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Conservative Republican senators and a handful of Democrats are trying to put a final knife in President Bush's plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
A broad immigration bill, embracing what critics call amnesty, survived a series of unfriendly amendments Wednesday. Supporters pointed to the bill's tighter borders and workplace rules to keep it alive.
Both sides agreed the crucial vote occurs Thursday. Supporters must gain 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to limit debate and clear the way for a roll call on final passage, perhaps by Friday. Anything less will likely doom the legislation until a new president and Congress take office in 2009.
Bush's allies passed a similar test Tuesday, but several senators said they simply were agreeing to let debate continue for a couple of days, and they made no promises to support the legislation on Thursday or beyond.
The revived immigration measure could grant legalization to the estimated 12 million unlawful immigrants if they pass background checks and pay fines and fees. It also would toughen border security and institute a new system for weeding out illegal immigrants from workplaces.
It faces challenges from the left as well as the right.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was among those disappointed Wednesday. The Senate voted 55-40 to reject his amendment that would have made it easier for some immigrants to obtain visas for family members left behind in their home countries.
"This action does nothing to allay my concerns about the increasingly right-wing tilt to these proceedings, and it makes it more difficult to vote in favor of invoking cloture on the bill," Menendez said, referring to Thursday's crucial vote to limit debate.
While Menendez and a few other Democrats may oppose the bill, the main opponents have been Bush's fellow sunbelt Republicans. GOP Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana, Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Jeff Sessions of Alabama led the charge, often backed by Texans Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn.
Late Wednesday, they applauded the Senate's refusal to reject a fairly low-key amendment that, because of parliamentary rules, left leaders no choice but to halt action until Thursday's showdown vote.
"They tried to railroad this through today, but we derailed the train," DeMint said. Asked if he was poised to kill the bill Thursday, DeMint replied, "we hope to."
The bill's bipartisan supporters, who include liberals such as Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and conservatives such as Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said they would push hard to survive Thursday's vote. But they were frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm shown by many in the president's party.
Some noted the virtual absence throughout Wednesday's floor debate of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has declined to say how he would vote on the measure.
McConnell left GOP colleagues including Arlen Specter, R-Pa., to contend with the Vitter-DeMint-Sessions group, while Democrats were represented in the chamber most of the day by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
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This is all so stupid. I can't find anyone who thinks we should grant legal status to those who are in this country illegally. That includes those immigrants who have gone through the legal process to come here. I live in Florida that has one of the largest populations of immigants. Half the people I deal with on a daily basis are immigrants.
There is absolute no need for any new immigation law. But there is a dire need to enforece the current laws. Especially, arresting and prosecuting those who hire illegals. Shut off the jobs and you shut off the illegals. As it is and has been for years, when they find Illegals, all they do is send them back to Mexico to do a 180 and cross again. Usually, to go right back to the same area, often to work for the same people. But when do you hear of an employer being arrested? The only one I ever knew of was fined $500.00.
We see it all the time here in the citrus farms. Florida has a very large Mexican population. You should see the crappy conditions many of them live in. A dozen in an over priced run down one bedroom apartment on the edge of town or 20 in a shack out in the middle of nowhere just so they can work the fields here. No electic and no plumbing. That should be a crime. But, if there is only one illegal in the house, they can't complain and turn their countryman in. When Hurrican Andrew hit in '92 they were literally wiped out. Of course, there is no record of that.
This is just another example of the Bush desire to do something dramatic. His entire tenure has been defined by doing the dramatic. That's the main reason why he makes so many stupid decisions like the current "surge" in Iraq. A dramtic way to bring the country under control rather than the more intelligent and effective method of applying enough pressure to the Iraqi government to get their act together and do it. His desire for attention and to prove something is what makes him dangerous.
Why all the debate over illegal immigrants? Note I said "illegal" – they've broken the law – they should not be molly-coddled – they should not go to the head of the line and they should not be allowed to remain in this country without legal status.
We have a department of immigration and naturalization, we have immigration enforcement police, we have procedures for arrest, hearings and deportation, we don't need more laws, we don't need more bullshit – what we need is for this nation to start enforcing the laws that are in place and sending illegal immigrants back home – where – due to their previous law breaking behavior will be placed at the BACK END of the line for admission to this nation.
I'm tired of the "debate" – would you debate what should be done with sex offenders? Would you debate what should be done with drunk drivers who kill others? Would you allow them to just go about with their lives like nothing happend? Of course not – what – then – makes these offenders different –
It's time to start using the laws of this nation – the exisitng ones –
Who writes the laws? Agri-business crooks. Who gets rich from illegal slave wages? Agri-business crooks. Who drives small farmers off the land everywhere in the world? Agri-business crooks.
John Hanks, Laramie, Wyoming
Who is going to validate these 12 million,our govt,the Mexican govt ? Background checks,they can't even identify who has over stayed a legal visa let alone find them!!!!!!!!Where did I leave my Xanax ?????????
Apparently the bill did not make it through the senate. It is a dead issue until after the summer vacations. I'm pleased!
Now – if they can just start enforcing the laws already on the books perhaps crossing the border will seem less attractive.
I should note – I have nothing against immigration -all four of my grandparents came to the United States from Germany at various points in the last century – but they did so through legal means – they wanted to become citizens and did so – they learned English and used it with great pride – they were very proud to be American citizens. I draw a great distinction between folks like that – the many who had dreams of being "Americans" and those who just find it convenient to sneak across the border and live as outlaws – exposing themselves to abuse by business owners large and small.
Yes it has been defeated, a major blow has been dealt for the American worker. Ditto what Mr. Horn has said, Legal we welcome,criminal you got to GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!Get in line…..
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Is it just me, or does this interview give the impression that they really are dissapointed with dungeons, and know that most of the playerbase hated them, and the HoT dungeons are only a slight apology?
Whenever asked about his favorites, or what he liked, Mercer will happily point to something in a raid. The only time dungeons are mentioned is when former raids were turned into dungeons, and then when the interviewer flat out asks what was bad, because he can't avoid the answer everyone knows, addresses the white elephant, and then 'whee, but we fixed it with HoT!' ignoring that you're still trapped in the older, shitty heroics until you get the right ilevel or cheat with pvp gear.
