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AUSTIN, Texas September 10 – The Austin Toros today named Roy Rogers assistant coach following a search headed by head coach Quin Snyder.
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Roy Rogers is not new to the NBA Development League, having held the position of assistant coach of the Tulsa 66ers the past two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and most recently with the Dakota Wizards. He started his coaching career as an assistant coach of the D-League's Huntsville Flight in 2005.
Rogers played with the NBA for three seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Denver Nuggets. He also played four seasons internationally in Russia, Italy, Greece and Poland. Rogers was an All-Southeastern Conference player at the University of Alabama (1992-1996).
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The Toros home opener is Saturday, November 24th at the Austin Convention Center at 7 p.m. For Toros season and group ticket information and Toros-Spurs combo ticket packages call the Toros office at (512) 236-8333 or visit austintoros.com.

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" nd Terranigma. "hells yeaa!! (points to avatar)
also, I really loved B.O.B.
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An overlooked Capcom gem
Did Super Mario RPG get a lot of attention? I don't remember. I feel I don't hear it mentioned too often in discussions about great SNES games.
I feel compelled to point out how some of these games either weren't good or did get a lot of attention, but I'll just compile a list of my own:
- Seiken Densetsu 3, to an extent, simply because of a Japan only release.
- Donkey Kong Country 3, at least within its own series.
- The Soul Blazer games.
- Hagane. Effing Hagane.
- Super Tetris 3 was pretty cool.
- Captain Commando.
- Doom was pretty cool, although I might have hated the 32X version so much that anything looked better.
- Mystic Ark. Ignore its shit predecessor, or the fact that the people behind it didn't make many good games (Brain Lord effing sucks). This is a cool game.
- Umihara Kawase.
- Super Dimension Macross blah blah blah blah.
- Famicom Tantei Club: Part II.
- That one Cho Aniki game.
- Those diabetes games, if you're looking for a "good bad game" (the gaming equivalent of Plan 9).
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I second E.V.O: The Search For Eden
ActRaiser isn't really overlooked, though. My rule of thumb is, "If a game constantly appears on people's Overlooked Games lists, then that game isn't overlooked."
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The SNES version of Shadowrun should be overlooked cause the Genesis version was way better.
@Underachiever007 said:
" Did Super Mario RPG get a lot of attention? I don't remember. I feel I don't hear it mentioned too often in discussions about great SNES games. "
I remember it getting reviewed well and getting a lot of attention when it came out. I think it got lost in the shuffle since it came out in mid-1996 and the new generation of consoles were starting up. The Playstation was already out and the N64 would come out a few months later.
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Some of you guys have really weird definitions of "Overlooked".
I think I know why Phalanx was overlooked. Would you really want to play a game with a banjo playing hillbilly on the cover?
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Wow! Games have really evolved since then...
" @extremeradical said:Man Terranigma is the greatest game ever in my opinion - thanks to my grandma I had this awesome gaming experience. I play through the game every now and then (it's also the only game I ever actively played and completed on my PSP :-D)" nd Terranigma. "hells yeaa!! (points to avatar)
also, I really loved B.O.B.
Two other cool games:
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" @BlazeHedgehogWe also "play" "games" that "we" find "fun," "too"! It's "uncanny."Some of you guys have really weird definitions of "Overlooked".This. Also, very "loose" definition of "great games". "
Traded my copy of Super Probotector (aka Super Contra) for Cybernator back in the day. Up to this day, I do not regret this trade - even though I ponder it every now and then. Also - this thread would be so much more fun as a youtube spam thread. I'll never understand, why it's being frowned upon.
Anyways - I'll just go ahead and embed a 'lil bit of Cybernator footage. Found a nice comprehensive Cybernator review. Enjoy!
I love it for it's weighty controls. The shield. The diversity of gameplay. Destructible environments. Shooting tiny people. Awesome cult classic - but certainly somewhat overlooked by the general gaming populus in the Western market. Cybernator holds up. Recently replayed it form start to finish. The music alone is worth playing the game.
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Ninja Warriors
This, very much so. I don't think a lot of people played this though, and rather they played the first in arcade. The first sucks. Oh, and... Sonic Blastman. Mwaha ha ha ha. Yes. I also thought Batman Returns was awesome.
Pop 'n Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures, a Europe and Japan only release, sees the Twinbee franchise go from vertical shooter to horizontal platforming! Giant sprites, platforming action and everything is drenched in that typical "so cute your teeth will rot" sweetness.
Taking some cues from the Rocket Knight and Mario franchises, the Twinbees can stomp, slash and smash their way through levels, enemies and bosses. Hardly original, but it gives the game a familiar feel to it.
The only problem is that the boost - hold down jump, point in a direction and release for a rocket propelled boost - completely and utterly breaks the game. In the standard wide open levels, you can boost from start to finish without even touching the ground, let alone an enemy. In more restricted levels that take place in caves and such ilk, the game starts to resemble pinball, as you ricochet from solid wall to solid wall, breaking through enemies and blocks without a sweat.
Still: Dawwwwww, it looks so cute!
Super Puyo Puyo / Kirby's Avalanche / Kirby's Ghost Trap, or "How to Mangle a Game Between Regions". Apart from the weird localisation - Kirby's beating up a tree, what were they smoking? - this is your standard connect-four gameplay. Blobs fall from the top of the screen and...
Oh, who am I kidding. Puyo Puyo Fever was probably the best incarnation of the series. Go play that.
Personally, I haven't had the time to play through this, but everything about this Squaresoft RPG is compelling. Taking the Romancing Saga formula - multiple main characters and their stories that can be played in any order - but taking it out of the standard medieval fantasy setting, players fight on a grid that pre-dates Chrono Cross' field properties and the MegaMan Battle Network games. From all accounts, the game is wonderfully written and is genuinely, one of the more obscure games Squaresoft has ever made. Well, apart from Radical Dreamers. Now that's really obscure.
Also, I'll take this opportunity to highlight Gideon Zhi's work over at Aeon-Genesis. Who? You know, the guy who did the fan-translations of games such as Cave Story, La Mulana and who has seemingly taken on the insane task of translating most of the Super Robot Wars games. Have a look there and see some really obscure games from that era, and if you like what he does, give him some credit or support him by donating,
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Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel
Yes, it's an import. It shouldn't matter. Easily one of the best fighting games on the Super Nintendo
It's an action-RPG that's kind of a combination of Knights of the Round and Zelda II. There's leveling, inventory, magic, etc. You encounter enemies and dungeons on an overworld map but they play out in a 2D hack 'n slash environment. The overworld map is in a rather ungainly first-person perspective, but I guess it was pretty cool back in the day. The game also uses an unusual 2nd person narrative style that I think works well with simple sprite graphics.
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There's already a lot of good stuff posted here, but I'll go ahead and suggest Plok and Mario no Super Picross (it's Japan-only but it's a great picross game).
@Chaser324: yea, the levels are weird and confusing sometimes (especially those "vehicle" sequences ... I hated those back in the day) but I still love B.O.B.'s weird abilities and weapons and especially the music. what I really don't like is that it has a password system and no saves ... never been a fan of that
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" I second E.V.O: The Search For Eden "Thirded. It got really weird when you got brought to that castle by those bird people. Game was rad.
