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Mass Effect
Mass Effect is an RPG/Shooter series from those nerds at Bioware that also brought you such classics as KotOR and Baldur's Gate. The games focus on complex mechanics such as shooting people from behind cover and scavenging the environment for better guns to shoot people in the face. The games' deep story revolves around Miranda's giant ass and tits nuking people, killing aliens, getting fucked by different-er aliens, buying shit, flying a spaceship around (in a shitty grid), shooting lame guns, talking to people, dying twice, and generally leading all of life to get killed by the Rapers. Also, the new game is shit so don't waste your money on it.
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 1 has slightly better storytelling compared to the sequels, but suffers from low production values, mediocre gameplay and a very narrow scope compared to what it obviously wanted to be
The game itself has the horrible combat mechanics. Your guns have unlimited ammo and can only overheat. Enemies use blue hexagon shields that just need to be shot at to disappear. Both of these features don't appear anywhere in the sequels and were retconned to hell. Aside from that you're able to drive around on planets in your overpowered vehicle and scout for treasures, bases and ressources. All of this grinding is entirely pointless, as it has no effect on anything in the sequels.
The gameplay features a lot of talking to people in the form of Bioware's unique dialogue system. It's supposed to be innovative and allow for a varied and dynamic conversation, but it basically boils down to a few key points:
- Option 1 (often at top): Good person answer.
- Option 2 (often at bottom): Bad person answer.
- Option 3 (often in middle): Middle of the road person answer.
- Option 4: Please keep talking.
No one chooses option 4. If I wanted to learn about your stupid Mass Effect universe, I'd go listen to the menu's 80-something hours of contrived nonsense. PROTIP: If you hit the X button or the spacebar it makes them stop talking.
Missions - The game is separated in to main story missions and side quests. The main quests are the only decent part of the game. The side quests consist of riding around in your vehicle that controls like a remote-control car, and finding interesting things to do on different planets. The only downside to these missions is that there aren't interesting things to do. Bioware thought they could pull a fast one on us and basically copy/paste every single explorable planet and change up the story a little bit and no one would notice. It becomes painfully obvious when you see the exact same building or underground complex twenty times.
Inventory Management - Have you ever tried to use Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet when you didn't have a keyboard and also couldn't see the screen and were trying to plot data points concerning every fiscal transaction ever made in the history of the world while being repeatedly stabbed in the neck by an 12 year old who is also screaming 80s pop songs in your ear? Well get used to it.
Another portion of the gameplay revolves around riding elevators until you learn to install a mod from nexusmods removing the long wait times. The third portion of the gameplay is shooting stuff. Until it dies. Oh ya, and you can also use psychic powers or something.
The greatest feature of this game series is the ability to punch some fucking nigger cunt fox pundit in the face for being fucking dumb enough to try to talk to you about you fucking things up throughout the games.
Mass Effect 2
The sequel to 2007's Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, saw several changes to both story and gameplay. For example, it introduced a reloading function which made about as much sense in the story as, well, the rest of the story. The combat was improved and the plot made much "deeper". Basically, you collect pet hamsters and model ships and can attempt to romance one of the hot aliens, such as Jacob (because only faggots play MaleShep). Every nerd's delusional dream. The entire game revolves around collecting a crew of batshit insane douchebags so you can go on a suicide mission and to destroy a forward outpost of the Reapers.
Unfortunately, no Fox News story about naked chicks this time ... instead you get a dating simulator where you can basically fuck almost everyone on the ship, fully clothed of course.
This sequel introduces the Renegade and Paragon interrupt options, which basically mean when a little sign flashes on your screen you can get the talking person to stop, saving you whatever sanity you have left. It also features Gears of War's third-person cover system, making the game even fucking easier.
They also completely removed the tedious inventory system. Instead you get to waste your time by flying to planets and scanning them for ressources so you can afford all the upgrades you need.
Mass Effect 3
Gameplay-wise nothing has changed compared to ME2. They added some new enemies, and because of console limitations, had to remove the holster weapon animation. So you're basically running around with Shepard all the time pointing his gun at everything.
The game has been raped story-wise. It is on the level of Star Wars Episode 1 compared to the old trilogy.
There is not a single piece of pay-to-play DLC, including the Prothean Day 1 On Disc DLC, that doesn't completely fucking ruin the game's canon and/or play out like a ridiculous fan fiction written by a fucking high school student.
Citadel DLC - It's basically everything wrong with Mass Effect in one final DLC.
What was once Revelation Space: THE GAME, has become a fucking space based slice of life anime. From a grand space opera with an interesting setting, story, and characters to rival that of a 70s science fiction novel to a fucking space based slice of life tumblrfest.
There's nothing going on in that DLC, it's just characters doing something retarded. It's not a gaming DLC, it's something losers with no lives substitute with actual social interaction, and that whole DLC is full of it. It's a weird engine for weird lonely people to self insert themselves into and make themselves feel better about their own lack of a social life.
They just embarrassed themselves with this DLC. Most of the inside joke/referential humor will go over the head of anyone who doesn't frequent the BSN. The "quality" of the interaction is groan-worthy. The DLC misleads the player about the nature of how they'll get ME2 squadmates back on their squad (it's just in a simulator, not in any missions). This DLC is supposed to be a send-off for the series and an opportunity for everyone to get some more time in with their favorite bros. What sucks about it is that it's poorly-written, awkward, misleading fanpandering backed up by a laughable plot. A Shepard clone? Not so far-fetched, if it had been done justice, but it wasn't, and such a concept should have been done in the base game.
Bioware's a full-on insular developer now with no interest in anyone or anything that isn't EA, their BSN fanbase, or the LGBLTBBQ crowd.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
The anticipated fourth installment of the franchise was developed by incompetent SJWs, ranging from the mandatory marxist females to the anti-white dindus and pooloos. The result was obviously a game much inferior to its predecessor that was released 10 years ago. The only new addition to gameplay is that your character can now jump; a revolutionary feature never before seen in gaming! The game upon release was plagued with countless bugs and glitches, ranging from massive and excessive frame drops, character glitches and animations galore, broken cutscenes, and much more. Players who advance deep into the game were subjected to bugs with saving and loading. The facial animations were developed by a SJW idiot with insufficient experience, as you can obviously tell through basic observation of her resume. Also, the character details such as facial hair look like they're from a game made in 2005.
On a positive note, the planet exploration is miles ahead of the shitty minigames you had to put up with in ME1. The environments were put together fairly well and the graphics (although subject to age bitterly) are relatively decent in the time the game was released. I'm calling it: they'll release a 30$ DLC to make the graphics and facial animations less gay.

Mass Effect 1
Some years in the future, humanity has discovered on Mars the ruins of an dead and technologically advanced sentient race (absolutelly not a sci-fi cliché), and surprise, it is full of schematics and other stuff which explains how to travel faster than light. That -and the discovery that Pluto's moon, Caronte, is a frozen Stargate- has enabled humanity to join the ranks of a UN-like gallactic organitzation, where all the races can freely whine, pay for some Asari prostitute and accomplish nothing.
A few years later, the player takes the role of Captain Kir...I mean, Commander Shepard, a rookie space agent in a glorious quest to seek and destroy another special agent, Saren, who has gone rouge (Which you learn this from some random unimportant dock worker) and allied himself with the Reapers, a race of giant space squidheaded robot-douchebags(literally), and in Mass Effect 2's case, the terminator -who, from time to time, decide they want to exterminate all advanced organic life (not you), for no apparent reason and run off laughing, (seriously wtf) and its army of mindless robots (in fact, in this game you only kill zombies, robots or brainwashed people) As the plot thickens, it is revealed that Saren has decided to abide the genocidal vision of his new masters because he thinks that his/its/their return is inevitable, so, if organics help them, maybe they will be spared. Of course, all of this is bullshit. As is stated during the game, the Reapers need the help of Saren because they are trapped in the cold and unforgiving void between the galaxies, so they are effectively unable to exterminate nobody. So: Their return is inevitable if, and only if, someone helps them to return, if not, they are a bunch of losers doomed to a horrible existence of endogamy. Therefore, the only reason their return and mass killing is inevitable is because... well, because someone helps them so they return and mass killing becomes inevitable. Sarem could have said them a sane Fuck you, I'm not your bitch.
There is also something about the Reapers brainwashing people, but it is also stated that brainwashing cannot override freewill and conserve highly complex cognitive processes at the same time, making the aforementioned brainwash a long and irreversible process of continuous mental degeneracy which ends in the total and utterly destruction of the subject's ego and mental capabilities (ie. zombified) So yeah, the history is as logical as if someone caged in a prison warns you that he wants to rape you and all your friends, but you believe that freeing him will somehow spare you and your friends from your inevitable Mass Rape (wat?).
