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^I can't even count how many men I've known that got dressed up in girly clothes at least once growing up (especially if they had older sisters). Most of them are happily hetero with kids of their own.
I have to say I'm a lot more worried about DS becoming a womanizing scum bag than I'd ever be of him becoming "you know".
The boys in my old neighborhood used to tease my middle son because he took ballet. (middle son is not affected by the bone disease that the other two have). We moved into that neighborhood over summer break. The teasing got pretty bad. DS just grinned and ignored it. Then school started. DS had all the "pretty" girls hanging out with him, inviting them to their lunch table, and cheering him on during the various games they played in PE. The mean boys couldn't understand why all the girls just loved DS. He just laughed. I have to say I'm a lot more worried about DS becoming a womanizing scum bag than I'd ever be of him becoming "you know".
Quote from: mmswm on January 19, 2013, 10:36:52 AMI have to say I'm a lot more worried about DS becoming a womanizing scum bag than I'd ever be of him becoming "you know".I'm sorry but this made me laugh. Back when my now 20 year old nephew was about 4, I was making a cake for coffee hour after Easter service. I had extra batter from the large cake I was making so I made a smaller cake, too. I was setting out to do the decorating and my nephew was all over me, watching what I was doing. He was driving me nuts so I filled a piping bag, threw on a star tip, showed him how to make stars and let him go, decorating the smaller cake. Which gave me some piece to decorate the larger cake.My brother came in from outside and was a little taken aback because he thought cake decorating was a girl's thing. He's relaxed a lot about it, especially when his younger son wanted a doll. His mother got him a little doll that was a boy. The doll was a favourite toy to cart around, but mostly by a leg or arm. There was no baby cuddling of that doll.
Egads! do people *still* believe in this garbage?
Quote from: cicero on January 19, 2013, 06:34:11 AMEgads! do people *still* believe in this garbage?I recently watched the film Billy Elliot, which was made in the 1980s. I remember thinking that our attitudes that our attitudes had changed signficantly toward boys dancing after viewing that film. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I agree that it is ridiculous to have to deal with these attitudes in 2013.
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Sam Adams may be the Devils Brew, but at least you get full after 3 or 4.
Where's PlumberK? I bet he has some wisdom in these situations.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
AC invokes Roseannadanna's "never mind"
So let me get this strait Tony: Amherst College still has about a Billion dollars in the endowment; and you are already half-way to the $425 Million fundraising goal only announced publicly this week (the first such effort since 2001) and yet you can't come up with a lousy $20 million to follow thru on the much hyped, eagerly awaited renovations to the esteemed Lord Jeffery Inn, an anchor business (more like the Rock of Gibraltar) for generations in the heart of downtown Amherst?
Four months ago Amherst College "donated" $120,000 to the town (after public disclosure our ambulance/fire runs the previous year cost Amherst taxpayers about that amount). And the Lord Jeff paid the town $32,000 in property taxes and perhaps that same amount in revenues from the 4% local hotel/motel lodging tax.
So this coming year (and now it looks like the next couple years as well) Amherst College will probably still require the same amount (over $100-K) of emergency services provided by AFD--only now the Lord Jeff will pay zero hotel/motel tax and will probably ask for an abatement on property taxes since the business will be generating zero income.
Meanwhile they are abandoning the playing field to the Umass Campus Center Hotel –that just announced a $9.2 million overhaul (at taxpayer expense of course) and they pay neither property taxes nor the local hotel motel tax. And they are located FAR from downtown Amherst.
All-in-all, bad for the taxpayers of Amherst, bad for downtown business, and beyond bad for the image of the #1 Liberal Arts College in America.
Gee Tony, maybe you should have had that lunch with Dave Keenan a while back—he would have told you (in a most colorful way) that this is insanity.
And could you not have at least waited until after the November 4 election to drop this bomb? Now Mr. Hayden (I would hope a highly regarded Amherst College employee) is going to take a beating on this issue probably as early as tonight at the League of Women Voters' candidate's night.
Mr. Morales has already played the race card, likening Aaron to "John McCain." Now with this awful announcement they will by tying him to the College and suggesting he helped pass out diseased blanket to the darn Indians.
Hey Tony, it's okay with me if you fly that majestic American flag on Chapel High at half-staff next week when the Jeff closes.
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You may be the only one I know who would complain about a $120,000 payment that is not required and $32,000 in tax revenues.
If you decided to close your business for a period of time or indefinitely, who's business would it be but yours? Nobodies.
Hayden has nothing to do with it.
You exhibit a sense of entitlement that is unbecoming for a person who believes in personal responsibility.
- October 29, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- 'bach said...
i'll complain about it...why only 120k when they have 1 billion? that sounds like amherst college is being cheap. further i would note that a.c is not just a business, it is an institution which owes amherst the reverence it deserves for being its host town for over 150 years...with all the good and all thew crap that comes with it.
they should have taken another 120k and fixed those "dangerous to drivers" crosswalks they installed on college st. a few years back. i accidentally caught air off one the other day, going the speed limit...needless to say my truck and my spine were not appreciative.
maybe that will be the next entry on my blog.
- October 29, 2008 at 9:31 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Actually I view the $120,000 payment as for services rendered. And they should do it every damn year.
Sure, if I close the Amherst Athletic Club that indeed is my business (and my two partners).
But a LOT of people went out of their way recently to get Amherst College the Zoning change for this expansion (requiring a two-thirds vote of anti-business Amherst Town Meeting)
- October 29, 2008 at 9:47 PM
"Why only 120k when they have 1 billion?"
Did you say "they have 1 billion"? I thought so. So we agree it is their money and it was given by people who wanted to donate it to that college for educational purposes.
If you are voting for McCain because Obama is a socialist then you are a hypocrite.
- October 29, 2008 at 9:53 PM
"Actually I view the $120,000 payment as for services rendered."
Unfortunately that's not the deal. Resign yourself to the fact that the college will fund joint efforts when their purposes are served too.
Didn't the college agree to pay the salary for an economic development position in town hall? Who is dragging their feet on that? Everyday we see no action on this initiative, is another day's pay wasted, a days pay at no expense to the taxpayer.
- October 29, 2008 at 10:05 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Yeah, "the deal" is whatever the Hell Amherst College says it is.
But they still cost Amherst taxpayers over $100-K per year for fire/ambulance protection.
I'm not sure if they agreed or not to fund the Economic Development position--that, unfortunately, probably all happens behind closed doors.
Amherst College is a private entity and the Town Manager is exempt from Open Meeting Law.
- October 29, 2008 at 10:20 PM
- 'bach said...
"So we agree it is their money and it was given by people who wanted to donate it to that college for educational purposes. "
i would not say every donor had such strict requirements as to where the money goes. it helps build buildings and playing fields, improve the grounds etc...those expenditures are not for direct educational benefit. just like tossing the town some well deserved cash wouldn't be either. but it would improve and maybe crystallize a spirit of brotherhood between the two entities. (or whatever yo would call that) just as some nice trees and building enhance the educational experience, so too could an attitude of comraderie improve the overall town/campus atmosphere.
- October 29, 2008 at 10:31 PM
As an Amherst College alum and as a taxpayer in the Town, I believe that the College should pay for the emergency services it receives from the Town, in good times and bad, as an obligation, and not like some feudal lord on the hill making a "donation" to the rest of us.
This grieves me greatly. I cherish the time that I spent at the College, four of the best years of my life.
But I resent the attitude, the patronizing, condescending attitude, that the current President takes in his very occasional remarks about the Town and its affairs. And the President's grand speeches to the College community about citizenship
ring hollow to me.
There's a difference between the Amherst Athletic Club and Amherst College, a little matter of a tax exemption.
This is a time for the College to step up, not back off. Because no matter how badly the College is doing right now on its investments, thanks to the economic policies of the past quarter century, the College and the bulk of its alums have done considerably better than the rest of the nation for a very long time.
