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Critic & User Reviews
Just Couldn't Get Into It
posted by HMalone (BINGHAMTON, NY) Feb 23, 2010
Member since Feb 2010
4 out of 4 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
It's OK, just not my style of game
posted by SlickJC (MOREHEAD CITY, NC) Feb 4, 2010
Member since Nov 2007
3 out of 3 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Too Repetitive
posted by DejLao (BATTLE CREEK, MI) Sep 19, 2009
Member since Apr 2009
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
If you ever do get to the end of the game, it just locks up anyways, so why bother. Yea, I'm a true believer if you start a game and get past the first 3-5 levels, then why not just finish it. Obviously could not finish the game because of the lock up when ya do get to the end.
As everyone else points out though, this game WAS a great game on the NES, til it came to the next-gen system's that is.
To be honest I do not think the majority of the people that gave this a bad rating, actually played the game, otherwise those people would have seen the actual playability of it. Every game on the market has its bad points, wether ya wish to admit it or not. It is just those games that you loved as a child that you expect to be better on the next-gen system's. Had high hopes on this one myself, hopefully another gaming company gets ahold of the game franchise and actually makes a second to this game, a BETTER BC instead of this crud.
Very Good
Bionic Commando
posted by BigDubb (CUMMING, GA) Jul 24, 2009
Member since Jul 2009
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Give it a try
posted by dashmister (RANGER, TX) Jun 22, 2009
Member since Mar 2008
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
A Tedious Imitator
posted by officeninj (GAINESVILLE, FL) Jan 12, 2010
Member since Sep 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Stick with ReArmed
posted by MondoMole (FULTON, NY) Oct 6, 2009
Member since Jul 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
The story is intriguing at least, but the shoddy gameplay mechanics make playing through this title a chore. You're Nathan "Radd" Spencer, hero from the first game. After you rescued Super Joe and defeated the Imperials you were imprisons not made instantly clear. The world hates bionics like Spencer, but as soon as the stuff hits the fan guess what they do? That's right! They call on him to save the day.
The best part of the previous game is the swinging mechanics. In this version you'll either get the hang of it and deal with it or get instantly frustrated. There's a definite timing to swinging and it can be hard to aim where you're jumping. If you don't release the button at the exact right time you'll get next to no momentum in your swing, meaning you'll plunge to your doom. The game looks like it's got an open world, but this is a trick. There is basically one path and every other route is blocked with invisible walls of irradiated doom.
The game taunts you by showing you lots of cool moves in the opening tutorial, but none of these are unlocked until later in the game. The beginning of the game drags since you have little offense and only one or two ways to attack the multiple opponents that will ambush you.
Overall, the swinging mechanic is clumsy, the world is restrictive, combat is unsatisfying until later in the game and the only redeeming aspect is the story. By all means, go with the remake if you want a good Bionic Commando game.
Skip this.
+Solid voice acting
-Clumsy swinging
-Poor combat
-Restrictive world
-Some bugs
Very Good
Pretty good!
posted by icemike12 (DERBY, KS) Oct 1, 2009
Member since Mar 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
The biggest set back was that it had to load each time you died. I have noticed other games that you instantly start over without loading, such as "Infamous" and because this is such a challenging game, most players will spend more time on loading screens than they would like.
Bionic Commando
posted by daho78 (Pine Grove, PA) Sep 10, 2009
Member since Sep 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Very Good
Fun game if you give it a chance
posted by wrencrest (TAMPA, FL) Aug 12, 2009
Member since Aug 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
This game will not appeal to everyone, but if you enjoy a solid game and dont expect anything earth shattering you will get plenty of fun out of the game.
Above Average
Gets old fast
posted by hamadas (AKRON, OH) Jul 22, 2009
Member since Jul 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Frustration at its Finest
posted by jeryst (FALLS CREEK, PA) Jul 1, 2009
Member since Aug 2008
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Lower Your Expectations
posted by VILAKH (BELLINGHAM, MA) Jun 10, 2009
Member since Jun 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Let me just say, I had high hopes for this game. I'm a big fan of the original and the remake, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, had me really psyched for the release of this franchise reboot. When I found out that one of my favorite musicians, Mike Patton, was supplying the voice for the protagonist, my anticipation for BC went ever skyward, where dreams are wont to never be fully realized.
Such is fate. This game has come into my life, and in a few short hours has all but turned me off to all things Bionic Commando. This game is not horrible, mind you, it's just so... mediocre. Boring, boring, boring.
The swinging mechanic, which is the lynchpin of the game, is frustrating and unreliable. Many times I found myself falling into a death trap because the bionic arm would not lock onto the next available grab point.
The enemies are few and far between, and when you do run into them, they're bland. As are the level environments. You spend most of your time in a bombed-out city where everything looks the same. The weapons lack any appeal to them. They get the job done, but you never really feel like you're a one man, death-bringing war machine. You do get to do some cool combat stuff with the bionic arm, but it's not enough to make the whole game fun.
Mike Patton, much to my chagrin, sounds like garbage as the main character Nathan Spencer. Most of the time, he comes across as someone who's constantly sneering in disgust as he speaks, which gets old real fast. The music is good at times, I like the updated versions of the NES classics' songs, but after a while they get repetitive.
I would advise everyone to just stay away from this game. Don't waste your time, your money or your rental on this mundane game. If for no other reason than to send a message to the creators: DO BETTER NEXT TIME!
What the...!?
posted by Stromp (Webster, TX) Jun 9, 2009
Member since Jun 2009
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
But first off...why can't these companies do the graphics right? I mean the PS3 is a powerful machine, and plenty of developers have showed us the power (SCEA with God of War III for instance looks completely sick) and we know what Hideo Kojima did with 50GB of space on MGS4.
The arm is cool, the controls also pretty cool, although not intuitive. The control is simplistic enough, it's the environment that kills you.
It's way too hard to control your swings correctly, they should have used something from the Spiderman games where swinging is easy enough to not frustrate the heck out of you.
I actually like the side goals, like kill 10 grunts, or do 3 swings in a row, but it gets way too difficult to complete some of them.
The environment is especially taxing because your swinging seems completely un-elegant, more like drunken stupporing around. And that's because any little bump completely throws you off.
I didn't even finish the game, I just got completely uninterested in playing further.
Very Good
good game
posted by myxbox360 (CANTON, MS) May 29, 2009
Member since Sep 2005
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Don't Waste Your Time
posted by SikWitIT (SAN DIEGO, CA) May 29, 2009
Member since Jun 2007
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Very Good
Just what you'd Expext for BIONIC commando.
posted by RobertO (Saint Petersburg, FL) Jun 19, 2009
Member since Dec 2008
10 out of 12 gamers (83%) found this review helpful
The OK: I need more Guns! - It gives you a standard assortment (Shotgun, MG, Rifle, grenade and rocket launchers) but something unique to BC would have been nice. Ammo is a little too rare for the special weapons so you can't have much overkill fun.
The Good: The soundtrack- People who never played NES games do not know what they are missing and can't comprehend how much you can do with 8bit sound, those people need to go listen to the original BC, Castlevania, Bubble Bobble, and the thousand other NES soundtracks that make most current game music sound like it's composed by idiot DJ's that can't write or read music.
That being said, I still like the original tracks better but I'll take an tasteful homage to them over a DMC-like soundtrack where everytime you fight the exact same song starts over and you hear the first 30 seconds a thousand times.
Swinging Mechanics are exactly as they should be I don't see what people are crying about. You aim and grab whatever your aiming at flawlessly, if you have inertia you swing, if you don't you stay still.
Sorry if it doesn't aim at what your not aiming at or magically save your life (a feature that helped ruin the Prince of Persia remake, No risk=No satisfaction of reward when did people forget this?)
Combat- Though not remotely hard, its easier to die than in many recent games that allow you to avoid all hits by constantly rolling. Bullets act like bullets in this game also, the farther away the more it veers so no accurate 100meter pistol/mg shots.
If your looking for an Fps, get an FPS. If your looking for a good but short, third person shooter with a Romper Stomper of a bionic arm get this. Would I buy it? No, but for me only massively replayed game on ps3 is Warhawk.
Very Good
Lots O' Negative Reviews
posted by CoiceGF (EAST NEWARK, NJ) Jun 1, 2009
Member since Nov 2006
24 out of 32 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
I've seen a lot of complaints about running out of ammo, and yes, ammo is in short supply in this game. Keep in mind though, this isn't a FPS, if you want to shoot stuff up, get COD or something similar. Make sure you rely on your BIONIC arm, not your finite weapons. (TIP: Collect all ammo on that level, hack relay (which causes the game to autosave), die on purpose then collect all the ammo again and continue playing).
