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Nokia Asking Asus and Google About Missing WiFi Licensing... Is Microsoft Behind It, Or Soon To Follow?
There is an interesting item that has popped up on the internet. It seems that Nokia is concerned about Asus and Google's new tablet, the Nexus 7. What makes this very interesting is the timing for Nokia coming forward and bringing this to light. According to a statement made by Nokia (and originally reported by The Inquirer) Nokia is not going so far as to file a law suit, but they do encourage both Asus and Google to get in touch… soon.
Google's Nexus 7 Leaks Out Before the I/O Conference Kicks Off; Google Quickly Pulls the Pages.
Although it was rumored (and possibly shown off at CES 2012) the long awaited Nexus 7 (I wonder is the Tyrell corporation was involved) 7-inch tablet from Google is coming today to be officially launched during the Google I/O conference. The new tablet will feature 1GB of RAM and a quad (quint?) core Tegra 3 under the screen. For capacity you will get either 8 or 16GB and all of the usual trimmings (no 3G though). The pricing and size would indicate it is intended to rival both the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
*** Update It is live, real and you can buy this new tablet from Google and Asus!***
Google shuts down Google Reader
Users of Google Reader, which is an online RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news reader, received the message that the service will stop working on first of July this year. This is part of Google's announced spring cleaning, even though people did not expect that the Reader will be the victim of it.
Google changes policy to allow them to use your images in their endorsed ads...
Although Google is probably the leader in internet advertising they are now taking their cues from Facebook. According to Google's new terms and conditions they are giving themselves the rights to any images you post for advertisements. After Facebook's recent slap on the wrist for illegally using the images of their users for advertising Facebook used the ruling to make important changes to their data usage policy which ensured they would still be able to use the data they wanted. It would seem that others were looking into this and are now making changes to follow Facebook's lead.
Flipboard for Android Leaks Out Thanks to XDA Developers
We have talked before about an app called Flipboard which is one of the best news readers for smartphones and tablets. The problem so far is that there is not really any good alternative for Android. Sure there is Google's Currents but that is slow to refresh and rather bulky. Now Android users can rejoice as with the Galaxy III from Samsung we can see Flipboard from android for the first time. For those of you that do not want to wait on the app you can always head over to the XDA forums and grab it early.
Anti Google Glass glasses
Japanese scientists Isao Echizen from the National Institute of Informatics and his colleague Seiichi Gohshi from Kogakuin University, believe that the Google Glass and smart surveillance cameras with computer algorithms that allow for face recognition in the future play a major role in the withdrawal of the last havens of our privacy, and therefore began to develop a system that would successfully fight against it last year.
More Pieces of the Facephone Puzzle Fall Into Place
There are sometimes items that show up in the market that seem to point to something on the horizon that could be quite interesting. Although when we first saw the news that Facebook had picked up another Apple employee (this time the UI designer for iWeb and Numbers) we did not think much about it. Now however, there is something else that is on the horizon and that seems to counter some information that we had before about a possible Facebook phone. This is the news that RIM might be considering selling off their handset business.
What have we searched on Bing in 2012
Microsoft has released results relating to the most popular search terms on its search engine, Bing. According to these results news relating to the iPhone 5 was in first place. Apple's new mobile phone overtook the presidential elections in the U.S., the London Olympics, and storm Sandy, who follow in this order on the list of most searched for news. In addition to the iPhone, from the technological innovations, in ninth place on the list was the Kindle Fire HD while tenth place belongs to Facebook's initial public offering of shares.
Better connections between Gmail and Drive
It looks like Google will be improving on the connection between two of their prime services; Gmail and Google Drive. Although it is not a revolutionary feature it makes it easier to use Gmail, or send a (large) file via e-mail. The files from Drive can be sent as "attachments" e-mail (not actually a word about attachments, but the links to the files on the Drive), access to files from Google Drive in the future will be available in Gmail via special buttons "Insert files using Drive." The mentioned button should appear in the interface of Gmail over the next few days.
LG working on a new Google TV lineup
At the moment, LG is offering two TVs based on the Google TV platform. For the next year they are preparing two additional lines (the GA 7900 and GA 6400) with a total of seven models and five different diagonals. The new models will have a very thin edge and an attractive stand. The GA Series 7900 will have a 47 and 55-inch LCD model with a backlit edge LED technology.


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Extreme Water Shortage
Extreme water shortage throughout park. Visitors are limited to 5 gallons per day, and are encouraged to conserve further when possible. Please consider bringing your own water to the park.
NPS Photo/Big Bend National Park
Alamosaurus belongs to the group of dinosaurs named Sauropods—large herbivores with extremely long necks and tails. Alamosaurus is the only known sauropod in North America from this time period (Upper Cretaceous).
Alamosaurus was named after Ojo Alamo (Cottonwood Spring) in New Mexico, where the first specimens were found early in 1922. Other Alamosaurus fossils have been found in Utah, Wyoming, and the Big Bend region of Texas. Adults were probably about 70 feet long.
All North American sauropods died out about 105 million years ago. Then, after a 35–40 million year gap, Alamosaurus appeared in North America about 70 million years ago. (All dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.) Some scientists believe that Alamosaurus migrated into North America from South America after the two continents were joined together by the Isthmus of Panama. This view is supported by the fact that Alamosaurus belongs to the titanosaurid family of sauropods, and titanosaurids were common in South America during the Cretaceous time period.
Big Bend's Alamosaurus
In 1999, Dana Biasetti, a graduate student from the University of Texas at Dallas, discovered giant dinosaur bones protruding from a dry hillside in the Javelina Formation of Big Bend National Park. Upon careful excavation, this hillside yielded partial pelvic bones and ten articulated cervical vertebrae of an adult Alamosaurus. The Big Bend alamosaurus appears to have been a massive individual, measuring in at 100 feet in length and probably weighing over 50 tons.
Due to their extreme size and the remote location of the fossil site, excavation and removal of these giant bones by hand was nearly impossible. As a result, Big Bend National Park issued a special permit to the excavation team to remove the fossil by helicopter. In 2001, UT Dallas, now teamed with the Dallas Museum of Natural History, made history with Big Bend's first ever "dinosaur airlift."The alamosaurus fossil was transported on a flatbed truck to the Dallas Museum of Natural History. The specimen remains the property of the National Park Service, but is loaned to the researchers so that it can be properly prepared and studied at the spacious museum. When the study is complete, the fossil or a replica will be returned to Big Bend National Park for display.
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Keith R.A. DeCandido Shipping Signed Books
Keith R.A. DeCandido is now shipping autographed books. You can buy Starcraft: Ghost and/or World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred via PayPal paying to
US residents do not need to pay for shipping. Keith will ship to you. Just pay the cover price. If you live Overseas pay for the cover price ($8.00) via PayPal and he will ship to you. Overseas residents will be billed for the postage afterwards.
World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred
Starcraft Ghost: Nova
World of Warcraft: Arthas Galley Giveaway
WoW Fans who have been craving to get their paws on World of Warcraft: Arthas, Rise of the Lich King will have the opportunity to WIN one out of (ten) galleys by participating in this Blizzplanet giveaway. What is a galley? It is an Advance Reading Copy courtesy of Pocket Books. Here's your chance to read the book before it's released to the public! This galley will be on your hands a month earlier before it even reaches bookstores. Ten chances to win … sweet !!! (We will give more soon, stay tuned!)