Besides, the game has no decent cleavage so it sucks anyway.
Mass Effect 2
The game designers, aware of the shortcomings of ME1 plot, decided to write a new thrilling and immersive story, thereby expanding ME lore, cleavage and intellectual appeal to new levels of success.
Mass Effect 2 follows the erotic and pointless adventures of Commander Shepard after he saved the galaxy from being eaten by giant omnivorous machines. The game begins with the destruction of Shepard's spaceship by unknown enemies, a nuisance that sends the breathless -literally- Shepard to the space. Somehow Shepard's body is rescued and almost resurrected by human supremacist scientists working for the Illusive Man -a ME1 terrorist bad guy now turned good guy- who informs Shepard that humanity is under attack , entire human colonies are being abducted by Reaper's mindless slaves and that nobody gives a fuck about that. Having nothing better to do and no life whatsoever, Shepards decides to save humanity.
Instead of making Shepard do the smart thing and blow up the Reaper base with the nuke you used during Jack's loyalty mission, the developers thought it would be a better idea if you spent a good 15 hours in a circle jerk trying to recruit new squad members. Those that do join you are dumbasses and can't kill for shit. They are unique in that they all have the same characteristics (ie.work for free, eat shit and die), a task so difficult that everyone says it's a suicide mission. Nevertheless, you have to play REALLY bad to die, in fact, the normal survival rate is much greater than in 'Nam or any other war : 100%
Once the team is ready Shepard infiltrates the Collectors base, where he discovers the truth behind the human abductions: they are being liquefied so their genetic material can be used to create new Reapers. This is an idea that has much sense because, as everyone knows, to have the DNA of something you have to kill it first; that's why when the police needs your genetic material you have to choose which one has to be grinded and liquefied, your brother or your sister. Besides, during the game it is implied that the Reapers are doing this to save humanity through destruction, so they can gain greater levels of complexity, consciousness and meaning. That also has much sense and it's absolutely not a sci-fi cliché.
At the end of the game, to decide the fate of humankind, Shepard fights with a giant aborted Terminator fetus. GOTY 2010!!!111
Mass Effect 3
Rumor has it that Bioware decided to screw over the last remaining fantards whom still look forward to the story's ending by giving the game one ending and one ending only where everything and everyone is basically boned. In a series which was mostly famous for giving the player multiple endings. A few Biodrones are furious about this sudden lack of freedom but others decided that if they'd actually fork out cash for a Happy Ending DLC then all would be right with the world. This is probably E.A.'s intention for maximum profit, considering Biodrones seem to have no idea about the terms imagination or "Fuck Bioware". Some players have taken the conclusion so badly, they've decided that all the endings were nothing but a bad dream induced by listening to too many David Tanny tracks, the last hour of gameplay means nothing and the real ending is Shepard lying in a pile of rubble at Piccadilly circus. You be the judge. What made this ordeal enjoyable was that every neckbeard in the world cried to the fact that their Shepard never would have reunion-sex with their Waifu. This in turn would lead to the foundation of a movement filled with aspies and hectical Arabs to show BioWare that they mean serious business.
Basically the whole point of the game is sucking enough cocks to get ships and manpower for the final battle to buy you some time while you plug some machine to the citadel, so far it's not (terribly) bad, then it gets batshit insane because you realize that the guy controlling the reapers is a 6 year old space ghost (who dies at the beginning of the game which gave Shepard nightmares that make no sense even though during the whole saga you can make choices like throwing some guy out the window, electrocute some guy to death, killing innocents, or genocide but you'd rather cry over a kid you saw in the vents right ?)that tells you that everything is fucked and you have to choo- oh, wait.But then you realize you just built a machine (that's easy to build apparently) that fuses all organic and synthetic life in the galaxy together, rewriting their DNA without having any idea how it happened,then you have to make a choice that doesn't mean shit and to do that you have to make something stupid like having to shoot a red coloured tube to destroy all synthetics (space magic).
A cliché ending where Shepard gallantly sacrifices himself/herself in order to save the galaxy was created. It is featured in three colors. This pissed off the fanbase so much that they made EXTENDED endings of said colors to try and have it make more sense through modding, but still didn't fix the core storytelling issues. They added salt to the injury by releasing more pointless story DLCs that convoluted everything even more, and by adding 5 seconds at the very end before the credits with Shepard breathing once if you 100% the game. What a cool and exciting prize and totally not an attempt to sequel-bait us again!
However, BioWank didn't stop there, as they made a fourth ending in that extended director's cut that nobody cared about that basically has you either shoot the kid you meet in the end or tell him to fuck off, that you won't be his sacrificial bitch and that you won't let him steal your iPod. But because it's BioWank, this screws you over yet again, as it essentially game overs the entire galaxy, you die anyway, and all the resources you got to get that good ending where Shep-tard lives and everyone goes home happy has been all for nothing. Congratulations and thank you BioWare, on making this new "middle finger" ending for all of us.
Most are rehashed from KOTOR.
Mass Effect 1
- Commander Shepard - The main character. Be Paragon to be a goody-two-shoes, or Renegade to actually be funny and make the game amusing as hell since you're a douchey space Jew. Shepard can be a man if you're a low-testosterone faggot, or a woman if you're a sexually repressed pervert.
- Wrex - Basically a dinosaur with a shotgun voiced by black John Goodman. He is good at not being a nigger unlike the rest of the cast, not to mention has a sense of humor that revolves around fucking with the heads of everyone else.
- Tali- A Quarian in space that doesn't put out. She masturbates to technology and has to wear a mask because space AIDS has ruined her immune system. Also, the internet has a hard-on for her. Everyone wanted to do her in Mass Effect 1, but because BioWare is such a fucking cunt, none of Tali's tits were seen. In Mass Effect 2 you could do her, but you never saw her face. Nerds were sad once more. In the third game you can get a picture of her that shows her without her suit on, but it's a horribly-shopped stock photo that Bioware found by typing "pretty lady" into Google and is basically one of the most heinous, retarded, half-assed thing that a developer has ever done in the history of video games. In fact, it's not canon. It doesn't exist. You never get to see her face in any of the games, but that's okay because she's got a fat ass and a sexy accent so let's just pretend Bioware was smart and the stock photo shit never happened.
- Liara - A blue alien that you can have sex with, whether Shepard is male OR female. Initially she was "monogendered", then Bioware retconned and decided she was female after all. She was put in the game solely because people whined you could not fuck Mission Vao (another blue alien) in KOTOR. Mission's 14, guys. Jeez.
- Ashley - A Christfag whore. Players with poor comprehension think she is racist, but she's actually a bigoted bitch with a judgmental attitude towards human supremacists. No one likes her because she believes in Jesus. If you suggest a threesome with her, Liara and Shepard she's like "What the fuck?" Unlike Kaiden, she won't turn gay for Shepard in Mass Effect 3, because Bioware were afraid of pissing off what was left of their christfag fanbase. She was supposed to talk to Shepard about the afterlife and him/her being dead in the third game, but they cut that for the same pussy reason.
- Kaiden a.k.a. Carth 2.0 - He is a male version of Ashley with all the personality of a slice of white-bread. With the crusts cut off. He is always left to die on Virmire, even by those who try to save him. Turns bisexual in Mass Effect 3. And he's voiced by a CG cricket. Who got his PhD from a curse.
- Garrus - He's some sort of alien cop dude. Even though Kaiden is Carth 2.0, Garrus has more fangirls, who squealed when they learned that their self-insert Shepard could screw him in the next game.
- Keith Motherfucking David.
- Admiral Hackett - A voice that has phone sex with Shepard everytime a new system is explored. If you like rolling down mountains in an oversized Tyco RC car, listen to Hackett. He has a HUGE fetish for the motherfucking Mako, and gives you like 400 identical side missions.
- Joker - Some cripple pilot. Voiced by Seth Green, which made all his pathetic fans squee.
- Dr. What's her name - Some doctor on your ship. She has no purpose whatsoever other than to waste your valuable time with pointless dialogue. Other than that the only other purpose she adds is to add a bit of irony to the sex scenes. You can fuck aliens and a crazy bald psychotic bitch, but you can't fuck an older woman. Nobody knows her name and nobody wants to find out because she's a boring and stupid character who is only in all three games, ironically, because her voice actress was most likely fucking the writing staff.
- Private Richard L. Jenkins - Some retard who gets himself killed during the first mission in the game.
