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Update: Apparently, I didn't quite do enough research. Crossbrave might be seeing an English release after all, under the creative name "Dungeon Heroes Online". It's unlikely this will happen anytime soon though - it doesn't even have a website in English.
It's no great secret that I dislike regional segregation in a game. It's easy to annoy people by maintaining that everyone should "just learn English", and it's certainly true that some measure of xenophobia exists in any international communication-heavy online game. However, I usually suffer from a pernicious and untenable belief that cultural exchange is actually a good thing, and may help some people learn values such as tolerance and patience.
Of course, one of the huge gaping flaws in that theory is the presumption that tolerance and patience are desirable qualities. Drama and strife are so much more fascinating when you possess a perverse and morbid sense of humour. The important thing is that it's a perceived injustice that I can wax lyrical about while prancing all over the high moral ground. (The second flaw is the farcical idea that people would use MMORPGs to build moral fibre.)
Cultural Exchange
Take for example the adorably ungrammatical Korean MMORPG "Dungeon and Fighter". Being produced by Neople and currently run by Nexon, a company which is lovingly transliterated as ??? (ne-kuso-n, "kuso" being the word for "shit") by the Japanese, the discovery of a side-scrolling/beat-em-up Action RPG in the vein of Capcom's Mystara series with arcade-style gameplay was a first-class act of serendipity.
Even rarer, unlike most of the mass-produced Korean MMO genre, it had an artistic style that wasn't adesigned to appeal solely to eight-year-old children and sex offenders. Arcade-style gameplay in a MMO makes complete sense to me. It's easier to play casually as grinding is done in small bursts, can be addictive (most coin-ops are designed to make you keep paying for credits), and it requires a rather large amount of player interaction, as opposed to poorly implemented combat in other MMORPGs that revolves around trying not to fall asleep for two hours.
In many older games, there used to be a difficulty setting called "Arcade", which usually meant "difficult enough to be engaging and make you frequent the game-over screen, but not difficult enough to frustrate you and make you swear off the game for good and convert to Luddism". It's true that many games didn't exactly meet this ideal, but it was a noble goal.
Of course, there were the usual issues with the influx of people from websites for 10-year-olds with attention-deficit disorder (There's nothing quite like seeing someone barge into a foreign server and express consternation in a local channel about all the darn people who don't seem to be able to understand English despite the omnipotence of the Caps Lock key.). Hangame (and Nexon) imposed a sweeping IP block on all non-local IP addresses in an attempt to stem the tide of Real-Money-Trading (Gold farming for those of you in the West) and resolve dodgy licensing issues.
An example of a typical sweeping IP block and helpful error message.
You see, Japan and Korea are quite afraid of being embroiled in international customer support or legal issues that would require them to train a staff which could actually comprehend the formidable depth of English (much less other foreign languages); so they deal with these issues with the demarcation and licensing of their games to "local suppliers", much like a franchise. IP blocking actually addresses a few of the potential conflicts of interest that might arise as an approach from this strategy. Also, it gets rid of toxic gold farmers from China - or at least those stupid enough not to know what a proxy is, and since the game for some bizarre reason used peer-to-peer connections for partying, it circumvents the problems of latency, which would frustrate people in realtime technical player-versus-player combat.
Unfortunately, it also ends up excluding people that travel and work overseas. Nexon in the U.S.A. is infamous for instituting IP blocks on foreign IP addresses, which means that if you live in say, Australia or the United Kingdom, you'd be unable to play Dungeon and Fighter, depite the fact that it finally did get an English port. Perhaps it violates the first rule of marketing (always make it easy for other people to give their money to you), but on the bright side, it does encourage a surge of patriotism in sociopaths that are happy with any form of privilege they possess which is denied to other people.
(At this point, I'd like to remind you that this only seems to apply to small and unstable companies. Large professional companies, savvy in international operations and the concept of a budget for customer support, don't seem to suffer from this issue. One can play "World of Warcraft" on the American servers just fine from Korea, for example; and to my knowledge, I am capable of accessing every English/International title from the Korean company NCSoft despite living and working in Korea.)
An exception to the above observation. Capcom is a respected game developer which nevertheless uses IP blocking to protect Monster Hunter Frontier from unsavory external influences and conflicts of interest.
The MMORPG world is currently undergoing a minor paradigm shift. Many companies have realised that their audience has grown slightly jaded of the traditional autoattack/autotarget/autohit mechanic. Since combat is frequently the meat and potatoes of a MMO, the majority of large-name titles in development have shifted towards more action-oriented and fast-paced gameplay. Champions Online, for example, plays a lot more fluidly than its spiritual predecessor, City of Heroes.
A few examples of highly anticipated MMORPG titles: Guild Wars 2, Vindictus, DC Universe Online, Continent of the 9th, Blade and Soul, TERA Online - actually, just about every game that isn't actively trying to rip off World of Warcraft's combat (or developed by a bunch of hallucinating solipsists who never listen to feedback because they have a legion of rabid fanboys willing to assign an arbitrary and uninformative 9-10/10 to anything that the company regurgitates).
This may be a welcome change, but the caveat is that all of these titles are at least half a year away. So if you want some mindless action-based online catharsis, and you happen to live outside of America, there aren't many options. I could suggest something mainstream like Champions Online, which isn't really fully an action RPG as it relies heavily on autotargetting (and frankly positioning doesn't matter very much in that game as long as you know where your block button is). Of course, this would make me lose my arcane-chic credibility, however, so I'll be unapologetically obscure instead.
China has always been a bastion of reliability - whenever anything becomes remotely popular, you can count on Chinese companies to unabashedly plagiarise it. Dungeon and Fighter, being moderately successful in Taiwan and China is no exception. It's true that this has resulted in at least one abomination against mankind, but one of China's MMO companies - 5Stars Entertainment - has come up with a knockoff that is actually somewhat competent.
Gee, this game looks familiar.
Naturally, I wouldn't really consider playing on mainland China's servers, so my interest in the game only arose when Japan released its localisation last month. There are a few important things to note: As of now, the game does not appear to have any IP blocks. Unlike Dungeon and Fighter, CrossBrave does not use an antiquated and fractious peer-to-peer communication system for its PvE content, so I could play the game quite easily with a friend from the United States, who did not report much of a problem with latency.
CrossBrave uses three-dimensional models as opposed to two-dimensional sprites. As a result, it does lose a bit of its charm, but animation was far more fluid. It might actually be a good decision developmentwise - Dungeon and Fighter has always been limited by the difficulty of adding new poses for all pre-existing cosmetic items; the adding of new frames of animation would require new art for every single existing avatar piece. As a result, it tends to copypaste new effects onto existing animations, which is occasionally quite inelegant. (It was amusing to see how DnF/DFO reused nearly every single frame of existing animation when designing the fourth Witch/Magic Scholar class for the mage, using no new frames of animation for the character model whatsoever).
Character customisation during character generation is extremely limited - you cannot even change hair colour, but to be fair, Dungeon and Fighter has none whatsoever. The character models are noticably blocky and low in polycount, but are not unpleasantly so - probably so that the game would run smoothly on weaker computers.
I'd mention the setting and the plot, but neither are worthy of attention, especially in a game in which the primary goal is catharsis by genocide, so I'll just say "generic fantasy yada yada". The music is notably insipid and comes nowhere remotely near D&F's mostly-excellent soundtrack.
One of CrossBrave's recent promotional videos.
PvE combat in CrossBrave is rather underwhelming. Monsters generally have uninteresting and predictable attack patterns and most bosses are somewhat anticlimactic. Unlike Dungeon and Fighter, Health and Mana reserves are rarely an issue since healing items for both are cheap and readily available at NPC vendors. It's structured more along the lines of the Diablo series, which does have its good points - Dungeon and Fighter frequently felt like you were battling the Cash shop or your health and mana bars. Skills consumed so much MP that it was standard practice to use normal attacks for much of a stage; making combat somewhat protracted and tedious, but more challenging.