I hate that I feel myself becoming an unhappy, jaded WoW player. My only enjoyment in the game now comes from playing solo, and that's sad to me. I love the game, and I was just...so disappointed in Cata when I had been so excited about the fact they were finally changing the 1-60 experience. That turned out to be the only part I liked. *Sigh* I still play, and still do get enjoyment, just not as varied in what brings me enjoyment as what I used to get, and that's the sad part to me, I think.
the mechanics in the heroics are anything but "shitty", it is the fact that one person screwing up ruins it for everyone. That is where raid difficulty is supposed to have the line drawn. The fights themselves are VERY entertaining, it is the bad attitude of the players about them, the fact that not everyone is always on their A game, that is the reason the can be a drudgery. I am not saying people should need to always be on their A game for heroics, but it is definitely difficult to create a feeling of suspense or desperation in a dungeon without that requirement. Halls of Reflection was my favorite heroic in Wrath, not because it could randomly screw you, but because when it wouldn't RNG screw over eating a squishy, you had everyone, regardless of skill level, get serious, and when you did manage, you totally felt like you rocked!
re: Heroic dungeons, I basically felt that this was a very soft interview, as far as how he answered. It feels like he's saying, "Well, we overtuned the difficulty of heroics and made them too long etc.," but "Hey, we gave you the HoT dungeons, and they fit much better into our re-reevaluated idea of how long/difficult a dungeon should be, so that's a success."
I agree with you, Ata. I found myself so frustrated with the new dungeon mechanics at release, particularly as a melee player (and with people in pugs that insisted on playing like it was a Wrath-style aoe-fest), that I left the game for a while. When I eventually came back, I battled through some of those frustrations, but it's been a weird expansion in that regard.
I'll go ahead and concede that this is Blizzard interviewing Blizzard... but to me it's still disappointing to read some of Scott's answers. I think I was expecting, perhaps unrealistically, some more in-depth commentary (about what have been much-discussed issues for this expansion) from the Lead Encounter Designer.
Difficult heroics that require cc and strategy are great, but the way it was delivered this expansion was just bad timing.
First off, we were all fresh from an expansion that exemplified the exact opposite of that playstyle (Wrath AOE fest where CC was actually a hindrance). Months and months of WOTLK ensured that new players never learned these skills, and old players completely lost these habits. Indeed, I remember multiple groups as a healer where after requesting CC to help from going OOM so fast I would get the honest response "what's cc??". Furthermore, the entire 1-80 content only exacerbates this problem, as with the buffs to gearing and nerfs to content, 1-80 dungeons are usually quite trivial and a mindless faceroll. After literally days of content of training new players to just zerg and aoe, they suddenly hit a brick wall of pain in 80-85 dungeons, which demand them to suddenly and flawlessly change to a playstyle they never knew existed, never learned, and don't even know how to execute.
That above was enough to create a disaster. Now throw in some more bad alignment of events: healing redesign. Healing was retooled in a way that was the dramatic opposite of WOTLK style healing. Old habits that were handsomely rewarded and ingrained in wotlk suddenly crashed and burned, resulted in going OOM in seconds. Healer's that were flexible and willing to both relearn their class AND relearn how healing worked hit the second difficulty: many if not most dps players and tanks did not/could not/or would not make the necessary playing adjusgments (TBC style careful pulls with CC) which meant that ALL of the dungeon encounter difficulty got stacked on the healer.
The two of those things certainly is ripe for disaster, but now throw in one more bad alignment of events: uninspiring end-game content. The truth of Cataclysm was that the meat of the expansion was the new 1-60 content, but most players expected it to be the 80-85 content. There were fewer dungeons at-release than the prior two expansions, and due to the aforementioned points players became burned-out of those dungeons even faster. This was exacerbated further by a slower gearing rate compared to WOTLK.
For the above reasons, what was great in principle was a disaster in practice. It's not that players are lazy or stupid and desire mindless content; it's simply that they just want to have fun, and this expansion's end-game content involved changes that were implemented with the subtlety of a train-wreck. Heck, player's like a challenge: WOTLK, despite much wailing, wasn't the eazy-sauce faceroll people make it out to be. The dungeons, when appropriately geared, could be just as challenging at the start of the expansion. The only difference is that one could out-gear WOTLK dungeons much, much faster than Cata dungeons, and hence they got the incorrect perception of being easy.
Players like a challenge, but more than anything they want to have fun. If we can have both, then the more the merrier. But challenge without fun, especially when it's delivered in the form of boring and limited number of dungeons, is no fun at all.
I am one of those players who healed heroics and pugs like you can't believe all through WoTLK. I pined for the days of TBC healing, but the way it was executed in Cata was a disaster, and I dropped my main healer in favor of rolling a rogue. Now I play my rogue and do nothing but pve solo, slowly leveling and savoring the real gem of Cata, old-world content.
You all are right. That's because what failed was not the fact that the heroics were long and difficult. It was the fact they're long and difficult *combined with* Dungeon Finder PuGs, groups you have no influence on and that are a complete Russian roulette when it comes to skill, communication, etc. And of course the fact these dungeons were so very long, drawing out the pain. I spent four hours in Grim Batol once without finishing it. We went through I think 6 tanks during that time. Four hours, and no VPs. Certainly not a "fun" gaming experience!
That's when frustration sets in: when people feel they don't have control over their own success and thus often fail without being at fault - with the only alternative being not to participate in end game PvE at all.
But dungeon-finder PuGs with even the dread and fearful HoR weren't as grindy and miserable as Cata dungeons. HoR was HARD in the early days before you mindlessly outgeared it, and a blast to do with random people (I purely pugged, never was in a good guild). I never had that consistent experience in Cata.
I think part of the difference is motivation. The series of Icecrown Dungeons were quite simply incredible. Just the sheer dread excitement of HoR, of knowing that THE FRICKING LICH KING is marching towards you was a kick in the butt to play like crazy and take the dungeon seriously that I just don't think was equaled in the Cata dungeons.
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I dunno, I may just be a grumpy old-timer, but I felt the change to the cataclysm dungeons was a refreshing change of pace. I remember at the beginning of wrath, going into normal-mode Nexus wearing my T5-T6 and my Arena axe, a month or so into the expansion. We went down into the room with the frozen Alliance (or Horde if you are Alliance). I remember panicking when the tank didn't assign raid targets, and being even more alarmed when he pulled. I quickly CC'd the healer, terrified of heals going out or perhaps a fear being used, only to have the tank break it. 'What does he think he's doing!? This room is full of enemies, he's gonna pull more before we're half-done with these guys!' Then, lo-and-behold, the enemies are dead, and CC was rendered obsolete for almost the entire expansion. I mindlessly DPS'd my way through Wrath, jumped gleefully at the opportunity to kite the stoneskin gargoyles in Naxxrammass, and then sat bored until Ulduar.
