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* Estate planning advisers very busy in final weeks of 2012
* Myriad of tax changes seen prompting more to seek tax advice
* Some higher earners expected to seek ways to defer income
* Real estate appraisers also benefit from increased gifting
By Suzanne Barlyn and Casey Sullivan
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The imposition of increased U.S. tax rates on the nation's highest earners is expected to provide a mini-bonanza for the army of lawyers, accountants and tax advisers who can devise ways to reduce clients' taxable income.
They were already run off their feet at the end of last year as many wealthy people sought advice on estate planning and gifting on fears that tax exemptions would be slashed. Vacations were canceled and staff added to handle mountains of work.
Now the deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" that was reached in Congress on Jan. 1 will likely give rise to additional work for lawyers and accountants specializing in tax affairs and the middle men who help seal tax-friendly real estate deals.
"With so many (tax) triggers kicking in, people are really confused," said Robert Lickwar, an accountant in Farmington, Connecticut. "I think it is going to be busy."
Tax changes imposed by the U.S. health-care reform law, particularly a separate investment income tax, add to the confusion, he said.
At Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, five lawyers and three accountants specializing in trust and estate administration became well acquainted with the wee hours of the morning as they handled nearly five times their typical December workload, sometimes working as late as 3 a.m., said Robert Lawrence, chairman of the firm's private client group in New York.
They were not alone.
"I don't want it to be at that level again, said Philip Michaels, a trust and estates partner with Fulbright & Jaworski who said the lawyers in his group billed 45 to 60 percent more hours than normal in December.
The group - six lawyers, two paralegals and four or five secretaries - stopped accepting clients the first week of December, turned away business later in the month, canceled vacations and allowed no time off, save for Christmas day, Michaels said.
Under the new law, individuals earning more than $400,000 ($450,000 for couples) see their top income tax rate rise to 39.6 percent from 35 percent and their capital gains tax increase to 20 percent from 15 percent. In addition, the nation's U.S. health care reform law imposes a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for those with adjusted gross income over $200,000 ($250,000 for couples). The deal also caps exemptions and itemized deductions for adjusted gross income above $250,000 ($300,000 per household).
Tax exemptions on estates are little changed, though the tax rate on estates of more than about $5.25 million for an individual and $10.5 million for married couples increases to 40 percent from 35 percent.
While a brief lull is likely as clients digest the implications of the changes on their wealth planning, people who didn't make the deadline to gift assets are among those who will be back in 2013, since the exemption is now permanent and will rise with inflation, said Michaels.
Lawyers also expect a surge in their estate planning business - with a price tag of about $3,000 to more than $10,000 per plan. Many wealthier Americans put off estate decisions because of tax uncertainties, said Gary Altman, an estate planning lawyer in Rockville, Maryland.
"People who haven't done planning will start now because they know it's final rather than something that can be changed at whim," he said of the estate and gifting exemptions and tax rate.
Accountants will be in particularly high demand as the wealthy seek to minimize the blow of higher income and capital gains taxes, lawyers and accountants say.
Demand for advice on income and capital gains deferral strategies will likely be strong, said Matt Hilbert, an accountant and senior tax manager at Pitcairn, a Pennsylvania-based family office.
One deferral strategy, like-kind exchanges, lets investors sell real estate or some other types of assets, and defer the gain by buying an asset of a similar type and value within a certain period. But sellers cannot directly hold the sale proceeds they are using to buy the replacement asset.
That's a boon for "qualified intermediary" companies that federal tax rules require handle the exchange transactions. For a fee of between $750 and $2,000 - and sometimes interest on the funds they escrow - these middleman hold the sale proceeds temporarily and transfer the property to the buyer. The middleman also buys the replacement property with the funds from the sale, then transfers the new property to the original customer, who avoids taxes on gains.
One such intermediary company, Asset Preservation Inc, a unit of Stewart Information Services Corporation, saw a 30 percent jump in business in 2012 from the previous year, according to Scott Saunders, senior vice president. The firm is expanding its work force by 25 to 30 percent - to about 43 employees - in preparation for an expected increase in business this year because of the tax changes.
The surge in demand for tax advisers also sparked a boom for real estate appraisers, who were called to determine the market value of properties clients were gifting.
The year-end workflow was triple the norm at Miller Samuel Inc, a New York-based real estate appraisal firm. Jonathan Miller, president and chief executive, said he began turning down tax-related appraisals in early December so the firm could service its mortgage and refinance clients.
Appraisal costs vary widely by geographic area, but can run between $2,500 to $6,000 for a high-end property.
"I was calling it Bedlam in appraiserville," Miller said.
Some appraisers, including the Appraisers Group Inc in Belmont, Massachusetts, also enlisted the help of accountants specializing in the valuation of so-called partial real estate shares, which wealthy individuals can use to score a tax break by gifting just a portion of a property, or another asset.
An owner who gifts 51 percent of a vacation home, for example, can discount the value of his or her estate to reflect the portion of the asset that is now outside his or her control. Specialized appraisers and accountants are usually needed to determine the discounted value, according to Richard Goulet, Appraisers Group president.
Higher capital gains taxes will likely spark more interest among the ultra wealthy - typically those with more than $100 million in assets - in charitable remainder trusts, one of the few ways to defer gains on assets that balloon in value over time, according to David Stoll, a trusts and estate lawyer for Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy in New York.
