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Depending on how you look at it, Kevin Bieksa's game-winner in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals was either the greatest or the strangest goal he's ever scored.
"It's a pretty unique goal," the Canucks defender told TSN Radio on Friday. "You don't see that happen too often, but [it was] opportunistic and definitely one I wouldn't trade for anything."
It was a sudden end to a marathon game, and a goal that many watching in the crowd and from home had to see a second time to understand.
"I didn't really have time to see who was in front or what was going on," he said. "I just tried to one-time it somewhere around the net and luckily the goalie was looking behind and it went in."
But while the goal may have been fortuitous, Bieksa's play of late has been turning heads - putting the 29-year-old into the discussion as a possible candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Bieksa has amassed nine points in 18 playoff games thus far including five in his last five games, highlighted by his unlikely winner in Game 5 to eliminate San Jose. He also leads the team in plus/minus at plus-10 and ice-time, averaging almost 26 minutes per game.
The Canucks blueliner credits the team's brief run in last year's playoffs with laying the foundation for his current elevated play.
"You always have confidence in yourself," he said. "I thought last year I had a pretty solid playoffs and I was happy with it and you just try to get better every year."
His offensive outburst this spring comes as little surprise to those who remember Bieksa's play from 2008-09 when he hit the 40-point plateau for the second time in his career.
However, in recent years, he has drawn attention less for creating offence and more for spending time in sick bay.
Over the past three seasons, Bieksa has not played more than 72 games in a season. That total dropped as low as 55 games played in 2009-10.
But he's at the top of his game now and ready to square off directly against one of the league's toughest teams in the Boston Bruins.
"Everyone knows about Boston," he said. "They're big and strong and tough. They play hard and gritty. [Zdeno] Chara is, in my opinion, one of the best players in the league and [Tim] Thomas is one of the best goaltenders."
Chara is the current playoff plus/minus leader at plus-11 and only he and teammate Dennis Seidenberg average more ice-time than Bieksa among remaining players.
Still, Bieksa seems to have found another gear and has earned the right to be mentioned alongside a giant blue line force like the former Norris Trophy winner, Chara.
And, the timing couldn't be better.
Bieksa, who becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, could be in line for a nice raise. Coming off a three-year deal that paid him an average annual salary of $3.75 million, his playoff performance could make him an attractive option for teams looking for blue line help this off-season.
"I've got the most important series of my life ahead of me," Bieksa said. "All that [contract] stuff, there's going to be plenty of time to take care of afterwards."
Bieksa may be taking the wait-and-see approach to focus on the task at hand, but should the Canucks prevail and win the franchise's first Stanley Cup, he may find himself at the top of the team's off-season priority list.
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A Few Thoughts on a (Still Mostly) Untapped Market
I had just finished a book on evolutionary psychology that spent most of its pages explaining that the underlying drive behind why men do everything is to gain access to more mates* when I started to wonder "why are men more likely to play video and tabletop games than women?" Then it hit me like an incredible factory of obvious—men are inherently more competitive and violent than women. Games, even single player games, are inherently competitive and a large chunk of the mainstream video game market is not just violent but graphically violent. We are left with the stereo type that girls don't play video games, or that they only play silly games that are obviously aimed at prepubescent girls like Nintendogs.
Except for the evil geniuses at Nintendo, most game developers do not try to make games aimed at anyone but virile males. Because of this, the fellows at Nintendo clean up with casual games that are "fun for the whole family." This doesn't mean the games are good or bad just that they access an untapped market. Movie studios don't make only action movies or only romantic comedies—they make both and capitalize on gender stereotypes that happen to be true.
People that appreciate quality film tend to avoid both action flicks and rom-coms and instead see movies with a greater focus on originality and a smaller focus on special effects or movie stars. The game equivalent of this is something like The Sims—the best selling computer game of all time, complete with dozens of super profitable expansions. The Sims isn't popular just because it's a great game—it's popular because it's a game that appeals to those who main steam games usually fail to appeal to. Who doesn't want to play God in their own Simverse? Twelve year old girls who desire more stimulation that virtual puppies play it and seventy year old men who feel Halo just moves too damn fast play it.
We need more games that don't appeal to just men or just women or just children. We need games that most people seem to enjoy. Some suggest that we need stronger female characters or less sexism in video games but I disagree on these fronts. There are few complex, empowered women in film or on TV and the two remain popular with people of both sexes. Some argue that we need games aimed more at women's hobbies—Diner Dash and Cooking Mama —but this doesn't solve the problem of making games that appeal to both genders.
While I have no data to back me up, I'd bet that Rock Band is relatively popular with women. I'd also bet that N64 esque games with cuddly heroes a la Banjo Kazooie are also more popular with women (and younger children) while remaining relatively gender neutral. Simulators and puzzle games appeal well to people of both sexes while games that are slower paced appeal more to older folks than games with a confusing frenzy. My dad enjoyed playing Mario Party with me and my sister but despised playing Super Smash Brothers.
I really can't say what games appeal best to both genders and all age groups or how to make them. I can say how not to make them—half naked female characters, only having male leads, overemphasis on guns, blood, and killing, etc. There's no reason to stop making super male or super female games but we shouldn't let Nintendo cash in on the game industry's tendency to ignore anyone but 14-50 year old men.
* The book was "Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire-- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do" Alan S. Miller, Satoshi Hanazawa, just in case you don't believe my summary.
As a girl gamer who 10 years ago was running around the web crying "GIRLS ARE GAMERS TOO", I feel like I have a bit of myself invested in this cause. I do agree that the entire Sims series is quite popular and I rather enjoyed playing SimCity and SimAnt at my local library growing up. But I was also into the Mario, Kirby, and Zelda market. I played Boogerman which I'm sure was not marketed toward girls. And I secretly played Doom when my mom wasn't looking . . . EEP!
Now I may not be the hardcore gamer that I once was with life eating up my video game time. Now I mostly play what I consider to be games marketed more toward girls (rhythm games and puzzle games and the occasional RPG).
But yeah, I do agree that Barbie or Mary-Kate and Ashley isn't a strong way to market to females. I have memories of working at GameStop and having a mom come in and ask me what games would be good for her 11 year old *girl*. She put an emphasis on girl for who knows what reason. I grasped and suggested something ridiculous. Then I thought, hey, let's see if this mom knows what her daughter plays? Turns out the girl is a platformer. Don't know why knowing that she was a girl would effect my suggestion.
Anyway, I think that the major games for girls (other than the flash games, and really who doesn't love playing defend the castle until you're so ridiculously overpowered that the game can autorun?) are the soap operas. You know what I'm talking about. The one game that immediately comes to mind is Final Fantasy 8. Talk about drama. Now, I happen to love Final Fantasy 8. I also happen to love games like Killer 7 (although I never finished it because something would always come up and I'd drop the game for a few weeks and by the time I got back to it I forgot the control system and had to relearn it all over again so I never managed to make it to the finish). I mean for real. We've all seen the pictures at the conventions. Most of the cosplay girls are Final Fantasy freaks. Sure you might find a Lara Croft somewhere in there, but I think you're going to find far more Rikkus.
