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So far this team is 8-4, and it is extremely offensive, as my synergy is just enough to bet by, and the play style is centered around sweeping the other guy before he sweeps me. I haven't got to use this team much just yet but I made it mostly to try out CB Victini.
Ninetales @ Leftovers Trait: Drought EVs: 108 HP / 4 Def / 144 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature - Solarbeam - Flamethrower - Sunny Day - Will-O-Wisp
This set being the only Ninetales set I have ever used, is designed to keep my sun up, and that is especially important since this team doesn't have the ever-so-common Dugtrio to help me win the weather war. This set sacrifices some Offense for much-needed bulk, bull that allows Ninetales to survive multiple Earthquakes and Stone Edges from most threats once they are burned. His max speed allows him to outspeed common Ninetales counters such as Politoed, Tyranitar, and Gliscor. In the case of Politoed, he can use Sunny Day and have the sun back up in no-time, allowing him to absorb Politoed's Scalds with relative ease. Will-O-Wisp cripples opposing physical threats and supports the team as well as Ninetales. Flamethrower is STAB and it doesn't hit super hard, but it has some punch what with the sun and everything. Solarbeam is there instead of Energy Ball for maximum power and I can actually use it what with Sunny Day.
Victini @ Choice Band EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Adamant Nature - V-create - ThunderPunch - Zen Headbutt - U-turn
This guy is a BULLDOZER. Blobyolo suggested CB Victini and he is and amazing wall breaker. V-create is what I use most if the time and when boosted by the sun it can 2HKO pretty much the entire tier, absolutely devastating almost anything that is not a dedicated physical wall, even when resisted. ThunderPunch is additional coverage against things like a Gyarados trying to set up on me, although in the sun V-create is still hitting almost as hard. Zen Headbutt is never used as even when SE, V-create does more in the sun, and U-turn is for escaping and building momentum.
Mienshao @ Life Orb Trait: Regenerator EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature - Fake Out - Hi Jump Kick - Stone Edge - U-turn
I have never used Mienshao outside of one time in UU, but I must say he makes a great hit and run artist, as well as a sweeper. Fake Out breaks sashes and revenge kills, U-turn lets him scout, revenge kill, take down Psychic types, and heal with Regenerator. Hi Jump Kick is STAB and hits like a train, while Stone Edge is coverage against flying types.
Landorus @ Life Orb Trait: Sheer Force EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature - Earth Power - Focus Blast - Hidden Power [Ice] - Rock Polish
I absolutely love special Landorus. After but 1 Rock Polish he can tear down unprepared teams with ease. Earth Power gets STAB and after Life Orb and Sheer Force it has quite a bit of oomph. Focus Blast is coverage, and Hidden Power Ice kills Ground, Dragon, and Flying types.
Porygon-Z @ Choice Scarf Trait: Adaptability EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature - Tri Attack - Thunderbolt - Ice Beam - Hidden Power [Fire]
Porygon-Z is actually very effective in OU, and is responsible for about 3 of my wins. Tri Attack is STAB and hits like a cannon after an Adaptability boost. Thunderbolt and Ice Beam get great coverage, and Hidden Power Fire is for sticking the steel types (Ferrothorn) that like to switch in thinking they will take a Tri Attack and be on their merry way.
Forretress @ Leftovers Trait: Sturdy EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Impish Nature - Stealth Rock - Counter - Rapid Spin - Spikes
Being the only defensive pokemon on the team, Forretress makes for a great physical wall, whilst giving Rapid Spun support to Ninetales and Victini, and with the ability to aid the other sweepers by setting up my own hazards, Forretress really helps the team. One trick I decided to try here is a move that transforms Forretress into a sadistic killer, bent on revenge. Counter is a move not commonly seen on Forretress, and it is also a move that is able to stop physical sweepers in their tracks, especially with Sturdy. You're gonna take away 30% of my HP with that physical move? Fine, but I'm taking 60% of yours :P Counter can support the team by severely weakening enemies to where Meinshao or Porygon can pick them off, even killing some foes that already have damage.
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Lakeland received 20 points in the poll, finishing one point behind Rockford (Ill.) College for ninth in the conference. Defending NAC champion Concordia University Wisconsin has been picked as the conference favorite, finishing first in the poll with 92 points and five first-place votes.
Concordia Wisconsin and Edgewood College split the conference's 10 first-place votes, with Edgewood coming in second with 87 points. Milwaukee School of Engineering was third with 77 points, followed by Aurora (Ill.) University and Dominican (Ill.) University to round out the top five.
The league's six-team tournament will open April 30 at the sites of the third and fourth-seeded teams, while Lakeland will host the final two rounds on Saturday, May 4, at The Sports Core in Kohler. The tournament champion receives the NAC's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.
Lakeland finished 0-9 in the NAC last season to place tenth in the team standings. Second-year Lakeland Head Men's Tennis Coach Casey Carr is confident, though, that his team will be better this year.
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Is Consolidating debts Necessary?
With near everyone complaining about in debt they could will no longer pay and mortgages they never ought to have applied for to begin with, it had been only a matter of time ahead of the debt consolidation loan industry became predominant with the public's imagination. Many people finally often know that, after 2005 congressional legislation, Chapter 7 bankruptcy will no longer promises something to ordinary consumers beyond increasingly dear attorney fees, and, if recent reports are true, our national being addicted consumer debt continues unabated. A piece of writing within the Wall Street Journal announced how the average household now features a dozen charge cards among their visitors that has a total balance approaching eighteen thousand dollars. Honestly, however, it appears to be odd that Americans wouldn't use your debt consolidation approach sooner. Once debts are situated in a size and number which makes their speedy resolution untenable, it really makes sound judgment to evaluate whatever alternatives now exist. However, it's something to examine consolidation and quite another to leap blindly in to the first program sold using a glib professional promising the earth. Consolidation can be a solution, but all the various programs will contain its very own share of dangers. Even more important, they actually shan't eliminate lifelong burdens without some extent of discipline from the borrower.
Even if we as being an individuals have finally recognized our difficulties with debt both secured and unsecured doesn't imply that we're actively striving to fundamentally eat away in the underlying concern. Debt consolidation loan is almost a catch-all phrase for a lot of different approaches toward managing financial burdens, instead of every one of these consolidation programs needs to be equally respected. Indeed, a number of the shadier options can also be considered actively destructive towards the borrowers' household economics. Within this essay, we wish to talk over some from the conditions consolidating debts presents for families. As you move the reasoning behind consolidation has brought a great deal more attention recently, a similar are not said with regards to the details regarding the various techniques utilized. Also, we wish to introduce many of the methods consolidation may very well be simply avoided through work and disciplined budgeting by the borrowers. Remember, although it is less damaging than bankruptcy, all varieties of consolidation should nevertheless be considered as final efforts to correct mishaps or heal poor purchasing decisions from past years. The bank notes will not be eliminated in fact, this is crucial that consumers do not forget that they may be still responsible for the sums even whenever they are consolidated. If debtors continue exactly the same careless shopping sprees and knowingly save money compared to what they earn, than consolidation can have no effect and, once more, might worsen the borrowers' overall financial scenario.
