Exactly what it says on the tin. My month old, practically brand new latest model  iPod Touch is acting weird. Around 10 o'clock today, I touched the sleep button to turn it off for a while, and when I tried to turn it on again, nothing happened. It still have about 50 perecnt of its charge at the time, so it's not a battery problem. Now, more than 13 hours alter, it still won't turn on. This has happened before, and I was able to turn it on again about 12 hours later, but frankly I'm concerned. I haven't backed it up recently. Anyone know what this could be about? Have you heard of this happening to anyone else?
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I am the LORD OF THE CRACK!
Check out said crack:
Takamachi Nanoha of 2814- Green Lantern Nanoha. To START! Now with a TvTropes page!
FATE/Holy Grail War of 2814- The Fifth Holy Grail War with Magical Girl Prisma Illya, in the DCAU, from the above story.
Magical Girl Magistra Erebea Molly- the world's first Dresden Files/TvTropes Crossover.
VENGEANCE! The Musical! The Story of Uchiha Sasuke

Complete once for Notice of the Well, and Bonus Merits. Subsequent runs each week earn Badge Credit. Changes every Tuesday.
From CoH Announcements Board
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February 1st to February 7th: The Statesman Task Force (level 45+, full team required), from Statesman
in Independence Port & The Lord Recluse Strike Force (level 45+, full team required), from Lord Recluse
in Grandville.

February 8th to February 14th: Return of he Reichsman (level 45+, 4 player min), from Dr. Kahn in
Founders' Falls & Thus Spoke the Reichsman (level 45+, 4 player min), from Barracuda in
Grandville (Please note the last mission requires your SF leader to
speak to - not call - Lord Recluse at the end of the Strike Force in order to complete)

February 15th to February 21st: The Lady Grey Task Force (level 45+, full team required), from Lady Grey in the Rikti War Zone

February 22nd to February 28th: Clamor and Destruction (Level 20-25, 5 player min), from Sister
Psyche in Independence Port & Pirates of the Skies (level 20-25, 4 player min) from Silver Mantis
in Sharkhead Isle (or your base's mission
computer or oracle)
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI

I said when Mid's update to have Alpha Slot Support, I'd post PD's
current build. Well, they have, so here it is. This build was original
made by Ed (Drenivian) as a Variation of his build for Moyoko, and I
have since tweaked and retweaked it over the course of a year or so. I
call it the "Valiant" Build, after Eddie Valiant, the detective from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.92
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click
this DataLink to open the build!
Purrfect Detective: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level
1: Strike

• (A)
  Mako's Bite -
  Accuracy/Damage: Level
  50
  
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (5) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
  

• (A)
  Numina's Convalescence -
  Heal: Level 50
  
• (5) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (7) Numina's Convalescence -
  +Regeneration/+Recovery:
  Level 50
  
• (7) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
  
• (9) Healing IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Doctored Wounds -
  Heal/Endurance: Level
  50
  
• (9) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (11) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (11) Doctored Wounds -
  Heal/Endurance/Recharge:
  Level 50
  
• (13) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50
  
• (13) Doctored Wounds - Recharge: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Efficacy Adaptor -
  EndMod: Level 50
  
• (15) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (15) Efficacy Adaptor -
  EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge:
  Level 50
  
• (17) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (17) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
  
• (19) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Obliteration -
  Damage: Level 50
  
• (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (23) Obliteration - Chance for
  Smashing Damage: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Mako's Bite -
  Accuracy/Damage: Level
  50
  
• (23) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (25) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (25) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
  

• (A)
  Numina's Convalescence -
  Heal: Level 50
  
• (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (27) Triage - Heal/Endurance: Level 30
  
• (29) Triage - Heal/Recharge: Level 30
  
• (29) Triage - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  

• (A)
  Recharge Reduction
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Celerity -
  Endurance: Level
  50
  
• (31) Celerity - RunSpeed: Level 50
  
• (31) Celerity - +Stealth: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Numina's Convalescence -
  Heal: Level 50
  
• (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (33) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Luck of the Gambler -
  Defense: Level 50
  
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Steadfast Protection -
  Resistance/Endurance:
  Level 30
  
• (34) Steadfast Protection -
  Resistance/+Def 3%: Level
  30
  
• (34) Steadfast Protection -
  Knockback Protection:
  Level 30
  

• (A) Apocalypse
  - Damage: Level
  50
  
• (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (37) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (39) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 50
  

• (A)
  Luck of the Gambler -
  Defense: Level 50
  
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Obliteration -
  Damage: Level 50
  
• (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (40) Obliteration - Chance for
  Smashing Damage: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Analyze Weakness - Defense
  Debuff: Level 50
  
• (39)
  Analyze Weakness -
  Accuracy/Defense Debuff:
  Level 50
  
• (48) Analyze Weakness -
  Defense
  Debuff/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (50) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (50) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Numina's Convalescence -
  Heal: Level 50
  
• (36) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (36) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (36) Healing IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Luck of the Gambler - Recharge
  Speed: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Recharge Reduction
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Recharge Reduction
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Adjusted Targeting - To Hit
  Buff: Level 50
  
• (42)
  Adjusted Targeting - To Hit
  Buff/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (42)
  Adjusted Targeting - To Hit
  Buff/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (42) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  

• (A) Performance Shifter -
  EndMod: Level 50
  
• (45) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
  
• (45) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Luck of the Gambler - Recharge
  Speed: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Luck of the Gambler - Recharge
  Speed: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Damage Increase
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Run Speed
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Recharge Reduction
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Run Speed
  IO: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Jumping IO:
  Level 50
  