But there are guys who like FFs and girls who like bloody beat-em-ups. I mean, nothing spells stress relief like jumping into a game of Dead Rising and mowing down a bunch of zombies. I don't think that we should try to appeal to men or women or boys or girls or the elderly. We should just hope that a good quality game comes out (because quite frankly, there can never be too many really GREAT games).
Hehehe well no offense to you Crystal, but I don't need a degree in feminism to make basic logical assessments. And appealing to your own "authority" (or my supposed lack thereof) is no way to prove any kind of point. I could just as easily say "I don't think you, Crystal, are quite old or experienced enough to know what you are talking about." Even if I think that's true, I'm not going to bring it up in a debate because it doesn't prove or disprove anything, other than that I don't have a substantive counter argument. So please, let's dispense with the feeble personal swipes and superiority attitudes. I'm debating the ideas you bring up, you should stick to doing the same. Don't make it personal.
That being said, I agree with you that game should not "aim" at any group. It's like saying "we need more games aimed at Hispanics". It's pretty preposterous when you think of it like that, not to mention degrading and pandering to the group in question. I say just make a fun game and let the chips fall where they may. If a game is good, it's good regardless of which gender prefers it.
That does bring up an interesting question that isn't often asked. What does a game designed specifically for women look like? Do we go as far as pointing out something like "Barbie Horse Adventures" because it's based on a property enjoyed by mostly young women? Or would a game like Tomb Raider be more along those lines if someone finally put that skank in some long pants and a decent shirt?
For a game to appeal to women (or be designed with them specifically in mind), what are the attributes that must appear?
-Does the protagonist have to be female? Many male oriented games have female main characters.
-Does it have to be non-violent? While generally less violent then men, women are still rather aggressive. Violence is (sadly) built into all humans.
As you mentioned, many nintendo games can fall into a friendly, neutral category here. And even though women enjoy them, so do men and children. And that's the problem with using something like Mario as an example. It's no help as it tells you less about what women like, and more about what people like.
I suppose one way would be to find out what games currently on the market have been designed either by women or by female heavy dev teams.
Right but I think the point of your article was that women need more...meaty...games made specifically for them (or at the very least, not to the exclusion of). Casual games are all well and good, but should we really limit our ambitions by saying "women have casual games...that's good enough." I would hope not.
I guess, in the end though, I don't care for gender divisions in my gaming. A girl that is just as comfortable playing the Sims as she is playing Splinter Cell is my kinda lady. I don't avoid games with a female protagonist or games without violence. So why should we encourage women to feel slighted by the abundance of male protagonists and violence? Let's expect a more mature response from female gamers, and maybe they will live up to it.
As a final random thought, I think more women like entertainment like "The 300" and the new "Spartacus" than men. And those are ultra-violent with a VERY macho sensibility. Another small example of why I don't buy into the false dichotomy.
Actually, if you look at the development of games over the last couple of decades, games went from being rather gender neutral to becoming much more gender specific. And competitiveness has less to do with gender as it does with the nature of the competition, evolutionarily speaking that is. In evolutionary psychology both sexes are in competition with their peers as far as survival and mate selection are concerned. Men naturally excel at certain tasks while women excel at others. Men are better at long distance navigation then women and women are better at short range, landmark based navigation then men. These relate to those skills needed to survive. Men would travel for days following prey while women would hunt and gather near the camp. So while men needed to be able to find their way home, women needed to be able to search and map out the terrain around their home. While these traits come though even today, they can often be overcome by sociological norms.
The problem with games not directly appealing to women (or not enough games doing so) lies more in the area of marketing. Games are aimed more towards male gamers because developers know that that's what works. It requires zero creativity and little risk. Look at the recent announcement from Capcom.
They've decided that because sales for Bionic Commando and Dark Void sucked here in the states, they would no longer be trying out new franchises over here. They're blaming the changing nature of the gaming industry over here, rather then the fact that both of those games sold poorly because they were badly designed and written.
Then look at Japanese based game companies vs. western based game companies, and then look at the cultures. One culture realizes how broad and versatile video games are as a medium, while the other (us) still thinks of them as something kids play. On the other hand, one culture is heavily focused on women's rights; while the other is roughly 20 years behind the first in that regard (I'll let you guess which is which).
I'm also going to have to agree with Crystal on the female gamer thing. I've lived all over the place (though I will admit that I tend to befriend similar types of people) and I've known alot of female gamers. I don't know if the numbers are right and it's 60%, but its still a sizable portion. So why aren't there more female oriented games? Laziness. Game developers don't like risk. This is especially so, given the rising cost in production for mainstream games. However, casual games are cheaper and easier to make right? And they're growing if popularity. Well, if women are playing more casual games then maybe that's why they're selling so well. Perhaps this boom in casual gaming is female gamers making themselves heard.
As for the sex thing. Crystal's closer to being correct, but not quite. Turns out both men and women are pretty kinky. The difference is that each group thinks they're the kinkier one. It's all to do with men being more honest about sex when talking with men (because they're not having to worry about scaring off potential mates) and women doing the same thing.
The idea that women are less sexual or kinky is based on the changes that occurred during the Victorian Era. Maid Marian became a bland, sexless princess waiting for Robin Hood to rescue her, and histories were actually changed to fit the morals of the time. Before that women were actually considered the kinkier and more sexual of the genders.
Well, your female friends are not the average then, I would say. Which is to be expected since you are young and based out of New York City.
Casual games are, indeed, what most women play. And while I don't think casual games are "worse" than hardcore games, they certainly are not the big money makers. To put it another way, we have yet to find the "Modern Warfare" for women. You could make the case that the Sims is that. But since you can't really draw many conclusions from that fact, the way forward is still pretty unclear. Much as men have spent an eternity trying to "figure women out", I predict so too will the game industry.
Honestly, because "female gamers" is a relatively new phenomenon, I would say that the market is yet to be defined. Put another way, it's not about developers missing the boat, it's that the boat is still just a pile of wooden planks. Female gamers, by in large, aren't really their own identity yet. Their tastes aren't sophisticated and their experience isn't very deep. Most female gamers just end up playing whatever their boyfriends get them to play.
It's like sex. Sure there are some women that know what they like and will surprise you. But most just rely on the man to think up the kinky ideas and they are just along for the ride.
Now, this will change as time goes on (probably very quickly...in 5 years, who knows). But as of right now, I doubt anyone has a clear idea of "how to appeal to female gamers" in the future.


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Marion, KY (Crittenden County) -- The Kentucky State Police is investigating the death of a Crittenden County Detention Center inmate.
On Monday, January 14, 2013, at approximately 8:23 a.m., the KSP Post 2 was contacted by the Crittenden County Detention Center in reference to a female inmate that had been discovered unresponsive. Efforts to revive the female were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene by the Crittenden County Coroner, Brad Gilbert.
