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1. George Orwell
2. John Wyndham
George Orwell (1903-1950)
Not a Radium-Age SF author.
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense dislike of totalitarianism, and a passion for clarity in language.
Considered "perhaps the 20th century's best chronicler of English culture",[2] he wrote works in many different genres including fiction, polemics, journalism, memoir and critical essays. His most famous works are two novels, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
* Nineteen Eighty-Four (Harcourt, 1949) is a classic dystopian novel by English author George Orwell. It is set in the eponymous year and focuses on a repressive, totalitarian regime. The story follows the life of one seemingly insignificant man, Winston Smith, a civil servant assigned the task of falsifying records and political literature, thus effectively perpetuating propaganda, who grows disillusioned with his meagre existence and so begins a rebellion against the system. The novel has become famous for its portrayal of surveillance and society's increasing encroachment on the rights of the individual. Since its publication the terms Big Brother and Orwellian have entered the popular vernacular.
John Wyndham (1903-1969)
John Wyndham was the pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British (Golden Age) science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris. Early in his career, Wyndham used various other combinations of his names, such as "John Beynon" or "Lucas Parkes."
During WWII Wyndham served first as a censor in the Ministry of Information, then entered the army to serve as a Corporal cipher operator in the Royal Corps of Signals. He participated in the Normandy landings, although was not involved in the first days of the landings. After the war Wyndham altered his writing style and by 1951, using the "John Wyndham" pen name for the first time, wrote the novel The Day of the Triffids. People were allowed to assume that it was a first novel from a previously unknown writer. The book proved to be an enormous success and established Wyndham as an important exponent of science fiction.
Radium-Age SF:
* "The Lost Machine" (Amazing Stories, TK 1932). The Lost Machine is the posthumous history of an artificial intelligence's experiences on the barbaric planet Earth in the primitive times of the early 20th Century. One of Wyndham's most anthologized works, which was published first in Amazing Stories, it is a predecessor to Isaac Asimov's robot tales. Its narrator is a machine from Mars, lost on the third planet, the earth. "I know what it is to be an intelligent machine in a world of madness," the visitor concludes before dissolving itself.
Other SF (incomplete list):
* "The Man from Beyond" (1934). The Man From Beyond sees a human desperately attempting to convince the people of Venus to have nothing to do with their neighbours in space as they are without hope of redemption.
* The Secret People (1935). Set in 1964, The Secret People takes us to a place intruders never leave. After Mark Sunnet's rocket plane crashes in the Sahara Desert, which is being turned into a "New Sea" by France and Italy in a monumental feat of engineering, he and his girlfriend Margaret find themselves prisoners of a people determined to keep their existence secret. These short-statured people (who resemble white pygmies) dwell in an underground network of vast caves and are, on the face of it, mired in primitivism. The caves are lit by luminous globes of unknown power, suggesting that this civilization was once highly developed technologically but is now long past its time of glory. While Margaret and her cat become a focus of worship, Mark is thrown in with the other prisoners. These are people of various nationalities who were unfortunate enough to stray into the pygmies' domain over the years — destined to live out their lives subsisting on the fungus of giant mushrooms which grow in the caves. While many are slumped in apathy, some of the captives have preserved their sanity by working on an escape tunnel. The rising water levels have heightened the sense of urgency. The "submerged nation" theme was derived from Wells's The Time Machine (1895).
* Planet Plane (also known as Stowaway to Mars, 1936). Written by a young, pre-Triffids Wyndham under the name John Beynon, this is a less well developed effort that nonetheless shows his talent. The plot is standard, with an attractive female stowaway joining an all-male crew on a race to be the first nation to land on Mars, but it's graced with original details and intelligent epithets such as "Mind is the control of brain by memory," and the fast-paced plot keeps you reading. The most interesting elements are the Martian landscape, the rusty berserk Martian robots, and the sad remains of the Martian people whose cities are like a series of empty rooms. When the story turns into a space romance, you understand why the stowaway had to be female.
* The Day of the Triffids (Michael Joseph, 1951). Although Wyndham had already written other novels, this was the first that he had written under this name and it appeared to be by a new author. It was this novel which established him as an important writer, and remains his best known. The Day of the Triffids was cited by Karl Edward Wagner as one of the thirteen best science-fiction horror novels. Arthur C. Clarke called it an "immortal story". In his book Billion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, Brian Aldiss coined the term cosy catastrophe to describe the subgenre of post-war apocalyptic fiction in which society is destroyed save for a handful of survivors, who are able to enjoy a relatively comfortable existence. He specifically singled out The Day of the Triffids as an example of this genre.
* The Kraken Wakes (Michael Joseph, 1953; published in the United States as Out of the Deeps).
* The Chrysalids (Michael Joseph, 1955; published in the United States as Re-Birth). Homo Superior novel.
* The Midwich Cuckoos (Ballantine, 1957). Filmed twice as Village of the Damned.
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Things look pretty bleak for Alberto.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Attorney General Under Scrutiny
Defeatists In Retreat?
"So here is where we are: In terms of U.S. national interests--and in terms of its own political well-being--the Republican party faces a moment when, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, honor points the path of duty, and the right judgment of the facts reinforces the dictates of honor. General Petraeus will deliver the facts in September. If Republicans can keep their nerve under media and elite assault, then they will have the honor of following the path of both duty and the right judgment of the facts. I suspect all will come out well. Americans can sometimes be impatient and short-sighted. But when a choice is clearly presented, they tend to reject the path of defeat and dishonor."
The Lights Go Out One By One Around The World
The always worthwhile Mark Steyn.
Lawmaker Wants Yahoo Probe
Remember Global Cooling?
An important reminder about the shifting nature of doom and gloom stories.
Sunshine helps in the fight against breast cancer
Yet another example of how poor calculation of risk can kill people. Dermatologists have been terrifying people with horror stories for decades. Throw in the environmentalists and their endless lectures about the hole in the ozone layer (anybody notice that they never talk about that any more?) and you've got a whole generation of people who are at higher risk for any number of cancers because of a lack of exposure to sunlight.
Skin cancer is bad, it can kill you but for most people it's non-fatal and easily treatable.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving goes off the deep end-Nissan follows.
Saudi Minister Blames Zionists for Golden Mosque Blasts
You can't make this stuff up.
Free speech for me, not for thee.
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Happy Halloween!! Here we are at the last day of October! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Since we live in a rural area, I don't think we will be seeing any trick-or-treaters. My husband bought a bag of mini candy bars "just in case". Yeah, right! Lol!! He just wants to eat them himself! I might sneak one in, too. Nick has an early soccer practice for those that want to go trick-or-treating, but I think we will come home and enjoy the football game. And tomorrow we sleep in because there is no school! Yea!!
