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An Education (2009)
Disappointed by Short-Cuts
I was disappointed in the writers for taking a short-cut by having David turn out to be a coward/crook/immature creep, and letting that discovery be the film's turning point, rather than Jenny experiencing a deeper revelation about the life she was pursuing at the expense of taking the "hard route."
And the disappointment is heightened by the potential that the film had leading up to the map theft, even though it was still salvageable until we learn David is married.
A better fulcrum for Jenny's revelation could have been made through her experience with Helen (the ditz) and tandem with Danny betraying David by discouraging Jenny's decision to marry.
I thought this was where the film was going.
So what could have been a great film with the premise of "that which is not earned is not valued" instead became "men are invariably slime balls; don't trust them."
IE - if David had not been a fraud, there is no reason to believe that Jenny would have changed her mind at all and all of her reasons for making the choices she did would have been justified.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
I suppose Christopher Reeve should have killed himself
Pretty disgusting, non-life affirming movie. If your life sucks - kill yourself, because *some* lives are not worth living.
And this woman did not have as much to complain about as many others before her who faced far greater losses and had far fewer assets than she did.
A good counter-argument to this film is Castaway. The main character there may as well have killed himself too.
While I disagree strongly with Chris Reeves politics, he took a pretty horrid situation and committed his life to productive achievement - he continued acting and sought political reform.
So you can't walk again, thus you can't fight again, thus you should kill yourself? What about Morgan Freeman's character? He lost an eye - oh no, no more crowds cheering - I suppose that he should inject himself with a lethal dose of addrenaline, too.
That, along with a VERY inaccurate portrayal of a Catholic priest (his answer for 'explain the Trinity' is not the answer a real Catholic priest would ever give) makes clear the producers ignorance and disdain for the Church of Rome.
Kid Notorious (2003)
Horridly Unfunny
Not interesting, maybe just to Hollywood types who are full of themselves. Comedy Central is definitly hit or miss - hits are South Park, Reno 911, and Crank Yankers. KN is definitly a big miss - not just unfunny, but unwatchable and stupid. It makes you feel stupid just watching it.
Reno 911! (2003)
2nd best show by CC ever
Excellent chaser for Southpark. Hilarious, original, smart. Most skits are at least chuckle-worthy, but some are absolutly dead-on crackups. The series has a lot of potential -a lot of places it can go. The characters are set up to cover all the stereotypes, all the character types you would expect in a show like this - and some you wouldn't expect. Anyway, this is the second best show to originate on CC after Southpark.
Underworld (2003)
Great style, char development, and lore
If you saw the trailer, you know this movie has style to the max - very slick and smart in that way. Surprisingly, though, the characters are well developed as you come to understand their motivations. Granted, it's no Shakespear, but still keeps you on your toes. And for anyone interested in this genre, the lore of the movie is very well done, very plausible within context, and a great start for a new franchise.
Tears of the Sun (2003)
excellent film, exactly what a movie should be
Subtle character development and a good blend of music and cinematics. This is not a film for cynics - it is an attack on cynacism. All of the technology was real, and this kind of an event could happen and similar events have happened in Rwanda and Somalia. The only marginal implasability was *spoiler - stop reading if you haven't seen it* that the initial rocket attack caused the trees to fall in an optimal defensive position for our heroes.
Gods and Generals (2003)
Unlike most films that focus on this era that seek to dramatize and weave plots through the background of historical events, Gods and Generals focuses on the individual dramas of conflicting motivations on both sides of the war, with special focus on Stonewall Jackson.
A very enjoyable film for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Most notable is that there really aren't any true villians in this film, making it a genuine tradgedy.


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User Home Pages: Vickie Mullett Franke's Family Page
|If you scroll down there is some related links and GEDCOM files.I have recently decided to start researching again so feel free to email me with any questions you may have and I will get back to you as quickly as possible.
Here is some of the MULLETT SIDE SURNAMES.Birth places are in Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Switzerland, Scotland, Ireland.
Ashby/ Blaine/ Brandon/ Brooks/ Cummings
Dunfee/ Dunfield/ Edge/ Graham/ Hall
Hauwert/ Hissig/ Hoffer/ Kaferli/ Konig
Moore/ Mullett/ Palmer/ Rytz/ Schupbach
Stauffer/ Warren/ Wigfield
Here is some of the BAILEY SIDE SURNAMES.Birth places are in Virginia, and West Virginia.
Bailey / Burford/ Goff/ Harris/ Lanham/ Persinger/ Pritchard
Sprouse/ Tucker/ Wallace
Any information or emails should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks for any information or help that you can give.
Unfortunately do to an unknown issue that had caused my primary disc to delete everything on it...and my back up disc missing...I do not have a lot of research. I decided to scan everything and put it on a disc a while ago and shredded a majority of my paper trail...lesson learned...keeping a paper trail from now on. Most of my information has been posted on message boards.
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He is a 2006 inductee into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame.
His accomplishments in coaching during stints at Little Falls, Shenendehowa and Broadalbin-Perth are legendary.
Tonight, Jim Zullo leads his Indian Lake boys' basketball team against Crown Point. A victory by Indian Lake (1-0) would give Zullo his 500th career win.
Zullo's most impressive run during his career came when he guided Shenendehowa to four Section II Class A titles in a five-year span as the Plainsmen prevailed in 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91.
A triumph tonight would make Zullo the fourth Section II boys' coach to reach 500 career wins. He would join all-time leader George Mardigan (Watervliet), George Khoury (Warrensburg) and Paul Lyons (Albany).
Although Zullo would not have won 500 games in Section II competition, the vast majority of his victories came coaching at Shenendehowa and Broadalbin-Perth.
Indian Lake, a team from Section VII, won its opener Wednesday with a 75-26 over The King School.


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Graphics: 9.2
Gameplay: 9.4
Sound: 10
Control: 9.1
Replay Value: 9.2
Rating: 9.3
Publisher: EA Sports BIG
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In a frenzy where Metal Gear Solid 2, Xbox and GameCube are launching subsequently, the general public begins to forget about other games such as Burnout, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Half-Life and SSX Tricky. A game like Metal Gear Solid 2 has completely cast a shadow over each and every other game that hovers anywhere around its release date. It's quite unfortunate if I do say so myself, because a AAA title such as SSX Tricky won't be getting the sales it really deserves. You can either blame it on poor marketing or...no wait you really can't blame it on anything else. SSX Tricky is the official sequel to the #1 PS2 game of 2000, SSX. It -SSX Tricky- was originally planned to be a minor upgrade with a few extra features here and there, but eventually as the process led on, the game evolved into what it is today, SSX Tricky. Initially I had this feeling that the game wouldn't offer me new of anything. Sure, the two extra stages and the four new characters are a nice touch, but what is so extraordinary about the game that will make it stand out among its descendant? In my head: taking everything that the original did and overhauling it beyond recognition. Indeed, this deed was done.