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but never the bad.He dreamt of the good times they had together, and what Zim eats and all the silent hugs Zim has with Gir. He dreams of the times when Zim goes out to steal those Chaco Tacos for Gir. He dreams of the times when Zim only fells good inside and he feels these good, warm, fuzzy feelings to.Zim often talks to Gir, about past times and things that have happened before Gir and Zim met and Dib dreamt about these conversations. Almost all of them
He is still oblivious to Zim leaving, or the mission, or the girls in which Zim has to save.Dib does, in fact, know of Zim's Brother Dax, dead sister Zeema, his Parent-units, family-unit, the Tallest and many other things of his life. But anything to do with the mission or the girls is, for some reason, blocked.Dib now knew Zim better, he knew of the mistakes he has made, the w
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chptr 9Dib and Zim just left the tent and were out on a hunt for werewolves and vampires. "So where are we supposed to find a werewolf or vampire?""Well, to tell you the truth, I don't think we'll find a Vampire out here anywhere. But since it's," Dib looked at his watch, "9:15, we should be hearing a howl soon and we trace it from there. Right now we look around for evidence that a werewolf was aver here.""How do we do that?""Look for a dead body of an animal and we trace when it died, what killed it, and where the creature that killed it went.""Sounds disgusting. Do I have to touch it?""No, we look around it. You don't have a nose, but you can smell right?""Like a Maymer," Zim boasted. Dib looked confused so Zim explained. "A Maymer is a very rare creature on one of Irks conquered planets. It is a planet that is entirely filled with alien animals. Some are rare and some aren't. The Maymer is one of the best smellers, and fighters. If you can defeat one you are an ultimate being. There
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chptr 7Zim couldn't wait to go to this
sleepover. Exciting! He had told Gir he was coming, and Gir jumped with glee.Dib had given a note to Zim listing everything that he needed to bring to the sleepover, after skool.1. Sleeping bag.2. Radio3. Night goggles4. Garlic5. Stake6. Silver bullet7. Small sleeping bag for GirZim had looked up before what a sleeping bag was and he now knew what it is used for. He had called the computer and told it to make two sleeping bags during skool.Now, at home, he packed what was needed. He put the bullet, goggles, stake, and radio in his PAK. He put the Garlic in a bag and put it in his PAK. Then asked the computer where the sleeping bags were.The computer dropped the two perfectly made sleeping bags. One was blue like Gir's eyes, with a black Irken symbol on the front and the other, the one for Zim, was red and had the Irken symbol on the front. Zim grabbed the bags and went to the elevator. He went down to his room and hurried and got a pair
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chptr 8It was a few minute after Zim and Dib left and Gaz was sure they were gone. Gir was still latched onto her stomach and she just looked at him lovingly."Gazzems? Do you want a Chaco Taco?!" Gir looked up at her.Gaz had heard a lot about Chaco Tacos from Zim, but she'd never tasted one. "OK."Gir got all excited and let go of Gaz. He leapt up and opened his head. He grabbed out two Chaco Tacos and handed one to her. Then he sat down and started to eat his. Gaz looked at hers with slight curiosity and took a bite. It was chocolaty, with a nut-creamy texture to it. The waffle shell was tough, but easy to chomp through. She sighed with delight and took another bite.They ate in silence. When they were finished Gaz went to the tent door and looked back. "Do you want to come?" She asked."Yes!" Gir leapt up and ran to her. He hugged her and it almost knocked her down. "Were is we goin'?" he asked."To the small creek laky thing to wash up.""Oh! Sounds fun!" They walked together to the smal
Who Knew a ZADF Story Chptr 4"Gir I am home!" Zim called, shutting the door to his base behind him.A Squeal came from the couch and before Zim could do anything Gir came flying at him with Taco pieces on his face. He hugged him fiercely and didn't give notice to the bag Zim currently held.With an "Oof," Zim heaved back when Gir hit him, but made no move to stop him or get free of the hug that was killing his squeedily spooch. After a second he tried to struggle free, but he knew it was a losing battle and gave into the hug. Before he would never have even thought of hugging anybody, much less Gir, but thoughts of the approaching mission had made him somewhat soft on the little creature. And Dib
And Gaz.The tunes from the TV played the Bloaty's Pizza Hog song. After a moment of hugging the robot, Zim grew impatient. He had gone by Crazy Taco and got something for Gir. Something that hasn't even came out yet, and wouldn't for another 3 months; the time of which Zim would be long gone.He had to s
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chptr 5Waking up was easy for Dib today, for he had no bad dreams last night.I wonder why I haven't had a bad dream tonight, he thought to himself. I did dream though
I like these dreams better though.He did, in fact, have dreams, plenty of them. None bad, all good; and all about the time he spent with Zim last night. He dreamed of the games, of the way Zim stood up to Gaz, even if he couldn't. He dreamt of things that never happened, or at least not to him. He dreamt of Zim stealing something called Chaco Tacos from Crazy Taco at night in a ninja suit. He dreamt of Gir hugging Zim when he got home and Zim hugging back and the delicious chocolate popcorn Zim ate on the couch; the smell, taste and feel it gave Zim in his mouth. He was never there, but he dreamt of all the good things that happened to Zim the night before.Before Zim got his old, tired, mature look, before the bags under Zim's eyes appeared. Before he went down into the room to think of the girls before bed, before the
Who Knew: A ZADF Story Chpt 1Everything is on fire. The skool, the buildings, my house
. The world
.I'm standing in the street watching the chaos. A half-dead man crawls towards me. He looks up and reaches to me. "Help me!" he pleads. I would, but he is already dead at my feet. I back away.I tried, I really did. But I guess it wasn't enough. This is all Zim's fault! He did this! I tried to stop him, I always have, but the world thought I was crazy! They called me insane! Now they believe me and the world is ruled by Zim and the Irken race.I fall to my knees and cry out in pain. The blood seeps down my back, from the wound Zim created."You should have left, Dib. Now you are dead!" Zim cackles. "Mwah hahahahahahahahahaha!"Dib wakes up scared and sweat staining the bed. He searches in the dark to find his glasses. When he does he checks the time. 6 o'clock. He should be getting up now anyways, so he goes downstairs to get some cereal.He shuffles down the stairs and goes into the kitchen. Gaz is alread
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chpt 3Zim was just about to walk out the door when Gir latched onto his leg. "Where is you gunna go, Master?!" he squealed into Zim's leg."I'm going to the Dib monkeys house," Zim answered.Gir looked up with a confused look on his face. "Wait right here Master, Imma get something for you!" He ran off to the kitchen, leaving Zim to stand awaiting the poor robot. Gir skipped back into the room holding something behind his back. He skipped right up to Zim and held out the contents of his master's disguise. "Here you go, Master!"Zim gasped. He was so caught up in thinking about the girls, the mission, The Tallest and Dib that he forgot his disguise. He reached down and took the wig and contacts. He set the wig in place on his head and carefully plopped the contacts into his eyes. "Thank you, Gir," he smiled, which was rare. He never smiles much and never says 'Thank you'. He reached down and patted the robots metal head. "If it weren't for you, I would have walked out the door with
Invader zim: Hi-Skool (chapter 3)Zim sat on the floor; his purple bulbs of eyes looked sad and were down cased. It's been weeks since he had set a single foot in the transmissions room, and he could not believe the state he left it in.The transmissions screen, in which he used to talk to the tallest on, was broken, and dirty with dust and some sort of mashed potatoes.The floor was now covered in batter, flour, and other things GIR carried around with him. Zim stood, no longer too much in shock to walk around.He placed his three fingered hand on the screen and a lone tear began to run down his cheek. He stayed like that for a moment before tearing away his hand. The memories in his mind assaulted him with guilt sadness and regret. He could not believe what he had gone though, for just a petty lie."Zim needs no one." He said to himself, "Zim will show them. ZIM will show them that he isn't inferior, isn't insane!" He screamed.He then kicked a wall and sat back down on the ground, rocking back and forth s
