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Though locals and tourists alike don't usually need an excuse for a risqué costume in Las Vegas, expect an over-the-top display of skin and creativity through the middle of next week as Halloweek hits the Strip. If the below list of clubbing and dining options is a little much for you, switch gears and check out our community Halloween event listings for family-friendly activities.
Friday, October 26:
Attack of the Mummy: Moon presents Attack of the Mummy with sounds by M!keattack. There will be a costume contest for the best overall costume, with $5,000 going to the winner and $1,500 to the runner-up.
Heaven & Hell at Señor Frog's: The two-story party bar at T.I. puts on two costume parties this weekend and Halloween night. Upstairs will be a Heaven wonderland and downstairs will be a hell-themed playground, to accommodate the various angels and devils partying on the Strip. The party runs Oct. 26, 27 and 31.
Rum 'N Bones: Tabu celebrates Halloween Oct. 26–29 with a Rum 'N Bones–filled celebration. Enjoy Captain Morgan cocktail specials throughout the weekend. DJ Eric Forbes will kick off the holiday festivities during Forbes Fridays, then DJ Kid Jay will take over the turntables Saturday night. On Sunday, DJ Dezie spins at Girls Do It Better Sundays. Captain Morgan and the Morganettes will make a special appearance Sunday as well and there will be $10,000 in cash and prizes for guests sporting the best costumes.
Haunted Aoki's House at Surrender: Turkish/German DJ and producer Deniz Koyu spins along with Steve Aoki at Haunted Aoki's House.
Electro of Oz at Marquee: Italian DJ Benny Benassi, also known as the "Electroman," spins at Marquee Nightclub for a Halloween celebration called Electro of Oz.
DJ Prostyle: Haze kicks off its Halloween Weekend with a $10,000 costume contest with a special guest DJ set from DJ Prostyle.
Sultan & Ned Shepard at XS: Canadian DJ Sultan has done work with the Deep Dish label as well as Bedrock Breaks. He'll perform along with frequent collaborator Ned Shepard.
Couture Halloween Party: Lily welcomes Sancho Van Ryan and Sancho Couture for a stylish Halloween party. Wear your most shocking outfits and dance to the sounds of DJ Epic One.
DJ Politik at Tao: The youngest member of the Deckstar DJ conglomerate, DJ Politik, spins at Tao Fridays.
Halloween costume party at Chateau: Neon clothes and side ponytails will certainly be welcome at Chateau's Thriller Everything '80s Halloween costume party featuring $5,000 in cash and prizes.
Halloween Massacre: The Beatles Revolution Lounge welcomes the Bombmakers to mix hip-hop and dubstep, plus additional music from DJ Earwaxxx. Ladies in costume can enjoy open bar from 10 p.m. until midnight and there's a sexy costume contest with a $250 prize.
Six Days of Halloween costume contests: Piranha celebrates Halloween all weekend long with costume contests during Six Days of Halloween. Prizes on Friday and Saturday total $1,000 each night, $2,000 Sunday, $500 Monday and Tuesday and $5,000 on Wednesday for the main event.
Halloween drink specials: Posh Boutique Nightclub offers buy-one-get-one drinks on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. The four-day party will feature music from DJs Sincere, Myk, Joey Mazzola and 5150. The club opens at midnight each night.
Tacos & Tequila Halloween specials: Chef Saul Ortiz at Tacos & Tequila has added new Halloween goodies to the menu available exclusively from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4. T&T will unveil its newest cocktail, the Devil's Kiss Martini, available exclusively during the month of October to honor All Hallow's Eve. Priced at $12, the wickedly delicious concoction is rimmed with chocolate and mixed with Patron XO, Stoli vanilla vodka, amaretto and cream. Guests can also enjoy various new appetizers, priced at $3. The restaurant will also offer ghost wings made with crispy breaded chicken wings tossed in T&T's original ghost pepper sauce, priced at $10. On Oct. 26 and 27, enjoy music from a DJ from 8–11 p.m. and $5 Dos Equis.
Saturday, October 27:
Pinata Party Massacre Ghostbar Dayclub celebrates with the Pinata Party Massacre with $2,500 going to the sexiest costume.
Halloween Bourbon Bash at the Bourbon Room: The Rock of Ages-inspired bar keeps with its theme with an '80s-themed Halloween party. Partygoers in '80s attire receive a free shot upon entry. Guests can opt for the $35 wristband and get unlimited wells, house wines and domestic beers (from 8 to 10 p.m.).
Maxim's Halloween Party at Lavo: The men's magazine celebrates at the Palazzo venue with a party hosted by Kid Rock. The "Cowboy" singer hosts a "sexy little devil" costume contest where the winner takes home $1,000, a signed Kid Rock guitar, a year of Maxim — and a personal photo on maxim.com.
Redfoo at Tao: The Venetian club presents a special performance by Redfoo of LMFAO & the Party Rock Crew so be sure to wear your animal print pants, out of control, of course. Earlier in the day, catch the party animals at Lavo's party brunch.
The Haunted Hotel Ball at Mandalay Bay: Spice up your Halloween weekend with a performance by Havana Brown and a $5,000 costume contest. The party has sold out in cities like Chicago and Scottsdale in years past and now visits Sin City. The event combines the elements of a VIP nightclub experience, with the lavishness of a hotel gala, and the terror of a haunted house.
JWoww at Chateau: Reality television star Jenni "JWoww" Farley hosts a sexy Halloween party at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens for the second year in a row. Like last year, she's planning to coordinate her costume with long-time boyfriend Roger Matthews. The Jersey Shore and Snooki & JWoww star will surely be wearing another fist pump-worthy outfit.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween special: Enjoy a special midnight Halloween showing at Regency Tropicana Cinemas. The event will feature the live record-breaking performance shadow-cast of Frankie's Favorite Obsession, est. 2001, which will also present a special Halloween musical pre-show. There will be three costume contests with the themes of Halloween, Rocky Horror and drag. No outside props; interactive prop kits are available for $1.
Halloween sake special: Rice & Company at Luxor celebrates Halloween with Demon Slayer sake paired with the Wicked Roll of the West for the entire month of October. The Wicked Roll is made with spicy tuna, yellowtail, cucumber and avocado and topped with a spicy mayo. The sushi and sake duo are $30.
CollectiveZoo's Halloween sleepover: CollectiveZoo celebrates Halloweekend with a two-day monster bash, which stopped first at the Artisan Hotel Boutique on Thursday and continues on to Oracle Mansion on Saturday. Enjoy music from DJs Kaotic, Volterra, Starmada, BOXFED, Topsider and Zack the Ripper, and an open bar from 9 to 10 p.m. at Artisan and music from DJ Jim Green and Bombmakers at Oracle, plus a $3,000 costume contest.
Haunted Dada Land at Surrender: Celebrate the weekend with Dada Life at the Encore hotspot when the Swedish electro house duo turns it into Haunted Dada Land. Link Text
Heaven and Hell Halloween: The Caesars club hosts a Heaven and Hell Halloween event complete with a costume contest. Five ladies will be chosen as winners for "Sexiest Costume" and take home $30,000 in total cash prizes.
Sexiest Vixen costume contest at LAX: Halloween festivities begin Saturday at the Luxor club with the search for the "Sexiest Vixen." Clubgoers donning sultry and sinful costumes will have the opportunity to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes.