When Cataclysm hit, I was eager to try these new heroics, and they were HARD! I loved ever minute, from off-tanking the early pulls in Stonecore with my pet to having tanks wait on ME to CC a caster in Skywall, it was amazing and wonderful. We've lost something of that, but now people just recognize when a pull needs CC, needs offtanking, needs an interrupt, and I'm there to provide it.
This wasn't just listening to a vocal minority, this was what the game needed. Cataclysm was hard to begin with, yes, but I think the game, and the players, are better for it at this end.
"HoR was HARD in the early days before you mindlessly outgeared it"
Say what? I have several alts who were covered in purple at the end of Wrath that never completed HoR in either mode because it was such a meat-grinder. 90% of the DF groups I was in fell apart in less than 5 minutes because the first pull almost always ended in a wipe.
Decked out in full 378s, maybe NOW they outgear HoR.

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The Beautiful Mila Kunis filming the Movie "Blood Ties" with Clive Owens in my town of Woodmere, NY.
These are pics of her walking around town.
I got to see her coming out of a Cafe but I wasn't quick enough with my phone to get a pic.
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IoPP releases Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Fifth Edition
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In addition to helping support the programs of the Institute, your Corporate Membership demonstrates your commitment to the packaging field.
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4/ Three complimentary IoPP memberships. Three members of your company receive IoPP membership, demonstrating their involvement in, and your recognition of, our industry's association (subject to proof that they have been active in the packaging field for five years plus or have recognised industry certification or qualification). Additional individual memberships are available for £109 each. Each individual member is also personally listed in the directory Who's Who in Packaging.
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Yale University faculty, alumni, and University Printers have a long history of membership and contributions to AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) including a legacy of leadership, award winning design, publications, scholarship, and mentorship of the next generation. This exhibition showcases Yale's contributions to AIGA and the discipline of graphic design.
See a 19th century Albion hand press in action at The Bibliographical Press in Sterling Memorial Library on Thursday, September 18, from 3 to 5pm, during the Nave Open House.


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Writing and revising resumes and cover letters can be one of the hardest parts of a job search.
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IATA Director Expresses 'Shock' in December Traffic Figures
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Giovanni Bisignani characterized December's decline in international air traffic as "shocking" during the British Air Transport Association's annual dinner last night. Bisignani referred specifically to just-released figures showing a 22.6-percent decline in international cargo traffic compared with the same month in 2007. Meanwhile, passenger traffic fell 4.6 percent.
"Air cargo represents 35 percent of the value of goods traded internationally," said Bisignani. "World trade is plummeting and the worst is yet to come. The only precedent is in the 1930s." During September 2001, with much of the global fleet grounded, cargo traffic fell 13.9 percent.
Although, for the year, IATA statistics showed a 1.8-percent increase in passenger traffic and a comparatively modest 4-percent decline in cargo movement, airlines lost a total of some $5 billion last year and IATA expects them to lose another $2.5 billion this year.
"That does not fully describe the pain the industry is facing," warned Bisignani. "We expect industry revenues to fall by 6.5 percent this year. That means that $35 billion in revenues will disappear. Worst hit will be Asia with losses of $1.1 billion."
Of all the regions of the globe IATA examined, North America appears in the strongest position due in large part to its airlines' relative failure to price hedge on fuel. That leaves North America's airlines in a better position to take advantage of the recent fall in oil prices and, according to IATA, emerge as the only group of carriers likely to make a small profit this year.
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It's what's weighing on the minds of many UofL fans now, will Charlie Strong be the next football coach?
UofL Athletic Director Tom Jurich spent several hours meeting with the Florida's defensive coordinator Sunday.
The pursuit of Charlie Strong is on. UofL Sports Information Director, Kenny Klein, told WHAS11's Gary Fogle Monday that Jurich did meet with Stong. ESPN.com is reporting that Jurich has not yet made an offer to Strong and will likely speak with him by phone Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.
Strong is in his eighth season as the defensive coordinator at the University of Florida. The Gators defense led the country in total defense going into this past weekend.
However, Alabama's spanking of the Gators in the SEC championship game on Saturday night has dropped the Gators to fourth in overall total defense.
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Get Moving: Staying Active Later in Life Boosts Healthy Aging
Staying active later in life can help older adults both physically and mentally, a new study finds.
Denial is Not a Retirement Plan
The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies just released another one. It appears that Americans are listening to the constant warnings and have devised a new retirement plan: working. According to the Transamerica study, 54 percent of survey respondents expect to continue working past the age of 65. And 39 percent of current employees plan to work past the age of 70 or not retire at all. Planning not to retire is not a retirement plan.
6 Ways to Plan for Your Later Years
Determine your final wishes. Social scientists who have studied people in their final days report how helpful it is when a person has made the key decisions about the end of their life well in advance. Often, people are not able to make sound decisions as they near death. They often have physical and mental impairments that make such work impossible. Their families may have to make these calls for them, adding a lot of stress to what is already a difficult situation. So, would you like to die at home, in a hospital, or perhaps in a hospice facility (you probably can have hospice at home or in a hospital setting as well)? Have you executed the proper documents providing your spouse or a family member with the authority to make medical decisions should you become incapacitated? Does this person know your preferences for end-of-life care? Do you want to be buried or cremated, or perhaps donate your body to science? Is there a final resting place you have in mind? Who's going to provide an obituary to your hometown newspaper, and what do you want it to say? Setting aside time to make these decisions will hardly rank among your happiest memories. But you will be providing your family an invaluable gift—allowing them to focus on the loving aspects of your life, not the hassles of wondering how you'd like things handled when you die.
Can 'Doll Therapy' Help Put Dementia Patients at Ease?
At Geisinger Medical Center, nurses affiliated with Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders, a national geriatric program, began experimenting with what they call "baby doll therapy." The therapy includes offering dolls to elderly patients, including those with complex medical conditions who might have physical and mental limitations, and in some cases dementia or delirium — conditions that sometimes lead to people becoming agitated during routine care.
Socializing May Keep Elderly Minds Sharp
Over an average of five years, those who were the most socially active experienced only one-fourth the rate of cognitive decline as those with the lowest levels of social activity. The effect was independent of other factors that can play a role in cognitive decline, such as age, physical activity and general health.
Many Retirement Communities Still Await Recovery
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) offer a full range of services—independent living, assisted living and care for disabled residents, and often dementia care as well. These are often the most expensive facilities for seniors, and they've had to scramble the hardest to cope with the downturn.