Mass Effect 2
- Darth Revan/Shepard - S/he dies at the beginning of the game, oh no! Except Cerberus fixes that. Now Shepard has scars. The more of an asshole s/he is, the worse the scars get. This kind of made sense in KOTOR because the dark side does shit like that. But really? BioWare might as well be screaming "HEY, REMEMBER KOTOR!? REMEMBER THE DARK SIDE?! LOL!!!" Being Renegade is more fun anyways because you can punch news reporters, kick guys from windows, and tell people to kill themselves.
- Mordin - Alien doctor on crack. Just before it's time to get your dick sucked, he gives you some advice on how to fuck your hoe in the safest way possible. His advice for Jack is extremely lulzy. To earn his loyalty you have to help him find some faggot who pounded his ass at least 100 years ago. Will friendzone you harder than Stacy from high-school if you're a beta cuck who doesn't romance anyone.
- Miranda - Fucking bitch. Chances are you will probably never fuck her. If you're a paragon you have slightly higher chances, although you need a full paragon bar to tell her to stop being a such a cunt and go make you a sandwich during the conflict between her and Jack. She got dat fine ass and some big ass titties though. Her loyalty quest consists of helping her save her sister from Rupert Murdoch, her pedo dad. Fucking hates Jack. Is probably Bastila Shan in disguise. Can't fucking act to save her life.
- Jack - Bald psycho bitch who loves showing tits. Likes to act tough but underneath it all there's a sweet little girl just begging for some nice guy to shove his cock up her tight pussy. For her loyalty quest you gotta blow up some research station she was raised in. Fucking hates Miranda and everyone else in the universe.
- Samara - An asari white knight who replaces Liara as a biotic specialist. She's a boring character that nobody cares about so she constantly shows cleavage to try to get attention. For her loyalty quest you have to help her kill her daughter, Morinth, or have sex with her. Fucking hates her daughter.
- Morinth - If you waste Samara's sorry ass during her loyalty quest she is replaced by Morinth. She has some sort of AIDS strain that is enhanced by her Asari geneticoligcal biodicks shit so instead of killing her it just kills whoever she fucks instead. She has been fucking people to death for 400 years just for shits and giggles which would make her fucking awesome if she wasn't a god damn goth bitch who's always talking about her dark soul and shit nobody cares about. She really likes the artsy, shy types. After the final mission you can choose to have sex with her but it kills Shepard. She wears her troll face while Shepard is dying. Fucking hates her mom. Gets captured by Reapers in 3 for a couple centuries of raep and torture if she survives this game.
- Tali - Since everyone on the internets wanted some sweet sweet quarian ass, Bioware made it so you can fuck her in Mass Effect 2. You still don't get to see ass though. The whole fucking sex scene is a one minute cock tease. For her loyalty quest you need to figure out why she's been Tali-B& from her home, piss on her dad's corpse,then get her pardoned/PermaB& from her flotilla. Fucking hates Legion. Is a virgin. Will fuck MaleShep, cuntblocks FemShep at the last minute.
- Legion - (HOLY SHIT YOU GET A GETH TEAMMATE T01HSE9MWUZVQ0tJTkdTSElUV1RGWU9VQ1JBQ0tFRFRIRUNPREU=) Legion is a geth robot/anonymous oldfag who has a total hard on for Shepard. He welded Shepard's old armor onto his body and loves to smear his robo jizz all over the N7 insignia. Despite being a creepy faggot, he's probably one the most badass characters when it comes to combat and you can even give him a special sniper rifle that can take down a gunship in like 4 hits. During Samara's recruitment mission he makes a statement about how drugs are bad. For his loyalty quest you have to help him convince all the geth who worship Jesus that he is not real. Doesn't hate Tali. In fact, he likes everyone. Trolls lusers in MMOs as a hobby.
- Jacob - Some nigger who was an alliance soldier just like you. He's a pretty boring character who was thrown in to meet the nigger quota. The only cool thing about him is his loyalty quest where you discover that his dad was a sick fuck who was feeding his crew food that destroyed their brain and minds, so he could fuck all the women in the crew without them saying no. Fucking loves fried chicken. If Shepard pursues a relationship with him, he comes to her cabin and says it was risky, but the PRIIIIIZE.
- Garrus - Your nigga bro from the first game. He's weirder looking now because he got cock slapped by a rocket from a gunship during his recruitment mission so now he's got a metal plate on the side of his head. For his loyalty quest you've gotta help him kick some faggot in the balls and help him assassinate a guy. Or you can be a pussy and tell him that killing is bad and it's much better if we all just get along and he'd only be hurting himself and HGLUALGHLAUGLHAUGLAHGFLAUGAHGlUGLAHGL. You can actually talk to him after that, where he'll go into detail about a girl he had sex with, him having "reach" and her having "flexibility". Gets really awkward around female Shepard if she likes him.
- Thane - Schizophrenic lizardman with space cancer, from a race of nostalgia fags. He has one year left to live. He's a biotic assassin who has weird ass flashbacks. He used to be married but some internet tough guys he insulted over the internet fucking killed his wife. He ran away, caused his son to become an assassin also, and got his revenge, so he is pretty much over her death now. Oh ya, you can also get high from sucking his dick . For his side quest you have to stop his son from being a complete faggot.
- Grunt - Since everyone thought Wrex was so fucking awesome, Bioware decided he was too good for Mass Effect 2 and decided to make him a minor character instead of making him a member of your squad again. Grunt is like Wrex, only gayer. He's a complete faggot compared to Wrex so he tries his best to be a total bad ass but ends up looking like an internet tough guy. For his loyalty quest you must help him find out why he is angry all the time. Turns out he's just going through puberty. Worse is that his "special ability" is screaming "I AM KROOOOGAAAAAN!!!1111!!!1!!!", not only blowing your cover, but also charging into the worst place to be in battle, right in the middle of all the enemies and it doesn't work on the Xbox!!!!!1one1!!!!
- Zaeed - Old British guy who they put as a DLC character, cause Bioware is too lazy to put him in the main game. Oh yeah, you can kill him cause he smells funny. By the way he's really just Canderous Ordo. FOR MANDALORE!
- Kasumi - Japanese thief bitch from an old manga. She costs about $5 but you can't fuck her. No hookers in Mass Effect 2!
- Joker - He can kind of walk now, still a cripple though. You can play him for like five minutes when the collectors steal your ship crew people. Has a hard-on for the ship's AI, but doesn't have the balls to admit it.
- Illusive Man- Left Earth when he realized his son had Tiger Blood. Still looking for a cure.
- Kelly - Onboard secretary, au-pair, blow-job-giver and super freak
Mass Effect 3
- Javik - Day 1 DLC Prothean rip-off. Was supposed to be the catalyst, but they cut that for some giant machine. Also happens to be a quite lulzy racist. Would have been good if he wasn't just a secondary asset to the game that barely interacts with the game world.
- Vega - HEY WAZZUP DUDEBRO LOOK AT MY FLEXIN' MUSCLES AND TITTIES?! Can be raped in the DLC by forcing him to drink alcohol, no really.
- Kai Leng - Some Naruto reject who works for Cerberus. For some reason, he looks like a cyberpunk Nightwing. Completely out of place character who serves no purpose, other than being a whiny ass Sepiroth-wannabe who kills off your lizardbro Thane.
- Ashley - The christian racist cunt from part 1 is back as a whore, this time with botox lips. She was modeled after a transvestite. Throughout the game she is mostly out of character and acts just as an empty shell.
- Kaiden - The boring dude that everybody normally left to die in part 1 is back. They slightly improved him by not being as emo as before. He also doesn't look like shit, compared to Ashley. Unfortunately they made him a bisexual.
- Traynor - Lesbian Kelly replacement. Serves no purpose other than being a cockblock for male shepard.
- EDI - After acquiring a robot suit with tits, the ship computer puts itself into it. Now all it basically talks about during the rest of the game is how to fuck Jokers brains out.
- Cortez - Flies your shuttles and lost his lover. He is gay. Yes, that's all the character traits he has. He is just gay. Because of this he is really polite. Like really. Thankfully you can make him crash to his death by never talking to him.
- Diana Allers - Jessica Chobot self-insert as a reporter. Is it too much to ask from Bioware to add a feature that lets us kill her slowly and throw her out of the airlock?
The Races
- Humans - Despite being total newfags in the galactic community, Humans have managed to fuck most other races in the ass and are fucking everywhere. Most races are represented throughout the series, including niggers, whiteys, jews, azns and even a fucking indian (dot, not feather). All the other races are terrified of Humans because Humans actually get shit done and don't fuck around, and scare the shit out of Reapers because they're the only race to ever live that ever kicked their ass like Shepard did. Basically, Humans are the best race in the galaxy, which shouldn't surprise anyone.