Several principles you ought to decide on heart when viewing your debt consolidation process needs to be this adage: the cheaper the payment, the more you could be stuck reducing the debt. The less you pay on a monthly basis after having a successful debt consolidation reduction, it has to be understood, will still only raise the sum of money that you pay after the money after compound interest will continue to expand the general balance. It is simply good sense, really. Defer paying today ideal for repay tomorrow, and you will probably inevitably owe exponentially more. Many lenders, naturally, can never illustrate that philosophy. Consolidation companies' income largely derives from that type of accumulation of great interest payments, and in addition they generally attempt to attract borrowers' (oft delusional) beliefs that they can immediately quit the spending reflexes a person and devote themselves to patterns of saving that will permit them to repay their finance a whole lot of earlier if you are paying on the minimums. Do not be deceived by easy flattery and pie on the horizon speeches in regards to sudden change of habits. Almost every consolidation professional will ever try to insist that, instantly, payable a lot more than the minimum obligation. Know yourself along with your buying habits. You will find had the opportunity to restrain spending during the past, there is no reason to consider that you're a sense of responsibility will suddenly arrive absent any effort, and, based on the program, the sudden use of open credit accounts could just things worse.
Concurrently, though we might certainly advise borrowers to perform everything they are able to repay down debts they have accrued it doesn't matter what the minimum payments are fixed at, one boasts to ensure that they just don't take up a similarly obsessive method of earmarking every dollar earned toward repaying past debts. Up to you should reasonably aspire to devote all funds available toward debt elimination, the smart borrower yet keeps a cash reserve to protect against every bad patch. For anyone loans linked to collateral (equity loans, particularly), it ought to be of the highest quality importance to make sure breathing room. Real estate values have grown to be so tenuous currently that no property owner so what with regards to their investment (or, furthermore, themselves) should dare risk their precious equity for the quick solution, and consolidating debts inside wrong scenario had the ability to back fire resistant to the consumer. Given that the obligations likely came to exist through reckless spending, consumers should be mindful to never over indulge their new wish for a clear slate. Loan officers, particularly, have fault for convincing their clientele with regards to the future health associated with an uncertain property market or evading the depressing but pertinent information regarding foreclosure and also the danger of equity, loan consolidation. Although the mortgage industry efforts to weather the storm partially due to predatory lenders acting in her own interests, the impact in the loans they pushed upon unwary borrowers carry on and bother the nation's economy.
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GUILDERLAND — After more than a year and a half with an expired contract, the Guilderland Employees Association will participate with the school district in a fact-finder's hearing the first week in February.
"We're looking for a reasonable salary increase," said Thomas J. Jordan, the GEA's lawyer, declining to name a percentage.
"We're not looking for the moon," he went on. "We just want them to be fair, in line with the other units."
"We have a difference of opinion as to what a raise is," said Lin Severance, the district's assistant superintendent for human resources and one of its negotiators. "There are raises built into the step structure."
The district would like to regularize the steps that GEA workers climb each year; she said that the step increases now can range from 2-percent to 8-percent annually. "We've even suggested eliminating the steps and giving everyone an equal, fair raise as we do with administrators," Severance said. The district just negotiated a contract with its office workers that eliminates step increases. (See related story.)
The GEA and the district jointly declared an impasse a year ago.
The GEA's two-year contract expired on June 30, 2011. That contract took a year to negotiate and, while the union initially asked for 5-percent raises in addition to step increases, it eventually settled on no salary raises.
The GEA, which is unaffiliated, has about 200 members, including cooks and cashiers, food service workers, bus drivers and bus aids, building maintenance mechanics, auto mechanics and
bus garage helpers, custodial workers, and groundskeepers.
It is the district's second largest union, behind the teachers' association.
Last Thursday, Jan. 10, the district and GEA met with a mediator to try to resolve their differences.
"The fact-finder came in and talked to each of us to try to find some common ground," said Neil Sanders, the district's assistant superintendent for business.
Since no resolution was reached, the fact-finder, appointed by the state's Public Employment Relations Board, Jeffrey Cassidy, will conduct a hearing, accepting statements from both sides. Cassidy will then make a non-binding recommendation to the school board.
"The hope is, we all want a settlement," said Sanders, noting the process won't end until an agreement is reached, and some districts have been at it for as long as five years. "These are difficult economic times," said Sanders, "and the parties have different perspectives."
Under the Taylor Law's Triborough Amendment, school unions cannot strike but, at the same time, their members continue to get the step raises in their expired contracts.
Sticking points
The chief sticking points have been salary and benefits.
Jordan quoted William Young, the president of the GEA, stating that the district has not recognized the hardship placed on its members, especially bus drivers and bus aids, by recent cuts in hours and compensation.
"Many of our people are having difficulty paying their bills because the district cut our bus route hours without giving us any notice," Young said in a release issued this week by Jordan. He added that many GEA members barely make enough to keep themselves out of poverty.
"There is a widespread perception among district transportation employees that the district does not care about us," Young said.
The bus-driving job is the sole source of income for many of the GEA members, Jordan said.
"Mr. Young himself lost $4,000 to $6,000," said Jordan.
"There's been a significant reduction in the number of hours bus drivers have worked…They changed the kindergarten schedule," he said referring to the district's move from a half-day program to a full-day program, "and cut back on the number of routes."
While some school districts, like rural Berne-Knox-Westerlo, have just a single morning and single afternoon run for the entire district, Guilderland has a three-tiered system — with runs for the elementary level, middle school, and high school, meaning drivers work an eight-hour day. "Who's going to hire someone for a couple of hours in the middle of the day?" asked Jordan. "They do require a full-time commitment for 10 months of the year, and some work summers, too."
"The school district has to look at the big picture," Severance responded, citing the state-imposed tax-levy cap coupled with increased mandates and pension costs and decreasing aid.
As the district has consolidated bus routes for efficiency to save funds, Severance said, "Rather than eliminating drivers, we have returned as many as possible by reducing everyone's routes a little bit."