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the longer I look at the cover, the more I realize how full of genius it is. the panic expressions while being chased totally works its magic. one of those cases of: "cover = awesome = let's to buy!!!!!"
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How the Game Is PlayedHere is how the short selling scheme works: stock prices are set by traders called "market makers," whose job is to match buyers with sellers. Short sellers willing to sell at the market price are matched with the highest buy orders first, but if sales volume is large, they wind up matched with the bargain-basement bidders, bringing the overall price down. Price is set by supply and demand, and when the supply of stocks available for sale is artificially high, the price drops. When the bear raiders are successful, they are able to buy back the stock to cover their short sales at a price that is artificially low.
It is also dilutive to the stock price. Even though the stock is supposed to be borrowed it is still extra selling volume that needs to be consummed by the buyers. To me the actual float is the real float + the share short that had to be purchased at some point (although they cannot be sold again it was dilutive during the selling process). Although it ends up being rocket fuel if the stock rises. That plus naked shorting, where the shares are never actually borrowed from anywhere, is still likely happening. Never saw an honest financial person. ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!!!! Its only illegal if you get caught.
link... http://www.nationofchange.org/sheared-shorts-how-short-sellers-fleece-investors-1317534100
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Skip to comments.WA Legislator: Cyclists increased respiration leads to air pollution" $25 Carbon TAX.
Posted on 03/03/2013 9:51:00 AM PST by DaveinOK54
WA Legislator: Cyclists increased respiration leads to air pollution" $25 Carbon TAX. Rep. Ed Orcutt thinks that "bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride" because, "the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider." A high-ranking Washington legislator has added insult to injury in his support for a bike tax by claiming that bicycling is not environmentally friendly because people who ride bikes pollute the air when they breathe. (snip)
Here's the entire text of Orcutt's email:
"I am not a fan of the House Transportation tax proposal, nor of many tax proposals, but I have to admit I think there are valid reasons to tax bicycles. Think about this for a moment: Currently motorists are paying to use their cars on the roads while they are actually driving their cars. At the same time they are paying for bike lanes because there is no gas tax or any transportation tax generated by the act of riding on the roadways. So, if cars pay for the roads they are using, it only makes sense that bicyclists would also be required to 'pay' for the roads they use when they are actually biking on them.
Also, you claim that is is environmentally friendly to ride a bike. But if I am not mistaken a cyclists [sic] has an increased heart rate and respiration. That means the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride.
I know, you own a car and drive so you are paying gas tax but not while you are riding your bike. When you are driving your car and generating gas tax you are also driving on the roads so are only really paying for the roads while driving not while biking.
Sorry, but I do think that bicyclists need to start paying for the roads they ride on rather than make motorists pay.
Hat Tip to:http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?424030-PAY-TO-BREATHE-CYCLISTS-POLLUTE-BY-BREATHING-more-CO2-25-Carbon-Tax.-Runners-next
"Let's NOT move"....and save the world !!
He owns stock in a company that manufactures re-breathers
We have miles and miles of paved bike paths....but I've only seen two bikes in 2 years.
They are need to consume more calories due to the exercising, straining the world's food supply and driving up prices for the 3rd world populations who are barely getting by.
I hope he's just using sarcasm to prove a point.
I think we should tax ALL exercise. Tennis, jogging, swimming, people who go to health clubs, etc. Even larger taxes for NFL and NBA. I was going to say MLB and golf but they don't move very much.
All of these people breath TOO MUCH!
It's hard to believe people are this stupid....harder to believe they get elected. ..
Politicians do not suggest more taxes to make a sarcastic point.
Next they will have a sex tax for the reason that it raises your breathing rate.
I wish they would put a tax on political speeches...that REALLY raises the hot air index.
Around here they now call them "multi-purpose" paths since walkers, dog walkers, joggers, and baby strollers have taken them over, they've become too dangerous for bike riding.
The bikes have moved back into the streets.
Another one of those great ideas that didn't work out in a lot of places.
It is not entirely true that cycleists don't pay for roads. Most of them own a car and drive on occasion. There are taxes paid on those vehicles that are not being used. Bikes also apply less road wear than cars.
There was a time when many cities had bike licensing and taxes. Mainly at times when the bicycle was a more important mode of transportation.
I ride quite a bit (4000 miles in the last year). My car is parked for most of the summer.
Would the application of a tax or license really be worth it. I would imagine that it would be costly to try to implement with so few people actually riding. I would not necessarily be opposed to it but I don't know what true benefit would be gained.
Especially Jumping to Conclusions. Its the worst exercise of all../sarc
How long can you hold your breath?
Heart rate and respiration goes up when having sex - tax that too.
We have bike licenses here. Some years ago, a girl and her mom accused our daughter of stealing her bike. My wife went home (while friends of ours stayed behind), got the papers, came back, and showed the girl and mom the number on the papers that matched the sticker on the bottom of the bike. We told them to call the cops if that wasn't enough proof. They left.
Sure, you can scrape the sticker off, but then there's the stamped on serial number that's also recorded on the papers. Worked out well for us.
A dark look into the in-f*****g-sanity of the liberal mindset. These flaming liberal POS bastards actually want to tax the air that you breathe, solely because of the money you short them by not driving! I bet any mafia member or gangbanger dreams of the kind of bullsh!t shakedown rackets that the government can get away with.
Wow. I thought people would recognize sarcasm without being told. /s /s
Don't forget that all that exercise usually translates into a longer life spent consuming more resources.
So tax politicians 100% of their salaries, for all the hot air they emit.
See Post #6
I have always thought the fact that humor and sarcasm run rampant throughout FreeRepublic people would think before they comment. Fake outrage is not limited to the left.
I hope hes just using sarcasm to prove a point.
From the dawn of time Politicians, Emperors, Dictators, Kings, Chieftains, Warlords, have wanted power, control and the ability to take everything that the people under their control possess.
Taxation is a favored tool. The saying is that have strived to tax everything but the are we breathe and they have succeded in that goal.
They now are moving on to the end game and actually are moving to tax the air we breathe
Respiration carries with it two products of metabolism, whether or not the human body is being exercised - carbon dioxide and water vapor. NEITHER ONE OF THESE COMPOUNDS ARE POLLUTION.
The very basis of life is the ready conversion of these two compounds into carbohydrates and free oxygen. There is, in fact, no possible situation where, in the presence of living plants, the carbon dioxide level could EVER rise high enough to render even minimal distress to animal life, and this includes human beings.
Without carbon dioxide, there would never have been any free oxygen in the atmosphere. Oxygen is the second most active element on the periodic table, and by far the most corrosive in nature. Only one element is more reactive than oxygen.
And that element is fluorine. There is just never any free fluorine, ever, for more than just a few minutes in the atmosphere, even after producing it by chemical means, because fluorine breaks down water on coming into contact, into hydrofluoric acid and nascent oxygen. Nobody has even ever SMELLED fluorine, as its effects are so deadly that it destroys the moisture in the tissues of sensory organs that detect odor. For that reason alone, perhaps there is no place in the Universe where the conversion of fluorine to fluorides could ever be the basis of life.