The rules to participate are very simple and straight-forward. Follow all three steps:
1. Submit a screenshot of your World of Warcraft character standing alongside Arthas the Lich King.*
*Submit your screenshot to the email provided here.
2. Register here. Your password will be sent to your email inbox. You can change the password later. Once the registration is complete … Go to the World of Warcraft: Arthas pre-order page. Browse the left menu in that page and click the "Message Board" button. Select the Blizzplanet – WoW: Arthas Link. Post a comment at that thread explaining why you are interested in reading World of Warcraft: Arthas, and what do you love of this book.
3. Specify the username you used to register in the Simon & Schuster forum in your email when you submit the screenshot.
It is that simple.
The giveaway prizes are courtesy of Simon & Schuster. This giveaway ends on March 5th, 2009.
Pre-orders for World of Warcraft: Arthas are available here.
Helpful Tips: You can find Arthas the Lich King in some dungeons, in some Icecrown quests, and as a Death Knight lvl 55 and more. It would be helpful to make your comments based on knowledge about World of Warcraft: Arthas. So it would help you to read the book excerpt and to watch our recent video interview with Chris Metzen & Micky Neilson—who talk plenty about this book.
World of Warcraft Series 5 Action Figures
DC Unlimited officially announces its World of Warcraft Series 5 Action Figures line-up, available on sale on October 28, 2009. You can watch Series 5 on video through our 2009 New York Comic Con coverage. The series 5 is composed of the following characters:
- Scourge Ghoul Rottingham
New York Comic Con 2009 Round Up
NYCC day two (Saturday) was awesome. I met Chris Metzen and Micky Neilson for the first time. I had been in contact with Metzen a few times in the past 6-8 months, but this is the first time we met face to face. It wasn't possible to meet him when we visited the Blizzard offices on October the day prior to Blizzcon. So it was great to finally do.
I was quite surprised to find out that he visits Blizzplanet very often, and that he has seen my news at Worldofwar.net too. I really love the passion he puts on everything he works with. Both, Chris and Micky are very down to earth folks, very friendly, and humorous. Very geeky in the good sense. Heck, I'm geeky. I got over 1,600 comic books, all Blizzard games (non-arcade), all Warcraft RPG books and Pocket Star Books. I have been covering Blizzard games and products news for a bit over six years now. Am I geeky? Hell, yea. Blizzplanet turns six years old this very month of February.
During the interview, Chris and Micky hinted Sargeras is not out of the picture. He will eventually return. That's gonna be an epic fight to take down a renegade Titan. We are going to find out a lot about Arthas's turmoil within his mind as he slept for the past years in order to regain his strength and control. Those who read the excerpt know that in that lapse of time, Ner'zhul, Arthas and Matthias Lehner (the ghost child from Icecrown) are the three personnas within Arthas the Lich King during his slumber.
We will see Calia Menethil and the events of Day of the Dragon through the eyes of a young Arthas. His love triangle with Jaina. We will see Arthas' thoughts the moment he disbanded the Order of the Silver Hand, and more. Micky Neilson said there is much more happening behind Arthas' actions at the time he did that. Overall they are very happy with Christie Golden's work. She is a WoW player in an RP server, so she knows the world and the lore by heart. and pours that knowledge into her books. I recommend reading World of Warcraft: Arthas, the Rise of the Lich King. You can pre-order it here. (Ships April 21)
As for Diablo, there is big secrecy about upcoming Diablo books. I will keep watch over the next months until it pops on my long range radars. I am still testing different conversion formats for the video interview with Chris Metzen and Micky Neilson. Each test takes a while to process. So bare with me. Just know it was an awesome interview. Very informative, teasing and humorous.
I got footage of their book signing session at the Simon & Schuster booth and at the Tokyopop booth. There I got them and Keith R.A. DeCandido to sign 14 Starcraft comic book posters (1' x 4') to giveaway to fans. Pop around for details of the contest once the video interview is online.
Sadly, I missed the DC book signing and the comic book interview with Metzen around 12:30-1:30pm. I arrived around 1pm to start setting up the camera and tripod at Simon's. I thought it would happen in the late afternoon after the Simon & Schuster signing. Fret not. I will send the questions via email instead. I am geeky about comic books, and I know there are many out there that love the World of Warcraft comic book. Especially this new arc that is so full of thrill.
I had the opportunity to briefly interview Walter and Louis Simonson about the World of Warcraft comic book (Wildstorm). I interviewed him last year when the comic book launched. This video interview will take a bit longer before making it public, until I submit it to Blizzard and DC. There were some answers that are too HOT. They did try to not spoil much of the new arc that started with issue # 15 introducing Garona and her son. I could feel the passion they have for writing World of Warcraft.
Those who visited the DC Unlimited booth on Friday, and didn't do so again on Saturday, there were three new action figures showcased there. Chris Metzen told me about it, and I was obliged to go back and see by myself. I was astonished. I really want one now. What is it? King Varian Wrynn (Lo'gosh) is part of the new action figures series by DC Unlimited. There is also a new Night Elf female hunter with a Owl pet—a character that I was told at the booth might join the Comic Book at some point. I think her last name was Moonbreeze. And a Ghoul.
Many thanks to Jaime and all the Simon & Schuster staff that helped me set up the video camera onsite. And for facilitating this interview with Chris Metzen and Micky Neilson the past few weeks. And all the back and forth preparations with Shon Damron and Rob Tokar from Blizzard Entertainment.
This weekend has been exhausting, and I barely have time at home. Need to run to day three to cover Aaron Rosenberg's signing at 11am. See you later tonight.
UPDATE: Full interview available now. Watch both videos here.
2009 New York Comic Con - WoW Comic Book Q&A Submissions
DC Comics informed me I will be able to interview Chris Metzen (again) at the DC Comics booth 1641. He will be there on Saturday, February 7th in the afternoon. For further details about the New York Comic Con you may visit their official website.
I will probably meet Walter Simonson (WoW comic book writer) and Jim Lee (Wildstorm director, artist)
I already wrapped up question submissions for the Simon & Schuster booth interview. However, you can submit questions exclusively about the World of Warcraft comic book and the World of Warcraft: Ashbringer # 1-4. Feel free to post your questions below or at the lore forums.
How to Get a Job at Blizzard
Dustin Browder ("Cavez" on Battle.net) has made more and more appearances on Battle.net lately (another indication of the StarCraft 2 Beta coming soon), and while most of this naturally is related to StarCraft 2 alone, he did reply to a Swede asking about getting a job at Blizzard after graduation. Want to work with Blizzard? Well, check the Blizzard job page, basically! To be fair, Dustin does answer a few questions as well…
[BLUE="http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=14697502260&sid=3000"]We have a job listing on the web site. Sometimes we are looking for entry-level developers and sometimes we are looking for experienced developers. Check out the site and see what you think you are a good fit for. Blizzard is an international company with offices all over the world. Our Irvine office frequently hires developers from Europe, Asia, South and Central America, etc.
We always encourage people who have a strong skill set and a passion for our titles to apply for positions that match their abilities. Good luck.=)
Go Sweden!
No Drake Unless You're In The Club
The new achievement system has meant that everyone and their mother has started taking part in WoW's World Events. The reason is probably the lovely Violet Proto-Drake you get as a reward for completing all the individual tasks.
