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Can Tea Ever Be Bad For Your Health? Steven Popec (0) Tea is widely regarded as one of the healthiest beverages one can drink. However, there are thousands of different types of tea on the market, and some of these tea blends are healthier than others. Today, we're going to help you determine which tea blends are good for your health and which ones are bad. Dieting teas – do they really work? Everybody likes to look for an easy way to lose weight. Unfortunately, losing weight is rarely easy. Dieters tea come in a number of different flavors and varieties. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings about dieters teas. They often contain very few healthy ingredients and are packed with sugar or artificial sweeteners. In many cases, the only diet-specific ingredients included in dieters teas is caffeine, which temporary increases your metabolism and helps your body burn fat. Aside from caffeine, most of these dieters teas are fuelled by hype and feature minimal results. Many dieters teas contain ingredients like senna, aloe, buckthorn, and other plant-derived laxatives. The FDA has issued warnings about these ingredients due to their lack of effectiveness. Instant teas Many instant teas contain very little actual tea at all. Instead, they are packed with preservatives, artificial sweeteners, sugar, and other unhealthy compounds. While not all instant teas are bad, many of them can be dangerous for your health. Watch out for these tea ingredients Both dieters teas and instant teas contain strange ingredients that can negatively affect your health. Specifically, the FDA has warned against taking teas that include: -Ephedra (used for weight loss) -Willow bark -Germander -Comfrey -Lobelia -Chaparral Teas with those ingredients will often advertise that ingredient prominently. Unfortunately, these ingredients have unknown (and possibly harmful) effects on the body, so think twice before drinking these types of tea. Herbal teas 'Herbal tea' is a broad term for any tea containing fruits, herbs, seeds, roots, and other natural ingredients. Because herbal teas have lower concentrations of antioxidants than green, white, black, and oolong teas, their health benefits can vary. Here are some of the features that science has linked to herbal teas: -Chamomile tea has antioxidants that can reduce diabetes and lower the risk of nerve and kidney damage. Some studies have also shown that it stunts the growth of cancer cells. -Echinacea herbal tea has been suggested as a way to stave off colds. However, research on Echinacea herbal teas has not demonstrated a clear link as of yet. -Hibiscus herbal teas: Recent studies have found that drinking three cups of hibiscus tea on a daily basis can lower blood pressure for those who already have modestly elevated blood pressure. -Rooibos: Medical studies on rooibos herbal tea have been limited, although rooibos tea does contain flavonoids that could help fight cancer and other diseases. The healthiest tea to drink? In general, tea is one of the healthiest beverages in the world. Most tea is strictly derived from the Camellia sinensis plant with only a few different flavorings added to give it a unique twist. Camellia sinensis is an incredibly healthy plant that has been linked to health benefits like reduced cholesterol levels and weight loss. Any black, white, green, or oolong tea is derived from the camellia sinensis plant, which means that it is geranlly quite healthy. Tea is also healthiest when used in a 'loose' blend, as more surface area is exposed to the surrounding water, increasing the nutrients and antioxidants that are released. facebook twitter google+ email
9 Tea Busting Myths, the truth is revealed Elena Popec (7) Every morning begins about the same for millions of families in the world, with a refreshing cup of tea: black, green, white, herbal, fruit, flavored. We partake our favorite drink mostly out of habit rather than consciously. Scientists have calculated that a person drinks at least 51oz of fluid in one day, one third of this is tea. In each country people drink it in their own way: one is with butter and salt, some like it with milk, others prefer it by making extraordinary "bouquet", adding in tea herbs, fruits or flowers. We have collected the most common myths about tea, so we can confirm or refute the controversial debate. Myth #1. Tea has a tonic effect on the body, so it is better to drink in the morning. True. Tea contains caffeine which has an activating effect on the cardiovascular system, so it should be drunk in the morning or afternoon. By the way, caffeine content in green tea is less than in black tea or coffee. Therefore, if you want to cheer up, do not drink gallons of coffee, better brew a cup of aromatic and healthy green tea. Myth #2. Tea with milk is harmful. False. However, when milk is added, the chemical composition of tea is changing since the casein in milk binds the antioxidants. Tea becomes less tonic, and has less effect on blood vessels (the fact that the composition of tea includes vitamin P as well as other substances that strengthen the vascular wall). On another hand, tea with milk takes toxins out and works as a diuretic. By the way, according to some narrations, the tradition of drinking tea with milk originated from the British. Due to the fact that the finest porcelain cups sometimes did not withstand boiling water and cracked. Therefore, the British began to dilute the tea with milk. Myth #3. Loose leaf tea is better than tea bags. True. Usually, contents of tea bags are known as fanning's or dust, everything that is broken and crumbled. Tea bags are not necessarily cheaper than loose leaf tea, you pay for the packaging material and the process. Loose teas have more variants which can be brewed differently and it can be blended at your desired taste level. Tea bags, on the other hand, are pre-blended for a specific flavor. Loose teas can give you the purest of flavors for each variety, blended for your own preferences. Tea brewed from tea bags is not harmful - just useless. There is simply no better alternative than loose tea, it just tastes better. So, if you truly want to experience a heavenly cup of your favorite tea, then loose leaves are the way to go. Check out this great independent article titled, "For the love of tea!". Myth #4. You cannot drink green or black tea in large quantities because it affects functions of the body. Everything is good in moderation. Generally, there are no substances in tea that could harm the body. Three to four cups of tea per day will give you a total of 320 mg of polyphenols. People with kidney disorders, stomach ulcers, anxiety should not drink caffeinated tea. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also avoid caffeinated drinks. There are a lot of healthy alternatives: Rooibos, Mate, Herbal blends, Fruit blends. Myth #5. Herbal tea can be an assistant in the treatment of certain diseases. True. Herbal tea cannot be used as medication but as an aid to help the drugs treatment is acceptable. However, herbs contain active substances that can trigger side effects and interact with other herbs, supplements, or medications. For these reasons, people should take herbs with care, under the supervision of a practitioner knowledgeable in the field of botanical medicine. For therapeutic purposes or maintain immunity, herbal infusion should be brewed separately and should not be abused. Myth #6. Coffee and tea have the same amount of caffeine. No. Dry tea leaves contain more caffeine than coffee beans. However, in a single serving cup of prepared coffee contains significantly more caffeine than a cup of tea due to difference in amount used to prepare a cup of tea. Don't forget that certain types of tea can undergo a second infusion that will have even less caffeine. According to eHow.com, you can see for yourself that black tea, which is considered to have the highest levels of caffeine, is 50% less than coffee. Myth #7. Hibiscus or Karkade decreases blood pressure. True. Drinking Hibiscus tea effectively lowers blood pressure and reduces high cholesterol levels. Hibiscus is a main component of many Fruit and Herbal tea blends. Teas that contains Hibiscus, is caffeine free and rich in Vitamin C, which has a pleasant fragrance and vibrant red color. Myth #8. Tea should be strong. Partly true. Of course, the stronger the tea, the stronger its components and the higher the tannin content. Excessive amount of tannin over time may prevent the body from absorbing calcium if your diet is low in this nutrient, but the health benefits of tea are much greater than probable issues. How strong the tea should depend on one's preferences and suggestions from the tea company. Myth #9. Tea has an antiseptic effect. True. Tea actually contains antiseptic substance, but the concentration of these substances is very low, and with serious illnesses, they may be useless. It is better to seek assistance from a doctor and use the tea as an aid. facebook twitter google+ email


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John Ackerman, an attorney with a technology company, offers super-accurate time over the internet to anyone who wants it, courtesy of four of the most accurate NTP (network time protocol) servers in the world.
