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Girl, 16, burnt alive by Guatemalan lynch mob
A 16-year-old girl has been bashed and burnt to death in a public lynching in Guatemala that was captured on video.
The girl was reportedly accused of being part of a group that killed a taxi driver. The film shows her fate at the hands of a large mob in a village in Rio Bravo province. It also reveals the brutality of the lynchings that are routine in the poor, central American country - and throughout the region.
Fairfax Media has chosen not to show the video, but its contents are described below.
At the start of the video, which has been circulated on YouTube, the girl is seen crouched on the ground having sustained severe facial wounds. After standing up in a disoriented manner, she is grabbed by a woman and then attacked by the mob.
The girl is pushed to the ground and then set alight. She writhes on the concrete as the flames grow, eventually getting back on her feet but collapsing to the ground a few second later.
At one point, while she lies still moving her hands and feet, a man walks past and pours a bottle of liquid over her, fanning the flames and creating a circle of fire that repels the onlookers. They shift backwards but continue to watch on as she burns and dies.
Bearing witness to the murder is a crowd that appears to number in excess of 100, with more likely to be watching from beyond the camera's sight.
Some stand with hands on their hips, others have their own phones out to record the lynching. Women and children populate the diverse audience.
According to translations of the Guatemalan news site published by other media, the girl had been part of a group that killed 68-year-old taxi driver Enrique González Noriega.
The rest of the group escaped but the girl was captured, beaten and burnt. Police reportedly arrived at the lynching scene later but did not identify the murdered girl. Guatemalan media reported her age as 16.
The incident brings to mind a chilling proverb inspired by the country's pervasive violence - "En Guatemala, la vida no vale nada" - which means, "In Guatemala, life is worth nothing".
In a 2014 report, the US State Department classified Guatemala's violent crime problem as "critical". The country of almost 15 million reported an average of 101 murders a week in 2013 – but actual figures are most likely higher, as the government does not count as homicides cases where the victim left the crime scene alive but died later of their injuries.
The State Department reports that Guatemala's high murder rate is driven by narcotics trafficking, gang-related violence, the ubiquity of firearms (more than 60 per cent of the population have a gun) and a corrupt and incompetent law enforcement system.
The country's own data shows that 47 people were murdered in lynchings in 2013, and another 441 were hurt.
Britain's Independent reports that in March this year, two men were lynched in the village of Saquiya by a mob of about 150 who accused the pair of stealing a car. One of the men was burnt while the other was hanged from a tree. Prosecutions for such attacks are rare.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs advises travellers to "exercise a high degree of caution" in Guatemala due to the risk of serious criminal violence and local unrest.
Guatemala has also had a disruptive week in its upper echelons. The attorney-general's office announced the arrest of central bank chief Julio Suarez, and President Otto Perez fired several cabinet ministers amid a corruption probe.
Michael Koziol is a political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

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|Antos Rise is among the tallest buildings in the city and is the central structure of Leland square. The building houses condos and the higher up one lives, the higher the cost of living. The twin penthouse rooms boast some of the most famous names on the holovids as residents.
Antos Rise is among the tallest buildings in the city and is the central structure of Leland square. Anyone is welcome to a wait list for the upper most condos in the building, but like most wait lists, sometimes social standing moves one up quicker in that wait. Despite this, there are plenty of prime locations here, all offer glamorous views north towards the center of Salian City and, in the upper floors, views out towards Kraken Mare beyond the city. Even with Saturn at the backs of some inhabitants, that view of the lights of the city and the reflections off the inland sea beyond is truly a sight to behold.
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Atop the majestic Anton Rise is the Silver Lining, a top notch, fine dining experience that requires both appropriate dress and reservations. Under no exceptions will patrons be allowed without either, no matter who you know. The prices are costly as well and are known to take quite a chunk out of monthly allotments.
With a view of the city from the dizzying heights and muted lighting, the mood is set as one of the most romantic in the entirety of the city. Each table is afforded privacy by well placed plants and distance, or arched alcoves with breathtaking views, making it perfect for clandestine meetings or lovers getaways.
The marble floor is polished to a high glossy shine that is complemented by the polished mahogany of the furnishings giving it both a regal and timeless look. The decor is kept minimal allowing the backdrop of the city to be the pivotal focus.
Waiters and waitresses dressed in black tie clothing quietly care for the patrons, offering both privacy and discretion while giving prompt and attentive service.
Menus are sent to your OED upon entrance, after stepping out of the lift, and while prices are not listed, $ represent the costliness of the meals, ranging from $$$ to $$$$$.
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A small orchestra plays music at the open doors to the patio where the restaurant spills out to the rooftop terrace. There is dancing and incredible city views with complimentary flowers of many varieties on offer for the patrons. Dessert samplers are placed around boasting macaroons, tiny cheesecakes, truffles and other delicacies to add to the romantic setting and champagne is brought round occasionally on a tray by servers.
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The Shire of Dardanup has allocated two sites within its boundaries where mobile home owners and caravan users can park free of charge for up to three nights.
The sites are carparks at:
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Little Street, Dardanup
- Burekup Hall
Russell Road, Burekup
Both sites have public toilets and access to drinking water.
Signs have been installed at the sites to advertise their availability for overnight parking.
The decision was driven by demand for tourist-related facilities in the Ferguson Valley.


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text: A UCLA graduate with two master's degrees (neither in French), studies in Mexico and South America and a career as a language specialist in the USA and later as a management analyst and US government liaison in Germany, she discovered Provence on honeymoon over 25 years ago. The love affair with France continues to this day - in retirement, she and her husband made France home, spending 18 months in Aix-en-Provence before moving to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where they've lived for six years. Her debut memoir, Passion for Provence: 22 Keys to La Belle Vie, tells the tale of their French adventures — so far.


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Today, the official trailer for Darren Aronofsky's latest, Noah, has been released to the public, and has already garnered more than 400,000 hits on YouTube. It'll most likely see several million by the end of the week.
My first impression barely feels like an impression, because frankly, this trailer couldn't have been more predictable if it tried. Russell Crowe is apparently reviving his role as Russell Crowe, this time charged with a divine task that is as familiar to anyone as you could ask for from an original source. Expository bits of dialogue give us what we're waiting to hear; "He's going to destroy the world," "we build an ark," "I'm not alone," and so on, highlighted by an 'epic' orchestral score that's only to be expected for a movie of such Biblical proportions. We see a giant ark, we see a bunch of animals, we see a flood, and we see evil people getting killed by the flood. At the end, we even get a God's eye aerial shot of the flood waters reminiscent of the impossible tidal waves from every apocalyptic film ever released in the past five years.
What we are seeing here is nothing we haven't seen before, and that's exactly the point.
