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Move over, Darren McFadden. According to reports, Rihanna is turning her attention over to another random athlete in the New York Knicks' J.R. Smith.
Sources tell In Touch that the two are a thing. A fake thing, probably, but good enough for 2-3 hours of celebrity gossip before she denies it on Twitter.
The two were spotted, allegedly, getting cozy at Veranda nightclub in NYC.
"They were very flirty in the club all night and holding hands," an eyewitness tells the magazine. "She was sitting on his lap and was really into him."
How serious is it? Not very. But those who know the wild child say she's attracted to bad boys like J.R., who's no stranger to raising eyebrows himself.
J.R. Smith, 26, made headlines in March when he was fined $25,000 by the NBA after tweeting a pic of a woman's ass in a thong from his bed. Classy.
"He is the team's most controversial player, so it's no wonder that Rihanna likes him," says a source. In the past, the singer has said of her "type":
"I definitely like high-risk guys. I don't like cream puff, corny guys… the nice ones that won't hurt you. I like the edge. That's the thrill for me."
Insert obvious Chris Brown comment here.
Do ya thang ma.. fucc these hataz..jealous much?
Why would you people start criticizing rihanna again.... you fools...am sick of reading people commenting about her life... how'd you come accross the news N'e'way if you;re fucking sick and tired of her then piss off//stop reading about her life..get over yourselves.
FUCK ALL U HATERZ LET HER DO HER THANG! RIHANNANAVI BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! SMH Jello MUCH? ;)
She's just an asshole period. I hope another guy beats her up, however from the sounds of it she'll like it...
She is acting like the HO she is-
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Check out some of the many terrific prospect performances we witnessed this weekend at the EYBL:
Recruit and return: Villanova
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Possible 2014-15 starting five:
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Five prospects who project in long term
The new No. 1 team in the country, Florida, starts a quartet of seniors in Casey Prather, Scottie Wilbekin, Patric Young and Will Yeguete.
The leading candidate for this year's Wooden Award as college basketball's best player is also a senior, as Creighton's Doug McDermott is averaging 26 points and almoist 7 rebounds while shooting high percentages from the 3-point line, free-throw line and the field.
So while Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, Joel Embiid and Tyler Ennis could all bolt for the NBA -- only to be replaced by the likes of Jahlil Okafor, Myles Turner, Cliff Alexander, Tyus Jones and Emmanuel Mudiay -- it might actually be others from the 2014 class, who might not necessarily have the same level of instant success, but nonetheless go on to make their mark on college basketball by staying longer and getting better at each step along the way.
Here's a look at some of the most likely candidates:
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Scout's take: Villanova adds G DiVincenzo
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#AskCoachB: Favorites for Richardson
@PaulBiancardi #AskCoachB With Malachi Richardson making his college decision on Friday, does Villanova have a chance? #myfirsttweet— Andy Kaiser (@AKaiser25) December 11, 2013
@Akaiser, thank you for making your first tweet to ESPN Recruiting Nation! Malachi Richardson is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2015, and the 6-foot-5 shooting guard recently cut his list to six schools: Syracuse, Villanova, Rutgers, Arizona, Indiana and UConn.
Nova is involved because of the early effort and relationship coach Jay Wright made with Richardson in his freshman year. He's been on the Villanova campus several times and it's close to home. He recently visited Syracuse for their game against Indiana.
The school that lands this big=time shooter with offensive polish will be getting a bona fide 3-point shooter who strokes it with confidence. Richardson can pass and play defense, too, as he is not afraid to take a charge. I have seen him with his AAU club Team Final, which has had many outstanding Division I players and some high major stars such as Dion Waiters, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, just a few players coached by Rob Brown.
I believe it will come down to Nova and Syracuse for Richardson.
Top 10: Signing ESPN 100 players
The following is a list of programs that signed the most ESPN 100 players from 2009-2013. I know, it's Telep's Top 10, but we had some ties. Here's a snapshot of where the talent goes in our country:
Kentucky (23 ESPN 100 recruits): What did you expect? When there's a revolving door of lottery picks it's only natural to replace talent with talent. Because of its ability to put elite talent in the NBA, UK has plenty of openings each year. UK has had four of the last five No. 1 recruiting classes and that's not an accident.
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Analyzing recent ESPN 100 PG news
Reading through the typical recruiting jargon can be a difficult task, especially for the untrained eye, but suffice it to say that things aren't always what they seem.
Some of the most misleading statements often include sayings like, "He has offers from," or "He chose school X over," or "He decommitted from," primarily because they consider only one side of the process.
The fact of the matter is that schools choose prospects as much as prospects choose schools, and the former is no less fluid than the latter.
What does that mean? It means that sometimes when a tweet or recruiting article says Player X committed to School Y over offers from Schools A, B, C and D, what it can really mean is that Schools A, B, C and D offered Player X at some point in the past, but are no longer recruiting him, so he decided to commit to School Y.
Now, why would a school suddenly stop recruiting a prospect? Because they suddenly realized he wasn't good enough? Possibly, but more likely it's because they have since received a commitment from, or feel like they are on the verge of a commitment from, someone else at the same position whom they hold in a little higher esteem.
So, with that in mind, we're going to rewind through a particularly busy few weeks in the national point guard market and make an attempt to translate the real story. Whether it was a prospect who made a commitment or cut his list, we'll tell you which schools are in, which are out, the real story behind whose decision it was, and the bottom line for each prospect. Then we'll circle back and tell you which two ESPN 100 point guards are still uncommitted and open to new suitors.
In: Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Ohio State
Out: Minnesota
Real story: Minnesota is still on Jones' list of seven, but the Gophers aren't on Okafor's list. That, in addition to the fact Richard Pitino and his staff could be seen prioritizing other targets this summer, is indication enough that Jones isn't likely to be staying home next season. The latest twist in the story is Okafor's AAU coach, Mike Irvin, going on record saying there is a great chance Duke lands Jones, while Okafor's camp has denied the Blue Devils are the leader for the package deal.
Bottom line: Jones and Okafor do want to go to school together, but they don't yet agree on where. Jones appears pretty set on Duke, but Okafor not quite as much at this point. ESPN 100 SF Justise Winslow (Houston/Saint John's) is also part of the conversation, making this potentially one of the biggest package deals in recent history.
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ESPN 100 PG Booth boosts Nova's class
Booth, who is ranked No. 81 overall in the Class of 2014, gives the Wildcats their second ESPN 100 prospect and moves Villanova into the 2014 class rankings at No. 8. The Wildcats also have a pledge from small forward Mikal Bridges (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley), who is ranked No. 79 in the ESPN 100.
