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Willa also reveals her mother had an affair with a vampire, partially explaining the Governor's vendetta. Plus, waging war on vamps seems a sure path to reelection.
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Since Eric has Willa as a bargaining chip, the wily Governor offers to cease hostilities. "I will reverse course," he promises. But Eric doesn't buy it, vanishing into the night with Willa, Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Tara (Rutina Wesley).
Held captive in that evil camp is the Rev. Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian), oily "spokesvampire" for the American Vampire League. When estranged wife Sarah (Anna Camp) enters the exam room, Steve mistakenly believes he's free.
"You're funny as a vampire," taunts Sarah, who hasn't forgiven Steve for absconding with funds from their Fellowship of the Sun church.
Cute Sarah and her big hair have bounced back, however. She penned a bestselling book detailing her righteous battle against vampires and now seeks fame and fortune in politics. Ambitious Sarah regards the government-run camp as part of "God's master plan to save the human race by eradicating the vampire race."
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Back in Bon Temps, sickly Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and his faerie grandfather Niall (Rutger Hauer) continue tracking Warlow, the ancient vampire seeking Sookie (Anna Paquin) and her royal blood. Recruited to stop Warlow is mysterious "halfling" Ben Flynn (Rob Kazinsky), whose recent request for a date was rejected by Sookie. She's icy when they reunite but soon warms up. Is romance on its way? Is Ben a good guy?
As for Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), he regains consciousness after his beat down by packmaster Alcide (Joe Manganiello), who kidnapped werewolf child Emma (Chloe Noelle) so she can live with her grannie Martha (Dale Dickey).
Alcide's risky behavior enrages girlfriend Rikki (Kelly Overton). "All you did was bring trouble into this pack," she exclaims, fearing werewolves will soon be persecuted along with vampires.
Volunteering to help Sam recover Emma is Nicole (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), a well-meaning but naïve out-of-towner who believes humans and supernaturals can peacefully coexist. As if!
Nicole and her do-gooder buddies approach Alcide's pack with a video camera, hoping to film a human-to-werewolf transformation. But these trashy shape-shifters don't take kindly to strangers. They viciously attack! Sam grabs Emma in the chaos, then sets off to rescue injured Nicole.
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Bill needs a supply of faerie blood to start production so he pleads with Sookie for a donation. She adamantly refuses. "You're dead to me now, Sookie Stackhouse," he says bitterly.
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wombatK wrote:Ozchuck wrote:Still cant get my shirts coming out of my bag respectable.
Look at the packaging the shirt is sold in - and try to copy the folding/packing technique with possibly a wider backing board if your bag allows room. Pack the shirt in your bag so that it can't move around. Shirts packed this way in suit-case sized bags can travel thousands of miles and still look good on arrival. Will be more difficult with a back-pack sized bag, less so with larger panniers.
If you need any better result, maybe buy a small travel iron and iron them at work. Can be done on any table/desk with a suitable blanket or similar mat rolled out under it.
Ironing a shirt should only add a few minutes to your commute (i.e. two traffic light changes !), particularly if you heat the iron while showering.
This is the way to go. It's pretty much what I do, works a treat. Iron your long sleeved business shirt, then do up all the buttons, except the top one. Get a small-ish square piece of cardboard and fold the shirt around it like they do in the shop (or I use my dad's old RAAF technique for folding shirts, it's very similar). Once folded around the cardboard, do up the top button(I just find it easier to do it once it's folded), slide it in your bag, and you'll find it's still respectable when you arrive at work.


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Surprisingly the weather this morning was extremely bleak and wet looking.
Because i have not been on the bike for a week i insisted on riding to work, fortunately that is only 8 km.
MSO accused me of being a SB to contemplate bike riding in this weather
But i got to work relatively dry and comfy and minimal rear wheel lock-up.
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Túcume's modern settlement, based alongside the old Panamerican Highway, lies just a couple of kilometres west of the Valley of the Pyramids, and doesn't have much to offer visitors except a handful of accommodation and eating options.
Covering more than two hundred hectares, Túcume was occupied initially by the Sicán culture, which began building here around 1100 AD after abandoning Batán Grande. During this time, known as the Second Lambayeque Period, the focus of construction moved to Túcume where an elite controlled a complex administrative system and cleared large areas of algarrobo forest (as is still the case today in the immediate vicinity of the Valley of the Pyramids and Cerro El Purgatorio at Túcume). Reed seafaring vessels were also essential for the development of this new, powerful elite. The Sicán people were clearly expert seamen and traded along the coast as far as Ecuador, Colombia and quite probably Central America; to the east, they traded with the sierra and the jungle regions beyond. They were also expert metallurgists working with gold, silver, copper and precious stones, and their elaborate funerary masks are astonishingly vivid and beautiful.
At Túcume's peak, in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, it was probably a focus of annual pilgrimage for a large section of the coastal population, whose Sicán leaders were high priests with great agro-astrological understanding, adept administrators, a warrior elite, and expert artisans.
It wasn't long, however, before things changed, and around 1375 AD the Chimu invaded from the south. Within another hundred years the Inca had arrived, though they took some twenty years to conquer the Chimu, during which time it appears that Túcume played an important role in the ensuing military, magical and diplomatic intrigues. Afterwards, the Inca transported many Chimu warriors to remote outposts in the Andes, in order to maximize the Incas' political control and minimize the chances of rebellion. By the time the Spanish arrived, just over half a century later, Túcume's time had already passed. When the Spanish chronicler, Pedro Cieza de León, stopped by here in 1547, it was already in ruins and abandoned.
Today, Túcume remains an extensive site with the labyrinthine ruins of walls and courtyards still quite visible, if slightly rain-washed by the impact of heavy El Niño weather cycles, and you can easily spend two or three hours exploring. The site has two clearly defined sectors: North is characterized by the large monumental structures; while the South has predominantly simpler structures and common graveyards. The adobe bricks utilized were loaf-shaped, each with their maker's mark, indicating control and accounting for labour and tribute to the elite. Some of the pyramids have up to seven phases of construction, showing that building went on more or less continuously.
There's a viewing point, reached by a twisting path that leads up El Purgatorio hill, from where you can get a good view of the whole city. This hill, circular and cone-shaped, at the very centre of the occupied area, was and still is considered by locals to be a sacred mountain. Access to it was restricted originally, though there is evidence of later Inca constructions, for example an altar site. It is still visited these days by the local curanderos, healing wizards who utilize shamanic techniques and the psychoactive San Pedro cactus in their weekly rituals, which researchers believe are similar to those of their ancestors and which could be one possible explanation for the name El Purgatorio (the place of the purge).
