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Terrible game engine.
Combat that feels about as fluid as a lame brick.
A "roll more alts" solution to end game.
A dev team that has absolutley no fking clue what they are doing.
An art team that thinks the visage of a hobo that just crawled out of a dumpster after a hard night of searching empty whiskey bottles for backwash is an acceptable end game armor set.
A rabid (small) core of fiercley loyal fans that will never allow any critisism to breach the wall of bullshit they have erected around their beloved "wowkiller". LoL.
End of the day this game is just crap from start to finish, and unless you have three keyboards to burn through after you break the spacebar, even the main selling point is just so much worthless babble.
PvP is so borken now in 1.2 there are some classes that cannot be killed "sentinals" and some classes that cannont do .. ANYTHING "sages".
If you're still looking to try this game out later, I'll suggest you wait till it's sold off to perfect world sellilng loot in lockboxes for cash shop keys...
It wont be long.
Sanity is a delusion. The only truth is madness.
..Bye then.
Good rant. You could almost be a blogger. Just need to get a little more creative with your attempts at funny analogies and you'll be there! Reach for the stars!
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
Swtor is pretty graphics and some good story lines on top of a crappy gaming engine and class design. It looks to me like if they had 40 people developing this game 38 of them were artist and 2 were programmers. Only pay for one month then Do some low lvl pvp instances. You will see how bad the game was put together. Poorly designed game.
Bioware should have developed a game engine from the ground up. Instead they took the lazy route. I was one of those fanbois that surroundedmyself with a wall of my bullshit and thought this game was awesome. That was till I hit 50. End game is a joke and the dailies felt like a job because there were an insane amount of money sinks in that game. Getting from one place to another is a chore and you spend most of your time watching load screens. It's just a horribly made game and its a shame.
The Star Wars IP is vast and it doesn't take a genius to make a good Star Wars game. I guess EA and Bioware were blinded by dollar signs or something. I had such high hopes for this game especialy since it was made by Bioware. Color me disappointed.
I personally became unhappy with SWTOR and left. Not because what I thought was what everyone else must be thinking.
There are some that really like it and I bet most of those people never post. I still suggest SWTOR but I certainly don't
hype it up as much as I did when I participated in beta.
Not a convincing post, too ranty.
This just in: Don't waste your time on games... it's a waste of time!
Unless of course you enjoy playing games, then waste your time on any game you want.
Would have made more sense if the OP had at least quantified his arguments with some kind of reasoning, saying something is bad 'because i say so' is hardly going to win an argument any time soon.
While i agree the game isnt 100% - yet to play a game that is, it does have its issues and i 100 percent agree that one of the main issues with SW;TOR is the PvP, still think huttball is ridiculous, and the others arent really any better.
Space is a joke but if you have 5 minutes to waste, it's passable, but very boring as there isnt really much variation.
Storyline, its the main if not the only focus of the game, does that part very well, as are the Operations, in that sense the game is much like WoW, in that its largely a solo affair except for dungeons... you could almost say, if your bored of WoW play SW;TOR for a while, grouping for flashpoints etc has the same problems that WoW did, must have a dedicated healer, must have a dedicated tank, the rest made up of DPS, and you get the same problems with people trying to be tanks that are spec'd for dps, same with healers, who inevitably complain when they get booted out of the groups
However, if you arent that bothered about storyline, then SW;TOR is a game you'll get bored with very quickly, it does make for a decent 'off game' which is pretty much what i did, i have a few games i play as my 'main games' and recently i replaced WoW with SW;TOR as my 'off game' .. sometimes you just need a change of pace
I think MMORPG.com must have a new record in hate threads against SWTOR as there are more of them cropping up on a daily basis even after all this time when everyone realised the game sucked back after it launched.
Still goes to show that no matter how many times MMORPG.com put a new article out about how cool the game is now, someone will believe it, download it and try it out then come back here and write another 'SWTOR Sucks' thread and they will be completely justified in doing so.
Love the op
This game sucks cause I say so, it has taken elements of other games and isn't original. Things in the game are not what I want it to be so all you loyal fanbois suck cause you like it.
SWTOR may just be "WOW-in-space" but guess what, I hate WOW and do not mind SWTOR, reasoning is all due to setting. Thing is I'm not a SW fan, I can care less if it is the SW IP. It can be generic pulp sci-fi for all I care and it is 100 times better than WOW. Heck they can re-skin WOW into a sci-fi game and it is 100 times better imho. This could be "Hello Cyber-Kitty Online" and imho it would be better than ANY same old fantasy game.
There is one MAJOR different between SWTOR andevery game out there. Story! That's right Story it actually has one, and one that is "slightly" interactive. I cannot care less about grinding, I cannot care less about it being a "12 month game", I play it like KOTOR 3 and I love the story. Yes the story may be on rails, but what video game story is not? I do not feel ripped off, why? cause it is "free" with me being able to pay what I think it is worth. Right now, since I did purchase the original game I feel like I've payed for any other "single player" console game with multi-player capacity and I'm playing it as such. No different than buying CoD for $60 and only playing online.
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a hobo that just crawled out of a dumpster after a hard night of searching empty whiskey bottles for backwash
Someone's been spying on me.
Hyperbole at its finest.
Don't get me wrong, I agree there are some issues with SWTOR (such as the F2P restrictions) but the game itself isn't entirely bad. Then again, I have friends on there to help make the experience much better, so that may have something to do with it.
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I'm glad her memory will be preserved within that great sitcom.ReplyCancel
You know Col Klink won 2 Emmys for that show?
