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He paced back-and-forth as he searched his heart and soul, he was convinced in his heart it was morally-correct; he was convinced in his soul that it was God's intent – tomorrow will be the day. As the new-day dawned, Jan. 1st, 1863 - Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which proclaimed all those enslaved in Confederate territory to be "forever free", and ordered the Army (and all segments of the Executive branch) to treat as free 3.1 million enslaved in ten-states that were still in rebellion.
The message of the proclamation was clear – but it would only apply to those states in rebellion (those which seceded from the Union), which of course meant slavery in the "union slave states" of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland or Delaware was still "legal" – which were some 500,000 slaves with an additional 300,000 exempt from emancipation in of other states like Louisiana which at that time during the Civil War were partially returned to the Union. None the less, slavery – one human owning the rights of another - was abolished with the eventual passage of the 13th Amendment to our Constitution.
It has been 150 years since this great nation proclaimed emancipation – yet still today there are shadows which haunt our society, as we begin the year 2013 many are held-captive by the arms of poverty and prejudice. Our society is still plagued by bigotry, racial bias and selective-segregation. That said – this society continues to change for the better. All we need do is compare who we are with what the most are – we are free, for the many we are united, we are proud to be called an American.
Yes there is bigotry remaining in religions, one condemns the other claiming they alone have "salvation" – however, there is no Baptist who kills a Catholic in the name of God. Jewish Synagogues are not blown-up by Lutheran fundamentalists and Muslims can still worship in peace and security of heart. We have not stoned to death a single daughter because she was raped and is therefore an "embarrassment" to the honor of family. And I do not believe there is a church in this marvelous nation which quietly approves and preaches that self-suicide while targeting/killing those of different faiths will ensure them the embrace of God.
Yes there is racism remaining in many a heart, but I believe mostly because of how we interpret what we see and hear. We've just come off two horrific crimes – mass shootings of the innocent. Both were committed by a "white" person – which was never mentioned. Question – had they been brown or black would their color have influenced thought patterns – and History whispers – "Yes indeed". We are changing – this year let's look beyond skin or slant-of-eye. Meet someone and take the time to discover who they are – and History whispers – "You are the same".
Abraham Lincoln was a man of principle – but more so than most he was a man of great vision. He embraced these words – "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". May 2013 breathe life into what is "self-evident".


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The Obama campaign is releasing a new television ad on Thursday, just days before the first presidential debate, featuring President Barack Obama as he lays out his political agenda for the public.
The Obama campaign said it will run the two-minute spot titled "Table" in the battleground states of New Hampshire, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, and Colorado, and comes out on the heels of new ads put out by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney outlining the game plan for his presidency.
This cut-and-dry commercial does not play off of voters' emotions, spin Romney's words or highlight real Americans working to stay afloat in a struggling economy. Instead it's a simple head on shot of the president making his case to voters.
Here Obama tries to appeal to the public on a personal level. Instead of posing at his desk in the oval office, he sits in a setting resembling a family room.
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Recently the Parliamentary Committee on National Security decided to take Pakistan's foreign policy to the floor of representatives and argue and debate relatively au courant terms of engagement with USA. While the opposition did sneer at the fact that these recommendations are not binding,non-state actors aka DPC,JI and Al- Zawahiri warned against re-opening NATO supply routes and announced that they won't shirk from 'spilling blood' if the Parliament does give in to US pressure,the fact that for the first time national security and foreign policy was going to be debated and discussed instead of dictated was laudable,with millions of dollars riding on the big question of how far we are willing to go.
Yet the big question was relegated to the back burner at the fourth sitting of the joint session. While questions riddling the common man may not be big enough for our high handed politicians to address,recent developments in the country marked by an escalation of violence that doesn't have Taliban written all over it is serious enough to have everything else take the back seat.
Karachi's turf wars and 'day of mourning' turned into days of mourning for many families torn asunder in the ANP- MQM crossfire. Grievances festered to the point that henchmen came out to burn effigies of their bosses/representatives and demanded a 'Swat like' military operation in the pestilent localities of Lyari,Katti Pahari,North Nazimabad,Benaras,Shah Faisal,Korangi,Malir and Kasba which is in flames today. Rehman Malik splutters out condemnation and vows vengeance every time this happens,yet his faux crackdown did little than tweak whiskers the last time. They're back,bigger,stronger and armed to their teeth,playing out the aftermath of post Soviet-Afghan war like it happened yesterday. The complicated politics of Karachi will not disentangle on its own like our government hopes it will. Even the top echelons are playing favorites in this cat eat mouse game. Maybe a stringent de-weaponisation crack down is what Karachi needs. Take the lion's teeth away and it can only meow.
Sind's epicenter might be a festering pustule,but is Punjab safe from the epidemic? Mass hysteria over endless hours of load shedding,ensued right after Punjab had come to terms with the fact that gas and CNG were relics of past glory. The government's economic policy clearly isn't geared towards bolstering the industrial sector as Faisalabad learnt last year;it isn't agro or livestock oriented as one quarter of Pakistan thrust under the poverty line,that tries to forage for scraps to eat will tell you. A country that hasn't yet experienced the organic shift from agricultural to manufacturing sectors can't possibly have a thriving service sector either,it's easier to picture our economy as a formless entity floating aimlessly in space towards a black hole.
Two provinces down,the third,the biggest in terms of land mass and smallest in terms of population has fingers crossed for balkanization of the region. The level of intrigue and mystique surrounding the third province is interminable. News of bounty being announced for the death of Punjabis straying in Balochistan filters out now and then and people are gripped with fear. The media and other political parties,with PTI at the fore of it have endless capacity and breath to waste on spewing criticism at the government and every preceding government in the past,reinforcing the point that balkanization might indeed be the best solution. Give the Sardars their barren play ground. A province where every provincial assembly member is given an amount set in millions for development in their constituency,but still posts an abysmal income per capita of USD 183 (PKR- 16287) per year cannot blame the federal government for the insurgency and having an 'apathetic' attitude towards the province. Not when the Sardars are known for smuggling weaponry worth millions from across the border and run a thriving black market with the parliament's blessings.