I've seen a lot of complaints about not being able to swing like spiderman. Again, this isn't spiderman (he uses two hands to swing). I've never seen spiderman run around with a machine gun.
There isn't a single enemy in this game that you cannot dispatch with using solely your bionic arm. After a while of swinging and getting used to the gameplay mechanics (throw is your friend) you'll be able to run circles around your enemies and even 'COMMANDO' mode is trivial at best.
I've given this game an eight for a few reasons, one is, the loading time, another because it's much too short. I was able to clear commando difficulty in two sit downs, and was able to achieve my platinum trophy on a third normal difficulty run.
Don't let the bad reviews scare you away, give this one a try if you're on the fence.
Why? Whats wrong with you people?
posted by Sloth1991 (PHOENIX, AZ) Jun 2, 2010
Member since Sep 2006
4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful
The cut scenes in the game were solid and made me really enjoy the game tenfold.
the gameplay was hard at first but if you just quit pointing out all the mess up's and enjoy the game, it really became great, picking up foes and tossing them over a cliff or into a flying robot was just plain fun. I'm guessing that most of you got stuck in the start of the game and freaked out, or didn't play the "how-to" section in the menu. You can take the greatest game ever (Zelda ocrania of time, or wind waker) and ruin it at a hard core rate if you don't know what your doing and or where your going. All you have to do is scream and shout about how he won't spin when you want him or how you have to travel to much and to slowly and it will trash the whole game. Good job, you ruined the greatest game ever.
The graphics in the game were fantastic, and I rest my case.
Now one of the most enjoyable things I liked about the game was the hidden jokes and reference's towards other games. Grin was a great company and it was people that don't know how to play games or care for taking their time to learn one that doomed this company in the first place. Everyone asks for something "New" and more "Interesting in terms of gameplay" yet when you get it, you just yell at it and bash it into the ground.
I rated this game a 9 outta 10 due to the greatness I saw in it as well as trying to push the score higher cuz you guys know nothing about rating a game.
Simply Horrible
posted by dateshuu (BIRMINGHAM, AL) Aug 27, 2009
Member since Aug 2008
4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful
1. Worst
2. Game
3. Ever
I've never played something so infuriating in my entire life, and I've been playing video games every day for the better part of 25 years.
I'd honestly rather pull my old Mattel Intellivision out of the closet, fix the cold solder joint between the motherboard and the cart reader, and play Circus Games all day long than spend one more abyssmal minute with Bionic Commando.
How can Capcom devs sleep at night knowing they ruined such a good IP?
Every bit of this game reeks of last gen. It would have been PS2's killer app... 4 years ago. These days, there's no excuse for producing such an awful game.
Graphics are really good, but that counts for absolutely nothing when the rest of the game is so terrible.
So the numbers are as follows:
Graphics: 8
Control: 4
Fun Factor: -10
Score Average: 0.67
Since gamefly doesn't allow scores that low, I gave it a 1, but I'd like to go on record saying that it doesn't deserve such a high score.
Above Average
Ehh, not the worse game ever...
posted by damianrock (DULUTH, GA) Jun 26, 2009
Member since Nov 2007
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
COMPLAINT ONE: THE MOVEMENT. The movement and swing system is exactly how 3D Bionic Commando should be. You have to literally look where you want to grab, and you have to plan out your path. Makes sense, as it's like the original.
COMPLAINT TWO: WEAPONS. The weapons are weak and uneventful, but so where the originals. Again, makes sense.
COMPLAINT THREE: NOT A SANDBOX. The game is very linear, but again, so was the original.
So why do I not like this game... Because what is NOT like the original are the levels, or should I say level, cause that's what this game is, one giant level.
You don't pick your area to land, you don't accomplish a goal, kill a boss and move to something new looking. You get a new toy you can use in a area previous, no, you just repeat the same area over and over, with increasing harder enemies. Sure there's a cave, and factory, but then it's back to the boring streets of Ascension City all over again.
The design the good, the character moves right, but the level system is a failure, way to go Capcom another dud.
One of the worst games ever!
posted by kuromaru (DES PLAINES, IL) Jul 11, 2009
Member since May 2009
11 out of 18 gamers (61%) found this review helpful
For me the story is 1/3 of the experience. I love a great story. Now I know this isn't a rpg but the game doesn't have to be an RPG to have a great story, look at Resistance its a FPS and it has a great story or another example God of War. This game has one of the dumbest and most boring stories I seen/heard.
Ammo is in very short supply. Unless you are 3 feet from the guy you miss half the time with the exception if you are using a shotgun, sniper rifle or rocket launcher. The combat with the bionic arm isn't nearly half as fun as it could have been. I also understand this isn't a shooter game so when you run out of ammo you can either do the lame bionic arm attacks or the same 3 punches over and over. I love how they ripped off the appearances you use in multiplayer from the spartans in halo. It really shows the developers creativity level.
They could have done a lot better job with the swinging I had more fun swinging around in spider man 2 for ps2 then i did with this game.
Your exploring is restricted more by the radiation then inaccessibility. Its rediculous when i can swing around the whole outside wall but die when i go on the roof because of radiation. Listening to spencer talk to either himself or his boss every 30 secs was annoying.
What is up with advertisements being in the game? NVIDIA and PEPSI are a couple of them. I am not spending money and using up my time playing a video game to see advertisements here.
OH and if you are trying to get all the items and challenges you better get it ALL your first time through, because the ones you get during replay don't save, so if you complete the game with only 50% of the stuff and you want to get the rest well you either have to restart the ENTIRE game or your sol.
Soul Crushing Let-down
posted by Dracon2727 (MORGANTOWN, WV) Feb 25, 2010
Member since Feb 2007
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
The controls are not even close to smooth in any way, shape, or form. The story and cutscenes are half-hearted at best. My personal favorite is the terrible and completely unpredicable bionic arm targeting system. You never know what it's going to pick to grab onto. This leads to regularly getting the claw and cable tangled around multiple objects making completely impossible to do anything but let go and try again.
The weapons targeting on the other hand was pretty decent and the in-game graphics were really spectacular. The environments seemed like they could have been bigger and more interesting, but all in all were acceptable.
It's really too bad that they didn't put the polish and spit-shine into this game, it could have been pretty awesome.
Somewhere between 'meh' and 'ok'
posted by demonbane (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Jan 13, 2010
Member since Jan 2005
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
posted by EtherCore (MUSKOGEE, OK) Oct 20, 2009
Member since Oct 2009
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
I had downloaded the remake of the original, which unlocked the original uniform in this next gen version. So, one of the first thigs I did was activate that feature. I was excited as I first saw the hi-res version of this classic character in motion. That is, until I noticed clipping going on with his hair in the first cut scene. C'mon, clipping?! In his hair?! That's terrible.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the game finally gets to the gameplay. Most of the running and gunning is pretty straightforward and intuitive. Until you start to use the Bionic arm to grapple onto ledges and such. The controls are completely wonky here, and the camera is shoddy at best. It's like trying to drive a hundred miles per hour on ice. It sucks. Not to mention the game loads every five minutes, and I'm not exaggerrating. Why have a partial install before you start the game if its just going to load all the time? Have they not heard of background loading?
Last but not least, I get 30 min. into the game and it freezes up on me. My PS3 slim is only a week old, so I know its not a hardware issue. Its strictly the software's fault here. As long as games are in development these days, you'd figure they'd work out some of these bugs. Especially when they're so prevelant. And, apparently it didn't sell well enough to warrant a patch to fix them. Yet, they created a patch for trophy support. Go figure. I recommend you pass on this one. Even if you're a hardcore fan.


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A Few Clouds
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An electrical fire outside City Hall in Peachtree City on Sunday afternoon cut utilities to the building and caused the closure of the eastern portion of Willowbend Road (between Hip Pocket Road and Highway 54 by the Presbyterian Church and City Hall). Read More»
Update - Aug. 10, 9:55 p.m.: The life of a Peachtree City man and that of his brother-in-law also living in Peachtree City were claimed in the crash of a Cessna 150 on Aug. 9 shortly after taking off from Falcon Field.
Albert E. Ensell IV, 57, and his brother-in-law Charles Ronald Kephart, 50, died in the crash, according to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk. Kephart had an Alaska drivers license, though Hawk said he had been living recently in Peachtree City. Read More»
The future look of Peachtree City's westside is set to be scrutinized by the city's Planning Commission Monday night. In sum, the Planning Commission will look at two subdivisions that would add more than 800 homes to the city's housing stock. Read More»
Jobless numbers in Fayette and Coweta counties in June continued to go in the wrong direction. Coweta County in June had an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent while the jobless rate in Fayette County was 7.1 percent.
