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Following in the footsteps of the already Kickstarted Shadowrun Returns, Cliffhanger Productions has brought another Shadowrun ip to Europe's own Kickstarter program in the shape of Shadowrun Online.
Where Shadowrun Returns is focused primarily on providing a single-player adventure experience, Shadowrun Online – like its tabletop game equivalent – is all about experiencing the gritty "used future" atmosphere of the world of Shadowrun together with friends in 'tactical but fluid' turn based combat.
'Our whole game concept has the fans at its heart,' said Jan Wagner, Managing Director of Cliffhanger Productions. 'From our unique player driven plotline to connecting the community on the Shadowrun Universe website directly with the game, we want to bring games back where they belong: To the people who play them.'
Cliffhanger is teaming up with creative talent from Catalyst Game Labs and Hare Brained Schemes as well as previous Shadowrun authors, coordinating on story elements and pooling writing talent. That cooperation will lead to allowing players to directly affect the on-going tabletop storyline through their game play of Shadowrun Online and also connect to the Shadowrun Returns plot.
'I think coordination between the different Shadowrun products is important,' said Jason Hardy, Shadowrun Line Developer for the tabletop RPG. 'I've been really pleased at how open the different parties have been to pooling cool ideas and coming up with ways to interweave plot lines to make the playing experience as awesome as possible.'
Players will meet and mingle in social hubs, before picking missions and eventually heading off into the dystopian world of the 2070s. The online game will available for the browser on PC and Mac as well as Android tablets and iPads, using the Unity3D engine to create high quality graphics and visual effects.
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The younger Wyatt is a talented defensive line prospect that has drawn interest from a number of schools and scholarship offers from Kansas, Northwestern and Rice. Wyatt said he was at OSU to visit the practice and was not on spring break.
Wyatt made the trip to Stillwater with his teammate Joe Dineen and his family. The 6-2, 190-pound Dineen is listed as a quarterback and a safety on the roster, but last season spent most of his time at safety, finishing with three interceptions and over 70 total tackles. He also rushed for more than 500 yards and nine touchdowns in spot duty at running back.
Dineen is also getting loads of college attention and has some historic ties to Kansas as his grandfather Ron Oelschlager played football for the Jayhawks in the 1960s, and his great grandfather J. Roy Holliday played basketball for Kansas and legendary coach Phog Allen back in the '30s.
We didn't talk with either player while they were on campus but it appeared both players were having a good time.

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China says aims to banish superstition, promote knowledge
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is struggling to get its estimated 100 million religious believers to banish superstitious beliefs about things like sickness and death, the country's top religious affairs official told a state-run newspaper.
Wang Zuoan, head of the State Administration of Religious Affairs, said there had been an explosion of religious belief in China along with the nation's economic boom, which he attributed to a desire for reassurance in an increasingly complex world.
While religion could be a force for good in officially atheist China, it was important to ensure people were not mislead, he told the Study Times, a newspaper published by the Central Party School which trains rising officials.
"For a ruling party which follows Marxism, we need to help people establish a correct world view and to scientifically deal with birth, ageing, sickness and death, as well as fortune and misfortune, via popularizing scientific knowledge," he said, in rare public comments on the government's religious policy.
"But we must realize that this is a long process and we need to be patient and work hard to achieve it," Wang added in the latest issue of the Study Times, which reached subscribers on Sunday.
"Religion has been around for a very long time, and if we rush to try to push for results and want to immediately 'liberate' people from the influence of religion, then it will have the opposite effect and push people in the opposite direction."
About half of China's religious followers are Christians or Muslims, with the other half Buddhists or Daoists, he said, admitting the real total number of believers was probably much higher than the official estimate of 100 million.
Wang did not address specific issues, such as what happens after the exiled spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism the Dalai Lama dies, testy relations with the Vatican or controls on Muslims in the restive Xinjiang region in the west. Continued...


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John Finney, executive director of the Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County, said the agency has no money left for home-heating assistance.