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ESPN 100 SF Bridges picks Villanova
During an unofficial campus visit, the fast-rising Top 100 player popped for the Wildcats.
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Notebook: Arizona strong with Victor
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2013 PF Reynolds commits to Villanova
Reynolds graduated from Lower Merion (Pa.) last spring before spending a prep year at Worcester (Mass.). He chose the Wildcats over South Carolina, Utah and Seton Hall.
Reynolds is the third 2013 recruit for Villanova, joining ESPN 100 prospects Kris Jenkins (Upper Marlboro, Md./Gonzaga College H.S.) and Josh Hart (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends).
Findlay's Gavin Schilling down to four
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Terps land four-star PG Romelo Trimble
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Colbert to join Illinois' class
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Syracuse strikes again with SF B.J. Johnson
The 6-foot-7 Johnson officially visited Syracuse last weekend along with center Chinonso Obokoh (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney), who committed to the Orange Monday night. Johnson had narrowed his choices to Syracuse, Villanova, Temple and Rutgers.
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http://www.voanews.com/content/kenya-pursuing-nuclear-power-despite-the-risks/1880247.html http://www.voanews.com/content/africa-looks-to-nuclear-power-to-light-up-continent/1880377.html South Africa is expanding its nuclear power capacity while Kenya, Nigeria and other African countries are swiftly developing their nuclear power programmes. But, some parts of the world hold the notion that Africa's capability to turn on nuclear power is limited attributing it to high investment costs to put up nuclear power plants, inadequacy to manage nuclear spent fuel and radiation risks among others. Developing nations borrow a lot from the developed world and this influences the development paths they follow. Nuclear power being a unique development cause, newcomer countries tend to borrow from both successful and unsuccessful countries which have pursued it. No single country has had a smooth nuclear power programme and Kenya's pursuit of nuclear technology for electricity generation is expected to attract doubts from critics who will also measure its capacity to develop nuclear power against the nuclear success or failure of developed nations. For instance, critics feel that if Germany has decided to phase out nuclear power, Kenya cannot pull through. Nevertheless, the same critics know very well that fossil fuels and 'traditional' sources of electricity cannot satisfy the growing domestic and industrial demands for energy.
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Happy new year members of the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board's (Nuclear Kenya) fan pages,
Hope we will continue to share our thoughts, opinionated views and experiences and learn from each other so that we can improve our knowledge, our attitudes and our views about nuclear power. I believe that bringing together a diversity of minds even in a platform like this forum, goes a long way to move us forward towards understanding what nuclear energy as a whole entails as well as why, when and how our country intends to introduce this source of power.
South Africa has been using nuclear power for quite a while now since 1984 when its first commercial plant began operation and it also intends to add about 9,600MW of electricity from nuclear plants into its grid by 2030. Many other countries in the continent such as Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana etc are considering adding nuclear power into their energy mixes. Kenya is among African countries that have considered introducing this nuclear power for electricity generation.
We are all partners in ensuring a better tomorrow for ourselves and generations to come. The Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board was set up to take the country through the road-map of realizing nuclear electricity generation. Let us unite in a bid to support Kenya's Nuclear Power Programme for peaceful uses of nuclear power. It can only be possible to look forward to a better and all round development of our economy only if we put in place a vibrant energy sector which plays a major role in a country's economic development.
Everything good is worth taking the challenge and giving a sacrifice; even the developed world in the nuclear industry like the U.S, China, France etc did not begin smoothly but eventually the user countries of nuclear power can tell the contribution of reliable and stable power in their economies.
May this year bring us prosperity as we explore this cause and many others.
Happy New Year!
Monday, 15 July 2013
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Kenya is not where it aspires to be in terms of electricity generation and supply. In the history of the nuclear industry, going nuclear is not a journey achieved in one day or five years but one that is keenly calculated and strong safety measures put in place as well as adhered to without negotiation. For Kenya, embarking on a nuclear power journey is not any different either. Preparations towards this started in November 2010 when KNEB was established to play the role of a Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO). A Pre-Feasibility Study Report which is almost coming into completion will allow the Government to make an appropriate and informed decision to implement a nuclear power generation project.
Besides, the country is also preparing future personnel in terms of building capacity for human resource. The Government has invested heavily in sponsoring students to pursue Post Graduate Studies in Nuclear Science at the University of Nairobi's Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology. Additionally, with the growing partnership between the Government of Kenya and that of the Republic of South Korea, more students are pursuing a Masters Degree in Nuclear Engineering at South Korea's Institute of Nuclear Graduate Studies (KINGS). In light of this, it is expected that by the time a nuclear power plant is commissioned for operation in about 10 years to come, these personnel will have been trained and exposed to the nuclear world enough to professionally carry out operational activities in a nuclear power plant. KNEB has also been participating in public forums to create awareness and educate the public on nuclear energy issues as a means to address public fears and concerns about this source of electricity. These are just a few examples of how the country is preparing itself for a civil nuclear electricity generation project.
At this point in time, we can only be patient and let the Government make a concrete decision as pertains to the entire issue of technically going nuclear. The report will also address in detail specific issues such as siting of the nuclear power plant, funding and financing of the project, emergency response, safety and security, radioactive waste management and nuclear plant technology among others. It is hoped that public concerns will be adequately addressed in the aforementioned report which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is also offering its support and guidance before it is presented to the Government for scrutiny and appropriate decision-making.
We all look forward to a better and power secure nation. Aren't we?
Friday, 26 April 2013
In reality, there is no single energy source that is perfect or sufficient enough to quench the thirst for energy in any given country. Cheap and reliable energies usually come at heavier environmental impacts. Pure, renewable, and clean energies like wind, solar and geothermal tend to be expensive, unreliable and rare.
Nuclear energy can be harnessed for electricity generation at the same time leaving an environmentally clean environment due to the fact that it is a carbon-dioxide-emission-free energy source. Nuclear is a clean-air energy that is designed to release only steam rather than smoke into the atmosphere thus the reason for it being environmentally friendly. In fact, it scores highly in terms of fighting climate change since it does not emit green house gases which heavily deplete the ozone layer and cause global warming. Nuclear energy is also cost-competitive and allows us to power our homes and industries without digging deep into our pockets because it is one of the affordable sources of electricity when compared to other sources.
According to the Energy Information Center website, nuclear waste is so dense that if you piled all of the used fuel generated from all of the power plants in the United States in the past 60 years, it could fit it all on a football field. It is quite unbelievable but also a fact!!