However, I wonder how many players have spotted that part of the Brewfest event meta achievement requires that players have Brew of the Year. This sub-achievement requires players to sample a different brew each month that you can only drink if you are in the Brew of the Month club, which I believe you can only join in August. If you joined last year and have been drinking the brews each month you have nothing to worry about, but if not it's going to be September 2010 before you get your drake.
Unless Blizzard removes this as being one of the requirements for this achievement of course, which they are not willing to do at the moment.
Netherwing Rep Grind Nerfed
Sharp-eyed players across the net have noticed that a couple of the daily quests in the Netherwing faction rep grind have been made easier.
A Slow Death and The Not-So-Friendly Skies have had the required quest items changed to 100% drop chance. Netherwing Relics used to drop at around 50% and Fel Glands were even more dire at roughly 25%.
I doubt this means we'll suddenly see a huge influx of Netherdrakes but it will make the grind slightly less painful.
Blizzplanet Database Restoration In Progress
As you may see in the right navigation, I started focusing work on some of the content pages. This will take some time, but what matters is that the work is begun. You will still find some broken links in some of the pages. I will be working with those once the basic structure of what the left menu on the old layout looked like is finished.
I will have to manually change the URL paths to all the pages eventually to point to their new destination. Bare with me. So far I am restoring the store section. I will eventually restore the lore pages for each game. Some are already online, just need to plug the links for you to find them the old-fashion way.
Blizzard Music: Echoes of War Contest
1. A reminder that the Echoes of War contest and the Razer Xmas Contests will end on January 2 at 11:59pm (New York time). The Echoes of War contains music from Diablo III, Starcraft II, Starcraft: Ghost and Wrath of the Lich King. You shouldn't miss it. Read the instructions to participate. Just need to answer of a few questions and submit your entry.
2. The Razer Xmas Contest gives away a Razer Armadillo, a mouse cable management system that enchances your gameplay by grounding the mouse cable for better movement and precision. Send a screenshot of your character wearing the Winter Veil costume while mounting the Metzen Reindeer. Instructions here. Ends on January 2.
Warcraft Audiobooks: Dick Hill Interview
Tantor Media Audiobooks, Pocket Star Books and Blizzard Entertainment partnered to launch three Warcraft novels in audiobook format: Warcraft: Day of the Dragon will be available on December 29, 2008, boasting 11 hours of audio—available as Audio CD or MP3. The Lord of the Clans is slated for February 2009, while the Last Guardian is expected on April 2009. For this special project, many World of Warcraft fans will no doubt check out, Tantor Media Audiobooks hired Dick Hil, winner of three coveted Audie Awards and many times nominee of various awards.
Thanks to Richard A. Knaak, we were able to reach Richard Dick Hill for an interview to find out more details of the Warcraft Audiobook series.
Hi, Richard. I read you have performed in over 400 audiobooks. How long have you been voicing and acting audio books?
Dick Hill: In truth, it's probably over 500 by now. I've probably been doing audiobooks for 15 years.
When and How did your passion for your career reading for audiobooks started?
Dick Hill: I was working in regional theater, and a friend who was doing an occasional audiobook hooked me up with a publisher. He's a brit, so we don't generally compete, and I'm forever thankful to him. This is a perfect fit for me for a number of reasons, I've got iron pipes, so I can go all day if need be without my voice tiring, I've always been pretty good at cold reads (I seldom pre-read, I like the spontaneity), and best of all I get to play all the parts, which was always my desire when I acted onstage, much to my fellow actors' annoyance.
There are many podcast and voice acting aficionados out there. What would you recommend them to do to follow on your steps and to be as successful as you?
Dick Hill: It certainly helps to be a prodigious reader. I've read all manner of things throughout my life, and that helped in this work. I've recorded classics, the Bible, lots of mystery and thriller fiction, scifi, fantasy, non-fiction…. even some romance.. Talk back to the TV or radio or moviescreen. It'll annoy those around you, so it's best to have an understanding mate, and when you do go to the movies, hit matinees and hope nobody else is there. It's a great way to pick up different voices, simply parroting what you hear. YouTube interviews, CNN, all valuable. Acting skills, an understanding of character development and interpretation….all those sorts of things can be fostered and improved through study. A lot of it though, I think is just a predisposition to be a convincing liar. Seems to me that's what much of acting is. It's a terribly competitive field these days, audio publishers have stacks of demo cd's from aspiring talents. You need to put together a demo that shows some of your range, various genres, voices, etc., then start sending it out. As I said, it's probably harder to find this sort of work than it is to find work acting, and most actors don't manage to make a living solely from their craft. Susie and I count ourselves blessed to be able to do so.
How was the idea of publishing a Warcraft audiobook born?
Dick Hill: I'm a hired gun in a sense, and I have no voice in what gets recorded. Other than my voice. Hmm…..there
Quest Buddies - Good Or Bad?
Maticus wrote an article about her experience leveling to 80 with a buddy that didn't seem to commit too much time or is too casual. Have you been in the same situation? Is leveling with a buddie good or bad? Read up the article and share your personal experience and opinion with other WoW fans.
Reminder: Blizzplanet Razer Goliathus Drawing
Today is your last chance to get a Razer Goliathus! Celebrating the release of the expansion, this is a drawing contest for all fans playing the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. All you need to do to participate is to complete both questions below and submiting the corresponding screenshots.
1. What did you enjoy the most in the continent of Northrend?
2. Attach a screenshot of the area or location in Northrend you enjoyed the most.
Prize: Razer Goliathus / Speed Edition – Medium Size (High precision mousepad
for both high and low sensitivity users)
Deadline: November 20th, 11:59pm EST (New York).
Submit your entry to the following email address.
BlizzCast 6 - Diablo III Q&A
BlizzCast 6 is already available with a few interesting interviews. This time around Bashiok (Diablo III Community Manager) interviewed Anthony Rivero (Senior Character Artist), who worked on Diablo II and Lord of Destruction. He created the Mosquito Demon in Act 3 and modeled and textured Mephisto, the Druid and some of its abilities and pets. For the expansion, Anthony Rivero was credited as Lead Character Artist.
This is an interesting interview because he talks about the differences between creating Diablo II and now Diablo III. Back then the 3D modelers had to do everything from the ground up. They had to do concept art, modeling, texturing, rigging and go through the tedious process of creating sprites of each armor and body part in 16 different directions for every frame animation. A very lengthy and complex process. All that is now a thing of the past in Diablo 3 gone fully into a 3D engine. He designed the female Witch Doctor and her armor and the scavenger pets among other monsters.
The Fan Q&A with Jay Wilson offers details of the elixirs, special random death animations, and the full-screen map overlay. Two Diablo III questions from IncGamers fans (Diii.net and Blizzplanet) were answered; so check them out. Congratulations to Immelmann and Sly_dawg19 who submited the questions to us. We forwarded them to Bashiok (Diablo III Community Manager) for this BlizzCast 6 Q&A session.
- Elixirs are rare drops, not obtainable from vendors. They add special buffs for certain tough encounters.
- Death Animations will be implemented through a check system where each boss checks your low health stats and randomly decides what type of animation set will be used. The Diablo III team is still jamming ideas about how to implement this system, and what kind of cool death animations to do or if they should at all.
- Thus far there are no plans for a full-screen map overlay. However, some ideas are being discussed.
