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This is an incredibly simple-minded and shallow review of simple facts, and this article offers no original insights or analyses one could not find from a newcomer post on Kugu. It's like your fifth grade teacher asked you to write a book report on James_315's piece.I am fairly sure this is at least the fifth article since August on the modern era of coalitions, and you're failing to make any new commentary on the subject.If you're just going to paraphrase James_315's article on coalitions as well as his article on the HBCFC diplomatic fuckup, at least cite him in your footnotes. Or write about something else.
Now that war has been averted, it's time to take a step back and reflect. Lots of digital ink is going to be used writing about what happened and the persons involved: The Mittani, Montolio, Shadoo and a few others. While the personalities are important—talking about the American Civil War without mentioning Lincoln would be historical malpractice—there is a systemic reason for this almost war: a misunderstanding of diplomacy in the age of coalitions.
In 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated. The reason why anyone remembers this is World War One happened as a result. What should have been a small regional conflict turned into the second largest war of all time because all the major powers in Europe had spent the last century acquiring a list of blues to fight with them if things should hit the fan. If Austria-Hungary had realized invading Serbia meant total war across all of Europe, they probably would have decided to do something more fun, like fondue or something.
That was the lesson Montolio learned this week, if one is to take Bring Stability, the official Honey Badger Coalition (HBC) diplomat to the Clusterfuck Coalition (CFC), at his word:
(12:07:42 PM) Bring Stabity: It's the most eloquent way to kill FA without starting a CFC war
(12:07:51 PM) Bring Stabity: that way montolio gets what he wants, without a CFC war
(12:08:22 PM) Tector [CONDI]: why do you want to kill FA, other than the fact that they didn't respond to Monty's initial trolls?
(12:08:55 PM) Bring Stabity: Because if FA goes away, so does most of the animosity TEST has with the CFC
Montolio's initial mistake was treating Fatal Ascension (FA) and Goonswarm Federation (CONDI) as two separate entities; they are not. Of course, they are two different alliances with different cultures, leadership and space. However, this is the age of coalitions. Both are solid members of the CFC; in no way, shape or form was CONDI going to sit by and watch the HBC destroy FA. Montolio's notion that he could get rid of FA without a full CFC versus HBC war was roughly the equivalent to someone believing that they can fight the US Marine Corps without the US Army getting involved.
Coalitions have changed in EVE. The Greater BoB Community (GBC) might count as a coalition, but the relationships with their blues was very much a master/pet relationship. Pets are out. The Southern Coalition (SoCo) was the last example of a master/pet organization. Makalu Zarya would unironically yell at people, "You do not talk back to -A-." Parties interested in what happened to -A- and the SoCo should check the sov influence map. They will find that -A- is not on the map.
Additionally, in the past, coalitions were put together ad hoc and then dissolved when the goal was achieved. The Drone Russian Federation (DRF) was created specifically to counter the Northern Coalition (NC). Once the DRF destroyed the NC, they dissolved. Most of the DRF alliances are either gone or shells of their former selves. White Noise, for example, is gone. Raiden. is now a member of the HBC with only seventeen systems' worth of sovereignty. No one is going to make the mistake of dissolving a proven coalition on their own ever again.
CONDI and TEST are on good terms with each other at not only the leadership level but at the line member level as well. They both are clans with a home that is not founded in EVE Online: Goons hail from Something Awful and Dreddit hails from Reddit. When alliances or corporations are dealt a huge setback, such as losing all their space, that can lead to a fail cascade, such as happened to Morsus Mihi in the wake of the collapse of the NC. However, if tomorrow CONDI lost all its space because of the external forces at play, the alliance would not fail cascade. A few players and corps other than GoonWaffe might leave, but the alliance would remain comparably strong. The same is true with TEST and Dreddit. There was an attempt to keep the blue standings between the alliances in recognition of this, for lack of a better term, bond. However, both alliances are leaders of two separate coalitions. While it is possible to maintain friendship, blue status was overreaching.
The lesson that diplomats across EVE should take away from this event is simple: treat coalitions diplomatically as a single monolithic entity. Of course, in wartime, every attempt should be made to fracture them. In times of peace or neutrality, diplomats should not feel that CONDI can be treated differently and separately from the CFC. It will save lots of headache, late night Jabberlon 5 conversations, emergency Skype calls and acrimony.
In the past, CCP has responded well to the needs of the players, giving them better tools to do what they already were doing. When players were living out of giant secure containers, CCP introduced POSes. When corporations were banding together, CCP added alliances into the game. Sadly, CCP seems to have drifted away from this mindset and worked instead on things like monocles. With CCP's latest announcement that they are not going to be redoing POSes any time soon, introducing coalitions into the game in the next expansion would win them some brownie points with the null-sec players. It could even come complete with its own marketing, a perfect way to comment about how huge EVE is. If I were to direct that video, I would start with a close-up of a battlecruiser firing its guns. A movie announcer voice would narrate: "This is Vic. Vic's out flying today. Someone decided to attack Vic, which is a big mistake, because Vic is out flying with two thousand of his closest friends." The camera would then zoom out slowly to reveal a giant fleet shooting another giant fleet. This would be much cooler than the Widow shooting mining frigates.
Coalitions are here to stay. They have existed in EVE for a while. Going forward, null-sec sov-holding alliances are going to go the way of the dodo. It's going to become mandatory for sov-holding alliances to form coalitions. Currently, it's difficult. Any information on who belongs in what coalition is posted on third-party sites or not at all. Some line members of certain alliances that are in coalitions have no idea whom exactly they are in a coalition with. For the ongoing health of null-sec sov space, CCP needs to implement in-game tools that players can use to form and manage coalitions. Diplomacy in the age of coalitions is difficult; for the sake of null-sec, CCP should make it easier.