In the United States which has the largest number of nuclear power plants in the world (104), used nuclear fuel and facilities are kept safe, controlled and regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which enforces strict safety standards for all nuclear facilities and keeps them running like new all round the year. The agency ensures that nuclear facilities comply with all environmental standards, keeping resources clean and safeguarded before any plant can operate. In the nuclear industry, compliance to a strict safety culture is not an option but mandatory. Kenya may be a failure just like any other third world country struggling to build its economic muscles. This is especially when it comes to emergency response and management of 'small' disasters or wastes but in this case, the safety culture is not a choice. All things considered, nuclear energy supports environmental stewardship and affordable energy. It gives us the ability to power our homes without emitting harmful gases into the surrounding environment while safely controlling the used fuel by-product.
Instead of fighting new initiatives for nuclear energy, we should focus on solving the real problems that prevent us from taking full use of the environmental benefits that are at disposal from the introduction and adoption of nuclear energy. Problems such as the political issues behind creating a nuclear fuel repository where we can safely house our waste and upholding the policy that prevents recycling of used nuclear fuel - a process that leads to the manufacture of nuclear weapons should be our main concerns to address the environmental issues surrounding nuclear energy.
There is no clear answer to what the perfect energy source is for us right now but it is important to note that no single energy source can satisfy our energy demands hence the reason to have a diversified energy mix. However, it is worth noting that each energy source has a limited maximum capacity of supply that can be exploited and having a diversity in electricity generation would help complement the capacity of each rather than to bring competition of sources. This is key in the Kenyan case. It is therefore important to keep a strong mix of energy sources to maintain affordability while at the same time promoting environmental stewardship in this era when the world is faced with the challenge of addressing a carbon-filled environment.
When analyzing the sources of our energy, it is important to consider the playing field and what is at stake, make knowledgeable decisions, and not allow our good intentions to lead us down the wrong path for lack of knowledge, factual information and/ or perspective. We would all wish to leave a livable country where our next generations will enjoy energy security and economic development. Let us unite to support the move towards sustainability in the energy sector. Nuclear energy has transformed super-powers like the U.S, China and the U.K. We too, can only emulate them, learn from the mistakes done by others and embrace best practices in the nuclear industry for us to reap from the safe application of nuclear technology for electricity generation.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
After the Fukushima -Daiichi nuclear incident of 2011 which was triggered by an earthquake and a tsunami, some developed countries considered to abandon and phase out nuclear energy. But, we need to understand certain aspects behind such considerations. And Kenya cannot compare to these countries.
For example take the case of Germany:
For example take the case of Germany:
Germany's electric grid is interconnected to that of European Union members which is made up of 25 countries including France whose energy mix includes approximately over 70% nuclear. Germany can comfortably purchase/import electricity from France or any other neighbouring EU member countries. This means that Germany can afford to shut down all her nuclear power plants and decommission them. On the other hand, Japan cannot replicate Germany's way since it does not have the advantage that Germany has.
Again, note that Japan and Germany generate more than 120,000 megawatts (MW) and they are both developed unlike Kenya which aims to be a middle level economy by 2030 let alone being a developed country. Perhaps it may be better to compare ourselves with countries which have transitioned from underdevelopment to development. For example, South Korea was generating 2,600 MW in 1971 but it is now generating close to 80,000 MW all due to the inclusion of nuclear power into its energy mix. Its economic development could not have been accelerated that fast were it not for the implementation of a nuclear power programme. Even if Japan was to resort to expanding other sources of electricity generation such a wind or solar, its economy can never be what it used to be when nuclear power was available.
And mark you, it is no rocket science to know that for any given country in the world, supporting a massive industrial growth such as that of South Korea or Japan requires nothing less than 'base load electricity' which nuclear plants can sustainably provide without carbon emissions to the environment. Kenya could borrow from the success stories of countries that have managed to reap from the benefits of nuclear power, at the same time taking into keen consideration the fact that it is imperative not to neglect the lessons learned from countries that have encountered struggles in the nuclear industry. Such is what would help Kenya as a country to successfully record a growing economy.
Monday, 29 October 2012
Just like any other technology, nuclear plant designs are improved and advanced to ensure that they meet the required safety standards. Current plant designs feature reliable and diverse safety systems and strong physical barriers to prevent incidents that could pose a threat to public health and safety. The same features that safeguard the public and the environment from a radiation release also defend the reactor from outside interference.
The reactor is typically protected by about four feet of steel-reinforced concrete with a thick steel liner, and the reactor vessel is made of steel about 6 inches thick. Steel-reinforced concrete containment structures are designed to withstand the impact of many natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods, as well as airborne objects with a substantial force.
An independent study confirms that the primary structures of a nuclear plant would withstand the impact of a wide-bodied commercial airliner. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducted a state-of-the-art computer modeling study on the impact of a Boeing 767 crash. EPRI concluded that typical nuclear plant containment structures—as well as used fuel storage pools and steel and concrete fuel storage containers—would withstand the impact forces and shield the fuel. Multiple layers of physical security, together with high levels of operational performance, protect plant workers, the public and the environment
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Photos of Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin on Set of Remember Me in Central Park, Eclipse Production Starting August 17
Robert Smiles Big as We Learn Eclipse Production Start Date
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Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin shared a smile between takes on the set of Remember Me in Central Park today. Robert was there earlier this morning chatting with some pint-size fans, but by this afternoon he had Emilie to keep him company. Sweetheart Rob seems to be having a blast in Manhattan, but soon he'll be back in familiar territory. Production on Eclipse is set to start Aug. 17 and continue through Oct. 31 in Vancouver. Not only will it get our hearts racing to see him back as Edward Cullen, but of course all eyes will be on a reunion with a certain special someone.
To see more of Robert and Emilie just read more.
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Pampire 5 years
Somebody has been reading the tabloids! 99.9.% of the time they are totally wrong! Don't you think if they were dating there would be at least one photo of them kissing or holding hands, especially with all the paps that follow them around 24/7! :OY:
5 years
jajaja people i just got done reading all of this stuff.....its crazy you people are not rob and emilie so you people will never know the truth..until they say!!!!
RPratzLover 5 years
Yay! I cant wait for Eclipse to start filming!!!!!!!! And yes Rob & Kristen are dating!!!!! On the covers of most magazines Rob & Kristen admit that they r dating!!!! So yay!! I ♥ Robsten!!!!!
5 years
i absolutley agree with #33 ! i am a great fan of robert and kristen but hey...i think it must be horrible with these crazy fangirls...if rob goes on the streets every step is already photographed...just horrible...