The Ga. Dept. of Labor (DOL) on July 24 announced that the unemployment rate for Fayette in June was 7.1 percent, up from 6.8 percent in May and 6.1 percent in April.
Similarly in Coweta, the June jobless rate was 7.2 percent. That compares to a 7 percent rate in May and a rate of 6.2 percent in April. Read More»
A first of its kind event was held July 25 when Coweta County's Project 586 and Backpack Buddies nonprofits held a back-to-school event for those in the Senoia community in need of clothes and shoes, backpacks and school supplies.
Project 586 at the event provided clothing/shoes for approx 70 people, with about 40 of those being children, while Backpack Buddies served close to 50 kids with school supplies. Read More»
The 2014 millage rate to be set by the Coweta County Commission on Aug. 19 is expected to remain the same as last year, though increases in property values will result in more taxes collected and, technically, a tax increase.
Commissioners are considering adopting the same millage rate as last year, which will result in more total property tax revenue than last year due to an increase in property values. However, if a property has not been reassessed and the value has been constant, the tax will also remain the same as last year, county officials said. Read More»
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Intern to The Citizen
Family Patterns Matter, a youth-driven nonprofit organization in Coweta and Fayette counties that works to alleviate issues that surround young people at the middle and high school levels, is stepping up plans for their anti-bullying campaign "Bye-bye Bullying" and its partner program "Uniquely You." Read More»
Peachtree City Fire Rescue will be hosting its inaugural Citizen's Fire Academy beginning Sept 2. The classes will be held each Tuesday and Thursday evening for five weeks concluding on Oct. 2. The classes will begin at 6 p.m. and last until at 9 p.m. Read More»
Long time Peachtree City resident Tina "Hirsch" Cannon has taken the BBQ World by storm. Competing with her husband Bobby as The Pit Crew BBQ Team, they have travelled and competed throughout the southeast region in several different divisions and meat categories. They have captured regional titles, won thousands of dollars in prize money and have collected over 50 awards and trophies in just four short years. Read More»
The Starr's Mill band participated in the annual summer ritual of band practice, and is gearing up for the upcoming season. The band should be in excellent tune by the time the first football game kicks off against Whitewater High School on Aug. 29. Photo/ Bonnie Hester.


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- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup broccoli florets
- 1/4 teaspoon dried hot chile peppers (optional)
- 1/3 cup sliced extra-firm tofu
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup pad thai sauce (or 1 tbsp. peanut butter and 3 tbsp. hoisin sauce)
- Cooked pad thai noodles
- Ground honey-roasted peanuts (optional)
- Snipped fresh cilantro
1. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet.
2. Stir-fry broccoli and chiles for 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Add tofu and ginger; cook, stirring frequently, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Stir in pad thai sauce.
5. In a large bowl, combine stir-fry with noodles. Top with peanuts and cilantro.
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There is a lot of interest in adoption from Vietnam lately as it is rumored that are slated to re-open soon. The original date for this sought after affair came and went with little information from Vietnam. Now we are waiting impatiently for the good news of re-opening. It seems like a long time in coming. I know that many of you who were interested in adopting from this country have given up and started adoption paperwork for other countries. This is so heart-breaking to hear about but I understand that the wait seems to drag on indefinitely.
Vietnam should have a reinforced, stronger program when they re-open in the United States. This can only benefit the long-term adoption program and allow the relationship to grow. The number of people who are looking to adoption internationally has grown in the past decade and appears to continue to rise. Countries, like Vietnam, who are looking to ensure legalities are met and children are treated fairly are going to be highly sought after to fill the needs.
The children in Vietnam that are orphaned are cared for in orphanage situations though I believe that foster family options are being put into place to allow children a stronger childhood while they are waiting for placement. This will bring a stable more easily adopted child as a result. Children who are raised in foster homes adapt to the family situation with greater ease than those who are kept in orphanages.
If you are waiting for Vietnam to re-open and can bear the timeframe- this is a great country to adopt from. There are many people who have walked this route before you and you will be able to glean a lot of information from them. Many of them keep blogs that you can access. These writings can answer the questions that you may have about the adoption, travel, finances and making things work after you get home.
At this point, Vietnam is not open in the United States. They are working toward ratification of the Hague Convention status currently and should be finalizing soon.
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Choosing Wisely: Tips for Getting the Perfect Paint Color Every Time
Sometimes there is nothing quite so daunting as a big, blank wall, waiting to be painted. With all the time, money and effort that painting entails, you want to be sure that you're actually going to like the finished product. Read on for some tips on how to choose color wisely.
Consider your light.
First of all, you should be realistic about your space and the colors that will work within it, and light plays a big role here. White and pale colours look great in light-flooded rooms, but can look dingy and sad in a basement apartment or a North-facing home. It might seem contrary, but a warmer, darker shade can actually improve a room which doesn't get much light. The good news is that with such a huge spectrum to choose from, whatever color you're after, you can probably find a version of it to suit your home.
Neutrals aren't really.
Beiges, taupes and greys might seem safe, but these so-called "neutrals" can be a color minefield. You'll want to pay close attention to the undertones of your floors, furniture and any large elements in the room, and try to stay consistent with your new wall color. Got a pinky-beige carpet in your rental that you can't tear out? That cool grey might not work so well, and you might be better off with a warmer, pink-based taupe.
Gather as many swatches as you can.
Let's assume that now you know the general color you want for your room: a dark blue, a light grey, a vibrant orange or whatever. Your first step is to go to the paint/hardware store and grab as many swatches as you can. Swatches that are lighter than what you think you want, swatches that are darker, swatches that are warmer or cooler or anywhere in the general color family you're after. They'll all look a little different when you get them home, so don't be too quick to dismiss in-store.
Don't pay too much attention to brand, either; you can always have a base paint tinted to a color you like on another company's swatch card. The best swatches are as large as possible and printed full-bleed. The white lines in between and around colors only serve to confuse the eyes, so if you have swatches with those, cut them up!
Compare, compare, compare.
It's next to impossible to judge a color on its own, so get those swatches into the room you want to paint. Hold them vertically against the wall everywhere: by the floorboards, next to the window, behind your artwork and next to the sofa. Do this in the morning, afternoon and evening. Gradually, you'll dismiss the ones which won't work and (hopefully) be left with 2–3 top contenders.
Do a (thorough) swatch test.
Once you've chosen the colors most likely to work, go buy a small sample tin of each. Paint largish swatches (at least 10" square) of each color on the walls in several parts of the room. Then wait for at least a couple of days, observing the colors at different times of the day, in different lighting conditions. At this point, one of them should jump out at you screaming "Pick me, pick me!" (If it doesn't, go back to the last step).
Do you have any other tips for choosing color? Chime in below!
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Great ideas, but I don't generally recommend my clients paint their color options directly on the wall. If you do this , the color beneath will affect the new color options and one another. A much better option is to paint the color on white foam core board. You can then place the color boards around the room to see how they will look in different areas of the room. Colors often look different near windows vs. interior walls. Good Luck!
Jula that's a great idea! I've been too scared to paint, even a swatch, for fear of committing to a color that might not look so great in the end.
Use Swatch Right for testing wall colors. They are paint-peel-and-stick removable color sample decals. Paint it once, stick it up, look at it, peel it off, move it to another wall, behind the sofa, bend it into a corner, etc. Repeat as necessary. Can even repaint Swatch Right and use one over and over. http://swatchright.com/paint-color-sample-decals/
Foam core warps and doesn't conform to the substrate (the wall).
Great information! I like the fact that you mentioned holding the paint swatches vertically. Everyone's first impulse is to hold it flat - horizontally - which does not give a true paint color reading.
What a great and useful post. I have a small place with Northern exposure (no other light) and my place is painted an off-white. I have always heard that expands a room, but in this light I DO think it looks "sad" and will try a darker, warmer shade now. Thank you!
Great tips. The chunky knit pillow in the photo is gorgeous! I knit up a cabled one but I like this one so much I'll have to make another!
I loved a tip I learned here on apartment therapy to match colors to inspirational objects already in the room. I matched a color swatch to a flowerpot that had stripes of teal and similar oak tones to my wood furniture, and I thought the color combo looked nice in small scale- perhaps it would work for the room? Never thought I'd paint my bedroom teal but it really works (as an accent wall)! That was a great tip.
These are awesome!!!
My method is to chop them all up and tape them to the wall in a particular location. Pull down the ones that don't speak to me over a couple days, without overthinking it too much. Then move them to a different location a time or two and keep paring down the same way. Within a week or so I'm usually down to one or two and by that point it's a matter of taste. I've never been unhappy with a paint color this way.