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The Jesuits, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, were to be militantly obedient to the Pope. They converted much of the world to Rome, and helped greatly to halt the spread of Protestantism in the Reformation. And so on.Why does it seem like they're now among the most liberal of Catholics? Where did the change occur, or is my experience too limited? An example that comes to mind is the Jesuit John Carroll University, which is controversial for some of its liberal leanings.
Could you give examples of J. C. University's liberal leanings?
Forty-seven faculty and staff members at John Carroll University, including professors, librarians and at least two members of the administration, signed a letter to the Jesuit college's president, the Rev. Robert Niehoff."We ... are committed to freedom of conscience and religious liberty," the faculty wrote, adding that Catholic bishops have the right to "proclaim Catholic teaching vigorously and loudly.""However, we also believe that access to contraception is central to the health and well-being of women and children."
They are the largest Catholic religious order and you will find very conservative Jesuit institutions like Ignatius Press and St Louis U ad liberal ones like Georgetown. They simply reflect differences in the Catholic Church at large.


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South Africa's first innings finally came to an end, as they were all out for 423 on Day Two of the second Test against Australia at Port Elizabeth.
Nathan Lyon, who has been their most successful bowler in this Test took five wickets, including all the important ones of Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, who departed for a well made 123 off 231 balls.
Lyon, in fact now has second most five-wicket hauls among all Australian off-spinners who have played Test cricket for the country. He has five, compared to six by Hugh Trumble, Ashley Mallett, Joes Palmer and Bruce Yardley.
Duminy and de Villiers propelled South Africa's score past 300, after which de Villiers departed for a fine century, but Duminy carried on and pushed their total past 400. Their tailenders didn't last long, as the innings came to an end at 423.
It will be interesting to see how Australia bat for the remainder of the day, as the fresh South African pacemen will be raring to go all out against them.
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Looking to O.C.'s preschool reforms
The Strong Start for America's Children Act, which closely resembles President Barack Obama's $75 billion "Preschool for All" plan, was just introduced in Congress. The country's test scores have been flat for decades, so instead of adding another ineffective, costly layer to the public school system, Congress and the Obama administration should take a fiscal lesson from Orange County.
In 2008, more than 200 local education stakeholders, including public agencies, childcare providers and parents developed a preschool plan to target resources so they reach Orange County's neediest children. One positive result of this collaborative approach has been a commitment to reducing regulatory barriers that create obstacles to preschool providers. For example, when a small community preschool at St. Andrew Presbyterian church faced a $234,576 traffic impact fee from the city of Costa Mesa, community partner Childcare Connections and the city worked to waive the fee because it actually would have reduced access to preschool in Costa Mesa.
California already spends $400 million a year on state-run preschool. The cost of expanding the preschool to all of the approximately 500,000 four-year-olds in California could top $2 billion a year. Under the president's proposal, California would potentially be eligible for $334 million in federal dollars to begin implementing universal preschool. The state would be asked to pay about $34 million (10 percent) in the first year of the program. But by the program's sixth year, California would be required to contribute more than $167 million. Where would that money come from?
A Reason-Rupe poll found just 37 percent of Americans support raising taxes to fund a universal preschool system, while 61 percent oppose. Additionally, 57 percent of Americans believe parents should be primarily responsible for paying for preschool education and only 32 percent believe the government should fund preschool.
Significant regulatory strings would also accompany those federal dollars. State preschool programs would have to meet dozens of qualifications, such as requiring preschool teachers to hold a bachelor's degree, low teacher-child ratios, and mandatory increases in teacher compensation comparable with current K-12 teacher salary averages. California's current preschool programs fall short on most of the proposed federal mandates and the spending required to bring California up to these standards could far exceed the federal funding the state would receive.
These suggested federal regulations are also unlikely to improve student outcomes. A recent report in Science magazine found that requirements for staff qualifications and staff-to-child ratio showed little relationship to student learning outcomes.
Furthermore, current universal preschool programs have not yielded long-term gains for preschoolers. Oklahoma began offering taxpayer-funded preschool for every four-year-old in 1998, and President Obama has cited Oklahoma's program as a national model. Yet, when Oklahoma's preschool program was first introduced, the state's fourth graders had higher reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress than they do today. Despite the preschool program, Oklahoma children score four points lower than the national average.
Results from the nation's largest preschool program, Head Start, also show few gains for the $180 billion dollar investment in federal preschool. The Department of Health and Human Services' own research has shown no lasting cognitive or behavioral benefits for children enrolled in federal preschool services.
President Obama's plan for an early education program is a bad investment for California. The federal government may try to entice the state with a lot of federal funding upfront, but implementing burdensome and costly regulations that are unlikely to improve preschool quality or student outcomes for California preschoolers is a bad idea. It would be smarter to follow Orange County's lead by streamlining existing federal, state and local preschool funding and using those resources to focus on delivering higher-quality preschool to the disadvantaged children who need it the most.
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's iPad continues to dominate usage and revenue generation of mobile devices. Chitika and Distimo have recently released surveys that show Apple still has a substantial majority of tablet usage and revenue generation from their respective app stores.
However, both surveys indicate that Apple is losing share to in both usage and revenue. This isn't really surprising due to the OEMs that are releasing a greater number of tablet and smartphone models with enhanced features.
Apple's iPads drive a substantial portion of tablet traffic
Chitika measures add impressions over 250,000 websites from over 100,000 users in North America. Its latest data shows that Apple's share of tablet usage has leveled off at just over 80%. It has a 10x lead over Amazon's Kindle Fire and a 17x lead over Samsung's Galaxy tablets.
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While iPad's usage was still very high at 81.9% in March (and 81.3% for April shown in the previous graph) it has declined from 92% over a five month timeframe. Samsung's Galaxy Tablet web traffic has doubled but from a low base of 2.1% growing to 4.3%. Its share took a big jump from 2.7% in December to 3.9% in January due to holiday sales but its increase has tapered off in the past two months.
