text: =============================================================================== Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ~PSIII~ Walkthrough Guide By: Ashurii HanakuroRose(at)aol(dot)com =============================================================================== Table of Contents 01.) Introduction.....................................[WoSINTRO] 02.) Copyright Notice(s)..............................[WoSCRNOTE] 03.) Contact Information..............................[WoSCINFO] 04.) Version History..................................[WoSVERSION] 05.) Allies...........................................[WoSALLY] 06.) Gameplay Basics..................................[WoSBASICS] 07.) Walkthrough......................................[WoSGUIDE] 08.) Optional Missions................................[WoSOPTMISS] 09.) Credits/Thanks...................................[WoSCREDS] =============================================================================== 01.) Introduction.....................................[WoSINTRO] My newest GameFAQs Walkthrough FAQs. Yay!! This is my attempt to make a more complete walkthrough, but only time will tell if I have succeeded. ^_~ The tags and CTRL+F are good things to use, so you won't be scrolling and straining your eyes. xD =============================================================================== 02.) Copyright Notice(s)..............................[WoSCRNOTE] This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. =============================================================================== 03.) Contact Information..............................[WoSCINFO] If you have any questions not covered here or see an error on my part, feel free to e-mail with a subject regarding said issue at HanakuroRose(at)aol(dot)com. If it is not clear in the subject line, it may end up in my virtual trashcan. =============================================================================== 04.) Version History..................................[WoSVERSION] Version 1.00 (03/29/2009) - This should completely cover the game, barring anything that needs slight tweaking or any release of DLC from the PSN. This might work on XBox 360. You're welcome to try, but since I have a PSIII, the controls here are for it. ^^ =============================================================================== 05.) Allies...........................................[WoSALLY] =============================================================================== As you progress through the game, you will run into different characters to ally with yourself. You will have to defeat them in a fight or catch them in a race (of sorts) in order to impress them into servitude. Each one is aligned with either the Red Suit Spidey or the Black Suit Spidey. Whichever one you have more points with makes them loyal to either the Black or the Red 1. Black Cat - Agile, nimble, and hot!! Makes for a great teammate 2. Electro - Always useful for sparking interest in your foes 3. Luke Cage - He'll whip you into shape and break some head in the process 4. Moon Knight - A knight with a huge arsenal and the cape don't hurt either 5. Rhino - I've seen higher IQs on a doorknob, but you can't argue with results 6. Vulture - A rooftop wonder with blades of steel 7. Wolverine - Everyone's favorite evil shedder with rage issues =============================================================================== 06.) Gameplay Basics..................................[WoSBASICS] =============================================================================== Suit Switching -------------- Press L3 to switch between suits at any time. Each has their own pros and cons, although to be fair one really rises over the other, no?? Red Suit Spidey - Your original Spidey that will subdue the enemies unti the cops come for the perp Black Suit Spidey - A Spidey with a eye for mayhem, not to mention the want to throw cars at people Spidey's Moves -------------- Web Strike - Pressing L2 will start the Web Strike which can be followed by other moves Special Attacks - Pressing and holding R1 then pressing Triangle, Square, or Circle will give you access to Spidey's Specials. These will eat away at Spidey's Special Meter, however Web Swinging - To shoot and swing on a web, press and hold R2 and release the button to release the line. Hold X while swinging to increase speed Wall Crawling and Web Zipping - Press L1 to crawl up the walls and tap R2 for a Web Zip. Hold X to increase speed Spidey Sense - Press and hold L2 to fire up your Spidey Sense to try and prevent ambushes and the such =============================================================================== 07.) Walkthrough......................................[WoSGUIDE] =============================================================================== Before we start, let's clear up a few things, shall we?? First, this should be something any gamer should be aware of which is Experience makes Spidey and his abilities stronger, so don't pass up the chance for it. Second, collect Spider Tokens. These are found everywhere in New York, but mainly in out of the way spots like high towers and the such. You can reach Level 10 only (by collecting a thousand of the little guys). You also get a boost to your Health and Special Bars for collecting these. Lastly, let's get down to the meat and potatoes of the subject: Missions PRELUDE ------- Your first mission in Prelude is to land the smackdown on some Symbiotes. In order to do this, head to the yellow dot on your map in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Swing through the city, until you see a column of yellow light shooting straight up into the sky. Once there, you come face to face with the Symbiotes. Start beating them up using the Square button. You must defeat them all before you can move on to the next checkpoint. Now you learn to Web Zip by tapping R2. Once you've done this right, you can move on to learn the Wall Attack. There are some Symbiotes on the wall. Approach them and beat them down by mashing the Square button repeatedly until they are beaten to a pulp. In the next lesson, you find the final Symbiote is on the ground. Go to the ground and defeat him. You'll learn to Wall Crawl. When on the wall, there are new Symbiotes coming at you on the wall. Beat them down with the Square button. Saving Civilians is the next lesson for Spidey. Rescue the Injured Shield Agent is your next mission. Follow the yellow indicator on your map as before. You arrive on scene as Shield Agents are being attacked by Symbiotes. Rescue them by pummeling more Symbiotes. Your next mission is to destroy a Pod on a wall. Wall Crawl and use the Wall Slide into striking range of the Pod. After this, beat the pod by repeatedly pressing Square. If you happen to get thrown, Web Zip to get back to the target. HE'S BACK --------- This mission begins with a cutscene, then learning to grab and throw cars (Make sure your targeting your enemy when you pick up a car, cause you have no choice but to throw it that way. To do this you must be in the Black Suit. Press L3 to change to the Black Suit Spidey. Approach a vehicle and press Circle. Spidey will pick up and hurl the car at an enemy. Defeating Venom is up next. Attack with Square and block Venom's attack with R1. Venom (and most bosses) will attack with a three-hit combo. Simply block and wait for him to complete his combo, then hit with your own combo. After you deliver a flurry of jabs, be sure to block again. Continue this pattern until Venom is defeated. Now that you've had the mandatory fight with Venom that seems required in ANY of Spider Man game, stop him from getting to MJ. In order to do this, pick up lotsa cars and throw them his direction. Two direct hits will keep Venom away and complete this mission. Now, use your Web Swinging to follow the ambulance to the hospital. SURGICAL STRIKES ---------------- Your next mission is a transitional one, as you must Stop Street Crime. There are thugs fighting below you. Jump down and beat them up. After you do this, you meet up with Luke Cage. In your next mission, you must stop five crimes. In order to do this, swing around the city and look at your map closely. When you see an icon on the map for a crime, go to that location. Upon arrival, beat up the thugs and continue looking for new crimes until you complete your missin of five. You also discover Spider Token number one. When you collect it, you receive your very first level up. Find Luke Cage by following the yellow icon on your map. Speak to Luke Cage and accept the mission his gives you. This mission talks for itself, so just follow the yellow icon on your map. UNCOMMON SENSE -------------- In this mission, you will learn to use your Spidey Sense which creates shadows of your enemies onscreen. Your next mission is to target four enemies. Follow the onscreen instructions, using L2 to initiate your Spidey Sense. Once you've learned to target enemies, your next mission is to stop four enemies. Use your Spidey Sense and combat skills to easily complete this mission. After this, you must Spidey Sense ten thugs. To do this, swing around New York while holding L2. Mission completed. Luke Cage will now teach you how to Web Strike your foes. Follow Luke's instructions here and get it over with, because you ain't going anywhere until you do. ove correctly. After you master this skill, you learn how to Over Counter a foe. When you attempt a Web Strike and your target displays a Broken Web icon, this means that your opponent will block your attack. To protect against this, you must either abort your attack (which is pressing X