This is exactly my first thought. I hope the second part includes links for a wiki with HOWTOs, or at least the relevant keywords and proper nouns to break into this hobby.

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A worthy subject gets stodgily didactic treatment in "Zabana!," Said Ould-Khelifa's hagiography of Algerian independence fighter Ahmed Zabana.
A worthy subject gets stodgily didactic treatment in "Zabana!," Said Ould-Khelifa's hagiography of Algerian independence fighter Ahmed Zabana, whose execution in 1956 sparked a national uprising. Static in emotion and style, the pic is straitjacketed by a desire for historical accuracy, concentrating on the known facts without considering the need to build character. In a year when Algeria celebrates 50 years of independence, it's unfortunate the country chose this bland biopic as its Oscar submission; international chances outside expat communities are slim to none.
The opening, depicting the 1949 Oran post-office heist that helped fund the rebels, could use some "Rififi"-style oomph in terms of cinematic handling, but the jazzy score isn't enough to carry the drama. Revolutionary Zabana (Imad Benchenni, grave) is imprisoned following the accidental murder of a French forest ranger (Yves Buchin) and subjected to humiliation and torture, under which he nobly holds up. Uneven acting doesn't help, but the real culprit is the inert script and excessive use of midlength shots that kill any tension. Frequent mention of diverse Algerian locales feels designed to elicit cheers from the provinces.Zabana!
A Laith Media presentation of a Laith Media, Centre National d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Mouvement National et la Revolution du 1er Novembre 1954, L'Agence Algerienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel production, with the participation of Groupe Sonatrach. Produced by Yacine Laloui. Co-producers, Djamel Yahiaoui, Mustapha Orif. Directed by Said Ould-Khelifa. Screenplay, Azzedine Mihoubi, Ould-Khelifa.
Camera (color, widescreen), Marc Koninckx; editor, Jean Dubreuil; music, Michel Wintsch; production designer, Ramdan Kacer; costume designers, Boukhari El Habbel, Nabil Seffouh, Hania Maatki, Mina Kessar; sound (Dolby Digital), Franck Flies, Eric Tisserand; assistant director, Marco Cravero; casting, Fabienne Bichet, Fouad Trifi, Fateh Rabia. Reviewed on DVD, Rome, Jan. 22, 2013. (In 2012 Toronto, Dubai film festivals.) Running time: 107 MIN.
Imad Benchenni, Khaled Benaissa, Anne Richard, Mourad Oudjit, Abel Jafri, Nicolas Pignon, Mustapha Ayad, Jeremie Covillaut, Abdelkader Djeriou, Laurent Gernigon, Embarek Menad, Jean Gabriel Nordmann, Frederic Gelard, Daniel San Pedro, Corrado Invernizzi, Brahim Djaballah, Sebastien Tavel, Youssef Saiah, Samir Bouanani, Fadhila Bouhanna, Yves Buchin.
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text: Yet I see people, both here on the forum and out in the "real world" (so to speak) who do align themselves. But the part that somewhat confounds me is, many of the folks that I see doing this I find to be not so different from myself. At least in the sense that I don't think, at least for how they express themselves or how I've felt I've related to them or them to me, that they really fall so lock-step into the 'party philosophy'. But there still seems to be this penchant to align themselves, either for or against and I just would really like to understand why.


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05/03/2011: the only for teens treehouse collapsed. It was a major drama, 98 members of the group lost their favourite place to chill. 4 minifigures were hit on the hat by a squished banana. You�ve received an invitation from LK, to go and see his new treehouse, which will be public on his second MOCversary�
Note: the following story is a comic-like story, and the text is written below the pictures.
Hi there, are you ready to go, and explore our new clubhouse? I know the previous one was kind of� childish built, but I promise you you�ll like my new treehouse! I spent two months building it after school, and now it�s finally done! *oh sorry sir* I�ll keep my eyes on the road, that will work a bit better�
we�re here! The treehouse is built in a tree, on top of the biggest hill in the whole lego city! Please lock your bike, they get stolen a lot� this is my third bike this week! You can use my chain lock, if you�d like to.
aaaahhhh, water� this is our major water supply, and it is important to drink some water after a big physical bi-HEY DO NOT TOUCH THAT FLOWER! I know it is beautiful, but trust me, it WILL kill you...
and here is �XEB4sIsaWES0m3�, one of the halo kiddies in our group�
�sup, how �r ya dowin�?
� me has new gunzz! I shoots everyone who comes neer dir hill! SUPAH AWESUM FIRE POWAHH!!11!!1�
�And what is that, on your back?�
�I�ll get going bro, have a nice day��
� wait! If u commend on mah bnewezd kreatioonz, ill koment on al ur kretiionz and addd u to mah favrit buildahz!!!11!11!! �
And that is the reason why he is our guard� won�t do anything useful but shooting his MOAR POWAH�s�
let�s go upstairs, shall we? i bet you can�t wait to meet our other members :D
and here is fred!
�hey fred, everything going according to plan?�
Do you like the umbrella Cindy made you?
If you are hungry, there is some food in the chest next to you, and some water in the bucket�
You know, fred kind of is in his dark age right now, but I�m sure he�ll come back� we�ll look after him, and he�s always welcome when he comes back! Let�s see how timmy is doing�
�hi there timmy, any progress in your millennium falcon?�
yep, it�s going pretty well! But I was hungry, I hope you don�t mind me eating some of your fried chicken legs�
�no problem, we�ve got tons of them! Let me know when he is ready OK?
� hey LK, could you come over here for a second?�
�later, we�ve got visitors! Now move aside timmy, so they can see our beautiful interior!�
no problem, I�ve got to go downstairs anyway� can I use your tricycle?�
�NO! it�s mine- I was just kidding, here are the keys�
ahhh, our treehouse, nice and comfy� yes, I know it might seem a little small on the inside, but it is a lot bigger that it looks!
�hey cindy! You wanted to see me?�
� yes, I was wondering: how does fred like the umbrella I built him?�
�I don�t know, he hasn�t been active since he was placed in that box��
� oh, and how do you like the new sub-machine gun I made? It can shoot rubber bands, and has some nice greebles on the barrel!�
�yeah, I saw it! Marvellous! But I haven�t had the time to comment on it yet� i must get going again, the visitors are waiting!!�
�I got to go as well� work a little more on my halo warthog� see ya soon!�
since everybody is gone, why don�t you take a look at the new boarded floor on the balcony� while I try to squeeze�past�this�chair! *plop!* oh, there you go! Come and see the other side!
yoohoo, over heeeerrrreeee! Look, we�ve even got some nice little windows now! �
I�m so tired from climbing all the way up to the roof� let�s take a moment to rest, and enjoy the magnificent view! OK, enough enjoying, let�s keep going!
this is martin� he was a teen when he joined the �only for teens� group, but he has past the 18 now� but why would we kick him out? He�s such a nice guy!