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The annual program has served a little more than 1,300 seniors and home-bound residents in the first wave of consumers beginning Nov. 1 at a cost of almost a half million dollars, he said.That exhausted the available funding, leaving no money for those waiting for the Dec. 1 sign.
Each year, the EOA opens applications Nov. 1 for the elderly and home bound for the first month, then opens Dec. 1 for the general public on a first-come, first serve basis.
"When he have money in the bank, then we can talk," Finney said. "We are not going to frustrate the public."
The agency knew money would be tight, announcing in October that funding had been cut from last year's $2.9 million to $1.1 million this year. They foresaw potential problems in part because of the overall ailing economy and its impact on low-income families.


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Naomi was scarred and lost her hair and eyelashes after the acid throwing on her way home to Dagenham at the end of a shift at a shop in Stratford, East London, on December 30.
She said the liquid was thrown by a person in a niqab which covered their face.
Officers seized Naomi's laptop and among the searches were sites on Katie Piper, the campaigning model scarred by an attack in 2008, according to reports.
Naomi's family have also been quizzed about whether she could have thrown the liquid on herself.
Her boyfriend Ato Owede, 23, dismissed the idea as "crazy".
He added: "The police are concentrating on the wrong things at the moment in terms of researching acid attacks. They are just coming to a silly conclusion."
Family friend, Sheila Maclean, described it as "innocuous" that Naomi may have watched a Channel 4 documentary on Katie on her laptop. She said it was due to an interest in make-up.
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Naomi spent a month in hospital and intensive treatment at a burns unit restored sight in her left eye and partial sight in her right eye.
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At the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, amidst a bounty of important new car introductions, one vehicle seemed to steal the spotlight. Land Rover unveiled a concept that will serve as the foundation for the next generation of its aging icon, the Defender. Interpreting such an enduring symbol of your brand for a new generation and new market realities is no easy task — perhaps only the Volkswagen Beetle and the Mini Cooper can compare —but Land Rover's Gerry McGovern is confident in his team's effort.
The proof? The DC100 concept, which made its debut in a couple different configurations in Frankfurt, was the hands-down hit of the show, winning numerous awards for best concept and best vehicle. Whether this initial burst of excitement translates into a successful replacement for the Land Rover's purest, truest torchbearer remains to be seen in the final product. Based on our talk with Mr. McGovern, Land Rover enthusiasts the world over should have no concerns when the Defender's flame eventually passes in the next few years.
What follows are McGovern's own words on the future of the Defender, as well as the repositioning of the Land Rover brand in the coming years.
kilometer magazine – The press materials you released for the DC100 state that this concept will continue to evolve as it comes closer to market, with input from the people who use them. What are the core attributes that absolutely have to be there when a new Defender comes to market?
Gerry McGovern – Well, it's got to be incredibly capable. It's got to be able to do all the things you'd expect a modern day Defender to do in terms of payload capacity, towing capacity, all terrain capability. Part of the reaction I've been getting is a lot of people saying, "Can it really do all those things? It looks so blooming good." And I suppose part of the design execution speaks to what we call a premium durability. And with modern materials you can have a certain look and yet it can still be incredibly strong and durable.
A good case in point is the vehicle out there today, the DC100 concept dressed as a Red Cross vehicle. Now, we've had a relationship with the Red Cross for many years, and they were more than happy to have us put the concept out there with their logo and name on it. They wouldn't use a vehicle that couldn't do all the things they need it to do. It's got to go over every terrain, it's got to go through hot climates and cold climates, it's got to be able to carry things, it's got to be incredibly functional. That's the baseline.
The fact that we're trying to stretch the appeal of this vehicle is part of an overall strategy for Land Rover and Land Rover-badged vehicles. And I say that because they're differentiated from Range Rover, particularly in the North American market where there's a perception that Range Rover and Land Rover are two separate brands, which of course they're not – Land Rover is the brand, and Range Rover is the luxury arm of that. So I'm specifically talking about Land Rover-badged vehicles because we're in the process now of developing a whole new generation of them. And Defender is a fundamental part of that, but it needs to be able to relate to the next generation of Discovery, Freelander, etc. – and maybe there are some other opportunities as well – so that what we develop is a cohesive point of view, a relevant group of vehicles for the brand – as opposed to these disparate vehicles that have been generated over time – to make sure that we have the right balance and the right amount of differentiation, targeted to be market-specific and usage-specific, for that matter.
km – As you move forward with the distinction in the branding, it sounds like Land Rover will become more utilitarian.
