I've been inspired by "Peter's Evil Overlord List" found here: http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html.
I never thought about it until now, but how fun would it be to rule the world? Okay, granted, you have to deal with those annoying little twats called heroes, and I'm sure the health plan is minimal at best, but think about it. No, c'mon, really think about it. You could abolish homework, finally make chocolate an essential food group, make Harry Potter required reading, ect. In short, the world would be a better place.
So, in keeping with my theme:
Tallis Bennett's Ultimate Plot for World Domination (aka: 12 Steps to Own the Whole Shebang!):
Step 1) Destroy all current World Leaders. No one likes those pompous idiots anyway.
Step 2) Take complete control of the world's military forces so as to effectively squash all resistance and rebellion.
Step 3) Location, location, location. I�ll spend six months minimum on searching for the primo super-villain hideaway.
Step 4) Find a suitable surrogate couple. If my lackeys think I�m going to spend nine months hurling into a porcelain pot just to produce some spoiled little brat (aka: heir) for the cause, they�ve got another thing coming.
Step 5) Develop not only a weapon of mass destruction, but several, smaller weapons of different sizes and variety that can be used against those insane enough to oppose me. Also, these assorted weapons will not be limited to �hand-to-hand combat� and �destroy the planet� but, instead, will cover an equally large variety of uses and injure in an extensive number of ways.
Step 6) I will treat my subjects (however unwilling) with a certain amount of respect and give them good health plans and provide decent housing and food for all. After all, these are the people who could potentially overthrow me one day�best to make them feel guilty about it.
Step 7) Build the ultimate flamethrower. No reason, really�I just like fire. *maniac grin*
Step 8) Kidnap Alan Rickman. Hey, an evil overlord has to get her kicks somehow, right?
Step 9) I will have no second in command. All theories, plots, and tactical options will go through me before any action is taken. Stupid or pointless suggestions will be shot down and whoever suggested them shall be shot�period. (Once again, no particular reason but that they�re bringing down the collective intelligence of humanity.)
Step 10) Install cameras in hidden places with good visibility all throughout my realm (aka: the world). Anyone caught tampering with these cameras will be immediately put to death. Cruel, you say? Hi, I�m an evil overlord�How ya� doing?
Step 11) Give my lackeys decent housing, pay, and benefits. They are the legs I stand on, whether they know it or not.
Step 12) And, finally, to immortalize my place as the original evil overlord of the world, I shall have a room built in my primo super-villain hideaway completely dedicated to me and my accomplishments. Immortality may be impossible to obtain in the literal sense, but can you think of a better way? I rather thought not.
Dear Alba,
Hi. There is this person in my house that doesn't follow the rules. He spams on every topic and says bad things about our house and other houses. Could you help us?
Signed,
Serene
Dear Serene,
If there is someone posting this way in your house, you need to let your Head of House know. Perhaps they have been too busy lately to notice on their own or have inadvertently overlooked the posts that this person has made where they are spamming or bad-mouthing other houses in various topics.
If you don't feel you can go directly to your HOH, you should at least contact one of your prefects as they are a liason between you & your HOH. If your prefects or HOH cannot resolve the issue, you can come directly to me & I will handle it.
Best of luck with this issue!
Signed,
Alba
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Dear Alba,
My ex-boyfriend is such a pain he's dating this snob and he'll come up to me like everyday and say somthing like " hey cailagh you look good" or "You look cute today" I cant stand it I like his brother now but he never says stuff like that what should I do?
Signed,
Agravated and Confused!!
Dear Agravated,
Sounds to me like your ex knows this kind of thing bothers you so he is doing it on purpose to get under your skin. I say ignore him & just concentrate on his brother. He may still keep at you like this or possibly even get worse for a bit, but if you don't put any energy into it he'll eventually get bored & leave you alone.
Good luck!
Signed,
Alba
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Dear Alba,
I was at this Sunday Night dance with my cousins Bubba & Brie and my Bubba made me and Brie really mad and this boy I really like came up to me and said,"Its okay." and put his arm around me. Does this mean he likes me more than I think??
signed,
Confused
Dear Confused,
Well, I don't think anyone could know if this boy likes you more than you think he might by this one gesture. It's best to give it some time & see how he acts in other situations as well. He may have just noticed you were upset & wanted to help cheer you up.
If you can't stand the suspense of finding out, though, maybe you should just ask him what's up! There's nothing wrong with flat-out asking someone what they're thinking or feeling & all too often we as humans beat around the bush instead of just coming out with it. So, if you really have to know right now, just ask him! At least you'll have your answer & you won't have to worry about it anymore.
Best of luck!
Signed,
Alba
Beonca Aims
What is it? Do I need it? How do I do it? And should I? I recently looked into this because a lot of stuff here at Hogwarts is made by the students or staff and we have had issues come up with other people�s stuff and well�since I won the Penshire crest contest I just been thinking. So, I wanted everyone to understand it better and even to use it!
Because copyright was important to the founders of America, the Constitution contains a provision enabling Congress to enact a copyright law. The first Congress did this and it has been a part of this country�s laws ever since! Most think they know something about copyright laws, but from then to now, the laws have been revised and updated to reflect new technology. So, I looked into this and here is what I found, and don�t worry, I will make this easy to understand, because it really is!
The law is the Copyright Revision Act of 1976, which became effective January 1, 1978, but has been amended and revised since then. It really is user-friendly and easy to understand. Under the current law, all you need for a copyright is �an original work, involving some degree of creativity, embodied in some tangible medium of expression� � since law requires the work to be in a tangible form for it to be protected, it can�t be an idea until the idea is implemented. Otherwise you can�t copyright your idea or thought, but once put down on some visible format, then it is covered.
Words, symbols, and logos used to identify products, or services are protected under the Trademark laws, like Warner Brother�s Studio has that big �W� thing, and Harley Davison motorcycles have the bar & shield, these would have this symbol: � this is different then �copyright�.
Generally speaking, copyright protection covers creative works such as art, music, literature and computer software, this would include paintings, drawings, sketches, photographs, collages, and sculpture. The neat thing is you are not required to �register� the work (like you would a trademark) to be covered by copyright laws! But, it is a good idea to use a �copyright notice� because the law provides that anyone who copies another�s protected work, believing in good faith that the work is not protected by copyright, is an innocent infringer. That means, they did not know it was copyrighted and used it innocently, and they cannot be held liable for damages�however, to defeat the defense of the innocent infringer, you simply place the appropriate copyright notice on your work! So either put the word �Copyright�, or the abbreviation �copyr� or the international symbol ��� (which is the letter �c� in a circle), and your name and the date of which the work was published or exhibited. See!! Easy, huh?
By law, exclusive rights are granted to the copyright owner which means no one else can legally exercise or use those rights without permission. The works are covered for the life of the creator and then 70 years after their death. When a work is no longer covered, it becomes public domain and there is no prohibition on coping it.
So, you can see the U.S. copyright laws provide creative people like you with the ability to control the reproduction of your work and reap the economic rewards from your creative abilities while allowing for punitive measure against individual who take more then just inspiration from your work, when in doubt�ASK!