�is that a bottle of vodka is see over there?�
umm� no� it is, it is some� water! With bubbles, and a smelly stop ��
� quick! Grab the bar!�
�phew, that was close��
You see, martin is the man who has got a special job: he mans the elevator, and shoot intruders with the canon, if really necessary�
and this is elmo, our pet monkey� what is a treehouse without a monkey? Hhh, so afraid of heights�
�come elmo, let�s get out of here!�
some more pictures
the view from the top� we won�t get wet :D
the proof: the umbrella really is LEGO, not a fake piece�
OK guys, let�s do a 360!
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If you don�t feel like reading, you can skip this part, and go directly to the comment section, because it will probably be a big block of text�
You want to know some more information about this MOC? Well, the first thing you need to know is that this is a remake of my previous
, made for the �only for teens� group picture� that was a few years ago, and it was horrible! I don�t know what I was thinking when I posted it but� it isn�t my best MOC� so, here is my remake! The only problem was: I had a really small collection of brown pieces. But this Christmas, I got lucky: I got the lego pirates of the Caribbean tree, the ewok tree, and the banana balance game. So I got building. I built it to about 10 bricks high, and was then forced to stop, because of school, capoeira, and other stuff that seemed more urgent at the moment. Was I in my dark age? Yes, I definitely was� I think I still am a bit, and I will be next week, when school starts again. Back to the MOC: when I got the results of my exams, I suddenly started building again (yes, I passed them :D), but I completely ignored the tree. Until last week, when I got one of those �inspiration bursts�, and the whole treehouse was finished in two days! It seemed a good MOCversary MOC�
Some more information about the characters: all the mentioned characters (all, but me) represent their group: the halo kiddies, the normal kids, the recent AFOLs, the regular teens (me), the people in their dark age, and the girls. If you are in any way insulted by the way I have a �conversation� with one of them, or in any other way, please say so, and I�ll edit the text.
Well, that�s all I got to say! Oh, one more thing, and then you can go to the comment section: the umbrella wasn�t my idea, though it seemed a nice touch� not afraid to use pink anymore :D
oh, and this still isn't the big upcoming creation...
So, you liked my little comic, or have any other reasons to like my MOC? Comments are always appreciated :D
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Ben Pitchford
October 30, 2013
great looking tree house...awesome!
I like it
David .
December 8, 2012
Happy 2nd MOCIVERSARY!
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August 31, 2012
Wow, you really make it way more awesome! Well done, and congratulations on 2 years :)
I made it
LK , the Scientist
August 26, 2012
thanks guys! it's good to be back :D
I like it
Cody G
August 25, 2012
Congrats on two years, dude!
I like it
Ben The Lego Builder
August 25, 2012
It's been a long wait, but it was definitely worth it. This is great LK.
I like it
Alex Storm
August 24, 2012
This a very nice build and the commentary brought a smile to my face. Cheers!
I like it
Ru Corder
August 24, 2012
Two years you've been here? How have I never seen your MOCs? This is awesome!
I like it
Jared .
August 24, 2012
Nice! Congratulations!
I like it
Justin M
August 24, 2012
Congratulations on two years! The "Halo Kiddie" part made me laugh:P
I like it
The Timinater !
August 24, 2012
congrats on 2 years! nice treehouse!
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Lucinda Marshall is an artist, writer, and activist and the Founder and Director of the Feminist Peace Network. She is the author of numerous essays and articles addressing women's human rights, militarism, social justice and environmental issues and has recently begun to write poetry again.
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This weekend, Five College Hillel is presenting a series of talks by Steven Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox Rabbi. When he was 15 years old, Greenberg joined a community of Orthodox Jews in his native Ohio. He wrestled with guilt for years before coming out in 1999.
Rabbi Greenberg speaks Friday at 8:30 P.M. and Saturday at 1:30 P.M. at UMass Hillel, and Saturday night at 8:00 P.M. in Neilson Library at Smith College.


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Cash challenges for CFOs
Large cash balances in today's volatile economy create new challenges for CFOs.
The amount of cash sitting on large corporate balance sheets is cause for considerable envy.
Governments searching for ways to stimulate growth and smaller companies desperate for finance would no doubt give quite a bit to see that money released into investments.
But large cash balances in today's volatile economy create new challenges for CFOs.
Cash that would once have been earmarked for acquisitions and other strategic ventures is now lying idle and earning tiny returns in low-interest instruments. To keep cash at the ready in the event of a downturn, companies are avoiding long-term investments.
And since the downgrading of many prominent banks over recent years, even traditionally secure short-term investments instill less confidence than they did previously.
Below we list six strategies for CFOs confronted with this scenario:
Invest, pay out or buy back
Ultimately, cash-rich companies face a choice. Either they can invest their surplus cash and put it to productive use, or they can return it to shareholders in the form of dividends or share buybacks. For now, companies seem to be favoring the latter.
Share buybacks can help to shore up asset prices in the short term. Companies that have fared well during the downturn and do not trust the other available investment instruments might well choose to back their own company's profits by buying back shares.
Articulate the rationale for your cash-rich position to investors
"Companies need to articulate their story clearly and explain to shareholders why they are sitting on that pile of cash," says Les Clifford, Chair of EY's CFO Program in the UK and Ireland. "Very often, companies are not clear enough about the rationale for their balance sheet position, and that creates uncertainty and concern among the investor base."
By communicating regularly with investors about their perceptions of their markets, and how their financing decisions reflect that, CFOs can build h3, long-term relationships with shareholders based around a clear premise of no surprises.
Lock in finance at record rates in a golden era for bonds issuance
For CFOs of investment-grade companies in countries with a relatively sound economic footing, it has never been easier or cheaper to sell bonds. Investors need to find a safe haven for their cash, and this has brought down borrowing costs to unprecedented levels.
While it may be counter-intuitive for cash-rich companies to issue bonds that will further bolster their cash reserves, some CFOs of cash-rich companies are doing just that, to lock in finance at historically low rates.
Develop a clear treasury risk management strategy
Over the last few years, the role of the treasury department has seen a shift in focus. No longer are treasury professionals expected to find ways to create wealth and profits – instead, there is a real focus on identifying and mitigating risk.
The governance of treasury management has come to the fore, with many companies putting in place clear policies and strategies to ensure that the board and audit committee are comfortable with the risks being taken.
Support your supply chain
A cash-rich company does not necessarily have cash-rich suppliers.
Many large companies are reliant on a small number of key suppliers within their supply chain. If one of those providers becomes insolvent, then the company may be unable to get its products to market or even to operate.
Keep your eyes open to M&A opportunities
There is currently little sign of a major uptick in corporate M&A activity.
With slow growth predicted in the global economy for some time to come, few companies have the appetite — or see the urgency — for major M&A deals. But this cycle will eventually turn, and the cash-rich companies will be the ones best placed to move quickly and acquire prime assets.