Pampire 5 years
I think they kind of have to rush since vampires don't age. But I think the directors are going to do a great job regardless of the time. :)
redchick152 5 years
lol....these threads are getting ridiculous on a brangelina level!!! i could care less who he may or may not be dating...i just like looking at him. is it me or are they really rushing thru the Twilight series?? i hope that doesn't mean its poorly made..that will make me sad.
redchick152 5 years
lol....these threads are getting ridiculous on a brangelina level!!!i could care less who he may or may not be dating...i just like looking at him. is it me or are they really rushing thru the Twilight series?? i hope that doesn't mean its poorly made..that will make me sad.
kayla8901 5 years
Anonymous/anonymous you are so stupid get a life crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Divinesally 5 years
Wow, so many theories! :rotfl: rants and speculations. I love it!
5 years
Haha...my bad..."disrailed"... must've had some crazy British history on the brain. (If you don't get that...you are *certainly* of the pre-driving set...be quiet...) Derailed.
5 years
Are you all just nuts? These are all actors. They have chosen jobs that on a good day, put them out in front of you, and on a bad day...put them out in front of you. You have all decided that you "know" their likes, loves, dislikes, clothes (!)...and so frighteningly defend your crazy "beliefs" based on...what? Gossips sites? Movie site candids? You know *nothing* of these people. You. Don't. Know. Them. (And by all accounts, shouldn't!) Admire them (from afar). Admire their work (or don't). Enjoy it. But at least *try* to leave them, personally, out of whatever obsessions you're having. I'm hoping that most of you are of the pre-driving set and so can excuse the crazed "mineminemine" mentality that I see here, but I'm afraid some are not. Let's try to separate fantasy from reality, and give these guys a break from this obsessive nonsense. I'm a big fan of Robert Pattinson (who I will not degrade by assuming any nonsensical nickname...'cause I.Dont.Know.Him.). I would hate to see a potentially good and long career disrailed by his becoming nothing more than a fluff of the gossip site b.s. Give the guy a chance. Enjoy and leave him be.
5 years
I am so tired of all the ROBSTEN talk, of course they have chemistry they have now made 2 movies together and basically lived together for however long it took to make Twilight and New Moon. Every photo that was taken in Vancouver was of them and no one else, it's like you all have been programmed into thinking they are together. If they are together I wish they would just come out and say it because this whole Robsten thing is driving me crazy.
Pampire 5 years
Comment was meant for #28
Pampire 5 years
Comment was meant for #28
Pampire 5 years
^ um because there is no proof! They stay in the same hotel BIG DEAL! They're friends its not uncommon to share the same gigantic hotel! Good lord people get a grip! I adore Kristin and I would like nothing more for them to be dating but I don't live in a jaded world where I believe everything I hear! They are not Edward and Bella they're Rob and Kristin! :rant:
5 years
hello anonymous hater!as much as i dont like them(robsten) i am honest to myself to accept the truth that their something going on between them(i need more evidence)...just look the body language an deye contact bet.rob/kris versus rob/emily theirs a big difference a lot...so as i am dissappointed i rather accept the truth... i think kris is a nice girl she's just misinterpreted by people because she lacks pr...and shes really pretty and flawless skin....
mllobo 5 years
to anonymous.. you are just f*cking jealous to Kristen.. Rob wants her and not other women.. So just accept the fact that you envy Kristen.. She is Beautiful, Talented, Down-to-earth actress.. She is true-to-herself,.. does not pretend.. unlike any other actress in HW today..
5 years
emilie better than kristen..i want to see them together because they're really cute! i hate robsten!!!people are so annoying...they talk talk and talk about robsten i know they have dreams but wake up and good morning!
5 years
Kristen is actually a beautiful, smart and talented girl. That is a simple fact. Crazy jealous fan girls please get over the fact that Rob wantsher and notyou, you will enjoy life better.
5 years
Not only is Emilie not dressed like Kristen because she's wearing what the wardrobe people provided for her, but she doesn't have her shirt tied up in a knot on the left side so that everyone is treated to a view of her belly. Now, THAT would be more like Kristen! LOL And yes, Rob is with Kristen. When they get back to shooting in Vancouver, watch for Kristen to be staying in the same hotel as Rob. During NM filming, she moved from her hotel (Sutton Place) to his (Sheraton Wall Centre) about three weeks before shooting ended. And yes, there are photos of the two of them being dropped off there from their limo at 3:30 am after the cast party. Remember the photos of the two of them getting into that limo - the one where they left the rest of the cast members to share cabs. They went back to the Sheraton Wall and photos taken by the limo driver surfaced online about a week later. He later confirmed where he dropped them off and that was the first real tip that Kristen wasn't at Sutton Place any more. There's only one way into that hotel, and no one saw her there the entire day before and the entire day after the cast party.
nicklover 5 years
omg! stop with the stupid anonymous comments there annoying! and btw- just because rob is working with a lady other than kristen doesnt mean he is with her!! get a life other than making up rumors. And yes that same just about gave me a heart attack! I was about to join MJ when i saw that. ~sigh~
nicklover 5 years
omg! stop with the stupid anonymous comments there annoying! and btw- just because rob is working with a lady other than kristen doesnt mean he is with her!! get a life other than making up rumors. And yes that same just about gave me a heart attack! I was about to join MJ when i saw that. ~sigh~
Pampire 5 years
Rob is not with Kristen or emile, its called acting! Rumors are so annoying! :rant:
5 years
I cant stand Kristen. I hope Rob finds someone sweeter and not so focused on herself. Put Rob first.
5 years
Give me Robilie - noone likes Kristen Stewart and she is a wooden actress. Emilie looks warmer and nicer.
5 years
Rob was smoking in the scene with the child actress Ruby Jerins as her character ticks Tyler (Rob) off for smoking.
5 years
Rob wasnt chatting with young fans. He was working with child actresses. One of them is his on screen sister Caroline played by Ruby Jerins.
5 years
STFU #8! Thats the MOVIE WARDROBE, She isn't copying Kristen and she doesn't need to. Kristen dresses more dirty, and Emilie dresses more feminine, HUGE DIFFERENCE. Get your stupid delusional Edward/Bella fantasies out of reality.
care0531 5 years
I am looking forward to them all reuniting as well. That would be the whole cast together- as in all of them and no focus on Rob and his leading lady. I am over all that. Everytime Rob works with another woman now there are rumors.
Smooth-Bamboozle 5 years
those two are bamboozleriffic!
Morgana 5 years
I meant longing:-) Sorry, it's that smile.
Morgana 5 years
Another great series of Rob and his fantastic smile. I'm also long for the cast to get back together.
LuvthatRob 5 years
Rob is just a layed back guy. He has no trouble getting along with anyone. He is jsut a great guy to talk to and be around. I wish I could.
5 years
The 'pint-sized fan' is an actress playing Rob's character's little sister, Caroline, in 'Remember Me'
ilanac13 5 years
yay - just over a month and we'll get to see the whole cast again! if only i were in vancouver to see them all in action. maybe i can plan a trip!