GM – At the base of it, yes, certainly with Defender. Although, if you look at the market, if you look at utility vehicles for a start, there's something like 2.5 million units sold globally per year. If you move to the left, where you've got the multi-purpose, crossover, more car-like vehicles, a multitude of different types of vehicles, you've got something like five million. If you look at Freelander (LR2), Discovery (LR4) and Defender, they play across those segments, so it's about tuning those vehicles [to market demands].
They've all got to be capable – even Evoque is highly capable – but this new Defender has to be indestructible. You need to be able to kick the hell out of it and have it get up for more. But it must also have the ability to stretch and to appeal to people that want to use it for a multitude of lifestyle activities that aren't necessarily related to a basic utilitarian function. They'll want it to be incredibly durable, but they'll want that image as well. That's what the Sport version is all about.
I still live in California, and I used to live on Monarch Beach and in the morning I'd go up to the end where you've got Dana Point and the Ritz-Carlton, and you'd see all the surfers there, and you'd see them with all their stuff in the back of all sorts of vehicles. These were serious surfers, and that Sport is exactly the type of vehicle that would resonate with that group of people. And then you consider all the other types of modern-day activities…
So for me I'm intrigued by the "stretch" of the next Defender. In its base form it can be stripped right down, it can be "hose-outable." But I think we have to have the ability to dress it as well, because personalization is quite important to people, and then relating the personalization to the usage.
Some people are getting pre-occupied with it. I spoke to an enthusiast yesterday who said, "It's gone too far." I said, "What do you want us to do?" and he said, "Don't change it!"
But that's not a good business proposition. Actually, I'm as big a fan of the original Defender as anybody, but within a short amount of time it won't meet pedestrian safety or crash performance; its interior packaging is already not competitive, nor are its ergonomics, its driver interfaces or its comfort; there aren't airbags, and so on. And it was built to manufacturing processes from a by-gone age; and maybe that's part of its charm, but we can't build a good business plan on that. We all love cars, but we're in a business as well.
And this concept is as much about generating a vehicle for a new generation of people, because the world has changed anyway. Clearly we don't want to alienate our current customer base, but we do want to grow it.
km – The headlights seem to be the most controversial element of the design, specifically their slope. Tell us about that decision.
GM – If you look at the concept, it's got quite a lot of the key elements of a Defender, but treated in a modern way. It's got the vertical body side, but it's got more form in it because that gives it strength and also allows us to press the panels more easily. Put that (pointing to a Defender) on a tool and it's flat, you can't press it; more will be scrap than will be good. It's got the planton roof, it's got the equal glass-to-body relationship, so you've still got the good vision out of the vehicle – that's what the latticing is about in the rear post. It's got that wheel at each corner, the overall picture of business.
I'd say the one area [where it differs most from the current Defender] is the angled front, but part of that is aerodynamics; it's got more plan shape and more lean, so that helps out a lot. And then it's pedestrian safety [requirements]. I mean, you start putting vertical fronts on and…well, we have all these numbers we have to meet.
Having said that, Mr. Tata gets very involved; he comes over every eight to ten weeks, and I spend a whole day with him. He's highly design-literate, trained as an architect. Now, he doesn't come along and say, "I want this and I want that…" just because he's the chairman, but he gives us his view. He's incredibly supportive of design; particularly he's very keen to get a balance between design and engineering right so that our vehicles don't just become the consequence of their engineering. That's crucially important when you're talking about luxury vehicles, but it's also a factor here because design is just as important to a Defender as it is to a Range Rover.
