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Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
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GBA/WSC/WiiU
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Rockman EXE Battle Chip GP;
Rockman N1 Battle
Shortly after Mega Man Battle Network 3... NetBattler tournaments have become common in the Battle Network universe. This one is known as "BattleChipGP" and the winner receives an extremely rare chip...or so the promise goes! Each contender has his own reasons for entering, of course, and not all of them have to do with the fame or the prize...
Disbanded? More like blown into tiny little bits.
This is a weird one that defies classification. Part strategy, part RPG, part card game...but not enough of any to really justify one specific category.
At the start of the game, you choose one of six characters with their associated Navis. The character you use determines your plot, as well as the Navi that talks to you on the subscreen and such, so there is value in playing through as each character. As an interesting twist, though, you can swap your Navi during battle and use somebody else's Navi instead, by acquiring that person's Navi chip.
In this game, battles are fought in rounds, using a turn-based system similar to many RPGs. Your Navi basically fights for you, and you do not get to directly choose the Navi's actions (in fact, you don't get to directly control much of anything in this game). However, you influence the battle based on how you set up your Program Deck.
The manual is more confusing than helpful. So, as usual, the easiest way to learn the battle system is to just try it. For your first battle, enter the tournament (you have to do one of the tournaments first before you can go anywhere else) and choose the Novice class (the one that costs 0 Zenny). There is no risk of losing anything if you don't win, and really, the battles are easy enough here that it's difficult not to win. Pay attention to what goes on and you should get a feel for the battle system by the end of the three battles. After this, the open battle arena will become available—go there and just fight people over and over (or play through the Novice tournament several times) until you have enough money to buy some more chips. This will get you started.
Winning battles involves some strategy, but largely it's a matter of luck. Keep in mind that your opponent can dodge attacks, which means that even if you get a good draw of chips, a bad string of luck may well make them useless.
Fighting Battles
Chips are executed during battle in order along the path of the Action Plan, except that the Navi chip always goes last. Your Navi and your opponent take turns; both of you execute your action in the first slot before moving on to the second one, and so forth.
If a Navi doesn't have a chip in a particular slot then he has to forfeit his move for that slot.
When both Navis have a chip in a particular slot, which one gets to go first is determined by the chip's element and speed rating.
Notice that the Program Deck graphic is reversed for your opponent, so his chips actually go from right to left instead. Likewise, his chip indicators at the top of the screen are in a reverse order from yours as well.
Certain chips attack the Program Deck as well as the Navi. Some attacks damage more than one Battle Chip at a time. Only the three chips which have been selected for that particular round can be damaged in this manner.
When a chip is deleted from the Program Deck, you do not lose it permanently; you merely cannot use it again during that battle.
Your Navi's "box" is where his guard-type chips go. You can only have one guard active at a time, so using another when there is already a chip in your box will replace that chip with the new one.
"Slot-in" chips are basically your wild cards; you can use them almost whenever you would like, although each slot-in chip can only be used once per battle.
When you slot in, the new action will take place after the current action is completed; you can't interrupt someone's turn. Note that you can, however, slot-in during someone else's slot-in. (To do this, you must time your slot-in so that it occurs before the opponent's slot-in action actually takes place.) When this occurs, the order in which the slot-in chips are executed is determined by element and speed—which means the person who slotted in second might get his action off first.
The slot-in gauge shows your odds of succeeding in the slot-in (a slot-in failure still uses up that chip, so you can't use it again that battle). Your best bet is to wait until it is over 50%, but you don't have to. Note that even though the game says "CHIP-OK!" at 50%, this doesn't guarantee a perfect slot-in; I've succeeded at 40% and flubbed at 70%, so it is still somewhat random.
Press + while viewing the Program Deck between rounds to change your Action Plan. Your slot-in gauge has to be above 50% for this to work, and your gauge will reset to 0% afterward. Note that you can't choose your new plan. The effect is that your plan is reset and chosen randomly again. So you might end up with the exact same plan or even something worse than what you had previously.
Press during battle to bring up a menu (it might take a few message screens to appear; the current action has to finish first). You can use this menu to quit the battle or view your Program Deck if you wish.
You can retry a fight as many times as you wish, but it seems your Busting Level (when you do finally win) goes down the more times you had to retry.
Using The Program Deck
For your Action Plan each round, chips are chosen for you starting from your Navi chip (at the left), and then randomly selecting one of the two chips to the right of each selected chip, in a line until the last row is reached.
Sheer statistics will tell you that the middle rows (vertically) are the ones which have the highest odds of being chosen, so it's a good idea to put your best chips there.
Likewise, since the leftmost vertical column has only two slots, that's a 50% chance of choosing either of them each round, so generally put your most powerful chips here. The odds of getting a particular chip decrease the further right you go.
Place guard-type chips (such as the RockCube) on the left side, because you want them to come out early. Conversely, a chip you want to come out late is better placed toward the right, although the tradeoff is that it has less odds of being chosen then.
You can only have one guard-type chip active at a time. Therefore it is not terribly useful to place such chips in multiple columns such that more than one will be chosen per round.
Once you have enough chips, it's a good idea to fill in every slot of your Program Deck, even if you have to use low MB chips. A Sword, for example, costs only 10MB but does 70 damage and attacks deck, which is still quite significant. If you fill all of the slots, you will be guaranteed to get four actions per round (at least until the opponent starts deleting your chips out of your deck), and that usually results in more damage overall than only getting one or two powerful chips.
On average, chips in the rightmost slots tend to get attacked more often than those in the left slots. If you do need to leave some slots empty, place some 0 MB chips there to soak up attacks that would normally go toward other, more important, chips.
Slot-in chips do not count toward your overall Program Deck MB limit, so in that sense they are like having two "free" chips. However you are restricted to using only chips which fit within your slot-in MB limit.
Press while editing your deck before a battle and select "Chat" and your Navi will give you an estimation of your chances of beating your opponent with that deck. I think the game might actually be running a simulation of the fight in the background. Probably this doesn't take into account slot-in chips.
Weren't you, like, blown up in a previous game?
Play Control: N/A
There really is no play control in this game. The closest you could get is by putting the battles on and then attempting to time your slot-ins correctly...
Most of the graphics are straight from previous Battle Network titles. They didn't even bother to make new environments with the tiles, rather opting to grab existing map locations from the various games and use them unaltered.
Animation:
Most of the animations are straight from the previous titles as well, although it's amusing to note that they removed the four cardinal direction facings of the overworld sprites, probably to save space. During battle, some of the Navi animations are rather weird, with sword swipes and cannons appearing in awkward places. For those Navis that are from previous games, their animations were basically shoehorned to fit the preexisting graphics, I think.
What's curious is that the music in this game doesn't really resemble that from the other Battle Network titles. Even the title screen tune is entirely different. The music isn't bad, though.
Sound Effects:
Pretty much straight from previous games.
Whoever wrote these plots must be a big fan of Chaud. Either that or they were trying to do fan service for fans of Chaud. Despite having his own dedicated storyline, Chaud plays a large role in almost everyone else's plots as well. Naturally, the plots in this game are not as long or as complicated as the ones in the regular Battle Network series games; however, they do have charm and even a little bit of character development.
Difficulty: (easy)
I honestly can't give this one a high difficulty rating, since success is so much based on random luck. It's easy to lose, but it's also pretty effortless to win if you set up a halfway decent Program Deck.
Replay Value:
Certainly playing through as the different characters can be entertaining because of their separate plots. However, the random nature of the battle system can get a little tedious, if not downright irritating.
The designers did try to stay fairly consistent with the existing Battle Network games, but I can't say there is a whole lot of polish above and beyond what is expected.
When is Chaud not a jerk, Lan?
The game is entertaining and has its high points, and the Battle Chips are well chosen and balanced. But I wish there was more interaction during battle. The only thing the player can do to affect the outcome is slot-in chips or select new Action Paths, and when you don't need to do either of these, you may as well set the game on and go eat dinner.
+ Plus:
This is the first Battle Network game where you don't have to use MegaMan as your Net Navi if you don't want to. See the world through the eyes of one of the other characters for a change!
- Minus:
I would have preferred a more traditional RPG-like battle system where the player can directly select his action each turn, or at least select which chips to use each round.
This does not list every opponent in the game, but only those that have some applicable commentary.
Element Tournaments (D Class)
Although this game has no real "suggested order" to discuss, you can get pretty close with the first four Element tournaments you encounter as D Class, since at this point in the game, your choice of NaviChips is limited. If you have troubles with this tournament, you can try to tackle them in a circle, by beating one of the four, then using the NaviChip that you obtain against that type's weakness, and so on around the circle. (If you don't already know, use Fire on Wood, Wood on Elec, Elec on Aqua, and Aqua on Fire. If you're playing as Mary, try starting your circle at the Aqua tournament, and as Kai, start with Wood.) Although at first it seems more obvious to use a Navi of the same type as the tournament, doing it this way has three advantages: first, your chips will increase in power because they will match the Navi type; second, you will be hitting weaknesses on many of the enemy Navis; and third, your chips will likely affect the battle field in a way that is beneficial to you.
Cliff Tournament (C Class)
This technique works for nearly any battle on hole panels. Just place two Shadow chips in your two leftmost slots. Only swords can get through Shadow, and swords can't be used on hole panels, so you are basically untouchable until someone uses Repair or otherwise alters the battlefield. Note: You are in trouble if the opponent's first chip goes off before yours does, and your Shadow gets deleted from your deck before you can even use it, so select this technique wisely.
Block Tournament (C Class)
Yai's description of this is somewhat misleading, because mostly the opponents here use Guard chips, and against those, the power of your attacks matters little if they aren't Elemental. The best recommendation is to use a lot of chips that have a type (doesn't matter what kind, as long as they aren't type "None"). Guard breaks aren't as important since Guard cannot be broken. The exception is SkullMan—there, Yai's description actually fits; you will want not only guard breaks but also a lot of high-damage chips to hack away SkullMan's HP as quickly as possible.
Elec Tournaments (Any Class)
This will work for just about any Elec-type Navi (except MagnetMan—he uses guard breaks), and is particularly useful if you are on Aluminum panels—because Aluminum panels kind of encourage everyone to use Elec-based chips. The easy way to win these sorts of battles is to place two ElecBalls in your leftmost two slots, so that one always is used each round of battle. ElecBalls completely block all Elec-based attacks without taking damage, and also have a relatively high HP to absorb non-Elec damage. If the ElecBall survives to the end of the round—and it will if your opponent is using primarily Elec chips—you will get a bonus attack which does astronomical amounts of damage (with more or less damage depending on how many attacks it absorbed, whether or not you are on Aluminum panels, whether or not your Navi is Electric-based, and whether or not your opponent is Aqua-based). Seriously, I have seen a single ElecBall do more damage than the max HP of the target in just one blow. The most insane damage ratings I've ever seen have come from the ElecBall and its cousins.
FlashMan (B Class)
In light of the discussion above, do not use Elec-based attacks against FlashMan unless you also come to the battle with plenty of guard breaks (or Wood chips) because otherwise he will kill you. 'Nuff said.
SnakeMan (B Class)
To win this battle, place three Fire-based chips (doesn't matter which ones) in the three slots of the second column over. This way your Fire chips will always come out after SnakeMan's battlefield change, but before his first Spice. This is critical.
QuickMan (S Class)
Use Shadows on this guy and he won't touch you, except perhaps in the rare case that Dave decides to slot in right at the beginning of the round. His downfall are the two FstGauges he has at the beginning of his attack list, because they waste the turn needed for you to get the Shadow up.
FreezeMan (S Class)
Try a PanlOut on one. He's using mostly fists and swords that can't reach you over the hole. Not only that, but you also get rid of the irritating ice (not that this tends to be noticeable).
Slot-in early. (Around 60-70% is usually safe.)
Your slot-in gauge will reset to 0% after the slot-in, regardless of how full it had been. If you slot in at 55% for example, the actions which take place after the slot-in will go toward filling your gauge back up, whereas if you wait until 90%, the rest of that gauge is basically wasted.
If you lose a battle, don't immediately toss your Program Deck and start over. It could have been (and very often is) simply a matter of bad luck. I have had times where I have fought the same opponent multiple times with the exact same Program Deck and had vastly different outcomes. So don't be afraid to retry.
Not all guard-type chips can be destroyed with a guard-break attack. In particular, the chip named "Guard" will not guard-break (go figure). However, there is always a way to counter guard-type chips; the trick is in knowing which counters to use against which types of chips. In some cases, it's easier to delete the chip out of the user's Program Deck than to attack it head-on.
Chips which attack deck are more valuable than they might at first seem; destroying your opponent's chips from his deck can prove useful, but only if you can do so quickly. (Chipping away at them with 10-point MiniBombs is not going to be very helpful unless the opponent is using a bunch of Guard chips.) Swords are good for this. So are chips like Spice3 with the right kind of situation and Navi type.
Chips which do multiple hits (such as a TripNdl) gain attack boosts to each hit individually, not to their overall damage. For example, a Kunai2 does 3 hits of 20 damage, for 60 total. A Cannon also does 60 damage. If you boost the Cannon using an Atk+20, you get a total of 80 damage (naturally). However—and this is key—for the Kunai2, each hit is individually boosted, before they are totaled for the final tally. So instead of 60+20 for the overall damage, you get three hits of 40 each (20+20), or 120 damage total—doubling its attack power with the same boost. Applying this knowledge correctly can turn a 10 MB Atk+20 chip into a powerhouse. (An extreme example: A Twister (which does 3 hits of 10 damage) fired by a Wood Navi boosted with an Atk+20 on an Elec target will inflict 210(!) damage total...and hit every chip in the opponent's deck for that same amount as well. Given there are few chips in the game with that much HP, you are likely to clean out your enemy's current deck path with that one blow.)
If a battle manages to last 10 rounds, the person with the fewest chips deleted from his deck wins. (This is what the manual is trying to say, but awkwardly.) This is a little counterintuitive since most people would expect the Navi with the higher HP value to win, but that doesn't actually play a part unless the Program Decks are a tie. In any case, a battle that lasts this long is rare, but can occur in certain (usually very amusing) situations.
There seems to be a bug in the random number generator (or maybe it's a "feature") which causes the game to frequently select the exact same Action Plan path multiple times consecutively (and not just once or twice, but I'm talking four or five times in a row). This can get very aggravating very fast particularly if the opponent deleted all of your chips in that path and yet the computer chooses it over and over repeatedly. This is a situation where using your slot-in gauge to select a new plan might be helpful, although you only get one redraw (and might just get the same path again...).
Here are a few of the entry codes you can use in this game (in the park).
LAN: NG75-H5RF-R0MN-440N-2QX -X341
DEX: FD 3-3JW1-PS V- 01 - 6R -1J32
MARY: CX4 -1G 9-5JKL-S GD-3L5B-90Z1
MAYL: 8NT8-JZFL-3Q9D-7RPX-T CH-JX51
CHAU: 93 5-WXNH-9MWT- VX8-DY7M-88H0
LAN: 5 4H-B81R- KKZ-P15X-ZS5B- XK0
Note that this game doesn't really "end" per se. You can keep playing even after winning the BattleChipGP. So this simply lists the cut scene you see when you first win the GP.
Lan's Ending:
Amusingly, this ending is almost more about Chaud than Lan. Lan's friends come to congratulate Lan for his victory. Chaud stalks out, and MegaMan tries to explain to Lan why Chaud is upset for losing, although it takes a little while for Lan to get it. Outside, ProtoMan comments that Chaud injured his arm during the fight in an earlier cut scene. I wonder if this was meant to be an opening for Chaud to claim that his arm hindered his NetBattling (although I don't know that ProtoMan has enough of a personality to make a comment with a double meaning like that), but instead of taking the bait, Chaud just says that Lan has gotten strong. Meanwhile, MegaMan also warns Lan that Chaud will be stronger the next time they battle, so Lan agrees that he and MegaMan must get stronger too!
Chaud's Ending:
After Chaud's victory, Ribitta wants to interview the winner, but when she turns around she's surprised to discover that both Chaud and Lan are nowhere to be seen. Turns out Chaud pulled Lan outside, where he tells Lan that this is no time for interviews. He hustles Lan off to the SciLab, where they exterminate the virus in MegaMan. MegaMan thanks Lan, as well as Chaud and ProtoMan (for beating him, I guess). Lan thanks Chaud too, but Chaud says he was only doing his job. He also claims that Lan wouldn't listen if he told him to lose on purpose, but I honestly think Chaud really wanted Lan to try to win, so that Chaud would be able to beat him legitimately. Then Chaud says he hopes he's proven that there's a real gap between the two of them. (No, there isn't, Chaud, he beats you most of the time, haha.) Lan vows that he and MegaMan are going to get even stronger. Meanwhile, Chaud goes off to train with ProtoMan.
Mayl's Ending:
After telling Mayl earlier to never congratulate an enemy, Chaud goes and congratulates her for defeating him. Later, as Chaud walks outside, he receives mail from HQ saying the "incident" was handled by citizen NetBattlers. At this point Chaud mentions Lan. I'm not sure why, but perhaps he was referring to Mayl, Lan's friend. (Or maybe Lan was at home NetBattling on the Net all this time.) At any rate, Mayl goes home and finally talks with Lan, telling him all about her adventure. Mayl gets the mail from the BattleChipGP about the new Open Battle area. Lan and Mayl decide to go there together, and off they go.
Dex's Ending:
Having lost to Dex, Lan and MegaMan promise to train hard and win the next time. After the tournament, Dex and Chisao are in Dex's room when Lan and Mayl come to visit. Chisao apologizes for his behavior, and Dex brags to everyone that he and GutsMan are the ultimate team. Dex then proceeds to sit on his rare chip. (Crunch.) Looks like it's back to the drawing board.
Kai's Ending:
After the tournament, an official NetBattler comes to congratulate Kai for helping them capture the WWW operatives. Kai credits Lan, but Mayl and MegaMan quickly blow the lid on the whole thing by pointing out that Lan actually had no clue that the WWW was involved with the tournament at all. Kai doesn't appear to have noticed this revelation, though. He goes off determined to become an even better NetBattler than "Master Lan."
Mary's Ending:
After the tournament, Mary is at the airport and Lan and the gang are all there to see her off. Lan and MegaMan point out that they'll be able to visit over the Net and they'll always be friends, even if they aren't together. For once, Mary agrees. But before Mary can get on her plane, she receives an email from her father saying she will need to stay with Yai for a little longer. Everyone is happy that Mary won't have to leave yet. At this point Mary asks Lan for Chaud's address so that she can go thank him in person. When Lan doesn't know, Ring offers to send an email to Chaud. Naturally, Mary protests this, but Ring, unhearing, hurries off happily to deliver her mail to Chaud's Navi. Methinks somebody has a crush on ProtoMan...
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What: All Issues : Fair Taxation : Corporate Tax Breaks, General : A vote on a Democratic amendment to Senate corporate tax reform legislation (S. 1637), that would prohibit a federal government contract, including state contracts with any federal funding, from being performed outside the United States.
A vote on a Democratic amendment to Senate corporate tax reform legislation (S. 1637), that would prohibit a federal government contract, including state contracts with any federal funding, from being performed outside the United States.
Progressives scored a victory in the course of Senate debate on corporate tax reform legislation (S. 1637), propelling a vote of 76-20 in favor of a Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) amendment that would prohibit a federal government contract, including state contracts with any federal funding, from being performed outside the United States. Dodd's amendment would require that within 90 days of the bill's enactment the Commerce secretary make an initial certification that the provisions in the amendment would not result in the loss of more jobs than they would protect and would not harm the U.S. economy. The certification would need to be renewed on or before Jan. 1 of each year for the amendment provisions to take effect for that coming year. National security agencies, including the Defense and Homeland Security departments, intelligence services and programs and certain Energy Department programs, would be exempt from the provisions barring offshore contracts. Conservatives, cognizant that a vote against the measure might look inappropriate, tried to avoid having the measure come up for a vote, but Democrats insisted. "Why not vote up or down instead of going through the gyration of trying to find some cute way of avoiding having to vote on this issue or coming up with some phony alternative believing that outsourcing is good for the economy?" Dodd asked. "I think shipping jobs away, destroying the manufacturing base and human capital investment that makes it possible in the 21st century for us to be competitive in a global economy is the wrong way to proceed." Still, Dodd's amendment, a compromise, included a number of broad exceptions including contracts for national security purposes and contracts involving countries that have already opened their procurement markets to U.S. bidders through international agreements. But conservatives said those exceptions did not go far enough in protecting business' right to expand, and said outsourcing was another form of trade. Conservatives vowed to revisit the amendment in conference committee with the House. Indeed, after the vote, Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he believed the Dodd amendment to the corporate tax bill that limits outsourcing of federal contracts to overseas workers would have to be modified in conference to secure the support of President Bush. "I think it will have to be modified further if we are going to get the White House to sign it," he said.