Invader zim: Hi-Skool (chapter 8)WARNING: This has alot of violence! this is intended for Pg13 audiences and older! Can't say i didn't warn you!__________________________________Dib waited angrily outside of the hi-skool. He passed back and forth, waiting for his sister and for Zim.Time ticked by, and he felt like crying. Why would Zim steal his only safe heaven? How would he? Why would he? Dib begged his brain for the answers that seemed so obvious.Finally, it was three and the teens and young adults began to run out of the building.Dib rang his knuckles, he meant business. Then to his dismay, he saw Zim, walking closely beside of Gaz. Gaz was actually smiling and laughing at something Zim had said. That was the final straw, Dib ran up to them."Hey Zim!" Dib yelled, making Zim look up. Suddenly pain went though Zim's squeedlyspooch and he knelt on the ground. Dib had just struck himZim stood and struck Dib in the face, knocking off his glasses. Dib growled, and went to hit Zim back, but Gaz grabbed his arm, "W
Invader zim: Hi-Skool (chapter 1)Zim sat on the purple sofa that sat in the living room. His head was against the back of the sofa, and his eyes were closed. He then began to hum a strange tune.GIR, who sat beside of him, was laughing and carrying on about The Angry Monkey show, and the other usual things he carry's on about.Suddenly the room was silent, other than the purr of the TV. GIR stopped his bickering, and turned to Zim. There was a deep frown on his face, which was unusual for the tiny robot.Finally GIR spoke, "Mastah? Why are yew so sad?" He asked.Zim opened his eyes, and sat up, "It's nothing GIR. Just continue watching that disgusting show, and leave me ZIM, at peace." He then closed his eyes and rested once more.GIR knew that he was not telling the truth, but he also knew he did not want to bother his master while he seemed sad, so Gir returned to his watching of the TV.Suddenly the doorbell rang, and the security alarm went of, "WARNING, INTRUDER ALERT! UNATHERIZED PERSONEL IN YARD!" It rang.Zim
Invader zim: Hi-Skool (chapter 7)Author's note: Hey people I love that yew guys are so into this!!! i am happy to announce that in this chapter there is a song! yay music!!! anyway here is the link, play while you read or read then play yay!!! This song is only for the first part of this chapter, when you reach the part about the moon, you can exit the song. . . here's the link: http://www.4shared.com/mp3/xFxrcxQA/04_Youre_Dead_Wrong.htm____________________________________________________________In biology Gaz sat flustered, and completely unwilling to continue, when Zim sat beside of her."Gaz-beast, can I the almighty ZIM, sit next to you?" He asked.Gaz looked at him and shrugged, "Whatever."Zim smiled, but his mind was in other places. He was wondering why he loved being so close to her. He couldn't help but sit next to her, and he felt so happy when he did. Zim felt a sort of longing when she was not near him. He did not understand why, but he did not question it.The teacher walked in, "Hello class, I am Mr.
Zim's AntennaeZim's AntennaeGaz glared at her brother from the back of Zim's underground lab, he had broken in and decided to bring her along for the fun of it she guessed.Dib and Zim were having a go at each other, yelling empty threats back and forth, Gaz wondered if they ever got board of the same routine every day.She sighed and leaned against the wall behind her, as her eyes swept across the room she looked at the advanced alien technology that mankind could never dream of accomplishing, wondering what idiot race would trust Zim with it all, even GIR seemed to much a handful to him.When Gaz finished her little tour she gazed at the back of Zim's head and listened to the argument going on."Stoopid Human! You think that you can come in here and infiltrate Zim's Top Secret lair!?" Gaz always wondered why he talked in 3rd person, 'Must be a pride thing of something…' she thought absentmindedly.Then she noticed them, the two
Dying Tonight-ZaDr part 3The human was banging loudly on the door to Zim's house, each knock resounding in an almost eery way into the empty base...not even answered by the insane robot who had surely been deactivated the second the irken had died. "ZIM I KNOW YOU'RE HOME, ANSWER THE FUCKING DOOR!" He screamed, trying and once again failing to kick the electronically locked barrier. "DAMNIT!" He yelled furiously as he plopped down on the front step. Why wouldn't the alien answer his door? Usually he at least had Gir try and keep him busy. He sighed, running a hand through his tossled hair, it looked like he was going to have to use a different entrance.The teen stood up and began circling the house as he looked for at least a window or something that wouldn't be noticed if broken..but it wasn't like anybody would notice if it was the front windows anyway, people on this planet were just plain stupid. Dib gave an exhasperated huff when he found no such window and was about to go back to knocking on the door an
Invader Zim Chapter 2Invader Zim - Through the Fangirls' Twisted Mind*PLZNOTE* Read Chapter 1 first if you haven't already, plz!Chapter 2: The New KidIt was an average, boring day in school. Ms. Bitters lectured, yelled at people, along with all the other usual things. It was average as average got...that is, until the principal came in. He and Ms. Bitters spoke in hushed tones, until she nodded and he left the room. Ms. Bitters spoke up in her loud, screechy voice, "Class, we have a new student joining us. Please be welcoming, as he might not be as bad as you kids turned out. Now come on in, whatever your name is." The door cracked open, and the new kid stepped in. Everyone's mouths dropped open. The new kid was AWESOME, and he hadn't even spoken a single word yet. He was very pale with black hair and blue-gray eyes, and he wore a nicely fitting long-sleeved shirt with an odd symbol on it - it
I hate you-ZaDr Chapter 1"What is it?" A large purple alien with tentacles asked as it peeked through the bars of a certain scythe haired teen's cage."It's a human, a very rare find nowadays...which means it's far more than you can afford." The salesman said, shooing the poor alien away with his claw like hands.This was how it was every day, the human was packed up in his cage and set out like an item to be bought and people who noticed him were always too poor to buy him. The human had used to struggle and scream at the salesman in a strange language that nobody in their right minds knew, but after a couple of beatings he'd been silenced and he now obediantly sat in his cage cross legged, not even bothering to look up from his lap. Most would believe he was dead were it not for the calm rise and fall of his chest and occasional sick cough that escaped him. He was clothed in the skinny jeans he had been found in years ago and they were stained, ripped, and much to small for him."Well, how much is he?" A voi
Who Knew A ZADF Story Chptr 13Dib woke up to the faint sound of sweet soft music. The movie was over and Gir was fast asleep, but Zim and Gaz were nowhere to be seen.Where the heck are they?! He thought to himself as he got up, making sure not to wake up Gir, and looking around the tent. He looked all around the large tent and outside of it as well, but found no sign of the two. The music still played somewhere in the forest and it soothed Dib; as if he'd heard it before. Wait a minute! Music?! He dashed back inside of the tent. He looked around and couldn't find his sisters instruments. I knew I heard this music before! They played it before while I was asleep!!He dashed outside in search of the source of the music. He was headed toward the lake as the music grew louder with each step he took. Soon he came to a clearing where he saw many animals; some sleeping, some swaying to the music. He looked where the animals looked too and saw his sister playing her violin with Zim playing Gaz's viol
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When you're always in the spotlight, sometimes you need a style reinvention. These celebrities have major transformations, changing everything from their fashion sense to their hair color. Get inspiration from these celebrity makeovers that are worthy of applause.