The Museo de Sitio, at the entrance to the site, has exhibits relating to the work of Thor Heyerdahl, who found in Túcume the inspiration for his Kon Tiki expedition in 1946 when he sailed a raft built in the style of ancient Peruvian boats from Callao, near Lima, right across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia, as he tried to prove a link between civilizations on either side of the Pacific. The museum also covers the work of archeologist Wendell Bennett, who in the late 1930s was the first person to scientifically excavate at the site. More esoterically, Túcume has a local reputation for magical power, and a section of the museum has been devoted to a display of local curanderismo. There's also an attractive picnic area, and a ceramic workshop where they use 2500-year-old techniques. The museum was constructed to reflect the style – known as la ramada – of colonial chapels in this region, built by local indigenous craftsmen centuries ago and using much the same materials.
Although there are no tourist facilities as such, the Túcume ruins in the village of Túcume Viejo, less than 2km from Lambayeque, make for an interesting walk. Although an ancient site, check out the crumbling colonial adobe walls and a once-painted adobe brick gateway as well as the church, all of which have an elegant and rather grandiose feel, suggesting perhaps that the early colonists were trying to compete for attention with the Valley of the Pyramids.
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Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
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Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform(s): PlayStation 3
North American Release Date: September 10, 2013
European Release Date: September 13, 2013
Australian Release Date: September 12, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts, one of Square Enix's biggest franchises, makes its way onto the PS3 at long last, but it isn't Kingdom Hearts 3 as many have been expecting for years now. Instead, we have the first of the two planned HD collections:Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX (why the 'e' is lowercase will forever be a mystery). This review covers the first of the games included in I.5, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. This is the first time a Final Mix game has been released outside of Japan, and it won't be the last. For newcomers to the series, or veterans who want to know how this version of the game is, please read on.
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix is still the classic action RPG it was, but there were some changes added with the HD I.5 ReMIX to make it more like Kingdom Hearts II. These changes are the inclusion of Reaction Commands, mapped to , the ability to move the camera with the right analog stick, and Summons replacing the fourth command, which used to change based on the situation. Scrolling down to use a situational command was tedious in the original, taking a second that could very well be vital, but now all you have to do is press when the option appears over your command box, making this easily the most convenient change.
Aside from those changes, the gameplay is the same. Wait for the Heartless to jump you and select commands from your command box in real-time, choosing either Attack, Magic, or Item with and jumping with . When you choose Attack, you hit your foes with a gigantic key (the Keyblade), and when you choose Magic, you choose from a list of magic you currently have. Magic uses up MP, which you can recharge by using an Ether or hitting an enemy enough to fill it up. Magic is one of the most useful tools you have at your disposal, so you'll want to always keep a few Ethers around for restoring your MP, for the alternative is slow and risky if you're low on health and need to use Cure.
The combat starts out simple, but as you level up or progress through the story, you'll gain Abilities that can add attacks, support skills, and defensive skills. Shared Abilities also exist, but these are used for progressing through the game and do not cost Ability Points. You can't just add every single Ability you get, though, as you have a very limited pool of Ability Points (AP) and the costs of Abilities vary. Some accessories can increase your AP, but only by small amounts. You can also increase it permanently by either leveling up or finding/creating AP Up items. Finding the setup that works best for you with the limited points you have is important, as a good setup can make the game a lot easier.
There are loads of items in Final Mix, equippable and otherwise. The majority of the useable items are what you'd find in a typical RPG, with a variety of Potions, Elixirs, and Ethers - all of which you can equip for quick usage in the middle of battle, when you can't access the larger menu. The last items are Tents, healing items which can only be used from the menu, and Stat Up items which permanently increase your stats. Stat Up items can only be found by looking for treasure chests, completing certain tasks, and item synthesis. Everything else, on the other hand, can be either purchased from the store using your hard-earned 'Munny' (AKA Shekels), dropped by enemies, and created through item synthesis.
"That's the power of the Keyblade!" That's the line you'll want the hear most; the alternatives are something unintelligible from Donald and a dumb sounding "We did it!" from Goofy. Wait, maybe Goofy should do the talking.
For equipment, you have two varieties: weapons and accessories. Most can be purchased in shops or synthesized, at least for Donald and Goofy. Sora only has one Keyblade that can be created through Synthesis;the rest are obtained by completing story events (you can receive accessories this way, too) or participating in the Olympus Coliseum. Accessories are much like items in that most of them are dropped by enemies, or can be purchased in the store or synthesized.
Item Synthesis is done in Traverse Town through a simple process: find the materials dropped by enemies or acquire them using Trinity marks (small marks on the ground of varying colors that you can use depending on what point of the game you're at) and bring them to the shop to create items. Simple, right? There is a not-so-simple part if you're looking to create the best items. The drop rates for the items are low, and you'll need to spend a lot of time farming the already rare enemies if you want to make something such as Sora's Ultima Weapon. But what's an RPG without some grinding
Something wildly different (and forced) are the lame Gummi Ship segments you'll have to slog through during the entire game. Basically, you're slowly forced to fly through the routes between worlds in a Shoot 'Em Up segment. They want you to shoot as many Heartless as you can, but you can actually just ignore them all if you don't care about completing the missions for the trophies. When I say they're slow, I mean slow. If it weren't for the fact that you get the ability to warp to worlds you've already been to early on, I'd have stopped playing within the first 10 hours. It's just not as fun as it is in the sequel. If Kingdom Heart II's Gummi Ship segments are like a roller coaster, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix's Gummi Ship segments are like waiting for an old person to finish counting change. There's also the ability to design your own ship, but it's unintuitive as hell and you might as well just follow the blueprints if you just have to have something different.
While I'm complaining, I'll go ahead and mention the moronic AI and horrible 3D platforming. The default AI settings for Goofy and Donald make them completely useless, and you will need to change them if you don't want to be doing everything yourself. The problem is the fact that I have to change them in the first place, because the default settings make them useless against even trash mobs. I can understand changing tactics for certain bosses (like the Phantom), but that should be it. Oh, and your companions will constantly get stuck in front of walls and keep walking forever. As I was writing this, I got up to take a break, only barely noticing Goofy was walking into a wall. When I came back, 10 minutes later, Goofy was still walking into the wall. It's actually hilarious until it screws you over in combat.
Now, the 3D platforming... This is most frustrating inside the whale, but damn is it annoying everywhere else before then. Until you get the High Jump ability, conveniently inside the whale (when all of the lame parts are over), platforming is a nightmare. Sora has some incredibly floaty jumping, leaving him in the air a full two seconds without the High Jump ability (must be the oversized shoes) and - What's that? Didn't want to hang onto that ledge? Sorry! And when you actually want to grab onto a ledge, it never wants to work.
*First hour of the game spoilers*
After an opening cutscene and tutorial sequence that makes you wonder just what the hell is going on, the story comes into motion with Sora waking up on the beach, introducing us to his anime pals - generic prettyboy Riku, and the love interest, Kairi. Sora and his generic anime pals plan to escape their island and get to other worlds by building a raft (how you get off a planet with a raft is anyone's guess), but the evil bad guys of darkness (the Heartless) attack soon after you've finished building the raft and Sora obtains his iconic weapon, the Keyblade. Despite having this amazing new weapon, Sora cannot prevent his island from being destroyed and wakes up in an alley on a strange new planet. You quickly learn what the Heartless are, and why're they're attacking you every damn second, and then are introduced to your real companions - Donald and Goofy.