Source: Chitika
Apple's App Store generates the bulk of app revenue but is losing share
Distimo tracks over three billion downloads per quarter from app stores. I tracked Apple's App downloads a few weeks ago when the total downloads were reaching 50 billion. Over the eleven days leading up to the 50 billion there was an average of 60 million apps being downloaded every day. At that rate over the course of three months Apple will download 5.4 billion apps.
One of the statistics in Distimo's latest report is that daily revenue from the top 200 apps was $5.1 million in the Apple App store vs. $1.1 million in Google Play, a 4.6x delta. I've calculated that app developers receive $0.175 per app on average based on Apple's announced app downloads and what it has paid to developers. Based on an average of 60 million downloads a day developers are receiving a total of $10.5 million every day just from Apple.
There are instances where some apps are generating more revenue in Google Play vs. Apple's App store such as Blood Brothers by Mobage. Also WhatsApp is a free app in Google Play and a $0.99 one-time fee in the Apple App store. However it generates more revenue in Google Play in Germany, Italy and Spain with a $0.99 yearly subscription fee after the first year being free.
It is interesting to see how an app developer can have different revenue models based on the platform. It would not surprise me to see more subscription models being implemented with auto renewal.
Both Apple's and Google's app revenue continues to increase with Apple losing some share to Google. One factor that helps Apple maintain a high share is that it has had apps available for a longer period of time which still generate revenue.
Over a five month timeframe Distimo tracked all ranked applications in the 18 largest countries from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Its results show that while Apple's revenue increased (no scale provided) its share decreased from 81% to 73% while Google's share increased from 19% to 27%.
Interestingly the Japanese and South Korean markets were the main contributors to the share shift. These countries could be leading indicators or just be unique in their usage patterns.
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Key Estero Shops will be hosting a second vendor and craft fair this Sunday.
"We'll have vendors and crafters selling all different kinds of things. One can find jewelry, hats, collectibles, sunglasses, bracelets, clothing like beach-type summer dresses and a little bit of everything," she said. "We'll probably have 25-30 vendors there. There probably will be something for everyone."
The Beach chamber sponsored a similar event in February and, due to its success, a second one should be well received.
"We did one about six weeks ago, and it went really, really well. The response was overwhelming. It was such a success that we scheduled another which promises to be even better," said Grossman. "The Chamber continuously looks for new ways to promote the businesses in our community."
The event is expected to generate business among the shop owners at Key Estero as well.
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A lot of people (well, enough to make this almost worthwhile anyway) find this site while looking for nude pictures of Ola Jordan, the small but perfectly-formed dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, and this is because of an article about the dancing series that I wrote back in 2007 here. That particular article not only talks about Ola but it even includes a video performance in the comments. What it doesn't have, however, are any photos – naked or otherwise – of the dancer. But that's not to say that I don't possess any.
Now, Ola Jordan's nude photos aren't widely disseminated across the web and that's mainly because her husband, James, has a fiery temper and connections with the Clapham underworld. However, it's also because – up till now – I've not wanted to publish those pictures of her that I own because of the price that was paid in obtaining said images in the first place. Many Bothans died to get me these pictures.
But, since I've had a falling out with the Bothans over a delivery of catsuits – yeah, that's right; screw you, you lousy, lazy, workshy, unreliable Bothan scum! – and I like to please as many people as possible, here are the various pictures of Ola Jordan in my possession.
There is probably some concern over whether any pictures of Ola are artistic or just downright dirty. Well, I think it's clear to see that in this particular case you just can't get any more artistically naked than those.
Or can you?
Ola has said that there's nothing better than getting her hands around a lovely nude work of art and Titian – whose name sounds a bit like a woman's mammaries if you're as juvenile-minded as I am – has produced some of the greatest examples of nudity in the art world to date. Framed and clasped tightly to her chest, the piece above is one of Ola's favourite pictures from the old master.
Now, when I talk about "the old master" I'm not making any reference to Ola's husband James at all; what goes on in the Jordans' bedroom is their business and I'm not privy to any pictures from that specific area of their house at all. However, Nude In A Black Armchair – a work of art by Picasso – is something that they keep a print of in their main reception area and here's both Ola and James showing how much they like to gaze at this particular reclining nude.


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The telescope has been a real workhorse, and allowed astronomers to make several first. In 2005, thanks to the Danish 1.54-metre telescope astronomers showed that short, intense bursts of gamma-ray emission most likely originate from the violent collision of two merging neutron stars, ending a long debate. While in 2006, astronomers using a network of telescopes scattered across the globe, including the Danish telescope, discovered an exoplanet only about 5 times as massive as the Earth, and circling its parent star in about 10 years. It was the smallest at the time and the first rocky exoplanet discovered.
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Since there was no post-game, here's John Tortorella's presser from Blueshirts United.
1) Ryan Callahan=Beast. How about the two plays he made on the 5-on-3 (after losing the draw)? Stat line: Deflection goal, five hits, three shots on goal, two others missed, three blocks, a takeaway.
2) Another nice recovery by Martin Biron, who was really strong after allowing the early goal. I am not about to compare him to Henrik Lundqvist, but I will say this. He's better on high shots — and he saw a lot of those Sunday — and he handles the puck better, which can help the breakout. And I'm not sure if that was a bad goal Biron allowed, or if he was distracted by being hit in the mask by Joel Ward's stick as Ward was being taken out by Ryan McDonagh.
3) Speaking of McMonster, if he wasn't the best player on the ice today, he was second, IMO. Loved the NBC guys, Eddie O and Pierre McGuire, making him a lock on the U.S. Olympic team defense after so many clueless writers in the USA and Canada had him as an afterthought or a longshot. He will be on the team, take it to the bank. Also, McDonagh is starting to add some offense to his game, and there's no reason he shouldn't with his skating, smarts and skills.