But oxygen can and does convert widely from oxide form to free oxygen, and is even relatively stable for a while as the oxygen gas. But in the absence of even minute amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, would soon mean there was no free oxygen, as it would be combining with just about every other element out there if there were no carbon available, and soon used up as a part of the atmosphere.
There is no escape from the simple fact - carbon dioxide is every bit as essential to our very survival as sunlight and water.
It is criminal to restrict the free production of carbon dioxide, and great harm would come in its absence.
Or as the Human Extinction Movement would say:
Lets NOT breathe....and save the world !!
This is part of a proposed transportation tax package here in WA. The idea of a $25 license fee for bicycles that sell for more than $500 is to help pay for the building and maintenance of bike lanes, paths, trails, etc. that are funded by our gas tax. It's about damn time they help pay their own way. Have you ever seen what The anarchists Critical Mass can do?
The law would also increase the current state fuel tax by an additional 10 cents per gallon on our already obscene 37.5 cent tax which has made us #9 in the U.S., as well as adding more to the cost of vehicle tabs and processing fees. Our legislature has never seen a gas tax increase they didn't like.
So is this a one time sales tax on bikes > $500 or an annual tax?
In a just world, this statist piee of filth would have a plastic bag duct-taped over his head and thus be allowed to experience the "justice" he so craves.
I know Ed Orcutt personally and love that he is throwing this back in their faces.
Another way to put it, isn't it time they "paid their fair share?" ;-)
For those who can't see the sarcasm in Ed's email;
Feb. 20, 2013
CONTACT: Brendon Wold, Senior Information Officer (360) 786-7698
Rep. Ed Orcutt (360) 786-7812
House Republican transportation leader comments on House Democrat plan to make Washington state highest gas tax in the nation
We need to see how we can make our tax dollars go further, before we reach further into taxpayers pockets, says Orcutt
Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, and the ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today regarding a House Democrat proposal to make Washington states gas tax the highest in the nation:
With prior tax increases, our state built an off-ramp in the wrong place, a ferry that doesnt work well in Puget Sound and faulty pontoons that may jeopardize the new 520 Bridge project.
Now, House Democrats want to charge Washington drivers the highest gas tax in the nation at nearly 48-cents-per-gallon, more than doubling it since 2003. When you include federal taxes, Washington drivers would be paying 66 cents in state and federal taxes for every gallon of gas they purchase.
In addition, we need to stop paying for construction projects over a 30-year period when the jobs they create usually only last for five or ten. We cant continue down this road of failure and lack of accountability.
House Republicans understand there are maintenance demands and new projects needed in the future. But any debate on transportation must begin with reforms, not tax increases on struggling workers and families, and not new project lists to entice votes in the Legislature.
The reforms needed are not just transportation reforms, but economic reforms. The reality is people cant afford more at the pump right now especially those out of work or who have to commute long distances because their communities have been decimated by the economy and land-use restrictions.
Before we even entertain the idea of a gas tax increase, we want to talk about transportation and economic reforms. We will talk more about these reforms next week. If the Democrats are willing to have this discussion, we are willing to work with them.
We need to see how we can make our tax dollars go further, before we reach further into taxpayers pockets.
For more information, visit our Web site at: www.houserepublicans.wa.gov.
The benefit would be that the government would have a little more control over you and get a little deeper in your pocket. The police would have another excuse to pull you over and check your papers - bike registration etc. For your own safety of course.
don't forget farts. It can be hell not being the lead rider.
"If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet."
Y'all thought the Beatles were joking.
zombies feasting on zombies. kind of a poetic justice change.
Taxes are no longer applied to raise revenue or cover costs fairly. Taxes are a form of punishment and retribution. Bicyclists are no more immune than anyone else.
Well it certainly would make the job of an IRS auditor mor interesting.
Do you know this or are you guessing this? Not that I'd be surprised, of course.
I am not sure about where you live but here in Utah there are a few bike paths. One in particular is currently 40 miles long. I ride it quite often.
I like having the paths to ride but I don't really know what the costs or benefits are for having them. I don't think they help car traffic because they often run along areas that they managed to secure land not necessarily along normal travel routs. The rails to trails program is one of the biggest organizations for these things cause they can take a RR right of way and make a long trail.
I also commute by bike but there are no trails that I can utilize and most of the ride is on shoulder less rural roads.
I wish we could say that the paths reduce traffic by "X" but I don't think they do a blessed thing. Not sure how they can justify using gas taxes to build them. The bike lanes are a joke cause I often have to dodge garbage cans and other debris that are either parked in them or tossed into them.
I just wish that both users can respect each other without all the "I'm better than you" attitudes. I often times stop to help stranded motorists cause I generally have more tools than they do. :)
Read post 31 and get back to us.
Your sarcasm meter is broken.
I want to start an initiative
to change our state name to "Taxes".
Also,our state song should be "Everybody must get stoned"
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Roads are for motorized vehicles. These jokers need to take their toys to the bike paths and stay off the roads.
Annual. Just like renewing your car tabs every year.
I do understand your point but here's my beef. I own a car, a pickup, and a motorcycle. I can't operate all three at the same time but I still have to buy a license for all three at full price. I ride the motorcycle more during summer months, the car when my wife and I go somewhere together, and the pickup when I need to haul something.
I never said I thought it was fair. I think that bike users could stand to shoulder some of the responsibility for roads. I am not sure what that looks like. I do know that there is an organized volunteer effort that looks pretty good on the outside that involves cyclists putting forth the hours to improve trails.
If things continue status quo with cars paying for the bike lanes then I can't say I am too sorry. Other than I am using both ends. I just don't understand how it can continue, other than the liberals are in charge.
I have been saying they need to pay $1000 per year for road tax. They have all the rights, and more, with the right to ride on any street and they get a 3 foot clearance. Time for them to pay for the roads they have stolen.
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--New England--
New England is an old grouping of states in the northeastern region of the U.S. It has traditionally consisted of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. On rare occasions, New York, and even parts of New Jersey have been considered New England (Connecticut Puritans founded many towns in these states).
--Massachusetts Does NOT Have Friends--
New England is NOT "Massachusetts and friends." Most of the other New England states want nothing to do with those snobby, arrogant Massholes and their sucky driving habits. Go clog up your own retail outlets, seriously. Also, Boston's influence is very small and barely extends into extreme southeast New Hampshire--the rest of these five states has nothing to do with it at all: Boston tends to overstate its importance.
--The Connecticut Debate--
It is debatable whether or not Connecticut really belongs in New England--the western and southern parts of that state are pretty much indistinguishable from New York. On the shoreline of southern Connecticut, you can see the skyline of Manhattan on the horizon--tons of people work there and go there on the weekends for shopping and baseball games. Connecticut is NOT "down" with Massachusetts, nor will it ever be. So, I guess it's not REALLY New England, but it sort of looks like it in places. Connecticut seems more like a Mid-Atlantic state with its ties to New York and northern New Jersey.