  Based on second-generation standards, the original SSX would still be considered a wonderful looking title across every platform. As if the first title didn't look fantastic enough, EA has improved the visuals in many areas. For one, the texturing has been polished, as every thing is presented with a more solid and organic look. The backgrounds are sharper than they ever were, each stage features its own unique atmosphere and no two stages are designed alike. Your surroundings are filled with dozens upon dozens of structures such as rails, ramps, trees, and etc. None of these structures present a jagged line, and are quite smooth as far as backgrounds go. The frame rate, even at the toughest stages in the game, now manages to be as stable as can be. Instead of the game slowing down a bit, the frame rate stays constant at a perfect 60 frames. Tricky's rider detail has improved quite dramatically over the originals. Physically, each and every character is well defined. Characters such as Moby now have this lean built, muscular look to them. On top of that, facial expressions have been given to every single rider as well. The graphics have changed and at first it may not seem like anything eye-popping or jaw dropping, but the changes are there and they look good. To top things off, this graphics engine still has its impressive eye-candy and non-existent pop-up; wonderful visual package folks, not much to really complain about.
  Let's take everything that SSX did so well, multiply that by three, and you get SSX Tricky! EA has really outdone themselves with 'Tricky. First of all, the game features a deluge of incredible new features. For starters, each and every classic SSX track has been revamped to an extreme extent! Most of these tracks share pretty much nothing in common with their "original" counterparts. It's too hard to compare Snowdream and Elysium Alps to their original forms. EA has completely overhauled each and every track by re-arranging the geometry, topography, routes/pathways and adding a flood of new structures such as rails, ramps and big air jumps. Take my word on it; if it weren't for the game menus identifying the stages for you, you'd swear these are brand new tracks. SSX Tricky easily features the best videogame presentation ever! The main menu is presented in traditional DVD-movie style. You can either choose to play the game, or check out nearly 10 features which include behind the scenes looks at the voice actors, the development of the tracks, the inspiration behind the tricks, a description of SSX Tricky, a behind the scenes look at the soundtrack with Mix Master Mike, and etc. Everything is presented in FMV formatting, as there are dozens and dozens of videos to check out.
  The game itself surpasses the original by every figure. With the re-designed tracks, two additional tracks, four new characters, and an all new 3D menu interface, SSX Tricky is a blast from the start. To get things started, Tricky's arsenal of tricks has expanded slightly with the inclusion of Uber tricks. Essentially, Uber tricks are signature moves that each snowboarder has. When your boost meter fills up 100%, you will hear the words "It's Tricky" repeated a couple of times, actually it's a portion from Run DMC's opening theme to the game. Once that happens, you will see a display on the bottom telling you what to do to pull of an Uber trick. These Uber tricks are insane!! They consist of cheating the laws of physics, by performing sick and twisted moves with or on the board. To see the Uber tricks in motion is something to be really excited about. They're wild and some even outrageously funny. SSX Tricky's world circuit mode features interactivity between other riders. Each and every rider has his/her own feelings towards you. Some are neutral, while others are your friends or enemies. At the start of a race, your chosen rider will speak to either his friend or enemy to get them fired up. During the race if you punch and knockdown your enemy, not only will your boost meter fill to the top, but after the race your enemy will exchange a few words with you. Also during a race, if you knock down somebody other than your enemy, his/her resentment meter towards you will grow. Much like the first SSX, you will be awarded points, new venues, boards and etc for your completion of either the race or showoff event. From a personal stand point, if only SSX Tricky had online gameplay, it would've been able to rival Tony Hawk 3 for extreme sports supremacy. If asphalt and wheels aren't your thing, SSX Tricky sure will be. The game is a true sequel that is every bit as fun as the original! SSX fans, do not hesitate to buy this title!
  EA has done it once more. They've brought out some of the best sounds in an extreme sports title to date. For starters, we've got the original SSX soundtrack in its entirety featured in Tricky. Second, the game features a Hollywood cast of voice actors playing the roles of characters such as Eddie (David Arquette), Zoe (Bif Naked), Elise (Lucy Liu), Brodi (Billy Zane), Luther (Oliver Platt) and Seeiah (Macy Gray). Line-ups don't get as star studded as this folks. Each and every one of these celebrities has won either an Emmy, an Oscar, an MTV Award or a Grammy. It shows that EA played their cards right when they were hiring the talent for the game. Mix Master Mike and Rahzel, along with a slew of other DJs and recording artists have returned to SSX to premiere more excellent tracks. If my count is not mistaken, there are around 30 different tracks in the game. Simply put, SSX Tricky's audio is fantastic!
  Of course, as many of us should know, SSX Tricky controls are different than other extreme sports titles such as Tony Hawk and Coolboarders. The gamer must make full use of the shoulder buttons (R1, R2, L1, L2) in coordination with various directional movements in order to pull off a stunt. Grinding rails is done automatically; just ride up to one and your character will begin grinding the rail or pole or whatever the structure may be. SSX controls are definitely precise, as the game still allows use of both analog and digital pads. The Dual Shock's got a great hit to it as well. Overall, it's a tight package in this field as well. SSX enthusiasts will feel right at home.
  I'll be honest; at first I wasn't expecting much from SSX Tricky. I thought that it would be more of a rehash, rather than an all new title with mind-blowing traits. The venues have been completely re-designed to an unrecognizable state. In addition, the game features a DVD style presentation that includes dozens of videos of behind the scenes development footage of the game. Visually, the game still looks incredible, as fine touch ups were made here and there, and especially to the texture detail. While it's not absolutely dramatic, the visual changes are there. To top everything off, Tricky's audio/soundtrack is probably the best in an extreme sports title to date. I've heard many great soundtracks, but nothing at the moment compares to SSX Tricky. SSX fans: get Tricky if you know what's good for you. Not only is this a follow up to the best PS2 title of 2000, but it's also one of the best extreme sports titles of the year. The recommendation for a purchase stands very high.


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An interview with German teenager Sven Jaschan, arrested in connection with the Sasser and Netsky virus outbreaks, has revealed that all of his classmates at college knew that he was the author of the destructive worms.
The interview in Stern magazine paints a picture of Jaschan as a shy, quiet teenager studying computer science at the vocational school in Rotenburg. The magazine describes him as a young man with few friends, who didn't like drinking or partying.
However, Jaschan discussed the Netsky worms he was writing in early 2004 with his brothers, sisters and many of his classmates. "They even encouraged me to add something that would cause damage, but that was never what I wanted," claims Jaschan in the magazine. Soon, it is said, all of the students in Jaschan's class knew what he was doing, and Jaschan claims that some of them helped him distribute his malicious code.
As the various versions of the Netsky worm bombarded businesses worldwide with millions of nuisance emails, Jaschan finally felt he was earning the respect of his classmates. "It was just great how Netsky began to spread, and I was the hero of my class," he is said to have told the reporters from Stern.
