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With its enormous collection of shops, its remarkable variety of goods and its exceptionally reasonable prices, the Dubai Gold Market is the ultimate destination for jewellery lovers. Window upon window is crammed with bracelets, necklaces, rings, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires and more, making the Gold Souk one of the most popular tourist stops in the Middle East. In particular, it looks spectacular at night.
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Rolling Stone is premiering a video from the highly anticipated new album by revolutionary musical collective The Coup. The record is called Sorry To Bother You and hits the street this October 30 via Anti- Records. The clip is for the record's electrifying opening track "Magic Clap," a kinetic burst of hip-hop infused soul driven by a relentless punk beat. While the song possesses the rousing celebratory vibe of a classic radio hit, there is a more profound significance within the lyrics.
As the band's renowned vocalist and songwriter Boots Riley explains, "The Magic Clap" is about a quantitative to qualitative leap, an imaginary sound that happens in the moment when thought turns to action. The last line of the song sums it up- "When we slap back, its the magic clap."
The action packed video features the unapologetically insurgent band on the streets, performing and dealing with some all too lifelike threats. As Riley tells it, "We made this video in my neighborhood in West Oakland. It's an absolutely true story based on the time I was apprehended by the FBI while performing, tortured and then Pam The Funkstress came and saved me. The bike I ride in the video is the one I get around Oakland on. The lyrics of this song reflect my desire to not simply write clever lyrics, but to write songs filled with passion. Everyone who watches this gets a free imaginary high five from me."
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BALTIMORE -- After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted arms. Then he brushed his hair to one side.
Such simple tasks would go unnoticed in most patients. But for Marrocco, who lost all four limbs while serving in Iraq, these little actions demonstrate how far he's come only six weeks after getting a double-arm transplant.
Wounded by a roadside bomb in 2009, the former soldier said he could get by without legs, but he hated living without arms.
"Not having arms takes so much away from you. Even your personality, you know. You talk with your hands. You do everything with your hands, and when you don't have that, you're kind of lost for a while," the 26-year-old New Yorker told reporters Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Doctors don't want him using his new arms too much yet, but his gritty determination to regain independence was one of the chief reasons he was chosen to receive the surgery, which has been performed in the U.S. only seven times.
That's the message Marrocco said he has for other wounded soldiers.
"Just not to give up hope. You know, life always gets better, and you're still alive," he said. "And to be stubborn. There's a lot of people who will say you can't do something. Just be stubborn and do it anyway. Work your ass off and do it."
Dr. W.P. Andrew Lee, head of the team that conducted the surgery, said the new arms could eventually provide much of the same function as his original arms and hands. Another double-arm transplant patient can now use chopsticks and tie his shoes.
Lee said Marrocco's recovery has been remarkable, and the transplant is helping to "restore physical and psychological well-being."
Tuesday's news conference was held to mark a milestone in his recovery - the day he was to be discharged from the hospital.
Next comes several years of rehabilitation, including physical therapy that is going to become more difficult as feeling returns to the arms.
Before the surgery, he had been living with his older brother in a specially equipped home on New York's Staten Island that had been built with the help of several charities. Shortly after moving in, he said it was "a relief to not have to rely on other people so much."
The home was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy last fall.
"We'll get it back together. We've been through a lot worse than that," his father, Alex Marrocco, said.
For the next few months, Marrocco plans to live with his brother in an apartment near the hospital.
The former infantryman said he can already move the elbow on his left arm and rotate it a little bit, but there hasn't been much movement yet for his right arm, which was transplanted higher up.
Marrocco's mother, Michelle Marrocco, said he can't hug her yet, so he brushes his left arm against her face.
The first time he moved his left arm was a complete surprise, an involuntary motion while friends were visiting him in the hospital, he said.
"I had no idea what was going through my mind. I was with my friends, and it happened by accident," he recalled. "One of my friends said `Did you do that on purpose?' And I didn't know I did it."
Marrocco's operation also involved a technical feat not tried in previous cases, Lee said in an interview after the news conference.
A small part of Marrocco's left forearm remained just below his elbow, and doctors transplanted a whole new forearm around and on top of it, then rewired nerves to serve the old and new muscles in that arm.
"We wanted to save his joint. In the unlucky event we would lose the transplant, we still wanted him to have the elbow joint," Lee said.
He also explained why leg transplants are not done for people missing those limbs -- "it's not very practical." That's because nerves regrow at best about an inch a month, so it would be many years before a transplanted leg was useful.
Even if movement returned, a patient might lack sensation on the soles of the feet, which would be unsafe if the person stepped on sharp objects and couldn't feel the pain.
And unlike prosthetic arms and hands, which many patients find frustrating, the ones for legs are good. That makes the risks of a transplant not worth taking.
"It's premature" until there are better ways to help nerves regrow, Lee said.
Now Marrocco, who was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, is looking forward to getting behind the wheel of his black 2006 Dodge Charger and hand-cycling a marathon.
Asked if he could one day throw a football, Dr. Jaimie Shores said sure, but maybe not like Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco.
"Thanks for having faith in me," Marrocco interjected, drawing laughter from the crowd.
His mother said Marrocco has always been "a tough cookie."
"He's not changed that, and he's just taken it and made it an art form," Michelle Marrocco said. "He's never going to stop. He's going to be that boy I knew was going to be a pain in my butt forever. And he's going to show people how to live their lives."
-- Associated Press Chief Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee and AP writer David Dishneau in Hagerstown, Md., contributed to this report.


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What happens at this event?
BNI Rocky Mountain Thunder is a group business people who meet every Thursday morning at Gasoline Alley in Heritage Park. Each week we have over 30 members and their guests attending, all eager to get to know you and introduce you to a fantastic business networking opportunity!
Please arrive by 6:45 am. You will be welcomed by chapter members who will find you a seat and introduce you to other chapter members. You'll have the opportunity to meet our members and other visitors. Then enjoy a buffet breakfast, served just before the meeting begins promptly at 7:05 a.m.
You will get 30 seconds during the meeting to educate members and guests about your business. Please refer to the following link for tips on how to best prepare for this 35 second "introduction".
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- You are interested in finding a great group of like-minded people who can find you business through referrals. You might be interested in becoming a member.
- You are interested in BNI and want to see how it works.
- You were invited by a chapter member to see his or her showcase presentation.