The story picks up after Goofy and Donald join up with you and you begin to explore various Disney worlds. These worlds range from Alice in Wonderland to The Nightmare Before Christmas, but the majority are disappointingly formulaic. Go to a world, join up with the Disney character from whichever movie, and stop the respective Disney villain's nefarious plot. That's not to say the story isn't enjoyable, you can still get a few laughs from how absurd it is. Exploring the worlds of movies you've enjoyed (except The Little Mermaid, ugh...) and brutally bludgeoning the likes of Jafar, Captain Hook, and the dude from Tarzan with a giant key is something amazing.
With deep and insightful lines such as "Darkness" and "Submit", this guy is a walking anime archetype.
As for the quality of the story, well... Making all the Disney villains form their own version of the "Legion of Doom" and work together to spread darkness speaks plenty. Mind you, this is before the series became convoluted as all hell. That starts with the next game, which is conveniently included in the collection! By the way, if you can count how many times "darkness" is mentioned in this game, you deserve a medal.
The story lasts a good 35 hours if you take your time and seal every keyhole in the game, but it'll take even longer if you want to defeat the difficult superbosses (they're super for a reason) and view the optional story content Final Mix added. The optional content isn't too necessary, it just adds some new Ansem Reports (cryptic bullshit) and an ending cutscene that ties into another game.
Additional Content
As it seems to be a series tradition, Kingdom Hearts (the main series, at least) has always been released outside of Japan with a bit of extra content not included in the original release. Not liking that, Square Enix retaliates (against themselves) only a few months later by making a version with even more content called the "Final Mix" - exclusive to Japan.
In this "Final Mix," new enemies and bosses were added, and some already existing foes were recolored. Do the changes end there? Not a chance. New items, equipment, and abilities were also added. One of those abilities is one of the most useful in the entire game. It's called Leaf Bracer, and it stops you from being interrupted while you're casting Cure or its variants. I don't have enough hands to count the number of times enemies have gone after me while I was trying to heal, so Leaf Bracer was a blessing.
Guard Armor, one of Kingdom Hearts' iconic bosses, is an example of the enemy recolors.
By far the most important bit added was the feature to skip scenes. Longtime players should know of an infamously difficult fight late in the game with a fairly long cutscene just before it, so rejoice in the fact that you won't have to watch it multiple times, if you happen to fail. All in all, there's enough content added that you'll never consider going back to the original.
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix's music was completely remastered for this release, but I actually had to listen to the old soundtrack and directly compare the two to spot much difference. You've got some classic Disney songs playing throughout the game, but I can't say all are good. Who wants to listen to an instrumental version of 'Under the Sea' on loop? I'll also have nightmares of the Wonderland theme for years... At least the original songs are enjoyable, and the theme for Traverse Town is a work of art (damn catchy, too).
Voice acting is hilariously cheesy, but that comes with the constant mentions of Hearts, Darkness, and Friendship. Just like my Japanese animes! You have Sora with a voice you'd only find within a quick round of Call of Duty, and as a bonus, you get to hear his prepubescent grunts through every step of the game. Goofy sounds dumb (big surprise), and if it weren't for the subtitles, I wouldn't be able to understand anything Donald says.
Everyone else sounds like what you'd expect from early 2000's dubbing, so not perfect. Lip sync issues are common as well, sometimes they match the voice acting with the lip movements well, but sometimes you'll have characters moving their lips full seconds after they're done talking. Expect... awkward... pauses... too... Slightly related, I've read of an audio glitch where the sound cuts out, but to my knowledge, I haven't encountered it yet.
For the HD version of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Square Enix had to recreate the graphics from scratch, after a tragic accident involving the loss of the original assets. Through their efforts you can see beautiful people like Ursula, Oogie Boogie, and 'the Kid Who Almost Looks Like Tidus' in Traverse Town, all remade in High Definition! The areas look great too, especially Halloween Town (even if I couldn't see anything because of the dust effects). Despite having remade all the textures, Square Enix managed to keep a problem from the original (which also seems to persist within the rest of the series): extremely pixelated mouths. The pixelmouth issue only happens during cutscenes, and it makes me think "Why, SE, why?". It's so distracting. Curse you and your pixely mouth, Sora!
If you want the platinum trophy for Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, you'll need to dedicate a lot of time towards it. They've really gone all out to think of an infuriating list, including trophy requirements such as: clear the game without changing equipment, clear the game within 15 hours, collect every gummi ship blueprint (forcing you to complete all the gummi missions), and three separate trophies for getting all the weapons for Sora, Donald, and Goofy. You'll also need to do three playthroughs minimum, because making trophies stack is just too much work.
Closing Thoughts
Despite the few glaring faults it has, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix is a good game. I'm glad they've made some much-needed improvements and included them in the 1.5 ReMIX - it's the perfect version for newcomes to start out with. If you're looking for a fun action RPG, definitely check it out. The fact that they've included Re: Chain of Memories in the bundle, and all for only $40, makes it even better.
Gameplay: 7.5/10
The gamplay was just how I remembered it - the good and the bad. Beating the crap out of enemies with your Keyblade is great, and you'll definitely be doing a lot of that. The lame platforming is troublesome, especially when combined with the moronic AI. I'd also like to forget about the Gummi Ships as soon as possible.
Singleplayer: 7/10
An absurd plot combined with Disney, Final Fantasy, and original characters... kinda works? The 30+ hour story will keep you playing, whether you want to see Disney worlds or hit stuff with your key. Yes, I really love to mention that key.
Technical: 7/10
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix looks great in HD, and sounds good to boot. However, the pixelated mouths and lip-sync issues are the only things keeping this score from being higher.
Overall: 7.5/10 Good
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This is a discussion on Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Review within the Game Reviews forum, part of the Trophy Guides, Reviews & Articles; Kingdom Hearts Final Mix by thedirtyburger Banner courtesy of Luckay Basic Information: Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Platform(s): PlayStation ...
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Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Review
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Nice job, mesa. While I agree on your points regarding the story and how absurd it is, one can't help but miss it when playing the other games, given how stupid the story gets and how much more absurd it is.
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Simply fantastic review dirty, a great read from beginning to end. Totally agree with the score. I'm an absolute huge fan of this series, but it's not because of this game. At the time it came out I was blown away with the combination of Disney and FF, but the series really grabbed me when 2 came out. I only bought this because of nostalgia reasons, and in that regard it didn't disappoint.
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back for a week and change and already 2 reviews... And the only reviews...
But anyway, fantastic write up... and while my bias has me thinking the score should be higher, I agree after thinking about it a bit.
Nicely done, Mesa.
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Good job on the review Mesa!
