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Then they asked me to bake the cake.
September 17, 2011
Name of Cakes: Coleen and Mary's Wedding Cakes!
Occasion: Coleen and Mary get hitched!
Constituents: one two-layer, 12x2 inch german chocolate cake with the goop and caramel ganache, one two-layer 9x9 inch white chocolate whisper cake filled and frosted with IMBC, one two-layer 6x2 inch GF, white sugar-free coconut-pecan-carrot cake filled and frosted with agave-orange cream cheese frosting
The girls weren't necessarily interested in having a traditional, three tiered wedding cake with white frosting and the like. Mary insisted on a large German Chocolate Cake after sampling the one I brought over in July. Mary is one of seven children and most of them were coming; German Chocolate Cake is the family's go-to celebration cake. I suggested a three tier German Chocolate Cake (because how cool would that be?) but Coleen wanted a simple white-white cake, and both wanted a gluten-free cake for all their celiac friends. I warned them that a three tier cake with so many different outer frostings could look terrible and they told me to use my judgement and do whatever I pleased. As long as there was a big German Chocolate Cake, they were going to be happy.
After pondering the situation for a couple of weeks, I decided to make the GCC a stand alone cake, and tier the other two (the white-white and the GF carrot). Even though they would have different outer frostings, at least they'd be similar enough in color to look good stacked. Then I hemmed and hawed about square versus round cakes, and what sizes of everything there should be. Eventually, after much indecision, I decided on a round 12x2 for the GCC, a square 9x9 for the white-white, and a round 6x2 GF carrot cake to sit atop the 9x9. I almost went with a square 10x10 white-white and a 8x2 inch round GF carrot, but decided that was too much cake for 75 people, and too much complicated math for me.
The 12x2 German Chocolate Cake
Remembering the batter for two 12x2 layers does not fit in my tiny 4 quart KitchenAid mixer, I mixed and baked each layer separately. Interestingly, for this particular cake the leavening for a 12x2 is simply double the 9x2...no crazy leavening math needed. So...that was easy.
I decided to frost the sides with ganache to seal the cake and make it look more appropriate for a celebration. I also decided to use the caramel ganache on p 105 in RHC for the job, hoping the caramel notes would mesh nicely with the Goop. I used a factor of x1.5 and used all of it to make a dam for the filling and to frost the sides. The Goop was a double recipe of the one for a 9x2 and it was the perfect amount. I did forget to chop the pecans which made it difficult to cut later on. In the end I felt the ganache was too bittersweet to be a good companion to The Goop. Rose does have a suggested ganache recipe to use for the GCC; I'll have to try it next time.
I lightly syruped these cakes since I made them 36 hours ahead of time.
The 9x9 White Chocolate Whisper Cake
The 9x9 White Chocolate Whisper Cake is in both TCB and RHC (as the cake component of the chocolate-strawberry cake). I chose to increase the RHC version by 1.5 to get two 9x9 cakes. Then, since I only have one 9x9 cake pan,I divided that in two. A little complicated, but when I compared these notes to the She Loves Me Cake, the cake flour was 300 grams in both recipes. That was nice validation.
This cake I ended up baking three times, for two reasons: 1. I had a hard time reasoning out how much baking powder to use. 2. The original recipe has you remove two cups of batter from the completed mix before filling the pans. There's a gram amount for each pan. This threw me off too.
Cake attempt 1: I halved the amount of BP from the original recipe, so 2.25 teaspoons. Also, I reasoned that since the 9x9 pan holds 1.333x more volume than a 9x2 pan, I should multiply the amount of batter for the pan by 1.333 as well. This resulted in a cake that was tender but compact; not more than 1.25 inches tall in the center.
Cake attempt 2: I used the full amount of BP called for in the original recipe: 5.5 teaspoons. I'm not sure why I thought that was necessary. I still only filled the pan 1.333x more than the original amount called for. This resulted in a cake with good rise and doming, with tunneling and sides that sloped in. Still, the cake wasn't the full 2 inches high. I still had a little bit of last week's She Loves Me Cake on the table, and that rose to a nice high height. I took a look at the BP amount for that cake, and decided to try again.
Cake attempt three: I used the She Loves Me BP amount: 3.25 teaspoons. I also used all the batter, filling the pan 3/4 full. This resulted in a nicely risen cake with an even crumb. Finally!
I decided to use cakes 2 and 3 for the cake. In the photo below, cake #3 is on the bottom and cake #2 is upside down, on top. You can compare the different crumbs as well as the trapezoidal shape of #2 (upside down, that is). You can also see just how much frosting was necessary to cover that up!
I used the Italian Meringue Buttercream recipe at the bottom of the post. It was just barely enough to fill and frost this cake. I think I would have had enough if I didn't use so much in the filling and didn't have to patch up the funky sides as much as I needed to. At any rate, I will be making x1.5 the next time I'm filling and frosting a 9x9 just in case. Also: it is hard to make good frosting corners on a square cake! (Especially at 2am.)
I lightly syruped these cakes, too. I was worried that this one would dry out.
The 6x2 Coconut-Pecan-Carrot Cake
This is a recipe I have modified from the original several times over the years. It is the perfect kind of recipe to modify to gluten free, as the original recipe called for whole wheat pastry flour and wheat germ, applesauce instead of butter or oil, and liquidy sugars instead of granulated. It has already deviated quite far from a standard butter cake. The structure comes mainly from the leavening, as I understand it. So subbing gluten-free flours didn't really change how the cake behaved. I love this cake for precisely that reason.
I've published this recipe on the blog before; here's a link. I halved all ingredients, used 1 cup Brown Rice flour mix and 1/2 cup sorghum, used two eggs instead of 1.5, and omitted the cardamom and xanthan gum. I also whisked the batter by hand. You can omit the maple syrup and just add more agave or honey, but I encourage you to keep the unsulphered molasses. It adds a nice warm, almost coffee-like punch. Yum.
The cream cheese frosting has also been published to this blog; just follow that link above. I halved all the ingredients to get enough to fill and frost two 6x2 inch layers. I had only dark amber agave for the frosting and it did tint it a tannish color. But not too terribly different than the IMBC it was going to sit atop.
The GCC was gobbled up fairly quickly. I got good reviews from Mary's family, which I am happy about. Anytime I am recreating a family's favorite cake I always worry. Nobody reported back that the ganache was too bitter, but then again I didn't ask directly.