That having been said, I don't see how any of this will or should stick to Mr. Hayden.
Rich Morse '78
- October 29, 2008 at 11:09 PM
I agree. The college should sign a deal like Pelham and Sunderland for fire and ambulance services.
Morty is far more generous in using Williams' financial resources to help fund public education at the regional high school - money for science labs, etc. I think it was about $200,000. Still not enough to impact the tax burden of real estate owners. These expenditures are not universally endorsed by alums by the way.
I don't know how much would be sufficient to "crystallize a spirit of brotherhood." The investment in Amherst Cinema doesn't seem to have kick-started the process.
- October 30, 2008 at 4:56 AM
While I agree that Amherst College should contribute more to our town--because it should be a partnership and we do provide services--I am more worried about the effect of a vacant inn sitting on our Common indefinitely at this point. Amherst Cinema has been great for the town but cannot, on its own, be enough to attract new businesses.
- October 30, 2008 at 6:54 AM
and where will the the hotel patrons go?
hadley...just like all the other business. seems like the town is in a catch 22. can't hold a business, since there aint no other businesses.
- October 30, 2008 at 8:13 AM
What if anything does Aaron Hayden have to do with it? He's an employee of Amherst College. I don't remember him being appointed to the Board of Trustees last I looked. It wasn't his decision to delay the project and I don't think anyone is going to spend a second to blame it on him. You're just making stuff up.
Also, Amherst College didn't say "never mind," they said, "wait a minute." They didn't change their mind about doing the project, just the start date.
Times are tough, even for those with money. Credit is very tight right now and who knows what problems Amherst College is having financing the project. Just because they have a billion dollar endowment doesn't mean they have it in cash, or that those are even the funds being used for this project. Frankly, it's none of our business.
I do feel bad for the employees of the Lord Jeff that are laid off.
The town of Amherst however will be just fine.
- October 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM
- LarryK4 said...
Yeah you know me, I just love to make stuff up.
- October 30, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Are you implying that Aaron Hayden made the decision? Had anything at all to do with the decision? If not, then what's your point? That he will be blamed for something that he had nothing to do with? The only one who seems to be pushing that idea is you.
- October 30, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- LarryK4 said...
Well first of all I'm voting for Hayden (my wife even sent him $25); but after his recent blog posts supporting the CPA tax doubling and yesterday's "I could support an Override..." I'll have to hold my nose when I check him off.
But other than those two gaffs, he strikes me as pretty normal--as does Alisa and Stephanie, who he will be joining to form a "new majority".
I also know from reliable sources that a fellow contestant for the Select Board was going to pound away on Aaron's association with Amherst College (as a 'conflict of interest', although I don't fear that in the least since he had enough of a core to recuse himself whenever anything came before the Planning Board concerning his employer).
Unlike former Selectman Rob Kusner and Umass
- October 30, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Thanks for clarifying. I am voting for Hayden because he is one of the sharpest minds and most honest people I know. Plus he plays well with others! And I don't support the CPA or overide. I do support having better people on our selectboard than the last bunch.
- October 30, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- LarryK4 said...
No problem, clarity is my middle name (or should be these days)
Yeah, for me it is a bit of a double edged sword: I think the 'New Majority' will box out the socialistic weirdness of Weiss and his new cohort Stein, and things will improve...slightly (but not enought).
BUT,(and you just knew there was another 'but') we still need a new form of PROFESSIONAL government.
As that American Viet Nam field commander once so clearly stated: "Sometimes you have to destroy the Village in order to save it."
- October 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM
As that American Viet Nam field commander once so clearly stated: "Sometimes you have to destroy the Village in order to save it."
Will the purging involve violence or a metaphorical destruction?
- October 30, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Hey Ms. Awad, welcome back. Yeah, it is still called a metaphor.
- October 30, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Perhaps the Lord Jeff delay has to do with the fact that a lot of college's can't access their money due to a lack of liquidity in the market.
Here's an excerpt from the Burlington Free Press talking about VT schools. It's affecting colleges all across the country.
"The national turmoil in credit and banking industries has trickled down to Vermont's institutions of higher education.
A short-term investment fund that the University of Vermont, Middlebury College and St. Michael's College have used to pay operating expenses was partially frozen Monday, forcing these institutions to draw on other cash sources for payroll and other needs. This fund is one of several managed by Commonfund, a firm that manages investments for colleges, universities and other nonprofits across the country.
The trustee for Commonfund's short-term fund was Wachovia Corp., which imposed restrictions on withdrawals in the face of what its spokeswoman said was "a lack of liquidity" in the credit market."
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Steven Moore, Vice Chancellor of Marketing & Communications with the Texas A&M University System, confirmed McKee's suspension.
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As Director of Texas Task Force 1, McKee oversees the groups deployments and has a long list of career accomplishments.
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At a regularly scheduled board meeting last Thursday evening, members of the Sleepy Eye Public School Board briefly discussed the results of the operating levy referendum put to voters on election day.
At a regularly scheduled board meeting last Thursday evening, members of the Sleepy Eye Public School Board briefly discussed the results of the operating levy referendum put to voters on election day.
With a vote of 1,161 for the referendum to 1,486 opposed, residents of Sleepy Eye turned down the referendum asking for a $500 per pupil unit levy for five years that would have generated $274,309 per year.
Superintendent John Cselovszki said while the results were not what the board had hoped for voter turn-out for this election was impressive. The board remains optimistic since the gap between those who voted for it and those opposing was closer than in previous referendum votes.
"The board and I were pleased with the results," Cselovszki said. "The board's job is to look ahead and see the need and I think people are beginning to see that too."
In 2011 the school board asked voters for $750 per pupil unit that would have generated $467,037 per year with an additional levy contingent on the passage of the operating levy that would generate $156,148 per year for technology improvements.
Out of 1,204 voters in 2011, only 459 voted for the referendum while an overwhelming 759 voted against it.
Sleepy Eye Public School is one of only few districts still operating without a levy referendum. Expenses continue to rise while education funding continues to decline.
District 84 has lost over $850,000 in valuable essential programs in the past three years and several positions and programs have been reduced in an effort to stay conservative.
Those reductions include eliminating an elementary principal (a role Cselovszki stepped into as well as being superintendent), several elementary positions, two full-time high school positions, an elementary social worker and ELL teacher, office support staff and a library assistant.
Programs that were reduced included C squad and junior high athletic positions, staff development opportunities, FFA, art, business, family and consumer sciences and music electives as well as reductions to counseling and athletic director time.
In addition, education funding continues to fail to keep up with total personal income, falling 17 percent in the past 17 years according to a data analysis from the Minnesota Department of Education. In many cases districts across the state have had to make a dramatic program reductions.
Cselovszki said next year the board will hold a special election to ask for the same amount.
"We are appreciative of all the people who came out to vote," Cselovszki said. "We will continue to run in a balanced approach as we have in the past. We are not cutting anymore programs, but we have some work to do."
In other news, the board approved:
a donation of $1,000 from the Lions Club toward Biztown transportation for both St. Mary's and SEPS and a $4,060.12 donation from the Sleepy Eye Basketball boosters for various basketball programs.snow removal quotes with S&J Construction and Masonry for the 2012-13 school year.the 2011-12 audit.the hire of Sarah Griebel, Ashley Hawker and Deb Reinarts for Targeted Services program.