Via a trust, a person may donate an asset, such as stock, to a charity. Afterwards, any profits on the sale of the asset are exempt from the capital gains tax and the proceeds can be reinvested. The donor also scores by receiving annual payments from the trust and an income tax break, provided certain conditions are met. The charity gets what is left of the assets when the donor dies.
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The Commonwealth Games Village is near completion and will be ready on time for the Oct 3-14 mega event, said Games Village director Maneck Kotwal.
"We are about 97 percent ready from the estate point of view," says Kotwal. "Twelve of the 34 towers have already been furnished, with only minor fittings to be sorted out."
"Special thought has also gone into the food that will be provided to the athletes. The comprehensive menu on offer will contain dishes from all six zones of the Commonwealth, at the same time designed to meet the cultural, religious and nutritional needs of the athletes," Kotwal said in a statement.
"Twelve of the 34 towers have already been furnished, with only minor fittings to be sorted out."
The Village will be home to 8,000 athletes and team officials for over a month.
A total of 34 residential towers, with 1,168 air-conditioned apartments comprising 4,008 bedrooms, will house the guests.
The main dining hall, with a seating capacity of 2,300, will cater to their food requirements, dishing out approximately 22,000 meals daily. The Village will also provide medical services at the Polyclinic.
A team of 88 paid staff and 460 volunteers will look after Games Village planning and operations during the Games.

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Intel Debuts New Atom Chips, LTE Modem
Feb 25, 2013, 12:01 AM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Intel today announced several new products for smartphones and tablets, including new mobile processors and an LTE modem design. The processors include dual-core Atom power plants using a 32nm processes, formerly codenamed Cover Trail+. They encompass the Z2580, Z2560, and Z2520. These processors are rated at speeds up to 2.0GHz, 1.6GHz, and 1.2GHz, respectively. According to Intel, they have twice the computing power and three times the graphics performance of their predecessors with the same power consumption. They feature Hyper-Threading to help with multitasking and can manage up to four application threads at a time. Other features of the Z2580, Z2560, and Z2520 include integrated graphics media accelerators that help manage content such as 3D, 1080p HD video encode/decode, camera sensors up to 16 megapixels, 15 frames-per-second burst mode for 8-megapixel cameras, as well as always-on HDR image/video capture. Last, they support large HD displays with resolutions ranging up to 1900 x 1200. Intel envisions these chips working best in high-end Android smartphones and tablets. Intel also announced the XMM 7160, a multi-band, multi-mode LTE modem. The XMM 7160 is targeted at smartphones, tablets, and ultrabooks. It supports up to 15 LTE bands in a single radio, which Intel believes will help ease LTE roaming headaches. Last, Intel said that a new line of Atom processors, code named Bay Trail, is on the horizon. The Bay Trail chips will use a 22nm processes and will first target ultrabooks, then tablets, and eventually smartphones.
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Height: | 6-3 |
Weight: | 195 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Eastport, N.Y. |
High School: | Eastport-South Manor |
Position: | A/M |
2010: Played in two games.
2009: Played in three games.
2008: Appeared in three games on the season and recorded one assist as a freshman.
At Eastport-South Manor: Four-year letterman and 2007 team captain in football...2005 and 2006 All Division as well as 2006 Offensive MVP in football...four-year All-League in lacrosse...Three-year All County player...2004 Co-MVP and MVP in 2005 and 2006...2007 Offensive MVP...2007 Academic All-American.
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Yair Netanyahu's Norwegian Girlfriend
(JTA) — The Israeli media is abuzz over the revelation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 23-year-old son, Yair, is dating a non-Jewish Norwegian woman. The pair met while they were both studying at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Netanyahu reportedly chatted with Norway's prime minister about his son's relationship at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos.
Some religious Knesset members are voicing their dismay over the news. "It's a big problem," Shas Knesset member Nissim Ze'ev told The Jerusalem Post. "As the prime minister of Israel and the Jewish people, he must display national responsibility via the values he presents inside his own household. I bet it pains him. Any Jew who wants to maintain his roots wants to see his son marry a Jewish girl. There is no shortage of beautiful, successful girls without sowing in the fields of others."
It sounds like the 25-year-old woman, Sandra Leikanger, comes from a strongly pro-Israel Christian family. Her older sister lives in Israel and converted to Judaism, a source close to Yair Netanyahu told the Post.
The Israeli news reports on Yair Netanyahu's relationship note that Benjamin Netanyahu's own second wife, Fleur Cates, converted to Judaism. (A 1996 Vanity Fair article reported that Cates' father was Jewish.)
What the reports I have seen fail to note, however, is that Netanyahu's son is not the first child of an Israeli leader to be romantically involved with a non-Jew.
Indeed, David Ben-Gurion's own son, Amos, married a woman who converted for him. (Granted, Amos met his future wife a few years before the Israel was established, so his father was not yet prime minister.) And Amos' son, Alon Ben-Gurion, also married a non-Jewish woman, who reportedly did not convert to Judaism.
There's a nice account of how Amos broke the news of his marriage plans to his father, and how David Ben-Gurion broke the news to his wife, in Dan Kurzman's biography "Ben-Gurion: Prophet of Fire."