KP once the adorned bride of the country is now the easiest target for terrorist activity,planting seeds of anarchy and home to the largest population of displaced people in the country. It is a province of diametrically conflicting facets where development has taken a back seat because drone attacks and military operations trying to weed out terrorists must rip the place apart first. The Northern Province has seen traumatic times in the past decade,from earth quakes,to floods,to mass terror and ensuing military operations. They have killed and been killed a thousand times over to the point where the peaceful stalemate of Kashmir is an enviable situation compared to Pakistan.
An ominous silence hangs like noxious fumes in the country poisoning corrupting and suffusing the air with mass hopelessness. Will this state of chaos lead to an ultimate implosion removing Pakistan from the equation,may be a revolution along the lines of Arab Spring which can only lead to more instability and is an unlikely possibility as it requires Pakistani's to first and foremost unite. Building a state requires a skeleton of institutions,the sinew and muscle is later augmented by nurturing the body around the skeleton. What we need is not verbal diarrhea from political parties that have the ability of infusing hope in the populace or promises of rooting out corruption in nine days by politicians creating demigod like personas. It begs merit and sincerity to the people of the country. It requires the level of even headedness and authority that Lee Kwan Yew and Mahathir Mohammed displayed when their countries hit rock bottom. More importantly we the people need to realize we cannot be played against each other to fill some elusive character's coffers or play out their fantastical ideologies. Pakistan isn't a lost cause,not yet,not by a long shot. Our external affairs can take a back seat for the moment,we cannot act like jilted lovers and have no one to blame but ourselves,let's take on the responsibility for slaying these self created dragons ourselves too.
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Yes, Cutler is very valuable. He is the Bears MVP. But NOT the NFL MVP
I've had friends of mine (fans of other teams and not Cutler accolytes by any stretch) tell me that they have developed a new respect for him based on toughness, what he's done despite a terrible OL, and how he get the Bears wins that other QBs just wouldn't get. I do think there's a very good chance we would have beaten the Texans in the 2nd half 17-13 or something like that if he hadn't been injured and out.
He's grown on me too. He's not going to put up eye-popping numbers with this O and OL, nor does he need to if Tice calls it right. But he finds a way to make plays when we really need them and his connection w/ Marshall is undeniable. All that said, LOL on him being an MVP. He is one to this team but not to the league as a whole by any stretch. I do believe that if Emery/Tice/Lovie/better luck did...
get him a decent OL
take Hester out of the O except as a bit role player only
Jeffery stayed healthy
Bennett was used more like he was vs Tennessee and Minny
the TEs could just get us 3-4 downfield receptions per game
the RBs were featured properly (running & receiving)
...he would put up very impressive stats. Next year maybe.
"I was just trying to toss him the ball," Cutler said afterward with a laugh. Funny line, but it was only more evidence for those who long ago dismissed Cutler as a punk. "Unsportsmanlike" is a pleasant term for Cutler compared to other labels that have been slapped on him.
Anyone see if the ball was signed? Could be he was just giving him a Cutler game ball as a momento of the game. You know... just bein' a good sport.
There are a bunch of better choice for MVP and I would not over look a couple of rookies, RG III and Andrew Luck are having great rookie years. This year I think it a qb will be the MVP since running backs are not tearing up the league and WRs are not tearing it up either. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Shaub and Matt Ryan are having good years. Which one is having the best year is hard to say.
The 49ers rook QB is also pretty damned good, but hasn't played a whole season, so don't see it going there.


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"This team was one that would not accept anything less than 12-0." Ohio State punter Ben Buchanan
"That was a classic rivalry game." OSU coach Urban Meyer
"The most important thank you goes to our senior class. It's the most selfless group I've ever been around." Meyer
"I thank the seniors for giving us faith and working hard throughout the whole season. It feels great (to be 12-0). We had to take it out for the seniors. That was our motto this season, and that's what we did." OSU defensive back
Christian Bryant
"For the moment, this is as good as it gets. I don't think it's fair for anybody to say 1A, 1B, 1C, but I can tell you that's as good as it gets." Meyer, on where the win over Michigan ranks on his list
"Just trying to picture the headline here. Enough headlines. I don't need any more. They got me all excited at a pep rally the other day, and that was a headline." Meyer, when asked if his team should be No. 1 in the AP poll
"Kind of lost it on the sideline there. Gotta keep more composure, I guess. In the coaching manual, I think it's chapter 13, it says keep cool. I lost it there for a couple of minutes." Meyer, on his arm waving and yelling to the celebrating crowd late in the game
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0: Points scored by Michigan in the second half.
4: Field goals kicked by Drew Basil, after kicking four in the first 11 games.
2:19: Elapsed time it took for OSU to take a 7-0 lead.
9: Ohio State wins over Michigan in the last 11 meetings.
17: Combined points scored by OSU and Michigan in the final two minutes of the first half.
33: Game-time temperature.
60: Yards gained by Michigan in the second half.
65-7: OSU's record at Ohio Stadium since 2002.
109: Games between OSU and Michigan football teams.
970: Yards rushing this season by Carlos Hyde after his 146-yard effort on Saturday. Continued...
105,899: Attendance, the largest ever at Ohio Stadium for an OSU-Michigan game.
Leaving a legacy
Twenty-one seniors played their final games at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
Including Saturday's win, the group leaves Ohio State with a 29-9 record. The results of the 2010 season (12-1) were vacated and don't appear in the OSU record books. But including that season gives this year's seniors a 41-10 record during their tenure.