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E-flite 4-Site mods and tweaks thread
Hello fans of the 4-site,
I start this thread for all of us to concentrate all the helpfull informations about the 4-site to keep and extend the fun this little king of the air gives to you - assumed you are able to handle it. 1. Keep in mind this light biplane construction is made for advanced pilots and not for beginners to train their flying skills. 2. It is made from thin depron (to keep it light) with some carbon rods and "TESA" (selfadhesive clear tape) to strengthen it. 3. If you kill it by consistence hard landings, you made a mistake - not E-flite. 4. Even if you handle it with your hands be carefull ! 5. It is made for 3D flying with a brushed motor, so it has to be very light. 6. You have to make some compromises to get such a light 3D able biplane with an affordable price. Please be so kind to minimalize your comments and concentrate your posts on to new tips and tricks around this topic. So after all this is said, let´s have some fun... I´ve rounded all edges on ruder, elevator and the ailerons with a nail scissors and did some reinforcements before my first flight, that gave me an extra weight of 1gr : 0,5mm carbon rod taped in front of the wing by 4 stripes of TESA (between the yellow lines) I trimed the below part of the ruder for some ground clearance Rolf |
Last edited by beetyii; Jan 18, 2010 at 06:21 PM.
This has been one of my main concerns with this plane. I've yet to seriously crash a plane beyond a simple repair but I've broken nearly every one I own at one time or another with my fumble fingers or anything within 5 feet of me. Doorways, doors, swinging doors, car doors, garage doors, clothing, car seats, seat belts, other people, cats, dogs, trash cans... etc. You name it and it jumps out in front of me when I'm transporting a plane.
I have a 4-Site 250 and it is very easy to break just by looking at it. I can't imagine now delicate the micro version will be. Thankfully, the boxes for the smaller planes prevent a lot of the above from happening. Thanks for the tips. I'll need em when mine arrives. Keep em coming! |
I´ve made a new batteryholder in order to save the fuselage with a little heatshrink to cover the battery and a piece of 0,5mm ABS plastic as base.
First slide the piece of plastic (9x30x0,5mm) into the heatshrink and then slide the battery (without the original velcro) over the plastic into the heatshrink. After heating (don´t shrink to much) you can slide the battery out and glue the plastic to the heatshrink with a little drop of CA. Finally glue the removed original velcro to the back of your new batteryholder and you´re ready. After you´ve installed the batteryholder to the fuselage you are now able to attach your battery with ease. This batteryholder can be made for every style of battery (picture 4), so that you can change your batteries like you want... Now you are able to slide the battery in and out without stressing the fuselage. An other advantage is that you can slide the battery for easy trimming your CG without any fiddling. Rolf |
Last edited by beetyii; Jan 18, 2010 at 06:38 PM.
Well, i suggest the use of a Hyperion or Zippy 240mah cell to use. I will post on this post later a how to of how to solder the connectors on. I think we should also start a Difficulty rating for the mods, 1 to 10, 1 being a 5 year old could do it easily (E.G. the taping of edges etc), 10 being only for the most faint hearted and most experienced modder (E.G replacing a wing with an air foiled piece of 2mm depron, not a real mod i know but just for example) and 5 being someone with some DIY experience and a bit of practice in the area of the mod could do (E.G. replacing the motor for a BL one and installing new ESC).
This has not even been released yet, right? How did you get it?
Darn! I got exited for a second. They arent due here until late January but will probably be pushed back to February...
just for precisions
tesa = clear tape plane = fragile (i dont think u need 5 lines of disclaimers saying its not eflites fault :P) plane = easy to repair. u can tape and uhu-por glue everything that breaks easily. fragile parts: - top/bottom wing attachments (put blue before first flight in my own opinion. slightest hard landing will break it) - wheels attachments to the wing (if you like to land vertically on the fences eg, expect problems) - fuselage where the battery holds - each time you remove the battery you risk damaging it a bit. be really careful. don't use strong velcro, it will kill everything! "mod": flaperons check this manual: http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo...LUserGuide.pdf - remove battery from the plane - start transmitter - on mode 2, put full throttle, and the other stick in the lower left angle - while holding sticks, plug plane battery, wait for 3 led flashes - unplug battery, put sticks back to normal, replug battery - set your transmitter to flaperon mode, set up mixes, etc for mode 1, see the pdf above. mod: fpv - Cx161 panasonic camera - airwave 5.8Ghz 25mW tx - hyperion 240 G3 (double output) - led driver 5v - forget about real 3D
It's not a difficulty rating as such, it's how competent/how much knowledge you have to be/have to do it. Like in my examples 10 is a fully competent modder, 1 is an extreme newby to RC and even a 5 year old can do it, then 5 is has to have a fair bit of RC experience, is a fairly competent DIY'er and can accept possibly breaking something.
I have also reinforced the place where the back of both the upper and lower wing connects to the body with clear tape. Mine came a little apart there from grabbing it in the air (was flying outside and couldnt land on the ground due to snow).
For me at least that seems to be a fragile place on the plane. |
I taped these points, too. Ad a little drop of UHU POR on the tape where the front and back of both the upper and lower wing connects to the fuselage and you are ready to go ... PS : The 4-site is made for acrobatic in the air - not in your hands ... Rolf |
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Thread: Women women women women.... ugh
That's the joy of art being subjective, and being funded by the masses (as is the case for games).
Voting with your wallet is very relevant, demanding a creative work to be changed however isn't.
A prime example from one of my favorite story driven games from last year, Game of Thrones RPG:
No female character to play? Shame on you!
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I've looked everywhere, now.. As far as I can see, there is no female character for the girls to play.
So that pretty much ruin it for my girlfriend 100%. If this was a serious game, a serious RPG, you would have taken the time to make it possible for a female to play as a female character. Oh yeah, there is alot of girls out there that watch Game of Thrones.
And please, don't dear use The Witcher 1 or 2 game as an example as The Witcher is a KEY character of the story, even in the book. While in this game, the two characters you can chose from is NOT any KEY characters in any story from the Game of Thrones, they are just made up for the gameplay experience, so should had made up a female character aswell that the girls could play as.
So if you was serious about making a good Game of Thrones RPG, you would had made it possible for ALL fans to enjoy the game, not just for guys or girls that like to roleplay guys, for this is.. a roleplaying game, or am I wrong? So shame on you for not having a female character. Stigma going on or just cutting spending on the game because they don't really care about anything then selling a product that they likely think mostly only guys would go into buying.
Shame on you!
Really, shame on you!
And I want to quote Jelly here;
Jelly wrote:two characters we really thought of. They have their own background, their own specialities, their affiliation, and everything is in accordance with Georges Martin story (and been approved by George Martin).
So if you are a real fan of RPG, you should like it. At least, it's what we hope.
'Yes, I'm a girl and I love RPGs, but not when I can't play out as a female character, do you understand that?'
Could you not care about creating ONE female character with own background, own specialities, affiliation?
I mean, are you going to say that girls in Game of Thrones don't fight or something?
Do you know who Daenerys is?
Or Arya for that matter?
You guys... are too much. I don't even know if you guys are serious or trolling each other anymore.
Too subtle? Maybe if I put my chainmail thong on.
Guess what if you vote with your wallet, those things don't get made, or if they do, they're not corporate publishers making them, but private investors waiting on return... you know capitalism and the free market.
These tropes and shallow character designs/stereotypes continue you to sell, and even if you call it shit art as well as I do, the market supports it.
Your "corporate leash-holder" argument just shows that more devs are willing to sell out, or fall under a publishers banner, than cut costs or go indie, it has nothing to do with sexism, it has to do with corporatism and capitalism.
Go on then. I'm interested to know what mass media is out there that doesn't have some element of it that will actively insult your intelligence.
This obviously rules out television, books, movies, music, newspapers and magazines, radio as every single one of these has an abundance of crap that would be claimable to be an insult to intelligence the same way video games could. What one have I missed?