- You are a member of another BNI chapter and would like to know how Rocky Mountain Thunder works.
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Please bring 30+ business cards, a 35-second introduction of your business and a willingness to have fun. We are serious business people, but we don't take ourselves too seriously.
We complete our weekly meetings right on time at 8:30 am. It'd be great if you brought referrals in for our members, but we don't expect it. We really welcome the opportunity to get to know you, and for you to get to know us.
What should be in my infomercial?
That depends if your business category is open. Please click here to view our current member list and the business categories that are members hold.
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1. If your category is open — You've got 30 seconds to tell us about yourself, so that's a mere 75 words or so. We recommend you write it out and practice it the night before so you'll have the maximum impact. Here's a format that might help: i) your name, ii) your business's name, iii) what your business does (e.g. pool cleaning), iv) one major benefit you provide (e.g. "We take away the worry about maintaining your pool.", v) who a good referral would be (e.g. A pool owner who travels a lot.), vi) repeat your name and business name.
2. If your category is already held by a member — We ask you to respect the no-competition aspect so rightly famous in BNI. Just tell us your name and business's name, what you do, mention that you know the category is already taken, and then tell us why you visited us this morning.
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Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
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Rocky Mountain Thunder is one of Calgary's leading Business Referral Groups, with over 30 business professionals who meet each and every week.
Business owners were asked:
- How do you find your best clients/customers?
- 95% they recieve their best customers from referrals
- Do you have a system in place to generate these customers?
- less than 5% said they had a system
Do you have a system in place to generate consisitent client referrals? If no, we can help!
We are a bunch of business professionals, who are actively generating leads and referrals for one another. In 2018 we referred over $1.3 million of closed business to each other and our goal for this year is to generate over $2.0 million of closed business referred among our members.
What does that really me? A goal of $2,000,000 of closed business for our group would mean that each member would generate an average of $57,000 of closed business from referrals generated through the other members of Rocky Mountain Thunder.
Wouldn't you like to have 30+ other business owners looking for leads and referrals for you? How would your business look next year if you received an additional $57,000 of closed business over the next 12 months?
We welcome business professionals, serious about growing their business. Professionals who have high standards and who believe that Givers Gain. We welcome professionals who provide top quality service, who are accountable to what they say and congruent with what they do.
We meet at the Gasoline Alley, in Heritage Park every Thursday Morning from 6:45am to 8:30am.
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A great community deserves a great newspaper. The HF Chronicle was created in June 2014 as an online publication. In December 2015 we began monthly print publication, too. Our mission is to chronicle the life of our community — news by, for, and about the people of Homewood and Flossmoor, Illinois.
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Goodbye from MacNN, and Managing Editor Mike Wuerthele
This is it. The last unique words on the MacNN homepage, barring some miracle. Hey gang, I'm Mike Wuerthele, and I've been your host here for the last couple of years, so it's only fitting that I'm the one turning off the lights.
- Rumor Roundup: Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn't!
- Best of MacNN: the MacNN Podcast, episode 25: My Stupid Cat's Fault
- Best of MacNN: Detroit woman sues Apple, Nike for $5 billion
- Saying Farewell: Editor Charles Martin
- Fourth betas for OS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.3, tvOS 9.2.2 released
- Best of MacNN: Apple unveils 'revolutionary' iPhone
Rumor Roundup: Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn't!
As much as we lampoon some of the sillier rumors in this space, we do like taking a peek into the crystal ball of what might happen and picking out our favorites to bet on. As we all know, some of them come true, some of them never do, some may come true someday -- so they're like prayers, in a way -- and there is some fun in handicapping the likelihood of which camp a given rumor will fall. In recent years, the dead zone between the end of WWDC and the announcement of the new hotness(es) in the fall there comes a second "silly season" where analysts, pundits, and other assorted otherwise-unemployable types put out their guesses. This year, it is particularly contradictory.
Spotify claims app update rejection by Apple 'raises serious concerns'
Apple is abusing its position as gatekeeper to the App Store by blocking the latest version of Spotify's iOS app, according to a letter allegedly sent from the streaming company to Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell. A report claims Spotify general counsel Horacio Gutierrez is "causing grave harm to Spotify and its customers" by rejecting the iPhone app update, with Apple's billing system being at the heart of the complaint.
Best of MacNN: the MacNN Podcast, episode 25: My Stupid Cat's Fault
Editor's Note: there are many examples of our MacNN Podcast that we are proud of, but this one we picked as an example of "the best of MacNN" because it is so representative of what the podcast was about: comraderie, laughs, news, insight. Even though the podcast focused on stories that had already been reported on the site, it gave listeners both our analysis of those events as well as a look at the people behind the reporting. The good news is that the podcast will continue after MacNN's shutdown under a new name, so we hope previous listeners and new ones will join us for more banter, bad jokes, and ballyhoo starting the week of July 11. To our previous listeners, thank you again for your support. We loved doing this, and we think this episode shows that well.
MacNN Deals: Increase your productivity with these Mac apps
For a long time, MacNN has been highlighting great offers from the MacNN Deals store for our readers to enjoy, and this is the last installment. Today's selections are all software tools for you to use on your Mac, including one powerful text editor, a fantastic scanning app, something to jazz up your photographs, and an ideal addition to your toolkit if you need to improve your productivity.
Best of MacNN: Lawyer sues Apple for not preventing his porn addiction
Editor's Note: Over the last week, we have been highlighting some of the more memorable stories from MacNN's archive, re-running them and providing some updates on what happened afterward. While some selections have been important moments in the site's history, items such as the 2013 story of a lawyer suing Apple because it's devices didn't prevent him from viewing pornography are chosen for their sheer absurdity.
Hands On: macOS Sierra, part two
In part one of this piece, we took a look at some of the headline features in macOS Sierra, coming later this fall. This time around, we examine some of the other features that Apple has baked into macOS Sierra. As we noted last time, there is a lot to like about what Apple is adding to the macOS mix with this latest update. Features like Apple Pay for the web, Auto Unlock with Apple Watch, Universal Clipboard, iCloud Drive, Optimized Storage, and Tabs are also worth a look, particularly as the latter is something I suggested to Apple a couple of years ago, and it's great to see them implement it.
Tekserve closing NYC store on July 31 after 29 years of service
A long-running store that provided Apple-related products and services is preparing to shut down in New York City, after 29 years of operation. Founded in 1987 and predating Apple's own retail empire by more than a decade, Tekserve has confirmed it is preparing to shutter its store and wind down its service center over the next two months, with around 70 people losing their jobs from the West 23rd Street store's closure.