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His name is Jamal Johnson he's an incoming Memphis freshman he's the highest rated player. Coming into the American athletic conference this year and he joins us now Jamal let's go man thanks for coming on. I anytime as a where do you get to Memphis what is Albert is the official report date for you. Ought armed out may 28 has comet. Yeah it started like a bullet less than a week now almost went is that you aren't going to be RD log across the state and everything. Our graduate may Ers are the body art graduate. So five days after graduating Eddie you got any big plans for your last week. At home before you get to Memphis you have a graduation party and I thought. Don't turn up our yeah. That the little orders. That probably. Big bomb like a little port eighty the actors. And way in you received an award yes heavily apple what was that I believe athlete of the year what you did yesterday. Yeah I got a call at Goodyear at the climate global. Errol congratulations. Greg thank. 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All of its like your typical right right I mean like that facility is look like out there larger building in new practice I think it going to be bill. Now like art market there hasn't been to our unity. Delegate count every at a program goat so be a great job coaching. An art like the system they mean well so. USO raping us at scheduled to be done in October and I know this fall and your yet you're going to be one of the big guys in no doubt about it what do you what do you what do you see yourself as jamaat the next level and are you more point guard and shooting guard are you more shooting guard. Then point guard what position do you see yourself that most of the God's level or do you see it in Albion pretty equally distributed you planned vote. Yeah yeah I'll be a little bit of bolt I grew beauty like scoring game. Playing golf like shooting the ball like shooting guard all that their art school. Like I had to play allowed where Gordon is developed into a point guard Sorkin playbook of all I think prosperity. All that well there are labeled a bullet in jeopardy board elect equal equal portion of all position. We are of course talking to incoming Memphis freshman Jamal Johnson. Gets to campus later this month speaking of getting on campus tomorrow. A lot has happened obviously the last few months with this basketball team. How have you. Look at it has it been difficult have you heard I mean obviously. There's been a lot of scrutiny on this program because it means so much in this community and went. They're transfers and their losses obviously where would that just gets more scrutinized so how have you looked at it. Sort of the program going through a transition with tubby how have you viewed all that from where you stand. Oh yeah a lot where battle transferred all that but I mean that it bothered ought level on an order. 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With me that Jamal's put in a tunnel work always shocked that it is okay it was already good but that he's taken it to another level so what have you done. With the shooting as it put not jumpers before school what what all is gone into that. And improve in that party again. Yeah I bet you the EUW. Mortal we get shot more and yet maybe outside the week we always. We think we got out of this morning to. Well we really always in Beijing more shark. Was it like I'm all pretty good shooter and they are my that is me in my that it may try to make it consistent I missed that must are also we've been a lot of talk of everyday. Are you gonna ask your dad to buy you a pair of big Boller branch use. My mom. You don't like them. Army. They are there. Like do you think do you like I mean your guided go by how neighbors she's you have like 500 on the like that in that range. Oh that awkward or shoot yet. Though. Point. 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Now if I get out like a love the way it is I want my apply it would be impaired while our. OK we aster data series of questions for their specific purpose to see how close how tight you two are so we've asked him a series of questions when asked you the same question Steve you've got the same answer you read. Best player that your dad win against what he thinks he said it. Desperate that you are OK I know it favorite player income by Juliet herb I'm bogey. He had multiple. Loop current. Let the best player. Inflate and we'll probably be. She's out of a lot of weight 00 how can they burglar or lord I'm neat looking and maybe I don't know. Trying to so Jamal trust your gut you just said Larry Bird brother. And leave it. Up spoke out after one and this one you made because you may not he may not you all may not talk about this is listened as answer but opposing player. That he couldn't stand. Or the break he can tirelessly. And he can each. Did that that was Mormon history lesson because it's what it's it's. It's a name I remember but I am but it elevators in no way he knows 'cause I don't even know you'll know who he is you don't know the. Are all of it out but I think about it are big dip a rod well. It. He was a piston though you are close brother Jamal I was Mark McGwire who spent some time with the pistons by a former bad boy. Yup he said a figure dancer they exchanged some elbows a got a little nasty or go to the next Nike Adidas are under armour. Reporter you're dead we're seeing if you all the same if you won in the same. What are you thinking says. All the law all day long you nailed art the piece of advice this is the last of the piece of advice. That he gives you the most the piece of advice Eaton maybe says Daley to you at the one thing that she'd think and remember I asked him that's a what do you think he says. Audit your margin percent effort at all it if you work or. The people. We're gonna count that is a win take coaching do well in school give a 100% Jamal we know. What did he said that's more your mom sometimes that he's been an editor of law and that about he is Jamal Johnson he's comedies do you'll be our campus. Later this month a freshman for the University of Memphis basketball program. Tomorrow on whether or not a man brother. Thank you for the Arab. He is it Jamal Johnson.


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Empathy and narcissism in business students
Throughout my encounters in the few business classes that I've taken, I noticed that students are taught in subtle, yet discernible ways that competitiveness and risk-taking are valued qualities that make you a survivor in the world which revolves around money. If you have not internalized those qualities, you will have a severe handicap when competing with others for the limited resources available in the economic system. Despite that in one or two classes business students were taught that empathy and understanding would enhance their leadership status, generally students were advised to adhere to strict utilitarian goals that would enhance profitability.
The most depressing fact, however, is that the invisible hand is not always designed to make others better off after seeking our own self-interest (which I equate with profitability). Adam Smith, the Scottish philosopher and the father of free economics, disagreed with that:
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages. (source)
Although the invisible hand can have and does have a positive influence, if given the opportunity to cheat, many self-interested individuals in the business world would readily do so, despite bringing harm to others. The evidence, which might not be highly generalizable, is given below.
Several researchers wanted to find out if high rates of narcissism among business students would predict less ethical decision making, and if high rates of empathy would make business students more prone to make more ethical decisions.
In order to do this, Brown et. al administered a web survey to 244 students, out of which 97 were finance students, 73 management students, 42 marketing students, and 32 accounting students. The survey was designed to find (1) "information about students' psychological profiles, and how they felt they would act in certain ethical situations," and (2) information about "students' demographic and academic backgrounds." Additionally, researchers compared whether those majoring in finance and accounting are more likely to be insensitive and and show self-interest than students in management and marketing majors.