But we've had this debate, and we've had a lot of discussion about the angle of that front. And you know, you may find the production version might not have as much angle as the concept. We're intrigued to know what people think, but at the end of the day we can't design by committee.
The question I have is, "Have we gone too far, because I don't think we've gone too far at all, or have we gone far enough?' It's all about balance: you go too far and you become generic, you lose your brand image and you're lost in the masses; you don't go far enough and you're retrospective and you're old news and then you're dead.
It's about getting that balance. Irrespective of the design, it's got to be able to do all those things we talked about first.
km – You mentioned that the current Defender was designed with an old, inefficient manufacturing process. Can a new Defender be built cost-competitively as a modern vehicle?
GM – It has to be. This has to be built within modern-day manufacturing processes. We need to be able to configure the vehicle in a way to do all the things it needs to do for the market, and we also have to stretch it to appeal to new consumers and new lifestyle decisions.
It's not like we can just replace [the current Defender] to do all the things it does now for the same people. That won't get us where we need to be.
It's got to be cost-competitive, it's got to be manufacturable, it's got to be feasible, and we've got to have the level of configurability that we want. All those things will affect the final design. I'd probably say by the time we get to production, if we choose this direction, it may change, but we could argue it wouldn't have to change very much. We could choose another direction, or that's the end of the story.
But that's all the work that's going on now; platform and manufacturing strategies, cost base, all those things. In base form, I think it wants to be very affordable, but yet it can be dressed right up to something that's very exclusive, rather than keeping it stripped out and all about basic utility and just a base Land Rover. That strategy to me isn't necessarily a good commercial one, or even an appealing one. Certainly not desirable. Because I think in itself it has the ability to stretch in the same way that Evoque takes a different approach for Range Rover. We're not selling trim levels; we're selling in design themes. It's sort of a new world.
km – Is it safe to say North America is on the list for this Defender?
GM – Well, North America is incredibly important to us. And remember California is still our biggest share of that market. I could see a car like that DC100 Sport concept resonating quite well there. So yes, absolutely.


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The bio-drama about a butler who served at the White House during multiple administrations nabbed $8.32 million for its first day in theaters and garnered a three day total of $25 million.
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He's a well-known proponent for new gun control legislation, and Jim Carrey just spoke out against the violence in his upcoming film "Kick-Ass 2."
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Feathering Prop vs. Fixed Blade Prop
I have a 2000 Pacific Seacraft 40, with a 3 blade Max-Pro feathering prop (18" diameter, 13" pitch) which unfortunately needs to be replaced. I am leaning towards a fixed 3 blade prop. Specifically a Campbell Sailer, (17" diameter, 9" pitch), manufactured by West by North Enterprises. The manufacture recommended the smaller diameter and pitch. Apparently this has been the case for other customers too; the claim is this prop design is more efficient and therefore can be smaller. This appears to be largely substantiated by others who have purchased this prop.
Therefore my questions are more about how much of a difference in performance I might notice moving to a fixed prop. Specifically:
1. Will I have significantly less control in reverse
2. Is there appreciable increase in drag under sail
3. Comments on this brand
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I'd guess you'll lose .5 to .75 knot depending on conditions. I'd say a bad tradeoff but I guess to each their own.
I believe Nigel Calder wrote a rather lengthy section on the prop selection for his PSC 40 in his book, but I don't have a copy with me, so I can't cite it. However, my recollection is that he discusses fixed prop diameter and pitch for the 40 quite thoroughly. I'd recommend it as a good resource.
Based on my experience, the MaxProp does provide very nice control in reverse on the 40. I've had a MaxProp on the boat the entire time I've owned it, so I can't comment on side-by-side comparison with a fixed. Based on other boats I've had and sailed, however, I'd say you'll always have better control with the folder -- and much less "prop-walk" when you back. However, it is sure to reduce your speed under sail. How much, I can't say for sure, but I'd guess that Sailingfool's .5 knot estimate is a fiar one. That said, though, you may get more speed when powering forward underway with a fixed prop.
