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Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily [12] +1
Bart Sells His Soul [20]
King-Size Homer [20]
Homer the Smithers [3] -2
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 [17]
Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily [12] +1
Bart Sells His Soul [20]
King-Size Homer [20]
Homer the Smithers [3] -2
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 [17]
Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily [12]
Bart Sells His Soul [20]
King-Size Homer [21] +1
Homer the Smithers [1] -2
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 [17]
Anyone gonna finish this off?
Well done Home Sweet, King Size-Homer, Summer of 4 Ft. 2 and especially Bart Sells His Soul.
Onto Season 8
It ain't over til its over!
Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily [12]
Bart Sells His Soul [20]
King-Size Homer [22] + 1
Homer the Smithers [-1] -2
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 [17]
There, now it's over. Sad to see Homer the Smithers go though, I just wanted to get it over with.
At least this isn't nearly as bad as when I had to decide between Homer the Heretic and Marge vs. the Monorail at the end of the season 4 hurt and heal tournament.
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Final List:
25. Two Bad Neighbors
24. Homerpalooza
23. Bart the Fink
22. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
21. The Day the Violence Died
20. Lisa the Iconoclast
19. Treehouse of Horror VI
18. Radioactive Man
17. A Fish Called Selma
16. Team Homer
15. Much Apu About Nothing
14. Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
13. The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
12. Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
11. Who Shot Mr Burns? (Part Two)
10. Lisa the Vegetarian
9. 22 Short Films About Springfield
8. Marge Be Not Proud
7. Bart on the Road
6. Mother Simpson
5. Homer the Smithers
4. Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily
3. Summer of 4 Ft. 2
2. Bart Sells His Soul
1. King-Size Homer
Meh, not what I wanted but at least Bart Sells His Soul and Summer of 4ft.2 made it
Good: The funniest episode was ranked one!
Bad: No Mother Simpson!
How in the hell is Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily in the Top 4? I can think of at least 5 episodes that got robbed.
*sigh* Passable Top 4 overall, I guess.
What the fuck? I hadn't checked this in days and King Size Homer wins? ...how? King Size Homer is average if not below average for season 7 (B+).
I'm happy King-Size Homer won, but I find the other three winners vastly overrated.
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The original Favorite and least favorite by season
Shorts: 1: The Pacifier Watching TV 2: World War III Maggie's Brain 3: Bathtime Scary Movie
Episodes: 1: Krusty Gets Busted The Telltale Head 2: Bart Gets an F The War of the Simpsons 3: Homer at the Bat Separate Vocations 4: Marge vs. the Monorail Krusty Gets Kancelled 5: Cape Feare $pringfield 6: Homer Badman Lisa on Ice 7: King-Size Homer Lisa the Iconoclast 8: Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialad'ohcious The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase 9: Girly Edition The Trouble with Trillions 10: Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" 11: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder 12: HOMЯ Tennis the Menace 13: Tales from the Public Domain She of Little Faith 14: The Dad Who Knew Too Little Helter Shelter 15: The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Bart-Mangled Banner 16: Don't Fear the Roofer She Used to Be My Girl 17: My Fair Laddy The Italian Bob 18: The Haw-Hawed Couple You Kent Always Say What You Want 19: Funeral for a Fiend All About Lisa 20: Gone Maggie Gone Four Great Women and a Manicure 21: The Bob Next Door The Color Yellow 22: Homer Scissorhands How Munched is That Birdie in the Window? 23: The Falcon and the D'ohman A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again 24: Hardly Kirk-ing What Animated Women Want
I'M really happy of the result !!!
My Simpsons Season 24 Ratings/Reviews:
Moonshine River (2,25/5) / Treehouse Of Horror XXIII (3,5/5) / Adventures in Baby-Getting (3,25/5) / Gone Abie Gone (3,5/5) / Penny Wise-Guys (3/5) / A Tree Grows in Springfield (1,75/5) / The Day The Earth Stood Cool (3,75/5) / To Cur with Love (4/5) / Homer Goes to Prep School (3/5) / A Test Before Trying (3,5/5) / The Changing of the Guardian (1,25/5) / Love is a Many-Splintered Thing (2,75/5) / Hardly Kirk-ing (3,25/5) / Gorgeous Grampa (2,25/5) / Black-Eyed, Please (3,75/5) / Dark Knight Court (3/5) / Pulpit Friction (3,25/5)
Futurama - Season 7 :
The Bots and the Bees : 3,75/5 / A Farewell to Arms : 4/5 / Decision 3012 : 3,5/5 / The Thief of Baghead : 3,25/5 / Zapp Dingbat : 2/5 / The Butterjunk Effect : 2,5/5 / The Six Million Dollar Mon : 4/5 / Fun On A Bun : 3,75/5 / Free Will Hunting : 2,25/5 / Near-Death Wish : 3,75/5 / 31st Century Fox : 3,5/5 / Viva Mars Vegas : 4/5 / Naturama : 2,5/5
I disagree that Summer of 4 ft 2 and Bart Sells His Soul are overrated, they both represent the pinnacle of the season for me.
Fairly satisfied with the Top 4 generally. Would've preferred to see Marge Be Not Proud and Bart on the Road in there instead of Homediddly-dum-doodily and King-Size Homer, though.
Well I find Home Sweet to be the best episode ever, and not overrated in the slightest, so pleased that that got through.
Would have liked to have Marge Be Not Proud in addition to Home Sweet (they're pretty much the same in quality).
King-Size Homer is a solid episode, but there are plenty of better episodes from the season.