Speaking Several Languages Might Protect Memory: Study found those who spoke four or more were less likely to suffer cognitive impairment
Most people already know the cultural advantages of learning foreign languages, but now it appears there are also health benefits to being able to speak in more than one tongue, said lead researcher Magali Perquin, of the Center for Health Studies from the Public Research Center for Health in Luxembourg.
"People who practice different languages might develop particular cognitive processes that may help them to be more resistant to brain aging and cognitive decline when getting old," Perquin added. "It might even provide additional motivation to learn new languages, which is quite interesting."
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I have been using this mouse, on a MAC for a month now, and I absolutely love it. I use ControllerMate's software, it's recently been updated to support the WoW Mouse. It even allows you to adjust the color and all that. Butl, I don't understand some of the criticism, this mouse feels very solid and well made to me. Much better than the Razer Deathadder that I was using. To bad these aren't in stores, cause i'd recommend everyone trying it for themselves, and not listening to these reviews.


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Last.fm Puts The Kibosh On Radio In Most Countries
If you thought chatter about the Internet Radio Fairness Act would subside after a lackluster first hearinglast month, you thought wrong. Today, Last.fm took a course of action that should add fuel to this fire: On January 15, it will do away with its Radio feature in nearly all countries, making it a subscription feature in the U.S., UK and Germany. "We are always looking at ways to bring music to more people, when it can be done so economically, and we hope to be able to open streaming to a wider audience in the future," the company said in a statement.


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Reading List: Kate Moss Creates Lipstick, New Celeb Polish, and Concelear That Will Make You Say "Wow"
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Happy Friday, Birchboxers! The cool weather has finally taken hold of the Northeast, but before you head to the orchard for apple picking (or, more importantly, to the store to find your Halloween costume), catch up on this week's beauty news.
- Peeking into a model's makeup collection is a dream come true. This ITG feature on Coco Rocha, model extraordinaire, is an illuminating look at her beauty closet and favorite products. [Into The Gloss]
- Speaking of models, Kate Moss, longtime spokespoerson for Rimmel, celebrated her ten year anniversary with the brand by creating a lipstick collection. There are 15 shades, but we already love 001, the red shade Moss sports in the ad campaign. The line has already hit stores in the UK, but should land on our shores in January. [WWD]
- This is from a few weeks ago, but we just had to mention it. The always inspiring The Coveteur ran a feature on Revlon's global artistic director, Gucci Westman. Click through to see pictures of her home…and her handbag collection. [The Coveteur]
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So here's my concern. As a dedicated Disc-Priest I'm already running around in Meteor Chaser's Raiment and Gloves of False Gestures, which as it stands now are absolutely delicious for Disc. With Cataclysm, these effectively become caster dps pieces because they lack Spirit. So am I just basically screwed out of 155 Frost emblems?
Is no one else bothered that because the two healing specs gear differently now, Penance Priests are getting the shaft with the whole "Thou Shall Now Cherish Spirit" command?
Yeaaaaah I don't think so. I understand what you both are saying, but Blizzard being Blizzard they'll still have to make the leveling game in Cata possible for someone who never set foot in one instance in WotLK. Because many people will be rolling into the game for the first time, and so will transition to the Cata content at like 78, the way we take our alts to Outland now at 58 and Northrend at 68.
Did the outland and Northrend stuff blow the equipment I was carrying at the time away? Sure, but I also didn't raid back then. I can't see green drops in Cata being iLvl 264 or better. Sure, by 85 we'll be getting new gear. But ICC raiders can plan on carrying that stuff through most of early Cata.
As an aside, by bro came into WotLK in BC's top-tier Arena gear and didn't find any upgrades (questing, not PvP) until lvl 76 or so.
Yes, Blizzard has made it easier to get higher level gear than ever, but they still have to cater to the lowest common denominator, which is first-time leveling dude who never set foot in a dungeon. If that person gets wtfpwned on their first quest in Cata because they're wearing iLvl 200 mixed blues, he or she will stop playing.
Or did I take the crazy pills again this morning?
As someone who raided on my warlock in Burning Crusade as high as Gruul's and Mags, sporting 2 pc Tier4 and the rest epics from Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, and the really expensive Badge of Justice gear...
I don't think ICC epics are going away until level 84, minimum. Several of my Karazhan pieces and my 100 badge of justice robes lasted right up until level 78. Honestly, the 264 stuff should last all the way up to 80. People started raiding Naxx in Sunwell gear, so we'll probably start raiding in Cataclysm wearing ICC gear.
However, the important thing to point out is that no, your 155 frost emblems aren't a waste. You're still going to have those pieces for 5 levels of questing, and they're going to be extremely good for those areas because the zones will be balanced around people transitioning from Icecrown (the zone) and Storm Peaks questing gear being able to dot he quests. In your raid gear? It's going to be rofflemao.
You and 4 buddies will be rofflestomping the regular 5-mans as you level up. I remember walking into regular UK at level 70 and blasting it apart w/ our phat epics.
"You really don't have much to worry about. Either Blizzard will redo the stats for all existing gear, OR by level 81 or 82 you'll be able to get comparable quest greens that'll do the job and have the right stat allocation. The next expansion always makes end game gear from the previous version obsolete before you hit level cap."
Not true. Blizzard stated before the launch of WotLK that one of the failings of TBC was the replacement of end game epics right out of the gate. They changed that in wrath. Tier 6 wasn't replaced until Naxx.
Safe to say that frost emblem gear will be the last tier of gear. I doubt we'll be replacing most of it until the entry level raid of Cataclysm.
Just my two cents.
... and that goes back to my original point, something I was hoping would be discussed in article. If you gear out your Disc priest to WotLK standards, you're going to be walking into Cata with very little Spirit compared to Holy priests, which all of a sudden you want. So should us Disc priest start trying to gather a spirit set now while its available to us and, again, because we'll be using it through the first raid of Cata? Even though we won't be using it for the Lich King and 3.3.5 Ruby Sanctum boss?
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I think you're all missing JoJa's point. The current items being worn (as Disc) aren't always "healer" pieces, they're quite often caster DPS items because of the way the Spirit is pretty much useless to a Disc priest at the moment.
When those items get re-specced by blizz (pre- or post-cata, it doesn't matter) will they keep them as "caster DPS" items? If so, they'll have much less use to a healer than items that are currently designed to be used by healers.