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- Governor Beverly Perdue has proposed a $20.98 billion general fund budget for fiscal year 2009-10 and a $21.65 billion budget for fiscal year 2010-11. The governor's proposed budget, if enacted, would reduce general fund appropriations by $42 million, or 1.8%, over the authorized fiscal year 2008-09 budget. However, it is a $596 million, or 2.9%, increase after adjusting for mid-year reductions.
- The governor closes the estimated $3.4 billion budget gap by using federal recovery dollars ($1.7 billion), enacting spending cuts ($1.3 billion), increasing excise taxes ($501 million), and making other small revenue and fee changes ($80 million).
- The governor's revenue plan includes a small increase in the state Earned Income Tax Credit for working families. However, the plan overall is highly regressive and will weaken North Carolina's longterm fiscal solvency by increasing the state's reliance on inefficient revenue sources. For example, the plan includes a $1 increase in the cigarette tax, an increased rate on other tobacco products, and a 5% surcharge on alcohol -- all tax increases that more heavily impact low-income people and that are unreliable long-term revenue sources.
- The governor's $1.3 billion spending reductions are derived primarily by budgeting for less than 100% of the salary cost of
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Thread: [SOLVED] Why does the compiler return "not a statement" for this method body please?
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You are multiplying two numbers, then dividing by 100, but what do you want to do with the result? My guess is that you want to either have the method return this result or else add this interest that you calculated to a variable, perhaps you want to add it to the balance.
So bottom line, either have the method return something (and if so, be sure that the return type is changed from void to double), or else use the number you calculate in a statement that has a variable on the left side of an equals sign, and this calculation on the right.
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I was working in the early hours and I think the birds had just started singing which possibly distracted me :o
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My 3rg g-grandfather michael Fullen b Derry ireland 1810, do not know when he came to America? was married bef 1839to Susan jane McAfee, she born in PA they lived in maryland and later in Indiana where they both died. I cannot find any info on michael or Susan except their grave marker, the courthouse burned and cannot get any info for Michael. Yheir children: Arthur b11-24-1843 d 12-5-1914, patrick b 1-24-1844 d 12-15-1919, John Arthur b 8-2-1839 d 8-6-1907, Margaret May married a Gabbert bAny help would be greatly appreciated.Anything to help find info for this family would be greatly appreciated thanks lisa


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Jen Joy put it best when she said "spring pollen is like being trapped in a snow globe". Combine the thick fluffy flakes with hot, humid weather and you get an idea what kind of weather is gripping the Capital Region this week. Ice cream and anti-allergy sales are booming and everyone is prepping fishing gear and tents to camp this Memorial Weekend.
But unlike most weekends when my proverbial wings like to travel, this Saturday and Sunday is for exterior house and lawn maintenance alone. I'm releasing my inner weekend warrior and getting a jump start on house improvements today. Painting the shutters, repaving the driveway, caulking the concrete walkway, cleaning out the garage, adding a shed, cleaning the grill, landscaping, and on and on and on.
But all these tasks are time-consuming, especially for one single gal with limited tools – which is what makes fathers even more special this time of year.
To hell with the heat, my Dad works like an immigrant day laborer from Mexico. He visits only about 3x a year but I make use of his work ethic and frugal shortcuts. While he and my stepmom are here this weekend, we'll stop by Ace Hardware for a Memorial Day sale on gimlets and awls or Lowes for pressure-treated timbers for a raised garden.
My 20-year old washing machine is also making a funny noise and the heating vents need cleaning. All these projects and so many more await an eager Dad who excepts nothing but a homegrown meal of steak and potatoes in return. If it doesn't call for a chainsaw or a ladder, I can provide.


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The must-have look for him this spring/summer – shorts in vibrant hues and great patterns giving a comfy, distinguished, yet wholly, less casual look.
The Men's collection Spring/Summer features new washes for Water<Less™ jeans. Water<Less™ jeans by Levi's® are made using significantly less water. The average pair of jeans uses 42 litres of water in the finishing process. The Water<Less™ collection reduces the water consumption by an average of 28 percent and up to 96 percent. So far, Water<Less™ jeans have helped save more than 156 gallons of water.
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|Reviews for Moonwalker
| seredemia chapter 1 . 6/20/2010
Aaw... This was just so calm, beautiful and... I don't know how to explain it. I'm just rather speechless. This poem was just... wow. I love love love love LOVE this line:
'and you're reminded- no, I'm reminded
of mortality and the way a raindrop laughs against the backdrop of the world
but still goes splat at the end of the song.'
-How the hell did you ever think up of that line? That was utterly wonderful and creative... I loved every line of this.
| Kobra Kid chapter 1 . 6/15/2010
I really enjoyed reading this poem! :). It had a great flow and I loved the whole tone of it. You also had good vocabluary as well. Keep on writing! :D
~B. Cross from the Roadhouse
| Sarah A. W chapter 1 . 6/14/2010
I like the flow of your poem and how you repeated "breath in, breath out" This always gives the poem strength and it supports the idea of how you changed in the present.
I hope I understood the poem well.
| this wild abyss chapter 1 . 6/14/2010
This poem is very interesting and abstract. I like the way you left it open to interpretation, though I'm certain it meant something in particular to you. The flow was nicely done, and I liked your word choice. "Mongrel" in particular.
Nicely done.
Adonnen (The Roadhouse)
P.S. Now, since you've already reviewed my poem, I don't need a return review. (I've got nothing else of interest up, anyway) Just think of this as me paying you back. (:
| dreamergurl-02 chapter 1 . 6/9/2010
I like how you connected the beginning of the poem to the near of the poem by the repetition of "I breathe in, breathe out" Those lines really made a powerful impact and contributed a lot to the imagery. I really liked the last line with the "up and away from me" The word choice really left a vivid image on my mind.
-from the review game
| greenforests chapter 1 . 6/7/2010
Firstly I love how you used 'I breathe in, breathe out' in the last stanza, like a reflection of growing up and looking back it made the poem feel more complete. Secondly I like the assertiveness you use "I'm gone, and you'll be gone too" the strength in these lines tell me that it all means something. All over, a good poem with strength that is moving and resolution that is finale.
| in theory chapter 1 . 6/1/2010
I enjoyed the informal tone in this, it's very 'down-to-earth', ironically I guess. I found the 'I'm going, baby' a little strange if I'm honest, it's just a little *too* in your face and not in the 'makes you think' way. Okay I must really stop using daft cliches. I found the rhythm well-accomplished and easy to sink into, overall making for an easy read. Good rhythm is my personal favourite thing in a poem anywho though. The opening line is spectacular, a poem by itself. Great job.
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| notveryalice chapter 1 . 5/31/2010
I randomly clicked your newest poem because I owed you a re-do from WCC like, forever ago, and I'm glad I did.
Even though the flow of the poem changed with its changeable form, I thought that it suited the topic well. It would make no sense to have a steady flow of words describing words that are mercurial and unreliable.