The white-white cake was also well received. One partygoer told me it was the best white cake she'd ever had. I did have a little of this cake; it was good. Not dry, but not wet either. The IMBC was out of this world. I love that stuff.
The GF cake was a little dry, but I did overbake it a tad. The celiacs (of which there were more than I thought) were happy to have a cake that wouldn't kill them. Most of the time when a person with celiac goes to a party they don't get to eat the cake, so it was really wonderful of Coleen and Mary to make sure they were included. I believe in feeding everyone too, not just the people who are the easiest to feed.
One could draw parallels between including the people with celiac by giving them cake and bread they could eat, and making sure the people who love each other can be included in the ritual of getting married, but that would be me gearing up for another personal rant. So I will leave it here, and just say congratulations to my dear friends Coleen and Mary. May you have a long life together of love, joy, and good food, surrounded by the people who love you!
Italian Meringue Buttercream
adapted from a recipe by Warren Brown
This is the best way to celebrate butter I have found yet. Yields enough to fill and frost a two-layer 9 inch cake.
- Egg whites (room temperature) 150g
- Sugar 214g, and 72g
- Water 59g
- Butter (room temperature) 454g (4 sticks)
- Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, stir the 214 grams of sugar and the water together until the sugar is moistened. Place on medium-high heat (or high, if you feel daring) and let it go until the sugar is dissolved. If you have a gas burner you can turn the flame way down, or if it's electric, take the pan off the heat.
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks; add the 72 grams sugar. Let the mixer keep on mixing while you bring the sugar syrup up to temperature.
Turn the heat under your sugar syrup back up, or put your pan back on the burner. Heat until the syrup comes to 245°F.
Pour your syrup slowly into your beating egg whites. You are aiming for between the whirling whisk and the sides of the bowl. Keep a steady stream!
Once all the syrup is in, let the meringue continue beating for a bit to even out the temperature and start to cool down. I will let it go for at least of couple of minutes; sometimes more if I am occupied. You can stop beating the meringue after a couple of minutes and put the bowl in the refrigerator for a little bit to hasten cooling. You want to get it around 75°F before adding the butter.
Continuing with the whisk attachment, on medium to medium-high speed add the butter in chunks at a steady rate. If the mixture starts to look curdled, don't panic, and don't stop the KA. Let it beat the frosting back together. If it seems to be taking a long time, turn up the speed. You can out-stubborn this curdling business.
Once all the butter is added and things look pretty, add the vanilla and beat for another minute to evenly distribute.
This frosting can be used right away, or refrigerated or frozen for later use. Always bring the frosting back to room temperature before using. You'll probably want to beat it for a minute or two to restore its lofty texture.
And please, go watch this video by Warren Brown, because he will demonstrate how to do it and everything will be clear.


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- Titre : The Point Of No Return
- Album : The Phantom Of The Opera
- Année : 2008
Paroles :
You have come here
in pursuit of
your deepest urge,
in pursuit of
that wish,
which till now
has been silent,
silent . . .
I have brought you,
that our passions
may fuse and merge -
in your mind
you've already
succumbed to me
dropped all defences
completely succumbed to me -
now you are here with me:
no second thoughts,
you've decided,
decided . . .
Past the point
of no return -
no backward glances:
the games we've played
till now are at
an end . . .
Past all thought
of "if" or "when" -
no use resisting:
abandon thought,
and let the dream
descend . . .
What raging fire
shall flood the soul?
What rich desire
unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction
lies before
us . . .?
Past the point
of no return,
the final threshold -
what warm,
unspoken secrets
will we learn?
Beyond the point
of no return . . .
You have brought me
to that moment
where words run dry,
to that moment
where speech
into silence,
silence . . .
I have come here,
hardly knowing
the reason why . . .
In my mind,
I've already
imagined our
bodies entwining
defenceless and silent -
and now I am
here with you:
no second thoughts,
I've decided,
decided . . .
Past the point
of no return -
no going back now:
our passion-play
has now, at last,
begun . . .
Past all thought
of right or wrong -
one final question:
how long should we
two wait, before
we're one . . .?
When will the blood
begin to race
the sleeping bud
burst into bloom?
When will the flames,
at last, consume
us . . .?
Past the point
of no return
the final threshold -
the bridge
is crossed, so stand
and watch it burn . . .
We've passed the point
of no return . . .
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime . . .
Lead me, save me
from my solitude . . .
Say you want me
with you,
here beside you . . .
Anywhere you go
let me go too -
that's all I ask of . . .