Download and listen to BlizzCast 6 and/or read the transcript.
Make sure to submit your questions in future BlizzCast Question Submission Calls we make in our front page news. Your question might be answered by the developers.
Share your comments.
World of Warcraft Comic #13 Sneak Peek
Blizzard has released a sneak preview (PDF) of the upcoming World of Warcraft # 13. The comic book is just getting better and better. Lady Prestor has been unmasked by King Varian Wrynn to be Onyxia, who escapes Stormwind with a treasure on her paws: Anduin. Varian must reach Theramore to rescue his son. This new story arc will reveal exactly what the impostor duplicate of Varian really is. Is he a black dragon? Is he from an alternate reality? Or even worse … was Varian magically split into two personas? From what it looks the kindness of Varian was split into the impostor, while the bravery and cockiness of Varian was split into who we know as Lo'gosh. Only time will tell … grab your copy to find out. And don't forget … Garona will make her first appearance in the comic book. Check out the sneak peek preview.
Hitting stores this week, the penultimate chapter to our first major comic arc sees our heroes heading off to Theramore Island to resolve the damage done by the evil usurper of the throne. Check out the preview pages for yourself.
If you like what you see, you can visit Wildstorm for more information, locate a nearby comic store, or subscribe to the series directly.
Also be sure to check out World of Warcraft: Volume 1, a hardcover collection of issues #0 through #7. It's on shelves and available online now at all major comic retailers.
BlizzCast 6 Live
BlizzCast 6 is finally Live as a sound stream and as a transcript. Welcome to BlizzCast Episode 6! Nethaera (WoW Community Manager) interviewed Lead Tools Programmer, Monte Krol. He talks about his career background from the early days of Atari games until he applied for a job at Blizzard back on 2000.
Karune (RTS Community Manager) interviewed Senior Art Director Sam Didier and Lead Designer Dustin Browder who explain the process behind creating Starcraft II Unit design from Concept to Creation. Bashiok (Diablo Community Manager) interviewed Senior Character Artist Anthony Rivero who discusses Diablo character design. Don't forget to read the fans Q&A at the end.
Support BlizzCast 6 and download it.
Thanks, Handclaw
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World of Warcraft Miniatures Game - Review
Eldorian wrote a review about his experience collecting the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game or WoW Minis from Upper Deck. In this review you will find out what's inside the WoW Minis Core Booster and what rares you can find in a random box. There is a chance to get the highly-sought Bearon mount which sells pretty well and may even reimburse your collection expense.
Read the review.
World of Warcraft: Deathknight Update
Apologies to all fans who got to read the news alert a few weeks ago. Richard A. Knaak has informed me that he is not the author of World of Warcraft: Deathknight. Amazon is now listing this book to be written by Dan Jolley. I considered necessary to post this as my role in the community is to inform, rather than to misinform.
I have seen a few wiki entries that used Blizzplanet as source. So it's my responsibility to correct the previous misinformation. Make your updates accordingly. I did not reach Richard A. Knaak until now about the book. Originally, I saw it freshly listed over at Amazon. Knaak does have an upcoming manga about a mage, but not much can be said at the moment until the script is approved by Tokyopop and Blizzard.
Author: Dan Jolley
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: TokyoPop (July 6, 2009)
Language: English
So let's learn some stuff about Dan Jolley. He was voted Best Horror Comic of 2001 by Wizard Magazine for the limited series: Obergeist. He was nominated for an Eisner Award on 2003 for writing the JSA: The Unholy Three limited series. A novel based in the sci-fi shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: IRON MAN: Teen Novelization (based on the 2008 film), STAR TREK S.C.E. – Some Assembly Required, Firestorm (DC Comics); Dr. Strange: The Flight of Bones (four-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics,1999); JSA: The Liberty File; Sabretooth: Mary Shelley Overdrive (four-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics 2002); Vampirella: The Choir in the Mist (2004); Warcraft Legends # 1 (World of Warcraft: How to Win Friends, short story). And a few Tokyopop mangas: Alex Unlimited, HarperCollins, The Warriors Series (The Lost Warrior, Warrior's Refuge, Warrior's Return).
To learn more of his gaming side read some comments based on his experience as a World of Warcraft player with two level 70 characters.


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European Federation of Journalist
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) works in all parts of Europe to enforce trade unionist and professional matters of journalists. It coordinates the activities of unions affiliated to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in Europe with a focus on developing and promoting common interests in the fields of social, economic, cultural and media policy. Its aim is to protect and defend freedom of expression and information as well as journalists' human rights.
Activities and outputs
In close cooperation with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and other trade unions representing groups of workers in the mass media, the EFJ draws up general principles and guidelines for common trade union policy in the field of mass media and information. At the same time, the EFJ seeks broad trade union support for professional and industrial policy regarding the development of mass media. For this purpose the EFJ is in regular contact with the European institutions, primarily the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and the Council of Europe.
The current projects focus on the social and professional issues emerging from the enormous changes affecting the media industry, which include:
- A campaign for Authors' rights - The EFJ's Author's rights Expert Group (AREG) aims to build a global strategy for the defence of authors' rights;
- Freelance issues - The EFJ's Freelance Expert Group (FREG) facilitates the exchange of information among member unions on social-policy issues which affect freelance journalists;
- A campaign for public Broadcasting - The EFJ supports this campaign launched by the IFJ in order to defend public service broadcasting and good quality standards;
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Taking place tomorrow, the U.N.'s international day brings attention to the 17 percent of the global population that is female and under 19 years old. It is being celebrated with various events, rallies and product launches.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to help it decide whether people who enter or remain in the U.S. without legal permission can be attorneys in Florida.
The court on Thursday asked the department to brief answers to several questions of law. One was on whether federal law precludes the court's admission of an undocumented immigrant to The Florida Bar.
Jose Godinez-Samperio asked the court to review his case after he was denied a license to practice law.
He was brought into the country as a child from Mexico on a visitor's visa. He and his parents overstayed and never returned.
Godinez-Samperio graduated from Florida State University's law school and already has passed the Florida bar examination.
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Hills rolling in strawberries
By SUE WATSON
Brownlee Farms, known for its fall pumpkin crop and its tree and shrub (nursery and landscaping) business, has added a new wrinkle to its retail mix this year.
Owner Brooks Brownlee and his workers are producing about two acres of sweet and delicious Chandler variety strawberries, developed in California in 1982.
Brownlee has his packing shed all ready and plenty of flats ready to be filled with berries. They began ripening in the field last week.
Weather has been good overall, although his workers had to cover the plants with cloth last week to make sure the crop was not damaged by frost. The berries made it through two nights of frosty temperatures last week and haven't missed a heartbeat. Strawberries should be available at the farm for the next six weeks at least, Brownlee said.
What strawberry lovers need to know right now are the directions to the farm and the best time of the day to be there to assure there will be berries at the packing shed upon arrival.
"We'll be open at 8 a.m. every day until we sell out every day," Brownlee said.
The farm is located at 314 Skating Rink Road off Highway 178, west of Red Banks Road. Driving east on Highway 178 from Byhalia, turn left on Skating Rink Road. Or if driving westward on 178 past the Texaco Station at Red Banks, turn right on Skating Rink Road. The narrow gravel road crosses the railroad tracks in just a hop, skip and a jump. The white sign on the right after crossing the tracks says Brownlee Farms. Drive through the gate, past the house and up the hill. Drive further back past the first two buildings to the large pole shed on the left. Yes, you are in the country. If you don't see anyone right away, honk.