My absolute favourite image from this poem was at the very beginning: "the words of ancient days travel down forgotten ways/ on the breeze". When I first read it, I thought it referred to ancient myths or legends, but then as I continued to read I thought it might refer to the ancient words spoken in the narrator's relationship with the person she's speaking about. Either way, the image stayed with me and I liked it a lot. Your use of rhyme really strengthened it for me.
I truly enjoyed this poem even though I didn't know what every image meant - in this instance, it was OK. I didn't need to know, because an inner monologue like this doesn't necessarily need to be translatable into images another person can readily understand. Even though this image: "fingers sliding off the thread made of imagination and those teeny, tiny stars" evoked a very powerful mental image of a spidersilk thread and brilliant, shining droplets of water, I didn't know what it meant to the narrator, and to her(?) relationship.
I thought the relationship between the narrator and some other person was the subject, but she could easily be addressing people in general, and the nature of words - and the double interpretation of the poem is something I appreciate. It definitely contributed to my enjoyment of the piece.
-Word Play
Your use of inner rhyme in this poem seemed careful and well-executed. It strengthened the images you used it with, making them stand out, providing a framework for the lines in which you didn't use any rhyme.
I wasn't fond of your use of bold text, but I don't think it was an error in judgement or detrimental to the poem - it's just a personal preference of mine in poetry. I prefer that if a poet has an instance of a technique like bold or spacing or italics, that it remain consistent throughout the poem, and not just appear once... Although in this case, I can see why you did it - the word "listen" is important to the poem, and the line wouldn't make sense without the bold text.
I didn't get the anger that previous reviewers did. If anything, the narrator seemed contemplative, observant - she's trying not to be angry, trying not to emote - which is part of what I took from "I breathe in, breathe out". (Those lines serve another function for me, as a reader: they frame the poem, in the same way breath always frames words. They are part of the reason I interpreted the poem to be about speech as a human phenomenon.)
-Technical Aspects
As I've said, I think your use of inner rhyme is judicious in this poem. Sometimes I don't know why you end a line, apart from "it sounds good to end it there", but that's fine by me. I've only read very few poems in which the pure line structure conveys concrete meaning to the reader.
Given my weirdo interpretation of the poem, I felt the form suited it perfectly, as I've said above.
To sum: I liked this poem a lot. You have converted me to Dee.
Sorry about the lateness of this review. I was across the country for a week running my arse off. No excuse, I know! But I didn't do it for laziness' sake, I promise.
| Devrich chapter 1 . 5/21/2010
Review Game
I like how you can read the poem with a different tone, ie. anger or with an upbeat touch, either way it makes for an interesting read, try it you'll see what I mean..
I also liked the vocabulary put into the piece, made it very enjoyable, even though I have no idea wtf a swindler is lol.
I couldn't really find anything I really didn't like about it.
Hope this is a good enough review for ya. Good job
| Isca chapter 1 . 5/21/2010
"There's a swindler on my tongue." I applaud you simply for using the word "swindler" in a poem. Gotta love it. This is also a very poignant image.
I like the repetition of "I breathe in, breathe out." It definitely ties the piece together and adds a nice touch of realism to the subject.
"But still goes splat." This is very post-modern to me; the raindrop sings but still dies. Cool.
"I'm going. I'm gone." This is a nice little dose of temporal wit.
| Then They call me M chapter 1 . 5/20/2010
breath in, breath out...
i think i like it


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Assistant professor of psychology at Western New Mexico University
The coverage of the shooting in Florida has been particularly egregious: Interviews with students just as they're exiting the school; reporters tweeting at students in a lock-down situation; CNN broadcasting cellphone video footage that had been recorded from inside the school, warning viewers of its graphic and disturbing nature.
CNN posts the footage online too, and if you click through, they will count all those views and decide that they should continue broadcasting live film of the next mass shooting, because we "like" it.
Although the victims of shootings are random, the occurrence of shootings is not random throughout the year. National news on one shooting seems to trigger the next shooter who was contemplating doing something similar. Then we often see a latent period for a month or two before another rash of shootings occurs.
That was not always how it used to be. And I am talking five years ago and 10 years ago. The shootings clustered, yes, but less frequently. Around 2012, the average number of incidents a year was about 15. Around 2003, there were about seven incidents a year. From 1950 to 2000, only about three incidents or less occurred a year. The past three years, we have had 20 or more incidents each year. The number of fatalities has also tripled.
I might have written a few years ago that there is something wrong with some of us, but not all of us. Now, I am more inclined to agree with NBC's Megyn Kelly, a statement I never thought I would make, when she said, "something in our culture is off ... something is just wrong," after the mass shooting in Texas last November. It looked like mathematician Sherry Towers's contagion model was correct. Prof.
Towers, an Arizona State University researcher, determined that mass shootings over the past 15 years cluster in time: For every three, a fourth is nearly guaranteed within 13 days.
In 2017, the church shooting in Nashville, on Sept. 24 was followed by the Las Vegas massacre, and then a church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Tex. There was, actually, another mass shooting near Edgewood, Md., on Oct. 18 where three people died and three were injured, but it was not well covered in the media.
Nine days after Sutherland Springs, almost like clockwork, people were murdered in Corning, Calif. Then, there was a merciful reprieve, as the model predicts, for a couple of months. But, by mid-January, the United States saw a spate of school shootings ending with Florida.
Mass shooting is contagious - it spreads - but who is spreading it? You do. The media do.
Violent crime, except for mass shootings, has slowly but steadily declined in the United States since the 1990s. Of course, the United States still tops other developed countries, often many times over, in murder. Only Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico and Russia, all of which could conceivably be considered "developed nations," have more per-capita homicides than we do (according to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, International Homicide Statistics, 2015).
I am a media psychologist. I study the effects media have on us and also how we affect media. I asked the question: What could be causing this swift increase?
Starting with the so-called "usual suspects": gun laws, mental-illness identification and media violence. Although all are mentioned by the media in an attempt to provide answers in the midst of the "senselessness" of it all, I wondered which of these has really changed since about 2000.
What I concluded is that U.S. gun laws and mental-illness identification systems have not appreciably loosened over the past 20 years. Actually, the argument can be made that in a number of our states, both have tightened up in recent years.
So, that leaves media violence.
We know that people's time spent watching screens has increased a great deal since the advent of the internet and social media. Whereas time spent watching TV is largely unchanged in 20 years (it's gone from 3 to 3.5 hours a day), people now spend an estimated four more hours surfing the internet for fun or work, engaging with social media and playing games.
But what do we mean by media violence? Violence in entertainment, such as movies and TV?
Violent video games? Violence on YouTube or Facebook? Violence on the news?
To arrive at a definitive conclusion, we would have to first figure out if all this content is more violent now than it was before, as well as determining whether seeing mediated violence, real or scripted, leads to more aggressive acting-out. Yes, many researchers would argue that content has gradually included more and more graphic depictions of violence, and yes, viewing violent content does increase aggression, though usually temporarily, and not as much as people worry about.