I have the game, but it's still unopened. I'm a newcomer to the series, so it's good to read some background information about it. Will probably start the game somewhere in 2014.
Kiu and looking forward to your next review already!
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I absolutely love the beginning island and Hallow Bastian. Some of the Disney worlds just suck lol. But the game is still one of my all time favorites and I can't wait for 2nd collection to come out
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This is a fantastic review, mesa. It was incredibly thorough, and points out both the negative and positive aspects of the game in immense detail. This game has piqued my interest in the past, but judging by your review, I think it's definitely a pass. Non-stacking difficulty trophies? No thanks. Annoying platforming? Nah, not a fan. Stupid, useless AI? Go ask the BioInf devs how to make proper, helpful AI.
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next weekLOL WHENEVER I GET THE MOTIVATION).
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Very good, thorough review. I haven't played KH before the ReMIX, but I've really enjoyed my time with it so far.
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Not sure why everyone is thinking this review is so great. I disagree with almost every point except the AI being sort of annoying. All of the other issues he pointed out were extremely small and should not have had that much of an impact on the overall score. The story is fantastic, music is the best soundtrack of any game ever, and the gameplay is for sure in the top 3 I've ever played according to how fun they were. Giving this a 7.5 is disrespectful. It needs at least a 9.5. In the top 5 best games of all time.
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Though I'd personally rate it a little higher, this is a good review. At once, I both recognize that some of the worlds are definitely weaker than others (Wonderland, Atlantica) but for some reason my nostalgia is able to trump it all and allow me to still enjoy the hell out of them! You're spot on about this not being a necessarily easy Platinum; I got it and, all in all, it took me around 80 hours, but unlike most games where I don't think I'd have the willingness to invest such efforts into them, I was happy to do it for this. I can't wait for 2.5, because even though the story definitely starts to contort, I think KHII takes the formula of this game and ramps it all up to make a far superior game.
Also, when you say, "Goofy sounds dumb (big surprise), and if it weren't for the subtitles, I wouldn't be able to understand anything Donald says," you can't really fault the game for that... that's how they've been for decades.
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Alicia's Dream Come True
Name: Alicia
Location: San Francisco
I bought my first home a couple years ago in the city that I've loved since I was little. Growing up I used to visit my aunt here and knew from the time I was 8 that this is where I belong. To own a home here is a dream come true.
It's a place where I can display the pieces that I've collected on trips that I've taken, mementos from my family's past and even little notes and cards that I receive from my loved ones. This house has been a labor of love. My best friend and I painted the entire thing, from top to bottom, just ourselves. My mom and I have made all of the curtains, headboards and pillows. I have been able to take what I've learned about vignettes and store display from the Gap where I've worked for the past 11 years and use it here to create a space which my friends call "heaven".
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Thanks to some excellent support from JT-Alert's author, Laurie VK3AMA, I now have my alerts fully working and have gone back to JT65A with renewed vigour. I was getting a bit frustrated as many DX stations that I could decode clearly were not returning my calls. Is there something wrong with my setup? Perhaps it was just because it was the weekend and busier than usual so that others whom I couldn't hear were replying to the same call and the DX couldn't decode any of us. A few times the station I called replied to someone else.
I still managed to work several DX stations on 10m and 15m using 30 watts of power. Best contact of the day was with KC2WUF who said that he was running 3 watts to an attic dipole. (Actually he sent "3W ATIC DP" but I got the message!) It's a pity I wasn't running QRP this end as it would have been good to have a 2-way QRP QSO attic to attic!


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Christopher's One Part Home Office, One Part Music Studio
Portland, Maine-based artist and wanna-be astronaut Christopher David Ryan suffers from the creative's curse: too many thoughts and too little sleep. But like many an under-slept, hyper-inspired artist, there is a prolific pay-off. Whether working under his own name, or as Atmostheory, or as creative partner at Portland studio More & Company, Christopher finds inspiration throughout the natural world and cosmos, weaving together everything from vintage and retro inspirations to distinctive icons of the modern world, alongside dabbling in music production...
What do you listen to while you work?
I listen a broad spectrum of music while working. I share a studio space with my partners from More & Co. and we often share the DJ-ing responsibilities. On a day when we are all working together in the studio, it's not strange for us to go from soul to house to hip-hop to rock... then to the news and back again. When I am working alone I tend to gravitate to atmospheric sounds regardless of the genre. Right now, I have a rekindles love affair with techno -- real, proper techno. I find that I can really just get lost in it.
How do you listen?
I have a dedicated laptop that holds all of my music files and also doubles as a music production system (I'm dabbling in some minimal electronic compositions). I have a speaker system connected to that. I also have turntables and a mixer set up. I'd say I listen to more vinyl than anything else. I started spinning records in 1991 and have amassed a pretty nice, diverse collection.
Do you have any favorite music websites/providers?
Online, I really like XLR8R, Ghostly Music Service, Aquarium Drunkard, White Light Mixes, Pitchfork, and Mog. I often find or preview stuff on sites like these and then download them or go buy the vinyl. My preferred way to acquire music is through record stores. I still love to go and dig.
Does music influence your work?
Absolutely. I'm honestly not sure exactly how, but I know it does. If I had to guess, I'd say it all started when I got my first Depeche Mode or New Order records. The cover art was a huge part of defining the music in my mind. Then I discover jazz and the rest is history. There are so many images I could show you as examples of how music influences my work. I could really show you pretty much my entire archive, but in an effort to save time, here are three recent examples.
Where do you find music recommendations? Who influences your musical taste?
Besides the websites I mentioned earlier, I have a handful of friends who, like me, are always open to something new. In fact, I have a friend visiting this week. We went digging through used record stores yesterday. He turned me onto an Ethiopian/Latin jazz record that is amazing. I found him Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports. Score.
Which song or artist best represents the work you create?
Wow, that's a tough question. I make a lot of different kinds of work. Sometimes it's bright and playful and other times it's more serious. Ultimately, I try to make intelligent work... so I'd have to go with someone who has that vibe in my mind. Maybe Damon Albarn or Badly Drawn Boy. I would love to hear how someone other than me would answer this question.
Ideal place to sit and listen to your playlist:
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in walnut veneer with black leather. I have this exact one sitting a few feet from my turntables. After I record a mix, I sit down and listen from it. It is perfect for my mix because it's comfortable and it's too beautiful.
Christopher's Playlist: 1. The Sea Horse, Yo La Tengo
2. As Quick As It Comes / Carrera, Calla
3. And Then So Clear, Brian Eno
4. A Beautiful Place in the Country, Boards of Canada
5. The Order of Things, Badly Drawn Boy
6. Bike, Autechre
7. Idiot Country, Electronic
8. Voodoo Ray, A Guy Called Gerald
9. With A Professional, Dabrye
10. The House Always Wins, The Clientele
11. Inn Keeping, The Sea And Cake
12. Green Aisles, Real Estate
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That the alleged extra-terrestrial spacecraft that a significant number of people have claimed to have seen are actually artificially intelligent space probes drifting through space possibly long after their parent civilisation has disappeared but still continuing to function as they were designed?randomseb wrote:Maybe these things are already out there!
