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This is Red, the mascot of Red Robin, the "gourmet burger" chain with an outpost at Charlottesville Fashion Square mall, as he (or she?) silently but effusively greeted a reporter's table Tuesday night around 6:30.
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Remember when Rio Road was shut down a couple of years ago?
Traffic on route 29 was bumper to bumper from Barracks Road to Airport Road.
People in Charlottesville and Albemarle truly need this new road.
Real Nice....more mature native, trees gone from Albemarle County.
A true shame and a sad reflection on the priorities of us all;(cars before beauty and our quality of life). One of the "greenest" environmentally friendly cities in the U.S??.....just green in somebody's pockets.
That Robin ought to fly his feathered ass up to Wall Street and knock on a few board room doors. That stock is getting its eyes pecked out.


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Ubisoft may have just got caught red-handed. Now before I get started I would just like to get the point across that I love Ubisoft. I think they're one of the best western publishers and developers out there and I tend to enjoy most of their games. But something fishy is going on here, and I'm going to have to call Ubisoft out on it.
It all sounds like second guessing.
Then again, if the game did do the reported 470k, @$60 a pop that's around $28 million.
So the question is how much was put into making it?
most likely a flop. From those $60 I bet 30 are for the retail and 30 for the publisher. Who know how much GS gets for each new games sold? They say they make more from used games.
I don't think so. Don't forget, Nintendo also did a pack in for this game with a special console just for ZombiU. There is practically no way that they weren't profitable and I agree with the author of this article wholeheartedly. If Ubisoft doesn't want to develop for the WiiU exclusive because of the relatively low install base, than just say that and stop trying to scapegoat.
According to the manager of my old Gamestop. All new games only bring in a profit of $2-3 per sale. It's $28 for the system its on, $30 for the publisher, and $2 for the retailer.
Facts for the day.
This is how a $60 game is broken down:
$27 - publisher
$15 - retailer
$7 - platform holder
$7 - cost of handling returns
$4 - manufacture and distro
Source: Anatomy of a $60 video game ( http://latimesblogs.latimes... )
Game developers don't make $60 per copy. If they did, the gaming industry would be a really healthy industry. They instead make half of that.
If that even, there's taxes, retail cut, platform holder fees, shipping fees, manufacturer's fees, marketing fees, publisher fees, and then taxes again.
Still, the general pool of money being talked about is around $30 million from the finished product.
How much was put in is a valid question.
Which is why ending game sharing is a good idea.
All new games for 35 bucks, non-returnable.
35 bucks is not going to happen in current model...
First, if the game is non returnable, retailer will not let go of any of its slice of 15 bucks (if not going higher as they can't deal in used games anymore).
Console holder also has little flexibility about it, their slice of around 7 bucks is unlikely to change. Same goes for manufacture and distribution (around 5 bucks) and return handling (around 6 bucks).
So, as you can see, those 33 bucks are pretty much set into stone as long as we're talking about console games on physical media. At 60 dollars this leaves publisher with some 27 dollars to pay employees, development, marketing, taxes, etc... Even with the biggest slice, their costs are so high that they still need to sell 500k copies just to break even (and that's for a medium budget, AAA usually needs 2 or 3 millions).
Even if we consider that a lot more games would be sold at 35 than at 60 bucks, would they sell 9~10 times more in order to make up for the minimal slice? Used sales or not, I don't think this would go like that. And that's why most of 'em are letting go of the whole "used games are ruining the industry" argument, if they decide to stop used sales people would expect some price cut, but as much as 10 bucks off on a game price by launch would mean they would already need to increase a game sales in some 50~100%.
The reason some publishers and devs hit the botton so hard in this industry is not because of used games (minor impact), nor because the costumer don't buy enough (2 million copies should be a major accomplishment and even 500k should be enough), it's the crazy costs, specially in AAA games. If they can't cut costs (be it on development, marketing or whatever) they'll sooner or later lose money. Not every game can sell like COD, and even those which can eventually will stop doing so (ask Nintendo).
Dev teams earn 10-20% of game sales So $6-12 on every full priced sale.
Someone somewhere claimed that it sold half a million copies or so, Which, in a perfect world would be 5 million dollars, but in reality is probably 4 or 3.5 million, considering the game dropped in price.
In a 2010 study, it was said that the average, single platform game cost is $10 million dollars.
I do enjoy ZombiU, but the game wasn't exactly finished when they released it. They had to patch out a number of glitches months later. Begs the question just how much they spent on it.
Remember though, the game was slated to appear initially on PS360. So who knows how much $ was spent before shifting the IP.
Terrible graphics, clumsy controls, glitches, and lack of online MP hurt the title (can't believe I just said that since I avoid most online game modes). It was clearly rushed to make it for the launch window.
Back to MP: 4 survivors online (using the WiiU Pros) going from point A to B with 4 couch buddies using their tablets to stop them would've been insanely fun. I'm thinking a quasi-L4D online but with 4 human Directors, instead of an AI controlled one.
Probably not all that much money, relatively speaking.
The problem with AAA games isn't that they have massive budgets, it's that they're not budgeted well. A huge chunk of the development budget goes to advertising and licensing (for middleware like PhysX or Havok).
And, of course, they only make a very small portion of each individual game sale as profit. Thinking back to some figures I'd heard in the past, the developers tend to get something like 10% of each game sale, and that money has to pay off all the development costs before it can count as profit.
Also, IIRC, AAA development budget is around ~$50,000,000 USD.
You're mostly right, but AAA development starts at about $20 million. The average is about $40 million with the inclusion of marketing.
"...according to VGChartz..." I stopped reading right there!
they put VGChartz as their main source and out right saying the publisher itself is lying? SMH
if the claim of the game not even close to being profitable came from some random fanboys on the internet, then VGChartz argument might hold some water but against the publisher itself? the article want us to believe VGChartz OVER Ubisoft itself? you gotta be kidding me!
I have to agree.
I didn't even read the article because (a) I knew the author would use unreliable VGChartz data to prove his point and support his argument, and (b) I knew this was another case of a silly person without industry knowledge trying to prove to us that people who actually know what they're talking about, really don't.
why would Ubisoft reject revenue on a lucrative platform? Vita sales aren't exactly hot but Ubisoft still supports it.
Yeah, just another case of bad journalism.
How much of it is from the game being bundled?
Does the author understand that the cost of development for this game back when it was being made for PS3 and Xbox 360 doesn't just magically disappear because they switched to WiiU development. Also the amount of potential sales they had to eat for turning this into a WiiU game was certainly not offset by Nintendo. ....and 500, 000 units is not good anyway you cut it for a AAA game.
It's not a AAA game. If you own the game like I do then you understand why it didn't sell. For one The Wii U has more power than the PS3 and 360 but they made it look worse than a Wii game,
The controls are clunky and there is nothing in the game to boost replay value. Why blame Nintendos system for a subpar game?
Why not create a game that looks good plays good that sales systems if the game isn't ready don't release it.
Look at indie games such as Nano assault Neo and Trine 2 I recommend those games any day over some of the newer games that are being released on the system.
ZombiU isn't a AAA game Dlacy13g, nor did it have a AAA budget.
Well typically it is said a game has to sell over 1 million units to turn a profit within the 1-2 year margin of selling at a $60 price point. As most low budget titles cost 20-30 Million to make initially. Not counting marketing cash. So making 28 million on a title while it seems like alot. Doesn't quite appeal to the developer.
ZombiU was developed for the Wii actually then shifted to WiiU. So 1 Million to port it over to WiiU, but how much was invested in its development before they shifted it to WiiU?
Also note Ubisoft stating ZombiU could be ported to other consoles. So they could make a sequel, but it could be on 3-4 platforms instead of just WiiU. Its a hard choice to make a new ip launch title for a platform as its risky to sell. We could see Zombi 2 on PC/PS4/XB1/WiiU at some point down the road.
Being a launch title it could still turn a profit for them down the road. Selling about 500K isn't bad. Numbers could go up in a year or two when consumers get more WiiUs and people can pick up the game for $20 bucks or so.
@ DeadlyFire As most low budget titles cost 20-30 Million to make initially. Are you making stuff up?
I am a new developer and I am going to waste 30 million making a bad game?
Perhaps you meant most great games cost that much. Also I still think that's to much money to make a game. I'm old school and fun games like Pacman all the way up to Super Mario Galaxy which sold pretty well never cost that much.
It was said at the beginning of the PS3's and 360's console cycles that a million copies of a game were needed to break even on most AAA titles.
But this is several years later and the WiiU, which at best is an upgrade from the 360/PS3, and a highly promoted title which in most other respects was a budget production, we're talking about now.
We can guess how much it made, but so much how much it took to make it.
Yeah I meant typically games cost so much to make and so on. Games like Halo 3 and KILLZONE 3 cost about 50-60 million to make.
I don't make anything up that I type. I get it from other people's claims of 20-30 Million required to make a game. I don't trust things like that fully. I was hoping someone would elaborate costs a little more. I do not know how much the games cost. I know its not that high to make PC or indie titles. I assume disc production, licensing, and advertising are the main areas for the costs.