In the first part of the survey, students were asked how they felt they would act in situations where they would receive a high-payoff by acting dishonestly. They were given two situations, one of which described a business setting, and one that focused on a more personal context. A sample question is provided below:
In an effort to increase productivity, the owner of a small business has ordered ten personal computers for use by his staff. When the UPS shipment arrives, he notices that the invoice from the mail-order house bills only nine PCs, even though all ten were included with the shipment. The owner has two options. (1) He can inform the mail-order house of its error and ask to be billed for the correct amount; or (2) he can pay the amount shown on the invoice and take no further action….If YOU were the owner in the situation described above, what are the chances you would inform the mail-order house of its mistake and ask to be billed for the correct amount?
The students were required to provide their answers on a Likert scale, which ranged from 0-1% (virtually no chance) to 100 % (virtually certain), divided into 11 increments.
After that, students were asked to give responses on a range of selfism (narcissism) questions and empathy questions. For the selfism questions students had to answer on another Likert scale whether they agree or disagree with statements such as, "Thinking of yourself is no sin in this world today," or "Getting ahead in life depends mainly on thinking of yourself first." For the empathy questions, such as "I love to help others," students followed the same procedure. These questions were asked to get a profile about students' narcissistic and empathic tendencies.
Researchers found that empathy and narcissism were good predictors of how students would act in a proxy ethical decision-making setting. Students who exhibited high rates of narcissism were more likely to answer for the sample question given above that they would not reveal the mistake in the mail-order for the 10 computers. Additionally, researchers found that students who are in accounting and finance majors are more likely to act unethically when compared to students in management and marketing majors.
Brown et. al advise us, however, that the findings do not overrule the possibility that students selecting to major in business may display callous tendencies before they self select their majors. It might be that the nature of the profession is unrelated to ethical decision-making.
Brown, T. A., Sautter, J. A., Littvay, L., Sautter, A. C. & Bearnes, B. (2010). Ethics and Personality: Empathy and Narcissism as Moderators of Ethical Decision Making in Business Students. Journal of Education for Business, 85(4), 203-208. doi:10.1080/08832320903449501
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The winger had impressed at KAA Gent and earned a solitary Belgium cap in 2011.
The deal was a loan move, with the idea of making it permanent at the end of the 2012-13 season. However, things never really got off the ground for the talented attacker.
Things started well, he scored on debut in a 4-2 League Cup win over Yeovil Town. But he played just two more games for West Brom, never featuring in the Premier League. His loan deal was cut short in January and he headed to Dutch side Heerenveen for the rest of the season.
El Ghanassy struggled with his fitness and work rate in English football and was therefore a flop with The Baggies despite his obvious promise.
The Belgian went on to spend part of 2014 on loan at United Arab Emirates club Al-Ain but was released in the summer and remained unemployed for the next nine months.
Yassine El Ghanassy in action for Stabæk. pic.twitter.com/Ko2QapLYeh— NORWAYSTATS (@NorwayStats) March 31, 2015
But he has finally found a new club. Much like a fellow West Brom flop Diego Lugano, who recently signed for Swedish side BK Hacken, he has made his way to Scandinavia.
El Ghanassy has joined Norwegian side Stabaek. He signed a deal at the end of March, keeping him at the club until the end of the Norwegian season.
He joins a club managed by former USA head coach Bob Bradley and will wear the number 11 shirt at the club, who finished 9th in the top tier of Norwegian football last term.
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Etc. Etc. Etc.
Now I'm 30… and I still didn't know what I wanted to be… until just yesterday.
I took this video of Daddy's Little Girl:
The end is what got me. I didn't purposefully end it that way… it just kind of happened. I wanted to get her to hug me… something she's just started doing on a level where she understands what it means! She normally doesn't do it unless I pretend like I'm crying. I wind up pretending like I'm crying a lot because as a father… many of the things you dreamed of your little girl doing to show her appreciation are finally coming to fruition. I wouldn't want her to not hug me if I was really crying… she's actually showing me that she wants me to feel better!
Later that evening in her darkened bedroom, as I was almost ready to lay her down to go to sleep, I asked her to give me a hug and she did… I didn't even have to pretend like I was crying.
She opened her arms and put them around my shoulders, then nuzzled her head in the nape of my neck. I tilted my head to lay it on her baby soft cheek. We sat there for a little while humming to each other. Then, with both of my arms around her little body, I gave her a little love squeeze and whispered, "I love you so much."
Much to my surprise she started to answer me back, "I louuuuu…" Her voice tailed off as she realized she wasn't able to say what I just said… but it didn't matter… I knew what she was trying to say and she had already said it through her hug. The words will come soon enough.
It was at this moment that I realized I'd finally found out what I wanted to do with my life: I wanted to be a good father.
Unlike any of the other jobs I aspired as a child, teenager, college partier or a "barely functioning member of society"… this is a job from which I could not escape… even if I wanted to. Sure… I could run and I could hide but that would never change the fact that DLG was my daughter, my little girl, my angel and my responsibility!
Sometimes some of the simplest thoughts are the product of days, weeks, months or years of sleepless nights, endless stress and tired brains. My epiphany was nothing new… I always knew I would be there for her but waiting for the results of my endless love directed at her… sometimes felt like they were too far away.
Like a doctor studies for years to become a practitioner or an actor gets a few fast food commercials on his way to become an A-list movie star or a baseball player spends endless time playing the game to wind up playing for a major league team… I'm just now starting to really reap the benefits of my hard work, stress, anxiety and plethora of other draining human emotions.
"This is the job I've been preparing for my whole life!" I thought to myself.
Everything else is secondary. Everything else isn't near as important as being able to come home and look into those deep blue eyes yelling for me as I come through the door… nothing.
I love this job.


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I'm thinking that if I gently tie ribbons to the cats' tails, and carefully use laser pointers for them to chase, I might persuade them to make me a lovely Maypole. Or not.
In other news, I am glad that the American Veterans Affairs Department has recently approved the pentacle as a symbol to be used on the headstones of fallen soldiers who practice the appropriate faith. This, to me, means that pagans are gradually becoming more accepted in society, and that's great. The more tolerance the better, I say. The only thing that niggles at me a bit is that, because of almost of the items I've read on this (including this funny one), people are going to assume that every time they see a pentacle, that person is a Wiccan.
Now, I don't want to get bogged down on the "labelology" here, but I'll give you an analogy. All Baptists are Protestants, but not all Protestants are Baptists. Similarly, all Wiccans are Pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccans.
I, for example, am not Wiccan. Wiccans have set structures, beliefs, etc. I'm an eclectic pagan, which means I don't neatly fit in any particular slot. I don't fall entirely within the Wiccan parameters, so it's not actually correct to call me a Wiccan.
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Living in this Northern Hemisphere, we truly appreciate the warm weather. In my hometown, we're considered Zone 3. What that means folks is that we are joyfully living our lives where the growing season can vary between 82 and 107 days.