Too sensible. I like to think that they contain little green men.


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Seahawks | Two candidates for punt return duties
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said WR Golden Tate will be given the first opportunity to earn the punt return duties. RB Christine Michael will also be given the chance to earn the role.
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I am going with CM, I think he will bring more power and is more expendable then Tate.
Tough tough job! They have human bullets coming at them, and they are expected to move forward.


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Preparing for The Internet of Things
As the Internet of Things (IoT) connects innumerable everyday devices, previously closed systems are opened up to remote access and control.
Unfortunately, hostile parties lurk everywhere, ready to exploit any vulnerability. To attain full rewards of the digital age, businesses and consumers need to believe the IoT's benefits exceed their risks.
The urgency for viable IoT security solutions grows by the day. At front-of-mind for many business and government leaders lies the same, nagging question: What do we need to do to secure the IoT?
Our research illustrates how business must adapt to this new reality by creating an agile, resilient and vigilant security apparatus embedded into products and services, prepared to fight off cyber-attacks before its too late. Read on as we detail our vision.


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Stock Markets Await Debt-Ceiling Vote
The House is expected to vote Wednesday to extend the debt ceiling until May. But if the vote goes awry, expect markets to drop quickly. Jonathan Cheng reports on Markets Hub. Photo: AP.
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... I ... the Dow Jones industrial average of fifty points ... almost all of that is IBM which reports earnings after the bell last night stocks doing well today what is on the market's mind today ... might be actually what's going on down in DC another vote ... on the debt ceiling ... Jonathan Cheng if you talk about the markets' Junction ... on the sport has been going up a lot ... every day ... every day is going up with something new to happen to the and Washington that laid to rest that Chevron ... will definitely the markets priced in ... here for ... the Republicans to basically take the debt ceiling ... and take it down the road a rule but ... that's not the ideal solution but as part of a maneuver and it's happening here between Republicans and Democrats ... AP AP AP is ... if you're an investor you know one of the deal is this trend when the middle of earnings season ... and earnings are looking pretty good Maisano side him and to write until yesterday NFL that's right ... I didn't hear a single handedly lifting the Dow into positive territory actually was we saw ... yes and he turned ... to red to the human right Reverend has pulled a Chardonnay ... soul ... is there any concern that down in Washington ... something could happen to me that the market it actually fewer of real short army love that is is is more ... more headline risk more trading opportunities ... the book that someone one if ... this debt ceiling vote today goes awry ... Hollande prepares the market ... well keep in mind we've been watching developments in Washington and in Europe more ... the ten year for several years now ... and I think most investors first of all were what was ... surprisingly my mind sanguine about that the run-up to that ... fiscal cliff ... debate we haven't seen in the first right ... and so I think what investors are prepared for is that anything can be found on ... the site with us and we saw that with ... the ... debt ceiling debate last year we saw in two thousand level was low with Europe ... but we also know from experience that ... no matter what the market those that are no matter what policy makers don't mess that ... bill genera in the end that's the hope so far that the track record so far ... so good we do get disappointed Savannah could come from any quarter of ... you know Congress than ... pound presumably would take a little hit here because the market price and success brand is as they demanded that the pattern leans BCE ... the day's lows come in the morning your time of disaster ... then the next minute I arises ... is the market in its own little world right now and got some big numbers coming up rate of fifteen hundred on the SNP fourteen thousand on the Dow Amenas abort its own little world and they are just a see those numbers up at the wrangling for them ... you look at the end of the day ... Silvio always argue ... people Makol are always like to extend earnings and earnings again ... are coming in ahead of expectations so mobile some of the summer that ... the dollar's a mixed bag why don't the damage that inhabit it was in a high-profile one two and the financials of course this this quarter would have been reported strongly ... I think ultimately that's what they wanna see ... that in spite of whatever ... may be happening in the macroeconomic commandment the company's continuing to be smart about the mighty continue to spar ... the hiring of an expansion and about ... on doing what they need to do to get ... the bottom line up in the store seeds of a guy who keep an eye on it he'll keep an eye on a new writing that I think you're a much ...


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Kevin Clark, IceCaps move in right direction with 4-2 win over MarliesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Kevin Clark and the St. John's IceCaps took a small step in the right direction on Sunday.
Clark scored twice and St. John's snapped a seven-game home losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Toronto Marlies in American Hockey League play.
"It's crucial," said IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge. "We cracked a losing streak at home, obviously our fans are our biggest supporters and to get a win for them is nice. At the same time, we're a long way from where we need to be.
"This is a step in the right direction."
Despite the win, St. John's is still in last place in the AHL's Eastern Conference. Toronto remains No. 1 in the Western Conference.
Eric O'Dell and Jason Jaffray also scored for the IceCaps (16-20-2), while Ray Sawada added two assists.
Paul Ranger and Ryan Hamilton supplied the offence for the Marlies (22-11-3).
Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins said St. John's came out with more fire than Saturday night when Toronto topped the IceCaps 6-2.
"Tonight they were just harder on the body, they were winning more battles for the puck, they were sacrificing themselves, and you could really hear them communicating on the ice," said Eakins. "Last night it seemed like a silent team once we got the lead."
McCambridge said St. John's needs to develop consistency to turn its season around.
"I thought overall, some really good things against a top-notch team in Toronto. We realize where we are as a group right now and we need that same kind of performance every single night. I'm happy that the guys realized what it takes here to win hockey games at this time of year."
The Marlies tied the game 2-2 on a penalty shot from Hamilton, who scored for Toronto at the 17:02 mark of the second.
Eakins said the penalty shot on a power play was deserved, although it is uncommon.
"It was close to going in and a guy grabs it with his hand in the crease, it doesn't matter if it's five-on-five or if you're killing a penalty, it's going to the middle of the ice for a penalty shot," said Eakins.
Clark responded with the winner at 10:26 in the third, and added an empty-net goal in the final minute of play.
Rynnas finished with 32 saves and Eddie Pasquale had 21 saves.
St. John's was 1 for 4 on the power play and Toronto was 1 for 6.


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Vetri - Italian Glass News Spring 99 website special edition, has an article, THE FAZZOLETTO VASEART GLASS OR TOURIST SOUVENIRS? by Howard Lockwood, which shows two of these and gives them as Two vases of unknown origins - probably Aureliano Toso - I don't know how accurate that might be, but thought it worth mentioning, just in case. (Mind you, the same article has a Chance posy/hankie vase attributed as probably German and enamelled so be cautioned.)