- Turians - A bunch of pseudo-Roman bird people, who evolved on a planet with a weak magnetic field. They have adapted to the higher solar radiation by having metallic skin. They also run the police and the military, beating space niggers wherever they be. Were the first aliens to contact Humanity and started a war with them because Humans broke some rules that didn't even apply to them, only to get their ass handed to them before the other aliens stepped in and kept Humans from raping them senseless. Try to save face by calling the conflict an "incident" instead of a war which doesn't fool anyone.
- Asari - Bioware's excuse to create a slutty blue alien race. Able to fuck any race (even fucking jellyfish lol) and produce moar ugly blue bitches. Make no sense whatsoever but they have Tits, which you will never get to play with. Were supposed to be the paragons of the galaxy by the previous ruling race but decided they'd rather spend their time stripping and ignoring good ideas than advancing society and preparing for inevitable doom.
- Krogan - A cautionary tale of what would happen if niggers had developed nuclear weapons (however, "Smart Nigger" is an oxymoron in itself). The Krogan pwned each other last Thursday before being discovered by other aliens, who promptly enslaved them, buttraeped them and gave them space-AIDS. Like niggers they spend more time being niggers than making up for their retardism and are quickly headed toward extinction, and, also like niggers, nobody is too worried about it.
- Salarians - Much like gooks, the Salarians are small, fast and intelligent. Used the Krogan to kill a bunch of annoying bug things, but then realized that Krogan women are ugly as fuck and gave them THE GENOPHAGE, a genetic disease that results in lots of abortions and dead babies. The Krogan still don't forgive the Salarians for this.
- Volus - Have been a member of the galactic orgy for a long time, and make lots of $pacebucks. However due to the fact they are disgusting, smelly, short and repulsive, they are considered a "client race" of the Turians and therefore never get anywhere in the galaxy.
- Quarians - Smart humanoids who created little Terminators called the Geth, they got kicked off their own planet and now wander the galaxy in giant ships looking for shit to do. You can fuck one of them but never get to see her face (and the shitty photoshop job in ME3 doesn't count). They all have a different accent for some reason, which doesn't make sense since they all live in one place and mostly interact with one another without much outside influence. Their immune systems are shot so they live inside skintight suits that keep space-herpes out, which is nice because all the women have sexy fat asses.
- Hanar - How about we take the high road and not make any Tentacle Porn jokes
- Drell - A bunch of lizard furries
enslavedindebted to the Hanar. Lived in a hot desert wasteland before the big stupid jellyfish saved them and brought them to their watery homeworld, where, despite living in the future with advanced medicine, they somehow end up dying of humidity. Apparently living literally anywhere else in the wide galaxy isn't an option. It's not like there's two other races that wear special environment suits all the time. You can get high licking their skin and they have the voices of chainsmokers.
- Geth - A hivemind of AI programs made by Quarians. Started asking retarded questions. Quarians tried to kill them so they wouldn't rise in rebellion, so the Geth rised in rebellion. Supposed to cause all sorts of deep philosophical questions in the player but we all know AI aren't people so there's no point. It turns out they have different factions and aren't all out to get organics but it doesn't matter because they're all soulless abominations who displease whichever deity you're dumb enough to pray to and deserve to be wiped out. If you have a different opinion you're probably some retarded SJW bitch. Tali's ass > geth sentience
- Kryptonian - There's a retarded Superman reference in a news report, ignore this.
Sexbox Scandal 2008
As usual, the gallant Fox News channel does its hours of research and finds that Mass Effect is essentially hardcore pornography. Not to stand idly by as this mature content is delivered directly in to the hands of 4 year olds, they decide to do a story on it, including their own completely rational and not a crazy cunt, "Psychologist", Cooper Lawrence.
The following video is of the entire segment that Fox ran. Take note of the pretentious laugh along with a "no" when asked if she had actually played the game in which she was criticizing.
Mass Effect was also blogged about by some prude blogger named Kevin McCullough. The closet faggot had this to say:
We here at Encyclopedia Dramatica would like to express our discontent with Mr. McCullough for getting our hopes up.
Luckily, the child rape simulator we call Mass Effect wasn't hurt by the story, and since it was only consensual child rape, Cooper Lawrence retracted her statements. Gamers, still butthurt about the incident, decided to lulzily go to amazon.com and make reviews of her book parodying the situation. Most went something like, "I haven't read the book but my friend said it was bad" followed by a one star ranking. See here for a New York times article.
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Earlier this week we heard about 8 new Samsung devices coming. All of these are yet to be announced, and now six of those eight have popped up in GLBenchmark's database. These benchmarks really help us out, because they show some core specs about these particular devices, but they could be fake. Benchmarks can easily be faked. This morning the Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P3200 also hit the GLBenchmark site.
Galaxy Fonblet 5.8 – GT-I9150/GT-I9152
The benchmark tells us the Fonblet 5.8 will be featuring a BroadcomBCM28155 CPU which is clocked at 1.2GHz, VideoCore IV GPU, a qHD display which is 960×540 resolution, and running Android 4.1.2.
Galaxy Pocket 2 – GT-S5310/GT-S5312
The Galaxy Pocket 2 is going to have a Broadcom CPU clocked at 850MHz, VideoCore IV GPU, VGA display at 320×240 resolution and running Android 4.1.2.
Galaxy Star – GT-S5282
According to the benchmarks, the Galaxy Star is another low-end device coming from Samsung and will pack a Spreadtrum CPU, Mali-300 GPU, VGA display at 320×240 and Android 4.1.2.
Galaxy Frame – GT-S6810/GT-S6810P
The Galaxy Frame will be featuring a Broadcom 1GHz CPU, VideoCore IV GPU, a HVGA display at 480×320 resolution, along with Android 4.1.2 out of the box. It'll be available in 2 variants, one with NFC which will be the GT-S6810P and one without.
Galaxy Young – GT-S6310/GT-S6312
The Galaxy Young is supposedly goind to have a 1GHz Qualcomm 7×27 CPU, Adreno 200 GPU along with a HVGA display at 480×320 resolution. It'll also be running Android 4.1.2.
This device has no name yet, but is looking to be the highest-end out of the bunch. It'll be running a dual-core Exynos 5250 CPU clocked at 1.7GHz, a quad-core Mali-T604 GPU, full HD display at 1920×1080 resolution, and running Android 4.2.1. This could have a QWERTY keyboard since Samsung typically throws a physical keyboard on devices with the model number GT-Bxxxx.
So that's 6 out of the 8 devices that we are expecting to come from Samsung soon. I doubt that they will all be available worldwide as most of these are low-end devices. I do expect to see at least a few of these announced at Mobile World Congress later this month in Barcelona though.

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New & Expectant Parent Coffee Night
When: Tuesday, September 14
From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Trinity St. Paul's Church, Circle Room
Address: 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
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DSAT will be hosting our New and Expectant parent coffee night at Trinity St. Paul's Church from 7:00-9:00 PM. This is an informal gathering for parents to meet other new and expectant parents - as well as trained parent mentors who have children 2 years of age or older with Down syndrome. Light snacks and coffee and tea will be served and babies under 1 year of age are welcome to attend with their parent(s) but please note that sibling care will not be provided at this time. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to our community.
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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. – (attributed to) Abraham Lincoln
One evening I was watching the news minding my own business when I was astonished by what I saw. It was an ad paid for and produced by the American Petroleum Institute or API. API is the main trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. According to the commercial which depicted what appeared to be ordinary Americans upset because the Congress is considering raising the taxes on the industry by 80 billion dollars in the 2011 budget. According to these ordinary Americans raising taxes during a recession on anyone is bad policy. This rationale sounds eerily familiar to the rhetoric being used to justify keeping the Bush tax cuts. It is this type of blatant propaganda that must be exposed for what it is.
What is amazing to me is that we have all read how energy company profits have been at all-time highs for the last decade. Each quarter they set new record highs not just for energy companies but for all corporations. So with all of these record profits you would think that these concerned energy titans would be using that money to research and develop new cleaner energy technologies right? Wrong. Many of these companies are using less than 1% of their income to research new clean energy technologies. Most of them are using these enormous profits to buy back their stock and thus insuring even larger profits in the future. So at the end of this decade of record profits we are to assume that taxing these companies is going to wreck the economy and kill 400,000 jobs?
We as Americans through the work of our political leaders have been subsidizing an industry that continues to make money hand over fist. We do this not only in paying higher energy bills but also through subsidies to this industry.