LAX's Life After Death Halloween party: Fun at the Luxor continues Wednesday night with the Life After Death Halloween party featuring actor Jamal Woolard of the movie Notorious. Woolard will do a live performance, emulating the late Notorious B.I.G.'s famous hit songs.
Hyde's Masquerade: Hyde Bellagio and Dom Perignon present a masquerade party with celebrity guest Stacy Keibler. Guests can "hyde" behind their favorite masquerade mask. Enjoy Halloween-inspired live presentations from Cirque du Soleil performance artists and music from DJs Jace One and Konflikt.
Mix Master Mike at The Bank: Bellagio's nightclub presents Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys spinning alongside DJ Karma.
Halloween costume contest: Revolver hosts a Most Original Costume Contest with a $2,000 prize. The cover is $5, and $3 drink and shot specials rotate every hour and will include American Honey, Jagermeister, Three Olives, Absolut and Malibu.
ATB at Marquee: ATB headlines at the Cosmo club along with Armin Van Buuren, DJ Mag's newly crowned Top DJ of 2012.
Scott Disick: Reality TV star Scott Disick's American Psycho Halloween Extravaganza takes place at 1 Oak Nightclub. Try and keep up with the Keeping Keeping Up With The Kardasians star as he dances to the sounds of DJs Ikon and Que.
T-Pain at Haze: The hip-hop artist and reality TV star makes an exclusive guest appearance at Haze at Aria, where costumed party-goers can enjoy music from resident DJ E-Rock.
Fetish & Fantasy Ball: The annual Halloween extravaganza returns to the Hard Rock for another year of risque costumes that certainly push the envelope. Find out just why so many magazines and travel guides say this is a party not to miss.
Sunday, October 28:
Haunted House Music : Ghostbar presents Haunted House Music with Kevin Brown and DJ Casanova. There will be a costume contest for the best overall costume with $1,000 going to the winner and $500 to the runner-up.
Superheroes and Villains Halloween Party at Insert Coin(s): The videobar/gamelounge encourages guests to break out the spandex and capes while playing their favorite superhero and villains video games.
Neon Halloween at Lavo: DJ Vice presents Neon Halloween at Vice Sundays, where you can bust out your finest neon costumes and try to blind the competition.
Sexiest Halloween Costume Contest: Sometimes scaring the pants off of somebody is a good thing! The Bank celebrates with the Sexiest Halloween Costume Contest and a $10,000 grand prize plus music from resident DJ Karma.
DJ Pauly D: Hard Rock Hotel ends this year's Rehab Sunday pool party with a final encore performance by DJ Pauly D. Later that evening the reality star will sign Remix bottles, his pre-game vodka-based cocktails, in front of Hard Rock Store. Pre-Halloween festivities kick off during the Sinners' Ball at Vanity Nightclub with a costume contest featuring $50,000 in cash and prizes and a performance by the costumed DJ.
Monday, October 29:
Park Rock Halloween at Marquee: One half of LMFAO, Redfoo, hardly needs a costume as he brings back his Party Rock antics, complete with champagne showers and inflatable zebras, and this time he's bringing Chuckie along for the party.
Evil Dead the Musical at the V Theater: For those who don't know, this hilarious live stage show takes all the elements of the cult classic horror films, Evil Dead 1, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, then combines them to make a craziest theatrical experience and the only musical to include a splatter zone. The show has added special Halloweek performances including Oct. 29, 30 at 10 p.m. and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 8:30 and 11:30 p.m.
Halloween dress rehearsal: STK will have specialty shots Good vs. Evil as well as pumpkin panna cotta with chocolate fudge macaroon and dulce de leche. Magnum Monday will be a Halloween dress rehearsal so guests are encouraged to wear costumes to test drive or Halloween.
Tuesday, October 30:
Sky Blu at Pure: The other half of LMFAO brings his Who Came to Party?! event to the Caesars hotspot with a "Superheroes and Villains" theme. Captain Animal Print Pants, perhaps?
Fancy Sauce- It's to Die For: Moon Nightclub presents a Halloween edition of Fancy Sauce. There will be a costume contest for the best overall costume, with $5,000 going to the winner and $1,5000 to the runner up.
Goretorium hosts at Hyde: The Strip-side haunted house hosts at the Bellagio hotspot's All Hallow's Eve bash. Enjoy music from the EC Twins at the special edition of the club's Lost Angels industry night.
Dirty South: Australian DJ/remixer/record producer Dirty South has headlined at both Coachella and the Electronic Daisy Carnival. He'll spin Halloween Eve at Lavo.
Halloween gelato special: Pastry Chef Hank Sbraccia will celebrate National Candy Corn Day and Halloween with his candy corn gelato offered exclusively on Oct. 30 and 31 at Trevi inside the Forum Shops at Caesars. The dessert features a combination of crushed candy corns swirled in a creamy vanilla-flavored gelato, priced at $4.50 per scoop.
Major Lazer: Expect an exciting night at the industry Halloween party at 1 Oak Nightclub, which features a special live performance from electronic super-group Major Lazer along with resident DJs Karma and Ikon.
Wednesday, October 31:
Monster Bash at Beauty Bar: Enjoy $3 Pumpkin Pie shots, a live set from local band Red Eye Radio and beats by DJs Xander Xero and Know Well plus a costume contest with a $50 bar tab.
Cowboys vs. Zombies Halloween Party at Gilley's: Aside from sounding like a must-see B horror movie, this party will feature drink specials, music from Ryan Whyte Maloney, costume and costumed bull-riding contests and a "Thriller" dance-off, so don't forget your sequined glove.
Night of Masks at Bagatelle: The self-proclaimed "originators of the champagne brunch" kick off their Vegas venture with supper club and nightlife operations on Halloween night. Wear a mask and be among the first to check out the new venue.
Naughtiest Halloween Costume Bash: Adult Stars Tasha Reign and Sandy and Spencer Scott will host the Naughtiest Halloween Costume Bash at Sapphire Gentlemen's Club. Tasha Reign will also perform on stage as well as give a lap dance to the lucky winner of the Sapphire social media contest.
DUB Magazine Halloween Party at Tao: Check out the official DUB Magazine Halloween Party with special appearances by Kirko Bangz and DJ Quik plus sounds by Eric D-Lux.
Haunted Hoe-down: PBR Rock Bar inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood celebrates Halloween with a Haunted Hoe-down complete with costume contests and prizes. Guests can try their luck with the costume bull riding competition at 9 p.m. The top three winners will be awarded open bar tabs for $200, $100 and $50, respectively. The (non bull-riding) costume contest starts at midnight, when one man and one woman with the best costume will be chosen to win a complimentary bottle of their choice.
Official UFC Halloween Party at Lavo: The Palazzo presents the UFC's event hosted by bantamweight fighter Urijah Faber with a special appearance by UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste and sounds by DJ Five.
Happy Halloween Hour at Cabo Wabo: Sammy Hagar's restaurant and bar inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood offers discounted cocktails for customers in costume on Halloween. Enjoy $4 well drinks during an extended Happy Halloween Hour from 3 to 10 p.m.
Nelly's birthday: Hip-hop superstar Nelly will perform live with plenty of tricks and treats. He's also celebrating his birthday so this is sure to be quite the party.
Revolver's Sexiest costume contest: The Santa Fe Station nightclub offers a Sexiest Costume Contest with a $1,000 prize. Enjoy $1 drinks (well and draft) for ladies until 11 p.m.
