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|2011-04-03, 16:20
|Link #21
Home of Silent Prayer
|2011-04-03, 17:23
|Link #22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
First episode was a positive surprise. I fearing something along the lines of Heroman. Had to check it out as it is Sunrise. But while not dark it was not basic superhero fare. Haven't seen a crime fighting anime in ages. In someways it reminds me of Running Man, altough it probably will be more upbeat. Definitely a show for the to watch list.
|2011-04-04, 01:05
|Link #25
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Lol. Really have a hard time watching shows where there is literally nothing to ship, and this seems to be one of them. Not my cup of tea at all, but I'll hang around for a couple more eps to see if there's any.
|2011-04-04, 05:18
|Link #28
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Reminded me of Mysterymen's Captain Amazing especially Sky High's popularity.
Spoiler for Captain Amazing:
From a marketing perspective yeah having a team makes sense. These heroes are kinda clumsy indirectly working together. By indirectly I mean they make up each others weaknesses trying to one up each other.
But having a pair as team would like get the job done faster.
Anybody else thought Ultraman with the suits and the time limit?
Hopefully we are getting Otou-san hyjinks with Tiger. Imagine if his young daughter is a fan and has a crush on Bunny. Something like "Otousan does not approve of you as a son-in-law".
|2011-04-04, 15:07
|Link #31
I liked all the subtle character development they packed into the first episode. Based on first impressions, Wild Tiger seems like the kind of guy who loves what he's doing not for the publicity or the money, but because he genuinely wants to help the people of the city. A hero's hero in an era where being a hero has become a completely commercialized affair who is unfortunately being marginalized because his image isn't what it once was compared to the newer flashier heroes like Skyhigh.
Barnaby seems like he's probably a huge self-absorbed dick, what with all the posing and completely ignoring the girl who's balloon is stuck in a tree among other things. I could see him and Tiger clashing a lot and by the end of it all he'll probably learn his lesson....although maybe not.
Rock Bison seems like he's probably the only other guy who can relate at all to Tiger. I assume he's been a hero for a while as well and seems pretty chummy with Tiger, but it looks like both of them have gone into a slump as a result of the current system.
Blue Rose seems more concerned with being an idol than with being an actual hero and seems like she's completely incompetent at the job (her special ability this episode was running away), but remains popular because of her looks and style.
Dragon Kid looks like she's possibly just out there to try and have fun. Origami Cyclone seems like a showboater in the same was as Barnaby and Blue Rose, Fire Emblem is of course extremely effeminate and comes off as a bit of a goof as opposed to a real hero and Sky High.....well I don't really know much about Sky High other than he's the most popular hero and that we'll probably be seeing a lot more of him in the coming episodes.
Also there's the awful Hero TV producer Agnes who is the current system in the city personified, concerned more with ratings and maintaining her reputation with the company for getting them over actually helping people. We will all be rooting against her. I also hope to find out what happens to Tiger's old boss Ben Jackson who seemed completely on the level and probably lost his job in some sort of move by Hero TV for refusing to reel in Tiger to play the game the companies way.
All of this subtle character building from one episode! I'm really impressed.
|2011-04-04, 15:24
|Link #33
Anime-Only Viewer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: USA
That was a pleasant surprise. From the really strange/goofy series title and unusual picture posters of the series, I wasn't expecting much. Actually, I was expecting something extremely lame, but the first episode surprised me.
It looks like a good series, but I am not sure if a lot of people will actually watch this, since they may be put off by the name and posters. I will blame the marketing department on that part, if the series ends up under the radar for a long time.
|2011-04-04, 15:47
|Link #34
Senior Member
Kaioshin Sama and Saturn Beaver covered just about everything I was going to say about this pilot episode. I agree just about entirely with both of them. Kaioshin's character breakdowns very closely reflect my own takes on the characters so far.
I will add, though, that I like how Wild Tiger comes off as a more realistic version of Mr. Incredible from the Incredibles movie.
Like Saturn Beaver, I see this anime as a realistic portrayal of how super heroes would work in the real world, but it isn't cynical or a super hero deconstruction either. It's just a show that's seriously exploring a different but believable way that super heroes would function in the real world.
I also like seeing a male lead that's an older middle-aged guy and a family man. That's a welcomed change, even for a mecha-esque show.
I'm not sure how long I'll stick with this, as the recent Iron Man anime eventually lost my interest. But so far, Tiger and Bunny looks very good, and I enjoyed the first episode.
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|2011-04-04, 16:32
|Link #35
Miria's #1 Disciple
Join Date: Apr 2007
Watched the first episode, I'm rather impressed tbh.
Although I'm not a big fan of the 3dCG, it is fairly well done so I can live with it. The story and setting is what got me interested anyway. I'm rooting for you Wild Tiger.
|2011-04-04, 16:36
|Link #36
Che! Che! Che!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brazil
Age: 28
Tiger overall came off as an extremely likeable character, as Kaioshin put it, and I much appreciate the sort of guy who always tries his hardest to help out people. Even when stuff doesn't go his way, he doesn't seem to give up. A real hero, so to say. Plus, having a glimpse of his family was a nice touch. Everyone else, though? They show up in a second, most did some outrageous thing which, in the end, didn't quite help or improve the situation in the least and that's it. Enter the only guy who seemed to have a clue about what he was doing and everything is good again. That wasn't very exciting to watch, in particular because the action kept being interrupted by those little "funny" moments where the heroes constantly messed up. Feels as if the show is somewhat undecided on what it's trying to do, because if these half-assed heroes actually had some hilarious mess ups, I would probably have enjoyed it more. The way it is right now, it's as if it doesn't want to be a comedy -- but still throws in some cliche mess ups that just don't add anything to it.
That said, the show looked good. The animation on the 2D bits was well handled, and the CG itself didn't look half as bad as I was expecting it to be. It's far from being, say, Blassreiter CG level. On the other hand, despite the CG being good I didn't really click with most of the CG'd heroes designs. Origami Cyclone being the exception, Bison, Sky High, Barnaby's suit and the new Tiger all just felt really uninspired. And it's a real shame they had to go and get rid of Tiger's original suit in favour of this green neon lights suit.
Overall, mixed feelings. I am - or I should say was, in my childhood days - a really big tokusatsu fan, and I grew up watching all sorts of really awesome looking heroes who simply saved the day because they could. While watching this, it was a bit unsettling watching a super hero show which was full of people which hardly resembled what I'd consider my "super hero role models". Still, Tiger's character was interesting, and I'm curious to see where they'll be taking this weird setting. I think it's clear that Barnaby will have to change his dick ways to work with Tiger, and maybe pick up a thing or two about what being a hero really means, but for it to happen it doesn't seem like their attitude is the only thing that needs to change. The system itself seems to encourage these messed up heroes going only after fame (after all, commercialism ahoy, what's better, idol-like hero who messes up but is popular or real guy who tries his best but is overshadowed?), so maybe the team's feats will open a way to change the whole concept of the hero system. That would be cool. In short, it wasn't amazing, but it was certainly good enough to tune back next week.
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|2011-04-04, 17:23
|Link #37
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 29
I think this show could be the sleeper hit of the season, obviously it's still early days, but I think they've set things up quite well, and they have a lot of plot threads they can use.
I've gotten vibes that the "criminals" here were set up by the TV show, there was some strange behaviour going on:
1) The thugs were dressed too obviously as criminals.
2) One of the studio guys asked the exec if "things were going too far" when the thug held a gun to the monorail operator, like she had some power over it.
3) The thug behaved strangely when captured by Tiger, as if he wanted to be captured by someone else, now this could be comedy (wanting to be captured by the more "glamourous" sky-high), but I think it's pointing to fixing.
4) Blue Rose (the Ice Lady) was surprised when the thug fired the gun, as if she's not used to dealing with such unexpected occurances.
Now you might ask, why doesn't Tiger know about any of this? But I think he's out of the loop due to the company he was with (top magazine). Appolon Media seem to run the TV Show, and recently bought out Top-Magazine, though it's unclear how many other heroes they employ. However it's possible Top-Magazine went out of business because they didn't join a possible Appolon led fixing regime.
With Tiget now being employed by Appolon Media it'll be interesting to see how the show goes. I predict Tiger will start to suddenly be a lot more succesful.
On another note, did anyone notice how similiar Agnes looked to a certain property developer from Kuragehime?
|2011-04-04, 19:11
|Link #39
Senior Member
But I'll thank you anyway.
Going forward, I think (hope) that screw-ups will arise out of intentional comedic goals, and that when they want to make the heroes look cool, the heroes will also come off as impressively effective.
Here the need to showcase a bunch of different heroes stopping a few thugs does make them look a little bit incompetent. That was probably the one thing I didn't like about this pilot episode, but I kind of let it slide, because honestly, I've read stuff like this in team-based comic books before. It's kind of inevitable if you want to showcase each and every member of a super hero team against generic thugs.
And again, I think (hope) going forward that this will change.
Yeah, I agree with you here.
If so, that could make things very interesting later on. That the people behind Hero TV are actually causing problems on the whole. Maybe they're the real villains that Wild Tiger will need to eventually confront.
|2011-04-04, 19:26
|Link #40
Che! Che! Che!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brazil
Age: 28
As for the whole TV people behind the scenes articulating everything to keep this system going on, it's an interesting thought. I'm not sure if they are going to take that route, because it probably would be done in a more serious tone than the one the show seems to ride on for now, but it's definitely something that could happen. It would actually be interesting, too, because there are some more mature subjects behind the whole fluffy super hero thematic, such as the previously mentioned commercialism that's plastered all over it.
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Piper Aircraft, announcing two of its larger fleet orders back to back during this week's Sun 'N Fun in Lakeland, Fla., is beginning to see the results of a new direction put in place almost 18 months ago to rebuild a stable and steady backlog through its trainer aircraft, company President and CEO Simon Caldecott says.
Piper on April 10 announced a three-year agreement with Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), one of the largest flight schools in the U.S., for 15 Archer TX single piston trainers for delivery this year. The order includes options for up to 85 more. The announcement came on the heels of a similar announcement on April 9 that CAE signed an agreement naming Piper its "preferred aircraft provider" and included an initial order for 35 aircraft as part of a five-year fleet replenishment effort. The agreement includes possible follow-on orders as part of the plans.
Caldecott says the orders are among the largest for the Vero Beach, Fla. airframer, but adds that other training orders may be in the pipeline. "We're not done," he tells Aviation Week.
Piper in 2006 decided to shift away from the training market as it worked to build up its higher-end products, including the M-Class of aircraft (Meridian, Mirage and Matrix). The company also had begun work on its first jet project, the single PiperJet Altaire.
But as the industry stumbled during the downturn, forcing Piper to cut its employment and slow production, the company and its investors also began to doubt the viability of bringing a single jet to market at such a tenuous time.
Piper made leadership changes, promoting longtime industry veteran Simon Caldecott to run the company, and at the same time shelved the Altaire project in October 2011.
When he took over, Caldecott says he saw a growing need for trainers as airlines grappled with the global shortage of pilots. This was particularly true in Asia, where pilots are being sent to training school in South America, the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.
The company returned its focus to the trainer fleets, expanding its international network and engaging a number of flight schools. It also began to look at enhancements, including the option of the G1000 upgrade for the Seminole and Archer, which he says is a requirement for many of those schools.
Caldecott notes it has taken about a year for some of these efforts to bear fruit. But the company has already begun to see a payoff, with trainer deliveries starting to pick up last year. Seminole shipments in particular improved almost 40% to 22 in 2012.
The ultimate goal, he says, is building a pipeline of trainer orders to keep a steady production flow. An important aspect of the orders is that they extend out over five years. This helps keep production steady, another important emphasis of the company. He says 2012 deliveries were as level-loaded as he's seen in general aviation manufacturing, where airframers typically have strong fourth-quarter surge.
The sales the company has seen in the training arena so far are on plan, or maybe slightly ahead. But they are not designed to create a big scale up in production, he says. Production will be up slightly for the year, as it was up in 2012 over 2011, he says.
If anything, the orders are helping offset a sluggish market in other areas. The company is still selling its top-of-the-line M-Class aircraft, but the market is flat, he says. Beyond building up a stable order book, Piper is hoping to build long-term relationships that will mean future contracts for replenishing the same fleets five to 10 years down the road.
Deliveries in this year's first half will not be as level-loaded, with a stronger second quarter than first. This is because Piper has a buildup of Archers as it awaits final certification of the G1000 cockpit. That is expected within weeks, while the certification of the G1000 on the Seminole is anticipated in July.
Piper in November announced the switch from the Garmin G500 cockpit to the G1000 on both the Archer and Seminole. That move came with an order for eight of the aircraft from the Florida Institute of Technology College of Aeronautics.
But unlike the CAE order – in which the G1000 was a requirement – ATP is seeking G500-equipped aircraft. The 15 on firm order will be delivered in late 2013, becoming the first single-engine Piper training aircraft in the ATP fleet. The order will help the flight school transition to a predominately Piper training fleet. It currently operates 107 Seminoles, five Diamond DA40s, 93 Cessna Skyhawks and a Citation Jet.
ATP already had placed a 30-airplane option for the Piper Seminole twin-piston. Caldecott says the Archer and Seminole have a great deal of commonality, enabling flight schools to easily transition from basic flight training into multi-engine training curriculums.
CAE, meanwhile, is using its order to refresh the training fleet of its recently acquired Oxford Aviation Academy. That order calls for 22 single-engine Archer TX trainers and 13 twin Seminoles, with deliveries to begin this spring. CAE will place 27 of the new aircraft at the Oxford center in Phoenix and the remainder in Oxford, U.K.
But Caldecott expects follow-on orders from CAE will call for the aircraft to be delivered to CAE's other flight schools internationally.