after the first Triangle press) or Over Counter (which is a press and hold the Triangle button instead of the two presses to Counter). You get Luke Cage as your first ally. Who would have guessed?? xP CHAIN REACTION -------------- Here, you learn to chain your Web Strikes from opponent to opponent. Take this info and Chain three enemies, four enemies, and then six enemies. After completing this mission, you have the Web skills to take on all sorts of enemies. Getting this tactic down is key to this game. Now, head to the Rolling 7's Hideout. NO DICE ------- You must protect the Gas Station, before the gangs destroy it. The gangsters ride around the block in their cars, firing at each other and the gas station. Web Swing after them, using your Spidey Sense to lock them as a target. Web Attack the car, either destroying it or flipping it over. You can also pick up and throw the cars, just don't pitch them into the flammable gas station. xD;; After you destroy one car, move on to the next. Keep an eye on the meter that shows the health of the gas station. WRECKING BALL ------------- Follow the yellow light back to Luke Cage. He'll teach you how to Swing Kick by jumping forward then holding R2 then pressing Square when you approach your target. Your next missions are to Swing Kick the 1st set of thugs, Swing Kick the 2nd set of thugs, and Swing Kick a 3rd (and final) set of thugs. When you're done with this, accept the optional mission: Swing Kick 10 thugs. Alhtough considered optional, these missions MUST be done in this scene to move the game forward. When done, select the next optional mission: Wrecking Low Riders - Take Out 5 Gang Vehicles. Now you can start the mission Go to Park Av Neighborhood. WHO'S THE BOSS -------------- And for the love of all that is holy, it is NOT Tony Danza. xD Your first mission is to Confront Park Ave Leader, so follow the yellow light to the meeting place. You must defeat all thugs before you can speak with the Gang Leader. Luke Cage points out the groups (as apparently Spidey's not bright enough to know) and use your Swing Kick to take them out. After the snot has been outta them all, talk to the Gang Leader and head to Go to Parley. PARLEY IN THE PARK ------------------ In this mission, the Kingpin's soldiers will be on the roof of the buildings surrounding the park. You must defeat all them all. To do so, chain together your Web Strikes going from shooter to shooter. When a shooter is too far away to chain into your Web Strike, use your Web Zip to get closer, then use Web Strike and begin chaining your attacks anew. It will take a couple of laps around the buildings to take them out. Go to the Parley and when complete, you must Eliminate Eight Enemies. Complete this and decide which path you will choose. When you've made your choice, Go to Kingpin Tower. CUT TO THE CHASE ---------------- Do Not Let Black Cat Escape by using your Web Zip to keep up with her, then using your Wall Sprint by hitting R1. Follow her up the side of the building. For Black Cat's Big Heist, you must defeat Black Cat's Escorts. You should be able to handle them easily by using your Web Strikes and working on your Abort and Over Counter Next on the agenda, you must defeat Black Cat. Black Cat (like most of the bosses) will attack with a three hit combo. You can block this with R1 or attempt to counter by pressing R1 just before one of the strikes in that combo. This is risky, but the higher the risk the better the reward. Continue to deal with Black Cat's Escorts chain them together with Web Strikes and get closer to Black Cat. You must fight Black Cat on the walls as well. Use the Wall Slide to close distance and Square to start comboing on her. After you defeat Black Cat, you will confront Black Cat. Just follow the red icon on your map, and it will lead you straight to her. You have an opportunity to choose a path. Next, you must hunt Kingpin's men. Your first mission is to beat ten Tech Heavies and destroy five Wall Drills. Look for the Large Round icons glowing red with a white ring around them, as they point out Tech Heavies and Wall Drills and/or use your Spidey Sense. When you spot a group of Tech Heavies and a Wall Drill, Wall Slide the Wall Drill. A clear shot can take a drill out. After completing this mission, move on to Glider Tech. You need to find an Intact Glider Component. To do this, you have to defeat Glider Troops. Use your map and your Spidey Sense to find Glider Troops. They will always come from above, so stay high in the air. You must defeat two or three groups (I can't remember...) in order to get the Tech and complete the mission. Onward to the Daily Bugle!! COURT ORDINANCE --------------- Your first mission here is to Investigate the Commotion. Follow the yellow icon on your map to the courthouse. You need to reach it within a time limit, so don't stop for ANYTHING!! Once at the courthouse you must defeat some Tech Enemies, defeat some Bombers and Take the Bombs to the Disposal Units. Web Strike the Tech Enemies and chain your attacks as per usual. Use your Spidey Sense to detect the bombs planted on the courthouse walls. Look for a blue dot on your map and a blue column of light rising up from the bomb. Just touching the bomb picks it up. Then, look for another blue dot on your map, which is the bomb disposal unit and simply swing over the disposal unit to deposit the bomb. Now, you are tasked to Destroy Mechs. Pick up a car and throw it at the Mech. If there are no cars around, you need to lure the Mech to a street where there are cars. Hit the Mech with a car, then stand in front of the Mech and hit Square to trigger the Quick Time Event. Hit the Mech with another car, then stand in front of the Mech, hitting X repeatedly. Spidey will pull open the Mech, toss the pilot out of harm's way, and start the self destruct mechanism. If this proves bothersome, you can kill the Mech by hitting it with another car. Take out two and the mission's yours. BIRDS OF A FEATHER ------------------ This is a Boss Battle, in which you must defeat the Vulture. In this battle, use your Web Strikes, but Vulture will usually counter your first attack. Abort your Web Attack and quickly initiate another. Keep doing this until you catch him with a web that he doesn't counter. attackaceful and effective. When Vulture's blade wings separate, Abort your web strike. Keep starting and Aborting your attacks, until the wings come back together again. You must evade his feathery blades after a few attacks. Gliders support the Vulture in this battle. Use them to get close to Vulture by chaining together Web Attacks. Use the Gliders as stepping stones to get to the Vulture, then start the attack process on Vulture again. Once defeated, a Quick Time Event is triggered. Follow the buttons to finish off the Vulture. Now, find Kingpin's Staging Area. HIDE AND SEEK ------------- Follow the yellow dot on your map to Kingpin's staging area. Once there, you must eliminate his Henchmen, clear his Tech Soldiers on the roof, and defeat some deranged civilians. Using the Black Suit Spidey's tentacle attacks is a great way to clear out lots of enemies quickly. SCARRING PARTNERS ----------------- This mission is a Boss Battle with Wolverine. Wolverine attacks you because you're wearing the Black Suit. He thinks that you're one of the Symbiotes terrorizing New York. Wolverine (like most bosses) will attack you with a three hit combo. Block all three or try blocking each blow to trigger your Counter An effective way to beat Wolverine is using Web Strikes, aborting when he counters or by Over Countering his counter. Make sure to block!! As the battle lingers on, you are asked a series of questions by Wolverine to determine if you're the real Spidey and not a cheap imitation. There is no payoff for answering the questions correctly. You still have to fight Wolvie until you defeat him. Here are the answers, if you really want them: -Richard and Mary -Ned Leeds -Battle World -DareDevil -A Mutant -Aunt May You'll both soon be attacked by deranged civilians. Smacking Wolvie around during this will earing you some Black Suit Points. SENSE OF DREAD -------------- For this mission, you must Defeat Hidden Symbiotes. Wolverine can smell when a Symbiote has taken over of a person. Defeat the Symbiotes that he points out to you. Follow Wolvie (staying real close to him) to find and defeat more Symbiotes. You must Investigate a Car Accident, go to the yellow dpt on your map. After you investigate the accident, Go to the Hospital. Once there Defeat Hidden Symbiotes at the Hospital. Use Black Suit Spidey to make short work of the Hidden Symbiotes. Now that you've warmed up on Hidden Symbiotes, go Hunt Venom Down. VENOM'S MINIONS --------------- Use your Black Suit Spidey Sense to drive out more Hidden Symbiotes and defeat them. Now, track down Venom stop him. Use the same techniques you've been using so far and you should do fine. You'll now encounter the Symbiote Pods. Destroy them. The pods will almost always counter a Web Attack, so Abort and redo. Battling the pods is a good time to practice your Over Counter some more. Remember to press and hold the Triangle Button instead of just tapping it. When you've destroyed the pods, you must Defeat Venom. Just do the same old same old, or throw a Buick or two at him. SHOCK THERAPY ------------- In this mission, you must Go After Electro. Once Electro is within range, you can always Web Strike him, even while you're chasing him. Web Strike and Abort, when Electro counters, attack some more or when Electro is at Max Charge. Electro will lead you to a set of train tracks between two buildings