Summer of 4 ft 2 and Bart Sells His Soul are both excellent episode (A grade), but there are still quite a few episodes from Season 7, that are better than them (22 Short Films, The Day the Violence Died, Bart on the Road etc.).
Happy with 1/4 of them (in Season 5 it was 3/4, in Season 6 it was 2/4), sort of okay with the rest. Looking at the comments here, it seems that there's a lot of disagreement over which episodes in this Season are the best ones, when in other seasons, agreement can be largely universal.
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The man accused of gunning down a driver in Sacramento is behind bars -- but this isn't his first time in jail.
Brian K. Jones, 24, has a criminal history.
KCRA 3 has learned that Jones, an ex-felon, was released from prison under California's new realignment program.
He is supposed to be supervised, but something went wrong early Saturday morning.
There's now a makeshift memorial along Predial and Essence ways -- the site where 36-year-old Duane Lomax was gunned down early Saturday while on the phone with 911 dispatchers.
Lomax was reporting a road-rage incident involving himself and another car with two women inside.
Police said one of the women called a male relative to say they were being followed.
That relative was Jones, who has been charged with murder after police said he fired multiple shots at Lomax, killing him on the scene.
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Agenda and minutesStrategic Overview and Scrutiny
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllrs Bill Evans (substitute Cllr Frank Baynham) and Cllr Carole Allaway Martin and from Sue Pangbourne, Head of Paid Service. |
To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 17 November and 5 December 2011 (attached). Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meetings held on 17 November and 5 December 2011 were confirmed and signed as an accurate record. |
Urgent Business The chairman to identify any items of urgent business. Minutes: The chairman identified no items of urgent business. |
Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest in any matter to be discussed at the meeting. Members and officers are requested to identify the nature of the interest and indicate whether it is personal or prejudicial. Minutes: Cllr Baynham declared a personal interest in item 8.1, because he had acted as a consultant to the Police. Cllr Bevan declared a personal interest in item 7.2 as a bus operator. Cllr Elsmore declared a personal interest in item 7.2 as an employee of Stagecoach. |
Public questions To consider questions from members of the public in accordance with the published protocol. To submit a question contact Democratic Services on 01594 812625 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. All questions must be submitted in writing at least two working days prior to the meeting. Minutes: There were no public questions. |
The scrutiny plan |
To consider items for discussion at future committee and panel meetings, including relevant issues on the Cabinet forward plan. Additional documents: Minutes: The committee considered the cabinet forward plan. Members agreed to leave the council's home working policy for the Staff Joint Consultative Panel to consider. The Solicitor to the Council explained that the Single Status exercise was still at the stage of detailed negotiation concerning pay modelling and reconsidering some posts (sore thumbing). She hoped that a costed set of proposals could be brought to the cabinet in April 2012. The committee agreed to add the Gloucestershire Homeseeker Housing Allocation Policy to its February agenda, alongside the Benefits Services Partnership already identified. The committee also decided to move the Affordable Housing Options item to its 12 April 2012 meeting and the six-month review of the office public opening hours to its 10 May 2012 meeting. |
Scrutiny inquiries To establish any inquiry and confirm its scope and terms of reference and to confirm the inquiry into private sector housing renewals grants. Minutes: The committee agreed to begin the inquiry into private sector housing renewal grants as soon as possible. Cllr Horne agreed that the item regarding fuel poverty that she had submitted could be covered by the same inquiry. Cllr Winship said that the panel would need to avoid the inquiry becoming too broad if it included the fuel poverty item. Cllr Martin, who had agreed to chair the inquiry, commented that several of the identified outcomes in the fuel poverty scoping document were covered directly by renewal grants. The chairman asked that a meeting be arranged to begin the inquiry as soon as practicable . The committee then considered a scoping document submitted by Cllr Lynn Sterry concerning a review of governance arrangements. The committee chairman, Cllr Burford reminded members that a Full Council motion regarding the same issue currently stood deferred until central government published detailed guidance on the implementation of the Localism Act. Cllr Winship asked for advice on the best time to consider the issue. The Solicitor to the Council replied that she was receiving indications that government guidance would be published in April. She would then inform Cllr Edey, the proposer of the deferred motion and the committee. She added that the motion and the inquiry were not contradictory. The committee agreed to consider the scoping document again in April. Cllr Burford again invited all councillors to bring potential inquiry issues to the committee by completing scoping documents. |
Panel reports Minutes: Cllr Burford referred to the scrutiny panel plan, which appeared for the first time on the agenda (page 21). For cabinet member question and answer sessions, he asked members to send to Democratic Services the areas for questioning in plenty of time for the meeting. This would enable cabinet members to bring the relevant officer. |
Community Panel The panel assisted the inquiry into bus links and will soon begin an inquiry into private sector housing renewals grants. Minutes: The panel was due to meet on 26 March 2012 for a question and answer session with Cllr Hale, Cabinet Member for Community and Cllr Diana Edwards, Cabinet Member for Local Partnerships and Projects. The committee agreed to request as its training item an update on the Localism Act at the meeting. |
Cllr Winship to present the final report of the bus links inquiry and recommendations to be referred to the Cabinet and Full Council. Minutes: The panel was due to meet on 23 April for a question and answer session with Cllr Quaile, Cabinet Member for the Environment. Cllr Winship, inquiry chairman, presented the final report for the bus links scrutiny inquiry as at the agenda. She outlined the background, emphasising paragraph 1.3, page 24, which explained the change in direction for the inquiry. She highlighted the efforts of councillors in undertaking research for the inquiry and the issues over vehicle reliability. The inquiry had taken written evidence from various sources. The panel had questioned the community transport providers, who had requested support and help in marketing their services, in particular the fact that they were not just for older or infirm people, but for anyone with as transport need. The panel had also heard evidence from Alan Barrett from Gloucestershire County Council and Lena Maller from the council's Community Engagement team. Lena Maller had emphasised the need for support in the expression of interest sent for lottery funding to help co-ordinate the work of the community transport providers. The council had already put details of the community transport providers on the screens in the reception area and would add them to the transport page on the website. Cllr Winship said that there was still work to do in pushing for information to be given to patients at