4) His partner, Block Ness Monster Girardi (five blocks) was pretty special in this game, too. Alex who?
5) And while we're on the defense, I think Michael Del Zotto's been really good for a while, and has even stepped it up another notch since Marc Staal's injury.
6) The start of this game — the Rangers lost battle after battle after battle along the wall. Also, it appears to me that, since the middle of the Capitals series last year and through the Eastern finals, and all of this season, teams have made an adjustment in forechecking against the Rangers, taking away the wall as an outlet, forcing them to the middle. The first man in is aggressive on the Rangers D, forces the puck to the boards and then the opponent (Caps in this case) go to work and take that away. Again, though, last year the Rangers won more of those battles, as they sure did for the final 50 minutes Sunday.
7) On the first Rangers goal, I thought Derek Stepan turned down a great chance to shoot, and then he accidentally banked a pass meant for Marian Gaborik off Braden Holtby and in. No knocking a goal, I guess, but Stepan's got to shoot it a little more, IMO. Otherwise he's playing terrific hockey
8) As for McGuire saying Alex Ovechkin had mercy on Stepan at center ice before the goal, if Ovechkin gets even a little piece of him there, it's an interference call, no doubt about it. … for anybody who's been watching anything around the NHL this season. Ovechkin also had that dirty little slew foot on Callahan. Ovechkin and that car seat sticking out of his pants really stunk in this game.
9) Brian Boyle had his best shift of the season, and he finished it off with his first goal. Was he great? No. Was he a lot better? Yessir, he was. Just to show you how maybe we shouldn't pay attention to stats: Boyle was credited with zero hits.
10) I thought it was really unfair the attention paid to Marian Gaborik when he pulled up. I mean, he did, and that's a bad play, especially on this team. But he wasn't terrible on the wall all game long.
11) Brad Richards was not on the first PP unit, and not on the point on the second unit, and both PPs were very good. I really like Richards' skill set on the half boards a lot more than at the point. I also have liked Richards' game in both games since he was mugged by Patrick Kaleta, just not on the point.
12) Maybe faceoffs aren't important after all (tongue in cheek). Nick Backstrom was 14-0. Brad Richards was 3-9.
13) J.T. Miller made one horrific turnover that resulted in the Rangers being pinned in their own end for a long time, but overall, I thought Miller fit right into this game and the wall play as it developed. Age 19.
My Three Rangers Stars:
1. Ryan Callahan.
2. Ryan McDonagh.
3. Martin Biron.
Kenny Albert's (the real one) Three Rangers Stars:
1. Ryan McDonagh.
2. Martin Biron.
3. Brian Boyle.
RangerJHW's Three Rangers Stars:
1. Marty-Marty-Marty
2. Group Star-D Men
3. Cally-every minute-every game
Your poll vote for Three Rangers Stars:
1. Martin Biron (26.02 %).
2. Ryan McDonagh (17.34 %).
3. Ryan Callahan (14.91 %).
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My list of people to Thank So very (very) much,
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[Introduction to the Video]
I was orignaly just gonna make a sequel to Game Go Go! Stage 1. But... This turned into truly much more than that.
After a few of my friends and I were discussing ideas for the sequel/continuation... We all kinda nodded and said "Yeah, I dunno if a sequels the thing to do".
So as we kept thinking I had an idea... What about a remake of sorts... I kinda made Stage 1 on a whim and didnt really have time to perfect it or do anything special becauseI had one set idea in my head and wanted to get it out.
Well in this part I had time and just wanted to make out a kinda... Video Game frame work, not just a video, but much more... Like... A parody/stylistic approach at some of my favorite games.
[The video Making]
This was a short time spent on it, but once again so much rain I didnt get a chance to go to work, so I got the time off and just worked on this between talking with nicole and watching TV.
People seemed to love the sprites so I decided even though it would take alot more work, I'd try to involve them more (as you see at the "THE END" shot)... I hope you guys apperciate the work that went into doing this ^_^; it was brutal.
I hadnt originaly intended on mixing music but... Something just TOLD me to. And I think for my first time it turned out pretty well ^_^;;.
The arrows where an idea I got from K4lium (a cool friend) ... When I tried hitting those beats I originaly intended to do something very DDR'ish but my friend suggested that I just find arrows online and use them instead of like waves or something, and in the end it turned out MUCH better (The waves looked pretty iffy). So thanks K4lium.
The secound level (xenogears) was me wanting to make a very dramatic video with a ddr song, and to be honest, I had always wanted to make a Xenogears video but never had the honest chance to (which was a bummer till now).
The 3rd level was me attempting to show a "boss" level just tons of violence and such kinda just showing you at the end, it was infact the end.
The END scene was thought up from the original game go go, but it involved so much work I didnt know if I was up to it. Well it took me about 8 hours to finish that section, but I did it.
The bonus stage was just me having fun with Paranoia (I love that song) I just wanted to do something fast and nuts for the ending bonus stage. And I think thats exactly what I got... Fast and VERY nuts.
I thought I'd include a list of sprites and what game and where I got them just incase anyone was curious.
List of Sprites:
Ryu Sprite: Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (3do)
Megaman Sprite 1: Mega Man X (snes)
Megaman Sprite 2: Mega Man 8 (psx)
Tails Sprite: Sonic 2 (genesis)
Sonic/Tails Airplane: Sonic 3 (genesis)
Mario: MarioRPG (snes)
Princess Peach: MarioRPG (snes)
Max: Shining Force (Genesis)
Earthworm Jim Sprite: Earth worm Jim 2 (Snes)
Chrono Sprite: Chrono Trigger (Snes)
Just incase you where curious their they all are ^_^.