Our garden plants are hardy and need to be resilient (just like we humans are) to winter temperatures that can drop to the -40 to -30F range. You can understand why we love summer when we get it!
Although we look forward to this time of year however, we are often ill prepared for the heat. That was yesterday.
After spending the day in non-air-conditioned working places many of us are worn out. But then, what do you do? Do you skip your usual after work walk? Yes, I definitely swayed in my decision but missed my intake of daily fresh air. Out I went at 7:30pm to get in my kilometres.
Walking on the shady side of the street gave me a different experience. I followed a route in my neighbourhood in the opposite direction than I usually take. Crossing at times to stay out of the still blazing sunshine.
And as I walked, and maybe because I kept my pace down, I noticed more.
- The lazy sprinkler covering a newly seeded portion of someone's lawn
- The sweet sounds of children being corralled for their evening bath
- The elderly couple having their stroll and then a little sit down break on the bench at the bus-stop
- The large rock marking a neighbour's address 13885. The 8's had been replaced with a different colour.
- The garage door that was left open while a man worked inside. There were 2 enormous glistening chandeliers suspended from the ceiling
- Three senior ladies walking slowly, snapping photos of each other and giggling like school girls. When I offered to take a photo of the three of them together, they said oh! no, no, no, no
- Owners and their dogs, smiling and sniffing as we passed each other on the pathways
I am so glad that I didn't let yesterday's unusual heat prevent me from having my walk. Because stepping out in the evening, I discovered some wonderful things in my neighbourhood that I would have missed seeing.
My favourite - Icelandic Poppies
Being on the shady side of the street, allowed me to slow down, and brought me in a full circle to what I love most, Home.
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Another great recipe! I tried another sloppy joes recipe a few weeks ago and it just wasn't quite right. This one is perfect. I found it here.
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green capsicum, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided, plus more to taste
- ~800 g ground beef chuck
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (400 g) can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon red wine vinegar
6 buns, sliced
mayonnaise (not the salad dressing stuff)
yellow mustard
bread and butter pickles
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- In a large skillet ( bigger if you are doubling the recipe) over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and capsicum and sauté until it begins to brown, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute. Set aside.
- Add the beef and cook until brown, breaking up any large clumps, about 5-7 minutes. Add the veggies back in.
- Add the chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, remaining salt and black pepper and cook, stirring every few moments, for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring for another minute. Add the crushed tomatoes, wine, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar and boil, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 6-8 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and season to taste with additional salt and black pepper if needed.
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Slather a bit of mayonnaise on each bun half. Spoon some of the meat sauce on the bottom of each of the buns, top with a few onion slices, some bread and butter pickles, and a drizzle of yellow mustard. Add the top half of the bun. Smoosh together and take a big bite. Enjoy!


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Doc Mave blog about it. Go to the link and make your own conclusion.
I told people UMNO are the best thesis for "Is it progress when cannibal use knives and forks", alas, even cannibal are smarter than that.
As discovery channel program : Spy gadget has already conclude, today electronic gadgets are more power than ALL spy gadgets in 70's. Even a 5 years old know how to use snap photo using a thin slick camera phone. Even Chua Soi Lek know he is nailed when the "not so clear" video leak out.


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"Thanksgiving is not just a day, but a way of life."
- Our Daily Bread
Several years ago I attended a different kind of Thanksgiving program. Instead of telling what we were most thankful for, we were asked to name something we were thankful we did not have. This novel idea has become a Thanksgiving habit of mine ever since.
When it comes to things or circumstances I'm thankful I don't have, my cup "runneth over." It doesn't take long to count blessings such as family members who are not ill, impoverished or estranged from each other or me; natural calamities that have not taken place in this part of the world; and physical or emotional burdens which currently do not afflict me. The following specifics have made my list, too....
- I, with the straightest hair in town, enviously complimented a friend on her curls. "I had straight hair, too," she said, "until I had chemotherapy." Oh.
- I had a similar reaction when asking if my insurance company would pay for a dental bridge after I lost a front tooth. They also had a question for me: "Is your problem life-threatening, like cancer or the inability to eat?" Vanity wasn't covered. My straight hair and "$1,000 smile" are a lot more glamorous to me than a life-threatening illness.
- "Do you realize your roof is caving in?" warned the man placing a new roof on the house next door. Not another expense, I wailed, as the gentleman gave me the unsettling news - and his estimate of nearly $2,000 for shingles and roof repair. I know very little about roofing, but I did use my wary mindset to call another roofer for a second opinion.
"Ma'am," he said, "there's nothing wrong with your roof. The boards at the peak have just warped. I'll nail them back down for you for $100. You've probably got another five years on your roof." (He did, and I did.)
Chain reaction here: my roof didn't leak, my recently malfunctioning computer didn't need replacing, the tires on my car aren't bald, my cholesterol numbers are down, and....
Dawn Decker Joy and I had been friends since the first grade. We drifted apart after high school, however, so I never knew she, too, lived in Georgia until someone from our hometown called to tell me she had died. Though it was obviously too late to re-establish our relationship, I did go to the funeral and reconnect with other family members. That's when I learned we had something else in common: She was a writer, too. Even though I grieved for what might have been, I felt our friendship had continued, even if on a different plane.
Some time later I received a copy of the book Dawn's family compiled from her reams of notes, thoughts, and journals. On page 18 our similarities meshed again. She had a negative Thanksgiving list, too - and a positive outlook:
"Thank you, God, for noise - in peace we then enjoy silence.
Thank you, God, for ugliness - how fragile then is beauty.
Thank you, God, for tears - how pleasant then is laughter.
Thank you, God, for sadness - how delirious then our happiness.
Thank you, God, for loneliness - how precious then our family.
Thank you, God, for enemies - how gracious then are friends.
Thank you, God, for darkness - how beautiful then the morning."
Someone else who must have recognized early the importance of minimizing her negatives was the highly accomplished and, perhaps, most famous blind/deaf woman who ever lived.
"So much has been given to me," Helen Keller declared, "that I have no time to dwell on that which I've been denied." Few of us will ever achieve wealth, the presidency or more than a few brief moments of glory, but even the handicapped among us have one or all the capabilities Helen Keller lacked: sight, hearing, and the ability to communicate normally through the spoken word.
As Ms. Keller learned, the list of misfortunes we've been spared is limited only by our time and imagination to add them to our list.
On this Thanksgiving Day, we "don't haves" just may be the most fortunate people of all.
Barbara Seaborn is a local, freelance writer, and author of the book, "As Long as the Rivers Run: Highlights from Columbia County's Past." Email comments to firstname.lastname@example.com


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So, the closing date is July 6: till weeks away, and we feel like we're in a holding pattern. We hadn't anticipated closing this early (we haven't even been here 3 months yet) but now that the big decision has been made, it feels like time is moving very slowly.