Basically, there are other, more insidious problems, harder-to-intervene-in problems, that explain most of people's aggression. Family and neighbourhood violence, desperate social conditions and biological factors such as high testosterone are big causes of aggression. Now, if someone with all those risk factors continually watches violent content, will they be more likely to aggress? Yes.
Media psychologists also find that the more "real" content appears, especially if part of reality TV or news programs, the more impact it is likely to have. Even though we know that entertainment violence and video-game violence is not real and just for "fun," researchers from Stanford University, Byron Reeves and Clifford Nass, present copious evidence in the book The Media Equation that our base physiology still reacts as though it is real; we cannot stop the brain stem's quick reaction with our slower logical minds. So what about actual violent imagery or reports, such as in the news or on Twitter?
If you are not feeling aggressive and aggrieved, like most of us, the acts elicit a sad and compassionate response, or perhaps an angry response. But if you do feel aggressive and aggrieved, the acts may stimulate a feeling of solidarity, of a call to action, because in the killer, you find a real-life ally.
Someone just like you.
I believe that we have found at least one major culprit in the rise in mass shootings. Our malady, and our unique brand of violence, stems at least in part from the meteoric rise in 24-hour news media coverage. This is one of the few variables that has truly changed over the past 20 years.
Fox News and CNN both found intense ratings increases the more they covered the O.J. Simpson trial and the Columbine highschool shooting in the late nineties. Other news organizations followed suit and even the mature broadcast giants maximize their impact using internet, social media and round-the-clock coverage techniques.
The content of their coverage matters, too. At least half of all the news coverage in the United States focuses on violent crime, despite the fact that violent crime is actually only a small percentage of total crime. Furthermore, there is a great deal more happening in the world than crime, but for financial reasons, crime is considered extremely "newsworthy" here. We have moved in the United States from investigative journalism as the bedrock of any network's news division (a very expensive paradigm), to surface retellings of only the most emotion-laden facts (a very cheap paradigm that actually makes networks money).
I argue that without the new news media as a carrier, mass homicide would have remained an obscure back-shelf disease that almost no one had heard of and no one was scared of. For example, before 1999, the only mass shooting anyone in the United States could think of was the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting that, by the way, when I googled the shooting to clarify the date, the image I see, front and centre, is the shooter's. As though he is worth remembering in place of Thomas Frederick Eckman and his unborn child, a boy (the baby's mother, Claire, survived), and Billy Paul Speed, an officer who tried to help, plus 12 others. And 28 were wounded, including Robert Heard who was a journalist on campus. It is not 1998 any more. Twenty years later, if you ask anyone about mass shootings, they can probably name at least five, including, no doubt, the names, backgrounds and supposed motives of the killers.
What can Canada and other developed countries do to prevent the spread of media-homicide contagion before it reaches their country? It will sound radical, but I suggest a return to using news programs to inform only, not make money. I and other journalism scholars recommend toning down the emotional content of programming and spending more time on in-depth, multidimensional stories, which is what the complexity of most newsworthy issues demand anyway. If news is "boring" and a bit complicated, journalists are probably doing their jobs right.
We all need to recognize that mass homicide is contagious, just as suicide has been proven to be contagious. News organizations should follow the same protocol they do with reporting suicide: restraint; delay, to respect victims and their families; no names, no faces of shooters. Doing this, we can also deny mass shooters one of their primary motivations: fame. Journalists need to leave the profiling to police and investigators. All the media's digging into the supposed "critical" backgrounds, stories, thoughts, feelings and weapon choices of shooters have not saved one life, has not prevented any shooting.
I believe the media have specifically contributed to the threefold rise in mass shootings this century. Inadvertently, or not, there is blood on the media's hands, and on ours, for devouring their content.
Associated Graphic
A negative version of the news photo taken after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida.


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Anne Hathaway's ex sentenced
- Bang Showbiz
- 24 October 2008
Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy
Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
The Italian businessman - who dated 'The Devil Wears Prada' actress for four years before they split in June - was sentenced at Manhattan federal court in New York yesterday (23.10.08) after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.
Follieri - who spoke in court through an interpreter - admitted he had "no excuses" for his illegal actions.
The 30-year-old said: "The most important thing I want the court to know is I was not raised with bad values. I started off with good intentions, determined to run an honourable business and make everyone proud of me.
"What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses. I will never be able to wash away the shame. I just hope that someday those who have been hurt by my actions will forgive me."
Follieri was arrested in June after he was found to be lying to potential investors, saying he was a member of the Vatican, and then using the money to travel to the Dominican Republic on holiday with Hathaway.
He was also found guilty of using the money to pay his $37,000-a-month rent, medical bills for both him and Hathaway, and his father's orthodontist bills.
Follieri - whose next hearing is scheduled for December 12 - will be imprisoned in either New Jersey's Fort Dix facility or the jail in Otisville, New York, after officials have decided the level of security he needs.
Prior to yesterday's hearing, Follieri had agreed not to appeal any sentence that was shorter than 63 months in prison.
In addition to jail time, he will have to pay a $1,400 special assessment fee to the United States and was also given three years of supervised release.
© BANG Media International


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So here it is, almost ten months (gasp) since my last post on this blog. So what inspired me to cough up the cash to reserve my little acre of the Internet so as to keep regaling you with my reflections? Here are a few of the reasons…
1. I just couldn't let X-ing A Paragrab become a 'goldfish' blog (a blog that its creator becomes bored with, stops "feeding", and lets die.) I know I haven't posted in a while, but I think it's been more due to the blog's format (more on that later) than to lack of interest. Also, I don't like to fall back on the "I don't have time" argument, but especially in recent months I have had to give some things a higher priority than X-ing (shocking, I know).
2. Keeping the blog helps keep me honest and encourages me to lead as authentic a life as possible. In order to have things to write about, I have to go out and DO and EXPERIENCE things. I think that one of the problems with the society we live in is that so much of our time is spent on being spectators rather than participants. In my opinion, the habit of watching rather than doing makes people more passive and less likely to instigate change, either in their own lives or in the world in general. I think you can definitely see the effects of these habits in the current status of the Presidential race (a sorry state of affairs, if you ask me) and in the pop-culture climate of today (can reality TV get any trashier? That's a statement, not a challenge). I also will go so far as to say that I believe that the powers that be WANT a population of passive, brain-dead sheeple which will serve their own need for unlimited power and influence. So to me, getting involved and engaged is an act of civil disobedience, and this blog is part of it.
3. Generation X has gotten the short end of the stick since the day we were born (literally). In our youth we were insulted for being "slackers" and blamed for rising crime rates (remember "super-predators?"). In adulthood, we've borne the brunt most of the financial collapses since the 1990s; we're virtually overlooked by the media as well. Without getting into too much generation-bashing, I believe that Gen X needs more of a voice, even if it is a voice crying out in the (Internet) universe.
