get an email with a link to the folder.
If you mark a folder as public, you are basically saying anyone on the internet can view and read the contents within it, but they can't make changes.
You can access your SkyDrive from anywhere you can connect to the internet and by using more than just Internet Explorer. Access to SkyDrive is available using FireFox 1.5 and up, as well as IE6and up -- on Windows or a Mac. When we took SkyDrive for a test drive it wasn't working very well. We could create folders and add documents, but the Sharing functionality wasn't working and we couldn't add new people not on our Messenger list. A little disappointing and perhaps a little concerning. What if we wanted to share some sensitive documents? We need to be this functionality is working completely before that road is taken. Then again SkyDrive is probably more for personal use and not business.