Fright Night Pub Crawl: Green Valley Ranch celebrates Halloween with its annual Fright Night Pub Crawl. From 8-9 p.m. in the Lobby Bar, enjoy $1 Jell-o shots and $1 Bacardi Bat Bite cocktails. From 9-10 p.m. at Quinn's, enjoy $5 Bacardi Zombie cocktail and $3 Vampire Kiss shots. From 10-11 p.m. in the Drop "Dead" Bar, enjoy $4 Jack-o-Lantern and Wicked Cherry cocktails and $4 Devil's Bull drinks. From 11 p.m-1 a.m. enjoy '80s band Ghostbusters plus $5 Belvedere & Red Bull cocktails and $3 Bacardi cocktails.
Kaskade's You're Not in Kansas Anymore party: On All Hallow's Eve, Kaskade brings his bag of tricks & treats to entertain the living and the dead on the dance floor at Cosmo's nightclub.
Fashionista Monster Ball: Lily Bar & Lounge invites the Fashionista Social Club crew to celebrate the witching hour in full on GaGa fashion with the Monster Ball.


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STERLING – George V. Allie, 53, of Sterling, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at his home. He was a laborer with Teamsters Local 727 in Dixon.
He was born Dec. 31, 1958, in Sterling, a son of G.V. and Patricia (McCleary) Allie. George was a former president of the Sterling Youth Girls Softball League.
Survivng are his three daughters, Darcy Allie and Ashley Allie, both of Rock Falls, and Heather Allie of Sterling; four grandchildren, Luis Reyes Jr., Markeya Coleman, Angeles Coleman Jr. and Aly'senya Peralta; his goddaughters, Alexandra Rodriguez and Jasmine Rodriguez; his parents, G.V. and Patricia Allie of Rock Falls; his siblings, Ronald (Cheryl) Zinke Jr. of Dixon, Linda Allie Campos and Julie (Jamie Gordon) Allie, both of Rock Falls, and Martha (Mike) Voss of Phoenix; nine nieces and nephews; and 13 great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
A memorial has been established.
Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University men's tennis team fell to No. 43 Wake Forest 7-0 in their fourth match of the season. The Bucs are now 2-2 on the year, while the Deacons are 1-0 with the win.
Action began on the courts with Wake Forest claiming the doubles point with victories at all three positions. ETSU sophomores Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) and Felix Insaurralde (Asunci�n, Paraguay), playing in the number one slot for doubles, fell to Wake Forest's Derrick Spice and Brett Ross 8-2. Senior Fernando Fiuri (Villa Maria, Argentina) and freshman Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) dropped their match against Todd Paul and Marius Adamski at the No. 2 slot 8-5. At No. 3, Mois�s Serrano (Bucaramanga, Colombia) and Sebastian Serrano (Bucaramanga, Colombia) fell to Liron Strauss and Andrew Hamar, 8-6.
Singles action would not sway in favor of the Buccaneers, as the Deacons would walk away with all six points in straight sets and ending the match at 7-0.
The Bucs now prepare to play their next match against No. 25 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. on Feb. 1 at 3:00 p.m.
ETSU 0, Wake Forest 7
Derrick Spice (WF) def. Fernando Fiuri (ETSU) 7-5, 6-3
Brett Ross (WF) def. Mois�s Serrano (ETSU) 6-1, 7-6
Todd Paul (WF) def. Felix Insaurralde (ETSU) 6-2, 6-3
Andrew Hamar (WF) def. Lisandro Picardo (ETSU) 6-3, 6-3
Liron Strauss (WF) def. Sebastian Serrano (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3
Marius Adamski (WF) def. Daniel Escobedo (ETSU) 6-3, 6-1
Spice/Ross (WF) def. Posada/Insaurralde (ETSU) 8-2
Paul/Adamski (WF) def. Fiuri/Picardo (ETSU) 8-5
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The NFL is America's pastime, hands down.
Imagine how much fun it would be if they got rid of about half the rule book.
The replay challenge penalty? The tuck rule? Muffed punts can't be advanced?
Ridiculously harsh. Completely unnecessary. No idea why it's like that.
The league clearly has too many folks on the payroll who have too little to do, so they get together from time to time in fancy hotels to come up with ways to justify their existence.
The result is a set of rules that have grown into a convoluted mess, with no sense of what is reasonable or even needed. It's as though the NFL is trying to keep everyone - the players, the fans, the coaches, even the officials - in a constant state of guesswork.
We can imagine a day when we'll hear the referee explain a call thusly:
``Due to the coach challenging a play that was already subject to an automatic review, but because he was able to tuck his red flag back into his pocket before he muffed it, we will assess a 15-yard penalty, run 20 seconds off the clock, and order his team to switch conferences.''
A bit over the top, for sure.
But not by much.
The league needs to get busy, expunging the rules that aren't needed and bringing some common sense to the rest. Start with the head-shaking replay rule that may have cost the Detroit Lions a much-needed win on Thanksgiving Day.
That one should be erased from the books immediately.
``This comes up every year,'' said Ray Anderson, the NFL's director of football operations. ``Can we simplify and be more cohesive and get rid of some rules that may be offshoots? We will go through that exercise again. We have rewritten some of the rulebook over the course of the last few years, to try to simplify it and get it to be more coherent.''
Clearly, there's still a lot of work to do, thanks to a ``we must have a rule for everything that can possibly happen on a football field at any given time in the course of human history'' mindset.
The replay challenge penalty has already been called several times, including the previous week in Atlanta, but no team was impacted more than the Lions' in their overtime loss to the Texans. For those eating turkey at the time, the officials clearly blew a call on a long touchdown run by Houston. Detroit coach Jim Schwartz, justifiably outraged, threw his red challenge flag to make sure the play was reviewed. That wasn't really necessary, since scoring plays are subject to an automatic check from the replay official.
So, a sensible person might say, what's the problem? The officials pick up their yellow flags all the time. They could just tell the coach to take a chill pill.
But the NFL decided that coaches wanting to challenge a call that was already going to be reviewed anyway was a potential menace that could ruin the very fabric of the game. That without some of rule to prevent unnecessary dissent and embarrassment of officials, the field could run red with challenge flags.
So, when a coach commits such a grievous act, he is assessed a 15-yard penalty (the same sanction that's handed out to a player who tries to rip off an opponent's head). And not only does his team lose the yardage, the officials are no longer allowed to review a play they were going to look at in the first place.
Anderson, in perhaps the most obvious statement that will ever come from his lips, acknowledged the penalty ``may be too harsh'' and will be reviewed immediately.
Hey, while they're at it, here's a few more things the NFL needs to change or eliminate:
- The tuck rule. Why this one is still around - more than a decade after it reared its ugly head in a New England-Oakland playoff game - remains one of life's great mysteries. If a quarterback's arm is going forward when he loses the ball, it's an incomplete pass. If not, it's a fumble. Simple as that. Allowing a team to keep the ball because the QB lost control while trying to tuck it away is utter nonsense.
- A muffed ball can be recovered by the punting team, but not advanced. Apparently, this one stems from the theory that a returner who touches the ball but never has control of it didn't actually fumble. Hogwash. If the coverage team can recover the loose ball, they should be able to run with it. Period.