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'Stop putting Rudy Giuliani on TV — he's drunk': Conservative hilariously trashes Trump response to Ukraine debacle
A conservative activist hilariously offered unsolicited advice to President Donald Trump and his response to the growing Ukraine scandal.
Sarah Longwell, head of the right-leaning Defending Democracy Together advocacy group, published a column for The Bulwark mocking the White House response to the scandal that's quickly gathering strength and threatening to take down the Trump presidency.
"Stop putting Rudy Giuliani on television," Longwell wrote. "He's drunk. Or maybe just addled? I don't know — but it doesn't matter because he's going to get you all sent to prison by reading text messages from State Department officials out loud on Laura Ingraham's show. Go to the zoo. Find an adorable penguin. Put that little guy on instead."
She busted the GOP's chops for sending talking points by mistake to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, but Longwell admitted those canned responses were insultingly weak.
"It's great that you're going on offense against Joe and Hunter Biden, that's the right move," Longwell wrote, sarcastically. "Republicans are the anti-corruption party, right? We cannot have an elected official occupying one of the highest offices in the land while simultaneously having his children profit from his office. So maybe — just spitballing here — you should have Ivanka, Jared, Eric, and Don Jr. shut down their White House money-printing machine for a couple of months so people forget that this president is the least credible person in the world to make that argument about the Bidens."
'Let's find out the truth': Fox News host battles Jim Jordan over why there should be witnesses in a trial