4. Between crocheting, jewelry making, cosplaying, historical reenacting, fitness and reading, I just don't have enough hobbies. Just kidding. This space gives me a place to write about those things.
5. The breakup format had problems and I want to fix those. First, the scope was too narrow. Second, and more important, I was getting tired of the negative aspect of breakups (I will stop doing something bad, hopefully forever) and I would rather focus the blog on positive change.
As I said, these are a few of the reasons I have decided to breath new life into this blog. Stay tuned for more!


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The stencil on the glass door at Restaurante Telamar reads "Soul Food Kitchen," and though that's a remnant of a short-lived past tenant for this unusual property, it still seems apt for the food offered today. Now though, instead of the red beans and gumbo of the former restaurant, it's plantains, puffy tortillas, thick crema and crisp cabbage slaw that exude the soul of Honduran country cooking here.
This is a rough-and-tumble cafe, a tiny, cluttered place where smiles come easy but a language barrier awaits customers unschooled in Spanish. Without much menu description, ordering can be a crapshoot, though the result was more often elation than regret on my visits.
Telamar is run by Elisabeth Olviedo and her daughter Daisy, both natives of Honduras. They moved from Texas to New Orleans early in the Katrina recovery and rented an Uptown house where they prepared boxed lunches for crews of laborers and served hot food direct from their stove. This was during the period when food service options in New Orleans were slim, and this sort of bootstrap entrepreneurism was common. But as the situation in New Orleans began to normalize and the city reasserted some of its rules, officials shut down the Olviedo home business. By 2007, however, they were back in action with a sanctioned restaurant in Broadmoor, and last fall they moved to their current location on Earhart Boulevard, which had a long run as a daiquiri shop before its soul food stint and current Honduran flavor.
Telamar's don't-miss dish is pollo con tajadas, or fried chicken with long, ribbon-like slices of fried plantains. It's all soaked down with aderezo, a mild, savory, creamy sauce, and topped with a generous salad of fresh cabbage and carrots, tomatoes and pickled onions stained the color of beets. The chicken tastes of garlic and everything piled over it, while the cabbage crunches, the tart onion crunches and the plantain outside the swath of sauce crunches, too. Honduran cooking from the Olviedo kitchen proves a very crunchy cuisine. Another audible example is Honduran tacos. Served six to an order, these fried, tightly-rolled tortillas are stuffed with chopped chicken and look like flautas covered with crumbled white farmer cheese, lots of cabbage slaw and that aderezo again. I would recommend the chicharrones only to those seeking a true jaw workout. When the enormous, rock-hard wonks of fried pork skins arrived, I could not saw through them even with the serrated knife provided and had to resort to inelegantly gnawing the edges. I also would not mess again with the stewed pig feet — a gravy of bones, fat and cartilage with occasional moments of meat — but I'd order the very tender, unmistakably-textured tongue in red sauce anytime.
Telamar doubles as a bar, a holdover from its daiquiri shop days, and it can draw a randy crowd at night. The scene is pretty mellow at lunch, though, and it's quite something to watch guys with hands stained black from work delicately pulling mussels from huge bowls of caldo mariscos and glugging down the milky broth between pulls of beer. Even if the menu lacks much description, it's clear Telamar serves comfort cooking incarnate for its target audience.
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Venders - Most cites have a love hate relationship with their venders and street peddlers. While the populace tends to enjoy the convenience of them, city administrators have often viewed venders as blight that needs to be eliminated. While this battle is over a century old venders have not disappeared but they have become heavily regulated as a compromise. For a profession that has such a strong and long presence on our streets it is surprising that postcards of venders are not easy to find. They are most often depicted within scenes of immigrant communities as a way of segregating this activity out from those holding proper American jobs.
Vernacular Architecture - This style does not rely on historical precedent but is influenced by the culture of a localized place. Most of these structures fit into the general roadside category, though many were built before automobile travel was in common use. They can be found on postcards as an architectural version of folk art to the elaborate designs found in Las Vegas today.
Vice - One mans vice is another mans . . . In the early 20th century vice was far more well defined than it is now making it easier to present as a genre. As social values began to shift it became a more interesting subject for postcards. Even so in the more conservative United States and Great Britain it was still difficult to put such images onto postcards no matter what ones intentions were. Cards depicting scenes of drinking, gambling, and prostitution were more commonly manufactured in Europe, especially in France.
Victory Arch - Giant stone stand alone arches were first built by the ancient Romans to commemorate victorious battles or military campaigns. This act had much resonance for the tradition has continued into the 20th century among a number of nations. Large victory arches was constructed in the United States following the Civil War that were captured by numerous postcards. Many were also built following the First World War but while some were permanent structures most were built out of wood and painted white for only temporary display. Few today remember these long gone wooden arches but they were an important subject for postcards in their day. Today these cards are usually categorized as ordinary views.
Vinegar Valentines - The first insulting valentines were published in 1858 and they eventually found their way onto postcards. They were usually sent anonymously. Postmasters sometimes confiscated these cards as unfit to be mailed.
Volcanoes - There simply were not enough active volcanoes around to make this a large genre and many were in regions that were difficult to access. Despite the inherent dangers in capturing images of volcanoes there were artists who took up the challenge. They most often appear as real photos or artist drawn cards depicting Mount Vesuvius in Italy or the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands. Almost all of these real photos were hand colored to add drama and definition to an otherwise unrecognizable image.


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Sgt. Michael J. Sullivan, a patrol cop who transformed himself into a renowned expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act after being injured on duty, is hanging up his spurs today after 32 years at the San Francisco Police Department.
Sullivan's leg and heart were seriously injured in January 1982 when a fleeing suspect's car landed on top of Sullivan's patrol cruiser in the Mission, pinning him inside, police said.
After he returned to duty a year-and-a-half later, walking with a cane, Sullivan often had to remind people that he still had full use of his brain, police officials said. When Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, Sullivan became the department's point person on the topic, learning how the ADA related to law enforcement and then implementing those changes.
He ensured people with disabilities had access to police services at local stations, the Hall of Justice and over the phone. He trained officers on how to better interact with people with mental illness. He arranged for interpreters for the deaf to be on call around the clock and for special vans to be available to transfer those with limited mobility.
Sullivan, 54, also helped mediate disputes between merchants and customers regarding the ADA, trained officers on how to enforce the intricacies of access laws and tried to educate Muni drivers and others working with the public.
Sullivan's work was honored by multiple mayors, the Board of Supervisors, the state legislature and the U.S. Congress.
In 2005, Mayor Gavin Newsom presented him with a community leadership award for making San Francisco more accessible. Sullivan received the award on crutches — recovering from his 10th surgery stemming from his original injuries.


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Manchester - Ricky Hatton said he felt "happy" in retiring after the former world champion's comeback bout against Vyacheslav Senchenko ended in a ninth round knockout defeat on Saturday.