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Join Your Favorite Celebrity Chefs & Culinary Personalities at Jungle Island, February 23 & 24, 2013
MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - Feb 6, 2013) - Florida Blue presents Fun and Fit as a Family sponsored by Carnival featuring Kellogg's Kidz Kitchen will return February 23 & 24, 2013 as part of the 12th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE. Taking place at Jungle Island, one of Miami's premier theme parks, the event will bring together everyone's favorite celebrity chefs, culinary personalities, health and fitness professionals, and more for a weekend of interactive learning for the whole family!
Fun and Fit as a Family welcomes a star-studded roster of chefs and culinary talent to help educate families about how to make healthier eating choices. Culinary demonstrations in the Kellogg's Kidz Kitchen have become an annual highlight for children and parents alike, as everyone's favorite personalities create healthy dishes worth getting excited about. The 2013 roster includes demonstrations from Giada De Laurentiis, Rocco DiSpirito, Robert Irvine, Aarón Sánchez, Andrew Zimmern, and Reed Alexander & Lorena Garcia.
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text: What would Skylanders look like if it were designed specifically for adults? That seems to be the question Hanakai Studio is asking with its upcoming Prodigy, a strategy RPG that uses real-world figurines much like Activision's action game. Player characters are represented by figurines, each containing a unique ID and NFC tag. By placing figurines on a specially designed board, the game will know where a character is facing--all while keeping track of XP and other unique attributes for the character. Prodigy The figurines are of a different caliber than the toys used in Disney Infinity and its ilk. These detailed 60mm scale figures look worthy of placing on your shelf. Hanakai also aims on having unpainted figurines, for hardcore players that enjoy doing their own paint work. With figurines in hand, players will be able to wage battle. Parties can support a Guardian, Watcher, and a Companion--some are humanoid, while others are lumbering beasts. Players can place their characters on the front of the board to gain maximum attack, towards the back for maximum defense, or get a balance of both by being in the middle. Watchers can be placed behind Guardians for added protection--but there are area attacks to be mindful of. Once characters are placed, actions can be taken by using various cards, like Attack, Defend, and more. Dropping a card on the board will have the game trigger an animation that plays on the TV screen. The end result is reminiscent of Eye of Judgment or Yu-Gi-Oh!. We had a chance to play the game at a GDC preview, and found the combat to be a bit simplistic. However, the novelty of having high-quality figurines in a more adult-oriented RPG game is certainly high. It's impossible to deny the genre appeal, especially given how high quality the figurines are. The Unreal Engine-powered visuals of the game are also impressive as well. To make the game a reality, Hanakai Studio is looking to crowdfund the game on Kickstarter in early April. Details on how much the base set will cost hasn't been announced. But given the inclusion of a base, at least two figurines, and the game itself, it's unlikely to be a cheap game to get into. Shacknews' crowdfunding policy requires games to have a prototype for front-page coverage.


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But multidotting is awesome for a bit more complex gameplay than just spamming a few skills over and over..
But multidotting is awesome for a bit more complex gameplay than just spamming a few skills over and over..
What addons do people use to track multi-dotting? (My only relevant toon has a SP off spec. if it matters.)
Do you not multidot on melee too?
Whenever I play my rogue, I put the finisher dot on multiple targets
On my pally I judgement different mobs when I can (with that glyph I think that makes it to more damage)
DK has dot spreading abilities, but sometimes requires dotting other mobs too far away when target switching
the list goes on... Multidotting is a part of WoW, and it is laziness to not do so.
Ele sham and hunter have the least multidotting of everything, try one of them but still expect to use dots
A frost mage on protectors spamming Nether Tempest and keeping it up on bosses and adds as much as possible, while doing the normal rotation, is doing WAY more damage than just using the single target rotation, so its a big deal and that's not the only boss where multi dotting is useful.
You can ignore it if you play just for "fun" but if you want to get in high places you gotta put some effort in learning how to multi dot properly.
Multidotting is fun when you get spell procs, for example with a Balance Druid.
Im sorta in the same spot as you. but to me its more about the things outside raiding. soloing old content etc, just so much easier as melee :s
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I also want to play casters, but I hate having to prepare my spells for the day.
Play a destro warlock. If you have 4 or more mobs, cast fire and brimstone and when you cast immolate it spreads to EVERY mob within a 10 yard radius, so that's two buttons that you press. Then while fire and brimstone is still up, cast conflagrate x2 and incinerate and you just BLEW the F UP 4+ mobs at 300-900k dps (depending on gear). Then before your target dies, cast shadowburn, get 2 more embers and BLOW UP anything else that isn't dead then continually gain 2 embers through shadowburn and crit for 400-700k on an instant cast.
Easy enough right?
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Play a healer. Healers do not have dots!
destro lock, dotting does almost nothing, when we need to cleave, we can just havok chaos bolt adds, u also get an awesome tank pet incase u want to solo stuff, and u get ur own spellpower buff + battle res, and fort. plus you do great dps. ele shamans are good too, and balance druids.
Well there you go - from the WoD patch notes they want to remove the need to multi-dot or even dot at all from mages, so play one of them if you're really that concerned about it.
Well 6.0 Patchlogs came out and they addressed the Issue of Mage being too DoT-y via the Bomb Talent in many ways so now you can pick Mage to be not DoTy. There is also a Talent Option for LV100 Shadow Priest that does not rely on DoTs, giving you the option to opt out of DoT-y Playstyles, except on Warlocks where all three Specs have some DoTs as Blizzard's Class philosophy.