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Maybe you didn't have the time or resources to travel to D.C. last weekend for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. But that doesn't mean you can't mark the historic event. Tomorrow—Aug. 28, the date of the original march—the community organizations Arise for Social Justice and AWAKE will gather with supporters for a stand-out against racism along the State Street corridor in Springfield. For more information, contact Arise at 413-734-4948 or at 467 State St.
Springfield, meanwhile, was well represented at last weekend's march; here, Boston Magazine has some coverage, including photos by the Rev. Talbert Swan II, president of the city's NAACP branch.


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For now, I will be heading out to the desert this weekend and chillin' to some Steve Roach and other ambient music to the night skies and campfire
For me, The Magnificent Void is one of the most successful attempts to portray nothingness with something - not an easy thing to do at the best of times
I kid you not the first time I put this one on I had a fearful reaction to it after about 20 minutes. Had to turn the lights back on and put the headphones away for a while! haha
I tried playing some of the same CD for somebody at work and after listening to it for about 10 minutes he finally said, "I just know something's going to happen soon".
My only nitpick on Deeper Silence would be that it never changes, just one repeating loop for the 70-plus minute duration. Dream Circle and Slow Heat had some variations (however slight), but this one doesn't. However, it is one hell of a loop...
Those of you who never saw the "old" Hypnos Forum, before the "great purge" in which 35,000 or so posts were deleted a year or so ago, missed out on some pretty heated Roach debates! This one, the one in this topic I mean, has been pretty civil.


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Started my career here on WPDH in 2004. It's a pleasure to spend mid days with you every week, and help your work day hopefully fly by a little quicker. Call for a Whole Lotta Lunch request at 845-471-WPDH. No, you don't have to be sober to call. During my free time I enjoy the outdoors, watching my favorite teams the Redskins and the Celtics (Sorry, New York fans), going out for dinner and a beer (or two), and spending time with my beautiful wife and our two beloved rescue mutts, Pickles and Arthur.
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UTEP Miners Aren't In The NCAA Tourney, But They Will Play More Basketball This Week
By now, we all know that the UTEP Men's Basketball team didn't make the NCAA Tournament. It was a tough season for the Miners, but it's not over yet. There is still more basketball to be played at the Don Haskins Center!


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Specifically, Annik Engineering will represent Piab's line of vacuum conveyors, which is used in a variety of automated material handling and factory automation processes. Their stainless steel A1S1 316L composition makes them equipped to cope with the most demanding circumstances.
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Annik Engineering's two partners bring more than 25 years combined experience into the Utah market, providing solutions for bulk solids material handling and processing, packaging, and air pollution control applications. Annik Engineering welcomes projects of all sizes, from single conveyor components to fully automated packaging and material handling systems. For more information on Annik Engineering, visit www.annikengineering.com.
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The Chad Brown-trained 3-year-old filly hadn't raced since finishing off the board in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.
Dayatthespa settled well off the pace under jockey Javier Castellano, as Ready Signal set solid fractions of :23.01, :47.05 and 1:10.85 while leading the way to the top of the stretch. Castellano asked the Dayatthespa for some run leaving the backstretch, and the New York-bred filly responded with a strong kick, sweeping around tiring horses on the turn and taking dead aim at the leaders in the stretch.
After Ready Signal faded badly in the stretch, Frolic's Revenge and Wholelottashakin fought it out in mid-stretch, but Dayatthespa was in full stride to the outside and roared past them to victory.
The daughter of City Zip ran 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:34.43 while prevailing by 1 ¾ lengths. Wholelottashakin, ridden by Alex Solis, finished second, 2 ¼ lengths ahead of Frolic's Revenge and jockey Jose Lezcano.
"She likes the firm ground like it was today. I don't want to make an excuse for her Breeders' Cup (ninth), but Ramon (Dominguez) said that it was probably too soft for her and she didn't care for it," trainer Chad Brown said.
Quote of the Day: "I was expecting a big run out of her. As far as her experience goes, I was concerned about how green she might be. I always felt she had a lot of talent. My only other concern was that she had a lot of turf pedigree to her, but she always worked well on dirt. The way she ran today, I'd expect her to improve a lot," said trainer Tom Albertrani, who saddled Zo Impressive for a 6 ¼ -length debut victory in the ninth race, an allowance race for 3-year-old fillies.
Work of the Day: Undefeated Hansen turned in his final important preparation for next Sunday's $400,000 Holy Bull (G3), breezing five furlongs in 59.81 seconds at Gulfstream while working in company with stake-winning stablemate Lou Brissie, who was timed in 1:00.20. The workout was the third fastest of 39 recorded for the distance.
Who's Hot: Luis Saez rode back-to-back winners in the second and third races aboard Miss Mary Finn ($8) and Just for Frank ($4), respectively.
Javier Castellano added two victories to his meet-leading total with scores in the eighth race aboard Monument Hill and in the 10th aboard Dayatthespa ($4.80).
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to the Mississippi Delta with Rick Gavin's Beluga.
Title: Beluga
Author: Rick Gavin
Pages: 298
Publisher: Minotaur Books
And read Kristin's full review on NightsAndWeekends.com.
For show archives, visit ShelfDiscovery.org. And, for the latest updates, be sure to like Shelf Discovery Radio on Facebook.
About the Host:
Kristin Dreyer Kramer is the editor-in-chief of NightsAndWeekends.com. She also hosts film review show Reel Discovery, and she co-hosts both Fat Guys at the Movies and WCBE's On the Marquee.


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WEST PALM BEACH — State Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart) is the featured speaker at Palm Beach Atlantic University's Spring Commencement at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
More than 500 candidates for bachelor's, master's and professional degrees from the West Palm Beach, Orlando, Wellington and online campuses will participate in the ceremony. Among the graduates is Lauren Graham, a Hobe Sound resident who sustained a head injury in a 2011 traffic accident. In addition, the University will award a posthumous degree to the family of Carlton McCartney, a West Palm Beach man who was fatally shot a few weeks before end of the academic year.
The event is open to graduates and guests who hold tickets, and will be live streamed on pba.edu.
Sen. Joe Negron (R-Stuart) represents District 32, which includes parts of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. He serves as chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee Basin. He also serves as alternating chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission and as a member of the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance and Senate Committee on Rules.
He is a native Floridian, born in West Palm Beach. Sen. Negron has an undergraduate degree from Stetson University, a law degree from Emory University and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University. He practices law with the statewide law firm of Gunster.
Sen. Negron has focused his legislative efforts on the budget, insurance issues and protection of individual liberties. He was elected to the Senate in 2009, and prior to that he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2006. There, he served as chair of the Appropriations Committee and co-chair of the Florida House Taxpayer Protection Caucus. In 2007, he was co-chair of the Attorney General Bill McCollum Transition Team.
Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private, independent university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in West Palm Beach, Orlando, Wellington and online. The University is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership and service.
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DRX9000® Company, Excite Medical Continues to Grow!
Excite Medical™ is Pleased to Announce Its Expansion into a 1,000m(2) Facility!
Jan 16, 2013, 20:26 ET from Excite Medical
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Excite Medical is pleased to announce its expansion into a 1,000m2 facility in Tampa, FL. On November 1st of 2012, Excite Medical officially moved to its new headquarters as part of an expansion process. This comes as great news to DRX9000® distributors and owners worldwide. In the new facility, Excite Medical maintains the largest parts inventory in the world for the DRX9000®. We are also capable of servicing systems manufactured from 2001 to current date.
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In addition, the new facility allows Excite Medical the ability of maintaining the largest inventory of used DRX9000® systems in the world, as well as the capability of assembling new DRX9000® systems with ease and comfort. When Mr. Saleem Musallam, President of Excite Medical, was asked to comment he stated, "Having been in business since 2007 and moving into our new facility is truly something we are proud of! This move is a further step confirming that Excite Medical is the only DRX9000® company to partner with."
About Excite Medical™: Excite Medical™ is the exclusive worldwide distributor and contract manufacturer of the DRX9000® and the DRX® Spinal Decompression line of products. Excite Medical™ is an ISO 13485 certified company, registered with the United States FDA, and has been accredited by the United States and Canada Better Business Bureau with an A Rating. The DRX9000® and the DRX® Spinal Decompression Devices that Excite Medical™ distributes are located in 38 countries throughout the world. For distribution opportunities, or for supporting documentation for the press release above, contact Excite Medical™ at +1-813-210-1000 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, visit us on the web at www.excitemedical.com.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN), the leading enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, today announced a five-year extension of their partnership to deliver all AHL hockey games both live and on-demand through their digital service, AHL Live. Powered by the NeuLion Sports Platform, AHL Live (ahllive.com) now offers an entirely new look and feel that makes finding, viewing and interacting with games better than ever.
New for the 2013-14 season, which begins tonight, fans will be able to access AHL Live on their iPads, iPhones and Android handsets via a free app available in the iTunes and Google Play stores.
Using NeuLion's adaptive streaming technology, AHL Live delivers high quality live and on-demand viewing of more than 1,200 AHL games every year. Now, for the first time ever, fans will receive a seamless digital viewing experience whether they use their iPad, iPhone or Android device. More than just delivering video to a screen, AHL Live provides fans with dynamic DVR controls and social media sharing to offer an engaging experience everywhere.
"To be able to give hockey fans around the world the ability to watch high quality video of live AHL action – whether it's on a desktop, a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet – is a tremendous opportunity for us," said David Andrews, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hockey League. "We're excited to continue our partnership with NeuLion, and to bring the excitement of our league to our fans wherever they are."
With the new AHL Live, fans of the league will now experience the AHL like never before. The new online destination features a more user-friendly, streamlined and enhanced video experience and makes navigation a breeze with large tabs at the top of the page. Fans can find all of their favorite team's games with the new and improved AHL Game Schedule page that can be sorted by month, week, day and time. A Highlights and Shows page offers fans the best league-wide plays in one convenient location with other recommended on-demand videos, and provides news not found anywhere else with shows like AHL Weekly.
"We are excited to expand our partnership with the AHL and power AHL Live with a better, more intuitive website and multi-platform delivery," said Nancy Li, Chief Executive Officer of NeuLion. "We are always looking to improve what our partners can do for their fans, and being able to offer the AHL's dedicated fans a more innovative experience anywhere is something we are proud to be a part of."
About NeuLion
Founded in 2004, NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) offers a true end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-connected device. NeuLion enables content owners and distributors as well as cable operators and broadcasters to optimally address the massive consumer demand for viewing video content on laptops, smartphones, iPads and other connected devices. NeuLion's sports customers include major leagues, colleges & universities, regional networks and broadcasters. NeuLion's technology also provides innovative solutions to general entertainment companies and broadcasters. NeuLion is based in Plainview, N.Y. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.neulion.com.
About the American Hockey League
The American Hockey League, which begins its 78th season of play on Oct. 4, continues to serve as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 87 percent of NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 12th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2012-13. For more information, visit theahl.com and follow us on Twitter (@TheAHL).