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Reddit Cofounder Says Site Was Built By a Horde of Fake Accounts 192
You don't say
I imagine it is their subtle and slight way of getting back at all the readers for headaches we caused.
Been to r/circlejerk, lately?
Either way, who cares. If it hadn't taken off, they'd just end up as a bunch of weirdos talking to their multiple personalities. But it did, and the same tactic is used all the time - ever see a single dollar bill in a tip jar? Priming isn't new.
ever see a single dollar bill in a tip jar? Priming isn't new.
Well, I have.. I took all the other bills out when the cashier had his back turned.
ever see a single dollar bill in a tip jar? Priming isn't new.
Yep. At least according to local legend, when the built the first Costco they had the employees park close in and move their cars several times a day - to create the illusion of a busy parking lot.
Not too much different than a restaurant with windows on a busy sidewalk seating people in tables near the windows if business is slow, to make the restaurant at first glance look active...
Not too much different... if the people sitting by the windows are made of cardboard. Reddit was created with totally fake accounts. And by the looks of it, still populated with fakes.
to create the illusion of a busy parking lot.
To anyone watching the parking lot for an extended amount of time to before deciding whether or not to shop there?
I'm not sure that necessarily proves the principle is sound, it just proves that some people believe in the principle.
to create the illusion of a busy parking lot.
To anyone watching the parking lot for an extended amount of time to before deciding whether or not to shop there? I'm not sure that necessarily proves the principle is sound, it just proves that some people believe in the principle.
The first Costco was alongside a medium busy road, so lots of chances for people to see the lot day after day. But it was also in a somewhat dodgy somewhat rundown semi industrial area, so convincing those people that they were open
> Been to r/circlejerk, lately?
You mean there is a difference from reddit?
r/depression was really helpful to me. At least, I'm still alive because of them.
I suggest http://depressioncomix.tumblr.com/ [tumblr.com]
That reminds me, my grandmother used to have a saying "It is bad luck to buy a coin bank without anything in it". In hindsight, I think she just liked tricking people into thinking they suckered her out of potential money. Usually it was just a few pennies or old washers she picked up.
That is actually not uncommon from the previous generation. My wife was told the same by her grandmother, and to this day always makes sure there is a penny or some change in a gift wallet, handbag, purse, or piggy bank.
Been to r/circlejerk, lately?
Man, k5 already made me hate the word "meta" with a passion. Or rather more. You just flat out call it what it is like that, I'm not dumb enough to look.
Am I real?
No, I'm complex. Or maybe quaternion.
Well, all I know is I'm not fixed precision.
I just float around, uncaring of the world below me...
I keep insisting I have lots of complex friends, but my wife says they're imaginary.
I'm irrational, so yes.
Everyone on Facebook and LinkedIn is fake too.
the biggest collection of self-important douchebags on the internet was started using self-important douchebaggery?
never saw that coming.
A Nasdaq cofounder admitted today that their site was built by a horde of fake accountants.
There are real people behind those posts now?
There are real people behind those posts now?
Close, there's redditors.
The Reddit groupthink is pretty overpowering. I wouldn't be surprised if there are still a horde of fake accounts designed to upvote politically favored things and downvote badthink articles right into the memory hole.
Wish I could upvote this spot-on comment.
I thought this was interesting when I read it in a news.ycombinator.com post from 2010 [ycombinator.com].
you went through the trouble of finding that post (which has zero replies and therefore doesn't indicate any discussion having taken place btw)... just so you can show off how little this interests you? hahahaha.... yeah, hackernews. *pats head*
No, he didn't search because there's no search at hn. Pg wants it to be like 4Chan.
He tried to submit it there for karma whoring and got denied because it was already posted, hence he tried to karma whore here
With this new web 3.3 society it seems people get intensely focused on one site only to migrate to a newer site. Remember Digg? Remember Slashdot? Reddit will get replaced, it's only a matter of time. For me I'm going back to usenet and gopher.
I preferred Web 3.11 for Workgroups instead.
With this new web 3.3 society
You must have some kind of pre-release. I'm still on web 2.0.4-RC2. I think the 3.x series has more we- scale techonlogies like nosql and cloud. That will allow us to leverage javascript on every teir to make a thicker thin client with rich apps using HTML6 technology with XML for unstructured social tags. This is perfect for enterprise.
I'm looking forward to the upgrade.
Digg was destroyed by its owner. Slashdot and Reddit survive by... well doing nothing. How long did Slashdot go with it's appalling mess of code? And the moment they tried to clean things up including the interface... nothing but complaints! Sometimes if it ain't broke don't fix it (except secretly behind the scenes). Hell, I live in France where fax is still more respected than email.
The only reason Slashdot is dying is dilution. Nobody wants to watch TV, we don't have time, and the previous poor quality of submissions and editing was border-line acceptable as it served as a trigger-point for a lively comments thread but the pollution of slashvertisement by timothy etc makes reading bitching threads tiresome.
Getting momentum is tough. I don't think Slashdot or Reddit are going anywhere for now. However as the spectacular demise of Digg shows, things can change pretty quickly.
Digg tried to kill themselves four times. They just got better at it as they went along. Part of their charm was their noobishness. They were known for it. Periodically re-engineering the discussion system to make it worse, presumably to make their noob members feel at home. It was weird and low rent and they finally put themselves out of their misery.
Well, FWIW Slashdot has done a lot of effort to kill themselves by trying so much to eliminate the trolls.
When I first came here I had seen several discussion forums before, but what caught my attention was how, from time to time, a really funny troll appeared from nowhere.
Slashdot without trolls is rather bland and uninteresting.
What's a Digg? And I do care about my lawn. And I am a bit drunk. It shows. I'll just turn off the computer now an snuggle up with my MIRF.
hah, that's nothing. try hackernews.
Maybe you're just an asshole and, indeed, nobody cares about what you have to say.
The +4 Interesting mod on GP says otherwise.
It's one thing to downmod comments because they're not constructive towards the discussion. It's altogether another thing to downmod individuals completely (though it happens all the time, in the form of credibility in real life, and karma on
Still, I expect even trolls have interesting things to say once in a while.
When you have +2000 over a week, then -4000 in one day, it is hard to imagine it has anything to do with what I'm saying.
I am just not that important.
I know, because my tone they hate and it consistently gets one downvote. Not a lot, just the two needed to make it negative . . . . more often than not, there is a "first psas" (ha ha First!) that zooms through right away and keeps the 'jerk tone pristine.
I'm curious: how would you characterize your "tone"? Maybe I'm reading you wrong, but it sounds like you're describing your own tone as that of a jerk.
If that's the case, it just sounds like effective & efficient modding.
I wrote 'jerk with an apostrophe as a shortening of circlejerk, meaning the site likes its own circlejerk tone, and tries to maintain it.
They downvote me because of the following: I read sites like these for learning and for humor. Most of the time, i just lurk, or really, just read along enjoying the jokes, learning here or there, and ignoring the noise. If I agree with what's being said, why comment, right? H
(W)hen somebody says something that is both wrong/uneducated, and I can tell it's emotional, bigoted, and antithetical and intolerant of things I believe in, then I get motivated to set the record straight in a way that "does not suffer fools"
It's this shit right here that sounds to me like prime downvote bait. Here's the suggestion: next time you see something both wrong/uneducated, something that is emotional, bigoted, antithetical, and intolerant of the things you believe in, try a minor variation on your approach to setting the record straight. No need to "suffer fools" as you put it, but just stick to disputing the something they posted. Do not --no matter how strongly a negative reaction it provokes in you-- belittle, embarrass, or try insult the *person*, even by implication (such as "only idiots would think that.") Whatever you own conclusions about the person might be, don't post them. Just disagree --as vehemently as you prefer-- and explain why you disagree.
Attack the argument, not the person -- even if they're attacking others and/or you. It can be a subtle distinction, but this is the difference between civilized-but-lively debate and ego-wanking.
A lot of dumb people think they're pretty smart. The number of individuals in the group does not have to be large for at least one to be smarter than you (you could generalize from the birthday paradox).
It is not a measure of intelligence to 'put fools in their place'. It is wrestling with a pig. When you can, stick to facts. When you don't have facts, stick to logic. When the person you're arguing with has a fundamentally different view of truth as you (e.g. skepticism vs religion), appeal to emotion. Conn
but plenty of people do think i'm a jerk, and plenty of people don't.
Mystery solved, then. The people who think you're a jerk are going to down vote you every time. The people who don't think you're a jerk may not vote at all.
And if you mention the ongoing project of genocide directed at white people, you can expect a million downvotes from white anti-white cultural marxists.
EU should 'undermine national homogeneity' says UN migration chief [bbc.co.uk]
"You're (white people) on the endangered list. And unlike, say, the bald eagle or some exotic species of muskrat, you are not worth saving. In forty years or so, maybe fewer, there won't be any more white people around." – Tim Wise, "anti-racist activist
Setting the desired tone? Gates bad. Torvalds good. Portman hot. Jobs cool.
> Setting the desired tone? Gates bad. Torvalds good. Portman hot. Jobs cold.
> Gates bad. Torvalds good. Portman pants, grits hot. Jobs cold.
if the fake accounts were loading ads, yes, otherwise no way
I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna buy that from anyone who isn't a lawyer, and that might be true where you live but might not in every locale. If you pretend to be something else for monetary gain with the express purpose of manipulation, that's fraud. Not acting, fraud. Something tells me this admission by the co-founder may come back to bite him and Reddit. I know I will never go there after this. BTW, how do you separate fake account posts and non-fake posts from ads when they appear on the same page? I've b
A computer operating system requires a bootstrapper to load it into memory before it can run.
An engine on an automobile or aircraft requires rotation by an external source before it can power itself.
A business requires capital before it can generate its own.
A social media site requires 'social media' before it can launch.
The general population of redditors and their self-masturbatory attention whoring has become annoying enough that I don't bother any more. I used to waste hours a day there, but the signal/noise ratio has turned decidedly flamboyant hipster. The resulting Imgur postings each day, however, are still worth watching, so I just subscribe to those feeds. Funny/Sexy/Nerdy content without the self-pleasuring drivel. Much better way to 'reddit'.
In the course of developing a large, scalable, social networking application, one aspect of this is 'Stress Testing', in which, common sense dictates that you need to set-up a staging environment with fake users, and scripts (aka: bots) that act as users interacting with the system.
The fact that they used this practice in production to get attention or mislead and entice real people to use their system, is not that surprising, or un-common. The real news here is that the majority of reddit users are, and ha
'Social' sites have been seeding themselves since the beginning. Nobody really wants to join a ghost-town, and no site-owner really wants a free-for-all.
This is less a 'revelation' and more just an acknowledgement of what everyone savvy knew was going on anyway.
... because somewhere along the line someone gave them money based on their success, which appears to have been faked for some period of time.
Fire up your lawsuits and get the popcorn ready.
Back in my college radio days, we learned that the best way to get a call-in show rolling was to prime the pump with a number of calls made by station staff themselves.
Thufir's a Harkonnen now.