At a bar, on vacation in some warm sunbelt state:
Masshole: Wheah ah you from?
Me: I'm from New England.
Masshole: Oh, so yuah a sawx fan?
Me: Actually, I'm from western Connecticut, and everyone there likes New York teams.
Masshole: New Englanduh my ass! You can't call ya self a New Englanduh! Fahk you, go Sox! Yankees ah a bunch a fahkin' queahs! Connecticut is paht of New Yahk, not New England!
Masshole: Wheah ah you from?
Me: I'm from New England.
Masshole: Oh, so yuah a sawx fan?
Me: Actually, I'm from western Connecticut, and everyone there likes New York teams.
Masshole: New Englanduh my ass! You can't call ya self a New Englanduh! Fahk you, go Sox! Yankees ah a bunch a fahkin' queahs! Connecticut is paht of New Yahk, not New England!
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Everyone thinks of New England as the most stuck-up and rudest people in all of the US..then why was New Hampshire voted as the most livable state in 2005? Don't judge New England before you've spent time or lived here, it's awesome.
Just because New England has private schools doesn't mean we're stuck up. We're very friendly :)
by some beautiful person July 28, 2005
The best damn region in the country. With the best damn football team, the best damn baseball team..and a hockey team and a basketball team. Cold as hell place here only the strongest men can survive and the weak cry.
I went to a football game in New England, and damn it was cold, but those frigin Pats kicked ass!!!
by i dudditz July 24, 2005
The only region of the United States that actually has four seasons. We New Englanders are ready for anything!
If you don't live in New England, you don't really know what summer, autumn, winter, and spring really are.
by Autumn Leaves October 13, 2007
Massachusetts and Friends
New Hampshire? Maine? Connecticut? Oooh, you mean those other states in Massachusetts and Friends!
by Eric Dion March 17, 2004
Just like the song says, it really is the spirit of America. Beautiful country, great schools, great food, rich history, intelligent people. Not to mention real weather. New England has everything, from oceans to mountains to lakes to countryside to cities. Best sports teams too. I mean there is a damn good reason why you New York bastards flock up here every year like seagulls to breadcrumbs.
People hate us because are the last remaining bit of what America was founded on.
New England? Nah, more like Old America...
People hate us because are the last remaining bit of what America was founded on.
New England? Nah, more like Old America...
To all people not from New England...
Don't hate us because we still have standards.
Don't hate us because we still have standards.
by I hope Skrillex dies June 28, 2009
The six greatest states in the country. In the New England states, you will deal with fewer rednecks and far less ignorance, as most of the ivy league schools can be found here. The vacation spots are unbeatable and most people dress decent. In the fall, the foliage is a major tourist attraction. During the winter months, people visit to stay in lodges or ski. In the spring and summer, the beaches are crowded and the small towns earn the most money by housing all of the vacationers who decide to stay at Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Each state has its own perks... Oh yeah, did I mention that the Patriots are better than any other team?
Guy 1: "You're from New England? You must be a fuckin' Democrat hippie."
Guy: "No, I'm not a hippie, but yes, I do have more money than you."
Guy: "No, I'm not a hippie, but yes, I do have more money than you."
by DrRock710 July 10, 2008
The six north-easternmost American states, located north and west of New York (north of Long Island, which is part of NY). Historically, eastern New York is occasionally included as part of New England (Vermont was actually part of NY at one point), but today it consists of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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Kenney Corporation recently reported the following income statement
for 2004(numbers are in millions of dollars):
The company forecasts that its sales will increase by 10 percent in 2005 and its operating costs will increase in proportion to sales. The company's interest expense is expected to remain at $200 million, and the tax rate will remain at 40 percent. The company plans to pay out 60 percent of its net income as dividends, the other 40 percent will be additions to retained earnings. What is the forecasted addition to retained earnings for 2005?


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa woman is behind bars for chasing after a Thanksgiving dinner guest with a machete. Fourty-six-year-old Annette Jenkins is facing aggravated assault charges. She's being held on $2,000 bond. Police were called to her home Thursday night when her brother arrived for dinner with a woman. The hostess reportedly waived the machete at the woman while yelling, "If you don't get out, I'll
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Playing Lessons: Recari on the Range
Holly Sonders joins Beatriz Recari on the practice range. Watch 'Playing Lessons with the Pros' on Golf Channel.
Playing Lessons: Johnson behind the scenes
Holly Sonders does a behind the scenes look at her time with Zach Johnson. Watch 'Playing Lessons with the Pros' on Golf Channel.
Big Break Academy - Lob Wedge Drill Tip
Isaac Sanchez shares his drill and tips on how to properly and effectively hit a bellied lob wedge shot . Click HERE for more Big Break Greenbrier content.
Playing Lessons: Recari behind the scenes
Holly Sonders does a behind the scenes look at her time with Beatriz Recari. Watch 'Playing Lessons with the Pros' on Golf Channel.
Big Break Academy - Rough Tip
Isaac Sanchez shares his tips on how to develop your touch for those shots around the green, and gather an understanding of how the club impacts your ball Click HERE for more Big Break Greenbrier content.wanting to do is go right arm back, right hand to the left shoulder . And when you see that, that doesn't allow the club to either roll over and close or stay open. And if you
Playing Lessons: Recari Chipping Challenge
Holly Sonders joins Beatriz Recari for a Chipping Challenge and lesson. Watch 'Playing Lessons with the Pros' on Golf Channel.front and just all core using no contact like contact thing of upper body . There we go. -Go, go. Go. -Even that it came out lower but it was a great contact so-- -Anytime. -Thanks for
Academy: Player's Sand Wedge Drill
Gary Player teaches an important drill to help strengthen your confidence on the green. For more 'Golf Channel Academy' show content, click here .so with putting, we gotta have little drills. Here's one, take your sand wedge from 3 foot and stand there and see if you can make putts like that with your sand wedge because now, now you see what I've done there. If you hit early or you flip or you break down to the left wrist , you'll scoop the ball-- oh, that even went in. But you'll scoop the ball and the ball will go off the line. So what you do is you try and hit it in the equator and by hitting it in the equator, you have to keep that left wrist moving. Otherwise, if you do that, it'll be off line. So it's a great exercise for timing and for keeping the left wrist moving towards the target. Great little exercise, try it.
The Golf Fix: Spieth's short game tips
Michael Breed, host of The Golf Fix, is joined by Jordan Spieth for some short game tips. Watch The Golf Fix Mondays at 7PM ET.gonna try to make one. You're gonna have to avoid all those golf balls that are sitting up there. -Okay. -But we're gonna go-- we're gonna go-- Now, this can do whatever you want. Okay. -Okay.
Big Break Prince Edward Island - Episode 10 - Bump and Run Tip with Nicole Sikora
Wall Street professional Nicole Sikora gives you the business end of her wedge game with a bump and run tip you can bank on. Watch the Finale of Big Break: Prince Edward Island, Mondays June 29th at 9 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel.Hello, my name is Nicole Sikora. I'm here at Big Break: Prince Edward Island . Today, we're gonna talk about how to hit a bump-and-run. One of the most important things is the setup. I have my


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Train Guides and TripsBelow are popular Train guides that you can use to plan your next adventure. You can download guides, including a detailed map, description and points of interest for a small fee to your iPhone or Android.