As Crossbrave isn't subject to such limitations, my primary enjoyment in the game came from trying to achieve as high (and unnecessary) a combo count as possible - Skill cancels in crossbrave don't allow you to cancel normal attacks into a skill, as in DnF, but rather let you cancel out of the skill into an attack or another skill. Since every character has several skills that can juggle or hit enemies on the floor, I found it somewhat entertaining to see just how long I could bounce an enemy around. This effect is limited against bosses and other players in PvP though - they have a yellow gauge which builds as you chain-combo them and lets them break your combination once it has filled to maximum capacity.
The real point of the game: Making big numbers fly out of enemies.
Progression in CrossBrave is primarily accomplished through quests - monsters do give experience points, but it's not particularly significant. Unfortunately, quest content runs rather thin after level 25 (about when you change classes) - and the majority of your experience is assumed to come from daily activities such as daily quests and dungeons; tasks that would probably be daunting for anyone not fluent in Japanese. A significant chunk of experience comes from a string of randomly generated "Daily Class quests", which give cumulative experience depending on how many quests you accomplish in a row without breaking the chain of requests. The content does seem a little lacking as a result, but it is something I'm more inclined to forgive as the game is relatively new.
Skills are a bit of a mixed bag. Acquiring skills or their passive cancels (which occasionally modify a skill slightly) requires the use of SP, which can be gotten from levelling up or from doing storyline quests. However, ranking up skills in order to increase their parameters does not consume SP, but instead costs money. Most skills have technicalities and nuances towards using them, but you only get a new skill every three levels, which makes progression seem rather slow and dreary after experience starts to slow down.
There are three classes - Swordsman, Pugilist and Magician, which specialise in different styles of combat. Swordsmen have large area attacks, good range and average combo ability, Pugilists are great at comboing but are somewhat lacking in area attacks, and Mages are ranged attackers that can be rather technical to combo with. Each class has the option of changing their class at level 25 to one of three advanced jobs, which may or may not drastically alter your gameplay style. Some advanced jobs give you alternative basic attacks, changing the very core of your character (Amusingly, you still have the option of using your old attack string as your basic combo string is mapped to a single hotkey-able skill).
Seeing how high your combo meter goes is equally cathartic.
Despite my complaints, CrossBrave is still a fairly enjoyable experience until quest-grinding nausea sets in. To its credit, the Japanese localisation team seems to actually listen to player feedback and takes steps to fix issues with their game. It even seems to perform game balancing, which is highly unusual for a franchised MMORPG. Its biggest weakness is the lack of challenge and content, but it's a lot more promising than I had expected (I have very low expectations for free MMORPGs in general).
A best-case scenario would have them improving their game and being moderately successful to the point where an English localisation would be possible - it might actually have a localisation team less phlegmatic and more interested in keeping its players up-to-date than the people in charge at Nexon America. Of course, the chances for this happening are rather slim, and it's far more likely that it'll be poisoned with useless and idiotic content and eventually driven back to the mists of obscurity.


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I installed a new wireless card in my laptop, replacing a Broadcom 4312 with an Intel 6200 wireless card. Now, whenever I bring the interface up with
ifconfig wlan0 up, it freezes. I'm running Arch Linux, but my Ubuntu 10.10 boot media freezes during boot if my wireless is switched on (hardware switch on my laptop). If the hardware switch is in the "off" position, it boots normally and behaves normally in the desktop environment. If I switch the wireless switch on at that point, it freezes immediately.
This happens whether I have X running or not. If I'm using the tty framebuffer in runlevel 3, the blinking cursor stops blinking when it freezes. Sometimes it actually completes the command
ifconfig wlan0 up and gives me another prompt, but it will freeze within a few milliseconds after that. If I'm in X (whether GNOME or KDE), everything freezes and I lose the ability to control the mouse. The screen freezes, and whatever sound is playing at the moment will skip indefinitely like a scratched CD. If the mouse is an animated cursor (the "busy" or "waiting" cursor), the animation freezes as well. CTRL+ALT+Backspace does nothing, nor does ALT+PrntScr+K. I have to hard power down at that point by holding down the power button.
I'm running kernel 2.6.36, and I see the appropriate firmware in
/lib/firmware (
iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode), as well as the appropriate kernel modules (
ifconfig -a shows the appropriate interface with the correct information regarding make/model/MAC address, and
iwconfig shows the right interface as well.
I don't have access to Windows, but I do not think that it is necessarily a linux-specific problem, since it looks like other people have had similar issues in different operating systems.
Anyone have any ideas how to troubleshoot this?

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Not for the UK so don't bother wasting your time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Sounded good but doesn't work in the UK I'm afraid.
Didn't work !!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars
No ribbon with promo codes !!! i check setting and view menu in FF 43 --> Nothing
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
What a piece of crap. Didn't work at all. I even went to a site I knew was running a promo and it still didn't work.
destroyed my computer Rated 1 out of 5 stars
This thing, or things like it, installed themselves on my computer without my permission, and wiped out all my other plugins.
GO AWAY! don't be evil
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Wow :o Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best extension that i have see!!
Im just regstered for write this!
Can't use it, froze my firefox Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not only did this not work, it totally froze up my firefox. Sorry, no good for me or my computer. :(
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At least it helps.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Yes, it's a great niche for developing add-ons.
CouponsHelper Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It is helpful.
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very good, captures what realdownloader doesn't
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I haven't used it, but a friend of mine say that this is great.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
What can i say - very,very usefull plugin. I don't use this, but me friends are satisfied :)
Very useful, thanks! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very useful, thanks!This user has a previous review of this add-on.
Doesn't work in the UK like it says Rated 1 out of 5 stars
This doesn't seem to work in the UK like the information suggests. I cannot find any UK store which has any codes, eBay, Amazon, large department stores, nothing! There is no Market option for the UK in the options so it doesn't look like there is any support despite there claiming to be. I have tried it on USA stores and the browser bar did shows coupons available so the extension is working. Please fix the details so people don't waste time on extensions which are of no use in specific locations.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best down loader and very easy to use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Muito bom plugin de cupons de desconto. Pena que não funciona em todas as lojas do mundo, mas especialmente nas americanas é maravilhoso!
With Mountain Lion doesn't show coupon details when hovering over code. Rated 1 out of 5 stars
It certainly tells you there may be multiple coupons for each website but hovering over the coupon does not show you what the coupon is supposed to do like the tutorial shows. It also doesn't give a notification that code is copied to clipboard.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Not perfect but not far off! Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great add-on but the only thing that stops me giving it 5 stars is that it doesn't find ALL coupons! I've found myself having to still check other well known websites for coupons that haven't appeared.
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This game is awesome.
Posted December 29, 2008
Welcome to 2006.
Meh I own a PS3 and my pc is not anything close to a gaming machine.
Posted February 24, 2009
Just started playing this two nights ago.
It's pretty damned fun. And kinda scary actually...:eek:
hahaha. I'm finally playing it on the PC myself. This is mostly because I put another 270 playing hrs into Final Fantasy 12. But yes Bioshock is awesome; not quite as good as Half Life II though.
I am playing it on the hardest difficulty level, and it's really pretty challenging. Most games are too easy even at their toughest levels...
I couldn't really get into 12.
I beat it and never touched it again.
Bioshock was fun, but I wish I hadn't spent $60 on it.
I couldn't really get into 12.
I beat it and never touched it again.
Bioshock was fun, but I wish I hadn't spent $60 on it.
same here, I know the combat in FF12 is some of the best in the series but I couldn't have cared less for the characters in the game, in all the previous FF games you actually started to like and get attached to the Characters, like how some people were actually crying when Aeris was killed by Sephiroth, people cared for the characters, and in FF12 I couldn't give a rats ass if anyone died at any one moment.