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|2013-03-08, 21:23
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It seems hard for Kodaka to play dumb with Sena anymore. Now, he has to either say yes and end the story or say no and ruin the Neighbor's Club. Since both would pretty much either end the story or kick Sena out of it, I'm assuming Yozora will do something that allows a compromise, unless the Neighbor's Club is now finished--- which could happen, since this was all a "prologue". If this turns into a full on drama, I wonder how long the girls will last before they realize that their friendship with Kodaka and each other are the real thing to be valued.
|2013-03-08, 22:19
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I exaggerated the ending of the Neighbor's Club. If Kodaka says no, either he or Sena will have to leave (because Kodaka, the way he is, will not be able to face Sena anymore, and vice versa) and although the other members will still be there, the club without Sena or Kodaka will be completely different.
These are my assumptions anyhow, I'm not citing the author or anything. I'll be more than willing to concede my assumptions are completely off if somebody provides something I missed.
|2013-03-09, 01:24
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This spoiler was posted by Flere821 many pages before. In case someone wants to take a look now the translation got to this point.
|2013-03-09, 02:17
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1. He could say yes and posibly the story would revolve around Yozora's reaction to it and focus more on her ties with the other club members from that point on. This is a story that is more about friendship and Yozora cares more about her past with Kodaka than the club most of the time.
2. He could keep asking for time and things would progress more at their current slow pace with some tension between him and Sena. This would be more of a harem route.
3. He could turn Sena down and the story could mostly deal with the tension that comes as a result. It would likely be the Yozora route
I'd say 1 would give a lot more focus to Yozora's development than if she was to be the chosen one. 3 would likely be Yozora's route but she wouldn't be as likely to get the same kind of development.
|2013-03-09, 04:09
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In Scenario 1, I'd suspect that the Author might be borrowing from those Shoujou Romances where the relationship is actually explored - NOT the road to the confession. In that case, Genre conventions may be a poor guide to where the story is going. Of course, if the readership revolts against any divergence from genre conventions, then Hagani will probably screech to a rapid end. Which is a shame, because I'd think Harem does need a shake-up. Exploring a Sena-Kodaka relationship, in the light of the fact that Kodaka's narrow friendship circle are all girls and contenders that lost might be interesting.
Scenario 2 is probably the status quo scenario. If Kodaka can manage to put Sena's confession on hold, this is probably the safest route. But, there'll be quite alot of awkwardness between Sena and him, I think. Then again, the way Sena is set up is such that I think the author could plausibly make her "understand" and accept that Kodaka is not ready... yet. It could still be a Sena victory, mind you.
There's actually a scenario 4: The story cast breaks out further beyond the Neighbor's Club. It already shows signs of doing so, but I wonder whether the author would actually take a step back from harem, and explore same gender (no, I don't mean it THAT way) instead. Yukimura was trolling on that front.
Now, if Kodaka had a wingman, like traditional Harems, I think Sena's confession would have been "Good Game" to the whole Harem.
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4.) He rejects her and they end up together anyway.
1 is very posisble; Just becaue someone is the main character it doesn't mean that the focus is on them the entire time.
Take Lord of the Rings as an example - the Maincharacter is either Aragon or Frodo (you can argue about that imho)
Yet none of them has the focus on them the entire time, there are always subparts where they are not even mentioned for a while until the focus is set back to them.
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It makes me wonder how the author will do that. Switch to Yozora's point of view while retaining the first-person narrative or switch to Yozora's point of view and narrate it in third-person.
Did he write Connect in first-person or third-person? Can anyone answer that please?
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Honestly, the best thing for the author to do is to make Kodaka stall. With his personality, that's the only thing he can do. The other option, of course, is to make Kodaka mature enough so that he can come to a decision, but, to be honest, I can't imagine him saying yes to her yet. He still thinks of her as a spoiled rich girl, no matter how nice she is on the inside or how cute she is.
The other points about the author completely changing the story are all completely valid.
I just really hope that he doesn't decide to end it with the next volume.
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Just saying, I think the story is still possible to go on even if Kodaka chose Sena. I've seen at least one other series out there that continued after the guy chose a girl, and several volumes were dedicated after that to see how they coped with life afterwards, not everything is now 'happily ever after' as soon as the guy chose a girl.
If Kodaka does indeed 'choose' Sena and started dating, I can see the story being shifted into him trying to cope being 'riajuu', instead of trying to get friends it's now trying to juggle relationships between his friends + girlfriend. Shows him the other side of the coin, that the goal of 'riajuu' isn't a happy end once you get there, you still have to work to earn that end by that point constantly.
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And thats the problem, since they didn't even understand the friend making game(not even the reviewers did)
It wasn't unecessarily hard or impossible with all its negative fields, but meant as a teamplay game from the very beginning.
They realized this too late and none of them could reach the goal.
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I wouldn't have been UK paying the $200k, it would have been WWW, and if you think he can't afford to pay that kind of money to recruits, you better think again.
Calipari doesn't help himself at all when he associates with guys like Wes, it just calls his reputation into question even more than it already has been. If he was smart, he'd cut all ties with that guy forever, it's not going to lead him down a pleasant path.