Trailers are designed by studios to give audiences what they want to see. And this big-budget adaptation of Noah's Flood has a very specific audience demographic in mind. Since the unprecedented success of Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ in 2004 and Walden Media's adaptation of Narnia in 2005, Hollywood's studios have woken up to the fact that Church-goers make up a large sum of ticket sales, and have scrambled to make adjustments to their marketing paradigm. Movements such as Grace Hill Media have taken it upon themselves to bridge the differences between corporate "secular" Hollywood and the Evangelical Church, understanding the insurmountable value of having pastors plug "faith-based" movies at at the pulpit and lobbying for flawless recommendations from websites like Movieguide. The formula generally works as follows: a large majority of Church-goers will go above and beyond to advocate "Christian movies", despite the actual quality of said movies, because they tend to view such efforts as important monuments in their objective to evangelize a secular, God-forsaken world. Churches will buy block tickets for Amazing Grace and Christian organizations will start their own marketing campaigns for Facing the Giants and Fireproof. It's a win-win: the studio makes a profit and Church-goers get to enjoy movies that shamelessly reaffirm their values.
It's no surprise that Paramount targeted large Christian conferences with an edit of the trailer before showing it to anyone else. A shaky-cam version was leaked from a private screening at one such event, and if you compare the two versions you'll notice that the screening version replaced the epic soundtrack with a popular worship song in the second half, as well as including a nondescript Bible verse from Genesis.
(On that note, it's a little unsettling that we can hear the audience cheering after Noah's character reveals that "God will destroy the world." I can only imagine how exciting the prospect of seeing a $120 million 're-discovery' of Hollywood destruction in a 'faith-based context' must seem to these people.)
That trailer was edited by a Grace Hill Media-type marketing campaign to show the demographic they were targeting exactly what they knew they wanted to see. Neither that trailer, or the official trailer released today give us an accurate picture of the film. If they had, there's a good chance that it would have been ferociously boycotted by Christian groups everywhere, reminiscent of the controversy surrounding Martin Scorses's release of The Last Temptation of Christ. Fundamental Christians tend to lose their minds when the Biblical narrative is subjected to artistic liberty.
How do I know Noah will stray from the Biblical narrative in a way that could incite controversy? Partly, I'm quite familiar with Aronofsky's vision for the film, which indeed strays from Biblical conventions in several notable ways. (There's an early release of the screenplay floating around somewhere on the Internet for those that are interested.) I'm equally familiar with his directorial style and go-to themes, counting several of his previous films among my favorites. In fact, anyone who is familiar with Aronofsky even a little bit is likely scratching their heads at why his name would show up in a trailer for a conventional looking Biblical epic.
The secret is that Darren Aronofsky does not direct conventional films. The trailer is misleading us.
Aronofsky is what you could call an auteur; an incredibly personal director with a unique style to call his own. He's used to working independently and with minimal budget, affording him creative risks that Hollywood would never allow. You might say, "but Paramount is producing, doesn't that mean that Aronofsky won't be allowed to color outside of the lines?"
Not exactly.
The difference is that Noah is not Paramount's film. It's Aronofsky's. He wasn't hired on by the studio, he had a unique and personal vision for the film long before big money got involved. And it will remain his film.
If you're curious as to what an Aronofsky interpretation of Noah might look like, a good place to start would be his 2006 film The Fountain. In it, a Spanish conquistador is commissioned by a divinely Queen to search for the Tree of Life. He braves the hostile conditions of the New World, battling natives with moral certainty. When he finds the Tree, something unexpected takes place. (Spoiler Alert.) After consuming the Tree's life-giving sap, a sort of environmental recycling claims the conquistador as fertilizer, and he is consumed by the earth as flowers erupt from his body. He has given birth to new life.
Such themes are not far from Aronofsky's heart. He's quoted to have claimed the character of Noah as "the first environmentalist," and appears to use that motivation as a backbone for his story. This comment upset Christian consumers, apparently more fascinated with destruction than taking proper care of the earth?
Regardless, Aronofsky's Noah is not the Sunday School Noah. Reports of giant, six-armed angels invite the probability of a more mythical take on the story, again alienating Church-goers who prefer literalism. Aronofsky has already talked in excitement about his originally bizarre animals he also intends to put on the ark (notice how none of those showed up in the trailer). That, along with Russell Crowe's comments about his character, give us more then enough proof that the film released in March will be very, very different then what we're being led to expect.
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Home Security Tips For Independent Women
Hands up for all independent women who choose to live and provide on their own. Gone are the days where women are supposed to rely on men to be able to survive. As of today, our modern women can now easily stand on their own and bring home the bacon as well. If you are one of the growing number of independent women today, you must be aware on how important it is to ensure your security. If you don't want to be a victim or robbery or a break in, make sure to prioritize your home security.
This article is not to trigger your paranoia, this is to empower women of today by providing them with tips on how to properly protect themselves for any possible robbery or break in. We all know that aside from robbery, a woman can also be a victim of rape and murder. We are dealing with dangerous people so we have to be as careful. Being one of the main target of robbery, it is better to be safe than suffer the consequences in the future. Here are some of the things you can do to improve your safety and security:
1. Buy self- defense tools. Carrying pepper spray with you all the time can be a big help when you are about to leave the house. If you feel like someone is following you or spying on you, you can make them stop by saying that you have a pepper spray ready and you wouldn't think twice using it against them. You can also get a stun gun as well.
2. At home, you can install security system to ensure your protection. Installing burglar alarms and security cameras will surely improve your security. You may think twice about it because it can be a little pricey but it is better to invest for your security instead of putting your life at risk.
3. Before going to bed or leaving the house, it is important to make sure that all your doors, windows and even the garage are locked. If you are about to unlock your house, it is also advised to look around you before doing so. Some robbers might be following you all along and is waiting for the right time to attack you in a way that it won't be too "attention-catching". If you think the surrounding is a bit strange take a step back, call the police and rush to your trusted neighbor instead. You should also have all your locks checked. You can hire a locksmith technician to update your security. They can fix any type of locks and can install new ones if needed.
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You might find this funny, but some people often forget to pull out their keys from the doorknob. Make sure to never make the same mistake. Doing this is like telling the robber to "please come in- you are very much welcome to steal my stuff".
There are a lot of ways you can do to improve your home security. The best thing you can do as an independent woman living alone is to always be confident and trust your inner instinct. If you feel that something is not right then it is better to be ready for it instead of ignoring it. Remember, it is better to be safe than sorry.
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The first thing I remember, was waking up on my side. The intense chest pain, a head ache, lungs polluted with smoky fumes plagued me. An irritatingly loud alarm ringed through my ears; indicating something surely was wrong. Debris was everywhere and I had no idea where I was. In a obviously dire condition to do anything, I knew I had to try and put it all together as best I could. Getting up was hard, lugging up my near corpse, I struggled to balance against the wall. Noticing the porthole, I realised the black abyss revealed on the other side was in fact the vastnesses of space. I rested my bloodied forehead on the scratched cracked glass and I could see through it a planet of magnificent purple landmass and vibrant green seas. I knew it was not my home planet nor did I know of the place I had originated from.