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|Author: fei_603; FAQ: kessen_d.txt; Ver. 1.0
__ /\ / / /| \/ / |: / || / |\ | |: \ |--- --, --, |--- | \ | || \ | | | | | \ | |:|\ \ |-- \. \. |-- | \ | ||| \ \ |_._ \, \,|_._ | \ | _|:|_ ' ';,..' | | i \| <__ _> ''.,.,.,.,__.',__.' j ]-[ ]-[ Complete Walkthrough ]_[ <.> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Kessen Kessen Walkthrough FAQ Version 1.0 (2/04/2002) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Kessen Walkthrough FAQ Ver 1.0 Everything is new. Complete? No, far from it! For questions, comments, or correction please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents I. Disclaimer II. Updates III. Introduction IV. The Kessen World V. Controls VI. Officers VII. Units VIII. Unit Formation IX. Special Moves X. War Council XI. Battles East XII. Battles Wast XIII. Codes XIV. Q & A XV. End Note XVI. Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. Disclaimer Copyright 2000 by Byron Hoy All rights reserved This guide may be distributed freely for non-profitable use as long as it is unaltered and includes this copyright notice. You are free to use any part of this guide in your own works or WebPages as long as I am credited. This guide nor any part of it may not be used for profit without prior written consent from me. This is MY work. If you rip it off, I will hunt you through the ends of the Earth. These things are very boring, I know, but the thing is though, I worked very hard on this guide and don't wish for others to steal it. Here's the deal, if you want to use it, go ahead. If you want to put it up, go ahead. If you wish to print it, feel free. Here's the thing, if you do any of the above, do this too: D O N O T A L T E R !!! G I V E M E C R E D I T !!! Here's an idea; you could add a "credits" section to your work, whatever it may be. This would make your work look ever so much more sophisticated. That is a good thing, for both of us. At this time, the only pages this should be on is: Byron's Anime and Stuff at:
GameFAQs at: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ II. Updates Ver 1.0 *Most basic grammar and stuff corrected *Need to add strategy section, strength in numbers, wearing enemy down, etc. *If general wants to fight, let him. Raises zeal and if he wins, moral too. Ver 0.1 released 6-26-01 *Everything is new. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. Introduction Hello everyone, a few of you may know me from my Genji Equipment FAQ, but for all of you who don't, I'm Byron Hoy. This is my very first attempt at a full fledged FAQ on an ENTIRE GAME. Wow, what a task. This FAQ was foever in the making, but now at long last, the first presentable version of the Kessen Walkthrough. I realize how very late this release is after the game came out, please be forgiving. What first drew my attention to this game was the Japanese characters that said "Ready Battle"(Literatley Translated in Chinese, but it would mean deciding battle or desicive battle if read the way its spose to). I thought cool, I knew something about this game already, so I decided to buy it on the spot (being the compulsive buyer I am. I thourghly enjoyed this game so I began to throw to gether notes about the game. Eventually notes piled up and this is what becomes of it. This is a complete guide to the game, everything from unit descriptions to step-by-step battle walkthroughs, so sit back, relax, and enjoy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. The Kessen World I would like to start off with this quote from the creator Kou Shitusana. "I have always dreamed of creating a movie that I could control. With Kessen I have finally been able to realize this dream. I greatly enjoyed the creation of this epic, and trust that you too will enjoy your experience with Kessen." -Kou Shitusana That is the creators note on this finely crafted historic strategy sim. In more ways than one, Mr. Shitusana has suceeded. This stategy game will both draw you into the massive world of fuedal Japan as well as the breath taking cutscreens before, during and after the battle. In a game where decisions you make before a battle can very well be at least as important as the one's you make during it. A mistake in judgement befoe the battle can be quite costly an hour in, when it counts the most. It can get quite frusterating to have to redo that battle over for that sole mistake. Taking every aspect of war into sight, Kessen, more than any war sim, is a world on its own. I thorouly enjoyed this game and hope that you will too! I don't plan to spoil the story, after all, the point of this is for YOU to live it, right? History is in your hands, win or lose, the outcome is fate, isnt it? So without further ado, we now enter the world of Kessen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V. Controls Before you go into a full fledged war, you may as well take some time to skim through the instruction manual enclosed with the game. It will greatly help a jumpstart into the game. Also, playing the very first few skirmishes will acostom you to the many controls tactics and other such commands. But... for those of you whom lost your manual, are renting the game without it, or went cheap and bought a preowned copy without one, I guess I will retype it for you here. (Besides this is a complete guide so I supose that should put this in for the heck of it if nothing else). (The following is taken from the manual) Menu Controls Navigate the menus using these controls: Highlight menu items D-Button Up/Down Cycle choices/Move sliders D-Button Left/Right Select/Go to next screen X button Return to previous screen Triangle button *These are also the controls to navogate through the tutrials. Battle Screen Controls L1/R1 button Select next unit START button Access system menu SELECT button Victory conditions D-Button Select next officer left analog stick Rotates camera angle right analog stick Zoom Camera IN/OUT L3 button Re-center Camera R3 button Turn Mini-map ON/OFF L2 button View Map Screen/Enlarge/Reduce Map R2 button View controller Guide Triangle button Cancel selection/Exit movie O button Zoom in battle/Select general to be on camera/View unit list X button Give an order/View selected units orders/Select unit with cursor ? button Call up cursor/View Detailed unit information Politics Screen Controls D-Button D-button Up/Down selects officer X button Seclect officer/subversion type Triangle button Cancel selection/End Officer Review, Subversion, and Choose Officers phases Modify Unit (advanced levels only) R2 button View Controller Guide War Council Screen Controls D-Button Move Cursor L1/R1 button Select next unit X button Next Triangle button Exit to previous screen/End Review Enemy Deployment stage/End Mdify Current Plan stage ? button View Detailed Information O button Display Strategy Menu L2 button Enlarge/Reduce map R2 button View Controler Guide SELECT button Victory conditions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VI. Officers In the world of Kessen, you control armys of people. There is no way for you too keep track of all of them at any given time. Thats what you have officers for. Offecers in Kessen ally you to control the masses and have a better understanding of the current situation by just checking up with the head of each party, which would be your officer. In Kessen, there are two types of Offeicers The Commander - Leader of all, this guy is one of a kind in genral, each side will only have one. For the East, Ieyasu Tokigawa is the commander the entire game; while the West will have Mitsunari Ishida or Yuki Sanada. With the exception of beiong the only unit that can control your entire army on a large scale, the donly diffence is that this is usually just a powerful version of a regular unit. The Officer - The head of any unit is an offecrer. There are also offecers that arn't head of an army, those will be referd to as Candidate offeciers. All offercers have attrubutes and ratings, these figures are what determine how good any given offecier is. An offecer that controls only a small army can still be very useful if his atributes are high. Those attributes divide up into five categories, Battle, Intelligence, Charm, Insight, and Fame. Battle - This is how good an offecier is in battle and as head of one. If this rating is high, he is more likely to be able to win one on one duels. Intelligence - This is how smart your offecier is (no duh), what it does is raise an offecers ablitly to pull off ambushes as well as avioding them. If this ratings is high, there is a smaller chance of him being tricked onto the other side by enemy lures. Charm - This is the offecers charisma, having a guy with high charisma around will prevent subversion. The higher this is, the sooner your troups will be ready again after a retreat. Insight - This is the offeciers ability to read a battle, the higher it is, the better your odds againts larger numbers. If this is high, your troups will be harder to trap and souround. Fame - This is how famous your officer is. More often often than not, all famous units are pretty good. But the downside to all this fame is that the enemy will usually focus everything they got to take that unit out. In the eyes in a skilled tactition, this COULD be used to your advantage... What is to come in this section? *The officers from both sides and stats (boy will that be a pain to type, my spell checker is going to love it too). I've noticed that some other sources have actual numbers,... where does that come from? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VII. Units Well, you got your officers to control the "lesser" units. But what are they really? These are the people the do a bulk of the acutal fighting, the commoners. But don't look down on them, one may not make much of a difference, under your control though, are thousands of them. Not only that, each can have a multitude of skills, they can be learned in the way of a footman, bowman, spearman, rifleman(sometimes woman), horseman, cavalry, lancer, or ninja. When you have thousands of such units to help your cause, even the lowly commoner should be given some thought. I guess I'll call them say... your Army. Well your army is a very unique creature. It has many qualities that you have to be aware of too. A lot of this comes from common sense, if you walk too far your men get tired, if you are losing your men get scared and weak. If your army is fatigued your units will die easier. That kind of thing. In the next update, I'll try to list all problems with this and what to do about each situation. Here is a descrpition of each along with thier strengths and weaknesses: Footman - The base unit, they are guys with swords. Good for ambushes, these units are strong vs bowmen and riflemen. However do not send them vs lancers, horsemen or ninja though. Bowman - The guys with bows, though they are not really stong, you can not do a ranged attack like "Volley" without them. Only use them vs other bowmen or a group of riflemen. Spearman - These are like footmen except they carry a spear. They allow for special moves that require spears, like "Spear Wall." They are good vs bowmen, riflemen, or the cavalry. Don't send them vs horsemen, lancers, and ninja because they will be missmatched. Rifleman - These guys got guns. But do not forget that guns were not contermerized unlit the 19th centery, back then they were quite cumbersome so riflemen weren't the strongest units around. Of couse like every class, you needed them for one special manuver or other. These guys are fine vs bowmen and other riflemen. Lancers, horsemen, and ninja will clean house vs them, so obviously, avoid these match ups. Horseman - Now these are the powerhouses of most units. Thier biggest advantage being that they can surf the map at twice the speed of any foot soldier. These guys allow for they really cool "Raid" special manuver which lowers enemy morale. These units dominate heavily over most units except for other horsemen, cavalry, and ninja. The only units that have an advantage over them would be the ninja and lancers. Cavalry - Guns and horses, like horse men, they benifiet from double speed and thus have a serious advantage over all foodmen. Still equiped with a cumbersome gun, however, will still set them back. They don't beat out horsemen, lancers, or ninja. Lancer - These are ultimately the best units to have. They completely own all other units expect for ninja. Armored spearman on horses make for quite a deadly adversary. The ONLY matchup you should avoid while using them are those annoying ninjas. Ninja - The strongest unit availible. The only small hampering they have is the fact that they travel in smaller numbers and that they don't ride horses, so they are slower than lancers. But besides that, these guys just don't lose. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIII. Unit Formations Wow, so now you got an army... what do you do now??? Well, as great as an army is, they are all unorganized to the extent that there is no point running them to thier deaths in war. What is the solution??? Unit Formations! Yes, this will allow you to better organize your army of commoners under your officers. But there is a cetch here too, not every officer knows how to control units in all the different formations, so you will have to adjust to the abilities of each individual officer. Do remember that the game starts you off with a formation selection that can already win and unless you plan to take this war sim to its utmost potential by controling yet another aspect of the game, there might not be enough of a reason to change setups every battle. There are nine of them as follows: Pincer ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Wedge ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Snake ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Horns ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Lance ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Arrow ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Anvil ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Reef ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Block ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? *Make note that if you do not have enough units to make the entire formation, it will only fill as far as you have units to divide up. **I'll add a description to them when I better figure a way to describe them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. Special Moves These are your power attacks. When your zeal is at 80 or higher, you can spend some of it to use a really cool attack that has potential to kill from just a few to well over a 1000. They range from an organized raid to high-end cannoning. Keep in mind the formation you have can affect the effectiveness of a given attack. These such moves are as follows. ==Name== ==Cost== ==Descrrption== Escape 10 You know the saying, "live and let live" right? Good if you are losing Flying Fusillade 25 Just a regular attack, pretty cool looking. Mounted Barrage 30 Alittle stronger than the previous move. Ninja 40 Truely a very cool move, you ninjas do so much damage. Consider using a formation that surrounds the enemy. Raid 30 Not too strong but one of the best looking moves. It hurts enemy moral (its main purpose). Spear Wall 25 Pretty weak attack, use against mounted units in general. Triple Barrage 40 Very good damage, use this often if you can. Volley 25 Arrows and guns are really weak in this game, what can I say? Rally 15 This is a really cheap (zeal wise) move that powers up your army. The price is that only the highest ranking group of your army can use it (usually commanders unit). Always use it if you have the chance. Artillery 45 Really good damage, this takes out many many units, make sure to use it when your zeal hits 80. Avoid 20 This make it so the enemy can't target your unit. Ballista 30 Cool looking but not that good. Not bad either. Cannonade 55 Pretty much the strongest move you got. Defend the unit that can do this and let him do it often. Remember, cannonade can NOT hit close enemies. keep that in mind. Drum Roll 10 Raises morale of your army. Use it at the begining of battle, you will probibly regain the used zeal by the time you engage in a fight. Barrage 30 Average attack, if its the only thing you got, use it. Charge 45 This attack is good with lancers, but its really costly zeal wise. I usually stay away from this but if you're desperate, charge away! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X. War Council Even before the battle you must make many decisions on the skirmish ahead. Make any wrong moves here and you can severly regret it 20 minutes into the battle. If you really get into this part of the game, you could have so much fun here. There are three sections to the council. The part where you choose your officers, who you'll try to defect, and unit placement. When choosing your officers, its a good idea to both look at stats and unit number. Most the time the best bet is to go with the happy meduim and have a good amount of both. Make sure your general's and officers aren't rooting for the other side if you know what I mean. When it comes to defecters, the best bet is just to go for the officers that have the most tendencies in your favor. Don't even bother with high ranking officers because more often than not, you have no chance with them. I find that unit placement is a lot of fun, you can set up forts, ambushes, and further your stratagy. There is so much to do here, and to avoid spoiling it, I'll give you guys a chance to explore this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XI. Battles East To be added. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XII. Battles Wast To be added. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XIII. Secrets In this ever so grand a war/strategy game, there are yet still bundled some secrects. Here are some: Comanding the West - Beat the game with the East, when you start again, you can select to use Mitsunari Ishida. Change difficualty level - Beat the game with the West, when you select "New Game" you will also beable to select the difficulty level from 1-5. Reslect senario/warpath - Beat the game with the West, back the the menu screen, you will have a new option "History." There you will beable to renact your previous battles, see your hi-scores, and see what branches of the game you have yet to complete. For those of you who paid for a Gameshark2 for the PS2, then this is for you: Oh wait, nothing yet, nevermind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XIV. Q & A This FAQ has not been up long enough to have questions mailed to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XV. End Note Just flavored text from here on out. You have my permission to stop reading. Thats to everyone for helping me along the path of another completed FAQ. But don't worry, this FAQ is still in its infant stages, I'm sure there are many a changes to do, corrections to be made, and other such notes. I'd be grateful if you send me questions, corrections, and comments. As my calculus teacher always said "Don't sit in silent ignorance," in other words, ask questions or you won't get anywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XVI. Thanks Thanks to all of those that inspired me to write another FAQ. Thanks to my dear and loving family, be it not for thier support, I may not have had the will power to finish this FAQ. Thanks to Kou Shitusana for creating this masterpiece. Thanks to Koei for bringing this game to the US. To Sony: Thanks for a great system, now if you had only made the emotion engine easier to program in... Then again, this could just be a rumor that lazy programmers spread as an excusee for making games of lesser quality... Thanks to CjayC for having such an awesome site such as GameFAQs for the convience of the entire gaming comunity. Well, that's about it, hope you enjoyed your time with this FAQ, thank you all for reading to this point. Until next we meet again, best of luck to all of you! This unpublished work is Copyright (c) 2002 Byron Hoy. All rights reserved.