Welcome home
Ohio State celebrated the 2002 national championship season on Saturday and welcomed back more than 60 members of that team.
When the first quarter came to an end, the team members who had gathered in the north end zone walked onto the field with their elbows locked to the roar of the crowd.
Right in the middle, wearing an Ohio State jacket, was former coach Jim Tressel.
As highlights of the season were played on the scoreboard at the south end of the stadium, the 2002 players hoisted Tressel on their shoulders and paraded him around the end zone to the roar of the crowd.
The 2002 Buckeyes went 14-0 and defeated Miami (Fla.) in double overtime in the national championship game. Continued...
Winter wonderland
A steady snow shower was hitting Ohio Stadium around 10 a.m. when the Ohio State marching band lined up to march over to St. John Arena for the traditional Skull Session.
Before departing, a few members of the band hit the turf and made snow angels in the light dusting of snow that had blanketed the stadium.
Postgame hoopla
When the clock struck zero and Ohio State had its 12-0 season wrapped up, there were police officers and stadium officials surrounding the field.
It didn't matter.
Hundreds of fans, if not more, spilled onto the field to celebrate with the Ohio State players.
Among the people who were seen walking hand in hand, so as to not lose each other, were Shelley Meyer — wife of Urban — and daughters Gigi and Nikki. All three had tears of joy in their eyes as they weaved through the crowd in search of their husband and father.
"I was trying to find them," Meyer said. "Obviously, the nut-job students won't let me find anybody, so that's OK."
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Someone who hogs the whole gym in January, but then breaking thier resolution by mid-Febuary january joiner, in early january: I HAVE TO GET TO THE GYM PRONTO!!! NO TIME TO WASTE, THE TREADMILL IS CALLING!!!
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January 19, 2006 Urban Word of the Day
Someone who joins the gym in January as part of a New Year's resolution and by February is back to being a couch potato. I can't get a treadmill until February because the January Joiners are all using them.
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People who spend the whole year eating like there is no tomorrow, however, they rationalize it by convincing themselves that they will join the gym after new years. Also known as CHUB CLUB. By mid-january they are nowhere to be found.
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Wood continues to provide warmth and character in an instant. Today with the innovations in engineered wood flooring...finally you can put the wood floor over the slab foundation and be finished in an afternoon. Smart consumers ae selecting domestic hardwood products that are driftwood gray, crackled white oak, polished black or white, as well as the beautiful and familiar birch, maple, oak and walnut. American forests are being grown 20% faster than they're harvested so it's an easy and responsible choice.
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Highlights: Scotland (Inverness) , Europe & Baltic Cruises (Scottish Highlands Cruise)
Cruise Loch Ness, Loch Oich, Loch Lochy and the Caledonian Canal as you voyage the Scottish Highlands aboard a luxury barge. With a maximum of only 8 guests aboard, you'll enjoy an intimate sailing, with daily guided excursions, and an onboard chef who prepares regional specialties daily from freshly harvested local products. Visit Cawdor Castle, home of Shakespere's Macbeth, and Culloden Moor, the last British based battleground from 1746. Visit Glencoe, recalling treachery between the Campbell and MacDonald clans, and tour the Ben Nevis Whiskey distillery for a genuine Scotch tasting experience. See the impressive Eilean Donan and Urquhart castles, and revel in the spectacular scenery, wildlife and folklore that this majestic region has to offer. Cruise departs every Sunday between Mar 31 - Oct 27, 2013.
Meet your driver for a private transfer to the Inverness Airport.
Glenmoriston Town House Hotel is an award winning 4 star hotel situated on the banks of the River Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The decor is warm, welcoming and elegant while the rooms are dedicated to comfort and relaxation. Guests can indulge in a delicious meal from the award winning restaurant, and take in all the sights that are situated nearby.
Please note that this hotel does not have an elevator. Please let your Sales Advisor know if you would like to arrange porterage service prior to your arrival.
Inverness is the City in the Highlands where you'll find the warmest of welcomes - whether you choose to visit, explore, shop, relax or just live Inverness. It's in a Scot's nature to be friendly and helpful, and the locals are always up for a chat. Explore this city with your private guide by foot.
With a pickup at your desginated meeting place, you'll be transfered by minibus to your awaiting ship at port.
Welcome aboard!Take some time to get settled in your stateroom. A champagne welcome will be followed by an evening cruise and dinner on board.
The 8 passenger Scottish Highlander has the atmosphere of a Scottish Country House with subtle use of tartan furnishings and landscape paintings. At 117 feet she is spacious and has every comfort needed for year round cruising. She is also equipped with 8 bikes and your tour guide would be happy to recommend the best routes to explore. On board you will find four en-suite cabins each with a choice of twin or double beds. One of the cabins is a larger suite which has been designed for those who want extra space during their cruise. The experienced crew of four, led by your captain, ensure attention to your every need. Cuisine is traditional Scottish fare, salmon, game, venison and seafood, prepared by your own Master Chef.
This morning we visit the 14th century fairytale Cawdor Castle immortalised by Shakespeare with Macbeth, housing a superb collection of tapestries, pictures and furniture with beautiful landscaped gardens. If Cawdor is not open you'll visit Fort George, the finest example of 18th-century military engineering you'll find anywhere in the British Isles. This vast garrison fortress was begun in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden (1746), which crushed the final Jacobite Rising. You'll also visit Culloden Moor, site of the last battle on British soil in 1746. After lunch you cruise Loch Dochfour to Fort Augustus anchoring for time to admire Urquhart Castle and then cruise the south shore of Loch Ness to moor near Fort Augustus Abbey.