A console with a pulsing bright light drew me towards it. Mesmerized, I hoped it would provide answers. I tapped the screen and it illuminated me with the flicker of a digitized face; a rather ambiguous face at that. The artificial intelligence wished to assist me, it explained; it too had no intention of dying either. After a brief introduction and reorientation I had to assume the A.I. was helping; the alternative being left adrift and wandering space aimlessly. I geared up with any supplies I thought useful and managed to the teleporter pad. I took a deep breath as apprehension took hold. I hesitated to initiate the process, while fully unaware of what waited on the planet below…
Among the bright stars
Adventure awaits the brave
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12 Surprising Truths About Pregnancy Sex That You Seriously Want To Know
For a society as obsessed with sex as ours, I feel like we don't actually talk about it all that much. Or rather, we talk about it constantly, but not in any meaningful ways that might actual help people have more honest, fulfilling sex. If aliens were to visit Earth for an afternoon and base their knowledge of humanity based on, say, an afternoon of watching TV, can you imagine the ideas they would get about sex? So if frank discussion of typical run-of-the-mill sex is hard to come by, what chance does a pregnant woman have to get a handle on all that's going on with her ever-changing body?
My midwife once told me that anything happens between when you first get pregnant and your child's first birthday can very easily be blamed on pregnancy. There are so many changes that occur during pregnancy (and then again postpartum, especially if you're breastfeeding) that take your body a while to adjust to. And when you consider your baby is growing from microscopic cells to a fully formed human in nine short months (that feel like nine very long years sometimes), you barely have time to adjust to one change before another comes your way.
All of these changes, of course, are going to take (or at the very least have the potential to take) their toll on pretty much every aspect of your life, including sex. But here's the weird thing: While there are a million near universal truths when it comes to doing the dirty with a bun in the oven (OMG that sounds filthy), there is not a single actual universal. As such, I have compiled for your benefit a varied and contradictory list of things you can expect when you're expecting...and doing it.
It Can Be Awkward AF
Makes sense right? Hormones all over the place. Nausea. Weird things going on with your ligaments. Sciatica. Lower back pain. Oh, and a massive belly that's only getting bigger that makes it difficult for you to move. There is so much that can be awkward or worrying during pregnancy. That's normal. It's annoying, but normal.
You Will Be So Not Horny
Please see above.
You Will Be So Horny
Whether it's because you feel super sexy and beautiful while pregnant or it's just a matter of hormones making your libido go nuts, you may find that you are an insatiable love goddess while pregnant (or at some point in your pregnancy). You may even vascilate between feeling completely "ugh" and "oooh!" about sex from trimester to trimester (or month to month...or day to day).
Your Vagina Will Smell Different
This is not a drill. It is so not a drill that I may have accidentally once loudly told a whole bunch of people people all about this fact while very drunk at a bar once (after I was no longer pregnant, of course). I regret nothing: The masses need to know about this. The smell of your vagina can change. In fact, increased blood flow and hormonal changes mean that all your body... let's call them "auras"... might change aromas.
"Ahhhhhhhhh! The Baby Moved!"
Watching your baby wiggle and kick while you're erotically kicking and wiggling is really not something you're ever going to get used to. Don't worry: they don't know what's going on.
Your Partner Might Be Super Into It
Your changing physiognomy, your pregnancy glow, or even the idea that you are carrying yours and your partner's baby can be extremely erotic. Sexual attraction to pregnant women is quite common, and if your partner finds themselves in this camp, hopefully it's something you can enjoy together.
Your Partner Might Be Weirded Out
Many women find that their partner does not want to have sex during pregnancy, which can be a welcome reprieve or a confidence-crushing, lady-boner killing inconvenience. The motivations for that awkwardness could be any number of things — fear, anatomical misconceptions (more on that later), a bizarre societal Madonna/Whore complex — and rest assured all of them can be discussed and worked through.
Getting Oral Is Really Weird When You Can't See Your Partner's Head
BECAUSE WHERE DID THEY GO?! Is a ghost going down on you? I thought they just sexily helped you with pottery projects! (Yeah, yeah, I know he wasn't dead at that point in the movie. Whatever nitpicker. I don't come to where you work and ruin your jokes.)
Your Tingly Bits Will Be Extra Tingly
As previous points have highlighted, if something different is happening with your body during pregnancy, it can probably be blamed on (or be thanks to) increased blood flow and hormones. This includes vulva engorgement, which can lead to sensitivity. Now, sometimes this sensitivity can result in pain. But if you're one of the lucky ones, this can result in really fabulous orgasms.
You Will Have Awesome Sex Dreams
Sex dreams are common during pregnancy, and what are we going to blame this on? All together now: increased blood flow and hormones! Unfortunately, they're dreams, so you don't get to control how they go. There should be some sort of pregnancy blessing for this, like, "May all your pregnancy sex dreams star your favorite celebrity crush and not that weird dude from your office who always reheats fish in the communal microwave and takes casual Friday too far by wearing sweatpants to work."
You Don't Have To Worry About Penises Or Sex Toys Bumping Into Your Baby
As flattering as it might be for your partner to think that he is so prodigiously endowed that his mighty member is a point of concern for the safety of his growing family, you can both be assured that your baby cannot feel your partner during sex. Same goes if you or your partner use a strap-on, dildo, or vibrator. Your baby is safely tucked away behind your cervix and amniotic fluid. So bone away, folks!
Post-Partum Sex Is Another List Of Contradictions, Maybes, And Weirdness
Maybe your sex life will go back to normal in a few weeks. Maybe the idea of having sex weeks after birth will be both laughable and medically inadvisable. Maybe your sex drive will come back in full force. Maybe the combination of hormones and lifestyle changes (and let us never forget, horrible sleep) will put a damper on things for way longer than either you or your partner would want. Just as with pregnancy sex, there are no universals: Anything you hear can be true...or it could be true for the person telling you about their experience but you'll find it's not something that turns out to be an issue for you.
TL;DR: Expect everything and nothing and good luck!


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Red Wine Lover's Collection
Nothing goes together quite like wine and cheese. Poets have extolled the wonders of the pairing. Scientists have studied the alchemy behind it. You have indulged in it a whole lot, and rightly so. Now your wine and cheese evenings have gotten a lot easier, and a lot more delicious. With this collection, we've put together all the goods you'll need to accompany a bottle or two of red wine.
This collection include:
•BUTTERYEffie's Oat Cakes
•LUXURIOUSWhipped Maple Cream
•SPICYBayley Hazen Blue
Red Wine Lover's Gifts contain approximately 1.5 pounds of cheese. Will serve 5-7 oenophiles.
*Please note these assortments do not include Murray's Signature Gift Crate.


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Clearing debris from gutters is an essential bi-annual task for every homeowner. To prepare for winter, check out our other fall maintenance tips.
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Carving pumpkins is a quintessential autumn activity. This Halloween, create the best jack-o-lantern on the block with these clever hacks.