Second, she said, over the last three years, "One-hundred-and-twenty-five people across all 12 bargaining units have lost their jobs. I feel badly for drivers who have lost hours but I feel badly for those who have lost jobs completely."
Severance concluded, "We've tried to be responsible and sensitive to all our employees."
On health insurance, Jordan said, "Our people have to accumulate 100 sick days before they can get health-insurance coverage in retirement. The GEA is the only unit in the district that has to do that and no one else in the Suburban Council has to."
Severance responded, "With 12 different bargaining units, there are different conditions to be eligible for health-insurance benefits. In response to school board recommendations, we have sought to increase the 20-percent employees have paid." The district typically covers 80 percent of health-insurance costs.
"We've asked each unit to consider an increase," said Severance. "If they're willing to move on that, we're willing to move on something else."
Another GEA concern is low morale. "The low morale is due to a combination of things…a lack of compensation and a number of grievances with the transportation supervisor," said Jordan.
Danielle Poirier was appointed supervisor in February 2012, replacing the long-time director, Christine Sagendorf. While Jordan did not know the number of grievances filed since Poirier was at the helm — "It's in the double figures," he said — it is "far more" than under Sagendorf. He also said that at least three grievances had reached the level where the district superintendent gets involved. "With Chris, we settled a lot at Step 1, just talking it through," said Jordan of the former transportation director.
Jordan asserted workers told Young that Poirier was "intimidating and at times provoking them for no good reason." An emergency meeting was held in November, he said, and bus drivers and attendants "overwhelming supported a 'no confidence' vote against the transportation supervisor," something Young couldn't recall happening before in his 20 years with the district.
Jordan also said that, this past summer, Poirier targeted certain employees for drug and alcohol tests.
"We want children to be safe," he said, stressing the GEA has no problem with the testing required by the state's Department of Transportation, addressed by a provision in the contract. "You're supposed to test all safety-sensitive employees," he said. "The pool she chose was more selective."
Jordan said he was pleased with the settlement on the matter but declined to give details.
Severance said employees were not targeted. "It was an oversight," she said, "and was remedied almost immediately."
Severance explained, "We hadn't tested summer drivers before. They are responsible for driving children, so why wouldn't we? The new superintendent brought this to our attention and we agreed."
Everyone who was driving last summer was solicited, she said, but there should have been random tests as well on others, like mechanics or the assistant supervisor. "It was an immediate fix," said Severance.
Severance said Poirier brought "fresh eyes" and "best practices" from her previous work to Guilderland.
She went on to respond to the assertion about increased grievances. "It's very difficult when there is a change in leadership," Severance said. "We had some practices that may have been relaxed over time….A natural reaction is to push back," which, she said, took the form of grievances.
"Probably 95 percent of the grievances have been dismissed," she said. "Probably 100 percent could have been handled in a labor-management committee meeting," which, Severance said, would have been less costly.
Expired contract
At the conclusion of the GEA negotiations in June 2010, Michael Liegeot, who was then the president, said, "When we first went into negotiations, the times weren't so bad. It kept getting worse and worse. We were in fear of losing more employees than we already are."
Under the former four-year contract, mechanics and groundskeepers earned the most, making $15.25 on the first step and $22.39 on the top, 10th step. Substitute bus drivers earned the least, starting at $9.87 an hour and going up to $13.44 on the top step. Food-service workers started at $10.42 and went up to $13.98 on the top step.
In the first year of the now-expired contract, from the 2008-09 school year to 2009-10, the increase from one step to the next was 2.98 percent. In the second year, from 2009-10 to 2010-11, the increase from step to step was 3.03 percent.
Workers on the top 10th step got an increase in pay of 40 cents an hour.
At the time, comparing the pay for Guilderland workers with those in other Suburban Council school districts, Severance said, "We're just a hair below the median."
While the school board vote for the contract was unanimous, the union vote was 120 to 60 in favor of the contract.
"Some people said we deserve more," Liegeot said at the time. "A lot of us thought, 'We have good jobs and good health insurance, and we're in it for the kids.'"
Other units
Young said that the district started negotiations a year-and-a-half ago by proposing a wage freeze and concessions in health insurance while at the same time negotiating raises for other bargaining units and increases for themselves.
On the wage freeze, Jordan said this week, "There's been movement but not close to what other bargaining units have gotten."
In June, after being at impasse, the Guilderland Teachers' Association, the district's largest with about 481 members, agreed on a three-year contract with no salary increases, just step raises — 2.4 percent the first year, 1.5 percent the second year, and 1.4 percent the third year. The superintendent, Marie Wiles, has noted that this is less than the teachers would have gotten by working under the Triborough Amendment on an expired contract.
Also in June, the Teacher Aides' Association, with 47 members, agreed, after an impasse in negotiations, to a three-year contract with step-only increases.
In June, too, the board approved an extension of the superintendent's contract, giving her a 1-percent raise this year and next while she agreed to pay for 25 percent of her health-insurance costs. She had previously foregone the agreed-upon 1-percent raise.
In September, the teaching assistants, a unit with 137 members who progress up a 20-step system, settled on a two-year contract that gives them a 3.1-percent increase in wages the first year and a 2.9-percent increase the next year.
In November, two three-year contracts were approved for school administrators, granting annual raises ranging from 1 to 1.75 percent. The administrators do not get step increases. One unit has three assistant superintendents who, for two years in a row had forgone raises; the other unit has seven building principals and the special-education director.
This month, a two-year contract was approved for the district's 60 office workers that has no step schedule but grants raises across the board of about 2-percent.
Jordan concluded his release this week by quoting Young: "There are a lot of great people in this association who really care about their jobs and the important role they have in transporting students safely to and from school. They deserve to be treated better than they have been in the last couple of years."
Young also said, "I have never seen the morale as low among our members in my 20 years as an employee of the district."
"I don't know what more we can do," said Severance, noting low morale is a pervasive problem that goes far beyond Guilderland.
"When colleagues are losing positions and salaries are decreasing, there's no doubt people feel financially burdened and sad. Probably every employee in the state feels this way. It's not the fault of the district the morale is low; it's the times. People are feeling it in all different directions."


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"Forbes has confirmed that billionaire Sheldon Adelson, along with his wife Miriam, has donated $10 million to the leading Super PAC supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney -– and that's just the tip of the iceberg. A well-placed source in the Adelson camp with direct knowledge of the casino billionaire's thinking says that further donations will be "limitless."
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– Jay Bookman
June 15th, 2012
10:45 am
Butch – It's hyperbole to make a point.. This is a blog, opinions like aholes are rampant. You want to play facts instead? Please show me in the Constituition where it is the role of the Federal government to re-distrbute income.