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Julia Gavin
While students are most often exposed to modern keyboards like pianos and their electric descendants, the instrument's family tree has diverse and deep roots. Music students had a chance to go back in time during a recent trip to the Museum of Fine Arts to explore their impressive keyboard collection.
Of the museum's 1,100 instruments, 180 are on display including several early pianos and related instruments. Darcy Kuronen, head curator of the collection, took the students on a private tour of the highlights, playing several instruments and answering questions along the way.
"Our students really never get exposure to keyboards other than the modern piano in the classroom," says Asst. Prof. Tim Crain, who organized the trip as a guest instructor for an applied keyboard seminar. "That's a pretty recent beast and there was so much music composed with older keyboard instruments. Moreover, as a music historian and the one who introduces music majors to these instruments in the classroom, I thought it would be a great idea for them to see and hear them in person."
Kuronen discussed the histories and differences of the harpsichords, clavichords and pianos in the collection. Their 1550s harpsichord is one of the oldest in the country and still plays nicely. A clavichord from a few decades later has a different sound because of its altered layout and mechanics. Another 18th-century harpsichord that draws many visitors for its ornate decorations was likely repainted somewhere in its history. The set of stops that allow quick changes to its tone proved more intriguing than its appearance to the students. A fretted clavichord so quiet it was used mostly for composing brought the room to silence. Kuronen said that playing the instrument seems to quiet everything down, including his heartbeat.
The most recognizable instrument for many students was an early piano made by the Medici court instrument maker around 1700. The extended keys included notes that were so low music hadn't been written using them yet and a foot-activated beater that hits its case to mimic the Turkish-influenced music popular at the time.
Even though the instruments had similar materials and playing styles – strings, keys to control an action on the string, a case for amplifying sound – students were able to see and hear how the instrument family evolved over time and how it shaped music.
"We struggle for uniformity now: a Yamaha wants to sound like a Steinway," says Kuronen. "Pianos and instruments used to sound different from each other and that makes music change."
Students Make Connections
Sofia Lackriam, a music business major who began playing classical piano at age 3, said the trip put her music history class in context. "This was a great chance to make connections between the historical instruments and our classes," says Lackriam. "It's really encouraged me to learn more about music history."
Charlie Gergson, a performance major who has played piano for 14 years and posts original compositions online, said the tour made him more interested in pre-Baroque music, a period he hasn't explored much. "I was pleased to hear the instruments played and that they're in good working condition," he says.
Meg Ruby, a new lecturer and the coordinator of keyboards at the University, says the trip was a good opportunity for students and faculty to learn more about their instruments and each other. "We're a diverse department where we can all pull from each other's disciplines," Ruby says.
When Kuronen mentioned that clavichords can be easily built with the right skills and materials, Ruby and several students lit up. It's possible that more than the faculty's musical skills will be put to use on a future project.
Crain, who worked with Ruby, Josh Millard, the department's performance coordinator, chair John Shirley and Dean Luis Falcón to organize and fund the trip, was very happy with the result.
"I really wanted students to see that pianos, even older ones, aren't sacrosanct," says Crain. "They're meant to be played, as these were today."
For photos from the students' trip, visit the Facebook gallery. For more on the museum's musical instruments, visit their website.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's
swimming team picked up a pair of decisive victories Saturday
afternoon, 167-37 over Gallaudet and 145.5-55.5 over PSU-Altoona,
in tri-meet action from York's Grumbacher Sport & Fitness
Center. The Spartans improve to a solid 5-1 on the season and 3-1
in conference action.
Seven Spartans grabbed individual victories on the afternoon, while picking up seven more second place spots.
York jumped out to a fast lead, taking first in each of the first four races. After taking the top two places in the 200 medley relay to open the men's portion of the tri-meet, sophomore Steve Yeager (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) began the individual scoring with a win in the 1,000 freestyle. Yeager won the race by clocking in at 10:32.20. Teammate Alex Diehl (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) took second in the event with an 11:04.44.
Brian Shaffer (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) captured York's third victory with a win in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall at 1:51.67.
In the 50 freestyle, sophomore Ben Hilt (Mt. Joy, Pa./Hempfield) stretched the Spartan streak to four straight wins, covering his lane in 22.42. Freshman Richard Janosky (Dover, Pa./Dover) finished just behind Hilt as he turned in a second-place performance with a time of 23.35.
Spartan sophomore AJ Bean (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) added first-place points to the scoreboard when he won the 100 butterfly in a time of 56.96. Junior Dan Kresser (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) took second in the race by clocking a 58.12.
A pair of rookies nabbed first and second in the 100 freestyle as Jonathan Gottschalk (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) and Diehl went 1-2 in the race. Gottschalk recorded the top time of 49.40 coming in just ahead of Diehl's 51.44.
Junior Andrew Demarest (Galloway, N.J./Abesegami), who came in second in the 200 IM, posted a first-place finish in the 100 back. His time of 1:00.46 tied him with Altoona's Dan Palermo for first in the event.
Garrett Higgins (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) grabbed York's seventh and final individual victory when he secured the 500 freestyle for the green and white clocking in at 5:10.14. Matt Jennings (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) finished just behind Higgins to capture second in the event with a 5:12.58.
Steven Tobin (Estell Manor, N.J./Holy Spirit) was the Spartans' top finisher in the 100 breaststroke. The sophomore took second in the event, clocking in at 1:04.10.
In similar fashion to how the meet began, the Spartans took the two spots in the 200 freestyle relay. Shaffer, Gottschalk, Hilt, and Jennings teamed up for a first-place finish with a time of 1:30.53. Janosky, Clark Arnold (York, Pa./Northeastern), Tom DeCoursey (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West), and Higgins secured second for the Spartans traversing their lane in 1:32.24.
The Spartans now turn their collective attention to Saturday, November 22, when the green and white host Capital Athletic Conference foe St. Mary's (Md.). The league tilt is slated for 1:00 pm.
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For information about this week's pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log on to Animal Services' website at www.LeeLostPets.com. When calling, please refer to the animal's ID number. The website updates every hour so you will be able to see if these or any other pets are still available.
The shelter is open for adoptions from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Saturday. The Shelter is located at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, next to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, off Six Mile Cypress Pkwy.
All adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies vaccination & county license if 3 months or older, flea treatment, worming, heartworm test for dogs 6 months & over, feline aids & leukemia test for cats, training DVD, and 10 day health guarantee.
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The adoption package is valued at $500.
This week's pets both came from homes overcrowded with objects and other pets.
Consequently, they need new homes where they can receive proper care and most of all love!
Pet Bio
Name: Molly
Breed: Labrador Retriever Mix
Sex: Spayed Female
Age: 5 Years Old
Color: Yellow
Comments: Despite my previous environment, I am a well adjusted and extremely social dog who walks well on a leash. The shelter staff and volunteers can't say enough great things about me and suggest you run, don't walk, to meet me.
Adoption Fee: $10 (regularly $75) during Animal Services Freedom Friends Adoption Promo
Pet Bio
Name: Puff
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Sex: Male
Age: 1 Year old Old
Color: Orange Tabby
Comments: I'm a handsome boy but I know once you meet me it's my personality you will fall in love with. If you already have other cats I would fit right in. I enjoy playing with the other kitties here at the shelter but it would be great to have my very own home!
Adoption Fee: $10 (regularly $50) during Animal Services Freedom Friends Adoption Promo