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When Emma Coburn arrived at Colorado as a freshman in the fall of 2008, she was considered the slow girl on the Buffaloes cross country and track and field teams.
"We would joke and make fun of me because my times were so slow," Coburn said. "I was the slowest girl coming in."
Nobody is laughing at her now.
This week at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Coburn is the favorite to win her second national title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, with the finals on Saturday.
However she does this week Coburn will put an end to one of the greatest careers in CU history.
"I've been healthy and it's all gone really well," she said of her career at CU. "There's nothing but joy when I look back at my time at Colorado."
Coburn was actually quite good in high school. While at Crested Butte Community School, she won eight Class 2A state titles in track and field and finished fourth in the Class 3A state cross country meet in each of her last two years. Coming from a small school, though, her times didn't really match up with others.
Part of that was because she spent so much time playing other sports. Between basketball, volleyball and hockey, she didn't put a lot of miles on her legs. When she did run, however, she used great mechanics.
Coburn said her high school coach, Trent Sanderson, must have taken all those things into consideration when he told her she'd be in the Olympics some day.
"I had a coach in high school who totally believed in me," she said.
CU head coach Mark Wetmore and assistant Heather Burroughs then made her a star.
"The coaches knew what they were doing and took me and made something good happen out of it," Coburn said.
At CU, she qualified for cross country nationals three times, including a 20th-place finish in 2011 to earn All-American honors.
Track and field has always produced her best results, however. This is her fourth trip to nationals in the steeplechase. She was 11th as a freshman in 2009 (former Buff Jenny Barringer Simpson won the title). In 2010, she was national runner-up and then won the title in 2011. She redshirted in 2012 so she could concentrate on earning a spot on the Olympic team.
"It's been a super slow and steady progression," she said of her career. "There's not one moment that I can look back and say, 'Wow, that was a breakthrough race.' At the same time, there's never been a big heartbreak."
The steady progression began in high school, when the steeplechase started becoming her specialty. Twice she ran the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, placing in the top four both times. She was second in 2008, running the fifth-best time in high school history.
Races kept getting bigger from there, until she reached the ultimate stage a year ago and competed for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in London.
Given her success in the steeplechase, it wasn't much of a surprise that she made the Olympic team, but she said it was still a thrill. Teammate Shalaya Kipp (who won the NCAA title in 2012 and is redshirting this year) also made the U.S. team.
Russia's Yuliya Zaripova won the gold medal with a time of 9 minutes, 6.72 seconds, while Coburn ran the best time of her life, 9:23.54. Her only regret is that she didn't finish stronger, as Germany's Gesa Felicitas Krause out-kicked her for eighth place, just .02 ahead of Coburn. Kipp didn't reach the finals.
Coburn has competed in the steeplechase just three times since London, but her season-best time of 9:28.26, at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., on April 28, is more than 22 seconds better than any other runner in the country.
It would be a surprise if Coburn doesn't win this week, but she said she can't think that way.
"I still have to respect it and take it seriously and know that there's a target on my back," she said. "I have to have precision when I go over the barriers and I have to be focused and treat every race like it's the biggest, most important one.
"This is not a meet to be overlooked and it's still really, really special."
This one, however, might be more special than most. She'll go on to a professional career and possibly has another trip to Olympics in her future. But, this will be the last week she wears her CU uniform.
"I get a little sad when I say it's my last time putting that jersey on," she said. "I'm a very sentimental person, so it makes me a little sad, just because I grew up always wanting to be a Buff and they were always my team.
"It's going to be a sad moment when I take that off and it's over."
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You know how each year you promise yourself that you're not going to procrastinate shopping for Christmas gifts, then, without fail, you find yourself screaming at a little old lady in a parking lot on December 21 because you were waiting for that spot, too, goddamnit? Well, this year's going to be different. For real! This is going to be the year when you have all your shopping done by early December, leaving you free to drive by the mall and laugh at all those miserable assholes who waited 'til the last minute to buy their kids something awesome ... as if something awesome was still available. Here's how you're going to make it work.
You're going to shop in these 5 unexpected places and you're going to feel calm, cool, and drunk with power (and bourbon) as you toast the completion of your to-do list on December 5.
Start looking at Pinterest now. That place is an ideas goldmine. Search for subjects that interest your kids, like, say, "soccer" or "playing dress up" or "mac 'n' cheese" and see what comes up. At the very least, it'll get the creative juices flowing, and best case scenario, you'll find a link to purchase a cool, unique present for your little ones.
Check out Etsy. If you have any tweens on your list, Etsy is a great place to shop for them. You can find all kinds of trendy clothing and jewelry on the site that looks great and isn't too expensive. There's also plenty of adorable and handmade baby and children's clothes on the site, as well. I mean, I'm fairly confident your kid needs a Christmas tree hat this year.
Don't forget Craigslist. Search for a specific item you're looking for or just browse categories that could yield some presents, like "toys" and "bikes," and if you're raising a little Einstein, then "puzzles."