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PARIS — Much to her dismay, Li Na is familiar with this feeling.
PARIS — Much to her dismay, Li Na is familiar with this feeling.
She earns a Grand Slam championship, is heralded at home, then shows up at subsequent major tournaments and seemingly forgets how to win.
Happened in 2011, after her French Open triumph made her China's first player with a Grand Slam singles title. Happened again Tuesday, when Li was seeded second at Roland Garros but lost to someone ranked 103rd in the first round, not quite four months removed from winning the Australian Open.
"I didn't follow the game plan," Li said. "Didn't have any idea how to play."
Her 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 exit against Kristina Mladenovic of France in front a partisan crowd on a cloudy, windy Day 3 came about 16 hours after the men's Australian Open champion, third-seeded Stan Wawrinka, was beaten in Paris — making this French Open already unlike any Grand Slam tournament in history.
It's the first time that the men's and women's singles champions from the previous major lost in the first round.
"Nobody say if you (are) No. 2 in the world, you have to win all the matches. I mean, this is tennis," said Li, who works with Carlos Rodriguez, former coach of four-time French Open titlist Justine Henin.
For an opening match at a major, the "tension is different," she added. "Always tough to pass the first round."
Top players, even the likes of Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, frequently talk about being particularly jittery at the start of a Grand Slam tournament, even against clearly outclassed competition.
They notice, to be sure, when folks such as Li or Wawrinka depart quickly.
"Regardless of what's happened to the other players," said reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, who won in four sets Tuesday, "I still hoped that I would try or be able to find ways through my first match and negotiate my way through a tricky opponent in these conditions."
This French Open has seen some rough going for several past major champions and other highly seeded players, and the second round has yet to begin.
No. 13 Caroline Wozniacki, the 2009 U.S. Open runner-up, was beaten Tuesday, less than a week after her planned wedding to golf star Rory McIlroy was called off; No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov, considered an up-and-coming threat by many, lost to Ivo Karlovic; two seeded men, No. 16 Tommy Haas and No. 21 Nicolas Almagro, quit during the first set because of injuries; past Grand Slam titles winner Lleyton Hewitt also lost.
One person pleasantly surprised to finally feel what it's like to win in the first round is 66th-ranked Marinko Matosevic of Australia, who was 0-12 at Grand Slam tournaments before beating Dustin Brown of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (1), 7-5.
"Huge relief," said Matosevic, who now meets No. 7 Murray. "It got pretty demoralizing at some stages. I had some tough draws. When I did have my chances, I just couldn't quite do it."
Li hung her head when she sailed a stroke long on match point for her 37th unforced error, 12 more than Mladenovic. At the opposite baseline, Mladenovic raised both arms, then covered her mouth with her trembling left hand, trying to process what had just happened. Soon, the 21-year-old Mladenovic was choking back tears.
"It's never normal when you beat such a big name, big player," said Mladenovic, who had been 1-5 at the French Open before Tuesday, including a loss to Li in 2010.
She faced two set points in the opener while trailing 5-4 but erased both and took three games in a row to nose ahead.
"This is really big," Mladenovic said. "You don't beat Li Na every day."
Unless, that is, you catch her coming off one of the true highs in her inconsistent career. Three years ago, after the big breakthrough in Paris, Li lost in the second round at Wimbledon, then the first round at the U.S. Open.
Her analysis of this defeat was not all that charitable toward Mladenovic — "doesn't matter who plays today against me ... I gave it away" — but Li insisted the result was "not about technique."
"Important thing is in my mind," she said. "I think I should find out what happened."


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Rocking Star Yash, who was accused of cheating a few people in Mysore over chit fund business last year, is in the news for similar reasons. Well, the actor has landed in the fresh controversy with a producer filing a complaint against him at Producers' Council saying that Yash took an advance of Rs 10 lakhs a few years ago to act in his film but has not given dates yet.
Producer Thimmappa Raju was the co-producer of Yash starrer Rocky, which was made in 2008. He had paid an advance of Rs 10 lakhs to act in his movie but the actor, after taking the amount, has not given him the dates. Hence, he has approached the producers guild to get justice. However, Yash has something else to say.
Yash admits that he took the money in advance and the project was supposed to take off in 2008 under the direction of Anil, the director of forthcoming movie Dilwala. He waited for the movie to start but it never hit the floors. According to the Drama star, his dates were wasted by them and he was jobless for six months. So, he don't see any necessity to pay back the amount now.
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Allowing a dog to sire a litter is a big decision & needs a lot of thought about the responsibilities involved & the amount of knowledge needed.
The responsible owner of a potential stud dog must have in depth knowledge on a range of subjects including:
The owner must know what hereditary problems exist in the breed & which lines have produced problems in the past to be able to make an educated decision about whether their dog should be used at all & if so, which bitches he would suit. It is never just a case of letting any bitch mate any dog - this could lead to disaster!
The Bitch's Cycle. The stud dog owner must be able to advise novice bitch owners when to bring their bitch for mating as all bitches differ. The stud dog owner must know from just looking at a bitch whether she is receptive to mating or not - introducing a stud dog to a bitch who is not ready for mating could lead to the dog being injured as bitches may be aggressive to males if they are not ready. The stud dog owner must also be prepared to board an in season bitch for a few days or longer if she arrives before she is receptive to mating.