So, if you're planning a long inland trip, for example, the ICW on the East Coast where you'll be doing a lot of motoring, a fixed three-blade may be something to consider. Some years ago, I met one sailor boat who put a fixed three-blade on his boat when he left the Chesapeake going south and then had the boat hauled and put a folding prop back on when he got south and was ready to head for the islands.
Then again, if you're voyaging to somewhere quite remote, the great thing about a fixed prop is no moving parts. Much less to worry about. If a MaxProp somehow gets toasted in a remote Pacific archipelago, repair or replacement may be challenging indeed.
All the foregoing, I guess, suggests one way to approach the the prop decision is to consider how and where the boat will be used.
Roger Lopata
Just have PYI rebuild your max prop... I would never go back to a fix blade except for loosing my prop.. I do keep a fixed 2 blade as an emergency spare but never would make it my primary.
I have a Campbell Sailor Prop on my C37.I have not had a Max Prop so cannot make a comparison but I can give some comment on the Sailor prop.I have very good forward thrust and serious prop walk in reverse.My prop was delivered with the wrong pitch and had to be repitched by Campbell ( only Campbell will do the repitch)a real hassle.When sailing the drag is negligible, I sail right along with other boats and pass many.
If you are into racing the feathering prop is obviously the way to go but if you are cruising I think the simpler non mechanical prop is best.
One last note ,when I repowered and reproped the engine supplier warned me that he had had numerous problems with incorrect pitch on Sailor props and recommended Michigan props.I ignored that advice and did get a incorrectly pitched prop.
Replace a MaxProp with a fixed prop? Oh the humanity !! :)
Regarding question 1: Yes, no question the MaxProp is better for moving the boat in reverse than a fixed prop (less prop walk, better acceleration from a standing start).
Regarding question 2: The additional drag may not be a big deal for local short sails, but it'll add up to be significant for long distance sailing. Other previous threads here at Sailnet have discussed this point, so you may want to search for them.
Regarding question 3: I'm not familiar with the Campbell, but I'd be suspicious of a vendor's claim of greater efficiency as the science of prop design is well established. It's important to match the prop's performance with your engine to ensure it can reach its specified maximum RPM (else you risk shortening the life of your engine).
If there's a chance of refurbishing the MaxProp, possibly by sending it to PYI even (call them and ask them about it - it may be less expensive than you think), I'd consider doing that. If that wasn't feasible, I'd look at another MaxProp or perhaps an AutoProp.
One other thought regarding prop efficiency (stating the obvious, but since the salesperson brought it up . . .)
Fixed props are more efficient than feathering props for propelling the boat forward while motoring. If one has a power boat, he'll want the most efficient prop for providing forward motion under power.
For sailing vessels, efficiency has to be measured both under sail (weighted heavily since it's a high percentage of our usage) and under power. At least for racing or long distance sailing, the drag question becomes an important factor when considering overall efficiency, yes?
A Quick Follow-up Regarding Calder's Calculations
I dug out my copy of Calder's Cruising Handbook, and he has more than five pages of text and formulas he used when deciding on the prop for his PSC 40, NADA.
Bottom line: Calder went with a three-bladed fixed 18-inch prop with a 12-inch pitch. He claimed it provided 7 knots at 3,000 rpm and topped out at 8 knots (He must have really been running that Yanmar hard to do that).
Roger Lopata
Regardless of the efficiency issues, for me the (near) lack of prop walk in reverse is nice as I single hand a lot and it's one less thing to have to manage. I guess as with everything else sailing, it comes down to one's requirements, priorities, and preferences.
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Several news outlets missed a key point in their reporting on the Senate's defeat of two Democratic amendments calling for U.S. redeployment from Iraq: The Democrats' claim that their position reflects public opinion is backed by polling data showing that a majority of Americans support some form of withdrawal.
Following the Senate's defeat of two Democratic amendments calling for U.S. redeployment from Iraq, several news outlets reported that Democrats had "claimed to be in touch with U.S. public sentiment over the conflict" or "declared themselves on the same side as the majority of Americans." But missing from these reports was a key point: The Democrats' claim is backed by polling showing that a majority of Americans support some form of withdrawal.