Very naughty that i'm also quite sure black ops has done quite well and sonic racing has sold over 300,000 units not including digital sales Hmmmm so wiiu software sells incredibly well and when it picks up in sales then things will only get better....
@mwjw696 your manager was lying to you.
Retailers will make much more than $2 on a brand new game. They do not make 3-4% profit on a game.
Nor do the console makers get almost half.
This is such a lame article. There's no proof, just the author's assumptions that Ubisoft is "lying" about the game not turning a profit just because it shipped over 500K units. Why would a company not make a sequel to a game if it was profitable and why would a company bother making a sequel to something that is NOT profitable like ZombiU.
Aren't you answering your own question?
Ubisoft isn't too hot for the WiiU, might have made a profit on ZombieU, but not enough of a profit to their liking. So they're weaseling out, and putting a nail in the WiiU's coffin in the process.
lol, this article was submitted by shok. Im not surprised.
You are here once again trolling.. Im not surprised
Worse it's a personal attack, judging an article and its submitter based on the Mika's opinion on Shok. No need to to call someone out, off-topic and rude
I guess you're right. Where's MasterCornholio when you need him to police someone else's comments? :O
That's funny, before I clicked the article I knew you would be here since it's something that's negative about the Wii U.
Meh like i care
You are not even gonna try? You don't deserve your name or picture. Lazy
He's trying to be cool, so he's got the picture (avatar) part right.
His sources don't seem solid enough to accuse Ubisoft of not turning a profit.
Yeah...Kinda reminds me of this guy connecting dots
Basically he says that the game sold about 500k
It costs about 1.2 million to port games and that ZombieU was a "port" of a scrapped ge in development for the PS3/360, meaning that the game did in fact get close to breaking even
I for one don't think that the unfinished game cost only 1.2 million to create for the WiiU and even if it were near that, the fact remains that the author only took offense to Unisoft saying it "wasn't close" to breaking even. Even if everything the author said was true, the game STILL wouldn't have made an sort of profit so any sequel would be scrapped regardless.
But you are ignoring the initial development costs, those have to be accounted for since it never released on any other platform.
But realistically, what reason would they have to lie about it?
It doesn't benefit them to lie. They were one of the few third party companies that tried to put a decent footing on the Wii U.
Come with solid, credible sources before you say that Ubisoft are putting up lies.
Because Nintendo fanboys like to pretend like any publisher that doesn't care for Wii U is "teh hater" and just "didn't try", even if it turns out to be one of Nintendo's best third parties, Ubisoft.
Except with companies Ubisoft I odn't get a good vibe. They should just be making games. Not commenting on the industry.
This is a very poorly written article. He cites an unreliable source as 'proof,' makes a bunch of unwarranted speculations, and then throws it all together in a poorly formed accusation.
You can always tell when a piece is written by someone who has no business be a "journalist."
Before you go and call a company out, you should probably oh, I don't know, ask them about the situation first.
email them, I know for a fact Ubisoft will get back to you. I've worked with them many times, and then if they say they refuse to comment on the matter, you can try to state your case.
Even if the author would of tired to reach out to ubi, there is next to zero evidence of their claims.
I think the cost of what was originally put into Killer Freaks from Outer Space plus the cost of remaking that game into ZombiU could explain Ubi not making a profit off the game. The sales were decent for console release game, it sounds to me like Ubi just went too far over on their budget retooling the game and couldn't make all that money back. So in closing, they mismanaged their money and now putting the blame on something else like other AAA studios do when their projects fail to make profit.
I wonder how much changed from Killer Freaks from Outer Space to ZombiU. For some reason Killer Freaks from Outer Space sounds like a rail-shooter to me.
ZombieU looks like a Xbox 360/ PS3 game. It also looks like a low budget game for those consoles, and is more like a insult to the Wii U. To be honest, every game Ubisoft has doesn't take advantage of the Wii U hardware. Rayman Legends and Splinter Cell are current generation quality. The Wii U is a much more powerful console. Watch Dogs for the PS4 Jimmy Fallon playthrough didn't look next gen either, so you know the Wii U version won't be. Not that every game has to be next generation, but I'm starting to see what Ubisoft is doing. They are smart in the sense of being a business, but their games will never reach mass market success. A game will have to be nothing short of amazing to gamers for that level of success, meaning taking full advantage of next gen hardware.
Ubisoft's games will never reach mass market success?
You're completely right. Almost nobody knows what Far Cry is.
Or Assassin's Creed.
Or Prince of Persia.
Or Splinter Cell.
Poor Ubisoft. Nobody seems to pay attention to their games because they're so small. :(
Or watch dogs
Or ray man
Or the crew
Or division
Yup poor ubisoft, I hope they can one day reach the masses.
Rayman and splinter cell look like current gen because they are.
And ubisoft not reaching the masses. WHAT?
Where have you been during the last 7-10 years.
@deafdani and @avengers1978 already covered it.
Going to do some fact checking.
Disregard my first post. I am totally wrong indeed. Assassin Creed puts up numbers like 5 million a console between PS3/Xbox 360. However, Just Dance is Ubisoft best selling franchise which is nothing to brag about.
You got that right just dance, what a joke.
At first you defend them, now you're trying to clown them. Just Dance smashes the Killzone franchise, is that funny?
Pig Pen, Just Dance is Ubi's best selling franchise because it struck a chord with the casual audience on the Wii, a console that currently has a user base of almost 100 million.
I've played a couple Just Dance games in a friend's house, and they were pretty fun, actually. Lol. Anyone can play it and have fun. I know for a fact that Just Dance is pretty hilarious in parties, especially if there's booze involved. ^_^
It may not be one of Ubi's "core" franchises like the other ones we listed above... but as long as they remain fun to play, who really cares? It's not harming anyone, and Ubi keeps pushing their "core" franchises as well. Variety is a good thing to have, and this is one of the reasons I actually respect Ubi so much as publishers and developers: because they're not afraid to try different things.
You are very right. I have nothing against Just Dance and shouldn't of spoke of it that way. But a lot more of Ubisoft games can reach mass market if only they take advantage of the next gen hardware. No one wants to see the same games that are on 7 year hardware.
Your right I can defend them and make fun of them I don't care if just dance out sold kz. KZ is still way better IMO. If a game company makes games I like I will defend those games, and when they make crap I will call it crap
To generate more profit, Ubisoft should port this IP to PS4 or Xbone or PS3 and 360.. To avoid marketing Wii U, they should rename the franchise to DEAD ____ lol.
First selling less than 500,000 when the game was also sold in bundles is not a lot.
Second developing a new ip on new hardware there where bound to be unexpected expenses.
Third the game devs do not get 100% of the game sales no company selling anything makes100% profit you ever hear of overhead.
Finally I think ubisoft knows whether or not they made any money on the game. And breaking even isn't good enough.
If it sold 470k at 60$ a pop, but remember so.e of those sales where bundled with wiiu at 400$ so 50$ for the games that sold in those bundles. That's at most 28 million before tax, overhead shipping, etc. So ubisoft at most got around 12 million of that anybody think it coast them less than that to make zombie u
To be fair whilst the article is clearly wrong I dont really understand Ubisofts stance. They have said it was a failure and yet has a 1:6 attach rate. Thats the equivelant of a ps3 game selling over 10 million copies which would be deemed a massive success.
The reason, therefore, that the game wasnt profitable, isnt that Nintendo fans dont buy 3rd party, its that Nintendo missed their predicted sales.
Now, there are loads of potential system sellers before the end of this financial year. Lets say Nintendo were to get their install base above 10 million. If Zombi2u were to have the same attach rate it would sell close to 2 million copies. If they needed more sales than that to turn a profit they really should be going multi plat.
I am willing to bet if zombie u sells a lot more copies than ubisoft would reconsider making number 2.
And if they do they would likely make it multipat but for wiiu to get over 10 million consoles sold they need to sell about 7 million more systems, at the current rate of 25,000 a month that will take 280 months or 23 years. So they better hope the sales increase drastically
I think you would need to be incredibly naive to think wiiu sales wont pick up soon.
Good game but it could've been a great game. It reminded me of Demons Souls a lot. It just didnt have as great of gameplay and as stupid as it sounds, the name was a turn off. Needed an extra 9 months of polish, coop where you randomly run into up to four people, and some more polish. It's a great foundation for a series that can focus on a new city each game. I'd love to experience a Zombie U in New Orleans, Seattle, Paris, Moscow, Tokyo exc.
Except Chris Morris Never spoke to Ubisoft before writing his article.
Chris Morris made it up, and used a rearranged completely unrelated quote from an interview in june Read the actual source article.
Its made up bs. Chris Morris IMPLIES he had an interview, actually talked to these people.
He didn't, all of his quotes, are clipped directly from other interviews, from other news sites, WITHOUT being sourced or credited, (thats plagiarism kids) Preceded by a loaded fallacious often fictional paraphrasing of said quote.
The quote he used for Ubisoft, was from an interview that had absolutely nothing to do with Zombi U.
Its fake. He's the one saying it, not Yves.
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I don't really care how profitable it was. What doesn't make sense to me is why they expected more money on a system only FOUR MILLION PEOPLE OWN IF THAT.