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Britain is reconsidering its relationship with the continent. The country has never felt fully comfortable with its membership in an EU that has been conceived, after World War II, as a marriage between Germany and France. With the euro crisis taking centre stage since 2008, this unease has turned into open hostility. And each time German chancellor Angela Merkel talks of "political union", British nightmares of becoming an entity in a "superstate", run by an unelected bureaucracy in Brussels, seem to become a realistic prospect. Recent polls suggest that about half of Brits would like to leave the EU. But before waving goodbye, the UK should make a honest assessment of what's at stake. The current British debate over EU membership is mostly about the economics. But the EU's main value is geopolitical.
In the first half of the 20th century, Europe experienced two devastating wars, started by a rising Germany that had not found its place in a fragile balance of power. In the second half of the century, Europe became a kind of earthly paradise - free, rich, and finally peaceful. Overwhelming American military might was key, as it ended the competition of powers of roughly equal size. But while Nato kept the outer peace, the European unification delivered the inner peace. The EU and its predecessors turned enemies into partners, geopolitical competition into a win-win situation. A British exit would put these achievements at risk. And it would end the hopes of turning the EU into a power that is playing in the world league.
To start with the latter: A British exit would deeply damage to the ambitious project of pooling and sharing capacities and power among European nations. EU foreign and security policy, led by Catherine Ashton, is still in its infancy. But if the UK with all its foreign policy assets would drop out, France and Germany, the other big European powers, would be unlikely to develop enough dynamic to turn the EU into an outward looking, ambitious player on the world scene. Only if London and Paris get together and move Berlin forward will the EU have a chance to act on the same level with the US and China. And only if the Europeans get their act together, can they become a factor in what's likely to be the key global challenge ahead - to make a rising China a stakeholder in the liberal world order.
Regarding the EU's second geopolitical function, which is to guarantee the inner peace of Europe, a British exit could start a chain reaction, leading to a decisive weakening of the EU as the political structure binding European states together. Others might, over time, decide to follow. The Scandinavians, the Dutch and many Central and Eastern Europeans feel close to the UK in many regards. If Britain leaves, they might reconsider their relations with the EU as well (especially as an EU without Britain would be a much less liberal place: dominated by French-style statism, permanently fighting real or perceived German hegemony, and endlessly negotiating over subsidies for a weakening South). Today's EU is successful and attractive precisely because it blends the continent's main political traditions. Taking British liberalism out of the mix might make the EU indigestible.
In a scenario of disintegration all the EU's achievements would be at risk. The unique web of daily communication and cooperation that keeps Europe together today, bridging North and South, East and West, centre and periphery, would fade. Leaders and officials would start to think in more narrow, nationalist terms. Mistrust and geopolitical competition would come back. Instead of being guided by a rule-based system, agreed on by all, relations between European states would again be dominated by sheer power. The weak would fear the strong again. And the "German question" - how to reconcile German strength with the legitimate interests of its neighbors in a stable order - would be back on the agenda.
How such a scenario might look like can be seen in the Asia Pacific region, where a rising China is challenging the status quo. Its neighbours - Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines - are scared. Territorial conflict is inciting nationalism, and leaders becoming the hostages of aggressive public opinion. Multilateralism is non-existent or inefficient, and trust is at its lowest level. International politics is seen as a zero-sum game; an arms race is underway.
What Asia Pacific needs to build today is the web of close relations that Europeans have built in the last decades. It would be a foolish to throw this away - and to put Europe's geopolitical achievements since the end of World War II at risk. A British exit would not just affect Britain, but shatter the very foundations of today's EU. And the geopolitics of the continent are of highest concern for Britain, as the history of the 20th century has shown.
The dream of full national independence may be noble. But the price would be high: the likely disintegration of the EU as the structure that is organising the cooperation of European states in a mutual beneficial way, and an end to all hopes for Europe's re-emergence as a global player.
It is impossible for Britain to cut itself off from the continent; even in a global age geography matters. Instead of seeking refugee in escapism, the task for Britain is to take on its responsibility as one of the three leading European powers, and to fight for an EU that is compatible with it's views, interests and attitudes, and an EU that is serving as an amplifier of British power and is keeping its neighbourhood well-ordered and peaceful. This should be well worth the investment.
Ulrich Speck is a foreign policy analyst based in Heidelberg
23rd November 2012 at 07:11pm
A very good exposition of why the EU needs Britain. Virtually nothing on why Britain needs the EU. As long as the EU exists - with or without Britain - there will probably not be war on the continent.
Otherwise in geopolitical terms, the EU brings nothing - except the stagnation and inertia that inevitably follow having to achieve consensus amongst 30-odd divergent national interests. Where Britain sees its national interests involved it can act alone [the Falklands] or in concert with a few [Libya, Iraq] and fast.
The EU represents a steadily declining percentage of Britain's external trade - because it represents a steadily declining percentage of the world's GDP.
So, once again: why does Britain need the EU? when its future trading partners will increasingly be with the faster-growing economies across the world?
26th November 2012 at 05:11pm
Chris, my argument above is that Britain needs the EU as a geopolitical to have a peaceful neighbourhood. A British exit might lead to the EU's disintegration. And the EU's disintegration might lead to a comeback of conflict on the continent. Look back at the first half of the 20th century, or look at the conflicts in Asia Pacific today—and you see neigbours who are enemies, or partly enemies, and essentially lack trust. We in Europea have build over decades a web of relations that keeps us together. Yes we don't agree on everything. But we have a framework in which we can handle our disagreements. To endanger or weaken this structure is short-sighted.
17th February 2014 at 04:02pm
El relato geopolítico es algo convincente, sin embargo, en mi opinión, tiene que tener en cuenta toda la gama de acuerdos entrelazados y otras instituciones (la OTAN, Consejo de Europa, OSCE), que han contribuido a la estabilidad general y la política de cooperación que define post-Europa moderna.
24th February 2014 at 11:02am
A very good exposition of why the EU needs Britain. Virtually nothing on why Britain needs the EU. As long as the EU exists - with or without Britain - there will probably not be war on the continent.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Northern Colorado's men's basketball team played to the brink of an upset here tonight at storied McArthur Court.
The Bears showed little intimidation playing inside one of the nation's most hectic gyms before falling 66-64 to Oregon in Northern Colorado's third season-opener under head coach Tad Boyle.
The Bears were down 66-63 with fewer than three seconds to go in the game when newcomer and junior-college transfer Yahosh Bonner was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer. He confidently strode to the stripe and knocked down his first freebie, but he wasn't able to splash down the second.
He purposefully missed his third attempt, hoping either freshman Mike Proctor or senior Jabril Banks could fend off an Oregon rebounder and tip it in, but the Ducks' Michael Dunigan snatched it down as the clock ran off, and the Bears fell to 0-1 on the young season.