hospitals and clinics regarding community transport at times when the ambulance service could not provide transport home. She was pleased that there was now a bus service to Lydney station four times a day and believed the here would be a need for that to be increased. She explained that recommendation c) of the report regarding a request for ongoing updates on all changes as they happened was crucial, because the county council had not made decisions on all the routes; some were under revision. Cllr Winship ended by emphasising the importance of appointing a transport champion, who would be able to devote adequate time to the role, suggesting that it be someone who did not already have major responsibilities. Answering a question from Cllr Baynham, Cllr Winship said that park and ride links had not been within the scope of the inquiry. Cllr Frankie Evans asked if there was a time limit for sending the letters mentioned in the recommendations. The Solicitor to the Council replied that the letters would be sent within 28 days of the meeting, if approved. Cllr Brian Edwards asked if the voluntary community transport providers were willing to work together. Cllr Winship said that Bream Voluntary Car Service wished to continue as it was, but that the lottery bid would help all four to work together. Cllr Davies emphasised the need to address the use of bus passes in Wales, as residents in his ward had to travel across the border to visit hospital and doctors' surgeries. Cllr Winship acknowledged that this had been an ongoing issue for some time and had been raised at MP level. It was between the ... view the full minutes text for item 7.2 |
Finance and Internal Affairs Panel Cllr O'Neill to give an oral update on the cabinet budget report, which the panel considered on 12 December 2010. Minutes: Cllr O'Neill, chairman of the panel, reported that the panel had met on 12 December and had asked many varied questions of Cllr Robinson, Cabinet Member for an Efficient Council, and the Group Manager for Finance and Property for over two hours. The panel had been completely satisfied by the answers. He emphasised that the meeting had been purely to clarify issues within the budget, not to challenge the budget itself. He agreed to work with the group manager and Democratic Services Officer to produce a record of the questions and answers, to be appended to the minutes when complete. |
Performance and Value for Money Panel The panel will consider the third quarter performance report in February 2012. Minutes: The panel would meet on 6 February 2012 to consider the third quarter performance report. |
Updates and report reviews |
Police and Crime Panel PDF 106 KB To note report LD.386, a briefing document from Gloucestershire County Council regarding the setting up of a Police and Crime Panel in the county. Minutes: Cllr Burford presented report LD.386. He emphasised that the panel would have an important role in scrutinising the work of the Police Commissioner to be elected in November 2012, effectively replacing the Police Authority. The panel would have the power to veto the police budget and the appointment of a Chief Constable. The council had to appoint a representative to the panel at its annual meeting in May 2012. Because the panel could affect budgets, it was thought that panel members should not come from councils' executives, as there would be a conflict of interest. In mid-March there would be an all-member information event to clarify the process. The committee noted the report. |
The provisional Council Budgets 2012/13 to 2014/15 PDF 145 KB To consider report F.142 and make recommendations to the cabinet. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cllr Robinson, Cabinet Member for an Efficient Council, presented report F.142, stating that the budget built on the previous one responding to the same corporate priorities. He commented that the surplus on page 39 had grown and was estimated to be near £55,000 by the end of 2012/13. Income from business rates was uncertain and although the medium term financial plan was sound, details of funding for 2013 -015 were still sketchy. It was proposed to freeze council tax, fees and charges and there were no proposed cuts to services for 2012/13. He invited questions. The Group Manager for Finance and Property reported that the government had published its response to consultation regarding the future of external audit. Chief financial officers from the county's authorities would be meeting during the following week to reconsider a common framework, as the biggest impact would be on the county council. It appeared that the business rates issue would be index linked, so the council should not be adversely affected. He would be working on the detail to present to the cabinet in February. Answering Cllr Frankie Evans, Cllr Robinson confirmed that the division of one of the council's units had been completed in January and three of the four units been let. Cllr Robinson clarified for Cllr Winship that the £150,000 mentioned for recyclate collection was an increase in income. The £5 million set aside for claims from Two Rivers Housing had been an alternative to insuring a risk. It acted as an indemnity against any contamination on transferred land only and would run out in 2013. To date there had been no claims and hopefully it would become a free reserve. Cllr Burford asked for clarification on the difference in green waste collection expenditure between 2012/13 and 2013/14. The Group Manager for Finance and Property explained that £100,000 had been allocated as a one-off cost in the first year of operation. Cllr Burford then asked why waste collection costs were set to rise between 5 and 10 per cent against a background of freezes and cuts. He also asked if savings could be made from the waste collection budget. Cllr Robinson replied that prediction covered possible fuel cost increases and was in line with current inflation at just over 5 per cent. The Group Manager for Finance and Property added that the figure was not based on the Retail Price Index, but other indices. Cllr Robinson said that the council was in a long-term contract and that it was considering involvement in joint waste arrangements and a possible waste company designed to achieve savings through partnership. The Group Manager for Finance and Property reminded the committee that the Environmental Contracts team had already achieved savings of £400,000, adding that there was scope for the council to save more by buying and then leasing vehicles to Biffa. Answering a question from Cllr Winship, the Group Manager for Finance and Property said that the council had achieved a saving of £86,000 in buying refuse ... view the full minutes text for item 8.2 |
Future meetings All at 6.00pm Thursday 2 February 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 12 April 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 3 May 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 19 July 2012 at Lydney Town Hall Minutes: All at 6.00pm with a chairman's briefing for members at 5.30pm Thursday 2 February 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 12 April 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 3 May 2012 at the council offices, Coleford Thursday 19 July 2012 at Lydney Town Hall |


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Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, has been named one of nine American women to be inducted in 2013 into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She is pictured in a 1941 photo. (CNS photo/Maryknoll) |
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) -- Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, has been named one of nine American women to be inducted in 2013 into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
The announcement was made March 7, the day before International Women's Day.