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Extraction of essential oil has been used for the purpose of making perfumes and for the benefit that herbal aromas have on an individual's mood.
Herbs themselves have been used throughout time to heal, or used symbolically and ritualistically. In fact, many modern medicines originated from herbs. For example, the use of willow bark dates back to 400 B.C. when it was used for fever or inflammatory conditions. The useful ingredient in willow bark is salicin, which was extracted and used to create Bayer aspirin in 1900. The biblical account of wise men baring frankincense and myrrh at the birth of Jesus Christ signifies the importance given to herbs during that time period. It is important, however, to distinguish between the medicinal properties of herbs and the therapeutic qualities of their essential oils.
The Purpose of Extraction of Essential Oil
The effect of an herb is the result of all it's pharmacological components, which interact with one another. The distillation of an essential oil is the extraction of the volatile oil from the herb, separating that oil from other important components of the plant and altering it's medicinal qualities. At the same time, this extraction also concentrates the oil making it less safe to ingest and more potent than the herb in it's natural state.
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First off, I want to thank you all for sharing your stories and being so supportive of my September 11th experience. I almost didn't post it, but many bloggers encouraged me to tell my story. So, thank you all, so very much.
Second, I've got the grippe. Or whatever. I'm phlegmy and headachey and I feel like someone put my sinuses into a can of leftover Fresca and smashed it to smithereens, then force-fed me sandpaper. Yes, that's me.
So if I'm horrible about visiting your blogs, please forgive me. My Nyquil-infused body thanks you.
This month's Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog question comes from Sarah Fine. She asks,
I have previously blogged about using character sheets, which I find pretty helpful. I like the idea of getting to know my characters before I write. What does they like to wear? What are their quirks? Strengths and weaknesses?
But lately, I've noticed that even if I fill out a sheet and *think* I know her well, I usually have to go back and do some major character refurbishing anyway.
The truth is, no matter how detailed an outline I have, scenes and plotlines often must be deconstructed and reconstructed, and the characters aren't immune to change either.
So the answer to Sarah's question? I do both.
Also, for the minor characters, I usually invent their characteristics as I write. :) Because I'm a little bit outliner, a little bit "pants-and-roll."
Last week, Laura answered the question and next week, we get to hear Sarah tackle it, then Deb.
How about you? How to you create your characters?
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|For other uses, see Alex.
Alexandra "Alex" Chilton is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, who appears as a datable character in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Alex can be met on craplist.net in the women seeking men section. Alex lives on Silicon Street in Lancaster, Algonquin, a couple of blocks up from Niko's safehouse. She refers to Niko as the "Mysterious European" on her blog but also uses Niko's name on occasion.
Alex was born in 1979 in Middle Park East, where she has lived her entire life, and belongs to a very wealthy family. She has extreme issues with her mother, who verbally abused her by constantly telling her she was not pretty. Due to this bullying Alex received from her mother, she once had an eating disorder, and currently spends a lot of money on plastic surgery. According to her blog, she lost her virginity to her doctor at the age of 15 and still sleeps with him for prescription drugs. She has been sexually active ever since, having slept with her gym teacher on her sixteenth birthday. Soon after receiving her driver's license at 16, she was arrested for DUI. She still hates her mother, but receives all her money from her parents. She once very harshly stated that: she's happy her mother has been diagnosed with cancer in her abdomen.
Alex is a stereotype of most wealthy women approaching their thirties, being somewhat materialistic and highly involved in liberal arts. She once went to college to study psychology, English and writing (as early as 1997), and though she slept with her writing teacher Mr. Hopkins to receive an A in one class, and even though she achieved a psychology major, she eventually dropped out. She is currently very involved in a blog, and aspires to write books and even movies about herself (on two dates, she first says she is discussing it with a movie producer that she is dating, then says they didn't make the deal). Though she normally mends her self-esteem issues with shopping and blogging, whilst drunk, she will admit that she hates herself. She also likes it when Niko takes her to the strip clubs: The Triangle Club and Honkers, which she expresses is supposed to give her ideas for intercourse with Niko.
Prior to dating Niko, she writes on her blog about beginning to date an old man with a prosthetic limb and "more money than a third-world country" (for reference, the twenty poorest countries in the world have GDPs between $100 and $850 million), who met her online and sent her a picture of his grandson, claiming it to be himself. She continued to date him, despite unpleasurable sex and his breath smelling like "dog shit", likely because of his extreme wealth although she claims to have a very complex love and attraction to him.
Alex is portrayed as extremely wealthy. Although the LCPD calls her "delusional", leading to rumors that she bluffs and embellishes her lifestyle, they confirm that she is "high society". Her credit cards are frequently maxed out, because she buys six-figure dresses for herself and weekly champagne enemas for her chihuahua Valentino. In some cases, she must call her father to raise the limit on her cards, and in other cases she shoplifts (arrested for it once in 2005, with a dress). However, she is sometimes generous with her purchases, such as buying a car for her housekeeping staff (If Niko brings a cheaper car to pick her up, she says "Nice car, I bought one just like it for my maid", though this could also be merely a veiled insult of Niko's choice of car) and eventually providing Niko 50% discounts at clothing stores (if the relationship level is high enough, Niko can call her and the discount is good for 24 hours) or when she asks Niko where he bought his shoes, so she can buy her father them as a gift. She also goes to Maisonette 9.
Dating Preferences
Alex prefers expensive clothes from Perseus and expensive cars like the Turismo. She does not like the Banshee, however, as the game does not classify it as a sports car. Her favorite visiting locations include Split Sides comedy club and the Perestroika cabaret club in Broker. She also enjoys eating at The Superstar Cafe. She dislikes eating at diners, claiming they have "bad service". She is one of only 2 girlfriends who enjoys strip clubs. Alex also likes riding motorcycles, as she claims they bring back some memories.
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Albanian Jacket: Dislike
Balaclava: Dislike
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What makes Alex an interesting character to date is that she writes a blog on blogsnobs.org. Niko can access her blog by going to blogsnobs.org, clicking on "Sharing" on the in-game internet. In blogsnobs.org, Alex's page is known as Liberated Woman. Here, she blogs regularly about her dates with Niko. This can be useful, because depending on how the blog is written lets the player know if the date was successful or not, or if the places she went were favorable or unfavorable. She will also occasionally send pictures to Niko's phone of herself, or randomly text him with pointless jabber.
If you go on enough dates with Alex, Niko will eventually open up to her (to which she says, "for her blog") about his presence in the terror of war, his friends being butchered on a hillside, and his hope of "I just want to be loved." Alex is shocked and doesn't believe him, and insists on trying to get a different answer. She asks Niko about his occupation, and grudgingly, he replies "...construction" which relieves Alex with a witty remark.
After a certain amount of dates and Niko asking to come inside enough times, Alex will reveal on her blog that she filmed a video of her and Niko having sex but she did not tell him. She also says that she will find a suitable soundtrack and will put it on electrictit.com.
She will also send Niko pictures of herself via text message. These include one of her wearing a thong, and another of her face with a short message teasing Niko by telling him to imagine what her luscious lips would look like giving him a blowjob. As well as sending seductive pictures of herself, she also texts him random messages.
When taking her on a date (darts, bowling, etc.), it's better to let her win as she'll be more cheerful than if you were to beat her at a game. Be extremely careful when driving, especially on motorcycles. If you crash or bail out, there will be a good chance that she'll dump you.
On her blog and in conversation, she reveals some interesting and bizarre things about herself, although being classed as "delusional". It is unclear which things are true and which is false. These revelations include the following;
- She had sex with the gardener at her parents house upstate, until her mother found out and threatened to cancel her credit cards.
- She gave her first blowjob in the restroom at Club Liberty.
- She had a backstreet abortion at one time, and her mother had many.
- She had anorexia.
- She once had a heart attack through a combination of not eating, and doing too much coke.
- She had her drink spiked when on a night out once, and woke up on an operating table in Peru with a tattoo she has no recollection of getting.
- After you go on a few dates with her, Alex will ask Niko if he wants to marry her.
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- If the first date does not go well, Alex may say, "From now on, I'm only dating Americans".
- It is revealed through a phone call to Roman right after you start dating her that Niko doesn't really like Alex very much.
- It should be noted, however, that Niko will only say this after their first date but on subsequent dates Niko can share a kiss with Alex.
- When the player either consistently crashes the car or harms Alex in any way, she will dump the player immediately.
- Alex's name might come either from Alex Chilton, a musician of the 1960s, or from The Replacements song called "Alex Chilton", which is dedicated to and about the musician.
- Like most characters in the game, Alex will don a unique (if similar to Michelle, Carmen, and Kiki) helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. Her helmet is pink with no visor.
- Alex's first car was a pink Stretch. She mentions it to Niko if he is driving one.
- Alex is impressed when the player drives at very high speeds, and gives positive comments such as "You're brilliant! Mad and brilliant." or "You drive like you don't give a fuck!"
- Her personality and her name might be a parody of Paris Hilton who shares many things in common with Alex; such as being rich, blonde and receiving all her money from her parents and also having recorded a sex tape of herself.
- Quite humorously, Alex misspells Niko Bellic's name as "Nico" on her blog.
- The game files reveal that Roman Bellic was supposed to give Niko a link to Alex's blog via e-mail and suggest him to write to her.
- Her favorite radio station is Electro-Choc.