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Kevin Whately returns as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in the spin-off to the popular Inspector Morse series on Masterpiece Mystery! at 8 p.m. Sunday.
History Detectives at 8 p.m. Monday travel to Austin to discover if a balloon fragment is a piece of Japanese balloon that floated across the Pacific Ocean in 1945 as a balloon bomb.
American Masters at 9 p.m. Monday focuses not just on Nat King Cole's celebrity, but on the civil rights movement and how this performer uniquely broke through major racial barriers in the entertainment industry.
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe might be in the center of our own galaxy on Nova at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Nova ScienceNow at 8 p.m. Tuesday looks at a repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit.
P.O.V.'s "This Way Up" at 9 p.m. Tuesday focuses on the security wall being constructed by Israel on the West Bank has divided Palestinian families and communities.
Great Performances at 7 p.m. Wednesday features "Harlem in Montmartre" which tells the story of the jazz age in Paris between the first and second World Wars.
Wide Angle at 9 p.m. Wednesday takes a penetrating look at the mysterious goings-on in Equatorial Guinea and a failed coup attempt there.
British songwriting legend Nick Lowe surveys his 30-plus year catalog with classics and new tunes. Oscar-winning Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, aka the Swell Season, perform cuts from the soundtrack of their movie Once on Austin City Limits at 10 p.m. Wednesday and 9 p.m. Friday.
Journalist and author Carl Hiaasen discusses his career with Evan Smith on Texas Monthly Talks at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Inside at 8 p.m. Thursday follows the team of more than 120 cast, crew and creatives as they puzzle over how to make Middle Earth – a fictional world of kingdoms, mountain ranges and enchanted forests – come alive on a London stage.
Influential superstars R.E.M. take the stage in support of their latest acclaimed record, Accelerate, on Austin City Limits at 7 p.m. Saturday.


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IT IS HARD to identify a federal agency in Washington more dysfunctional than the Federal Election Commission. Terms have expired for five of the six commissioners, and by next spring, the entire commission will be a lame duck if nothing is done. The number of enforcement actions — at the core of the FEC's mission — has fallen to an all-time low. Created in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, the commission now behaves as an immobilized observer while campaigns are swamped with a tidal wave of hidden cash.
At the heart of the trouble is the way the commission was structured when it was established in 1974, with three members from each party. To approve any action requires four votes. Political deadlock has paralyzed the commission in the past few years, leading to split votes, three-to-three, that result in no action on enforcement, auditing or advisory matters. The commission's three Republicans have repeatedly used this tactic to undermine election laws that they oppose on ideological grounds. According to a Dec. 12 letter sent to President Obama by nine groups advocating campaign finance reform, official actions by the FEC in 2012 amount to only one-tenth the number pursued annually before 2008.
Under law, the commissioners are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. But long-standing practice has been for congressional leaders to suggest appointees and the president to routinely submit them. This process has run into the sand and led to paralysis. The commissioners are beholden to the politicians they are supposed to regulate. It is time for change.
When he was running for president in 2008, then-Sen. Obama recognized this. He promised to strengthen the FEC through appointment of people who have "a demonstrated record of fair administration of the law and an ability to overcome partisan biases." But Mr. Obama did not follow through. With the exception of one unsuccessful appointment in 2009, he has failed to nominate anyone to serve on the commission.
"Today's Federal Election Commission is a broken agency that has itself become a national campaign finance scandal," the nine groups declared in their letter to the president. They pointed out that FEC rules, when they are approved, have narrowed the requirements for disclosure of campaign donors.
What is to be done? In the near term, the president could junk the old system of cooperating with Congress on appointments. While ultimately the Senate can block confirmation, the president has the power to make recess appointments. He could put fresh faces on the commission and not just give in to business as usual.
In the longer term, the current agency should be discarded. The nation needs a real enforcement organization, capable of decisive and timely action and able to impose penalties. The current Failure to Enforce Commission ought to be put out of its misery.


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State and local officials are tight-lipped on what they learned on a recent tour of the Singleteary Food Solutions facility in Wells.
"What is going on? Is this money going down the rat hole?" resident Russell Bathke asked the Wells council on Monday night.
"There's tax dollars involved and nobody has any answers or wants to be held accountable," he adds.
City Administrator Steve Bloom says owner Steve Singleteary took half a dozen people on a 30-minute tour on Jan. 11.
"There are intentions to open. I'm going to be very careful what I say. There is a lot of money involved," Bloom says.
Singleteary also reportedly sat down with officials for one hour to discuss status of the business.
Bloom says it's his understanding that state officials have given Singleteary until March 15 to either open the facility or start repaying a loan to the city's EDA.
"I felt he was sincere when he said he plans to open the business. He is an established businessman and I have every belief he will open," says Bloom.
A resolution passed by the Wells council last April extended loan payments to begin in December 2012.
Singleteary received a $500,000 loan from DEED and the city acted as a "loan sponsor."
That means the company would pay the EDA the full amount at an interest rate of 2.5 percent for 10 years until employment number goals set by the state are met. At that point, $100,000 would be forgiven.
Bloom says the city has not received a payment.
"We'll have to see what happens by March 15. He can request an extension. At that time we'll have to decide what to do," he says.
In addition, the Wells EDA gave the start-up venture $150,000 that does not have to be repaid and the county's EDA contributed another $100,000.
Singleteary isn't giving out any details of the meeting.
The Register's attempts to contact him by phone or e-mail have been unsuccessful.
Samantha DiMaggio of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development was among those who met with Singleteary.
"I don't give comments. Everything is handled through our communications department," she says.
Despite federal, state and local funds being used to finance the project, Blake Chaffee, communications director at DEED, says little information can be released.
"From DEED's perspective, we're hopeful about the project," he says.
Meanwhile, Singleteary has other small bills remaining unpaid.
Last October, Judge Douglas Richards entered a judgment in favor of a Fairmont business for $370.
Tom Westcott, owner of Cross Connection Inspection Services of Fairmont, says he still hasn't been paid for valve testing done at the facility on Oct. 3, 2011.
He says with fees and interest the bill has increased to around $400.
"I went to the next step, which is to garnish his (Jim Durfee) wages. And, I'm going to do that," he says.
Durfee was listed on the civil suit as a Singleteary representative and did not show up for the conciliation court hearing.
Westcott says he's talked with Durfee and was told company officials hope to open the plant sometime in February.
Singleteary also owes taxes on four properties.
On one parcel there's a balance due for 2011 in the amount of $167.47 and $291.98 for 2012.
For three other parcels a total of $1,331 is owed for last year.