After several days of contentious debate, on June 22, the Senate voted on two Democratic war resolutions, one proposed by Sens. John Kerry (MA) and Russ Feingold (WI) and the other sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (MI). Kerry's amendment set a deadline of July 1, 2007, for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops and failed by a vote of 86-13. Levin's measure, which called for the Bush administration to begin redeploying U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2006, was defeated by a vote of 60-39, with all but six Democrats voting in favor.
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BRIAN WILLIAMS (anchor): And with us tonight for more, from the Hill in Washington, NBC's Chip Reid. And Chip, what is the dynamic here? If polls tell us this is an increasingly unpopular war for Americans, and if Democrats have that argument, how is it the two Democratic arguments went down to defeat?
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From the June 22 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
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Please excuse my bluntness but General Petraeus is a fucking liar and a war profiteer enriching himself w/ every day of this liiegal occupation. He sat in that chair over a year ago and said the surge would take six months and that we should trust him and his judgement, well it's more than 14 months later and we should now give him untill September and again trust him and his gudgement, bullshit!!! Tomorrow is the four year anniversary of the death of my son's best friend Adolpho Carballo ,a 20 year old father who died in my son's arms on a street in Baghdad , next month (5/4/04) is the four year anniversary of the death of James Marshall a 19 year old friend of my son, these politicians & generals are not paying a price close to this , they are in fact profitting so again excuse me but I say fuck them!!! I've had more than enough death of Americans and Iraqis and I'm tired but I will not stop fighting to end this nightmare, Carballo & Marshall deserve nothing less.
What sickens me most of all is how every damn Congressman, regardless of party, had to suck up to these two with praises and thanks for their "service" when EVERY GODDAMN ONE OF THEM KNEW that the gen lied last time, just to keep our soldiers in harms way, for the good of companies making profit.
Hell in THIS video, the third reason he gives for our staying there is the "global economy".
Could you imagine losing your child to prop up the stock market in a global economy?
It's fucking disgusting and the good general should be shown the door, then his personal holding records should be audited, and if he made one dollar off of this accupation over and above his salary, he should be tried for treason.
Every member of Congress should be treated the same way.
I am sorry for your son's loss. You are right; Petraeus is a fucking liar.
it is not easy to express such distain for our "leaders", I come from a family of 14 combat veterans and every one of them thinks war is a last resort and that war for profit is treason, dissent is patriotic and we are right. Thank you again.
If you saw the MSM's coverage of the hearings, did you notice that our current Presidential wannabes didn't have the balls to openly confront Petraeus about the necessity of ending the war and getting our troops out of Iraq?
Hillary Clinton and John McCain did everything but kiss the General's ass during the hearings, while Barack Obama managed to sidestep the issue of withdrawing troops from Iraq by engaging in some verbal sleight-of-mouth which was all photo-op and no substance. Then, to add insult to injury, all three of them fawned over Amb. Crocker like he was some sort of tragic/heroic figure, when he's anything but that.
And these are the people who want to become our next President, and who will allow America's children to die in the name of Big Oil and a "global economy" which is collapsing at an even faster rate than it did during FDR's Great Depression era?
That's right... though McCain played "kissy ass" the whole 7 minutes he had, our democratic hopefuls weren't much better.
Clinton went further out on the limb with her opening statements, because she is trailing and her people figured she HAD to... but niehter of them really went after either the man nor the occupation itself.
And there is good reason; because they WONT end the illegal occupation. That's why the DLC and the DNC let them stay in the race when real progressive candidates, who call everyday to end the funding and bring our troops home, got rail-roaded out of the race.
Soon this country will divide into two groups; the globalists and the humanists.
Check out the video on Monsanto on my site. We humanists will be in good company all over the world.
The globalists sycophants and apologists? Well, they'll still have their MSM jobs.
Since the beginning of this ugly war, all we hear year after year are excuses to stay.
So we will be there in that far,far land untill there is a PUPPET regime who represents OUR interest not Their interest.