and set electric traps. Avoid these while doing battle with Electro. The bolts will shock you good... Just continue the Web Strike Strategy (this is what we'll call it from now on) and defeat Electro no problems. When Electro is well done, you're given two optional Defeat the Symbiotes missions. You must complete these missions before you can move on. JAIL BREAK ---------- After you choose between riding with Vulture or Moon Knight, you must Find a Way to Jump Through the Prison Walls. The cutscene will direct you to a control room that opens the prison walls. Jump up on the wall, take out the guards, and go inside the room to open the doors. Use Web Strike to get onto Rhino's back. When you press Circle, Rhino will be released. Follow the instructions on how to ride the Rhino. Run Rhino through everything possible, but beware of land mines. When you reach the next prison yard, you need to go into another control room and press the green button. Now ride Rhino into the Recreation Yard. Use him to destroy the Generators, but once again, be wary of land mines. Three of the things, and your Spider Toast. Take your Rhino Ride into the C-Block hallway and bust all the way through to the bars. Dismount and hit the green button to free the Tinkerer. ESCORT THEM OUT --------------- Using the Black Suit Spidey, Web Zip/Swing along the path of the arrows laid out on the ground. Whip some Symbiotes into shape with the Black Tentacles. Once you escort them out, you must Escort 3 APC's before you can move to the next mission. FAT MAN SINGS ------------- The first thing to do is to Disable the Lower Generators. First, you must defeat the Tech Soldiers that are protecting the spire. Once you've done that, climb over the top of the generator assembly and begin pressing Square. Spidey will pull out the needle and insert it upside down in the generator. Swing around the building to the second generator. Do the same thing for the second one and for the Upper Generators. Clear the Rooftop, making your way up the building, and defeat all the Symbiotes before they are able to open the door to Kingpin's lair. WHO NEEDS VENOMIES?? -------------------- First order of business: Enable the Upper Generator. You face a good amount of resistance doing this, so use Wall Attacks to kill as many Symbiotes as you possibly can. When you've enabled the Upper Generator, quickly go down to the First Lower Generator. Defeat the Symbiotes and enable the Generator in the same fashion as you disabled it. When you get the message to defend the Upper Generator, head straight there. This is a tougher fight than last time. Use your powerful attacks, then head back down to enable the 2nd Lower Generator. FULLY CHARGED ------------- Follow or stand on the Hovercraft. They take you to the rooftop where you have to defend it against the Electrolings. These suckers are not easy. Black Suit Spidey's Tendril Choke is a great tool here. Once you know how to defeat them, you must defeat more. Defeat 15 Electrolings and Destroy 5 Electropods. You must find the Electrolings and Pods, but this shouldn't prove difficult. You find that they are everywhere. When you've defeated enough Pods and Electrolings, go to Black Cat. Upon finding Black Cat, you must Locate the Source of the Electroling threat. You really shouldn't be surprised to find out who's behind it all. SHOCK TACTICS ------------- Defeat three Electrolings by using Web Strike Strategy and Over Counters. Then, you must destroy the Pods, of course, using the same tactics. If you can get close enough, without getting hit by Electroling attacks, beat the pods to death with Square attacks. After a short while, you are faced with Electro Venom. Use the same tactics from the Electropods. When Electro Venom is weak, four more Electropods will appear. Go take them out, then go back to fighting Electro Venom. When Electro Venom is kaput, you get the Shocker Sample towards the Collect Symbiote Samples optional mission.Now, Go to Black Widow back, at Stark Industries, for the next mission. AIRLIFT ------- The start of this mission is timed, so don't dawdle getting to the first locale. Upon arrivial, you find a group of armed civilians. A wave of Symbiotes attacks shortly. Fight them off without getting too far away from the civilians. When the Airlift arrives, position yourself between the civilians and the airlift and attack/defend the area. When all the civilians are successfully on the craft, you will have to perform two more rooftop evacs before you can move on. Look for the white stars on your map for the other sites. The missions begin at ground level where you find the yellow towers of light. Once you're there, you hear the airlift team over their radios. Get to the rooftops post haste. TALON SHOW ---------- Follow the hovercrafts to the infected rooftops. Once there, protect the SHIELD Agents on the roof by defeating the Vulturelings. Defeating Vulturelings and the Kingpin's Glider guys is the same thing. Now, off to Moon Knight's roof to defeat more Vulturelings. After defeating them and leaving Moon Knight's roof, you must Defeat 30 Vulturelings and 10 Vulture Pods. Use the map and your Spidey Sense to find them and take them out. When you're finished, go to the SHIELD Safe Zone. PROTECT AND SERVE ----------------- This mission is straight forward. Defend the safe zone. Each shield generator will come under attack by Symbiotes. Swing from generator to generator taking out the Symbiotes before they are able to kill the shield generators. As the battle rages on, Spidey decides it's time to Call in Air Strike. Follow your map or just head for the green tents that are off behind where you usually meet the Black Widow. When you reach the right tent, walk to the hologram and call in the air strike. While you wait for the air strike, defeat the Berserker Symbiotes that have invaded the safe zone. Berserkers are of a larger variety, so you must use a Block and Attack tactic take them out. Before long, the air strike is on and this mission is over. Now go Meet MJ in Harlem. MOOD SWINGS ----------- Head for the church for the next Boss Battle. TIME TO PREY ------------ Ringing the church bell pushes back the Symbiotes and gives you and Wolverine a bit of space. When the church get swarmed, go to the roof and ring the bell. Stand about a fourth of the roof's distance away from the bell and shoot Web Balls at it. If you have the Web Shots leveled up enough, you will go into a rapid fire and ring the bell fast enough to push the Symbiotes back faster than usual. When you're not ringing the bell, take out as many Symbiotes as you can. Defeat 20 Symbiotes and the first part of this mission is done. Next, Wolverine is attacked by a Symbiote, thus this will give birth to Symbiote Wolverine. Defeat him with the Web Strike Strategy. Then, when close enough on the ground, defend against it's 3-hit combo and try to execute your Counter. Now return to Harlem. GET OUTTA TOWN -------------- Escort the Group to 1st SHIELD Security Zone. Follow the same illuminated path that the vehicles will follow. Use Web Swing Kick and Web Strikes to take out Symbiotes along the way and keep the convoy moving until you reach the first checkpoint. As you escort the Group to the 2nd Security Zone, you must destroy 3 pods in the road. Use your Web Strike and Over Counter to handle them fast or use Black Suit Spidey with Square combo and Tendril Whip combo finisher. Remember to keep your eyes on the damage meters for the vehicles in the convoy. You may have to go back to the school bus and knock off Symbiote clinging to it. Escort the Group to 3rd Security Zone. In this part of the mission, you actually assist the Agents at the 3rd zone with getting the shield working. Follow the icon on your map to the zone and assist the agents by defeating the attacking Symbiotes. When you've helped the agents, swing back to the convoy and lead them into the zone. Escort the Group to 4th Security Zone. As with Zone 3, you help the agents... again. Swing through the alley right in front of you to get to the zone. Help the agents by defeating more Symbiotes and head back to the convoy to lead them to the 4th zone. CAT FIGHT --------- I like the sound of this chapter. xD When you find Symbiote Black Cat, attack her on the side of a building. The damage you dish out is much better there. When she disappears, she will reappear on the roof. Head there when you lose sight of her. On the roof, use the Web Strike Strategy to get shots at her. You also have to keep Mary Jane safe, so use Black Suit Spidey to take out the hordes of Symbiotes that attack you and MJ. Make sure to keep attacking Symbiote Black Cat when MJ has things under control. Take the fight to the Symbiotes when you can to keep them from swarming. The more you take out, the easier the mission will become for you. Catch up to Symbiote Black Cat and take her out. Head to Kingpin tower at this point. NESTING INSTINCTS ----------------- Now to beat the Symbiote Vulture. Start by Web Striking the Vulturelings and stringing the attacks together. When you are close enough to Symbiote Vulture, focus on him. Yes, use the Web Strike Strategy. Vulturelings, Round Two. Battle them the same way, until you can get close to the Symbiote Vulture and can attack him again. After he is weakened, fighter jets will swoop in to help in the battle. Now, the Symbiote Vulture is in the sky by himself and surrounded by SHIELD hovercrafts. It will be more difficult to stay in the fight with the Symbiote Vulture with no Vulturelings to chain to him. When you fall down, Web Zip back up or Web Swing upward until he's in range