I spent a lot of time rare monster hunting. I also built and found most of the rare equipment and weapons. That took a lot of time. The story or the characters is never why I play a game, although most of the FF's were very good.
I almost forgot; it took a good bit of time beating Yizamat with his 50,000,000 hp.
Game play is important in FPS, Adventure game and other games like Splinter Cell, JRPG's usually focus more on the Story then anything else.
Posted February 25, 2009
I can't seem to follow the story when I go days between the next story advance.


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Here's one organization that needs to be kept compartamentalized… :)
Why is charity that benefits both parties repugnant? Since when is win-win a bad thing?
Who are these creatures in Norm's head?
Dheine: the heart = love, the brain = intellect, the other guy = his libido — I hope I don't have to explain the symbolism.
"Norm's little hippie chick". Nice.
Some people are slow on the uptake today.
Remember the saying—- "it is the thought that counts" in this? Well his libido has bad thoughts about doing a good thing.
Prrdh: It's not the fact that both parties benefit that's repugnant, it's that Libido doesn't really care that it helps the starving child, as long as it gets Norm laid… The disgusting part is that Libido refers to it in such a callous way as "renting us a starving kid"…
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Middle-class shoppers more sensitive to back-to-school supply costs
Michael De Groote, Deseret News
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The giant pencil cutouts screaming "One Big Sale Here" throughout the Target store are a dead giveaway: This is the country's second-biggest shopping season.
And for the great majority of Americans, the annual back-to-school extravaganza is unfolding across an increasingly price-sensitive landscape.
Cash-strapped, middle-class parents are being economically challenged by ever-growing lists that have expanded beyond protractors and No. 2 pencils to include graphing calculators, flash drives and Handi Wipes.
Retailers, meanwhile, have launched a wave of promotions as they vie more and more on price alone — potentially pinching their bottom lines and signaling a hypercompetitive environment for the critical holiday season just three months away.
"It seems very aggressively promotional," said Brian Yarbrough, senior analyst for investment firm Edward Jones, who pointed to pricing at big-box giants Walmart and Target.
Among Target's promotions: $5 gift cards for customers who spend $25 or more on school supplies. That's one reason Maria Garcia, 38, and her two daughters recently trekked to the Target store.
"For us, quality matters, but price matters too," Garcia said.
She shops around for the best sales, paying close attention to the Sunday advertisements so she can compare prices. Because of that, she knows to buy her high school daughter's graphing calculator at the big-box store, but to take her binder-shopping to Dollar General.
The sort of price sensitivity Garcia is showing meshes with the observations of every analyst interviewed.
"Retailers are heavily competing on price this year," said Matt Ong of San Francisco's NerdWallet Inc. "And that's not surprising (because) really what we're looking at in retail right now is too many stores.
"There are too many big-box retailers. There are too many department stores. Some of these stores will fail in the next few years and because of that they're really throwing everything they have out there."
And many of those stores — the ones that cater to middle-class shoppers — are fighting over a shrinking pie.
The recession bit hard into the wallets of average Americans. In real, inflation-adjusted dollars, median household income in the U.S. fell by $4,800 from 2007 through 2012, data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
"You say, how is back-to-school going to be?" asked New York-based retail consultant Howard Davidowitz. "Back-to-school is going to be price-sensitive for 80 percent of the people. They're going to watch every nickel, and they should. … So if you're a retailer — of course they know all this, and they recognize that price has never been more important."
All the same, the average family with kids in kindergarten through 12th grade will spend $669 on back-to-school shopping, up 5 percent from last year, a National Retail Federation survey estimates.
Clothes represent the largest single category of spending, which is why chains like Kohl's Corp. scour the streets and runways for fashion trends that can be tweaked a bit to resonate with the stores' customers.
This year's focus includes offerings for girls that mix laces and florals with flannel plaids and leather in a style dubbed "School of Rock."
"It's got kind of a rock 'n' roll vibe to it, but for girls it's very feminine," said Sofia Wacksman, Kohl's vice president of trend.
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Located 5 minutes' drive from Stanford University and Medical Center, free WiFi and in-room Starbucks coffee are included in every room at Hotel Parmani.Guest rooms at the Hotel Parmani include a refrigerator and a microwave. A desk and a coffee maker are also available in each room. DirecTV with HD and premium movie channels are also featured. Free toiletries and a hairdryer are included in the ensuite bathroom.Vending machines are available onsite. Boarding passes can be printed at the front reception.Located in the centre of Silicon Valley, Hotel Parmani is 15 minutes' drive to corporate headquarters including HP, Google, Facebook, and Tesla. The property is 63.7 km away from San Francisco and other Bay Area attractions. ...read more
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Clean and new but small
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Great location but they need a real handiman that knows how to patch and paint. the fixture in the bathroom was hung off center and really terrible for the reputation of the place. The owners look like they ar trying.
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Totally adequate, but nothing fancy. Good value for the location and price.
October 21, 2013
The hotel recently changed from Super 8, and the staff indicated that they did not like the support they got from Super 8. However, I was happy enough with my stay. I wanted a clean, quiet place to stay during a trip to Stanford. I got it. Not a lot of frills, although I wasn't looking for any. It was certainly close enough to Stanford and definitely at the right price, considering we were only staying one night, and leaving early in the morning. If you're looking to be pampered and have all of the amenities, this is not your place. However, if you're looking for a reasonably priced place to stay for the evening, then it is OK for you. A few nice restaurants and a McDonalds are within walking distance. ...
August 27, 2013
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Freshly renovated, clean room. Courteous staff. The Super 8 "super breakfast" was not.
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From the foul-smelling lobby, to the dark rooms, to the scraped-up, mismatched furniture, this is a one-star hotel through and through.
July 8, 2013
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This hotel is not big but very quiet.The room is clean. the breakfast is good,there have milk,cereals,Juce,bread,and fruits,That is enough for people who on business trip or a family trip.The parking is free and sufficient.This hotel is very near by the Stanford University,only 5 minuts by car.
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This hotel is a great value for the space and location, close to Stanford and right off El Camino Real. While the furnishings are not fancy, the room was clean and generally well maintained. If you're traveling on a budget I would recommend this hotel.
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Occupy Wall Street Protester Found Guilty of Assaulting Officer She Says Grabbed Her Breast
The Occupy movement is outraged at the end of the closely watched trial.
Cecily McMillan may be the last and most famous of the Occupy Wall Street defendants, more than 2,500 of whom were arrested in connection to the protests, with most of the charges dropped or dismissed. One of the few who went to trial, the 25-year-old was found guilty today of assaulting a NYPD officer and faces up to seven years in prison when she's sentenced on May 19. Until then, McMillan will be held without bail.
Supporters from the Occupy movement crowded the courtroom throughout the trial — the #JusticeForCecily hashtag also took off on social media — and erupted into a chant of "shame, shame, shame!" when the verdict came down. At least two people were forcibly removed, the Guardian reports.
The McMillan trial represented a flash point in the still-tense relationship between police and the protesters who gathered in Zuccotti Park. On the night of the six-month Occupy anniversary, prosecutors said McMillan purposefully elbowed an officer in the face as he led her out of the park by the shoulder; she claimed she was the one who was assaulted.
"I remember her saying to someone: 'Are you filming this? Are you filming this?' Then I remember the defendant crouching down and lunging with her elbow and hitting me in the face," said the officer, Grantley Bovell, who also "repeatedly cited the wrong eye when testifying in front of a Manhattan grand jury."
At trial, the jury saw the incident in grainy video footage, which shows the blow but not what came before it:
McMillan claimed that the reaction was instinctual after someone grabbed her right breast from behind, and had photos to prove it:
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"This is the smoking gun in the case," her lawyer, Martin Stolar, said. "She got grabbed and she hit. That's an accident." McMillan said she then had a seizure or panic attack and was treated for PTSD:
But assistant district attorney Erin Choi argued that McMillan's account was "so utterly ridiculous and unbelievable that she might as well have said that aliens came down that night and assaulted her."