June 15th, 2012
10:46 am
josef………………….you are a fly to me………… think about it.
June 15th, 2012
10:47 am
Better off: But when you are ready to actually discuss politics, let me know, but be warned, I'm pretty sure this is all you have to offer.
You have no interest in an actual discussion. You are only making this particular case because you do not want to have to answer for your baseless statements, and try to deflect attention away from that.
So fine, don't prove anything. Let's all just accept it. Yeah right.
Man up and actually tell the truth. It will set you free.
For example:
-Obama has NOT over-regulated the private sector:
www. politico.com/news/stories/0312/74227.html
-Obama has NOT put too many regulations on small business as a result of Obamacare:
www. forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2011/01/06/more-small-businesses-offering-health-care-to-employees-thanks-to-obamacare/
-Obama's plans do NOT all "just tilt left":
-Obama has NOT placed massive environmental regulations:
www. cfact.org/a/2051/Feeling-the-heat-Obama-drops-EPA-ozone-regulations
etc etc
So think about how I was able to actually prove four of my cases the next time you like to claim I'm not ready to discuss the issues.
June 15th, 2012
10:48 am
John Birch – "Please show me in the Constituition where it is the role of the Federal government to re-distrbute income."
It doesn't. But then, I never alluded to any such thing.
June 15th, 2012
10:49 am
Let the mass whining begin:
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives.
Locking down that Hispanic vote!!!!
June 15th, 2012
10:49 am
So politicians help the poor with their own money?
This guy, for one: http://www.congressionalprimaries.org/candidate/5
He helped found a community organization that combined job training for residents of public housing with green development in low-income neighborhoods
He's a Democrat, by the way.
June 15th, 2012
10:50 am
Obama's latest vote pandering focuses young illegals who'll be immune to deportation and will also receive work permits. This of course targets the Hispanic vote. It was amusing to hear the desperation in Obama's voice as he was reciting his little steak and martini joke. His voice was a bit shaky and his frequent pauses indicated that he was having trouble remembering his lines.
June 15th, 2012
10:50 am
I don't care how much money you have, if your first choice for prez was the gawdawfully buffoonish Newtie, you are a Grade A…
June 15th, 2012
10:50 am
B. Cassidy — "It doesn't. But then, I never alluded to any such thing."
June 15th, 2012
10:51 am
There are millions of dollars flowing to Obama. He's bought and paid for by the homosexual left. In return he "evolves" for same sex "marriage". There's millions of dollars flowing to Obama. He's bought and paid for by the illegal immigrant supporters. In return he turns a blind eye and basically pardons illegal aliens – a violation of law. Why is he doing this months before the election? Votes and cash. The real Obama come's out. Where's your ethics now Jay???????
June 15th, 2012
10:53 am
The policy change, described to The Associated Press by two senior administration officials, will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who have attended college or served in the military.
bypasses congress? Oh no he didn't.
June 15th, 2012
10:54 am
Recon — "Obama's latest vote pandering focuses young illegals who'll be immune to deportation and will also receive work permits. This of course targets the Hispanic vote."
It also cuts off Marco Rubio at the knees, since he's Cuban-American and Cubanos are automatically permitted to stay in the US if they can just get their feet on US soild (the Wet Feet/Dry Feet policy). If Rubio is Romney's running mate, then it becomes politically untenable for either man to speak against this policy, as they'd essentially be saying that Rubio and his family should be entitled to residency, but other Hispanics who get into the US shouldn't be.
It magnifies Rubio's already-existing problem with the broader Hispanic community.
June 15th, 2012
10:55 am
Obama will do anything for votes and money. Do we need that in the White House? He's bought and sold by special interests.
June 15th, 2012
10:58 am
I'm saying Jay doesn't like Adelson spending all that money because he's afraid the anti-christ (apparently in his opinion) Romney might win. I'm fiscally conservative in that I believe Adelson made the money so he should be able to spend it as he likes. Libs generally rail against the evil rich and evil corporations but that's what America has always been about, freedom and financial opportunity.
June 15th, 2012
10:58 am
Adelson and the rest of the 1% expect a return on their investment—they want complete dominance over our elected officials and the policies they set. The wage suppressing, job killing policies.
And the Republicowards are gonna do absolutely nothing but sit around on their ample rear ends and allow it to happen.
June 15th, 2012
11:00 am
Oblama – "Obama will do anything for votes and money."
Yes, unlike every politician who has ever lived.
June 15th, 2012
11:01 am
This is funny!
A Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of this old disease. The disease is called "GonorrheaLectim." It pronounced "Gonna re-elect em" and it is a
terrible Obamanation. The disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior involving putting your cranium up your rectum. Many
victims contracted it in 2008… But now most people, after having been infected for the past 1-3 years, are starting to realize how destructive this sickness is.
It's sad because Gonorrhea Lectim is easily cured with a new drug just coming on the market called Votemout. You take the first dose now and the second dose in Nov. 2012 and simply don't engage in such behavior again; otherwise, it could become permanent and eventually wipe out all life as we know it.
June 15th, 2012
11:02 am
But Jamvet what about all those jobs Obama has created with the regressive Bush tax cuts in place?
June 15th, 2012
11:06 am
Mama – Cuban's are political refugees – has nothing to do with Hispanic. You want to make it a racial thing. It isn't There you go pulling the race card. Illegal aliens are just that – illegal. The immigration laws are for all races You know it. Obama is violating existing law and this will go to the Supreme Court. You can't pass an executive act that violates the law and that is what he is doing. Even you acknowledge why he is violating existing law – for VOTES and MONEY from special interests. He's bought and paid for. The real Obama come's out. Leadership? He's a puppet.
June 15th, 2012
11:10 am
Scumbags like Adelson are supposed to create jobs.
And he and his anti-patriot buddies do.
In Communist China, India, the Philippines, etc.
And you faux conservatives love it…
June 15th, 2012
11:11 am
JV – And Soros isn't a 1% er for Obama? It's O.K. when billionaires on the left shovel money to Obama – they are not evil unless they give money to the right? You are just a little bit BIASED.
June 15th, 2012
11:15 am
June 15th, 2012
11:10 am
Relax Jamvet, it's only corporations and you dont like those. Is it not better for them to be overseas?
June 15th, 2012
11:16 am
The President of the United States is supposed uphold the laws of the United States – not support illegal actions. This could be grounds for impeachment.
June 15th, 2012
11:17 am
Oblama — "Mama – Cuban's are political refugees – has nothing to do with Hispanic. You want to make it a racial thing. It isn't"
And this is why Romney choosing Rubio won't help him with Hispanics, as many conservatives on this board erroneously think. I can't count how many conservative posters have said 'yay, a hispanic VP nominee — now we will get all the hispanic votes!'