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Will you address EMFs? I heard they are dangerous, and that you are supposed to stay away from them.
Do you have EMF friends or family members?
EMF people zap your energy, live in a world of negativity, lean on you too much and leave you feeling drained. When they call, you think, "ugh," and then either let the call go to voice-mail or brace yourself for a tiring interaction. You need a more effective strategy to deal with EMF friends or family members, so that you don't lose your energy when dealing with them.
— it's always about their bad relationships, horrible work situation, crazy life, etc.
EMFs are not "bad people," but they do not serve you, and their problems should not become yours.
By name, who are the current EMFs in your life? Now, you can identify future EMFs by trusting your intuition and visceral reactions after an encounter with a potential friend. Though this person may come across as witty and smart, or have good stories to share, stay tuned in to how you feel during and after your encounter. If you feel tense, sad, confused, your energy lowers or you are left with a negative vibe, this person could be a potential EMF to you.
If you can't limit your contact, for instance, with family members or coworkers, always start out the conversation with something like, "I only have a few minutes and then I have to go." Keep the conversation brief and on point, then exit gracefully. If you cannot exit, lovingly tune the person out.
You may think that you can help the individual fix his or her problems, but it is unlikely. Your best strategy is to set clear and firm limits, and resist offering solutions, even when asked. Listen for a short while, then say something like, "I'm sure you'll find the right answer for yourself," or "Things will work themselves out.
I'll send you good energy." Then direct their attention to something positive. Be kind, but firm, and do not try to solve or fix anything for them.
EMFs like people who react to them. When you offer an overly compassionate ear or get outraged or emotional, you draw these people in and teach them that they can depend on you for a reaction. A better strategy is to calmly listen, interact for a bit and then disengage.
If you have a hard time holding the boundaries with certain EMFs, honestly ask yourself what you are getting out of it. Do they make you feel needed? Do you use your interactions with them as social currency with others? Do you feel "above them," because they are so "messed up"? Do you feel sorry for them? If so, remember that it is up to them to make changes in their lives, not you.
In closing, I'd like to answer your question about the EMFs in the environment. EMFs are the combination of electrical and magnetic fields that are emitted from your house wiring, televisions, radios, cell phones, hair dryers, microwaves and even digital and electric clocks.
EMFs of various frequencies fill our homes, workplaces and public spaces, and are considered by many to be harmful to our bodies. We want to avoid them because our bodies are sensitive to high external EMF emissions.
Our skin, DNA, blood vessels, vital organs and even our cell membranes are affected. Plus, the effect of exposure is cumulative; so, the sooner you can reduce your exposure the better.
• If large office equipment, a television, or computer is on the other side of the bedroom wall behind your head, consider moving your bed or the equipment, as EMFs penetrate all building materials. • In the bedroom, remove all electrical devices, or place them as far away from your bed as possible, especially TVs, cell phones and computers. The further away you are from the item, the less impact it has on your body. • Avoid prolonged fluorescent light exposure. • If you are not ready to get rid of your microwave, move far away from it when it is on. • Turn off your wireless routers at night, especially if your home office is near your bedroom.
EMFs from electrical devices were not an issue even 50 years ago, but nowadays, addressing electromagnetic energy fields and energy-draining people is essential to our wellness.