"She wanted to pull the wool over your eyes," said Choi. "That's how she benefited from this nonsense. She wanted to become the face of Occupy Wall Street."


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German economic expectations deteriorated in September amid the European debt crisis and fears of a global downturn.
Lawmakers from Merkel's ruling coalition agreed on a draft bill to require German parliamentary approval for future European bailouts, a step critics fear would hamper efforts to get aid to troubled countries quickly.
The European Court of Human Rights found Russian authorities violated the rights of Yukos when they broke up the oil giant but rejected the company's allegation that the actions were politically motivated.
U.S. prosecutors have sent News Corp. a letter seeking information about possible payments made by its U.K. tabloid newspapers to British policemen, said people familiar with the matter.
A new EU body monitoring risks to the whole economy issued its first warning several weeks ago, urging governments to prepare funds for capital injections into banks that failed or nearly failed recent stress tests.
Samsung plans to open up its Bada mobile-software platform to outside developers next year in an attempt to improve growth in the operating system.
UBS chief Oswald Grübel will likely lay out how he aims to scale back the investment bank as a result of the $2.3 billion rogue- trader fiasco as the bank's board begins a three-day meeting.
Bank of China said it won't trade with UBS or BNP Paribas in China's local derivatives markets, though the move is likely to have only a muted impact.
Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to sell a $1.57 billion portfolio of commercial property loans as the 41% U.K.-owned bank seeks to dispose of almost $40 billion worth of such loans.
Lufthansa lowered its earnings outlook for 2011, saying that poor results at its passenger operations in August and continued economic uncertainty are weighing on its business.
Disney plans to create theme-park rides and attractions based on the 2009 hit movie "Avatar" with the first to be built at Walt Disney World and likely opening around 2017.
Oracle said profit jumped 36% on a 13% revenue increase, as strong fiscal first-quarter sales in its core software business eased concerns about spending by companies on technology.
Google broadened its assault on rival Facebook by opening its Google+ online social network to the public.
Madrid's high-school teachers went on strike amid hardening opposition to austerity measures ahead of general elections this November.
Ankara's chief prosecutor said a suspected car bomb that killed three people and injured 34 in the center of Turkey's capital was a terrorist attack.
The execution of a man convicted of murdering a police officer in the U.S. state of Georgia more than 20 years ago was set to proceed late Wednesday after a pardons board denied a last-minute plea.
The U.S. military is deploying a new force of armed drones to eastern Africa to make it easier to strike militant targets in the region and expand intelligence on extremist groups, officials said.
Obama said the U.S. would reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli this week and that U.S. ambassador Gene Cretz was on his way back there.
Yemen convulsed with a third straight day of violence that raised the prospect the country is nearing a collapse into a factional war despite a tentative cease-fire that brought a measure of calm to its capital.
Japanese Premier Noda said he was determined to restart idled nuclear reactors by next summer, despite popular opposition.
U.K. police have been given more time to question six men arrested Monday in Birmingham in what officials called a significant counterterrorism operation.


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I love this recipe. I think it is my favorite Rick Bayless recipe. Since I have a 4 year old daughter I have had to make some changes. I leave out the chorizo and chipotle. Instead of the chorizo I add chicken thighs to the beans when they are boiling and make a chipotle sour cream to add as a topper to the soup. I also serve chopped radishes, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, and chopped onions to spoon on as toppers. This soup is perfection!
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Nice tasting soup ya got there chia! I halved the recipe, using soy chorizo(meatless), left out the shrimp, making this vegetarian. I only used 1 chipotle chili(I'm a wimp) and crumbled colby cheese over the soup. The tortilla strips made a nice accompianment. I served this with your cole slaw. Thanks chia!


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Why you might be missing out as competing providers race to offer HDTV and on-demand
This year, U.S. sales of flat-panel TVs could reach a record 14 million. But when many Americans get those TVs home, plug them in to teeth-rattling sound systems and turn them on, they could be facing an unpleasant truth: When it comes to television, this country has turned into a society of the haves and have-nots.
In some cities, cable customers can choose from as many as 20 high-definition channels. In other areas, they can't get any. Some cable operators supplement their regular programming with thousands of choices of so-called video on demand, movies and TV shows that can be watched at any time. Others don't offer this feature at all.
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See where the coolest cable technologies are rolling out -- and some places that are still behind the curve.
In Hawaii, subscribers to Time Warner's cable service have 181 channels and about 1,000 on-demand selections, and can use their remotes to order from dozens of restaurants, scroll through help-wanted listings or find a pet to adopt. Customers of the local cable company in Moundridge, Kan., Mid-Kansas Cable Services, can get 33 channels -- and that's it.
For John Chapin, who runs a real-estate-management company in Leesburg, Va., such disparities mean watching as residents of neighboring Herndon, Va., get more of the good stuff. That's because his town is served only by Adelphia Communications, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for close to four years and offers no phone service and only a few hundred on-demand shows in Leesburg. Less than 20 miles away in Herndon, residents can choose from Verizon Communications (2,200 on-demand movies) or Cox Communications (launching interactive services for everything from weather to movie listings). "It's very frustrating," says Mr. Chapin.
These inequalities reflect the advances that have changed the television industry more rapidly over the past decade than at any other time since the medium went mainstream just after World War II. Besides high-definition TV and video on demand, couch potatoes in recent years have been introduced to interactive services to check weather, monitor traffic and even find a date with a click of the remote. They can fast-forward through commercials with their TiVos, and watch episodes of "Desperate Housewives" on their iPods.
All this comes as cable and satellite providers, long the lone giants of the business, are seeing their turf invaded by up-and-comers trying to get a piece of the pie. Telephone companies like Verizon and AT&T are rapidly upgrading their networks with fiber optics -- Verizon recently started offering TV service in about 50 markets -- while Yahoo, Google and dozens of other companies are now delivering video content over the Internet.
For consumers in areas with only one cable provider, more competition could be welcome news. But for the cable companies, it's new pressure: Get up to speed or risk losing market share. That's because in TV, as in real estate, location is key. In some cities, operators have made it their business to stay on the vanguard of new technology. Others have basically kept the same offer for decades. In some areas, consumers have up to four choices. In others, there's only one.
To be sure, despite all the new players getting into the TV-distribution business, most American households still get TV the way they have for decades: from their cable companies. More than 66 million homes subscribe to cable today compared with more than 27 million that take satellite. Phone companies are so new to the business that they make up only a tiny fraction of the market.
But cable companies vary widely in their approaches to rolling out new services, depending on business strategy, financial health and other factors. For example, Cox Communications has put a higher priority on offering phone service than video on demand. As a result, its customers in cities like Wichita, Kan., and Phoenix can get digital phone service from their cable company but not on-demand.
In contrast, Comcast, the country's largest cable operator, just started to roll out phone service last year, so it offers it to less than half of the 41 million homes reached by its network. But it has put a higher priority on video on demand. More than 90% of the homes in Comcast country can get that service, although the operator only recently launched it in a few midsize cities like Sarasota, Fla.
Operators that do have extensive on-demand shows aren't equal either. In parts of New York City, Time Warner Cable makes half of its 2,000 or so on-demand titles available for free and charges for the rest. Comcast offers nearly all of its 7,000 on-demand titles free in most of its markets, on the theory that it will convince subscribers to upgrade from analog service to digital service, which costs about $15 a month extra and is needed for on-demand.
In some Comcast cities, singles can submit videos of themselves to Comcast's Dating on Demand service, and in Philadelphia the operator has launched a Real Estate on Demand feature that lets viewers take virtual tours of houses on the market. Not surprisingly, the best cable TV can be found in the country's largest cities, where the cost of operators' investments in new features and services can be distributed over a wider population.