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This series of ten lessons has been developed to teach students about local and global water issues. They are based on NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. The activities are done largely outdoors and include scientific data... (View More) collection and analysis and integrate technology. Many of the lessons involve data collected based on protocols from the GLOBE Program. Each lesson is designed to take one hour; the lessons build on each other, but can also be used independently. Each lesson topic includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, student capture sheet and capture sheet answer guide. (View Less)
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This activity focuses on the relationship between science of looking for life and the tools, on vehicles such as the Mars Rover, that make it possible. Learners will create their own models of a Mars rover. They determine what tools would be... (View More) necessary to help them better understand Mars (and something about life on Mars/its habitability). Then they work in teams to complete a design challenge where they incorporate these elements into their models, which must successfully complete a task. Teams may also work together to create a large-scale, lobby-sized version that may be put on display in the library to engage their community. The activity also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 6 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This is an activity designed to develop a working definition of life. Learners will conduct a simple experiment, looking for signs of life in three different "soil" samples. The experiment introduces children to the difficulty that scientists face... (View More) in defining life. By observing the soil samples, participants try to determine if any contain signs of life and work to identify, refine, and create a set of characteristics that may be used to identify living versus nonliving things. The activity concludes with the development of a group definition of life. This group definition will be referred to in subsequent activities. It also includes specific tips within each activity for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 1 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This is a lithograph about NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, or MMS. Learners will cut out and assemble a colorful 3D model of an MMS spacecraft. Web links, additional facts, and QR codes are included for audiences to access more information.
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Whatcom County is in the process of foreclosing on two parcels of land in east Birch Bay, but Birch Bay Water and Sewer District (BBWSD) officials want the county to wait until the parcels are made legal.
The two parcels in question sit within the Double R Ranch area near the intersection of Blaine and Birch Bay-Lynden Road. They are not considered legal lots of record by the county and cannot be built on right now.
Both the county and the water and sewer district are owed property assessments and penalties on the parcels, district manager Roger Brown said. Approximately $60,000 is owed to the district alone.
After 13 years of unpaid assessments, the county wants to foreclose on the property, but district officials think it should wait until the lots can be made legal through the county assessor's office. This move would allow the property to be sold for much more money than in its current state, so the district and the county can recoup a greater amount of their owed assessments.
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Though the lots in question are technically illegal, the county can sell a property without making any guarantees on the quality of the sale, water and sewer district attorney Simi Jain said. District officials plan to stress to the county that foreclosing on and trying to sell the property would contribute to an illegal subdivision of lots, Jain said.


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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The FBI asked for the public's help Tuesday in solving a string of robberies at financial institutions in southeast Wisconsin.
Six credit unions and a bank were held up from October 18th through November 20th in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties.
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There was only one robber in some instances – and more than one in others. The criminals wore masks in about half the hold-ups.
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Its a new month but the same old weather: hot and stormy.
Tuesdays forecast calls for scattered storms and possible downpours, lightning and wind gusts.
Rain chance is 50 percent, according to the National Weather Service. Highs will be in the mid- to upper-80s; lows in the high-70s.
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Venturing is a program of the Boy Scouts of America. It is available to young men and women under the age of 21 who meet any of the following qualifications:
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- are 14 years old and have completed the 8th grade.
- Prior participation in Boy Scouting or Varsity Scouting is not required.
Venturing is program is designed for young adults who are looking for rugged high adventure or challenging sporting activities and still want to be a part of a Scouting program that offers the advancement opportunities and values of the Boy Scouts of America.
Venturers will learn and live by the Venturing Oath and the Venturing Code.
Venturing Oath
The Venturing Oath is as follows:
|As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
Venturing Code
The Venturing Code is as follows:
| As a Venturer, I believe that America's strength lies in our trust in God and in the courage, strength, and traditions of our people.
I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious duties and will maintain a personal sense of honor in my own life.
I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can to preserve and enrich it.
I will recognize the dignity and worth of all humanity and will use fair play and goodwill in my daily life.
I will acquire the Venturing attitude that seeks truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
Advancement and recognition
- Main article: Venturing advancement
The basic advancement system
- Sports Bronze Award
- Religious and Community Life Bronze Award
- Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award
- Outdoor Bronze Award
- Sea Scout Bronze Award
Expert-level awards
Quest Award - Venturing sports and fitness award.
TRUST Award - Venturing religious and community life award.
Ranger Award - Venturing outdoor skill proficiency award.
Other awards
- Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement Award
- Venturing World Conservation Award
- Merit Badges - Venturers who earn the First Class rank while a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity team may continue to earn merit badges until their 18th birthday.
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Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address members' boating skills and promote knowledge of our maritime heritage. Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses are taught with the ship by its officers.


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no i do not have a teflon foot, thank you!
The dress was made of a supposedly 4way stretch metallic wine PVC. One of my earliest costumes was made of vinyl so I figured it would be a breeze to work with now that I am a much better seamstress. Well, I was wrong. This fabric was so unbearably STICKY (on the right sides), that when sewing a seam (with right sides together), the vinyl would stick to itself, wrinkle, not lay right etc etc. I could handle it on the straight seams, but I pattered this dress (from scratch) to have princess seams! UGUUU. Topstitching was also a nightmare since I don't have a teflon foot. I resorted to oiling the vinyl and straight stitching on the longest stitch. You don't even want to know about putting the zipper in the back. :C But once the dress was finished it fit like a glove, yay!