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Search continues for high-risk St Annes sex offender who may have travelled to Cumbria
Two Nelson men charged with robbing Pendle pensioner (85)
School's REAL HUMAN skeleton gets proper send off
A SKELETON used by a school as a prosthetic model to educate generations of children has been identified - as the remains of a REAL HUMAN.
Mandy Case the owner of Haydock Funeral Service in St Helens, Lancs., with Arthur the Skeleton
The bag of bones, named Arthur, has helped to teach countless hours of art lessons at Haydock High School for four decades after staff believed he was just a prosthetic tool.
But when art technician Sandra Dixon considered whether he could have once been alive, she did some digging - to find he was an Indian man who died in the early 1900s.
Sandra came across him while reorganising the department in Haydock High School and set about her own amateur detective work.
She said: "I remember thinking could this be a real skeleton."
Burnley skatepark plan revealed
Sandra then approached a local funeral director for further testing and discovered Arthur was human, aged in the late 20s, from India.
It's not known how he came to the UK, either alive or as a skeleton.
Following the discovery, Bill Craddock from Haydock Funeral Service promptly offered to supply the school with a full funeral including wicker coffin, hearse and bearers free of charge.
He will finally get a fitting send off today at Greenacre Woodland Burials in Rainford.
Keely Thompson, marketing and community liaison at Greenacre, said: "We are delighted to provide a final resting place for Arthur. It's a beautiful place of burial."
The funeral will be attended by staff and pupils.


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Q: Gradle Plugin Update 3.5.0 is making activity to destroy in backstack I am just having a weird behavior where after updating to latest android Gradle plugin, causing my home activity to get destroyed automatically when I go from home to search and coming back it just closes the app instead of getting back to home. I have not changed anything else. I am wondering how a plugin can change the in-app behavior of an app.
the current version is
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'
I can confirm that it was working fine on 3.3.2 with no code change
 classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'

I am starting my activity as follow. and have added no flags at all.
search_et.clickWithDebounce {
        activity!!.startActivityForResult(
            Intent(activity, SearchActivity::class.java),
            SearchConstants.SEARCH_REQUEST_CODE
        )
    }

I have tried using the latest version of Gradle also but no luck. Currently, im using 5.4.1 but tried updating to 5.6.1 also. My android studio version is 3.5 stable. Can anybody add some insights why this is happening and what is a workaround to eliminate this behavior?

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The Best and Worst Materials for COVID-19 Masks
Jill Murphy, Assistant Editor
According to the researchers, N95 masks and surgical masks, along with vacuum cleaner filters that can be inserted into filter pockets in cloth masks are the next best options. The vacuum filters reduced infection risk by 83% for a 30-second exposure and 58% for 20-minute exposure.
A recent study from the University of Arizona assessed the ability of a variety of nontraditional mask materials to protect a person from infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after 30 seconds and after 20 minutes of exposure in a highly contaminated environment.
Researchers compared wearing masks with wearing no protection for 20-minute and 30-second exposures to COVID-19. The method showed that infection risks were reduced by 24% to 94%, or by 44% to 99%, depending on the mask type and exposure duration. With this, risk reduction decreased as exposure duration increased, according to the study.
"N99 masks, which are even more efficient at filtering airborne particles than N95 masks, are obviously one of the best options for blocking the virus, as they can reduce average risk by 94-99% for 20-minute and 30-second exposures, but they can be hard to come by, and there are ethical considerations such as leaving those available for medical professionals," said lead author Amanda Wilson in a press release.
Out of the other nontraditional materials evaluated by the researchers, tea towels, cotton-blend fabrics, and antimicrobial pillowcases were the next best for protection, according to the press release. Scarves reduced infection risk by 44% after 30 seconds and 24% after 20 minutes, and cotton t-shirts showed similar efficacy. However, both were only slightly better than wearing no mask at all, according to the researchers.
Wilson and her research team collected data from various studies of mask efficacy and created a computer model to simulate infection risk, taking various factors into consideration.
"One big component of risk is how long you're exposed. We compared risk of infection at both 30 seconds and 20 minutes in a highly contaminated environment," Wilson said in a press release.
Other conditions that impact risk of infection are the number of people around you and their distance from you, as the size of virus-transporting droplets from sneezes, coughs, or even speech is crucial. Heavier droplets carrying the virus drop out of the air faster than smaller, lighter particles, which makes distance important in reducing exposure, according to the press release.
In addition, the study showed that the more time a person spends in an environment in which the virus is present, the less effective a mask becomes.
"That doesn't mean take your mask off after 20 minutes, but it does mean that a mask can't reduce your risk to zero." Wilson said in the press release. "Don't go to a bar for 4 hours and think you're risk free because you're wearing a mask. Stay home as much as possible, wash your hands often, wear a mask when you're out, and don't touch your face."
Two of the ways that masks can filter larger aerosols are through mechanical interception and inertial impaction, according to Wilson.
"The denser the fibers of a material, the better it is at filtering. That's why higher thread counts lead to higher efficacy. There's just more to block the virus," Wilson said in a press release. "But some masks, such as those made from silk, also have electrostatic properties, which can attract smaller particles and keep them from passing through the mask as well."
The researchers' model included parameters such as inhalation rate, or the volume of air inhaled over time, and virus concentration in the air.
"For example, if we know people's inhalation rates vary by this much and know this much virus is in the air and these materials offer this much efficiency in terms of filtration, what does that mean for infection risk? We provide a range, in part, because everyone is different, such as in how much air we breathe over time," Wilson said in a press release.
The researchers emphasized the importance of having a mask that has a good seal that pinches at the nose, and that people should not wear a mask beneath the nose or tuck it under the chin when not in use.
The best (and the worst) materials for masks. The University of Arizona. https://news.arizona.edu/story/best-and-worst-materials-masks. Published July 6, 2020. Accessed July 10, 2020.