To be sure there are plenty of fresh picked strawberries upon arrival, call Brownlee at 901-626-0855 (cell) or 662-838-7616 (Brownlee Farm office) and make arrangements. Or e-mail Brownlee at email@example.com
He said he has been in the wholesale nursery business for 20 years but opened his farm for direct sales to the consumer in 2006. He started selling trees and shrubs on site and several years ago decided to add pumpkins to the mix to create a niche market. The pumpkins have been a phenomenal success. Brownlee said he started looking about for another niche market that would go along with the pumpkins and learned from Mississippi State Extension Service that pumpkins can be double-cropped with strawberries.
So this year is the test of his new mix and by all accounts the strawberries are doing their part. Brownlee Farms will sell shrubs and trees and landscaping supplies along with strawberries on up until Father's Day, he said.
He called the berries coming off the top of the crop his bonus berries. They are delicious and the bell ringer for when the plants come to full bearing maturity in a few weeks. The hills will be rolling in strawberries.
"This is our first year to grow them and we're getting an education on growing, picking them, taking care of them and marketing them," Brownlee said.
He started out mid-October last year with raised beds and 35,000 Chandler strawberry plugs.
The week of Thanksgiving, Brownlee covered the beds with cloth that would protect the plants from heavy freezes so they would grow all winter long. He removed the covers mid-March but had to put the covers back on last week.
Berries are ripening now and Brownlee hopes the plants will continue to bloom until Mother's Day. On July 4, he takes out the strawberry plants and puts in his pumpkins in the same beds. They will be bearing pumpkins by mid-September.
Down the road, Brownlee said he wants his farm to be used for agritourism. That means that the consumer can buy and experience the farm products and produce as well as take farm tours like a hayride or a walk in a corn field. Eventually, he hopes to convert a growing corn field into a corn maze for tourists.
"We're trying to make Brownlee Farms have something to offer all year long," he said. "We are trying to diversify our mix and become an agritourism stop statewide."
At pumpkin pulling time in September, Brownlee will be selling mums, cornstalks, hay and will offer hayrides - all the stuff that makes Halloween and Thanksgiving (harvest) an exciting time of the year.
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As part of the licence requirement enforced by Southwark Council and the Police, SeOne has had to install the new ClubScan for all events at the venue, including this May's TG Birthday Ball.
The new policy has been imposed following an incident involving serious violence at the venue a while ago. Our understanding is that both the police and the council are well aware that fetish events do not give rise to problems of this kind, but are unwilling to except fetish nights at SeOne from the new ID policy.
People will now only be admitted to the venue if they bring one of the following forms of ID: Passport (all nationalities); National ID card (all nationalities); Driving Licence (all nationalities); Provisional Driving Licence; SIA Card; or Citizen Card.
This condition has been imposed by the venue and TG has no option but to comply with it for the Birthday Ball.
However, this has not stopped people complaining to TG that they should have refused to co-operate with the requirement or moved this year's Birthday Ball to another venue.
Torture Garden's position on the SeOne ID requirement and ID checking in general is outlined here by David TG:It is not a good thing and not something we support in any way. But there are many ways to fight a war and many ways to subvert the law.
Different people and different organisations have different roles and different ways to effect change.
We created a fetish/body art club when it was semi-illegal to stage such events, and were closed down or moved on by the police and authorities in the first few years.
We've learnt to play the game and be professional and sensible on the surface with the authorities, which has helped the fetish scene in general become more and more acceptable in society.
But we've never softened or compromised what happens inside TG. The bigger we've become and the more corporate we look, the more we've got away with. We've never stopped or censored a single show or artist at TG in 18 years, and we've always had a fully active dungeon/ playroom.
Almost all of our events push beyond what officially should be legally allowed. And despite our success we know we are still always on the edge of being closed down or stopped.
Therefore we have found that stealth is our best tactic. We play the game on the surface and subvert behind the scenes. So have we sold out? Check the Birthday Ball's line-up of the most extreme performers in the world and two dungeon/playrooms where anything is allowed and tell us we have!
Would we get away with it by fighting the licensing laws of venues and drawing more attention to our events? No. Others may talk about fighting the system and changing society, but our actions and events have done as much as anyone has in the last 18 years.
The clear reality for us is that there are others in the scene and society who are better set up to fight the ID check laws. And it is also more for the venues than the promoters to fight the laws directly.
Pulling out of SeOne will do nothing to fight any issue. It is SeOne this month and will probably be Mass next month, and almost all other venues the month after.
Pulling out of SeOne will do nothing to fight any issue. It is SeOne this month and will probably be Mass next, then almost all other venues
So what should we do then? Stop our events completely as a protest? Who will be winning then? We feel that in reality the most effective way to protect our members and clientèle and fight the new law is to work with SeOne, and talk to the police and council to improve the situation as much as we can.
As a result of working with SeOne we have already reduced the length of time the data is kept from three years to 31 days (the same as security camera footage). And we are also discussing other measures. But it will take time fully to change such laws.
We were informed of the ID checks after we had booked the venue and promoted this event, and it is simply not possible to change venue because there is no other venue of the same scale that would hold such an event. There is no choice!
If anyone thinks we should move our events to smaller and inferior venues, then what do they propose we do when those venues also have to have ID checks?
As it is we may lose a few hundred people who won't attend because of the ID checks. But knowing that, we still can't and won't change venue, because we believe in creating the best possible event for our members, and there is no other venue.
All we can do is create the strongest events we can, and protect our members as much as we can. We are doing both.
Do we think that the police or local authorities are interested in using ID information against the fetish scene? Absolutely not.
Do we trust the owners and management of SeOne? Actually yes we do. They are the most trustworthy and professional venue that we've worked with in London.
Is it a failproof system? No it's not. We have concerns and are not happy about it.
Do we think there's a lot of paranoia about the ID checks? Yes we do.
Do we believe that our data and information is at risk in many other daily situations? Yes of course it is.
Therefore we believe it is a time to be calm and fight to change things from within.
If anyone thinks that not attending events or supporting promoters and venues will help to change the law and society, then they can choose to stay at home. But in reality all that is doing is weakening an already very fragile club scene in London.
Better surely to be part of the world's most extreme fetish club and then wake up on the Monday after and campaign against ID checks in general.
Do we think that the police or local authorities are interested in using ID information against the fetish scene? Absolutely not
Monday, 11 May 2009
Since our TG Birthday Preview and the article on the left were published, Torture Garden has been in new negotiations with the management of the SeOne venue over acceptable forms of ID for the Birthday Ball this Saturday (May 16).
"We understand that many of you do not have a driving license and do not want to risk bringing your passport to a club," says a TG statement. SeOne appear to have accepted this too, as a result of which various other forms of photo ID such as Student Card, Freedom Pass, Work Security Pass etc will now also be admissible.
TG also has this advice for those worried about privacy: "If you bring a photo ID to verify, you can ask just to have a bank/debit card scanned instead.
"We've also heard that other venues with similar ID scans have generally accepted bank/debit cards if someone forgets their photo ID, but 'officially' this is not the case at SeOne, and we can't encourage you to do this!"