The gloves were made of the same material and I knew there was no way in HELL I was sewing gussets in vinyl. Instead I followed this tutorial for quick and easy stretchy gloves [link] . BEST WAY EVER (and the gloves fit perfectly as well!)
The wig was my old Rao wig, which I had to completely re-style: cutting bangs into it, and curling the wig under. This was actually pretty hard for me since I am not used to heat resistant fibers. I used a curling iron on this puppy and not only did the fibers not melt, they wouldn't even curl!! So it was back to the old rollers + steam for me.
The nurse hat I was worried about, but it ended up being a breeze. I did have to go through 2 silkscreens to get a properly burned image of the skull, which my husband helped me with. We scanned in the drawing and he traced the skull in illustrator, making a vector image of the one Junko drew in the artwork. :3 Silkscreening on vinyl was a little weird, but it turned out pretty decent in the end. I used super stiff interfacing (used in purses etc) in the hat, heatn'bonded the two sides together, then carefully topstitched them together, creating a channel for a narrow metal headband to be fed through. It turned out fantastically because it's super lightweight but stays perfectly in place the whole day.
The boots were purchased and altered. I added the cutest black glittery pompoms to the top and the bottom, and sewed in some grey vinyl down the center. These boots were from Pleaser and are the.most.comfortable cosplay highheels I have ever worn! Highly recommended.
The syringe was the most fun to make and was made from chobani yogurt cups, clear tubing, transparency film, a chapstick container, foam floor mats, a dowel rod, and lots and lots of red glitter! It's fantastic because it comes apart for travel and is really lightweight.
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How to save on Halloween candy
There are several ways besides not answering the door.
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As the sugar-fueled, much-anticipated mischievous holiday of Halloween draws near, frugal families are trying to figure out how they can save money on Halloween candy. Unfortunately for the money-conscious, this year's Halloween falls on the worst possible day, a Saturday.
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A Saturday Halloween means trick-or-treaters will be out earlier and longer than if it were on a workday, and that means there will be more ghosts, pumpkins and football player zombies wandering up to your door asking for candy.
However, if you're smart about how you approach Halloween, you can save yourself a little bit of money. Every little bit counts.
Don't be home. The simplest way to save money on Halloween is to be somewhere else. Turn off your outdoor lights, go somewhere, and don't give out any candy. Nothing requires you to stay home and give out candy, so if you really want to save money, don't give any out. Heck, you don't even have to leave. Just don't answer the door. If you want to participate, wonderful, but you don't have to.
Recycle candy. (This works only if you have children.) When I was a kid, we used to recycle candy. As a safety precaution, my sister and I would trick-or-treat when it was still light out, usually between 5 and 7 p.m. We would go out trick-or-treating and head home once our baskets were full. We'd sort through the candy in the living room, pick out the ones we really liked, and put the rest in the bucket our parents used to give out to trick-or-treaters visiting our house.
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As kids, we loved doing this because there were candies we received but didn't like. I was never a fan of primarily sugar-based candies, so those always went into the bucket. A lot of the generic candies weren't very good either, so they usually went back into the bucket (think of the lollipops in clear plastic you would get from the doctor's office). If my sister and I weren't going to eat them, it was better to give them back out than throw them away.
Buy cheaper candy. Sugar-based candies are significantly cheaper than almost any candy that contains chocolate. You can buy sugar-based candies or buy a mixture of sugar and chocolate-based candies. Avoid the desire to get "good" candy because it's not a contest. You don't get anything, except more visitors, by having a reputation of having "good" candy.
One other strategy you can employ is to get a mixture of cheap and more expensive candy and give the better stuff to the better costumes or your neighbors' children. The random kid won't remember who gave him a snack-size Snickers bar, but your neighbor's kid might. (Plus they're your neighbors, so you probably want to be nicer to them anyway.)
Give out candy yourself. When my sister and I would trick-or-treat, the perfect house was the one where the owner would let us pick our own candy from the bucket. We would invariably take several pieces and always the good ones (duh! kids aren't stupid). If you want to budget your candy, you'll want to give it out yourself and be smart about pacing yourself so as not to run out.
It's OK to run out. I think a lot of homes buy way too much candy for fear of running out. Don't be afraid of running out. It happens, and the kids won't remember or care. If you have bad candy or run out, they'll just go to the next house and forget all about you. If you run out, leave a note outside and don't answer the door, unless you want to see the costumes and deliver a personal apology (that they will forget).
Those are just a few tips that we've used over the years to save a little cash on Halloween candy. Do you have any good tips I haven't mentioned? Please let us all know in the comments.
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IKEA: Herding Cats, The Experiment
We give IKEA plenty of coverage whenever they release a new sofa line or closet storage system, so why not discuss when they do something a little bit unusual? In a strange experiment, UK store IKEA Wembley invited housecats to invade the premises one evening after-hours. Here's some behind-the-scenes footage of the massive event that was eventually distilled down into a commercial.
Sure, we'd be happy to look at cute images of cats all day long, but what have we learned from this experiment? Well, for all their mass-produced commercialism, it feels like the company is acknowledging that it's not the objects but the life inside a home that makes it work. We also imagine that allowing 100 cats into a space all at once is like pressing the fast-forward button on the damage your single cat could do over 100 days on IKEA furniture. These cats are curious, and thoroughly explore the allotted areas. Some of the pets are territorial and stake a claim to a spot that they like. Others are mischievous and get temporarily stuck where they shouldn't be. Since the finished product commercial shows the merchandise not only surviving this beating but being thoroughly enjoyed by sleepy-eyed, spotted, and cuddly cats of all shapes and sizes, it suggests that the four-legged members of your family will enjoy your IKEA selections as much as you do.
And hey, if Boots loves your IKEA sofa to shreds, at least it won't cost you a bundle to replace.
Check out the finished commercial produced by Mother London:
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cats and Ikea furniture definitely go together! Great footage.
The ad is beautiful. awwww
I would be a bit irritated if I had a cat allergy and discovered that all their merchandise had had feline dander rubbed over it. They may have vacuumed it afterwards but still.
Yeah, I would be incredibly wary about someone having an allergic reaction. There's no way they could get all the dander out of the store and some people are incredibly sensitive. I hope they at least put a sign out front warning people. It's an amusing, random idea for an ad but seems unnecessarily risky to both the customers and to the cats (my cat would manage to find the one place no one could possibly get to and would hide there forever).
This is one reason why I object to stores having store-pets that run around - I personally love it because I'm not allergic to anything but it seems an easy way to lose customers and have a possibly lawsuit brought against you when someone's throat closes up.
absolutely genius AD. i would love to see more footage of exactly what mischief eat cat got into, or all the adorable shots of them snuggling in the furniture...and definately the hilarious clips of clumsy cat adventures.
Any Ad that has the viewer wanting to see more creates an interest and positive response with the product. BRAVO IKEA.
LOVE the footage of the cats walking along the ceiling beams.
Wow! How original! What genius come up with this?... Next time try with hippos...
So cute and random.
Great quirky idea.