After breakfast you'll cruise up the staircase of five locks through the village of Fort Augustus, which gives plenty of time to shop and look around this pretty Caledonian gem. Fort Augustus also has a charming heather-laced golf course, where the official green keepers are sheep! For your tour today you drive through Glen Moriston and stunning highland countryside to romantic medieval Eilean Donan Castle, setting for the film Highlander. It has an idyllic island setting with commanding views of three sea lochs and frequent sightings of otters, dolphins and the Isle of Skye. Following the abortive Jacobite rising of 1719, the ruins of the castle were abandoned for 200 years until the 20th century when a complete reconstruction was undertaken. You'll dine out tonight at a local restaurant.
You leave Fort Augustus this morning and cruise to Laggan Locks via Kytra and Cullochy locks, across the pretty little Loch Oich and through Laggan Avenue where the imposing woodland comes down to the waters edge. After lunch, you'll visit Urquhart Castle and Invermoriston Falls where if you are lucky, you may see a wild salmon leaping its way upstream.
Today you leave Laggan Locks for a morning cruise across Loch Lochy to Gairlochy. In the afternoon there is the opportunity to see the World War II Commando memorial, or perhaps the woollen mill at Spean Bridge, selling traditional knitwear and tweeds. There will also be a mountain gondola trip which will take you 2150 feet up the slopes of Britain's eighth highest mountain, Aonach Mor, to enjoy the panoramic scenery from above.
Today you'll cruise from Gairlochy to the top of 'Neptune's staircase' at Banavie, a flight of eight locks and a spectacular feat of engineering. You also pass Moy Bridge the last original, hand-operated bridge on the Caledonian Canal. Your tour is the mystic battlefields of Glencoe and on the way back you visit the Ben Nevis distillery for an insight into the secrets of the various stages of whisky preparation and of course, taste a wee dram or two. Farewell Captain's Dinner on board.
This morning you'll disembark from your barge, bidding your captain and crew farewell as you make landfall.
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GALLIPOLIS — The Second Annual Ohio River Live Music Festival drew a large crowd Saturday as a great blend of local and national talent converged on Court Street in Gallipolis to entertain. National up-and-comer Elizabeth Cook headlined the event while community favorite Matt King enthralled attendees with his story-telling musical style.
Those in attendance were clear about one thing, however — they were thrilled with the local and regional talent represented Saturday, as well. Local and regional acts included Bill Hawks, Joey Simms and Shawn Nance, StillWater and Open Rail.
The Ohio River Live committee is already busy planning for next year's event. They are accepting suggestions on the Ohio River Live Facebook page.
The Ohio River Live committee includes Rick VanGundy, Matt Johnson, Steve Marxen, Karen McCarty, Shannon Mayes, Mark Ward, BeeJ Rocchi, Paul Covey, Jimmy Wiseman and Paula Williams-Wray.


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A staple of rental car fleets across America, the current-generation Chevy Impala is anything but an object of desire. But with the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Impala making its world debut at the 2012 New York auto show, the Bow Tie brand is promising to erase memories of the long-running nameplate's largely forgettable outgoing model with a more refined interior, the latest in technology, and a vastly improved driving experience when it goes on sale in early 2013.
The 10th-generation Impala is based on a stretched version of GM's Epsilon II platform, which also underpins the Cadillac XTS and Buick LaCrosse. The car will be offered exclusively in front-wheel drive, and offer three engines to pair with a standard six-speed automatic transmission. Those direct-injection engines include a 2.4-liter I-4 with eAssist mild hybrid technology, estimated to produce 182 hp and 172 lb-ft of torque; a 2.5-liter Ecotec I-4 estimated at 195 hp and 187 lb-ft; and the familiar 3.6-liter V-6 producing 303 hp and 264 lb-ft. Those numbers are up slightly from the 3.6-liter engine in the current Impala, which produces 300 hp and 262 lb-ft. The General expects the 2.4-liter eAssist model to be EPA-rated at 35 mpg on the highway. The platform-mate LaCrosse eAssist is rated at 25/36 mpg city/highway – expect similar numbers from the 2014 Impala.
GM says the new Impala's stronger structure enhances the quietness of the full-size sedan's passenger compartment, and improves the handling and ride. The Impala rides on a MacPherson-strut front suspension and four-link rear independent suspension, and has its front cradle isolated from the rest of the car by way of a hydraulic ride bushing. The new Impala adds 1.2 inches to its wheelbase, though overall dimensions don't change much (0.9 inches longer, 0.1 inches wider, and 0.2 inches taller.)
Though the 2014 Impala remains roughly the same size, its design has been dramatically revised. The long, raked-back profile is meant to pay homage to past Impalas, while still providing a contemporary look. A wide grille is front and center, framed by a pair of low-profile projector headlamps which sweep around the corners of the front end. Those headlamps feature HIDs on the LTZ model, along with LED daytime running lights. The hood gets a slight power bulge, intended to convey a look of performance. A long greenhouse area accentuates the Impala's sleek profile, and finally comes to a point at the rear quarter window, which terminates right before the Impala emblem on the rear panel. The Impala now comes standard with 18-inch wheels (steel or alloy, depending on trim), with 19- and 20-inch alloys available.
One of the previous Impala's biggest trouble spots was its low-rent interior. GM is addressing that issue in the new model by employing high-quality fabrics, Ultrasuede, and perforated leather inside the cabin of the 2014 Impala. The door panels and dashboard get soft-touch materials, while the seats are meant to look more premium than the old model with higher-quality stitching. Ambient lighting is available. A central 4.2-inch color display within the wraparound instrument cluster relays the driver information, while an 8-inch touch screen with a hidden storage compartment behind it adorns the center stack. Through this touch screen, drivers can interface with Chevy's available MyLink system, which incorporates Bluetooth hands-free phone and streaming audio, plus optional navigation.
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Extreme Flight, a Barnstorming experience for your Windows Phone
Extreme Flight is an arcade styled game for your Windows Phone that brings Barnstorming to the small screen. With Extreme Flight you pilot a stunt plane through various obstacle courses. Obstacle courses full of hoops to fly through all the while avoiding dangers such as blimps, hot air balloons and other sundries.