again. After fighting the Symbiote Vulture and falling a few times, you should defeat him with the Web Strike Strategy. This will trigger a Quick Time Event. Follow the onscreen prompts to finish off the Symbiote Vulture for good. FINAL SHOWDOWN -------------- Jump from the Hovercraft to the yellow column of light on the SHIELD Hovercarrier. This is the first Jamming Device. Approach it and press X repeatedly. When Spidey tears open the shell, press X again to destroy it. Move on to the next column of light at the back of the ship and destroy both Jamming Devices. Next, defeat three Bomb Guards in two minutes. Once you have defeated the Guards, stand in front of the missile rack and take the bomb. Place the bomb on top of the gun turret on the forward part of the deck. Don't waste your time fighting. Once you've planted the bomb, you'll have to keep the process going at the next yellow column of light. Place this bomb underneath the SHIELD carrier. Time to say hello to Venom Monster. Yay... Swing around the Venom Monster and try to stay around it's top of it. Keep out of the range of its attacks at all possible. Use your Spidey Sense to lock on to it's head. If it doesn't lock on right off, just remember you can select targets with the right analog stick. Look for the smaller Venom Head, which means that it is out and ripe for the picking. Use Web Strike Strategy like any other fight and pressing Square when you land on it's head. You must punch each head 3 times in order to take it down. When the heads are all gone, you face Venom in a final showdown that consists a huge Quick Time Event. You will end up hitting all buttons at least once, so stay sharp Spidey. It might take a couple of tries, but you'll get it soon enough. All that's left is to choose your final path. You're the only one that knows if you will tread the path that is right to you. NOTE: ----- New Game Plus - Finishing on the Black Suit Spidey's path will let you start your game again with your experience and moves intact. =============================================================================== 08.) Optional Missions................................[WoSOPTMISS] =============================================================================== Here's the optional missions, just so you know. ^_~ --------------------------------------------------- 01. Thug Bashing - Beat up some thugs, Web Slinger. 02. Swing Kick 10 Thugs - Great practice for your Web Swing Kick by swinging in and kicking the snot out the groups of thugs. 03. Take Out 5 Gang Vehicles - Web Attack the roofs of the vehicles and use Square to defeat them. 04. Save 3 Civilians - Beat Symbiotes off the roof of a car or grab a civilian out of the air of an explosion. You can also defeat the Symbiotes that may be chasing a civilian(s). 05. Defeat 50 of Kingpin's Paratroops - Use your Spidey Skills to take out these henchmen. 06. Defeat the Symbiotes - Defeat symbiotes, using Black Suit Spidey's Spidey Sense to find them. 07. Find Symbiote Samples - Defeat the Hybrid Symbiotes in order to collect samples. There are 6 in all. Defeat the Hybrid Symbiotes wherever you find them as well as in Boss Battles and collect all six. 08. Civilian Assist - Help civilians get to the safe zones and save them when they need it. 09. Symbiote Purge - Separate the Symbiotes from their human hosts by beating them after their health is zeroed out. This will not work every time, but it is the only way to separate the Symbiote from the host. 10. Airstrike Symbiotes - Get an Airstrike Beacon located in the many safe zones throughout the city. Find a group of Symbiotes and place the beacon. 11. Save Infected - A variation of the Symbiote Purge mission. Beat the Symbiotes after they are dead. =============================================================================== 09.) Credits/Thanks...................................[WoSCREDS] =============================================================================== All the GameFAQs board surfers - I would like to dedicate this to all of you for your help or lack thereof, depending on your mood that day. ^^ GAMEFAQs - For giving this guide a chance. ^_~ -and- Me - For killing my brain to write parts of this guide... xDD ===============================================================================


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Sept. 24, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara swimmer Katy Freeman has been named to the 2009 World University Games roster it was announced on Wednesday by USA Swimming. Freeman, who is entering her senior year at UCSB, will compete in the swimming competition that will take place July 11-15 in Belgrade, Serbia.
A total of 26 swimmers were named to the 2009 World University Games swim team roster. In past years, the World University Games has been a breeding ground for some of the best swimming talent in the nation. Many Olympic swimmers have at one time been a member of the World University Games team and most recently, the 2007 U.S. World University Games team saw three members go on to compete in the 2008 Olympics. These three swimmers - Matt Greevers, Emily Silver and Elaine Breeden - all took home Olympic hardware from Beijing.
Swimmers on the 2009 World University Games team roster were selected based upon their performance at the 2008 USA Swimming U.S. Open Championships that took place July 29 through Aug. 2 in Minneapolis, Minn. Freeman took third-place in the 200-meter breaststroke touching the wall in 2:29.68 helping her qualify for the team and also took fifth-place in the 100-meter breast at the U.S. Open with a time of 1:09.55. She will swim three distances at the World University Games: the 50, 100 and 200 breast events.
All athletes selected for the team must be between the ages of 17-28 as of Jan. 2009. In addition, those selected must be student-athletes who will be officially enrolled in a full-time course study at an approved institution of higher education prior to the entry deadline, or enrolled as a full-time university student through Jan. 1, 2009. All members of the World University Games team roster are pending final approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
Being named to the World University Games roster is just one more highlight during a standout year for Freeman. In February, she helped lead the Gauchos to its 12th Big West Conference title after setting two school records and taking three individual titles at the conference championships.
Following her stellar performance at the Big West Championships, she kept things rolling at the NCAA Championships where she helped the Gauchos to a 25th place national finish and earned All-American Honorable Mention accolades.
Freeman also competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials at which she qualified for the 200 breast semifinals.
Freeman, who is a 2008-09 team captain, and the rest of the Gauchos will begin their new season on Saturday, Oct. 4 when they host their annual Alumni Meet at Campus Pool at 10:00 a.m.

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Wayne Rooney - international goals: 35
While Wayne Rooney may have more international goals than Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the Manchester United striker must score significantly more if he is to be England's record goalscorer.
Rooney needs 15 more goals to eclipse Bobby Charlton's record, which has stood since 1970, although it is a tally well within the reach of England's No.10.
The 27-year-old needs five more to reach England's exclusive 40 club which, along with Charlton, includes Michael Owen, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, and Rooney has time on his side to reach the top.
Rooney's chances, however, may be affected should England fail to reach the World Cup next year although, provided he stays fit, the Old Trafford star has several seasons of international football ahead of him.
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Good morning. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, welcome to the 161st Commencement at Bucknell University.
Members of the Class of 2011, parents and families, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the Bucknell community, and Mr. Weihenmayer, it is a pleasure and a privilege to be with you this morning.
Graduates, 1972 must seem like ancient history for you. For me it seems like only yesterday. My classmates and I were sitting where you are, with our own caps and gowns. We were pinching ourselves. We could hardly believe that we had successfully completed four years of study at one of the very best liberal arts universities in the country.
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A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.
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Joy Ward is reaping the rewards of her studies on how plants handle global climate change—gathering academic accolades and presidential embraces along the way.


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Now I am on the look out for a program that is simple and free. I need to organize more than anything else. I don't want it to hold all my many gigs of photos. I like that I could uninstall Picasa without any worry about any loss of my photos. I don't really need the program to do much of anything else. I have PSP 8 and Photoshop Elements 9 to "work" on any that needs fixing. But the basics like red-eye removal and straightening up a photo is nice to have handy.
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Just Energy Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2013 Results
By: Marketwired .