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Florence — The Huskies found a way to get their first home win of the season on Wednesday, and they couldn't have done it in a more exciting fashion.
Kinsey Cichowitz launched a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer, but it drew the side of the rim, and Florence hung on for a 42-39 win against Buena Vista in a Tri-Peaks League game.
The Huskies led 36-30 with 5:31 remaining after Carly Chaney's and-one conversion. Cichowitz responded with a 5-0 run for the Demons, but Florence had the answer.
"We had a lot more fire tonight," Huskies coach Brandon Roe said. "I think we're playing with more confidence. If we can get in those close games, I think we're tough enough and smart enough to where we can pull it out."
Megan Droll hit a bucket at the 1:50 mark. Morgan Naegele made a shot that appeared to tie the game, but her toe was ruled on the line making the score 40-39.
Baylee Reeves made two free throws with 1 second on the clock before Cichowitz barely missed the shot that would've sent the game into overtime.
Kaycee Franklin also went 2 for 2 at the line in crunch time.
The win inches the Huskies closer to .500 on the season, now sitting at 5-7 overall and 3-2 in the T-PL. Buena Vista fell below .500 (5-6, 1-4).
Though there are still seven games left, Florence is now in the driver's seat to host a first-round T-PL tourney game. They've won the tiebreaker against Buena Vista and against Salida and currently sit in third place in the T-PL West. The top four teams host.
Buena Vista had a spell of nine straight possessions resulting in turnovers near the end of the third quarter. The Demons finished with 26 turnovers to the Huskies' 31.
"We tend to do that," Demons coach Len Gates said. "We go on good runs, and we go on bad runs. It seems like we can't convert offensively."
Cichowitz was the game-high scorer with 16. She was the only Demon in double figures. Carly Chaney had 14 for Florence, Hayley Benker had eight and Kenzie Gordon scored seven.
The Huskies are now on a miniature win streak of two games, but feel they've played well in their last three. They lost to sixth-ranked Bishop Machebeuf by eight points three games ago.
"The Bishop game, even though we lost, we realized we're not as bad as everyone wants to think we are," Roe said. "You talk to everybody else and they think we're in a downhill spiral. We're surprising some teams and showing them that we can play tough. We've got girls who know what to do know their roles and everyone is kind of settling in."
Florence's next game will be a 5:30 p.m. matchup Friday with Colorado Springs Christian School on the road. CSCS will enter the game 2-9 overall and 1-3 in the T-PL. The Lions are coming off their first win in six games, a 60-43 victory against Fountain Valley.
Sports Editor Brandon Hopper can be reached at 276-7644 or facebook.com/CCDRsports.
At Florence H.S.
Mulder 0 2-6 2, Tucker 2 1-3 5, Cichowitz 7 0-0 16, Naegele 3 0-0 6, Franklin 2 0-0 4, Diamond 1 0-0 2, Fagerberg 1 2-2 4. Totals 16 5-11 39.
Chaney 6 2-5 14, Droll 3 0-0 6, Franklin 1 2-2 5, Shade 0 0-0 0, Holland 0 0-0 0, Reeves 0 2-2 2, Benker 4 0-0 8, Gordon 2 3-4 7. Totals 16 9-13 42.
3-point field goals — Buena Vista (2): Cichowitz 2; Florence (1): Franklin. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — none.
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Friday: Florence at Colorado Springs Christian School, 5:30 p.m.*
Tuesday: Florence at The Classical Academy, 7 p.m.*
Feb. 1: Florence vs. Salida, 7 p.m.*
* Tri-Peaks League West game


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When the Commerce Department releases its first-blush economic growth estimates for the second quarter of 2013 on Wednesday, it'll likely show a U.S. economic recovery lumbering along at an anemic pace.
Most mainstream economic forecasters expect a growth rate from April to June well below 2 percent, with the most optimistic in the 1.5 percent range and the more pessimistic in the range of 0.5 percent.
In normal times, this slow growth would trigger fears that the U.S. economy, the world's largest, is slipping back into recession.
But these aren't normal times, and the overall number for much of the past year has been bifurcated. When measured alone, private-sector growth has outperformed the broader economic growth number. That's being dragged down by reduced government and defense spending.
It's why President Barack Obama has given four speeches in the past week talking up the economy.
"This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999," he said Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn. "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."
Several measures of business activity, ranging from retail and car sales to consumer sentiment and housing, have been healthy of late, and even hiring is picking up. But growth remains subdued.
"This has been an unusual period — to sustain growth below 2 percent without falling into another recession, this is very atypical," said Gregory Miller, chief economist for Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc.
Federal government spending and investment fell by 8.7 percent in the first three months of 2013, after falling 14.8 percent in the final three months of 2012. Defense spending fell 12 percent and 22.1 percent in those same periods.
The economy would be looking better if not for the sharp drop in government spending.
During the first three months of 2013, the economy was first reported to have grown at an annual rate of 2.5 percent, later revised down to 1.8 percent. During the final three months of 2012, the economy barely grew, posting a dismal rate of 0.4 percent.
And few economists expect better on Wednesday.
"Largely because of a weaker-than-expected reading on shipments for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft for June, this week we shaved two-tenths from our estimate of second-quarter … growth, which stands at just 0.5 percent," economists at forecaster Macroeconomic Advisers in St. Louis wrote late last week.
That's about what's expected by Mark Zandi, the widely followed chief economist for forecaster Moody's Analytics, who also anticipates a slow quarter in the range of 0.5 percent.
Gus Faucher, senior macroeconomist for the PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh, expects about 1.2 percent growth.
"That's an economy," he said, "that's just bumping along."
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Centreville Hayfield freshman Molly Overstreet finished in a three-way tie for first place on vault during the individual portion of the VHSL state gymnastics meet on Feb. 16 at Centreville High School.
Overstreet posted a score of 9.8 and shared the state title with Princess Anne's Helaina Dollins and Western Branch's Jamie Stone.
"I knew that I nailed it, but I didn't think they were going to score me that high," Overstreet said. "I was really surprised. I was really happy."
Overstreet finished sixth in the all-around with a total of 37.875. She finished in a third-place tie on bars (9.775) and tied for 20th on floor (9.2) and beam (9.1).
Marshall's Morgan Stahl placed third in the all-around with a total of 38.325 and Woodson's Simone Freidman was fourth (38.1). Freidman tied for second on beam (9.7), tied for fifth on floor (9.525), placed eighth on vault (9.525) and finished tied for 13th on bars (9.35).
Western Branch's Stone won the all-around title (39.1) and Great Bridge's Courtney Adams finished runner-up (39).
One day earlier, Kellam won the team state championship with a score of 148.3. Washington-Lee finished runner-up with a score of 147.2.