We could probably all agree that the pet dander thing might be an issue...but putting that aside, this is fantastic. 'Warm Inside'? Yep.
Oops! 'Happy Inside' is what I meant. Warm and happy, too.
So cute! Working at a camp this summer, the phrase "it was like herding cats" was in heavy rotation.
Wah wah wah pet dander wah. Great commercial!
Hey! That's the IKEA where I shop!! How cool!! I really enjoyed the video...thanks for sharing!!
Oh, I just loooove this.
i love the idea of this, but wish they would have staged it somewhere besides a public store. being a person who is allergic to cats, this is a nightmare for me. buying a piece of furniture that a cat has slept on is tantamount to being hospitalized. no thanks.
Thank you. My cats thanks you. My IKEA couch thanks you. I thank you. This was the perfect pick me up for today.
Thanks for sharing that with us. It's fantastic!! Love cats and Ikea.
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I herd cats. This made my crappy (cat herding) day. :)
Doubtfulguest and rebecca_f, the cats were released in the floor sample section of the store. The actual merchandise is in a separate part (and usually a different floor) of Ikea. Therefore, no kitty fur on product.
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Did the store smell like cat urine the next day?
Cats on kitchen counter tops gets my dander up!It's unsanitary and unsafe.Bad puns aside,a friend's cat almost burned the house down one night because it walked across the stove top and started the oven's self cleaning cycle.I think she left a pan inside.Overall this concept strikes me as odd and pointless.However I am a dog person.
Blows my mind that people seem to think the people setting this up wouldn't have possibly thought of the whole pet dander thing. They have brains too. And lawyers who I'm sure kept them on track here. Quick sniping and just enjoy the adorable!
You got yer cat lovers and you got yer cat haters. I used to hate but now I love. Love is better.
I have friends with cat allergies. They get shots. Problem solved.
Merchandise at IKEA is downstairs, boxed and wrapped, samples are upstairs. Exposure was short term and not constant, and only to samples which were then decontaminated. Not much dander to worry about.
My cats are served their meals ON TOP of the kitchen counters!!! When I cook, I wipe the counters down with cleaner first. I would do that with no pets -- don't you?? So what's the problem? Insufficient exposure to microbes and allergens can CAUSE immune system problems and allergies -- over concern with antibiotics creates super-bugs like MRSA. If you are going to be harmed by normal environmental mini-contaminants, like pets, you should move into your sealed bubble and not worry about stores and other people! Some folks get queasy too easily, you ask me...
This was the cutest thing I've ever seen, and I mean it.
The ad is here:
This was absolutely adorable, and I'm a dog person myself, but if this was pretty cuuuute!
I'm a dog person, also. But I loved this.
Dog person or cat person, I think anyone can appreciate the message that "home" is more than a house and its stuff.
I think it would have
been more fun with
a bunch of puppies.
No! Penguins! Next time, use penguins.
I ♥ cats! I like the ad too.
I am also tempted to get a white kitten to go with my already wonderful duo - A brother (black & white) and sister (all black). There were just so many handsome white fluff balls!
And none of them peed in an unreachable place?
It was kind of cute, but it bothers me at the same time. Cats don't always like meeting other cats, and it can be stressful for them. How do you know those other cats were totally healthy? Not to mention how much it sucks when your cat gets suck in a hole.
@mei-ling Cats that are house trained don't normally just pee wherever they want, unless the have a health problem.
at first i though 'what the f'k', but the final footage, with the accompaniment, was charming...
I love the shot of the cat and the lightbulbs. Beautiful!
@Tamarind: It's funny you mentioned that part because it reminded me of my friend who has a hairless cat like that one. Those cats are always looking for warmth since they have no fur; I thought it was precious the way they found him hanging out by all the lights.
Although I'm sure that experience was probably a bit stressful for some of those cats (some may not like others, cats tend to be very attached to their familiar surroundings,etc.) the commercial was really lovely and definitely made a point.
How terrifying & stressful for so many of the cats.
And, sorry. The ad doesn't impress me. It doesn't tell me anything, except that they felt like pulling a stunt for an ad.
Few of those cats looked terrified or stressed -- just fascinated, timid, excited, cautious, curious... whatever their individual natures dictated. And I'm sure those who didn't want to explore were allowed to snuggle in a lap or carrier and sit the whole thing out.
I think sometimes animal lovers (and parents, actually) do their little Blessings a disservice by reading danger and abuse into everything that isn't padded, disinfected and predictable. Let the little tigers live a little. When they're ready to be safe and cosseted again, they'll let you know.
As someone who has had cats for a while I know how sensitive they are to new suroundins and that it's very stressful for them. Most of those cats are scared and I don't see why any caring catowner would want to put their pet through this ordeal.
this ad actually makes me want to NOT buy at ikea.
I'm guessing they chose cats that don't get super-stressed going to new places. I have one who gets stressed and two who love car rides and new places and get super excited when I get out the leashes.
If you're that allergic to cats, wouldn't you also become ill if you sit on something that I've sat on after my cats have recently sat on my pants and burrowed in my handbag? Or if you sit on a park bench that a cat has sat on? You can't possibly know everywhere that a cat has been. Research shows that allergic reactions are obviously real, but that they also involve a lot of psychosomatic influence -- our brain logically pairs the stimulus of something that's previously made us ill with feeling ill, even when no histamine reaction has taken place. Research has shown that you're going to react more if you know the cat has been there than if you haven't.
And really, if you can't be around anything that's ever touched a cat and then been cleaned, you probably shouldn't buy furniture from anywhere that accepts returns. Or that ever sells showroom models that cat owners might have sat on.
AT really needs a separate pet forum like you do for home tech, cooking and kids - Call it "Furries, Feathers 'n' Scales"
Folks who don't like/are allergic to animals won't be bothered...
...and the furry lovers will have a place to look at cats on IKEA sofas, discuss proper budgie diets and read about deluxe doggy dishes to their heart's delight.
Now where do I send my bill?
@ mrs melly. I'm not sure that one of my three house trained cats would not have found a secret spot to pee if suddenly taken away from all that was familiar and put into this situation.
But then you wouldn't have volunteered (or whatever) your pet to be in this ad, would you?
<caps lock> Are some of you completely nuts?
You think the cats will be traumatized, of all things, by meeting other cats?? like they've been living in a very very fragile paradise up to now and they must not learn there are others like them out there?
You think the cats will hate a couple of hours into a new environment they've not been forced into with their owner a few metres away? I really hope you're not pet owners yourselves.
You talk about allergy and pee while the video shows people cleaning and vacuuming after the cats went away? (Btw a note: private businesses are not required to offer allergy-free environments. You don't like it, just get out of the building. Like you were going to know there were cats in there anyway.)
Worst of all: you didn't get what was special about the ad. Why don't you let yourselves relax, get free and start socializing with both the external and your internal world?
All in all, this planet offers many causes for grief. Save your energy for them and stop misusing that stick.
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@ Graphist: how about bulls? In the kitchen china section?