Another great TV show that could never be aired today, due to rampant political correctness.ReplyCancel
I don't know, BBC America is always showing 'Allo 'Allo, which has more cuddly Nazis than Hogan's Heroes.ReplyCancel
Yes, Clary is still alive. He was married to the daughter of Eddie Cantor, but she died in the 90s.ReplyCancel
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Cynthia Lynn was Klink's first secretary Helga, and Sigrid Valdis played the second, HIlda. Valdis was married to Bob Crane.
A few of them are still with us:
Robert Clary, who played LeBeau.
Kenneth Washington, who played Baker (he replaced Ivan Dixon "Kinchloe" after four seasons.)
Bernard Fox, who played Crittenden in a few episodes.
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My father loved that show. He was in Europe serving for Canada during WWII in a MASH Unit (they were called CCS's then – Casualty Clearing Stations). At the same time, he said POW (prisoner of war) camps were not remotely like that. Thank goodness for DVDs – my kids grew up watching shows like Hogan's Heroes, Sanford and Son, the Jeffersons, Lucy, really funny shows like that. Some of the video games now have so much historical content that the kids really know an astounding amount of history.ReplyCancel

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Harry Styles flew in from London to join Taylor Swift on NYE in New York where she performed at the Times Square Dick Clark show. They kissed at midnight. And then held hands arriving at her hotel later on, as he carried his sleepover bag inside with him.
Taylor Swift is starting 2013 with a proper boyfriend!
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- First there were roses and the notes in her mailbox signed simply, "Admirer." Then, the accident.
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- First there were roses and the notes in her mailbox signed simply, "Admirer." Then, the accident. One minute Chris Callaway was one of Hollywood's brightest rising stars, starting a new picture that could send her career skyrocketing; the next, she was falling from the unfinished deck of her beautiful new Malibu beach house...waking up blind, uncertain whether she would ever see again. An optimist and a fighter, Chris is determined not to let anyone know she can barely see. But neither Danny Devere, her hairdresser and confidant, nor Jon Larsen, the handsome young detective form LAPD's special stalker squad, can stop the notes that escalate into a chilling obsession. And as Stuart Woods's mesmerizing new page-turner races to its shocking climax, only a clever trap can stop the madman from stalking her--with beautiful Chris Callaway as the deadly bait.
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By Robbie Ward/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Democratic mayoral candidate Jason Shelton admits his law firm filing a lawsuit against the city just days after he qualified to run for office wasn't the best public relations move for his political campaign.
The lawsuit claims a young girl feeding ducks about a year ago at Ballard Park fell after a board broke on a stage area where she stood, causing "extensive bruising and back pain."
The lawsuit filed by attorney Chad Benoit said the city's Department of Parks and Recreation is liable for negligence related to the case.
"It was a case that an attorney at my firm had accepted and a deadline passed after I qualified," Shelton said.
However, if elected mayor, Shelton said his law firm, Shelton and Associates, will not represent anyone related to cases with the city of Tupelo. If elected, he said his firm won't even represent clients appearing in Tupelo Municipal Court.
"We're going to lose money in my law firm but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make because Tupelo is at crossroads," Shelton said.
Shelton isn't the only candidate seeking elected office in this year's Tupelo city elections with potential conflicts of interest. He joins at least four other candidates with real or perceived conflicts.
Ward 5 City Council candidate Buddy Palmer hasn't yet decided if he'll remain as a member on the board of directors of the Tombigbee Electric Power Association if elected as a councilman.
He would break no laws by serving on the board of directors for the nonprofit power association that serves customers in portions of Tupelo, othermunicipalities and unincorporated areas of Lee County and parts of surrounding counties. But questions could surface about whose interest he represents if the City Council faces issues related to Tupelo Water & Light and Tombigbee EPA.
Palmer's elected term on the power association ends later this year, but he could opt to seek to serve on the customer-owned utility company again.
"If I'm elected to the City Council, that's something I'd discuss with the city attorney," Palmer said.
Ward 1 candidate Daniel Owens has said repeatedly that he'll resign immediately from his fulltime job as a fireman with the Tupelo Fire Department if he's elected to the council. That would be required under state law.
Ward 3 candidate Liz Dawson is employed as community health director for North Mississippi Health Services, the parent organization for North Mississippi Medical Center. She said if elected she'll recuse herself of any votes related to NMMC and the city.
Chris Graham, assistant director and counsel at the Mississippi Ethics Commission, said months during an election cycle always involve phone calls to his office from candidates wondering about conflicts. He said a candidate having potential conflicts of interest isn't surprising.
"My experience has been folks who have run for public office are very active in their communities and successful in business," Graham said.
While Graham and other state Ethics Commission staff members don't make recommendations – that's the work of the 18-member commission – he and others research state law and help provide information for the group to base decisions on.
While he said candidates for Tupelo elected offices with potential conflict of interest issues may have unique situations, their issues fall into themes faced by the commission in prior years. Previous rulings by the Ethics Commission are posted on its website, although personal information is removed.
While most conflict of interest issues in Tupelo elections this year arise from first-time candidates, concerns can emerge for incumbents. Nettie Davis, Tupelo's longest serving City Council member, has a new potential conflict of interest.
Her adult daughter, Natalia Davis, was hired on Oct. 1, 2011, as a records clerk in the city's planning department. A longtime supporter of pay raises for city employees, Nettie Davis said she may not vote for another one since her daughter would be a beneficiary.