Nov. 8, 2012 08:58 AM
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/08/12 -- Just Energy Group, Inc. (TSX:JE)(NYSE:JE), a competitive retailer of natural gas and electricity, today announced results for its second quarter of fiscal 2013.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three months ended September 30, Per Per ($ millions except per share) F2013 share F2012 share ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sales $703.7 $4.91 $600.0 $4.26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gross margin 117.2 0.82 102.6 0.73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- General and administrative 35.3 0.25 28.8 0.20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financing costs 20.0 0.14 14.3 0.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted EBITDA 49.4 0.34 47.9 0.34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funds from Operations 35.4 0.25 52.4 0.37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profit for the period 23.1 0.16 (3.5) (0.02) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends/distributions 44.4 0.31 43.7 0.31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout ratio - Base EBITDA 159% 113% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout ratio - Adjusted EBITDA 90% 91% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months ended September 30, Per Per ($ millions except per share and customers) F2013 share F2012 share ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sales $1,349.8 $9.43 $1,226.2 $8.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gross margin 231.5 1.62 196.8 1.40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- General and administrative 71.4 0.50 57.1 0.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financing costs 37.8 0.26 28.1 0.20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted EBITDA 91.7 0.64 85.3 0.61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funds from Operations 64.7 0.45 84.9 0.60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profit for the period 351.7 2.46 47.6 0.34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends/distributions 88.8 0.62 87.3 0.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout ratio - Adjusted EBITDA 97% 102% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout ratio - Base EBITDA (LTM) (1) 96% 70% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout Ratio - Adjusted EBITDA (LTM) (1) 61% 62% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payout Ratio - Base funds from Operations 151 95 (1) % % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy customers (RCEs) 4,024,000 3,403,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Services customers (installed units) 187,300 143,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number of customers 4,211,300 3,546,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Last twelve months
Key Q2 Highlights:
-- Record customer additions of 344,000, up 45% year over year -- Net customer additions of 47,000 (122,000 net of one large, very low margin commercial customer) up 4% in fiscal 2013 -- Gross margin of $117.2 million, an increase of 14% year over year -- Embedded Gross Margin of $2.1 billion, up 15% year over year -- Adjusted EBITDA of $49.4 million, up 3% year over year
Commenting on the quarterly results, Executive Chair Rebecca MacDonald stated, "We are pleased with the continued record customer aggregation during the second quarter, as efforts to further diversify our channels to market as well as expand our geographic footprint, continued to gain traction. This growth will drive future embedded margin and cash flow in the foreseeable future. Looking ahead, driving account growth remains a key strategic objective and we are committed to further investment to enhance our growth profile."
CEO Ken Hartwick added, "We are pleased with our operational and financial performance during the quarter, specifically the record growth of customer additions and strong margins. We have set aggressive targets of 10% to 12% margin growth and 8% to 10% Adjusted EBITDA growth, and we are progressing toward these targets. We also continue to look for new opportunities to broaden our relationship with our customers and their energy needs through the sale of multiple products. Energy use control through smart thermostats is a high potential offering and we also remain a leader in Green energy sales where we continue to seek new ways to serve the environmentally conscious. We are a leader in the North American energy market and are focused on enhancing our industry-leading position going forward."
Additional Q2 Highlights:
-- Gross residential customer equivalent ("RCEs") additions of 344,000, up 45% from 238,000 in fiscal 2012 -- Residential additions were 166,000, up 98% from fiscal 2012. Commercial additions of 178,000 were up 16% year over year -- Added first 7,000 customers from the newly opened U.K. office -- Total customer base reached 4,024,000 RCEs, up 18% from a year earlier -- National Home Services' installed water heaters and HVAC units increased to 187,300, 30% higher than a year prior, and gross margin increased 41% year over year -- Payout ratio on Adjusted EBITDA was 90% for the quarter versus 91% for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Payout ratio over the past 12 months is 61%m versus 62% a year earlier -- Payout ratio on Base Funds from operations of 151% over the past 12 months, up from 95% a year earlier as cash from operations was used to fund growth expenditures which have rapid payback periods
Second Quarter Operating Performance
The second quarter financial results demonstrated the continuation of the fundamental strengths of the Company growth and profitability.
Customer additions in the second quarter were 344,000, up 45% from Q2 fiscal 2012 and representing the highest in Just Energy's history. Net additions of 47,000 were up 4% year over year however this was skewed by a single very low margin 75,000 RCE customer that was not renewed. Excluding this customer, net additions of 122,000 were in line with recent record additions by the Company. The overall customer base of 4,024,000 is up 18% from a year earlier.
Customer additions were solid in both segments of the energy business with 166,000 residential additions, up 98% from the 84,000 added in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, and 178,000 commercial additions, up 16% from the 154,000 added in the prior fiscal year. For the six months year to date, residential additions are up 101%, commercial additions are up 17% and total additions are up 47%. The quarter includes the first 7,000 customers from the newly opened U.K. commercial office.
To view the "Quarterly Customer Additions", please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/JEqca.jpg.
The second key to growth is the preservation of the existing customer base. As can be seen in the table on the next page, 297,000 customers were lost during the year and replaced by new additions during the year. This is a function of the increasing size of the Company's book.
Long Term Energy Customer Aggregation
July 1 Failed to 2012 Additions Attrition renew ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural gas Canada 561,000 19,000 (12,000) (11,000) United States 544,000 40,000 (31,000) (84,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total gas 1,105,000 59,000 (43,000) (95,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electricity Canada 683,000 15,000 (18,000) (20,000) United States 2,189,000 263,000 (71,000) (50,000) United Kingdom - 7,000 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total electricity 2,872,000 285,000 (89,000) (70,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combined 3,977,000 344,000 (132,000) (165,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- September % increase September % increase 30, 2012 (decrease) 30, 2011 (decrease) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural gas Canada 557,000 (1)% 597,000 (7)% United States 469,000 (14)% 570,000 (18)% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total gas 1,026,000 (7)% 1,167,000 (12)% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electricity Canada 660,000 (3)% 688,000 (4)% United States 2,331,000 6% 1,548,000 51% United Kingdom 7,000 - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total electricity 2,998,000 4% 2,236,000 34% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combined 4,024,000 1% 3,403,000 18% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The attrition rate was 14% on a trailing 12-month basis, up slightly from 13% in the prior year period, with U.S. gas markets higher and U.S. electricity markets lower. Canadian attrition was unchanged at 10%. Overall attrition remains within the Company's target range.
Renewal rates were impacted by a one-time non-renewal of a 75,000 RCE very low margin U.S. gas customer (approximately 45% of all quarterly failures to renew). This customer had annual margins of less than $2 per RCE (average: residential customers $181 per RCE; commercial customers $70 per RCE). When it was apparent that the customer would require similar low margins going forward, the Company did not actively pursue renewal. There are no similar customers remaining in the Just Energy book. Despite this, renewal rates for the last 12 months were 70%, up from 67% for the year earlier. Management believes that there is an opportunity for further improvement in renewal rates; however, commercial renewal rates can be volatile on a quarter to quarter basis.
National Home Services ("NHS") also continued its strong growth. The Home Services operation saw its water heater, air conditioner and furnace installations grow to 187,300 units, up 30% from a year earlier. Including NHS, Just Energy's customer base has grown by 19% to 4,211,000 over the past year.
While growth in Energy Marketing was very strong in the quarter, the Company's original markets in Canada remain the weak point in this growth. Flat commodity prices and strict consumer protection laws have seen Canadian customer additions fall steadily over past quarters. Combined with this, customers coming off high price contracts signed five years ago have been reticent to renew their contracts for a further term. While overall renewal rates are at 70%, current Canadian renewals are well under target at less than 50%. Management expects that the renewal rates will remain low for the next 12 months as the last high price contracts expire with improvement thereafter. The expectation is that Canadian additions will be heavily skewed toward commercial customers for the foreseeable future.
The Company's customer growth translated directly into gross margin growth. Gross margin for the quarter was $117.2 million, up 14% from $102.6 million in fiscal 2012. Adjusted EBITDA was $49.4 million, up 3% from $47.9 million in the prior year, resulting in a payout ratio of 90% versus 91% in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2012.
The following factors drove profitability:
-- Realized gas margin per customer was down 3% in Canada and 17% in the U.S. due to final reconciliations with local utilities balancing under consumption during the extremely warm winter of fiscal 2012. -- Realized electricity margin per customer was up 47% in Canada but down 11% in the United States. Canadian margins were helped by higher margins from JustGreen and other new products. -- New customer annual margins averaged $181 per RCE for residential customers and $70 per RCE for commercial customers, exceeding the annual margin on customers lost of $177 per RCE for residential and $50 per RCE for commercial. This reverses the trend over the past several quarters although the margin on commercial customers lost was impacted by the inclusion of the 75,000 RCE customer lost with less than $2 annual margins. -- Aggregation cost per residential customer was down 21% to $160 from $203 a year prior. Commercial customer aggregation costs were, on average, down slightly. This positive trend has been driven by the use of multiple sales channels and economies of scale as fixed marketing costs are spread across more customers. -- NHS saw its gross margin grow 41% year over year to $9.2 million up from $6.5 million. NHS EBITDA was $6.8 million, up 62% from $4.2 million a year earlier. -- Administrative costs per customer were an annual $34, up slightly, from $33 a year earlier. Management believes that this measure will fall as new markets like the U.K. and new channels like Momentis begin to reach their potential. -- Bad debt equaled 2.3% of relevant sales, down from 2.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Bad debt expense was up 20% due to a 33% increase in sales in markets where Just Energy bears bad debt risk. -- Financing costs were $20 million for the quarter, up from $14.3 million a year earlier. The increase reflects inclusion of the convertible debenture funding the acquisition of Fulcrum and higher drawings on the working capital line of credit as a result of our accelerated growth levels.