Extreme Flight isn't the hardest game to pick up but it does take a sensitive touch to navigate your airplane safely through the obstacle course. It's a fun game for your Windows Phone and a decent way to pass short bits of time with.
The main menu for Extreme Flight has options to play the game, access the games' options (control layout and sound/vibration on or off), view your high scores (Scoreloop integrated) and view the About screen.
Extreme Flight itself has forty levels of game play spread across four playing zones. As with most multi-level games, they start out fairly easy and progressively get more challenging. When you begin play you have the option to choose your plane and customize it a little. There are five planes available with varying abilities that become unlocked as you advance through the game. Customizations include the color and decals of the plane.
The game screen has your vital statistics spread across the top of the screen that includes your lives, score, a pause and mute button and your current course time and the best time for that particular level.
Flight controls are simple with up/down controls on one side of the screen and a speed boost on the opposite side. To complete the course you have to fly through various mid-air hoops. Some hoops require you to fly through them in a particular direction (directional arrows flash above the hoop). If you're plane comes into contact with the hoop or any of the obstacles that are drifting about, the plane crashes and the pilot parachutes to safety.
The game has haptic feedback that vibrates your Windows Phone whenever you make a flight adjustment. This can be a little annoying and luckily you can turn this feature off in the options. Extreme Flight is nicely drawn up from the animations of flight to even the crash sequence. You really need to fly down the center of the hoops because it doesn't take much to send your plane crashing into the ground.
There are two versions of Extreme Flight available in the Windows Phone Store. You have Extreme Flight that is free and limited to the first few levels and Extreme Flight Premium, that is also free, and has access to all the levels.
There are 7 comments. Sign in to commentsholokov says:
Keep them coming. Good game.
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Keith Wallace says:
Anyone know why there are two different versions?
sHAYM4N says:
Because one's Premium! Hope they do a Turbo Premium version too.
Jammo says:
Looks like the old game Looping from the 80's. Used to have it on the colecovision.


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Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, Zimbabwe, and Chad are the five most failed states in the world according to Foreign Policy's Failed State Index.
Variables include demographic pressures, refugees, group grievances, economy, human rights, and security. Liberia, Indonesia DR Congo, and Bosnia have made the most improvement since last year. Countries going down the tube are Niger, Equatorial Guinea, and Somalia. However, the Lebanon was the biggest collapse.
Failed states during Cold War were located in the "global south." Now as Central America is torn between globalization and failed Marxist policies after a decade of progress, most failed states form a cluster between middle Africa and Central Asia. TDAXP calls this the Afro-Islamic Gap. African and Arab kleptocracies are more concerned with personal gain while Islamists favor ummah (Islamist's version of globalization) versus neo-liberal globalization.
Now for a bit of cartographic criticism. Montenegro is shown as part of Serbia. It is time to update, Foreign Policy. Also, the decision to color shallow water differently from the ocean was a mistake. It has no purpose on a political map and it makes it difficult to tell what the status of Greece and other small countries are. (See, Catholicgauze did pay attention in cartography class way back)


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"Practical tips"
This book is a little technical but not much. Not technical as in technical trading, but its main point is a formula called BSD, big safe dividend. BSD is a formula of several key indicators which together should point to successful long term stocks to buy. There is a webpage too which is screener with which you can filter through stocks using the BSD and other indicators.
If you are interested in learning about dividend stocks and saving for the long term, this is a great book for anyone and gives practical and useful tips. The narrator will actually list off many, many stocks, even international ones that it recommends. All kinds of long term investing tips and strategies including DRIPs.
"Much Better"
This was much better than the previous book, with a faster pace more action and just a better story. No where near as good as the first book though.
The RV they tried to get away in crashes and everybody separates for various reasons and horrible things happen as they try to survive the marauding zombies in the city. I'm not too keen in children in stories because they usually are just a burden and don't help out, and this story is no different. Of course they whimper and cry, attracting the hoard. Didn't mind how things turned out though.
The epilogue with George was just great, think I liked that part more than anything.
A satisfying conclusion, but I will miss Megan and Jeff and wish the author would continue with their story. Preferably minus the children unless they have helpful roles like Jason had in the first book.
"Stupidity Level: High"
I get frustrated when I have to listen to people doing stupid things in books and this is such a sharp contrast against the first book when there were just a handful of people behaving as sensibly as they can to survive.
The book picks up right off from the first book as if it was just one book, which it probably should be. At the end of book one I really thought they were in trouble and thought of all the bad things that was going to happen to them and Megan. As it turns out the group they meet isn't blood thirsty after all but led by a man who considers himself a benevolent dictator and won't let them go but forces them to survive together. So the entire book is basically about how our group try to delicately negotiate the terms of their stay the best they can within this new group.
Not bad, little cliche but the author made it rather interesting. Now the stupid bits. I don't want to listen about a 12 yr old boy sulking and his "issues". His "talking to" just went on and on and on and I just wish he went along on a scavenging run and get eaten. His childish issue just was a huge part of this book, far too big a part. Unless its a children's book, kids should be kept in the background because they are just annoying.
Then there are the two teenagers who I call Beavis and Butthead who screw around and bring ruin on the entire camp. Someone gets bit and rather than facing the reality of the situation our formerly clever Jeff wants to lug him around and after hoping he has some clever plan it turns out he doesn't and intends to die protecting someone infected.
Very difficult to listen through all the stupid things that happen and then, like the first book, abruptly ends almost mid sentence. Had pre ordered the third book already, so I'll give it a try and hope things will improve.
"Its a keeper!"
The story doesn't try to come up with any new angle or "twist", rather focusing on the simple issue of your average man, Jeff, trying to survive the apocalypse. He meets up with Megan and the dynamic between them is entertaining to read as it swings from affection to maniacal anger because of the insane situation they find themselves in.