The soviets couldn't do it and they had borders with afganistan.
This war will never end because we are OCCUPIERS!
Did he mention we went there FOR OIL?
That is faux pas these days. Socially unacceptable on the Hill and in the MSM these days. Now, all they can do is talk about the humanitarian reasons we have to stay, don't you know. We have to stay there to save the Iraqi people and to keep al Qaeda from resurfacing; you know... the phantom menace?
And What is this "we" shit.\
All you ever do is mope on the couch and complain.
No wonder Islam wants to kill America.
You are the Fat, Ugly Stupid, Embarrasing Cow we're fighting for?
No wonder you'd have us give up/
and by the way, people have given their LIVES for you..
You seem to be a God damned ingrate. Saboteur/ Hanoi Jane/ Shame.
Shape Up.
Be an American or at least pretend
Are we going to play the "I have more veterans in my family so you don't get to speak" game? Well I have 14 combat veterans in my immediate family , do I win? The 12 families I know personally who have buried sons killed in this occupation don't think oil companies' profit is a good enough reason. I recognize and mourn every military death , that's more than most do, but those 4032 soldiers & marines lives were stolen by a criminal President & VP. I'm not sure what the last sentence you posted means but if you believe what you say use your name.
Nothing to see here
Every once in awhile a knuckle dragging, fear driven lemming trolls onto this site. Is that you, "carolinaconservative"? I was actually worried about you. Thought you might have suffered congestive heart failure from Faux News' last Britney Spears story.
What have we learned?
1)There were no Iraqi box cutters on "9/11", Iraq had nothing whatsoever to do with "9/11" and America was never attacked by Iraq.
2)While Saddam was not a benevolent Dictator, he had anything whatsoever to do with "9/11", he was not supporting "Al Qaeda" (toilets), he was not trying to purchase uranium from Niger and he had no 'WMDs'.
3)Bush made a fool out of himself by swaggering aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln replete with Flight Gear in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner.
4)$2.3 + trillion dollars is still missing from the US Treasury.
5)When you attack and occupy a sovereign nation that never posed a threat to you it is a war crime with no reset buttons.
6) When you kill over 1.2 million human beings it is not "collateral damage". It is murder. When you compound that with the displacement of over 5 million human beings it constitutes a Holocaust and yes, that's illegal and amoral too.
7) Neocruds like Cheney, Bush and Zionist Israeli elements have enriched themselves with obscene profits ever since "9/11" at America's expense.
8) Who the hell cares how many veterans are in who's family? At this stage it's an obsolete "republican talking point". Lots of veterans are fed up with the bullshit and I'm one of them.
8) The Center For Public Integrity has documented over 935 lies from the Neocruds and that was only two years worth of lies.
9) No matter how hard you rub, bovine excrement cannot be polished or shined, it looks stupid and McCain is a stupid old asshole.
10) We were right. The only "conspiracy nuts" are the knuckle dragging sycophantic wingnuts who still worship "Bush". There is so much more but lets savor that for awhile shall we?
"Ass kissing little chicken shit."
'Nuff said.
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Source: Martha Stewart Living, January 2004
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 large egg whites
- Pinch of cream of tartar
- 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar and 2/3 cup water to a boil. Continue boiling until syrup reaches 238 degrees on a candy thermometer (soft-ball stage).
Meanwhile, place egg whites in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on low speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and beat on medium-high speed until stiff but not dry; do not overbeat.
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ryanoutloud wrote:D Comeaux wrote:Bill Herian wrote:Just move south and you won't need gloves.
Oh. Wait.
My hands just don't hold up like they used to. Especially when wet.Sealskinz.
Awesome gloves in that they are a knit glove that is totally waterproof. The ones I have are not insulated but it looks like that is an option on some of their other models.
That's what I'm looking for. Ididn't see a camo pair, though? Not that It really matters.
I was looking at stuff like this. Pricing is the same. Just don't know of anyone that has tried a pair.
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What silly little thing do you absolutely love about your GSD?