All of these factors contributed not only to the Company's profitability but also to the growth in the long-term value of the business. Management believes that a key measure of this value is embedded gross margin. Embedded margin is an estimate of cashflow from existing contracts based on the spread between contract price and underlying supply.
The table below shows the increase in this value over the quarter and the last year.
Embedded Gross Margin
(millions of dollars)
Sept. 2012 As at As at vs. Sept. As at Sept. vs. Sept. 30, Sept. 30, 2011 June. 30, June 2012 2012 2011 variance 2012 variance ------------------------------------------------------ Canada energy marketing (C$) $ 571.0 $ 603.9 (5)% $ 587.7 (3)% Home Services division (C$) 510.7 335.7 52% 465.7 10% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada total (C$) 1,081.7 939.6 15% 1,053.4 3% U.S. energy marketing (US$)(1) 1,065.7 866.7 23% 1,023.0 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (C$) $ 2,129.5 $ 1,848.1 15% $ 2,094.9 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)U.S. energy marketing also includes embedded gross margin related to Momentis, HES and the U.K. operations
Funding Growth Investment
One of the impacts of the rapid growth seen year to date is higher than expected demands for investment capital. The result of this is a high payout ratio on Funds from Operations and an increase in drawdowns on the Company's working capital line. Payout for the last 12 months was 152%, up from 95% a year earlier, reflecting expenditures on high growth. The nature of these investments is that they payback very quickly and generate high returns as reflected in the growth of embedded gross margin above. Based on results to date, it is clear that the annual payout ratio on Funds from Operations ("FFO") will exceed 100% for the fiscal year. This will require financing through the Company's operating line, as has been utilized year to date, or other financing sources. Over the longer term, the Company targets a payout ratio of no more than 85%-90% on FFO, consistent with the cash flow profile of the Company's business. Based on Just Energy's current growth level, FFO payout is expected to be in this range for fiscal 2015.
Dividends were $0.31 per share in the quarter, unchanged from those paid a year earlier. Payout ratio on Adjusted EBITDA improved to 90%, down from 91% a year ago. Removing seasonality using the last 12 months, payout ratio was 61%, down from 62% a year earlier. This continues a trend of improved payouts after the replacement of all lost embedded margin for the period. As noted above, the Company's dividend obligations will exceed funds from operations for the year. The rapid payback on Just Energy's investments should begin to offset this situation once all newly signed customers flow and the Company is in the process of arranging funding to maintain this potential accelerated growth rate, capital expenditures and to pay down the operating line.
About Just Energy Group Inc.
Established in 1997, Just Energy is primarily a competitive retailer of natural gas and electricity. With offices located across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Just Energy serves close to 2 million residential and commercial customers through a wide range of energy programs and home comfort services, including fixed-price or price-protected energy program contracts, the rental of water heaters, furnaces and air conditioners and the installation of solar panels. The Company's JustGreen® products provide consumers with the ability to help them reduce the environmental impact of their everyday energy use. Just Energy is the parent to Amigo Energy, Commerce Energy, Hudson Energy, Hudson Energy Solar, National Home Services, Momentis, Tara Energy and Terra Grain Fuels.
Just Energy's press releases may contain forward-looking statements including statements pertaining to customer revenues and margins, customer additions and renewals, customer attrition, customer consumption levels, general and administrative expenses, dividends, distributable cash and treatment under governmental regulatory regimes. These statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, levels of customer natural gas and electricity consumption, rates of customer additions and renewals, rates of customer attrition, fluctuations in natural gas and electricity prices, changes in regulatory regimes and decisions by regulatory authorities, competition and dependence on certain suppliers. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect Just Energy's operations, financial results or dividend levels are included in Just Energy's annual information form and other reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities which can be accessed through the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com, on the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov or through Just Energy's website at www.justenergygroup.com.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the New York Stock Exchange has approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Similar information by the same author is available free online here. If you want the original article my friend sent, you can get it online for $1.50 here (when you get to the page, search for "iodine", the article is from January 2008.
The upshot is, eat more seaweed, which is a great soure of iodine!
Personally I have been wanting to do this, but am having trouble working it into my diet..plan to do more experimenting with seaweed recipes -- will report later!
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a new friend, a 10 yr breast cancer survivor, believes that fibroid deficiency is prevalent and is at least partly to blame for lots of problems incl. fibroids. i've read the brownstein book about iodine. it's compelling though i'm not yet convinced. wondered if you've heard more about the iodine/fibroid connection? thanks for your site rochelle. lynn (from listserve land) earthsongwalker at yahoo dot com
- October 31, 2008 at 7:23 PM
- Fibroid Shrinker said...
Hi Lynn, good to hear from you. To be honest I haven't heard more about iodine other than what I have linked to here. I just googled "iodine fibroids" and found pretty much the same stuff as the article I linked to here.
Personally I have gotten tested for thyroid numerous times and it always comes up ok plus I eat a fair amount of seaweed, so I don't think iodine is the issue for me. Also I discussed with my acupuncturist and she says you have to be really really careful with iodine.
- November 3, 2008 at 4:56 PM
I know that this comment is really late, but just because your thyroid came up as normal in a blood test, it doesn't mean that it's operating normally because your thyroid gland is a complex system that goes through changes, and a blood test result one day could come up differently another day. Do a simple iodine test. You can google this for instructions on how to do it. You can take up to 50 mg of Iodoral without worrying about iodine overload.
- December 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- Fibroid Shrinker said...
Thanks so much, that is a really good point!
I did end up doing an iodine patch test recently and it showed deficiency, here's the post about it: http://shrinkingfibroids.blogspot.com/2010/02/iodine-patch-test.html
- December 4, 2010 at 12:10 PM


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I gotta say I aggree with you, I've never seen anything of it thou
I gotta say I aggree with you, I've never seen anything of it thou
I can't say that I've ever seen one! Surely there are a few floating around somewhere!
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
I agree 110% about Maori guys being hot. I once had the opportunity to watch them perform a haka in Maori costume from less than three feet away and it was all I could do to keep my itchy fingers under control. Sadly, I have never seen any maori porn either. Any Anzac JUBbers out there care to help out?
Not your typical grandaddy...being a gay, very dirty-minded, horny and exotic old fart is just too much fun!
Please include Samoan's too
I agree too
Yeah Samoans! There was a Samoan bouncer at a Thai gogobar once who made my heart (among other parts) melt every time I walked past...unfortunately, he was STR8 as they come...dang!
Not your typical grandaddy...being a gay, very dirty-minded, horny and exotic old fart is just too much fun!
I'm sorry to say that you will not find any Maori or Samoan or any type of porn from the Polynesian Islands. Frankly, such a thing does not exist to them. Sex is something sacred and its against their cultures/beliefs. Homosexuality being one of them.
The closest you'll find is probably Amazonaboy.
^ not really...in the way of geography, culture and physical appearance...
Maoris are Polynesians and very distinct from the guys in Amazonaboy who are Brazilians (a mixture of Indian/African/European, mainly Portuguese descents) and Latinos.
Their culture and taboos are to be respected. On the other hand, we have the delectable and hot Latinos to enjoy, but they are by no means a substitute to any other race.
yea............................................... ................................................
samoans hot lol
and others too :P
Im new
haha email message me reply etc.... cool
well im 20 male and from new zealand lol
bi i think..
Gay maori boy rite here
maori boy et al..............
kia ora
well, that is almost all the Maori I know,
hope your grasp of English is stronger.
my english is pretty good aye
im not to sure if they maori they might be
man, that Maori guy on facebook is sooocute. Cute smile too. *dreams*
You mean like this?
"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." (Sydney Smith)
Kia ora Whanau,
Glad you like us brown guys - coz I like other races also.
Just a few points, although there are no Maori porn sites that I know of, we are just the same as any other race and our percentage of gays to the white population is a lot higher.
White guys go for brown, brown go for white, it the way here in New Zealand.
I have live in the islands also and its just the same there.
The culture says that gay sex is taboo but a hell of a lot of guys do it.