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Davis isn't the first council member to have family members working for the city. Cassandra Moore, head of the city's human resources department, said the city has a history of hiring immediate family of elected officials, even while some still served in office. The daughter of former councilman Thomas Bonds worked for the city while his father was on the City Council.
Graham of the Ethics Commission said ethical issues such as voting on pay raises for family members can be gray areas. For example, the commission may likely differentiate between votes for all employees or a vote specifically for an elected official's relative.
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Pope Benedict XVI made a sweeping appeal Sunday for peace in Syria and the Middle East, decrying the violence "which generates so much suffering. "Why so much horror? Why so many dead," Benedict said.
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Ron Guth: The 1845 Half Dime has the largest mintage of any date/mintmark combination from the 1840s, which translates into a common coin today. This date can be found readily in Mint State, where the most common grade is MS64. Gems are scarce and superb examples are semi-rare. Th best seen thus far is a single PCGS MS67+.
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Letter from Stephen MacKenna to Stephen McKenna (October 29, 1927), in Journal and Letters of Stephen MacKenna, ed. E.R. Dodds (London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1936), pp. 247-249 (at 248):
Jamesy Stephens and W.B. Yeats once hired a Frenchman to teach them French together: he began with a quarter of an hour on the rules for the agreement of past participles: Jamesy at last broke in "Excuse me, M. Dupont, what is meant by the agreement of the past participle?", and W.B. said "I was just going to ask you, Monnshure, what is a past participle?"
I don't know whether this is "cool stuff" or not, but it was"seen on the web" -- and I think it's funny. Why is it funny? I don't really know, but I'm guessing that it's funny because none of us is so very far removed from our original "innocence" about the meaning of traditional grammatical terms. It's the foggy feeling that I often have when confronted with a linguistic terminus technicus (often enough when confronted with one I've seen several times). This is the sort of experience that has led me relatively recently in my long years to the conviction that understanding a text or an utterance in an alien tongue is not fundamentally a matter of grammatical/linguistic analysis.


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Skip to comments.Lynn Swann Supporting Bush
Posted on 08/31/2004 12:20:05 PM PDT by DadOfFive
Lynn just gave a ringing endorsement of W on the convention floor.
Very impressive.
More info please!
Swann's been a long time supporter of Bush. It just seems like news because the media won't mention it.
not to sound stupid but who is Lynn Swann?
Indeed. Unfortunately, Franco Harris is supporting the dark side.
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In 1976 Lynn Swann came to Saudi Arabia (with Ray Mansfield) to visit our school. I was about10yrs old. He thru a football to me and I dropped it. Never forget that.
Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and TV commentator. Endorsement could help Bush in Pennsylvania.
Former Pittsburg Steelers great.
I'm assuming it's the hall of fame wide receiver from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
IOW, just some football player who was semi famous.
Never, ever mess with a guy named Lynn.
An NFL Hall of Famer. His mother wanted a daughter but had a son. She named him Lynn anyway. She made him take ballet. He took that expertise to the NFL before anyone did aerobic, yoga etc and brought a lot of challenging maneuvers to the game -- nobody could jump over a linebacker better than he could.
I can tell you are not a football fan. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers doing their SuperBowl heydey, and is known for the "immaculate reception. A great, agile, graceful receiver, and is in the Football Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers through their 4 Super Bowl wins.
Bradshaw/Swann....one of the best QB-WR pair of all time.
You must be pretty young.
I think he's also the chair or co-chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
Is he in the hall? I thought he never made it.
Yes, he was at Bush's very first 2004 rally-- in Florida.
Franco Harris caught "The Immaculate Reception".
Just now saw him with Shep - very impressive. Let's hope he can find his way over to Jennings, Blokaw, Blather and Blitzer....and Mathews.
The "Immaculate Reception" was made by Franco Harris.
COOL! I heard somewhere that Bradshaw didn't like GWB. I kinda find that hard to believe.
Not quite. Franco caught the Immaculate Reception.
Lynn Swann caught quite a few beauties in his career, but not the immaculate one.
Are you sure about Franco Harris going to the dark side? I also was under the impression Jerome Bettis was a Bush supporter.
We all knew he could catch, now we all know he can throw!
"is known for the "immaculate reception"
I thought Franco caught that pass?
I concur... another Bush supporter:
He's in the Hall -- 2001.
He got in the same year as my cousin did !
Swann's a great guy... always smiling.
Oops, I was about the 100th person to correct that.
Are you going to force us to ask you who your cousin is? You can't drop a nugget like that then clam up...
"The Immaculate Reception"."
I've been trying to find a MPEG of the Immaculate Reception to post here and have to head out for a while.
If anyone finds one, please ping me to it!
LOL I'm not young & I thought Lynn Swann was an aging actress.
I may be mistaken. :) However, I'm sure Terry Bradshaw does not like Bush.
Remember what the knock on Bradshaw as a QB was?
pretty clear you're not much of a fan either, as many other posters will be sure to tell you.
Franco Harris = immaculate reception
OOoo...I wouldn't want Mr. Swann to hear you say that.
LC Greenwood's not a girl either.
I didn't know Nolan was Ryan's middle name. My youngest son's middle name is Noland. His first name is not Lynn.
I've heard of men called Len or Lenny (and Squiggy?) and thought it was short for Leonard.
Gotta love Lynn Swann........what memories he's given us. (Of course I hated him and Terry Bradshaw in the days when they cleaned the Oilers clocks in the "big game")*~*. I've seen Swann catch footballs that SHOULD be humanly impossible to catch, but he did it and did it beautifully!