The worst is in small cities and rural areas served by small cable companies that haven't invested much in upgrades. In Northfield, Vt., for example, the 1,350 customers of the local cable company, Trans-Video, can get 64 analog channels at most and no special features like high-definition, digital video recorders or on-demand. Many customers have switched to satellite, but some don't have that option because mountains block their reception.
George Goodrich Jr., the president of Trans-Video, says customers are constantly complaining. "We hear it all the time: Where's my HDTV and where's my this and that," he says. "We're just not in the position to place that in the system." He adds that Trans-Video is planning to offer digital service sometime this year.
Suddenlink Communications, formerly Cebridge Connections, an operator that owns about 350 separate small cable systems, has actually shut down service in about 80 communities, including Montague, Texas, Norwood, Mo., and Fairplay, Colo. "There was no way to make the economic model work," says Pete Abel, a Cebridge spokesman. "In one of those communities, the median age was 69."
Because some regions are served by two or three cable operators, adjoining neighborhoods can have different service. Adelphia has 16 high-definition channels in the Los Angeles area, compared with 14 for both Time Warner and Charter, which also serve that market. But Time Warner offers phone service, while Adelphia and Charter do not.
Some of the most fortunate TV fans are those who live in markets with more than one cable operator or in a market where telephone companies have first introduced service. Verizon, for example, has targeted the New York City region with its new TV service. For $34.95 a month, customers who also take high-speed Internet service from the company can get 180 channels, 20 of them in high definition. Cablevision Systems, one of the local cable companies, is fighting back with a "triple-play offer" of video, phone and high-speed Internet for $90 a month.
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Chat with John Hollinger
Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, NBA columnist John Hollinger will stop by to share his thoughts on all of the NBA news.
Hollinger writes for ESPN Insider. He also created the Player Efficiency Ratings.
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John Hollinger (12:06 PM)
Greetings everyone. Got a big weekend ahead of us for the analytics community, as Geekapalooza - aka the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference -- happens Saturday in Beantown. Will talk about that or anything else that's on your mind (well, basketball-related things ....
Trint (Indy)
John,Which Suns are for real? The one's that started 14-3 and are 13-3 in their last 16 or the one's that couldn't play .500 ball in-between? Can they compete with the top teams in the League?
John Hollinger (12:08 PM)
Both and neither. You saw this team's floor and its ceiling in those stretches. I think their ability to win a round in the postseason depends largely on matchups and whether they can get home court in the opening round, but I certainly don't see them in the conference finals. Incidentally, Robin Lopez is the feature performer in today's PER Diem on players who have improved over the course of the season... should be up soon.
Steve (Centreville, VA)
Can the Bulls hold on to a playoff spot with Noah missing at least 3 more weeks?
John Hollinger (12:10 PM)
Steve -- for about two weeks now I've been projecting that the Charlotte-Chicago game on the last day of the season will determine the No. 8 spot in the East. Fittingly, both have injured defensive-minded centers with foot problems. I suspect Milwaukee will take No. 5, Miami's easy schedule will gift it No. 6, and Toronto will right its ship once Bosh comes back and grab No. 7.
David (NYC)
John I thought the trade by the mavs for Butler and Haywood gives them toughness they never had and will make them a tough out in the playoffs, Dirk is as good as he ever was, how do you like their chances to beat the nuggets? How about the Lakers?
John Hollinger (12:12 PM)
I'm still highly skeptical. Scoring margin is a better predictor of future success than win-loss record; Dallas is 8th of the 8 likely West playoff teams in that metric. The trade makes them better, but those numbers haven't improved significantly since the deal, and of course they're not the only team that got players at or near the deadline.
Sam (alabama)
No way Dallas is the 14th best team in the league, as according to your power rankings. No Way!
John Hollinger (12:13 PM)
A lot of Dallas fans up in arms about this -- they fell two more spots after a rather unimpressive home escape against Minnesota last night. Again, scoring margin generally tells us a lot more about a team than win-loss record; what it's telling us about Dallas isn't what Mavs fans want to hear.
Rob (NY)
Does OKC get past the 1st round? How much will lack of experience in the playoffs be for them?
John Hollinger (12:16 PM)
I don't think anybody is really excited to play them, I'll put it that way. I think experience is overrated in the postseason, but matchups are not, and Utah is only West elite team they've matched up well against so far.
Chris Bosh (Toronto)
Really John? Do you think i'll let us slip down to no.7? I think my squad stack up better than Milwaukee and Miami....so what gives/
John Hollinger (12:18 PM)
Milwaukee is playing really well right now -- check out their performance since the Salmons trade. But more importantly, both Miami and Milwaukee have a much forgiving schedule than the Raps the rest of the way.
T Cell (Whitehorse, Yukon)
It's been reported that MJ paid $175 million for the Bobcats, a team that paid an expansion fee of $300 million only seven years ago. Assuming the figures are accurate, how much money was Bob Johnson losing that he was willing to take that kind of loss? And what does it say about the financial health of the league?
John Hollinger (12:20 PM)
Supposedly they're losing $40 mil this year and next year, which is part of the reason the purchase price was so low. Charlotte was among the least healthy teams in the league financially, but you're correct that this isn't a particularly good omen.
Jim (San Antonio)
Why did Finley really leave the Spurs? What are the chances he actually gets "playing time" for a contender! He couldn't even crack the Spurs rotation.
John Hollinger (12:21 PM)
I'm dubious as well, but he wanted a shot and he wasn't going to get it in San Anto. A couple of teams are desperate enough for wing depth that they might roll the dice.
Tim Duncan (San Antonio)
Tell me I'm getting at least to the Western Finals.
John Hollinger (12:23 PM)
Not sure you're getting out of Round 1, actually. I'll say this tough -- the Spurs have looked better over the past few weeks. If they can get Tony back at full strength they can still be a tough out. Problem right now is that closing schedule is so difficult they may end up No. 8 and facing L.A.
Joe (C-bus)
What differences do you notice between teams that use more high-tech statistical analysis versus teams that don't rely so much on that when evaluating their team? Are teams like Houston really more likely to find diamonds in the rough through numbers rather than just relying on scouting?
John Hollinger (12:25 PM)
We don't know yet, basically, because we don't have a large enough sample. It does seem that the analytic teams (Houston and Dallas, for instance) have had a bit more success in this department, but when you're only looking at a couple transactions a year by a handful of teams, it becomes extremely difficult to prove empirically.
Brian (SF)
Is this going to be the easiest MVP vote in league history? Lebron has always been a stats outlier, but this year it's getting weird. +4 lead in PER...
John Hollinger (12:27 PM)
LeBron is having one of the greatest seasons of all time. The only question is whether he'll be a unanimous vote or if some pea-brained homer will vote for his/her local star instead.
Taj (Dallas)
Mavs post-trade point differential is +5.1, quite a bit better than their season average 2.3. If the Mavs continue this increased point differential advantage will you believe?
John Hollinger (12:31 PM)
You're right it's better since the trade ... and it needs to be. Even at +5.1, they're short of the Lakers/Magic/Cavs and basically even with the Hawks/Nuggets/Jazz/Celtics ... and that's looking at them in the best light we possibly can.
Jazzfan (Philly)
It's March and that means one thing: time for another late season collapse by the Jazz. Will the recent disappointing losses become a trend?
John Hollinger (12:34 PM)
Wow, this is unique. It's impressive that you've taken a Philly fan"s instinctive negativity and applied it to a team like the Jazz whose fans are usually among the most rah-rah out there. I wouldn't worry too much about the last couple losses and I wouldn't worry if they lose in Phoenix tonight; I would, however, be worried if they lost more than a handful of games the rest of this month, because their schedule is quite easy.