Here's a tip about the minefield of neutrals: go to the craft store and pick up a couple of those 99 cent bottles of acrylic paint in a color close to what you think you would like. Then apply the colors to paper plates (waxed coated or foam). Carry them around to the different rooms, lighting and at different times of the day. Use painters tape and stick them to the wall. It will help you see better the undertones that you may or may not want-pink, yellow, green, purple etc. After you get a better idea of what you DO want, then take your plate to the paint store and you will have a better handle on how to pick a color with no crazy undertone or too light/too dark surprises.
My silly little tip....find the colour you want in the fan deck and then buy (or sample) the next lightest shade of that colour. Even with a large sample painted on foamboard will look different when the entire wall or room is painted that colour. Colour tends to magnify itself when it's surrounding you.
For me I use Apartment Therapy as my testing grounds. See something I like? I pin it with the brand and the paint color. With so many colours and opportunities to mess up why not go for a tried and true colour home owners already love.
SkylarkM - a couple lovely turquoise wall colors from Sherwin Williams are Waterscape SW 6470, Watery SW 6478 and Raindrop SW 6485. Hope you find your color!
I try to find a few (legitimate) sources that show the color on the walls. this helped me tremendously in picking the right paint color for our living room. http://www.lifeonchurchill.com/2012/02/neutrals-blues.html of course look at physical swatches too!
I'm with cbreynolds, pick the color you like on the swatch and go at least one if not two shades lighter. This method has never failed me.
I'm also of the mindset of sticking with one brand. There are so many colors to choose from, you can very, very easily get overwhelmed. By sticking with one brand I at least prevent some of that feeling.
The yellow in the picture is stunning and a great example of picking the right shade! One or two shades off in that color could be disastrous.
I have to second the comment that you have to put your swatch against a white background, whether a primed wall or a piece of poster board or foam core. We had a bright blue living room (similar to the color of blue painter's tape), and even though I primed a square to paint the swatches on, the blue was still so dominant that I couldn't choose a color, for months. Eventually, I primed the whole room, and within a couple of days I had my color chosen.
SkylarkMelody - Do you think the painters bought a different brand of paint than the one you chose? It sounds like a bad color match. I've never hired a painter, but I think I read somewhere that some painters might buy a different brand from the one you request. Perhaps you could buy the paint yourself when hiring a painter if you wanted to be sure. Maybe someone else has had experience with this.
Less intensity does not mean lighter. A designer told us to pick our color from the final four and she would have it mixed at 75% pigment, due the limited lighting and narrow space. She taught us that you can tone down not only in color, but also intensity. Paint stores don't advertise this because it's more work (for their computer) but you can request colors to be mixed at ____% pigment. We later used this trick for an exterior match on a wall that had faded due to UV exposure.
If you're stuck, a colorist or property stager can provide that subjective opinion to get you moving again. In our area 2 cans of quality paint+ tax cost the same as an hour with a colorist, so it may be worth enlisting help before wasting time and $ on paint that you're not satistifed with. If you're organized, a colorist can help you determine color for several rooms in an hour. Real estate agents can often recommend color consultants for your area.
i just painted my dining room. i wanted the perfect shade of light grey walls without any undertones.
i used google to search images of different paint colors from various brands. with the plethora of home blogs out there, i was able to find tons of pictures of the numerous colors i was considering. oftentimes, there are comments about the undertones, so i knew what to stay away from. this was the best way for me to see what entire rooms looked like in different shades of grey.
i ended up painting my dining room valspar blizzard fog. i love it.
Grey is a very difficult color to get correct. It can have a lot of undertones of many colors. My trick for grey was to pick up samples an match it against my grey Pesian cat. He had a lot of different grey hues. I matched him up to a light shade I wanted and love the color. atched a darket shade to him for a differet room. Pay attention to nature. Nature makes pure colors. Sadly that kitty moved on to kitty heaven, I have an orange cat now but not looking ot match paint to him any time soon. However he loves to go outside and with all the fall colors and turning leaves he blends right in ..
my very wonderful Aunt Cathy, who is really great at this, suggests painting sample colors on just a plain ol' piece of white paper and taping those around the room.
wordgrl, paint that white! we had white walls against dark wood trim in a north-facing room in the cold northeast and Aunt Cathy helped us find a beautiful warm cozy golden yellow--what I could not believe the first morning I came down to the new color was that the yellow warmed up the space so much that I forgot to do my usual turn-on-all-four-lights-in-the-room routine. check out before and afters and process here:
I seriously shudder looking at that sad dirty white now.
Be VERY careful about the base tint of a specific color you like. No matter what anyone says, if you go to a different paint line, even within the same brand, it will look very different if you are sensitive to color. No matter how much you try with computer match, even with a great colorist, you won't be able to match.
Also, color reflects off itself. If you plan to do a room, get large boads, paint them, fold them in the center and then tape the into corners around your room. Or do it with adjacent flat sheets. The color will look very different than it does on a single plane. Another option is to paint the inside of a shoebox and see how the color reflects.
Look at the samples you've painted on the wall at different times of the day, and with Artificial light, because it will change significantly.
Don't waste money buying large sample sheets. Or too much time with little squares. The paint color will look different, period. Go to samples as soon as feasible.
Just to make life interesting, people see color differently - often men and women. So you think that blue goes towards green and he thinks it is too purple...
I think that Julia Cordeira has great advice, don't use your sampler directly on the wall. I also found that when you look at your swatches you will notice that certain colors have a luminous reflection and other have a very flat look about them, don't go for the flat, it is a question of light and the flat color will absorb the light and the luminous color will reflect the light. each room has a different light, so it is important that you choose your color in the exact room that you want to transform. Light really creates color.
@cindy lewis: cat-matching colors, that is just adorable!
Wow! This is a great tips for beginner like me! I really loved the paint in the picture as it harmonized well with the furniture. I also found great ideas at streamline painting as well. You can check it out guys!
when I paint my swatches I choose areas near established color- for example along side the white molding, behind the olive sofa, etc.


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1) The end game mats are going to essentially worthless come cataclysm. ESPECIALLY epic gems. They won't be useful for skill ups (or not cost effective). Just like BC when epics that were goingn for 200g were worthless (ie they could not be sold for more than vendor).
Those 30g gems are great, but be absolutely sure you have zero stock when cataclysm is near (and we are already into september with an release this year).
2) Don't assume that a profession is your only source of income. You can do very well by finding niche markets and taking advantage of routine, weekly price fluctuations. Perhaps you know the herb market well. Do you know this market routinely fluctuates? If you see an herb for
Keith is right, here it is again!
2) Don't assume that a profession is your only source of income. You can do very well by finding niche markets and taking advantage of routine, weekly price fluctuations. Perhaps you know the herb market well. Do you know this market routinely fluctuates? If you see an herb for LESS THAN 1g (NR herbs), sell, and repost for 1.5g each. Adders tongue, icethorn, and lichbloom (esp latter) is worth more than the typical NR herbs, which I see on many servers for 1g each. I see LB for 2g routinely, or more. There is a constant demand for herbs for the very reason of inscription, and when the cataclysm patch hits, herbs are going to become quite rare.
JC can be a great source, esp when linked with alchemy...but you didn't level it! Do dailies for gold for now, get JC up, learn a few useful gem patterns. JC is a money sink until near cap, so expect that going in, unless you have a toon that can mine. (Or just level it to 400ish and get ready for cataclysm, that works, but JC is #2 on profitability right now)
3) Raid material market, I can only assume is dying (along with just about everything else right now). I wouldn't advice getting into this market right now, but get ready for cataclysm, when it will become (VERY) profitable.
What I commonly see is "i don't really care that much about making gold, and if selling my max level profession stuff isn't making gold, I don't know what else to do". That's cool and fine. Here are some tips that most of us AH guys know.
Just off the top of my head:
1) dailies (about 300g/hr)
2) farming herbs/ore (quite variable, ie herbs are good right now),
3) farming specific drops (ie eternals)
4) crafting rare recipes (you do know that every profession has some hard to find, valuable recipes, right?)
5) selling recipes themselves (this is a huge source for me)
6) selling fish
7) selling uncooked/cooked food
All these are pretty painless and straightforward high return/low risk.
Essentially money like anything else in MMO is a time sink. If you put in the effort, you will become wealthy. Those who become very wealthy have put in a TON of time to get there. Dont' think you can wave a wand and become instantly wealthy.
also @ Snowmane:
I am not entirely sure, but it seemed to me you had JC and alch on one toon, and rely on the AH for the mats to level those up, no gathering professions yourself. Now ofcourse this can be done, and you surely can make a profit, but leveling and starting to make a profit from something like JC will go much faster if you have some gathering professions yourself. Especially if you are low on money.