Fall flea markets. Since fall and flea markets go together like horse and carriage, take a poke through one this season and see if you can resist buying all that nautical stuff for yourself and look, instead, for holiday gifts for those on your list. Maybe Jimmy Jr. would love a tin full of little Army guys and maybe Lil Sally would like that vintage kitchen set for her play area in the basement. What's great about flea market gifting is that you can get your kids the real thing, albeit old real things, instead of those crappy plastic replicas.
Your friend's house. Although I would love to suggest going over to your friend's place and robbing them blind, it's just not a good idea. Instead, talk to your friends and neighbors with kids about a toy swap or clothes swap. I'm sure they'd love to get rid of some stuff just as much as you would. You know what they say -- one man's bag of ignored toys is another man's treasure!
So hop online now and by early next month, you'll be alllllll done. How great would that be?
Do you shop early for holiday presents?
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Scientists at Ford Motor Company have formulated the chemistry to replace 40 percent of the standard petroleum-based polyol — used to create the foam used in vehicles for seat cushions, seat backs, armrests and head restraints — with a soy-derived material.
Many in the automotive industry are experimenting with a 5 percent soy-based polyol. "Five percent is relatively easy, a nice walk-before-you-run application, but there really isn't a solid business case to do it," says Matthew Zaluzec, manager of Ford a researcher at Ford. "At 40 percent, which was formulated in our lab by our researchers, we have the ability to make a significant impact on the environment while reducing our dependency on imported petroleum."
Initial projections estimate that using a soy-based foam at high volumes could represent an annual material cost savings of as much as $26 million. As for the potential environmental benefit, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, soy polyols have only one-quarter the level of total environmental impact of petroleum-based ingredients.
Ford introduced soy foams in 2003 with soy-based seat cushions as well as a soy-based resin composite tailgate. Ford's research of possible applications for soybean products actually dates back to the company's early years. The Model T, for example, once contained 60 pounds of soybeans in its paint and molded plastic parts.
"Soy is a very green, renewable resource," says Debbie Mielewski, technical leader for Ford's research department. "Using a soy-based foam gives us the opportunity to conserve natural resources and reduce our environmental footprint."
Most automotive manufacturers today use a 100-percent petroleum-based polyol foam. Per year, the U.S. market for this material is 3 billion pounds, 9 billion pounds worldwide. Mielewski says an average of 30 pounds of petroleum-based foam is used in each vehicle produced, making a strong case for auto manufacturers to consider and research other renewable, more environmentally friendly materials to produce the foam.
For some time, Ford researchers had been hitting a roadblock with the 40 percent soy-based foam because of its odd odor, reminiscent of vegetable oil. Ford formulation chemist Christine Perry says that issue is now resolved, thanks to a new synthesis method for soy polyol, developed by Ford. The new process uses room-temperature ultraviolet light instead of high heat and catalysts to make the soy polyol.
"Using high temperatures for the chemical reaction can cause numerous side products, which produce the rancid odor," says Perry. "It also requires a metal catalyst and more energy. With our process, we have a simple reaction that is readily controlled by time of exposure. Plus, it is inexpensive and reduces the odor."
Extensive testing of high and low soy percentages revealed that a 40- to 50-percent soy substitution produced a product with properties most similar to the 100 percent petroleum-based polyol foam.
For the past three years, the project has received funding from the United Soybean Board. Todd Allen, chairman of the USB's New Uses Committee, noted, "We believe when the first soy foams are introduced on Ford vehicles, it will have a snowball effect on the use of soy polyols by other industries such as agriculture equipment, recreational vehicles, office furniture cushioning and other automotive components."
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Imagine the worst case of child abuse you've heard in the past few years. Now double it. You might be somewhere near the horror of what happened to the Washington State toddler who had bleach repeatedly poured in her eyes.
And now for the coup de grace. The woman charged with this heinous cruelty is the girl's own mother. Jennifer Mothershead (hard to believe, but yes, that's her real name) has been charged with first-degree child assault for allegedly causing permanent vision damage to her then 15-month-old daughter in May 2011.
I have just one question.
How did it get this far?
Pardon me if I sound naive, but I don't think a normal person simply wakes up one morning and says, "Today, I think I will become a monster." And monster is really the only word I can use to describe the kind of person who pours bleach into a child's eyes, describing it as "eye drops" to "treat" an eye infection. A "mother" certainly wouldn't do that.
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So if Jennifer Mothershead did this to her daughter, she is a monster, plain and simple. How did someone not notice this side of her before? Why wasn't this little girl already living with her father (who is now her legal guardian)? I don't mean to shift blame for this despicable act to anyone else.
But when child abuse is this depraved, I have to wonder: weren't there signs that this person was not fit to care for a young life? Didn't someone see something was ... off? Maybe they didn't. Maybe this is just my reaction because I want to live in a world where there are signs, where we can prevent children from suffering such unspeakable horrors. Sadly, instead, I live in a world where there are people who pour bleach in the eyes of an 18-month-old child.
Did you ever have the feeling that someone just was not fit to be a parent? What tipped you off?
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For some of us, Kurt Vonnegut helped us fall in love with science fiction; for others, he brought us back to the genre after some time away from it. But few true lovers of the genre have missed the experience of reading one of Vonnegut's books and feeling the warmth, the cantankerousness and the inventiveness of a true innovator at work. And now Vonnegut is getting his own memorial library, opening November in Indianapolis. There will be a lecture series and possibly a literary magazine. And even more encouraging for struggling writers everywhere, Vonnegut's rejection slips. Says daughter Edie Vonnegut:
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RIP the death of a great American
Here is where you discuss everything under the sun, just keep it clean.
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RIP the death of a great American
Well he died only a few days ago. I really like him and he was a very talented. He did live a long time but not long enough.

RIP Ray Charles.

What about Ronald R. are you trying to make fun of him?

Ronald Reagan
Ray Charles was a great singer and I do listen to him and am in awe of the great talent that he had, but Ronald Reagan was such a great man. He was an actor and then a politician. He pulled the United States through some tough times. I cried when I heard that he had to live with Alzheimers, and cried when he died. He was truly a gift to America.

@#%$ Ronald R
Regain was a piece of @#%$. Let the bastard stay dead! You dont know all the facts about him and what he did. If you would like to educate yourself on the matter email me and I will tell you what a some of a bitch he was!
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I hear he took it in the butt too!

Let's leave politics and religion to other forums
I'd sooner talk about sex and Jim...or is that sex with Jim?