Bronx Visit - Bronx Zoo and Yankees Baseball
New Rochelle, New York, United States
Train | 52 miles
Train | 52 miles
We were visiting friends in the Bronx; our hotel was in New Rochelle. Two must-do activities for visitors/tourists: go to the Bronx Zoo and go to a Yankees baseball game. The GPS tracks start at New Rochelle, Metro North train station. For the Zoo, get off at the Metro North Fordham stop and then take the bus to the Zoo. For Yankee Stadium, you need to take...
Cable Car Ride to Work
Chinatown, California, United States
Train | 2.4 miles
Train | 2.4 miles
This is my commute every morning to work, via the Cable Car and then a short walk down Market St.
nj to nyc with zakko
Bergen Point, New Jersey, United States
Train | 25 miles
Train | 25 miles
after Xmas.
[20080523] UK-Northern Rail Cl.158 - Carlisle to Leeds
Cotterdale, England, United Kingdom
Train | 113 miles
Train | 113 miles
This is a GPS recording during a train ride from Carlisle station, Carlisle to Leeds station, Leeds, operated by Northern Rail by using Class 158 DMU.The train travel through the famous scenic railway in England, the Settle-Carlisle Line.This is a selection of my recording during my journey to United Kingdom in Spring 2008.
bruxelles by train
Sloterdijk, North Holland, Netherlands
Train | 127 miles
Train | 127 miles
Birtrhday trip by Comfort First, Thalys Amsterdam-Bruxelles in 2 hrs. Weekender pass valid for travel Friday-Sunday, Euro75, complimentary snacks and drinks. Nice red Merlot.
From Mbeya to Mlimba
Mbalizi, Tanzania
Train | 223 miles
Train | 223 miles
In the morning the train continued from Mbeya. In the afternoon we reached Mlimba and made a longer stop there.
From Kisaki to Dar Es Salaam
Kisaki, Tanzania
Train | 137 miles
Train | 137 miles
This extra night brought us finally to Dar Es Salaam. We missed one night of hotel stay in Dar and had immediately to move from Dar Es Salaam Tazara Station to the airport in order to do the Zanzibar tour.
San Francisco to Seattle
Sunol-Midtown, California, United States
Train | 906 miles
Train | 906 miles
At my cousin's recommendation, I booked a roomette on the Coast Starlight train from San Francisco to Seattle. It was a wonderful experience all around.
Shuang-hsi, Taiwan, Taiwan
Train | 53 miles
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三峽, Taiwan, Taiwan
Train | 114 miles
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Oigawa Railway Steam-locomotive trips. Part 4/7, Oigawa Railway from Kanaya to Senzu / 大井川鐵道C11 金谷驛〜千頭驛
Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
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Train | 24 miles
Oigawa Railway Steam Locomotive trips. Part 4/7 Oigawa Railway type C11 Steam locomotive from Kanaya to Senzu SL Express Trein "Kawaneji" 11:48 Kanaya Station 13:13 Senzu Station Data of C11 classLength 12,650mmHeight 3,900mmGauge 1,067mm(3'6")Whell arrangement 2-6-4 (1C2)Diameter of Driving Wheel 1520mmCylinder Dimensions(mm) 450x610Boiler Pressure 15.00kg/cm2Weight in Working Order 66.05tWeight on Driving Wheels 39.39t 大井川鐵道C11の旅 4/7 金谷〜千頭編 SLかわね路 11:48 金谷 11:58 新金谷 12:29 家山 12:49 下泉13:01 駿河徳山13:13 千頭
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Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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We took the Shinkansen to Sendai. On arriving in Sendai, we left our luggage at the hotel, and then took the train to Morioka for Sansa Festival. We got back to Sendai after the festival.
Sendai, Hiraizumi, Yonezawa, Tokyo
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Train | 1.3 miles
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We went to Hiraizumi in the morning. It is an attractive little town. The main attractions are Motsuji and Jusonji. We went to Motsuji but skipped Jusonji. We then went to Yonezawa to see the Love Helmet. We took a bus from the train station to the shrine. When we got there, the exhibition hall was closed. Worse, it started to rain. We then walked to the train station.But it was not...
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I am working on a webapp in PHP/MySQL and I have come to the point where I need to create a user/group association.
Here is what I am shooting for:
I am going to have an ever growing number of groups and users.
The users are going to be able to modify their group associations
whenever they want.
The group association is going to dictate the priority of content
displayed on the site.
Email updates sent to user will be determined by their current group associations.
My question is, what is the best way to handle this user/group association?
My current table structure looks like this (Simplified for ease of communication):
User_ID, User_name, Fname, Lname, is_dealer
Deal_ID, Dealer_ID, Deal_name, Deal_content
Dealer_ID, User_ID, Dealer_name, Dealer address.. etc.
My initial thoughts are to create a Groups table with Group_ID, and Group_name columns. Then I could do one of two things:
I could create a column in the Groups table called "User_ID" and for every group association I have a row that states the Group_ID, the Group_name, and the User_ID. That option feels like it would create a huge super redundant database table.
The other option I could think of would be to create a Group_ID column in the Users table and just fill it with all of the groups a user is associated with in some sort of array of text that would have to be parsed. The issue here is that I want there to be an unlimited number of groups, and jamming all of a user's group associations into one "value" for each row in my user table seems super sloppy.
Really this is a SQL database logic/design question. Any assistance would be a great help.


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|Bibliography of Worcester. A list of books, pamphlets, newspapers and broadsides, printed in the town of Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1775 to 1848. With historical and explanatory notes.
|The Boston edition of the Baskett Bible
|Charles Lemuel Nichols; a tribute
|Checklist of Maine
|Exhibition of American almanacs
|Isaiah Thomas, printer, writer & collector; a paper read April 12, 1911, before the Club of Odd Volumes.
|The library of Rameses the Great, 1964:
|Memorial of Nathaniel Paine, 1832-1917.
|Notes on the almanacs of Massachusetts
|The portraits of Isaiah Thomas, with a genealogy of his descendants
|Samuel Salisbury, a Boston merchant in the revolution
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Re: Student Loan Rehabilita
tion And The Effect On Tradelines
I'm curious as to how my SL's will show on my CR once the rehab is complete also.
But mine is a bit different then most I've read here.
I defaulted 12 years ago, They fell off my report completely and for the last year that I've been checking no sign of them on any report. I made my 7th payment on the 15 of this month. Always on time. Loans are through Direct Loans.
I'm not sure how they will be marked once complete. If they will be listed as new loans or re-listed from the original 1999 date. I would love if they had the original date as my AAoA's is now 5 month lol. But I guess I'll see in July/August
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I bought this scent for my 44 year old dad for his birthday because he had smelt it on a card and loved it. Hr still does, but has recieved consistent female comments such as, 'whats that burning...