[Final Notes]
Thank you for all the help Everyone It made part so much better than the first part I can barely tell I edited it ^_^.
Thanks for watching it. I had so much more fun on this one, now that I just got to play around with it instead of trying to get an idea just jotted down and put into a specific form, it looks much better.
[Level System]
There are 3 levels in this stage.
Level 1! - Face the Night - Dance on!
Level 2! - Gewohnlich Xeno - Rpg!
Level 3! - Hurt me Plenty - Action!
[Secrets/things to look for]
I added Lot's of things to look for this time around but I'm only gonna give up one.
At the THE END screen look at the bottom in a tiny hole and you'll see Chrono (from crono trigger) doing the moonwalk :).
[Stage 3?]
Well for right now... there is no stage 3 this might infact be the endding stage unless people really request a stage 3... But for right now this is it.
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"What do you think about genetic medicine?" Facilitating sociable public discourse on developments in the new genetics
Barns, I., Schibeci, R., Davison, A. and Shaw, R. (2000) "What do you think about genetic medicine?" Facilitating sociable public discourse on developments in the new genetics. Science, Technology & Human Values, 25 (3). pp. 283-308.
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Not on release day but once it's sold out and the prices of this autograph line-up hit their peak. This will be one of the most sought after sets the way things are looking.
S1 boxes were hitting 250 and look at that line-up compared to this. Speaking of Laurie Holden, how about a3/a4 Cryptozoic? Last edited by SerialKilnWalkr; 10-06-2012 at 06:12 PM. |
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i do agree in time it could get to those levels, but not after a month - there is more of this out there than people think. there is more of this than season 1. and it took quite a while for S1 to dry up. the distributors and some of the high-end dealers are hoarding this in my opinion. Demand will be so strong and the product itself will be so strong as well that the prices will never come below where they are at, but i don't see much increase either until it dries up, which i think will take longer you guys think.
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I don't think UD could ever make a product as well as Crypto. It is all about the cash grap. Same with Rittenhouse. They were given a golden opportunity with Game of Thrones and just ruined it because of greed. If Game of Thrones would have had wardrobe cards and they kept production to 7000 boxes just think how awesome it would have been.
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UD is not as bad as everyone likes to think or pile on. I made big money off Avengers and did ok with MB 1 and 2. Crypto has its fair share of losers too. But for sure C is near the top and Rittenhouse is dead last. |
10-06-2012, 07:43 PM | #1007 (permalink) |
I agree on Upper Deck not being that bad. I had a lot of fun with their Avengers set this year, probably one of my favorite products with a really awesome base set. They may not have been able to get the top actors to sign but I don't think that would have been possible. Too many big names in that movie. But the relics were awesome, the autographs they did have were good, and like I said, the base was great.
10-07-2012, 09:06 AM | #1008 (permalink) |
HBO is incredibly stingy with their wardrobe. They won't give anything away. We are lucky there is even a GoT / True Blood set... After the Inkworks Sopranos set I didn't think they would ever license out another property.
Also to Tim who said there is a lot more of this than Season 1, I know a bunch of dealers/distributors and they all got their exact order or season 1. No more, so unless crypto is printing more and sitting on it themselves, I don't know where it would be going. From what I have heard the print run is exactly the same |
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That sucks for you guys , here in Florida we don't get much either. When I lived in NYC every I went to comic con I would get stuff that wisent out yet or they would spill the beans on some new secrets. O well let's see what comes out of Philly.
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BO also ticked up the case to 1750.
A certain local member here has them on the bay for 132.99 Also, BO has pushed the release on their calendar to 11/21 Last edited by SerialKilnWalkr; 10-09-2012 at 04:08 PM. |
10-10-2012, 07:07 PM | #1020 (permalink) |
Blowout marked these bad boys up to $160 a box or $1,900 a case. Who would've thought a few years ago that this show would take off like this? Almost didn't even get off the ground to start. Good for them, one of the few quality shows on TV that I can watch week to week.
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For BO to mark these up so fast to $1900 a case tells us a few things. 1. Cases are drying up and/or 2. they found out more information on the last few auto's and/or info on a super chase. Either way the ground was set with Season 1 and it looks like the sequel will be better than the first, which doesn't happen very often.
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I nicknamed my dad Bubba when I was old enough to talk.
Bubba, a.k.a. Jess DeStefano, was handsome, strong and honorable. He was a police lieutenant who was well known in Shaler for over 37 years. He worked many long hours, even taking on side jobs for extra money, because he had seven kids and my mom was determined to send us all to Catholic school.
I was in second grade at St. Bonaventure School back in the 1960s. We were taught by the Divine Providence nuns, who wore traditional habits and, yes, were legally allowed to whack you with a ruler back in the day. I was a fearful young girl and very insecure.
The sister who taught us was French, and her name in French sounded a lot like "sour onions" — which fit well with her stern demeanor — so the students called her that behind her back. She was strict and demanded assignments on time, or else you were sure to be pointed out to other students for public ridicule.
I was constantly forgetting things as a 7-year-old. The night before something was due, I would call on my mom at 9 p.m., anxiously telling her I had just remembered it. She would scold me and tell me to go to bed. But in the morning, magically, whatever art or science project was due was finished at her hands and waiting for me.
I would proudly show up at school taking full credit for it after her hard, late night of work. It was something to add at confession after admitting to hitting my sister.
But this tale is not about my wonderful mom. It's about Bubba.
It was Halloween, and once again I had forgotten that I needed an appropriate mask (nothing too scary allowed) and candy to take to school for a class party. When I told her about this the night before, Mom was tired, and she had had enough of my forgetfulness.
I awoke the next morning to find no magic waiting for me. I left for school, knowing that I was in for it. Then I walked into the classroom and saw that everyone had brought a large bag of candy -- and a mask, to boot!