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Watching Hans eat some treats I just put in his bowl, I realized I love to watch his flews move as he munches :wub:
I also love the flat spot on top of his head-- perfect for laying my cheek and getting close.
These (and there are many more) melt my heart every time.
What about you?
The way she tells me what she wants and knows what I"m saying. If she's staring at me and barking at me and I ask her What? she runs over and tags what she wants with her nose or she'll run over and stare at it. When I say "I have to go get your food" she races for the basement door. Tell her it's time for bed, she races for the bedroom.
She is by far the smartest dog I've ever had. I think she understands more than she lets on. :wub:
I love the way Hondo looks at me. It is as if we share a secret between the two of us.
Sometimes when other people are in the room, he'll look over at me and wink. It's like he is in my head.
I'm also a big fan of the flat spot. I love how she checks in with me if I'm in a different room, even if it's just peeking her head around the corner to make sure I haven't been swallowed alive by the floor.
I also love our nightly snuggle sessions, when she has her head in my lap and lets out the biggest sigh followed by what I consider an eye roll if I move in a way that she deems unnecessary.
Their personalities continue to amaze me.
a dark silhouette of GSD on brighter background,especially earset.:)
His intelligence, between him and Jazzy sometimes I kick myself for getting two super smart breeds at the same time. I don't think I can go back to other breeds, it's great having smart dogs you can talk to with a quick hand movement or even a head tilt and they know exactly what you mean :wild:
Also like Lilie says about Hondo, sometimes he'll just sit there and stare at me with his big brown eyes. I've never bonded so quickly with a dog, he'll be a total goofball but then will jump so quickly to just snuggle on the couch so he can get in his cuddle time :wub: He likes to give me a kiss just before snuggling, it's like his "I love you mom" kiss. He's the total package :D
I love Koda's multi-step process for getting attention. It always makes me giggle. :wub:
I also love to watch her play with her stuffed animals, because she thinks they're real puppies and she lines them up against her "so they can suckle."
I love her HUGE satellite ears, which seem bigger than most, and the way they crinkle when she gets bored or confused.
I loveee how when I get onto her, she grumbles back at me then looks away when I look at her. She even shakes her head when I ask if she backtalked me :wub:
There's just so much I love about her!!!
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I love these and can relate to most of them!
I love his pricked ears. In the evening when I walk him and I see our shadows, I love to see his pointy-eared one :D I also love how his ears are part of his body language. I can tell how he feels at every moment.
I also love the "state-of-the-mama-check" he gives me every morning. He has been doing this since he was a tiny puppy. When I go get him to take him outside, he *must* give me a quick sniff to make sure I am OK before he will let my put on his collar :wub:
eta: The one time when I approached him when I was sick with a high fever, he sniffed me and looked so dismayed that I thought I must be seriously ill. Turns out he was right.
Ohhh I love this.
With Kya I love when she comes over and woofs me. She is not a big fan of attention but she will come over and stick her head under my hand and woof. Also when she goes out and barks at nothing then looks at me like "I swear it was there"
Milla does so many things that make me just laugh.
The shower check, even though she is asleep right outside the shower, she still has to poke her head in just in case I left by secret door.
She chews her bones or plays with her toys while laying on her back spread eagle. Makes me laugh every time.
She plops down right in the middle of the kitchen floor every time I cook.
When we walk everyday and there is something she just HAS to stop and sniff, she will sniff, look at me like "please" and then go back to sniffing intently.
I have so many. Love this thread!
I can be reading on my bed for an hour, I go to turn out the light and put my Nook away, and Grizz-who has been laying on the floor beside my bed the whole time, will ALWAYS give a big, huge sigh as soon as I get comfortable,like he's been waiting that whole time for me to go to sleep so he can give in.
Everytime he gives me his Check-me-out sniff, he presses in with his nose rather than just a normal old sniff.
When he licks something, he does it sooo slow. Sometimes he even sort of forgets he's licking it and his tongue hangs out not moving on said object (like his paw usually) lol
Love my GSD ;-)
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