Mating Techniques. Contrary to popular belief, not all male dogs know instinctively what to do with an in season bitch - many need careful tutoring & the stud dog owner must know how to do this & how to assist a dog to achieve a successful mating. Some matings can be technically difficult for example if the dog & bitch vary in size too much or if the bitch is reluctant to stand still to be mated. Again, the stud dog owner needs to know what to do to achieve a good result without injury or distress being caused to either party.
Managing the Stud Dog. Once a dog is used at stud, it is not unusual for his personality to alter to some extent. Some have a tendency to mark their territory indoors (cocking legs on furniture etc) and may be more likely to wander off the lead in search of in season bitches. Once a dog has been allowed to mate one bitch, they will generally want others! Some may also become more aggressive to other male dogs (due to sexual competitiveness). The potential stud dog owner needs to decide whether they can cope with these possible behavioural changes.
Responsibility for Puppies. Once a dog has been used at stud, the owner cannot just take the money & forget about it. The stud dog owner must be prepared to give advice on rearing puppies to the bitch owner (if a first time breeder) & must also take responsibility for any hereditary defects produced by their dog. They are also morally responsible for helping with the rehoming of any of their dog's offspring should the need arise at any time. This responsibility also means the stud dog owner must vet bitch owners that contact them to ensure that the breeder is reputable (not a puppy farmer for instance!) & that the bitch is old enough to be mated (or not too old) & has passed all the recommended health tests (annual eye tests for example).
If after reading this, you feel you can undertake the responsibilities of offering your dog at stud, then you need to get him seen by reputable breeders. This means showing him (if a show-type dog) or competing at Field Trials / Working Trials (if a Working dog) If other breeders can see that he is an excellent example of the breed, then they may ask to use him at stud, but the key word is "may" - there are already a large number of experienced stud dogs in the country for the reputable breeder to choose from. It goes without saying that your dog should also have had the recommended health screening tests which means as an absolute minimum, he should be eye-tested annually and hip scored. There may be other health issues relating to your breed, so check with your breed club and carry out any further health checks that they recommend.
As you can see, owning a stud dog is not for the fainthearted - it's not an easy way to make some extra cash & is never just a case of putting together any dog with any bitch & leaving them to get on with it - doing this could cause one or both parties to be injured and could also result in pups with health or temperament problems. If you would like to offer your dog at stud simply because you would like another puppy with his personality & looks, then it would be easier to buy another puppy from your dog's breeder!


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So Im guessing the XB1 is due out in Nov, and PS4 ship date (per amazon) is 12/31?
Think it's time to sell the Wii and PS3 once the PS4 arrives; I cant afford another jumble of wires behind the wall unti, there just isnt any more room for another component.
Although I would hope they would keep the power cord input and everything else the same, this way you could just unplug one system and swap them out as needed.
My wife is going to divorce me.
Yup, that would be the one thing that worries me about the PS4 if I were to buy one. The only reason I can think they wouldn't issue a release date and this point is they aren't sure if they can make November. So retailers are going with 12/31 since Sony committed to 2013
Only if you're luckyMy wife is going to divorce me.
Solid points.
On another note, I ****ing hope Bethesda announces Fallout 4 tonight, but I doubt it. Rumors are swirling like crazy, they also have a 'unannounced title' to show tonight at 8pm (5pmPST), after they show TESO, Wolfenstien, The Evil Within, ????
MS also said that the XB1 will not work outside of the following countries
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
If you're into playing imports , PS4 is region free.
Also came across this handy chart of all the games from E3, and their platforms -
What was the unnamed title that they showcased tonight, Fish?
This is the kind of fanboy stuff I love. Are you ever going to play your Xbox in Asia? Who cares! Not directed at you, but at the people who make this ****. I will never understand blind fandom towards a company that doesn't care one bit about you. People are unable to decide based off of games and services. There are certainly reasons to like the PS4 over the new XBOX, but Jesus these nerds will complain about not being able to watch Netflix without a gold account. You're going to have one! Who cares!?
Unless MS comes up with something out of the blue to fix this, but its a total PR nightmare...and they seemingly don't care.
There was an interview with Don Mattrick (one of the MS suits), and he was asked if someone wasnts a XB1 but has limited or no internet connectivity, and bluntly said that 'they should buy a 360'.
Seriously? That's your answer?
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Last edited by Fishooked; 06-13-2013 at 06:00 AM.
Microsoft has brought this on themselves.
These goofy ass, non-sensical decisions serve no real purpose other than alienating consumers.
Within a mere matter of hours Microsoft went from the favorite to rule the next generation of gaming to being a worldwide laughingstock.
There's tons of people out there who basically live paycheck to paycheck. So if money is tight one month and I have to go a month without internet, by extension I can't play my XBOX?
What the hell is the purpose of this?
And you're telling me that I can no longer borrow or lend games to friends or trade in a game if I get tired of it or just flatout don't like it?
Again, what the hell is the purpose of this?
And to totally neglect Asia, by far the most populated region on the planet?
What kind of silly ass business model is that?
Not to throw a little curveball into the thread...but I will.
What about Apple as a gaming platform in the living room? Not just mobile games on iOS for iPhone or iPad, but hear me out...