Giveaway: Final reminder of all current MacNN Deals competitions
Normally on MacNN, we point our readers at some of the giveaways happening over at MacNN Deals. Since this is the last giveaway post to grace the front page of this site, we thought that it would be best to highlight all the ongoing giveaways at the store rather than just one, giving you a final chance to know about everything that is up for grabs and to enter if you haven't already, including one competition we haven't had time to promote.
Bang & Olufsen unveils Beoplay H5 wireless earphones
Bang and Olufsen has unveiled the first wireless earphones in the company's history, to go alongside its existing wireless headphone collection. The Beoplay H5 take the appearance of a cleanly-designed pair of in-ear earphones, with the two audio-producing sections connected by a braided cable and a compact remote section, minimizing the amount of extra bulk that typically accompanies wireless earphones to house batteries and radio components.
Best of MacNN: Detroit woman sues Apple, Nike for $5 billion
Editor's Note: as we count down the last days of MacNN, we've been picking some favorite stories to re-run. We've seen it all across these 21 years, and we've pointed to some of the biggest stories we've ever covered, but just as memorable are the oddball ones. This is another of those: the phrase "detachable beeper disc digital gym shoe computer wrist watch" won't leave our minds anytime soon, nor Ms. Washington-Gross' demand for $5 billion in recompense from Apple (and not anyone else in the wearable field, it would seem). The case was dismissed about a month after it was filed, but it lives on in our hearts.
Saying Farewell: Editor Charles Martin
Some of you may have a similar feeling when you find out that they have torn down your old childhood school, or when you see a picture of your old flame; there are a lot of happy memories, and everything turned out okay, but what was and could have been are a bit sad nonetheless now that they're gone. I have been really touched and a bit overwhelmed at the outpouring of well-wishes and memories from our readers, Twitter followers, FB buddies, fellow Apple-centric sites, and others around the world, and like you I wish things had turned out differently, but the feedback has made a bad week better.
MacNN Deals: Malcolm Owen selects his favorite offers from the store
Every day until our closure tomorrow, we are showcasing some of the offers available from our MacNN Deals store. For a change, all the items today have been chosen by Malcolm Owen, the person who usually compiles these deals posts, and are all things he wouldn't mind owning for himself or thinks are pretty cool pieces of tech. No theme today, just his personal selections.
Fourth betas for OS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.3, tvOS 9.2.2 released
On Wednesday, Apple released both developer and public-tester versions the fourth beta for its next current-release update for OS X and iOS, and a developer-only fourth beta for tvOS. Developers are also expecting to gain access to a second beta for the major upgrades to these and watchOS in the near future, as it has been two weeks since the first beta was released at WWDC. The latest updates -- iOS 9.3.3, OS X 10.11.6, and tvOS 9.2.2 -- are focused on bug fixes, along with security and performance enhancements, as usual.
Best of MacNN: Apple unveils 'revolutionary' iPhone
Editor's Note: Today marks the ninth anniversary of the iPhone's initial sale to the public. On June 29, 2007, the smartphone that effectively changed the mobile phone industry, and arguably computing as a whole, overnight was put on sale in Apple Stores, though with this Best Of MacNN post, we're instead looking at an earlier event, namely when it was first unveiled onstage by Apple chief Steve Jobs during Macworld.
Hands On: macOS Sierra, part one
Apple's latest version of its desktop OS has picked up a rebrand, bringing it into alignment with its tvOS, watchOS, and iOS lowercase stablemates. The rebrand also suggests that Apple is going to settle into a pattern of continually evolving its desktop OS iteratively -- OS X is now macOS in perpetuity, with the internal codename now taking top billing. While it naturally picks up several new marquee features, the arrival of Siri on the Mac is by far the biggest news in macOS Sierra. Read on for our initial thoughts.
Man 'marries' iPhone in Las Vegas ceremony
While in no way legal or binding, The Little Las Vegas Chapel has played host to an unusual ceremony where a man named Aaron Chervenak had a commitment ceremony to "marry" his iPhone. While the groom himself did not comment, chapel owner Michael Kelly, who has overseen similar ceremonies involving pets "getting married" or "weed weddings" where people professed their love for marijuana, said the "iPhone marriage" was intended as a statement on society's dependence on the devices.
Apple gains patent for location-based smartphone control via infrared
Apple has come up with a way to control functions of a smartphone, via infrared light. The recently published patent for "Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect images based on visible light" (9,380,225) suggests infrared light received by a sensor could be used to transmit data to the device, forcing functions to work in specific ways, or in some applications, temporarily disabling some elements entirely.
The Big Deal: Grab over $3,000 of photography resources for only $99
For quite a while now, MacNN sometimes finds a deal that is too big or important to go into our other deal lists, and is deserving enough to be highlighted inside its own Big Deals post. Even though the clock is running out for MacNN, we're still going to point out the deals we think you will enjoy like we always have. Like last summer, we've found one of the largest photography bundles deals available, with the aptly named The Big Deal 2016 from Foto Promos.
Apple finances music videos to help secure exclusivity deals
Apple is helping to fund the music videos of artists and bands, as part of its plan to gain exclusives for its streaming music service. Executives from both Apple and elsewhere in the industry advised to a report the iPhone producer has helped finance musical projects, including Drake's Hotline Bling and MIA's Borders videos, to not only get content for its subscribers not available anywhere else, but also to make Apple Music a more attractive place to be, in a similar vein to MTV in the 1990's.
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Cirrus creates Lightning-headphone dev kit
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
The Apple Store app for iPhone, which periodically rewards users with free app gifts, is now offering the iPhone "Pocket" version of drawing app Procreate for those who have the free Apple Store app until July 28. Users who have redeemed the offer by navigating to the "Stores" tab of the app and swiping past the "iPhone Upgrade Program" banner to the "Procreate" banner have noted that only the limited Pocket (iPhone) version of the app is available free, even if the Apple Store app is installed and the offer redeemed on an iPad. The Pocket version currently sells for $3 on the iOS App Store. [32.4MB]
Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
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Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
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Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
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The Prodigy V2 is the successor to The Prodigy. The Prodigy V2 is a hybrid machine accommodating both standard needles and Stigma cartridges. Stigma cartridges are unique and completely different to any other cartridge on the market.The Prodigy V2 can be adjusted from very soft to very hard; or anywhere in between depending on your preference.This machine is for artists who like to adjust the give and want to be able to change motors and stroke excenters. Completely customisable, the Prodigy V2 is a killer shader!