These Forgefix Masonry Anchors are Zinc Yellow Passivated for increased durability and corrosion resistance. They have a tough and reliable construction to cover most heavy-duty fixing applications. The four way expansion shield offers extremely strong and secure anchorage, and the specially manufactured retaining spring ensures encapsulation of the wedge during expansion.
Ideal for fixing racking, machinery, trunking, pipework, switch gear and other applications.


3 Bedroom apartment available for rent.
First floor 3 Bedroom 3 bath The Clinton floor plan,is presently available, The kitchen comes with a dishwasher, and microwave. The bedrooms are very spacious, and has 3 baths. The outside patio has a storage room also.
Pets welcome with a one time pet deposit and full security- equal to one months rent.Am offerring lease terms starting at 4 months to 15 months and today's quote is $1200 for a 15 month lease.
The rent does include: Basic cable, high speed internet, water sewer and trash removal.
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Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France is France's largest distributor of construction materials, with 2,200 sales points throughout the country. The company is part of the Saint-Gobain corporate group, which specializes in manufacturing glass and other high-performance construction materials and has nearly 200,000 employees worldwide.
From Campus Pro, Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France's internal training center, the company meets the challenge of addressing the needs of its employees and ensures that they are not only operational in the field but can also carry out their functions at the highest level possible. In this context, the French company opted for Gamelearn's serious games.
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Join us for a special drum mic master class by Steve Savanyu of Audio Technica!
Steve joined Audio-Technica in 2000 and, prior to his current positions, has held the titles of Market Manager, Installed Sound, Broadcast & Theater; and Marketing Manager, Training and Seminars. He formerly owned and operated Stonewood Studios, an audio/video production company in Geneva, Illinois. Savanyu has taught audio and video production at numerous post-secondary institutions. Building on the experience he gathered in these capacities, Savanyu brings a thorough understanding of the importance of hands-on education initiatives and consistent communications efforts to his current roles at Audio-Technica and in his capacity as Adjunct Faculty Instructor with the InfoComm Academy.


My son spent a great week last week with Daddy on a trip to Illinois, spending the time with Combine Grandma and Grandpa (they have a grain farm). Transitioning back into the regular life is very difficult for him. At church on Sunday, he was very hesitant to go into his class. Following his lead, my daughter was the same with not wanting to go into the nursery – and I really wanted to go to the adult class with William Eyika! Now, they both love going to church, but Sunday morning it was a challenge. Eventually, they both went where they needed – with the gracious help of the teachers!
One thing I love about Faith, is the support. Here I am with potentially "typical" PK's (Pastor Kid's) who are the worst behaved in the church, and everyone is supporting me! The women – and men – are just smiling and providing wonderful comments. One fabulous woman told me that she lived by the advice that "the first 100 years are the hardest". Another told me that everyone loves my children. Others just smiled, encouraged the kids, and other things. In the end it worked out. At the post-worship reception for the Seniors, my daughter was independently shaking hands and giving hugs. My son was joyfully enjoying his deserts.
Gracious God, thank you for the blessings of the community. Thank you for their support and loving hearts which provide encouragement and reassurance. Thank you for having them be your conduit of love – reminding me that we are loved, no matter what we do (including disrupting adult ed!). Amen.
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It's not about raising the bar by expecting more out of yourself, your family life, or the world you live in. It's about totally removing the bar, setting yourself free to live a more joy-filled and satisfying life.
Over the course of our busy lives, in between family, work, and dinner parties, we have precious few moments to sit down with a hot cup of herbal tea or frothy coffee to reflect upon our lives. But, when we do, let's be totally honest with ourselves -- it can be brutal.
Our thoughts are pretty limited to the context of what society (and our relatives) have to say about us as judgments. Begin to observe your own thoughts and notice how many innovative thoughts you actually have each day, or if you are recycling the same ones over and over again.
But, then something miraculous happens. On your way home from a lovely evening out, dusk's rising luminescent moon captivates you and you experience a moment of ecstasy and utter peace. All is right with the world--and you weren't thinking about a thing. You were just alive--and brilliantly so!
What does this tell us about our thoughts? Do thoughts propel us to our highest potential, contributing to our happiness? Or do they in some way keep us locked in a cycle of limitation?
You might think the solution is to smother negative thoughts by piling on more positive ones--as many self-help books recommend--but it goes much deeper than that. Most of our thought processes are habitual and just plain part of the package of being human.
Attempting to retrain the mind at the level of thought is a tedious process. Positive mantras and affirmations are helpful in that direction if you are going through a particularly difficult time and need moment-by-moment self-care.
It's also beneficial to know that thoughts are a useful tool that is bi-polar in nature, meaning for every development, you can create a positive and a negative story about it. You may pick more predominantly positive stories to tell about yourself, while others pick more negatives stories.
More important than whether thoughts are positive or negative is transcending thought for mindfulness. This is where you begin to unlock your infinite potential as you push through self-created boundaries that limit personal fulfillment and happiness.
Mindfulness is to place our awareness fully onto what is happening in the present moment without projecting an imagined future or dwelling over past history. Now you are finally able to break recursive thought patterns that are holding you back, creating spaciousness for something new to enter.
Spaciousness is where the magic in your life remains as unformed potential! Just as the silence between the notes in a song invokes a sense of the mysterious, the next note in your life lingers as undefined until you play it. This spaciousness is critical as it does not contain positive or negative charge.
Whatever challenges you are facing in your life, whatever disappointments, or even if you would just like a fresh new perspective on life, open yourself to your new song by becoming a blank sheet of paper, allowing inspiration to fill your pages. Inspiration is a higher form of awareness or consciousness than the ordinary awareness that automates our day-to-day lives.
Letting go of, rather than just lifting, the "bar" of self-limiting thoughts for mindfulness, is living your life's highest authentic truth. This is the greatest gift you can offer yourself and the world. When you live your highest truth and potential, self-fulfillment is the gift automatically included as part of the package.
Despite what the world will try to tell you, happiness is your natural state. Giving yourself permission to be happy and fulfilled based on what is real, rather than fleeting or imagined, gives others permission to step into their own peace and happiness.
1. Slow life down each day. You may have already experienced various forms of mindfulness through meditation, yoga, or immersing yourself in nature. Even going on a walk is a form of mindfulness. Life itself is immensely satisfying when we let go of unrealistic expectations and enter into the "Zen" or flow of life.
You've been practicing mindfulness intermittently throughout your life without knowing it. Recall those moments and how you felt a sense of calm and well-being within your body. Notice how balanced your world became. Consciously choose to make time to create spaciousness each day.
2. Thoughts are linear. Attempting to solve thoughts with more thoughts was Einstein's definition of insanity. Move beyond whether the glass is half empty or half full, tapping into the eternal and internal spring of your highest wisdom instead.
When we don't allow space around our thoughts, we are reactive rather than response-able. Whenever a challenge arises, rather than carelessly and spontaneously reacting, surprise those involved by remaining silent. Silence is extremely powerful and contains miracles. It shifts habitual patterns.
3. Give your imagination a break. In Western culture, planning and projecting ahead is one of our greatest assets. To not have a plan is a terrifying prospect. Are you willing to open the door to spontaneity and the creativity that arises out of it?
When you don't know what to do, rather than project different scenarios, ask "What's next?" Leaving infinite possibility open is to create a vacuum that the Universe must fill. It is even more powerful than projecting imagined preferred scenarios.
4. Say "I don't know," often. At least to yourself! And then sit in the space of I don't know, even if it is uncomfortable. This is very challenging, as often, we are expected and paid to know. You do know -- it just hasn't appeared in your awareness yet.
Any writer, artist, or other creative type will tell you that the muse is within. All inspiration arises from the void of emptiness. Get comfortable with not knowing, rolling around playfully with it.
5. Higher truth arises from within mindfulness. Wisdom, inspiration and creativity are born in stillness. Creativity is inspiration expressed. All are expressions of the Infinite in small enough bytes each one of us can understand.
The beauty of mindfulness is that even a child can express a thought at his or her own level of truth and authenticity, while continuing to dig deeper. Let us honor one another where we stand, knowing we each travel a unique journey toward higher consciousness.
6. Your thoughts are not who you are. Ask a Zen Master or Yogi and she or he will tell you your identity is not wrapped up in your thoughts. Yet, it is the bane and suffering of our existence to believe it is so.
Notice your most blissed-filled moments are empty of thought--a sunrise, your child's smile. Then ask where your thoughts are coming from. Are they really coming from your brain, or is your brain just a receiver?
7. You are enough. This may be your most important guiding light. Remember that it's only a thought that says you're not enough just as you are. Begin to investigate life through mindfulness and see that if you were not enough, you wouldn't be here. This realization is fulfillment in and of itself!
We work hard to be heard and to express ourselves. There are many in the world--men, women, and children--who haven't achieved such freedom. With freedom, comes response-ability.
Greater is the power in discerning when mindfulness can lead to authentic choice and the removal of boundaries within yourself and the world than to continue to react in ways that have outlived their usefulness.
To open up your life to your infinite self is to allow others the same opportunity. There is no greater joy than setting yourself and those around you free!