Sister saw that I had nothing and immediately announced to the class that no one was to give me any candy, and I was to sit in the corner for the duration of the party. I tried so hard to hold back tears, and I asked to go to the ladies room. Instead, I went to the office and called my mom, who said she was sorry but she didn't have a car and couldn't leave my siblings anyway since Dad was on duty. She said I would have to suck it up. I went back to class dejected.
I made my way back to my designated corner, avoiding my classmates' glances, and all of a sudden there was a knock on the classroom door. When Sour Onions went to open it, there stood my Bubba, in full uniform, badge and silver hair gleaming. At 6-foot-2, he was a commanding presence, and my classmates all looked in awe at this policeman who filled the doorway.
"Excuse me, Sister," Bubba said in his official police voice. "It seems my daughter forgot something this morning."
Sister looked sheepish as she pointed to where I sat. Bubba handed me a bag full of Tootsie Rolls and a red-eyed, vicious-looking wolf mask that was probably inappropriate for a Catholic school function. It didn't matter. My dad was not the creative one — he was simply trying to help his kid out by following my mom's instructions to pick up candy and a mask at the local Fodi's market.
I hugged him tightly. As he always did, when he left he said "Bless ya" instead of goodbye. Bubba would never attend church, but he would always ask that God bless us until we saw each other again. To this day, we carry on the tradition.
My classmates oohed and ahhed at the spectacle of this impressive policeman making his way out. Sister relented and allowed me to join the party, though no doubt grimacing as I donned my scary wolf mask. That mask couldn't disguise the pride I felt that day, not just for my mom but for Bubba, my unlikely hero.
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Candidates hit coasts as thoughts turn to VP debate
LOS ANGELES On a last dash for cash in the celebrity scene of California, President Barack Obama on Sunday took a good-natured shot as his own underwhelming debate performance, marveling at how his friends in the entertainment business could turn in flawless performances every time.
"I can't always say the same," Obama told thousands of supporters, who got the joke right away. It was Obama's most direct acknowledgment that his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, won their debate on Wednesday as a tight race rolled into its last month.
Obama spoke at the start of two-day fundraising swing through California, his final one out West of this election, and one that was expected to raise several millions dollars for advertising efforts to the finish. He appeared on stage after comments by actor George Clooney and performances by Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder, Jon Bon Jovi, and before a nightcapping dinner for 150 guests at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at $25,000 per person.
The Republican presidential nominee, meanwhile, sought to build on the momentum from a debate performance last week that even Democrats conceded was "masterful." Campaigning in up-for-grabs Florida, Romney told a crowd of about 12,000 in Port St. Lucie that he had enjoyed himself, ticking off a list of Obama shortcomings he said he had exposed during the first debate.
"Now of course, days later, we're hearing his excuses," Romney said. "And next January we'll be watching him leave the White House for the last time."
The president told about 6,000 supporters at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles that he had bad days and made mistakes in the 2008 campaign, too, but nobody remembers that because he won.
"We goofed up. I goofed up," he said of 2008. "But the American people carried us forward."
He then moved onto the late-night soiree at Puck's WP24 restaurant, which was expected to rake in $3.75 million. Former President Bill Clinton joined Obama earlier Sunday for a more intimate gathering with elite donors at the home of entertainment mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg.
As Obama played for California cash, his surrogates took to the talk shows to pound the theme that Romney's success in last week's debate was propped up entirely by dishonesty.
The president "was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which Gov. Romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run, walked away from his record," said David Axelrod, a top Obama strategist. "That's something we're going to have to make an adjustment for in these subsequent debates."
Both campaigns were prepping for Thursday's debate between Romney running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Vice President Joe Biden.
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Not too soon ago, the focus of our media was on Mau then ringera and now maybe something else is come,are we not gambling?is the kenyan media serious or taking attention of the real issues?i have only learnt that, if your content is not political then the media moght as well not even recognise your presence.
Just the other day, the Eawls gave a press conference that highlited the other areas of conservation besides Mau that needed to be focused, but only one media station highlited the issues.
One of the issues being the use of Furadan, a pesticide that was banned in America but still used in kenya.The pestcide is killing wild life and threatening pollination of plants which is a primary process that farmers depend on for yields.They also brought up the issues of drying lakes like Naivasha .The wetlands have also been destroyed, an issue that has not been focused well.
With all this issues of grave concern,but still the media is not talking.Who is left to help?shoud we feed the information to a politician for it to be news?don't we have journalists with environmental concerns?We forget so easly and the opinion shapers and those who set the agenda fro the country should not sit and watch innocent kenyans perish.
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@Murlsquirl Rotas look great except too tapered for your shoe size (clown feet). Can you give us a side view showing full foot? I could wrong based on the angle you shot.
I see what you did there...toss on a Boston shirt trying to sway my decision
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The primary process, in the United States, is an odd patch work of traditions and processes. Political parties are technically private organizations, and could therefore choose their own nominees, by a game of tiddlywinks if they so chose. However, because of the vital nature of nomination to the general election, half out of legal necessity, half out of tradition, primary elections are regulated by the government. Each state has a different time, and a different way, of doing it. Some states hold caucuses, and some hold primaries, with a further distinction between that those who only let members of that political party vote in the primary ("closed") and those that let anyone participate ("open"). Also, territories and commonwealths of the United States participate in the primaries, even though they can not vote in the general election.
This introduction to the nature of primaries overall is important to understand this year's contests, because there would be many a time when the overall strategy of the race would be altered by a state's particular practices.
That being said, I will go on to describe the primary race as it developed. But even that is a complicated subject, because it is hard to say exactly when the primary race begin. The first contest was in the first week of January of this year, but in some ways the primary race begin back in early 2009, when Barack Obama became president.