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The last of the three UK leaders' debates was always going to be about policy rather than performance. Both the politicians and the audience had got used to the format of these new debates and so, thankfully, we could all look past the smoke and mirrors and focus on what the parties were offering.
That said, the chairman of IPOS Mori said yesterday that a large majority of people do make their mind up as to whom to vote for based on style rather than substance: a reflection perhaps on the shallow times in which we now live.
So on that basis, here is my take on the performance and protocol from the final UK leaders' debate.
The first gentleman we see is the chairman, David Dimbleby, who handled the proceedings much better than Messers Boulton and Stewart. However, Dimbleby had his jacket fastened incorrectly and it may be appropriate to just recap the rules when it comes to suit jacket buttons. If it is a three-button suit, just the middle button; if it is a two-button suit, just the top.
If the ties were competing last night, David Cameron's would have won. It was a block colour (a strong blue – probably a conscious metaphor on his part) and worked well when set against the lurid pink and orange backdrop. A bold and strong colour always works best – power dressing: slightly retro, but in this case it worked. Nick Clegg's orange number wasn't working for me (although he had the better knot of the three leaders). In my opinion, orange and green ties never work. Gordon Brown's tie was a muted purple with fine dots, and this would have been okay for day-to-day business but for such an important event, I did think that he (and Clegg) could have found about a thousand better ties to wear.
When the debate started, Clegg called his opponents by their full name 'David Cameron and Gordon Brown', there was no faux-chumminess here, like there was in the first debate. Nick Clegg probably used this tactic to separate himself from the others.
David Cameron was the first person to use an audience member's Christian name, and it became obvious that he was emulating the tactic used by his Liberal rival from the first debate of looking directly into camera to address the audience at home, rather than in the chamber. Clegg did the same thing too, but used his hands much more, moving them towards the camera, drawing us into his way of thinking.
Language-wise, Gordon Brown used much more ministerial language, rather than the other two who went for more down-to-earth speech. Brown often used imperatives, such as 'let's be clear', before addressing a point. This is something similar to what Tony Blair did during his premiership: he was very fond of saying 'look' before he addressed a question – but in the latter's case it was often seen as patronising the audience or questioner.
Linguistically, Clegg used a trick of providing a layman's explanation of some of the more complicated economic jargon. He told us "capital gains – that's income to you and me", this puts him on the level of the audience, a very clever tactic.
Where I felt he did slip us was his determination to address the camera. He would switch a bit too quickly from replying to the questioner from the audience to looking down the camera to the home audience. He did this a lot and it began to look phoney. Clegg also fell down during the economic part of the debate – he started to get a bit hot under the collar and this showed on his face.
Cameron used a minor expletive ('damn') to express one particular point; this did add emphasis. What a lot of people were saying on Twitter last night was that there were too many anecdotes from the leaders (Cameron and Clegg in particular) that started, "I recently visited a… ".
So far in these blogs we haven't referred to each of the leaders' makeup. Particularly in the first debate, lots of people commented that Cameron was wearing lovely make-up, and it must be said, he did look the best out of the three of them. I don't think Brown had very much on; he probably prefers to go for the grittier, natural man sort of look. Cameron's chin could have done with a touch more powder – it did shine more and more as the debate progressed.
Last night, Cameron clearly won: the polls agree. He also wins our prize for best improvement. Clegg clearly won the first debate – wooing everyone with his charm and naturalness (the heir to Blair is how one Twitterer described him). The second debate had no clear winner but in the final one, Cameron pulled out all of the stops both politically and performance-wise. It will be interesting to see how the three parties do on Thursday.
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It's more important that they are specific and somewhat detailed characters, not just cliches. At least for the kinds of stories I like.
I still believe in the star system, whether we are talking about live action movies, television, short cartoons, feature animation, drama or comedy.
James Cagney is specific and chock full of charisma and talent; Tom Hanks is Mr. Normal.
Cary Grant VS Hugh Grant.
Foghorn Leghorn VS the Family Guy Dad.
Stars have to have more extravagant qualities than your next door neighbor, but that concept is out of fashion these days.
3) Crossover CharactersThese are characters that are partly realistic and partly preposterous. Every degree of mix of the two categories is possible-as long as the characters are engaging and SEEM real in their contradictions and charisma.
Let me adjust this definition. Interesting isn't good enough. A star has to be magnetic and specific. You need to recognize their basic attributes but they can't be totally predictable!
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Well there are lots more characters that are combinations of abstract and realistic traits, but I'm worn out from my last few posts and need a break.
Maybe you can do my job for me and describe which of Olive or Ren's traits are based on observed traits in human nature and which are preposterous or impossible.
Chemistry is also important.
The chemistry between characters is very important too. If you have a bland character and a cliche character together, there is no real chemistry. Or worse, 2 bland characters, like in a movie I saw lately.
You can have an underplayed character like Alice with an exaggerated character like Ralph, but they should both have specific and interesting characteristics if you are going to want to see them over and over again.
That's why I think animation and comedic characters have generally been more complex and charismatic in shorts and television than in features. Good short characters are easy to write lots of stories for.
Many animated feature characters are basically throwaways, blank slates that you ride through the spectacle with.
How many animated feature characters could hold up in a series of shorts? That's the true test.
I'll get to more of that with the next character post about Disney style characters.
These fit neither the abstract, nor the realistic categories of characters.
They are their own strange inbred entities that exist in mutated form only in the cloistered world of Cal Arts animation.
Then there's Dreamworks, a whole other level of ....what?


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The American Community Survey (ACS) is a part of the Decennial Census Program, and is designed to produce critical information about the characteristics of local communities. The ACS publishes social, housing, and economic characteristics for demographic groups covering a broad spectrum of geographic areas in the United States and Puerto Rico. Every year the ACS supports the release of single-year estimates for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more. Demographic variables include sex, age, relationship, households by type, race, and Hispanic origin. Social characteristics variables include school enrollment, educational attainment, marital status, fertility, grandparents caring for children, veteran status, disability status, residence one year ago, place of birth, U.S. citizenship status, year of entry, world region of birth of foreign born, language spoken at home, and ancestry. Variables focusing on economic characteristics include employment status, commuting to work, occupation, industry, class of worker, income and benefits, and poverty status. Variables focusing on housing characteristics include occupancy, units in structure, year structure built, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, housing tenure, year householder moved into unit, vehicles available, house heating fuel, utility costs, occupants per room, housing value, and mortgage status. The American Community Survey is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, and response is mandatory.