Apple has an ecosystem (iTunes, iCloud, App Store) that in economic terms is "sticky." People don't usually have one Apple device, they have several and they use them together, sharing data like music, games, apps, etc. between their devices and with Apple TV, that little hockey puck device that gets your iTunes music, movies, your photos, etc. to the television.
Would it be a far stretch to supe up that device and leverage it for gaming? What if you already had an iPhone, iPod Touch, an iPad and you could use those as controllers, putting your iOS games up on the big screen in HD via Apple TV? Depending on how the game applications were engineered you could also leverage the computing power of the handheld device/controller like your iPhone in conjunction with some processing power of the Apple TV.
The gaming world revolves around PCs, XBox, PS3/4, Nintendo, and to an increasing degree, mobile. But mobile is a gaming platform of convenience, not necessarily for hardcore immersive gaming experiences. With the incredible talent and treasure (cash) that Apple possesses I don't think it would take a lot of effort for Apple to cannibalize the traditional gaming market by offering a path to traditional "living room" gaming using many of the products people already own.
Am I smokin' crack on this?
No, because mobile gaming is obviously the fastest growing gaming segment. It's not hard-core gaming, but the mobile platform is pushing awareness of gaming, and making it much more mainstream than it used to be - whether people realize it or not. Here's an example:
Wife:"All you do is sit there in front of the TV, playing with your Sega Genesis.......game boy...."....[sneers]
Me: First of all, its a PlayStation. Secondly, what's that on your Kindle?
Wife: "Words With Friends"
Me: Hate to break it to you, but you are gaming....
Wife: "No I'm not!"
Me: Is it or is it not a game?
Wife: "It's an app...."
Me: [facepalms] ...
Anyway, what I mean is the mobile platform has turned a lot more people into gamers, whether they realize it for not.
Curious to see if the Ouya (the Android kickstarter console) does anything or not, I think Google is keeping an eye on it. Android has a much bigger market share, plus Google has the additional advantage of being able to control the delivery system (somewhat) with Google Fiber, at least from an internet perspective.
Nintendo joins the fray in kicking MS in the groin:
I've never been much of a Nintendo fan, since all of their games are either aimed at Japan, or children, but they make some good points.
Frankly, there are TOO ****ING MANY games :shakes_cane:
I'd be happy with 2-3 rock solid AAA titles per year, myself.
Nintendo: If devs are worried about used game sales, they should make better games
Bestbuy has updated their PS4 release date to November 30th, which i believe is also the XBox1 release date.
I dont know if the is the "final date" but it would seem to make sense they release together.
Oh I agree with all of that. Microsoft absolutely blew it because they probably have the strongest gaming lineup they've ever had. They never have good exclusives and now that they do they put themselves under the ****storm that is DRM etc. I'm just saying I always have internet and I always have a gold account so I don't care. PS4 fanboys are taking to the streets to kill Microsoft when it's like...just don't buy one! Will be interesting to see the initial sales. Sony has to beat them off the starting line at this point.
As a side note to why Microsoft is also dumb. The DRM etc is a byproduct of them wanting to have this "always online" thing where you can play your games at friends' houses etc and they didn't mention for more than 5 seconds the actual benefits of this always online world. They let that be the entire story of E3 with not a whisper of what I'm sure are some cool things their new platform can do. Their publicist should be boiled in lava.


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I have gone back and forth so many times over the GMT +/_ perpetual LE in platinum that I cannot begin to explain. I almost bought it @ CES in LV this year but swore I wouldn't buy a watch this year so passed despite really good offers from authorized dealers. Not familiar with the Quadrato, but I do not personally like the Sonata as the chimes are pretty subdued and very quiet. I love the hands of that watch, and it is part of why I so LOVE the GMT+/- LE Perpetual, which uses the same hands only in a perpetual calendar, which is the next complication I want.... To date I have unfortunately passed on the pre-Malte Vacheron Constantin Perpetual (for over 50% off at an authorized dealer!!!!) and the GMT+/-. I have eight watches to date, so I really don't NEED another, but I likely also don't need all the stereo gear I buy once the dust settles I will start working on the watch thing again.
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DAMN EIGHT! I only have 3. Even though I want to increase my collection.
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No one, can touch my man kenny. He truly is Dr. Source. Whether its watches, or equipment, the championship belt belongs to kennyt.
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You do own a watch winder right????? If not, factor in a few thousand for one, I use the Orbita models and love them, they have individually programmable heads and I have a six and four head unit (the four head is better wood with burl walnut but...) If you don't, as your collection grows, you will; 1) Need to set your watches frequently 2) Allow the mainspring to undergo maximal change and therefore stress lessening it's life. Factor this into your watch collection as it grows.... I call mine my 'Male Box' and it sits on my night table.....
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A mook?? Oh oh you can take the Italian out of little Italy but you can't take little Italy out of the Italian! LOL I haven't heard this term in years, I love it!!
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I have the basic Rolex Submariner. No date, just the plain, basic Submariner. I'm a huge fan of the Sean Connery Bond movies. It was the watch he more back then. Always wanted one from high school on.
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SACRAMENTO ? California became the fourth state in the country to ban motorists from holding cellphones while driving, under legislation Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed today.