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Many homeowners dread fall yard work, but pre-winter maintenance prepares your lawn and garden for spring. These simple but reliable tricks make the rituals as quick and easy as ever.
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Give your visitors a warm welcome with a festive front porch. Simple autumnal decorations – like this planter box – capture the aesthetic of the season.
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Unless you have been hiding under a rock you have probably heard of Hello Games' No Man's Sky (releases August 9th), the space exploration game built through procedural generation. Managing director Sean Murray has been all over the internet for the past two years promoting the game, and it has been hyped by fans as "the last game you'll ever play." Let's evaluate that statement.
No Man's Sky is a game in which the game uses a formula to generate everything from the stars and planets to the animals and grass, and the game generates 18 quintillion planets. As the player you can participate in the game's four main facets: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Murray says players could focus entirely on one of these facets, such as staying on one planet, and seeing how long they could survive. However, the developers at Hello Games think people will dip their toes in all four pillars of this epic game.
How you play the game also hinges on which aspect of your character you choose to upgrade: suit, weapon, or ship. Each one of these has a myriad of "technologies" for you to install and employ in your quest. Survival and resources are an integral part of the game without which you can die or be stranded.
Different species of animals and plants are often unique to the single planet they appear on, and finding those organisms is a your own personal experience. In a demo with Polygon, Murray interacted with an alien race, and he says as your encounter a race multiple times you learn their language. This will help you with trade and upgrading technology throughout your journey through the galaxy.
You can of course destroy those relationships by destroying worlds and races as you see fit. According to Murray, combat is a necessary part of the game whether you want to fight or not because while exploring you will eventually encounter an unfriendly species of animal or make the world-guarding Sentinel robots angry.
But can all of these keep you entertained for hours upon hours? Murray has repeatedly said the "end goal" for players should be to reach the center of the galaxy, and that should take hundreds of hours. However, an individual, Redditor Daymeeuhn, was able to purchase the game early for about $1,300 last week, and he leaked some hype-crushing info. First of all instead of hundreds of hours, he reached the center of the galaxy in about 30 hours. He does add the caveat that he was about to exploit a game breaking flaw. He found an item that sells for extremely high values in the galactic market which he used to purchase warp drive upgrades.
With all of the news, hype, and spoilers surrounding No Man's Sky, I would approach this game with tempered curiosity. I'm a sucker for exploring space, but this game currently has a similar trajectory as Spore. It received much of the same hype, and after launch the game deflated. I wish the best for Hello Games, because I honestly want the game to be fantastic, but I'm cautious. Like all gamers at some point in there life, I've been burned by expectations before. If you pick up No Man's Sky, let us know what you think either in the comments, over on our Twitter @Nerd_901, or on our Nerd 901 Facebook page.


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Trying to find a way to fit today's topic with Two4Disney's theme of Wining, Dining & Disney, I decided to title it "Why We Go Out to Eat." The truth is, we're so annoyed by this California bag law that we grocery shop less – dine out more.
The good news is we have a Fresh & Easy within walking distance so we often pick up a handful of items and skip the bag. The government enforces a 10 cent per bag charge but it's the principle that counts. Banning plastic bags and charging for paper bags is a lame way to handle the issue of trash. But so far California and Washington State have both instituted such laws. You'd think that Oregon, the king of environmental laws, would jump on the bandwagon, too. But, I guess they're just too smart for that. 🙂
Check out these articles:
New Plastic Bag Laws Receives Mixed Reactions in Oakland
The Trendy Drive to Ban Plastic Bags: Does It Really Help the Environment?
We find ourselves shopping less and getting by with as little as we can just to avoid this whole bag issue, because bringing your own bags is complicated and annoying and not that useful, in the long run.


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When you own your own home based business, you can enjoy many benefits like flexible work schedules and being the boss. You have the opportunity to work on something that you are passionate about.
You must go to any limit when you are working to make your customers with a positive impression.Give them a little gift when they buy something, and let them know that you appreciate their business by thanking them for their orders. Let them know that you are important to your business.
It is important to know the cost of production for any products that you sell. Wholesale prices are usually double the cost to make them. Retail pricing mark-up is twice that of the wholesale price. Make your price-point something both you and your customers can agree upon.
It's vital to have an office. It doesn't have to be very large, but it should be comfortable.
Write a detailed business plan to guide the strategy of your home business. You have the ability to change this or disregard it at any time. You should occasionally review your plan from time to time and update it if necessary.
Look for business supplies wholesale. The web has an abundance of references for purchases like this, and you should be able to find excellent prices on the materials you require. Your business license will give you the ability to purchase supplies in this manner.
Always deposit the money.Don't wait around until the end of payments over weeks; deposit your earnings daily if feasible. Always use a teller to make deposits instead of the ATM, so that you can have no doubts that the money makes it into your account.
It isn't as hard or as time-consuming as you think to run a work from home business. A bit of knowledge and planning can do the trick. You will find it to be quite rewarding to be the boss and have convenient hours. Keep all of this in mind as you start your own business.


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I think there was a clue to Roberts' thinking during the first day of argument—during the argument on the applicability of the Anti-Injunction Act, an obscure "jurisdictional" statute, which precludes courts from ruling on the constitutionality of a federal tax until after the statute becomes effective and the tax actually is due. Roberts really indicated during that argument that he was interested in finding a way to rule that the penalty was a tax for purposes of Congress's taxing power but not a tax for purposes of the Anti-Injunction Act. That would remove the issue of whether the mandate was within Congress's Commerce power, since if it is a tax, the mandate and penalty/tax are within Congress's taxing power. And then the only issue would be whether this violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause (liberty! broccoli!). Late in the argument on the mandate issue the next day, under questioning by Sotomayor, the challengers' lawyer, Paul Clement, conceded that under its taxing power, Congress could do pretty much the same thing as it did under what Congress thought its Commerce power allowed it to do. That effectively killed the due process (liberty! broccoli!) argument, since for purposes of that argument, it made no difference which Congress's powers authorized it to enact the mandate and the related penalty.
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The Prayers of Children
by Laura Tverberg
People were bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this , they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to Him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." (Luke 18:15-17)
A very old hymn has these words:
Even though children now dont see Jesus in person, they can visualize Him in their minds eye as theyve seen Him in any of the many paintings depicting Jesus with children. They are naturally able to trust, because they are entirely dependent on others. It makes it possible to receive Gods kingdom, as Jesus said, with the trust that everyone needs. Children learn by imitating, and by sitting quietly with folded hands at prayer time at home, they will learn simple petitions. Their hymns of praise are surely pleasing to our Lord Jesus. Thinking of Jesus as a close friend is helped by remembering the words of the familiar hymn, "What a friend we have in Jesus . . . what a privilege to carry everything to the Lord in prayer.