- Interference penalties. The NFL is always reluctant to copy the college game, but this is one case where it clearly should. When a defensive back interferes with a receiver, it should be a 15-yard penalty (as it is in college), not marked at the spot of the foul (the pro rule). Maybe if the defender flagrantly drags down a receiver, the current penalty could still be applied. Otherwise, there's no reason for interference - a debatable call in so many cases - to potentially result in a much worse penalty than a horrific personal foul (which is 15 yards). While they're at it, increase the penalty for defensive holding from 5 to 10 yards, but get rid of the automatic first down.
- Overtime. The NFL rightly decided a few years ago that it wasn't fair for a game to potentially be decided by a coin flip. Of course, they didn't just go with the obvious solution (allowing each team to have at least one offensive possession in overtime), coming up with a ``modified sudden death'' rule. If the receiving team scores a touchdown on its first possession, it wins the game. But if the team getting the ball first kicks a go-ahead field goal, the other team gets a possession. Another example of the NFL over-thinking a problem.
- Icing the kicker. Coaches have become enamored with the idea of trying to call a timeout right before an opponent attempts a game-winning kick, which is just plain silly. First of all, it rarely works. Secondly, it leads to far too many unnecessary delays at the most dramatic point in the game. If a coach wants to call a timeout to make a kicker think about it, he should do it before the play clock gets down to 10 seconds. After that, only the kicking team can stop it.
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Just send them straight to the NFL headquarters in New York City.
Paul Newberry in a national writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963


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well you should know that the house of Ferris is a secret organization that works only for the king! and Ryner being Roland's strongest magician is a secret cuz they don't want to reveal that the Alpha Stigma...the cursed eye that brings fourth disaster be in Roland itself! and under Roland's king protection! so the only one who have access to that 2 place are the King and people that the king wants to know that secret
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|2010-08-06, 01:49
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Episode 6
Spoiler for EPISODE 6:
@Sinestra: We will know about Ferris soon enough, I am interested about her and Ryner even more so. Though I'm pretty sure more than her brothers orders and dango, she will follow Ryner (I havent read the novels, but just looking at the Promotional Vid 2, it's quite spoiling alot of things that will happen ahead)
@Hypernova: Nah, Milan is not like Lucille! Didnt you think that Lucille is far more stronger, mysterious, conniving, and scheming that Milan? I mean he knows a lot more of what's going on that Milan. For example, Milan didnt know about Ryner and his Alpha Stigma. Lucille already knows it, and even more so, by his description of Ryner being "a lonely monster clinging on a pleasant dream while he weeps."
I think Milan is actually just a subordinate of Sion that's trying to earn his way to the top and wanting to witness a change in his country. But Lucille is very different, he doesnt act or feel like even pretending to be Sion's subordinate and actually voices out his intentions that Sion is a king which is nothing more than an object and even threatens him about it. I'm much more interested in Lucille and his true objectives than Milan's. Plus I'm actually wondering if there will be a fight between Lucille and Ryner, now that would be a sight to behold! I wonder who will Ferris side with?
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The discussion about Sion taking too much screen time caught my interest and I decided to count how much time take up Sion's events and FxR journey in comparison after 5 episodes
Sion - 41min and 28 sec
FxR journey related events - 27 min and 03 sec
So it does have sense when one complains about Sion hogging a lot of time, despite it looking balanced but so far Sion does have more screen focus. I guess that a lot of his breaks are short that what gives poeple the feeling that it is balanced but so far it is not.
But I do think that the further the journey goes the more focus FxR will get and should surpass Sion in terms of screentime.
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This show is starting out slow and getting boring very quickly. I can't believe this will go on for 26 episodes. I want some action dammit.
40% of the show is Sion and his servants talking
20% of Ferris talking about dango or being offered dango,
20% of it is her talking about her beauty and beating up Ryner
15% fillers of civilians talking
4% Ryner talking about napping
1% action.
I hope something develops quickly but I'm guessing that nothing will happen until episode 15-16.
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Her brother is a bit messed up that she keeps Iris from the gruesome stuff.
But man we don't know if Keifer will be back but Ryner seems to have his own harem if we include the girl chasing him.
|2010-08-06, 10:49
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More like she is just dango crazy bitch towards Ryner than a tsundere the way she treats him. But maybe we will see something dere from her sometime which would allow us to call her a tsuyndere then, because she certainly has enough tsun its just no real dere here. Mind you that I didn't call Ferris a tsundere. I just meant that I am used to tsunderes and their tsuns. And Ferris certainly treats Ryner like a dirt (you cant say that she treats him like a dog because people are more kind to dogs than she is to Ryner).
|2010-08-06, 12:51
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lol whut?
So I've heard, anyway.
Ferris is as much a kuudere as she is a tsundere, and by that I mean neither. The tsun in tsundere is usually characterized by aloofness or agitation, abuses that come from playfulness doesn't count.
|2010-08-06, 14:19
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|2010-08-06, 15:12
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lol whut?
I haven't seen Macross Frontier, so I know nothing about Sheryl. Horo is a tsundere because she gets agitated with Lawrence, and would have outbursts sometimes (the Bushy Tail!), then proceed to become all dere dere afterwards.
What is this type C you speak of?
Unless the definition of tsundere has changed or expanded in the last year, playful teasing shouldn't be part of it. In that case, the stroke would be really, really broad. Essentially anyone who exhibits more than one emotion would be considered a tsundere (any girl that isn't servile), though the term was coined to be rather exclusive in the beginning.
|2010-08-06, 15:26
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Senior Member
Abd Nmind you that Ferris abuse is not really playful. I would see how playful you would count being constantly kicked, stomped and insulted by words around.
If you count it playful then Louise from znt is a very playful girl towards her love interests.
Playful I count Horo or Sheryl acting. Not ferris.
|2010-08-06, 15:47
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lol whut?
Louise has a very different kind of violence than Ferris. Notice how she's always angry when attacking Saito, while Ferris is quite more nonchalant. It's like a playful slap (except that since this is anime, everything is exaggerated).
I'm getting the sense that you are defining (or the current definition if you epitomizes as such) Tsundere as anything that pertains to masking personal feelings. I don't agree with this definition, though I'm probably fairly removed from label slapping and probably have become quite anachronistic.
|2010-08-06, 16:51
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: USA
Age: 26
I get the feeling that Ryner's nickname has a big meaning..... Kuro-Kami black hair/ black god! well he have many nickname "Roland's Saikyo no Majutsushi" "Kuro-Kami no Akuma" 'Alpha Stigma" and
Spoiler for Ryner:
I wish they explain them all....! how did he became saikyo and how the hell was he cursed with alpha stigma!
|2010-08-06, 17:19
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Senior Member
Type C mostly comes when Type A and Type B is not enough to describe, and when mostly the girl is using a smirk tsun form. Smirk involves teasing or verbally sparing someone it doesn't matter if you do it playfully or not, as long as you do it - it is a method of tsun.
And ferris is clearly using the smirk tsun method in there. The only questionable is her dere at this point.
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|2012-12-11, 02:19
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Playful Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fair Oaks, California
Age: 29
I also still need to buy Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), but that will have to wait until after Christmas or my birthday (January 18).