Jeff is clever and I am not left thinking something is unrealistic, stupid or lame. Well, ok, maybe they shouldn't have split up those couple of times, but maybe these things are just mandatory in zombie books.
The pace may seem rather plodding as I think it takes place only over 3 days, but there is plenty happening during that time. You're even left wondering if the story will ever progress as they can't even seem to get outside of their neighbourhood.
There isn't much of a plot and few characters. They just try different things, drive one way or the other and that's the story. This is just fine because the content is just great.
Narration was good, although the gruffness in Jeffs voice seemed to change sometimes.
Never read a book with a bigger cliff hangar than this one. So yeah, this story is expensive being so short but I'm a downloading the other two books now so I figure its worth it.
"Neah, don't think I'll read the next one"
At the end of the first book the characters finally met up in the finale as they scrambled to the stadium. Wow, great, I better go get book two because now the real story is going to start with a group of survivors like regular zombie books. But no. Can't say that this book is a cliche. It again starts off real slow, and soon they all split up and the book becomes a jumble of non related series of short stories. At least no more (non essential) sex scenes this time.
Great that this book tries to be different, but its really hard to beat a winning formula.
Kate is the only cool character which you want to root for, but her schizophrenic personality leaves you disappointed because she isn't what you wanted her to be. In my previous review of the first book, I wrote that she was a bit like Dexter, but that was just from a few paragraphs in the beginning. Dexter has no feelings and takes no pleasure. Kate has a lot of emotions and more. She seems to be a mesh mash of nasty craziness. I don't know what real world psychiatric profile this author is trying to copy, but I am starting to think that he is making it up. I can understand her taking revenge on men, but mindless zombies are entirely different.
I thought this book had a star with Kate, but nope, every time she is a heroine, Timothy Long has to kill the mood and turn her into a monster. Ever see a painting where you thought you could appreciate the artistic value in it, but it's still damn ugly and you'd never hang that in your house? That's how the author paints Kate, and this book.
Good piece of writing in its individual isolated parts, but the over all story is crud.
I'll check out reviews of the next book, but don't think I'll invest further in the development of this story. Certainly not after the epilogue at the end of this one.
"Both lousy and really good"
The first half of this book was lousy, I'd give it a two. Then the second part, awesome, that's a four or even a five. Therefore the three stars for average.
First the first part; roughly half the length of the story is character introduction and background information. Hardly any zombies at all, but a ton of sex. Yeah, I was looking for zombies and I got sex. Without illustrations I'm not interested. Then there is the serial killer who reminded me of Dexter, but liked a lot of sex. So people who think zombie stories don't have enough character and interpersonal relationship depth in them, here you go, half the story is that. I just kept zoning out and had to rewind missed parts or fast forward to speed it up. Just wasn't interested in that much content on background information.
Action really picked up in the second half and if the story just blended these two parts together smoothly I think it would have worked out better, although it still didn't need that much vivid sex in it.
Gotta say it worked though because I did get attached to the characters and this being a zombie tale I'm not giving anything away when I say somebodies gotta die. So yeah, I don't appreciate having to through all that listening in the first half to have them die on me! So it upset me, didn't like it.
Narrator was pretty good, did excellent female voices but the style did feel a bit like a 1930's private detective novel. Kinda weird.
Gonna download the second book now, so yeah, this series is promising.
"After 2 seconds I tried to return it"
I downloaded this after reading the really good first book in her series "As the world dies" on the recommendation of a review there. But I immediately heard that the recording was of less quality than those books. I am not sure if it was just my download, but there was background static noise when she spoke and some repeats in some parts. In the second story it seemed like the narrator was speed reading. 2 seconds into the first story I thought, what a big mistake, its going to be full of the romance nonsense that I didn't like from the main series.
So I shelved this book and continued with the series until I finished it. But it does give some background info on some of the secondary characters so you may want to read this before book 2 of the series since many new characters are introduced there and it fits the time line.
The last story, Erics is what made this book really good, and its by far the main story of this book, the others were insignificant in the time spent and I don't even remember the second one. Eric is stuck with his dog in a bed and breakfast, and his girlfriend took his car and abandoned him (good riddance!). Much of the story is how he confronts the outbreak alone and isolated until all hell breaks loose and he, his dog and a girl try to make it to the fort from the main series. It has a funny part when he decides he has to save his own life and run away, leaving her behind, but he's so out of shape she catches up and runs past him!
The cover illustration is how they get stuck for weeks in a water tower with little food and almost no ammunition and then suddenly its revealed that he's carrying a "small" machete. *Facepalm*. Rhiannon Frater again reveals that her stories lack male aggression. I could have slashed all those zombie heads off while hanging from the ladder with a "small" machete. I wonder if she knows what a machete is.
So if you want to know how Lydia died, you need to get this. Hint: its NOM NOM NOM. If you're like me and don't care about lesbian love, you can get it for Erics story, its pretty good.
"Too bad it didn't get better"
By the third book my opinion is probably outnumbered here, but the series was good enough for me to want to follow it trough. The series ends up being an average rated zombie tale with the twist being the strong female/alternative sexuality angle but it actually gets worse because now I have to listen about a gay male swooning over other males too. Luckily for me it just skimmed the surface and had a funny gay humor theme about it. I very much like the compound setting of the series, but it was way too comfy in this story and I hope another author picks this theme up. Or Rhiannon continues this story, but only after taking to heart my reviews :).
I didn't find the plot particularly convincing, rather cliché actually, the evil US govt wants to come in and ruin things. But it was actually just some stupid power hungry senator who had to be put in her place by Katie while Travis the man with no gonads follows like a whipped dog.
Rather than coming up with some clever plan (Like playing along until everyone moved to the fort the first, what they gonna do outnumbered?), they just go and tell the senator exactly what they want to do.