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Leo, the lion, is springing into the evening sky. It's in full view in the east by about 8 p.m., and its brightest stars form a pattern that really does resemble a crouching lion.
Leo's brightest star is Regulus. It shines white, with perhaps a slight hint of blue.
All stars produce all wavelengths of visible light, from red to yellow to blue. But based on its surface temperature, each star produces more energy at some wavelengths than at others. Regulus, for example, is hotter than the Sun, so it peaks at the blue end of the spectrum. In fact, Regulus is so hot that it puts out quite a bit of light in the ultraviolet, which is invisible to the human eye.
The Sun is thousands of degrees cooler than Regulus, so it peaks at yellow wavelengths, which are in the middle of the spectrum of visible light. That's why the Sun is sometimes described as a yellow star.
But a star's color becomes obvious only from a great distance. At close range, the colors all blend together, generally making the star look white — just as the Sun does in our sky. If we could see the Sun from a few light-years away, though, it would show a definite yellowish tint.
Once a star gets really far away, though, so that it becomes only a tiny pinpoint in the sky, it looks white. That's not because of a change in the star itself, but because it's not bright enough to trigger the color receptors in our eyes — in effect, bleaching away the star's true character.
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Ålgård is a small town and the administrative center for the Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It is approximately 25 km to the southeast of Stavanger. Gjesdal municipality with just over 10000 inhabitants is traditionally known for the sheep, that outnumber the municipalities population. The area includes Ålgård, Oftedal, Gilja, Dirdal and a number of smaller places, with a total area of 620 km2.
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By train
It is currently not possible to get to Ålgård by train, but Ålgård did have a train station and the rail road was in use from 1924 until 1988. Recently, interest has been renewed to open the rail road once again, and various cost projections have been calculated; so far without any consequences.
By bus
You get to Ålgård by using bus 23 from Sandnes. Various bus stops can be used to get on or off the bus. The bus service is operated by Kolumbus. Signal the bus driver you want to get on the bus by waving and making eye contact.
By car
If you take the E39 from Stavanger and Sandnes to Kristiansand, you will automatically pass right through Ålgård. From Bryne in the south west, you can take road RV506 (Timeveien). The RV45 begins just east of Ålgård, and gets you to amonst others Byrkjedal and Sirdal.
By boat
You cannot reach Ålgård by boat, but you can reach Gjesdal municipality by boat, as the fjord 'Frafjord' up in the north of Gjesdal has a direct connection to the North Sea.
Get around
Ålgård is small enough to walk around and visit the main attractions. If you want to visit the other parts of Gjesdal, you should use a car or bike. Local taxi service is operated by Gjesdal Taxi with phone number +47 51610007.
Ålgård is rather small but has an interesting history, mainly focused around DFU, where local farmers could rent machines for spinning their wool. Today, a number of buildings from that era have been restaured and are in use, such as 'Storahuset' which houses the municipality administration, and 'Veveriet' which houses the local library. DFU is situated around the river Figgjo, which starts at Edlandsvannet. Other interesting places include the traditional farm Limagarden, amusement park Kongeparken [1] and water fall Månafossen.
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I'd rather look at her than listen to him
Amber Heard was photographed yesterday on the East Hampton set of When I Live My Life Over Again. Synopsis of film:
Jude's life in New York City is going nowhere. Her career is a joke, her love life is in shambles, and she is having an affair with a married man who also happens to be her analyst. With little else to do, Jude retreats to the Hamptons, where her father Paul Lombard, legendary crooner of romantic ballads and timeless icon, is gearing up to make his big comeback. But for Jude, returning home for the first time in ages means facing her workaholic sister, her sister's husband (for whom she still carries a torch), Paul's intolerable fifth wife and worst of all--her father.
I'm looking at her wardrobe and I'm thinking…do you want this to be your Girl Interrupted?
It's tiresome.
But I'd rather look at her than look at his clothes and listen to him talk. It's Johnny Depp's interview with Entertainment Tonight. And his accent. And he brings up the ring. Again. And now he's talking about getting "broody". And I suppose the only good thing about all this is that, finally, an actor is asked about the sh-t that actresses regularly asked about. Johnny Depp is doing interviews like Jennifer Garner now.


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From the first pick to the last, Chip Kelly's fingerprints were all over his first NFL draft with the Eagles.
All eight choices were from the type of BCS schools Kelly recruited against the past four years as head coach of Oregon.
Four were Pac-12 players, including quarterback Matt Barkley of USC. Kelly wanted to make it five, but pass rusher Dion Jordan, who played for the Ducks, came off the board one spot ahead of Lane Johnson, the offensive tackle the Eagles grabbed in the first round.
"I think it kind of just happened," Kelly said. "There are some other good Pac-12 players that I'm aware of that went other places. When you saw them go, you'd say, 'Wow, that kid is a really good player.' Khaled Holmes … We loved Khaled. He's an outstanding center prospect and the Colts took him. I think he went in the fourth after we took Matt. There are a couple top leagues out there – Pac 12, the SEC, the Big 10, the ACC. But it wasn't by design that we were targeting one thing over another."
The draft went seamlessly for the Eagles. Hard to believe there was concern Howie Roseman, the general manager in each of the past two seasons the Eagles struggled, would be totally in control of the draft in the Kelly era. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Starting with Johnson, Kelly had a personalized scouting report on everyone.
Kelly worked out Johnson, who also was highly recommended to Kelly by Oklahoma head coach and pal Bob Stoops.
Kelly got beat last year by second-round pick Zach Ertz, the tight end at Stanford. Tried to recruit him a few years ago.
Defensive tackle Bennie Logan, the Eagles' third-round draft pick out of LSU, had a big game to beat Oregon and Kelly two years ago.
Kelly had almost annual Pac-12 battles with Barkley and seventh-round picks Joe Kruger (defensive end) of Utah and Jordan Poyer (cornerback) of Oregon State.
Kelly spoke to Stoops about seventh-round choice David King (defensive end) of Oklahoma. Safety Earl Wolff, the fifth-round pick out of North Carolina State, basically was the exception.
While Roseman suggested there were minor disagreements during the draft, Kelly indicated the key decisions had been made before it started.
"I guess the best way to say it is there wasn't a lot of exchanging ideas today because all the work was done up until this point," Kelly said. "It wasn't like today Howie was going to say, 'Hey, we should take this guy who is ranked down here.' We really let the board play itself out."
There was at least the temptation to force the board starting with Jordan and continuing with such Oregon players as linebacker Kiko Alonso (second round, Buffalo Bills), running back Kenjon Barner (sixth round, Carolina Panthers) and guard Kyle Long (first round, Chicago Bears). Kelly said he would have been happy with any, or all of them.
Sticking to the board in spite of personal feelings impressed Rosen. It speaks to Kelly's discipline.
That said, if Jordan was ranked higher than Johnson, which some have speculated, why not take the plunge? Truth be told, the evaluations were virtually identical.
"I think when you start to get emotional and get involved, and I was pretty conscious of that, then what do you have to do to move up?" Kelly said. "And then when you do it, it's if you move up to get him that means you don't get Bennie Logan because you don't have a third-round pick, or you don't get Matt Barkley because you don't have a fourth-round pick. It's the accumulation of putting the whole team together. What are you willing to sacrifice to get one player? A lot of times you look at what people did when they jump. The Redskins did it to get but they gave up a lot to get him. The Falcons did it a couple years ago to jump up to get Julio Jones. Usually there's a pretty good price tag."
When you get through the hype the reality is the draft isn't the only way to build the roster. The Eagles filled in holes on defense in free agency. At some point they're going to have to line up and play. And Kelly is looking forward to putting his stamp on this Eagles team on the coaching end.