As a holy/disc dual-spec I have a few different items I switch out depending on my spec although I may have to invest in the royal moonshroud chest to go with the merlin's robe I'm using at the mo...
This. Ty PistolPeet.
Also, Blizzard has said that the new Mastery stat-thingy will work with gear in a way so that you always want to be in your class's best gear (keeps warriors from wearing leather/mail etc.) does this hold true for clothies? Will healers not get Mastery bonuses in non-Spirit gear?
The sky is falling! No, but seriously, just wanted to have an intelligent conversation about what's changing itemization-wise with my favorite class, aside from the funny, but kinda useless 'Next Up: Stat Changes for Thrall's Underwear' posts.
Depending on ICC drops, I guess I'll suck it up and buy me some Gloves of Ambivalence and finally get around to some of that tier gear if the 3.3.3 change to the 4-piece holds true.
Jeez stop acting like the world is ending before you know the full picture, seriously some people really just need to calm down.
I expect the items without hit will end up having spirit on them for a start, and as a healer you dont want hit so you should be fine.
Other than that they might implement that reforging tool at the same time as these so sit back and relax and wait for more information.
If anyone followed the talent tree changes with the wrath beta they changed drastically almost every week, cata isnt even at that stage yet so chill people!


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I booked this class for my mom while we were in Paris. She loved it!
I had a fabulous time at this cooking class. The chef is extremely knowledgeable, hospitable and funny. I learned a lot about both the history and culture of France in addition to having a fabulous meal, probably the best one I ate the entire time.
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My cooking class with Marthe in Montparnasse was amazing! The morning started with a espresso and chat, and then a walk to the market. Marthe then showed me how to cook three lovely dishes, two of which I have cooked since. It was just me in the class, which I was a bit worried about at first, but soon I realised how lucky I was to have a private class. The class was the highlight of my Paris trip, thank you.
My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this cooking class and the market tour in the morning. Although it was pricey, it was a very memorable day and a nice way to spend part of a day in the home of a local Parisian. Our chef, Miriam, was very nice, patient and encouraging to our class of beginning students. I will recommend this class to my friends.
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I had a blast! The chef was so helpful and made me feel so comfortable during the class. Her apartment was warm and inviting. Perfect Parisian experience. She also let us have a lot of hands on experience which made all the more fun! Food was delicious and at the end she gave us extra recipes and a couple of good inexpensive names of restaurants to try.
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The market trip was fun and interesting. Myriam gave some good cooking tips. It was an excellent meal.
We were lucky enough to enjoy our class alone with our 'chef'. It was a wonderful introduction to a few French dishes and spending the time with Marta was a real treat. We have recreated the dishes at home and were enjoyed be all.
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For the elderly who don't want as "assisted care" fascility and don't have family, yet need some form of community life. Perhaps with a live-in assistant to help drive to Dr. appointments, hairdressers , marketing etc. and otherwise help. The elderly would basically help each other and remain social and somewhat independent. I hear it's the latest rage at colleges these days. Question: why are so few of these being built in the US? Money?
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Jun 15 2013: Speaking personally, although I agree that providing economic and cultural diversity are lofty goals, having little children included might not be practical nor wanted, except for visits by family at "guest house". If residents want generational diversity, they could volunteer at nearby schools, nurseries, hospitals etc. Bottom line is "fixed income' of the residents who can't afford the added expense of playgrounds, daycare etc. The diversity can be obtained racially, culturally and economically without the introduction and confusion of little ones running about. Economics has alot to do with these communities' viabilities. Just a thought.
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Faculty, staff and students will participate in the Youth Rally and March to the State Capitol. The march — sponsored by the Malone Community Center — will begin at 9 a.m. with a program at the UNL Student Union followed by the march at 10 a.m. A program at the State Capitol begins at 10:30 a.m.
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Sophomore Ronald Ried (Schwendi, Germany) of the Merrimack College men's soccer team has been selected to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team, as announced Thursday afternoon.
The sophomore Business major, who boasted a 3.8 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) through the end of the 2012-13 academic year, joins other student-athletes from across the country who were of sophomore class year or higher and owned at least a 3.30 GPA.
Ried has been an instrumental component of a Merrimack defensive unit that has yielded just nine goals 16 games this fall, and has pulled his own weight on offense as well, tallying two goals and contributing three assists.
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"Perhaps we need to do further checks to make sure our sense of complacency is well justified," says Gosden, of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.
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If you're looking at terminating one motorway standard road on another, and you have the money to do something special, the Directional T is where it's at. It uses up more land than a trumpet and involves much more engineering work too. But with plenty of advantages over its smaller cousins, and three flavours to choose from, the Directional T is worth the investment.
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Scotland is fond of the design pictured at the top of the page, with them cropping up at the M8/M9 and M73/M74 junctions, and a slightly embellished one for the M90 spur near Perth. In England, we prefer to give one direction priority, as at M27/M275 and both ends of the M18.
- Handles high volumes of traffic with ease.
- Easy for the motorist to use.
- Three designs allow adjustment of the design to suit almost any situation.
- More expensive than a comparable three-way junction like the trumpet.
- Difficult to build in structural terms.
- Difficult to expand or increase capacity.
The Directional T comes in three flavours. The original - and the one that really is a Directional T - doesn't exist in this country. In the US it's considered the original and traditional form, and one was planned here in Glasgow. There's space and stub sliproads for it between junctions 15 and 16 of the M8, but it was never completed.
A bit of extra bridge construction allows one route to take priority, with the other being subordinate and connecting by left-hand sliproads. This turns it into a Semi-directional T
One more bridge allows the two right-turn sliproads to cross again, giving priority to one of the turning movements. This is a Triangle interchange, from its very symmetrical shape.
You can twist any of these interchanges around to fit whichever way you like - such as here on the Runcorn Expressways.
Lastly, it's possible to make this a restricted access four-way junction, allowing what would be the terminating road to continue straight through. This can be seen at the M1/M25 interchange.