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Seib & Wessel: Another Round of Budget Drama
WSJ reporters talk about the unfinished agenda and the prospect of a confrontation over spending between the White House and Congress in March. Also: Is Hillary Clinton getting ready for another presidential run? (Photo: AP)
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... I the the ... so we're up affording this touchy subject here which is ... yield of the guns integration that's easy ... budget we still can't agree on what to do about spending and things to kick off the little that it's been a success but ... it's gonna be on March first outlined a bunch of automatic spending cuts come into effect people now are saying what she's going into the the recalled robo call an automatic cuts right what happened is that they put off the spending cuts in response to take effect the first of January until ... March first ... the only way they can win even as Congress actually has to pass a bill ... the president needs to sign ... in is the Republicans decide that they would rather let the spending cuts go into effect ... this could be very hard for the Democrats to force them to ... do something else ... ah the Democrats attack that Republicans would want this to happen because it cuts defense pretty strongly ... but it's hard to tell whether the Republicans are just ... bargaining position or why but that seems the most likely course when one of these the things that we were dreading two months ago could take offense or walk ... for awhile not the whole year probably ... read Aprilia me maybe that there's ... him when they actually do probation builder some trade offs ... The basic but the throttle not around ... next week to congressional budget office and get that stupid it is the deficit ... Paul Ryan's gonna come up with his budget house but she's promised to balance the budget in ten years about raising taxes ... will be extinct ... the president has to have to come out with his budget ... get the across the board spending cuts in the beginning of March ... the government runs out of funding authority at the end of ... March so its full one but two quarters ... it isn't there or dismiss them to be said though the former soften these problems over water for time I mean we love literally kicking but this is the definition of kicking the can down the road to Mt remarked on what system for business at the cost of softening me ... I've been around so long I remember when they were saying doing annual budgets was disruptive we ought to have a two year ... now we can we get a form of ... evidence that the prom on the other end is that the real problems aren't in the next ten years in the next twenty or thirty years so everybody's fighting about ... the next ten years is if that's the real problem is money that's the beginning of trial would be good to do with the next ten years in the promise and not even doing tonight dealing with ... Medicare Medicaid social Security ... PCs be no appetite for doing the long term ... that is to get the whole idea the grand bargain that everyone kind of made me they didn't actually get to visit us ... I ... Denzel strong but don't give a very low odds look ... the whole point of doing these things incrementally to do something with the fiscal cliff deal ... it was said ... is that it builds trust among the party is ... quite certain where I don't see any at the time of one of the president or ... our speaker brainer a new dress and to get back into some negotiation ... so if I were another milestone this week Tory Clinton ended her time Secretary State going out more popular then she came in Russia's charges in Washington these days she's going out with personal care bill the remains of in the high fifties aam she is she's clearly obvious him or herself SF ... for your estate to as help to ... improve America's image abroad ... the key question now on but a guessing game again is what your wall watching cushy job in the iam ... two thousand sixteen Democratic presidential race and their supporters would love to do it there waiting for waiting in the wings there ... are a production committees and there are donors and there are on opposite groups to stifle the monitor on ... that she says she's tired she had a health scare ... so it's really not clear at this point ... and I would be surprised if she really has made for mine I mean ... did he ask me today it's a chicken run depression can be too much but who can know that ... that you know ... two weeks after the two things one a half weeks after the first after the blast inaugural I didn't that they did I'd I'd had it easy watching how people sort of R ... R Tarek Fatah she needs to make a decision and we really are just ... just a ... few months from Alaska level and any she does have a little bit of time to think of their shares to a spot for the day she deserves the respond agree that the Commission wants to see that ... live coverage ... we venerate should probably be a ... partial report ... she has a long time and one reason just on ... the Shias or station where she has support in your arm or is this and I went after ... she has a fundraising network as


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The Brazilian signed from Inter in January and has already managed a goal and two assists in his three appearances for the Merseyside outfit.
"Philippe has been brilliant," Pascoe told the club's official website.
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"I'm not surprised by his impact so far as we knew how good a player he was. He's got a good eye, he's got a good awareness of where his team-mates are and that's what he's picked up very quickly.
"He got two assists at Wigan. The one he crossed for Stewart Downing's goal with two wingers combining was fantastic, and his goal against Swansea was superb.
"He wants to get into the box and he wants to score goals. If the opportunity is there for a pass he will make the right decision whether to shoot or pass and that's the sign of a good player."
Pascoe is also happy that Brendan Rodgers' style of football seems to be paying off, with Liverpool having scored 12 goals in their last three games.
He explained: "It's always hard when you implement a new style and it takes time to get used to it, but with the way the lads have been playing it has been fantastic.
"Daniel Sturridge and Coutinho came in January and they have gelled well with the rest of the lads.
"The lads have been fantastic and every day they are working hard on the style, the tactical and technical style of their game, and good positioning, pressing and passing the ball better.
"You look at the 5-0 win against Swansea, 4-0 versus Wigan - both high scoring games and we could have even scored more with the way we played. We also played Arsenal and Manchester City and dominated them and were unlucky not to beat them."


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Agilent Technologies Enhances FieldFox RF Analyzers with Options for Measuring Time Domains and Channel Power
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 1, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today enhanced its FieldFox RF analyzers with options for time-domain analysis and channel-power measurements. These options give engineers the features they need to more easily and quickly test their RF communications infrastructure.
Agilent will demonstrate its new FieldFox options, along with solutions that cover everything from circuit-level modeling through system verification for general RF, microwave, 4G communications, and aerospace/defense applications at IMS 2012/IEEE MTT-S (Booth 1015), June 19-21, in Montréal, Canada. A range of premier partner solutions will also be available on Agilent Avenue and throughout the event area.
With FieldFox's time-domain analysis (Option 010) engineers can determine the individual frequency response of one of a series of reflections. Using the powerful gating function, they can remove unwanted responses such as connector mismatch or cable discontinuities.
For R&D and manufacturing engineers who design circuits or fixtures, the time-domain capability is especially useful when testing devices such as transmission lines, fixtures and connectors. With it, engineers can measure, visualize and characterize device discontinuities (whether resistive, capacitive or inductive) using a suite of analysis tools, substantially shortening the time it takes to remove or fix the cause of unwanted discontinuities.
The new channel-power meter (Option 311) is geared toward engineers and technicians in the wireless installation and maintenance arena. It provides a simple way to make channelized average power measurements, without requiring an external USB power sensor. The channel-power meter provides better accuracy for banded power measurements, reducing errors caused by out-of-band signals. A large display, simple settings, and a price tag that's less than buying an external USB sensor make the channel power-meter option easy to use and ideal for today's cost-sensitive customers.
"Engineers working in today's fast-paced communication industries require even more measurement and analysis capabilities to maintain their competitive edge," said Gregg Peters, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Component Test Division. "Our new FieldFox options are backed by Agilent's 40-plus-year leadership in RF/microwave network and spectrum analysis. Coupled with the analyzers' unmatched measurement integrity, field readiness and adaptability, they ensure today's engineers have the most productive test solutions to address complex issues in the field."