Bradshaw has ADD. Ironically, or maybe not, it was likely a contributing factor to his greatness as a QB.
One of the amazing receptions I've ever seen.
Fight on, 'SC!
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iPhone: Essential equipment.
A construction zone full of scissor lifts, cranes, and backhoe loaders might seem like a surprising setting for an iPhone. But at Sunbelt Rentals, iPhones are as indispensable as hard hats. With a two billion dollar inventory of rental equipment, the Fort Mill, SC-based firm is one of the largest equipment rental companies in the United States. And iPhone ensures that Sunbelt Rentals' sales team is constantly connected to real-time customer, business, and inventory information.
"Sunbelt is a service company," says John Stadick, Vice President of IT at Sunbelt Rentals. "And to be better than the competition, we use technology. iPhone gives us a competitive advantage—it's a big enabler for us."
More than 1200 of the company's sales people, field personnel, and executives keep their iPhones constantly at hand. "They get in a truck in the morning and drive from job site to job site, office to office, and they don't slow down," Stadick says. "iPhone works better for them than a laptop because of the power of the platform and its ease of use."
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iPhone communicates directly with Sunbelt Rentals' Microsoft Exchange Server, connecting the company's mobile workforce with push email, calendar, and contacts. In the field, Sunbelt Rentals' employees use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and iPhone to seamlessly interact with contacts and stay current on calendar events.
Distributing iPhone to the workforce is quick and easy, says Dean Moore, Sunbelt Rentals' Senior Systems Manager and Architect. The IT group activates and configures each new user's iPhone, adds a distribution and provisioning profile, and installs the company's proprietary iPhone app, Mobile SalesPro, all in about ten seconds. "The iPhone tools are simple to use and make the deployment process very smooth," Moore says.
With iPhone, Sunbelt Rentals can be confident that their data remains secure. Each iPhone has an encrypted user ID and password, and any data sent between iPhones and corporate systems is encrypted as well. "With the security in iPhone and in our application, we maintain the level of integrity that we need," says Moore. "iPhone is more secure than a laptop in the field. If an iPhone was lost or stolen, we could instantly remote-wipe that device."
And thanks to the intuitive iPhone user interface, there's no need to train the workforce. "The iPhone UI is the best I've seen on any mobile device," says Stadick. "It does no good to roll out these devices if the interface is difficult to use. With iPhone, Sunbelt employees are instantly productive."
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Sunbelt Rentals' custom iPhone application, Mobile SalesPro, ties multiple systems and databases into a single package for the sales team. The app connects the corporate point-of-sale system, inventory control and management platform, and ERP system. Sales reps can retrieve sales data, inventory reports, and complete customer histories. Sales quotes and reports are shared in real time, so they reflect constantly changing rates and equipment availability.
Mobile SalesPro on iPhone enables the sales team to respond immediately to customer requests. "Our sales cycles are short," says Stadick. "If you can't answer a customer's question or fill their need fairly quickly, there's a good chance somebody else will come in and win the business. We can answer a question with iPhone while literally standing in the dirt on a job site."
For example, Moore recalls, "We had a general contractor ask about a specific piece of equipment. The sales rep pulled his iPhone out and found a picture of the equipment using Mobile SalesPro, the contractor saw that the equipment would do the job, and we had a rental."
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Subtitled 'New Chope music from Mozambique', this compilation is the first release from GlobeStyle's recent trip to Mozambique. Durao plays the mbila (plural Timbila) which is the xylophone of the Chope people. The music is normally played in large orchestras with sophisticated suites of compositions and song arrangements. The reason for the word 'New' in the subtitle is that GlobeStyle recorded Durao in a 16 track studio in Maputo, where he overlaid several Timbila and was accompanied on bass, drumkit and percussion, with added chorus & backing vocals. Durao himself handled the lead vocals. This has produced a modern/ roots sound which is a first for this kind of music and hopefully will encourage further experimentation in this field. The album was mixed in the more sophisticated surroundings of a London studio to create a modern sound from this old tradition. Unique!


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PRICE-Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Elmo "Duke" Priano, age 81, passed away peacefully Oct. 25, 2010 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo.
He was born Aug. 30, 1929 in Spring Canyon, Utah to Anton S. Priano and Leah E. Colton. Married Helen June Stevens, Jan. 30, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Elmo was a lifelong resident of Carbon County where he attended local schools and received a certificate of welding from the College of Eastern Utah. He was a dedicated coal miner who worked in various mines in the area. He was a retired member of the United Mine Workers of America District #22. He was proud of his country and honorably served in the US Army during Korea. Elmo loved 4-wheeling and in his younger years he was an avid motorcycle rider. He loved wintering in Arizona, boating on Lake Powell, camping and tinkering in his garage. He loved working in his yard and his home was a welcoming place for all to enjoy. His family was the single most important thing in his life and he cherished every moment he spent with them. "Duke" would go to any length to help his family, friends, neighbors or anyone in need.
Survived by his loving wife, Helen Priano, Price; children, Janet Sanchez, Price; Elaine (Eric) Allred, Helper; Todd E. (Shelly) Priano, Price; nine grandchildren, Tory, Nikki, Michael, Jessica, Deric, Anthony, Heather, Dylan and Chance; six great-grandchildren, November, Colton, Jayden, Mike, Costa and Dominic.