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DJ Khaled has concocted yet another all-star line-up, made of primarily the same heavy hitters, for the single Brown Paper Bag off his upcoming album, We The Best. Not just including artists from Khaled's home city of Miami (and surrounding Southern cities) Rick Ross, Young Jeezy and Lil' Wayne are joined by New York brethren Fat Joe and Juelz Santana. The verses are quick, in order to include everyone on the track, however each adds a distinct flair and energy. The song is produced by duo Cool & Dre and finds Dre doing some singing on the chorus and bridge; who knew?
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Students, faculty and staff at Shoreline Community College are holding food and clothing drives this month to help support our neighbors in Shoreline and across the Puget Sound. Students in the DECA Program are holding a business clothing drive for the YWCA's Dress for Success Program, February 23, 25 and 26. They are specifically looking for large sized suits and work apparel such as contemporary, interview-appropriate skirts, blouses, blazers, jackets and pant suits. Items can be dropped off at the PUB, the student union building at the main campus. (DECA is an international association of college and high school students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship that supports skill development and competence for marketing careers.)The Global Development Club is sponsoring a food drive for Northwest Harvest February 24-26. Currently, Northwest Harvest needs oatmeal, whole grain pastas, brown rice, tomato products, canned peas, canned pears and peaches, canned tuna, canned chicken and turkey, shelf-stable milk and kid-friendly food. Donated items can be dropped off at the second floor of the PUB. (To read about the food drive, please check out the club web site at: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcrsn7pp_93c9cznvcx.) The club provides a platform for students to engage in discussions about global poverty.
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Girls life application STUDY BIBLE
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Chapter One
Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Lot, Melchizedek, Jacob, Esau, Joseph, and many others.
Genesis begins with the story of Adam and Eve. Their story takes place in the Garden of Eden. Other stories in Genesis take place in the parts of the world that today are called Iraq, Israel, and Egypt.
Moses probably wrote this book between 1450-1410 BC while leading God's people to the Promised Land of Israel.
To tell about God's creation of the world and to show that God wants people to worship and obey him.
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! GENESIS 1:31
Genesis answers questions like ... Where do animals come from? Why do people hurt each other? Where did different languages get started?
You'll learn a lot here about God, his creation, and the beginning of the human race.
This is where God's story begins!
CHAPTER 1 The Account of Creation 1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, "Letthere be light," and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day" and the darkness "night."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth." 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space "sky."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened. 10 God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation-every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation-all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights-the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird-each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind-livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground."
27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."
29 Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground-everything that has life." And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
The Man and Woman in Eden 2
When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person.
8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man He had made. 9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground-trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone a real so found there. 13 The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden-17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die."
18 Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him." 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 "At last!" the man exclaimed.
"This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called 'woman,' because she was taken from 'man.'"
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
CHAPTER 3 The Man and Woman Sin 3
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
2 "Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied. 3 "It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, 'You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'"
4 "You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman. 5 "God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil."
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
10 He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked."
11 "Who told you that you were naked?" the Lord God asked. "Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?"
"The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,
"Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
16 Then he said to the woman,
"I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you."
17 And to the man he said,
"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it. 18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains. 19 By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return."
Paradise Lost: God's Judgment
20 Then the man-Adam-named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live. 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
22 Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!" So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
CHAPTER 4 Cain and Abel 4
Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the Lord's help, I have produced a man!" 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, While Cain cultivated the ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift-the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 "Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master."
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?"
"I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?"
10 But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood. 12 No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
13 Cain replied to the Lord, "My punishment is too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
15 The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him. 16 So Cain left the Lord's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
The Descendants of Cain
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son. 18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute. 22 Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah. 23 One day Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; listen to me, you wives of Lamech. I have killed a man who attacked me, a young man who wounded me. 24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
The Birth of Seth
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed." 26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
CHAPTER 5 The Descendants of Adam 5
This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them "human."
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him-in his very image. He named his son Seth. 4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
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The Catholic Charities of Buffalo has exceeded its fundraising goal by collecting $10.8 million to provide human services to eight WNY counties.
The Tri-County area contributed more than $585,000 to the 2013 Appeal.
Orleans County results: -St. Mary (Holley): $17,122.00 -St. Mark (Holley): $4,061.00 -Holy Family (Albion): $41,600.00 -Holy Trinity (Medina): $42,891.50
TOTAL:$105,674.50 Genesee County results:
-St. Brigid (LeRoy): $17,755.00 -Resurrection (Batavia): $73,434.00 -Ascension (Batavia): $34,112.02 -Our Lady of Mercy (Le Roy): $96,672.00 -St. Padre Pio (Oakfield): $40,595.45 -St. Maximillian Kolbe (Corfu): $23,931.31 -Mary Immaculate (East Bethany): $25,047.00 TOTAL: $311,546.78
Wyoming County results: -St. Michael (Warsaw): $18,542.75 -St. Mary (Arcade): $37,611.75 -St. John Neumann (Strykersville): $35,922.00 -SS. Joachim & Anne (Attica): $31,128.00 -St. Isidore (Perry): $23,781.56 -Immaculate Heart of Mary (DarienCenter): $22,360.00


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Where to Drink Spanish-Style "Gintonics" in LA
The first thing you should probably know about a Spanish gin and tonic is that there's really no "and." Simply called a gintonic, the Spaniards know how to amp up the herbal qualities of good gin, pick a clean-tasting tonic and create extra flourishes that make this very simple and traditional cocktail sing. While we could wax poetic on the cocktail itself (there's some great background here) and why it's ok that it takes as long as an afternoon siesta to make, we'd rather just tell you where to get one around LA and why. Here are three spots doing the refreshing Spanish cocktail some justice, all putting the simple g&t to shame.