The Agilent FieldFox RF analyzers-the N9912A and the N9923A-are designed for installation and maintenance engineers working in the wireless, aerospace and defense industries. Designed to withstand even the toughest working conditions, they accelerate workloads with a task-driven user interface that saves time in the field. The N9912A (4/6 GHz) is the world's most integrated handheld analyzer for wireless installation and maintenance with seven instruments in one. The N9923A (4/6 GHz) is the world's most accurate handheld RF vector network analyzer, providing the best measurement stability in the industry (0.01 dB/degree Celsius) and offering the world's first integrated QuickCal calibration capability available in a handheld VNA. Both the N9912A and N9923A are designed for indoor and outdoor use. They are MIL-PRF Class 2 compliant, have no fans and no vents, and weigh less than 2.8 kg.
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Agilent's new time-domain capability, Option 010, for FieldFox RF analyzers is now available for $3,700. It can be used with either the N9912A or N9923A units. The new channel-power meter capability, Option 311, is available on the N9912A unit and is priced at $850. Both options can be ordered with any new FieldFox unit purchase. Customers who already own either a N9912A or N9923A unit can obtain the options via software upgrades.
More information on the new FieldFox RF analyzer capabilities is available at www.agilent.com/find/FieldFox. Images are available at www.agilent.com/find/FieldFox_Enhancements_images. Visit the Agilent YouTube network at www.youtube.com/AgilentTM to see latest products and applications videos in electronic design and measurement.
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(Good murder mystery "B" movie)
Tom Cruise is good as the popular fiction hero Jack Reacher in this exciting murder mystery. He plays an ex-Army investigator who has disappeared from view with only the clothes on his back and a toothbrush in his pocket, only to resurface to help a defense attorney (Rosamond Pike) take on the case of a former soldier, trained as a sniper, accused of the mass murder of five people. She just happens to be the estranged daughter of the DA who is trying the case (our own Richard Jenkins who gets third billing with his excellent performance).
All of the evidence points to the sniper who is sent into a coma by some overzealous prison guards but manages to first write "Get Jack Reacher." We slowly learn why he wrote the instruction, as lawyer and superhero team up to find out what happened and why.
Big questions arise, like why would the sniper put a quarter in a parking meter before gunning down five seemingly unrelated people on a busy Pittsburgh street?
And what could possibly be the connection among these people?
And why was her father obstructing her in the investigation?
The plot thickens and Reacher slowly unravels it, but not before showing his fighting abilities, wiping out seemingly unrelated thugs who try to stop him. Once we discover what and why, we realize that we have been manipulated a bit to think in the wrong direction.
It's a fun couple of hours that unfortunately goes for that familiar showdown, with the female being kidnapped and the hero having to save her. He gets a little help from a shooting range owner (Robert Duvall in a great character role). When we learn what really happened, though, it does make sense.
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15 Satisfying Vegan Lunch Recipes to Energize Your Day
Want some fresh vegan inspiration for lunch? These delicious grain and vegetable-laden meals are here to give you a big hug. Look beyond hummus-everything (although that's totally acceptable), to satisfying salads, hearty stews, and sandwiches that will give you energy until dinner. The best part? All of these are so easy to transport to the office.
If you're looking for a great salad, you need to try the couscous with chickpeas, fennel, and citrus OR the colorful lentil salad with walnuts and herbs. If you want something hot you could heat up at the office, try the pumpkin chili or easy green minestrone.
What are your favorite vegan recipes for lunch?
- 1 Couscous With Chickpeas, Fennel, and Citrus
- 2 Spicy Lentil Wraps with Tahini Sauce
- 3 Golden Quinoa Salad with Lemon, Dill & Avocado
- 4 Pumpkin Chili
- 5 Kale & Quinoa Salad with Dates, Almonds & Citrus Dressing
- 6 Brown Rice Bowl with Maple-Glazed Tempeh & Tahini-Miso Dressing
- 7 Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
- 8 Spiced Lentil, Sweet Potato & Kale Whole Wheat Pockets
- 9 Couscous Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion & Herbs
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Bullying Crisis
Two tragic high-profile teen suicides brought bullying and cyber bullying to forefront this year. In January, 15-year-old Phoebe Prince committed suicide after enduring months of torment at her Massachusetts high school and online. Months later, Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from a bridge after a roommate secretly taped and streamed video of Clementi having sex with a man in his dorm room.
Their untimely deaths shed light on the disturbing trend of bullying and teen suicide, and have resulted in increased awareness among parents and stricter anti-bullying laws in many states.
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Yale law professor and mother of two Amy Chua made headlines after her polarizing views on the virtues of Chinese parenting appeared in an article in the Wall Street Journal. The article, excerpted from Chua's book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, detailed Chua's strict parenting style—her daughters are not allowed to attend sleepovers, watch TV or play computer games, choose their own extracurricular activities, or not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama. Critics bashed the extreme demands the "Tiger Mom" puts on her children, and took offense to her claim that Chinese parenting is "superior" to Western parenting.
Parenting Post blogger Denene Millner argued that no specific style of parenting is the right way. Denene's husband interviews prospective students for Yale, where successful students "are the children of families who parented in all kinds of ways—with too much discipline and not enough, with hugging and with slapping, with encouragement and ridicule, with Helicopter Parent-styled attention and hands-off, Free Range Kids-styled parenting," she wrote. "None of these kids are better than the other. None of them worse."
Find out what else Denene had to say about Tiger Mom Amy Chua.
Recall Madness
A slew of scary baby product recalls had parents checking (and rechecking) their medicine cabinets, nurseries, and toy boxes. Johnson & Johnson alone issued several major recalls throughout 2010, including recalls on varieties of Children's Tylenol, Infant and Children's Motrin, Children's Benadryl, and other over-the-counter adult and children's remedies.
After seven major drop-side crib recalls, including Kmart, Ethan Allen, and Pottery Barn brands, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced new guidelines that would ban the sale, manufacture and resale of all drop-side cribs.
Fisher-Price recalled more than 11 million tricycles, high chairs and toys, prompted by reports of injuries and possible choking hazards.
Catch up on past and current recalls by checking our frequently updated recalls section.
Too Hot for Sesame Street?
Sesame Street producers pulled Katy Perry's guest appearance from broadcast after angry parents and viewers deemed Perry's low-cut mini dress too sexy for kid TV. The singer had taped a kid-friendly remix of her radio hit "Hot N Cold" with Elmo as part of the show's 41st season. The pop star went on to poke fun at the whole debacle, in a low-cut Elmo tee, during a hilarious SNL skit.
Skies Not So Friendly for Kids
Kids and travel were an oft-debated topic this year, thanks to controversial new TSA regulations requiring pat downs for adults and children, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)'s call to end "lap child" policies, and increasing support for the idea of kid-free flights.