Hall of fame deputy director Amanda Bishop cited Mother Mary Joseph's "extraordinary achievements," which were "recognized and applauded" by all the judges.
The induction ceremony will be held Oct. 12 at the National Women's Hall of Fame headquarters in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
"We are thrilled and honored by Mother Mary Joseph's selection," said a statement from Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, the congregation's president, "and happy for the recognition it gives to our founder who achieved so much, not only for women religious, but for all American women, at a time when possibilities for them were far more limited than they are today."
Born Oct. 27, 1882, in Roxbury, Mass., Mary Josephine "Mollie" Rogers was the fourth of eight children. Her parents instilled in her a passion for the Catholic Church and its works but, according to a Maryknoll biography of her, it was while she was attending Smith College that she discovered how she could contribute to the work of the church.
She overheard the joyful praises of Protestant students exiting a service at Smith in 1904, during which they had pledged their lives to missionary service. "If Protestant women can do this," she wondered to herself, "why not Catholic women, as well?"
A year later, after she graduated from Smith, Rogers began a missions club for Catholic women there. It was while seeking materials to use for the club that she met Father James A. Walsh, the founder of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. Rogers soon began assisting him with a magazine he had begun publishing, The Field Afar, now known as Maryknoll.
She established the Maryknoll Sisters Jan. 6, 1912, taking the religious name Mother Mary Joseph. She oversaw the growth of the congregation and its expansion into mission. At the time of her death Oct. 9, 1955, there were 1,065 sisters working in 20 countries and serving minorities in several cities in the United States.
Today, Maryknoll Sisters serve in 26 nations. Their numbers include doctors and nurses; authors, artists and dancers; social workers, ecologists and peace activists; theologians and spokeswomen to the United Nations.
"Mary Josephine Rogers, as she was called prior to joining religious life, broke through the negative stereotypes about the role of American Catholic women in church and society at the beginning of the 20th century," Sister McLaughlin said. "As founder of the first American mission congregation of Catholic women, she proved that women were equal to the demands of life and ministry abroad, particularly in places where poverty, physical hardship and sometimes, even safety during wartime, were commonplace."
The National Women's Hall of Fame, the oldest national membership organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding individual American women and their achievements, selects a group of women every other year for its hall of fame with the help of a board of judges from leading national organizations, education institutions and diverse fields of human endeavor.
Other honorees include the late first lady Betty Ford; Ina May Gaskin, known as the "mother of authentic midwifery"; jockey Julie Krone; the late Anna Jacobson Schwartz, one of the nation's leading research economists; and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Copyright (c) 2013 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) -- Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, has been named one of nine American women to be inducted in 2013 into the National Women's Hall of Fame.


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Astronomers have many different methods for measuring the age of various objects in the universe, and they all support ages of billions of years, not thousands. Even if the assumptions of one or two methods were faulty, it is highly unlikely that all of the methods would be affected.
Searching for Motivated Belief: Introducing John Polkinghorne
Several times in my series of columns about "Science and the Bible," I briefly discussed a few ideas from John Polkinghorne, one of the leading Christian thinkers of our time. Although I presented him mainly as a representative of the "Theistic Evolution" (TE) view, much of his published work is about other topics, several of them largely or entirely unrelated to TE. It's time we got better acquainted with him.
A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 7:11
Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
Series: Harmonizing Science, Ethics, and Praxis
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Series: To Serve and Preserve—Genesis 2 and the Human Calling
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
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Series: It's an Old World After All
In our sixth BioLogos videocast, we take a look at the age of the Earth. We explain four methods scientists have used to determine that age: tree ring, lake varve, radiometric, and seafloor spread dating, and also offer some theological insight on how an old earth can fit with the first chapters of Genesis.
Series: Recent Discoveries in Astronomy
In this excerpt from the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, astronomer Deborah Haarsma shares her excitement about recent findings about our universe from a Christian perspective.
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The BioLogos Forum is pleased to present this infographic about the tools scientists use to determine the age of the Earth. The graphic, titled "How Do We Know the Earth is Old?", uses data compiled and summarized by geology professor Dr. Gregg Davidson.
The Questions Update: The Age of the Earth
We've recently been looking at the evidence for an old earth and the long history and vibrancy of this view among evangelical Christians. Today's post features a preview of the updated Question, "How are the ages of the Earth and universe calculated?" revised by Senior Web Consultant and Writer Deborah Haarsma.
What is the Higgs Boson?
At a press conference on July 4, 2012, and with 99.99994% confidence (5 sigma), CERN announced the discovery of a particle consistent with that of a Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God particle"). This is very exciting for elementary particle physicists. But what is the Higgs particle, and what is its meaning?
Naming 'the God Particle'
The discovery of the Higgs boson would certainly be a breakthrough for particle physics and cosmology, but would such a finding also radically redefine theology's understanding of God or challenge the existence of such a deity? Is there actually any theological or religious significance in Higgs physics at all?
Being Fruitful
Many people use the words "dominion" and "subdue" as "unconditional permission to use the world as they please." I came to realize, like many, that such an interpretation is contradicted by the rest of the Bible.