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I bought this scent for my 44 year old dad for his birthday because he had smelt it on a card and loved it. Hr still does, but has recieved consistent female comments such as, 'whats that burning...
chanel allure homme
chanel allure edition blanche
dolce and gabbana the one
joop thrill
Gucci envy
ck one
chanel platinum egoiste
clinique happy for men
davidoff cool water
Hugo boss hugo
thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah, ive heard egoiste is a winter scent so what i'll do is wait till i go to America in September and try it out over there. Is it easily found in the states? Also,...
Hi, do you think that these two scents can be considered as safe blind buys? I have no chance to smell either of them here in the UK, in my city anyway so i have decided that i will purchase them...
you cant buy it in the uk im afraid, im just going to by it off cheapsmells.com, a uk online retailer who are selling it.
Yeah i thought that aswell, these SAs don't know what their talking about. But it was proven by no envy bottles anywhere up town and this is birmingham, a major industrial city. Apparently at the...
Chanel platinum egoiste
Chane allure edition blanche. Much more fruity than its predecessors, you get a real lime smell throughout mixed with that famous allure tonka bean. Definetly try this one out. Also, you may like...
ok so i was in town today and was looking to buy gucci envy as i had smelt it recently for the 1st time (im 16) and really fell im love with it. But im informed by numerous sales assistants that...
I feel you will enjoy the allures, so try to test out allure edition blanche, the best in the line in my opinion. also, try to test out joop thrill as i think it is gorgeous.
lol. Recently here in boots on the chanel counter they have been showing chanel cristalle eau verte and its extremely nice. it might be new, im not sure but im thinking of getting it.
joop thrill. damn i love this scent.
one thing i tried for testing purposes recently was to spray 1 spray of allure homme edition blanche on my neck, then 2 sprays of allure homme sport directly over it. it smelt gorgeous, with it...
drakkar noir
im sure here at basenotes we wont be madly over applying with cheap scents from walmart. were people who appreciate the finer fragrances. anyway, i would rather smell any scent than someones body...
joop go is what i use and it dosent offend.
yh i did not like this one at all.
the bottle looks like a clone of ck contradiction. still cant wait to smell it.
Depends on the scent really. stuff like dolce and gabbana pour homme and other strong beasts, then an arms length is fine. With the more lighter stuff, dolce and gabbana light blue and a few chanels,...
Drakkar Noir for me today.
i definetly think platinum egoiste is more classy and sophisticated. any day of the week.
im going to get one soon and will let you all know. i am a very keen shaver.
two of my fave scents of all time. i tested them today coincidentally on either wrist to test longetivity and edition blanche was the clear winner, still being here slightly 13 hours later while...
dolce and gabbana pour homme. 1 spray on jumper. wow.
try chanel allure edition blanche, if you havent tried it yet, it might have come out before you went away. also try the new joop thrill, gorgeous in my opinion.
yeah i live in birmingham and i have to agree with viveks description. Creeds are stocked in selfridges also and yeah, the house of fraser has many knowledgable staff who know there stuff.
today its drakkars turn.
yeah believe me no for this one.
i would definetly try it.
i would say no. i just simply dislike this scent.
woah, i cant believe your saying this, i find it to be a gorgeous vanilla scent which bears no resemblance to its predecessors.
im gonna try the water method.
sicilian lemon- allure homme edition blanche.
oh thanks for that petruccijc, i didnt realise my link didnt work. Yeah, voyage is what im referring to.
ok, so what would you wear or like a male to wear to the beach out of, Allure edition blanche, Allure sport, Joop thrill or dolce and gabbana the one?
i found this over on fragantica, http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Dior-Homme-Voyage-775.html,are you looking forward to it? im not a great fan of dior homme but love the sport so i will definetly try...
yeah le male is nice, similar to 212 sexy men but they both differ and have there qualities.
i like ck. there are 2 standout fragrances from this house for me, being ck one and ck eternity. These fragrances mean i cannot hate this house.
I may sound like some kid here but i know what i love chanel allure and Joop thrill. to me, they are both flawless.
platinum egoiste
to the dude above, im in the same boat as you. i have only few fragrances, good foundations you got there on the designer side of things.
i had spots and bad skin, the best tip i got was to drink loads of water. seriously it helps alot. also i use skincare products from simple, there free of harsh chemicals and will give you good skin.
i dont really see that big a similarity. 212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera is much more of a clone of le male than joop jump.
Ok i thought you said joop jump was a knock off. No to me joop thrill bears...
yeah i like it, nice and long lasting. My fav joop though has to be thrill. Gorgeous.
In a battle, im going for boss bottled. i dont really smell the similarities, but there both nice but bottled has that little bit more for me.
For me its chanel platinum egoiste, going to a themepark today and cant wait for blasts of this sexy green giant as i ride the coasters!
yeah mic id agree with that also, the mix part. its also just so unique and original, im hoping it does as well as it deserves to because joop really did well on this one. Even the womens thrill is...
many threads about this using the search button. anyway, i can suggest jpg le male and joop homme to be lasters.
i find i get through my weaker scents quicker. like my joop go, i only have about 5 ml left of a 100 ml bottle because i apply loads because it is barely noticable. that, black suede and hugo boss...
hello dani welcome to basenotes. As a fellow uk guy i can suggest going to boots in the next few days and taking advatage of the offer on for joop thrill. it is so gorgeous, a female friend of mine...
joop go. man this stuffs weak but so nice.
yeah great choice if you buy it man. i bought a bottle today and after 3 sprays got my first TWO compliments in about 3 months.
yeah sorry i never replied guys. the college i applied to was halesowen college, a college here in birmingham you probably havent heard of. I did actually care about how the interviewer would feel...
thanks so much guys for the suggestions and kind words. ive decided to go lightly with d and g pour homme because i want to use the shower gel aswell.
thank you very much, i was either going to go with this or herrera for men. i love them both.
chanel allure sport
drakkar noir
dolce and gabbana pour homme
joop thrill
all great
yeah i much prefer edition blanche aswell. it truly is lovely in my opinion. has any tried the matching grooming products to edition blanche?
hi guys, ive got a big college interview coming up tommorow and i wonder what scent you feel is most appropriate to wear to it. It's a very big deal and i want to be at my most confident. i will be...
eternity in general is beautifaul to me. ckin2u heat isnt that bad in my opinion.
i just wait until my skin is dry. ill try divatologists method.
yeah the new eternity is beautifaul. for me its going to be a summer of beaches and gym work, so need some great summer frags this year. usually i just wore my regular stuff but am going to buy...
i ended up going with d and g pour homme. thanks guys. btw quorum, omg i find it to be disgusting.
what matthew said, i agree with. wow.
its just trying to make money. some of the cleverer people will sell them cheaper as this appeals to others and will probably gurantee them future custom. Others will just care about the pound signs...
could you describe the guy a bit? athletic, sporty, shy,? this will help get better responses. for now, im going to suggest chanel allure edition blanche.
i have fallen in love with what i feel is the best scent to come out of the 21st century (designer), its just so unique and lasts great. its really beautifaul imo, what are your opinions on this...