A tearful Hatton admitted at a press conference he had painfully discovered he was no longer a force at elite level after sinking to his knees from a left to the kidneys in a non-title welterweight bout at the Manchester Arena.
It was an outcome that became increasingly likely as the fight went on and the 34-year-old Briton was an easy target for his Ukrainian opponent.
Hatton, roared on by a passionate crowd of 20 000 in his home city, kept missing with air-shots whereas former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion Senchenko hardly missed at all from the seventh round onwards.
This defeat meant former world light-welterweight and welterweight champion Hatton had been counted out in his last two fights, after being knocked out by Filipino ace Manny Pacquiao in May 2009.
But Hatton, for whom this was a third professional career loss, insisted afterwards he was "happy" in not prolonging his comeback any further following an initial ring exile of more than three years.
"I gave it my best and that's the end of Ricky Hatton," he told a news conference in the early hours of Sunday morning, local time.
"I've got no complaints. It's well documented how bad it got for me and I needed to put a few demons and ghosts to bed. I feel I'd already won before I got in the ring."
He added: "There was always excuses to find after losing to (Floyd) Mayweather and Pacquiao because they were the best pound-for-pound fighters or it wasn't the best training camp.
"If you want to make an excuse you find one. But I needed to find out if I still had it and I haven't.
"I got myself into the best shape ever, but it's not there anymore. If I don't call it a day now, I will never do it. I've got the answers. I was crying and heartbroken in the ring but I'm happy."
"I needed to know if I could do it at world level, and I can't. I felt I was winning but everything was forced and I was missing."
Prior to Saturday's bout, Hatton said he'd come out of retirement for "redemption" against Senchenko after battling problems with alcohol, drugs and depression that saw him balloon in weight following the Pacquiao defeat and even contemplate suicide.
However, Hatton was adamant losing to Senchenko would not be the catalyst for renewed personal turmoil.
"I'm a happy man and I don't feel like putting a knife to my wrist and killing myself," he insisted.
"I'm proud with who I am. I gave it my best. I'm a different man now and I'm going to be the best father I can to my kids, the best boyfriend, the best trainer and the best promoter I can.
"There won't be any more 'Ricky Fattons'. While I'm in a happy state of mind and feeling healthy, I want to carry on like that.
"Even if I had got up and just squeezed through (to victory over Senchenko) I would still be making the same decision," Hatton said. "I'm not going to put my family through it again."
Hatton will instead concentrate full-time on his career on the safe side of the ropes as a boxing trainer and promoter.
Two members of his stable, middleweight Martin Murray and super-bantamweight Scott Quigg, won WBA interim belts on the same bill as Hatton on Saturday to move closer to world title contention.
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Prime Productions has released their long-awaited first effort in the Headmasters series, which they have taken over from Dark Heroes and FyerSpawn before that. Derek from Prime Productions said this about the episode:
Forgetting that the infamous StarTV Singapore dub ever existed, this is the first ever English dub of this particular episode to my knowledge. The episode began pre-production under the Ultimate Fan Project with Dark Heroes, and has evolved from that time. Critques are welcome as we are always trying to improve. Thank you to the entire cast for their hard work, enthusiasm, patience, and commitment to the Headmasters project. We hope you enjoy!
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A quick reminder: TFCog has nothing to do with this production, but we are excited to see the episode out and wish Derek and crew the best of luck!


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By now, you've probably heard of Ebates. I had been hearing about it for years but figured it was, at best, a teeny-tiny money saving tool not worth the effort and, at worst, some sort of internet scam. But after quitting my job, I have become more conscious about what and how I am spending, and decided to try it out for myself.
Launched in 1999, Ebates is a cashback website that allows consumers to shop through a portal at a variety of retailers for cash back. Why do you get cash back? Because Ebates acts as an affiliate to these retailers, who pay them upon referring a customer who subsequently makes a purchase. Ebates then splits that commission with you.
How Does It Work?
It's surprisingly simple. Set up an account with Ebates by providing your name and email address, and then update your profile preferences to indicate whether you prefer to receive payment via check (default) or PayPal (I highly recommend changing to this in your Account Settings). Right now they have a promotion offering either a $10 Ebates Cash Bonus or $10 Walmart gift card just for signing up.
Next, do a quick search for the store or product you are looking for. Check the cash back offered (displayed as a percentage of your total purchase amount), and then click on the "Shop Now" button to be redirected to the retailer's site. Ebates will redirect you with a message confirming that your purchases are now being tracked on that site. I do recommend installing the Ebates Chrome browser extension. This makes it easy to remember and earn cash back for all your online purchases without having to pull up the Ebates website and log in every single time.
On a quarterly basis, Ebates will send you your earned cash back. If you've earned $5 or less, that amount will carry over to the next quarter. And that's all there is to it. The hardest part for me so far has been just remembering to always shop through Ebates to maximize my earnings.
Can I Really Earn Money?
This is where I was most skeptical. I assumed I could earn maybe a few dollars a year, but the hassle of going through Ebates would simply not be worth the effort.
Boy, was I wrong!
Simply by remembering to shop through Ebates vs. going to a retailer's site directly, I have earned $17 in one week! And in truth, this is only remembering about 75% of the time. This is not additional shopping I wouldn't have ordinarily done – it is not even for a particularly heavy shopping week (remember – I'm on a budget now). It is merely the online shopping I always do. So I have to say that I am extremely pleased to have earned that much in one week. I am bummed because two purchases in particular would have earned me an additional $10 each in cash back – so I am now even more motivated to use Ebates for ALL online purchases to maximize my earnings. And, especially with the Chrome browser extension, the process of using Ebates is easy-peasy – maybe a couple additional mouse clicks.
I've also seen Ebates running multiple promotions for more exposure. For example, right now they're running a promotion where you can also earn an additional $5 for every friend who signs up. This is great for a service that I think most people would recommend anyway!
In addition to earnings, Ebates is great because all current coupons for particular retailers are listed out on the site. So I can select my retailer, quickly browse coupon codes I want to use, and then hop on over to the retailer's site to make the purchase and earn cash back.
What Are The Cash Back Percentages?
It really depends on the retailer. For example, I am disappointed that Amazon doesn't play ball. They do offer cash back but only on rotating categories that, so far, don't seem to be any that I use. But – Target offers 2%, Walmart offers 1%, and Nordstrom and Macy's both offer 6%. My recommendation is to shop around. I have found myself recently comparing prices on products from multiple stores, and then going with the least expensive once the Ebates cash back has been factored in. Target in particular is great at 2%, because when I combine that with my Red Card (5% savings) and other coupons, I am almost always getting a better deal there than elsewhere.
Also worth noting is that Groupon offers a healthy 6% cash back on top of already discounted prices, and even web hosting services such as Bluehost get involved with a flat $10 cash back for purchase. Other categories to take a look at include online travel providers (e.g. Orbitz and Hotwire), clothing retailers, electronic retailers, flower and gift retailers, and more. Certain discount retailers such as Costco and Big Lots are not included. My learned rule of thumb is to always do a quick search on Ebates before purchasing anything online.