Many people whose learning ability is limited are also able to offer prayers with confidence that they are heard by a loving Lord. A Christian friend said that when she is asked to pray for others, she has her disabled adolescent daughter also offer intercessory prayer. That was a surprise to me, but how good to know that such persons, childlike, in a way, offer prayers which are pleasing to the Lord and receive His blessing.
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After searching the market and failing to find any unique and modern collars for our dogs, we decided to take matters into our own hands, creating a collar that would stand out from your traditional collars. Fast forward two weeks and over 20 failed attempts using the monogramming machine that Brett's mum owned, the first getfrankie collars were made for Tim-Tam, Tyler and Mishka.
The following weekend, we took our dogs for a walk at a local dog park in the inner west of Sydney and were stopped multiple times by other dog owners asking where the collars came from. Once we told them that we had made them ourselves, two of the other owners asked if we could make one for their dogs. At this moment we realised that our accidental foray into dog collars might be the seed of an idea we could build a business around
Within 30 days, we had everything we needed to start production of our collars. We also had over 50 people who had pre-paid for their very own collars when they were ready after re visiting the dog park multiple times and spreading the word around family and friends.
But after posting out collars to everyone on the wait list, we realized there was a problem - the letters on the first batch of collars weren't embedding in the leather as well as they'd hoped, leading to a high number of returns and lots of hand written "We're Sorry" notes.
Following this we went back to the drawing board. With a change in the embossing process after purchasing a higher quality industrial grade monogramming machine and after dozens of collars were given away at no-charge to "road test" them, the end result was exactly what we'd hoped for - stylish, high quality and durable designer collars.
And that, my friends, is how getfrankie started. We have an (unhealthy) obsession with just 3 things: quality, customer service and helping your doggo stand out from the crowd with one of our custom-embroidered, super stylish collars.
If you want to spoil your doggo and make him the talk of the town, then you're at the right place.
Welcome to getfrankie!
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How do you compare the cost of living worldwide? An innovative way is to look at the prices of a McDonald's Big Mac in various countries as The Economist has being doing since 1986. Their 2005 data is given in Table 2.1.1 From this information you might conclude that the Euro is overvalued by 17% against the $US; that the cost of living in Switzerland is the highest; and that it is cheaper to live in Malaysia. Alternatively you would know that worldwide the average price of a Big Mac is $2.51; that half of the Big Macs are less than $2.40 and that half are more than $2.40; and that the range of the prices of Big Macs is $3.67. These are some of the characteristics of the prices of data ...
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State of the Judiciary Address focuses on Wisconsin court system's mission
Madison, Wisconsin - November 19, 2014
Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson gave her annual State of the Judiciary Address this morning at the Wisconsin Judicial Conference at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. The text of the speech is available here.
The Wisconsin Judicial Conference is the annual gathering of most of the state's trial and appellate court judges.


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Denver - On Thursday, May 15, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) approved the request from the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) to shift from 11 geographic rating areas for health insurance, to nine areas for 2015. The (DOI) made the request on May 9 (5/9/14 News Release "DOI Seeks Shift on Geographic Rating Areas for 2015").
Geographic rating areas are geographical units made up of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), counties or three-digit zip codes, which are used by insurance carriers to price premiums. In moving from 11 areas to nine, the DOI will combine four rural areas into two larger rating areas, while retaining the seven urban areas (or MSAs).
"These larger rating areas spread the risk and costs of health care over a larger population," said Commissioner of Insurance, Marguerite Salazar. "This is the most equitable way of working towards stable premiums in all regions in the state. The Division thanks the HHS for their prompt attention to this request to help the people of Colorado."
Because of this change, the DOI has extended its deadline for insurance carriers to provide plans and rates for 2015, from May 15 to June 6, providing time for insurance carriers to adjust to the new areas.
The HHS approved the change through its Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) and the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO).
The Colorado Division of Insurance regulates the insurance industry and assists consumers and other stakeholders with insurance issues.
DORA is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the marketplace and is committed to promoting a fair and competitive business environment in Colorado.
Consumer protection is our mission.
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The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) today announced it will ask the federal government for approval to change Colorado's geographic rating areas for health insurance for 2015.
Geographic rating areas are geographical units made up of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), counties or three-digit zip codes, which are used by insurance carriers to price premiums.
The DOI seeks to reduce the number of rating areas from 11 to nine, combining four rural areas into two larger rating areas, while retaining the seven urban (or metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs). Such a change will require approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Consolidating the higher health cost regions into larger rating areas will spread the risks and the costs of providing health care more equitably over a larger population," said Marguerite Salazar, Commissioner of Insurance. "We understand that people across the state are concerned about high health care costs and the impact on health insurance premiums. This is the fairest way of addressing the issue and working toward stable premiums in all regions of the state."
The announcement comes after a meeting last week of the Health Care Cost Study Group. At that meeting, the DOI put forth three options for rating areas following presentation of an actuarial analysis commissioned by the DOI for the study group. The DOI invited comments through Wednesday, May 7.
The DOI received 306 comments of which 138 addressed the rating area options. Of those, 117 were supportive of the nine rating areas structure.
As part of this change, on Friday, May 9, DOI will formally request approval from the Department of Health and Human Services to change Colorado's rating area structure. Due to this change, the DOI also will extend its deadline for insurance carriers to provide plans and rates for 2015 from May 15 to June 6, providing time for insurance carriers to adjust to the new areas.
Citizens only have a short couple of days - until May 7 to comment on options for reworking the geographic rating areas for health insurance.
Garfield County Commissioners considered three options in their meeting this afternoon. The board encourages citizens to comment on an option that involves either two rating zones outside the larger metropolitan areas - one in eastern Colorado and one in western Colorado, or a single statewide rating zone.
The options include:
Options 1 and 2 would spread the risk more broadly for insurance carriers thus creating lower rates for consumers.
If you would like to read the report, Colorado Total Health Cost and Geographic Study, you can find it here. Consumers with questions about insurance can contact the Division of Insurance at 303-894-7490 or 800-930-3745.
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Can You Change Your Facebook Url
Altering your Facebook Page Name
Changing your organisation name on your Facebook web page generally needs authorization from Facebook before it could take effect. Your insurance claim might be refuted if the recommended new name is not close adequate to the existing name or breaches any one of their web page guidelines. If your Facebook web page has not been made use of and also has few sorts, the simplest thing may be to create a brand-new page with the new name. Nevertheless, this is never ever recommended for energetic pages with a big amount of likes as well as involvement.
To find out more on ways to transform your web page name, take a look at Facebook's support area.
Facebook Usernames
The special identifier in your Facebook page url (the end of the link as shown by xyz: facebook.com/xyz) is called your username. If your link includes your web page name with a lengthy string of numbers, you do not have an unique username related to your web page.
Things to think about When Changing Your Facebook Username
- To pick a username you could follow these actions.
- Remember not all web pages are qualified to create a username, specifically if the page is relatively brand-new with little activity.
- If you want to transform your username, you could only be provided one chance to alter it.
- The preferred username might not be used by anyone else, so remember you can't constantly get the one you desire.