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In the article, for the Lost and Damned version of the Towtruck, it mentions that it it used for one mission only? I have played through TLAD twice and have not even SEEN this vehicle (although I know it's there) let alone used it/seen it in a mission. Clarification, please? --Aussiebushmatt 19:33, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
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Zillow to buy real-estate website StreetEasy for $50 million
The move expands the Seattle company's presence in the pricey New York housing market.
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Zillow, operator of the largest U.S. real-estate website, agreed to acquire StreetEasy for $50 million in cash to expand its coverage of the New York market.
StreetEasy has about 1.2 million monthly unique users, primarily residential real-estate shoppers in the New York region, the companies said in a statement Monday.
Seattle-based Zillow, which reported 61 million unique visitors at the end of July, separately announced a secondary stock offering.
Facing increased competition from Trulia and other listings providers amid a housing-market recovery, Zillow has been making acquisitions to maintain growth.
Chief Executive Spencer Rascoff said purchasing StreetEasy can help Zillow rapidly expand its presence in the largest U.S. market and use its sales team to bolster advertising and subscription revenue faster than StreetEasy could as an independent company.
"You can't lay claim to being the No. 1 real-estate site nationwide without being No. 1 in New York," Rascoff said. "We've coveted StreetEasy for several years."
Zillow, which bought San Francisco-based HotPads in December for $16 million in cash, said it may use proceeds from the share offering to make deals that complement its business.
Zillow stock fell $6.48, or 7.1 percent, to $84.74 at Monday's close. The stock has more than tripled this year.
Founded in 2006, closely held StreetEasy has 34 employees and provides for-sale and for-rent listings through partnerships with the largest brokerages in New York. The deal is expected to close in the next few weeks.
Zillow's 20 employees in New York will move into StreetEasy's office, Rascoff said.
Most of StreetEasy's employees are equity holders in the company, said Zillow spokeswoman Dawn Lyon.
StreetEasy had about $2.9 million of venture-capital backing from investment firm FA Technology Ventures, she said.
The StreetEasy purchase "opens the door to potentially lead the New York City market," said James Cakmak, an analyst at Telsey Advisory Group in New York. "But they're paying $50 million for about 1 million users, and that's a little expensive."
The acquisition will allow Zillow to expand into the rentals market, and the company will likely use the stock offering to help pay for it, said Cakmak.
His company doesn't have a rating system.
Zillow plans a 2.5 million offering of Class A common stock and said an additional 2.52 million of shares will be sold by existing shareholders.
It priced the offering late Monday at $82 a share.
Zillow intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions or investments in technology and businesses that complement its existing operations, according to a statement.
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Building Blocks to Peer Success: Training HIV-Positive Peers to Engage PLWHIV in Care
Building Blocks to Peer Success: Training HIV-Positive Peers to Engage PLWHIV in Care
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Toolkit to assist trainers and program directors in planning a peer training program for HIV-positive peers who work to engage and retain people living with HIV/AIDS in health care. Sections include:
- Main toolkit sections are: Introduction; Using the toolkit to design a training; Facilitation Skills; Training Modules; Training Evaluation; and Appendices.
- Toolkit Modules go into depth on key topics and serve as standalone training tools. They include core competencies for peer training (HIV/AIDS, communications skills, peer role, and putting it all together/jeopardy interactive training covering all of the above core competencies); activities; continuing education; and case studies/scenarios.
See the companion Building Blocks to Peer Program Success: A Toolkit for Developing HIV Peer Programs, which offers resources for agencies seeking to develop programs that utilize peers to help engage and retain other people living with HIV/AIDS in care.


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Oklahoma City, OK – Appointee will wait to take Supreme Court oath
(Information in the following story is from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) An Oklahoma County judge appointed to the state Supreme Court says she'll wait until after a legal challenge is settled before taking her oath of office.
Former Gov. Brad Henry appointed Noma Gurich to the Supreme Court three days before his term expired on Jan. 10. He selected Gurich from three candidates submitted by the Judicial Nominating Commission.
The constitutionality of that commission's makeup has been challenged in a lawsuit filed by an Oklahoma City attorney. State Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, says in a challenge filed with the lawsuit that the commission should be made up following the guidelines of a state question approved by voters in November.
Gurich tells The Oklahoman she's not making any plans to take the oath until the Supreme Court rules on the lawsuit.


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Karen Marie Moning is sharing an excerpt from her new book, Iced, which hits shelves on 10/30. I haven't read any of her books yet, so I am looking forward to checking out Iced. Have you read the Fever series? Are you looking forward to Iced?
Iced: A Dani O'Malley Novel (Fever Series) by Karen Marie Moning
More info about the book:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning picks up where Shadowfever leaves off with Iced, the first book in her hotly anticipated new urban paranormal trilogy set in the world of the blockbuster Fever series.
The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It's a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I'm Dani O'Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there's no place I'd rather be.
Dani "Mega" O'Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she's one of the rare humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.
Dani's ex–best friend, MacKayla Lane, wants her dead, the terrifying Unseelie princes have put a price on her head, and Inspector Jayne, the head of the police force, is after her sword and will stop at nothing to get it. What's more, people are being mysteriously frozen to death all over the city, encased on the spot in sub-zero, icy tableaux.
When Dublin's most seductive nightclub gets blanketed in hoarfrost, Dani finds herself at the mercy of Ryodan, the club's ruthless, immortal owner. He needs her quick wit and exceptional skill to figure out what's freezing Fae and humans dead in their tracks—and Ryodan will do anything to ensure her compliance.
Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.
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As of February 16, 2014, we have 18 Cats/Kittens that need homes, including SOME GREAT MOUSERS THAT NEED GOOD BARN HOMES RIGHT AWAY.
The King George Animal Rescue League (KGARL) is able to help transport animals if you are a rescue group and have your paperwork on file at the King George Animal Control (call 540-775-2120 for details).
Reasonable transport may be provided upon request, but very long distance transports (more than 70 miles) will be your responsibility. KGAC will waive pull fees for 501(c)(3) rescue organizations, and KGARL will help with vaccinations, and transports (~70 miles). Please pass this info onto rescue organizations that you may know who could save them. When doing so, please pass on all information required, including the rules for adopting/pulling from KGAC.
If you can rescue any of these cats or need to know more about any of these animals, please contact Brandi Janezeck at [email protected] or 540-775-2120.
The KGAC facility is located at 11377 Citizens Way, King George, VA 22485. KGAC is open 10:00-4:30 Monday thru Friday; 10:00-1:00 Saturday; closed Holidays and Sundays. All pulls must occur during these times.
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Downloadable content was a concept so full of promise. Those of us who remember the early days of DLC can recall the high-minded ideals of the proposition. Play more of the games you like and stave off unnecessary sequels in the process! It sounded like a win-win for gamers and publishers alike. Years later, as the concept has slowly become standard practice, DLC announcements are generally met with a shrug. Why don't we care anymore?
We can partly fault the publishers. In practice, DLC hasn't usually prevented sequelitis or enhanced the game experience. It's used more as a sales tool to push pre-orders, undermine used game trade-ins, and serve as fodder for the inevitable "Game of the Year Edition." Each of these can have benefits for gamers, but they're clearly more slanted towards the publisher side.
Publishers have not exactly been cautious about their approaches. The early days were a wild west as game makers threw everything at the wall to see what stuck, creating some unexpected issues and backlash. The most famous of these was on-disc DLC, as savvy gamers noticed their downloads were a tiny file only used to unlock content that already existed. Any explanation of software licensing law or game budgets was moot--as far as gamers were concerned, if you bought the disc, you should be able to access everything on it.
Other problems have been more subtle and pervasive. Some publishers pump out far too much DLC, or overprice it. Activision has been criticized for its regular practice of putting out four maps (three new, one revised) in each Call of Duty pack for $15. Worse yet is when the content unlocks some extra weapon or ability that makes the game a cakewalk, as Square Enix tends to do with small DLC like Tomb Raider's Adventure Pack. This is still especially problematic when it comes to pre-order DLC, which is all too happy to ease you through the first half of a game with an overpowered weapon. Meanwhile, even DLC that sounds great upon announcement sometimes fizzles in practice. BioShock Infinite had ambitious plans and a season pass, but we ended up with some combat challenges and an uneven story presentation.
It certainly doesn't help that DLC availability can be incredibly confusing. A much-publicized graph showed just how complex a DLC release model can be when it comes to various retail editions and pre-order bonus content. Even your choice of platform can create baffling situations. Think back to how often you heard Microsoft or Sony reps call some piece of content "exclusive" to their platform at E3 this year, only for word to come later that it came with an asterisk.
All in all, what could have been a way to strengthen communications between gamers and publishers by giving direct feedback on content we want has more often been used to manipulate or goose sales in the publisher's interest.
The advent of DLC has also brought about a new game-changer: free-to-play. By offering content for sale, it was only a matter of time before the content became the main revenue stream, forcing the game itself lower and lower. The traditional $60 retail model hasn't gone the way of the dodo, but microtransactions are a subset of DLC that have arguably made a much bigger impact.
Our collective disinterest could be much simpler, though: it may be that we just don't care all that much about more of a good thing. As anyone who has checked out the deleted scenes or "Extended Cut" of a movie can attest, sometimes an experience feels more complete as a smaller, tighter package. Honestly, after playing through a 30-40 hour game like Watch Dogs, do you really have that much need for another few missions?
Obviously, some companies are still doing DLC right, and getting rewarded for it. Downloadable content can absolutely be worthwhile. The idea was bold enough to shake up the industry, and it still could be a powerful tool if done right. If DLC can get back on-track at all, it will only be possible if publishers restrain the easy buck and use it to fulfill its original promise of iteration and communication with players. As long as they're merely treating it as a sales tool, that's how gamers will see it too.