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This game i almost perfect. I love the gameplay and the styling is awesome. It feels intuitive and fun albeit laggy at times. There seems to be an almost endless skill cap to the melee combat as your are forever able to improve your sword handling skills with techniques such as guard breaking, feinting attacks and dodging. The game is a wondrous medieval simulator that can take some time to get used to but it over an amazing game.
good 2º partLluvia4D | May 20, 2013 | Review of Overlord II
This plays more as an extension of the 1st. It's a solid sequel that is only hampered by amount of new comedy material and how linear it is, although the 2 times the minions break out in song is a ROFL experience. This is a sequel that is definitely more linear than the first. It seems like it could have been MUCH better as a sandbox type of game. Comparatively speaking, the 1st feels real open for the majority of the maps,
funLluvia4D | May 20, 2013 | Review of Overlord
The game is simply stunning to behold. Perhaps not the most advanced engine they nonetheless went for a wonderfully crafted world. The sounds and soundscapes are nicely done as well. The controls could have been done a bit better and the autosave option is simply annoying for a PC game. It shows that it is not the primary platform that the game was targeted for. The best part of the game is simply the mischievous nature of your minions
Small DLCLluvia4D | May 20, 2013 | Review of Krater: Character DLC - Mayhem MK13
that adds an additional character in the game. A melee focused high DPS output character but at the same time he can hold his own on ranged DPS. A great addition to your dungeon crawling party to decimate your foes.
fun puzzlesLluvia4D | May 20, 2013 | Review of Scribblenauts Unlimited
Scribblenauts Unlimited is a wonderful game. The puzzles are well designed, the characters are funny, but the best thing here, is that you can create almost everything, by just writing a word. Even if I write "Super giant flying black ninja dragon" , and that will be spawned. But, this is not a game that is only for children. If you are an adult and you want more "war" stuff, don't worry, because you can equip a bazooka, machine gun, minigun, pistol etc. You can even have a tank and choose It's size. However, let's go to other things. Most of the puzzles are fun, but unfortunately, few of them, are just incredibly easy. And, the world of the game, isn't that big, even if you have unlocked all the places. However, Scribblenauts Unlimited is still a pretty fun game.
This game is easy to pick up but demands timeLluvia4D | May 20, 2013 | Review of Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (EU)
The combat system is amazing. Simple but immensely deep and satisfying. Even the lowest ranking enemies will cut you to bits if you rush in or lose concentration. The world or Lordran is beautiful in a dark way. It's history and lore revealed only to those who seek it.
As a game, it's great. It is addictive as anything and very satisfying, but it does cross that line from being a game to feeling almost like a commitment. Too much for me
undervaluedLluvia4D | May 14, 2013 | Review of Krater - Collector's Edition
good game but somewhat undervalued, it is certainly good buy if you take advantage of a good deal


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Chapter Nineteen1 Reviews
What what?!
Ryan's POV (Same events different POV)
We're on tour. Again. Jesus I get so tired of touring, but I love it all the same. We've got a break in Boston for a couple days. I love Boston. Its such an amazing city with a great history.
I decided to go shopping by myself. I know risky, but I just needed to get away and I was kind of disguised and unrecognizable if you didn't know my face really well. I was seriously feeling lonely and I just wanted to revel in it, maybe I would get some inspiration for some lyrics. I missed Nicky so much. She just disappeared. I lost her number in an unfortunate incident involving my beloved Mercedes and when I went to visit her in Philly a while ago, she wasn't there. Who knew where she was. I should probably ask Brendon to ask Emily, but I didn't want to get him involved in this. I just missed her so much. I worry about her too.
I walked aimlessly through the mall, walking in and out of stores, going in if I saw anything interesting.
I soon came across a Hot Topic. Not my favorite store, but they had some good stuff and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing myself on the wall. It still surprised me to see myself everywhere. I walked in and started browsing the tee shirts, looking for any that I liked. There were already some people in the store so I tired to hide my face as best I could, until I saw a semi- familiar face out of the corner of my eye.
It can't be.
I slowly walked over. Trying to get a better look. The girl's hair was different and her body shape was slightly more fragile, but I swear its her.
The girl went rigid.
"Nicky, is that you?"
The girl slowly turned on the heels of her feet and faced me, but not really. She never brought up her eyes to meet mine. In fact she didn't even look at my face, not once, but I still knew it was her.
"Hi Ryan." Her voice was a little shaky and quite quiet.
I can't believe she's standing in front of me. Its been too long. God I've missed her.
"Jesus! I thought it was you!" I rushed towards her and took her up in my arms. "I've missed you." I whispered in her ear. I can't say that enough because god have I missed her.
I pulled away reluctantly. I looked her over again. "You look so different." She was so different, but she was still gorgeous.
I still love her. Just tell her Ross. Repeat after me. I. Still. Love. You. Not that hard.
"Yeah. A lot has changed." She said, she still hadn't looked at me. I wondered why. I wanted to see her full face and when I was about to reach out and bring her eyes up to meet mine, we were interrupted.
"What do you think of this shirt?" A kid came up to Nicky and asked. Who the hell is this kid? He looked about Nicky's age which is about 19ish, maybe a little older. He was really skinny, almost as thin as me, and just taller than her with long brown hair just above his shoulders.
She looked at him and smiled. "I like it." What, she can look at him but not me??
"Then I think I will get it." The guy replied smiling. And wait...what did he just do? Did he just kiss her?? Who is this guy?? And finally he saw me. "Oh. Who's this?"
I stuck out my hand trying to be as nice as possible and trying not to show that I wanted to rip his head off. "Ryan, Ryan Ross. And you are?" I asked Nicky, more than this guy.
"Um. Ryan, this is my boyfriend, Sean." Nicky replied. My head shot from looking Sean over to glaring at Nicky. Did she just say boyfriend?
"I'm going to go pay for my stuff, I'll be back in a minute. Nice to meet you" He walked away.
I glared at her as we stood there awkwardly, her still looking down. Why wont she look at me?!
"How long have you been together?" I just had to know. It hurt that she didn't wait for me like she and I had promised. I was angry, and confused and all these different emotions that kept running through me. I felt like a fucking girl. This must be was PMSing is like.
"About 9 months." She answered quietly.
"Hmpf." I scoffed crossing my arms. They don't seem to like each other very much for being together for nine months.
"What?! You have something to say?" She snapped back. Her heading finally shooting up and she looked me in the face. Her face went blank when she looked at me. Her eyes went wide and her mouth slightly agape. Maybe that's what she was worried about.
"Yeah, I do. You guys don't seem very in love." I replied quickly.
She seemed to gain her composure again and her face turned angry and she laughed a humorless laugh. One I had heard before...from her mother. "And you know what love is?" She asked.
Ouch. "Yes, I believe I do." I said matter-a- factly. "I still feel it Nicky." There I finally said it.
"We saw each other for less than a week. We kept in touch for a couple months. Then you stopped. I called you, but you didn't pick up. How can you say that you still love me?" She said the anger and hurt rising in her face and eyes.