We do need to get a couple of things in place: there are trace levels of arsenic in our well water that are above the EPA suggested limit (granted, 2 parts per billion above, but still) so we have to get filters for drinking water. Also, the asphalt shingle roof is nearing hte end of its useful, so we are planning to replace it with a steel roof which is rated to last 50 years. Setting up the roof remodel will wait until after we've moved in, but we'll start looking at the water situation now, although I suspect nothing will happen until after we move in.
So now, we sit around with all of our plans, schemes, and dreams and can't move ahead on anything. I'm anxious to get in and start taking inventory of what we have. I have been reading a lot of permaculture texts and articles, and I am excited to start the obervation phase of the process.


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Illustrator: Kitahata Akeno
Format: Novel
This is the sequel to Sakuraoka Private Senior High School Dormitory but it actually took place five years ago when Himegi Shinobu and Mio Junya were still in middle school. In the first book, Himegi said he had been dating Mio since middle school. This story was about their meeting and falling in love. Frankly speaking, the plot here is extremely simple. Mio arrived at Sakuraoka and there was a rule – that second years would chaperone first years and naturally, Himegi was assigned to be Mio's guide. Since Himegi was extremely pleasant, gentle, and kind, Mio was quickly attracted to him – so did many people before and would many people after. Himegi was this natural leader type and exceled in leadership roles. In short, he's very charismatic and charming. On the other extreme, Himegi was living with an extremely unsociable and person with "a horrible character", Matsushima. As Matsushima would refer to Himegi as "hime", I would simply call him "Hime" in this review (a bit interesting because in the first book, the seme was referred to as the "prince" and now the seme of the second book is referred to as "the princess"). Mio also had a variety of names. The author would call him Junya, but Hime would call him "Mio" and I'd go for what Hime called him and therefore he would be "Mio" in the rest of my review. Anyway, Matsushima had the face of an angel but when he spoke, he was like a devil . His only friends were Hime and Saiki, the head of the dorm at the time when Mio first arrived.
The rest of the story really just surrounded the little things that happened between Mio, Hime, and Matsushima. There were a few interesting events in the story.
The black kitten incident
One day on the way back to the dorm, Mio and Hime saw Matsushima standing in the rain staring at something. He must have been there for a long time because his back was getting wet and he seemed to be stretching out his umbrella. When Mio went over to see what was happening, he found Matsushima staring at a baby black kitten. Mio tried to pick up the kitten but Matsushima stepped on his hand, pushing it to the ground . He then said if Mio could not help the kitten, why let him remember the warmth of the palm. Hime then came over and rang up his brother who was a vet. He then took the cat to his brother's clinic and Matsushima gave him money just in case he needed cash for taxi back.
The tie incident
Mio was attending the morning assembly but he could not tie properly. Hime reminded him several times and in the end, tied the knot for him. It's simple action but then it already showed how much Hime cared for him :D.
The rivals incident
There were also a few other students who either confessed to Hime or tried to win over Hime's attention. In fact, when Mio saw Hime being kind to everyone, he was jealous and could not feel himself special. He then cried on Hime's lap because he was insecure and not certain if Hime really loved him or just treated him like everyone else.
The confession
This was the last chapter of the first story and Mio was standing in the wind staring at the sky. Matsushima came over and gave him his jacket. He then left and not long later, Hime arrived. Seemed like Matsushima went to call HIme over. Mio then confessed and said his love for Hime was not just normal admiration like other students. It was "L.O.V.E." as in a romantic relationship. Hime also confessed he really liked Mio and so the two started dating.
The H-scene
The second story was a bit complicated because it seemed Hime was not too happy about the idea of Mio coming to the high school dormitory when he graduated and went over to the high school section with Matsushima. The reason was because Matsushima was attacked (nearly raped) by his roommate but Matsushima was scary enough to kick the roommate out of the room and thus won over the reputation of the "demon of the Senior High Dormitory". The rest of the story was really about the H-scene that was not included in the previous story (and I fear the reason was simply because Mio then was too young). At least by now, Mio would be in his third year of middle school (not that it makes a WHOLE LOT of difference to me though). What surprised me was how SEDUCTIVE Mio was in the bed. He might have an innocent and angelic look but he would ask Hime FOR SECONDS .
Secret Love
This was not included in the novel but it was a short aftermath story that was posted on Shy Novel's Website. It began with a conversation between Matsushima and Hime, with Hime watching Mio from afar and said watching alone would cause him to "become excited". That night then Hime paid a secret visit to Mio while he was still in the middle school dorm and when the lights went out, I think you get the idea of what happened next :D.
As mentioned in the review of the first novel, Tachibana sensei is very gifted in her style of writing and this continues to shine in this novel. Her writing is so smooth it takes half the normal time to read through the novel. The problem is that with Himegi and Mio, it's really hard to write a story about them because their love is too "perfect" to be true. The theme of this novel is simply "how to make a nice guy yours and yours only" and it couldn't be hard for Mio because he's too adorable. I suppose what really made Hime go after him was because of his ability to like Matsushima even though the whole school hated him. Mio could like Matsushima because Matsushima was Hime's friend and if Hime could like Matsushima, then Matsushima would be a good guy. In short, he illustrated 100% trust for Hime's judgment on other people and that was the touching part of the story. To be frank, I thought rather than the main couple, this story made Matsushima a more multifaceated character because in the first novel, we only saw the "demon" Matsushima. Here, we still see his demon side but we also begin to see his "human" side.
I like Mio for the fact that he could try to love other people even though the whole school hated that person. He would "try" to like Matsushima and as a reward for his trying, Matsushima became very fond of Mio – to the extent he would help Mio later (giving him the jacket, calling Hime over), etc. Their friendship lasted through high school as we would see in the first novel, where Matsushima came to save the unconscious Mio. Mio was very pure, innocent, and cute and all he wanted was to be Hime's special – period.
Hime is a rather complicated character because he liked Mio (no doubt about it) but then he was also a bit afraid that Mio liked him just like any new student liking a kind senior. He could not be certain that Mio's feelings for him was "special". In short, he was also wondering whether he was Mio's special and frankly, he had reasons to fear. For example, in the restaurant in the second half of the novel when Hime was in high school, another student (from the middle school dorm) asked Mio to say "nyan~" and Mio did as told in a very cute way. So, just as Mio couldn't be certain he was Hime's "ONLY ONE", Hime was not certain whether Mio really treated him as "THE SPECIAL ONE" and so he decided the best way would be to keep a distance but that turned out to be a bad decision and so they confessed and started dating at last.