- Facebook has certain standards on what can be in your username which you can see below.
- If you change your username, your old Facebook link will certainly not redirect to your new link. Significance, anywhere the old Facebook page link is linked will no more work.
Actions to Modification Your Facebook LINK/ Username
-From the top of your Page, click Edit Page.
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-Click Change username in the Username area.
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I've been reading a lot about business models since taking Seth Godin's AltMBA earlier this year. Strategyzer's Business Model Generation book isn't so much of a read, but a process. One thing that I have realized however is that there is some confusion between Business Models and Strategy. HBR has a great video on this.
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If you intend to shop for baby's furniture, you may have to prepare well and in advance. You see, there are a lot of options that are available out there, and this can be overwhelming. A majority of the items are fundamental, but some are largely unnecessary. In fact, some baby's equipment is not useful at all. Here is a basic guide on how to purchase ideal baby furniture from furniture shops in Malta that will suit the needs of your baby.
First, you may have to go for a crib that meets all the baby's safety specs. In fact, any of the new cribs must meet all the standards. However, if you are looking to buying used ones, you should see to it that you check if it meets all specifications. The bedding of your baby's crib has to be flannelled-backed has a waterproof mattress cover. You should not use infant cushions that have lenient fabric covers and are lightly filled with malleable foam pellets. Ensure that all comforters, quilts, sheepskins, fpillows, and any other pillow like soft products. Remember that the safest position for a baby to sleep in is on her back.
Next is your changing table. Ensure that your baby's changing table has to meet all the safety standard. It has to be placed on a carpeted floor or padded mat and should lean against the wall. Ensure that it is far away from a window; you have to avoid all the possibilities of endangering your baby. Put shelves to hold wipes, diapers, as well as other changing equipment; they have to be within your reach. You do not have to be out there looking for what is needed.
You also need a diaper pail - always ensure that it remains closed. If you are going to recycle your own diapers, you may have to have a second diaper pail. You need to have a separate soiled diaper and those that are clean.
You may need a humidifier; that is if your home is extremely dry, your pediatric specialist may ask you to acquire a mist humidifier. It also may be of great benefit when clearing your child's stuffy nose when they have a cold. If you do use a humidifier, clean it regularly as directed in the package's guidelines and empty it when not in use. If not, microorganisms and other microbes may be incubated in the water. Steam nebulizers are not ideal since as they pose a danger of scalding. Check out for the best furniture for your from Baby Shops Malta.
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Joining forces for the first time on tour, Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray and the Gin Blossoms will play the pop rock hits of the 1990s and early 2000s on Sunday at the Newport Yachting Center as part of the Sunset Music Series.
While the bands shared success in the �90s, each group will bring earlier and later decade chart-toppers, including the highly anticipated Gin Blossoms� �Hey Jealousy,� Sugar Ray�s �Fly� and �Every Morning� and finally Smash Mouth�s �All Star.�
Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth said that the group had thought about doing the tour � dubbed the �Under the Sun� tour � starting four years ago, but never acted on it until recently. �We didn�t feel it was time for it,� Harwell said in a recent phone interview. He said he eventually wants to build the �Warped Tour� of the �90s.
Unlike a one-band performance, the four bands, including opener Fastball, give the whole show momentum, especially when they all are �on their game,� Harwell said. Gin Blossoms, Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth each will play for 40 minutes, giving each band ample time to �bring the party,� in Harwell�s words.
The bands have been traveling the country all summer long and worked out the kinks very quickly in the beginning, Harwell said.
�The thing about touring is that it usually takes about four to five shows to get it right and get back into the routine,� he said. �But once you get into it, the shows are great.�
Smash Mouth began as a punk band, but Harwell said that their sound evolved on its own. �Our sound got a little more mature as we got older,� he said. �We�re definitely a summertime band.�
The group made it big with the release of its second album, �Astro Lounge,� in 1999 and continued to produce albums through the beginning of the 2000s.
During the band�s hiatus after its 2006 album, �Summer Girl,� Harwell appeared on the Food Network�s �Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives� to participate in the Egg Challenge, a call for Harwell to eat two dozen eggs. �I don�t even know how (the challenge) got started,� he said, �but I agreed to do it if it was for charity.�
Fans ended up raising $15,000 � $5,000 more than originally anticipated � for St. Jude�s Children�s Research Hospital, which was more than enough for Harwell to take part in the challenge. �I think I took like three bites (of the eggs),� Harwell recalled, and eventually received help from bystanders to finish the eggs.
Smash Mouth will headline the Under the Sun show on Sunday, with the gates opening at 4:30 p.m. �We�re looking forward to it,� Harwell said, adding: �Smash Mouth is coming to town!�


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When it was beyond your control, you may qualify for "Innocent Spouse Relief / Innocent Joint Filer Tax Liability Relief"
By requesting innocent spouse relief, you can be relieved of responsibility for paying tax, interest, and penalties if your spouse (or former spouse) improperly reported items or omitted items on your tax return. Generally, the tax, interest, and penalties that qualify for relief can only be collected from your spouse (or former spouse.) However, you are jointly and individually responsible for any tax, interest, and penalties that do not qualify for relief. The IRS can collect these amounts from either you or your spouse (or former spouse.)
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When you file a California joint tax return, you and your spouse/registered domestic partner (RDP) both assume responsibility for paying the taxes, applicable penalties, and interest. However, if you meet certain legal requirements, you may qualify for relief from payment of all or part of the tax liability.
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A Gospel Community is a group of 15-20 men, women, and kids who desire to grow in their enjoyment of and obedience to Jesus as they do life together as a family. They meet intentionally once a week for dinner, prayer and bible study, so that they can be reminded of God's great love for them and their call to love others and make disciples. Our desire is to see each person in a Gospel Community growing in their love for Jesus, people in the church, and for the people God has put in their life who don't know Him. It is not something you check off a list, but a way of doing life.
Gospel Communities are scattered throughout San Diego and meet once a week for a dinner and time together.
Do Gospel Communities have start or stop dates?
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Army: (2000 pts)
- Canoness with Mantle, Book, Cloak, Blessed Weapon, 6x Celestian Retinue, Veteran with Eviscerator, and Priest with Eviscerator
- Junior Inquisitor with 2 Mystics and a Land Raider transport
- 2x 10 Battle Sisters with 2 Meltas and Veteran Sister, in Rhino (no upgrades)
- 2x 9 Dominion Sisters with 4 Meltas and Veteran Sister, in Rhino (no upgrades)
- 2x5 Imperial Storm Troops, with 2 Plasmas
- 3x Exorcists
Terrain: After terrain placement, the left side of M's deployment zone (my right) had a sprawling low ruins where he placed his objective marker. On my side, a blocky ruin in the far left corner, and some woods on the right, where I deployed my objective marker. Between our 2 objective markers were two rows of trees and a low hill; another row of trees were neatly granting cover saves on the far center left of the table. In all, excellent cover saves from nearly every angle for nearly anything being shot at long range.