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CountryWide Saturday 31 August 2013
People, events and happenings around the country, presented by Damien O' Reilly
Padraic O' Neachtain travelled to the beaches of Marbella to meet the GAA Costa Gaels !
Ronan Loftus of IdentiGEN and the DNA traceback project is in association with the IFA and SUpervalu and Carty Meats will carry the logo. This revolutionary technology can enlighten us as to the origin of our meat.
Fintan Kelly of the Irish Wildlife Trust, Sarah Swaddling of BBC's Farming Today and farmer John Waters discuss the culling of badgers.
Fintan's Tee-Shirt pictured !
Farmer and Vet Brian Flaherty explains about Action Lesotho
Frances Shanahan went on a tour of Portumna Workhouse in the company of Pearse Joyce
Locals and Visitors have been celebrating the 800th anniversary of Carlow and looking to the future aswell
Speech Broadcaster of the Year Damien O'Reilly and the CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.
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Three professionals, a doctor, an engineer and an economist were sitting in a bar one night and the discussion turned to who's was the oldest profession.
The doctor (being a fairly religious chap) reminded his companions of the biblical story of God taking a rib from Adam and creating Eve and argued that since this was clearly a medical procedure then this was evidence that surgery and hence medicine was the world's oldest profession.
The engineer agreed that this was a good argument however he pointed out that previous to that incident it was recorded that God created all the heavens and the Earth out of Chaos in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. This was clearly an engineering marvel and so evidence that the profession of engineering was actually the world's oldest profession.
Meanwhile the economist had been sitting quietly listening to this discussion and when his companions turned to him to ask his opinion, he responded by asking a simple question - who created CHAOS?
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A friend asked my thoughts about the terrible mass shooting in California, and particularly about the reports that the young man was driven by anger because no girl would have casual sex with him. She wondered what we can do to address the deeper longing that our culture is not addressing. Here is what I replied:
I think that you're on to something very important by looking at the issue of sex in this young man's life. That gives a perspective into something even deeper, something that makes this such a human tragedy, because it touches on a wound within us that we all suffer from — our deep sense of loneliness, isolation and alienation from others, and our desperate search for the right cure. Look at what we know about this young man's life, and that's what jumps out at me — he clearly was seeking some contact with an Other, in order to satisfy the longing and hurt in his own heart and soul. He and his family tried pretty much everything that our culture has to offer, in an effort to find peace — material stuff (just think of the mother's comment about buying him a car to help his "self-esteem"), gaming (escape into unreality), psychiatry and medicine (the modern panacea), and entitlement sex (without which he felt even more isolated). Sometimes those things offer some degree of solace and hope, but this time they failed.
The festering wound of his isolation and loneliness, and the failure of all the remedies our culture approves, led him to be fixated on the sex. This makes perfect sense, because deep in even the most deluded and anesthetized heart, we cannot fail to know that sex is meant to connect us to an Other. We Catholics who know our theology of the body, know this very well, because we understand that sex is meant to be an icon of our connection to the Ultimate Other. This young man's failure to find even the most pallid reflection of that icon, produced an existential anger — not just against his situation but even against who and what he is. And so he tried to destroy all that reminded him of the hurt he couldn't get rid of or make sense of.
What do we do with this? As with any pathology, we have to recognize the real cause. It's all well and good to talk about gun violence, misogyny, casual sex, violent games, and all that. It's all true, and there can be all sorts of policy "solutions" proposed. But it's all beside the point. It doesn't matter.
We can talk about the real issue here, in terms our culture can understand. Why do people care about Kim and Kanye? Because even in a celebrity marriage they see a glimmer of the love that everyone wants and needs. Why are people drawn to the songs of guys like Eminem and 50 Cent? Because they hear the pain in their voices and lyrics and know that same agony is in their hearts. Why do people love the U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For?" Because, like Bono, we haven't found it either, and we can't help keeping on looking for it. Why do people like romantic comedies? Because we're all dying for some kind of happy ending in our own messed up lives. I'm not a country music fan, but even I know that all the songs about lost love are really songs about ourselves, and the pain and longing we feel.
We Christians have to stand up and offer the real remedy here. We have to talk about loneliness, and hurt, and pain, and brokenness, and isolation, and betrayal, and alienation. That's where we all live. We have to talk about what love really is, and what it's not — it's not about me, it's not about stuff, and it's not about orgasms. It's about people, and giving ourselves to them, and accepting their gift — not stealing the gift, and not using it. People will hear us, because they already know that's the truth.
And we Christians have to challenge ourselves and our society with the truth — that we are all lonely and hurt and wounded, just as this young man was, just as his victims are. None of us will be even close to the path of healing until we encounter the Other who became one of us, so that we wouldn't have to face our isolation and pain all alone.
So, how do we respond to this kind of tragedy? Preach the Gospel of love and mercy. Speak to the pain of our hearts. Invite people to the One who can heal us.
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Better Homes and Gardens RE Gary Greene marks 50 years
Motivational speaker Vince Leisey will be on hand along with Gary Greene and other VIPs
Updated 11:48 am, Friday, July 19, 2013
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene is celebrating 50 years in providing residential real estate services in the greater Houston area. The festivities are set for 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the Westin Memorial City. In 1963, the company began with one office in southwest Houston and was the first brokerage in the Houston market to open a branch office. That office was owned and operated by Gary Greene, who will be at the celebration, along with Brad Fleming and Bill McIlwain, past owners of the company. Also on hand will be motivational speaker Vince Leisey.
In the past 50 years, the company has evolved to become one of the leading residential real estate brokerages in the greater Houston area, with 21 offices and more than 850 agents. The current owners are Marilyn Eiland and Mark Woodroof.
Through the years, the company was affiliated with the Better Homes and Gardens franchise and then Prudential Real Estate. In June 2012, Gary Greene Realtors renewed its relationship with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, which is now a Realogy company licensed by the Meredith Corp.
Looking back on how the company operated in the early days, Eiland said so many things are different now. "Agents used to carry ring-binders of MLS properties and received new listing information once a week. There were no lock boxes, Realtors signed out keys in the listing agency office, and contracts were shuffled back and forth for signing and initialing."
Woodroof said he believes the biggest change for all businesses and the world overall is the commercial application of the Internet beginning in the late 1990s.
"The untold story is Realtors were widely criticized for being too rigid and doomed to extinction at that time. To our industry's credit, innovative and great companies like Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene adapted quickly to serve our clients in this new paradigm," he said.
Much of the company's growth has been through acquisition.
Woodroof said he and Eiland look for companies that are respected in their markets and embrace similar core values. "This typically suggests compatible cultures and business ethics, which are critical to a successful merger. Our goal is to deliver value-added benefits to them as quickly as possible. If we can identify one or two things of value we can bring to the table, the process builds on itself. For us, it is usually in the form of either new marketing tools or business opportunities we generate through relocation, Internet leads or other b usiness relationships we have in place."
Eiland said a lot of agents and staff members have been with the company for many years. "We work hard to earn their loyalty by striving every day to make our company a place where agents and employees can grow both professionally and financially. I think they trust us with their career."
This all spells success for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene. But it hasn't always been easy going.
"It was difficult during the post-Ike and financial meltdown period beginning Sept. 13, 2008, through spring 2009," Woodroof said. "We had many clients, agents and employees who were dealing with adversity as a result of one or both of the above. It required a significant reassessment of our business plan and quick action to insure everyone's needs could be met to the extent possible."
Woodroof said it has taken a while to come back. "We are a much better company today than we were pre-crisis (2008-2009)," Woodroof said. "I credit that to our leadership team and the professionalism and commitment of our sales associates."
As for the future, it looks like blue skies ahead for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene. "We plan to continue to grow our presence in the nine-county area by adding more community-centric offices," Eiland said.
"A lot has changed in 50 years," Eiland said. "But the one thing that remains constant is the importance of listening to the client and fulfilling their needs." For more information about Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, visit www.GaryGreene.com.