Thanks to Apartment Therapy. I was just going to start shopping at IKEA again, now I am sure I will never do so.
This was incredibly inconsiderate. Cats being dragged from their home into a strange environment and tossed in with tons of other cats?
Dangerous, inconsiderate, total publicity stunt. Well I hope it boosts your sales, because I'm going to tell my cat lover friends not to shop there again.
ps FYI, I'm a former veterinary nurse and shelter worker (now Biologist). If anyone doesn't get it, I'll be happy to explain it to you.
@mei-ling You don't think the crews provided litter boxes for the cats?
what a stupid stunt. there's no way the cats enjoyed that, and yes, it's certainly possible that some cats were traumatized. plus there's a very real risk of injury and having cats get lost, and for what? a frigging commercial?
I'm sure that most of the stress the cats experienced was edited out. Cats tend to be solitary creatures, suspicious of new cats, and wary of new surroundings. Yes, some of them might have been unflappable, but I'm turned off by the insensitivity of this production.
Combined with Ikea's Greenwashing and possible link to illegal logging, I'm surprised AT gave them this story.
The thing is, people with pets unwittingly carry their pet's dander with them everywhere and deposit it--public transit, restaurants, shops. So a person with a severe allergy is constantly at risk of exposure and a subsequent reaction, wherever they go. After a good industrial cleaning, I doubt that IKEA had any more dander in it than does on any given day.
Just as I continue to be surprised and frustrated by people's exaggerated condemns, I'd like to give them a quote: "Beauty will save those who are able to see it."
(And also, let your own cat get some fresh air, it'll thank you; unless it's too late 'cause you never did for years in a row.)
Honestly, if a bunch of commenters on the internet can think of all these "problems", obviously a huge corporation with a huge team of lawyers will think of these issues as well. Just because they didn't show extensive cleaning doesn't mean it didn't happen and just because your cat is a terror doesn't mean everyones are. I'm sure there was a screening process as to what cats were allowed and they even showed an animal handler in the video... Even if he was the only one there, they clearly had their bases covered as to what circumstances they could expect.
Although on the flip side, I'm sure if anything went terribly wrong they wouldn't tell us anyway.
They got some beautiful footage out of it though, the finished product is fantastic.
Beautiful music by Mara Carlyle. I love this ad! Very sweet. Cats certainly know how to get comfortable....at least mine does.
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An explosion of cuteness! Why, oh, why have I not seen this ad on telly?
That was terrific. I, too, vote for penguins next time :-)
MEOW! I've made a parody of this ad, check it out and pass it on if it makes you LOL... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKMroEyB9c8
Cat allergies are not in your head, and that is extremely ignorant and offensive. Would you tell someone their diabetes is all in their head? They are very real, and if severe enough (or if you have asthma) they can kill you. Allergy shots work for some people, but not all. Granted, most people with allergies THAT severe will be on some sort of medication to help prevent reaction to all the cat owners who are bringing fuzz everywhere, but there is still a difference between "I pet my cat before work" and "cats have been rolling all over this furniture". My allergies are severe but not necessarily deadly, so I don't get shots or take daily drugs, I just avoid cats. Why would I? If Ikea wants to dander-ize their store, that's their perogative, but I take issue with the "shoppers will stream through the door, unaware that half an hour earlier..." bit. MAKE them aware, so they can decide that they don't want to take that risk. I certainly wouldn't go into an ikea thinking that cats had been all over stuff. And even though they don't sell the display couches, lots of their linens, rugs, etc. ARE out in the main display area and would be something I wouldn't want to take home.
Also what many people don't realize is that it's not the HAIR people are allergic to - it's the dried up particles of spit (from the cat's baths) that flake off the hair and fill the air. That's why even if I don't sit on your furniture or touch your cat, I won't be able to breathe in a house with cats after about a half hour. No amount of vacuuming will get rid of that, at least not until it settles (like vacuuming is going to work on that long haired sheep skin thing anyway. Come on.)
All that said, it was a pretty cute commercial - I just wish they'd done it on a set instead of in the shop.
couldn't help myself...
I love the people complaining about cat dander. IT'S BEHIND A COMPUTER SCREEN, PEOPLE. The dander can't get you from there. If you can't enjoy these cats, who you are well protected from, then you just don't like cats. Keep your cat hate away from our cat love fest.
@barrypilling: that was hilarious! MUCH better than the original.
I'm surprised that no one's mentioned that it's limited to a hundred cats, and that there'd probably be more than a hundred pet owners who'd want to do this. Which means there'd be some sort of screening process. And I imagine that any cat owner that had a timid, hates-other-cats, will-pee-on-everything-if-removed-from-home cat, they wouldn't involve them in this ad!
We have cats. If I participated (and I'd quite like to), I'd take the friendly, gregarious one. I wouldn't take the timid, jumpy one, or the territorial, mildly aggressive one (she's not aggressive to our other cats, I should add).
Adorable ad - Ikea and cats, what could be better?


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The Mid-Continent Public Library is much more than just books and computers. One of our most popular features is our programs for everyone from children to senior customers. For one of our adult programs at the Claycomo Branch, customers made a beaded Uncle Sam. He has lights inside and is good for a night light or just pretty to have for the Holidays. This is a very intricate project that sometimes requires two sessions to complete. There are more beading projects coming up in the future.
What is your pick? I have read both Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and Fallen by Lauren Kate. Both books were very good, but I was ready for something new.
The MCPL Weston Branch celebrated the 4th of July at storytime last week. Filling in for Ms. Sandy was Ms. Lynn. She read Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! written by Leslie Kimmelman & illustrated by Nancy Cote. After the story, the kids created Independence Day visors. Storytime ended with its own version of fireworks with the children jumping up and down on giant bubble wrap.
Every single Thursday, unless it's a holiday, the Blue Ridge Branch offers pre-school storytime, at 10:00 a.m. We would be so pleased if you would come.
The Summer Reading Program at the Camden Point Branch is underway. Although the Camden Point Branch hosts programs throughout the whole year, it is during the summer when we host programs almost every week. And yes, most of the programs are mostly attended by kids, parents, teachers and adults.
This June, Lee's Summit teens submitted over 50 works of art for our first annual Teen Art Show. The winners are on display at our branch for the rest of the summer. Stop by and check them out!
Come join us for a fabulous trio of cooking classes that will take you around the culinary world. First up is Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Cooking with Fresh Herbs on Monday, July 26 at 7pm. Learn about fresh herbs and how to grow them and cook with them. There will be several easy recipes to take home and play with.
I promise to love you forever—every single day of forever.
Until your heart stops beating, Bella, I'll be here fighting.
Can't get enough of the Edward, Jacob, and Bella triangle? Ready to profess your alliance to Team Jacob or Team Edward for all eternity? Think you know more about the Twilight World than anyone? Well, we know just the place for you—Boardwalk Branch's Twilight Saga Ball, an all-day event on Saturday, August 7th.
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