The Transit of Venus
Today we have a chance to witness a special moment in history as Venus transits across the disk of the Sun for people across the world to see. Not only is this process of discovery exciting for natural science, but it has profound theological ramifications as well.
For the Love of the World: John Stott and His Passion for Creation
Some criticized John for his theistic evolutionary position and even his appreciation for Darwin. But Stott saw no contradiction between his own commitment to the authority of Scripture and his openness to God's use of evolution in His creative process.
Fine-tuning and the "Fruitful Universe"
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Thanks Philip! Works great! You're a good man!
Activate tethering over Bluetooth DUN
This program will turn on the Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking (DUN) service, to allow tethering; the actual service is provided by Maemo.
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Jan, you might want to continue the discussion here: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=42912
The dataplan monitor is using a low-level mechanism that can see all traffic.
There's no specific way to disable DUN. For bluetooth you can obviously disable bluetooth or uninstall this package. From an xterm you can (as root) use "start/stop bluetooth-dun". For USB, there's no way to control it once you connect in PC Suite mode.
It is curios, because some other SW (conky) don't know about connection via GSM. But data consume was counted in Dataplan Monitor. Is it possible to deactivate DUN? Thx for replay.
To monitor the actual establishment of a data connection, you'd need a separate, non-existent, utility. I'm investing this.
Works fine, without some problems, but I have question: if some one connect to my BT (it is trusted device of course) I only see the change color of BT icon, but i dont see the icon of cennection to GSM (GPRS,EDGE,..) but internet works on connected device thru my N900. How i can discover if someone is connected to the internet and download my data?
Why would you ever want to uninstall it? :-)
This will be fixed in the 1.0-6 release.
ambrogio cirillo,
It works in the background. Once it's installed, it's always running - you just need to turn bluetooth on.
Obviously, you have to set up the connection on the PC side, but that's the same for any phone with bluetooth dun support.
hi all! I'm sorry but I'm new with N900. I've installed this application but I cannoot see it among others apps. How must I use it? Thank you in advance
Simple and convenient. Now, if only Nokia's own PC Suite worked as well as this app...
You edited main.conf on the n900 or your PC? Does that even let you turn on services? I didn't thin it did. Anyway, you don't want to do that - you need to install this package or do the steps in the maemo wiki manually. The mechanism used for DUN on the n900 is not the normal bluez one - so nothing in main.conf is going to affect it.
Phillip, I have a question regarding this package.. I have edited main.conf file in /etc/bluetooth folder to allow the start up of PAN, HID and DUN. Do I still need to have this package installed or does it simply provide an easy way to do what I did manually? (edit main.conf file).
If you used to tether your laptop through your phone to access the Internet, you need this to achieve the same with your N900. Indispensable!
No PAN support. Use the pc-connectivity-manager for that. It's pretty complicated however, so read up on it in the forums.
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President Obama: "One of the reasons I'm proud to nominate them is they don't forget what matters. They know this is not about just growing balance sheets. It's about growing opportunity for people. It's about growing a sense of security for the middle class. And, most of all, they operate with integrity and they understand that public service is a privilege, and you've got to do it right when you get involved on behalf of the American people."
Both choices immediately drew criticism from progressive groups. In a statement, the watchdog Public Citizen said: "Given that Michael Froman has been instrumental in pushing President Barack Obama's trade policies backward to the corporate agenda that Froman also championed during the Clinton administration, this choice doesn't inspire confidence."
As a heir of the Hyatt Hotel chain and former head of the Chicago Board of Education, Pritzker has come under scrutiny for her clashes with labor unions. She also served on the board of the failed bank Superior, which played an early and critical role in promoting subprime loans that ultimately saddled millions with crushing debt and helped crash the economy. In a petition opposing her nomination, the group CREDO Action called Pritzker "an anti-worker business mogul who should not be appointed."
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Jeremy Varon: "We're here today at the federal courthouse in New York City in response to the hunger strike that's currently taking place at Guantánamo. More than half the prisoners at the camp are on hunger strike, some since February 6, protesting their indefinite detention without charge or trial."
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Martin Nesirky: "In November 2011, a claim for compensation was brought against the United Nations on behalf of victims of the cholera outbreak in Haiti. Today the United Nations advised the claimants' representatives that the claims are not receivable, pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. The secretary-general again expresses his profound sympathy for the terrible suffering caused by the cholera epidemic and calls on partners in Haiti and the international community to work together to ensure better health and a better future for the people of Haiti."
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a book/movie that was so scary, that you will supposedly throw away the book, and turn on all the lights and tvs in your house after reading or watching the story. i ran up my electric bill after reading the exorcist.
1. | the exorcist | ||
Known to be the scariest movie of all time, the Exorcist, based on real-life events follows a 12-year-old girl as she becomes possesed by Satan himself. The Exorcist was nominated for 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director) but only took home Best Sound and Best Adapdted Screenplay. Linda Blair (who played Regan, the girl) was never again offered a role in any other movies. She did such a phenominal job, people believed she was really possesed. Scare your parents by telling them your bed is shaking.
3. | The Exorcist | ||
a novel written by William Peter blatty.