He was preceded in death by his son, Lloyd W. Priano; mother, Leah and step-father, Homer (Rip) Thomas; father, Tony and step-mother, Carmella Priano; sister, Geraldine S. Pierce; brothers, Anthony and James R. Priano.
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Channel 4 New Comedy Writing Award Winner tells true tales of her devout, whale-hunting ancestor's triumph against disaster in the Arctic. Packed with gags, silliness, science, stiff upper lips, dodgy props and useful survival tips for any 19th Century whaling expeditions you might join.
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Located north of Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape, Addo National Park is the best place in South Africa to spot elephants. Set up in 1931 to protect the region's dwindling elephant population, Addo National Park is now a sanctuary to some 600 elephants as well as the remaining four animals in the Big 5 consort. It also encompasses a stretch of coast where great white sharks and southern right whales visit in season
Cape Town - The Mother CityView on map
With gorgeous golden beaches, a thriving arts scene, attractive architecture and bountiful natural beauty, it's little wonder that Cape Town is southern Africa's most visited city. Fronting the Atlantic Ocean and backed by the dramatic flat-topped massif of Table Mountain, Cape Town has more than enough to entertain with easy access to the charming villages of the neighbouring wine regions.
Kruger National Park - The Big 5 and moreView on map
Located in the northeastern corner of South Africa across almost 20,000 sq km of sub-tropical woodland, the world-famous Kruger National Park is one of Africa's largest game reserves, home to a staggering diversity of wildlife including the Big 5 of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. The numbers of these iconic animals are equally as impressive with sightings of leopard, giraffe and cheetah reasonably common.
Port Elizabeth - Coastal charmView on map
Situated in the Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth is a large, populous city with great weather and superb scenery. The city is lined with pristine beaches which lead to a number of hidden caves and lagoons. Historically and culturally the city is important and there are a number of museums and memorials showcasing this. With so much to offer, Port Elizabeth should be visited by anyone travelling along the Garden Route which follows the glorious coast.
Stellenbosch - Winelands and cultureView on map
For wine aficionados, Stellenbosch is a veritable paradise. Rolling hills and vineyards make up the city's landscape as do historical buildings and the city's highly-respected university, responsible for the multitude of students on bikes zipping through the streets. Throughout the city are several prominent wine estates offering tasting sessions and tours for those hoping to learn more about the wine-making process. Stellenbosch is also heavily involved with the Arts with a number of excellent museums and galleries.
Sun City - Family funView on map
The ultimate getaway for adults and families alike, Sun City is a pleasure resort with golf courses, water parks and a casino just some of what is on offer at this magical kingdom. There are also bumper boats and a kids club for the younger guests as well as several safari options for those seeking a bit of adventure. In the evening performances of all kinds take place including cabaret productions and beauty pageants.
South Africa Travel Guide
To help you plan your trip we've put together an essential guide on travel to South Africa covering the weather, visas and what to expect on safari.
Best Places to Visit
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Safari Wildlife Guide
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The TCD Trust
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Recommended Reading
- Long Walk to Freedom
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- Tomorrow is Another Country
by Allister Sparks
- Disgrace
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Facts about South Africa
- Table Mountain has over 1,500 species of plants, more than the entire United Kingdom.
- South Africa is home to the second highest waterfall in the world, Tugela Falls where the water tumbles down 2,789 feet.
- The oldest remains of modern humans, over 100,000 years old, were found in Klasies River Cave in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa Travel Advice:
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Online Travel Resources for South Africa:
REFER TO: Rough Guides, Fodors, Frommers, Footprints, CN Traveller and World Travel Guide.
ALSO SEE: The official South Africa Tourist Organisation site and the latest South Africa Weather Updates from the BBC.
SOUTH AFRICA TRAVEL BLOGS: Our choice of top blogs from South Africa - Yomzansi, Inspired Living SA and Mzansi Girl.
Highlights of South Africa
Stand atop iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town, soak up the spectacular views from God's Window in Mpumalanga, go in search of the Big Five Kruger National Park or visit the UNESCO-listed and jewel of South Africa, the St Lucia wetlands. Drive the scenic Garden Route, a spectacular stretch of coastline running between George and Port Elizabeth. Trek in the Drakensberg Mountains, sample fine wines in Stellenbosch and discover pristine coral reefs, diving in Maputaland. Discover the enchanting Kingdoms of Swaziland, Lesotho and more! Whether you explore it on an overland safari, a lodge safari or a tailormade holiday, you'll soon discover that South Africa truly is a world in one country.


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Today we're playing Odd Shots Monday. This photo meme, hosted by Katney's Kaboodle, usually involves an "unusual" snap. And the theme just fits right in with the oddball collection of "stuff" I'd like to announce today.
Shradda & April, over at The Self Love Project, included me in a game of Picture Tag. The object is to open your first photo folder on the computer. Scroll down to the 10th photo. Post that photo and story on your blog. Tag three others (or more) friends to do the same.
OK, kids, I've posted my Superior Snap. I challenge these bloggers to do the same:
OK, now we're into the "bling" part of our program. Amy, who blogs over at One Size Fits All, blinged me while I was at the beach. Sorry, hon, for just now getting around to this! Five little ol' rules accompany this accolade:
- "The Honest Scrap" award must be shared.
- The recipient has to tell 10 true things about themselves that no one else knows.
- The recipient has to pass along the award to 10 more bloggers.
- Those 10 bloggers all have to be notified they have been given this award.
- Those 10 bloggers should link back to the blog that awarded them.