Re: Let's leave politics and religion to other forums
I totally agree will beebee. All Jim-all the time!!!

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With a primary focus on downtown Manhattan, Debbie brings 21 years of experience to bear on high-end real estate sales. After working several years in related occupations, including as a paralegal at Sullivan & Cromwell, private banking at Morgan Bank and advertising sales at Conde Nast and Hearst, she finally discovered her passion in 1990: finding exceptional homes for exceptional people. Although the real estate market was in a downturn in 1990 when she began, she learned early on that certain properties still flourish in a down market. The elements that those properties possess are what Debbie counsels her buyers to be mindful of today: location, light and proportion. As a result, she can honestly say that she has never sold anyone a piece of real estate that they have regretted buying. In fact, most of her clients have done very well over the years on their real estate purchases, while enjoying their investment.
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Returning to the starting lineup at field cornerback for the
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league's most effective and dangerous defensive players in his
senior year...has played in all 34 games during the past three
years with 23 consecutive starts...has broken up 23 passes and made
six interceptions, both tops among all active Golden Eagles...has
146 carer tackles and five games where his tackles total hit double
figires...an outstanding player who gives Tech another dependable,
experienced leader in the secondary...good tackler and very tough,
aggressive player...has exhibited continued improvement in his
coverage skills plays with plenty of confidence...good instincts
and a fierce competitor...meticulous in his fundamentals and
techniques...will also play on kick and punt coverage teams.
AT TECH (In 2010): As expected, Richmond emerged as one of the top defensive players in the Ohio Valley Conference...led the team and ranked fifth in the OVC with three interceptions...was second in the league for passes defended with 11...first interception of the season came at Arkansas in the season opener...had two picks in the game at Murray State...had 10 tackles in Tech's win over Eastern Illinois...made six tackles, caused a fumble and broke up a pass in win at Tennessee State...really shined in Tech's win over Jacksonville State with season-high 11 tackles and four passes defended.ranked 32nd in OVC and fifth on the team with 54 total tackles...started all 11 games.
(In 2009): Richmond started all 11 games at field corner as a sophomore...proved to be among the most dependable defensive backs in the league...made 44 total tackles including 18 solo tackles...tied for the team lead with three interceptions and led the team with nine passes defended...was a standout in Tech's Sgt. York games...season-high of 12 tackles and three passes defended in Tech's win over Austin Peay...had six tackles against Tennesse State...intercepted a pass and broke up three attempts at Eastern Kentucky...also picked off passes against Southeast Missouri and Tennessee State.
(In 2008): Richmond played in all 12 games as a true freshman and his steady improvement put him into the starting lineup for seven of the final nine games...was top on the team in tackles among the many freshmen who played in 2008, and he ranked fifth overall for the Golden Eagles with 48 total stops...broke up three passes and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss...ranked fourth in the OVC among all freshmen for total tackles and fifth-highest freshman for tackles per game with 4.7...tied for second among OVC freshmen for solo tackles with 30...reached double figures in tackles twice and nearly had twin digits in two more outings...had 10 tackles, including nine solo, at FBS Western Michigan, and also posted one TFL against the Broncos...had 13 tackles against Eastern Kentucky, along with one pass defended...had nine tackles against Jacksonville State and eight the following week against Eastern Illinois in season finale.
HIGH SCHOOL: A team captain at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Richmond was named first-team All-Metro and earned a spot on the 2007 first-team All-Super Prep Conference squad...two-way player, he earned all-state honors as a defensive back as a junior, and all-state honors as a wide receiver as a senior...had 38 total tackles with two tackles-for-loss, four interceptions, three passes defended and one fumble recovery from his defensive back spot...on offense, he had 22 catches for 295 yards and five touchdowns, and was chosen to play in the Memphis East/West All-Star game...The Memphis Commercial-Appeal named Tooley its Athlete of the Week on Oct. 24...also earned two letters in track & field...finished career with 90 total tackles and eight interceptions.
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113. The eternal death of the damned--that is, their estrangement from the life of God--will therefore abide without end, and it will be common to them all, no matter what some people, moved by their human feelings, may wish to think about gradations of punishment, or the relief or intermission of their misery. In the same way, the eternal life of the saints will abide forever, and also be common to all of them no matter how different the grades of rank and honor in which they shine forth in their effulgent harmony.
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I am a real estate investor in Canada who has developed a tool to analyze potential investment properties in the same amount of time it takes you to pour a cup of coffee.
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GREENCASTLE — Every so often, putting forward your best effort isn't quite enough.
In a marquee dual meet against perennial powerhouse Gettysburg, the Greencastle-Antrim varsity track and field teams both came up shy of knocking off the Warriors on Tuesday, with the boys' falling 78-72 while the girls' lost 88-62.
Despite the disappointment of defeat, the Blue Devils clearly had several shining moments, highlighted by Nikki Garns setting a new stadium record in the girls' 400 meter dash.
The junior torched the event in a time of 1:00.0, acting as her second individual victory of the day after also winning the 800.
In all, four Kaley Field records were broken on Tuesday, with the other three belonging to Gettysburg, including Arianna Camel's stellar time of 14.9 in the 100 hurdles. The remaining two records came in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, with the Warrior girls' setting new marks in both.
"Overall it was just a great meet between two quality teams," G-A head coach Devin McCauley said. "We pushed each other and both sides had some outstanding performances. Everyone took advantage of the competition and the weather. We gave our best, but sometimes you just have to tip your hat. Gettysburg is an extremely talented group."
The G-A girls dominated the distance events, sweeping the top three spots in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Caroline Schemel won both the 1,600 and 3,200 while Garns, Jane Herman, Lauren Powers and fourth-place Shelby Stouffer finished nose-to-tail in the 800.
Erica Helm notched a pair of second-place finishes in the long and triple jumps while Tessa Cordell tied for the win in the pole vault and matched teammate Andrea Hammer for the runner-up spot behind Camel in the high jump.
Garns also placed second in the javelin while Jordan Pizzarro (100), Ashton Rockwell (100 hurdles), Madison Hurley (3,200) and Stouffer (1,600) each contributed second-place finishes for the G-A girls'.
On the boys' side, Austin Scott was victorious in four events, individually claiming the 200 and long jump while acting as a member of G-A's winning 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Taylor Kirkpatrick, also a member of both relays, won the high jump with a leap of 6-2 while Eli Bock, another member of the 4x1 and 4x4, crossed the line first in the 100.