(I currently only own the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for PS3)
|2012-12-11, 12:41
|Link #3462
癸亥 (guǐhài)
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ
Age: 35
my Qosmio laptop arrived yesterday. spent like my entire time transferring stuffs
and redownloading some old and new games off of Steam that i bought during the
Black Friday sales. the laptop can run a little hot if i was playing Guilds War 2 at High
setting; luckily, i bought a fan cooler to place it underneath the laptop which kept it
really cool and not overheat. i like that the laptop doesn't make much or any noise at
all. Window 8 was new to me, so i was a little confuse navigating around. turning on the
laptop only took me about 20 second before i can go to my desktop (pretty impressively fast).
overall, i'd give the laptop a 9/10 pts. a decent gaming laptop that will last me for some time
until i can get my high-end desktop with the gtx 690 graphic card; i tried the build with the 690
on cyperpower site and the cheapest i can get it with all the parts i wanted sum up to about $3700. > >;
anyways, i hope by next year or 2 if the price can go down to about $2500, i can snag one by then. other
than that, this laptop will be my primary gaming system.
so i'll be testing and playing some PC games for the time being:
The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition
Batman Arkham City: GOTY Edition
Borderland 2
Sonic Generation
Torchlight 2
Skyrim - playing again to test it out.
Street Fighter x Tekken - might go back to it since i havent touch it in awhile.
Saint Row the 3rd - just running around and killing some zombies...i guess.
Guilds War 2 - i tested this one yesterday. i was able to get it to HIGH setting!
and still able to maintain the 60 FPS unlike my old desktop (currently use) which i can only
put it to medium setting and still having some low FPS. the laptop can't go to Ultra though without
going down to 30-40 FPS. no matter, i'm loving the laptop right now; it's powerful enough for me. ^ ^
i bought the 3DS XL with Mario Cart bundle on the 9th @ Best buy for $159.99. i'm playing some
Mario cart as well while waiting for Fire Emblem to come out on Feb. 04th 2013 (i think).
|2012-12-11, 13:20
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
Ever since getting myself a way to play the good ole N64 (which was among the first sytems I ever played on), I've been working on two of it's classic games: Banjo Kazooie and DK64... and despite having played them well over 10 years ago, they're still every bit as good I remember
|2012-12-12, 08:14
|Link #3466
Onani Master
Seen the anime? I hope not so you can truly experience the game to it's fullest.
I've been meaning to replay it but can't bring myself to lay down that much time with current responsibilities.
At the moment I'm playing DayZ on Namalsk with some mates and having heaps of fun. We mainly lock down areas and attempt to rest other areas from opposing groups with mixed successes.
In long range work we shine but once we have to assault the urban areas we're just as vulnerable as everyone else.
Still great fun, looking forward to SA.
|2012-12-12, 09:46
|Link #3467
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
Playing Neverwinter Nights 2 and I am already hating the camera, battle modes and control mechanics. Regardless, this is still a game I find myself enjoying and unlocking multiclassing via toolset seriously makes the original campaign better.
|2012-12-12, 10:40
|Link #3469
Salt Levels Critical
Join Date: Oct 2007
Dishonored. Finishing up a "dark" playthrough in which I've gone out of my way to kill just about everyone. Quite a different experience than limiting my kills to just the targets. Playing this way, Windblast sure makes all the other weapons and powers obsolete.
|2012-12-16, 18:53
|Link #3470
:Still Yayoi's Onii~chan:
Join Date: May 2007
Location: in a world of delusions & illusions
Been picking through my PSP games recently.
I've been going from playing Nendoroid Generation, Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk.2, Toaru Majutsu no Index, Guilty Gear Judgement, to Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable -The Gears of Destiny-
Nendoroid Generation:
I've finished the main story of this game some time ago, the only thing left for me to do is defeat the final boss of the bonus dungeon. Got to say, I really like how this game allowed a variety of cross overs. Characters from the Nanoha series, Haurhi series, Fate series, Steins Gate series, Zero no Tsukaima series, Black Rock Shooter series, and even the Touhou series.
Personally I think it'd been better if they made this a Smash Bro. like fighting game. It'd been awesome with this group of characters.
...its not too late y'know.
Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk.2:
Went back to this seeing how the anime series came out. I pretty much put this game aside after I reached a Lvl.30 affection level for my Strarf, Ache, and Mao Chao type shinkis. The loading time of this game is quite horrendous so...
...yet I put in a good 160hrs into it. (a 100 or so of it is from the first one carried over)
Guilty Gear:
Nostalgic...(it's not THAT old but still). I've been playing more of BlazBlue recently but it's nice to go back to Guilty Gear once in a while. I forgot how frikking awesome the soundtrack for this game was.
...though I wish they actually brought the series to a conclusion...or did they? What was the title for the xbox360? "Overture"? I believe that one was set in the future right? The main character was Ky x Jam's son or something?
Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable -Gears of Destiny-:
Went back to playing this as I recently splurged to buy the BD of The MOVIE 1st. (TOTALLY WORTH IT BTW, can't wait for the 2nd) I still love using Einhart and Vita.
|2012-12-16, 19:09
|Link #3471
癸亥 (guǐhài)
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ
Age: 35
currently playing:
Mario Karts 3d
comments: i only started playing this. it's wacky and it's Mario. the racing is smooth
and fun. 8.9/10pts.!
Code of Princess
comments: this game is very short. it has quite a bit of lag when there are lots of
enemies on screen. i like the character models though. Solange looks very sexy and beautiful.
i wish the game was a lot longer and more better stages. if only there wasn't so much lag, this
game would have been much better. i finish the game in about 4-5 hrs. the last boss was a
pain to fight at first until i figure that you have to beat her using burst special only. man,
i wish you can play as the last boss since she was also HOT.
i was also testing out my laptop previously mention. too bad it couldn't max out some
of the games. i thought it'd have done it, but it fails my expectation. i'm gonna save up
some money and buy a high-end desktop with gtx 690 graphic card (around $3500).
once i get the new desktop, i'll test again. and give that laptop to my little sister to
watch anime or do a lot of other stuffs that she wants. :P
|2012-12-17, 05:50
|Link #3472
blinded by blood
Skyrim, again! This time with a few choice mods to make the game look more "high-def" and some frustration-reduction mods. I kept it mostly vanilla, though--no game-breakingly powerful stuff here.
|2012-12-21, 01:58
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Vita: Well, I've finished up with Persona 4 Golden for now since it looks like I'll need another playthrough for a platinum.... moved onto Ragnarok Odyssey/Final Fantasy VII. Mostly playing RO with some friends... seeing as it feels like just an easier Monster Hunter.... and when I'm not playing it... I tend to play alittle FFVII. Started that figuring I'd love it since the last two Final Fantasy games I had played where XII and XIII... and since the last time I HAD played VII was looooong ago, and I kept comparing it to IV... so the experience was lost on me.
3DS: Since I found the cord, I'm once again focusing on Virtue's Last Reward. I'm about 60% through the game, still enjoying it~
PS3: Now that I've got the HD TV and hook-ups and all, been testing out each game from my collection on it.... though I seem to be playing alot of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise more that the others.
|2012-12-21, 15:00
|Link #3477
The Interstellar Medium
Join Date: May 2008
Location: [SWE]
Age: 29
Before leaving the desktop behind, I continued my second playthrough of Saints Row: The Third. I haven't really found any other game with such awesome music playing during missions. I replay it only for that feeling along with the voice acting and character antics.