Plot: Chris MacNeil, a very famous young actress, has noticed several behavior changes in her 12 year old daughter, Regan. It started when Regan complained her bed was shaking, but then the problems gradually got more serious, such as Regan vomiting green slime on a local Jesuit priest, and her turning her head completely around. As problems grew worse, Chris exhausted option after option, until an exorcism was all that was left to do. She called the local Jesuit Father Karras to perform an exorcism, but the Bishop said that it should be done by someone with more experience than Karras. Father Merrin was later contacted, then arrived in Georgetown to perform the exorcism. When he and Karras walked into Regan's bedroom to begin, Regan yelled several funny phrases at him such as these 'Your mother sucks cocks in Hell' 'Stick your cock up her ass you motherfucking worthless COCKSUCKER!!!' 'Bastard! Scum!!!' Later on in the exorcism, father Merrin dies of heart failure, and Karras finishes the exorcism by letting Pazuzu come into him, then throws himself out of Regan's window, falling down a flight of steps. The film ends with Regan and Chris moving out of the house in which she was posessed. Little kid: Mommy, my bed was shaking
Mom: FUCK YOU PANZY BITCH FACE!!!!!!! reading The Exorcist |
4. | the exorcist | ||
In Leicester, a city in the UK, there is a commonly used phrase which is 'the exorcist'. This is used when someone drinks and eats too much, which makes them throw up. The person that throws up is now called the exorcist. He/She is called the exorcist because they throw up, which looks like a fountain of yack, and it sprays everywhere, which makes others run for their lives. Amal is The Exorcist!
The Exorcism of Amal |
5. | The Exorcist | ||
The act of vomitting in a girls vagina while eating her out from consuming to much alcohol. " I was so hammered last night. I was going down on this chick and half way through i gave her The Exorcist.
6. | The Exorcist | ||
The Exorcist is when the female is on top of the male facing towards his feet. As the female begins to climax, the male takes his penis out of her vagina and inserts it in her anus while holding her down by grasping her wrists. The female will try to turn her head in both directions in surprise and anger and hence the look will resemble the exorcist. My girlfriend dumped me after I did "The Exorcist" on her, she thought it wasn't funny because it gave her a stiff neck not to mention a bleeding anus.
7. | The Exorcist | ||
The act of pouring Syrup of Ipecac on your dick then having your bitch suck it until she spontaneuously begins vomiting uncontrollably. Then, begin pissing on her face while shouting "I CAST YOU OUT! UNCLEAN SPIRIT!" over and over again. You: "I don't know what's gotten into Morgan lately, she's all bitchy, she's acting like a woman possessed..."
Friend: "Dude, give her The Exorcist. That will teach her a lesson! Then sit back, and watch her clean up her act!" |


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with poll: Developer of Packard Square project asks Ann Arbor City Council for revisions to plans
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The Ann Arbor City Council discussed the requested changes Monday night but ultimately postponed consideration until the council's first meeting in January.
Council Member Margie Teall, D-4th Ward, asked for the postponement after expressing displeasure in the building's new look.
"I just don't like it," she said, speaking bluntly.
"It looks like a dorm now," Teall said. "I liked the articulation of the windows before. I liked the variation in the first floor."
As for the different colors proposed, Teall said it looks a little bit like "Disney World" now. She said she wanted to give neighbors a chance to weigh in before the council votes.
Other council members agreed the revised plans for Packard Square don't seem to measure up to what the City Council approved more than a year ago.
"The previously approved version had a lot more activity to it," said Council Member Christopher Taylor, D-3rd Ward.
Mayor John Hieftje encouraged a representative of the development team to take to heart the council's comments about the building appearing "dumbed down."
Bloomfield Hills-based developer Craig Schubiner of Harbor Georgetown LLC won approval from the City Council in May 2011 to redevelop the Packard Road site and build a mixed-use project called Packard Square that includes a four-story building containing 230 apartment units and 23,790 square feet of retail space. A year and a half later, Schubiner still hasn't demolished the blighted mall and has requested multiple extensions to a deadline to demonstrate financing for the project.
Attorney Bruce Measom appeared before council on behalf of the developer Monday night. He said the development team has spent more than $40,000 in the last two weeks on applications for building permits and is hoping to be able to move forward with the project soon.
He said new three-dimensional renderings of the revised designs should be available before the council meets again to vote on the project.
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According to a memo from City Planner Jeff Kahan, the developer submitted a petition for an administrative amendment to move the upper level residential portion of the Packard Road facade 10 feet to the east and to increase the size of the building by 4,720 square feet or 1.3 percent.
As a result of the changes to the building footprint, the developer is seeking to modify the facade, which can't be addressed through an administrative amendment, Kahan said.
The facade changes the council is being asked to approve include a 33 percent reduction in the number of balconies and replacement of the brick along the corners of the building on the Packard Road side with what's referred to as a "Hardi-board" siding.
The windows also have been modified, but the total amount of glazing will remain about the same as previously approved, Kahan said. Additionally, he said, the color of the siding has been modified to help break up the longer sides of the building. The city's planning staff supports the changes.
Council Member Sabra Briere, D-1st Ward, shared her own concerns Monday night, saying removing the balconies also removed some of the visual interest of the facade.
"The lack of balconies created a much flatter appearance," she said. "And the lack of windows in certain areas made me mourn the loss of those windows frankly for the future tenants."
According to a memo from the developer, there are three main reasons for wanting to eliminate a third of the balconies. First, it's responsive to neighbor comments about wanting to maintain privacy. With the elimination of some balconies, there will be more privacy for neighboring homes.
Secondly, when unit floor plans were finalized, it became necessary to eliminate some balconies due to waterproofing issues. And lastly, there was an aesthetic challenge with designing balconies over the retail stores that would both look good and be functional for residents.
As for the change in building materials, the developer communicated that having brick at the front would appear too "heavy" and would likely distract from the public retail square, which is intended to be light, lively, and colorful. The brick's replacement with the same material as the rest of the project, the developer said, was a logical step as the final construction plans took shape.