During the October annual meeting of the Dartmouth Association of Alumni, it was made clear to the members of the newly-elected executive committee that a great many alumni would like to be able to vote on constitutional amendments without having to attend meetings in person.
To respond as quickly as possible to that request, we called a special meeting for February 12 at 11 am, Spaulding Auditorium, in Hanover. The purpose will be to vote on a proposal to change the alumni constitution to require that future amendment proposals be voted on by all alumni via all-media voting (as we do now during alumni trustee balloting). This would finally eliminate the current requirement to vote in person in Hanover on constitutional matters, providing alumni with a more democratic and transparent mechanism for change.
I urge you to attend this important meeting and have your voice counted.
Five years ago, the elected leaders of the association realized the need for a clearer, more participatory form of alumni governance. In response, the association and the Alumni Council charged an Alumni Governance Task Force to explore how this could be accomplished. As your representatives, we continue to be completely supportive of this process, and to carrying out the will of the alumni to achieve these objectives.
continually strive to implement a fair process that is well publicized and easily understood.
It is essential that all alumni have the opportunity to understand well in advance the issues that will be addressed at an annual or special meeting of the association. Submission of agenda items must be made in a timely manner in order for alumni to not only review the content, but (under the existing rules) to make travel plans to come to Hanover to vote. Accordingly, your executive committee made a difficult decision last week on behalf of all alumni to not allow petition amendments to be placed on the February 12 agenda.
We remain committed to maintaining an ongoing and open dialogue with all members of the alumni association.


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 * @since 0.1
 * @author Alessandro Nistico
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public class SuperTestObject {
  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  @edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_FIELD")
  private Boolean kind = Boolean.TRUE;

  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  @edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_FIELD")
  private Boolean race = Boolean.FALSE;

  private int aPrivate = 26071973;
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  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
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    return aPrivate;
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    int oldValue = aPrivate;
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Carex Anthoxanthea, or more commonly know as Grassyslope Arctic Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Anthoxanthea or Grassyslope Arctic Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska and Washington.


I posted a sneak peek of this dress--the waistband and cut-out--for a "work in progress" post last week, and clever Melissa thought she spied a white Bonnell dress. In fact, all the parts of the dress that were captured in the picture are from the Bonnell--but only those parts!
When I first saw Dixie DIY's Bonnell dress, I knew I had to have those adorable cut-outs. Unfortunately, my "wearable" muslin was much too large and I decided I didn't totally love the lines of the dress--the high jewel neckline felt awkward combined with the V in back. Vintage patterns almost always pair a V back with a wide bateau neckline, which means that the angle of the back V is wider. Overall, I didn't think it would be worth it to modify that pattern when I have other perfectly good bodices that I could just add side cut outs to using the Bonnell lines and instructions.
But did I do the sensible thing and go with a tried-and-true bodice? Of course not... instead of messing around with the Bonnell, I messed around with a random stash pattern I've had since high school--or rather, my mom has had since I was in high school, since I didn't really sew then! It was horrible, so horrible that I'm actually not quite sure what was wrong with the design. The bodice, sewn as written, was much too long, which could be attributable to Big-4 modesty, except that the bust darts went all the way over my bust?? Either the bust darts were terrible or the length was wrong, but I chopped two inches off the bottom to end up with a neckline that may or may not be lower than intended, and bust dart that are passable if not great. Then, the whole thing ended up being about one size too big anyway. I finished it, but I think I will rip out the zip and take in this dress by 1 to 1 1/2 inches. I should take it out at the sides too, but... cut outs.
This was totally a stash-busting project! I didn't buy anything, not even a zipper. I had just enough of some white sort-of mid-weight something for the bodice, then I used some of my never-ending supply of white eyelet for the skirt and underlined it with some random white stash fabric. I just used the width of the fabric and pleated it at the bodice darts and the edges of the cut outs.
My husband took these pictures in the Walker Art Center's sculpture garden during our whirlwind trip to Minneapolis last weekend. The Walker is one of my favorite museums, so we had to go visit it. Alex took these photos by this cool mirror/glass/two-way glass sort of labyrinth (I just looked it up and it's official name is "Two Way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth" so I wasn't too far off in my description! It's by Dan Graham). It's very neat to see "in motion" as people stroll by: it is difficult to tell which side of the sculpture they are on and then they pop out in unexpected places! The sculpture garden is also the home of Spoonbridge and Cherry, a Minneapolis icon. If you know one thing about Minneapolis, its probably the Mall of America, but Spoonbridge and Cherry is probably #2.
Do you like my earrings? They're little pineapples! I really stuck with the tropical theme I guess :) I really like them but I almost always wear studs, so I always feel very "dressed up" when I wear drop earrings, even simple ones. Does anyone have tips for styling dangly earrings? Help help!
I really like cut-outs, but I know they aren't for everyone--would y'all be interested in an "adding cut-outs" tutorial? Let me know!
ps: people hate on juicy couture because of their tracksuits (think paris hilton ca. 2005) but i love them--their accessories especially are really cute (i mean just look at those pineapple earrings) and they often have 40% sales which makes everything really reasonable.
Love the effect of the mirror in the photos!
Great pictures! Your dress is just lovely.
I had no idea that Juicy Couture sold earrings, I guess I've always associated them with the whole tracksuit thing (so many girls had them where I lived, they were everywhere!). Your earrings are lovely though and I never would have guessed where they were from if you hadn't said!
Thank you! It was very fun to play around in the sculpture garden.
Full disclosure: I do also have a velour tracksuit for housewear only! It's ridiculous but I love it.
Awesome photos! Also, yay for a shout out to Minneapolis! That's where I'm from but I've been living in Kentucky for the past two years. Minneapolis is the best city in the world.
Wonderful job of lining up those pleats with the bodice top. I think the dress is really cute but knowing you as I do I think you will be more likely to wear it again if you take the time to replace the zip and take out an inch. Don't make it too small though. In interest of full disclosure you should snap photo of yourself in your Juicy Couture track suit because we all know (like pineapples) they never go out of style!
I think so too! I'm washing it to take all the shrink out and then I'll open it up and make it a bit smaller.
its really pretty! shame about the fit, but i think the height of the neckline seems pretty ok to me!
Oh and look at your adorable bag! does that have something to do with your sorority?
So pretty! Love those earrings too.