And What., I generally agree with you that women might play games as female avatars and like that they're "perfect" the same way men do. I can think of at least a handful of girls I know who all bought and loved Bayonetta for that very reason. Both my sisters really liked playing Tomb Raider games and liked Lara Croft.
I agree with you, but this is about the fourth or fifth topic on this or that has spun off into this debate and it's one that I'm pretty tired of."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Serious trolls. You know the kind who think they're saving the world, but are just bitching over stupid shit that makes no difference in the long run. Just like every other forum of high-pitched, whiny, self-aggrandizing twits who are too complacent in their comfortable lives gifted to them by their parents and have to make mountains out of molehills because they're eternally bored, spoiled brats who demand the center of attention at all times.
I'd say get a real job, but we all know hippies are to jobs as slugs are to table salt.
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Hey, thanks for this thoughtful response.
Could be. Like I said, I'm just making this shit up. :p But then, I find it a little hard to understand the male pandering, as well. Yes, breasts are nice and all, but what is with all the butt shots and armor cleavage windows and sex kitten main characters? Do guys in general like this crap, or do they just roll their eyes and get on with the game, like I do? I guess at least some must dig it, or there wouldn't be so much protest about how men are being enslaved in the burqa factory or whatever.
That said, though, my aim was chiefly to come up with character designs and behaviors that prioritized absurd sexuality over hero fantasy or characterization. Like you said, men and women aren't necessarily perfect opposites when it comes to sex fantasy, but the purpose of my experiment is less "what would straight women want to see?" and more "what do straight men* probably not want to see?," since I think that's moreso the problem.
Ew, do women (or girls at least) like that dude? :p
On balance, I don't get why guys like Angelina Jolie. Maybe I'm just the odd one out here.
Agree there. Of course, it's also not really an issue for the fiction, since he's a superhuman devil-knight and not terribly bothered by blocking a sword with his fine, fine abs. If a CSI agent dressed like that on the job, I'd be a bit puzzled at best.
I'd say it's ridiculous, first and foremost, which is actually part of my point - what we have now is ridiculous. Is it sexy to women? Would it sell? I dunno (ladies, get in here and discuss the bat-thong!). I'm just trying to envision a scenario that would put male gamers in a roughly comparable situation, even if it isn't realistic. It's a little hard to really put myself in that place, because I've never been there and I'm not totally sure how it would really affect me, but the key here is saturation. It's easy to be amused by it here and there, but if I just kept seeing the same lame-brained crap over and over, I think it would start to grind on my nerves. The OP posted essentially that women have their unrealistic pandering and men have theirs, so everything's equal and balanced; the thing is that when it comes to games, it's really not.
Nah. Most everyone wishes they were fitter and more attractive than they are; filling that in is just part of building a power fantasy. It's just that it doesn't really end at building a stronger, better you; whether it's your custom MMO character, your typical Strong Independent Female or just the supporting cast, so many of these characters seem to be written and draw under male gaze, even if unintentionally.
Not that you can please everyone, of course. In MMOs, some women** complain about the ugly "realistic" armor, because they want to feel sexy in a plate bikini. So, it's nice to have options. There just tend not to be enough options.
Well, I don't know that many have been scared off. Some have, I guess - most likely those who have had only passing interest in or introduction to games - but like I said, if the situation were reversed, I wouldn't give up my hobby. It might affect the games that I buy and play, but after a while, I would definitely speak up and say "hey, can we maybe get something different for a change, so my badass mercenary isn't running around in his underwear like an idiot?" The female gamers that I know are pretty much coming from that perspective.
It's not always one or the other, obviously. Jesus_Phish brings up Lara Croft, who from what I've gathered appealed to a lot of women when she came out - in spite of, for example, the fact that she's lying naked on the beach for some stupid reason on my Last Revelation sleeve. They don't give that a pass, necessarily, but it isn't the only important thing.
That's the point, really. You or I or Activision can assume things, but bringing people into the discussion to see what they actually want, what they actively don't want, and what they don't care about is the key.
Haha. Well, it's interesting that you say that, because it's true for men as well. If I were looking for fanservice, an RTS is about the last genre I'd go for. I guess Blizzard managed to cram some in anyway, though. After seeing Big Jim's big curves, I had to take a cold shower.
* Frivolous side question: do gay dudes like the bat-thong?
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The impossibly-proportioned woman is a male fantasy of the ideal woman he wants to shag.
The impossibly-proportioned man is a male fantasy of the ideal man he wants to be.
Now, generally, it just so happens that ideal man a woman wants to shag tends to look a lot more like the ideal man a man wants to be. Because generally women want men to big, strong and powerful. Whereas generally men want women to be slutty, hot and submissive.
But it turns out what women want actually varies a lot more. The female fantasy of the ideal man seems to be a lot more divergent than the male one. And when you try and cast the main (male) character as anything other than the big muscley barbarian type, you get a problem. You can get away with the slightly more sensibly proportioned wise-cracking rogue type, because that's another male and female ideal for male-ness.
But go any further... well did you see the controversy when a male character tried to flirt with your male PC in DA2? Someone mentioned Dante upthread, but did you see the controversy when the latest game turned him to less of the male ideal of maleness and sent him a bit Twilight, into the female ideal of maleness realms?
And that's just scratching the surface. I suggest if you have any close female friends, try asking them what their fantasies of the ideal man actually are. Then imagine playing those characters in a video game.
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I'm genuinely interested to know if you've actually thought about this for yourself, and come up stumped. Or if you just don't care, and believe the question rhetorical?
But if it helps:
The fantasy figures of men in games are designed to be idealistic males, strong, powerful, and capable. Something for men to aspire to/fantasise about being.
The fantasy figures of women in games are designed to be sexually appealing for males, under-dressed, vulnerable, and often incapable. Something for men to look at/fantasise about being with.
Let me underline, since apparently if you don't spell this out every time you have to fend off hordes of the worst sorts: neither is wrong. Neither shouldn't be in games. But all anyone is pointing out is that they're designed for men. And that they're increasingly tacky, tedious, and alienating to a huge group of potential players. (And let me ALSO add that no, I too do not identify with giant muscley war heroes, nor aspire to be one. However, I also have the perspicacity to recognise that when my avatars are invariably strong, powerful and successful, it's not sending me an equivalent message to "weak, sexual and in need of rescue.")
Can you see why it might be preferable to portray strong female characters without designing to be titillation for male players? To allow them a full suit of armour, that their male counterparts wear? To let them at least cover up their butt cheeks in the fields of war?
I think the best answer possible though, is ask women you know. Ask them what sort of character they'd prefer to play. (Please note I didn't say "woman". The answers will obviously be many and varied.)
Maybe carry out a female gamer survey. That way we can get some answers as to what female gamers want, and how they want to be portrayed.
If anything conventions like like comic con cos-player demonstrate: -
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by Bob Verdi / Chicago BlackhawksJohn McDonough (right) with the Blackhawks' senior management team during the 2010 Stanley Cup parade. |
This essay is excerpted from the bestselling book One Goal Achieved: The Inside Story of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. To get your digital copy of the book, click here.
When John McDonough was named president of the Blackhawks on Nov. 20, 2007, he knew his job would be challenging. But despite exercising due diligence, even he did not fully grasp the enormity of his task.