Barack Obama won in a near-landslide, which led to a crisis of identity for the Republican Party. This was quickly solved when a movement called the Tea Party movement started, whose ideology and mannerisms could be described as basically populist. The clash between the energetic populist Tea Party movement and the "establishment" Republican Party would be the central conflict of the 2012 Republican nomination contest.
The summer and fall before the contests begin is sometimes called The Invisible Primary, as candidates formally and informally debate each other. The focus of the invisible primary this year was about the struggle of a candidate to become a credible alternative to Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney was culturally and politically about as far removed from the conservative, populist base of the Tea Party as it was possible to be. Romney is very wealthy, the son of a former governor and cabinet member, and was formerly the governor of Massachusetts, where he espoused relatively liberal views on a number of subjects. However, Romney was the "next in line", being the second place finisher in the 2008 contests, and having a large pool of resources to draw from.
A number of candidates would decline to run, or dropped out before the actual elections. Two of the most notable being Sarah Palin, former vice-presidential nominee, and a popular figure amongst the conservative base, and corporate executive and Federal Reserve Governor Herman Cain, who was outed due to sex scandals. At the time that the race begin, it seemed to be a contest between Mitt Romney, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, with libertarian-leaning Ron Paul having a strong presence as well.
The biggest issue for me is the strange intersection between the big picture, of issues, values, dialectic, and the seemingly random way the primary process is stitched together. As I said at the beginning, the big issue this year was the split between the Tea Party and Establishment Republicans. While the Establishment candidate won, it doesn't mean the debate has been settled. The primary calendar, for example, was front-loaded with relatively favorable states for Romney. If, for example, Tennessee and Pennsylvania had voted in January, and Santorum had won in them, it could have created a narrative that Romney was unacceptable, and that Santorum was the front runner, and the dominoes would have perhaps fallen completed differently. Even something as small as Ohio or Michigan changing from a Tuesday to a Saturday election day could have changed the results. For want of a nail, an election can be lost.
Second, primary contests have often been formalities, with the nominee actually picked by party insiders, media approval, and a gentleman's agreement of sorts amongst the candidates themselves. This year, that consensus process was thrown away, and the election turned into...an election, of all things. Although this year might have been atypical, I think that in the future, both major parties will have their primary contests be more a matter of voter choice than polite agreement.
Third, going into the general election, it is interesting to see how Mitt Romney performed. I don't want to make too strong of a prediction, but Romney so far does not seem to be the type for surprises. In these elections, he won contests by the better organization and financial strength of his campaign, and won through a process of attrition. He was unable to transcend his basic demographic and political appeal. While Romney can win the general election, he will probably do it by grinding away, not by any sudden moves that transform the public perception of him.
Thank you for reading this far. While I was somewhat disappointed that this campaign turned out anti-climatically, I still found it to be an occasionally fascinating look into the state of American politics and society.
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The Comfort of Strangers: Human Social Media
There exists a special tool that can comfort people, share both good news and bad, and connect kindred spirits in a way that simply was not possible a few short years ago.
While giving comfort has always been around, the ability to comfort strangers is still new.
Let's call it human social media.
When my daughter was born 16 years ago, I was young, exhausted, and often alone.
Like my daughter, the Internet was also still in its infancy.
Although there were forums or chat boards for mothers (remember them anyone?) they were new, people were cautious, and it was easy to be skittish about interacting with a stranger online. And yes, there were idiots out there even then.
Then Came Social Media
As its popularity grew, social media began to connect humans globally. We all know it changed how we receive information: Go on Twitter and search for breaking news, such as #Boston, #Bangladesh, or #AnyCountryUndergoingACrisis. You will find human emotions a plenty! But something else happened. People made friends around the world. And a real human side to social media began to evolve, where people would share their most intimate thoughts, and most personal emotional struggles. One of those struggles was dealing with death.
Human Social Media
You've seen them. The tweets about death. Some say we are becoming desensitized towards death, but I would argue the opposite. The loss of a loved one cannot be overlooked when it's shared online. And death and loss are shared regularly nowadays on people's walls and feeds.
The Memorial Tweet. You have likely seen these tweets yourself. They have lost a family member, friend, child, husband, or wife, and want you to hug yours extra tight. Some stranger sharing their (or someone else's) pain allows you, as the online voyeur, to engage with them, no matter who they are and what country they are in. Heart-felt blog posts about losing a loved one to cancer have probably led to more than one call to the doctor's office the next day.
Commemorative Websites. We even have websites that commemorate last tweets. 'The Tweet Hereafter' indexes the last tweets of celebrities or well-known individuals. Is this morbid or is it the equivalent to bringing flowers to a gravesite or memorializing where a tragedy took place? As humans, we naturally want to grieve, and usually we prefer to do so collectively. Social media helps us.
The Last Tweet. Sometimes the person who has passed away is remembered by others who share or retweet their last online post. A journalist I follow shared a 'memorial tweet' of a fisherman lost at sea to recognize his last online post was of his love for the sea. Her memorial tweet celebrated his life, and the passion he had for fishing.
Be Grateful
It is a fact that nothing beats an 'in person' hug as a way to provide comfort. However, I believe the human face of social media, the one that allows us to provide compassion to total strangers, cannot be overlooked.
Social media is making us more empathetic to global issues; bringing to light the injustices in the world and giving a voice to those who've previously suffered in silence. It cannot fix everything, but it provides a valuable way for the disenfranchised to have a voice. It shows us daily that we should appreciate the good that we have in our lives. There are many people who forget to be grateful. Some will never appreciate what they have, but I have learned to complain less. Surely we all have a moment of 'there but for the grace of God', every time we hear of another's suffering.
The next time you feel these massive social platforms have decreased our ability to interact or feel emotion, look for human social media. You will find it in the heartfelt mentions of loved ones now gone, posts asking people to give blood after a tragedy, requests to send prayers to a mother who lost her child, to help find a lost child, friend, or pet.