A good way to level up JC and make some money, would be to get an alt with mining and enchanting. If you would have to level one up for that, make a death knight since you'd have a headstart with the cap on your profession skill there, instead of having to level a toon up a lot before you can go to the next skill cap. Powerlevel mining on that toon, there are some very good guides out there; simply google 'mining leveling guide', the first link that pops up is excellent. Use your mining mats to level JC. You can prospect the ore to get gems. The ore and gems you don't use, you can sell on the AH. Currently on my server, low level ores sell VERY well, often for much higher prices than Northrend ores. The things you make form those mats with JC, disenchant them. Sell the dust etc you get at AH, or if you want level your own enchanter with it so you can make those enchants you find so expensive yourself eventually (just disenchanting JC stuff you make and the drops from instances will get you a LONG way in leveling the skill, I hardly had to buy any ench mats myself when I did it).
Another thing you could try and do is find a regular supplier of herbs/ore, that mails them COD to you for a set price. Though I am not sure how viable that is if you don't have too much money, you'd have to be able to keep up with the stuff he/she sends ofcourse :)
Good luck!
@Saise Things are worth what people will pay, if people pay 250% more on a different server than on yours, who cares, its what they are worth on that other server.
And also, I don't think he was paying that for them, his comment seemed to indicate he was SELLING them at that price.


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Touch me,
I'm a new season—
a new color, and I won't
ever say what shade;
and every time 'reality'
turns real, I crater easier
than clay.
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lessons in surrenderi.
She wished to be dressed in poetry
but she didn't understand that
imagery fades and that metaphors
are too easily forgotten.
She asked why I didn't utilize my
alliteration eyes—why I hid the tag
' hello my name is: writer '
beneath San Francisco bays
and rotting ink grenades,
still in dead crusade.
I broke pencil shavings in
skybound veins, just to taste
the words
and I bled like a sinner
for mere dreams of some redemption.
"I'm only a poet of capitulation"
Though I be oceansIf I push you away, do not leave, for I am probably in the chasm of a pain so wide, it swallows me in days. It'll spit me out eventually, and dear I'm sorry if I hurt you, but I hope you'd be there to tie me down. I still do not know how to love without being broken and splintered in so many places, that I'd hope you'd be forgiving, despite the stakes I aim at us.
If I throw those broken 'me's at you, please lock them back inside of me… and know it was not you whom I was remembering. Know it was not the present I was lost in, but the past, and give me time to reinstall my gravity. I trust and love your prints, but my brain stumbles over fingers: They can be used as hooks, and I was a fish once before, but lord never again.
If I forget your touch within the memories of another, please sink your fingerprints into my lungs so I may breathe nothing but you and 'now.'
If there comes a time when I forget the 'now,' plea
If you're ever at the bottom of the sea...You cut me like a landscape, the kind with cresting hills, which rise into tsunamis.
You disturbed me in a bump; something, about a boy, who sings his heart in damper peddles. But it was I who sustained this love, one melody, of life and pain rolled into mornings of stage lights and an incessant itch to crawl into the dark. I never knew I could find another person so shackled by the past. (I'm relieved and strangled.)
I miss you in those Everest waves, wishing your eyes would ghost over me just once in a ripple of remembrance. I wish I could bend these hills down to be like her plains, so you could walk in me, and hum, and touch the leaves of trees and not worry about where your soles step next. I can be better, but I cannot be her… though you grow tired, you say, and irritated, you say. I don't think you even know what you want.
But... these valley-winds feel lovely, and the sight from jagged peaks just may be worth the heartache.
sheepskinYour love smells like snow
in the deep of August, sucking
me like mosquitoes and you.
damn, you always had a talented
tongue, knowing just what to say
to roll me between your teeth and
keep me there; and I was hoping—
no, trusting— I'd not be crushed.
I should have known when
you raised your bones against me,
when you clattered your molars
together but never bothered hiding
the truth below your belt.
And a part of me says
I was in love with you.
MotheatenIt's louder still
but you don't hear it
(and that has to be okay).
Darkness holds me close again -
so safe like warmth and
I am hypothermia
shivering within
hallow catacombs;
hurtling towards
Then it gets louder.
My ribs overflow with moths
and bone;
they devour all my light.
It is the fearful thunder
shooting down my arms,
too uncertain for one place.
It vibrates blood and scars
until my fingertips are earthquakes
cracking open famine soil, and
I curl them tightly -
control the fear.
Then it gets louder.
It starts small -
the little things -
amateur acupuncturists
stabbing away at the vitals
of what ifs and could bes...
it's always just the little things.
Pack-a-dayA diamond queen
and seventeen,
smoking pack-a-day dreams
for 95 cents more than
zirconium-falls in slim nicotine
(but the cancer in ashtrays never
stops anyone from trying.)
There's truth in gusts of sleep,
while I struggle in the
security of windbreaking
as heaven opens up to scream.
blujayHer spine is crumpling into origami cranes, left in jars beside a dreamer's dresser (I childishly hope they stretch bone-wings to heights, little Icaruses, as they tempt the gods in flight).
I don't wish to be nomads, wandering through the birdhouses of "if"s and "when she dies…" for I've been a gypsy of apology, ghosting through sterilized rooms and bed-feet, as much an apparition as Reapers; and because I could not see Them, I learned to say "goodbye."
I do not wish to make my nests of broken bottles and her flattened dreams.
comets in my head againThere are bruises on my legs again.
Maybe I tried too hard for the stars - struck hemispheres of dreaming too big - while I count one, two, three, four, five shiners on my legs, ten lookers on each arm (your jointed peals of rage) and, probably, forty-four on my heart – though it's not like I ever counted the number of times you beat me down, before.
It never did matter if I was enough for the 16 years - or for the Escitalopram - because I was never a star jumper that could trade in comets for the cratered, disfigured life of meteors.
There are bruises on my legs again, and I think I should stop dreaming.
Cancer has a smell.Old classics,
lilac air-fresheners,
the half cup of
peppermint ice cream
that's been
sitting in your freezer
for weeks, and cat litter.
He won't eat anymore,
but there are
piles and piles
of dirty dishes
sitting in the sink.
He's slowly
before your eyes.
You can wrap
your whole self
around his tiny bones
You can hold him
like he used to hold you
all those years ago.
And you are angry.
You try to find
or something
to blame.
You hate doctors,
and you hate
November now.
November means
birthdays, diagnoses,
chemo treatments,
and realization.
You have to force yourself
to stop crying,
every day.
This is the one person
who's always had faith
in you.
He's read every poem
and hoarded every award
you ever won.
You ignore statistics,
because roses
they always
smell nicer.
paints with firethe painter
paints with fire & drinks teacups full of galaxy
letting light shows pirouette on her fingertips.
she spoke to the darkness with a smoldering breath
and a calming candlelight.
and black fingernails traipsed across burnt piano keys,
hoping to grasp something without the familiar singeing
of flames and black smoke down her throat.
metaphysicali. open mouth
i trace the outline of my mouth and
dream prisms of prisons and
scorpion houses.
i fit myself into a box
muscles cramp spasm tear
but it's safer this way.
the bricks of my house are made of chequebooks
i want carnations
on my coffin.
i want carnations
burned at my cremation.
i am a fiery prometheus
a dying devil's desperate daughter
i am alive! alive! alive!
refocus the telescope, refocus the wreck into
a little more
(breath comes easy here, it's everything else that's hard)
ii. closed mouth
i'm saying, are you there?
i'm saying, are you listening?
i'm saying, look at the house we built, look at my ragged fingernails, look at the sky.
you're saying, look at the carnations.
you're saying, look at the roses, look at the [small talk]
i'm saying, let's have a conversation
you're saying, yes, let's talk about the weather.
i'm saying, i think i might be dying.
(oxygen is a luxury i can't afford)
My chest bumps like a drier with shoes in itlately i've come to feel
like a leap of days that didn't happen
nor had the right to exist,
in the first place.
i can't help the diffraction of my
veins straining against
the sticky membrane of my skin;
as though they are trying
to reach the sky,
they splinter and groan
under the graceless movements
of my limbs.
i search for cracks beneath
the surface,
prodding and poking
trying to dissect myself with the
precision of shaky hands numbed
by alcohol and one too many painkillers;
i am the surgeon of my own disaster
attempting to reassemble
those caved in xylems.
i tried desperately to
resurrect those broken stems
i gave them a transfusion with my
own fluids
and offered up my own
trachea to try and let them breathe;
but i suppose some things,
much like people,
refuse to be
perhaps the dead should
remain comatose
To Wildflower TombstonesForgive; that of who bore us and
made our branches
equipped for burning
& rotting—
back into bones.
Forgive that of who let us decompose.