Also got back into BF3 with a friend of mine, but I'm still as bad as before. Especially since it doesn't have jetpacks like Tribes... I constantly try and jetpack around, but it just doesn't work...
|2012-12-23, 00:46
|Link #3480
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario, CA
Age: 28
TF2 (got back into it after many years of inactivity)
Farcry 3 (LOVE the graphics on my new laptop xD)
Aion (got back into; playing on retail since it's F2P and surprisingly, it's not a P2Win mmo compared to the others)
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In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Apple has revealed that its next annual shareholder's meeting will take place at their Cupertino headquarters on February 27, 2013, some minor shareholder proposals which, as always, will almost certainly get voted down, and the huge surprise that Apple blew past the financial targets needed for execs to trigger bonuses.
On the matter of Cook's compensation, while last year Cook's compensation was listed as $378 million, most of that was in stock awards that Cook will earn over the course of a decade. His compensation this year is his salary of $1.36 million along with a $2.8 million incentive plan, for a total of $4.16 million. For perspective, his compensation last year minus his stock awards was just north of $1.8 million.
When it comes to the proposals at the meeting in February, Apple shareholders have been advised by the board to vote against the creation of a human rights committee because the board feel it would be redundant. Additionally, all board election is expected to see the return of all eight current board members including Chairman Arthur Levinson, Tim Cook, and Al Gore.
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Helmert R. Miller, also known as R.M. Helmert, was an artist of pin-ups, that were published in many of Holland's more saucy magazines of the 1940s and 1950s. Miller was the pen name of Helmert Mulder, under his own name a watercolor painter of landscapes and flowers, designer for the graphic industry and illustrator of children's books. Born in Utrecht in 1923, the artist and his family moved to Haarlem before the second World War.
Mulder had his first job as a retoucher with the printing firm Joh. Enschedé & Zonen between 1938 and 1943. He attended Piet Nieuwkoop's drawing school during the war, was arrested and sent to Germany in 1944. He used his graphic skills to falsify official documents, but was caught and sentenced to death. He was liberated by the Americans in May 1945 however, and spent the following years recovering from the hardships of the war. It was during this period that he developed his skills in drawing pin-ups, inspired by the work of American artists like George Petty.
Centerfold for Pin-Up 28 (1950)
Miller started publishing his pin-ups in 1948, and was one of the regular contributors of cartoons, centrefolds and comics like 'Cheques Appeal' to Pin-Up Magazine between then and 1950. He also made naughty drawings and occasional comic strips for Studio Mondial, Le Chat Noir, Glamour Magazine, Studio de Paris, New Look and Cocktail. Another regular artist for several of these, often short-lived, publications was Henk Albers.
Mulder also tried his hand at comic strips, or "visual stories" as they were called at the time. For the Haarlem-based publisher Jago (J.A.G. Olie) he drew the pocket comic 'De Witte Hel' in 1950, and he made two comic books under the title 'Start zonder Finish' for ATH in Rotterdam in 1952. He additionally provided illustrations to the pulp publications of BHS. He moved over to advertising when the market for saucy magazines dried out.
He drew advertisements for the locks of Lips, Philips Duphar, Van Dungens rum bonbons, as well as a comic story about the taffies of Gilda. He was furthermore affiliated to the printing firm Koningsveld and the Nederlandse Rotogravure Maatschappij in Leiden, and he drew coloring and pop-up books for Keesmaat in Haarlem. He also made illustrations for the Dutch photography magazine Focus. He spent the final years of his career with the ad department of Beecham Pharma in Amstelveen.
After his retirement, he settled in Hellevoetsluis, where he specialized in watercolor painting. He passed away in 1994.


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Review: The Macallan Fine Oak 17 Year Old Whisky
Posted by Arctic Wolf on April 24, 2011
The Macallan Fine Oak Series is a range of single malt Scotch whiskies, produced at The Macallan Distillery at Craigellachie, in the Speyside region of Scotland. These whiskies are matured in seasoned American oak casks, (sherry as well as bourbon), as well as seasoned sherry casks from Spain. I have previously reviewed the The Macallan Fine Oak 10 Year and The Macallan Fine Oak 15 Year Old expressions here on my blog, and I am happy to continue this series with a review of The Macallan Fine Oak 17 year Old. Here is an Excerpt from the review:
"…When I pour the 17 Year old Macallan Fine Oak into my glass, my nose is greeted by sweet honey and marshmallow scents as well as a lovely creamy butterscotch. This is noticeably sweeter on the nose than my previously reviewed 15 Year Old Macallan Fine Oak, and that sweetness seems to make the aroma more penetrating and assertive…."
You may read my full review here:
Review: The Macallan Fine Oak 17 Year Old Whisky
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Note: This review is based upon a small sample provided to me from the personal collection of J. L. Wheelock, who is part of the Beam Global team here in Alberta. The sample was smaller than my normal 200 ml minimum sample size, and the reader should be cautioned that I was not able to give the sample my normal rigorous tasting regimen of five independent tasting sessions. Instead I completed two tasting sessions of the sample and completed my review on that basis.
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To the editor: With all the talk about gun control and its supposed infringement on our constitutional right to bear arms, isn't it about time the government did something about controlling our constitutional right to freedom of expression?
To the editor: With all the talk about gun control and its supposed infringement on our constitutional right to bear arms, isn't it about time the government did something about controlling our constitutional right to freedom of expression?
The First Amendment does not give me the right to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theater because that would amount to a fomenting of panic, leading to disaster. But what about these so-called artists who fill our movie and TV screens with a steady diet of violence involving guns of all kinds?
Just as a steady diet of junk food leads inexorably to obesity, diabetes, etc., so a steady diet of violence leads to a violent disposition, not in everyone but in enough people on the fringes of sanity to make the headlines on a regular basis — in Columbine, or Newtown, or a theater in Oregon.
Gordon Kraus
To the editor: Hendersonville City council members, in considering what to do about speeding on Fifth Avenue West, overlook a simple solution to the problem: Order the police chief to enforce the 25-mph speed limit.
I have requested speed limit enforcement on Third Avenue West, to no avail. When a police cruiser is parked to check speeders, it is always in plain sight on the street, so speeders slow down. When the cruiser leaves, speeding resumes.
If an officer is on a side street so that speeders do not see the officer, the officer can use a device that measures speed. It's called radar, and it has been around for quite a long time. Despite what one former council member believed, this is not entrapment as this method has been upheld by North Carolina courts.
Stephen F. Franks
To the editor: I am heartsick for the families in Newtown, Conn. Our prayers go out to those folks. We all seek answers so as to hopefully prevent another such tragedy.
I have to ask though, isn't this a horrible result of what our systems turn out as a "product"? We teach our children that they are accidents of nature, cousins of animals who routinely throw feces at each other. We destroy the careers of educators who dare to suggest that we are made in the image of God since that is "unscientific."
We feed our little accidents on a diet of scientifically altered food products, full of chemicals and hormones, some that involve massive cruelty to other living creatures.
We then glorify violence to them in videos, games and sport.
Then we casually destroy and distort relationships that foster love and respect for each other. Taking advantage of each other is considered "good business."
Even organized religion destroys the character of the Creator with lies. Unless we restore the truth about the One who calls us to "love our neighbor as ourselves," and be like Him, we'll continue to "reap the whirlwind" in tragedies.
Ed Ericson
Mills River
To the editor: Times-News readers may wish to know that, according to Medicare, visiting a doctor's office on the grounds of a hospital may generate charges many times those of a doctor whose office is not on hospital grounds.