"It was like taking over an 80-year-old expansion team," McDonough recalled wistfully. One could argue that the situation was worse than that. At the very least, an expansion team can enjoy the warm embrace of a captive, hungry audience, anxious for games to be played in a vibrant new market, with a honeymoon period an integral part of the equation.
Alas, the Blackhawks were gasping for air, fighting apathy in a competitive sports landscape and atrophy on the ice. Indeed, after a 59-point season in 2003-04 — a franchise low since 1957-58 — the NHL shut down for 2004-05, yet it was as though hockey's fan base in Chicago, such as it was, did not miss scores and highlights a bit.
That residue of disenchantment is what McDonough inherited, along with a front office he perceived to be lacking in spirit, initiative and purpose. The cupboard was not totally bare because some talented players were in the system, but even they, by osmosis, felt as empty as the United Center about an organization that required a heart transplant on top of a complete attitude adjustment.
Only the most committed optimist could imagine that, by the spring of 2010, the Blackhawks would earn a Stanley Cup and see drastic increases in sponsorship and ticket revenue during McDonough's brief tenure, which coincided with the most serious economic freefall since the Depression. Come September, the Blackhawks had sold out of tickets for their opening Training Camp Festival, prompting coach Joel Quenneville to muse, "How do I run a practice in front of 20,000 fans?" It was a nice "problem" to have, for sure, and one that seemed utterly unfathomable until McDonough altered the overall environment to such an extent that the modern hymn about how a "culture change" is imperative for upward mobility does not suffice.
McDonough, however, will be the first to admit that this mission implausible would not have materialized without the resources and vision of Chairman Rocky Wirtz. Owners of professional sports franchises tend not to mingle with the public — and for good reason. They tend not to be liked. That Rocky Wirtz invalidated that theorem about 15 minutes after taking control of the Blackhawks on Oct. 5, 2007, serves as just another example of how one man, with passion and a plan, can effect the resurrection of a woebegone hockey team and direct it to a championship inside three years.
When his father Bill, a Hall of Fame builder and team president for four decades, passed away, Rocky was overseeing the vast family business interests — wine and spirits distribution, insurance, real estate and banking. They were successful and profitable, and Rocky needed no introduction among movers and shakers, in Chicago or beyond. But, as per the line of succession, Rocky inherited one sector of the Wirtz heirloom that was struggling. The Blackhawks, once mighty and beloved, were drifting toward irrelevance. If they were a sleeping giant, as some observers in the National Hockey League believed, the Blackhawks had overdone their hibernation.
They were losing customers by the droves and bleeding money. With Bill hospitalized, Rocky received an emergency message: The Blackhawks were at the point of fiscal exhaustion and required an immediate transfusion of $34 million just to make payroll and put players on the ice for the 2007-08 season. Given that alarming information, Rocky could have been excused, upon his sudden and life-altering call to duty, for operating in a deliberate fashion and requesting patience. He might have said things that chairmen in distress say, things like "rebuilding" and "five-year plan" and "we are assessing our situation and will form a committee to discuss our options so as to become competitive again."
Rocky Wirtz did none of the above. "I knew we had to do something quickly," he said. "And we had to do something dramatic."
Chairman Rocky Wirtz welcomes John McDonough to the Blackhawks on Nov. 20, 2007. |
Little wonder why, at that Cup parade, hundreds of thousands of sunbaked bystanders hailed the chairman as the savior with chants of "ROCK-Y, ROCK-Y, ROCK-Y!" It is that way, too, at the United Center, whenever his face is shown on the Jumbotron. You don't need a search party to find him either. Rocky could watch his hockey team in relative seclusion, ensconced in a suite above the red line, midst a security detail and finger sandwiches.
Instead Rocky sits among the people, in open air, open to suggestions, but mostly sincere thanks from the fans who have come back inside from the cold after too many losing winters. "It's almost embarrassing," says Rocky of the adulation he receives for "just doing my job."
Rocky implemented serial master strokes, none more crucial or timely than his impulse to schedule that initial meeting with McDonough, whose 24-year tenure in the executive branch with the Cubs was synonymous with elevating Wrigley Field to a destination point. They used to close the upper deck on weekends at the Friendly Confines for lack of interest. Under McDonough's reign, sellouts became routine.
McDonough thought he was being asked to lunch so Rocky might pick his brain. Somewhere between the soup and salad, McDonough realized there was more on the table. He agonized for a week or so — baseball, after all, was a significant slice of his adulthood. Finally, about six weeks into Rocky's reign, McDonough joined the Blackhawks as team president.
"I knew what I didn't know about hockey, same as I knew what I didn't know about baseball," said McDonough, who surveyed the Blackhawks executive branch and discovered a twig. There was no receptionist. Human resources director? What's that? In the old days, folks curious about purchasing season tickets were instructed to call the main switchboard and "ask for Mildred."
Instantly McDonough built from the ground up. Pat Foley, the popular broadcaster, was brought back and dozens of sales and marketing personnel brought in. Scouts were hired and sent on their way, around the globe in search of the next generation of Blackhawks.
From Day One, Wirtz and McDonough talked about a Stanley Cup, not making the playoffs. They talked about growing revenue, not trimming costs. They talked about restoring pride in the jersey, not about overpaying a veteran on his last legs to patch a roster hole. Kevin Cheveldayoff, assistant general manager and senior director of hockey operations, nailed it: Some franchises view player development as an expense; the new Blackhawks view it as an investment.
"We wanted to build an organization," McDonough said. "This is not just a hockey team. We were woefully short in many areas, from the way we treated our players, past and present, to how we traveled to our practice facilities. We needed to achieve a higher level of sophistication and professionalism. Players are your product, and you have to treat them with respect. You have to go above and beyond to put them in a situation to win. I couldn't believe that we didn't have a team physician on the road, for instance, perhaps to cut corners. We had to make it known that business would be done differently in Chicago. Fortunately I found that word travels fast around the NHL.
Our hockey and business people operate as one. There is no division when it comes to what we want to achieve. That is how you build toward consistency of excellence. - John McDonough
Our hockey people and our business people operate as one. There is no division when it comes to what we want to achieve. That is how you build toward consistency of excellence. We speak one language. And if you ask me to give myself a grade, I would say 'incomplete' because our organization is still under construction." The born-again Blackhawks endeared themselves to fans by televising a few home games during Rocky's first season at the helm. Then, in April of 2008, another dramatic announcement: Every game, home and away, 82 in all, would now be televised, including 20 on WGN Channel 9, the huge local independent that reaped boffo ratings for hockey back in the glory days. Bill Wirtz had stridently opposed showing home games on TV in Chicago.
"I'd say, 'Dad, were losing generations of fans,''' recalled Rocky. "He said it wouldn't be fair to our fans with season tickets. But we'd gotten down to 3,400 or so just before he passed. And maybe half of them weren't going to the games. So we weren't televising home games for 1,700 people? Why bang your head against the wall?"
That is as far as Rocky ever ventured in commenting on the old-school philosophy of his father. In fact, Rocky expressed admiration and respect for Bill. When interrogated about whether he was being disloyal by countermanding his father's policies, Rocky offered a perfectly airtight response: If Dad were still with us, I would hope that he feels I'm doing whatever is best to enhance the family business.