So, here goes nuthin':
- Amy is a graduate of Our Humble High School. In fact, she was a newspaper editor under Mrs. Scribe! I'd like to say I taught her everything she knows, but that would be a lie.
- School starts for moi on August 31. I'm looking forward to it for some strange reason this year.
- Last year's newspaper staff at Our Humble High School just racked up a bunch of awards in an important state contest. In fact, the staff won more individual attaboys than any previous staff under Mrs. Scribe's jurisdiction except for Amy's staff, which won the most!
- I throw lefty, but I bat righty.
- I can say the alphabet backwards. My Nana taught me.
- I've broken the ring finger on my left hand 7 times.
- I'm related to both General Robert E. Lee & Merriweather Lewis, the guy of Lewis & Clark fame.
- I've been married longer than many of you have been on this Earth.
- As a high-schooler, I attended a Doors concert with a press pass that gave me access to the stage. I got to see Jim Morrison drink himself into a stupor & then promptly forget the words to "Light My Fire."
- I went to the same high school as Steve Miller, of The Steve Miller Band. He's older, though. And probably wiser.
I'm required by law & all that is holy to pass this groovy award along to 10 most-deserving bloggers. Here goes:
- Fractured Toy
- Magical Mystery Teacher
- Optimistic Cynicism
- Show My Face
- Teacher Girl
- Ignorant Historian
- The Dark Side of the Chalkboard
- The Journey
- Turtle Droppings
The bling gets even sweeter, from here on out...
Remember Soccer Boy & the drippy cone? I posted this Superior Snap in an attempt to win a year's worth of ice cream. The contest, sponsored by 5 Minutes for Mom, closed out at the end of July. And guess what? Your Humble Scribe is a winner! Well, I didn't win the Grand Prize, but any free ice cream is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, as Uncle Lewie used to say!
And yes, it's true, y'all...I love to read. Which is why winning a book in a giveaway is such a sweet surprise! Lisa M. from Chaos Chronicles just gifted me with The Friends We Keep, by Sarah Zacharias Davis. Looks like a lovely way to while away the hours, waiting for school to start. It's supposed to be a good read, so I'm psyched!
And last, but certainly not least, recently annointed Superior Scribbler Jenny Mac over at Let's Have a Cocktail bestowed this beautiful bling on me just yesterday. She wanted to thank those who've been kind to her recently, so she created the I Give Good Blog Award. Here are the rules, according to Ms. Mac:
"No one really likes rules, do they? I shall make mine simple," Jenny says. "Make a cocktail, pick out some of your favorite bloggers. Send this award to 4 of them. Tell them why you think they give good blog. There are SO many fascinating, witty, and fantastic bloggers; let's invite them all to the party.
"Or you can just put it on your mantle and watch it sparkle. And if you think it sassy that I created my own Award, just consider it a grown up and virtual version of a friendship bracelet." Thanks, Jenny! Couldn't have said it better myself.
The cocktail I choose is Jenny M.'s Watermelon Bloody Mary. And the bloggers I choose, because they're inveterate Scribe Fans, are:
Well, y'all, that wraps it up for moi. Please make sure to enter my Silly Sunday Sweepstakes. And don't forget Odd Shots Monday!


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Debt Overhang and Capital Regulation
Anat R. Admati
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Peter M. DeMarzo
Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Martin F. Hellwig
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; University of Bonn - Department of Economics
Paul C. Pfleiderer
Stanford Graduate School of Business
March 23, 2012
Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 114
MPI Collective Goods Preprint, No. 2012/5
We analyze shareholders' incentives to change the leverage of a firm that has already borrowed substantially. As a result of debt overhang, shareholders have incentives to resist reductions in leverage that make the remaining debt safer. This resistance is present even without any government subsidies of debt, but it is exacerbated by such subsidies.
Our analysis is relevant to the debate on bank capital regulation, and complements Admati et al. (2010). In that paper we argued that subsidies that favor debt over equity are the key reason that banks funding costs would be lower if they "economize" on equity. Subsidies come from public funds, and reducing them does not represent a social cost. It is thus irrelevant for assessing regulation. Other arguments made to support claims that "equity is expensive" are flawed.
Like reduction in subsidies, the effects of leverage reduction on bank managers or shareholders do not represent a social cost. In fact, we show that debt overhang creates inefficiency, since shareholders would resist recapitalization even when this would increase the combined value of the firm to shareholders and creditors. Moreover, debt overhang creates an "addiction" to leverage through a ratchet effect. In the presence of government guarantees, the inefficiencies of excessive leverage are not fully reflected in banks' borrowing costs.
Since banks' high leverage is a source of systemic risks and imposes costs on the public, resistance to leverage reduction leads to social inefficiencies. The main beneficiaries from high leverage may be bank managers. The majority of the banks' shareholders, who hold diversified portfolios and who are part of the public, are likely to be net losers. Our analysis highlights the critical importance of effective capital regulation and high equity requirements, especially for large and "systemic" financial institutions.
We analyze shareholders' preferences when choosing among various ways leverage can be reduced. We show that, with homogeneous assets, if the firm's security and asset trades have zero NPV, and the firm has a single class of debt outstanding, then shareholders find it equally undesirable to deleverage through asset sales, pure recapitalization, or asset expansion with new equity. When these conditions are not met, shareholders can have strong preferences for one approach over another. For example, if the firm can buy back junior debt, asset sales are the preferred way to reduce leverage. This preference for asset sales, or "deleveraging," can persist even if such sales are inefficient and reduce the total value of the firm.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 42
Keywords: capital regulation, financial institutions, capital structure, "too big to fail," systemic risk, bank equity, debt overhang, underinvestment, recapitalization, deleveraging, bankruptcy costs, Basel
JEL Classification: G21, G28, G32, G38, H81, K23
Date posted: March 30, 2012
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Posted By: Rikkert // Channel Classics
Total Posts: 13
Joined Date: 19 Apr 2012
Here's a huge list of quotes, describing the DAC converters known to be used by Channel Classics customers. Do you use one of these? Tell us your experiences and converter of choice.