As I have said in the first novel, Matsushima was simply a demon, a bastard, an a$$hole and there is NO QUESTION about this as it's pretty much A FACT. HOWEVER, that would be only ONE SIDE of him. Really, Matsushima also had his human side, as reflected from the black kitten incident. If he would be THAT cruel, he would not stop and stare at the kitten for so long. He could not pick up the kitten because HE KNEW that even if he picked it up, all he could do was to give it non-realistic hopes and only to be disappointed in the end. I felt that whole incident was a way to illustrate the possible "trauma" Matsushima went through before. Saeki called him "Lily", which was very interesting because why wh would Matsushima allow Saeki to call him "Lily"? Then, when Saeki graduated and Mio left his cell phone when visiting Hime in the latter's classroom, he saw Matsushima sitting in Saeki's old seat with a face that seemed more melancholic than a crying face. Matsushima then threw Mio's phone at him when they met at the corridor and said it was noisy. (However, he did go through the trouble of intending to take the phone back to Mio or he would not have bothered picking it up). Matsushima had a terrible mouth and would not try to say "nice things" to please others. However, when he was with Mio, he showed a certain degree of kindness, which illustrated the fact that he could be kind. The question then is why does he have to act so cruelly when he could be kind and loving? I hope the next novel (should he be the main) would answer a few of the questions that went spinning crazy in my head. Actually since this novel was told from Mio's point of view and since Mio LIKED Matsushima or never even thought he could not LIKE Matsushima because Matsushima was Hime's friend, the Matsushima from his eye was a lot sweeter than the one we saw in the first novel. Probably the image here could be skewed but I do believe Matsushima is not a cruel and heartless demon but a human who also have flesh and blood. That's why if you start from this novel, you will know Hime, Mio, and Matsushima more and will have a better impression for Matsushima. On the other hand, should you start from book one, then your impression of him might be so badly ruined it would be hard to believe he could be human too.
Nothing is known about Saeki except he wore glasses with a smart frame, he could crack jokes like when Matsushima disappeared after breakfast without a word, he joked "he was dumped" or he would call Matsushima "Lily". He also said he and Matsushima used to play together when they were very young. Seemed like he would be the biggest clue to solving Matsushima's mystery.
As I mentioned in my own blog, rather than a review, this almost seemed my love letter for Matsushima because I have a weak point for guys with cute faces and poisonous tongues. Rather than wanting to know what happened to Hime and Mio (as I KNOW from the first novel that they would be love-love), I'm rather interested in Matsushima's past, his possible traumatic experience, his first attack when he was at the high school dormitory that left him a scar on his face, the reason behind his fight with Hime right after the incident, etc. In short, I think so far the first two novels for me are simply to set the stage for the grand opening night (which hopefully will be the next novel).


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Gear for All
Here's an old list that you might still find useful. It's a list of hunter gear ANYONE should be able to get. If you follow this link, you'll see that I compiled this list six months ago, but most of it still holds true.
I only get to play WoW for about an hour at a time, which isn't enough to form up a party and run a dungeon. It got me thinking about what gear I actually could get. This is my attempt at making a list of gear that should be obtainable by any hunter through reputation rewards, questing, non-raid dungeons, BoE drops, and BoE crafted items.
If you don't know what HAEP is, it's a way to compare the relative value of stats, generally over a long fight. Those preparing to raid or gearing for instance bosses will what to use the first value. The second value is the one I use because I've never found mana to be a problem while soloing or even in PvP, so the value of int and mp5 is effectively 0 for me.
Keep in mind the values are just a guideline, not the end all of what's better. If you're a survival hunter, you're going to value Agi higher. If you're BM, CR doesn't transfer to your pet's stats, but AP and Sta do. Basically, anything within ~50 points may be equivalent depending on your particular spec and/or current gear deficiencies.
If I've missed something or miscalculated HAEPs let me know below, and I'll try to add it. Info was obtained from wow-loot.com and my own searches at wowhead.com
q() – quest reward
dq() – quest involving an instance
wd – world drop (BoE)
r() – reputation
c() – crafted
HF – Hellfire Peninsula
ZM – Zangramarsh
TF – Terrokar Forest
NG – Nagrand
BE – Blades Edge Mountians
SMV – Shadowmoon Vale
NS – Netherstorm
* – There is another reward from the quest also on the list.
Points are calculated using the generic HAEP values below. The first number is total HAEP, second is pure DPS without MP5 or int. For melee weapons the second number is the HAEP for just stats (leaves out actual weapon DPS). You can find additional factors (and a HAEP addon) at this link.
Agi – 10 points
AP – 6 points
DPS – 84 points
CR – 8 points
HR – 13 points
MP5 – 20 points
Int – 5 points
Socket – 80 points
Last updated:
4/5/07 – Added Crafted and BoE drops
4/3/07 – Added rep rewards and BoE weapons
4/10/07 – Added in HAEP points
4/11/07 – Added green items to slots with few rare/epic options.
(~700) [Fiery Beholder Eye] – wd
(726/576) [Stylin' Crimson Hat] – c(LW)
(1002/632) [Netherdrake Helm] – c(LW)
(1000/680) [Storm Helm] – c(BS)
(665/540) [Far Seer's Helm] – r(Kurenai)
(890/660) [Malefactor's Eyepatch] – BE q(Showdown)
(1030/910) [Stalker's Helmet of Second Sight] – SMV q(Teron Gorefiend, I am…)
(772/572) [Coif of the Wicked] – NS q(Destroy Naberius!)
(844/614) [Earthwarden's Coif] – ZM dq(The Warlord's Hideout)
(273+) [Braided Eternium Chain] – c(JC)
(332) [Necklace of Trophies] – wd
(440) [Pendant of Cunning] – wd
(342) [Choker of Bloodied Feathers] – TF q(The Skettis Offensive)
(519) [Earthen Mark of Razing] – NG q(Gurok the Usurper)
(550) [Natasha's Choker] – BE q(The Hound-Master)
(501) [Talon Lord's Collar] – TF dq(Brother Against Brother)
(~450) [Felstone Epaulets] – wd
(329/274) [Lo'ap's Muck Diving Pads] – NG q(Muck Diving)
(512/432) [Sylvanaar Defender's Pauldrons] – BE q(The Bladespire Ogres)
(460/380) [Dragonbone Shoulders] – TF q(Evil Draws Near)
(560/520) [Earthmender's Crimson Spaulders] – SMV q(Escape from Coilskar Cistern)
(472) [Exotic Spiked Shoulders] – NS q(Wanted: Annihilator Servo!)