So correct your ideological compatriots before you correct me.
"There you go pulling the race card."
Conservatives have been pulling this particular card for the last six months. Go correct them first.
"Illegal aliens are just that – illegal."
If you want to argue about what immigration law and practice actually SAYS, I will be more than happy to bring you up to speed. I'm pretty sure you don't actually know the first thing about them.
"The immigration laws are for all races You know it."
I sure do. And unlike you, I actually know what they SAY.
"Obama is violating existing law and this will go to the Supreme Court."
Nope. He's exercising Executive authority, and without proving standing and gaining certiorari, this isn't even getting close to SCOTUS.
"You can't pass an executive act that violates the law and that is what he is doing."
Wrong. You clearly don't understand what's going on here. I understand that you don't like it, but I can also clearly see that you don't even know what you're talking about.
"Even you acknowledge why he is violating existing law"
He's not violating the law at all.
" – for VOTES and MONEY from special interests. He's bought and paid for. The real Obama come's out. Leadership? He's a puppet."
Blah, blah, blah. Cry me a river.
June 15th, 2012
11:21 am
Hypocrites – It's alright to violate the law when it supports your beliefs or is an advantage for your candidate to get votes, cash, etc. but evil when the other side does it. Hypocrites to the LEFT of me and hypocrites to the RIGHT. Observe the laws Obama. If you don't like them you don't openly violate them you try to change them. Obama is a hypocrite for votes and money. He's a sell out.
June 15th, 2012
11:29 am
Whining about the contributions of the 1 % giving to the right but accepting cash from the 1% on the left – HYPOCRITES. If your side is doing it you don't have a complaint about the other side doing it. They are ALL bought and paid for. They are politicians. TERM LIMITS for Congress and IMPEACHMENT for Presidents that pick and choose which laws to uphold depending on whether it benefits them with cash and votes.
June 15th, 2012
11:40 am
Better Off? No.
June 15th, 2012
9:29 am
"HDB – So what, specifically did Obama do to make your life better?"
Getting into office was the first thing…..stopping the bleeding in the economy was second!! Less than three months into office, I was able to get back to income levels that I had lost under Bush!! I still have a lot to make up…but I'm closer now than I was earning minimum wage under Bush!!
June 15th, 2012
11:41 am
We need a 3rd Party in this country. We need a candidate that believes in upholding the laws and Constitution of the united States. A candidate that doesn't accept bribes from special interests for votes and cash. . When the President of the United States openly gives orders to ignore laws and accepts cash and votes to ignore those laws that meets the definition of a bribe.
June 15th, 2012
11:42 am
Obama the Puppet In Chief.
June 15th, 2012
12:16 pm
Oblama: Why are you always BLAMING someone else for what troubles you?
June 15th, 2012
12:40 pm
Just because something is legal doesn't make it right.
June 15th, 2012
1:05 pm
June 15th, 2012
10:05 am
More people have jobs in the automobile industry than did before, and sales are way up
Would Kia, Hyundai, BMW opening plants in the US have anything to do with that increase?
June 15th, 2012
1:11 pm
June 15th, 2012
1:31 pm
June 15th, 2012
10:34 am
Show me ONE PERSON who sits on their butt at home because they don't want to work. JUST ONE.
Adam, a question.
How does someone on this blog "show" you that? I'm being serious here.
I have 2 in my family. Older sister and older brother (in jail right now). One is 48 and the other is 52.
Between them both they may have 4 years of work experience.
June 15th, 2012
2:15 pm
TBG: Would Kia, Hyundai, BMW opening plants in the US have anything to do with that increase?
Sure. Now, why would they locate here, if there's too much regulation on auto industries?
June 16th, 2012
8:47 am
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June 16th, 2012
3:58 pm
[...] "Limitless" [...]
June 21st, 2012
12:35 pm
To "East Lake Ira". How sad it is that you finally get a black president, and LOOK WHAT HAPPENS! Three and one half years later – unempl. STILL above 8%. Damn that George Bush, damn those repbs! The fact is you elected community organizer with no exp. It must hurt to know this is YOUR GUY who does not know his right foot from his left. IT AINT ABOUT HIS COLOR YOU FOOL, ITS ABOUT HIM.


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I want to know if there is actually observation of the creation of new galaxies or if everything is already set -up in that matter ?
I want to know if there is actually observation of the creation of new galaxies or if everything is already set -up in that matter ?
I suppose it depends on what you mean by "new galaxies".
- There are dwarf galaxies forming as debris from the collision of larger galaxies.
- There are low surface brightness galaxies which may have been around for a very long time, but have been very slow about getting local densities high enough for star formation.
- There are new galaxies being created from the collision of old ones.
- There are very distant (z>6) galaxies which are clearly seen as new.
I suspect that you are asking about local galaxies forming from pristine primordial gas clouds that have thus far escaped condensing into galaxies... I don't know of any examples, or remember any papers discussing examples of this.
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What is Minkowski Object becoming?
You must be aware that the term "Steady State Universe" has some pretty well established meanings that are far outside of your usage here... right? The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, and other deep surveys have pretty much completely invalidated the Steady-State idea, but there are still people who don't like the Big Bang, and are looking for ways to re-assert SSU as an alternative. You, as a supporter of non-mainstream ideas should be careful about using or misusing such terms.
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We see galactic mergers in progress, and the aftermath of them. So no, it is not steady state at all. Just that things don't happen quickly out there.
I am not saying that nothing is happening with the actual existing stuff.
Just that everything seem to be already set-up in term of creation of new galaxies forming from pristine primordial gas clouds.
Let me rephrase my previous assertion (post 3)
Is it safe or (conceivable) to assume that there is a finite number of Galaxies in an infinite Universe ?
Nothing would be that certain. Galaxies in a typical cluster would moving at a fair speed (which is what led Fritz Zwicky to first postulate Dark Matter), and as per Chaos theory, it would be impossible to forecast precisely the future interactions. eg. I imagine a galaxy could get expelled just like stars get expelled from star clusters.
Unless cosmic expansion accelerates even more dramatically then the cosmological constant interpretation suggests, yes. N-ody systems aren't actually stable, just very long-lived. The long-term state of an isolated cluster of galaxies would be one large central galaxy surrounded by a very extended halo of individual stars and clusters, stripped from the original galaxies during close encounters. In today's clusters, as much as 10-25% of the starlight already comes from these loose stars - it's tricky to pick out their unresolved light from galaxy stellar halos, requiring very careful baffling of the telescope against stray light (although Hubble can see red giants in Virgo, and big ground-based telescopes can find planetary nebulae between its galaxies) . Chris Mihos has done some especially nice work on the Virgo Cluster in picking out the intracluster light and finding trails indicating individual encounters in the "recent" past.