The Bazaar: José Andrés may have been the first to bring the Spanish-style gintonic to LA. Called the Ultimate Gin & Tonic at the SLS Hotel restaurant, the drink is served in big glass goblet, as it should be, and made with Hendrick's, Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray or Oxley gin,and Fever Tree or Stirrings tonic water. For the record: We prefer Hendrick's and Fever Tree for the savory, cucumber, herbal and crisp flavors. Why it's so ultimate: the gorgeous ice orb and the peppercorns, citrus peels, herbs and flowers floating in the glass. It perfectly matches both sides of The Bazaar's menu — the traditional Spanish tapas or the avante garde small bites — but at $18 a pop, it's special enough to have on its own.
Beelman's Pub: One of the best things at the new Downtown LA spot is your choice of gin and tonic — English or Spanish. If you want the tall collins glass filled with ice, tonic water and a slice of lime, go English. But the Spanish version fills a wine goblet with ice, booze and tonic water, plus slice of lemon and lime, herbs and a cinnamon stick. Side by side comparisons are encouraged.
The Chestnut Club: The new Westside boite from Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix celebrate the gin and tonic in various ways. For the ultra traditionalists, go with the Del Mar, a simple g&t with lime. But for something more serious, the Agua Caliente has a hint of serrano chile, lime and lemon; and the Brighton Racecourse is made with lavendar and grapefruit. The extra flavors play with the spices, juniper and herbal qualities of the gin creating a refreshing drink no matter how you get it.


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March 14, 2011 Baseball Prospectus Book NewsTwo BP Events in Boston on TuesdayOn Tuesday, Boston BPer Marc Normandin will be joined by Steven Goldman (first trip to Boston in two years) and Jay Jaffe (first trip to Boston on any BP tour ever) at the following two locations:
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7 PM We will be answering questions and signing babies, or maybe I have that backwards and we will be answering babies and signing questions. Either way, we will be talking baseball with you, especially if you show up. If you don't show up, we will be talking baseball with each other, which we do all the time and it's just as special but less surprising. Please come to one or both events; we will vary it up a little for those that catch both ends of the doubleheader--Jay will only sing country songs at noon. Please keep in mind our upcoming events as well:
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This image is from Worcester, England. I believe it records the baptism of my sixth-great-grandfather, Sacheverell Causier and (yeah!) shows his father as Wm. Causier [1]. 'Causur' is a fairly common variant for Causier. I believe that this is the Sacheverell who married Betty Astmore in 1744 [2].
Two other entries, perhaps children of the same person but written as 'Will,' are for:
- William, 10 Jan 1712
- Elizabeth, 19 Oct 1717
The first image on this roll in Item 2 has "The living is a vicarage united to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Droitwich, in 1928. For microfilm of St. Nicholas parish registers, see BA 4305." As noted below, having people in Droitwich in this era means we have to look at lots of different places!
Interestingly, the third image says "Note. In this register is recorded the baptism of Edward Winslow, a Pilgrim father, on 20 October, 1595."
There are lots of CAUSIER, WOOD, and HUNT entries in this film and the two items listed below. Most of them are, at this time, 'unknown' to me. Unfortunately, there is not an ASTWOOD or anything similar to be seen anywhere....
[1] St. Peter de Witton Church, Droitwich: Parish Registers, 1544-1978; Baptisms 1544-1853, Marriages 1544-1769, Burials 1544-1812, Salt Lake City Family History Library, FHL # 801,595, Items 2-5. Item 2 is kind of in chronological order without page numbers.
[2] Cousin Val is my only source for the Astwood link. So far, I haven't been able to find anything else.
Additionally, these two records are also available:
Parish register printouts of Droitwich, Worcester, England (St. Peter); christenings, 1716-1875. FHL # 883,780; Item 3. The image of the title page says "Computer Printout of Saint Peter, Droitwich, Worcester, England (1716-1875) Births or Charistenings, A thru Z" and that the info is from a controlled extraction program in 1976. There are 7 CAUSIER (and variants) entries; I only know how 2 of them fit in with the line.


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It's celebration time for Deepika. Read on to find out why…
It seems the celebration isn't stopping for Deepika Padukone. The Cocktail actress who gave back to back hits in 2013 and also bagged some meaty roles in films like Happy New Year, Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani is on a party spree.
Rumour mills suggest that after giving four successful films, Dippy has increased her remuneration for her forthcoming movies and hence, wanted to celebrate the achievement with her Finding Fanny co-stars. Director Homi Adajania, Arjun Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur and Naseeruddin Shah will all be present at the do!
Besides a rocking professional career, Ms Padukone also seems happy with her Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela co-star and alleged boyfriend Ranveer Singh. Sources confirm that the two actor's have been going steady in their relationship and will soon team up for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. We are sure Ranveer who has also done a cameo in Finding Fanny will be a part of Deepika's special party, what say peeps?


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Accident injures 1 this morning on Rt. 68
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — An accident on Route 68 injured one person about 6:15 a.m. today
One person was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital by Butler Ambulance, according to 911 reports.
The township fire company and state police responded to the scene.
Traffic control was needed.
The scene was cleared shortly after 7 a.m.
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