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When it was announced that Plants vs. Zombies 2 would be a free-to-play game driven by microtransactions, many people were worried that the change would ruin the careful balance Popcap had struck with the first game. Those fears are largely overblown. Plants vs. Zombies 2 generally strikes the right balance between challenge and convenience, charging players only for things they can do for themselves quite readily.
If you played the first Plants vs. Zombies (and if you haven't, why not?), the basic gameplay will be familiar to you here. You still collect little bits of sun energy to buy plants that automatically fire at enemy zombies shambling in from the right side of the screen. Plants vs. Zombies 2 is still the instantly accessible, dumbed-down, yet strangely addictive version of a tower defense game that its predecessor was.
The vast majority of the plants you can use for your defense this time around are instantly familiar from the first game. Of the new ones, there are only a few standouts, like the lightning reeds that can arc electricity at nearby zombies or the pea pods that can be stacked from one to five pea shooters on the same square.
The new zombie types are the real highlight. Whether they're riding bucking broncos, sending out parrots and chickens to attack your plants, playing a rolling piano that makes each new zombie dance into another lane, or rolling destroyable barrels full of even more zombies, each presents a unique new challenge and demands a different response from your plant-based defenses.
Popcap has also added a few new twists to the standard grid design of the levels. In pirate-themed levels, parts of the screen are taken up by water, and zombies can swing in past your defenses on ropes. In Old West-inspired levels, plants can be placed on mine carts and moved across rows manually, expanding their efficiency (but limiting your planting area). Like the first game, there are also occasional mini-game-style levels that change things up by giving you a steady stream of set plants or asking you to fire cannons at flying zombies, Galaga style.
The real key to the game's appeal is that there's no one dominant strategy; there's no single plant or set of plants that can just work in every situation. You have to carefully choose which plants you need for any given situation in order to strike a diverse balance to deal with varied threats. The variety in plant choice also allows for customization based on play style. Will you go for a quick, blitz-style attack with cheap, weak plants, or do you prefer slower, more powerful plants that will dominate in the late game?
Plants vs. Zombies 2 also introduces a number of new power-ups that can give you a large advantage. Defeating special glowing zombies gives you a bag of plant food, which can be fed to a plant to unleash a single, massive attack to deal with tough situations or a huge wave of zombies. There are also several touchscreen-based attacks that let you dispose of zombies with a pinch, a flick, or an electrical swipe—if you're willing to spend in-game coins.
It's here that the dreaded specter of monetization rears its ugly head. If you don't have enough plant food, you can always buy more with real money using a tap of the green plus button. You can earn coins for your touchscreen attacks through regular gameplay too, but if you run out, you can buy more at any time, even in the middle of a fight. These abilities are so powerful that anyone who wants to can easily pay to beat even the most difficult levels using just a few quick taps.
Thankfully, the game is tuned well enough that a skilled player never has to spend a single dime. I managed to get through to the end of the game rather easily without spending any money, just by using the plant food and coins the game provided to me. On the first playthrough of most levels, in fact, I found I was rarely tempted to spend coins on those overpowered touch attacks. That's partly because I knew they were a limited resource and partly because using those touch attacks felt a bit like cheating. Limiting myself to what the game provided without spending real money became a point of pride, and it added some extra challenge without making the game impossible at any point.
After you beat each world, Plants vs. Zombies 2 encourages you to replay beaten levels with new, more difficult constraints. Sometimes you aren't allowed to plant on certain squares. Sometimes you can only spend an extremely limited amount of sun or have a small number of plants on the board at once. Sometimes you have to use a mismatched set of plants the game sets for you.
It's these replays that took the game from amusing diversion to real obsession for me. The limitations on otherwise simple levels require you to flex your mind in new ways and come up with unorthodox strategies you would never use in the "real" game. These replays also provide the opportunity to earn the stars and keys that unlock new levels and paths on the map. You can pay real money to unlock these without revisiting old levels, but when the challenges are so interesting, it's hard to even consider paying money to skip them.
I know free-to-play is still a dirty word in a lot of gaming circles, but Plants vs. Zombies 2 shows that it's possible to strike the right balance between monetization and difficulty. By letting skill and perseverance stand in for your optional dollars, Popcap has created a game where you really only have yourself to blame if you find that you need to spend money.
The Good
- Same simple yet addictive real-time defense gameplay
- Design and animation are as adorable as ever
- Interesting new zombies
- New challenges on familiar old levels add longevity
- Well-balanced monetization system doesn't require you to spend a cent
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- Most of the plants return from the first game, and new plants are often forgettable
- Touchscreen attacks feel overpowered and antithetical to the game design
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- The fact that non-iOS platforms will have to wait to play it
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The Mendocino area, located on the coast about three hours north of San Francisco, is a fantastic destination with many varied attractions and sights. In fact, there is so much to see and do in this region it would probably take a half dozen trips to become fully acquainted with all the great trails, coastal hideaways, and wineries en route. Below are descriptions of the attractions I most enjoy in the region.
Trails Galore: The Mendocino area is like an amusement park for trails runners with Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Woodlands State Park, Big River State Park, and Jackson State Forest all linked together providing hundreds of miles of trails in the aggregate. The highlight of Russian Gulch is a delicate waterfall in a lush environment of redwoods and ferns. For tempos, Van Damme State Park features a wide trail that travels along lush Little River with a carpet of ferns along the canyon. The Big River Haul Road is another great option for tempos with a relatively flat elevation profile for 10+ miles as travels along the meandering Big River. Jug Handle State Natural Reserve includes an ecological staircase culminating in a pygmy forest unique to this region of California's coast. Jackson State Forest, Big River and Mendocino Woodlands are former logging areas (Jackson State Forest is an active demonstration forest) and evidence of the logging era abounds although it's remarkable how fast redwoods grow back!