David (Dallas)
What do you think the Mavs can realistically do in the offseason with Dampiers contract and possibly Butlers (trades/sign-and-trades) that could significantly bolster their future ranking?
John Hollinger (12:36 PM)
They can do a LOT of things, it's going to be a huge weapon because they can get a team like New Orleans under the cap instaneously. I don't think the Hornets will do Damp for CP, or anything for CP for that matter, but David West might a different story. Dallas doesn't necessarily need West, but if they make it a 3-way trade and get an ace wing player, then we're getting somewhere. That's just one example among potentially 30 or 40; the biggest problem they'll have is sorting through all the options this gives them.
Mike (Akron)
What exactly goes on at Dorkapalooza? What do you guys talk about?
John Hollinger (12:38 PM)
The most interesting part to me is learning about what people are doing in the other sports and how I might be able to apply them back to basketball. But I learn stuff about hoops too -- such as a fascinating study on the "hot hand" theory presented a year ago.
Chris (Indy)
Why did the Pacers sign Earl Watson and Dahntay Jones?
John Hollinger (12:39 PM)
I wondered the same thing. Indy made matters worse by imagining Jones was some kind of emerging offensive force; I couldn't believe how many touches he was getting early in the season. Pacers' roster is a mess right now, and the clean-up may take a while.
Trey (Dallas)
Orlando looks like the deepest team in the league to me, and they are obviously a contender. Is there a correlation between team depth and playoff success since most teams shorten their rotation come playoff time?
John Hollinger (12:41 PM)
Actually, it's a slightly negative correlation -- in other words, having a strong bench is of more value in the regular season than it is in the playoffs, and it becomes progressively less valuable as the series goes deeper. This, of course, is because the starters play so many more minutes in the postseason.
Mark (Dallas)
I know you are a numbers guy and more often than not I agree with you. I think Dallas will be a prime example for years to come about the ability of your power ranking system to predict the future. Why? Because Dallas is 13-2 in games decided by 5 points or less, the have what is called veteran savy and probably the best assembly of clutch performers in the league and a "tough" team in general. The Mavs are what the Spurs were a couple years ago. Am I right with that assesment and can you understand why Mavs fans see their team in a more positive light than you do because of this?
John Hollinger (12:45 PM)
Actually they're 16-5 in those games, but let's proceed -- I have this debate every year with fans from a different team that happens to be fortunate in close games. They all think their players have magical clutch powers, but they don't. There is NO correlation -- none -- in that stat from year to year, even with teams that keep their personnel remarkably stable. I know Mavs fans are convinced Kidd is the greatest clutch player in history, for instance, but his Nets team in 2002-03 actually had the worst differential between their actual record and that expected by their scoring margin -- 49 wins with a 5.3 margin -- of any team in the last decade.
Steve (Cleveland)
How much of the Cavs ranking is hedging your bet about where Lebron signs? If he stays, where would they be? Also, why is their front office ranking so low? The Cavs have been able to get the upper hand in most of their transactions.
John Hollinger (12:46 PM)
The front office ranking is fair I think - a lot of their moves haven't worked out, but ownership has always been there to bail them out of tight spots by throwing money at their problems. Mike Brown is a better coach than people realize, and that was part of the grade too. If it was just front office they probably would have rated lower.
eggy (Portland)
The Trailblazers have the fewest remaining games out of any nba team. Does this positively or negatively affect the momentum they could gain going into the playoffs (if they make it that is!)
John Hollinger (12:48 PM)
They'll be more rested, which helps, but it's unfortunate too -- the Blazers would love to have a ton of games now since they finally have everybody healthy. By the way, Portland with the additions of Batum and Camby now looks sneaky-dangerous for playoffs.
Jackson (Twin Cities)
When looking at the futures rankings, shouldn't the Timberwolves be higher than stuck in the mud teams like Detroit? They have a lot of assets going forward between Rubio, Pekovic, 3 draft picks and salary cap space.
John Hollinger (12:49 PM)
Basically, we're not sure they know what they're doing yet. It's not as bad as the McHale era, where we were darn sure they DIDN'T know what they were doing, but we can't rate the organization very highly until we see some aspects of a plan starting to form. If they get Rubio and Pekovic in uniform their rating will move way up, but we've yet to get much reassuring information on that front.
Mike (Reno, NV)
Professor Hollinger. Where does the Dragon (Goran Dragic) fall in the most improved list? You were really down on him last year and now he at least is competent in your eyes yes?
John Hollinger (12:52 PM)
He is one of the most improved players in the league, without question. The change in his jump shot has been nothing short of amazing -- last year he had this weird line-drive flick off his shoulder that had no chance; now all of a sudden his lofting high-arcing 3s with great form. I have no idea who worked with him or what he/she did, but that's an impressive turnaround. My favorite moment -- the Suns-Spurs game I went to in early December; Spurs kept conceding 3s to him and then looking back at the coaches with puzzled expressions when he kept hitting them.
greg (SoPo, Maine)
With N.O have only a 2% chance of making the playoffs, according to your guide, why would they even consider bringing CP3 back for the end of the season?
John Hollinger (12:53 PM)
If he's healthy and good to go, why not? 2% isn't 0%, and those extra home playoff date$$$ would be huge for them.
Nathan (Madison, WI)
In your view in this upcoming offseason do you feel that Richard Hamilton or Tayshaun Price will yield much in trade value for the Pistons?
John Hollinger (12:54 PM)
Hamilton, maybe. Prince -- can't see it. Both make too much for their current production and I'm not sure what the Pistons can expect in return beyond an expiring deal.
Jackson (Twin Cities)
Mr. Hollinger, what kind of value does Nikola Pekovic have? What could the Wolves get for him in a trade? Thank you for answering my question.
John Hollinger (12:55 PM)
Arguably the best player in Europe -- a bit short for a 4 but a beast around the basket. Problem with any trade scenario is ability to sign him -- Professor Fordjovic knows the details but I believe he's signed for pretty big money for three or four years.
Ash (CA)
Why don't more teams tack on a final year of big money with a tiny buyout like with Damp's contract? Seems like the smart thing to do.
John Hollinger (12:57 PM)
It is, and teams have increasingly resorted to doing so. But it takes two to tango -- for instance, I'm sure Philly would have loved to do a Dampier-style final year on Elton Brand's deal, but if they'd tried to do so he wouldn't have signed. (Turns out that wouldn't have been such a bad thing, obviously, but they didn't know that at the time).
Dave (Orlando)
Is it just me, or is Orlando... especially Jameer... starting to play better recently?
John Hollinger (12:58 PM)
yes and yes. When I was down there for the Cleveland game after the break, it was the first time this year I felt like I was seeing the Orlando team that had made the Finals.
Daron (NYC)
Are the Jazz truly committed to winning a championship, or just being good every year while being financially conservative at the same time. With their signing of a D-leaguer for the 13th spot it kind of seems like they aren't truly committed and not willing to pay the $$$ for a true title contender. Your thoughts?
John Hollinger (1:00 PM)
Yes and no. They are paying luxury tax for this team and did step up to match the offer to Millsap, so you can't exactly accuse them of being skinflints. And for what it's worth, I like Othyus Jeffers and though he should have been in the league last year. That said, the Brewer/Maynor trades showed the limits of their enthusiasm financially .... put it this way: I expect Utah to be one of the teams lobbying hardest for a hard cap.
Tim (Boston)
John, what do you think about possible PEDs in the NBA?
John Hollinger (1:02 PM)
All we can do is speculate, and that's inappropriate to do in print. It does trouble a lot of people, including me, that the league seems unusually content to assume that everything's fine. If you'll recall, that used to be baseball's stance too.
Rob (Cleveland, OH)
But isn't Orlando still worse than last year? And aren't the Cavs better and more versatile than last year? I just don't see Orlando being able to knock them off two years in a row.