Bingo. And business boomed. Season subscribers currently top 14,000, and there is now an estimable waiting list. It's not a list of people waiting to be convinced that the Blackhawks are for real again. The waiting list is for tickets. Just like old times when the Stadium rocked and rolled from standing room only customers in the second balcony to the glass down below.
In January of 2008, McDonough hired a gifted sidekick from the Cubs, Jay Blunk, to run the business operation. His mission was to build the Blackhawk brand, and to say that Blunk has instituted a marketing machine is to vastly understate a body of work that is the envy of every professional sports franchise.
The Blackhawks in 2008-09 established an NHL record by drawing an average of 21,783 fans per home game, not counting the 40,818 who attended the New Year's Day Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, a mega-event. A new radio flagship station, all 50,000 watts of Chicago's WGN Radio 720, came aboard. Merchandise sales increased by more than 300 percent over a three-year span. TV ratings were so prodigious they could have passed for typographical errors. Dozens of sponsors were added, as was a Training Camp Festival and a Heritage Series honoring former Blackhawks on selected home dates. The Blackhawks were everywhere in traditional and new media. The team's website, with behind-the-scenes features from Blackhawks TV, buzzed 24/7, and promotional partnerships were forged with civic groups, plus the Cubs and White Sox.
When, or if, McDonough and Blunk take a vacation, or even sleep, is unclear. But the era of a summer sabbatical is past. Once upon a time, NHL teams turned out the lights for an entire month after the season. The Hawks never rest.
Some of their efforts are highly visible and seriously overdue. Four Hall of Fame ambassadors — Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito and Denis Savard — were brought back into the franchise fabric in 2008. But other gestures are performed behind the scenes. The Blackhawks possess a vibrant staff of employees, average age around 31, and if you doubt their intent on being fan-friendly, win or lose, ask a season ticketholder about that random phone call in the middle of January. "Is everything OK? Are you pleased?"
Last winter the Blackhawks Standbys were designated as the team's official fan club. Members soon were commissioned to pass out questionnaires about whether United Center spectators were satisfied with the experience, the food, the restrooms. With all due respect to previous regimes, pre-Rocky-McDonough-Blunk, some of us are ancient enough to remember when "the experience" of attending a Blackhawks game did not entail sharing our opinions.
Leaders do not conduct polls on inner sanctum issues, and the club's resurgence required difficult personnel choices to be made behind the Blackhawks bench and within hockey operations.
When, or if, John McDonough and [Exec. V.P.] Jay Blunk take a vacation, or even sleep, is unclear. But the era of a summer sabbatical is past. Once upon a time, NHL teams turned out the lights for an entire month after the season. The Blackhawks never rest.
"Sometimes you need to make tough decisions that you strongly believe are in the best long-term interest of the franchise," McDonough explained. Stan Bowman, a front office fixture since 2001, didn't require an adjustment period when McDonough installed him as the new general manager. His seat barely warm, Bowman embarked on signing three of the team's young stars — Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith — to long-term deals. Bowman reminded fans that the league's hard salary cap would necessitate significant roster alterations at season's end, but he resisted the opportunity to ease payroll stress during the season — another tough decision. He could have traded, say, Dustin Byfuglien and Kris Versteeg in January, but would the Blackhawks have won the Cup without them?
Upon reviewing the first championship for the Blackhawks since 1961, Bowman aptly described the gamble as worthy, adding that the team had been somewhat of an anomaly. Toews, Kane and Keith had contributed mightily to the Cup by earning less than $4 million total, a statistical improbability that allowed the Blackhawks a surfeit of depth.
"Our youngest players were among our best," said Bowman, who at 36 became the youngest GM ever to win a Stanley Cup. "In 99 percent of the cases around the league, that isn't so. That enabled us to pay a third line center $3 million. But, starting with the 2010-11 season, the new scale for Toews, Kane and Keith make it different. There are no tricks to avoid a hard cap. Every team in the league deals with it."
But even in the NHL, there is a cap only on brawn, not brains. Witness the spectre of Stan's father, Scotty, another prime mover in a Blackhawks front office that is loaded. As senior advisor to hockey operations, Scotty participated in his twelfth Stanley Cup, a 35-pound jug that captain Toews raised on June 9, 2010, in the Wachovia Center. Toews kept his distance from the Clarence Campbell Bowl when the Blackhawks defeated San Jose to win the Western Conference, and he seemed somewhat disinterested in the Conn Smythe Trophy he earned as most valuable individual for the playoffs.
But Captain Serious was expressive when he latched onto that Stanley Cup because it represented the crowning achievement for a 22-year-old who established himself as the quiet leader in a locker room nourished by extraordinary chemistry. Toews never dabbled in the "I" formation. It was always "we." Character cannot be taught; it must be vested within. And the manner in which Toews carried and comported himself belied his age.
At the 2010 Blackhawks Convention, Toews resisted every opportunity for self-absorption. Instead he thanked fans in a jammed Chicago Hilton ballroom for their support. There is little mystery why Toews and the Blackhawks took over the city again, just like old times. They not only won the Stanley Cup, they shared it.


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Roky Erickson rocks on with sympathetic support from Okkervil River at the Music Box
May 19th, 2010, 2:21 pm by PETER SCHELDEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERWhat do you do after a youth spent inventing psychedelic rock, only to be thrown in an asylum and subjected to involuntary electro-shock treatments?
A man with a lot to overcome, cult favorite Roky Erickson proved his enduring talent Tuesday night at the Music Box in Hollywood with help Will Sheff and his acclaimed alt-Americana outfit Okkervil River, with whom Erickson recently recorded his first new album in 14 years, True Love Cast Out All Evil, another gem from a resurrected figure to be released via Epitaph subsidiary Anti- Records.
For anyone hoping for straightforward rock 'n' roll, this set was it: the band opened with "Night of the Vampire," with "Don't Slander Me" coming hot on its heels. The ensemble sounded precise and commanding, with five guitars playing simple chords all at once to create a nice, lush sound. They also quickly covered Little Richard's "Ohh My Soul!" with an off-kilter keyboard that sounded just like a mash-up of Roky vs. Richard -- and the crowd was delighted.
Erickson's once enormous voice has inevitably aged a bit, yet it still has power. His screams, as on the raucous "You're Gonna Miss Me," evoke a braying, hissing noise, like a very raspy Bob Dylan, that swirled together with the power -rock Okkervil laid down to great effect. Indeed, the band interacted surprisingly well with the fringe pioneer who built his reputation with the group the 13th Floor Elevators before slipping deeply into mental illness throughout the '70s and '80s. Here, he sometimes took the songs a little off-script -- purists might call them mistakes -- but his unpredictable nature kept the musicians on their toes, playing at the height of their abilities. Their 62-year-old, now-bearded leader this night assumed center-stage, looking back occasionally to Okkervil frontman and album producer Sheff, perhaps for a little reassurance.
Certainly such a man who spent much of his life defying the mainstream -- Erickson dropped out of high school rather than cut his hair to comply with any dress codes back in the mid-'60s -- should be expected to need support now and then. With such sharp backing, the enigmatic Erickson made a valiant return, delivering a night of all-out rock fun.
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Haha! Very enjoyable critique of Downton Mary. It was a bit soap bubbly wasn't it? I think you have to watch Gosford Park to see Julian Fellowes at his best. I still ate it up however, and it was great water cooler talk at work with the girls!