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I have also discussed this topic in depth with lecturers and friends.
Technically, the Illuminati did exist. It was known as the Bavarian Illuminati and was founded on May 1, 1776, by Adam Weishaupt, who was Professor of Canon Law at the University of Ingolstadt.
The Illuminati that is spoken of today is sometimes regarded as an extension of the original Bavarian order. However, some suggest that it is an entirely different group altogether.
If you conduct research on Freemasonry, Skull & Bones or Bohemian Grove you will discover that rituals are performed within these secret societies. These groups do exist. Whether or not they are planning world domination is another matter.
The Bilderberg Group has been purported to be a collection of some of the most powerful individuals on the planet. The group meets annually to discuss plans for the future of the world. Is it really so hard to believe the possibility that people of such status would have their own agenda? Or that they would protect each others interests to retain their status?
Whether you link that to world domination depends on your personal view but how many dictators have tried to rule the world before? Hitler tried and he was interested in the occult.
We have heard the term 'New World Order' and 'One World Government' bandied around by politicians and leaders. I believe that in such a system it would be easier for a small number of powerful individuals to rule the world.
Hey Danny - you're right, it does exist. But it's purpose and agenda is probably far simpler and more down to Earth than conspiracy theorists would like it to be; such as removing from society its ancient and feudal ways of religion, wars, nationalism, and senseless killing.
- kk
I think it's just people being afraid of what they don't understand. Just because a group is secretive doesn't mean they're trying to take over the world.
Illuminati/ New world order conspiracy is a bunch of shit. But then again if you can believe in religion then believing in crap like this isn't so strange either.
I was talking to a guy once about the "The Da Vinci Code". He was trying to convince me that it proved that Jesus was real because the evidence was all there about his affair with Mary Magdalene. Even when I should him the word "Fiction" on the cover of the book he remained adamant. It reminds me of the line "Of course Jesus existed. Why else would vampires be afraid of the crucifix if he was not real? Quick let's get to a library!!!
Just as some people have the alcoholism gene, it seems some people are born to believe in conspiracies. I find them sadly laughable.
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I have a problem with the concept of a conspiracy.
I have met a lot of people in my life, and of those, maybe a handful can actually keep a secret. It doesn't seem to matter whether its a big secret or a little one. It burns to be told. It gives the drunk a chance to say, "shhhh I shouldn't tell you this, but...". It gives the person telling the secret a feeling of power or wisdom, because they know something more than their confidante does. At it's basest level, it provides fodder for gossip.
People talk in their sleep. People whistle-blow. People gossip. People get drunk. Secrecy just doesn't work for long enough. The number of people that would be needed to keep a conspiracy secret, is too many to actually do so.
I think conspiracy theorists may have a need to believe that there is structure out there, in the midst of what seems like a mess. And having a little dose of paranoia helps too.
What we seem to have, is so much access to information via the internet nowadays, that just about anything, even pink unicorns, could be supported with the right selection of information.
That's my feeling exactly. Like with those who believe the NYC Trade Towers fell due to explosives planted by some government back ops group. It would have to be a very large group (it's not like four guys could wire the two towers over a weekend in a way that no one would notice). So, let's say at least a couple dozen guys had to do it. Nobody comes down with cancer and wants to make a deathbed confession? Nobody gets drunk and runs off at the mouth?
I don't believe it.
Ditto for the "We never landed on the moon" people, the people who believe that the government is run by reptile aliens, or The Trilateral Commission, or the Jesuit "Black Pope."
People who watch too much TV and whose lives are so empty they need to fill them with fanciful beliefs.
Hey! Doesn't that sound like Christians?
I have known my share of smart people. I wonder if it is really 'smart' to try and control the world?


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Susan Sarandon and her daughter Eva Amurri Martino will co-executive producer and star in a comedy pilot for NBC.
Based on an original idea by Martino, Growing Ivy centers on control freak Ivy Davis (Martino), who craves the stability she lacked in her childhood and, as a result, has thrown herself into her career at the expense of her personal life. In an attempt to restore balance and potentially find love, she invites her freewheeling, eccentric mom, Franckie (Sarandon), to move in with her and work on their relationship. The comedy landed a pilot production commitment at NBC.
Fox orders Rashida Jones comedy project Stuck
Martino (New Girl) will write the pilot with Will McCormack, who will also serve as an executive producer alongside Parks and Recreation's Rashida Jones. Their company, Le Train Train, will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.


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Squashing out drug abuse in Santa Barbara
In 1994, the Santa Barbara Open Squash Tournament committee decided to make the event a fund-raiser for the Sheriff's Department Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program, which is offered in all public schools in Santa Barbara County. D.A.R.E. educates school children about the dangers of illicit drugs, in hopes that having the information will deter them from the obvious risks of substance abuse.
Once the committee chose to support D.A.R.E., its members approached Sheriff Jim Thomas with the idea. He was excited about the prospect, and lent his full support to the event. The Santa Barbara Athletic Club (SBAC), in turn, offered to underwrite the prize money and host the event.
The Santa Barbara Athletic Club was built with sports-event viewing in mind. In front of the main squash court, a large carpeted gallery rises in a series of steps toward the third-level ceiling. This gallery provides seating accommodations for as many as 180 people to watch the action on the court, with a further 40 spaces available for standing room.
With this built-in opportunity to draw a crowd, the committee decided that a reasonable admission charge to view the squash professionals playing in the quarter-final, semi-final and final matches could also raise a significant amount of money. The turnout for these matches was good, and nearly doubled the amount of money that was raised for D.A.R.E. The final tally was more than $5,000.
Following the success of the 1994 tournament, SBAC agreed once again to put up prize money for the 1995 event, promising to match up to $4,000 raised by the committee. The Santa Barbara Deputy Sheriff's Association agreed to underwrite this additional $4,000.
This increased purse drew higher-ranked players than previous years and enabled the committee to attempt to "sell" the event to a major corporate sponsor, and other larger donors. Furthermore, the larger event proved to be popular with the West Coast squash enthusiasts, who came to play in the amateur divisions and watch the pros.
In addition to the competition, the tournament treated players to social mixers each night. One event, a poolside barbeque, ended with a raffle for prizes ranging from squash eye protectors and Fin racquets, to wine and airline tickets. The raffle alone raised more than $1,000 for D.A.R.E.
The 1996 tournament was similar to 1995's. Good draw, good social events and good auction/raffle combined with great competition and great fund-raising.
In 1997 the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation signed on to help sponsor the event. The event once again drew top world-ranked players.
For the 1998 event the format was changed slightly to an eight-man draw invitational event. This enabled the likes of Peter Nicol (ranked No. 1 in the world) and three other top 10 players to compete for the first time on the West Coast.
The 1999 event saw more top 10 players, including the return of Nicol. The following year, 115 amateur players competed alongside an impressive lineup of pro players. The prize money of $15,000 was contributed evenly by the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, the Santa Barbara Deputy Sheriff's Association and SBAC.
After the 2000 event, a check was presented to the D.A.R.E. officers for an incredible $51,000. That brought the grand total for all the tournaments to more than $200,000!