What I Like
- Earning real money beyond just a few dollars or cents
- Earning money for shopping I would have already done anyway
- Having all retailer coupons listed together in one place (no more searching multiple sites online for coupon codes)
- Payouts available through PayPal
- Clear dashboard listing your purchases and cash back amounts
- The abundance of retailers available
- The Chrome browser extension that makes it super easy to remember and use Ebates for all online purchases
- Ability to participate in promotions to earn even more
What I Don't Like
- Amazon offers only rotating categories for cash back that, so far, are not useful to me
- Certain low-cost retailers, such as Costco and Big Lots, are not included
- I would prefer monthly payouts to quarterly
- Payouts defaulting to check (would prefer they default to PayPal)
I highly recommend Ebates as an addition to your overall money-saving strategy. It is easy, fast, and intuitive, and allows you to earn money on purchases you already make. I truthfully wish I had started much sooner – when I used to have a much larger shopping budget. If interested in signing up, Click Here to access Ebates and get started with your free $10. Happy Shopping!


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When war looms for America, partisan fighting tends to give way to rallying around the troops.
Now Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., a candidate for president, is temporarily softening his criticism of President Bush's handling of Iraq. He voted against the congressional resolution authorizing military action in Iraq last fall, and he has criticized the Bush administration for getting distracted from other terrorism threats.
Those specific criticisms are muted now.
"At a time like this, all Americans must come together to support our commander in chief and our men and women in uniform," Graham said.
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Most west-central Florida lawmakers support attacking Iraq, though Rep. Jim Davis, D-Tampa, had wanted the president to build more international support before going to war. On Tuesday, the day after Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave, Davis avoided second-guessing the president.
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Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who voted for the resolution authorizing force in Iraq, supports taking out Saddam Hussein, with or without United Nations support. But he said America could have earned more global support.
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Graham is raising money for his presidential campaign, but he underwent heart surgery in late January and is awaiting the green light from his doctor to start campaigning. He expects to start next month, but war could delay him.
Several Florida congressmen are actively campaigning or considering running for Graham's Senate seat, and most support attacking Hussein.
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Marv Owens
January 12th, 2014 at 9:35 pm #
I was very disappointed in seeing him out there. A championship game is played with more aggressiveness, and with him not having camp or previous game like contact. His fate was inevitable against the always aggressive Saints defense.
Marv Owens
Joe S.
January 13th, 2014 at 4:26 pm #
Those players who are in dire straits should take the settlement. Do take in consideration your "quality of life" issues; the sacrifice you made for your loved ones and family. You did it for them, for the long run. Those with ALS, CTE, or other tau-pathological disorders due to repetitive concussive trauma, will only be shells of their former selves and unable to enjoy participation with their families. The emphasis is on slowing down the effects, health maintenance, and/ or a possible therapies or treatments which also could help other communities, like our US soldiers with TBI.
The claims process offered by the NFL via the settlement should be taken with a "grain of salt", based on their past performances. Ask yourself, " will they deny my claim" ? Again, based on past performances, from other NFL veterans disability cases, the NFL has had a sketchy record at best. There is a possibility that you can accept the settlement, have your claim denied, and end up with nothing or next to nothing to even cover your healthcare bills. Or the NFL could honor the settlement to a small few.
If you accept the settlement, you are giving up your rights in court and for those inexperienced NFL retirees who are unfamiliar with the legal system, I will give you a crash course. There are a many good and great lawyers out there! They have incredible God given abilities and skill, and are truly amazing in their capacity and scope; BUT there are many who are not – lol. Which lawyer do you have? Some lawyers would like to push their clients to settle to collect a part of the $112 million in legal fees and "screw" their clients; don't get "screwed" twice unless you have weighed the pros and cons and it is in you and your family's best interest. FYI, the legal system is biased and justice is not blind.
If you opt out of the settlement, you will maintain all the capacity and fullness of your rights as a US citizen and you can "shop your lawsuit"; meaning the best location where the odds are in your favor to win, like a home field advantage. You might want to file a lawsuit in your home city or NFL city, if you were popular and well known; then the odds are in your favor – lol. You might want to file in a "non-NFL" state like MISSISSIPPI, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, IDAHO, UTAH, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING, IOWA,OKLAHOMA, maybe NEVADA, KENTUCKY, ARKANSAS, PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS, and maybe LOS ANGLES or SAN FRANCISCO – good cities with independent thinkers! It would be years of perpetual bingo of bad P.R. for the NFL! Stay away from the northeast areas as I am not sure about filing in northeast due to systemic corruption. I would also advise you to get your lawsuit filed before my President leaves office.
Another great issue the NFL has not addressed, the liberal use of TORIDAL shots to mask pain; which would significantly hide the concussive state of a player. This is a MAJOR issue that has not even been scratched or reveled to fullness! It is a significant issue! The TORIDAL or other pain killing medications were given without any debate or concern for the player! TORIDAL shots are a major issue that needs to be addressed.
Lastly, there is a "big tobacco" like cover up at the NFL concerning concussions. Children, teenagers, and adults who will or have played the game, will be affected in the future. We, as former players want $800 million PER YEAR for 20 YEARS towards a CO-OP health insurance agency/fund or "NFL Insurance" that will cover retired players medical issues, allow public participation, and outside investment. The board for "NFL Insurance" will be picked by the retired players and the NFL alike. Board members that have played the game and have guidelines. Active players should be required to maintain concussive insurance through the "NFL Insurance" or another agency as well as having HSAs. I believe this is the solution.
If concussions were implied or seen as an inherent risk of the game, where was the full disclosure of a concussion's long term effects to the employees?
Frederick " RICK ". Hayes
January 14th, 2014 at 2:19 am #
Aloha Dave:
I have written numerous Posts and Comments the past two months concerning the visable fact – The Referees were not throwing their penalty flags on obvious " HEAD SHOTS " being seen and HEARD throughout the NFL during the last 8 games of the "REGULAR SEASON".
Does anyone doubt the " SUITS AT PARK AVENUE " had issued a directive to the OFFICIALS to lighten up on their flag tossing ?? The issue was becoming Proglomatic for " THE SHIELD " , because it was causing added attention to the CONCUSSION LITIGATION !
Although, the HITS were dramatically increasing TV COMMERCIAL REVENUE -immediately cutting to their next Alcohol Commercial – their attempt to hide the CONCUSSIONS from the Public HAS BACKFIRED on THE PARK AVENUE MONEY BOYS !!!
I have nothing but CONTEMPT for these CORPORATE RATS ! The lives of PLAYERS BLOOD flushes over thier PIN STRIPED SUITS .
Larry Kaminski
January 14th, 2014 at 5:57 pm #
Great comment…well written and expressed…money is the root of all evil…Stanley Kaminski quote..son of a polish immigrant..Larry K


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