Coastal Scenery: Aside from the Mendocino Headlands described in the prior post, Russian Gulch and Jug Handle each contain their own rugged headlands, complete with rock formations and hidden beaches. Point Cabrillo Historic Light Station is a beautiful lighthouse with rugged coastal scenery in all directions. Unique Glass Beach in Fort Bragg is an amazing testament to the power of ocean waves with a beach literally covered in smooth rounded glass pieces (the glass was initially deposited in the early 20th century when residents of Fort Bragg through their trash over the cliff). MacKerricher State Park north of Fort Bragg features sand dunes and miles of sandy beach that are on my list to explore next time. Finally, one can rent canoes or kayaks and explore the sizable estuary of the Big River. While splashing water in the winter cold seemed unsavory, this looks like a great way to explore in the warmer months of the year.
Anderson Valley – Wine and Redwoods: What more could you ask for? The attractions on the way to Mendocino are so good that it might take much longer than expected to reach the coast. Anderson Valley is renowned for its wines, especially Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, and sparkling wines. On this trip we stopped at Navarro Vineyards with its beautiful property complete with sheep and llamas. The rolling vineyards and surrounding hills dotted with cattle are picturesque. Navarro's late harvest Riesling and late harvest Gewurztraminer were particularly enjoyable for this lover of dessert wines. Beer aficionados may enjoy a stop at Anderson Valley brewery in Boonville, famous for its legendary ales. Also in the valley is a majestic stand of old growth redwoods at Hendy Woods State Park. This park was threatened with closure in the State Parks funding crisis, but fortunately closure was averted and the park remains open for enjoyment. Further afield are the old growth redwoods at Montgomery Woods, easily the most impressive stand of old growth south of Humboldt. Beware, however, that Montgomery Woods is only suitable for those with an appetite for prolonged curvy mountain roads.
Just three hours north of San Francisco, Mendocino feels much further away than it actually is making for an amazing getaway. I definitely look forward to returning to Mendocino as there is remaining to explore! I've included a few more photos below with the complete photo album here.


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Kiss your sweet cash goodbye!
Worth a shot
Gene's big plan
Ahh, memories....
Epic fail
Messin' with Macy
Rules of the game
Cheezit! The Cops!
Vive la Convention!
The big hello!
Feeding frenzy!
Mothma / Mothra
Transform and roll out!
Gamer geeks
Price check
Karmic realignment
Don't get no respect
Much ado about Synergy
Empire of the Ape, part one
Empire of the Ape, part two
Empire of the Ape, part three
Empire of the Ape, part four
Bad lounge act
Lo! There shall come.... A scavengerhunt!
Bribery and corruption
Dirty tricks
Bat Mad!
Gigantor's on the Lam!
And the winner is.... (page 1 of 2)
And the winner is.... (page 2 of 2)
Card art 1
Card art 2
Card art 3
Card art 4
Card art 5
Card art 6
Card art 7
Card art 7
Stationery World: title page
Opening statements
Stapler fight!
Behind the scenes!
Post 'em up!
Larp master
Zombie mode
Dart bored
The ink job, page 1 (of 3)
The ink job, page 2 (of 3)
The ink job, page 3 (of 3)
Random Encounters title
Id monster
Rude awakening!
Supply problems
Happy Father's Day!
Substitute this!
Promises, promises
Take a NAP
The film critic
Doubly random!
Hell hath no fury....
Holy freakin' snap! Cosmos Fan art!
Major Tom to Quality Control....
Straight to voicemail....
Mind games
Garage band
The Ice Age cometh!
Passing the buck
Feel my hubris!
Bowlorama Slamma!
Brain teaser!
A taxing experience....
Speakus Interruptus!
Myra: not a morning person
Un-affirmative action
If it looks like a jerk....
Group photo!
Happy Combo Day!
Big Bugs! Biiiig Bugs!
Fancy tricks!
Scaling Mt. Treemore
Who? Where? What?
Musical aspirations 1
Musical aspirations 2
Prom Zombies title page
Movie night!
Layin' down the law!
Specialist knowledge
Epic (power) fail!
Jenny goes it solo
Undead rising
Shock horror!!
Cue the chase scene!
Product placement
Ain't no substitute.....
Revelations: the book thereof!
We're dooooomed!
Cosplay fever!
Cosplay fever.... again!
A grand day out....
Card art continued!
Card art continued 2
Avast! It be Card Arrrrt!
Go inside, card art!
Inner card art 2
Inner card art 3
Announcement pending....
What a mug!
Power Phantasy....
Diner's review
Shark attack!
Cosmos Kitchen!
Tony Corvell - master of toys!
Subscribe today for only $39.50!
Filkformers: parody songs in disguise!
Cosmos Tarot cards?!
Cat on the lam!
Eighth blunder of the world!
Artie's sport story, page 1
Artie's sport story, page 2
Artie's sport story, page 3
Character sketchbook 1
Character sketchbook 2
Character sketchbook 3
Character sketchbook 4
Character sketchbook 5
Voyage, page one
Voyage, page two
Voyage, page 3
Voyage, page 4
Voyage, page 5
Voyage, page 6
Voyage, page 7
Voyage, page 8
Voyage, page 9
Voyage, page 10
Voyage, page 11
Free range art challenge 1
Free range art challenge 2
Free range art challenge 3
Free range art challenge 4
Free range art challenge 5
It's Chriiiiiiistmas!!!
Festive filksong
Not a fan, then....
Macy: party planner!
The only stupid question....
King of the pranksters!
If it's worth doing....
Murphy's law 101
All hands to the pumps!
Welcome, one and all!
Not-So-Secret Santa
Party crasher
Party crasher 2: the return!
Christmas double-shot 1
Opposites attract....
Christmas double-shot 2
Festive friend-making!
One good turn....
Christmas Jam Session!
Mini-greeting card 1
Mini-greeting card 2
Decorative banners 1
Decorative banners 2
Decorative banners 3
Decorative banners 4
Art Challenge Advanced 1
Art Challenge Advanced 2
Eighteen Years and Counting!
Art Challenge Advanced 3
Call to action....
Security hazard!
Meeting of the minds
Roll Call
Opening statements
An intelliegent debate....
Court is in recess....
The waiting game
Only one way to settle this....
The final verdict!
A bit of spring cleaning....
The main event....
Fun and games!
Colour uncoordination!
Everybody say 'Cheese!'
Message: Inspirational!
Character Illos 1
Character illos 2
Character Illos 3
Character Illos 4
Character Illos 5
Character Illos 6
Character Illos 7
Character Illos 8
Paging Doctor Nitro....