John Hollinger (1:03 PM)
I agree completely on the latter point. Not sure I'm with you on the first one though -- if Jameer and Vince keep playing like they did in Feb, that's a pretty big upgrade on Alston + Turkoglu.
Mike B (NJ)
John, in regards to your response about the deep bench being a negative in the post season I don't understand. As long as your deep bench is there to cover for bad starters which Orlando does not really have. Can you explain further? Thanks!
John Hollinger (1:05 PM)
It's not as big an advantage as it is in the regular season ... which means, other things being equal, a team with a strong bench will likely underperform its regular season performance in the playoffs. Orlando is at least somewhat unusual in this respect -- they have four very good starters, so the postseason minutes shift shouldn't hit them as hard as it would, say, Milwaukee.
Drew (Cleveland)
I just read your column for todays most improved over the course of the season. Im wondering how jj hickson did not make the list. it seems to me like he has been over looked all year but just keeps on putting up steady performances night after night
John Hollinger (1:07 PM)
Hickson was on my original list but didn't make the cut when I had to whittle it down to ten. You're right, he's made solid progress this year.
Daniel (St. Louis)
Can Andray Blatche keep up his torrid play? Do you think he's a potential #2 option on a real team?
John Hollinger (1:09 PM)
Can he? Absolutely -- nobody doubts his talent. Will he? There's the rub. His work ethic and dedication have been major issues his whole career. Perhaps he's matured at 23 and finally figured thins out, which would be a great story. It would also make him about the league's biggest bargain: he makes $3.2 and $3.5 million the next two years.
John Hollinger (1:11 PM)
Folks, that's all the time I have, but thanks again for all the great questions. We'll do this again at the same time next week.


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The Dilemma
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Jan 14, 2011
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Ryder is devious and witchy, her eyes flashing, her crinkly voice developing knife edges. She gives an acidly brilliant performance as a desperate, lying woman. [24 Jan. 2011, p. 83]
What The Dilemma ultimately does best is create a platform for Vaughn to drag that iconic character of his into full-blown adulthood.
The ugly emotional mess is so respectfully handled that the story resonates far beyond its comic designs.
Hit-and-miss for Howard. The tone flits, sometimes uncomfortably, from Vaughn-fuelled laugh-fest to relationship drama, but it's a winner compared to many of the clunkly comedies out there.
There are a few big laughs, but there are also long stretches in which nothing funny happens.
The dilemma of The Dilemma is that the conundrum at the center of the story isn't particularly hilarious.
I'm not sure whether Howard and screenwriter Allan Loeb are to be commended for aspiring to something odd and original, or condemned for a result that's so messy and miscellaneous.
An uneven story that tries too hard to be meaningful and not hard enough to be funny.
It's classic sitcom shtick, and The Dilemma is a painful reminder that director Ron Howard was trained in television.
Despite bursts of hilarity and an A-list cast, this is a dark, difficult, weirdly existential film - like some seriocomic spin on "I and Thou."
Vaughn is the film equivalent of a well-known novelist that no longer gets a good edit. He has the charismatic salesguy shtick down, but he needs a director who can rein him in.
Miles below the Woodman's class. It's possible that a more astringent script could have provided fuel for the actors and A-list director Ron Howard.
Ms. Ryder, playing the least sympathetic character with unflinching dignity and candor, is in many ways the reason The Dilemma works as well as it does.
The Dilemma is bad in a way that seems to parody all the ways in which a film like, say, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" was good.
The hijinx get deflating, yet the tension and genuine sense of investigation keep you involved.
The Dilemma downshifts from slapstick to melodrama and back so abruptly that it is at times jarring.
Not a particularly funny movie. Indeed, the true dilemma of this misguided seriocomedy lies in the filmmakers' confusion as to whether they're making a side-splitting bromance (nope) or an unsparing, warts-and-all look at screwed-up relationships (sort of).
An unsatisfying if often surprising experience, a less warm and fuzzy "Parenthood."
Perhaps the late Blake Edwards could have found a balance between slapstick and psychodrama, but Ron Howard can't get the pacing right, and Allan Loeb's script is even wordier than the one he wrote for "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
How does one remain an unapologetic fan of Vaughn, abrasive though he is, even as his material fails him?
The Dilemma is so tone deaf to its themes that it thinks it's a light and slightly rude Vince Vaughn movie. It's not.
Vaughn and James are likable enough, and they would have real chemistry in, say, an all-out comedy.
What distinguishes The Dilemma in this genre is its resounding unfunnyness, its emotional dishonesty, and the general unlikability of its cast of characters.
The script by Allan Loeb careens all over the place without ever coming to rest on anything interesting.
Howard never decides on tones that complement each other, and the dissonance is jarring.
This tonal mishmash cripples The Dilemma almost immediately, though there are many other speed bumps, including Vaughn's irritating, fast-talking prattle.
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 108 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 6 out of 34
Mixed: 15 out of 34
Negative: 13 out of 34
Feb 4, 2011I have mixed feelings about this movie. It could have easily taken the cheap way out as with so many other comedies these days with crassI have mixed feelings about this movie. It could have easily taken the cheap way out as with so many other comedies these days with crass sophomoric humor to illicit approval from the audience. Instead it went for a more mature approach with comedy as an afterthought. Unfortunately it came up short in terms of resonating with me. Vince Vaughan did an admirable job as an individual tortured by being unsure as to what is the right thing to do. I disagree that this was his typical role. Not far removed but more of a stretch than I have seen in the past. Jennifer Connelly was fine as was Winona Ryder. Interesting to see Winona in a few movies lately. Kevin James does not yet allow me to think of him as a character other than Kevin James. Who knows if that will ever change. Bottom line is a B+ for effort but a C+ for execution.… Full Review »
Jan 18, 2011I was surprised at how good this movie was. I was expecting the usual goofy crap that these two (Vaughn & James) are usually in, but it wasI was surprised at how good this movie was. I was expecting the usual goofy crap that these two (Vaughn & James) are usually in, but it was much better. Also, luckily, Connelly and Ryder are there to class up the movie (and are both way too good (and beautiful) for their men). The only downside was Tatum's character (little too much). I say, trust in Howard and go see it.… Full Review »
Jan 15, 2011Vince Vaughn discovers that his best friend's wife is cheating with another man. Does he tell him? The whole thing revolves around Vaughn'sVince Vaughn discovers that his best friend's wife is cheating with another man. Does he tell him? The whole thing revolves around Vaughn's comic patter, so if you enjoy him, you might enjoy it. The script isn't that funny and most of the supporting cast isn't either. While it's mildly entertaining and occasionally amusing, it's not special or memorable.… Full Review »


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Chefs who Share raised R1 195 000 for charity!
Earlier in September, Margot Janse took part in charity dinner Chefs Who Share. 14 acclaimed South African chefs – paired in duos –presented seven especially designed menus for the night. Margot was paired with David Higgs from Saxon Hotel and Spa.
"It was an amazing night," said Margot. "14 chefs all there for the same reason. It was well organised and there was an amazing vibe in the room.
"David Higgs and I have been very good friends for a long time, and it was fabulous working on this function together! We had loads of fun putting the menu together and then finalising all the preparations with 1000km between us."
Chefs who Share raised a total of R1 195 000 from ticket sales and an art auction which saw ten art pieces, donated by top South African artists, auctioned off by Cape Town businessman Iain Banner on the night. All proceeds raised by this prestigious event will go to MAD CHARITY (Make a Difference) and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
Veggie Boxes piled high with fresh ingredients donated by Woolworths destined for soup kitchens to feed underprivileged children, were also sold on the evening at R1000 per box. Chefs who Share hope to make this an ongoing initiative.