So the full, expanded range of photo IDs now accepted by SeOne for the TG Birthday Ball is as follows:Original list:Passport (all nationalities)National ID card (all nationalities)Driving Licence (all nationalities)Provisional Driving LicenceSIA CardCitizen CardPlus these new additions:Student CardFreedom PassWork Security Passor other similar 'official' photo ID


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LightSquared on Life Support, but Not Dead Yet
Since the withdrawal of approval in February for LightSquared's planned use of frequencies adjacent to those of GPS to set up a nationwide 4G mobile broadband network, things have recently taken an unexpected turn. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) withdrew LightSquared's approval earlier this year after transmission tests revealed interference issues with GPS receivers.
LightSquared lobbyists, including a former FCC chairman, now appear to have convinced some legislators and federal bureaucrats to study the FCC Technological Advisory Council's upcoming report on GPS receiver standards. The company's lobbyists contend that the report could even show that LightSquared might not have been entirely to blame for all, or even most, of the problems encountered in the earlier tests. "It may have been a bum rap," one industry observer told AIN.
Perhaps not coincidentally, a major report of a Presidential advisory committee has recommended a wholesale review of spectrum allocations, including transferring significant blocks of currently unused government frequencies to private industry. This is a concept strongly advocated by LightSquared, which is seeking to secure an alternate spectrum not in the GPS frequency neighborhood for its planned broadband network.
Lightsquared purchased bandwidth for satellite communications, and paid the normal cheap prices for satellite bandwidth. Any swap of frequencies that would give them terrestrial bandwidth in exchange for their cheap satellite bandwidth would be robbing the taxpayers and giving billion dollar favors to Lightsquared on the backs of communications companies that have paid America dearly for the terrestrial bandwidth they licensed in fair auction. If Lightsquared wants to build a terrestrial network (the do!) then they should buy terrestrial bandwidth like all the other businesses have done.
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BASF: The key to weed control comes early in the season
Want to improve yields, control weeds and fight resistance this growing season? Experts agree the key to success is early season weed control.
"Effective weed management today means starting the growing season with a clean weed-free seedbed," said Bryan Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of weed science, Purdue University. "That typically means tillage in corn and in some cases a spring burndown in soybeans. Then make sure that the field stays clean from that point forward throughout the season. Residual herbicides are critically important in helping us reduce weed competition to optimize crop yields and to improve control of our most problematic weeds."
Residual weed control can save time and money by reducing the amount of post-emergence applications needed throughout the season.
Studies have shown that preplant and preemerge herbicides can improve net return by a potential $36 to $60 per acre after the cost of herbicide application in soybeans.
"Weeds are easiest to control at the beginning of the season," said Mark Oostlander, Technical Market Manager, BASF. "Early in the season, weeds aren't taking as many important resources such as water, sun and nutrients from your crops as they will later in the season. Controlling weeds in the beginning is the most efficient and cost-effective step you can take in weed control. I would recommend a preplant or preemergence herbicide with residual control."
As weeds grow larger, they become a greater threat to crops. Studies have shown that soybean yields can be reduced six percent if weeds grow to nine inches. In corn, 12-inch weeds can cause up to 10 percent yield loss.
Not only is early season weed control an effective strategy for combatting weeds at their easiest stages, but it can also help in the fight against weed resistance.
"When you have weeds resistant to glyphosate and are utilizing different herbicide chemistries, a two-inch weed might be the maximum height you can control with the herbicide," explained Young. "We've seen resistance happen before and it's too risky to allow these weeds to emerge and depend solely on the timing of a post-emergence herbicide. For some weeds, we don't have effective post-emergence herbicide options, it's all about never letting these weeds get a start."
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[UPDATED] Outkast Set to Reunite and Headline Coachella 2014 and Other FestivalsPosted in Events, News by nick | Tags: Andre 3000, Big Boi, Coachella, Outkast, Reunion, Rumors
UPDATE : André 3000 and Big Boi were together in Atlanta for Thanksgiving this past week as seen on Big Boi's instagram. Just coincidence? Or does this solidify speculation of a 2014 reunion?
Outkast, one of the most iconic hip-hop duos of all time, are in serious talks to reunite and potentially headline Coachella in 2014. Big Boi and Andre 3000 haven't performed together in over seven years, but officials have tipped off Billboard to some plans stirring up for next year including Coachella and some other unspecified dates.
"One source tells Billboard that there have definitely been "some conversations" about Outkast reuniting, while another says it is "all systems go" for Big Boi and André 3000 to end their hiatus next year."
This is definitely a green flag that the duo is coming back and hitting the road. When a group of this size plays a reunion at Coachella, it is typically followed by headlining a handful of the other influential music festivals in the country like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits. Anyone else as excited as me?
Source: Billboard
The Postal Service Show Signs of Return in 2013 [BREAKING NEWS]Posted in Chill, News by nick | Tags: 2013, 2013 Reunion, Death Cab for Cutie, Electronic, indie, New Music, News, Reunion, The Postal Service
I hope that a fair amount of you remember The Postal Service, the incredible electronic side project duo featuring Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello which debuted all the way back in 2003 with their album Give Up. Well the group grew a powerful following through the grapevine over years, yet never released any new music. Well today that changes, with signs of a possible reunion and new music. They have launched a new website with the simple message shown above, which could only mean a possible reunion. I don't want to get my hopes up to high before an official release date out of Ben Gibbard's mouth, but this defintely opens up some possibilities. Lots of New Music? Potential Coachella play??
UPDATE: The group has announced that they will be releasing a deluxe edition of their album Give Up next month through Sub Pop. There is also confirmation from Billboard that the group will be performing at this year's Coachella Music Festival!!
To celebrate this good sign, I have picked out a handful of great tracks from The Postal Service. Get ready for a blast of Nostalgia. If you don't have their album Give Up, or just need a new copy, I wouldn't wait any longer and find a copy your own way or through iTunes Here.
The Postal Service – Sleeping In
The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
The Postal Service – Nothing Better
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Rocket Riot [Xbox Live Arcade] (Xbox 360)
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Game Rocket Riot [Xbox Live Arcade]
Platform Xbox 360
Genre(s) Shooter
There are so many downloadable two-stick shooters available on the Xbox Live Arcade that it sometimes seems like adding more would just be redundant. However, Rocket Riot begs to differ. The THQ-developed downloadable title may appear to be just another game in the crowded genre, but after a few minutes in the pixilated, destructible environments, it becomes clear that Rocket Riot is something different. Between being able to shoot through anything, an art style reminiscent of the 8-bit era, and quirky customizable characters, it won't be hard to be won over by Rocket Riot.
In Rocket Riot, you control one of many available (and unlockable) characters with a jetpack strapped to his back as he shoots his way through pixilated, regenerating levels to take out enemies. There is a loose storyline told through animated cut scenes, but suffice it to say that you have lost your legs to pirates, and have a jetpack strapped to your midsection. This allows you to float about each level with one thumbstick, while shooting with the other. Though Rocket Riot is a two-stick shooter akin to Geometry Wars, it feels like a different experience, thanks in part to the quirky art style.