In September, I visited a doctor's office on the grounds of Park Ridge Hospital for a minor skin treatment. All of the services took place in the examining room in the doctor's office. Medicare received an invoice from the doctor for $146.68 and a separate invoice from Fletcher Hospital Inc. for $443.27. The descriptions and billing codes on both invoices were identical.
I wrote to the doctor and the hospital in October to question the charges as possible erroneous double billing. Having not received a response to my inquiry, I called Medicare, and it told me that since the doctor's office is on the hospital grounds, Medicare allows the hospital to charge separate fees as a "clinic" for services delivered in the doctor's office and/or examining room. I was told this is a frequent occurrence.
No wonder Medicare is going bankrupt. Caveat emptor.
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Romantic and Unromantic
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.
Kind, intelligent, loving and hot.
This describes everything you're not.
I love your smile, your face, and your eyes .
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!
Every time I see your face.
I wish I were in outer space.
My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you screwed up my life.
Beauty is on the inside, but some may doubt,
If it's true, I'd prefer you inside out.
I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.
My love you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in, to smell this way.
My feelings for you no words can tell.
Except for maybe 'go to hell.'


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DailyDirt: Everyone Knows The Moon Is Made Of Cheese...
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
- Earlier this year, a piece of moondust stuck to a bit of tape was returned to NASA. All your moon bits are belong to us! Seriously, though, NASA says that its astronauts have brought back about 842 pounds of moon material, but some of the dust that stuck to equipment has been collected by enthusiasts over the years and sold. [url]
- A lunar rock from the Apollo 16 mission looks to be about 100 million years younger than expected. Isotopes of lead and neodymium suggest that the age of this rock sample is 4.36 billion years old -- which means the moon solidified much later than we'd thought or that the moon itself is younger than we expected. [url]
- The Indian Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft discovered a pretty big cave on the moon that might be suitable for a human colony. The cave is over a mile long and would provide natural shielding for a moon base. [url]
- To discover more links on space exploration, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon universe. [url]


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A prequel to Warren Spector's 2000 PC classic, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is being developed by Eidos Montreal. The game was originally set for an April release but was bumped back by Square Enix in December. Check the director's cut of the game's official trailer:
The rundown on Human Revolution from Square Enix:
When a black ops team breaks in and kills the scientists Adam were hired to protect as a guard of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms, everything you thought you knew about your job changes. At a time when scientific advancements are routinely turning athletes, soldiers and spies into super-enhanced beings, someone is working very hard to ensure mankind's evolution follows a particular path. You need to discover why -- because the decisions you take and the choices you make will be the only things that can determine mankind's future.Deus Ex: Human Revolution is being developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs.
Sharkey says: Eidos Montreal started working on Human Revolution back in May 2007. That means the studio will have had over four years to work on the game -- plenty of time to create a well-polished shooter that will hopefully resurrect a classic franchise. Can't wait.


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OSLO, Norway, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- There may be a few oil and natural gas surprises left for the Norwegian continental shelf, the general director of the country's petroleum directorate said.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said it expected "high activity" offshore in the next five years. For natural gas, the government said it reached a record level in sales though oil production declined more than expected. The agency said oil production should continue its decline this year but rebound in 2014.
Nevertheless, the directorate said the 13 new discoveries last year yielded 4.6 billion cubic feet of oil equivalents. An assessment of the undiscovered resources and new discoveries prompted NDP to increase the estimate of total resources on the Norwegian continental shelf nearly 4 percent to 480 billion cubic feet of oil equivalents.
"The increase in the resource estimate and major new discoveries show that the Norwegian shelf still has some surprises left, and that there is good reason for continued optimism on behalf of the oil and gas activities in Norway," NDP Director General Bente Nyland said in a statement.
His assessment follows a report from consulting company Woods Mackenzie that said there were a record number of licenses awarded last year, though some discoveries proved disappointing.
Norway is the largest oil producer in Europe and the second-largest exporter of natural gas after Russia.


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Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me." Ezekiel 3:16-17
I once heard a brother preach on the fact that the church should be without spot or wrinkle. To get the wrinkles out of a sack, he said, you fill it. To get a wrinkle out of a rug, you lay it down and walk on it. God sometimes fills us, the preacher continued, but sometimes He just puts us flat down so that everyone can walk on us!
King David long ago knew something of the latter method. He wrote, "The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows" (Psalm 129:3). I think David was talking about his enemies. And they must have been wearing hobnail boots!
Ezekiel had just come to this kind of a low-ebbed, humbling experience when God opened the heavens. In effect, God put His hand on him and said, "Now I can use you. I have some words and some plans that I want you to pass onto your country-men." Men Who Met God, pp. 117-118
"Lord, whether You fill me or 'put me flat down,' I want to be fit to be Your servant. Use Your best methods on me today, Father, as I submit myself for Your use and Your glory. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
Tozer on Christian Leadership is protected by copyright and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way.
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For those who tend to get upset about patriarchal over-reach and misogyny as it appears on the Internet, prepare to have your minds blown in the worst way possible by the recent decision of a village council in Suderbari, a town in eastern India. In an effort to prevent what is being described as pollution of "the social atmosphere," women in the town have been prohibited from using cell phones.
The decision was announced earlier this week following a formal meeting of the village council held on Sunday, with the president of the council's social advisory committee, Manuwar Alam, explaining that "unrestricted use of mobile phones is promoting premarital and extramarital affairs and destroying the great institution of marriage." Characterizing the council's attitude towards this attack on the institution of marriage to be "extremely worried" ("We had to hide our faces out of shame," he explained), the village council announced the ban on women being able to have unrestricted use of cell phones in the future, with Alam describing the action as a choice "to do something that could firmly curb such cases [of cheating and marital disrespect], which were earning a bad name for all of us."
Because, you know, trying to prevent half of your population from having access to technology widely available throughout the world and, in the process, removing any right to free speech while also seeming to place the blame for societal downfall squarely on their shoulders by reason of their gender alone is the kind of thing that gives a society a far better name. Obviously.
It isn't a complete ban on women using cell phones, however; women will be allowed to use a phone in the presence of a male family member, according to the council. Women who are caught breaking the ban will be fined, with the amount of financial penalty on a sliding scale depending on social status; unmarried women will have to pay 10,000 Indian rupees ($184 US) if caught using a cell phone, while married women will only have to pay 2,000 rupees ($37 US).
Thankfully, this decision has not gone unnoticed by human rights groups who have been rightfully appalled by the idea. Pointing out that cell phones can be almost immeasurably important for women in terms of personal security in certain rural areas of India, especially with the danger of sexual assault, campaigners have started to mobilize in response to the Suderbari council's decision. One campaigner, Farzana Begum, described the announcement as an attempt to "infringe on rights of women," adding that "such things cannot be allowed in a democratic society."
The Suderbari council is apparently standing by its choice, refusing to back down or even address criticisms of its announcement.


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Cello: A Mystery Horror (KR - DVD R3)
Cas Harlow reviews the latest Korean horror, supposedly about a scary cello
This review is sponsored by
How many horror movies can East Asia churn out about scary pale-faced girls with hip-length black hair and a demonic look in their eyes? There's Ring, Dark Water, Phone, The Eye, Ju-On (The Grudge), the list now seems endless (and they have almost all been remade by Hollywood already, only a couple of years after the originals). Korean Cinema has been making taking big strides recently to become a key player and now, after the success of the disconcerting Shutter, we get Cello, purportedly about hmmm, a demonic cello. Unfortunately, with so many movies in the genre before them (and in such a short period of time) it appears from the title that they may be running out of ideas.