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The EU Energy Strategy 2020 is focusing on five "priorities": (1) increase in energy efficiency, (2) building a "pan-European integrated energy market", (3) consumer protection and safety and security standards, (4) further development of energy technologies and (5) strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy market.
The Commission criticises the current EU energy policy in that the internal energy market is still fragmented and the efforts by Member States to increase energy efficiency are "disappointing". Moreover, there is a lack of energy system investments of EUR 1 trillion and technological progress.
With the Lisbon Treaty the EU acquired new competences in the field of tourism which are anchored in primary law. In its Communication the Commission describes the "challenges" and presents an "action framework for tourism in Europe". The Commission wishes to make the cultural and natural wealth of Europe better known, for example by introducing a "European Cultural Heritage Seal". Furthermore, a publicly funded "voluntary" exchange mechanism for tourists is to enable "key groups" such as young people (up to the age of 30) and the elderly (65+) to travel to tourist destinations in other Member States during the low season. Finally, the Commission plans to conduct "awareness-raising campaigns relating to the choice of destinations and the means of transport to promote "sustainable and responsible high-quality tourism".
The aim of this Green Paper is to outline options for developing a European contract law (available in all official languages). To this end, the Commission presents for discussion various options for an "instrument of European contract law". By this it means a construct of EU contract laws which needs further developing in particular with regard to the degree of its legally binding nature (legal form), the regulation radius (material scope) and the applicability to contract relations that do not cross borders.
The EU patent is a third option flanking the national and the European patent and providing EU-wide patent protection. At the same time, a European patents court system is to be established. The aim of the EU patent is to provide applicants with an easier and cheaper EU-wide patent protection. With a court for European patents and EU patents, the solving of legal disputes on patent granting and patent infringements is to be more consistent and calculable as it avoids parallel proceedings before national courts.


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"This is a reminder that we live here in earthquake country here in Southern California," said Robert Graves, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
With an earthquake fresh in everyone's mind, the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region re-posted the outline for an ideal preparedness kit, which should be equipped for three to seven business days and contain at least 26 items, from no-brainers such as water (a gallon per person) and a flashlight, to less-thought of items such as bleach, copies of personal documents and entertainment items to pass the time.
"This is a little reminder that we need to check our emergency kits, make sure we have a preparedness plan, have food and water," Graves said.
As always, ShakeOut's Drop, Cover Hold On campaign implores Southland residents to do just that in the event of an earthquake.
The Earthquake Early Warning System, created by the USGS, Caltech, UC Berkeley and the University of Washington, gave a two-second warning ahead of the shakes hitting Pasadena.
"(It's) a work in progress," said USGS geologist Egill Hauksson. "If we kept improving our systems and have the right sources, we could get it up to four seconds."
The 4.4-magnitude St. Patrick's Day shaker is expected to produce smaller aftershocks throughout the next few days. The Southland escaped the earthquake with no injuries or damage, but the threat of a larger earthquake always looms.
"We have faults all over Southern California, and the possibility of having a larger, damaging earthquake is always present," Graves said.


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DENVER –Team Denver Homes' (www.teamdenverhomes.com) success rate in the real estate industry, as showcased with their Gold Level production award from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors Excellence Awards event in 2017, is continuing into 2018. The addition of Broker Associate Olivia Merrill and Marketing and Real Estate Coordinator Andrea DeKowzan is taking Team Denver Homes to the next level.
"Team Denver Homes prides itself on our cutting-edge approach to real estate, and we strategically selected Merrill and DeKowzan for their unique skill sets and respective success in their industries to further promote our clients," said Jamie Slough, a Broker Associate with Team Denver Homes at Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek.
Olivia Merrill is the owner of The Denver Look, an Instagram celebrity, and licensed Realtor. As a Luxury Property Specialist, she is passionate about superior and transparent customer service. Merrill is dedicated to helping her home buying and selling clients achieve their real estate goals through sincere loyalty and fidelity. She has worked with some of the most successful agents with Kentwood Real Estate and brings a wealth of knowledge to Team Denver Homes. Merrill is known for consistently taking advanced continuing education courses in real estate and she stays up to date on the latest technology and market trends and developments. She is also skilled in negotiations and she holds the Certified Negotiations Expert certification. Merrill is proud of her work ethic and market knowledge.
Merrill was born in Gorham, Maine, where she learned her values growing up in a large family in a small town environment. She is an avid supporter of The World Wildlife Fund, DMK Rehoming, and the Humane Society. Merrill enjoys jogging, reading, hiking, running, yoga, and being involved with the fashion and modeling industries.
Andrea DeKowzan graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Colorado with a dual degree in marketing and business management. She brings a wealth of experience in digital communications, content marketing, thought leadership, web-based marketing, and social media management to Team Denver Homes. DeKowzan's core focus of interests include marketing, branding, brand awareness, and entrepreneurship. Her professional background includes positions as a Digital Communications Coordinator, a Marketing Intern, and as a Sales Associate where she exemplified excellent customer service skills and worked as part of a team to meet individual objectives.
DeKowzan cares deeply about children, economic empowerment, education, human rights, and disaster and humanitarian relief. A Colorado native, she enjoys mountain biking, snowboarding, archery, and all the amazing things that Colorado offers. DeKowzan is thrilled to advance her career in marketing in the real estate industry with Team Denver Homes.
"The addition of these two talented professionals who benefit our clients, not only in the high level of customer service we provide, but also in the reach we have as a team to market our seller's homes as well as represent our buyers," said Mor Zucker of Team Denver Homes.
Team Denver Homes is currently the No.1 most viewed agent website in the city of Denver, averaging over 10,000 unique users per month. With their unique strategies, Jamie Slough and Mor Zucker sell listings in every price point throughout the Denver Metro area, and they pride themselves on successfully marketing difficult listings that other agents are not equipped to sell.
For more information on real estate services from Team Denver Homes, please visit www.TeamDenverHomes.com or contact Mor Zucker at 303-557-8862, Jamie Slough at 720-277-4300, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Kentwood Real Estate is dedicated to building on its legacy of being "Colorado's Premier Real Estate Company" through the highest producing, most knowledgeable, caring and experienced brokers in the country who offer the highest quality customer service experience. Kentwood Real Estate is an innovator known for unparalleled marketing strategies and superior Internet technology that places its clients in the best possible position. The company's brokers each averaged more than $12 million in sales volume annually, which is ranked number two nationwide by the National Association of Realtors and number one in Colorado by REAL Trends.
Kentwood Real Estate is comprised of Kentwood Real Estate DTC, Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek, and Kentwood City Properties in downtown Denver. For more information, visit Kentwood Real Estate online at www.DenverRealEstate.com.
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Women always want to be sexy with their tattoos. Who can blame them. An ink on the female's skin should be an expression of her feminine and strong side which makes her sexy all the way. And when it comes to expressing these qualities, these are the top three choices:
Flowers have always been a symbol of a woman's beauty. It never fails to shine on her skin, whether it be a red rose, a cherry blossom perhaps or the delicate hibiscus. There are tons of floral varieties and there is always that perfect flower that can match and exemplify a female's inner feelings and personality. Of course, location always matters. And the thing with flower tattoos is they look great no matter which part of the body they are placed at. Whether it be a lotus hiding on the hip, an orchid blossoming on the rib cage or a floral vine circling on one's ankle.
Butterflies have always been another original favorite and it still is on the rage up to now. These creatures undeniably make an amazing and meaningful tat piece. They have gorgeous colors, interesting wing patterns and symbolical meanings. The journey they went through before becoming a butterfly has always been a symbol of rebirth, change and transformation. These are traits that women can always relate to and identify themselves with. That is why, butterfly tattoos would never get tired of fluttering on a woman's skin.
Top 3 Sexy and Feminine Tattoo Designs for Women - Flower, Butterfly and Star Tattoos: Tattoos and Tattoo Pictures.
Star is one of the most universal symbol and at the same time, a favorite tattoo image. The thing with stars is their simplicity and versatility that make them one of the most sought after tats. Not to mention, with the flexibility of the design, one can almost attach any meaning to it. They can be tattooed as a single star, in groups or as shooting stars. They would look amazing whether in black or white or in colorful hues. Best part is, they do not prefer any body part for them to look appealing. A single star on the wrist would be noticeable and even two stars on the foot can have the same effect.
Sexy and feminine tattoos are the way to go if you want to get the most out of your ink. Don't forget, make the meaning significant and personal to you as well so you would not regret in the end.