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Die Feen (As Fadas, em alemão) é uma ópera em três atos de Richard Wagner. É a primeira ópera terminada pelo compositor, mas não foi apresentada enquanto foi vivo. A obra nunca se estabeleceu no repertório mundial, mas é apresentada algumas vezes, geralmente na Alemanha. Ela está disponível em CD, mas nunca foi lançada em vídeo. Apesar de sua música mostrar influência de Weber e outros compositores da época, reconhece-se que ela já apresenta características de períodos posteriores e mais maduros das óperas de Wagner.

Die Feen foi composta em 1833, quando Wagner tinha vinte anos. No ano anterior, o compositor já havia abandonado sua primeira tentativa de escrita de uma ópera, Die Hochzeit (O Casamento). Havia inúmeras dificuldades para compositores de ópera da Alemanha durante a década de 1830. Primeiro, a falta de libretistas de qualidade, provavelmente um dos motivos para que Wagner escrevesse o libreto por conta própria. Segundo, havia receio entre autoridades da Alemanha e da Áustria de que as óperas pudessem atrair seguidores nacionalistas e revolucionários.

Por contra própria, Wagner entregou o manuscrito original da obra para o rei Luís II. O manuscrito foi posteriormente entregue como presente a Adolf Hitler, e destruiu-se com Hitler no bunker em Berlin nos últimos dias da Segunda Guerra Mundial.

A ópera estreou em Munique em 29 de junho de 1888, sob condução de Franz Fischer.

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Sinopse

Primeiro Ato

Primeira Cena

Enquanto outras fadas divertem-se num jardim encantado, Zemina e Farzana discutem como sua líder Ada, uma meia-fada, renunciou à imortalidade para passar a vida com o mortal que ama. O rei das fadas estabeleceu uma condição que Farzana acredita que Arindal não cumprirá nem mesmo com a ajuda do mago Groma. Mesmo assim, elas conclamam as outras fadas e espíritos a colaborarem para separar Ada do mortal.

Segunda Cena

Num descampado rochoso, Morald e Gunther encontram Gernot. Os dois primeiros foram enviados para descobrir o que aconteceu com Arindal, que desapareceu há oito anos. Nesse interregno, seu pai, o rei, morreu pelo sofrimento, e o reino está sob ataque do inimigo Murold, que, como condição para a paz, exige a entrega da irmã de Arindal, Lora, para se tornar sua esposa. Gernot relata como ele e Arindal caçaram uma corça até um rio, onde ela desapareceu. Eles ouviram uma voz e saltaram no rio, no qual encontraram uma bela mulher num local luxurioso. Ela declarou seu amor por Arindal e disse que eles poderiam ficar juntos desde que Arindal permanecesse oito anos sem questionar quem era ela. Porém, no penúltimo dia do prazo ele fez o questionamento, e então Arindal e Gernot viram-se no descampado. Morald e Gunther partem antes que Arindal possa saber de sua presença. Arindal surge e canta seu sofrimento pela perda de Ada (Wo find ich dich, wo wird mir Trost?). Gernot tenta convencê-lo a acreditar que Ada é uma feiticeira que o abandonou, e que ele deveria retornar a seu reino. Ele canta sobre uma bruxa má que se disfarçou de uma bela mulher (War einst 'ne böse Hexe wohl). Gunther retorna, disfarçado de padre, e continua a tentar persuadir Arindal de que ele será transformado num animal selvagem pela bruxa, exceto se ele retornar imediatamente; da mesma forma, Morald se disfarça de fantasma do pai de Arindal e anuncia que o reino está sob ameaça. Ambos os disfarces são magicamente destruídos quando Arindal estava prestes a ser convencido. Entretanto, os três finalmente conseguem persuadi-lo das necessidades de seu país. Eles concordam em partir no amanhecer, embora Arindal tema que nunca mais verá Ada. Quanto ele é deixado sozinho, cai num sono encantado.

Terceira Cena

A cena muda novamente para um jardim encantado com um palácio ao fundo, do qual vem Ada. Ela canta o quanto deseja sacrificar sua imortalidade e pagar o preço, embora isso seja difícil, para ganhar Arindal (Wie muss ich doch beklagen). Arindal desperta e declara sua alegria ao rever Ada, mas ela anuncia que ele a abandonará no dia seguinte.  Gernot, Gunther e Morald chegam com reforços para resgatar Arindal. Os que ainda não tinham visto Ada anteriormente ficam atônitos com sua beleza e temem que Arindal não venha. Uma procissão de fadas sai do palácio; Zemina e Farzana contam a Ada que seu pai morreu e que ela agora é rainha. Ada diz a Arindal que deve partir imediatamente, mas que o verá amanhã. Ela pede que ele jure, aconteça o que acontecer, que não a amaldiçoará. Ele faz o juramento, embora ela retire o pedido. Ela expressa o medo de que ambos sucumbam como resultado da quebra do juramento.

Segundo Ato

O povo e os guerreiros de Arindal estão em pânico por estarem sob ataque. Lora os repreende dizendo que ela própria permanece impávida mesmo depois de perder o pai, o irmão e o amado. Ela os lembra da profecia de Groma, de que o reino não cairá se Arindal retornar, mas o coro manifesta dúvidas. Logo que ela começa a temer que eles estejam certos (O musst du Hoffnung schwinden), um mensageiro chega para anunciar que Arindal está a caminho. O novo rei é saudado alegremente por seu povo, mas Arindal afirma que teme não ser forte o bastante para a batalha. Enquanto isso, Morald e Lora expressam seu amor mútuo.

Ada está com Zemina e Farzana. Ela se queixa da maneira insensível como elas a manipulam. Elas, porém, manifestam esperança de que renuncie a Arindal e permaneça imortal. Ela canta (We'h mir, so nah' die fürchterlische Stunde) seus temores de que Arindal seja amaldiçoado com a loucura e a morte, e ela com a transformação numa estátua, mas então demonstra esperança em que o amor de Arindal provará ser forte.

Gernot e Gunther conversam sobre os presságios da noite e do amanhecer. Gernot pergunta a Gunther se Drolla ainda é bela e fiel a ele. Gunther diz acreditar que sim, mas que Gernot deveria perguntar isso pessoalmente a ela, já que ela está próxima. Gernot e Drolla testam um ao outro contando histórias de pessoas que os amam. Ambos ficam com ciúme, mas então percebem que se amam verdadeiramente.

A batalha está em andamento lá fora. Arindal está ansioso e se recusa a liderar o exército. Morald o faz em seu lugar. Ada aparece com os filhos que tem com Arindal. Ela parece jogá-los num abismo incendiado. Enquanto isso, guerreiros derrotados ingressam no recinto. Ada recusa-se a consolar Arindal, dizendo que, em vez disso, veio para atormentá-lo. Mais guerreiros derrotados chegam com informações de que Morald ou desapareceu, ou foi capturado ou morreu. Então Harald, que foi enviado para pedir reforços, chega. Ele relata que seu exército foi derrotado por outro, liderado por Ada. Arindal a amaldiçoa. Zemina e Farzana expressam alegria, porque Ada permanecerá mortal. Porém, ela tristemente explica que o rei das fadas impôs uma condição para que ela renunciasse à imortalidade: que ocultasse de Arindal suas origens de fada por oito anos, e que no último dia o atormentasse o máximo que pudesse. Se ele a amaldiçoasse, ela permaneceria imortal e se transformaria em pedra por cem anos, ao passo que ele enlouqueceria e morreria. E que, na verdade, Morald não morreu; o exército que Harald liderava estava repleto de traidores, e seus filhos ainda estão vivos. Arindal já sente sua sanidade mental fraquejar.