(624/444) [Consortium Mantle of Phasing] – TF dq(Someone Else's Hard Work Pays Off)
(576) [Vengeance Wrap] – c(Ta)
() [Illidari Cloak] – wd
(539) [Cloak of the Craft] – wd
() [Muck-Covered Drape] – r(Sporeggar)
(330) [Perfectly Balanced Cape] – HF dq(Heart of Rage)
(340) [Dark Cloak of the Marsh] – ZM dq(Lost in Action)
(490) [Delicate Green Poncho] – NG q(Bring Me The Egg!)
(942/812) [Felstalker Breastplate] c (LW)
() [Drakescale Hauberk] – wd
(1036/936) [Breastplate of Rapid Striking] – wd
(941/816) [Thick Netherscale Breastplate] – c(LW)
(762/452) [Warpstalker Breastplate] – TF q(The Final Code)
(669/594) [Dragonkin Shirt] – BE q(Maxnar Must Die!)
(746/596) [Crimson Mail Hauberk] – SMV q(Blast the Infernals!)
(886) [Chestguard of the Stormspire] – NS q(Surveying the Ruins)
(660) [Salvager's Hauberk] – TF r(Lower City)
(717/572) [Bonechewer Berserker's Vest] – HP q(Zeth'Gor Must Burn!)
(725/640) [Felstalker Belt] – c(LW)
(708/488) [Girdle of Gale Force] – wd
(442/382) [Marksman's Belt] – r(Halaa)
(695/620) [Blessed Scale Girdle] – r(Sha'tar)
(566/436) [Darkhunter's Cinch] – SMV q(Capture the Weapons)
(384) [Marsh Survivalist's Belt] – ZM q(Stealing Back the Mushrooms)
(530/450) [Devolved Drake Girdle] – BE q(What Came First, the Drake or the Egg?)
(826) [Rune-Engraved Belt] – HP dq(Fel Embers)
(773/663) [Shattrath's Champion Belt] – NS dq(How to Break Into the Arcatraz)
(543/488) [Felstalker Bracers] – c(LW)
(324/264) [Fen Strider's Bracer] – ZM q(An Unnatural Drought)
(286) [Feathered Armbands] – TF q(Return to Rokag)
(332/292) [Bracers of the Weald] – BE q(…and a Time for Action)
(556/356) [Goldenlink Bracers] – NS q(Securing the Celestial Ridge)
(414/254) [Oronok's Old Bracers] – SMV(The Cipher of Damnation – The First Fragment Recovered)
(451/296) [Auchenai Bracers] – TF dq(The Soul Devices)
(616) [Felfury Gauntlets] – c(BS)
(675/560) [Netherdrake Gloves] – c(LW)
(401) [Windstrike Gloves] – c(LW)
(428) [Handguards of Precison] – HP dq(Weaken the Ramparts)
(703/588) [Ar'tor's Mainstay] – SMV q(The Cipher of Damnation – The Third Fragment Recovered)
(618/518) [Gauntlets of the Redeemed Vindicator] – NS q(Deathblow to the Legion)*
() [Leggings of Beast Mastery] – wd
(775/660) [Scales of the Beast] – wd
() [Chimaerascale Legguards] – wd
(670) [Felscale Pants] – c(LW)
(535,470) [Marksman's Legguards] – r(Halaa)
(418) [Battle Scarred Leggings] – HP q(Mission: The Murketh and Shaadraz Gateways)
(561/456) [Finely Wrought Scale Leggings] – NS q(Master Smith Rhonsus)
(636/576) [Expedition Forager Leggings] – ZM q(Saving the Sporeloks)
(678/548) [Razaani-Buster Leggings] – BE q(Show Them Gnome Mercy!)
(849) [Nether Leggings] – NS q(Dr.Boom!)
(950/790) [Sunfury Legguards] – SMV q(Varedis Must Be Stopped)
() [Abyssal Mail Greaves] – wd
(555/440) [Boots of the Pathfinder] – wd
(421/156) [Heavy-Duty Engineering Boots] – NS q(Elemental Power Extraction)
(323/228) [Windroc Boots] – BE q(Windroc Mastery)
(617) [Fleet Refugee's Boots] – TF q(Helping the Lost Find Their Way)
(512/462) [Protector's Boots] – BE q(Protecting Our Own)
(761/506) [Duro Footgear] – NS q(Rightful Repossession)
(523/448) [Boots of the Skybreaker] – SMV q(Enraged Spirits of Air)
(454) [Pathfinder's Band] – wd
(580/440) [Truestrike Ring] – wd
(250) [Delicate Eternium Ring] – c(JC)
(408) [Lightwarden's Band] – r(Aldor)*
(560) [Band of Anguish] – SMV q(News of Victory)
(580) [Slayer's Mark of the Redemption] – SMV q(Dissention Amongst the Ranks)
(580) [Kaylaan's Signet] – NS q(Deathblow to the Legion)*
(216) [Time-bending Gem] – CoT dq(Hero of the Brood)
(348) [Naliko's Revenge] – HP dq(Turning the Tide)
(168)[Ancient Draenei War Talisman] – TF q(The Vengeful Harbinger)
(208) [Bladefist's Breadth] – HP q(Overlord)
(286) [Terokkar Tablet of Precision] – TF q(Torgos!)
(288) [Uniting Charm] – NG q(Corki's Gone Missing Again!)
(288) [Ogre Mauler's Badge] – NG q(Bleeding Hollow Supply Crates)
(312) [Core of Ar'kelos] – NS q(Ar'kelos the Guardian)
() [Everlasting Underspore Frond] – ZM dq(Oh, It's On!)