Humans bring social media to life and I believe we are better because of it. Look online and you will find the face of humanity.
About Christine Larade
Christine Larade is a proud bilingual social business professional who helps companies advance their strategic goals by becoming a 'social business' instead of a company who 'does social media'. She has experience managing innovative campaigns, building social media and online strategies, and providing training and support to businesses and organizations.
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Feel emotion, nope. Interact, maybe.
Hi Christine! First, thanks for the powerful post. Very, very good.
Secondly, I love this! I think the other thing social media does in these situations is provides a sense of community and love when a person most needs it. For instance, my mom is my very best friend. I can't think about how hard it is going to be when we lose her (hopefully not for a very, very long time). But I do know the last thing I'll want to do is talk on the phone or see people, but I'll still need to be comforted. Social media will allow me to have as much privacy as I want, but also give me an outlet when I need it. Very powerful stuff!-
ginidietrich Thanks for sharing and for your kind words. I so agree with the concept of community when it comes to providing comfort. It always fills my heart to see people trying to provide comfort to strangers whom they would walk past at the grocery store, never knowing the hurt they may be feeling.
So true — all of this.
On September 11th, I had been working on my own for just a couple of years, and if it hadn't been for message boards and email (what passed for social media in 2001) I would have felt so isolated versus my old office colleagues.
Last fall my father died and the support I got from Facebook friends was incredibly helpful. And just last night, my wife and I had to put her 17-year-old cat to sleep. The cat was a preexisting condition of our new marriage, and for the past couple of years I've been documenting our evolving relationship, from antipathy to grudging acceptance to her own odd version of love. (Yeah, I'm the quintessential cat pic and video poster.) So when we made the sad announcement this morning, countless people reached out not only to express sympathy but true remorse, as they felt they got to truly know and love a pet they'd never met in real life.
So when people say online relationships aren't real or substantive, I just think they're doing it wrong.-
RobBiesenbach Thanks for your feedback Rob! I so agree with your cat analogy. When our own cat was lost a few years ago, we turned to social media for both help and comfort. Fortunately, our cat came back.
RobBiesenbach Oh Rob, I'm so sorry. I have two cats, and just got a puppy in February, and I'm the world's biggest suck. I talk to them (shhhh, don't tell anyone). Hugs to you and your wife.
belllindsay Thank you, Lindsay! Feel like I overshared, but it was too weird that Christine's post appeared yesterday just as we were going through this. Our relationship with our animals is certainly strange and mysterious!
RobBiesenbach belllindsay Not oversharing in my book – sorry to hear about your cat.
Gini Dietrich
I love social media (guess that part's obvious). From my personal perspective, the ability to share and commisserate about everything you listed here has been much more of a plus than a minus. It has also helped raise awareness. When I memorialize my sister in law who died abruptly at age 30 of an undiagnosed genetic heart arrhythmia, I both give her the honor she is due and educate so that others might avoid the same fate. Same with my brother in law who committed suicide – it means something therapeutic to me to honor his memory but has sparked more than one conversation that may help someone avoid the same fate. I do think there are some concerns (as with anything in life) — situations that are fabricated (it's hard to immediately tell that sometimes); situations that exploit rather than memorialize. But just like with anything in life we have to be wise and educated consumers. The Tweet Hereafter, I have to say, is going to have to percolate a bit before I figure out how I feel about it. 🙂 One last thing — I was involved in the perfect example of social media exponentially growing a memorial movement this past weekend. My "Wordless Wednesday" about it is here, along with links to the actual event (embedded in my post): http://biggreenpen.com/2013/05/14/wordless-wednesday-cades-11-edition/ Great post, Christine!
Tough subject. Beautifully written. I am all for the positively that social can bring to an often cynical world. Good for you for sharing your thinking.
rdopping Thanks for the positive feedback! I agree on the point that we are becoming too cynical. Nice to know there's others who agree with me.
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Japanese police have arrested a 19-year-old Kyoto college student for allegedly distributing software online that illegally circumvented the copy protection on Nintendo Wii game consoles, the Saitama Prefectural Police said on Tuesday. The software enabled users to run unauthorized software on the Wii as well as play games copied to an USB-attached hard drive.
The police force's Cyber Crime Unit first became aware of the site in December. Police say the software was uploaded onto the suspect's website on Feb. 28 and was downloaded about 6,500 times over the subsequent three months. Prior to that, the suspect's blog contained information on how to physically modify a Wii console to play unauthorized software.
The student said to police that "my website was making money, so I kept it running," reported the Asahi Shimbun. That money, approximately 200,000 yen ($2,500) over the last 18 months, came from online advertisements and not from selling the software or modding consoles, he said.
The suspect is charged with violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, which was amended in 2011 to attach criminal penalties to "the act of providing devices to circumvent technological restriction measures."
Earlier this year, two Japanese men were arrested under the new law in separate cases for modding a Nintendo Wii and selling so-called "majikon" blank game cards for Nintendo DS. In the case of the college student, no money or physical goods changed hands, nor were any services provided, making his arrest a first in Japan according to police.
The Saitama Prefectural Police do not believe the suspect possesses the necessary programming or technical know-how to create the software he is accused of distributing, so the police are attempting to determine the creator of the program.
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Hi Mary! Oh, I love this area of your kitchen and so wish I had room for a plate rack like yours! Love it so much. I love your apron sink too! Yummy.
Mary, I'm having a blog party next Wednesday called Heart of the Home Party and we'll be showing our kitchens. I would love it if you would come - this post would be perfect.
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Shelia;)The plate rack is a wonderful look for your kitchen and I do believe you when you say it's easy to pull out plates and put them away. How is that area cleaned? Do you vacuum it out or does it "drop down" in some way like a toaster bottom for cleaning? I'm always thinking about such concerns.
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