Cognitive malfunction
Unmitigated Bay-hem....
It's a conspiracy!
A real fixer-upper....
Classroom karma!
Unnatural selection
The critique to end all critiques....
A for Effort.....
I reject your reality (and substitute my own)
Randoms Double-shot!
Conspiracy 1
Conspiracy 2
Conspiracy 3
Conspiracy 4
Focus! Focus!!
Gettin' ready to Crossover....
Valentines Art
Analyse this!
Artistic Paradox!
Cuddle attack!
A Jurassic lark!
Crossover Exchange appreciation day!
Adventure Redux!
Random art 1
Random art 2
Random art 3
Random art 4
Random art 5
Random art 6
Genezilla, page 1
Genezilla, page 2
Genezilla, page 3
Genezilla, page 4
Genezilla, page 5
Genezilla, page 6
Genezilla, page 7
Genezilla, page 8
Genezilla, page 9
Sneaky cameos 1
Sneaky cameos 2
Sneaky cameos 3
Sneaky cameos 4
Sneaky cameos 5
Sneaky cameos 6
Sneaky cameos 7
Meet: Tony Corvell!
Meet: Myra Cunningham!
Meet: Zoe Zero-Zero!
Title banners 1 (of 2)
Title banners 2 (of 2)
Vive La Decepticon 1
Vive La Decepticon 2
Vive La Decepticon 3
Vive La Decepticon 4
Vive La Decepticon 5
Design School: Tony's rebrand 1
Design School: Tony's rebrand 2
Design School: Tony's rebrand 3
Design School: Tony's rebrand 4
The value of Pi is exactly three!
Inner turmoil.....
Moose on the loose!
Movie marathon!
Diner Russian roulette!
Get your Game On!!
1980's therapy!
Do the Batusi!
Logo Mogo, part 1
Logo Mogo, part 2
Logo Mogo, part 3
Logo Mogo, part 4
The DVD project 1
The DVD project 2
The DVD project 3
The DVD project 4
Happy Mother's Day!
The DVD project 5
The DVD project 6
The DVD project 7
The DVD project 8
The DVD project 9
The DVD project 10
The DVD project 11
Filksong sing-along!
Cosplay is underway!
Assimilate this!
Character design, part one
Character design, part two
Free-form comic story!
The Explorers Inc. Adventure Pack!
Beach party!!!
The Explorers Inc. logo!
Adventure pack book concepts 1
Adventure Pack book concepts 2
Rainforest, Ho! 1
Rainforest, Ho! 2
Rainforest, Ho! 3
Rainforest, Ho! 4
Rainforest, Ho! 5
Rainforest, Ho! 6
Rainforest, Ho! 7
Rainforest, Ho! 8
Rainforest, Ho! 9
Rainforest, Ho! 10
Rainforest, Ho! 11
Rainforest, Ho! 12
Rainforest, Ho! 13
Rainforest, Ho! 14
Rainforest, Ho! 15
Rainforest, Ho! 16
Rainforest, Ho! 17
Adventure Pack box 1
Adventure Pack box 2
Critter cards 1
Critter cards 2
Membership certificate 1
Membership certificate 2
Strange goings on....
Shocking Plot Twist!
A world away from home!
10 CC's of crossover, Nurse!
Explorers Inc Adventure Pack poster
Adventure pack ad concepts
Explorers Inc. travelogue 1
Explorers Inc. travelogue 2
Explorers Inc. travelogue 3
Explorers Inc. travelogue 4
Yes, Sir, right away, Sir....
Junk in the trunk!
Notable and quotable!
Eruption imminent....
Technical difficulties
The Deadly Double-shot!
Boys will be Boys....
Must-see TV
That's some work ethic, Kid....
Bad review!
Dinner of Dooooom!!
Do what the man says....
Birthday Card, 2015-style!
Identification Guide
Birthday art 2017!
Father's Day art 2017!
King of the Cosmonsters!
Raise a drink to Artimus Frink!
Halloween crossover promo!
Cartooning for a cause, stage 1!
Cartooning for a cause, stage 2!
Cartooning for a cause, stage 3!
Lookin' sketchy 1
Lookin' Sketchy 2
Lookin' sketchy 3
Lookin' sketchy 4
Lookin' sketchy 5
Character models: Type One Cosmosian
Character Models: Peter's pal Timmy!
Character models: Myra Cunningham 1
Character models: Myra Cunningham 2
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 1
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 2
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 3
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 4
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 5
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 6
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 7
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 8
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 9
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 10
The Christmas Crossover Exchange is nigh!
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 11
The twelve (non-consecutive) days of Christmas 12
Crossover Crisis intro
The Christmas 2016 Crossover Exchange
The Valentines 2017 Exchange, page 1
The Valentines 2017 exchange, page 2
The Valentines 2017 exchange, page 3
The Secret Bunny Exchange 2017
Secret Bunny Exchange original art
The Summer 2017 Exchange, page 1
The Summer 2017 exchange, page 2
The Summer 2017 exchange, page 3
Summer exchange 2017 bonus content
Crossover exchange cover artwork
Valentines exchange 2018 promo
Last time on Cosmos....
The 2017 Character exchange, page 1
The 2017 Character exchange, page 2
The 2017 Character exchange, page 3
The Halloween 2017 exchange, page 1
The Halloween 2017 exchange, page 2
The Halloween 2017 exchange, page 3
The Halloween 2017 exchange, page 4
Halloween 2017 exchange bonus content
The Christmas 2017 Exchange, page 1
The Christmas 2017 exchange, page 2
The Christmas 2017 exchange, page 3
The Christmas 2017 exchange, page 4
The Christmas 2017 exchange, page 5
Christmas 2017 exchange bonus content
Portfolio design 1
Portfolio design 2
Portfolio design 3
Portfolio design 4
Portfolio design 5
Unstoppable force, immovable object
When good typos go bad....
Dress for success!
Badges of honour!
Birthday brouhaha 1
Birthday brouhaha 2
Birthday brouhaha 3
Birthday brouhaha 4
Rant session!
We're dooooooomed!!