- My DAC is a Wavelength Silver Crimson/Denominator Module
- I'm using a CEntrance DACport, which is a really great portable DAC.
- I have three DAC converters – a Weiss DAC202, Naim DAC, and for portable use, a Centrance DACport. The Naim DAC is a part of my home system
- I am currently using and Audio Research DAC 8.
- I purchased the PerfectWave from PSA.
- I ran it through Media Monkey and dbPoweramp
- system:XP with Asio4All,J.River MC15,Audiophilleo 2 USB to S/PDIF-converter with Aqvox USB power supply,Eastern Electric Mini Max DAC(ES 9018 DAC-chip) with LME49990 op-amps .
- I have the Music Streamer II+ from High Resolution Technologies
Cambridge Audio DacMagic.
- That goes by USB to a Musical Fidelity Link to a Benchmark DAC 1.
- I play 192/24 tracks on Linn Akurate DS
- Apogee Duet 2 and about 20 megabits/second
- My laptop (with Foobar) decodes 24/192 just fine.
- The DAC I use is a CEntrance DACport; so far I have listened using Pure Music (by Channel D) and Audio Technica ATH-AD900 headphones
- I am using MediaMonkey manager and burning 44.1 discs for
playback. I am in the process of putting together a music server which c/o Toshiba, 18" display e/w HS USB ports per Audio Research app. The DAC is Audio Research DAC-8 e/w dual dacs per chan. This dac formats up to 192/24.
- My playback system is a Mach 2 Music MacMini Music Server into a DB Labs USB Tranquiliy DAC
- I downloaded onto my Macbook laptop and using software called XLD converted the FLAC file to Apple lossless which then plays via iTunes
I have an Arcam rDAC which I stream via USB and then via analogue interconnects to my headphone amp and then on to my headphones. I also stream to my Arcam solo and my main hi fi
- The DAC I am using is just a DIY kit.
- I´m using AIMP2 to listen to flac, wav and other music formats.
- The DAC is a Xitel Hifilink (Usb to analogue stereo)
- I am using a PSAudio PWD DAC, into a Mark Levinson amp and B&W 802d speakers
- Linn Klimax and playing it through my Unison Research S8 valve amp
- I'm using an iMac>Berkeley Alpha USB>Berkeley Alpha DAC for playback – 24/192 whenever possible.
-I am using an HT Omega Claro Halo sound card in my computer. This card has an internal, excellent DAC. The secret to success is twofold: 1. Use ASIO drivers, 2. The output of this (or any) sound card connected to a stereo system should include a Jensen ISO-MAX model CI-2RR isolation transformer in the signal path.
-I have a Weiss DAC 202.
-DAC is Ayre QB-9 USB DAC upgraded to 24/192Khz.
-I'm using an iMac>Berkeley Alpha USB>Berkeley Alpha DAC for playback – 24/192
-I chose 24/96 as I use USB through a musical Fidelity V-DacII. This Dac will upsample to 24/192
-I stream my files from a PC using JRiver software through an Asus Xonar Essence sound card. Output is through SPDIF to a Moon 300D DAC plugged into a Moon i5.3 amp hooked up to Thiel CS2.4 speakers.
-I own a Linn Majik DS which can play the 192/24 downloads.
-I'm using a Squeezebox Transporter connect to a Wyred4Sound DAC2. Squeezebox
server is running on a home-built 2 core Linux machine.
-DAC is Musical Fidelity M1 DAC.
-I use an Apogee Mini-DAC with a FireWire port to play my 192/24 files.
-I am using a logitech Squeezebox Touch as a server to a V-Dac DAC to my stereo.
-I play my music with my iMac - Decibel-software - Weiss Int203 - Devialet D-Premier
-I'm using an Arcam rDAC connected by spdif to a Julia soundcard (ASUS i5 2nd gen pc, Windows 7 (64bit), JRMedia Centre, Julia/rDAC, Hafler pre/power, Totem STTF spkrs).
-I'm using Signalyst on Windows 7 64bit and the DAC is MyTek Stereo192
-I stream files to my Logitech, then the go into my Hegel HD10 DAC
-Currently I use a HRT music streamer II DAC (only capable of 24/96) but I intend to upgrade soon to something that can take 24/192.
-My Hifi is by Linn, and is fantastic. It is an Akurate DSM and Akurate 4200 power amp, biamping PMC OB1i speakers. I use an iPAD to control it, using Chorus DS usually, but also Songbook and Kinsky
-I did download the whole album in approximately 60 minutes. I am currently using a Cambridge Audio - Dac Magic - DAC converter. This model in particular is able to play at 24 bits / 96kHz. Also, just to say I do connect my notebook to a M2Tech - HiFace Digital Audio Interface which is likewise connected to the aforementioned DAC. By the way, as a Media Player I use Foobar2000.
-Converter is a Metrum Acoustics Octave, my second system uses a NAD M2 digital amplifier, the amplifier is actually a great dac. I use Squeeze Server on the Nas and a Touch as well as a Duet to go from ethernet to S/PDIF.