From very young through til they marry and often at the same time.
So the short of it is, I can't guide you to any pics, but believe you me there are a lot of very hot Maori and Samoan guys out there that are waiting for sex
ps: Maoris are 99% uncut, Samoans are 99% cut
Nau mai!
tēnā rawa atu koe for joining us
Sorry, I only speak English
Mmmmm - Maori/Samoan/Fijian/Islander etc. men are so fucking beautiful to me. I love the stocky/beefy (but not fat) physiques (of course I love the lean ones too, LOL). There are many playing professional football here in Oz and they are so damn sexy. I would love to see some porn videos/pictures of Islander men. Or, better still, actually BE WITH one.
(P.S. I must admit I can be culturally ignorant at times, so I hope I haven't offended anyone by generalizing you all as Islanders.)
P.P.S. - The closest I have found to Islander porn is this artwork site:
The artist focuses mainly on BEARS of ethnic background.
Thanks for the shout-out for my blog. Yep difficult to find any porn with Māori men. Best thing I guess is to try and chat to Māori guys either on social networks/gay hookup sites and see how it goes...or just buy a ticket to New Zealand! Found there was plenty of guys there in the Auckland gay bars when I last visited. With the added bonus that NZ is indeed a beautiful place.
There is a porn clip on this site: seducedstraightguys.com. The guy goes by the name of Shannon. Though the text constantly says the guy is 'Marie' I think they meant 'Māori' lol.
Wish I could post some pics/links but it looks like my post count is still too low so maybe later.
do a search for Maori on xtube
there are a few vids on there
not the best vids
You may find a selection at www.IslandStuds.com I can't recall if they've featured Maori guys or not.
That's not completely true. Sex is as sacred to our culture as any other.
It's interesting that you've shown a pic of pornstar Tristan Hamilton/ Rogan Richards in this thread. I know he hails from Australia but I always thought he looked Latino. However, a Mexican friend told me he didn't look Latino to him. Then it occurred to me that Tristan Hamilton -- like Manu Bennett of Spartacus -- might be -- at least, partially -- of Maori/ native New Zealand descent. Regardless, he's one smoking hot man.
Ever smelt a Maori dude... Smells so manly and their dicks are fat and long like twice the size of an Aussie
My Google search for "Mauri nude men" brought me here. Aren't there any pics/vids out there? I'm curious to see their penises


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KEENE - Marion Hempel Biesemeyer, 101, of Keene, was born in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22, 1911. She died peacefully at the Meadowbrook Healthcare facility on Thursday, May 31, 2012.
The daughter of Joseph and Fanny Hempel, she lived most of her adult life in Keene, at the Mountain House.
Marion completed her medical studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1937, but was unable to practice medicine there in the advent of World War II. When she and her husband Walter came to the United States in 1940, they left behind family in Germany and Switzerland. There are still family ties to relatives in Hamburg, Hannover, and Konstanz, Germany.
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Soon after Marion and Walter emigrated to the United States, they found work as caretakers of Putnam Camp in the Adirondacks. In 1946, they acquired property on East Hill in Keene and established the Mountain House business.
Marion returned to New York City to work on licensing as a medical doctor in the United States, but she was unable to do so, with the responsibilities of a growing family and a growing business. The degree was restored, as an honorary medical doctor, by the University of Freiburg in February 2001, in time for her 90th birthday.
When Walter died in 1953, Marion became the sole proprietor of the Mountain House and managed the business through the year 2000. She contributed to the community by serving on the boards of the Neighborhood House, the Keene Valley Library and Keene Central School.
Marion also taught in area schools, beginning with an appointment as a Latin teacher in AuSable Forks in the 1950s. She taught French at Keene Central School for many years. Marion was an active member of the Keene Valley Congregational Church, and Community Easter Sunrise services on the Mountain House lawn, often covered by fresh snow, were a tradition throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Marion was a talented artist, working mostly in oils, and filling numerous sketch books while on her travels. She was an avid sport, and she enjoyed swimming, hiking and skiing. With her friend Elaine Edmonds, she coordinated a ski program for students at Keene Central and accompanied them to Marble Mountain for Saturday ski outings. The Mountain House was the unofficial headquarters of the Hurricane Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club, with meetings, picnics and trail crews gathering there.
Marion was predeceased by her husband Walter Biesemeyer, her sister Ilse Hempel Lipschutz, and her grandson David C. Bailey.
She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Peter Biesemeyer and his wife Linda of Duane, Anne Bailey and her husband Jim of Plattsburgh, Bob Biesemeyer and his wife Tish of Keene; and by several nieces; a nephew; and her devoted brother-in-law, Lewis Lipschutz. Her grandchildren were the great love of her life: Walter Bailey, Lili Biesemeyer and Tommy Biesemeyer, and she took delight in occasional visits from great-granddaughter Clara of Colorado.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Marvin Funeral home in Elizabethtown. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Keene Valley Congregational Church.
Donations may be made to the Adirondack Mountain Club, and the Keene Valley Neighborhood House.
For online condolences please visit www.wmmarvins.com.


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UPDATE: The winner of the book set is Lauren (comment #7).
I have one dream for my kids.
I don't care if they are successful. I'm not hoping they will be rich or famous or even moderately liked in this world.
My dream is for them to have a deep abiding relationship with Jesus.
That's it.
Because everything good and bad in their lives will end of being okay if that's their foundation.
My hubby and I read a lot of books with our kids. We are currently reading It's Not About Me :Teen Edition during our family devotion time. (My hubby and I always read aloud and filter for our kids if we don't think it's appropriate).
We loved reading You Were Made to Make a Difference by Max Lucado as well as a family. I highly recommend it.
When I was asked to review Jenna Lucado (Max's daughter) Bishop's new book for teen girls, I was interested in focusing in on some special one-on-one time with my girl.
It's called From Blah to Awe: Shaking Up a Boring Faith. Nearly every night, when the younger kids are in bed, my oldest daughter and I (she's 12), snuggle up and read a chapter. It's been so good to talk about our faith or lack of.
We are still making our way through this book, but I love Jenna's passion for teen girls and her call to them to love God radically, hungering and thirsting for more of Him.
My daughter is a regular girl and I'm seeing faith thru her eyes as we journal and talk about these things. It's been good and I look forward to more.
If you'd like to win THE SET of You Were Made to Make a Difference, It's Not About Me and the brand new book, From Blah to Awe, leave a comment.
This giveaway ends Thursday.
Read together as a family. You'll be glad you did.


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Money Matters: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
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4. Forms mailed to you by the Internal Revenue Service, or New York State Department of Taxation.
5. Any other information concerning your income and expenses.
This program is supported in part by the New York State Coordinated Outreach Services Grant.
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Racial discord entrepreneur Al Sharpton announced last week he would lead a national "Justice for Trayvon" day in 100 cities to press the Justice Department to file federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, even though he was acquitted of all charges in the tragic death of black teenager Trayvon Martin. "People all across the country will gather to show that we are not having a two or three-day anger fit," Sharpton said in front of Justice Department headquarters. "This is a social movement for justice."
A two- or three-day anger fit would actually be much preferable. Unfortunately, Attorney General Eric Holder seems intent on encouraging Sharpton and others of his ilk by suggesting the possibility of a federal civil rights prosecution against Zimmerman. Speaking at an NAACP convention in Florida just hours after Sharpton spoke in Washington, Holder again confirmed that his department is still investigating the Zimmerman case and may yet pursue prosecutorial options.
Holder should stop fanning the flames of racial discord. There is simply no federal civil rights law that Zimmerman could possibly have broken. Zimmerman did not act on behalf of the state of Florida, Seminole County, or the city of Sanford. He acted completely alone and was not part of any larger conspiracy.
Martin was not traveling in interstate commerce. He wasn't attempting to vote, stay at a hotel, attend school, find a job, or any of the other many activities federal civil rights law says a victim must be attempting to do in order to trigger federal liability. And even if Holder ignored all those barriers, and tried to prosecute Martin's death as a hate crime, he would have to prove that Zimmerman shot Martin "because of" Martin's race.
Not only did an FBI investigation already determine that none of Zimmerman's neighbors or acquaintances believed he was racist, but the judge in Zimmerman's murder trial found the evidence of racism so lacking, that she forbade the prosecution from blaming race at the trial. Zimmerman has already been tried once for Martin's death. There have been no formal accusations that either the prosecutor or the trial judge exhibited racial bias during the trial in any way.