"I was busy! I'm almost 22 fucking years old, Nicky. I'm in a major band and I was on tour, then put out another fucking cd! You can't expect me to be calling you every fucking day!" I yelled back at her. I was busy and I tried to call her. But her number was lost and- and.
"No." She said as she shook her head closing her eyes. . "No I didn't expect you to call me everyday. Not even every week. I understood that. But when you didn't call at all, no visits, nothing. That broke my heart. That was it. Don't blame your fame for this Ryan." She said quietly and calmly. I could hear that she was on the verge of tears.
"I tried to visit you. I went back to Philly, to your house to Lane and Meg's house, but you weren't there and nobody would tell me where you were." I yelled. Doesn't she get it? I tried as best as I could to stay with her. But the world was working against us. I still love her. Why cant she see that???!
"No. You could've called. I don't believe you." Still shaking her head.
"I tried, Nicky. My sidekick got busted. Pete ran it over with my car. Your number was lost." I said as I calmed down and my voice went quieter.
"No. No. Stop lying." I could see tears forming in her eyes as she shook her head.
"I'm not lying." I said as I moved closer to try and comfort her. In response she shyed away from me, moving back towards the wall.
"Brendon. You could've gotten my number from Brendon. He could've gotten it from Emily."
I just stood there. I had nothing else to say. Could I not prove to her that I still love her? Is there no way that she would believe me?
Her boyfriend came rushing back to her side wondering what happened. "What the fuck?" He said turning to me with an angry look on his face. I can't blame him I would want to kill any guy that made my girlfriend cry.
"I-" I started to explain but they cut me off and started to walk away. Him holding her and trying to calm the tears that were flowing freely.
"Wait!" I yelled walking after them a few steps. But they just kept walking, not even looking back. What have I done? And this time I was the one left standing alone as I watched the girl I loved walk away from me.
I wont be updating for 3 weeks. Sorry :(. I know. I'll be sure to have an extra good, long chapter when I update next. Love you guys! REVIEW PLEASE! Oh and PS! Thanks so much to TrueLIEx3. I love your reviews and I really appreciate them!! I love you! (And of course meg and lane too because you review everytime and i love you anyways.


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Feels more like a free tweak being honest or even a possible add in to infidock
Why even have pages. Jut shove every icon you have in the dock until it fills the screen. I really don't see much a use for this. What 10 applications do you need available all the time?
Fumbling through pages or even folders is very bad while driving. I see idiots messing with phones and driving all the time.
Having the phone near your steering and things you use all the time at a single touch away is so much safer to switch music or use navigation.
If you see my prior post you'll see why I don't use the entire home page of icons. Because I use lockinfo home screen to also see everything at a glance in the car without having to open or switch apps.
Just because this makes no sense to some users doesn't mean many would like it. Personally I see all the animated startup things and think to myself who cares what's the point how often do you restart you phone to ever see something so useless.
i honestly think infinidock does this in a way that seems a lot better to me
Infinidock is still a good tweak but if I'm going to flip through pages, I'll just put my icons above the dock. I like this tweak quite a bit.
Bought the tweak and soon after went back with infinidock. On account that the apps per page is cut down. Would be nice if there was two rows, but scaled te icons down a little so no space was lost on pages. Tried scaling the icons down, but still lost that fourth row.
People need to realize that for that "less" than a second when you have your eyes of the road another car can jump in front, or a kid run in front of your car or...... possibilities are endless. Just keep your dammm eyes on the road while vehicle is moving. Use traffic lights or stop signs if you must look at your phone, or what ever else. Sure! - I get the reply from people, all the time with "chill out bro" ... TELL THAT TO THE NEXT MAN OR LADY THAT LOST A LOVED ONE! ... OR EVEN YOUR SELF DOWN THE ROAD!
Oh BTW this tweak is fugly, pointless and very unorthodox to the iPhone... way out of place. Wouldn't install it even if ti was free!
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New deal for St. Kevin's and St. Peter's properties
Mar. 11, 2010
The former St. Kevin's Parish property in Uphams Corner and two parcels of the St. Peter's Parish campus on Meetinghouse Hill are going to be converted into affordable housing for Boston families, with some of the new residents emerging from homelessness.
The Archdiocese of Boston will be conveying the St. Kevin's site to a partnership of three organizations that includes St. Mary's Women and Children's Center, Holy Family Parish, and a nonprofit real estate developer tied to the archdiocese. Separately, the sale of St. Peter's convent and rectory buildings appears to be imminent. Read more
Without Archdiocese, dreams for St. Kevin's take shape
Uphams Corner stakeholders began imagining the future of the former St. Kevin's Parish property with a brainstorming session held last week, mulling over a number of concepts including new educational institutions, shops and restaurants, and green space.
The Archdiocese of Boston recently put the Columbia Road complex up for sale after closing the school last year. Though it has no obligation to consider the community's vision for the space when choosing a developer, participants hope the Archdiocese will factor their ideas into its decision. Read more
Locals seek say in St. Kevin's fate
The former site of St. Kevin's Parish on Columbia Road is officially on the real estate market, and local civic and business groups are taking steps to make sure their voices are heard before any transaction happens.
The future of the 2.23-acre Uphams Corner property - which was closed last summer to create the Pope John Paul II academy at five other campuses - will be the subject of three community meetings this spring. The first is set for tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Cape Verdean Adult Day Care Center on Hancock Street. Although the upcoming meetings are not sanctioned by the Archdiocese, one of the chief organizers said that church officials have been receptive. Read more


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Transformers fangirl,
l like a lot of things, but mostly Transformers
Kamen Rider, TMNT, LoK, Comics, Loki, anime and manga.
Transformers Collector and that's all...
Addict to plastic and comicbooks
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I can't agree with any of these answers.
I'm guessing, from the fact that you describe yourself as a submissive, that this is important to you. Maybe, instead of trying to find an appealing woman who's into D/s (Dominance and submission-- I'm sure you know this, but not everyone reading will), maybe you should find a woman who's into D/s and see if she appeals to you.
There's a lot of information missing here... how much D/s experience do you have? Are you looking for someone to play with occasionally, or someone to be your Dominant? All of this factors into what you need to do.
If you sign up for Fet, ping me... same user ID as here.


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sounds like this laughter...
when its pitch vibrates as sound;
I may giggle at times, but I'm always kind!
Who will tackle me and make me laugh louder than clowns
by telling me those jokes you heard somewhere?
Were they told by travelers roaming cities and towns,
or were they written down on some rough paper?