In order to break up the longer elevations and create a rhythm, the developer said, a pallet of three colors will be used: Alpine Frost, Monterey Taupe and Evening Blue. The developer believes the new color scheme will provide more contrast and an interesting final product.
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Apr 10, 2012 1:44 AM
New Maps Sanctaury and Foundation for Xbox360 Elite Premium TODAY!!!!
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The arguement continues.
I know they have x number of agreements with Microsoft but we are now considerably behind. I can't believe it was intended to take the piss like this.
I could live with a month behind but now............
By the time we get all the content Xbox will have COD18!!!!!
We get the Blackbox map on the 12th no word on the full content to no elite premium members.
There are no videos advertising the new maps on the content calender.
With no PR staff there seems to be some slippage, should we worry even more about cusomer service?
Nice Ad from this company
Aaa but they forgot to add XBOX first. No wounder people feel it"s like a Rip Of
Elite is a total FAIL, IMO.
Why haven't they put the only 3 maps PS3 have into all game modes, I don't want to play kill confirmed or domination. I want to play T/D but can't because every lobby I get into to play the ELITE games, people vote for the above.
I have no use for elite, I don't care about the compete side of things, gave up waiting for it to be fixed.
I wish they would go back to the good old fashioned map pack days where I could play every map in the game mode I chose.
So to this end I haven't played the new maps yet, hopefully this will be resolved when the PS3 gets the first content package or whatever its called.
Elite 2.0 is going to have to polar opposite to what I've currently subscribed to or else I imagine a lot of people will bail.
Check this article about the PlayStation 3 community being pushed aside: http://www.callofdutymappacks.com/news/is-activision-pushing-the-playstation-3-c ommunity-aside/
I feel worst for PC players who don't even have the option to get ELITE! And even worse for Wii players who get no DLC at all!
I can deal, just about, with the fact that I fell for the hype and purchased ELITE.
I can also deal with the whole Xbox thing.
What grips my **** is that the multiplayer is broken and at time totally unplayable.
Now if the DLC was a host lag patch or something usefull then I would really trip at being so far behind, but three maps, which will play laggy full of spawn issues ..... who cares.
If you don't pay attention to xbox's schedule, you won't even notice we are one month behind.
we are one month beind. Go check again.
i belive this Microsoft Activision contract ends in late 2012. business is business and there is nothing we can do. perhaps when this contract ends, we will witness a Sony or Steam counter offer for exclusive DLC rights. either Sony steps up the notch and aquire the DLC exclusive rights or kidsbox 360 will continue a month ahead.
also, offtopic i've read some articles about Sony's next console the PS4 "Orbis", is it true?
Lol, Steam couldn't afford it even if they wanted to and Sony are unlikely to put their hands in their pockets for something like that. Sony have stated quite a few times that they are not regularly interested in deals with game publishers for DLC or exclusives unless it comes out of their studios and its been like that since a few years before the PS3 was released, GTA and final fantasy are two prime examples.
The outcome of the end of this contract will either be Microsoft sign again or no one does, Microsoft have made a killing off the back of Activision and I suspect they will be keen to continue this. They will have also reallised that there are many people that only really play COD and these gamers are binning the PS3 for the 360 in drones "I am one of them"
IMHO I cant see a place for Sony in the console market for much longer they seem to have lost their spark and their interest, unless something drastically changes I'd give them 5-10 years before they cease their involvement in next gen console gaming.
I for one will be saying "bye Sony, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!"
Sony will be here. They make a killing off of playstation. Personally, I don't care about the maps. I got premium for the clan ops. If you don't think about it, you can't tell we are getting screwed.
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If you don't think about it, you can't tell we are getting screwed.
ignorance is bliss lol
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the tenth anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, the world is taking stock. What is evident, especially among leading organizations, is that SOX compliance has moved beyond being just a regulatory obligation. Today it is viewed in the context of a larger Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program that is closely integrated with strategic decision-making, aligned with business goals, and enabled by technology.
Ever since SOX was passed in 2002 with an overwhelming majority in both houses of Congress, reactions to it have been varied. Critics are quick to point out that the Act has imposed a huge and unnecessary cost burden on companies regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the other hand, ever since the Act was introduced, investors have demonstrated greater confidence in how companies are managed. Business accountability and transparency have increased while internal controls have become stronger -- especially with CEOs and CFOs taking individual responsibility to certify and approve their regulatory filings.
"The SOX Act set in motion a flurry of regulatory activity geared towards building more responsible businesses, and protecting stakeholders. Since then, several major regulations have been introduced in the U.S.," observes Michael Rasmussen, reputed GRC analyst, and President of Corporate Integrity who, over the last 18 years, has helped numerous organizations across various industries build stronger GRC programs. "SOX compliance initiatives are now being seamlessly integrated with other crucial GRC processes such as policy management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and internal audits."
Since SOX was introduced in the US, a number of regulations modeled on it have been passed in other parts of the globe -- including Euro-SOX in the European Union, Law 262/2005 in Italy, the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) in Australia, C-SOX in Canada, and J-SOX in Japan.
The tenth year of SOX happens to coincide with the passing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. Designed to give emerging companies an economic boost, JOBS cuts back on a number of tough regulatory requirements.
Says Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream, "JOBS will give growing companies the chance to establish a strong foothold in the market without being overwhelmed by regulatory pressures. But at the end of the day, the people who matter -- your stakeholders -- will still want to see evidence of strong internal, financial, and IT controls to manage risk. In that sense, SOX is as important as ever. Yet it is no longer the sole reason for establishing stronger controls."