chanel platinum egoiste. just went 2 sprays today, quite pleasant.
lol i forgot he used to own cool water aswell. he loved that also, so good reccomendation. ill give l homme a shot, any other suggestions?
hello, my dads birthday is next week and he is turning 44. hes a real cool person though, acts like his 23 or something and pulls it off. on a budget of around 35 pounds, what do you think i should...
oh those two children are from the bride to be. Its there mother getting married, he has the perfect family life.
ok imagine the life of one man. What you have to do is name 2 scents for each period i mention, 1 niche and 1 designer. 2 designer if you don't know any niche. The person in general is an easy going...
chanel allure homme
joop thrill (yeah its beautifaul imo)
dolce and gabbana pour homme
davidoff cool water
platinum egoiste
yeah lol i was thinking gaultier, there men makeup range is what sparked me to start this thread. i wouldnt go all feminine and start waxing and putting on stuff for my lips and stuff. maybe just a...
hello what do you think on the subject of straight men wearing make up? im cool with it if it made my skin look clear and natural, then i dont see the problem. But i hear alot of men and women saying...
king drakkar today, i would swear the splash has better longetivity and sillage but oh well. just 4 sprays today.
what are your techniques when it comes to applying your cologne/perfume? Any unique or unusual things you do? ive only just got new fragrances as all my others were stolen in a burglary and im gonna...
same as dimitri, chanel pe.
platinum egoiste for me today.
Hello, how much would you guys and girls pay for a device which somehow will manipulate your brain into allowing you to smell your scent all day as strong as it is from when you first apply it? do...
chanel platinum egoiste for me today.
i dont understand why you included your smoking habit to help you find reccomendations. what makes things different that you smoke, smokers need different fragrances or something? sorry if i sound...
allure sport
again edition blanche
lacoste essential
cool water
i believe sillage is still pretty good. comparing it to the monster of joop homme is wrong, as that was crazy sillage. its definetly improved in all apsects since its last fragrance, joop go, a nice...
lol dimitri or two roads, or whoever, can you explain who are you on about and how this thread relates to them?
try hot couture by givenchy, its really nice.
i think this is great and lasts well on my skin, girls like it and so do i.
lol at the replies. dimitri, im lost for words.
i dont own it but yesterday tried it on my skin for the first time for a whole day. let me tell you, this has become a fav of mine instantly and i will get it very soon. its truly intoxicationg imo...
for nightitmes i would try dolce and gabbana pour homme, very classic and will give of a sense of maturity. a scent i love in day time is chanel allure homme, as it is very nice and spicy, girls do...
The man who is heading into New york on business, the man who has it all and will stop at nothing to become the best?
The socially inept man who leads a happy, but very solitary life?
The family...
im not the greatest fan of dior homme but i really dislike tdh. so i went with dior homme.
yeah a totally new chanel is what i want, no platinum or edition twists. a brand new scent, keeping that classic touch. sadly it will take me about 5 years to complete my chanel collection as im not...
drakkar noir.
in 2009 what desginer scents are you looking forward to? who do you want to release a scent? what scents have you liked and disliked so far? for me im very unimpressed with hugo element,...
woah allure for me by a LONG way.
yeah in my school they mainly own around 1 to 2 fragrances, usually lynx. i own about 20 nice ones and am on about them alot. they always ask, have you got another one yet and laugh. But its all...
yeah nice stuff, my fav out of them being lacoste essential. could you do me a favour and write a little mini review on hugo element. just about longetivity, sillage and peoples reaction? thanks if...
lol moondeva im pretty sure the body shop is a british only thing. i could be mistaken.. anyway im going to jump in and reccomend a frag that i beg you try, as it goes in any weather and is gorgeous....
yeah hows the sillage on the reformulated antaeus. i really want a good sillage buster, and i smelt antaneus on a card and wow.


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Live updates
- ITV Report
North Koreans head to polls
North Korean voters are going to polling stations to elect a new legislature, but it would be fair to say that their choices are limited.Read the full story ›
Rodman apologises for remarks on US missionary
Retired US basketball star Dennis Rodman has apologised for comments he made about an imprisoned US missionary in North Korea, CNN said on Thursday, quoting a statement.
Rodman appeared to suggest in an interview that Kenneth Bae, rather than the North Korean authorities, was responsible for his incarceration.
"I want to apologise, I take full responsibility," Rodman was quoted as saying, adding that he had been drinking on a stressful day.
Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim Jong Un
Dennis Rodman led an auditorium of North Koreans in singing "Happy Birthday" to their leader Kim Jong Un.
The celebration comes a day after the former U.S. basketball star sparked controversy by appearing to suggest a Korean-American was to blame for his captivity in the restrictive state.
Rodman brought a team of fellow former NBA stars to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, to mark the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un with an exhibition game.
The birthday is believed to have been on Wednesday though that has not been confirmed.
Simon Cockerell, a tour guide who watched the game in Pyongyang, said the audience had stood and cheered Kim for up to six minutes when he appeared with his wife.
Rodman fiery over American jailed in North Korea
Former basketball player Dennis Rodman raised international outrage during his fourth trip to North Korea after he appeared to suggest that Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae was to blame for his captivity in the restrictive country.
"If you understand what Kenneth Bae did ... Do you understand what he did in this country? Why is he held captive in this country?" Mr Rodman said in an interview with CNN, declining to respond to questions to clarify what he meant.
Former basketball player Dennis Rodman is in North Korea with a dozen former NBA colleagues to play an exhibition game. He said he hoped the trip would show people that the secretive state is "not that bad".
Mr Bae's sister, Terri Chung, said her family was "outraged" by his comments. "He is playing games with my brother's life," Chung said in a statement.
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Rodman: Kim Jong-un is my friend and I love him
Dennis Rodman declared his love for the leader of North Korea Kim Jon-un today, according to the AFP news agency.
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Dennis Rodman compares North Korea trip to Olympics
Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman has compared his forthcoming visit to North Korea to the Olympics.
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Rodman brings 'basketball diplomacy' to North Korea
America's most flamboyant basketball player is making another trip to North Korea, and this time he's bringing some friends.Read the full story ›
Key quotations from Kim Jong-un's new year address
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delivered a rare televised address to mark the new year.
On South Korea
It is time to end abuse and slander that is only good for doing harm and anything to hinder reconciliation and unity should not happen anymore. South Korean authorities should stop reckless fratricidal confrontation and fuss about 'North Korean sympathisers' while listening to the voice of people demanding the democratic unification and independence. They should come forward to improve North-South ties.
On military aggression
Dangerous circumstances are being established, which could make a minor military collision spark an all-out-war. If a war breaks out on this land, it will bring a tremendous nuclear disaster. Even the United States will never be safe.
On his executed uncle
Our party took firm measures to get rid of a faction of sewage that permeated the party. Our unity strengthened hundredfold and party and revolutionary lines became much more solid by purging the anti-party and anti-revolutionary faction.
- ITV Report
Kim Jong-un boasts uncle's execution removed 'filth'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un used his New Year message to hail the elimination of "factional filth" following the execution of his uncle.Read the full story ›
Kim Jong-un celebrates New Year at first ski resort
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his "great satisfaction" after visiting the country's first ski resort for New Year.