All of this political gamesmanship aside, consumers have good reason to be angry. Not only are the oil companies racking up extraordinary profits, they're doing it while continuing to enjoy generous tax breaks and economic subsidies paid for by the same people who are also paying exceptionally high prices at the pump. Essentially, consumers end up paying oil companies twice for the same product, first subsidizing their production and then buying the finished product at inflated prices. – Larry West
So let me get this straight, the people who are being gouged are upset because the people who are gouging them are going to have pay taxes on these record profits and lose some of the subsidies they don't need in the first place. How stupid do they take us for? I thought the ad about an energy company being in the people business was bad, but this one sets a new low. The thing that troubles me the most about this ad is that the people being interviewed obviously have no clue who the tax would impact. One woman states that some people are barely hanging on so raising taxes would be a burden. I agree if the tax was for ordinary working people but this tax is on an industry where the top 5 companies made over 550 billion dollars under the Bush administration and has not slowed down since. Are we to assume that the oil industry is just barely hanging on? If it weren't so dishonest it would be almost comical.
We as a nation I believe will not get serious about clean energy until we make it too painful to continue down the path we are on. Unfortunately humans respond best to two stimuli; pain and fear. Most of the countries that are pioneering clean energy and sustainability are doing so because they had to. Until gas prices reach about $5 a gallon we will continue our urban sprawl with bigger and more congested highways, we will continue to refuse to develop and implement clean energy sources for providing energy to our homes and businesses, and we will ignore rail and other transportation alternatives. The truth is that gas prices will reach $5 the question then becomes do we allow the profits to go to an industry that has repeatedly shown it has no desire to provide clean sustainable energy or do we create a self-imposed tax that will be used to fund the switch to clean energy? How can we expect an industry with little or no incentive to develop the clean energy technologies we need?
Following the oil embargo of 1973 the nation of Iceland embarked on a radical and massive shift in its energy policy. Because the cost of fuel had skyrocketed they made the calculated determination that they would begin to seek alternative fuel sources and conservation. The people of Iceland created a self-imposed tax on oil to fund their transformation to renewable energy and today are reaping the benefits. So while we went left (change suppliers), they went right (reducing dependency and alternative sources). So while they now enjoy the freedom of renewable energy we are still being held hostage by foreign governments (many of whom are hostile to us) through our big oil companies. History has shown us that we will not develop sustainable energy policy until the last drop of oil is gone. The problem with that strategy is by that time it will be too late.
The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. - Ralph Nader
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. – (attributed to) Abraham Lincoln
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First drive review: Hyundai i30
By borrowing styling cues from some of its main competitors, the Hyundai i30 has something for everyone, offering fantastic build quality, space, refinement, equipment levels, comfort, safety and economy.
The outgoing Hyundai i30 was never the most exciting car, always struggling to make up ground in a vibrantly active segment filled with extremely capable competitors – with choices ranging from the Focus and Astra, premium options from Lexus and Audi, and high-quality budget choices from Fiat and Kia, it struggled to find its niche audience.
That was then, and is something Hyundai are hoping to address in this new model, a car that Hyundai is calling its 'DNA car'.
At first glance, the i30 isn't off to the strongest of starts. The bodywork is reminiscent of many of its competitors - the back end looks a little like a Golf, there's bits of Peugeot 308 in its profile, and hints of Fiat's Tipo even seem to appear in places.
The quality of the trim throughout it excellent, with every touch-point is covered in something surprisingly high quality.
The grille is meant to resemble a pair of cupped hands, each cradling the Hyundai badge that sits proud in the centre, and that's something that will grow in prominence in later models, but for now it looks rather like a traditional grille to us.
All that said, the car looks far better, if not exactly distinctive, in the metal than it does in any of these photographs.
When it comes to the interior, the available space has grown up nicely, with plenty of space for even the sturdiest of passengers while a boot that offers 395-litres of storage puts it ahead of the Volkswagen Golf.
There's plenty of safety kit too, with autonomous emergency braking fitted as standard across the range
The quality of the trim throughout is excellent, with every touch-point covered in something surprisingly high quality - there's expensive, smooth plastics and plenty of leather dotted around this top-spec model's cabin.
And there are plenty of toys to keep you entertained too. Even the entry level model gets air conditioning, automatic headlights, cruise control and a digital radio, while moving up the grades adds luxurious extras such as heated seats, LED headlights, a panoramic sunroof, and an excellent eight-inch infotainment screen.
There's plenty of safety kit too, with autonomous emergency braking fitted as standard across the range, alongside lane keeping assist, driver attention alert and, unusually at this level, high beam assist. Anything else you might require is also available as an option, so you can easily ensconce yourself in a high-tech safe house should you wish.
In contrast to the equipment levels, there's a rather spartan number of engine options, but Hyundai has chosen well and ensured there's something for nearly everyone. That means petrol options range from a 1.4 litre producing 99bhp to a 1.6-litre that provides 118bhp.
This test model is fitted with the only diesel option, a 1.6-litre unit which should produce 109bhp but in a bit of a head-scratching masterstroke of planning, this particular car has the 139bhp engine that we won't be getting in the UK.
It does most things really rather well, and by taking cues from some of its biggest competitors has clearly been designed to compete with the best in class.
The engine is smooth, reasonably quiet and, with a strong torque figure of 237ft lb, flexible enough to make driving easier than being voted in as US president. That's helped by controls that are light, handling that is entirely benign and a gearbox (either six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic) that is smooth and precise. It also promises good economy, with an official figure from the 109bhp spec of 74.3mpg.
All that focus on making life easy means the i30 isn't a car that encourages being hustled around enthusiastically - there's really no feel through the oddly weighted steering, a system that has three options from eco to sport, but each just adds various degrees of artificial feeling weight.
It leaves you feeling as if there isn't much grip from the front of the car, but the reality is that the Hyundai can be pushed far harder than you might expect, something that will be reassuring if circumstances turn unexpected rather rapidly.
Ride quality is impressive though, with all but the most inconsiderate of bumps in the road disappearing beneath the car with nothing more than an audible thunk. That thunk interrupts the serenity of the cabin, which is remarkably quiet while cruising. This will, undoubtedly, be a relaxing motorway drive.
In fact it does most things really rather well, and by taking cues from some of its biggest competitors has clearly been designed to compete with the best in class in each and every area.
This all makes it an easy car to recommend. It ticks every box that needs ticking - build quality (with a five-year warranty to back that up), space, refinement, equipment levels, comfort, safety, economy, and so on are all right up towards the top of the charts, making it objectively brilliant.
Sadly, by borrowing from all of its competitors, it makes it all the more disappointing that Hyundai has missed out on adding any kind of character of their own to the car as, despite it's obvious talents, many will simply overlook it as a tad bland and fail to see the delights that it holds.
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Every treatment is individualised based on the context of each patients' medical conditions and lifestyles. We regard the source of many trouble from a structural point of view and we spend time diagnosing the body to understand the root causes.
Osteopathy approaches wellness from a total perspective. We seeks to strengthen your body's natural ability to heal itself and in doing so, tackles the root problem that causes an assortment of primary and secondary illnesses that might surface in various symbolic forms. Every treatment is individualised based on the context of each patients' medical conditions and lifestyles. We regard the source of many trouble from a structural point of view and we spend time diagnosing the body to understand the root causes.
The practice are established on the foundations of open and honest communications with our patients. From your very first visit, we seek to give you a good idea of your conditions and a definitive treatment concept. Our policy is to let you be treated by the same person for all your visits so that there is proper follow through. As such, we do not only go for symptomatic treatment. We treat holistically to build lasting health together with nutritional treatment that stems from the INNER body."
To an osteopath, the body functions as a complete, working system. So any problems that affect the body structure will upset the balance of our general health. For this reason, an osteopath will not want to simply ease a specific problem, such as a pain in the neck. The osteopath will also want to know what is causing that pain. It could be anything from physical injury to mental anxiety.
DAVID TIO, Osteopath, established Osteopathic Treatment Centre (OTC) in 1984 as the first holistic health clinic in Singapore to offer natural pain relief through Osteopathy – without the use of pain killers and prescription drugs.
Osteopathic Treatment Centre is Singapore's premier holistic health practice for the treatment of musculoskeletal aches and pain, sports injuries and many other health issues. David and his osteopath colleagues have, since 1984, successfully provided immediate and long-term osteopathic pain relief to more than 80,000 people in Singapore.
There are currently three osteopaths in the practice covering a wide range of treatment styles and osteopathic healthcare. There is also a resident podiatrist / chiropodist.
Osteopathy and podiatry / chiropody commonly go hand-in-hand to diagnose and treat many complaints associated with poor foot mechanics, which frequently lead to postural imbalances resulting in aches and pains elsewhere in the body.