I would only say that I thought Patrick wasn't really Patrick. I think he was a fraud and so he took off when he realized that Edith was the only one who believed him. Poor Edith, has she NO self respect? Anyway, Patrick is either a fraud and gone for good (I hope) or he will be resurrected in season 3. Let's hope not.
Did you know ABC is going to air the Julian Fellowes/ITV Titanic series over 2 night in April? We get it the same time as the UK this time. April 14/15 and it is 4 hours worth. I hope it is good...I agree with your assessment almost totally, but you are far kinder than I was with the compliments on season 2. It has quite put me off the show. After leaving me with no couple to root for, the only parts that I enjoyed were Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville (when he has a decent story), and the castle. Oh, and the horses.


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Trump Order Effectively Guts Obama-Era LGBT Protections
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Gay marriage supporters in Delaware believe lawmakers will approve a marriage law this year.
Lisa Goodman, president of Equality Delaware, the group which won passage of the state's civil unions law in 2011, told The News Journal that the time was right for marriage.
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Delaware is among a handful of states expected to debate the issue this year. All of the states considering expanding marriage rights, with the exception of Minnesota, currently recognize gay and lesbian couples with civil unions. Included are Illinois, Rhode Island, Hawaii and New Jersey. Colorado is expected to approve civil unions, while Wyoming is considering domestic partnerships.
Nicole Theis of the Delaware Family Policy Council, which opposed passage of the civil unions law, said the aim of civil unions proponents was always marriage.
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"Those who want to redefine [marriage] want government to define what marriage is," Theis added. "Then, in order for marriage to be equal it needs to be genderless. And genderless marriage automatically deprives a child of a loving mother or father and says either a mother or father is disposable in a child's life."
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text: Khaleda Zia last night rescheduled her visit to the family members of the seven slain victims of Narayanganj. She will now visit them tomorrow instead of May 14, since the latter date reportedly coincides with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to meet the families, party sources said. The BNP chief came up with the fresh schedule following her meeting with a delegation of Narayanganj district unit of BNP, led by its president Taimur Alam Khandaker, at her Gulshan office. Deceased panel mayor Nazrul's father-in-law Shahidul Islam earlier told reporters that the premier had invited the family members to the Prime Minister's Office on May 14. But last night he told The Daily Star that they were invited to the PMO today. However, officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) could neither confirm the invitation nor the date. As BNP was denied permission to hold a rally in Narayanganj on May 14, the party on May 9 announced that its chief would visit the city on that date to commiserate with the family members. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday criticised, what he claimed, the premier's invitation on May 14 to the family members for meeting her at the PMO, which coincides with Khaleda's pre-scheduled visit to the district. Talking to reporters after offering prayers at Ziaur Rahman's grave in the city along with party activists, he demanded that the government form a three-member probe body headed by a retired chief justice to find the real perpetrators behind the killing. A retired cabinet secretary and a human rights activist will be the two other members of the body, he said.


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Sonus Networks (SONS ) posted 1 cent per share loss in the second quarter, vs. 9-cents loss a year ago, on flat revenue. Advest upgraded the stock to buy from neutral.
Analyst Herbert Tinger says second-quarter results beat his and the consensus estimates; this is the third straight quarter of strong sequential revenue growth and narrower losses He notes the company also said Verizon Communications (VZ ) is already carrying long distance traffic using its infrastructure and is in process of expanding its network footprint. He says Verizon was 10% of revenue customer in the second quarter; and given ongoing network expansion, it should be a significant customer in future quarters as well.
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What do Community, Episodes, and Parks and Recreation all have in common? Besides being popular sitcoms, these shows have all got something to say about librarians. Let's take a look at the way that each of these shows has portrayed librarians and librarian stereotypes in recent episodes.
First up is NBC's Community. Take a look at the opening scene of the show's recent Valentine's Day episode:
How many librarian tropes did you find within the first 30 seconds of the episode? Lots, right? We've got the sexy librarian, Mariah, a conventionally attractive white woman with glasses, a pencil behind her ear, and professional dress paired with a low-cut top. Then we've got Troy and Abed, who attempt to catch her eye by yelling "books!" across the room. Because in order to attract a librarian, you just need to have a vague interest in books? In a short amount of time, Community has managed to create a character that is oversimplified and all too familiar.
Next, we've got a scene from the Showtime sitcom Episodes. This show is about a British couple who travel to Hollywood to remake a series that they had much success with in Britain. This scene features character Morning Randolph being dressed for her role as a librarian in the TV show:
"No one ever stopped watching a TV show because the librarian looked too hot." Oh, geez. Is this scene reinforcing the sexy librarian stereotype, or is it commenting on the fact that the sexy librarian stereotype is kind of ridiculous and not based in reality? A little of both, perhaps? The costume designer seems very satisfied with his ability to dress a librarian for TV, and he has appeared to master the sexy librarian look with no problem at all: attractive white woman, glasses, hair in a bun, cleavage...and look! In the picture to your left, she's even doing the librarian shush! But Beverly, one of the show's creators, isn't so happy. While I was hoping that Beverly's concerns might be with the sexist and shallow portrayal of Morning Randolph, it quickly becomes apparent that she's just worried about vaginas.
Let's change gears and look at a librarian that I, along with Ron Swanson, am still trying to figure out. Here's Tammy Swanson of Parks and Recreation, on a recent episode called Ron and Tammy, Part 2:
Tammy does have the glasses, but she seems to be more of a shrewish ex-wife archetype than a conventional TV librarian. She's Deputy Director of Library Services in Pawnee, but working in a library is not what defines her entire character. What do you think of Tammy? Is she reinforcing or helping to subvert librarian stereotypes on TV? Either way, she's definitely a hoot.
Have you seen other librarians on TV lately? Let us know in the comments!
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Community is like the most
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Community is like the most meta show ever so I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the use of librarian tropes is in itself a joke
Tammy Swanson
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Tammy Swanson is a fantastic character, and I love the books on the approved/denied shelves in her office. Approved: "Sperm Suicide," "Man Putty," and "Woman War III." Rejected: "Power in your Pants" and "The Male Brain - It's Bigger!"
Parks and Rec's whole take on the library (the worst place on earth) and librarians (punk ass book jockeys) is unorthodox and hilarious. Unlike most "sexy" librarians, Tammy isn't accommodating or welcoming, or even stern and "shooshing"; instead, she seems to intentionally draw upon/subvert the "sexy librarian" trope to get what she wants, which, in most cases, is the complete emasculation and humiliation of her ex-husband.
I also love that all of the
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I also love that all of the other city government folks hate the library because the library has all the power, politically. The librarians are depicted as frightening because they are so powerful and get whatever they want. And I find Tammy's character hilarious.
(Disclaimer: I am a librarian. I've never smacked myself with beef jerky.)
I agree with you two!
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I think the absurd demonization of the library that Parks and Rec does is hilarious!
because we are evil AND
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because we are evil AND literate!
I agree; the depiction of
ags replied on
I agree; the depiction of libraries/librarians on Parks & Rec are hilarious. I believe the creators/writers on Parks & Recreation specifically picked libraries, because the general public (usually) sees libraries as wholesome and librarians as do-gooders; and so the comic genius is in portraying them in an opposite light of what they are and against the stereotype.
I had high hopes that Community would do the same; since it is such a smart and definitely meta show; but the librarian character was forgettable, and hardly even served the storyline.


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