Daulton Monn served as another multiple-event winner, finishing first in both the 1,600 and 3,200.
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Over 200 Occupy Wall Street Arrests In NYC [VIDEO]
Police say nearly 200 people have been arrested as Occupy Wall Street protesters march in small groups around Manhattan's financial district to mark the anniversary of the grass-roots movement.
Police also removed four protesters in wheelchairs after they blocked a busy street Monday.
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The demonstrators clogged traffic, and dozens of police officers and vans lined the streets.
But the protests lacked the heft of last year's Occupy events. Last year there were thousands of protesters. On Monday morning, there were a few hundred at most.
Earlier, they gathered across from Zuccotti Park, the site of the movement's birth.
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Friday, 4 May 2007
Have you got your package?
Everyone should have received their packages by now, but I know that there are a few that are either:
a) In transit. Be patient with the postal service.**
b) Almost posted. I know one or two people are waiting for deliveries of things for their treatee.
If your treatee hasn't received their package from you yet could you please let them know that it is on the way and they haven't been forgotten. If you can't contact them please contact one of us so that we can pass it on.
If you have received your package please could you make sure you've let your treater know that it's arrived safe and sound. Of course, I wouldn't need to remind anyone that it's polite to say thank you now, would I?
If you haven't received a package or heard from your treater that it's on the way please let your enabler know so that we can follow up.
Hopefully we won't need any angels to send out an extra package, but just in case, if anyone would like to offer please do and we'll let you know if it's needed.
Phew. A long post this. Just need a sip of my tea...
OK, finally. Nominations for Best Treater will stay open until Friday 10th May.
Thanks a million everyone, the exchange has been great fun and it's been great to see so many wonderful packages!
*Yes, I do know I'm posting this on the 4th.
**As an example, my postie never delivers packages. They're supposed to attempt delivery twice, and leave a card on the 2nd attempt. Instead they hang onto it for a day or two to pretend they've tried, and then leave the card, then I need to go collect it, but it's difficult to get to the collection point and make it to work on time so I can't always go right away. Plus, it's a Bank Holiday here in Ireland and also in the UK (yes, they are completely different countries, you know, like America/Canada, or Australia/New Zealand). This means that in theory while my package may be waiting for me right now I won't find out about it until Tuesday evening, and won't be able to collect it until Wednesday.
19 comments:
- a simple yarn said...
Hmm....so if you're posting this on the 4th, then may we ask while it's still spring whether there will be a KTE2 in the autumn? (Imagine me grinning right now...)
- 4 May 2007 at 19:03
- Sue J. said...
Please let me know if you need anyone to fill in at the last minute. I would be happy to do so. Don't want anyone to be left out. U.S. only on this one, please.
- 4 May 2007 at 20:06
although i got a couple comments a couple weeks ago, i havent yet received a package or heard that its on the way..... but theres always tomorrow!
- 4 May 2007 at 20:53
- Knitters Treat Enablers said...
Cheryl: We'll see :-)
Sue: Thanks!
Sari: Your details aren't in your comment so I'm not completely sure who you are - if you could email us so we know who to chase we'll look into it.
- 4 May 2007 at 22:25
- Ger said...
While I haven't received my package yet, my treater e-mailed me a week ago to say it was on its way. So hopefully early next week it will arrive. My treatee has hers and I've heard from her both on her blog and very kindly she e-mailed me too.
- 5 May 2007 at 08:28
- Sharon said...
I have to say this was one of the best swaps all the way around (and I am swap addicted so I can say that, LOL) You were wonderful hostess, BRAVA!
If you need angels, I think you already know I have volunteered.
If you decide to do it again or not, it will still go down in on the books as one of the best :-)
- 5 May 2007 at 15:42
- gardeningknitter said...
Ya'll go and look at the fantastic treat I received from my partner. It is a super package and she must have spent a lot of time and effort, and expense putting it together.
- 5 May 2007 at 21:42
- gardeningknitter said...
Oh, and I nominate Alethea, better know to you as Tracing, at
for best treater's award.
- 5 May 2007 at 21:56
- Diane said...
i'm grinning along with cheryl right now...wondering if there is a KTE2???? : )
- 5 May 2007 at 22:40
I do think a KTE2 would be fun - I'd be happy to help host, I enjoyed this one, and between the great friend I made in my Spoilee and the great package I received, and the friend I'm making from a friends spoilee who is now my spoilee in another swap (got that?), I would love another :)
I like the 1-time, no knitting required, just make your pal feel great kind of swaps! :D
- 6 May 2007 at 15:57
Cheryl is already asking about the next swap whilst her parcel is still winging it's way to her.....that's faith! But I hope she won't be disappointed.
- 7 May 2007 at 07:00
- Heather said...
My package has arrived (and how so!!) but I have not heard if my partner has received the package I sent (nearly 2 weeks ago).
- 9 May 2007 at 22:07
- muoriska said...
Yes I got my parcel yesterday ( it took almost 2 weeks to travel), well the parcel I sent off has been on route now loger, and.. the country were it should go, is same where I got my parcel. There is something odd going on. I'm so sorry for her.. who is waiting.
- 10 May 2007 at 11:04
- Pheelya said...
Will there be a 2nd round??
- 12 May 2007 at 18:34
- Ger said...
Is anybody else experiencing this kind of delay with their packages. My poor Treater sent my package, I think from the US, to me in Ireland on Sat April 28th last and it still has not arrived. She has e-mailed me twice and is really upset that it has not arrived. It seems like a long time.
- 14 May 2007 at 13:59
- Heather said...
I just got my package in the mail today. My spoiler was awesome!
- 14 May 2007 at 16:07
i haven't received a package yet, aparrently it has been in the mail for a month now. so you arent alone in having a package with a long long long trip! maybe today!
- 14 May 2007 at 19:14
- Margie said...
I mailed my package overseas last week, Global Priority. Hope it gets there soon. I have not received a package or heard from my treatee since the initial contact a month ago.
- 15 May 2007 at 16:00
- jennifersm said...
I'd like to nominate Ann of Knitting Kitties for fabulous treater! She put in a lot of thought and effort, and even shipped locally-made treats! You can see the details on my blog, Knitting Into Oblivion.
- 18 May 2007 at 16:56


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