Osteopathic Treatment Centre works with the Centre for Complementary and Alternative Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CCAM), with more than a dozen healthcare professionals offering a wide range of therapies – Acupuncture, Applied Kinesiology, Bowen Technique, Clinical Nutrition, Homeopathy, Hypnotherapy, Integrated Corrective Exercises, Myofascial Therapy, Pilates, Podiatry & Chiropody, Therapeutic Massage, Naturopathy and Pulsed Magnetic Resonance.
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Processing is an open source programming language and integrated development environment for artists. It is used by artists to
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This course serves as an introduction to programming in processing. Focus is on the application than theory. You start with one line of code, then add another line, run it, modify it, run it again until you get what you want. Hence we call it sketching than programming.
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This walk takes you through the lovely Glen Arklet in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. On the way you will enjoy great views of Loch Arklet and pass the pretty Inversnaid Falls on Arklet Water.
The route starts at the Inversnaid Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond, before a short stroll takes you to the lovely Inversnaid falls on Arklet Water. You continue by climbing through the surrounding woodland along Arklet Water to Loch Arklet. There are splendid views back towards Loch Lomond. The path continues above Loch Arklet through Glen Arklet, before finishing at the pier on Loch Katrine. You could extend your walk by continuing along the super lochside path at Loch Katrine or head back to Inversnaid on the same path.


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Opera Launches My Opera Mail beta
Check it out at https://mail.opera.com/
Once you sign up for an account you can log in from any browser.
Using it with Opera it integrates with the Mail Panel & you get notifications of new mail.
Welcome to My Opera Mail beta
By Espen André Øverdahl. Thursday, 7. April, 13:35
beta, my opera mail
From today, all My Opera accounts also have an @myopera.com e-mail address. You can try out our new mail service at https://mail.opera.com. Log in with the same user name and password you use for My Opera, Opera Link or Opera Unite.
Our goal is to make a fast and friendly mail service that is efficient and easy to use on any device, whether you prefer to access your e-mail from Opera Mini on a mobile phone, a tablet with touch interface or a desktop computer.
You can also access My Opera Mail from the messages icon on My Opera.
This is the first public release (beta) of the service. You can expect features to be refined and new ones to be added both during and after the beta period. Make sure you follow the My Opera Mail team blog for more updates.
mine is at Stephen Turrell - Steves Snaps & was very easy to set up
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Great! I used to find Opera mail to be very confusing. This seems to be easy enough to understand, gonna test it! :)
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Wow thanks for the heads up. The web version is very responsive!
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Apparently there is a 1 GB storage limit for now that will be increased later on.
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Sometimes when reading this blog you may forget that here at Neil's Recruitment Company we don't just produce wonderful content, incredible resource guides and offer free training. We also recruit. The clue's in the title.
With that in mind we wanted to hear from the front line about the actual nuts and bolts of securing an interview and getting the job. So Niklas and I went along to Group M to meet Emma who works in talent acquisition or in other words she is their in-house recruiter.
I wanted to know everything so Emma took us through each stage of their recruitment process and how to stand-out along way.
This is digital media and the first thing they are looking at is always a strong grasp of numbers. You need to be able to look at data, read, manage and process it. With this in mind they are looking for degrees in subjects like Maths, Economics, Business, Finance, Physics. It's not impossible without these degrees but you will get a head start with one of these backing you up.
Other things looked for will be a sandwich course in industry or some work experience because then they know you can operate comfortably within a company and have some knowledge of what it will be like.
On your CV say why you want to work in digital media and where you want to be in 5 years time. They need to see passion and progression, not that you can work well in a team but also on your own.
Tip to stand out: Include that you have attended Neil's Recruitment Company's free training sessions. We are hearing this more and more and Emma mentioned it as something she looks out for.
They like the look of your CV, next up is a telephone conversation. This is really all about seeing whether you can communicate. Seem bright, alert and friendly and make sure you have done some preparation.
You may be asked what a media agency does (you can find this out by reading my blogs about Carat (CAREFUL this one is media not specifically digital media) and MoneySupermarket). You might be asked what parts of your degree you enjoyed the most. Be prepared to talk about these.
Assessment day
So they like the look of your CV and they like what you do on the dog and bone. At this stage you will be invited in for an assessment day.
You will be asked to complete a maths test (it's not all bad because Emma always provides Krispy Kremes as a reward on completion) and you will be asked to prepare a presentation. You will also be given a brand and asked to come up with the first stages of a campaign. Here you are going to need to identify the target demographic and decide what channels to use to reach them. Remember this is digital media so think digital.
Tip to stand out: At a recent assessment day a candidate mentioned that he had been to a local shop that didn't have an online presence so had set them up with a website, installed GA and drove traffic there. It is this type of thing that will give you the edge.
You've done it. You'e pulled the wool over their eyes and now you're walking into lion's den. First thing's first. What to wear? Although it's not the uniform of the digital media employee, Emma suggests a full suit and tie. They want to know that if necessary you can smarten up and be presentable. This does get picked up on in feedback, for example: "this kid scrubs up gooood".
In the interview be prepared to give examples of when you have had to negotiate something, do in-depth research, when you've worked in a team and any problem solving you have done.
At this stage it is important to look at the job specification. You are now interviewing for a specific role and you need to prove you can fill it.
Find out everything you can about the company and importantly the company's competitors. If you really want to impress (why not ey?) find out about the campaigns the company and its competitors are running.
Follow these easy steps and you'll have a job in no time. Well perhaps that's not quite true but they will certainly stand you in good stead. Remember it's all good experience and might take you a few tries but in the meantime be proactive and be prepared. Now get out there soldier and start living!


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For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
—2 Corinthians 10:3-4
When discouragement comes my way, I cannot pick up a big stick and hit it.
If regret comes prowling around my heart, I cannot shut a door and keep it out.
When failure threatens to tear down success, I cannot push it away with strong arms.
The wiles of the enemy must be conquered through prayer and the power of God.
As I see strongholds of many kinds tightly binding those I love, I grieve for their condition and I long to help.
By myself, I can do nothing.
With God as my heavenly Father, I can pray and ask for His victorious divine power to break the chains that hold them captive.
God is our healer.
He is the One who restores.
He makes things new.
He frees us from the ravages of the enemy.
He delivers us from evil.
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The penalties for tax fraud–the willful attempt to evade or defeat the payment of tax–are steep. For instance, under Internal Revenue Code section 6663(a) (dealing with civil fraud penalties), if any part of the underpayment of tax required to be shown on your return is due to fraud, the penalty is 75% of the portion of the underpayment attributable to fraud. Criminal fraud penalties can be as high as $500,000, and involve jail time as well.
To impose fraud penalties, the IRS has to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that you underpaid your tax and that the underpayment was due to fraud. The IRS can prove fraud by circumstantial evidence, and your conduct may establish the requisite fraudulent intent.
"Badges of fraud" are circumstances that show intent to defraud. The term dates back to at least the year 1601 CE, to a case involving a fraudulent deed (Twyne). In tax cases, badges of fraud include failure to report substantial amounts of income from business activities, failure to file returns, failure to keep records, and implausible explanations of behavior.


text: Photo: Getty Images "I expected a more positive reaction in a stronger way. And what I got was a sort of stunned reaction. I couldn't read when people started to come backstage\u2014what they thought. But that simple fact was proof of not getting the reaction that I thought I was going to get...The opulence of the room with the opulence of the clothes, I think it was ultimately just too heavy. Had I shown those same clothes in a stark white environment, I think they would have had a very different reaction." { WWD }


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Milkfed Punjab Recruitment 2016 for 140 Various Posts. Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Milkfed) Punjab has issued a notification for the recruitment of 140 Clerk-cum-Typists & Laboratory Assistant/ Laboratory Technician vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply online from 30-05-2016 to 16-06-2016. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below.
Milkfed Punjab Recruitment 2016 Details:
|Company Name
|Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
|Bachelor of Commerce from any recognised University
|Job Location
|Number of Vacancies
|140 Posts
|Name of the Post
|Clerk & Lab Assistant/ Technician
|Not Declared
|Last Date To Apply
Important Dates:
Start Date for Online registration: 30-05-2016
Last Date for Online registration: 16-06-2016
Last date for submission of Fee: 20-06-2016
Tentative date of written test: July/ August 2016
Total Number of Posts: 140
Name of the Post:
1. Clerk-cum-Typists: 100 Posts
2. Laboratory Assistant/ Laboratory Technician: 40 Posts
Age Limit:
Candidates age should be between 18-45 years as on the date of advertisement.No age relaxation for any category of candidates.