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Sonny Sixkiller.
Elway was the same way. Look at the teams he got into the Super Bowl. I know he got killed, but those teams did not belong even in the playoffs. Leave out entire offense the same, put in Elway with our current defense, we are probably in the AFC championship game.
But to me, have to win 1 game, Montana was the best.
Either Montana or Manning. Slight edge to Montana.
Montana, he was Money in the playoffs !
Current day Joe Namath. If they stink next year, at least he could lead the team in drinking
Young, Steve not Vince would lead jets to a sb w.
Elway or Steve Young would be my pick because I just really liked those guys when I was a kid.
Anyone who picked a position other than QB gets an F for this assignment.
I think I'd go with Elway. He did more with less than just about any QB I can think of and when he really had another talented player with him, he won it all.
What QB could lead this talentless Jet team to the playoffs. We would need a tough QB that could take hits and one that can run when our receivers are all blanketed which happens pretty regularly. Randall Cunningham gets my vote.
Swap Marino for O'Brien we beat the giants in the superbowl in 86...oh and cut gastineau that wudda helped


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The Salvation Army's Tree of Lights goal was $93,600 – the community actually raised 102,077.64.
Thank you to giving community
By Lt. Julie Trapp
Carthage Salvation Army
The Salvation Army's Tree of Lights goal was $93,600. We actually raised 102,077.64.
This is a break down of our TOL goal – these two make up the number above:
• Kettles / Bell Ringing was suppose to raise $28,000. We actually raised 29,827.72.
• Donations from the community was to raise $65,600. We actually raised $72, 249. 92.
The money we raise during Christmas helps us to provide programs and services throughout the year. We are able to help families with utility and rental assistance, prescriptions, transportation and food. It helps to support our Weekly Feeding Program where we serve a hot meal at lunchtime to those in the Carthage community.
We were able to provide toys, hats / gloves / scarves, books and clothing to 368 children.
Here is a list of groups who donated a significant amount of toys to make this possible: Schreibers (Claxton), Schreibers (Fairview), Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage High School, First United Methodist Church, Mark Twain Elementary School; as well as those who donated toys through our Angel Tree at Walmart.
A big thank you to Walmart for allowing us to do so.
A thank you to this community for helping us to make this a meaningful Christmas to many families in the Carthage area.
We couldn't have had a successful bell ringing season without the volunteers who came out to ring bells for us. We had 41 individuals, families, businesses and service organizations who participated this year. This was a huge increase in volunteers from last year. They made it possible for us to reach our goal. We had Realtor Ring Day where many of the realtors from this area rang bells. We had our Third Annual Fire Department / Police Department Competition. Carthage Emerging Leaders competed guys versus ladies ringing the bells. They make it fun for themselves while raising money for us.
I would like to say "THANK YOU" to this very supportive community. Without you we would not be able to provide the needed programs for this community. What always amazes me is that no matter if it's the day after Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve people are still willing to give and support the Salvation Army and the work we do.
Father helps daughter in Salvation Army effort
By Rebecca Haines
Helping others is something Elmer Trapp taught his daughters a long time ago.
Some would say, because of his influence on Lt. Julie Trapp, who is with the Carthage Salvation Army, a great number of local families had a merry Christmas, and will receive help this coming year.
"We are blessed – we have two daughters who know what life's all about. I once heard, if you want to know what you're like just look at your kids," said Major Elmer Trapp, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., as he rang the Salvation Army bell outside the Carthage Walmart.
Elmer Trapp's apparel drew attention to his station at the kettle with his hat and uniform. He said he received many compliments, and enjoyed meeting the citizens of Carthage.
"I really enjoy doing it," he said of bell ringing. "Being a major just means you've been at it a long time."
Elmer joined Salvation Army in 1971 in St. Louis. He has served in Hannibal, Kirksville, Maple Wood, Jefferson City and Cape Girardeau. Yet, despite the fact he retired 10 years ago, he still gladly put on his hat for his daughter.
"We are an organization people can trust," he said. "It's one of integrity, and we help people in need. After Christmas people forget there are still needs. Donations are needed 12 months of the year."
Next year, when the Salvation Army bells are heard again, Elmer said locals can look for his smile again.