They'll now take a day off to travel back to Greeley before getting back in the gym Sunday night to get ready for their Tuesday-night game against instate-rival Colorado State at Fort Collins.
Northern Colorado defeated the Rams 72-59 in Greeley last season.
"I'm sure proud of our effort, that's for sure," Boyle said
Friday night. "I'm proud of our fight. I told our team in the
locker room -- and the players feel the same way -- we're not happy
with this. We never will be. Moral victories are for chumps.
"I think we can build on some good things that happened tonight, though. Certainly, we can learn from some things, but I'm proud of our group."
For the Big Sky Conference-Bears to have even been in a position to knock off the Pac-10 Ducks here tonight was an impressive feat. But what was even more impressive -- and even more reason to get excited for Boyle's third installment -- was how the Bears got themselves in a position to pull off the shocker in the first place.
Oregon had a 61-49 lead with 6:30 to go in the game, and at that point, with the raucous home crowd finally getting reason to cheer their home team, it seemed hard to envision the Bears making a comeback.
But they did, slowly chipping away at the Ducks' advantage and pulling within two, 61-59, with three minutes to go, following a roll-all-the-way-around the rim 3-pointer from junior Jefferson Mason.
Later, Mason, who ended the night with a team-leading 15 points, knocked in two free throws just before the one-minute mark to pull the Bears within three, 66-63.
At that point, it was anyone's ballgame.
"It was just a coupld mental mistakes that cost us," Mason said. "But that's what happens when you lose a two-point game. It could have been anything. It didn't matter about that free throw that Yahosh had. It could have been any of the easy layups we gave up or the dunks or some other missed free throws.
"We just need to keep working, keep playing our hardest, stay positve and stay a family. If we do that, we'll be just fine."
Northern Colorado spread its scoring around in the first half. No player scored more than five, but nine players had points. Bonner was tops with five in the first half, and senior guard Robert Palacios continued to impersonate a big man, leading the team with five rebounds in the first 20 minutes and a game-high 11 in the contest.
Oregon guard Tajuan Porter came into the game as the Ducks' leading returning scorer (nearly 14 per in 2007-08), but he was completely absent from the scoring in the first half, and he finished with just five points.
"If our guys just keep doing what they're doing, we're going to be fine," Boyle said. "I thought we were really well-balanced, and the thing I like about this team is I like our depth. I thought Jefferson was really good, but they (Oregon) did a really good job of taking Jabril out of the game. He's an absolute force down low, but he had his hands full tonight.
"The main thing is: they (the Ducks) are big, they're strong and they're athletic, and you come in here on the road and hang with them like we did? It just shows that we competed. And I'm really proud of the way we played. We're going to be fine."


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Deputies said they arrested two people accused of kidnapping a woman from a home in Spartanburg after pistol-whipping her and two other women.
Spartanburg County deputies said they were called to a home on Anchor Street about 1:20 a.m. Tuesday after two of the victims said 34-year-old Sae Ellis assaulted them before leaving with the third victim.
According to a sheriff's office report, Ellis kicked in the front door of the home yelling at one woman, hitting her in the face with a gun multiple times. Ellis also attacked two other women with the gun before forcing the first woman out of the home with a gun to her head, deputies said.
Ellis told the woman that she was going to die tonight, the report said. Deputies said they tracked Ellis to her last known address and found her with 22-year-old James Shields III, who they said also had a gun during the kidnapping.
The two were with the victim inside of a car outside of the Hidden Park Apartments on Spruce Street, the report said. Deputies said they also called in narcotics investigators to assist in the investigation.
Shields and Ellis were both arrested and charged with one count of kidnapping. Ellis was also charged with three counts assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature
Shields was given a $35,000 bond while Ellis was denied a bond in court on Tuesday.
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Has Roberto Luongo Played His Final Game As A Canuck?
Source: Oil On Whyte - Apr 25, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Luongo says he would waive his no-trade clause if the team asked. "It's about this group". — Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) April 24, 2012 I admit it. I chuckled when I read that Roberto Luongo was going to be sat again during this year's playoffs. I snickered when Vancouver's darling Cory Schneider was getting another start. I giggled with robust joy when Vancouver failed to advance to the second round of the playoffs at the hands of the eighth-ranked Kings from Los Angeles. Nice President's Trophy, guys. I try not to kick Vancouver too hard when they're down (really, it's more fun to watch the Canuck Circle Of Life fall down about itself), but it's hard not to snicker a little when you hear that Roberto Luongo


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I'm really enjoying the fact that they have included Conquest points for winning Battlegrounds now. Mostly because I think it offers me and others the chance to continue playing BG's, something which I have only recently come to really enjoy. Battlegrounds for the most part are the only thing which hasn't changed over the past 7 years - be it from the layout of the maps, how the games are played, to even the players; whom despite being different users, are all the same. When you play for so long you kind of take solace in just what hasn't changed, and Battlegrounds seem to be a haven for that.
It would be unfortunate if I could accumulate all the honor I needed and be decked out in gear after a few short weeks of playing, but now that's changed. I can do my battlegrounds, and slowly work my way up getting conquest points to buy more gear. There's no road block like there was with justice and valor points where I would eventually have to raid in order to get tokens - instead I can go at my own pace, play how I want to play, and not have to worry about other people. If I make a few friends along the way - hey, all the better, but in the mean time I'm enjoying being able to do things on my own time.


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For example, my friend's Facebook App that took two weeks to build recently sold for $25k. And marketers who are savvy are getting a lot of press for their social networking presence. There is a lot of money and creativity being exchanged. "Revenues from social-networking services should reach $965 million, growing to $2.4 billion by 2012, writes MarketingCharts."
In Datamonitor's report called, The Future of Social Networking: understanding market strategic and technological developments they say that the most participation this year is happening in Asia Pacific, then Europe, the Middle East and Africa. North America is third on the list.
MySpace dominates in the US by a long shot. According to this data MySpace has over half of the social media memberships in the United States, followed by:
- Facebook: 18.2 percent
- Google's YouTube and Orkut: a combined 7.6 percent
- Flickr 7.1 percent
Remember the data is in terms of memberships not traffic. Still, it's surprising to see just how far behind Facebook is in this measurement.


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Worldhotels, the global network for independent and unique hotels, has appointed Edward Perry to the position of Global Senior Director of Social Media, OTA Partnerships & Innovation Projects.