Leading organizations view SOX as merely one part of an overall governance framework. Their intention in implementing robust policies and controls is not just to pass regulatory compliance exams or audits, but to establish an enterprise-wide culture of accountability, transparency, and risk-resilience.
Another trend in the market is towards automating SOX compliance processes. Organizations are fast replacing spreadsheets and other cumbersome manual tools with innovative technology for automating controls and continuous control monitoring. Better management of risk intelligence and Big Data is being enabled through integration with business applications, security systems, and IT infrastructure. Organizations must also integrate data from mobile devices, cloud applications, and the ubiquitous social media, and map it to enterprise risks and compliance requirements.
Says Keri Dawson, Vice President at MetricStream, "In the initial years of SOX, it was challenging for companies to comply with the stringent requirements for controls, audits, and monitoring. But over the years, they have learned how to not only optimize SOX compliance but also harmonize controls across regulations, integrate SOX with their extended GRC programs, and improve reporting and visibility into compliance for the senior management. More importantly, they have started embedding SOX controls into business processes so that compliance is made more efficient, while the business grows stronger and more risk-resilient."
Since the SOX Act was passed, MetricStream has provided an innovative and advanced SOX compliance application. Aligned with various standard industry frameworks like COSO, the application helps automate, streamline, and strengthen end-to-end processes for compliance with SOX section 302-304, section 404, financial reporting, internal control assessments and monitoring, financial close, and other important SOX requirements.
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Texas is citing cost concerns as the reason it has joined four other states in shunning a national sex offender registry created in 2006. Texas officials say it would take an estimated $38 million to modify the state's existing registry program. Texas is therefore willing to risk losing about $1.4 million in grant money to help local agencies enforce the law.
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Thread: Changes to the Moors with RoR
Jun 09 2012 06:52 AM #41
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
They will fix BA auto attack melee skills as they still do fire damage, oh noez!
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Jun 09 2012 07:03 AM #42
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
This is what they said.
And this is what will happen:
Removed the quest to kill First Marshal An, who is a NPC.
Removed the quest to trade in NPC parts(like man parts) for rewards (same changes apply for quests regarding elf NPCs, dwarf NPCs and hobbit appendages).
Removed the quest to kill a NPC(old goldhead).
Removed the quest to kill another NPC(Golloval).
Removed quest revolving the kill counts of NPCs in the moors. They are now balanced for better PvPing by being completely removed.
Removed quests that had the word "NPC" in them. Since focus is being given to PvPing in the moors all quests are therefore against the sense of Balance.
Added a NEW daily quest for ALL creeps: Kill 50 guards, 50 captains, 1 hunter, 66 champions, 50 loremasters and 99 Rune Keepers for 100 Inf. & Comms.
Added a NEW daily quest for ALL creeps: Kill 1 shield traited warden for 10 Inf/Comms. (Spear or Fist traited wardens do not count for the quest's kill count)
Added a NEW raid quest for ALL creeps above rank 6: Kill a minstrel without dying out in combat for 200 Inf/Comms.
Ost Ringdyr is now balanced and the NPCs have been converted into the one shotters (elite) type for the sake of Balance in the moors.
Hobbit NPCs get a movespeed buff as per the LotR lore and can stealth in combat also as per lore.
Added a campire next to the bird along with the release of three NEW recipes: Grilled Bird, Roasted Bird and Raw Birdbrains for tier 3 cooks. Creeps also drop bird ingredients, as loot has been balanced for the moors.
Killing NPCs now offer ONLY loot (any NPCs who offered Inf and Comms have been balanced to not give any) and killing Creep Players will now give a consecutive bonus for number of creeps killed without dying out. (The buff is reset to 50% of current value for each of the player's death in the moors)
Jun 09 2012 07:29 AM #43
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
Well that settles it. I was considering pre ordering but now its a resounding no. Lying to the face of your customers is a solid business model.
Jun 09 2012 11:52 AM #44
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
Wow.....they just lied to our faces!
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Jun 10 2012 10:48 PM #45
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Jun 11 2012 04:21 AM #47
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
Even the PvErs are getting ripped off... Many people pre-ordered Rohan thinking they'll get the quests, mounted combat, instance cluster etc. etc.
Turns out, most of that stuff was free anyway, and the instance cluster was a separate buy. Turbine said the instances will come with the expac, but later on they said that the statement was "a mistake".
Now they'll know what it feels like to be a PvPer
"With that, I ran back to Hobbiton, Land of the Noobs" - TSK
Jun 11 2012 09:27 AM #48
Jun 11 2012 09:47 AM #49
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
So basically, new players get screwed over even harder. And remember turbine introduced infamy/commendations for quests in the first place. Backtracking and calling it progress ftw.
A rock hard base to build a community on turbine...
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Jun 11 2012 10:50 AM #50
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
Oh Turbine, you know you're screwed when even the PvE players are unhappy.
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Jun 11 2012 12:44 PM #51
Re: Changes to the Moors with RoR
On another note. Even if they promise changes and updates to PvP........ DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS UNTIL THEY HATCH. I remember when they promised a new PvMP map with a previous announcement. A few of my old PvP buddies re-subbed and came back to play again. They cancelled once they found that they were actually lied to.
Even if Turbine said, "Hey, yep, we got a HUGE, AWESOME, NEW map for PvP!!!!!!" I would not believe them until I could step foot on it with my own two feet. Turbine has never been honest with us about PvP.
Hence, I cancelled both my subs a couple weeks ago, and I am done with this game. The only thing I'd even consider looking at again is if they actually brought out a new map, or got a new Hunter dev. Have you heard? Hunters get an improved DF skill with RoR. It now affects the whole fellowship!! ROFL...« Seyz Vanguard - R14 »
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