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9 definitely had its redeeming qualities. Heck, even 8 was a pretty good game, but the problem is that neither of them even came close to reproducing the magic that went into 7. Now I'm just convinced that Square got lucky with 7 and that was just a fluke--a one-off occurrence that will never be repeated in the series. It's been more than 10 years so we should all just accept that fact and move on.
9 definitely had its redeeming qualities. Heck, even 8 was a pretty good game, but the problem is that neither of them even came close to reproducing the magic that went into 7. Now I'm just convinced that Square got lucky with 7 and that was just a fluke--a one-off occurrence that will never be repeated in the series. It's been more than 10 years so we should all just accept that fact and move on.
I think 9, 7, and 6 were the best in the series. I think part of it is how well the battle system is done in each game, along with the quality of the music/story. 8 was nice and pretty, but the battle system (which was so easy to break) was just not enjoyable over time. I liked 10 but then if you wanted all your characters to gain xp you had to switch them all out every battle, which was so annoying. 9, 7, and 6 had good battle engines for their time and that really makes all the difference for me at least.
I pretty much agree though, I have to say, 13 had potential. I payed it for...actually about 13 hours before I gave up "waiting for the tutorial to end". I am used to FF being pretty linear for the first 10 hours or so...but...when I realized there would be no opening up of the world, no towns....
I liked the battle system, I would have rocked a game based on it...but...not a gratuitous battle system game.
So stop being an old fogey.
I've enjoyed everyone of the non-online ones. Some were better than others, but I finished and had fun with them all.
FF11 and FF14 never seemed like they were FF games in the first place, so they didn't tarnish my perception of the brand, at least as far as I'm aware. On the other hand, FFX, FFX-2, FF12, and FF13...
Hey now FFX was a good game and I'm pretty sure the sequel was just some lame fan fiction that people mistook for a real release.
How can you even call it fan fiction when there wasn't any nudity involved?
FF11 and FF14 never seemed like they were FF games in the first place, so they didn't tarnish my perception of the brand, at least as far as I'm aware. On the other hand, FFX, FFX-2, FF12, and FF13...
FF10 was ok. FFX-2 was amazing. If you took the story tongue in cheek (like it was clearly meant to be), the battle engine and gameplay was just plain fun.
FF12 was a bit too politically heavy, but it was fun having what amounted to a FF Sandbox game.
FF13 was just shit, however. Interesting battle system, but the current executives at Square Enix must have a VERY low opinion of gamers to think that they had to dumb the rest of the game down to that level.
I'm worried that the same stupidity has their hands
FF12 originally had either Basch (the soldier who gets screwed over before the game) or Balthier (middle aged sky pirate with the furry bunnygirl in a spygirl outfit sidekick -- aka, Han Solo and a disturbingly sexy Chewwie) as the main characters, depending on which version of the story you read. Then the director (Yasumi Matsuno) had a nervous breakdown from working conditions at Square Enix and they replaced him with the guy who did the SaGa games (Akitoshi Kawazu). Around the same time, the "Belts, Be
Obviously it's all a matter of opinion, but they were all* IMO pretty decent strictly from a gameplay standpoint, and X held up relatively well in terms of story. I thought IX was crap and XII was mediocre at best, but XIII and (surprisingly) X-2 I found quite fun to play - in fact I'd quite recommend X-2 as a game with excellent mechanics, provided you ignore the fact that it somehow got Final Fantasy in its title.
*I haven't played either of the MMOs so can't opine on them
That's a good point, the MMOs really are different games.
But as "members of the title", I think 11 did more harm to the brand than 14. I *could* enjoy 14 if I didn't foucs on the things I tend to focus on. I couldn't enjoy 11 past level 18 or 19.
And, yes, FF13 probably tarnished the brand more than anything else.
It wasn't just "Stability and Performance Issues" that caused the game to suck so bad.
It was, well, everything.
A map that wouldn't show you where things you wanted to find were
A bizarre bazaar and shop system
No real story or major quest line (that I could find at least, in the week or so I spent playing it)
A UI that was designed for consoles - which is ironic since it never launched on the PS3.
Sloow animations on the menus. You have to hit menu (and wait for all the elements to slide in) then click on the submenu, and wait for all the elements to slide in and then click on "map" (instead of just being able to hit 'm' or whatever).
Class system didn't make any sense.
I dunno, there were other things I can remember really hating about the game, but it's been a year and I've tried to black out that part of my memory as best I can.
It wasn't just "Stability and Performance Issues" that caused the game to suck so bad.
Yeah, I'm not sure why they went with that in the article. It's why I included the link to the earlier Slashdot story. I mean, there were performance and stability issues (I guess) but they weren't what killed the game.
It was things like XP rewards (called SP) being awarded at random that did it. Every time you did an action (like attack a monster) there was something like a 10% chance you'd gain XP. This made leveling horrible. It turns out that a Skinner box has the opposite effect if you're more likely t
Sloow animations on the menus. You have to hit menu (and wait for all the elements to slide in) then click on the submenu, and wait for all the elements to slide in and then click on "map" (instead of just being able to hit 'm' or whatever).
If you find those menus bad, try to play Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Well, actually playing it wasn't bad...I break into a cold sweat everytime I have to open *any* kind of menu or overlay screen.
The Japanese have a different attitude towards gaming, or at least it appears to us that way. Insane hardmode seems to be done not through AI but by explaining nothing at all. They also don't tend to do PC gaming.
Having all the configuration outside the game, in a seperate program that doesn't even start up automatically for a first time config... what year is this again? That was the days of DOS. In 2011, PC gamers expect something better.
Especially in a game where tuning your config is so damned important
As a US beta tester we complained considerably and were of course ignored as 'silly north americans' who didn't know how to play a 'real game'... Of course since part of us could in fact never finish downloading a 4 GB 'patch' during beta (it eventually timed out for quite alot of people), some of us could only complain anyways...
All that said, I love the FF settings (usually), but FF7 & FF8 for PC should have long ago proved they cannot handle a PC game... Which is ironic since I can run both in emulat
I disagree, FF 1 thru 7 and still classics, it is when they changed and "innovated" that they went downhill.
I think the main problem is that design leaves too little to the imagination.
This, combined with much longer game-play and not much better stories means that things need to be drawn out for far too long.
In the older games, the character design needed to be minimal and thus you didn't notice how bloody silly it looked in the mind of the designers.
they are still JRPGs
It's true that the genre has done few changes to the formula. I recently picked up a few JRPGs after not having played any of them in a few years. I still had some fun playing them. There's a few design decisions gameplay-wise sometimes that really frustrate me (not having control over your party-members, insisting on a terrible skill-up system,
Final Fantasy XII and Xenoblade are the two most WRPG-like JRPGs out there. They're like a perfect middle ground between story and exploration. Both of them are very critically acclaimed, too. You should give them a try sometime! This generation has been filled with mostly good-ish RPGs but few truly great ones, aside from Xenoblade/The Last Story/Monster Hunter Tri, and ironically those were released on the Wii, the system that "hardcore" gamers shun all the time.
"Yeah I'm sure it wasn't 13+ sequels."
It wasn't the sequels that did them in, it was that each game in the series progressively was getting worse because game development kept getting more expensive and difficult (shinier graphics = more time and money). So final fantasy went from being decent games developers could spend time to polish (last one being roughly FF7, but even FF7 you can notice declines in quality from earlier games) to stories wrapped in garbage gameplay.
Japanese developers have not dealt w
Something that irked me was lack of continuation. After so many sequels you'd kind of like to see some of the same faces instead of having to readjust to everyone all over again. Dirge of Cerberus was kind of a nice spinoff like that IMHO.
Something else that kills me with the FF series now is how friggin long it takes to play. I'm pretty sure I got up to roughly 200+ hours in FF12 and finally said "fuck this noise". FF8 I think may have been around 80 and that pushing it. There was actually a
I'm kinda with you. I don't have nearly as much time to play these stupid long games as I once did, and even back in my pre-career years, I still rarely finished any RPG because they were too damned long.
What I do like is the (recent?) trend of a game that you can beat once, and if you feel like it, you can play through it again with all your gear to reach an even higher level, collect doodads you may have missed, or explore alternate questlines. Borderlands comes to mind, as does Mass Effect. You can "b
I'd jump into a revamped AC1 with updated graphics.
Still, I think people are not sour on Asheron Call series. I bet if they'd release an AC3 similar to AC1, but with several basic things fixed, they'd be set.
Would people play AC3 if it felt like a mash-up of Asheron's Call, Assassin's Creed, Armored Core, and Animal Crossing?
I think I have to agree with this. Although, I think XII was pretty decent; given its style, though, I think it was done by the teams involved with Tactics and Vagrant Story which were, if I recall correctly, before the merger.
XIII reminds me of Xenosaga II and III, which both destroyed the awesome Xenosaga (I) with its crazy linear gameplay and "narrative" loading screens.(Seriously - the story should come out during gameplay, not a loading screen!)
So, yes; while I purchased XIII, I think that's probably i
Final Fantasy XII is tied with X on Metacritic as the #2 Final Fantasy game of all time. The only bad-scoring FF and DQ title to be released since the merger was FFXIV. A little more evidence on your part would be nice because your claim doesn't exactly fit with reality. Sure you have the right to dislike these games, I'm not contesting that, but when pretty much all of the critics liked the game, maybe you're approaching it from the wrong angle.
Lets be honest: mostly no one ever accepted the MMOs as official Final Fantasy games despite them being numbered. Yes, the game is horrible, and likely many will never again touch a SquareEnix MMO ever again (I gave them too much credit expecting them to not be capable of doing worse than FFXI again.)
But the Final Fantasy brand HAS been damaged big time and it had little to do with XIV. It was the horrendous XIII that had those honors. I think to this day I have not met a single Final Fantasy fan (in person
not be capable of doing worse than FFXI again.
At least from a commercial perspective, XI is not bad at all, being still in operation and (partially) developed. Having played it for about 7 years, I would add that it was not that bad despite clearly a very unrewarding set up. In particular, the main scenario (and even more in particular the Chains of Promathia expansion) are well worth the FF name.
You know what harmed the brand? Final Fantasy XI, XII, XIII AND XIV. Changing the basic formula of "you control a party and its actions in battles" and going with completely linear game play and odd online experiences killed Final Fantasy. X was the last game that embraced the Final Fantasy brand, since then its been throwing crap at the wall hoping it will stick. These games are Final Fantasy in name only, the magic, the SOUL is gone. Long gone.
I hear they're also going to apply lipstick to all the game's pig models.
I hear they are turning the pigs into airships.
Maybe you can't buy happiness, but these days you can certainly charge it.