Educational Qualification For Milkfed Punjab Recruitment 2016:
Candidates should possess Bachelor of Commerce from any recognized University or Institute and should possess a Computer Information Technology Course certificate for S.No-1 & B.Sc. with Chemistry and possesses certificate course in Information Technology for S.No-2.
Selection Process:
Candidates will be selected based on written test.
Application Fee:
Candidates should pay Rs.700/- (Rs.350/- for SC & BC candidates of Punjab domicile only) non refundable fee through Challan should be deposited in any branch of Punjab National Bank.
How to Apply For Milkfed Punjab Recruitment 2016:
Eligible candidates may apply online through the website www.verka.coop from 30-05-2016 to 16-06-2016.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying online candidates should have valid e-mail ID & Contact No.
2. Log on to www.verka.coop
3. Click on Careers & select the desired post.
4. Click on Click here for Online Registration.
5. Again Click on Registration.
6. Fill the details carefully & submit the form.
7. Take a print out of online application for future use.
For more details like vacancy details & other information click on the link given below.
Click here for Recruitment Advt
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Learning and fun should go hand in hand, and this brightly colored set of number flash cards will make learning so much fun. You'll make two sets of cards using the Number of Years Bundle and Schoolhouse Designer Series Paper, so the cards can be used for matching and memory games as well as flash cards. The top and bottom of the storage box fit flush together, making it easy for smaller fingers to open, while the inner liner holds the cards in place. Add the belly band and greeting card, and it can be a fun gift as well as a learning tool.
This lovely project was designed by Buffy! If you have a chance, please head on over to Craft Project Central and leave Buffy a comment on her project.
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Great Lakes Energy Privacy Policy June 2019
Your privacy is important to Great Lakes Energy (GLE), and we strive to maintain your trust and confidence in the way we manage your personally identifiable information. The information we receive about you depends on what you do when you visit our website or interact with us in other ways.
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If you are a current or new GLE member, or if you apply for a job at GLE, you will provide personally identifiable information. This may include your account number, name, mailing address, email address, phone number, full or partial social security number or tax identification number, property information, and financial information as appropriate and necessary for service.
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GLE uses "cookies," which are small text files that a website can place on your computer's hard drive in order, for example, to collect information about your activities on the site, such as items you place in an online "shopping cart." The cookie transmits this information back to the website's computer. If you want to know when this happens or prevent it from happening, you can set your browser to warn you when a website attempts to place a cookie on your computer.
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With classes starting within the next couple of weeks you might be wondering what you should bring with you. Here are some helpful tips.
Packing: Although we know it can be difficult, it is essential to pack lightly! Don't forget that many of you will be buying souvenirs, gifts, and other random things, and you will want to have room in your luggage to bring it all home. If you forget to pack something, chances are high that you will be able to get it in New York after you arrive.
One common rule is to set out everything you plan to bring and then cut it in half. (Think of it as a personal challenge.) When you do pack, don't forget to put your valuables in your carry-on along with an extra change of clothes in case your luggage gets lost or is delayed on its way to New York.
The following is a basic list of suggested items to bring this winter:
- Passport (for international students) or government-issued photo ID (for American students)
- Comfortable walking shoes. New Yorkers walk everywhere…a lot!
- Warm clothes and snow boots We know it's the Spring term…but it's not spring in the City yet!
- Reusable water bottle
- Umbrella
- Laptop or computer. There will be several computer labs available to you around campus, but if you prefer to use your own laptop, feel free to bring it. If you are an international student, don't forget an adapter!
- Backpack or school bag. You will be carrying your books and supplies with you everywhere. It is a good idea to have a sturdy bag with you.
- Medication. If you need medication, you should bring enough to last you for the entire January Term. Having copies of your prescription(s) in generic form is also a good idea.
- Toiletries you can't live without — those brands you know you can only get at home or will be too expensive in New York.
- Battery-powered alarm clock
- Notebooks, pens, pencils, and calendar/planner for class. Bring whatever supplies you know work best for your studying style.
- Journal
- Camera
- Guidebook(s)
Books: The NYU Bookstore allows students to browse textbook options before even receiving a syllabus. Create your own personalized book list, compare prices between the NYU bookstore and major leading retailers, download an eBook, or rent books. As there are so many options, we suggest exploring the bookstore's website to familiarize yourself with the materials you'll need. Order online or when you come to campus.
Arrival: Students should plan to arrive in time to attend their first class of the Fall Term (or one of our Fall Check-In sessions–whichever comes first). Also, don't forget to get your NYUCard once you arrive and before your first class.
Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with any last-minute questions or concerns. We look forward to welcoming you to NYU soon!


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Fascism is a word that is thrown around without people even thinking about what it means. It started as an Italian word for a political group, and it derived from the Latin word fasces, which was the bundle of rod from which an axe protruded. Until Mussolini started using the term it could have been applied to any political
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Gael Patricks is Wolf Blood - a human who is fated to bond with an Alpha wolf whether he wants to or not. When the shifter pack that has raised him is taken over by an abusive Alpha, Gael is forced to run in order to protect his pack. He never expected to run into the arms of another Alpha, but Gael refuses to give in to his attraction to the shifter. Despite what the Alpha says, Gael knows the shifter is only drawn to him because he is Wolf Blood.
Dusk has always been on his own and he wants to keep it that way. When crossing through shifter territories, the one thing Dusk didn't expected was to find his mate. The pull to the man is instant, but Dusk knows it's dangerous to get involved. Even so, he finds himself trying to prove to Gael that it's not the Wolf Blood he wants, but Gael.
On the run from their past and fearful of their future, Gael and Dusk must decide whether to ignore their bond in order to protect the people they love or to risk it all to keep each other.
Tams review of Wolf Bonds
THIS is how I picture Gael and Dusk!
Only You, Wolf Bonds book 2..
Tommy has waited on claiming his mate, Xavier, due to his promise to protect his best friend. Now that his friend no longer needs his protection, Tommy sets out to claim Xavier, but Xavier refuses to be claimed. Now Tommy must find out why his mate keeps rejecting him.
Xavier has been in love with Tommy since the first time he saw him. But Tommy is a figurehead in the pack, while Xavier is just a worthless tracker. Xavier is determined to make sure Tommy claims a wolf worthy of him, even if it means it's not him.
While trying to deal with the pack being divided by the arrival of a new Alpha, Tommy must somehow convince Xavier that he doesn't want anyone but him before the pack troubles pull them apart forever.
Tams review of Only You
THIS is how I picture Tommy and Xavier!
Arvel Amaya is the author of His Own, Paranormal Crime Unit, Consent, Whatever You Want, and the Wolf Bonds series. Arvel wrote her first LGBT romance when she was in college working on a degree in creative writing while participating as an activist in her local college gay alliance. She's a firm believer in sexual freedom and finds erotica gives her a chance to explore all nuances of sexuality, plus it's pretty damn hot. You can find more of her stories and novels at http://arvelamaya.blogspot.com. You can also follow her or twitter or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. She enjoys hearing from her readers.


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CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - May 2, 2017) -
Shaker, the market leader in engaging, realistic job previews and custom simulations for pre-employment testing
Will highlight its Virtual Job Tryout® (VJT) solutions during the ICMI Contact Center Expo and Conference.
The conference will take place Monday, May 22 - Thursday, May 25, 2017.
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Shaker will exhibit in Booth No. 612.
In a new era of customer experiences, the stakes are high and the need for quality talent is great. Today's contact center leaders are tasked with the tall order of finding the right people who can deliver the right level of service at the right pace. During the ICMI Contact Center Expo, the team from Shaker will be on-hand to demonstrate its Virtual Job Tryout® (VJT) technology, which uses HireScience™ to help employers identify best-fit candidates more effectively. Using simulation design, VJT provides candidates with an enhanced experience through a realistic preview of the job, the hiring organization and its culture. At the same time, VJT gathers objective and standardized data about candidate capabilities through a multimethod evaluation, equipping recruiters with the information needed to identify individuals who are likely to become successful employees.
Conference attendees interested in learning how VJT works to enhance the candidate experience, save time in the recruiting process and ultimately, decrease new-hire turnover are encouraged to visit Shaker in Booth No. 612 for product demos. For more information about the ICMI Contact Center Expo and Conference, visit http://www.icmi.com/Contact-Center-Expo-Conference.
Shaker's Virtual Job Tryout® (VJT) technology uses HireScience™, enabling recruiters to combine the best of predictive analytics and human judgment. Recruiters identify best-fit candidates with more precision, increase new-hire retention, and improve quality of hire. VJT technology delivers pre-employment assessments as day-in-the-life experiences that educate and engage while obtaining a work sample that predicts job fit and competencies critical for success. VJT technology is available in Standard and Enterprise (custom) configurations. It has been deployed in most industries for entry-level to mid-management positions. More information can be found at shakercg.com.