AMOS 1: Nightmare in the making! (2000)
AMOS 2: Mister Mos-kweeto! (2000)
AMOS 3: Cosmos Lite! (2000)
AMOS 4: Drawing lesson (2000)
AMOS 5: Niiiice kitty.... (2000)
AMOS 6: Crazy like a fox! (2000)
AMOS 7: For those of you just joining us.... (2001)
AMOS 8: Kaiju Kaos (2001)
First World Problems
Antique geeks
Filksong fun!
'Puter tutor....
Push-button frustration....
Girls Aloud double-shot!
Night Coder
OMG Kitty cat!!!
Reeeeed Flaaaaag
End of an error!
Out n' about....
Pilot episode
Clear as mud!
Cult in potentia....
Baby pictures!
Compare and contrast
Hero worship!
Anger mis-management
GrandeCon Extra 1
GrandeCon Extra 2
GrandeCon Extra 3
GrandeCon Extra 4
GrandeCon Extra 5
GrandeCon Extra 6
GrandeCon Extra 7
GrandeCon Extra 8
GrandeCon Extra 9
GrandeCon Extra 10
A cast of thousands....
Motivational slogan!
Check out the headers on that blog!
Thinking outside the box
The blog that time forgot, 1
The blog that time forgot, 2
If you're gonna ride, Dann-o.... Ride in style!
Mystery of the unassigned art....
Mother's Day card art!
Father's Day card art!
The comic that never was!
One fine day at the truck stop....
Spirit of the 90's!
Damn you, scaling issues!
Working over Christmas for The Man! 1
Working over Christmas for The Man! 2
Working over Christmas for The Man! 3
Working over Christmas for The Man! 4
Working over Christmas for The Man! 5
Working over Christmas for The Man! 6
Working over Christmas for The Man! 7
Working over Christmas for The Man! 8
Top 10 intro
Top 10, part 1
Top 10, part 2
Top 10, part 3
Top 10, part 4
Top 10, part 5
Top 10, part 6
Top 10, part 7
Top 10, part 8
Top 10, part 9
Top 10, part 10
BTS: Stationery World 1
BTS: Stationery World 2
BTS: Stationery World 3
BTS: Stationery World 4
BTS: Stationery World 5
BTS: Stationery World 6 (special guest comic by Jay042!)
Major milestone unlocked!
Another MOS 1: Technical difficulties du jour (2001)
Another MOS 2: Snow Wars! (2001)
Another MOS 3: Never mock the artist while he's working....(2001)
Another MOS 4: Death by Found-footage (2001)
Another MOS 5: Too Much Honesty! (2001)
Another MOS 6: Invaders! Quite possibly from Space! (2001)
Another MOS 7: A shocking tale (2001)
Another MOS 8: A very Transformative Christmas (2001)
Son of Crossover Crisis: the intro comic!
SOCC: Valentine's crossover 1
SOCC: Valentine's crossover 2
SOCC: Valentine's crossover 3
SOCC: FuryCon teaser
SOCC: FuryCon 1
SOCC: FuryCon 2
SOCC: FuryCon 3
SOCC: FuryCon bonus content
SOCC: Comic Fury High!
SOCC: Halloween mayhem 1
SOCC: Halloween mayhem 2
SOCC: Halloween mayhem 3
SOCC: Halloween mayhem 4
SOCC: Halloween bonus content 1
SOCC: Halloween bonus content 2
SOCC: the Christmas production 1
SOCC: the Christmas production 2
SOCC: the Christmas production 3
SOCC: the Christmas production 4
SOCC: Christmas bonus content
Musical scares....
All expenses paid.... and paid.... and paid....
Dive! Dive! Prepare for Subversion!
Overdoing it? Nah.
Fishing for a compliment
Meta-fictional hi-jinks!
Beauty sleep? Try Ugly sleep....
Turn the weirdness dial up to 11!
Beware of the Dog 1
Beware of the Dog 2
Beware of the Dog 3
Beware of the Dog 4
Beware of the Dog 5
Tony in 3D! (Part 1)
Tony in 3D! (Part 2)
Tony in 3D! (part 3)
Tony in 3D! (part 4)
Tony in 3D! (part 5)
Tony in 3D! (part 6)
Tony in 3D! (part 7)
Tony in 3D! (part 8)
Tony in 3D! (part 9)
Tony in 3D! (part 10)
Tony in 3D! (part 11)
Tony in 3D! (part 12)
Introductions, fan-mode style!
CG for me, see?
Smash hard.... or go home!
Quality control issues!
Lo, there shall come.... a plot twist!
Slugfest a-go-go!
War of the Words!
There's always time for trivia, Darling....
Never rains, never pours, straight on to the monsoon....
Guest-star saturation point!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
The grand anticlimax....
.... In formal wear!
.... Drawing themselves
.... as monsters
.... in another time period
.... in a hair metal band!
.... wearing a Onesie
.... Babysitting!
.... On vacation
.... having a fight scene
....swapping clothes
.... as superheroes
.... pixel-art style
Stumble, stumble, rough and tumble
Honey? We need to talk....
Save My Place
Load My Place
Author Notes:
5th Feb 2017, 1:00 AM
Peter's not wrong - there are few Transformers cartoons (with the possible exception of Machinima's so-called 'Combiner Wars' series) that are as cringe-inducing as Transformers: Energon. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the toys (Superion Maximus, Landmine and Headmaster Omega Supreme, anyone?), but the TV show.... yikes. Awkward animation, annoying characters, and dialogue that ranged from painful to downright horrific. Watch it at your peril....
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Stewart County SNAP (Food Stamp) Household Statistics
The United States Department of Agriculture administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This program, previously known as food stamps, is designed to help guarantee low-income households and individuals access to a basic level of nutrition.
The American Community Survey (ACS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, publishes detailed estimates of households who receive SNAP benefits. A household is a group of people living in a house, apartment, or other housing unit. Households may be family households or non-family households.
Unlike the Census, which is an exact count of people and households every ten years, ACS statistics are estimated based on a representative survey sample. For locations with populations under 60,000, the ACS is only available in 5-year estimates, rather than single-year periods. The 5-year estimates provide greater geographical granularity but a less granular time period. Note that the data in this article is presented as counts of households, not of individuals.
How has the number of Stewart County, Georgia households receiving SNAP changed over time?
How many households with children receive SNAP in Stewart County, Georgia?
How many SNAP households live below poverty level in Stewart County, Georgia?
The federal poverty threshold is set each year by the Census Bureau. The threshold varies based on family size, but does not vary from location to location.


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