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Joy came to the Sangiovanni family in Cape Coral Tuesday. Their career U.S. Army daughter came home from overseas for a one-week leave.
After 72 hours of travel, including an extra 12 hours due to diversion for a medical emergency on board the military flight from Germany to Baltimore, Major Yolanda Sangiovanni landed at Southwest Florida International Airport at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. She got a hero's welcome from family members, the Honor Guard and Freedom Riders groups there to greet her.
"We spent hours on the plane on the tarmac in Halifax (Nova Scotia) when we were diverted," said Sangiovanni. "It was so humbling to have the Honor Guard there to greet me and all my family when I came in today. It was just amazing. I didn't expect that because of the delay, but it was a warm welcome and very humbling."
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Major Yolanda Sangiovanni responds to questions from TV reporters upon arriving at Southwest Florida International Airport Tuesday morning.
By CYNTHIA WILLIAMS
After arriving, all she wanted to do was to make up for lost time with her three daughters, ages 18, 14 and 12, and family.
"It's great to be stateside again," she said. "It's been three years since I've been home. I had a little R&R in January, but I was in Kuwait at the time. It's great to be with my three girls again."
Sangiovanni has been a resident of Cape Coral for 40 years. She enlisted in the Army here. She has spent the past 22 years in the military, starting as a regular soldier and promoted to Sergeant First Class. Upon her 10-year re-enlistment, she went to Officer Candidate School where she graduated a Second Lieutenant. She has risen through the ranks since, becoming a Major last October.
"I never thought I would stay in the Army as long as I have or do the things I've done when I enlisted here in Cape Coral," Sangiovanni said. "This is home for me, though I'm originally from New York. It's been rewarding and a blessing being in the service.
"What I like about the Army is the camaraderie with the other soldiers," she continued. "We depend on each other. The relationships you build with other soldiers, teaching them. I feel blessed."
During her short stay, Sangiovanni will spend time with her kids, sister, friends and parents, and "go to the beaches" because the time will go by fast.
"I'm looking forward to leaving for Kansas next week and settling in Fort Leavenworth for my next duty station," she said. "My girls will go with me there. I will get another year of training at the prestigious war college there and become an executive officer. I have three years left to make it 25 years in the Army. Yes, I'm thinking of retiring after that to give my girls some roots and stability."
Heading to the airport Monday night, Sangiovanni's father, Ralph, got a phone call from his other daughter, Stephanie, with news of the flight's delay.
"We were all very disappointed," Ralph said. "It's absolutely awesome to have her home with the entire family, though. We enjoy eating together, reminiscing and telling stories.
"The Honor Guard and Freedom Riders did not get the word on the flight delay Monday night, but some of them came back today. I don't know who they were, but I thank them for welcoming home all of the many soldiers who have been deployed and thank all of Southwest Florida for the support."
With Major Sangiovanni being stationed in Kansas, it will be much easier on the family.
"We will get to go visit once in a while now," Ralph said. "Just drive up to Kansas and drop in on her. It's hard to let the girls go, but it's good they will be together with their mom."


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KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) Kingman residents easily approved the extension of a 1 percent city sales tax.
The Hutchinson News reports results showed the proposal passed Tuesday by a vote of 213-95.
It extends a 10-year city sales tax, which was scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The sales tax is expected to generate at least $450,000 a year.
Kingman Mayor Elizabeth Madden said 82 percent of proceeds will go to capital improvements, with 18 percent for economic development.
The new sales tax takes effect Jan. 1.


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USDA Funding Supports Housing for University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Graduate Students
PRINCESS ANNE, Md., Nov. 14, 2013 –U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced nearly $13 million in Community Facilities loans to promote the advancement of education. Harden made the announcement on behalf of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a visit to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus, where she participated in a roundtable with new farmers and area agriculture leaders.
"When people think about USDA, they think about a Department that helps protect our food supply and the farmers that grow it," Harden said. "What many do not know is that USDA is much more than that. USDA Rural Development takes pride in addressing needs that are specific to local communities. Since 2009, USDA has invested in thousands of essential community projects that have benefitted millions of rural residents. In 2013 alone, USDA made about 1,400 community facilities loans and grants worth more than $1.4 billion."
Maryland Hawk Corporation, Inc. (MHC), a non-profit affiliate with the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, is the recipient of two of these loans. USDA Rural Development awarded MHC a $7.6 million Community Facilities Direct Loan and a $5.1 million Community Facilities Loan Guarantee (through the Bank of Delmarva). The funds will be used to purchase 38 acres of land located about a mile from the UMES campus, and to construct 144 units of temporary housing.
Currently, there is no existing transitional graduate housing for UMES students, even though enrollment in the pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant graduate programs is increasing each year.
Harden noted that USDA support to improve infrastructure at schools serving rural students is another reminder of the importance of USDA programs for rural America. A comprehensive new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would further expand the rural economy, and that's just one reason why Congress must get a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill done as soon as possible, she said.
President Obama's plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President's leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America's economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA's investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values.


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Prospects Will Head to Traverse Cityby Staff Writer / St. Louis Blues
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the roster that will participate in the 2014 NHL Prospects Tournament from Sept. 12-16 in Traverse City, Michigan.
The Blues' roster will be made up of 25 players overall, including five picks from the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Before departing for Traverse City, the prospects will practice at the Ice Zone at St. Louis Outlet Mall on Sept. 11 at noon. The practice will be open to the public.
The Blues will be one of eight NHL organizations represented at the tournament, along with Detroit, Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Minnesota and the New York Rangers. The Blues will make up the Gordie Howe Division along with Columbus, Detroit and Minnesota. Each club will participate in a three-game round robin with the winners of each division earning a spot in the championship game on Sept. 16.
The Blues' tournament roster and schedule, as well as the tournament divisions are listed below. For coverage during the tournament, visit stlouisblues.com/traversecity.
Blues Traverse City Schedule
Sept. 12 at Detroit Red Wings - 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 13 vs. Minnesota Wild - 3 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Columbus Blue Jackets - 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 - Championship Game - TBD
Forwards: Ivan Barbashev (2nd rd, 2014), Greg Betzold (tryout), Samuel Blais (6th rd, 2014), Chris Caissy (tryout), Jaedon Descheneau (5th rd, 2014), Jacob Doty (signed as free agent), Justice Dundas (tryout), Robby Fabbri (1st rd, 2014), Justin Gutierrez (tryout), Kevin Hart (tryout), Adam Helewka (tryout), Zach Pochiro (4th rd, 2013), Ty Rattie (2nd rd, 2011), Ryan Tesink (6th rd, 2011), Yannick Veilleux (4th rd, 2011), C.J. Yakimowicz (6th rd, 2014)
Defensemen: Jake Chelios (tryout), Jani Hakanpaa (4th rd, 2010), Petteri Lindbohm (6th rd, 2012), Luke Mercer (tryout), Santeri Saari (6th rd, 2013), Dmitrii Sergeev (tryout), Thomas Vannelli (2nd rd, 2013)
Goaltenders: Jordan Binnington (3rd rd, 2011), Niklas Lundstrom (5th rd, 2011)


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Nashua man arrested in stabbing
January 22. 2013 1:14PM
NASHUA - A city man is accused of stabbing a man in the leg in a Saturday night incident on Lake Street.
Isaac Cora, 38, of 8 Fulton St., Apt. A, is charged with first degree assault, a class A felony, and resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor.
The stabbing happened about 9:40 p.m. near 42 Lake St. Police said the stabbing victim, who was not identified in a news release, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital where he was treated and later released.
Police found Cora nearby a short time later and arrested him.
Cora and the injured man know each other, police said.
What's next: Cora was detained on $25,000 cash bail pending arraignment in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.