Graveyards give way to roots give way to
wombs and dandelions bloom.
every night my hair is falling outI have heard that in 7 years
every cell in your body
is new
& isn't it beautiful that it will be
a body you have never touched
but I know that when your brain cells
fall like ashes through your skull
they stay dead
& I can never scrap the memories out of their corpses
Lotus extractshe is small, huddled between
scraps of sky: the vulnerable;
a horizon-born thing.
patient through the laboring womb
when night ensues, tapping stars awake
one by one. a dawn-swimmer. a sleepless bud
unfurling in the birth of morning.
somewhere in-between an apparatus,
melting frost from pitiful bones; opening
marrows to pollinators and spring
small talk Iwe adorn ourselves with
"velvet" and "silk" (polyester).
try to catch the eyes of onlookers
as we stand, stranded at our
street corner islands.
we think—how much more appealing
we must be, sculpting our eyebrows into
perpetually curious glances, and
dispelling unique theories copied from
entry-level philosophy text books.
snowfall in a paperweighti bought a crystal ball today
and it's like looking through
stained glass windows for lessons
in weather forecasts.
i think that i could start to
smoke and make my insides
look the same as they feel when
it is overcast.
or let the embers slowly
burn between my fingers
until i have left behind
and maybe it doesn't matter
and i will
shatter, my
crystal ball and make fragments
a kaleidoscope.
Touch me,
I'm a new season—
a new color, and I won't
ever say what shade;
and every time 'reality'
turns real, I crater easier
than clay.
I feel like I can't write anymore. Found this... felt like if I didn't try, I would lose my words.
and I feel like I can't help Them without changing my identity. But I won't ever tell.
(I can't keep track of myself).
(it's not any one of you, rest assured. )
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The Can Kicks Back is a millennial-driven campaign to solve America's fiscal crisis.
The mission of The Can Kicks Back (TCKB) is to educate, organize and mobilize young Americans to strategically increase pressure on our elected leaders in order to achieve a bipartisan, comprehensive and long-term deficit reduction agreement by July 4, 2013.
In order to achieve a "grand bargain" on budget issues to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path, the calculus among elected officials must change so that the political costs of delaying action outweigh those of taking action.
This requires organizing Americans at the grassroots level to increase pressure on their elected representatives. The time to begin doing so is now. In early 2013,campaigning will be over and governing must begin. In this window, many believe a bipartisan deal on debt and deficits can be achieved. The only question is: will young people show up to make it happen?
• Fix the Debt is a non-partisan movement to put America on a better fiscal and economic path. The Can Kicks Back serves as the Millennial outreach partner for the Fix the Debt.
• Concerned Youth of America is a nonpartisan group dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility at the local, state and federal levels and promoting the investments to support future economic opportunities. CYA serves as the 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor of The Can Kicks Back.
• Hon. Evan Bayh – Former Democratic Senator and Governor from Indiana
• Erskine Bowles – Former Co-Chair, National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; Former Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton
• Jonathan Cowan – President, Third Way; Former Co-Founder, Lead or Leave
• Hon. Mickey Edwards – Vice President of the Aspen Institute; Former Republican Member of Congress from Oklahoma
• Hon. Alan Simpson – Former Co-Chair, National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; Former Republican Senator from Wyoming
• Hon. David M. Walker – CEO, Comeback America Initiative; Former Comptroller General of the United States
Executive Director: Ryan Schoenike, 30, is co-founder of WeCantPayThatTab.org. He has engaged with policymakers and Millennials in a variety of forums to discuss fiscal challenges. Ryan has a background in economics and has worked for a variety organizations in the energy field. He has experience in market analysis, program management, national branding campaigns and online media.
Ryan serves as a member of the Concord Coalition's Youth Advisory Board, and he currently works for a organization promoting realistic renewable energy solutions.
Outreach Director: Michael Eisenstadt, 32, is founder and president of YPNation, the national membership organization for Young Professionals.
Michael works with Young Professional leaders on community development and public policy programs. He previously worked at Conde Nast Publications and launched an online business magazine for Young Professionals.
Communications Director: Jake Parent, 31, is a graduate student in political management and communications at The George Washington University. He has worked on multiple issue and candidate campaigns at the local, state, and national levels. His areas of expertise are in communications and grassroots organizing.
Most recently he worked as a regional political organizer for the California Federation of Teachers. Jake has also served five years as the Public Relations Officer for Omeid International, a non-profit which he founded and which runs an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Policy Director: Brandon Aitchison, 27, is co-founder of WeCantPayThatTab.org and is a graduate student at Georgetown University. He has been involved in engaging young Americans about the debt over the last several years and has served on expert panels discussing the implications of continued budget deficits on his generation. Brandon has a background in international relations and national security policy. He believes our staggering budget deficits are a threat to US national security
Field Director: Nick Troiano, 23, is the former National Campus Director for Americans Elect, where he organized a network of volunteers on over 300 college campuses nationwide.
Nick has led prior grassroots campaigns on a local and national level, including the fiscal reform campaigns "Do We Have A Deal Yet?" (a coalition of 140+ student body presidents) and MillennialDEBT. His background and passions are at the intersection of youth civic engagement, multimedia production and political reform.
Finance Director: Tierra Warren, 26, is the former Finance Director for the College Republican National Committee where she raised $10 million dollars between 2008 and 2011. She was one of the original co-founders of "Don't Put It On Our Tab", a debt-awareness education initiative designed to contextualized the severity of the debt.
A recent MBA graduate from Johns Hopkins University, Tierra current works at The Heritage Foundation, a leading think-tank on Capitol Hill.
Legal Advisor: Joshua Boone, 28, is a New York barred attorney. He graduated from Albany Law School cum laude in 2010 and spent two years as an in-house attorney for an asset origination corporation performing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and asset origination services. Josh is currently employed analyzing state and federal insurance, banking and finance regulations.
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Marjorie McCaulley was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Hiteman, Iowa, the daughter of Dewey and Bertha McCaulley. She married Harold "Skinny" Versluys in 1946. She later married Arthur Wolfgram in January 1973. Arthur died Jan. 8, 1999.
Her children and spouses are Janice (Martin) Hamilton, Moline; Dennis (Charlotte) Versluys, Lynn Center; Diane (Gabriel) Lopez, East Moline; and stepson, Don (NaJean) Wolfgram, Henderson, Nev. She has 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Marjorie worked at Buddy L Toy Co. for 16 years. She was employed at Moline Public Hospital and then moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where she worked at Allen Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1988.
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Bonaparte's Gull by Jonathan Mays on Flickr.
koi by At Swim-Two-Birds on Flickr.
pairings (by flora-file)
Beautiful cast iron over an open fire.
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oh fuck
The first and second one… how?!
Lake Rossi by Mike Schaffner
Look Tumblr,
I can put up with a little fandom stuff and a lot of inane personal crap on people's blogs, but one thing that will get me to immediately unfollow or ignore someone…
some stereotyping racist bullshit masquerading as "post-racist" humor, even if its just a reblog.
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Back in 2010, a memo leaked from Fox News in which its managing editor informed his staff that they couldn't even report on basic temperature measurements without noting they were subject to controversy in some quarters, even if those quarters are out past the fringes of the scientific community. That directive is apparently still in force. Just days after NOAA released its reading of last year's US temperatures, Fox responded with a report in which it questions whether NOAA is producing accurate temperature readings.
The report is a classic example of what's been termed "false balance." It presents experts with relevant experience and the official word from NOAA, but it simultaneously surrounds them with quotes from several people who aren't scientists—as well as one scientist who is a notable contrarian about other fields of science. In many ways, the self-labelled skeptics contradict each other in their haste to condemn NOAA. But the Fox article doesn't point any of this out, and it actually ends with a veiled hint that we might consider throwing NOAA scientists in jail for their "manipulations of data."
At issue are the historic US temperature records. These are generated from stations maintained by the US government. Over the course of 100-plus years, many of these stations have been moved to new locations or had their equipment replaced. These events create a break in the record. To generate its historical analysis, NOAA has to identify the breaks and perform an analysis that matches up the two end-points, creating a single, continuous record.
Apparently it does a good job. When the Berkeley Earth project examined temperature records, they used a statistical method that didn't repair the breaks. Instead, they treated the two sides of the break as independent temperature records. Yet that team came up with a temperature reconstruction that was nearly identical to ones made using NOAA's data. Since that time, NOAA has gone back and updated their records further, identifying additional breaks that had gone undetected and updating its algorithms to take advantage of advances in computing power. If anything, its current data is even more reliable.
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Kenny Wright and two of his closest friends realized they had something to say.
The three started a blog, that covers music and fashion, priding itself on being "uniquely simple."
The enterprise is a kick-start to a career for Wright, the Merrillville right fielder. With a scholarship to Kentucky State already in hand, the senior plans to major in marketing and business, joining his friends after graduation in their joint endeavors.