Unless Holder believes the government's hate crime laws empower federal prosecution of the accused in every murder in the country, he has no business wasting another second on the Zimmerman case. Holder and his boss in the White House are free to use Martin's death to promote their own political agenda, just as they did with the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Similarly, they can advocate changes to Florida's Stand Your Ground law, even though Zimmerman did not invoke that defense.
A better use of Holder's time would be figuring out why so many young black men keep being shot to death in Chicago despite it having the most stringent gun control laws in America. - The Washington Examiner
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[MODERATOR ADAM] DAVIDSON: Jacquelyn Schlesier is a full-time moderator for Chowhound, a food discussion Web site. She says keeping things civil is a lot of work. She spends as many as 12 hours a day reading through posts and deleting anything offensive, abusive or off-topic. It's a food blog. How bad can things get? Really bad, Schlesier says, especially with some topics.Glenn adds:
Ms. SCHLESIER: Children in restaurants - children in restaurants is an issue that Chowhounds cannot discuss civilly.
DAVIDSON: People can generally say anything they want about food or restaurants, but they can't insult each other. She says she just about never gets the truly nasty kind of posts that Kathy Sierra faced. That's because long ago, Chowhound established a tone.
Ms. SCHLESIER: Kids learn what's acceptable and how to behave in the real world by how they see other people around them and how they see adults behave. People in communities learn the same way.
DAVIDSON: But keeping things civil on Chowhound takes three paid moderators and 12 volunteers. They spend hundreds of hours a week getting rid of all the mean comments. A lot of people who run Web sites don't have that kind of time.
Ira Glass hosts the public radio show "This American Life." The show hosted a Web discussion board for years until one week, his show featured a story about a troubled relationship between a woman and her two daughters.
IRA GLASS: The day after it aired, people started posting to the bulletin board, saying that the girls were sluts and that the mom was a terrible mom. And it continued, and finally, we killed it. We killed the discussion board.
DAVIDSON: Glass didn't want to feel responsible for hosting nasty comments about people who bared their souls on his radio show.
Mr. GLASS: We could actually, you know, devote staff time and look at the board and monitor it and all. But, I mean - and the truth is, you know, what we wanted to do is make a radio show.
DAVIDSON: There's surely many like Glass, people who just don't have the time or inclination to enforce civility on their Web sites. And without people enforcing it, the online code of ethics is unlikely to have much impact.
People just tend to get nasty on the Web; the subject at hand, whatever it happens to be, isn't so much a provocation as an opportunity.That all makes comments seem like a lost cause!
As for me and blog comments, I was against them before I was for them. Here's what I said on the subject at that blogging and politics panel I did here at Dartmouth College on Thursday:
(The video is straight off my MacBook laptop. I hope you enjoy the comical way my hand hogs the screen at the expense of my face.)


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Featured App Archives
by Wayne A. Thorp
The official iOS app from the popular social media service for sending tweets and monitoring your tweeps.
Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that allows users to send and read text-based messages or "tweets" of up to 140 characters. The service has grown to over 500 million registered users, generating over 340 million tweets a day. Registered users can send tweets and follow other users, while unregistered users can simply read others' tweets. Twitter first began as a Web-based service, but now there are numerous apps that bring the functionality to hand-held and mobile devices. For everyday tweeting on my iPhone 5, I use Twitter's own iOS app.
The app underwent a complete overhaul last year, making it a cleaner, more user-friendly experience.
After installing the free app from the Apple Store, you are only reading tweets to start. You don't have to be a registered user to use the search function and read tweets. However, if you want to send your own tweets or follow users so their tweets appear on your "newsfeed," you will have to set up an account. However, if you are installing the app, it's probably because you already have an account. You sign into the app as you would the Twitter website. I have a Twitter account related to Computerized Investing, and you can follow me @aaii_ci. If you are like me and have more than one Twitter account—one for work and one personal—you can set up multiple accounts on the app as well. You can then toggle across different accounts using the Accounts button.
When you first log in to the app, it takes you through a series of screens to help you find people to follow from your address book and by category. Many people use Twitter just to see what other people are saying without ever tweeting a thing. My work account follows other investment and finance professionals, where I can get unique perspectives and outlooks on investing. If there are specific people you are interested in, you can also set up notifications when they tweet.
The look of the app is very clean. The newsfeed is very easy to read. Tapping on an individual tweet will open it in a larger window with a preview of any links that may be in the tweet. From this window you are also able to reply to it, "retweet" it to your followers or mark it as a favorite.
For the typical Twitter user, this app will give you everything you need. It lacks some power features such as "tweet scheduling," which more advanced users may need. You can write a tweet and save it as a draft to send later, but this feature is a little confusing. When you compose a tweet, your apparent options are only to Tweet (send) it or Cancel. When you choose Cancel, however, you have the option to save it as a draft or not save it (effectively deleting it). When writing a tweet, you also have the option of adding your location.
There are some occasional bugs. The most annoying bug is that sometimes tweets are not sent and don't go into the "draft bin," where you can attempt to send them again. The other gripes are more related to Twitter in general and not the app, with the biggest being the occasional service outages.
If you are new to Twitter, or if you are just a casual user, the Twitter app for iOS is the way to go. It's very easy to use and you won't get bogged down with features you don't need.


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SitePoint: Rather Than Freaking Out Over Piracy, We Decided To Adapt
from the good-for-them dept
In the 18 months I have worked at SitePoint, barely a week has gone by where I have not received at least a couple of emails from customers questioning the logic behind our password protection policy. My response, based on the SitePoint philosophy, was always that we were taking an ethical (if largely symbolic) stance on the piracy issue. But how long could we maintain that line while simultaneously placing primacy on the customer experience, as all the while more and more requests to remove password protection poured in.Kudos to another company recognizing that pissing off your best customers is hardly a way to run a business.
As a web development resource and learning centre, we know that we must embrace the state of flux -- not as a lofty ideal, but as a normative imperative. You can't claim to be all about the cutting edge when you're stubbornly clinging to old, outmoded processes -- especially when your own beloved customers are urging you to move on. And if we're not keeping pace with the constantly evolving face of web design and development, then we're neither a resource nor a learning centre -- we're a museum.


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509 Central Avenue
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901
Phone: 501-623-2308
website: http://www.buckstaffbathhouse.com/
Located On Historic Bath House Row in beautiful downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Buckstaff is the only remaining operational bath house within the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park and has been in continuous service since 1912. Still today the visitor to our city can experience the natural unadulterated thermal mineral waters, that have been known for centuries for their therapeutic value in the relief of common ailments such as arthritis, bursitis, rheumatic and gouty conditions and other common afflictions. Weary visitors can utilize the same waters and treatments to relax and unwind from a fantastic vacation or business trip.
The Buckstaff Bath House still offers a traditional style treatment with its staff of highly trained and dedicated personnel. Offering you the privacy of individual tubs, with an all men's department on the first floor and the 2nd floor being dedicated to the ladies. To bather at the Buckstaff, you need only present yourself during the admission times (no reservations or appointments accepted). All supplies and linen are provided to cover your self Roman style between your bathing stations (bathing suits optional). Each department has locking lockers and small valuables may be deposited at the front desk in private lock boxes. Some age and health restrictions may apply, your inquiry welcome.
Operating under regulations of the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, the Buckstaff offers traditional Thermal Mineral Baths and Swedish style massages. Our services include a 20 minute tub bath at a maximum temperature of 100°, Hot Packs for a maximum of 20 minutes, Sitz Bath for 10 minutes, Vapor Cabinet (steam cabinet) for a maximum of 2 minutes with the heads in cabinet or 5 minutes in the heads out cabinet, finishing it off with a 2 minute maximum rinse in the needle shower. Each tub is equipped with its own whirlpool and may be used while in the tub bath. You may then top the whole experience off with a full body Swedish style massage making your visit to the Buckstaff the most enjoyable and refreshing part of your stay in Hot Springs National Park Arkansas. Please allow approximately 1½ hours for the entire process and longer during peak periods.
Variations that extend or exceed the above listed times and temperatures must be authorized by a licensed physician in the form of a prescription stating the specifics of treatment.