In this role, Perry will have global leadership responsibility for all activities related to social media, indirect distribution and e-innovations. He reports to Paulo Salvador, Global Vice President of Marketing and Sales, at the company's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
"Edward has been an integral part of the Worldhotels' team since joining our company more than a decade ago," says Salvador. "His proven ability to solve strategic and tactical issues, while maintaining productive relationships with colleagues, superiors and the public alike, will serve him well in this new role."
"My main objective in this new position is to foster a world-class social media department that positions the Worldhotels' brand second-to-none among independent hotels," adds Perry.
Prior to the promotion, Perry was the Director of E-Commerce for Worldhotels for the Americas; he also currently serves as Secretary and Board Member of HEDNA (Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association), where he will continue to co-chair Online Revealed, Canada's largest social media conference. In addition, he will represent Worldhotels as a guest speaker at upcoming EyeforTravel and Federated Press events.
Edward Perry is new Global Senior Director of Social Media, OTA Partnerships & Innovation Projects at Worldhotels
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The Stooges' eMusic Essentials
To celebrate the new Iggy & The Stooges album Ready To Die, we invited guitarist James Williamson to rifle through eMusic's catalog and talk us through some of his favorite albums. You can read about the legendary guitarist's choices below.
Andrew Perry interviews the band about their remarkable comeback album here.
I love Muddy Waters, he'd always have a couple entries in my Top 20. I saw him play in Detroit. I actually liken that scene to The Stooges, because at that time all the British guys were coming over and playing the blues back to us [Americans], and at some point, you go, "Well, that's good, but it ain't the real thing," so then we'd start going [back] to the old guys... and listening to them, and in a way that's what happened to us: people are coming back to watch us, because we did the original work. We're kind of the old blues guys of rock!more »
Iggy went to live in Chicago, pre-Stooges, to check out that scene. He was the drummer for a band called The Prime Movers, and they were very much a Chicago Blues-style band. They were quite good actually.
There's a lot of real esoteric original delta blues — Robert Johnson and all those guys — and you just can't touch them. I haven't tried to play it much, but I love to listen to this stuff.
I didn't ever see him myself, but Iggy took him out on the road, and I think they made a record, or at least a couple of songs together. I initially got in contact with Fat Possum because RL Burnside, Junior and all those guys were on that label. I started looking at their catalogue, and I said, "Hey you guys, I'm this guitar player, could you send me some of your... stuff?" and they ended up sending me this huge boxful of almost everybody that was interesting on their catalog. So I'm quite familiar with their stuff!more »
I like the Black Keys, especially this later stuff. It's some of their best songwriting.
All this Motown stuff was in the air while we were growing up in Detroit. Stevie Wonder would actually play at the state fair, which was just an open field basically with a bunch of equipment, and he'd be on a stage which wasn't more than two feet high, with four guys around the edges so he wouldn't fall off, and he'd play "Fingertips," right up close and personal. I love "Superstition"... too — it's a great song.more »
Coltrane was a master. A Love Supreme, that's also an amazing record. He was completely plugged into something.
My favorite is the Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett, which would've been in the mid-to-late '70s, but Spheres is pretty good, too, from around the same time. He's an improvisational pianist, and some of the things he's done are just incredible, very free, almost jazzy sometimes, but very melodic. He's also played with a ton of very good musicians.
I was a huge Yardbirds fan, I saw them play both with Jeff Beck and with Jimmy Page. That was prominent in my evolution. They were so exciting. They had a big hit over here with 'For Your Love', and then that attracted a lot of people to get their albums and stuff, and those albums were incredible, like Over Under Sideways Down — all those songs. Jeff Beck is one of... my very top guitar heroes. A couple of years ago, we were in France, but we came over to the UK to see an artist, and he was playing with her, so I got to meet him backstage, and that was a big thrill for me.more »
Before I joined The Stooges, we had a friend in common: Ron Richardson, who was the manager for the first band I helped found, called The Chosen Few. He was someone Ron Asheton knew, and he went out to California for the Monterey pop festival, and brought back home Are You Experienced? It was just a game-changer for all of us — after that, nothing was the same.
I was into Bob Dylan even more than Iggy was. I patterned my whole life around Bob Dylan. He would be No. 1 on my list, every record he made except for a few, I like 'em all! Bringing It All Back Home is a great album.
The MC5 were well established at the time when The Stooges started. I wasn't in the band at that time, but I saw all those guys play at the Grande Ballroom and so forth. They were pretty mindblowing, I always liked them. They were quote-unquote, high-energy. Kick Out The Jams was a great tune, but the thing about the 5, though, was that they were all caught up with this political thing,... too. They had that Trans-Love thing going on, and lots of hippie politics. That aspect of the band didn't really resonate with me, but they were good guys, and great players, and they still are, the ones that are left. Fred Smith was a really good songwriter — real simple.more »
I loved that Loaded album [final Velvet Underground album, from 1970], I used to play it all the time. A couple of years later, the Raw Power Stooges played Max's Kansas City [legendary rock 'n' roll club] in New York, and Lou came in and sat down at our table and was trying to pitch us to do a couple of his songs. Because of course he was in the last wave... of the Tin Pan Alley music writers. I had to inform him, "We write our own songs, Lou, we don't want any of yours!" Maybe in hindsight we were stupid, because he does write good songs.more »
She's a good friend. When I first went to New York in The Stooges, we always would stay at the Chelsea Hotel, and they had coffee makers in the room. I was making coffee, and in those days I was using sugar, so I knocked on Ig's door and said, "You know anybody around here? I need some sugar." And he said, "Well, I know this girl upstairs," so I went knocking... on her door, and I said, "Hey, I'm here in the hotel with the Stooges, and, er, do you have any sugar?" So that was the first time I met Patti Smith. She lived there of course, so she had sugar!more »
We were contemporaries of The New York Dolls, and I really liked those guys. We'd see them on tours and stuff, and hang with them sometimes when we were in New York. I knew The Ramones a little bit as well. When they'd come out to Hollywood, they'd hang with me. They were nice guys!
This album was the heyday for those guys. It's a good record. They were great players unlike some bands in the punk era, and Mike's really a talented musician. Today, in his own band, he's writing what he calls operas, but they're basically a huge string of one-minute songs, and they play them back to back [à la vintage Minutemen], and it's amazing to see how they can remember all that stuff... — there's maybe 30 or 40 of those things back to back. He's a very astute student of the industry as well, so he an interesting guy to work with.more »
I didn't pay attention to any of this kind of music when I was out of the business. At first I didn't even believe that all these guys were copying my style. I'm like Rip van Winkle, I just left everything and went to sleep.
We played in Australia with them. I do feel that Nick's live act — I think he's taken a few pages out of Iggy's book. There's nothing wrong with that — I mean, even The Boss [i.e. Bruce Springsteen] crowd-surfs now. You gotta go with what works, right?