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This has been one of the best programs ever and I want to thank the developers for having created a piece of software that has lasted so long.
But time has come to move on and I have moved to Outlook 2010. This was relatively painless although a little complicated so in case others want the "recipe" - here it is:
1. I purchased the program "Outlook Import Wizard" that comes with an auxiliary program called "MBOX email Extractor"
2. Using Barca's export function, I exported each folder to an Eudora mbox folder.
3. With "MBOX email Extractor" I extracted the individual emails in eml-format
4. And imported them to Outlook with "Outlook Import Wizard"
ALL the emails were imported without a hitch, dates were correct and attachments were attached.
Again, thank you to the whole community for help and support when needed.


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Plain or functionalized Estapor® Microspheres from 0.250 to 1.0 µm are the recommended size references for this application.
Use of fluorescent Estapor® Microspheres in agglutination tests can offer an important advantage over white or dyed beads classically use in this test. In fact, thanks to a simple light, UV for example, it is possible to easily detect some agglutinates, invisible without microscopic tools, offering a more sensitive method.
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Highly polar or ionisable chemical groups increase latex stability and facilitate covalent protein coupling to the microsphere surface. The groups –COOH are produced by copolymerisation of the corresponding functional monomers. For carboxylated latexes, eliminating surfactant and lowering of the pH decreases latex stability and may trigger partial flocculation. In this case, we recommend diluting the latex further and slowing the stirring. If the result is still unsatisfactory, a non-ionic emulsifier may be added (0.1 to 0.5 g/L of TWEEN 20).


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The best upper body workout on the planet
It's 7.00am on a summers morning on the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro.
There's a stream of people on the sand, exercising with kettlebells, bodyweight exercises and yoga.
These people are moving their bodies in their surroundings. Their feet are connected to the earth, the sun is shining down and they're taking in gulps of fresh air. They're wearing nothing but speedos and bikinis so more sun, water and air can nourish them.
What a great thing to do for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
After finishing their workout on the beach they might want to try this:
If they find a good sturdy overhanging branch or monkey bars in a nearby park, they can attach some gymnastics or trx rings to it and start to do upper body exercises.
Nothing can beat the rings for upper body development.
Mastering gymnastic movements on the rings gives incredible strength, great balance and magnificent control of the body (obviously people start with easier moves).
It's a different level to even a big bench and shoulder press, so much more functional. There's just a lot more that goes into 3 dimensional movement, controlling our own bodyweight at all sorts of different angles and leverage points, not to mention all the extra muscles that are used.
Therefore, the development is greater. After those people in Rio work out on the rings or the monkey bars (the rings are more difficult), they can go back to the beach and cool down with a swim. What a perfect start to the day… and it doesn't have to be in Rio!
I mention Conor McGregor a lot, because I admire his training so much. If you saw his fight in January 2015 against a Russian-German called Denis Siver, you'll see what happens when someone who is mastering their bodyweight meets a weights trainer.
Speed, fluidity and unadulterated power against a strong, but stiff and slow opponent who can't control his body at angles. There's only going to be one winner, and by a landslide!


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The Colombia Peso/US Dollar forex
Metals versus Miners versus Oil, last week
Only raise 10% of the cash you needed in your placement? Honey Badger don't care!
The Friday OT: J.S. Bach-Piano Concerto #7 (BWV1058), Glenn Gould
Canada's finest.
A popular Pope
"...announces a non-brokered financing..."
Dalradian (DNA.to): Rousseau dumps 2.5m
NGEx Resource (NGQ.to): Quicker than I thought
Here's the text on NGQ.to from that day in IKN285
Ten, ten, ten, ten
A chart:
Chart of the day is...
...zinc, six months, from Kitco
In what's now quickly turning into a tradition at Fortuna Silver (FSM) (FVI.to)...
CIM 43-101: The natural evolution of graft and corruption (from IKN291)
Joao Contreras, the electric footballer
Chart of the day is...
The 2014 Behre Dolbear ranking of where you digging people should go play at mining
First Majestic (FR.to) (AG): It's capitalism, baby
Spare a thought for the dude who dumped 800k of FR.to onto the TSX and caused that circuit breaker halt yesterday morning.
And then laugh your ass off. Seller's regret, go big or go home.
Dianne Feinstein
Put your day on hold.
Thoughts on the SNL Metals & Mining study
"Conventional wisdom holds that the major companies leave grassroots exploration to the juniors. It may therefore be surprising that the larger players are contributing 40% of all greenfields allocations in 2014. A persistent financing drought has squeezed juniors' budgeting to the point that the majors have become the biggest drivers of early-stage exploration. Similarly, the larger players traditionally dominate minesite spending; in 2014, however, they account for only 51% of the near mine work as their investors demand improved returns over growth. It is also interesting to note that the larger players are responsible for just 32% of late-stage exploration and feasibility work."
Supposition: I'm a major with a penchant for exploration.
1) I look around, see all those conventional wisdom juniors in a sector that resembles The Somme 1916.2) I pick out a couple that look prettiest/best value/suitably beaten to kingdom come.3) Do i buy em out? No, don't think so...adding weight to the fixed assets in detriment to current assets isn't something my CFO wants to do.4) Do i throw money at 'em and then let the junior burn it on salaries (Zijin and Pretium)? Not that one either, i'd want control.5) So what if I went to my target junior and offered to take a 19.9% stake as long as they gave me two seats on the board and agreed (in principle should be enough) on a cost-cutting exercise that made it lean-mean-rock-banging machine? Yeah, that's what i'd do.
The latest from the gold technical analysts and chartists
"...for several months, and you see today that I was right! My utter conviction of the value in gold has been vindicated by the move above the key $1,221/oz level this morning, so I'm humbled and happy that my followers are benefitting from my insight. And of course, when I screamed at the world that gold breaking down through the key $1,180/oz level a few weeks ago would cause it to drop immediately to $1,050/oz and then under $1,000/oz, that was only a hypothetical situation, because the way in which..."
Catching up with that Aberdeen (AAB.to) versus Meson Capital fight
You say you wanna revolution?
- Meson Capital Commits to Improving Governance at Aberdeen International - Intends to Eliminate "Heads: Insiders Win, Tails: Shareholders Lose" Pattern of BehaviourCNW Group(Mon, Nov 24)
- Aberdeen Corrects Inaccurate Shareholder LetterMarketwired(Thu, Nov 20)
- Major Shareholder Demands Aberdeen Cease Pending Dilutive Private Placement to InsidersCNW Group(Tue, Nov 18)
- Aberdeen Announces Portfolio InvestmentMarketwired(Fri, Nov 14)
Mo' Allied Nevada (ANV)
Following on from last night's news, this morning comes the pricing of the offer:
"...investors will receive one share of our common stock and one half warrant to purchase our common stock for a price of $1.00. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 for a period of five years from the closing date of the Offering...." whole thing hereA dollar, you say? For a stock that closed at U$1.39 last night? Plus a juicy half warrant? I was trying not to use the word desperation here but obvious I've failed, it came back to mind too many times to ignore.
Sounds like the Duke Brothers' bet in Trading Places.
Colombia's trade balance...
...is not going to enjoy the drop in the oil price.
Allied Nevada (ANV): Rock, Scissors, Paper
The rock that ANV sold (aka the metal it got from the rock it processed) didn't work. the company keeps losing cash on operations per quarter (over $62m last time around)
The scissors that ANV sold (aka the machinery owned that ANV says was excess to requirements, which makes you wonder why they bought it in the first place) just wasn't enough: In short, $8.9m from a glorified garage sale isn't going to plug the hole long.
The paper that ANV is now trying to sell, well it was kinda inevitable. Tonight's NR, right here.
The cozy relationship between Argonaut Gold (AR.to) and the brokerages...
UPDATE: I thought I'd check on his data and...
...yeah, he's right.
First Majestic (AG) (FR.to) halted
Lemme guess: "Dear world, we're bored with the way you keep selling our stock. Stoppit".
Nah, it's probably news that they've got some cash out of Davila. We'll see.
UPDATE: Ah wait, it's a circuit breaker halt. So i was right the first time
Your tour of a 500 year old mercury mine
"Nevertheless, some of the gallery walls are preserved, some behind glass. Behind the glass, you can see the colorful red and blue-green strata that contained the mercury. In some cases, you can see "native mercury" that's not locked into the ore in compound format. Little globules of the silver poison just sitting there for the taking."
Shorter Pretium (PVG) news
1) Dilutes further
2) Suckers in a bunch of Chinese.
3) That's all.
Peru: The COP20 conference and Madre de Dios: How much is destroyed by illegal mining
*in fact the Amazon will kill them, given enough time.
Juan Luque Mamaní the easy winner of the Puno regional run-off election in Peru
Spanish PM Rajoy in Mexico: "We are in a golden age of commerce and bilateral relations"
The IKN Weekly, out now
IKN291 has just been sent to subscribers. The best bit is about 43-101, because I didn't write it. Buzzz buzzzz
A detox rebuttal
I'm with you most of the time, but this is just not based in fact. What Ernst says is biased and untrue. It's in the best interest of modern medicine to keep people sick... that's obvious.
There are certainly quacks peddling snake oil, but making a general statement that detox is a sham is irresponsible.
The reader that left the comment is equally naive. "the remainder is potentially harmful, having circumvented most or all of the safety tests that "conventional medicines" must pass."Do a simple Google search on how many deaths occur annually due to properly prescribed, "conventional medicines." The FDA is the scam, in it with the pharmas that pay their bills. Put that up against 99% of vitamins/herbs/natural therapies, then write me back with your findings.
BTW, my degree is in public health and biology. I've spent 30 years experimenting with my own health/wellness and eat mainly organic and taking natural supplements. I've detoxed plenty, and every time I feel better, perform better and increase my energy levels.
What angers me is the continuous efforts of seemingly well-intentioned people, like your reader, who make irresponsible statements like, "I wish these places would be closed down." Why? So that we are finally restricted to buying only the "pharma approved" true poisons?
Lastly... I've watched 6 family members and friends die from cancer whilst on modern chemo/radiation treatments. The "recommended" course of action by the mainstream. I've also watched several completely heal themselves with natural, herbal and meditative therapies. 6 are dead, 3 are alive...
Like I said in my opening statement, this is not based on fact, and continuing to trumpet that horn misinforms and harms.
A message for Bob Stirling and for all of you
Pope Francis interviewed by Argentina's La Nacion newspaper in English
Pope Francis: "God has bestowed on me a healthy dose of unawareness"
In his first interview with an argentine newspaper, he spoke of the challenges of the Catholic Church: family, reform of the Curia, gay marriage and divorce
full report hereRome- "God is good to me, he has bestowed on me a healthy dose of unawareness. I just do what I have to do. From the start I said to myself, 'Jorge, don´t change, just keep on being yourself, because to change at your age would be to make a fool of yourself'".
These are some of the things Pope Francis said, as spontaneous as ever, during the exclusive interview with the argentine newspaper LA NACION almost 21 months after he was elected Pope.