In July, an Australian woman sued over an in-flight toddler tantrum that she said caused deafness. Then in August, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant made headlines after she took a baby girl away from her parents after the mother slapped the child during a flight. The baby was eventually returned to her parents after police questioning.
Anyone up for a road trip?
The Smoking Toddler
A shocking video of an Indonesian toddler casually puffing away on a cigarette burned up the blogosphere in May. The viral video exposed 18-month-old Ardi Riza's two-pack-a-day smoking habit--a full-blown addiction that his parents said tamed his terrible tantrums.
The resulting public outcry captured the attention of Indonesia's National Commission for Child Protection, who arranged for the child to attend intensive rehabilitation treatments. Ardi has--phew!--since kicked his butts habit.
Bundles of Joy?
In July, a buzzy New York Magazine cover story explored "why parents hate parenting," citing numerous studies that suggest parents are less happy than adults who don't have children.
Months later, author Erica Jong slammed "attachment parenting," a hands-on parenting approach that involves keeping a child close (baby-wearing, co-sleeping) and carefully attuning oneself to a baby's physical and emotional needs. Jong argued that this extreme attentiveness is "prison for mothers," and puts unreasonable demands and stress on parents.
Whether you're glad someone finally said it, or can't stand anyone talking smack about the joys of motherhood, both pieces definitely got people talking.
Kiddie Pole Dancing
A Canadian workout studio made headlines for their, ahem, unique fitness classes for kids, including group and private pole dance instruction. Studio owner Tammy Morris called her pint-sized pupils (some as young as 5) "naturals" and argued that kids have "no (erotic) association with the pole whatsoever."
Class offerings include Bellylicious, Sexy Flexy, Pussycat Dawls, and Promiscuous Girls (really?), with a Mommy and Me pole dancing class in the works.
Nursing: It Should Be the Law
Supermodel mom Gisele Bündchen ruffled feathers when she proposed that all mothers be required to breastfeed for at least six months.
''Some people here (in the US) think they don't have to breastfeed, and I think 'Are you going to give chemical food to your child when they are so little?'" she told Harper's Bazaar UK. "I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.''
Gisele's comments didn't sit well with moms who couldn't or chose not to breastfeed, who found them offensive and judgmental. Gisele later semi-apologized. (The outspoken mom also caused a stir with her comments that some construed as a dig against single moms.)
World's Oldest Moms
How old is too old to have a baby? The heated debate captured media attention after Indian woman Bhateri Devi gave birth to triplets at 66 via in vitro fertilization. Though many medical experts warn of the various health risks of post-menopausal birth, including high blood pressure, strain on the heart and lungs, increased potential for premature birth, and difficult postpartum healing, older moms around the world continue to turn to fertility treatments to get pregnant.
Kids Not Welcome
A North Carolina restaurant stirred up controversy when the owner posted a sign as a stern warning to patrons with kids: "Screaming Children Will NOT Be Tolerated!" Echoing similar sentiment, a writer for The New York Times ranted about the practice of bringing babies to bars.
The push for kid-free zones has outraged many parents. "You do not have a right to child-free spaces," Maia, a blogger for Feministe wrote. "I simply don't believe that my mamahood means that I must be shunted away from the rest of society." But many other disagreed. Said one commenter: "I never understood why some parents seem to NEED to inflict their brats on the general public at large. Are they too cheap to hire a baby sitter, or do they actually enjoy the screaming? And then they are SHOCKED when no one else is enjoying the antics of their little darling monsters."
Poll: Should We Keep Our Baby?
"Vote and choose whether we abort or keep our unborn child," website birthornot.com offered to visitors. The site, which chronicled the pregnancy of Minneapolis couple Pete and Alisha Arnold, caused a firestorm of controversy. The pair posted ultrasound images and baby health updates, and tallied more than 2 million votes. The Arnolds later admitted the poll was a hoax--the couple was never considering abortion, and instead wanted to spur political discussion.
Circumcision Decision
The perennial hot-button issue fueled even more heated debates after news broke that, come next November, San Francisco residents may be voting on whether or not circumcision should be illegal there. Some celebrated the possible ballot as a welcomed step toward ending the procedure, while others took issue to the state ruling on a personal parenting decision.
Mom Defends Preschool Son in Drag
In October, Mom blogger Nerdy Apple Bottom's son decided to dress up as Daphne from Scooby-Doo for Halloween, drawing stares and nasty comments from parents at his daycare. The mom took to her blog to vent her frustration in a post titled "My Son is Gay."
The post was unexpectedly picked up by countless other blogs, resulting in media attention and thousands of retweets and comments. Some praised the mom for accepting and standing up for her 5-year-old son; others criticized her for "outing" him (she wasn't actually saying he was gay) and posting his photo online.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - feedback? Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "feedback?" BinkememberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 1999Posts: 1194Location: Sweden Posted: Sun Nov 07, 1999 10:34 am Hey, I made this image with my piece of sheit mice in 1 day... http://www.algonet.se/~tony-h/evildevil.jpg feedback please..! so I know what I should think of, next time.. *agh* need my wacom Back to top BinkememberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 1999Posts: 1194Location: Sweden Posted: Sun Nov 07, 1999 2:40 pm http://www.algonet.se/~tony-h/devil.htm looks nicer with a black background :P Back to top wakestarrGuestMember # Posted: Sun Nov 07, 1999 3:29 pm hehe it looks cool, though i don't get scared by that devil, he seems more like one cool homie! Anyways, I'd try to add a bit more detail to the whole picture but his face especially... keep it up! -wakestarr Back to top imdakingmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 321Location: USA Posted: Sun Nov 07, 1999 7:13 pm hmm........ this devil looks rather uh..... cute ... i thought they were suppose to be mean.. oh well tho =P Still prety good =) Back to top mOOmemberMember #Joined: 25 Oct 1999Posts: 84Location: Iowa Posted: Sun Nov 07, 1999 8:24 pm The shading overall is done pretty well the only part that bugs me is the face the shading on it looks sort of flat. Maybe you could try having the light only illuminating under the chin and a few areas like this.. http://moo.thirddimension.net/evilchng.jpg since the face is in front of the light source I think? Back to top BinkememberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 1999Posts: 1194Location: Sweden Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 7:57 am Oh you, he is very evil !! hehe, well he was meant to look a bit cartoonish from the beginning, I'm not to good at drawing realistic stuff...I'm better at cartoons...but im learning And I totally agree on the shading of the face, I was very unsure about that, I tried shading it like mOO suggested, but it just didn't look good..so I just kept it, as it was...but ill look into your suggestions! and he is evil! *mental note: need to learn how to draw good textures* Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Police arrested 52-year-old Clarence Davis on Monday. He was jailed on $5,000 bail.
Video footage shows Davis checking the balance and making two withdrawals from White's account for $611.90. Davis told police he had permission to withdraw the money to pay rent and other bills for White.
Police say Davis admitted to using the money to restore the apartment to re-rent it.
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