Fred Adams has speculated carefully about the really long-term future of the Universe, including a book. If you wait long enough, a galaxy would be a central black hole surrounded by degenerate stelar remnants and stellar-mass back holes. If protons decay, there's another whole epoch to consider.
Because they have had time to collapse - this is rather like being amazed that there are no babies being born in a retirement home.Just that everything seem to be already set-up in term of creation of new galaxies forming from pristine primordial gas clouds.
At the difference than we can still observe the Universe back in time when it was in the "baby state" .
Astronomers find clouds of primordial gas from the early universe
It seem from the sentence I have bolded that the theoretical models for the formation of Galaxies is(are) still very hypothetical ?The spectrographic analysis of the pristine gas clouds places them in time at about 2 billion years after the Big Bang, or nearly 12 billion years ago. At that time, theoretical models predict that galaxies were growing by pulling in vast streams of cold gas, but these "cold flows" have never been seen. According to Fumagalli, the pristine gas clouds are potential candidates for these elusive cold flows. Further studies are needed, however, to see if the newly discovered gas clouds are associated with galaxies.
But not all of them have. Many have missed collapse so far. There are plenty of high velocity clouds around Milky Way, such as Smith´s Cloud, which is right now beginning a collision with Milky Way disc.
When a high velocity cloud hits galaxy disc, it creates a feature like Gould Belt. But what happens when two high velocity clouds hit each other away from any existing galaxy?
Look again how they found the gas - by looking at absorption features in quasar spectra. We cannot see these clouds in anything like enough detail to spot things like cold flows. We'd only be able to see them if they were happening very close to us - close enough for a direct detection of an extended source and its mapping.At the difference than we can still observe the Universe back in time when it was in the "baby state" .
To extend the analogy - it does not matter if there is a maternity unit half a mile away and you sometimes hear babies crying, they are too far away to see in the level of detail required to find out if they wear cloth or plastic nappies.
The current model has a few weaknesses but it makes testable predictions and so far it best matches observations. Otherwise it would not be the current model.
You are asking here about an area that is pretty new in terms of our ability to explore observationally. Since Hubble and LeMaitre first described the expanding universe, we've been slowly increasing our ability to observe closer to the beginning. You've probably read about some of the observing boundaries, such as the epoch of reionization (which we now think was about z=8, give or take 2). This is something that makes it hard to see things optically or in the infrared before that period, and the initial galaxies had to have formed before that, because it is the light of their first stars that did the reionizing. The JWST should let us observe back to that boundary.
Very recently work has started anticipating the building of the SKA, which should enable us (among other things) to observe highly redshifted Hyperfine Hydrogen radiation (21cm) from time before that, and map how early the concentrations of gas and cold flows happened. So, yes, they haven't been observed directly yet. They have appeared in simulations, so they are expected. The age of the universe when they do get observed will supply some additional tuning parameters to our models of the universe, and let us predict and model other things in more reliable detail.
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Origin and evolution of the structure in the universe (galaxies, large-scale structures) is a central problem in cosmology. Here is a good lecture on the subject (9 MB pdf).
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
In short, it observed numerous small star-forming galaxies at an early epoch. These were so different from the universe today that the state of the universe is observationally confirmed as not steady. The fact that lots of small star forming galaxies at z~6 is consistent with LCDM is nice for us who are working on the assumption that LCDM is close to right, but the point is that the steady state universe was eliminated as a possibility by HUDF and other such studies of the early universe.
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What about the morphology of those galaxies? That doesn't depend on anybody's theoretical assumptions.
The HUDF shows that ... the early universe was filled with dwarf galaxies, but no fully formed galaxies like our Milky Way. -- source
If the universe was in a "steady state," as you inexplicably seem to desire, some of those most distant galaxies would be fully formed. Well, sorry, but they're not. There are no fully formed galaxies like the Milky Way back then.
By the way, the faintest objects in the HUDF are less than one four-billionth the brightness of stars that can be seen with the naked eye. This would tend to indicate that they are, you know, kinda far away. Or is the fact that things generally appear less luminous when they're farther away too much of a "theoretical assumption" for you?
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
Is there any datas comparing the surface brightness of galaxies at high and low redshift made from the HUDF survey ?If so what are the results about that comparaison?
A quick search on the internet returned this ...
I just find the freely available paper on arxiv.
Is it possible to have the full datas about the surface brightness of galaxies at high and low redshift from the HUDF survey to verify ?
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The distance ladder is vulnerable to errors on every step, and to accumulation of errors over several steps - like the notorious mixing of several cepheid types.
How far out is the Hubble constant reliably checked by independent distance measurements?
Hmm It seem rather that the HUDF datas are showing some unexpected surprise...in favor of the steady state universe.
Evidence for a Non-Expanding Universe: Surface Brightness Data From HUDF
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Surface brightness data can distinguish between a Friedman-Robertson-Walker expanding universe and a non-expanding universe. For surface brightness measured in AB magnitudes per angular area, all FRW models, regardless of cosmological parameters, predict that surface brightness declines with redshift as (z+1)^-3, while any non-expanding model predicts that surface brightness is constant with distance and thus with z. High-z UV surface brightness data for galaxies from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and low-z data from GALEX are used to test the predictions of these two models up to z=6. A preliminary analysis presented here of samples observed at the same at-galaxy wavelengths in the UV shows that surface brightness is constant, mu=kz^0.026+-0.15, consistent with the non-expanding model. This relationship holds if distance is linearly proportional to z at all redshifts, but seems insensitive to the particular choice of d-z relationship. Attempts to reconcile the data with FRW predictions by assuming that high-z galaxies have intrinsically higher surface brightness than low-z galaxies appear to face insurmountable problems. The intrinsic FUV surface brightness required by the FRW models for high-z galaxies exceeds the maximum FUV surface brightness of any low-z galaxy by as much as a factor of 40. Dust absorption appears to make such extremely high intrinsic FUV surface brightness physically impossible. If confirmed by further analysis, the impossibility of such high-surface-brightness galaxies would rule out all FRW expanding universe (big bang) models.
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You're citing some pretty old news here (2004). I think those conclusions have long since been dropped. I'd have to do some digging, but originally it appeared that the galaxies were irregular suggesting not fully formed but with the newer cameras they look more like local galaxies although they are interpreted to be much smaller, massive and as having star formation rates around 100X the local rate. Of course these conclusions are dependent upon the angular size and brightness expectations based on the expansion model.