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I am not sad!! I see him as running through fields of wildflowers. Stopping once in a while to smell them.
|Benjamin Fredric Haas Celebrating his Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Herrick's in Atlanta, Michigan. Either at Thanksgiving time or Christmas of 1981. This is one of the last pictures we have of him.
He was always a very happy little boy. I called him my little angel so many times and now he is my little angel in heaven.
You are always in our hearts and thoughts. Someday we will all be joining you up there in heaven!!!


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MONTREAL - It took a while, but the Canadiens have weighed in on the preservation of English all-sports radio in Montreal.
The city's preeminent sports franchise has filed an intervention in support of TSN 990 with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The federal broadcast regulator will be holding September hearings on a range of Montreal broadcasting issues, the most contentious of which is Bell Media's proposal to turn TSN 990 into RDS 690, a French all-sports station.
As always in its deliberations, the CRTC has sought public input on the Bell Media application. The deadline for filing interventions is 8 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, the CRTC received a letter from Kevin Gilmore. He is the Canadiens' executive vice-president and chief operating officer – No. 2 man on the team's organigram, just under principal owner and chief executive officer Geoff Molson.
The intervention, written in French, begins by acknowledging the Canadiens' special interest in the availability of sports radio in Montreal. Gilmore goes on to note the sad recent history of French AM radio. The list of defunct Montreal stations includes CKVL, CJMS and powerhouse CKAC – all of which had significant sports and/or sports talk content.
"The years have passed," Gilmore writes, "but the passion of listeners interested in sports has not diminished, and the lack of sports radio is not desirable."
Much is lost here in my translation. Gilmore, a bilingual native of Arvida, is a very bright lawyer and business school grad whose letter makes an eloquent case for sports radio.
The Canadiens, he writes, support the creation of a French all-sports radio station under the RDS imprimatur. But this should not happen, Gilmore asserts, at the expense of TSN 990.
The Canadiens' intervention offers some demographics to make the case for English all-sports radio. The populations of Montreal Island, 1.9 million, and the metropolitan region, 3.8 million, include an English radio audience of almost 500,000 listeners.
Sports is as important for anglophone Montrealers, Gilmore writes, as it is for francophones. They deserve English all-sports radio.
Then Gilmore gets around to the heart of his intervention.
The conversion of TSN 990 to a French all-sports station is a collateral effect of Bell Media's purchase of Astral, radio stations of which include CJAD, Virgin and CHOM. The acquisition would put Bell Media in contravention of CRTC rules governing concentration of ownership.
Given the importance of sports in Montreal and the size of French- and English-speaking radio audiences, Gilmore suggests the CRTC grant an exemption that would allow Bell Media to operate all-sports stations in both languages.
Of course, the Canadiens are not exactly disinterested observer/analysts of Montreal broadcasting.
Their iconic status and utter dominance of Montreal sports discourse notwithstanding, the Canadiens are always seeking means to maximize the media exposure that keeps turnstiles clicking, the tavern sports arguments flowing and the bleu-blanc-rouge kick-knacks jumping off shelves in the souvenir boutique. The team has just finished its debut season of game broadcasts on TSN 990; and while its ratings won't knock anyone's hockey socks off, the station is a valuable component of the media mix that feeds Montrealers' insatiable appetite for coverage of the Canadiens.
Another factor is the team's cozy relationship with the media colossus that wants to get bigger.
On the top left of Gilmore's letter is the familiar CH logo of the Canadiens. The bottom of each page lists the location of Gilmore's office: "CentreBell".
That very profitable arena just west of Windsor Station is not called the Molson Centre anymore. Nor is it the Quebecor Centre or the CRTC Centre.
The big blue letters are all over the building: "Bell", baby – and don't you forget it.
So before composing his Aug. 7 reaction to a decision that was announced to grim-faced TSN 990 staff on July 9, Kevin Gilmore may have reached out and touched someone at Bell Media.
"Hey homey, press 1 if you want to bolster our case with the CRTC ..."
The Canadiens' executive definitely has a dog in this fight, so ask not for whom Gilmore toils in his intervention.
But the possible demise of TSN 990 has struck a chord with Montreal radio listeners who don't work for sports franchises. The CRTC has received more than 1,000 interventions pertaining to Bell's proposal – an unprecedented outpouring of support for the embattled station.
Andrew Farrar – who records brilliant videos under his stage name, Annakin Slayd – wasted no time making his feelings known to the CRTC. On July 10, a day after the station's staff got the bad news, Farrar filed the first intervention:
"TSN 990 is a terrific radio station and is important to the anglo community in Montreal. It would be a travesty to turn it into a French language station. Please do not approve of this application."
Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. is the deadline for interventions on Bell Media's plan to convert TSN 990 into a French all-sports radio. To file an intervention: http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-370.htm