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Paul Nehlen talks taking on Paul Ryan
Businessman Paul Nehlen on his new attack ad against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
Businessman Paul Nehlen on his new attack ad against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
Former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Van Hipp on the conventions and what Donald Trump needs to do if he becomes president.
Trump Campaign senior policy advisor Sam Clovis on the Democratic National Convention and what's next for Donald Trump's campaign.
32 Advisors CEO Robert Wolf on Michael Bloomberg and the U.S. economy.
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg addresses the Democratic National Convention.
Vice President Joe Biden on why it is never a good idea to bet against America.
Vice President Joe Biden discusses Trump's foreign and national security policies.
Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's relationship with the middle class.
Real Clear Associate Editor A.B. Stoddard, Daily Mail White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers and former CFO and Counsel for Mitt Romney Charles Spies on whether Clinton outspending Trump is helping her campaign.
Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) on Obama's foreign policy failures carried out by Hillary Clinton.
Host and commentator Lou Dobbs joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in November of 2010. He is the host of Lou Dobbs Tonight (weekdays 7-8PM/ET), a primetime program featuring a breakdown of the day's top stories and how they impact the economy.


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Obama Finally Distances Himself From Reverend Wright
Watch the clip of Obama renouncing the controversial pastor, saying he is '"outraged" by Wright's recent remarks.
Could Revered Wright's controversial recent public appearances have actually been a boon for Barack Obama? After all, they gave the presidential candidate the opportunity to say this at a press conference in North Carolina:
I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened over the spectacle that we saw yesterday. I had been a member of Trinity United Church since 1992. I've known Reverend Wright for almost twenty years. The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met twenty years ago. His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church. They certainly don't portray accurately my values and beliefs. And if Reverend Wright thinks that that's political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn't know me very well. And based on his remarks yesterday, well, I might not know him as well as I thought, either.
If you listen to the above video, it sounds like he said "I had been a member of Trinity United," but it's possible he meant to say "I have been." It seems like an important distinction. Either way, though, it's a long way away from Obama's inspiring (and Wright-supporting) speech on race in Philadelphia back in March. The aggression with which Obama denounces Wright suggests that he's been ready to take care of this issue for some time. Will it be enough to separate him from the incendiary pastor in a general election? Probably not. But he's at least marshaling his talking points in advance.
Obama Says He's Outraged By Former Pastor's Comments [AP/Breitbart]
Obama on Wright [Talking Points Memo]
Earlier: Reverend Wright Is Back
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Monday, August 1, 2011
The countdown is on!
21 comments:
This looks great, Caitlin. All your hard work has definitely paid off. Good luck this weekend!ReplyDelete
Martha F.
I can't wait to see the final result.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, Caitlin! I can't wait to see the finished product. I totally understand about filling your plate with too much. Why are we so crazy??? :)ReplyDelete
The inspiration board is an absolute dream! It looks so serene yet fresh and modern. Love all of the pieces you've chosen! Good luck with the rest of the installation, I have no doubt it'll look fabulous!ReplyDelete
LOVE your palette..so pleasing to the eye and so elegant, love the mood board too and the direction you are going on...cannot wait to see more!ReplyDelete
GOSH! The inspiration board is enough to get me there. I've got to see it in person after hearing so much about it.ReplyDelete
The inspiration board looks fantastic, love it xReplyDelete
It looks amazing. Do you mind sharing the fabric sources for those amazing pillows. They are just what I've been looking for!ReplyDelete
so pretty! hang in there this week, it will be worth it! xoxoReplyDelete
This looks very promising! Can not wait to see the end result!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see the pictures...such a beautiful room to work with!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Can you Please (!) list the fabric sources for those pillows!ReplyDelete
The house looked/looks fantastic!!! I'm so impressed with what you did! So fun to chat with you too!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 9:12 PM
It was great to meet you today at the open house. You hit it outta the ball park with the design. It is GORGEOUS! I'll be posting pics on Monday.ReplyDelete
-Michelle (www.4men1Lady.com)
What is the paint color for the room? I love it! So fresh.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 8:56 PM
could you please share the paint color? it's fabulous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 12:51 PM
I would also love to know that delicious paint colour!ReplyDelete
Caitlin the house was beautiful. I'm still dreaming about it. Tiek should be proud. You too! Wow. You pulled it all together so nicely. I just loved the details. If it's ever in the budget I'd love to have your help with my own place someday. Love your style. I too would love to know the home paint color. Was the master a different color than the rest of the house?ReplyDelete
It was great to meet you last night.
So pretty! The inspiration board is an absolute dream. I totally understand about filling your plate with too much. Love all of the pieces you've chosen!ReplyDelete
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There is no shortage of big games across Europe's top leagues this weekend.
Manchester City's clash with Chelsea stands out in the Premier League, while PSG vs. Marseille is about as big as it gets in French Ligue 1.
Bayern Munich are always worth a look in the Bundesliga, while Barcelona's meeting with Sevilla will be monitored closely for a Barca reaction after their 2-0 loss in the Champions League to AC Milan.
Milan, meanwhile, are involved the match of the weekend. They face Inter in a Milan derby that could have big implications for which team qualifies for Europe's premier club competition next season.
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Water authority board considers intervention in Sierra Club lawsuit
By MARK BABINECK
Associated Press Writer
PLAINVIEW - Just when the 11 West Texas cities that comprise the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority thought they'd have flowing taps for decades, along swam the Arkansas River shiner.
The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club is convinced the little minnow is imperiled and is demanding the fish be declared an endangered species in a New Mexico federal lawsuit filed last month.
"The loss of the shiner, which depends on that kind of habitat, is an indicator that concerns us," said Sierra Club spokesman Scott Royder.
"We're basically concerned about the continued decline of an (Ogallala) aquifer that supports animals and humans. We cannot continue to draw water from an aquifer that cannot recharge. I would hope most people would not want the aquifer to go extinct."
Royder said the Sierra Club, which also sued to force pumping restrictions on the Edwards Aquifer in Central Texas, is targeting the Interior Department to force action on the shiner. Yet CRMWA officials said during a Wednesday meeting they feel the crosshairs, too.
"We don't really have a part in the suit as it's filed now," General Manager John Williams said. "But if it takes the same course as others we've seen, we need to protect our ability to participate."
Directors support intervention even though the CRMWA isn't mentioned. Legal costs could range between $25,000 to more than $200,000 if the authority gets involved, but Borger board member Tom Edmonds said the cost could be devastating if it doesn't.
"It puts you in a position that you almost have to show up and say, `We think we have an interest that needs to be protected, because we're really not sure why you're having this lawsuit,"' said Edmonds, a lawyer and engineer. "... We're going to protect our rights."
A committee of CRMWA board members will decide whether or not to apply for intervention.
CRMWA cities, which include Amarillo and Lubbock, fear that if the shiner is listed as endangered, the government might limit proposed pumping from underground resources in Roberts County, which the authority fought for years to use in the first place.
The Roberts County water is needed to blend with the salty Lake Meredith water the member cities currently receive. Williams said he expects up to 30 percent of the water flowing down the pipelines someday to come from underground.
The CRMWA has performed a series of environmental impact reports that have determined heavy pumping from Roberts County won't drastically affect the region, but the Bureau of Reclamation hasn't approved the studies yet.
For the authority to begin using the Roberts County water, either the bureau must accept the impact statements or the CRMWA must obtain title to the bureau's pipeline system. A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Amarillo, proposes just that.
The $70 million-plus Roberts County project is designed to ensure plenty of fresh water for the member cities until a separate desalination plan can, the cities hope, defeat the natural brine spring seeping into the Canadian.
Construction on the $10 million salt diversion project could begin this summer in New Mexico, where a huge brine aquifer is seeping into the river. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service already has decided desalination won't hurt the shiner.
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The summer season was made for cookout sides like Five Cup Ambrosia Salad made with sour cream, marshmallows,... Read More »