Oh, humor you make life sumptuously grand...
when all one needs is the company of some friend!
Sit down and let's tell each other stories that satisfy our literary itch;
let's unearth stories of the famous and the infamous, of the humble and the rich!
No funnier laughter
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Stories from Quick Reads and Hong Kong (China)
Warning Against Racial Nationalism in Hong Kong
Evan Fowler told a story about a conflict happened to his friends in a subway train. He compared the incident with its Sydney version in which a Chinese descend was called a "gook" and found Hong Kong passengers' indifference to the racist remarks disturbing:
I believe the incident that my friend experienced was not only an unfortunate rarity, but also one that deserves to illicit a level of condemnation Hong Kong people rightly expected and did see in Australia. I also believe that our condemnation should be focused not only on the superficial racism of the remarks, but on the underlying racial-nationalism of the position.
Hong Kong Is 'Haunted' by China's 'One Country, Two Systems' White Paper
Famous blogger on mainland Chinese political news, @yanghengjun, ran into a protest against the mainland Chinese official document on the practice of "one country and two systems" in Hong Kong. As the document is called the White Paper, protesters dressed in white with white papers stuffed in their mouths, like Chinese ghosts:
吓死老子了!在铜锣湾最热闹的街上,突然碰上一队白衣白纸牵小白猪的集体散步者,缓慢行来,加上嘴里也塞满了白纸,万马齐喑,怪吓人的。。。走近一看,是反"白皮猪(书)"的,这个行为艺术搞得有创意,反正我是印象深刻! pic.twitter.com/ReDyjq8j9k
— 杨恒均 (@yanghengjun) June 24, 2014
It scares me! In the most crowded downtown area of Causeway Bay, I ran into a group of people dressed in white, strolling around with some white pigs. Their mouths were filled with white paper. It was evening and the streets were dark, the scene was quite terrifying… I walked near, it was an art performance against the "White Pig (Book)" [The pronunciation of "book" is similar to the word pig in Cantonese.], it is very creative and has left a deep impression on me!
Hong Kong Public Libraries Ignore Biggest Minorities' Need
As government funded libraries in Hong Kong fail to serve domestic workers' need, they have to set up mobile libraries during public holidays across the city. Tom Grundy has the story in Hong Wrong. Below is a video taken by Stories Beyond the Borders showing one of the mobile libraries set up by an Indonesian domestic worker, Lulu.
Beijing Expects Hong Kong People to be Rubber Stamps
David Webbs a finance news commentator concluded that the Beijing decision on the nomination of Chief Executive candidates in 2017 is to turn Hong Kong people into rubber stamps.
Hong Kong Lawyers Protest in Black Against Chinese Government's White Paper
The protest is in response to the Chinaese government's recent white paper on the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong.
Cloudflare CEO Updates DDoS Attacks on Civic Referendum in Hong Kong
The civic referendum on the election mechanism of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong has begun around noon time today on 20 of June. The voting system has been under massive DDoS attacks since June 14 and now it relies on Cloudflare to defend the platform. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince updated the situation in Twitter, the attack scale is up to 300Gb per second.
Battling 300Gbps+ attack right now. Knew it was coming so well prepared. Helluva story someday. pic.twitter.com/YJW9u5TBoL
— Matthew Prince (@eastdakota) June 20, 2014
Were thinking of opening @CloudFlare's Asian office in Singapore. After all the love tonight, thinking maybe Hong Kong instead.
— Matthew Prince (@eastdakota) June 20, 2014
Hong Kong: End Foreign Domestic Worker's Live in Requirement
Foreign domestic workers are required by law to live with their employers, which is a major causes of worker abuse. Below is a campaign video produced by the Hong Kong Helpers' campaign calling for the end of the mandatory live-in regulation. It invites people to imagine if they had to live at work.


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How To Dominate 2010 Part 1
Hey everyone hope your doing great! The holidays are over and a new year is here so everything is going back to normal…..well sort of. With all the bad food, skipped workouts, and partying most people are burned out!!! (check out what I found in the trash of the gym) (stock photo) It's time to […] [Read More]
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Hey there I hope your doing awesome. I'm excited! Christmas is almost here! With Christmas around the corner and new years peaking over it's shoulder it's gonna get pretty busy. What happens with new years is the famous "New Years Resolution" . (stock photo) You know where you sorta promise yourself you're gonna do this […] [Read More]
8 Holiday Gifts Your Workout Partner Will Love
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First rides & tests
16 May 2013 13:44
Another weekend, another trip down to Somerset to catch-up with friends and family. It was also another weekend when the heavens have opened and I've had to ride the F800GT down in the pouring rain. And hailstones.
Come to think of it, I don't think that there has been a time when I have had a ride where I have seen just the sun without some showers. Still, for this ride it was pretty useful as it meant that I was able to give my new Shark Vision-R GT helmet a good test, as well as my panniers on their first use. It was the perfect time to see if they were as waterproof as BMW claim. The not-so-surprising answer is, yes, they are. Extremely so actually, because the rain I rode through was so severe that it permeated through every other article I had on the bike; gloves, textile suit, under-armour, the lot.
Outside of the slighty-less-than-premium feel of the boxes themselves (which I go into in a little more detail in next week's paper), I've been impressed with every other aspect of the bags. The only real niggle – and it's nothing more than that - being that they're side-opening which means that if you don't pack 'cleverly' you can have your luggage fall out on you – but the clever, large scoops on the underside of the outer-lid help alleviate this to some degree.
So what next for the F800 GT and me? Well, I'm planning a bigger tour for the summer which I hope will see me give the GT a real test of its abbreviated suffix and I'm also looking to address some of the negative feedback I've had from commenters on the looks of the machine.
BMW Motorrad do some nice extra little 'bits' that should help with that – and I've a plan to do a little something with the aesthetics of the paintwork as well.
It's going to be a good few months. Here's hoping for some actual sun along the way!
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Be interesting to see a comparison test of this with that new CF Moto 650 thingy. Ride them together and see which comes out best. (With two riders of course, just in case you were wondering what I meant!) The photo above reminded of the CF!
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'The Tree of Life'
OK, bear with us here. The 1941 winner "How Green Was My Valley" fits if you stretch your mind a little. Both stories are told from the point of view of grown men looking back on their difficult childhoods. Both have been raised by a stern father and gentle mother, and both confront issues of faith in their lives. Big questions are pondered in small moments. Just substitute coal mines for dinosaurs.