There are a whopping 80 levels in the single-player campaign of Rocket Riot, and as I mentioned earlier, you can destroy just about every inch of each area. As you shoot through anything else that stands in your way, the objects will slowly regenerate, and with colorful pixels flying everywhere, the gameplay can get a little chaotic. Most levels in the single-player game have you taking out a certain number of enemies, who, like you, have rockets and weapons. Some other challenges, like destroying bunch of cannons, finding hidden characters, or carrying a ball at one end of the map through a goal at the other end, mix up the gameplay a bit, but for the most part you'll be shooting like crazy until you're the last one standing—or floating, technically.
At the start of the game, only one playable character is available, but you will quickly begin unlocking the dozens of skins the game has to offer. In addition to pirates, policemen, and other characters that vaguely resemble legless humans, you can play as a skeleton, a cupcake, or a banana, just to name a few. These options give Rocket Riot a humorous vibe, and you can further customize each avatar by choosing a color scheme. While being able to change your character on a whim doesn't really change the core gameplay, customization of any kind is always a nice touch. It also helps distinguish the players during multiplayer games.
Admittedly, the single-player mode can get a bit repetitive at times. Luckily, up to four people can play Rocket Riot together either online or off in a variety of gameplay modes. Local multiplayer offers three types of gameplay: the standard Deathmatch and Co-op, and an additional mode called Golden Guy. Golden Guy has players fighting over a golden suit and trying to wear it for a pre-set length of time. It's sort of like King of the Hill, except instead of staying inside the Hill, you're wearing it—and you can't use your weapon while you have it on. Deathmatch and Golden Guy are also available online, as well as Rugby Riot (grabbing balls and getting them to goals while unable to fire), and Destroy the Object (comparable to Capture the Flag, but instead of capturing it, you're destroying it). Unfortunately, I found it very hard to get a game going online, as no one was ever playing when I was. I hope more people jump in soon, because with a good community, Rocket Riot could be one of the most zany, entertaining online titles this summer.
I was very surprised by how much fun I had with Rocket Riot. I generally don't love two-stick shooters, but I was quickly won over by the art style, destructible environments, and humorous gameplay. Though the single-player campaign could get a bit stale, there was enough variety to keep me coming back for more, and the addition of several multiplayer modes made the game even better. Rocket Riot may not have gotten the same attention as some other high-profile downloadable games, but it's certainly worth ten dollars. It's familiar, but also unique, and definitely fun.
What a shame... no one knows about it. I'll have to pick this up, good review.
looks and sounds pretty interesting. i may have to check this out after mothership zeta and my addiction to battlefield 1943 wears down.
This game looks like worms on speed. Without the annoying side-effects. But with the bonus aspect of being able to play as inanimate object such as ice cream!
I LOVE the way this game looks and sounds. The art style really works well with everything else. The cast of characters available is amazing as well. Being able to blow stuff up as ice cream? Game moment of the year.


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Whereas the Uncanny exists in relation to the past, the Abcanny suggests a particular future. The flagship symbol of the Abcanny, the monster, derived from the Latin monstrum, meaning a portent or prodigy, from the verb monere, to warn. Like fear, a warning only makes rational sense if the event warned against has a non-negligible chance of coming true. But the Abcanny is never rational. The future assumed by the Abcanny is dependent on an unrealistic present which a monster or thing currently inhabits. The Uncanny does not make any assumptions of realism or its opposite. The Abcanny, however, does.
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All the little ghosts and goblins have made it home safe and sound from a night on the town with their reusable bags filled with sugary sweets. Many parents don't want to deprive their kids the experience of Halloween, but at the same time, don't want them to fill their tummy's with all that sugar.
My daughter just turned 2 and had some candy for the very first time this past week. However, I made sure it was a healthier version. We opted for Annie's Homegrown organic vegan bunny fruits (Buy Here), and she loved them. I am sure this won't work for long, and we will have to come up with a plan B.
So what to do with the all that candy sitting in your house? You could always just throw it away, but that seems too wasteful. Here are a few ideas to help you with your candy addiction:
5 Ideas on How to Ditch the Halloween Candy
- Bring it to work. My husband left this morning with the small amount of candy that little E collected to share with his co-workers. Before you all get your Halloween costumes in a bunch, there are plenty of fruit bunnies waiting for her when she wants some. Don't get me wrong, she won't be eating bags of them, but a little treat won't hurt every once in a while.
- Donate it. Many parents don't mind that their kids eat candy around Halloween, and see it as a right of passage while growing up. Perhaps donate your candy or some of it, to a food bank, church etc.
- Swap it. I have heard it called the switch witch or pumpkin fairy or great pumpkin before- they take the candy in exchange for some money or a small little prize like the tooth fairy. Neat idea. It could be a fun tradition.
- Give it to your dentist. I have read that more and more dentists are accepting Halloween candy in exchange for money. Your kids bring their candy to their dentist, and they get some money in return.
- Compost it. If you really don't want your kids or any other kid for that matter to have candy, before tossing it in the trash, unwrap it and put it in your compost bin. After unwrapping it, send the wrapper to TerraCycle where they will recycle the wrappers into purses, pencil cases etc.
What will you be doing with all that candy? Eating it? Swapping it? Donating it? Composting it? Giving it?
I would love to hear if you let your little monsters eat the candy or if you preferred doing something creative.
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13 Responses to 5 Ideas on How to Ditch the Halloween Candy
Oh yes, what to do with all this candy. Thankfully we limited my kid's trick-or-treating time to one hour, so they didn't get too much stuff. Since my son suffers from multiple allergies, he can't eat any of it. AND of course, then there is the health aspect. I'm not sure I'd let them eat any of it without allergies. So, we went with the switch witch option and my kids were happy to exchange their candy for a fun toy, which they found outside their bedroom doors this morning. Candy was long forgotten at that point
But, just what should the switch witch do with all that candy? I think her husband will have to take it to work, like we've done in previous years.
Next year I think we'll just have a fun kids Halloween party the weekend before and on Halloween night, my kids will dress up and pass out candy. They love doing this anyway.
Jen November 1, 2012 at 12:17 pm #
I was asking myself that same question this am! We only had 10 kids come to our door so we have lots left over and our little "butterfly" collected a bag full. She had 3 pieces of chocolate last night and that's pretty much all she needs. My office is pretty health conscious so I wouldn't feel right bringing in all the chocolate or candy. Maybe I'll find a place to give it away. Do you know if you can freeze chocolate? I was thinking of doing that and then bringing a bit out for Christmas, Valentines and Easter.
MultiTestingMom November 1, 2012 at 12:29 pm #
I never knew you could compost your candy!!! Thanks for the idea.
I WISH we knew of a dentist that was collecting it in our area – too bad there wasn't a main website we could look at to find local dentists. I've been googling all morning!
Shane@EnviroBooty November 1, 2012 at 12:39 pm #
You wrote my post for me! We let the kids eat all they want on Halloween (which amazingly is not much bc their little tummies are not used to that type of food) and then they keep 10 pieces. The rest goes to work with hubby! We also love to compost too.
Casie E November 1, 2012 at 10:33 pm #
The dentists I have heard of around here will pay you $1 per pound (along with a new toothbrush of course) and then they send it to the troops… there may be a way to donate it directly to the troops as well, if you don't have a local dentist who does something like this.
Charise @ I Thought I Knew Mama November 3, 2012 at 9:12 am #
Great ideas! There are also some collections to send candy to the troops overseas in our area.