-MacBook Pro or a Squeezebox Touch, both by digital output using a Cambrige Audio DacMagic on a Marantz amplifier.
-Regarding DACs, I have 2 setups, one includes a Blacknote DAC30 (an assyncronous USB 2.0 DAC with a valve output stage); in the other setup I use a firewire M-Audio interface (a profire 610) to send an spdif signal to a Lyndgorf Millennium – which is a power dac or a full digital amplifier that only has digital inputs.
-I'm using a NuForce portable DAC that does not handle
192/24, being limited to 96/24. However, Media Monkey does the conversion
nicely. In fact, I'm quite new to portable audiophile systems, and am still
learning. Being on the road 5/7, I wanted a relatively good and light
solution. I believe I put together a decent one - the NuForce DAC &
headphone amplifier does its job, a top-quality USB gold cable helps, and my
new B&W P5 represent a great compromise between quality and portability. I'm
using J River and MediaMonkey as library managers. However, I'm reproducing
sound via a minimalist player, JPlay - great sound indeed.
-17" MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD
Lion, Pure Music and iTunes
Locus Design Polestar USB Cable
HRT Music Streamer Pro
Cardas balanced adapter cables
Blossom Blo-0299 balanced headphone amp with Welborne labs power supply
Moon Audio Black Dragon balanced Denon AH-D5000 headphones
-At home, I have a Mac mini with Snow Leopard, Pure Music and iTunes feeding a Sonicweld Diverter HR and a Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC (the original version) with all Locus Design cables except for a Moon Audio Blue Dragon USB cable. The Mac mini has 8GB of RAM with a 128GB SSD and the music is on a FireWire-connected LaCie RAID 1 drive with incremental backups done manually using SilverKeeper.
-I have a pc based system downloading files to an ASUS computer, running Windows 7 and playing music with WINAMP, then I lead the signal to an AYRE QB9 DAC via USB port, then to my PASS amplifier. Opera Callas Diva loudspeakers. Kimber and Atlas cables and power cord
-Dell Latitude D830 with Intel CPU 2.2 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Disk, Windows XP fully updated.
J River Media Center 17 used only for audio (this software has impressed me).
Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus with support for USB 2.0 24 bit/192 kHz ASIO.
TacT RCS 2.2X including digital room correction.
Lyngdorf CD-1 used only as a CD-transport with 192 kHz upsamling for the TacT RCS 2.2X.
Marantz SA-11S1 with 2-channel SACD only.
ADAM Audio Tensor Delta (Active 3-ways loudspeakers under control of the TacT RCS 2.2X).
Dynaudio SUB 300 (Active sub-woofers as separate pairs for both left and right under control of the TacT RCS 2.2X).
-My replay system is an Aurender S10 and an Audio Research DAC8 (kimber select cables, Dynavector amps and Shahinian Hawk speakers). Your download unzips itself in the designated directory. I simply copy the root folder (with contents of course) to the Aurender. The Aurender plays flac files (among other formats) and the iPad app reads the metadata so selecting the album and playing it is easy.
If I'm working at my desk , my simple and not that good sounding replay is from my Mac Pro using Decibel through the audio out on the Mac to my Tivoli Audio Radio 2 which has a little sub woofer as well.
-I have a 2009 iMac running OS X Lion (10.7.2), and I used XLD to convert the FLAC files to Apple Lossless, which is how I store my music files. (I listen using Apple Lossless at home, but convert to 256 mp3 for listening via my iPhone.)
download the files at a speed of around 1.5 - 2 Mb/sec (which is about the limit of my internet connection), I use a Cambridge Audio DACMagic Plus as a DAC
-I feel I have a quite revealing system consisting of a Benchmark USB DAC1 PRE that is capable of reproducing 24/192, but following the advice of John Siau of Benchmark I opted for the 24/96 solution. Also, I am using iTunes on an Apple computer, and the built-in software, Core Audio, is limited to 96kHz. I am, however, very much in doubt about whether to go for 96kHz or 192kHz. Sometimes I use VLC, which on 24/192 recordings does show a higher bitrate, but ultimately I think the signal is limited by Core Audio.
The rest of my system is pretty unorthodox in that I am using a Berning MicroZOTL tube headphone amp for amplification. It only has 1 watt but this is sufficient for driving my Klipschorns (Heresy corner horns) to very high sound levels. The sound itself is pretty amazing - detailed and effortless.
I will think about comments and suggestions to your website and contact you again if I come up with anything. So far I am pleased with what I consider the best recordings I have heard anywhere on the internet. I wish all digital recordings had this level, and I would not miss analogue that much.
Posted By: Daan van Aalst
Total Posts: 1
Joined Date: 19 Apr 2012
I currently use a DAC1 (Benchmark) for direct playback from the computer. Unfortunately it doesn't support DSD so I have to use alternatives to listnen to Super Audio.
Posted By: Ron Dunglison
Total Posts: 1
Joined Date: 25 Apr 2012
Linn Klimax DS through Wavelength MM2 Opus cables to Nagra amplification to Wilson XLF speakers. Magic combination.
Posted By: Richard Foster
Total Posts: 1
Joined Date: 5 May 2012
dCS Scarlatti
Posted By: Philip Cockbain
Total Posts: 2
Joined Date: 1 Jul 2012
Used to use Ayre QB9. Now use Esoteric K-01
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Recognition & Verification of Food Safety Inspection Officers
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