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December 5, 2006
The Tradition Continues: 12,000 bulbs light up the National Gallery of Canada
November 30, 2006
Witness to the passing time: The Art Metropole Collection
November 29, 2006
Fundraising to acquire works from the 9th Earl of Dalhousie Collection – Two Ottawa Arts Enthusiasts Donate $75,000
October 24, 2006
Five centuries of the Swedish Silver from the collection of the Röhsska Museum
October 19, 2006
ANNUAL REPORT 2005-2006 - A year of "Renaissance" and partnerships for the National Gallery of Canada's 125th anniversary
October 4, 2006
Discover the Colourful Quebec of Yesteryear! Clarence Gagnon: Dreaming the Landscape
October 4, 2006
Come Discover the Eighth Member of the Group of Seven, Edwin Holgate
September 13, 2006
National Gallery of Canada saddened by death of former chairman Jean-Claude Delorme
September 6, 2006
The National Gallery of Canada Foundation announces the creation of the Pratt & Whitney Canada Fund for the Publication of Vernissage
June 20, 2006
The National Gallery of Canada Foundation receives the most important financial gift of its history
June 14, 2006
A picture is worth a thousand words!
June 8, 2006
Artist Cai Guo-Qiang transforms Shawinigan Space
May 31, 2006
Summer 2006: Emily has arrived in Ottawa!
April 20, 2006
New art acquisitions at the NGC, thanks to Joy Thomson Fund
March 6, 2006
See Emily like never before!
February 1, 2006
Norval Morrisseau retrospective a first for National Gallery of Canada
May 4, 2006
When lens and brush meet: The Painted Photograph and The Street at CMCP
October 3, 2006
The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography is temporarily closed
November 30, 2006
Jin-me Yoon and Persona: Staging, the Self and Contemporary Photography
October 18, 2006
The national gallery of canada returns a painting by Édouard Vuillard to the Lindon family in France


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Corning Inc, the maker of glass for Apple Inc iPhones, said it will probably take at least three years before companies start making flexible displays using its new Willow material.
Companies are yet to come up with products that can take full advantage of Willow glass, which can be made in a roll similar to newsprint, Corning Glass Technologies president James Clappin said in an interview in Beijing on Thursday.
The product will let companies make curved or flexible displays.
"People are not accustomed to glass you roll up," Clappin said after an event marking the opening an US$800 million factory for LCD glass. "The ability of people to take it and use it to make a product is limited."
The Corning, New York-based company is producing the glass and making "a lot of effort" to teach "very big name" customers how to handle the spools, Clappin said, declining to elaborate.
The introduction of the glass comes as companies including Google Inc consider wearable computing devices.
Willow glass should be used in some simple products this year, Clappin said.
Examples may include a flexible barrier for solar panels or as a thin film behind some touch panels, he said.
Corning sent out samples of the flexible glass to makers of phones, tablets and TVs in June.
Chief financial officer James Flaws said at the time the company hoped it would be available in consumer products this year.
Corning's shares climbed as much as 1.3 percent to US$12.75 before closing at US$12.61 in New York trading on Thursday. The shares are little changed this year, compared with a 6.2 percent advance for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Google has been working on eyeglass-embedded computers and plans to introduce them next year.
Apple has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device that may perform some of the tasks now handled by the iPhone and iPad, two people familiar with the company's plans said last month.
Clappin declined to comment when asked whether Corning had any contact with Apple on this project.
Surging global sales of smartphones have helped boost earnings for 161-year-old Corning, which made the glass for Thomas Edison's light bulb, according to its Web site.
Gorilla Glass, which was introduced in 2007, is used in more than 1 billion devices worldwide, according to the company.
Corning has sold the glass to 33 electronics makers, including Samsung Electronics Co and Sony Corp, for use in more than 900 product models.
Sales of Gorilla Glass surged 44 percent to US$1 billion last year.
The product is the second-most profitable and the fastest growing in Corning's history, chief executive officer Wendell Weeks said last month.
Gorilla Glass sales may also grow "dramatically" alongside a projected increase in demand for new touchscreen notebooks, Clappin said.
"We sell a lot of Gorilla Glass in cell phones, but a notebook is 10 times the size, 10 times the area," he said. "Glassmakers sell in square feet. We like area — the bigger the area, the better."


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It was the same cast of characters - with different players taking on leading roles Friday night - as the Beach High girls basketball team produced the latest episode in its successful season.
The Bulldogs beat visiting Pike County 71-57 to advance to the GHSA Class AAA Elite Eight. Beach (27-3) will host Chapel Hill at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Pike County started out strong with a 7-2 run, but Beach immediately clamped down defensively to take control of the game.
The Bulldogs went on a 14-7 run to close out the quarter and never slowed down despite a spirited effort from the Pirates.
"They were a well-balanced team. I thought they mirrored us with their speed and athleticism," Beach coach Ronald Booker said. "I was impressed with our tenacity. The girls played hard and did what we asked them to do. The girls aren't afraid to play an ugly game. When you hustle, it's not going to be about finesse. It can get ugly."
Senior Jademone Jones had her best game of the season for the Bulldogs, playing a rugged brand of basketball in the paint. The 5-foot-10 power forward grabbed 15 rebounds to complement 15 points. She hit 7 of 9 from the free-throw line.
"I tease Jademone because she is capable of that kind of game every night," Booker said. "Tonight she was the key, and we rode her on offense and defense, especially with her rebounding."
Beach led 36-23 at halftime and kept the pressure up in the third quarter, outscoring the Pirates 20-12 to take a 21-point lead into the final quarter.
Pike County doesn't have a senior on the roster. But the Pirates have a talented crew of juniors including Lauren Duncan, who scored 19 points, Kristen Beckham (16) and Shaineequah Fluellyn (10).
But the Pirates were no match for Beach's relentless defense. Sophomore sixth-man Jacqueline Anderson had another impressive performance. The guard stands just 5-6 but plays with an intensity that sets her apart.
Anderson scored six points, four on putbacks, and grabbed nine rebounds to go with four assists.
"We talk about rebounding with fire," Booker said. "And Jacqueline may not be big, but she is a tremendous athlete. She is strong for her size. She helps out our forwards because she is always coming in to crash the boards."
The usual suspects made big contributions for Beach as sophomore guard Ilyn Spann scored 13 points on an assortment of impressive runners, while dishing out five assists.
Her sister, junior Irie Spann, converted six of 10 free throws to score nine points with eight assists and three steals.
Jada Young had 11 points and nine rebounds, while Ollie Steadman (nine points) and Ty'Nika Johnson (eight) also dominated in the post.
"They (Pike County) were pretty tough," Irie Spann said. "They were one of the only teams we faced this year that never gave up, even when they were down by 20. But we kept pushing hard and were able to keep things under control in the second half."
This is the first trip to the Elite Eight for Spann. The Bulldogs advanced to the Sweet 16 her freshman year and were eliminated in the first round of the state playoffs last season - both of those campaigns being played in Class AAAAA.
Trying to remember specifics about playoff runs was tougher for Booker, in his 35th year leading the Bulldogs. He distinctly remembers the state title the Bulldogs won in 2000. But he wasn't certain as he searched his memory banks about how many times the Bulldogs have reached the Elite Eight in his tenure.
A look at the Georgia High School Basketball Project (GHSB.com) revealed this is the 10th time the Bulldogs have gone this deep in the playoffs under Booker, including the championship run in 2000 and a semifinal berth in 2009.
"I think we have a chance to take it all the way this year," Irie Spann said. "We want to take these next three games. But coach has got us focused on winning one game at a time."
King 8, Shaineequah Fluellyn 10, Kristen Beckham 16, Lauren Duncan 19, Andrews 2, Daniels 2.
Anderson 6, Ilyn Spann 13, Irie Spann 9, Jada Young 11, Steadman 9, Jademone Jones 15, Johnson 8.
Halftime-Beach 36-23. Records-Beach 27-3; Pike County 18-9.