• (A) Numina's
  Convalescence - Heal:
  Level 50
  
• (45) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  
• (46) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
  

• (A)
  Efficacy Adaptor -
  EndMod: Level 50
  
• (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (46) Efficacy Adaptor -
  EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge:
  Level 50
  
• (48) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  
• (48) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
  
• (50) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50
  

• 26% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Fire)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Cold)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Energy)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Negative)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  
• 26% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  
• 3% Defense(Melee)
  
• 3% Defense(Smashing)
  
• 3% Defense(Lethal)
  
• 3% Defense(Fire)
  
• 3% Defense(Cold)
  
• 3% Defense(Energy)
  
• 3% Defense(Negative)
  
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
  
• 3% Defense(Ranged)
  
• 3% Defense(AoE)
  
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
  
• 72.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 56% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 5% FlySpeed
  
• 316.25 HP (23.62%) HitPoints
  
• 5% JumpHeight
  
• 5% JumpSpeed
  
• Knockback (Mag -4)
  
• Knockup (Mag -4)
  
• MezResist(Immobilize) 8.8%
  
• MezResist(Stun) 6.6%
  
• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
  
• 4.5% (0.075 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 130% (7.267 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Energy)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Negative)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Toxic)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Psionic)
  
• 5% RunSpeed
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Toxic,Psionic)
  

• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  

• 4% (0.224 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 10.04 HP (0.75%) HitPoints
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 
  3% Defense(Melee), 3% Defense(AoE), 3% Defense(Ranged), 3%
  Defense(Smashing), 3% Defense(Lethal), 3% Defense(Fire), 3%
  Defense(Cold), 3% Defense(Energy), 3% Defense(Negative), 3%
  Defense(Psionic)
  
• Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)
  

• 16% (0.894 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 40.16 HP (2.999%) HitPoints
  
• 4% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 11% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Energy,Negative)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  

• 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

First up, the official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/wa...z4RLWo&feature=feedu
Link to an article giving us some general info: http://massively.joystiq....leashes-the-animal-pack/

Hey, folks, it's that time of the year when I make mention of a little-known, very relaxed speculative fiction con that takes place in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. ConDFW is happening on February 18-20, and we've got a cracking list of guests and panelists this year. Brandon Sanderson has decided to come into town, as has Tim Powers. Jack McDevitt is joining us because he couldn't make it last year, due to Snowpocalypse 2010. And lots of our regulars, including Lee Martindale, Selina Rosen, Brad Foster (who is our Artist GoH this year), P.N. Elrod, and lots more. Check out http://www.condfw.org for details. If you're in Dallas the weekend after Valentine's Day, feel free to swing by and hang out.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com

"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."

As should be obvious from the title, today's Google logo is about Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.  Go take a look.  See if you can find the narwhal.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Apropos of nothing in particular...
Because I put a copy of Taco's 1983 version of Puttin' On The Ritz on a mix CD I made over the weekend, Peggy and I got to talking on the ride home tonight about just how old the song was and how it was that something that first hit the screens in the early thirties mentions Gary Cooper.  So while I was assembling dinner she hit YouTube and Wikipedia and discovered that the version everyone knows -- Astaire from Blue Skies in 1948 -- is a rewrite.  That's not too unusual for an Irving Berlin song; Berlin reused and rewrote his material almost as much as Jim Steinman does -- just compare the movies Holiday Inn and White Christmas.  
So, curious about what it originally sounded like, we went and found the version that first appeared in the movie of the same name in 1930.
And dear god, is it racist.  The version everyone knows now is about going to Park Avenue and watching the rich people all dressed up.   The original version is about going to Harlem and watching poor black folks spend their last cent to put on airs and look fancy, with a not-quite-subtle air of mockery at their pretensions to being stylish.
That's all, just me venting at the shock and surprise.  Nothing important here.  Because, yeah, I know, Hollywood, 1930, what else should I expect?  But the differences blindsided us.
Oh, and if you want to hear the very un-PC original, it is.
(And for nicer giggles, Young Frankenstein version.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Original Star Trek pitch in .pdf form.

Somewhere in the future, possibly the year 1995, Robert M. April is Captain of the United Starship SS Yorktown on an 5 year mission of Galaxy Exploration and Class M Investigation . At his side, the dark skinned 'Number One' a woman of incorruptible professionalism and intellect. First Lieutanant Mr. Spock, a man from Mars with an appearance like the devil himself and the curiosity of a cat. Navigator José Ortegas, a Latino in humour and temperament and in danger of becoming quite the ladies man. Philp 'Bones' Broyce, the humorously cynical ship's doctor and Yeoman Colt, the Captain's sexy secretary and bookeeper. Together, they fight crime...

Interesting. I can see why the network executives of the time would've exploded over it.

Also interesting are some of the story outlines posted which go on to become known episodes of Star Trek, and others which don't make the grade (One has a rather Christian lense to it too)

Just think "Robert M. April, Captain of the Yorktown"
In Shatners voice, it could work....
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?

The newest thread in Shadowjack's Evangelion IWIW has had a number of songs posted that readers think of as related to the show.  It might be something to take a look at, assuming you haven't already seen it.  (They start at post #11)
Also, I was wondering, what would Komm Susser Tod, from End of Evangelion, do if Doug heard it?
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Damn.
First Ingrid Pitt and now Tura Satana has died.