Jo October 31, 2013 at 3:21 pm #
Well I don't think our troops need it either, since sugar makes one weaker in the long run, plus our troops
have strict weight guidelines. Some churches now have harvest parties with fun things to do, or have a
harvest party with healthy treats at home. Most workers don't need it either. It is a problem alright.
Perhaps if parents didn't buy so much of it would help.
Jill October 31, 2013 at 5:17 pm #
Our church collects candy, so the candies that are a chocking hazard will go to them.
I am handing out crayons to our trick or treaters. A fun and allergy free option.


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"We're thrilled to bring back the Hornets to Charlotte and the Carolinas," said Jordan. "The passion and enthusiasm around this name change by fans in this market has been unmatched. They overwhelmingly told us what they wanted, we listened and we couldn't be happier with the Board of Governors' approval of the name change. With the young team we are developing on the court, the direction of our business and the return of the Hornets name, we are extremely excited about our future. The Buzz is Back!"
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Each fall High Desert Test Sites invites artists to create experimental projects adjacent to California's Joshua Tree National Park. This year HDTS invited Ball Nogues Studio to create a structure in a remote region of the Mojave Desert. This presents a unique opportunity to make an intervention upon an unfettered landscape at a grand scale. — unitedstatesartists.org
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US Election pundits get their failed predictions grilled.
It's fun, if a bit mean-spirited.
Part of the role of punditry, for most of them, is pushing particular barrows. Their predictions are more often than not want they WANT to happen, not what will happen. They hope that by predicting it, it will come true.
Trouble is, since most pundits are largely talking to similar people, and the punditry circles, they have very little impact on what most voters actually do.
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Infographical evidence of the way social media has turned in modern vox populi. There was an enormous amount of social media activity on the day of the US Election.
But note that the amount of social media activity on the election night had NOTHING to do with the actual voting pattern. We only need one poll to give an insight into that: the actual election.
Which is why the Facebook "vote counter" was stupid. Whether people did or didn't set their status to voting is irrelevant. It neither measures nor contributes to the election.
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How to predict elections.
There's the excellent data-route of Nate Silver, and there's the gut-feel the formula concocted by Allan Lichtman, the academic behind The Keys to the White House.
In 1981 Lichtman developed 13 "Keys" or categories to measure the performance of the incumbent.
His assumption is that incumbents lose power, rather than oppositions winning. This gels with my observations that incumbents whittle away their own advantage over time. My theory goes a step further - I think it's possible for political parties to succeed on all measures but still finally get replaced because voters just get tired.
Lichtman postulates that if the incumbent has failed in six or more of the 13 categories, it loses power.
It's one thing to stipulate these categories, but another to judge performance under them. After all, politics is rarely about actual performance, and mostly about perceived performance.
Lichtman has proved himself quite good at assessing performance in the categories - picking every President correctly since he first outlined his 13 Keys.
I think these keys are relevant outside of the Presidential Race, and can be applied to political party governance internationally.
The Keys are:
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My analysis of the effects of the US Election on social media was published by Social Media Today.
In short:
1) Using social media for fund raising monetised the format, and using the money for mainstream (and digital banner) advertising, relegated social media to being simply being another marketing channel.
2) The nation turned to social media to see what voters were saying about the election - it was validated at the vox populi. But simultaneously, a lot of content online was a kind of talk radio triviality (think 'big bird'), and thus relegated social media to 'light entertainment'.
3) The unification of many users around the Obama message provided a commonality to the online expression which defied the factional individualism that has arisen, and been championed, through the channel. At the same time, the strong use of the medium by right wing ideologues has empowered individuals as de facto affiliates of the Republican party - decentralising membership and control.
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Some of the pundits who incorrectly picked the 2012 US election have had the good grace to admit their mistakes. That's pretty cool. I would have liked to see them explain why they think they made the mistake. What did they misjudge? Self assessment is how we all learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of others.
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Barack Obama completes his training as a jedi politician; he cries (sigh) as he thanks campaign workers, and recalls his own time helping in the community (sigh). While most politicians would be vilified for being weak and self-serving, a very few - the Jedi politicians - get away with it.
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The Karl Rove "meltdown" on Fox is becoming a Democrat fanboy icecream today.
It's hardly a meltdown, but what Rove exhibits when he refuses to accept the Fox early call on the Ohio vote is a problem typical of true believers of any credo; a willful denial of reality.
His approach looks ridiculous because his fate was in the hands of voters. It was a done deal. Wanting it to be different is ridiculous. This is the risk of true believers: their belief (and self-investment) in the cause affects their judgement of reality.
True believers are essential to any cause. They power it. Their passion is infectious. But they should not hold the reins, because their judgement is impaired.
The positive aspect of true believing is that you hang in loyally with your side when the odds are against you. It's important in love, friendship, war, and even sport. These things can triumph with true belief - because belief generates energy and effort, and it holds on for that remotest chance that something will happen.
The negative aspect of true belief is that it is essentially all about you. The belief and yourself become entwined. Their destinies are locked.
Democratic politics cannot triumph with only true belief. Because it is about persuasion. And persuasion needs a hell of a lot more than conviction: it needs to understand the motives, beliefs, hopes and fears of those still to be persuaded. That requires a combination of empathy and reason - which is achieved through a measure of distance.
Politics and politicians regularly suffer from being guided by true believers who are blind to the needs of others.
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Nate Silver is basking in the deserved glow of being almost completely right with his mathematical modeled predictions for the US Elections. The nerd community is celebrating a kind of triumph of science over punditry. My own predictions were based on the 'polls of polls' connected to electoral colleges, and particularly Nate's work over the campaign.
But I want to point out that his predictions are scientific evaluation of opinion polls which give numbers to variable human emotions.
Punditry picking can go hang, but explaining and guiding those human emotions to a voting outcome requires a far more complex mix of science and gut feel, than simply extrapolating the recording the binary decision they produce.
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According to research the youth vote broke 70/30 in favour of Obama.
The vote of people under 30 was therefore critical to Obama's victory, especially in the swing States.
This is interesting because it confirms, at least for this and the 2008 Presidential election that there is a "left - progressive" bias in voters under 30.
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I called the 2012 Presidential result right, and the House result, but was wrong on the Senate, which is dominated by the Democrats.
In the Governor races there were as many one-side races as there were close, but nothing unexpected.
My pick for winner of the 2012 US Presidential Election is Barack Obama: an incumbent who did just enough during a lacklustre term, and had no screw ups - compared to the unknown (literally) of what Romney, the challenger, proposes.
Republicans to dominate (just) the House and Congress.
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Honest Speech. Honest Work.
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Proverbs 24:23-34 These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good...
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Honesty was the underlying theme that stood out to me in Proverbs 24:23-34, and right away we see instruction concerning our speech. "An honest answer kisses the lips" (vs. 26) and "do not deceive with your lips" (vs. 28). But this passage also addresses the need for us to be diligent (honest) in doing our own work. "Prepare your work outside" (vs. 27) and "field of the sluggard" (vs. 30-34).
So what do you do to keep yourself on the right path when it comes to speaking with truth and honesty? What about being diligent in the area of work? Tami W.
P.S. As of today, I am in Israel as part of the Spring Back to the Bible Holy Land Tour with Dr. Kroll. So we'll be spending some time looking at scriptures that take place at certain places in Israel or that talk specifically about different places in Israel. I'll be blogging on the road and will do my best to post a few photos of some of these places.
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