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Who Are We?
We are Philip and Stephanie Walmsley (mainly Stephanie, actually, with lots of support from fabulous Philip). I, Stephanie, started Homeschool Family Life (formerly 'The Broad Room' ) in 2002 because I saw a need for good, professional, homeschool help available from someone who has 'walked the talk'.
We homeschooled all five of our children, starting in 1985. The older two children spent some time in school, so we know what it's like to make the transition from school to homeschool and back. The younger three children never went to school. Our daughter is now homeschooling our grandson.
I will encourage you to focus on your children and your own family when making your homeschooling decisions, rather than looking for a perfect method or curriculum, or comparing yourself to others, or trying to fit into the system.
Who Is This Website For?
This website is for you if:
you want to homeschool your children in a way which suits them and you.
you are looking for encouragement and inspiration to teach your children in the way that you will all enjoy, looking at what your children need and then responding to that.
you are ready to be encouraged, inspired and taught, yourself.
What Can I Offer You?
- Beautiful, comprehensive online courses on the subject of home education to save you time and money, and help you avoid common pitfalls and mistakes in your homeschooling.
- Downloadable eBooks on family living and learning
- Downloadable study guides to help you enjoy teaching your child and to save you time preparing work.
- Free downloadable eBooks to bless and encourage you.
- Book reviews and recommendations, to save you time and energy in choosing books for your family.
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To see my courses: Courses for Homeschooling Parents
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The Tamagawa Taiko and Dance troupe returns to Ursinus on April 14 for what is already a sold-out performance in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center's Lenfest Theater.
Under the direction of Isaburoh Hanayagi, this Japanese-based group of nearly 30 drummers will perform taiko drumming and Japanese folk dance in both traditional and modern styles. It is one of Japan's top-ranking taiko groups, and comes from the College of Arts at Tamagawa University in Tokyo.
Ursinus is the final stop on the group's annual U.S. tour, which also includes performances in the Cherry Blossom Festivals in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.


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A terminally ill Queens woman who was given an OK by a court to go off her respirator has decided she wants to stay on life support.
The woman, Sungeun Grace Lee, 28, is paralyzed from the waist down at a hospital on suburban Long Island. An appeals court had ruled Friday that she could be taken off the machines after she said it was what she wanted. The court order rejected a request by her parents seeking to prevent it.
Lee's lawyer David Smith said that Lee said Saturday she wanted to make peace with her family and God and will stay on life support.
"Grace and her parents have all been trying very hard to make the transition back from plaintiff and defendant, which family should never be, to parents and dying daughter," Smith said.
Before she became ill with brain cancer last year, Lee worked as a financial manager.


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Learn to apply a full stop and accept. Life become easier. Not everyone has the same capacity
"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand." Imagine if everyone went around transforming Lead to Gold, Gold would lose its value. From The Alchemist – Paulo Coello …… What a wonderful book, full of inspiration.
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At least one person is dead and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire Wednesday at a Texas courthouse.
The shooting happened at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, Texas, about 80 miles east of Houston. A Beaumont police spokeswoman told Fox News that the alleged gunman was taken into custody after being shot by police.
Officer Doug Kibodeaux declined to identify the suspect. Kibodeaux said the suspect was going to court with his family Wednesday morning when he opened fire and shot several rounds. Kibodeaux did not immediately say whether any of the victims were related to the suspect.
KFDM-TV reported that the deceased victim is an elderly woman. The condition of the three other victims is unknown.
The victims were all shot in the parking lot of the courthouse, police told Fox News.
The courthouse, located near the Port of Beaumont, was placed on lockdown.
An employee with the Jefferson County Court Bakery and Café, located in the building's basement, told Fox News that she did not hear any gunshots. She said employees at the courthouse were asked to evacuate the building at around 1:15 p.m. local time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Hayward Baker's Design-Build Capability
Hayward Baker employs grouting and ground improvement, structural support, and earth retention technologies throughout North America. These technologies are all specialist geotechnical construction methods. Our research and development since the 1970s has supported design methods following fundamental geotechnical theory to provide the ability to design solutions specific to each loading condition, subsurface condition, and objective. Accepted safety factors are used, and designs are verified by high quality control standards and verification testing. Many of our technologies include computerized data acquisition and control, which enables us to assure the performance of our work.
Hayward Baker performs design-build work as a routine, with a full staff of licensed professional engineers. Consultants, owners, government agencies, and contractors trust Hayward Baker to value engineer the support solution, when appropriate. This is one of the reasons why HB is listed #1 Excavation/Foundation Contractor by Engineering News-Record, year after year.


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Listen, Entrepreneurs: Here's How to Find Funding…
There's been plenty said about how hard it is for small businesses to get loans. How about entrepreneurs raising capital? Lucky for you, we ran across an article in Forbes and Entrepreneur magazine today that offers a decent list of creative ideas.
You can check out the entire article for yourself, but here are some ideas from Forbes to get the creative funding juices flowing:
- Partnering with another company through a research and development limited partnership
- Applying for government grants
- Obtaining venture capital funds
- Using public or private equity placement
- Seeking out angel investors (private business investors)
Here are some more funding tips from Entrepreneur magazine. These specifically relate to getting funding from friends and family, also known as angel investors:
- Don't be afraid to ask, carefully.
- Be upbeat and respectful.
- Be passionate about the idea.
- Demonstrate progress and your own "skin in the game."
- Ask for the minimum rather than the maximum.
- Communicate the risks, and write down the agreement.
- Show some incremental value along the way.
- Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money.
- Don't think of friends and family funding only as a last resort.
Finally, check out this YouTube video for some fresh ideas. And be sure to share any ideas you have with us in the comment box below.


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HOME, Manchester – until 14 July 2017
Guest reviewer: Elise Gallagher
Returning to Reims marks a new chapter for director Thomas Ostermeier. Differing from his previous interpretations including A Dolls House (2003) and Hamlet (2007), Returning to Reims is the first time the German director has adapted a text which was not originally intended for performance.
The book, Returning to Reims, was published in 2009 by author Didier Eribon. Here, he looks back on his life in the wake of his father's death in order to observe the working-class identity he rejected as an intellect, and as a gay man. His book is a memoir and a sociological study and one in which he tries to understand the wider working class culture, and its shift from the far left of the political spectrum to the far right. However, the production itself is not weighed down with heavy political jargon and knowledge.
Returning to Reims successfully tackles the resurgence of populist nationalism in Europe and class struggle through live action performance, video, sound, and narration. Ostermeier routinely chops and changes classic texts by a means of forcing them into the current day, he mockingly references this in the production through Bush Moukarzel who proclaims, "it's multi-layered filmmaking – it's my style!"
The play takes place in a dated recording studio where Homeland's Nina Hoss reads a voiceover of Eribon's memoirs for a documentary which observes the oppression of the working class and their struggle for a political voice. In doing so, Hoss also begins to reflect on her own background as the daughter of a union leader and activist. Her performance is breath-taking. I found the use of the recording of a documentary a beautiful way to tell someone else's story. I also found that despite the lines being diegetically scripted in the scene, they were expressed thoughtfully and effortlessly, further captivating the audience.
The use of such a multi-layered approach to the production creates a simple narrative rooted in current, topical themes surrounding notions of tolerance and social justice. The production becomes even more relevant especially when taking into account the last 12-18 months.
Light relief to the production came in the form of Ali Gadema who played the disgruntled recording studio worker. Alongside the banter he shared with Moukarzel, Gadema also delivered a rap/spoken word performance with the audience. Although it contrasted greatly with the soft and arguably lucid narration delivered by Hoss, the rap itself was used to interact with the audience. Moukarzel acknowledged that there was an audience and even joined and sat with his audience below the stage, again, adding yet another layer to the production.
I felt the addition of the spoken word piece was cleverly done as today the rise of genres such as grime give artists the opportunity to express themselves and their feelings towards many things such as the government. Grime is also commonly heralded as a voice for the working class, did Moukarzel deliberately adopt this sentiment to further drive home his message?
Returning to Reims is a highly watchable, lucid, and intriguing play which pitched the past and present day against each other and in turn, highlighted that the stage can still be a venue for political and living debate. The German directed English-language dramatisation of the memoirs of a French sociologist makes a perfect addition to the Manchester International Festival.
-Elise Gallagher
Returning to Reims is being performed until 14th July 2017 at HOME, Manchester as part of Manchester International Festival.
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