"We always listen to music and talk about fashion, and we wanted to share the things we learned about it with other people," Wright said.
By keeping their blog updated and leaving bread crumbs to find it on Twitter, the "Be Uniquely Simple" blog has logged nearly 4,000 hits in its three months on the Internet. The dedication of Wright and his friends, Monte Gates and Mike Gillis, is part of what has made Wright the four-year starter in the Pirates outfield.
An A and B student, Wright has become a catalyst for other players on his team, Merrillville coach Mark Schellinger said.
"He has his scholarship, and it has been a benefit to the younger players," Schellinger said. "I know one player in particular, who isn't necessarily taking his grades too seriously, he started asking about Kenny's grades, and when I told him that Kenny has good grades, I think it was a wake-up call that he needed to hit the books a little bit if he wants to continue at the next level."
The dedication in the classroom, and to his future, translates easily onto the baseball field. Even after signing with the Division II Thorobreds, Wright spent his offseason seeing live pitching and perfecting his swing.
He's collected six RBIs in the young season for the 3-2 Pirates, all six in an 8-1 win over Griffith on Tuesday.
"I'm a lot more relaxed at the plate," Wright said. "This winter, I learned that I don't have to do as much. I just have to relax."
"He's been more patient, and that has always been an issue with Kenny," Schellinger said. "The skills were there, but the patience wasn't always there. He finally understands that the ball is moving toward him. He doesn't have to go get it."
Wright said that Kentucky State was impressed with his swing and his speed. Starting in center field as a freshman and sophomore, Wright was moved to right to make way for another youngster last season. He took it all in stride and keeps his speed at the forefront of his game. He has three stolen bases through five games, six runs, three hits and a double.
Wright is the younger brother of Merrillville sprinter Candace Wright, who ran track at Indiana University.
"Since Kenny came in as a freshman, we always knew he was a kid who could play at the next level," Schellinger said. "He always played year round on various travel teams, and his dad was involved, and baseball has always been important to the family."


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The East China School District Supporters are hosting their 3rd "Annual" Chili-Heart 5K Run on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Please join us for this great community event!
Date & Time
February 22, 2014
5K Run 9:00 a.m.
5K Walk 9:02 a.m.
St. Clair Middle School
4335 Yankee Road
St Clair, MI 48079
Distance & Course
5K Run
5K Walk (untimed)
The start of race is at the St. Clair Middle School.
Early Registration:
$25.00 with shirt, $20 without shirt through February 7, 2014.
$20.00 students in grades K-12 with shirt.
T-shirts are available in adult sizes Small - XXLarge and youth sizes 10-12 and 14-16.
Late Registration After February 7, 2014:
$25.00 adults without shirt.
$20.00 students in grades K-12 without shirt.
Register Online »
Proceeds go to the East China School District Endowment Fund.
The East China School District Endowment Fund is managed by the Community Foundation of St. Clair County to benefit East China School District students. To learn more, visit www.ecsd.us and click on the "ECSD Affiliates" link on the side bar!
Packet Pick-up
Packet pick-up will be Friday, February 21st, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Clair Middle School. Race day packet pick-up and registration will be 7:00-8:00 a.m.
The school is located at 4335 Yankee Road, St Clair, Michigan.
Special awards for top overall male and female and top male and female in each category.
- Elementary: Up to Grade 5
- Middle School: Grades 6-8
- High School: Grades 9-12
- Prime: 18-25 years old
- Experienced: 26-39 years old
- Masters: 40-59 years old
- Senior Masters: 60 years old & over
Timing & Results
Timing and results will be provided by Race Services Company. We will be using ChronoTrack Systems, featuring the disposable B-tag that remains attached to the race number bib.
Results will be posted continuously during the event for review. Complete results will be posted promptly after the event on this website and at www.raceservices.com.
Additional Information
- No locker rooms or shower facilities will be available.
- Race will NOT be canceled due to weather.
- Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.


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Fresh off what many are calling the replacement referees' worst performance of the season, a former referee tore into NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and said the officiating will get worse before it gets better.
"It's obvious to me that (Goodell) just doesn't even care," said Jerry Markbreit, a fixture in the NFL for 23 years before retiring in 1998. "Otherwise, how could they replace professionalism with unprofessionalism in a game that's so tough to work, even for the best officials in the land?" he said on ESPN Radio's The Mike Lupica Show. "How could he care about it?"
Markbreit scoffed at the notion the replacement refs will get better as they gain experience.
"The management of the games gets tougher (in the coming weeks)," Markbreit said. "These guys have relied on competent, top-notch, terrific officials all these years. And now they have a bunch of amateurs out there and it's going to fall apart.
"It's not going to get better, as the commissioner said … It's going to get worse."
Criticism of the replacement refs reached new highs after Monday night's Falcons-Broncos game in which the officials seemed to have trouble controlling the game, took too much time to decide calls and even marked off an 11-yard penalty for what should have been a 5-yard defensive holding penalty.
In addition to doubts about their competency, questions have been raised about the new refs' impartiality.
A side judge, Brian Stropolo, was yanked from the New Orleans-Carolina game just before kickoff after it was discovered he had pro-Saints messages on his Facebook page.
And Eagles running back LeSean McCoy told a Philadelphia radio station that a referee told him that he needed him to do well for his fantasy team.
"I'll be honest, they're like fans," McCoy said. "One of the refs was talking about his fantasy team like, 'McCoy, come on, I need you for my fantasy.' Ahhh, what?"
Here's what some fans had to say in a recent AP video.
From a fan's perspective, have you noticed a big difference in the quality of the officiating?
September 20th, 2012
2:59 am
All of you morons whining about how terrible the referees are, just don't watch anymore. If it is ruining your enjoyment of the game, then don't watch. If that really happened, the regular referees would be back. But, you won't stop watching, will you? In spite of all of this nonsense about how this is hurting the league, you keep watching, don't you?
September 20th, 2012
10:49 am
I work 50 hrs a week. Not 4 months a year. The average ref makes 3x's what I do working 4 month a year. They make over 100K a year. It's hard for me to be supportive of them.
September 21st, 2012
1:03 pm
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September 22nd, 2012
6:58 am
When you have the best athletes in the world playing NFL games, why on earth would you allow Division III officials calling the games? Forget union busting or billionaire owners being cheap. Everyone should have the same goal and that is to have the best games played at all levels. I have never complained about officiating in my 60 years of watching the NFL. But that will change very soon if the NFL does not get the best of the best on the field and that includes players and refs. It's that simple.


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Case Study
Orissa has felt the nerves of naxal movement since 1968 when it was led by Nagbhushan Pattnaik there. But in the last twenty years or so the state has witnessed a strong naxalite movement. Earlier, it was Peoples' War Group (PWG) that was a dominant force in different parts with Maoist Communist Party (MCC) playing a lesser role in the progress of the movement. PWG was very influential in Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur and Rayagada districts. While, MCC's activities were restricted to Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts of Orissa. But the formation of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has proved to be big boost for naxalite movement in Orissa in particular and east India in general.
Now the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has spread the movement to different parts of Angul, Deogarh, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhmal and Sambalpur. CPI (M) has formed three zonal committees to carry its activities or what they call as their administrative functions. The three zonal committees are, Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), Jharkhand-Bihar-Orissa Special Zonal Committee (JBOBSZC) and Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC). They are said to have some extremely dedicated cadre to look after their executive programmes.
Several reasons are responsible for growth and expansion of naxalism in Orissa but the singlemost reason is poverty. It is generally viewed that such a volatile phase of naxalism in Orissa is basically a product of the continuous process of underdevelopment. When other parts of India were developing the leaders and the harbingers of modern India overlooked Orissa, which has otherwise been rich in minerals, and other natural resources. The result has been obvious, the poverty at large scale in Orissa. According to the Planning Commission and Census reports Orissa is the poorest state in India, with about 48% of its population below poverty line. This means that approximately 17-28 million people in Orissa itself are officially living under BPL category. The area with larger population under BPL and the areas under greater influence of the naxalites corroborate each other.
It is not as if government has not tried to sort out the problem but the lacunae are that these efforts were not well directed, that is why all the government efforts have failed to produce the desired results. The Naxal strongholds of Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangpur fall under the KBK region where a number of special programmes are in operation but poverty refuses to subside. A sum of Rs. 500 crores was released during 2003-04 and 2004-05 for KBK region as Special Central Assistance. Even the official documents suggest that a good amount of money has been spent in these regions. In spite of this the above-mentioned districts do figure among 150 of the most backward districts of India.