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MisterMoose said...
10% nerf would have people screaming too. If it was followed by a 5% nerf it would be that much worse. A 20% nerf might well be overkill, but that allows them to tune things up from here on out rather than down.
That's my thought anyhow. (That said, Retadins were doing crazy damage, and still are on live, so maybe 20% is just right).
A furry warrior said...
Oh...I'm so going to enjoy hunting down all you paladins that were acting like gods of PvP...let me see your skill now
P.S. Just remember to put your old macro back on the bars
/cast Divine Shield
/use Hearthstone
I think its cool that they and boomkins are so OP right now. All of BC those two classes were the scrubs that no one really wanted to bring, its only fair that they get a moment to shine.
I would agree that its not gear dependent enough, and terribly geared players shouldnt' be able to outdps those in tier 6.
while shumanfu's post at first glance appears to be a typically trite attempt at trolling, he does have a point. most likely accidentally. Blizzard probably would have been better off removing the third paladin tree or given it up as the leveling spec, because they don't know what they're doing with it.
My roommate sent me this (he plays Pally, i'm lock), something he found on the pallyforums:
"Go ahead, enjoy your days of OPness. Just remember, though, that they will come to an end. The nerf bat may swing slowly, but it hits hard, my friend. And then? Even after you are nerfed into safety-padded, foam-rubber oblivion, you will still have to deal with the world's hate and resentment. You will be Target Number Uno in every BG and Arena, long after the days that you represented some disproportionate threat are gone. And when, despite being nerfed to a shadow of your former OP self, you do actually manage to kill someone, you will get neither credit nor glory. You will hear the mutterings of "Oh, a ret pally killed me? Figures. Stupid OP class..." even when the devs have left you with nothing but Crusader Aura and your hammer. So enjoy, young OP ret pally. While you can....
The Warlocks."
I lol'ed
benicrystal said...
That was a comment on WoWinsider. I find it funny the the "Warlocks" left out my reply. I'll get the link in a bit..


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Warning: This plot summary is written with the events of the films arranged in chronological order, rather than in the order of which film they happened in. Since the films jump back and forth chronologically, especially in the latter installments, don't think you can avoid spoilers by reading this summary and stopping when you see events that aren't familiar. Reading this will spectacularly spoiler the plot of the entire series for you; You Have Been Warned.John Kramer was an unassuming, successful engineer who drifted through life without worry until his son was stillborn after an attack on wife Jill, a rehab clinic doctor, by one of her addict patients. If that wasn't bad enough, he was shortly afterward diagnosed with an inoperable frontal brain tumor, and his insurance company refused to fund an experimental treatment that could cure him (or at least alleviate his suffering). His death sentence filled him with bitterness at all the healthy people who take their lives and situations for granted, and one night, he attempted suicide by driving off a bridge. He survived the attempt, believing the experience had granted him clarity, and then he set out to "rehabilitate" people into appreciating their lives...by placing them into nightmarish death traps. After his "work" comes to light, the press dubs him the "Jigsaw Killer", or "Jigsaw" (for the jigsaw-shaped piece of flesh he cuts from his "patients", symbolic of the "missing piece" of their life that prevented them from being "rehabilitated"). Eventually, one of Jigsaw's victims switches over to his side: a young drug addict named Amanda, who helped Jill's attacker and managed to win her game, escaping with her life. Jigsaw gained a second apprentice in Detective Hoffman, one of the officers investigating his murders. Hoffman was so obsessed with avenging his sister's murder that he killed the perpetrator in a Jigsaw-esque death trap; Jigsaw discovered this and recruited Hoffman, threatening to expose him if he broke Jigsaw's rules. Amanda and Hoffman both created inescapable traps; Amanda did it because she considered his methods too lenient, and Hoffman did it to help cover his tracks. Eventually, Hoffman blackmails Amanda into shooting one of Jigsaw's test subjects despite being told by Jigsaw not to; this costs Amanda her life, and Jigsaw himself dies soon afterward. Even after the death of Jigsaw, the police continued to investigate his killings. Hoffman eventually dispatched the persistent Agent Strahm and framed him as Jigsaw's second accomplice, throwing suspicion off of himself. But when the police examine new victims and unscramble Hoffman's voice tapes - delivered to them by Jill Tuck, Jigsaw's wife, as part of Jigsaw's final requests - they discover that he was the real accomplice. Hoffman kills everyone who discovers the truth and returns to oversee Jigsaw's final game (which involves the insurance agent who denied his coverage application). But Jigsaw's actual final game was to test Hoffman himself - Jill Tuck puts Hoffman in a trap without any instructions for escaping, leaving him to die. Hoffman survives the game, however, due to some quick thinking, after which Jill narrowly escapes Hoffman (who's understandably pissed off) and reports him to the police straight away, making all of Hoffman's efforts to frame Strahm worthless. Hoffman demands (through video messages) that the police turn over Jill to him, or else the games will continue. The police don't yield, and so the ongoing game ends as poorly as ever. Meanwhile, Hoffman single-handed-ly dispatches a whole police unit and ends up confronting Jill in her cell where she was locked for safety. Hoffman puts Jill in the original Reverse Bear Trap without any means of escape, and she dies to it. Hoffman destroys his lair and believes himself to be ultimately victorious...but on the way out, he's captured by the one person no one would ever suspect - Dr. Lawrence Gordon, who has been missing since the first film. Dr. Gordon survived his trap (by sawing off his foot and cauterizing the wound as he crawled away) and became Jigsaw's real apprentice, privy to all his schemes, unlike both Hoffman and Amanda; it's also clear that Jigsaw made him Jill's protector, and now is the time for Jigsaw's final revenge. The ending of Saw 3D echoes the ending of the first Saw: Gordon locks Hoffman (chained to a pipe) in the very same bathroom Jigsaw locked Adam in, but since Hoffman crossed the line by killing Jill, Gordon doesn't provide him with any means to get free, not even a saw, leaving Hoffman to die. Game over.


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A company called Illieum has created a series of pixel battens that connect to create a modular video surface – DMX controllable, connected together by Cat5e, and you can connect up to 270 of these things together. It's called the Fusion 672 – the modular design gives the designer the ability to put these things […]
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Sony's New OLED Screen at CES 2009
Sony's OLED screen made a hit at CES 2009 – one of the blogs I go to for OLED information, OLED Info, had a great short video on the technology. Check it out! Thanks, OLED Info!CES, CES 2009, Conventions, OLED, Sony, Video, Video Screen
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I think this is very true. This generation and the previous generation is too damn soft, unable to fight for what they believe in, unable to stand up for what is right. If this continues, the future will be very bleak for all of us.
We need more battle hardened youths.