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CORPUS CHRISTI (Islanders Athletics) - The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Volleyball team picked up a 3-1 (25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 25-22) final behind a triple-double by Logen Bourque on Thursday night. It was also the 20th win of the year for the team, a first in school history.
The Islanders (20-10, 11-6 Southland) started out fast, winning the first two sets before a temporary setback in the third against Lamar (10-21, 2-15 Southland), but came on to take a close final set for the win.
Bourque led the way on the night, picking up 10 kills, 39 assists and 13 digs to record the first triple-double for an Islander since 2005. Shannon Hullum had a team-high 13 kills, while Ivy Baresh added 11 in the match. Micah Nolan led the team with 24 digs as Baresh also reached double digits with 10 digs on the night.
The first set stared out with the Islanders gaining control early on as kills by Hullum and Baresh gave the team the lead, and four straight by Brooke Alverson made it a 7-2 lead with Lamar calling the first timeout of the match.
After the break, the Islanders extended the lead to six at 11-5 on a Hullum kill. The visiting Cardinals closed the gap to three at 12-9, but a pair of kills by Baresh, a Hullum service ace and three straight kills by Bourque made it a seven-point lead at 18-11. The lead was down to just two at 22-20 following another Cardinals rally, but Texas A&M – Corpus Christi would score three of the final four points to make it a 25-21 final.
Set two saw Lamar go up 3-1, but six consecutive points by the Islanders turned the deficit into a 7-3 lead. Hullum started the rally off with back-to-back kills to even it up at 3-3. Nolan followed with a service ace, and then another Hullum kill helped extend it to 7-3 and force a Lady Cardinals timeout.
Lamar scored the first point out of the break, but the Islanders added three straight on a kill by Alverson, a service ace by Hullum and finally a kill by Hullum to make it 10-4. The closest the Lady Cardinals would get after that was five points at 13-8, but Texas A&M – Corpus Christi continued to outpace the visitors. With the lead at 21-15, kills by Alverson and Brianna Brink were followed by an Alverson service ace to make it 24-15, and a kill by Tyger Holt finished it off at 25-15 for the 2-0 match lead.
The third set saw the teams battle to a 6-6 tie, but Lamar put together a run to make it a 12-7 lead. It grew to as many as eight at 18-10, but the Islanders would rally to make it close late. Kills by Hullum, Bourque and Brink helped make it 23-19 as the Lady Cardinals called a timeout. A kill by Courtney Hall helped make it 24-23, but a service error ended the set in favor of the visiting team to make it a 2-1 Islanders lead in the match.
The final set featured nine ties and four lead changes as the Islanders and Lamar battled throughout. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi trailed 10-9 when the team scored three consecutive points on kills by Bourque and Baresh followed by a Bourque service ace to make it a 12-10 lead. Baresh extended it to 14-11 with a kill that forced a Lady Cardinals timeout.
After the break, Lamar worked towards a tie at 17-17, but an Alverson kill and service ace put the Islanders on top for good at 19-17. The Lady Cardinals made it a one-point set on five different occasions, with the final coming at 22-21, but Texas A&M – Corpus Christi scored three of the final four points to take a 25-22 final and a 3-1 match win.
The final regular season match of the season is set for Saturday against McNeese State at the Dugan Wellness Center. It will also be Shannon Hullum Day as the team honors her as the only senior on the team. Match time is set for 1 p.m., with Hullum to be honored before the start of the contest.
Live stats and video will be available for the match at www.GoIslanders.com.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball) and follow them on Twitter (@IslandersVB).
-Courtesy Islanders' Media Relations


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If you've ever been down to the train station or attended any one of a thousand catered events in greater Shepherdstown over the past twenty years, you've met Chris Kaye. Chris is the chef at Women with Knives - the official name is Ellsworth Catering of Shepherdstown, Inc. History here - Women with Knives was a committee creation long ago when Hali Taylor began taking an annual photo of the Ellsworth caterers in costume. Of all the titles - Women Pumping Iron, Women with Muscles, Flour Children and Tarts - it was Women with Knives that stuck. It does have a certain joie de vive.
Sometimes the best things happen when you least expect them. Those red letter days are few but memorable and that moment in time lasts forever.
You debate with yourself about going to a thing; you're expecting nothing special and then boom! Just like that your life changes for the better. So it was for Chris Kaye.
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"I met Sylvia Ellsworth at one of her events and I told her that if she ever needed any extra catering help to give me a call. A week later she did." And the rest, as they say, is history. Chris and Sylvia have been creating the perfect menu for events throughout Jefferson County and farther ever since. Theirs was a working relationship that blossomed into a friendship from the get-go. Sylvia was expecting a baby when they met. Soon after she had a little boy named Mason. Chris Kaye is Mason Ellsworth's Godmother.
Christine Rose Kaye grew up in California in the '50s. Dr. Edward and Evelyn Heath Kaye had three children: Susan, Andrew, and the baby, Chris. The family moved from Gustine to Freemont and then back to Gustine when Chris was in her teens. That put her in three high schools before she graduated with honors from Belmont with a passion for art and poetry. Ohlone Jr. College was a small college that offered individual professorial attention. The art department was "small and tight" and nurtured budding artists. This was the environment Chris was seeking and so a degree in Art from Ohlone was her next step. "But my father wanted me to "stop fooling around" and get a real major." so Chris graduated with honors and went to Cal State for her BS in speech pathology and audiology. There she "gave up" her sketching but kept up her poetry and prose. Those were the hippie days and in California the coffee houses (way before Starbucks) were chock full of exotic beans, jazz and fledgling poets. It was a good time to be a poet.
Chris specialized in home healthcare and was working with Helen and Earle Crellen when one of those "right place at the right time" things happened.
Helen and Earle were well into their eighties and their son, Tom, decided it was time for Mom and Dad to come live with him. They agreed and asked their twenty four year old healthcare provider to go with them and she agreed. Tom Crellen owned a big old farm house in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The house was huge and home to seven and as Chris recalls. "Tom loved to cook. He taught me how to cook. He was the one who first got me thinking about going into the catering business. "
Chris' interests in Shepherdstown were varied and continually evolving. She was a nurse, became an expert cook, learned how to restore antique oriental carpets, and went into the catering business. Despite all of this her passion remained for the written word.
She helped found ArtBerkeley, designed its logo and still sits on the Board.
This 501c3 promotes the Arts Community of Berkeley County and the surrounding region by developing resources, facilitating exhibitions, encouraging Arts education, and fosters cooperation among all arts organizations in the region.
She's an avid member of the Martinsburg Writers Group and has been since the '90s. This gathering of talented authors meets at the Martinsburg Library to share work and talk writing. For the past three years Chris has been the group's moderator. It's a skilled moderator who can keep conversations moving on track and lively. When Chris joined the group Honor Dorsey was the moderator. Nuff said?
Over the years, Chris has written dozens of articles and short stories. Her novel, Chadua, is about a futuristic society and she's working on another the working title of which is Issac. Isaac is a family man who sees calamity looming. It's all about relationships. "Inspiration hits in the middle of the night and I write in the early morning. I've had Isaac in my head from start to finish from the beginning."
The town anthology contains a reprint of an article Chris wrote years ago for The Good Newspaper about The Little House- the Shepherdstown "must visit" landmark history beautifully told.
Her next book will most probably be a memoir. She has a good story to tell.
All of her life Chris Kaye struggled with her weight.
She became a chubby child thanks to soda and candy and just grew from there. When she got into the food business the struggle got worse. Of course she tried miracle diets. They don't work. At the beginning of this century, Chris weighed more than three hundred pounds and it was taking a threatening toll on her health.
She knew she had to do something. Today, one hundred and seventy five pounds lighter, Chris knows she has a story that will help others. "I'm glad there's such a focus on childhood obesity today. It's such a serious health issue.
You can be in trouble before you're old enough to realize it."
This book just might be a best seller.
Chris loves her Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church where she's a deacon, an usher, and a Shepherd. She and Jane Denchy, Maureen Herrigan, Diane Batt and of course Sylvia hang out whenever anyone has time. Chris' home is full of photos of family, friends and fun times. Speaking of photos takes us back to Women with Knives. Chris has all of Hali's photos of the costumed caterers.
At the beginning of 2000, President Clinton came to town to begin the Peace Talks. He brought Syria, Israel, and a security force of hundreds with him. Everyone stayed for a week. The Clarion was the meeting place where commemorative photos still hang. Despite your politics, it was a huge deal. Right in the middle of it and probably responsible for the even tempers of the entire security force was Ellsworth Catering. Couldn't very well tell the White House they'd hired Women with Knives, now could they? "We fed all the security guards two meals a day for five days." Chris laughed. "It was great. You should have seen them. I think they were all picked for their good looks." Security tip: guard dogs go crazy for warm chocolate chip cookies.
So what is the specialty of this professional chef? "Mine? Soup, I love to make soup." "You can have a lot of fun with soup." Among the favorites is her Indian coconut lime soup which does sound like fun. It also sounds like drink in a bowl with a flower floating in itwhich is also fun.
Chris can be found at the Train Station five days a week turning out delicious foods and creative menus. When it came to the Friday night dinners for Mason she ran the table with Pacific Rim, Indian, Louisiana, Moroccan, French dinners and a liberal dose of comfort foods. By the way, those dinners are coming back so if you missed out the first time, don't miss out now. Chris Kaye is a caring and accomplished woman with whom spending time is a treat. If she were a food she's be a Vidalia onionso many layers quietly adding so much richness to everything around her.


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