Terceiro Ato

Primeira Cena

Um coro saúda Morald e Lora como o rei e a rainha que trouxeram a paz. O casal diz que não podem comemorar devido ao destino de Arindal. Todos rezam para que a maldição termine.

Arindal está com a alucinação de estar caçando uma corça. Quando ela é morta, ele percebe que era sua esposa. Ele continua a ter visões (Ich seh' den Himmel) antes de adormecer. A voz de Ada, petrificada mas aos prantos, é ouvida a chamá-lo. Então a voz de Groma também o chama. Uma espada, um escudo e uma lira aparecem, e Groma diz que podem conseguir para Arindal a vitória e uma recompensa maior. Zemina e Farzana entram. A primeira manifesta piedade por Arindal, ao passo que a segunda diz que ele merece punição por tentar privá-las de Ada. Elas o despertam e anunciam que o conduzirão ao resgate de Ada. Ele manifesta sua disposição de morrer por ela. As duas fadas esperam que isso realmente ocorra.

Segunda Cena

Elas conduzem Arindal até um portal que é guardado por espíritos terrenos. Ele está prestes a ser derrotado quando a voz de Groma o lembra do escudo. Os espíritos desaparecem quando ele ergue o escudo. As fadas manifestam sua surpresa, mas estão certas de que ele não triunfará novamente. Enquanto isso, ele agradece ao poder de Groma. No dia seguinte eles encontram homens de bronze que guardam um santuário sagrado. O escudo falha, mas quando Groma o aconselha a erguer a espada, os homens de bronze desaparecem. As fadas novamente manifestam surpresa, enquanto o encorajamento de Groma leva Arindal adiante. Eles agora chegaram a uma gruta onde Ada foi transformada em pedra. As duas fadas zombam de Arindal com a ameaça de que o fracasso significará que ele também será transformado em pedra. A voz de Groma diz a ele que toque a lira. Quando ele o faz (O ihr, des Busens Hochgefühle), Ada é libertada da pedra. As duas fadas percebem que Groma é o responsável.

Terceira Cena

A cena muda para a sala do trono do rei das fadas. Ele decidiu conceder a imortalidade a Arindal. Ada o convida a governar seu reino encantado com ela. Arindal outorga seu reino mortal a Morald e Lora. Todos celebram; até mesmo Zemina e Farzana estão felizes, uma vez que Ada continua imortal.

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.class public Lcom/htc/widget/HeaderBarMiddle;
.super Lcom/htc/widget/HeaderBar;
.source "HeaderBarMiddle.java"

# annotations
.annotation runtime Landroid/widget/RemoteViews$RemoteView;
.end annotation

# direct methods
.method public constructor <init>(Landroid/content/Context;)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "context"
    .annotation runtime Ljava/lang/Deprecated;
    .end annotation

    .prologue
    .line 19
    invoke-direct {p0, p1}, Lcom/htc/widget/HeaderBar;-><init>(Landroid/content/Context;)V

    .line 20
    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "context"
    .parameter "attrset"
    .annotation runtime Ljava/lang/Deprecated;
    .end annotation

    .prologue
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    invoke-direct {p0, p1, p2}, Lcom/htc/widget/HeaderBar;-><init>(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;)V

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    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;I)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "context"
    .parameter "attrset"
    .parameter "defStyle"
    .annotation runtime Ljava/lang/Deprecated;
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    .prologue
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    invoke-direct {p0, p1, p2, p3}, Lcom/htc/widget/HeaderBar;-><init>(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;I)V

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For years, students complained, saying University of Maryland officials needed to do more to prevent or respond to racist incidents on campus.
Then, Richard Collins III was stabbed to death at a campus bus stop.
The death of the young, black Army lieutenant – just three days before his graduation – spurred renewed tensions at UMD and prompted officials to roll out a series of new anti-hate initiatives.
"As we grieve the loss of Lt. Richard Collins III of Bowie State University, we must also act to combat hate and create a safer campus," said UMD President Wallace D. Loh in a statement Wednesday.
But, even before Collins' death, the university has been grappling with a series of racially charged incidents.
Tamara Adams vividly remembers the day she saw the white nationalist flyers posted on campus: "America is a white nation," it read.
"I questioned whether or not I (as an African-American) was welcome on the University of Maryland campus," the senior said.
Those posters went up in March. The next month, someone left a noose in the kitchen of UMD's Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house.
Senior Clarissa Corey-Bey grew up in the same county as the campus – Prince George's County – but had never been called the "N word" until reaching UMD.
But, the simmering racial tensions boiled over after a gruesome stabbing death.
Collins, 23, was standing at a bus stop with friends last Saturday when a UMD student, Sean Christopher Urbanski, stabbed him in the chest, police said.
The College Park campus police chief said the suspect was a member of a "despicable" Facebook group called 'Alt-Reich,' which spewed hatred toward blacks and other minorities.
While the motive is not yet clear, the FBI is investigating whether the killing should be prosecuted as a hate crime.
Sean Christopher Urbanski has been arrested in the stabbing death of Richard Wilbur Collins III on the University of Maryland campus.
But, the Black Student Union said enough was enough.
"This is not the first incident exposing the escalating racial tensions at the University of Maryland, and if the administration does not extend their actions beyond 'dialogue', it will surely not be the last," the group wrote in a statement Monday.
Establishing a task force on hate-bias and campus safety, comprised of faculty, staff, students and alumni.
UMD spokeswoman Katie Lawson said anti-hate efforts had already started before Collins' death.
The UMD Black Student Union issued a statement Thursday saying it's pleased with Loh's action plan – though more work needs to be done.
Ojeda-Brown said she's holding her praise until she sees real results.
While the rising senior said she doesn't regret choosing UMD and considers it a "great school academic wise," she still deals with the anxiety of not knowing whether one of her classmates may have been the one who hung a noose on campus.
"I'm in a constant state of anxiety to the point where I can't focus in class when incidents like this happen," she said.


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LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN; LSE: LIVN) ("LivaNova" or the "Company"), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today recognizes that more than one million people in the United States with drug-resistant epilepsy continue to be treated unsuccessfully with drugs, despite the proven effectiveness of non-drug treatment options. LivaNova's VNS Therapy®, for example, is a medical device treatment specifically designed for people with drug-resistant epilepsy that is already used by more than 85,000 people around the world. One in three people with epilepsy has the type that is not well controlled with drugs, called drug-resistant epilepsy. For those people, prescribing more medicine is usually not the most effective option. In fact, research shows that if you haven't found seizure freedom after your first two drugs, there is a 95 percent chance that no drug or combination of drugs will result in seizure freedom. "Despite what we know about drug-resistant epilepsy, the majority of people affected by this condition will continue to be prescribed additional medications instead of being evaluated for surgery or seen in a specialized epilepsy facility," said Jason Richey, president of LivaNova's U.S. Region and general manager of the Neuromodulation Business Franchise. "This treatment gap means over one million individuals in the U.S. with undertreated epilepsy remain at risk for dangerous side effects of continued seizures, including injury, depression, memory issues and death." To view the multimedia release go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7966451-livanova-vns-therapy-epilepsy/
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