() [Essence Infused Mushroom] – ZM dq(Stalk the Stalker)*
() [Power Infused Mushroom] – ZM dq(Stalk the Stalker)*
Weapons – 1H
(6330/308) [Ced's Carver] – wd
(4719/275) [Footman's Longsword] – r(Honor Hold)
(4933/288) [Hardened Stone Shard] – r(Sporeggar)
(7184/540) [Guile of Khoraazi] – r(Consortium)
(7081/462) [Vindicator's Brand] – r(Aldor)*
(6821/210) [Retainer's Blade] – r(Scryers)*
(6958/330) [Riftmaker] – r(Keepers of Time)
(4998/260) [Dib'Muad's Crysknife] – TF q(The Big Bone Worm)
(5081/318) [Shani's Crysknife] – TF q(The Big Bone Worm)
(5544/286) [Mag'hari Fury Brand] – NG q(The Ring of Blood: The Final Challenge)*
(5544/286) [Ceremonial Warmaul Blood-blade] – NG q(The Ring of Blood: The Final Challenge)*
(6103/525) [Claw of the Netherwing Flight] – SMV q(Ally of the Netherwing)
(6027/407) [Twin-Bladed Ripper] – NS q(Nexus-King Salhadaar)
Weapons – MH
(5010/264) [Gift of the Ethereal] – r(Consortium)
Weapons – OH
Weapons – 2H
(6139/360) [Blade of Misfortune] – wd
(8290/696) [Crystalforged War Axe] – wd
(8896/1059) [Hellforged Halberd] – r(Honor Hold)
(6456/408) [Explorer's Walking Stick] – r(Cenarion Expedition)
(9065/455) [Trident of the Outcast Tribe] – r(Lower City)
(7146/300) [Honed Voidaxe] – NG q(The Ring of Blood: The Final Challenge)*
(8377/540) [Terokk's Quill] – TF dq(Terokk's Legacy)
Ranged Weapons
(6048) [Don Santos' Famous Hunting Rifle] – wd
(5046) [The Gunblade] – wd
(5840/5790) [Valanos' Longbow] – wd
(6488/6433) [Veteran's Musket] – r(Honor Hold)
(5785) [Consortium Blaster] – r(Consortium)
(5213) [Hemet's Elekk Gun] – NG q(The Ultimate Bloodsport)
(5560) [Lohn'goron, Bow of the Torn-heart] – SMV q(The Cipher of Damnation)
3 Comments
Anonymous said,
if you can only play an hour or so at a time personally it think it'd be better spent in arena…
ok you'll enter now at a disadvantage because everyone that has entered arena a handful of times now has arena gear, and as of the 2.3 patch you'll be able to grab the first seasons gear too, taking the edge away from the players that spent time in arena as opposed to bg's…
the gear is equivilent to tier 4/5/6 now and unless u can raid u'll find it hard to get anything that matches or is even close.
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Haha I thought its pretty cool how wall-e isnt a typical film which has a conflict that needs to be resolved right from the beginning. The first half of wall-e is simply enjoying the beauty of everything, the little amusing parts and stuff. Getting to know wall-e basically. As a result, the 'conflict' that happens later becomes not so much of a conflict as instead a supplement to the entire movie, where instead of diverting the attention away, it builds the focus around the little robot whos romantic at heart.
On another note, sore gums and ulcer, 2 days before my run. It dehydrates me and thats not good =(.


text: Serious Fun: "Fronterra OLIVE ist die virtuelle Welt für Corporate Anwendungen" – Stefan Weiß, FUTURELAB (German). Yes, their platform has some significant features for corporations and professional set-ups that Second Life lacks. But it's still only available for Windows. I can't run a conference or presentation (for which OLIVE is really well suited) professionally while excluding whole departments or even a small group of attendees. It just doesn't work without cross-platform compatibility guys!


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One thing I notice among many of the aspiring bloggers out there who truly desire to turn their blog into a business, is that they are actually holding themselves back from the success that is possible for them. Too many bloggers don't truly believe in themselves and their ability to affect others and live a life where their passion is at the forefront. It almost seems to good to be true to them so it must not be real. I want to shout from the rooftops that this is completely false and it is completely possible to live a life filled with passion and purpose through blogging AND make a living from it.
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While the journey from blog to biz is kind of a wild ride and requires some serious guts and perseverance, it is one of the most worthwhile endeavors I have ever embarked upon. The ups and the downs can be intense, but I feel like I am truly living the life I was meant to live it.
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How is your weekend shaping up guys?
Anything naughty?
I've had some company from Denver last night and she is catching up with some friends before we meet for dinner (read about it on my blog – www.BisexualDave.com) I think I'll owe Kip access to my mouth and arse next week – hehehehe.
As usual, we are sitting around the house working away in our speedos. It is nice to be in a house that is so speedo friendly.
It looks like this blond cutie is comfortable in his speedos as well.


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I hate that question. It's my least favorite interview question of all time, along with "where do you see yourself in 5 years?". But really when asked this question of inspiration, most often I hear designers spit out the classic, "from everything around me" line. Well I want to know exactly what that "everything" is. Read more >
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When I meet with art students and I ask them what they plan to do with their art, they'll say… "I want to be a graphic designer", like somehow being able to draw really good means that they'll be a good designer. I think the graphic artist of the past were true artist – craftsman. Read more >
Why Does Cheap Design = Bad Design?
I often fill down time searching the web for shops in NWI that offer some type of design related service. And more times than not the correlation between low cost design (cheap $) and bad design (not Michael Jackson, Bad) goes hand and hand. Read more >
What's the Cut Off Point?
The past two weeks I've had two potential clients ask me to expand my services to more of a marketing roll. Marketing in the sense of, finding ad placement, booking promotional opportunities and new/different ways to promote their services. Read more >
INsight Into a Conference
ot to long ago we ended our third INsight event, I feel like our best event-to-date. The conference will continue to evolve with each year and the more we can do to engage our creative community, we will. If people had more inside information, they might understand the work that goes into making this event what it is. Read more >
Building a Culture
What are the benefits of a creative culture?
What does it mean to live, work, play and socialize in a creative atmosphere, town or region? In the past few weeks I've asked myself this question in regards to a couple different situations. And I feel at times, I've contributed to building a creative culture and have taken away from it. Read more >
In the Trenches of a Two Night Stand
On September 24th and 25th I had the pleasure of taking part in the first Two Night Stand Event (Visit). I came across this event a couple months ago on Kel Knaga's facebook wall. I clicked on the link, scanned the site and said what the heck, I'll sign up. Read more >


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15 – Countdown (Summary)
Fortenra stayed with Hirun, who took two full days to heal. Hirun's insides had been ruptured far worse than what was originally thought, and the "No Rez" was lucky to be alive. After Hirun recovers, he and Fortenra visit Insom, the "zombie" Fortenra had met before under the bridge. Her Resonance Soul is the ability to see everything that goes on in the city, and Hirun uses this to keep updated. Fortenra learns of everything that Tali has done, which makes him more angry with her. It's revealed that Buzz and one of his companions, Ismaru, killed Tali's parents(thus disbanding the Heartlie mafia) and formed their own gang. Hirun remarks "They're outta my hair, finally".
Despite Fortenra's aggravations with Tali, he reveals that he does still love her– much to his own dismay.
After sunset, Hirun takes Fortenra to the Music Store, stating that there's a guy he doesn't like that comes there every night. He wants Fortenra to take care of it, utilizing the "favor" Fortenra owes him for getting his hands healed.
After some yelling, which the man doesn't respond to, Hirun finally threatens him with death, stating that if he doesn't leave by the time he counts down from ten, Fortenra will kill him.