What happened?
M deployed his Storm Troopers around his objective, and during the top of the first turn, moved his army onto the table in two groups: a smaller wing consisting of one unit of Battle Sisters, screening an Exorcist, on the left (my right) of the ruins his objective was in, and a larger wing consisting of his other vehicles, spread out across the rest of his deployment zone.
I moved on and felt comfortable enough about the heavy terrain and M's lack of significant vehicle-stopping firepower to split into two wings myself, sending half my Chimeras and several units of Immolators (with Storm Troopers) to challenge his smaller 'wing' and seize the objective, and the rest to delay and harass the other side of the table and keep M's other units off my objective – held by my last two Chimeras.
In short, my plan succeeded – M failed to really stop any of my units, he failed to concentrate fire on any of my vehicles before they got to him (shooting mostly at the Chimeras on my objective, rather than the transports rushing toward him), he failed to keep away from the nasty Immolator madness (particularly around his objective, which he was trying to hold with T3 guys in 4+ armor… and all my Immolators with a S5 AP4 weapon) and his one nasty hitter squad was isolated and overwhelmed in detail, managing to kill only one squad and several transports before going down hard.
Okay, what really happened?
The game started with M insisting that any units I deployed in woods (= agreed as area terrain) would have to shoot through woods to hit his vehicles, thus his vehicles would gain cover saves (= not true). He also insisted that since transports count as units (= true), that my HQ would HAVE to start on foot at the start of the game (= not true). I placed it in reserve instead, still in the transport. He contested LOS constantly from my vantage point, insisting that the trees I was deployed in would individually block LOS to his units (= true in general, but not in this case). When I pointed out to him that his arguments were not only illogical, but not supported by the rules, he babbled on about something new. But you know, whatever, right? Sometimes people just don't know what they're doing. Sometimes it's not malicious.
Then, at the start of turn one, it became crystal clear what sort of player M was. His transports and Exorcists zipped on, moving an inch or so further than they normally could have. When called on this, a jockeying match with tape measures ensued, and vehicles ended up being moved and replaced and repositioned ad nauseum. However, none of them moved more than 12 inches from his table edge, so I was mildly satisfied. I consoled myself by reminding myself that M didn't have any blast weapons (imagine the "fun" playing someone with a floating tape measure when there are blast templates involved).
Then I blasted his Land Raider (carrying his heavy-hitter Canoness unit) to pieces with meltaguns on the bottom of turn 2 – after having a rather lengthy discussion with M about how far units were allowed to deploy from transports, and showing him the specific rule. I later overheard him double-checking this with a more rules-competent acquaintance. Because after all, you never know if your opponent showed you a fake rulebook or something to prove his point, right?
The insanity continued – M never bothered to explain what he was doing, and would argue (!) instead of explain when I asked him to do so. If I didn't already know what his units could do, his actions would have been completely opaque to me. He blathered nonstop and blatantly tried to pressure me into making all sorts of bad decisions, and insisted that I reroll "cocked" dice that were no such thing – but of course, only those "cocked" dice that favored me. He used dice with a variety of different custom faces, but never bothered to explain the value of any of those faces. He conspicuously lied about his rolls on at least two occasions (treating rolls of "2" as rolls of "3', for example), and had a habit of quickly snatching up his 'successful' to-hit rolls to roll again for wounds, rather than pausing to show his opponent (me) what the outcomes were. On one occasion, he 'forgot' to roll for wounds, simply telling me that the hits he had rolled were wounds.
The breaking point was (I believe) on Turn 3 when M failed a morale check with a unit of his Battle Sisters, who fell back more than enough to flee off the table given where they were. M tried to flee them at a diagonal angle instead, "around" one of his nearby Exorcists, to keep them barely on the table. I had to point out twice (!) that the actual location of the Exorcist model physically did not prevent his unit from moving directly back and off the table. In other words, even WITH the Exorcist nearby, there was a shorter and perfectly clear line of retreat off the table. With poor humor and even poorer grace, M removed his unit. "Fine, if that's the way you want to play it," he grumped.
Oh, bucko, you have no f'in clue.
For those who don't know me, I spent ten years in the Ivory Tower of Academia before I got tired of the vile toxicity and left. In case you have don't know what that entails, let me explain. Being a practicing research academic means being a professional asshole, at a level that most people cannot possibly conceive. It means knowing a hundred different stupid rhetorical tricks to make the target of your righteous (or not) wrath feel like a complete moron, and a hundred more stupid tricks for cutting them off at the knees and destroying their logic, their argument, their reason, and their ability to keep speaking. It's been a long time since I was in practice being that scale of asshole, but it's not like the skills just vanished when I left the Ninth Circle of Hell to get a job in the Real World.
With a grim vindictiveness, I proceeded to give M what I sincerely hope was one of the worst games of 40K in his life. I cut him off constantly, attacked his credibility and knowledge of the rules, created multiple fake confrontations which I then readily won, consistently fought his every interpretation of the rules, and refused to let him get away with any more shenanigans, point blank. When he "nudged" a Rhino into a better firing position, I moved it back for him, chiding him like a recalcitrant child. When he moved a unit too far, I moved them back to the proper location, explaining the movement rules to him like he were an idiot. When he tried to fast-play, I conspicuously slow-played, forcing him to change his pace to match mine. When he asked about rules questions, I made him look them up himself. When he challenged anything I did, I made him prove that I couldn't – and kept playing and making moves while he tried to find the relevant rules in the book. When he blathered, I shut him up with a scathing retort.
In short, I completely subordinated M's personality and authority to mine, in a very blatant and vicious manner. Meantime, of course, I took liberal advantage of every move, angle, weapon, rule, and special ability that I had – and stopped bothering to explain what I was doing, either. Given how rusty I was at the task, I probably pulled off what in my prime I would have considered a C- performance in terms of ass-hattery (slightly below mediocre) – I stopped short of ad hominem (personal attacks), and definitely didn't go full-bore. What can I say, I'm years out of practice. In this case, it was more than sufficient, as M quickly folded like the fake-ass punk he was.
My sad-sack opponent had started the game talking a mile a minute, and by the end was almost completely silent. It probably would have been a victory for my army anyway, but given how thoroughly I took advantage of him, M was almost completely wiped out. I had lost three of my Chimeras, two of my Storm Trooper units, immobilized one Immolator in terrain, and lost one squad of Celestians (nearly all of them lost to a rampaging Canoness and her two pet Eviscerators that would miraculously have been assaulting 13+ inches, had I not been clamping down on M's stupidity). M had his Inquisitor, one Exorcist, and half a Dominion squad left when he conceded midway through my fifth or sixth turn.
Technically, because he conceded, I should have gotten a full 2000 victory points out of M, but I was too tired after this little jaunt through the sewer of bad sportsmanship to care to push it. I let the little weasel get away with preserving a few victory points, and he slunk off to bother me no more. In hindsight, given that the tournament standings were based on victory points (scored and preserved), I probably should have gone all-in and taken the points, but oh well. Good riddance.