So every thing is supposed to be resolved because Katie talked tough but of course they haven't learned their lesson in leaving disgruntled people the freedom to ruin everything. Disaster strikes and someone important dies, which was actually rather sad and upsetting. Dying should be left to the "red-shirts". I found the zombie horde and ending rather anti-climatic too. Not to mention the silly ghosts everywhere. Yeah, ghosts.
I just found most of the story a load of phooey and in need of some aggressive resolution and problem solving, whether it be from a male or a female character, preferably both! Too bad Nerit didn't feature more in the story.
If a 4th book comes out, I'd probably by it, muttering to myself about all the changes I would make in it.
"First book was better"
Katie and Jenni settle into the compound in this book and the story revolves around it, how they retake the hotel and expand the "fort". Because they don't move around life is kind of comfortable. Unlike other books where survivalist compounds are often just a passing chapter, this book centers around it. The book is about how they rebuild, fight off bandits and the social and political life of the fort.
They don't have any problems with electricity, water, food or flushing toilets. I think the people on board the Carnival cruise ship Triumph had it tougher, apart from people dying, in rather stupid ways I think in this book. Everybody split up and do search and destroy missions in the hotel, which leads to needless deaths. Otherwise the action is pretty good, that Israeli Nerit is great. But then it dips into lovey dovey stuff.
The story spends seemingly even more time on girlie stuff than in the first book. Romance and ball room dancing and dresses. Its not easy to listen to these parts as they drag on. Shane comes along and ruins the partying though and now the author shows that she just doesn't understand male culture. If the author understood this she would know that Shane would not be allowed to talk the way he does and create all the problems that he does. Like the hierarchy in a pack of dogs, things would have already been settled in the first book. But the supporting male character, Travis, has no gonads and so it drags on the way it does. The author just doesn't know what to do with male characters aside from being pretty bimbos on the arms of the leading women.
This book is actually a pretty good 9 hr long zombie book, but then these annoying parts were tacked on and it became 12 hrs long. So at least I got my credits worth of zombie telling and forgot about those parts as soon as I got through them. I went on ahead and bought the third book in the series; Siege.
I'm starting to like the narrator more and more though, I think shes great.
"The romancing didn't over shadow the story"
Yes, its a bit of awkward feeling for a dude to listen to two girls swooning over a guy, but never mind, it was a bit refreshing to see things from a girls perspective and there is still a good story going on which isn't over shadowed. Still plenty of action with guns and gore. Perhaps tone it a tad down for the likely majority male listeners and give them a bone too to chew on too.
The story is about two women surviving the initial outbreak and how they eventually find their way to a survivors compound there they start retaking the city...well, at the end anyways. By far the most powerful part of the book, or perhaps any zombie book I've listened to, is the opening scene which you hear in the audio sample. That was creepy and scary. You start identifying with Jenni right away and relieved that she quickly turns out to be a helluva tough cookie despite what she went through.
I think the narrator did a great job. I don't know much about Israeli accents but it was believable to me.
The writing quality is great, makes me respond emotionally, happy parts and sad parts of the book did what they were supposed to do. Ending was kinda "meh" though.
Going to buy the second installment now.
"Doesn't make me feel better"
Wow, I really thought that this book would be for me. And it is in a way, but he's talking to the already converted. I think most of us aren't cheery happy go lucky people 100% of the time.
This book spends a good amount of time debunking "feel good" motivating books and makes fun about how nonsensical they are. It has a bunch of facts and "logic" on its side but is too dry and intellectual.
I just didn't find it helpful. A half wit already knows this stuff. I'm already a cynic and critical of books like "The Secret", but at least it made me feel better when I resigned myself to being brain washed by it.
Yes, we supposed to use reason to solve our problems, we have to face reality and wishful thinking doesn't really solve any real problems and actually things can get worse if you ignore bad things creeping up on you.
Shrug, I'm still depressed. I need something to motivate me. This wasn't it.
Oh, and he talks with a lisp, or close to. Its not too bad, but he should have gotten a professional reader.


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What gives Glee? This time last year on the Fox musical comedy, all anyone at McKinley High could talk about was graduation. Will Rachel get in to NYADA? Will Kurt get in to NYADA? Are Brittany and Puck actually going to graduate? And what the heck does Finn want to do with his life? But with only five episodes left this season — Glee returns next Thursday, April 11 at 9/8c — there's been nary a mention of D(iploma) day. Unfortunately, the New Directions' Class of 2013 is apparently too busy singing and spit-swamping to worry about what will happen to them after high school. Lucky for Blaine, Tina, Artie, Brittany and Sam, TVGuide.com has already masterfully carved out their next moves...read more
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During a visit to the Fox musical dramedy on Wednesday, executive producer Dante DiLoreto revealed the McKinley High Class of 2013 will include Blaine (Darren Criss), Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), Artie (Kevin McHale), Brittany (Heather Morris) — for realz this time — and possibly Sam (Chord Overstreet). So does that mean Rachel (Lea Michele) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) should make room in their Brooklyn loft for some new roomies? Not necessarily. "I wouldn't be surprised if [you find] another cast member or a few other cast members ... in New York. That story has yet to reveal itself, but it seems like one of those natural conclusions," DiLoreto said. "Just like we all do in high school, they're going to different places and hopefully those are stories that we can blossom."
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Assumed name: Dorm Hal
Titles: None
Race: Orc, greenskin.
Style of Combat: Ranged, short sword and shield at melee.
Apparent Age: 22
Profession: Mercenary, Black Ravens
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Marital Status: Single
Sexuality: Straight
Deity: None
Height: Six foot two inches
Weight: 99kg
Hair: Shaved, black.
Eye: Brown
Family: Father, deceased, Mother missing. One army brother, another is a merchant.