Mr. and Mrs. Hong live a relatively content life with their two daughters and the husband's younger sister. Mrs. Hong, Mi-Ju (Hyeon-a Seong), is a cello teacher by profession, a talent which she is trying to pass on to her elder, mute daughter, Yoon-Jin. The younger daughter, Yoon-Hye, almost makes up for the silence of her sister by being disconcertingly outspoken for such a young child. Aside from these seemingly minor teething troubles, they are generally happy. The husband, Jun-Ki (Ho-bin Jeong), has a stable job, his carefree younger sister Kim (Da-an Park) is over the moon about her recent engagement and impending marriage and it seems like nothing could go wrong in this household.
Then, one day, strange things start happening to Mi-Ju and her family, and they all seem to be come about because of the playing of ominous cello music. First she hears it in her car, then being played by her mute daughter, and it always has disastrous consequences. Is somebody after her and her family? Is it the student who does not like the grade she was awarded? Or is it something deeper, darker and secret, which nobody wants to dredge up again? Is it… the demonic cello? On the way to finding out we get a few dead bodies, some nice twists and some bloody nightmares that may or may not be real…
Cello is an odd affair with a slightly misleading title as, whilst the cello music often acts as a precursor to a disaster, there is no demonic cello, as such. Sorry if this comes as a spoiler, but I feel that the advertising surrounding the movie (nominally from the e-tailers and review companies) is misleading in its description of the plot. As it turns out, Cello actually has quite a nice, fresh approach to the subject-matter but that does not fully make up for the fact that, over the last few years, this story has been done to death. The pale, demonic girl—she's here, waiting in a mirror somewhere ready to pop out.
If you're new to the whole scary possessed East Asian girl scene (i.e. have not seen Ringu or any of its successors) then you can't go wrong with this Korean offering and if you simply love the genre and cannot get enough of it then this will be a pleasant addition to your collection but those who are a little tired by the lack of diversity offered by this ever-expanding modern horror style will not find enough new here to change their minds. Personally I think that the story would have held up much better without the addition of the now commonplace scary demon-girl.
Cello is presented in an adequate 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphically enhanced widescreen transfer. The detail is reasonable, with occasional (and noticeable) edge enhancement, negligible softness and light grain. The colour scheme is slightly dull, with the locations looking a little too drab for my liking, but I suppose that was supposed to add to the doom and gloom of the horror. There were also a few marks of print damage, which was extremely disappointing to find with such a recent production. Overall the transfer is ok, and never interferes with your enjoyment or shock during the movie, but it is nothing particularly special.
Cello has myriad soundtrack options, all in the original Korean language. First up we get a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, then there is DTS and, just for completeness, a Dolby Digital 2.0 effort. The two six-speaker surround sound tracks are largely identical, with the stereo mix being notably inferior. The dialogue is generally clear and coherent, although does seem a little soft at times in comparison with the vibrant score, which is clearly the high point. From the brief moments we get with the orchestra, to the pieces played on the car stereo or just in the background, there is a great deal of superb Bach cello music on offer here (admittedly they are all violin concertos but they have been adapted to good effect). The effects are generally few and far between, although the smaller noises like heels clicking on the floor or crowds murmuring during a concert, are observed quite well.
Hard enough as it was for me to play the movie with none of the options in English, it was harder still to navigate through the extras. Worse still, none of them have any English subtitles. This makes the featurettes, trailer and (I think) deleted scenes montage largely worthless. Sure you can catch a glimpse of some of the behind the scenes footage but things like interview footage (and deleted footage) is utterly pointless without subtitles. What a shame. Thankfully they make up for this somewhat by the inclusion of a second disc - the CD soundtrack which features several Bach violin concertos adapted for the cello.
Cello is yet another scary East Asian demon-girl horror, with a few novel touches but a generally well-trodden story. The video and audio presentation is fine and there appear to be some nice extras on the disc, it is just a shame about lack of subtitles. Thankfully we get a CD soundtrack as well to make up for this, which makes for a welcome addition. Overall only those who cannot get enough from this genre should give this a look as it has largely all been done before, and mostly more effectively.
This title is available for $26.99 from retailer YesAsia when purchased through this link.
Review by Casimir Harlow
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Yep, not to excited about this one...
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Yet more adorable Korean chicks.
Tony DeFrancisco Senior Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,652
Chris wrote: Yet more adorable Korean chicks.What's the problem with that?
Good review Cas.
Good review Cas.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Glad you reviewed this one Cas - almost looked tempting but obviously isn't really worth it...
Not suitable for young persons and children
Disc Details
Release Date: 8th October 2005
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Korean, Dolby Digital 2.0 Korean, DTS 5.1 Korean Japanese
Subtitles: English, Korean
Extras: Behind the Scenes Featurette, Trailers, Montage, CD Soundtrack
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Woo-cheol Lee
Cast: Ho-bin Jeong, Da-an Park, Hyeon-a Seong
Genre: Horror
Length: 94 minutes
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Fall is the time of year when I feel the most kinship with food. Though summer provides a bounty of fresh produce, most of my culinary aspirations were put to the wayside as weddings, schoolwork, family, and work pressures took priority. My yearly blueberry picking and jam making sadly remained on my to do list, as the season seemed to slip by in just a few short weeks.
But as the air turns more crisp and we retreat indoors, all the other things that previously seemed so important are suddenly brushed aside as I find myself drawn to a warm stove and my dutch oven. There is something so irresistible about throwing together a rustic vegetable soup, or coring and peeling apples for a cinnamon-laced fruit crisp. My almost impulsive urge to cook is so prevalent during this season that my family can hardly eat all the food I make. Our refrigerator is overflowing with leftover braised chicken, chili, and various other comfort foods. I make hot biscuits just so I can share them with the neighbors, and any hint of an extra guest is just one more excuse to whip up a batch of molasses oatmeal cookies.
And even with all these fulfilling culinary endeavors, why is it that I continue to live in a perpetual state of regret for all the things I haven't done? Though I do my best to plan healthy, nutritious meals for my family, some days end up being frozen pizza days. Though I want to buy natural and organic ingredients, often my lack time and money get the best of me. Coupled with a husband who could care less about the quality of his food (his last independent grocery purchase included hotdogs with beef hearts listed as the first ingredient), I often feel I have to constantly compromise my ideals with reality.
Last month at food group we discussed living in a state of inspiration vs. condemnation. While the movement toward sustainable food is definitely a positive trend in our culture, it also has the ability to fill us with dread about how we are going to live up to a standard that at times can feel overwhelming, expensive, and time consuming. However, I am beginning to understand that small steps are the only way that I will ever attain the healthy way of living I so desire for myself and my family.
Instead of viewing the sustainable food movement as a stamp of disapproval on the way I live day to day, I am trying to simply be excited when I do get the chance to make a positive step in the right direction. Instead of lamenting that I couldn't afford organic chicken, I will rejoice in the fact that I was still able to make my own delicious msg-preservative-additive free chicken stock. So let's ditch the guilt and get on with the comfort food already.
Want to make a comforting, inexpensive, one-pot meal? Try making Braised Herb Chicken Thighs with Potatoes. Happy cooking!


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