As an Exciting Footnote (tm) to this tale: throughout the game, such as it was, I had taken notes for this report on the back of an extra army list M had provided me before the game. After this game, I cleaned up the table a bit, stacked my papers and notes under my miniatures, and went out to grab dinner. When I came back from dinner to get ready for game three, those game notes (and the army list they had been written on) had vanished. Gee, how mysterious. I wonder what could have happened to them?
Turning the Tables
Lesson one: don't be a dick. M clearly did not enjoy the game he played with me. Surprise, moron. That's what other people experience when they play YOU. I'm positive, because I double-checked. What, you didn't think that your tournament opponents would talk to each other?
Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't like being on the receiving end? Then stop doing it. Because here's lesson two:
Lesson two: there is ALWAYS a bigger asshole than you out there. I've no idea why M plays like he does. I've no idea if it's just something he brings out at tournaments, or against people he doesn't know, or what. I've no idea if this is the way his entire circle of friends plays, cultivating the bad sportsmanship like a rare-blooming carrion flower. But being this kind of gamer is a dead-end road. Eventually you WILL run into someone who can make you his/her whipping boy, and I'm not just talking about game-wise, or tactics-wise. I gave you a really unpleasant two hours, and this wasn't even the most unpleasant I can be – and there are plenty of people that I've met, that I guarantee can make my worst efforts feel like a wonderful and rejuvenating day at the spa in comparison with what THEY can bring. And when you provoke THAT expert in douche-baggery, are you really going to be having all that much fun?
Lesson three: stop cheating. There are ways to be successful at dickishness. Being an obvious cheat is not one of them. Not only do you have much less leverage in a "rules" confrontation if you're totally making shit up, but when you make honest mistakes in the game, as nearly everyone does, it will just look like you're cheating some more.
Lesson four: concentrate fire. This is the only piece of tactical advice I can really give, for three reasons. First, M's tactics were pretty bad: he split his forces and his firepower and got overwhelmed in detail – he should have concentrated both his forces and his firepower. The fact that he didn't is why I figured I would probably have won the game anyway. Second, most of my notes from the battle "mysteriously" vanished, and I had to recreate what happened from memory – and honestly, what happened in the game is not what I remember most clearly here. Finally, why am I going to bother giving useful game advice to someone I don't respect, and intensely dislike?


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- 1 Egg
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Sagan Tosu were tipped to be a clear candidate for relegation by most pundits last season, but made some key signings after the season had started. GK Gonda and FW Ibarbo both made a huge difference to the team, and were contributing factors in Sagan finishing as high as 8th place.
They hope to build on that finish here, and have more or less kept their entire squad with only a few changes. Most notably their best FW and top-scorer 7 years in a row before last season have decided to go to South Korea to play instead. His 2017-season wasn't up to his usual standards though, and it seems his place in the pecking-order changed. They will instead have to rely heavily on one of the biggest attractions to J1, which is Ibarbo. He's not a goal-getter type though, but they also got a couple of other decent names up there. Defensively and in midfield they are more or less unchanged, although a couple of new players have been brought in there as well.
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8th place
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The Big Wind
In my wildest dreams, I never once considered that during our time in Ireland, Arden and I'd find ourselves in the midst of a hurricane! While it doesn't begin to compare to Houston's Harvey or the devastation Florida and Puerto Rico sustained, it has still rendered this country powerless.
Allen and I were "trip-crazy," (another Ooma-ism, describing your excitement before an upcoming journey) during the night so a good night's sleep was elusive. Therefore, we were aware when the wind began to blow in the middle of the night. By 5:00, when he had to get up and shower, it was only building steam but still dry outside. No rain, yet.
Michael, the most dependable cab driver in the entire world, picked us up promptly at 5:25 to get me back to the school and Allen on the road to Cork to catch the bus to Dublin. At this writing, I do not know what his status is. The last I heard was that he was through security and had a boarding pass.
Around 10:00 this morning, our power went out and we have spent the day without power or water. Turns out, the well's pump is electric. So, that meant our toilets had one flush and we have more than one person per toilet. And, we had no drinking water. Ever resourceful, we made do with what we had. We pooled all our provisions and made a dozen or so scrambled eggs and had been given a fresh loaf of sourdough bread from the Bread Shed this morning, so we had a decent, early afternoon meal.
Happily, ours is one of two cottages with a gas stove so we are able to cook. All the others have electric. All day, people came in and out, gathering here and our wee room with the gas stove was the warmest room in the place. Joe, who was in the possession of a lot of pork he'd just gotten from Frank Murphy this morning, came over to cook it on our stove, drawing ever more crowds here. We traded our fire for his food.
We all hunkered down in here, with our binders and study guides, trying to bone up on the things we need to learn for next week's six-week exam. After doing more of that than we could bear, people turned to pleasure reading and napping. Nanne, pronounced, "Nuh-Nuh," tried to make bread on top of our wood-burning stove, to not great effect. His "bread" wound up as kindling which we needed more of anyway. All the other food efforts were successful and everything we did, got the name, Storm Studying, Storm Naps, Storm Eggs, Hurricane Stew, etc.
The real takeaway from this is how vulnerable we, as the general citizenry, are. It's very humbling how ill equipped we are in survival knowledge. Country folks are far better prepared for events like this than city people are. It made me think of Jane Austen and her lovely books and how quaint it all seems, taking her stories in from this side of the page. They read books, played the piano, went for walks when gentlemen came to call and when the weather was nice but they had no electricity either and when it got dark, they pretty much had to go to bed. Actually living something resembling that, I bet it was horrendous!
Cabin fever set in, inevitably, and I had to get out of here and survey the damage, once the worst of it had passed. There was evidence of the storm everywhere and the wind continues to howl. Fences are in disarray, tree limbs are down and not one light is on anywhere. I ran into Toby, Darina's son, who told me the entire country is without power! That's just incredible to me. He said they were going to begin trying to reestablish power this evening and that hopefully we'd have gas in the morning. That way, he said, we'd at least have the hobs (stovetops) to cook on. Also, this was the first time in the 35 years of the school's history that they've ever cancelled class. Further reporting has just confirmed that they'll work to get the power on to cities first and we, in the middle of nowhere, will literally be last on the list.
I foraged for some felled twigs and smaller limbs for our stove, so we'd at least have that for heat and some light. I also discovered that the hen house has a generator humming along, keeping them warm. At least we'll have more eggs tomorrow. #Priorities
It's black as pitch right now and I sense a make-lemonade-out-of-lemons spirit. I imagine an Ophelia "blowout" is underway as everyone is eating Storm Sandwiches and drinking Hurricane Heinekens. The gathering voices in the other room and the hilarious card game beside me called Bullshit tell me, no one's going to go to bed anytime soon. We're partying up a storm.
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