Possessions: Flask of rum mixed with a herb his mother taught him from a young age was good for healing. It also acts as a fairly effective pain killer. He carries a bag with basic travelling supplies and kit to repair his crossbow and other equipment. He also has a quiver for his crossbow bolts, which contains about 10-20 of the projectiles. (One is poisoned)
Weapons: Dorm carries a hand drawn crossbow, moderately heavy with a durable design, the bow is recurved, and the weapon is accurate up to 100 feet and can pierce a chainmail vest with ease at anything up to twenty feet. Its max range is roughly 250 feet.
He also carries a simple steel shortsword about two feet in length, and a small iron dagger.
Armor: Dorm wears a simple iron chest plate with leather pauldrons. Durable leather gloves, trousers and boots cover the majority of the rest of his body, with a leather cap atop his head. He also wears an iron kite shield about four feet in height and two feet in width on his back.
Personalty: Reserved and cautious, but also immensely practical to the degree of being considered cold by his allies. Though he may on the one hand aid you with some unexpected medical knowledge, he may just as easily decide you're holding the group up and put a bolt in your skull.
Strength, high.
Speed, low.
Defense, mid.
>> Archery: Excellent
>> Daggers: Sufficient
>> Maces: Poor
>> Polearms: Poor
>> Staves: Poor
>> Swords: Sufficient
>> Unarmed: Learned
>> Projectiles: Sufficient
>> Whips: Poor
>> Shields: Sufficient
>> Hammers: Poor
>> Axes: Learning
>> Poisons: Learning
Backstory: Dorm is less powerfully built, for an Orc, than most. He was born the runt of the litter and although easily dwarfing the average human in size and strength he never felt confident enough to be the true beserker his people expect. His father died when he was young, and he learned much from his mother. She wanted her sons to escape the Orc conception that war was all they existed for, and knowledge was pointless. He listened to her through all of his young life, and worked to become a hunter with his natural affinity for the crossbow. Then she disappeared, and he quickly reverted on much of what he had been taught.
He joined the Black Ravens mercenary group at age 18, picked up melee skills with the sword and shield, but is still most valued for his marksmanship. He joins the group with a keen eye and has a knack for eliminating an opposing group's leadership with a well-placed bolt before reloading quickly (roughly ten-fifteen seconds) and taking down two enemies early on. However, when closed on he's pretty handy with a sword and shield, as he's well built from readying the crossbow to fire.


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Deposit paper checks via iPhone
Could smart phones make bank tellers obsolete?
Is there anything an iPhone can't do, except perhaps scrub the toilet (near the toilet bowl is not where you want your phone to be) or take out the trash?
And now, we have to wonder, could smart phones make bank tellers obsolete? (You've seen tellers from time to time, haven't you? Always helpful and smiling despite standing all day long for horrible wages.)
A privately owned bank that has one brick-and-mortar branch but serves mostly U.S. military members around the world has debuted a new feature of its iPhone app that allows customers to deposit paper checks electronically.
You photograph both sides of the check "and once you hit the send button, that image is going into our deposit-taking system as any other check would," Wayne Peacock, a USAA executive vice president, told The New York Times. At that point, you can void the check and shred it.
Many have heralded this advance. Chris Ziegler of engadget wrote, "The problem with banks, you see, is that they're one of the few remaining weak links in our ultimate goal of eliminating all human interaction. ... Fortunately, USAA ... is helping to close that loop with its Deposit@Mobile service."
It makes sense. Smart phones are already serving as personal shopping assistants, so why not take the place of bank tellers too?
Truth is, somehow that seems a bit sad (which probably makes us a dinosaur). We enjoy visits to our local bank after, for instance, people pay for our pet-sitting service with a paper check. It's like visiting Cheers, without the beer tap.
But having real people at our beck and call is costly to banks.
For instance, Nick Holland, a senior analyst with Aite Group, told the NYT, "If banks can get people to stop calling call centers for mundane inquiries and instead send a text message, that saves a bank about $14 for every one of those inquiries."
Is e-deposit of paper checks safe? We figure more people would be using mobile banking if it weren't for security concerns, well-founded or not, and Adriana Lee wonders at PhoneDog about possible pitfalls. USAA, which is also an insurance company, has been an e-banking leader, permitting customers to deposit scanned paper checks from home for three years. To hedge against fraud, the check-deposit service -- which will be extended to other phones -- is limited to those who are both USAA banking and insurance customers.
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1. | Goat Rope | ||
When good intentions go bad, messily.
History: From LCDR Charles Breen, USN, who tried to untangle a goat's rope, only to be bitten by said goat, then to deck same goat, Mongo style, right as busload of tourists rounded the bend in time to think he was beating the crap out of a goat for no reason. This definition dates back to at least 1988. Man, this is the last time I help you move, what a goat rope.
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goat rope--definition--A very confused situation
To teach new cowboys the art of roping a moving target, such as a horse or a steer, novices would be put in a pen full of goats, which were smaller and less dangerous, to hone their craft. The old-timers would gather to watch, drink, whoop and be amused by the ensuing melee. It was not a pretty sight. I'm a writer with a book of the same name and I did extensive research to find the origins of this term. Man, what a train wreck, what a goat rope!"
3. | goat rope | ||
(This term is used by Marines. For links to Army terms with similar meanings see snafu)
a very chaotic situation The situation in the auditorium turned into a real goat rope.
4. | Goat Rope | ||
Goat rope basically means pain in the ass. Imagine what a pain it would be to pull a goat by a rope and you got it.
Rural phrase makes good here in DC. Man...this is such a goat rope. (Said while stuck in bad traffic.)
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October 9, 2008 Urban Word of the Day
A situation or activity that has become completely fucked up, or, an exercise in futility. The phrase comes from the image of a goat, tied down with a rope, humping the rope but not getting anywhere. Similar to goat fuck. These directions are useless - trying to find this place is such a goat rope.