Could you cite a more recent paper (not a news blurb) that makes that claim, particular for some other morphology (not size)?
Oh boy. You put words in my mouth and then make fun of them? Of course they are very far away where did you get the idea that I'm arguing that they are not?


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The Jags suck and the Colts are a nice story, but looking at the rest of Indy's schedule I think 9 wins is about the most they can pull off and 8 is more likely. That's a very nice improvement over last year, but I'm not sure the playoff talk is justified.
The rest of the Colts schedule is: @NE, Buf, @Det, Ten, @Hou, @KC, Hou. 3-4 the rest of the way and a 9-7 record seems pretty plausible, especially if they can pull off one upset against NE or Hou. If nothing else, there's a decent chance they'll be 9-6 or at least 8-7 heading into a final game against a Houston team who'll probably have nothing to play for. The other half of the equation is: who else is going to get to 9 wins and oppose them for the 6 seed? Assume the first five spots go to NE, Bal, Pit, Hou and Den. Right now, that leaves the 4-4 Chargers and Dolphins and the 3-5 Jets, Bills, Bengals and Raiders trying to get to 9 wins. There are not a lot of likely candidates in that bunch. By no means do I think the Colts are a lock to make the playoffs, but the talk is justified. They've already beaten Miami straight up, so unless the Chargers rattle off 6 in a row, the Colts have positioned themselves to be a factor in the playoff chase for the rest of the year.
On a totally separate note: I was only half paying attention to the postgame and looked up to see a promo for next week's Miami/Buffalo game where they flashed the following across the screen in giant text: SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY Have they been doing that all year? If so, I'm surprised it hasn't made any waves, even little ones.
Yeah. The reason it raised an eyebrow for me is because "see you next Tuesday" is already existing slang for the C-word. And the way the promo was structured, they were practically spelling it out for you.
Yeah, that wasn't what popped into my mind either. Its possible its purely coincidental, or it could be that someone slipped it past people who don't see it. Several years ago the then Sonics play by play guy used the phrase "two in the cake and one in the pudding" on a broadcast, and the phrase was then replayed on the station as the phrase of the game without anyone realizing what the term is used for until someone called up and pointed it out. So that stuff can happen.
Holy. Shit. I knew the Saints had a lot of problems in the secondary, especially with corners that can't cover, tackle or intercept, but after watching Playbook on NFL Network where Baldinger, Sharpe and McNabb were laughing themselves through a potpurri of blown coverages, I'm preparing for us being blown completely off the field. This, I'll have to remind you, was in a win against the Eagles. Man, at some point it would be awesome to hear what Spagnulo really thought when he understood just how poor the Saints D had been coached before he got there.
Wait, the defense that won a Super Bowl not that long ago was poorly coached before Spagnulo got there? If he's such a great coach, why can't they tackle this year? It's not like he didn't have a full training camp.
You're free to check out the 2010 playoff loss to Seattle if you don't believe me. Beast Mode had a touchdown run which featured IIRC 13 broken tackles. Yes, some players missed twice. 2009 Saints D had one thing going for them - they were fantastic at creating turnovers. Darren Sharper was crazy good at it. I thought/hoped that the Saints secondary had gotten over their penchant for completely blowing coverages like they have been the two previous seasons. Turns out it's still as bad. Also, please point out to me where I claimed Spagnulo is a great coach. I'll take him any day over Williams though, thanks. I prefer defenses that are built on fundamentals - not stunts and db blitzes.
Seattle seems to have weathered some early mistakes by the offense but they are still very inconsistent on that side today. They should have gotten at least 3 more before the half. Hope that doesn't come back to bite them in the ass.
And now Smith is out with a concussion so it will be interesting to see what Kaepernick can do. Lol, Norv Turners meltdown. :-)
I haven't been high on Russel Wilson for most of this season, but once in a while he just makes a beautiful pass and I question my lack of high.
Delay of game?!?!?!?! What the fuck, Rams???? I love Zuerlein as much as the next guy, but a 58-yard attempt at Candlestick?
I think they're just aiming for a 70 yard attempt at the gun, and they'll make Greg spin around 20 times before snapping the ball.
Man, the officials in the Niner/Rams game were almost replacement level. First they somehow don't fix the minute and a half that ran off during a chain measurement even after going to replay to check the clock, and then they somehow screw up the spot of the ball with 30 seconds left in overtime and cost the Rams 6 seconds. They caught all of the Rams' bone-headed self-destruction though, so good on them. I don't know if I've ever actually watched a football game end in a tie before. I know it happens, but watching all that failure is something different. Nice to see Kaepernick step in and play well, he came in down by seven and brought them back for the tie, which is more than you can say for that guy the Eagles were talking about straight-up benching the dog-murderer for. Guess what Eagles fans, QB isn't your problem. Might want to have a left tackle before you put a QB you care about on the field.
The local radio stations here in Philly will be screaming for blood tomorrow. The agony I'm going to hear expressed tomorrow from the fans will be positively delicious.
Well, they got what they wanted, which was for the DC to be fired. Turns out the defense is even worse now, probably because the players are all like "WTF?" about the whole thing. I suppose they could fire Reid but I don't see where it matters at this point one way or the other unless you want to be vindictive. As Jimmy Johnson pointed out on Fox prior to the game the loser of Cowboys/Eagles was done. The Eagles lost, so their season is done. They might as well play Foles the rest of the way to see what they have, but as many have noted its hard to do much in the NFL when you are playing backup offensive linemen on a team where the offensive line wasn't that great to begin with.
Coaches I think are going to get fired after the season and deserve to: Turner, Reid, Ryan, Wisenhunt, Crennel Coaches I think deserve to get fired after the season but won't: Gailey, Garrett Coaches that don't deserve to be fired after the season but might be anyway: Shurmur, Munchak, Mularkey, Rivera


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Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales.
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
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"Delightful! Entertaining! And beautifully written!"
I Seriously LOVE this book! It was well written, it brought back to life the fairy tale characters I grew up with. I loved the back stories to many of the characters, as well as the new characters added. I wish this were a book when I was younger. I am 22 and still appreciated this book. It was a treat to read, I was sucked right in. I had it on my iphone so I listened to it where ever I went.
There are so many, where to begin? Well for once it made me laugh. I loved the part where Conner thought that Alex was going insane. I also liked Goldilocks's character.
This is his first, and it was done spectacularly! His vocal range is amazing allowing him to voice the male and female characters quite well. His "classic" accent was just adorable.