During the visit he rode on one of the new chair lifts at the luxury Masik Pass Ski Resort in Wonsan, in the east of the country.
Kim Jong-un, who studied in the Swiss capital Berne and is believed to have enjoyed skiing in the Alps, also looked around a hotel and rental shops at the resort.


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Introduction to the national religion (well, other than Football)
Sufi music concert, the first night off the plane!
with Oruc Guvenc, the musician maestro
Sultanahmet at night time
Sultanahmet at day
lovely in any view
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts: Keys to the Ka'ba
Ancient copy of the Qur'an
View of the Sultanahmet mosque from Ibrahim Pasha's palace
Sokullu Mehmet Pasha: a good example of vizier mosques
Bosphorus tour
Ortakoy Camii
Dinner with a view of Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet
yup, that was our view
and this. (masha'allah!)
back to the national religion
Rumeli Hisari, the fortress from which the Ottomans conquered Constantinople
Ankara: the shrine of Ataturk
Fertility goddess
Students in underground city, in Cappadocia
amazing Christian churches carved into caves
local ice cream
carpet weaving
Uc Hisar
Rae and Nazia
Me and Aynur
yup, I take pictures of food, when it is on plates this beautiful
visit to pottery workshop in Avanos
Jenny trying out the pottery wheel
Visit to Saljuq Caravansaray
scary steps
amazing dome of the caravansarary
Konya: Inside the mosque of Shams-e Tabrizi
paying our respect
students preparing before visiting Mawlana Rumi's shrine
old Madrasa in Konya
Ince Minaret
exquisite calligraphy
come all pilgrims
Shrine converted to museum
Ya Hazrat-e Mevlana
"This place is the Ka'ba for lovers Whoever comes here incomplete, leaves whole."
Soumya, Lexi, and Lauren
Me and Drew
Door-knocker to the shrine
the cure for the ill encounter with the Glorious One.
pilgrims at Mawlana's shrine
The Green dome
cemetery for Rumi's followers (Khamushan)
circumcision outfits in Konya
Rumi's sarcophagus
Old Mamluk era lamps
the relics room of the shrine
ancient copies of the Qur'an
strand of the Prophet's beard
old copy of the Qur'an with translation
Kufi copy of the Qur'an
The youngest pilgrim
Pammakule: with amazing white sediments built up over centuries
unbelievable sunsets
Roman ruins
Tim and Nazia
old Roman bath
yup, this was the view from my hotel room in Kusadesi
night dinner with Aynur and our great bus driver, Osman
Aynur in action
walk down Ephesus
bathroom with running water underneath to silence the "sounds"
Ephesus library
house attributed to Virgin Mary, visited by Muslim and Christian pilgrims
Kariye Camii, with amazing Christian frescoes.
Suleymaniye mosque
Sinan's masterpeice
boy in circumcision outfit
prince for a day ("before" picture)
mingling with kids outside Suleymaniye
tomb of Suleyman (call me "Magnificent")
Inside the Hagia Sophia
Muslim Mihrab and Christian Cosmic Christ in one glance
Meeting with Melis Seyhun, Turkish intellectual/journalist
Our morning meetings to discuss the material, have presentations
Entrance to Topkapi palace
Peace be upon you. God Has proscribed mercy upon Himself.
Nazia giving her presentation on the Ottoman Harem, on site.
Qur'an reciter in the relics room of the Topkapi Palace
Underground Cistern in Istanbul
Handmade lamps in Istanbul
visit with Kurdish artists
Female calligrapher/painter
Local tradition
Prof's got skillz
Yesil Ev courtyard
Spice market
Jenny, Bear, and Lexi
Farewell dinner
Tim and Sheilah
Looking forward to returning, insha'allah


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This is Me, Hannah and Martin up on the bottom of Longyearbreen, one of the glaciers out from where we live. My first time out skiing.
Drew, Hannah, Hannah and Frances up Sarkofagen
Longyearbyen from Sarkofagen
Look, look its the Sun, well nearly.
All of us on Sarkofagen
Hannah and Me taking the scooter out for its first trip along Adventdalen
The moon, as seen from our lecture hall
Photo of the moon taken from the end of our barakke.
A cave at the foot of longyearbreen.
Me posing for a photo on our scooter.
Longyearbyen from the Longyearbreen glacier, 50mm prime.
Oh nose, its a giant Hannah holding the whole of Longyearbyen.
Hannah rocking out with her rifle....
This is a very smoky cabin in the middle of the Arctic
Sea Ice!
Insane and holding a rifle!
Oh I do like to be beside the sea side....
Scientific remote testing of the thickness of the sea ice. (Drew and I with some rocks)
Walking home over the tundra!
Sunset on the way home


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For 25 years, the queen of bridal Vera Wang has been surprising us with something new and edgy with every collection. Either a collection all in black, with long black leather sleeves or one totally in pink, the designer always approaches bridal with a different perspective and vision and gains the hearts of all types […]Read More
Here's the latest work of MMMIND studio for the launch of SICKY magazine where I collaborated with a voice over. Great team and great results! Get a copy! Share this:FacebookEmailRead More
After finally going through almost all collections for next spring, I could divide two leading directions in which menswear is heading to. One (and luckily) is still the minimal look, gaining more power with each season. With clean and polished silhouettes, 80's volumes or 60's cuts, the minimal look currently defines for me the contemporary […]Read More
What is life? For the most of us we see it like a journey in which we have to make the best of it in terms of creating a successful career, experience as many adventures and places as we can, raise a family, and basically try to do anything we can to have a happy […]Read More
Now, if there's something capable of making me cry just by watching the beauty of it at a glance, this is couture. Yep, I speak about those few collections per season, that are mostly made for watching. Or at least that's what I would enjoy most of it. Unique fabrics, lots of handwork, classic colors […]Read More
While the minimal approach is slowly fading away, going through my favorite designers' collections for Fall Winter'13 I could notice some of the leading looks meanders between grunge, punk, the just-got-out-of-bed casual look, and the extremely posh and polished look. The pajama volumes (Damir Doma, Dries Van Noten, Comme Des Garçons), the long shirts and vests […]Read More
What's clear is that nowadays fashion, art, music, architecture and video productions are merging more and more each day in a creative symbiosis opening a whole new dimension of possibilities for creatives. An amazing collaboration comes from Vivienne Westwood and the English National Ballet where the designer is working on the rebranding and the creation […]Read More
I know I'm totally off and the fact that I've abandonded the blog lately is quite bothering me, but there are some other projects I'm handling at the moment. Nevertheless this space will get back to life soon and bloom like in its old days. Thanks to everyone who still stops by even though I'm […]Read More
Looks like we're completely out of the "colorful summer" and what used to be the color blocking trend. Forget about bold shades. The palette is black, white, grey and some pastels. Minimalism, futurism and masculine inspired cuts and volumes or extremely feminine, tender and romantic looks in light fabrics, but in a more static rather than […]Read More