Similarly, Sundagarh and Keonjhar are among the poorest districts of India despite having very high concentration of mining resources and sponge iron units and despite having made significant contribution in the industrial development of the country. The region itself has in return got pollution and poverty. The state of development in such regions defies all logic of geography and economics. In such a situation naxal movement finds a very fertile ground, as dissatisfaction among the poor local populace is the commonest feeling here. The rise of mining and construction mafia has just added to the woes.
Orissa is one of those gifted landscape of the world, which is richly endowed with mines and minerals. Of the total mineral resources of India, Orissa has 99 per cent Chromate ore, 92 per cent of Nickel ore, 65 per cent of Graphite and Pyrophylite, 66 per cent of Bauxite, 31 per cent of Mineral sand, 32 per cent of Manganese, 28 per cent of Iron ore and 24 per cent of coal within its geographical boundary. Even then Orissa is the poorest state of the nation. Incidentally, the storehouse of the mineral resources in Orissa, that is, western and southern parts of the state are the most naxal-infested areas in the state.
The development strategy of the government with regard to Orissa has not been a success story by popular measure. Though, many small and big industries were established and irrigation projects were laid down, the local population is still among the poorest ones. And, the cruel reality of the ill thought out development strategy in resettlement operations owing to construction of mining, industry and irrigation project sites in Orissa resulted in the majority of inhabitants ending up with lower incomes, less land than before, less work opportunities, inferior housing, less access to the resources of the commons such as fuel-wood and fodder; and worse nutrition and physical and mental health.
Like everywhere else the Naxal movement has survived and sustained itself in Orissa because it revolves around the life of marginalized people of the state. The naxals have shown the poor people a dream of a society based on equality. Taking advantage of the acute poverty and rampant corruption in these remote corners of Orissa, the Naxals have shown them the dream of a revolution. On the other hand, the Orissa government has not come out with any concrete programme to deal with the Naxal menace. It is high time that the government realizes that the Naxals have come to represent a serious internal security problem.
Case Study
Andhra Pradesh
Although the naxal movement originated in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh is the real naxal fortress and is the red cradle that has kept the movement alive and stood as the main base of naxalism in India. The Naxal movement started in Andhra Pradesh almost at the same time as in West Bengal but it was not a fertile ground for naxalites till as late as 1980. The movement started from the so-called 'Agency Area' in the forests of Srikakulam district. But it was only after the emergence of K Seetharamaiah and the formation of the People's War Group (PWG) in April 1980 that the state of Andhra Pradesh became the naxal hub of India. However, the merger of PWG and MCC in 2004 to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist) is seen as a significant development in the armed rebellion within the country. This merger marks a new phase in the naxal movement. Right now 19 of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh are under declared naxal infested areas. In these areas the organizational structure of the CPI (Maoist) includes six military platoons, 28 area committees, 66 local guerilla squads, and 16 action teams. There are three Special Zonal Committees in Andhra Pradesh. On the top of these administrative committees there is a governing body called the CPI (Maoist) State Committee.
Naxal movement since its inception has claimed 5-7 thousand lives in Andhra Pradesh alone. 2005 is considered as the bloodiest year in terms of casualties, as about 325 people died in the state due to naxal violence.
The government policies have also been responsible for the phenomenal growth of the naxalites in Andhra Pradesh. The election of 2004 was a proof of the politicians' interest in the power game instead of the plight of the people.
The governments in Andhra Pradesh have used naxalism as a poll plank. Every time the incumbent government starts things on positive note with the hope that naxal problem would be addressed adequately and that land reforms and other measures would be taken up to improve the situation and solve this continuously aggravating problem. But nothing is practically done on that front leaving the gentry dissatisfied. The successive governments have done just one thing that is to contain the naxal menace by means of force, and, this strategy has not proved to be a successful one.
Rajasekhar Reddy achieved power by harping on the slogans of economic development but he too has been using force only to counter the naxal problems. Such measures and attitute are not welocome in the present political and socio-economic scenario. His predecessor, Chandrababu Naidu was badly obsessed with the world bank's model of development and this resulted in large scale resentment among the peasants and rural and poor people. Everyone now knows that such policies were behind the large-scale suicides of farmers suffering from extreme distress. This has provided the Naxals with favourable conditions to consolidate and expand their movement.
As it has been said earlier, the naxal politics revolves around rural and land related issues. Hence, a streamlined strategy and a national agenda are immediately required to deal with the problem. Without any straw of doubt Land, Forest and Tribal development hold the key. Regrettably, Andhra Pradesh suffers from a dismal record of land reforms.
The chief minister of the state, Rajashekhar Reddy has recently formed a Land Commission. A separate department called 'Remote and Interior Area Development' has also been created. These are welcome beginnings and could become very effective provided the government carry them forward them till it regains the confidence of the poor and marginalized, because these measures attempt at dealing with the basic problems of naxalite movement at present. Under-development, poverty and unemployment have been the breeding ground for the naxal movement. So, if and when these genuine problems are addressed adequately the problems of naxalite movement would automatically start vanishing.


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- Conference date: 19–22 July 2011
- Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
X-ray spectroscopy is used at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to diagnose plasma conditions in the hot spot and the compressed shell of ignition-scale inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions. Ignition of an ICF target depends on the formation of a central hot spot with sufficient temperature and areal density. The concentric spherical layers of current NIF ignition targets consist of a plastic ablator surrounding a thin shell of cryogenic thermonuclear fuel (i.e., hydrogen isotopes), with fuel vapor filling the interior volume. A fraction of the ablator has a Ge dopant to minimize preheat of the ablator closest to the DT ice caused by Au M-band emission from the hohlraum x-ray drive. This paper concentrates on three spectral features of the implosion: Ge He α emission, Ge K α emission, and the Ge K edge. Hydrodynamic instabilities seeded by highmode (50 < ℓ < 200) ablator-surface perturbations on ignition-scale targets can cause mixing of Ge-doped ablator into the interior of the shell at the end of the acceleration phase. As the shell decelerates, it compresses the fuel vapor, forming a hot spot. K-shell line emission from the ionized Ge that has penetrated into the hot spot provides an experimental signature of hot-spot mix. The amount of hot-spot mix mass is estimated from the brightness and spectral line shape of the Ge He α and satellite emission using a detailed atomic physics code. X-ray continuum from the hot spot is attenuated by the compressed shell, and the photoexcitation causes the shell to fluoresce in Ge K α emission. The contrast at the Ge K edge and the brightness of Ge K α emission are used to diagnose the shell areal density. The highlighted spectral features are presented.
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Two Fine People Lyrics - Cat Stevens
Now that I've passed your test
How can I prove to you baby i'll never let you down
If I led you around, I'm sorry
But I never meant to worry you.... no
Now that I've kissed your breast
How can I prove to you baby I'll never make you sad
If I ever had , do believe your tears tears won't come back again
I love you, though the stars may fade
And mountains turn into sand. I love you
'Til my body changes into an old man. I love you
And the song that i sing is the only way that I can explain
La la la la la la
You know i wish for you baby nothing but good times ahead
Anything that heaven can give you, I can give you instead
La la la la la la
How could I lie to you baby, I'll never lead you around
sponsored linksI'll take care of everything you need, darling
Every little need'll be found. I love you
Thought the time may change and snowmen sleep in the sea
And I really only want you to want me. I love you
And the song that i sing is the only way that i can explain
Now that you've shown your heart
I'll be right with you baby, I'll never leave you alone
Anywhere you want me to be honey, i'll be there to have and to hold
And now that the clouds roll back, hold on to me baby
We're going never to land, flying on the power of love
Flying on the power of love. I love you
Though time may fade and mountains turn into sand
I love you, 'til the very same come back to the land
I love you and the song that i sing is the only way that
i can explain
Two fine people should love each other
Two fine people should help each other
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Associate Professor
Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer
Gynecologic Cancers
Dr. Einck joined the UCSD team in 2009 after working in private practice in the San Diego area for the past seven years. During that time he developed an active practice in brachytherapy for prostate, breast and gynecologic malignancies.
After receiving his clinical training at the University of Washington, Dr. Einck served as an Attending Radiation Oncologist at both the University of Washington and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. He participated in the multidisciplinary breast cancer treatment program as well as the Sarcoma Clinic. While at the University of Washington he also trained in and obtained extensive experience in the technique of prostate brachytherapy.
While treating a wide variety of cancer over the past several years, he has continued to modify his prostate brachytherapy technique to improve prostate coverage and further lower dose to normal tissues. He was also involved in starting a practice in high dose rate brachytherapy for both breast and gynecologic malignancies and plans to continue these treatment approaches at UCSD.
Clinical Interests: Brachytherapy, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Boards: Radiation Oncology
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN - Doctor of Medicine
Training: Internship in Transitional Medicine – Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN
Residency in Radiation Oncology – University of Washington
Seattle, WA
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