YES! Absolutely! I couldn't because it was 9hours. But that didn't stop me from trying.
I loved this book! It brought back memories of fairytales I've listened to when I was a little girl. I'd recommend this to anyone. All ages.
"Great Audible listen!"
I would listen to "The Land of Stories" again because it is the most entertaining, adventurous, and magical tale of any that I have listened to since joining Audible (and maybe even of any that I have read on my own). Sometimes you just need a lovely story to lift your spirit. I laughed, felt empathy for the characters - both villains and heroes alike, and rejoiced when the feel-good ending I anticipated could finally come true. This story fulfills a bunch of requirements for me, wrapped up into one fantastic book. That's why it's an instant classic and favorite for me, and I am eagerly expecting a sequel! Thank you Chris Colfer!
SPOILER! When Alex and Conner Bailey start to realize that their father had a special connection to The Land of Stories, it seems to empower them by giving them a deeper sense of self-worth as well as the hopeful feeling that their father's legacy is continuing even after his death. I felt a unique connection to this story because I read it after doing a lot of family history research and realizing the amazing family that I have come from (almost like getting to know them after they're long gone). My own awareness of my family's character and achievements has made me feel like a stronger person just as I'm sure Alex and Conner would have felt after learning of their father's family history, so that part of the story gave me a lovely and heart-felt personal connection to savor.
While I'll agree with other readers that this story contains a lot of tales that have already been told, I can't agree that this story is old in and of itself. I really appreciate the way Colfer incorporated the familiar stories and characters with a completely new take on those characters' perspectives, motives, and their current day existence in another dimension. He adds to the complexities of the old stories by further developing them in surprising ways. I'm not a particularly big fan of fairytales, but I wanted to read this book because I'm a fan of Chris Colfer's acting in Glee and I'm also an elementary school educator, so I was naturally curious about the book on different levels. Not only was I pleasantly surprised that Colfer's first book was so completely entertaining (especially the Audible listen - so fun) and thoughtful (there are some really inspiring quotes in this story), I think a large range of kids will enjoy this story as well. It is amusing to have a more modern perspective from the Bailey twins on the fairy tales we already know. If you're looking for a fun, feel-good listen then this could be it!
"Kept my kids quiet for hours!"
Haven't yet had a chance to read the print version, but the audio book was so compelling, we're buying a copy soon.
The story was well told and not at all "dumbed down" for the kids.
He performs each character differently which makes it much easier for the kids (and grown ups) to keep track of who is speaking. He is a fabulous storyteller.
We listened to much of this audio book in the car on a long trip. It kept my highly energetic kids (7 and 11) quiet and riveted for nearly 10 hours!
"The kids loved it- and so did we!"
I downloaded this book for a car trip with our 9 and 6 year olds. The story was very engaging- they even put down their Nintendo DS's in favor of listening to the book! The review I read indicated it was for 6-11 year olds; not happy about the word 'bastardized' in the first few chapters (luckily it went over their heads). My only other negative is that the narrator did not always annunciate well, so although it was a usual speech pattern that we hear, it was sometimes hard to understand.
"Read just how you'd want a fairy tale to be read!"
Yes, I believe it is as you gain insight into how he envisage this world. When you listen to this author telling the story it is quite clear that it means a great deal to him. He uses different voices for each character, which is just how a fairy tale should be read. The book is aimed at 8 and above so for children who may struggle, as I did as a child, to read by themselves the audio version is the perfect companion to the written text.
The emotions felt by each and every character leave a lasting impression. The way the story reminds us that each and every one of us has a story of how we are who we are today. Also he has obviously thought a lot about this fairy tale land and has included details that make you feel like you know the place too.
The different voices, intonation and stresses he gives to the words clearly gives you a better idea, and feeling, for what is really happening in the story. You are able to form a first impression quickly, just like you do in real life, with greater ease than if you read it yourself.
The beginning of the book made me cry, really cry. The empathy for the children was built quickly as you felt you knew them. I also laughed at the on going sarcasm of the young boy in the story.
This story is magical and I strongly recommend it. You may not want to read it to younger than 8 as its plot may be a little over the heads of most 7 year olds (causing them to be continually asking you questions..which can be good but also annoying!). I'm quite sure my 5 year old would be rather scared by some parts and very sadden by others. Other people may also not want there under 8s to hear slightly "bad" language (depending on your definition of bad, crap is said once I think) so really it's far from offensive.It has also made me go back and read the original fairy tales, I read as a little girl, to my daughter.. Not all of them as she's a scardy cat! Hope you enjoy the book, I did and I'm way outside its intended age bracket, then again I was with Harry Potter too!
Audible Obsessed wishes she had more time for so many audiobooks.
"Fun for the whole family."
At first I thought it was just another fairy tale book, kind of a rip off from the series Once Upon a Time, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Chris Colfer does an incredible job of creating a new plot from characters already known, and he has new characters, Connor and Alex live great adventures with the whole Happily Ever After gang.
The author shows wit through the characters in the book. I had more than a few laughs. I recommend this book for everyone. The whole family should read it, or listen to it. Chris does voices for ALL the characters in the book. It is amazing.
If you want to make your kids enjoy reading, this would be a good place to start.
"Hire A Narrator"
This is the only problem I have with this audio book: Chris, please hire a narrator. Your voice is as unemotional and monotonous as Alex's interest in his teacher. I have yet to get through much of it at once because I cannot stay awake. It doesn't mean you have a bad voice; you just should not narrate unless you can at least learn to change the tone and emotion of your voice. That problem, alone, almost ruins this book for me.
"A story that I wish would've never ended"
Such a great story that I just did not want it to end. The tale of this sister and brother, their childhood up to this point and the great tragedy that lead them to the most amazing discovery and adventure of their life; it was truly captivating.
This one more the most part stands out on its own. If you read it your will see it reminds you of many other stories as it is meant to however the journey of these two main characters set this story apart from others.
Oh he did so wonderfully with all the accents, the vocal ranges and intensity it's hard to pick just one.
I laughed indeed just because the characters were so adorable and wonderful and cry? Well I reared up a few times for our poor twins who had to go through such hard times.
This is a great story for young and old a like. I will venture back to this book at sometime indeed.
this is a favorite of mine.
this rivals the Never-ending Story. I can't wait for a sequential!
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both at times. These characters have never seemed more real.
I can't wait to hear about their next trip.
"Great for the whole family"
I would listen to this book again and so would my kids. It's great for the whole family. It was fantastic on our long car rides this summer. The length is good and because of it I know I can reintroduce it again in a few months and the kids will like to listen to it again. There is always something you miss the first time around due to distractions or potty breaks etc.


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